Chapter 290 Chapter 290 Since you are here.
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Nakahara Chuuya walked to the desk with the thin appointment letter that carried the weight of the entire organization, and lowered his eyes to see a letter lying on the corner of the desk.
He sensed something and picked up the letter and opened it.
[Chuuya, I'm tired. I'll leave it to you from now on.]
A red scarf is hung on the back of a chair, and the sunlight falls on the scarf, making the red color even more vivid.
The lack of chaos within the organization suggests that Dazai Osamu did not jump off the rooftop.
The security guard did not notice anything unusual in the office, which means that Dazai Osamu suddenly disappeared, just like his previous disappearance.
Nakahara Chuuya put down the letter and let out a deep breath.
He looked at the blue sky outside the window, then turned to look at the dimness in the room, and slowly grasped the red scarf.
"You couldn't even say goodbye properly."
Nakahara Chuuya complained.
He knew that Dazai Osamu must have gone to the place he longed for, where there was someone who kept his life.
These days, he kept hearing Dazai Osamu say that he was bored, and Nakahara Chuuya had a premonition that such a day would come.
So, when he found two badges called "God's Eye" left by those people in the Yorozuya office, he gave them to Dazai Osamu without hesitation.
Li Xiaoqi, Sakata Gintoki and Gojo Satoru have all left, but this thing belonging to the other world is still there. Maybe these two things will still be of some use.
"Why are you giving them to me?"
Dazai Osamu lay on the table, basking in the sun and whispered.
"It looks like it has lost its power, but... who knows if a miracle will happen again."
At that time, Nakahara Chuuya said this and walked out the door.
Finally, he couldn't help but glance sideways and saw Dazai Osamu's smiling face.
"Chuuya, thank you."
"It's been great having you along the way."
Hearing Dazai Osamu's sincere words, Nakahara Chuuya got goose bumps all over his body and said awkwardly: "You look really disgusting when you look normal."
Nakahara Chuuya came out of his memories, looked at the red scarf in his hand, and slowly raised the corners of his lips.
"It's more interesting to see you alive and heartless than to clean up your corpse."
His whispers echoed in the room and gradually dissipated into the air.
*
When Dazai Osamu came to his senses, he was standing on a grassy field.
A soft and comfortable breeze blows on your cheeks, and the light and pleasant fragrance of flowers fills your nose.
A light green butterfly flew over, with spots of light floating on its wings.
He blinked slowly and began to take in his surroundings.
A huge tree covers the area, and the towering statue emits a blue glow. Around the statue are several boundary markers engraved with different elements.
Dazai Osamu opened his lips slightly, a look of surprise crossed his face.
"This is Teyvat..."
Soon, his eyelashes flickered, and a sense of loss was revealed in his iris-colored eyes.
"Xiao Qi should have returned to her home."
He walked up to the statue, raised his hand and touched it, and the cool temperature of the statue came through his palm.
Suddenly, Dazai Osamu noticed a tombstone in front of the statue, so he walked to the tombstone and saw the words engraved on it.
In an instant, he opened his eyes wide, and panic appeared in the depths of his pupils.
Dazai Osamu pursed his lips slightly, and his breathing became disordered for a moment.
He squatted down and stroked the words on the tombstone, took out a golden ring from his pocket, and his fingertips trembled slightly.
"Why……?"
Dazai Osamu stared at the words "beloved daughter" on the tombstone and quickly guessed that this was the tombstone erected for Li Xiaoqi by her parents, and it was the same style of tombstones in Chinese cemeteries.
This means that this tombstone does not belong to this world.
It also shows that Li Xiaoqi is already dead in her world.
Dazai Osamu pursed his lips, put his forehead against the tombstone, and slowly clenched his five fingers.
He recalled what Li Xiaoqi said on the rooftop before he left. He clearly didn't know that he was dead.
If Xiaoqi chooses to return to her own world and faces the fact of her own death, will the system really leave her there?
Along the way, the system's performance was not unforgivable, and it even helped the three of them at critical moments.
A chill surged from behind him, accompanied by a sound of breaking through the air.
Dazai Osamu jumped aside alertly and saw out of the corner of his eye that the falling axe was about to hit the tombstone.
He quickly picked up the stone on the ground, clamped it between his fingertips, quickly calculated the angle with his brain, and used his wrist to quickly eject it.
The axe head bounced off the stone and chopped into the ground beside the tombstone.
The ground cracked open and the axe sank deep into the earth.
Suddenly, the statue burst out with dazzling blue light, and the masked hillbilly wailed, dropped his axe and threw it away.
The Hilliard waded across the stream in front of the statue and just as he reached the other side, a huge sword stained with flames suddenly appeared and destroyed him.
The greatsword in the man's hand disappeared and he looked towards Dazai Osamu.
Dazai Osamu observed the man's appearance. His red hair was tied into a low ponytail and draped over his back. His black stand-up collar jacket with gold trim fluttered up and down, and the Fire God's Eye at his waist swayed from side to side.
With just one glance, she knew the man's identity.
Dawn Winery, Diluk.
Diluk also looked at Dazai Osamu standing on the opposite bank. He frowned slightly, and a look of understanding flashed across his eyes.
Dazai Osamu blinked slowly, and seeing that the other party seemed to recognize him, a question mark appeared in his head.
What was even more puzzling was that Dazai Osamu saw a look of disgust on Diluk's cold face.
"I'm Diluk."
The other party's voice came, introducing himself.
