Last night, the child had an outbreak of despair, and Kunikida went alone to control the child, while Dazai Osamu did not intervene.

He did this so that he could better observe the disease. His superpowers would be eliminated by Dazai Osamu, and once the child's despair disease was cured, Hinata Hajime would definitely know what his superpowers were. Therefore, without knowing the truth yet, Dazai Osamu and Kunikida Doppo both believed that Dazai Osamu should not expose his superpowers for the time being.

They didn't realize that maybe this strange despair disease was not a supernatural power, but a real plague.

Hinata Hajime and Kunikida Doppo thought of a plan, then looked at Dazai Osamu, "Mr. Dazai? We are about to set off."

"Going out? Are you going to look for Kunikida-kun's little secret? I'd love to!"

"Dazai!"

"It was just a joke. Isn't the atmosphere much better now?" Dazai Osamu said in an irresponsible voice.

Kunikida Dopo clenched his fists, "Not at all. It even makes me want to strangle you to death right here."

"Oh! I'm looking forward to this!"

Hinata Hajime twitched his lips, "Mr. Dazai...?"

[Could it be that what you said before was true?] Hinata Hajime silently complained in his heart, [Mr. Dazai seems very excited about death?]

Kamisama was too lazy to reply.

"Hinata-kun, do you have any opinions?" Dazai Osamu pretended to be unhappy. "I tell you, suicide is my life creed. A clean and neat death is something that countless people have not achieved easily. To commit suicide in a refreshing, bright and energetic way is the most difficult thing!"

Hinata Hajime held the little girl in his arms tighter, "...it's better to cherish life."

"What are you talking about? If you continue to live such a rotten life, you will be wasting your life." Dazai Osamu said, "When you find that this world is full of rotten things without any surprises, then choosing to end your life like me is the best choice."

Just as he finished speaking, Dazai Osamu was hit on the back of the head by Kunikida Dopo's book.

"Don't teach your children bad things!"

Dazai Osamu said in disgust, "Is Hinata-kun still a child?"

Hinata Hajime coughed and tried to get back to the topic, "Well, we have to leave. Despair is spreading more and more. If we continue like this, the remaining children will get despair again."

They stopped talking immediately and the three of them took Momoko Fujita and headed towards the teacher's room.

Kunikida walked in front alone to make sure there were no accidents. Hinata Hajime and Dazai Osamu, who were carrying the child, walked together, and the two of them protected the child's safety.

When they were about to walk to the teacher's office, Dazai Osamu suddenly said, "Hinata-kun, can I ask you a question?"

"Oh? Of course you can."

"As an outsider, how do you know so many things?" Dazai looked into Hinata Hajime's eyes. "Why do you know that the name of this plague is despair disease, and why do you know the cause of the outbreak? This is why you appear suspicious."

Hinata Hajime was very quiet, so quiet that Dazai Osamu thought he would not continue speaking.

About ten seconds passed before Dazai Osamu heard Hinata Hajime's slightly sad voice. He seemed sad about his current situation.

“Actually, I came here after this thing.”

"I often wonder if I had come earlier, would things not have gotten to this point, would those children and teachers have survived..."

"If the incident hadn't happened, you wouldn't have been able to tell what was wrong." Dazai Osamu said calmly, "Having come earlier would have made you think there was nothing wrong here, and you would have left, and maybe you wouldn't have come back. Under this possibility, you came at the perfect time."

Hinata Hajime smiled bitterly, "Is this still considered lucky?"

It turns out that half-baked artificial luck can also be used in this kind of place.

On the other hand, Dazai Osamu also figured out the situation. From the beginning, he could feel that Hinata Hajime was a kind enough person. He was very serious whether it was protecting children or handling incidents. In this situation, if he was still the instigator, his acting skills would be really good.

So Dazai Osamu thought of another possibility.

This plague called despair has existed since the beginning, and Hinata Hajime came to solve it.

So he knows the basic information about despair and how to eradicate the roots of despair.

"We're here." Kunikida said, "Well, I'll be on guard outside, Dazai, you and Hinata go in, make sure the child is safe."

"learn."

Hinata Sou nodded. He carried the child to the door of the classroom. The candlelight shone through the gap in the door. He reached out and knocked on the door. There was a creak. Hinata Sou nervously watched the door open in front of him, but was surprised to find that there was no one inside.

"Teacher Arikawa, is he not here?"

"No one's here?" Kunikida Dopo and Dazai Osamu were stunned for a moment. They both hurried over, and after making sure that there were only candles and no one inside, they frowned.

"Dazai, let's go find someone. Hinata, you and the child stay here. Who knows, he might come back someday."

Hinata Hajime quickly said, "Be careful!"

"What?"

"Arikawa Ishiwa has now merged with the Despair Fragment. He is now the Despair Pathogen. If you get too close, you will be eroded by Despair. It's very dangerous!"

Kunikida Dopo patted Hinata Hajime's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, we will be fine."

After saying that, the two of them left. Hinata Hajime looked around. The room was very clean, without too much clutter. The candle was half burned, and the melted wax had condensed into a ball. Hinata Hajime walked to the only chair and placed Fujita Momoko on it.

