Chapter 123 Extra Chapter: Ye Yihe in the Original Work (Part 6): Practice Makes Perfection
Rarely seeing Dazai Osamu with such a serious expression, Ye Yihe got up without objection and followed him out of the office.
Dazai Osamu did not take Ye Yihe anywhere else, but stayed in the emergency fire escape on that floor.
"You are not Fyodor."
He didn't turn around, but spoke with his back to Ye Yihe.
When Dazai Osamu's voice shed its usual frivolous facade, it became low and soft, like a feather slowly sinking to the surface of the sea.
"Why are you so sure?" Ye Yihe asked curiously.
Although he made no attempt to conceal his identity... as expected of Dazai, he guessed it immediately.
The syllables uttered during their conversation echoed in circles within the safety passage, then drifted towards a quiet, sculpted death in the deathly silence of unanswered questions.
"Let me ask you first, Mr. [Demon]."
After a long while, Dazai Osamu finally turned around and faced Ye Yihe.
His face showed no unusual expression, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.
"How did you learn about Oda Sakunosuke?"
"Where did you find out...?"
Ye Yihe frowned slightly. "I've known him for many years. Well... if you ask when we met, it was at least six or seven years ago. We happened to be in the same detention center, and that's when we met."
"...Although I really want to say, [you're lying]."
Dazai Osamu said calmly, "After all, in Oda Sakunosuke's account of his past, there is indeed a story about being imprisoned. But, from beginning to end, it was always just him. You were never involved."
Ye Yihe: "Huh??"
"However, at this moment I can tell from your micro-expressions that you are not lying."
Dazai Osamu lowered his long, fine eyelashes, concealing the emotions revealed in his kite-like eyes. "This is truly an incredible thing, isn't it?"
Regardless of which world Dazai is from, he possesses extremely keen insight, making it very difficult to deceive him—fortunately, Ye Yihe never intended to deceive Dazai in the first place.
Whether it's the Dazai of this world or the Dazai of that world, they all grew up from his family's good Dazai.
After a moment's hesitation, Ye Yihe slowly began to speak, having organized his thoughts.
“I am Fyodor from another world,” he paused for a moment, then added, “my second personality.”
Osamu Dazai: “………………”
Dazai's gaze shifted from icy sharpness and scrutiny to utter silence in an instant, as if to say, "Isn't your explanation a bit too far-fetched?"
Ye Yihe returned the gaze with utmost sincerity—he couldn't think of any other way to convince Dazai.
He's still occupying Fyodor's body from this world, so even if I wanted to show him the Holy Sword Mark that can control the Tripolar Singularity, I couldn't.
If he could still control it, he would immediately call for help from Xiao Ai via the mental link.
"Let me think about it."
Dazai Osamu remained silent for a moment, then spoke incredulously.
"What you just said means that you were originally the second personality of a [Demon] from another world, and now, for some unknown reason, you've come into the body of a [Demon] in this world. In your world, you, Oda Sakunosuke, and I already knew each other and had a good relationship?"
That's it!
Ye Yihe clapped his hands in front of him, pleased that Dazai had fully understood what he had just said.
"I watched Dazai grow up from when he was eleven or twelve years old. Oh, when I first saw him, he was so small and thin, and he had even drowned..."
Dazai Osamu, then twenty-two years old: "…………"
Dazai Osamu looked up at the emergency light installed on the ceiling of the corridor and murmured to himself.
Did I actually bite into a poisonous mushroom this morning?
He? Grown up under the watchful eye of the [Demon]? Along with Oda Sakunosuke?
Just imagining this scene is far more bizarre than a dog suddenly walking in and telling him to fry a steak for it...
After listening to his muttering to himself, Ye Yihe remained silent for a moment, then narrowed his eyes slightly: "How could you have thought of eating poisonous mushrooms?"
Dazai Osamu: "...Eh, is that the point?"
“…We can settle this later,” Ye Yihe snorted. “Anyway, judging from Dazai’s reaction, he knows Oda Sakunosuke. Where is he now? I tried asking A’s subordinates, but they all said they had never heard of him.”
At first, I just wanted to learn more about the details of this world from Oda Sakunosuke, and also to find out how he was doing in this world.
But at this point, both his subordinates, who were also executives of the Port Mafia, and the detective agency told him that they didn't know Oda Sakunosuke. Ye Yihe became even more determined to find Oda Sakunosuke.
