"Dazai, do you know what [God] means?"

Oda Sakunosuke felt uneasy ever since he came back from the abandoned factory, and that feeling grew stronger as time went by.

What's going on? I'm leaving.

Oda Sakunosuke was clearly aware of this.

What the gods say is true. At that time, Dazai Osamu looked very close to death.

"What do you mean..."

Dazai Osamu was lying on the table. The bandage on his face had been removed, revealing a pair of iris-colored eyes. Oda Sakunosuke's godfather could not see the expression on Dazai Osamu's face, but could only see the back of the boy's head.

His soft hair reflected a beautiful light under the light.

"It just means [price]—" he said vaguely.

He didn't seem to want Oda Sakunosuke to get to know him better, but Dazai Osamu's movements were a bit like covering his ears and stealing a bell, and he seemed to be annoyed by this matter. He leaned his forehead against the table, and didn't look up.

"Dazai." Oda Sakunosuke called Dazai Osamu's name again, but this time he didn't follow Dazai Osamu's wishes. Maybe the shock he felt from this incident was too great.

"Hi, hi." Dazai Osamu responded casually.

"【Dazai】Will she really die?" asked Oda Sakunosuke.

"Yes." Dazai Osamu replied.

Oda Sakunosuke stood there in a daze.

Dazai Osamu turned his head and looked at Oda Sakunosuke seriously: "Really, this is the price, Oda Sakunosuke."

God and Miko.

It was clearly an extremely close relationship, but it completely changed when the two of them interacted with each other, and finally became like "enemies" interacting with each other.

The god was in a bad mood today, so the witch laughed at her. The witch was in a bad mood, and the god was happy about the misfortune. The two people seemed to have a general understanding of each other's existence and acted recklessly, not taking each other into consideration.

In Dazai Osamu's initial speculation, the [Dazai Osamu] from the other world must have become [Nakahara Chuuya] for some reason and for some purpose, and he is the only shrine maiden of the wild god in the other world.

Otherwise, how could she become Slug's subordinate and obey her orders for no reason?

It was not until later that Dazai Osamu appeared beside Oda Saku in another world and accurately told him everything that happened that Dazai Osamu vaguely knew something.

This is almost unbelievable for a witch.

【Dazai Osamu】There is a reason why I became a shrine maiden.

Why did Dazai Osamu call another Dazai Osamu a thief?

Because Dazai Osamu knew that another self must have secretly borrowed the power of [Nakahara Chuuya].

How come she knew everything so clearly even though she had never met Oda Sakunosuke?

Because she borrowed the power of [Nakahara Chuuya] and saw a reality that did not exist in her world, but happened in Dazai Osamu's world.

——Oda Sakunosuke died.

This has nothing to do with the shrine maiden [Dazai Osamu].

But Dazai Osamu is a stubborn person.

So, after seeing all this, the shrine maiden [Dazai Osamu] made a wish to the god [Nakahara Chuuya].

"You need to pass the test of the shrine god first, and then make a wish to the god..."

As a shrine maiden, she is naturally the one who is most convenient for making wishes.

So she said.

"Help me save him."

——The gods agreed.

But there is a price to pay for God to fulfill other people's wishes.

It seems that this wish was made by Dazai Osamu, so this wish needs to be borne by Dazai Osamu himself.

Now Oda Sakunosuke has been saved.

[Dazai Osamu] is going to die.

Oda Sakunosuke spoke with difficulty: "But I am not Oda Sakunosuke from that world. Why did she..."

"Odasaku, don't take yourself too lightly—" Dazai Osamu said slowly, "You are my friend, my best friend. Do you know how difficult it is for a creature like Dazai Osamu to say the word 'best'?"

It's so rare that even a parallel world would try to change it.

Even if it means death, we must try.

Oda Sakunosuke was stunned.

Dazai Osamu's voice paused, and he became visibly depressed: "I know Dazai Osamu best. I disliked her the first time I saw her. It may also be because she is also Dazai Osamu's. It is really disgusting that she came to Oda Saku right away."

Oda Sakunosuke: “…”

Oda Sakunosuke: "So what does new life mean..."

"A new life..." Dazai Osamu said, "Maybe it's because I died once."

Oda Sakunosuke: “Dead before??”

Dazai Osamu: "Yes, I have died. Odasaku, look at the body of my other self. It is so weak, and the lines on the back of my neck are almost identical to the lines on the dwarf."

