Chapter 60 Chapter 60 What happened at the Lupin Tavern (……
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"jingle--"
The doorbell rang, and the dull sound of leather shoes stepping on the wooden floor was heard.
Ambiguous blues echoed in the Lupin Tavern, and the wine in the glass emitted a faint glow.
"Mr. Dazai, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Li Xiaoqi looked helplessly into Dazai Osamu's eyes and jokingly said, "Be careful! One day I'll take your words seriously and become a stumbling block on your path to death."
Dazai Osamu was stunned, met Li Xiaoqi's serious eyes, and quietly looked away.
Li Xiaoqi looked at his profile illuminated by the light, raised his right hand to support his cheek, and sighed silently.
The boss was called by a customer to take an order, and he pushed open the bar door and left.
The sound of the guests' conversation drifted into his ears, accompanied by the music. Li Xiaoqi chuckled twice, looked at his wine glass, and said, "Mr. Dazai, since you still choose death, then don't be so entangled as to provoke the heart of an innocent girl."
"Be careful or you'll be hated for the rest of your life."
She stroked the rim of the cup with her fingertips, her tone still smiling.
Suddenly, Dazai Osamu came over and rested his head on her shoulder. "That's not bad. It's not bad to be hated for the rest of your life."
He chuckled softly and seemed to be in a good mood.
Li Xiaoqi was speechless. He looked down at his smooth forehead and couldn't help but stretched out his index finger and poked it hard.
"I wish you a lonely life."
"What a vicious curse."
"Come to think of it, is Xiao Qi bragging about being a young girl?"
"Humph—a woman remains a young girl until she dies, don't you know?"
The doorbell rang again, and another guest came.
At this moment, Dazai Osamu stood up and jumped over the bar very quickly.
He huddled under the bar, raised his index finger to Li Xiaoqi and made a gesture of silence.
Li Xiaoqi was immediately confused and looked back in confusion.
The footsteps on the stairs were getting closer and closer, and the figure of a young boy appeared.
Perhaps because his age was seriously inappropriate for this pub, all the customers in the shop looked at him in surprise.
The little boy was not tall and looked only about eleven or twelve years old. He had thin limbs, chapped lips, and a dirty face, as if he had rolled in a trash can.
He was wearing an oversized polo shirt and baggy black trousers with several rips on the legs.
He took a step forward, stepping from the shadows into the light.
Li Xiaoqi saw his face clearly and was completely stunned.
“Eh…”
She lowered her voice and made a very small sound of surprise.
Isn't this child the same as Dazai Osamu when he was a child...
Li Xiaoqi's mouth twitched as he recalled Dazai Osamu's quick and agile movements when he hid.
Could this child be the Dazai Osamu of this world?
She looks only eleven or twelve years old...
Dazai Osamu knew he would run into this kid tonight, so he hid himself in advance...
In other words, Dazai Osamu knew about this because he had appeared in Lupin on this day of this year before.
Li Xiaoqi's forehead jumped up and anger flashed across his brows.
She was very surprised as to why she was suddenly dragged here tonight and what happened.
But why did you come here?
Wouldn't coming here possibly change what he will encounter in this world?
Suddenly, the little boy looked over, and Li Xiaoqi's stunned figure was reflected in his iris-colored eyes.
The boss standing by the table turned around and froze for a second when he saw the boy's face. He glanced at Dazai Osamu's original seat, then said to Li Xiaoqi with a smile, "I never thought that Miss Nana, who looks so young, actually has a child this old."
Li Xiaoqi: “???”
A glimmer of light flashed in the boy's eyes, and he walked straight towards Li Xiaoqi.
Li Xiaoqi widened his eyes, pointed at himself and shook his head, "I..."
"Mother."
The boy called out in honorific language.
Li Xiaoqi's expression became even more dull.
She is not!
She can't give birth to a son this big!
Li Xiaoqi was about to explain, but unexpectedly the boy in front of him hugged him and burst into tears. While he was crying, his stomach kept rumbling with the symphony of hunger.
She looked at the boy's thin shoulders, her eyes moved, and she suddenly saw the wound under his collar.
The wound had not yet scabbed over, and blood oozed out, staining the white collar red.
"Mom, don't leave me—"
The boy suddenly blurted out something in a wronged tone.
Li Xiaoqi was so frightened that her face turned pale. She immediately whispered in the boy's ear, "I'm not your mother. Don't talk nonsense."
After she finished speaking, she looked around awkwardly, and saw the guests looking at her with condemning eyes, as if saying, "How can this woman be so cruel that she even abandoned her own child and not only abandoned him but also abused him!"
Li Xiaoqi's mouth twitched and he looked down at the boy.
Tears welled up in the boy's eyes, but a faint smile played on his lips.
Li Xiaoqi was silent.
A surge of anger rose in her, then deflated when she saw the wound on his neck.
This kid... is he here to get free food and drinks?
Li Xiaoqi raised his hand and rubbed the boy's head, then smiled and said to the boss, "This is my boyfriend's child. He's usually quite naughty. He got lost a few days ago. I didn't expect to meet him here."
She pretended to be helpless and pulled the boy's cheek, "You can't run around anymore, do you hear me?"
"I'm sorry, he has some problems here, so his family is very worried about him."
Then, the guests' expressions changed and they breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Li Xiaoqi also breathed a sigh of relief.
The boy Dazai Osamu: "..."
With tears in his eyes, he looked up at Li Xiaoqi and said, "I'm so hungry..."
Li Xiaoqi looked at him helplessly, raised her hand and gently wiped away her tears, and said, "Okay, let's eat here, and then we'll go back together."