"...Of course you won't find him,"
Dazai Osamu looked away slightly, avoiding eye contact with Ye Yihe.
"Oda Sakunosuke is long dead."
He spoke these words in a low voice, as if worried that they would disturb the long-dormant spirits.
"—"
After a brief moment of stunned silence, Ye Yihe seemed to finally understand the meaning behind those words—the meaning he hated most.
"What happened, Dazai?"
His voice trailed off, sinking into the depths of a frigid icy cave, freezing each syllable into tiny ice fragments, which then emerged one by one from his dark red eyes.
"Who did it?"
"...Are you asking about the murderer, or the mastermind behind it?"
Dazai Osamu remained silent for a long time, but when he looked up at Ye Yihe again, a slight smile appeared on his lips.
"The murderer has already died along with him, but the mastermind behind it all..."
He raised his index finger and pressed it to his lips.
“He controls the darkness of this city,” Dazai Osamu said. “In order to maintain that delicate balance of power, even the government will not easily touch him.”
"...Mori Ōgai".
— Ye Yihe practically forced out this name through gritted teeth.
He still remembered that "three-part concept" of day, dusk, and night! Back then, Darkness said she wanted the "Port Mafia" to act on her behalf, but he wiped them all out.
In the meantime, he also eliminated several leading organizations, leaving the "Three-Tier Plan" with nowhere to be implemented.
Until the appearance of [God-Man Ame-Gozen], they mistakenly believed that he had ambitions to rule, and took the initiative to invite him to become the leader who controls the darkness and become the final piece of the [Three-Tiered Idea] puzzle... The result, of course, was that he refused.
But in this world, the Port Mafia still exists.
Furthermore, Kalmar revealed that the organization had grown into a massive, deeply entrenched entity.
Combined with the attitude that the young Dazai, who fell into their world, took towards Mori Ougai... there's no doubt about it, not to mention that the mastermind behind this has a history of abusing Dazai!
Ye Yihe took several deep breaths in anger, then turned and left.
"Huh, where are you going?" Dazai Osamu blinked his iris-like eyes in confusion.
"Kill Mori Ougai, and you'll become the leader of the [Port Mafia]." Ye Yihe said without turning his head.
Since the young Dazai said that he once usurped Mori Ougai's position and became the leader of the Port Mafia, then even if the development of this world is slightly different from that of the young Dazai's world, Dazai will definitely be able to become the leader!
And he will definitely be better than Mori Ōgai!
Then he would pay more attention to Dazai's health, find him more helpers, and make sure he wasn't overworked—humph, even if his Dazai became the leader of the Port Mafia, he would still be a leader with a normal five-day, eight-hour get off work week!
As Dazai Osamu listened to Ye Yihe's incoherent mutterings, his expression filled with surprise and amusement.
Wait, no way... He was forced out of the organization by Chief Mori back then because he was feared by him, but now someone is offering to help him usurp the throne?
Although he didn't dislike the other person's reaction...
But, shouldn't we ask for his opinion first before we seize power?
"...Wait a minute, wait a minute, I never said I wanted to be the leader!"
"It's okay, practice makes perfect."
Ye Yihe paused, turned to look at him, and said softly, "You were a leader in another world, and you did it exceptionally well—you can definitely do it too, I believe in you."
"..."
As the youngest executive of the Port Mafia, and having made countless brilliant achievements during this period, Osamu Dazai certainly had the confidence to be the leader, so he couldn't refute Ye Yihe's words at all...
After a moment of silence, Dazai Osamu had no choice but to raise another difficult point.
"So, how do you plan to successfully kill Chief Mori? I'm sure you know how tight the defenses are at the [Port Mafia] headquarters."
“No matter how tight the defenses are, they can’t withstand the power of the causality system.” Ye Yihe let out a cold laugh that was clearly born of genuine anger.
“I happen to know a remarkable detective who, if he deduces the truth of the case correctly and points out the mastermind through the chain of evidence, can kill the other party with an accident one hundred percent.”
That's right, it's the [Murder Detective] Ayatsuji Yukito—perhaps the Ayatsuji of this world doesn't know him yet, but Ye Yihe is confident that he can convince the other party that they are friends in another world.