Although he didn't know what the tattoo of Nakahara Chuuya meant, Oda Sakunosuke had some impression of the black tattoo. He had vaguely seen it behind the black-haired boy's ear, although only for a moment.

"That pattern..."

"I've asked before." Dazai recalled, "Proof of death. I wasn't too happy about this kind of mark appearing on her body, but I still reluctantly agreed that it was a sign of a dream coming true."

"Although I died working for the dwarf, how could I, in another world, be exploited like this by the dwarf..." Dazai Osamu lay down again.

Oda Sakunosuke: “…”

"So you're going to use your new life as the price for helping me?"

Oda Sakunosuke lowered his eyes.

He remembered the smile on the girl's face when she stood in front of him. He also remembered how they were strangers at first when they met, how they talked enthusiastically afterwards, and finally how she called out his strange name with a smile on her face.

——Odasaku.

——If he hadn’t interfered, Odasaku would have died.

——If he doesn’t make a wish, no one can save him.

I long for death anyway, so it doesn't matter if I die for Oda Sakunosuke.

"Odasaku."

Dazai Osamu sighed and slowly raised his head. Oda Sakunosuke finally saw the black-haired boy's expression. His iris-colored eyes were brighter than before, as if they were liberated from somewhere.

But his eyes were filled with helplessness, calmness and relief.

He understands another self.

So he was helpless.

Just like at this moment, Dazai Osamu's expression is much calmer than Oda Sakunosuke's.

"Odasaku, the only person who understands Dazai Osamu is another Dazai Osamu. Even though we are in different time and space, we are essentially the same."

“I can’t stop the other me, even if I know all her thoughts.”

After the explosion in the bar, and after that "for stray dogs", I understood what the other world [Dazai Osamu] was going to do.

She wants to change a lot of things.

That is changing now.

Dazai Osamu clearly observed the pale face of the black-haired girl when she appeared, and her gradually weakening breath every time something big happened.

Dazai Osamu also learned from the girl that making a wish requires a price in exchange.

She won't live long because she's exchanging.

Although I don't know how big an impact the exchange has, judging from the girl's performance, the exchange is achieved through a process of gradual change.

Dazai Osamu couldn't stop girls.

Dazai Osamu understands himself better than anyone else, so he understands better what kind of emotions are in a girl's eyes and what kind of future she is facing.

What would happen to Oda Sakunosuke if there was no Dazai Osamu?

Dazai Osamu didn't want to imagine.

And Oda Sakunosuke just stood there in a daze.

He looked at the black-haired boy with such an expression, and a smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth. At this moment, he was in a trance and couldn't tell what kind of emotions were mixed in such a smile. He only knew that now even the air was suffocating.

All the facts make people so powerless.

The cold feeling seemed to start from the fingertips and spread upwards, then numbed half of the shoulder, and finally the entire body.

Everything.

They all tell of the importance of Oda Sakunosuke to Dazai Osamu.

The shrine maiden from another world who had never met Oda Sakunosuke gave her life for him, and under such circumstances, she expressed her congratulations with such an expression, and then said with some regret that she would not be able to see the ending of her novel.

At that time, Oda Sakunosuke didn't know what girls meant, but he found out after joining this group.

She really couldn't see it.

After the congratulations the girl will face death.

But the girl was still able to maintain that state, winking and smiling at herself as if jokingly.

After a long while, Oda Sakunosuke seemed to remember something, and suddenly stood up and walked out. Dazai Osamu was stunned and stood up at the same time and said, "Oda Sakunosuke, what are you going to do?"

Oda Sakunosuke pushed open the door.

The light shone on his face. At this moment, Oda Sakunosuke was expressionless yet somewhat helpless. He showed a helpless smile as if he was facing a naughty child.

His smile was always optimistic, like sunshine, and Dazai Osamu rarely saw Oda Sakunosuke showing a painful expression, including now.

"Go make a wish." Oda Sakunosuke said seriously.

This time it was Dazai Osamu's turn to be stunned.

Oda Sakunosuke's expression was serious, as if he had suddenly reached a goal that he had to achieve. He patted the shoulder of Dazai Osamu who was approaching him and said, "The price or something like that cannot be borne by Dazai alone."

"The [Dazai] from the other world doesn't look very old, and he still has a lot of life to experience. He can't die like this."

"I still remember the passage you said about the Mountain God that you saw on the Internet, and I remember it very clearly..."

Oda Sakunosuke turned and walked out.

Dazai Osamu stood there without moving.

If you are sincere enough, pray to God.

God will grant my wish.