Dazai locked himself in Meursault.

This is the best conclusion after analyzing the current situation. When the hound attacks him, he can also leave some misleading information for Dostoyevsky.

He thought that Dazai Osamu used that fragment of book page for himself or for the detective agency.

The content of the "book" is indeed related to "that person". Dazai Osamu expected that after he was captured by Meursault, Dostoevsky would definitely give priority to recruiting "that person".

After all, judging from his deliberate guidance, the other party would inevitably attribute the origin of "that person" to the "Double Black Son aka Safety Device" in another world created by the "book". After all, the book that conveyed the key information had been destroyed by Nakatani, and Dostoyevsky had no chance to see it.

The weakness of "that person" is also obvious. The longer he stays in the other world, the easier it is for him to merge with the will of the world - so what exactly is the will of the world?

In fact, it is a kind of world barrier composed of everyone's unconsciousness, and it is also a self-protection mechanism of the world.

If we use the human body as an inappropriate analogy, then "that person" is like a virus that comes from outside the body, and the world will is the white blood cells.

Either kill him, or - just let him become part of this world.

There are two necessary conditions for making "that person" a part of this world. On the one hand, it is necessary to let the "world will", that is, all subjective cognition, place him in this world. Dazai has already done this step, and it is very purposeful - for example, the two fake parent-child identifications, such as his note "good big son", such as the intimacy he and Nakayoshi showed with "that person", these are all things he can show, because this process is complete enough, so Dostoyevsky will not add unnecessary details, and there is one less factor that can sabotage the plan; then the other aspect becomes the main target of Dostoyevsky's attack, the will of "that person".

"That person" must recognize that he belongs to this world, or must "belong" to this world. To do this, he must abandon and forget his past self.

Dazai Osamu believed in Dostoevsky's ability to deceive people. It might be difficult to convince "that person" with his eloquence, but he would definitely succeed.

He cannot stop this process, he can only plant a seed in "that person" and use "the book" to bury the "self" of "that person" in the deepest place.

He will not describe the specific self of "that person", which will not be accepted, and he does not want to change anything, as long as "that person" knows what he is like. He will write these things together with Edogawa Ranpo in the "book", as long as that moment is recorded forever, this is enough.

Dazai Osamu believed that even if he forgot everything, even if he was brainwashed by Dostoyevsky, some things would not change.

In fact, "books" cannot make "that person" completely remember himself. They can only be planted as seeds that may be irrigated and germinate, but they cannot objectively change a person's willpower.

But he was willing to take the risk because he believed that no matter where or when Nakahara Chuuya was, he would never be manipulated by anyone.

This is something that even Dazai Osamu could not do, so how could Dostoevsky possibly do it?

He still has this confidence.

During his time at Meursault, he was able to calm down and paint a more complete picture of another world.

There is no doubt that he in that world must be dead.

The ability is part of the life of the person with the ability, and its extraction is not a painful process like childbirth. The loss of the ability means the demise of the person with the ability.

Dazai Osamu could not guess what happened in the other world, but he was sure that he must have made such a choice only when it was absolutely irreversible.

Of course, Dazai Osamu was not afraid of death. He just knew that if it was not absolutely necessary, he would not want Nakahara Chuuya to bear the weight of his life.

Even if that weight was as light as a feather to him, it must be heavier than Mount Tai to Nakahara Chuuya.

Nakahara Chuuya is too bright, just like the sunlight at noon. Although he cannot be considered a complete person, he has a humanity that most people cannot possess.

Although this is very strange in the mafia, Nakahara Chuuya is definitely worthy of the four words "pure heart". The young Dazai Osamu was very jealous, so he teased and forced him in every way, in fact, he wanted to prove that no one could maintain such sincerity in the dark.

He just failed, but a certain obscure joy in his heart told of the joy of failure.

Sometimes Dazai Osamu would think that if he were a person like Nakahara Chuuya, Oda Sakunosuke might not have died.

He was so jealous that the Chinese character named "Filthy" was so bright, so bright that it made people cry.

But while he was jealous of the people in this world, he also hated "that person" in the other world.

Maybe I hate myself.

You see, Dazai Osamu is indeed a life like mud that cannot see the light. If this darkness is imposed on others, even someone like Chuuya will become what he is now.