The seven-year-old girl looked around curiously. After a moment, she looked at Hinata Hajime cautiously, "Hinata brother, are we here to look for Sakura sister?"

Arikawa Sakurako, Arikawa Ishiwa's daughter's name.

"Sakura..." Hinata Hajime slightly relaxed his brows, "Sakura is busy now, let's go find Mr. Arikawa."

"I know, Mr. Arikawa is Sakurako's father!"

Fujita Momoko played with her fingers, "I like Sister Sakura so much, and Sister Sakura likes me too. Sister Sakura said she wanted to play hide-and-seek with me. As long as I can find her, Sister Sakura will take me out of the orphanage and go to the playground outside to play."

Hinata Hajime squatted down and looked at Fujita Momoko at eye level, "Sakura said she wanted to play hide-and-seek with you? When was it?"

The child thought for a moment, "On the day when something terrible happened."

The day when despair broke out and led to suicide?

Hinata Hajime had a subtle feeling that he had grasped something, and those fragmentary clues were quickly sorted out in his mind. Hinata Hajime grabbed Fujita Momoko's hand.

"Momoko, before the game of hide-and-seek, did Sakura have any problems? For example, was she feeling unwell?"

"No." Taozi jumped off the chair and ran to the bed. "Sakura and I were playing here. We were so happy. But when I was about to leave, I seemed to hear Sakura and Mr. Arikawa arguing. Sakura was crying."

quarrel?

"Momoko, do you remember what Sakura and Mr. Arikawa were arguing about?"

Fujita Momoko shook her head, "I don't remember, I was so scared that I almost cried, but crying is not allowed in an orphanage, so I ran away, and only came to apologize to Sister Sakura the next day."

What if... Arikawa Sakurako knew about Arikawa Ishiwa's plan and opposed it?

If this is the case, Arikawa Sakurako's death may not be just a simple heart attack.

Maybe there are other reasons.

Just then, there was a creaking sound.

Hinata Hajime turned his head to look at the door, and a man in a grey robe and holding a teaching stick walked out. He was surrounded by a strong sense of despair, as if a ghost was attached to him and his soul was filled with heavy stones. Just one look at him would make one's breath stop.

There is Kawaishi and others.

"It's you, it's you!" The moment he saw Momoko Fujita, Arikawa Ishiwa made a shrill sound. He stared at Momoko Fujita's face in pain, his eyes full of despair and malice.

"You killed my Sakura! I'm going to kill you!"

Hinata Hajime directly picked up Fujita Momoko, and in the face of Arikawa Ishiwa's strong murderous intent, the seven-year-old girl burst into tears.

"Hinata brother, Sakura sister, save me, save me!"

"Sakura, my Sakura!" The despair in Arikawa Ishiwa's body was growing, "You have no right to call Sakura's name, Sakura was forced to death by you."

Hinata Hajime retreated with Fujita Momoko in his arms, and was finally forced into a corner.

"Sakura, I will avenge you now!"

"You should know better than anyone who forced Sakura to death." Hinata Hajime suddenly said, "Fujita Momoko and Arikawa Sakurako had a very good relationship, but you suddenly told her that you were going to kill Fujita Momoko and transplant her heart to Sakurako. In this case, Arikawa Sakurako would of course strongly object."

"After failing to get you to give up this idea, Sakura Arikawa chose the most extreme and thorough method. She chose to kill herself."

"Arikawa Ishiwa, it was you who forced Arikawa Sakurako to death."

Arikawa Ishiwa stared at Hinata Hajime, his black pupils filled with despair, "What do you know? What do you know?!"

"Sakura is all I have. My Sakura, you must always stay by my side, no matter what happens!"

So, he was jealous of this little girl who was always with Sakura, so he wanted to tell Sakura that she could only choose one between life and Momo. He never thought that even though Arikawa Sakura was only thirteen years old, she had brazenly decided to protect her sister Momo who was six years younger than her.

Arikawa Sakurako committed suicide, and Arikawa Ishiwa collapsed.

When Arikawa Ishikazu chose to kill others to save Sakurako's life, he had already been infected by the Despair Fragments. He was the first person to be infected with the Despair Disease.

Twisted jealousy and desire for control are also despair.

Arikawa Ishiwa raised the hatchet in his hand high, just like the night when he merged with the fragment of despair. He raised the hatchet and killed the dean, causing the despair disease to spread rapidly and triggering the first suicide incident.

"Close your eyes." Hinata Sou stared at the person in front of him and comforted Fujita Momoko in his arms. "No matter what happens, don't close your eyes. Do you understand?"

Momoko Fujita nodded while crying. She rested her head on Hinata Hajime's chest. Tears flowed from her tightly closed eyes and wet his lapel.

【The throne of God.】

The color of Hinata Sou's shallow blue eyes quickly deepened and turned red in an instant.

Pinching Arikawa Ishiwa's wrist with one hand, Kamijou Izuru looked coldly at his eyes filled with despair and pain.

"Extremely boring."