Chapter 120 Cat Man, Can't Bear to Kill
120.
It was very quiet in the chief's office.
But it is not absolutely quiet.
The rustling sound of the pen tip scratching on the paper, the ticking sound of the wall clock, and the almost inaudible sound of breathing that seemed to disappear in the next second.
Dazai Osamu stopped writing, tapped the table with his fingers, and glanced at the door from time to time, as if waiting for something.
Suddenly, there was a burst of intense footsteps outside the door, which made his heart jump.
Dazai Osamu put down his pen, patted his face, and maintained an expressionless look. No one could tell that his emotions were actually fluctuating terribly.
"Chief." Nakahara Chuuya's voice came from outside the door, "The person I just brought back..."
"Come in." Dazai Osamu was so excited that he almost couldn't wait to interrupt Nakahara Chuuya's speech and didn't even hear what the other party said next.
"……yes."
Nakahara Chuuya was silent for a while, then opened the door and walked into the office. Although Dazai Osamu still looked nonchalant and serious about his work, he also noticed that the other party was secretly looking towards the door.
He sighed, took off his hat, and saluted according to Hong Kong/Black procedures. Then, he brought the "bad news" to Dazai Osamu: "Sorry, that person ran away."
The air choked.
"Ha, a slug is a slug." Dazai Osamu mocked Nakahara Chuuya nonchalantly, but anyone could see that he was depressed and in a bad mood at the moment, "You can't even see a person well. It's because your brain capacity is too small..."
After a few words, he lost interest and lowered his head dejectedly: "Go out."
Nakahara Chuuya did not defend himself. Although the red-haired, chocolate-skinned psychic escaped very suddenly, he did fail in his duty by not bringing the person to the leader's office.
I really don't want to apologize to Mackerel for this. Where did this guy meet this weirdo? He pressed his palate and made an unhappy sound, but...
"Sorry." Nakahara Chuuya raised his head and looked directly at Dazai Osamu, "Do you need me to bring the person back?"
"…Forget it." Dazai Osamu waved his hand, "If he doesn't want to be caught, no one can catch him."
What's more, he is not the "Dazai Osamu" that the other party knows.
After Nakahara Chuuya left the office, Dazai Osamu sat at the table in silence for a while, then opened the drawer and took out a book.
The powerful supernatural item that has been watched by countless people and that you have been searching for - the "book" - is now quietly lying in Dazai Osamu's hands.
In the collision between "nullification of supernatural powers" and "books", Dazai Osamu obtained "special points" and was able to glimpse the life of "Dazai Osamu" in countless parallel worlds.
The "book" roughly instilled the memories of its counterpart into his brain, and he also accepted the countless "feelings" possessed by "Dazai Osamu".
In most worlds, the "Dazai Osamu" is lonely, like a ghost, wandering alone in the empty world, constantly pursuing "death" to understand the meaning of "life".
Dazai Osamu, who met Oda Sakunosuke and Sakaguchi Ango, was both lucky and unfortunate.
I am so jealous that I met my "friend" "Dazai Osamu".
It's so sad that "Dazai Osamu" lost his "friend".
If only I hadn't been so arrogant, if only I had caught Oda Sakunosuke at that time, if only I had noticed Sakaguchi Ango's abnormality earlier, if only...
I wish I had never met them in the first place.
…
Sadness, despair, pain...all kinds of negative emotions belonging to "Dazai Osamu" will be drowned by the "book" Dazai Osamu.
He was carried forward by the regrets of countless tragedies, and was manipulated by the obsessions of countless peers to make the "correct" choice.
That’s great, he is the luckiest “Dazai Osamu”, he has a purpose in life, he can read Oda Sakunosuke’s novels, and he can create a perfect world for everyone to survive.
But what happens next? Having realized his wish, Dazai Osamu becomes confused. He has no regrets anymore. So, what will he rely on to survive?
Oh, no.
He is the luckiest "Dazai Osamu", so he can get what his peers could not get, a clean death without bothering others.
After meeting Oda Saku...
He thought lightly.
Just go to hell.
*
One day, Dazai Osamu opened the book as usual and read the story of the main world, but he suddenly found a new story behind the page -
It is a world among countless unfortunate worlds, a world that is so happy that it would make all "Dazai Osamu" jealous to the point of going crazy.
Because in that world, "God" has descended.
So lucky, this "Dazai Osamu" is really so lucky.
Dazai Osamu was lying in a dark office, tearing at the quilt in the dark. Why could this disgusting guy covered in black mud be favored by the gods?
"You are a guy who secretly peeks into other people's happiness. You have no right to criticize me, right?"
The luckiest people are those who convey such signals through "books".
"Don't think about doing anything small, because I am the one favored by the gods.
"Does the cat god know that you got the book? Do you dare to tell him?" Dazai Osamu retorted unhappily, "Haha, does he know that the person he trusts is secretly hiding what he has been looking for?"
"You are really despicable to keep someone here in this way."
"...So what?" After a while, "Dazai Osamu" replied, "'Dazai Osamu' is such an unscrupulous existence. Do you think I don't know that you secretly wrote down your wishes in the book?"
"Give up." "Dazai Osamu" said, "The reason why a miracle is called a miracle is because it cannot be replicated."
"Since you saved Odasaku, I will not mind your peeking into this world."
"Don't even think about being a thief, you annoying fellow."
"This is my cat. Do you understand? Mine."