The dull, unfocused look that "that person" often showed made him extremely angry - but hidden behind this anger was endless self-loathing.

No one dislikes Dazai Osamu more than Dazai Osamu.

He is like a person who is insulated from love. His "love" for his partner, his "love" for his friends, and his "love" for his disciples will all become shackles for others.

He was destined to lose.

So he would not take the next step - Dazai Osamu thought, repeating the same thing every day, following the same routine as yesterday, if he could avoid intense ecstasy, there would naturally be no pain*.

He is a complete and total coward.

But there is nothing to say about this, because the world is full of unhappy people. It is no exaggeration to say that the world is full of unhappy people*.

Just like what Oda Saku said, nothing will happen beyond his expectations.

——It shouldn’t have happened.

On that gloomy afternoon, the sea was shaking and the sky was roaring - a magic gun that had appeared in the previous notebook appeared on the building of the Port Mafia.

"Fighting with the sharp edge of the wilderness."

Dazai Osamu jumped down from the tree where he was hanging, and ordinary people in Yokohama fainted without any warning. Cars collided with each other on the streets.

In an instant, the lively Yokohama turned into a dead city.

Dazai Osamu knew that this incident finally happened.

What he had never been able to speculate specifically was the event in which Dazai Osamu from another world gave life to Nakahara Chuuya.

There was no reason, no sign, it was like a natural disaster that was bound to happen, just like what was vaguely described in the book, it struggled and rushed in front of him.

He rushed to the five iconic buildings with a hint of luck.

When "that person" almost subconsciously pushed Dazai away and endured the attack of the spirit, Dazai knew that the person in front of him probably had remembered.

He knew who he was and what he had to do.

Because only those who have experienced these things will know that "No Longer Human" is useless for these things.

His heart sank, as if it was something irreversible that could not be reversed no matter how many times he went through it.

But Dazai Osamu still wanted to make one last effort.

"Hey, you absolutely, absolutely cannot go near the sea, remember! No matter what happens, absolutely not!"

Dazai Osamu said this.

Judging from the current situation in Yokohama, the "Fighting Arhat" on the side of Chuuya of the Port Mafia is just a projection, and the real body must be in the sea with the anomaly.

The process of separating supernatural powers that he had prepared in advance for an unexpected event in the future might actually work.

Dazai Osamu stood downstairs and looked back at the sky. He should have given Akutagawa some encouragement just now. That child could not survive without a clear guiding light.

There was also a crab restaurant on China Street. He had queued up with great difficulty to get a number, but it seemed that he would not be able to wait until the day he could eat there.

He also recently got a linen kimono with fine mouse-gray stripes, which is suitable for summer wear. He originally planned to live until summer and then try other methods of suicide. *

Dazai Osamu sighed. This should be the best ending.

Oh yeah, how can he let Zhong Ye?

Suddenly awakened from his dark and muddy mood, Dazai Osamu quickly pried open the lock of Chuuya's motorcycle, which he treasured so much recently, and drove out.

He is going to die soon, so whatever he does will be forgiven!

Dazai Osamu rarely rode a motorcycle. He was afraid of the sense of freedom of exposing himself to the wind, as if all his pretense would be blown away.

However, he failed to reach the beach smoothly in the first time. A bullet penetrated the tire, causing the moving motorcycle to lose control and Dazai Osamu flew out.

It hurts, it hurts so much——

About two ribs were broken, and there was a wound of at least ten centimeters on his leg. There were soft tissue contusions all over the body. The excessive impact made Dazai Osamu's brain go blank for a while.

But soon, the physical pain was nothing.

Dazai Osamu limped up from the ground, and the moment he stood firm against the wall, a murderous aura rushed towards him. Dazai Osamu, who had been hovering on the edge of life and death for many years, tilted his head almost instinctively, and the bullet finally grazed his cheek.

He raised his head and looked in the direction of the bullet's trajectory.

A chill suddenly hit him, going from the soles of his feet all the way up to the back of his head. He felt as if he had been hit by something and even forgot the pain in his body.

"Odasaku..." Dazai Osamu's voice was hoarse, and his tone was full of disbelief, unexpected yet reasonable, and a barely perceptible bitterness.