The boy was stunned and didn't say anything else, just nodded slightly.
He stared at the whiskey on the table and asked, "Who was there before?"
Li Xiaoqi pondered for a moment and looked down at the bar. Dazai Osamu had disappeared at some point.
"My companion."
"oh."
The boss looked at the boy inquiringly for a few times, but didn't ask any more questions. He looked at Li Xiaoqi and said, "Then I'll get him something to eat."
Li Xiaoqi nodded, "We'll settle the money together when the time comes."
The boss waved his hand and said with a smile, "No, no, the kid has had a hard time these past two days, so just consider it a good deed."
The boy's body tensed up and he subconsciously grabbed Li Xiaoqi's sleeve.
Li Xiaoqi thanked him, and then, sensing the boy's movements, he lowered his eyes and said to him, "Don't worry, the boss is a good man."
The boy looked up at her, his iris-colored pupils shrank suddenly, and he quickly let go of her hand.
Li Xiaoqi opened his lips slightly, smiled and stroked his head gently.
The boy seemed to confirm something and leaned over softly.
There was sweat on his forehead, he was breathing slightly, and his eyes were blurred.
Li Xiaoqi was stunned. He stroked the boy's forehead and asked in surprise, "What's wrong? Is he fainting from hunger?"
The boss walked into the bar and showed a surprised expression after just one glance, "Oh, he's been drugged!"
The boss was afraid of causing a commotion, so he spoke very softly.
The boy raised his eyes with difficulty and looked towards the stairs.
"Strange, he should have caught up with me...how come..."
The weak words floated into Li Xiaoqi's ears. He was stunned for a moment, but when he thought of Dazai Osamu's disappearance, he immediately understood what was going on.
That duplicity guy, based on his own experience as a child, must have gone to chase away the bad guys who were chasing him.
The boss quickly found a medicine box and took out a pill. "Quick, give this to him."
Li Xiaoqi nodded quickly, poured a glass of water on the bar, and handed the medicine to the boy's mouth.
"Eat it quickly."
The boy looked up at her without opening his mouth.
Li Xiaoqi looked at her quietly with a gentle expression, "Believe me."
The boy looked at it for a moment, then opened his mouth to swallow the medicine and drank some water from Li Xiaoqi's hand.
As soon as it touched the water, it was like a flower bathed in sweet rain, and drank the water in the cup in one breath.
The boss felt relieved and went into the kitchen to start making something to eat.
The boy leaned in Li Xiaoqi's arms for a while. The effect of the medicine wore off, and he slowly recovered his strength before sitting up again.
His eyes cleared up and he blinked slowly.
The boss came out of the kitchen with a bowl of steaming hot udon noodles in his hand.
"Eat, eat! Children need to eat enough so they can grow taller."
The boy looked stunned, stared at the boss's smiling face for a while, and then nodded.
Li Xiaoqi placed his hands on the bar and said softly, "You have to say thank you to the boss."
The boy turned to look at her, saw her curved eyebrows, his pupils began to move, and looked at the boss and thanked him.
Perhaps the udon noodles were too tempting, the boy could no longer hold back and picked up the bowl and gobbled it up.
At this age, young Dazai Osamu didn't seem to be talkative, nor did he have the rebellious and extremely awkward nature that he had when he was picked up by Odasaku at the age of sixteen.
Perhaps his body couldn't bear it anymore. After eating the udon noodles, the boy closed his eyes and fell asleep exhausted.
Li Xiaoqi carefully carried the boy on his back, paid the money, and tiptoed out of Lupin under the watchful eyes of the boss.
The night wind blew on my face and the sound of car horns came from the distance.
The boy was sleeping soundly, the wind blew his hair in front of his forehead, revealing the fatigue between his brows.
As he stepped out of the alley where the tavern was located, Li Xiaoqi was grabbed by the arm by someone waiting at the corner.
She was startled, but didn't dare make a sound for fear of disturbing the boy on her back.
"It's me."
When Dazai Osamu's voice came, Li Xiaoqi finally let go of his worry.
"You scared me to death..."
She looked over with a reproachful look, and was stunned when she saw Dazai Osamu.
Dazai Osamu was covered in blood, his black coat fell to the ground, and his white shirt was stained with blood.
"Mr. Dazai, are you okay?!"
Li Xiaoqi said in panic.
Dazai Osamu waved his hand and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Those are organizations that specialize in human experiments. It's not difficult to get rid of them, but those weapons are a bit tricky..."
He looked up at the boy on Li Xiaoqi's back, his eyes gloomy and complicated.
Li Xiaoqi hesitated to speak and ultimately said nothing more.
"Have a wild mushroom and chicken kebab. I have some in my backpack. I made ten this afternoon."
Her tone was forced to be light-hearted, and she grinned.
"Thanks a lot."
He took the boy from Li Xiaoqi's back and carried him on his back carefully.
Li Xiaoqi picked up the black coat on the ground, shook off the dust on it, and covered the boy with it.
Dazai Osamu looked back at the boy who looked the same as him but was much younger. He pursed his lips and slowly exhaled.
Li Xiaoqi looked at the two people, one big and one small, in front of him and suddenly became stunned, finding it extremely unbelievable.
She never thought that the young Dazai Osamu would be rescued by the Dazai Osamu from a parallel world in the future.
"He doesn't even know whether he wants to live or die now."
Dazai Osamu said coldly.
"No 'self' can escape the pain I suffer."
His words disappeared in the night wind.
Li Xiaoqi looked at Dazai Osamu's back as he walked forward, and began to feel sour in his heart.
"Stupid man."
He clearly wanted to hold an umbrella for his younger self, but he said such words.
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