As for how to get past the agents' surveillance and see Ayatsuji... Hmph, he'll figure out a way to overcome this small difficulty.
For example, the detective club member he just met, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, has the special ability to create illusions of the outside world—perfect for him to try and ask him for help.
“If he hadn’t killed Oda Sakunosuke directly or indirectly, then naturally nothing would have happened.”
Ye Yihe said coldly, "But if he really did it, it would be only natural that he would die an accidental death."
Osamu Dazai: “…”
The idea was so feasible that he was almost tempted... *cough*
But he firmly held back Ye Yihe, who was about to continue on his way.
“I have no intention of becoming a mafia boss,” he said slowly.
"I want to be the one who saves people. I will never go back there again."
Upon hearing this, Ye Yihe turned his head and stared intently at Dazai for a moment.
“Indeed,” Ye Yihe said, his boiling anger subsiding somewhat because of the other party.
“I almost forgot, you were originally suited for this... In the world I live in, you also saved me.”
Ye Yihe said seriously, "You even saved the world, Dazai."
This is an achievement ten thousand times greater than what the youngest officer of the Port Mafia did back then.
"--Really?"
Dazai Osamu smiled and released Ye Yihe's hand.
"Yes, hearing stories about parallel worlds from the [demon] is a wonderful ending, and it is indeed a rare and novel experience."
He stood there for a moment, seemingly deep in thought, then put his hands in his trench coat pockets and tilted his head, gesturing for Ye Yihe to follow.
"As a thank you, I'll take you somewhere."
Seeing that even the Dazai of this world had finally shown him affection, Ye Yihe was naturally very happy and readily agreed.
But just as he was about to lift his leg, he suddenly saw Dazai Osamu raise his index finger and silently shush him, telling him not to move—and Dazai himself suddenly became tiptoeing.
Ye Yihe: "...?"
He watched as Dazai stealthily approached the escape door, silently grasped the handle, and then abruptly pulled it open—
"oops!"
"Wow!"
"Dun, you stepped on me!"
"Oh, I'm sorry!"
The commotion was so sudden and loud that the detective agency members who had just met Ye Yihe all lost their balance and tumbled in, nearly rolling into a heap.
They were clearly listening intently from the doorway, but little did they know that Dazai had already guessed what they were doing... So, caught off guard, Dazai caught them red-handed when he opened the door.
"How strange—how did you all get here?"
With a smile in his eyes, Dazai Osamu asked the question in a long, light, and soft tone, as if he really couldn't understand why so many colleagues were showing up at the emergency exit.
"Cough, cough,"
With a dry cough, Kunikida Doppo could only hide his unease by pushing up his glasses, and then tried to put on a stern face and lecture him.
"Regardless of whether the other person is the target you suspect, choosing to be alone with them is too dangerous, Dazai!"
"Of course, we're not saying Mr. Fyodor actually has a problem..."
"It's just that Dazai-san's expression was a bit off just now, plus I was a little curious... yes, that's all, just curiosity."
"After all, understanding the client's basic information is also a necessary step..."
"If you dare to lay a hand on me, I'll kill you."
"Wait, Little Mirror Flower, don't be so direct!"
"…………Ha ha."
Ye Yihe waved his hand, unable to suppress a light, cheerful laugh. "It's nothing. I just thought about it carefully, and it's possible that I really did do the [Beluga Whale Crash] incident..."
At least it was the original stem of this body.
Kunikida Doppo: "Huh?!?!"
"Alright, alright, Kunikida-kun, he already said he's Fyodor from a parallel world, so this matter can't be attributed to him for now."
Dazai Osamu patted Kunikida Doppo on the shoulder to comfort him, while on the other side, Nakajima Atsushi was trying to teach Kyouka how to use language tactfully.
“I need to take him to another place first, and then we’ll see if we can switch him back,” Dazai Osamu said to Kunikida Doppo. “Don’t worry, Fyodor doesn’t seem to be the type who can fight as well as you, and besides, I have the nullification ability…”
Kunikida Doppo scrutinized Ye Yihe for several moments, then hesitated, "Indeed, it's just as you said..."
Ye Yihe, who seemed unable to fight, blinked but did not refute, instead asking Dazai.
Where are we going?
"Um……"
After thinking for a moment, Dazai Osamu answered the question.
"I'm going to see an old friend."
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