Dazai Osamu raised the corners of his lips slightly, "Dazai Osamu, my name."
Miraculously, here, Dazai Osamu could both understand Mond's language and speak it.
Diluk turned and left, then looked back after taking two steps.
"Come with me."
Dazai Osamu had a hunch that Diluc might know about Li Xiaoqi, so he quickly crossed the stream and followed him.
"Mr. Diluc, do you know Xiao Qi?"
"Why is there Xiao Qi's tombstone next to the statue?"
Along the way, Diluk didn't say a word and just walked forward on his own.
"Mr. Diluc! Hey—you're not mute, why don't you answer me?"
Dazai Osamu stopped, looked at Diluk's back, and shouted with his hands on his mouth.
Annoyance flashed across Diluk's eyes, and he finally turned around to look at Dazai Osamu.
"Follow me and you'll find out."
Dazai Osamu's eyes lit up and a smile of success appeared in his eyes.
The two walked in silence for a while and came to a manor.
The manor is filled with birdsong and flowers, and the fragrance of apples is everywhere.
Dazai Osamu followed Diluk to a huge villa, and the butler in front of the door greeted Diluk.
Diluk pushed open the door and walked straight to the right, arriving at the lounge area in front of the fireplace.
He crossed his arms and motioned Dazai to look at Barbatos and Li Xiaoqi who were sleeping on the sofa.
Dazai Osamu saw the two people on the sofa with flushed cheeks, sleeping soundly with pillows in their arms. He looked at Li Xiaoqi's satisfied sleeping face, and his heart finally settled down.
"They stole the cider from my estate. Please pay for the wine."
Osamu Dazai: "..."
He didn't expect that the scene would be like this when he saw Li Xiaoqi again.
More importantly, he didn't have Mora.
"If you don't have Mora, you can stay and work as a laborer to pay off your debt."
Diluk said solemnly.
Dazai Osamu was silent, thinking that Li Xiaoqi must have said something bad in front of the other party, which was why Diluk was making things difficult for him.
"What is your relationship with Xiao Qi?"
He asked.
Diluk glanced at him but didn't answer.
“…”
Dazai Osamu fell silent again.
"cough."
A familiar voice sounded.
Dazai Osamu and Diluk looked towards the door and saw a man standing there.
The man was tall and slender, with his brown clothes fluttering in the wind, and he walked in gracefully.
The moment he saw Dazai Osamu, he raised his brows and looked at him with scrutiny.
Dazai Osamu looked at Zhongli and swallowed nervously for some reason.
"I'm so sorry for the sudden visit."
Zhong Li spoke.
He looked at Dazai Osamu and nodded politely in greeting.
"Mr. Diluc, I'm here to order cider from Dawn Winery for the Hall of Rebirth."
"Recently, the hall master has taken a liking to the taste of cider and said he wants everyone to try it."
"It just so happens that the Traveler will be coming to Liyue soon, so we can take this opportunity to hold a banquet."
Diluk nodded. "I understand. I'll send someone over tomorrow."
Zhongli took out his purse, shook the Mora inside, and handed it to Diluk.
"The rest will be considered as their wine money."
A faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips. "Mr. Dazai just arrived in Teyvat. Don't bully him too much."
Diluk was speechless. He took the purse and said, "I'm a businessman. Naturally, I have to make decisions based on money."
Zhongli chuckled, looked at Dazai Osamu and said, "Don't blame Diluk, he grew up under Xiaoqi's watch."
Dazai Osamu smiled brightly and extended his hand to Diluc: "So you are Xiaoqi's younger brother. Nice to meet you."
Diluk ignored Dazai Osamu, turned around with a cold face and walked upstairs.
Dazai Osamu was ignored, but he didn't get angry. He just shrugged helplessly.
On the sofa, Barbatos smiled quietly and opened his eyes sleepily.
"Oh, isn't this the guest official of the Rebirth Hall? Long time no see—"
Barbatos shook his right hand and stretched.
"Hello."
Zhongli nodded as if he didn't know Barbatos.
Dazai Osamu knew the relationship between the two and was ready to watch the show with great interest.
He walked to Li Xiaoqi, picked her up, and turned to ask Barbatos.
"Master, may I ask where Xiaoqi lives?"
Barbatos looked at Dazai Osamu and widened the smile on his lips.
He propped his chin up on the sofa and said with a smile, "I'm not your master."
Dazai Osamu coughed lightly and responded with a silent smile.
"Well, the message has been delivered, and it's time for me to return."
Perhaps Zhongli sensed the subtle atmosphere between Dazai Osamu and Barbatos, and prepared to retreat at the right time.
Unexpectedly, Barbatos said, "Guest, you took care of Cecilia for a while..."
Zhongli paused and looked over with a complicated expression.
Dazai Osamu looked at the eye contact between the two gods and suddenly had a bad feeling.
“Puff.”
Barbatos laughed out loud, got down from the sofa, and took Li Xiaoqi from Dazai Osamu's arms.
"Just kidding, don't be nervous."
Zhongli breathed a sigh of relief and changed his mind in an instant.
"Since I'm here, I'll go to your house as a guest."
Barbatos was silent for a few seconds and said, "Come together."
Dazai Osamu looked at Li Xiaoqi in Barbatos' arms, and realized that Zhongli was giving him another way out, so he gave him a look of gratitude.
He suddenly understood the subtle atmosphere between him, Barbatos, Zhongli, and Diluk.
That was probably the "hostility" that Xiaoqi's family had towards her.
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