Chapter 141 Viewing Experience (Part 5) (Bonus Chapter with Nutrient Solution): When Those Past Events Are Brought to the Screen
After interrogating N, the alternate personality Fyodor followed Oda Sakunosuke to Leiba Street to find the successful test subject of the [Arahabaki] project, Nakahara Chuuya.
There, Chuuya Nakahara, who had been rescued by the sheep not long ago, was arguing with them and separated due to a clash of ideas, and walked toward the two of them.
Just then, the personality controlling Fyodor's body switched. Nakahara Chuuya, persuaded by the main personality Fyodor and attracted by Oda Sakunosuke's [background], agreed to break away from [the sheep] and live with Oda Sakunosuke.
The primary personality, Fyodor, who was fully aware of the existence of the alter ego, even continued the alter ego's instructions, allowing Pushkin to continue the weight loss plan.
He then left Japan alone and returned to England.
Upon seeing this segment, the studio became unusually quiet.
[King of Sheep] Chuuya: "…………"
The three adult Dazai: "…………"
Oda Sakunosuke: "…………"
Only Pushkin let out a scream: "...Why is it so bitter for me!"
“You’ve been shouting too loudly, Pushkin,” Fyodor said calmly. “Perfect timing, it’s time for you to lose weight. Let’s proceed with this plan.”
"Wait a minute!? Me too, I need to lose weight!?"
Pushkin was immediately shocked; he never expected that watching a movie would require him to create a weight loss plan!
He doesn't feel the slightest bit that he needs to lose weight! His physique is perfectly fine, and he's much more resistant to the cold in winter!
"Um?"
Those dark red eyes glanced in their direction, and Pushkin was immediately too frightened to speak.
If you're going to cut it, just cut it, why be so harsh...
Not only Pushkin was thinking to himself, but the three adult Dazai were also thinking to themselves.
Why did Odasaku pick up this little dwarf?!
But they couldn't say it outright—otherwise, the little dwarf would definitely show off! How awful!
"...How could I be so easily fooled?" [King of Sheep] also clicked his tongue in amazement, offering his unvarnished comment.
"They're too naive. Humph, I definitely won't go with them so easily. I'll at least get some information out of them before I agree."
The three adult Dazai listened to this guy's arrogant statement, which he used to conceal his true thoughts: "………………"
They kept this grudge in their little notebook.
The protagonist, Fyodor, arrives in England and begins searching for a special psychiatrist, Robert Stevenson.
They discovered that a clown magician claiming to be Gogol had gotten there first and forcibly abducted Stevenson from his home.
Naturally, finding Gogol was not difficult for his master, Göodor, and he successfully conducted his experiment on the coexistence of his personalities, as planned.
"I actually have a role in it?"
Gogol's eyes lit up, and he stared at the screen with great interest.
Unlike others, Gogol didn't care at all about his past being presented on screen, and even actively compared it with his memories.
“Huh, I haven’t seen Fyodor-kun around this time... Oh dear, he did kidnap the psychiatrist, but he’s always refused to use his powers on me. He’s a bad guy.”
"And then what happened?" Pushkin couldn't help but ask.
“Of course I let him go—” Gogol turned to look at Pushkin, but in that lighthearted tone, he suddenly gave a cruel smile. “Just kidding. I killed him. And from then on, I wandered in the illusion of pursuing freedom.”
"...!"
Pushkin was so startled by this sudden change of expression that he didn't even dare to utter the word "weirdo."
“However,” Gogol said in a cold tone, but when he turned his gaze back, his tone became gentle and pleasant, and he even changed his posture to resting his chin on his hand.
"I never imagined that my true friend who understands me would be someone on the silver screen..."
Gogol narrowed his eyes and asked, "How can I get him?"
Upon hearing this, Fyodor's gaze flickered slightly, and he glanced at him indifferently.
Generally speaking, the clash of consciousness within the mind cannot be captured by a camera, especially between different personalities with the same appearance. Most of the time, special effects, body doubles, or split personality filming techniques are used.
But I don't know how this studio managed to do it. Just like how it was able to produce such a bizarre film as "The Rise of the House of the Dead," even the confrontation between the main and secondary personalities in Fyodor's consciousness space was played out clearly.
From the sudden fall into the water by the alternate personality Fyodor, to the rescue by the primary personality Fyodor in a moment of impulse, and then to the subtle verbal probing.
Finally, the main personality, Fyodor, even made complete concessions to the other party, and even indulged his alternate personality in gaining control of the body.
Fyodor remained expressionless as he listened to the murmurs and exclamations of admiration in the studio.
He was quite certain that every action and every word his other self on screen made during this period was deliberate.
Fyodor didn't feel any psychological affinity towards him; he simply found the alternate personality to be mentally weak and utterly harmless, and that his outwardly friendly demeanor was quite useful.