Yes, he buried Odasaku in a cemetery near the sea.

It's very close to here.

It was as if fate brought them together again, only this time they were on opposite sides.

Dazai Osamu suddenly felt that everything was absurd, as if his reason and emotions were torn apart. The strong sense of division made even someone like him feel difficulty breathing.

It was difficult for him to analyze whether these spirits had no self-awareness at all or whether they still had some memories of their previous lives.

Would Odasaku want him to die?

Mr. Mori's hatred towards him indirectly caused Odasaku's death. His arrogance made Mimic's harm to the children a reality. He clearly knew Ango's identity, knew many clues, and had the opportunity to stop everything.

But in the end, all they could do was watch the tragic ending unfold.

Odasaku should have wanted to kill him. After stripping off his friend's filter and leaving only an instinctive soul, he should have wanted to kill him.

You see—Odasaku didn't shoot anyone on his way here, except him.

Dazai Osamu closed his eyes with relief. It was actually not bad to die at the hands of Odasaku's gun like this.

It's just... I'm a little unwilling.

At this moment, there was a sudden loud noise in the sky, and the tearing flash almost split the world in half.

Dazai Osamu's pupils constricted as he saw the black dot hanging in the air open its arms, welcoming the lightning as if embracing death.

He didn't know why, but everything in his vision was so clear. "That person" seemed to have fearless fear, pleasant sadness, and pleasant pain - these contradictory words could appear in the same person.

The bright white light turned into a dazzling chain. They were both "disqualified from the human world", so why was the one in heaven so gentle?

Dazai Osamu thought, he had already made a wrong choice once, he had always been a coward, was he going to make such a terrible decision again?

He suddenly felt really disgusting, talking to himself - so disgusting that it made him nauseate.

Dazai Osamu saw the light of Oda Saku's spirit flickering - the seal of "No Longer Human" was taking effect.

He pulled out a gun with trembling hands - before today, Dazai Osamu had never thought that one day he would aim a bullet at Oda Sakunosuke.

Even if it's just an illusion.

He peeled off a part of himself and calculated mechanically - after being sealed, "Fighting Arabida" was no longer able to give these spirits the characteristics of immortality, so his anti-supernatural ability could take effect.

According to Odasaku's habit, the next step would be to dodge to the right, the next step would be to move forward, and then go around to the left - yes, that's it, until the two of them are close enough.

Dazai Osamu reached out his hand without hesitation and grabbed him with a curse-like supernatural power that could cause the death of this "Odasaku".

As expected, Odasaku turned into a point of light.

Dazai Osamu didn't look at him for long, but immediately raised his head to confirm the movements of "that person".

He was moving towards the sea.

No, no—

Dazai Osamu seemed to be unaffected by the pain in his body and ran towards the sea at a speed never before achieved.

Don't let his momentary hesitation lead to subsequent consequences. Don't let him always stop at the ninety-ninth step when he is only one step away from taking a hundred steps.

"What are you doing?" His tone was bad, but he was not asking others, but himself - what on earth was he doing, "Didn't I tell you not to come over here?"

"That person" looked here blankly. A deep wound on his abdomen was still bleeding. His whole body was white and transparent, as if he would disappear at any time. On the contrary, the bright red patterns on his body seemed to be eroding his life, as if burning his life.

"There's another 'Fighting Sword' below. If we don't deal with it, then--" He said this hastily, as if he couldn't wait to sacrifice himself.

The feeling of powerlessness enveloped Dazai Osamu, and he reached out and grabbed his cheek, "Don't you look at what you look like now? Who do you think you are? Do you think you can save everything?"

——Who do you think you are? If you die like this, no matter how good this world is, it will have nothing to do with you.

Dazai Osamu thought that unlike himself, the person in front of him loved this world and wanted to live.

"That person" seemed to have thought of something, his ears suddenly turned red, and he was somewhat afraid to look into Dazai Osamu's eyes.

You see, this man's feelings are so genuine. He loves this place and the people here. Such feelings cannot be hidden.

If the world becomes better, "that person" will be genuinely happy, just like it is now.

"...No one will be grateful to you." Dazai Osamu looked at the blood on his face and suddenly felt that it was so disgusting. When he came to his senses, he was already wiping the wet blood.