…
The other "Dazai Osamu" somehow blocked his view, and he could no longer read about what happened in that world through books.
Let's stick with the original plan.
Dazai Osamu thought.
But he persisted, writing down his impossible wishes in a book every day:
"The cat god will come to this world"
He thought this wish would never come true.
Until he inexplicably appeared in the river, until his subordinates reported that the new superpower had red hair and chocolate skin, until that lucky guy questioned him anxiously and angrily...
That’s great… In the empty room, Dazai Osamu slowly revealed a morbid smile. God was also watching over him.
Ah… How can we keep the cat here? Is Yokohama enough for the cat? Or should we expand the Hong Kong/Heilongjiang area a little bit?
Don't worry. Dazai told himself that Chuuya had already brought the people to the Hong Kong/Hei Building and would...
He can have a cat!
…
Unexpectedly, the cat ran away.
Dazai Osamu lay on his back in the chair, staring at the ceiling in a daze.
That's right, no matter how stupid he is, he is still a real god.
Even if they are both "Dazai Osamu", how could God be interested in a second inferior product when he already knows one "Dazai Osamu"?
Dazai Osamu, who stopped laughing, became even more depressed.
really……
He thought sinisterly.
It's better to give the derelict slug more tasks.
*
You rode the bird, looking at the residential buildings below with great disappointment, and sighed sadly -
What happened? You saw something shiny in the Hong Kong/Black Building and thought it was a limited-time collection point, but when you flew over here on a bird, you only saw a huge reflective glass.
Disappointed, so disappointed!
With an expressionless face, you took out a stone from your backpack and used all your strength to smash the glass.
The shop owner who ran out after hearing the noise let out a miserable scream when he saw that the amazing promotional idea he had spent a week thinking about was destroyed by the stone.
And you rode the bird and flew away without looking back.
It is forbidden to be so bright at non-collection points. The cat was fooled. It’s good enough that I didn’t have to pay!
However, in the internal test, it seems that Yokohama does not need to do the wind pulse mission, nor does it need to touch the wind pulse points. There is no wind pulse interruption near Hong Kong/Heilongjiang... Although there is no big crystal for you to teleport, it is quite cool that you don’t have to worry about being scared when riding a bird.
I hope I can learn from the Yokohama map next door.
As you are about to arrive at Hong Kong/Black Sky Terrace, you remember that Nakahara Chuuya seemed to have asked you to meet... uh, the leader, probably Mori Ougai.
Great, this Hong Kong/Black can also belong to Catman.
Feeling that you are almost there, you jump off the bird's back, ready to punch through the ceiling and make a flashy appearance outside the forest gull here -
Unexpectedly, I fell into a dark and noisy room.
It seems like it hit someone... You touch it down, hmm, it's soft and still warm. The NPC was not killed this time, which is quite an improvement!
I don't know who was hit, but Mori Ou doesn't look that thin, right? A middle-aged man would at least have some belly fat... right?
You swung your tail and crawled away from the person, apologizing sincerely: "Sorry, meow, but the cat didn't crush you to death, so forgive the cat."
Speaking of body shape, you can't help but think of that Xin Ren Yunsheng, who is so white, no, so big...
When you were touching Yunsheng to see how big he was, Tsurumaru Kuninaga came over and asked you why you didn't touch his.
You didn’t really want to say something hurtful, so you responded, “I don’t want to humiliate you right now, Tsurumaru.”
Don't ask why it's a small dog.
…
I don’t know if the other blades in Honmaru are doing well after you suddenly disappeared: I don’t know if they helped you harvest the vegetables, weed the crops in the fields, pet the chickens and calves, and whether the NPC who supervised the Yokohama factory for you was lazy...
Well, I hope your fields, your animals, and your factories are all well.
“…It’s okay.”
You hear familiar sounds, but also a little bit unfamiliar sounds.
"If it's your words, I welcome it."
"Oh my god, Dazai Osamu?!" You were so scared that your hair stood on end. "You were taken away? That's not right!"
With a serious expression, you took out your magic wand and aimed it - uh, it was too dark so you couldn't aim it right, so you aimed it at Dazai Osamu based on your sense: "Hey! Where did this monster come from?! It actually possessed the body of the bandage monster? Don't you know that he hates men hugging him the most?"
When the other party remains silent, you feel that you have guessed correctly.
"Don't be afraid, Zazai, Cat Boy is here." You waved your wand and meowed, "Secret technique - get rid of the monster!"
After being bombarded by the stars, Dazai Osamu finally couldn't help laughing.
You stood by, confused, listening to him laughing until he was out of breath, scratching your head, thinking that maybe this was the process of exorcising evil spirits? Maybe some sunlight would be more effective? With this thought, you turned around and opened the curtains -
As soon as I opened a gap, a bullet shot in.
Who?! Who is behind this?! You clicked on the map angrily and found that many yellow and red NPCs suddenly appeared around you... What? Did I break the law by pulling the curtains?
It's okay, wasn't it just that the cat's tail was almost hit by a bullet?
You calmly took out the spellbook, calmly opened another hole in the office ceiling, and calmly called out the Pokémon to give the two enemies a big tail.
Mimiboy is just a calm cat boy, far away from the glitz and glamour, and has never thought of becoming an enemy of the world...
Listening to the screams of the red-named NPCs, you turned your back and raised your head to cry.
Cat man, I can't bear to kill him.