Therefore, Fyodor acted friendly and tolerant to create a special intimate and symbiotic relationship for the other party, gradually eroding the other party's vigilance and wariness towards him.
For him, this was just a common tactic of control—different attitudes and words were used when dealing with different people until the goal was achieved.
But Fyodor had a vague premonition that what would happen on screen next would most likely not go as he predicted.
[Scene changes, and the alternate personality Fyodor awakens again ten months later.]
The following period, from Denmark to Norway, was a time when the primary and secondary personalities could communicate internally and lived together exclusively.
During this time, they cooked together, went shopping, visited the library, beat up the church doorman, dug up a grave to find the Holy Sword, split an antique wooden chair in front of the doorman to start a fire, sang Christmas carols, took a sightseeing boat, celebrated New Year's, played the cello, delivered the Holy Sword to the vampire incident, and admired the aurora borealis.
Whether they were familiar with Fyodor or not, they all said they thought they were there to watch the rise of an evil organization, but they never expected to be shown up like this!
"Is that Fyodor? The other protagonist in that heartwarming moment just now, is he really Fyodor, the one known as the [Demon]? Am I seeing things?"
"A conspiracy! There's definitely a conspiracy!"
"Hehehe, a bad mouse can never become a good mouse..."
"He's definitely trying to win people over on purpose, after all, that alternate personality has unintentionally ruined his plans before—anyway, he can't just say Fyodor is exceptionally narcissistic, can he?"
"I actually think it's quite possible..."
"To be honest, I also quite like Fyodor, the alternate personality. He has a very special attraction that reminds me of a willow branch that is trying to grow new buds."
"The Holy Sword is fine, but there are serious problems with how they get along, and the whole vampire incident is extremely suspicious."
"If the ideal that the main personality Fyodor spoke of is true... then is this also the ultimate goal that Fyodor on our side wants to achieve behind every action?"
Of everyone present, only one person was not a superhuman.
This discussion about ideals means that Fyodor is now at odds with all superhumans.
When considered from the perspective that the main personality Fyodor is evil, his interactions with the alternate personality also become malicious.
But the master, Fyodor, was indeed willing to risk a high fever to fulfill his promise to take the other party to see the aurora.
This behavior is extremely contradictory.
Fyodor thought calmly as he watched the film.
There was no need to pay such a price. The personality of that alternate personality was far purer than expected. Even if he were just sitting in the car at the foot of the mountain watching the aurora, he would be just as happy, and that body would not catch a cold or get a fever.
However, the scene shown on the screen depicts the protagonist, Fyodor, taking him halfway up the mountain to find the best spot to view the aurora, without any time restrictions on aurora viewing.
The rewards were disproportionate to the effort, and he could come up with countless better ways, just as his other self on screen could do the same.
Not to mention the content of that delirious rambling during the high fever...
His Messiah?
[While the primary personality was in a coma due to a high fever, the unaffected secondary personality, Fyodor, took over the body and, along with Ivan, who was taking care of him, boarded a plane back to Japan.]
Oda Sakunosuke waited for him to return at that residence, and even bought and renovated the small building for him.
The primary personality, Fyodor, wanted to contact Tatsuhiko Shibusawa, but his secondary personality clearly became wary again and didn't intend to comply—he even troubled Sakunosuke Oda to purchase a new computer to help plug the backdoor that could infiltrate the Special Abilities Department's database.
Well done, thank you, thoughtful Mr. Fyodor!
The only person present who belonged to the Special Ability Department but was currently an undercover agent in the Port Mafia could not reveal his identity, so he could only give Fyodor, the alternate personality, a big thumbs up and applause in his heart.
I've also decided to thoroughly strengthen their database after the movie screening.
"Oh dear, that was during the time when the tyrannical predecessor was still in charge of the [Port Mafia]."
Fifteen-year-old Dazai, who was still watching the video, said, "It's probably because Chuuya left Leibo Street early that he was caught up in the [execution of the red-haired boy] order, right? What an undeserved disaster."
“I’m not afraid of that old man,” the fifteen-year-old rolled his eyes without any politeness. “Even if there are a lot more enemies, I can just kick them all away.”
“Oh, that’s amazing—but I see that your guardian doesn’t seem to agree with this idea.”
The fifteen-year-old Dazai spoke in a detached, detached tone, his gaze, revealing only one iris-shaped eye, was indifferent yet insightful and sharper than anyone else's.
"After all, he was absolutely right: as long as there are dark corners, there will always be evil filling them."
At fifteen, he let out a frustrated "tsk," reluctantly acquiescing to Dazai's bastard's statement.
But as the film was shown, soon all of Dazai Osamu's attendees could no longer maintain that composed demeanor.
—Oda Sakunosuke retrieved Dazai from the river before he joined the Port Mafia.
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