However, the bandages on his body were also stained with dirty dust and sticky blood, and the more he wiped them, the dirtier his face became.

Dazai Osamu couldn't help but think, the saying "an inch of goodness leads to a foot of evil" is really true, if you get an inch of happiness, there will definitely be a foot of evil following it. *

He really doesn't deserve anything.

"If you go, you'll never come back," Dazai Osamu warned him.

——If you were a little more selfish, you should push me out for your own sake.

"It's okay, I will always return to where I should be." "That person" replied.

Dazai couldn't help but said those words eagerly, "You can keep it, just like you sealed the previous body, just like you did just now. After my "No Longer Human" is separated, it has the ability to seal "Fighting Arabida". After coming into contact with his body, "No Longer Human" will mutate, just like when you removed the "Brain Hell" from Dostoyevsky."

Look, it's not like you don't have a way to be happy.

——You don't need a new name, it's enough for you to take over everything I have.

The world will recognize this identity, and the name is just a code.

"I still don't understand. Who called 'Taizai-sama' a 'coward' who is afraid of pain?" He laughed, with the same sarcastic and helpless tone as the young Nakahara Chuuya.

"A true coward is afraid of happiness, gets hurt by cotton, and sometimes gets hurt by happiness. However, if you keep standing still, you won't be able to catch the happiness in front of you. Don't be afraid, Dazai Osamu."

These words hit him in the heart like a stone.

"Do you really know what you are doing?"

"Know."

"Did you get what you wanted?"

"Of course."

So what exactly do you want? Dazai Osamu asked himself.

"That person" suddenly rushed over and hugged him, a bear hug very much in Chuuya's style, very hard but also very gently avoiding his wounds, and patted his butt in the style of picking on each other when they were young.

Finally, "that person" seemed to remember something, pursed his lips, and then blew on the wound on his face, and then said "It hurts, it ...

At this moment, Dazai Osamu's eyes felt sore, and the wounds on his body began to scream in pain, so painful that he wanted to grimace and cry bitterly - because the simple words "that person" just now seemed to blow away the pain in his chest in an instant.

If your heart no longer hurts, you will naturally be unable to suppress the physical pain.

Another "Toujian Huangbaitu" suddenly jumped out of the sea, and huge waves of sea water poured back. Dazai Osamu realized it and closed his eyes, holding his head and waiting for the impact.

He has so much experience in the water that he knows how to protect himself as much as possible in this situation.

There was a loud noise in his ears, but he seemed to be fine.

Dazai Osamu opened his eyes somewhat unexpectedly, and in front of him were golden spots of light. It was apparently a thin layer, but it formed a wall that seemed unbreakable.

He realized instantly that this was the spirit of Odasaku, the spirit of Odasaku that he had just eliminated!

The unconscious attacks on the psychics and other people were the will of "Fighting Arabato" to revive them, but Odasaku's spirit bypassed the countless people he should have attacked and found him directly.

Stripped of the imposed orders and will, Oda Saku came here under such circumstances, and was indeed influenced by the strong "missing" he had during his lifetime.

In the last moments of his life, he was unable to give a good hug to his friend in the abyss, and he blamed himself for not being able to bring his friend back to the world of the living.

Therefore, the spirits after death also want to protect their friends one last time.

He cannot embrace his friend who is "disqualified from being human", but at least for the last time, let him build up a reputation for Dazai Osamu that can protect him.

Dazai Osamu began to tremble. He covered his face with his hands. A suppressed sound came out of his throat, but it was quickly drowned out by the noise around him.

In this deserted shelter, Dazai Osamu cried - not silent tears, but roaring tears, as if he wanted to vent the emotions that had accumulated over the years, tears that no longer needed to be hidden and that he didn't have to worry about being discovered.

In the distance, the violent energy collision created a hole in the dark clouds in the sky, and the sea water in the air evaporated and turned into heavy rain that fell down.

The sea water receded, and golden light covered his head, which was warm as if his head was being touched.

Soybean-sized raindrops hit his wounds. The sunlight shining from the blue sky did not fall on Dazai Osamu, but it was imprinted in his eyes, so bright that it stayed there forever.

Look, it's daybreak.