Chapter 51

"What's wrong?" Noticing that Sakaguchi Ango's expression had turned strange, Nakahara Chuuya couldn't help but ask.

Sakaguchi Ango coughed, put down the book in his hand, and said, "Nothing, just some trivial fragments of life."

Nakahara Chuuya looked suspicious. Sakaguchi Ango thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "Has Nakajima Atsushi ever fought against Akutagawa Ryunosuke of the Armed Detective Agency?"

"It did happen, but the Armed Detective Agency misunderstood that the Black Hand had taken Akutagawa's sister away." Nakahara Chuuya said. He looked at Sakaguchi Ango, whose expression suddenly turned cold, and asked, "Is this incident related to the death of the leader?"

Sakaguchi Ango shook his head: "You misunderstood, I just saw the conversation between Chief Oda and Nakajima Atsushi."

Sakaguchi Ango picked up another book from the bookshelf. This book also showed signs of having been read, but this time it was just useless fragments.

Sakaguchi Ango put down the book and this time he walked to the leader's desk. Looking at the manuscript paper and the pen with dried ink on it, Sakaguchi Ango hesitated for a moment, picked up the pen, and tried to read the memory.

[“Mr. Natsume, I’ll leave this book in your care.” Oda Sakunosuke said.

The man called Mr. Natsume took the book, looked at it, and asked, "Why don't you give it to the protagonist in the book?"

Hearing this, Oda Sakunosuke smiled subconsciously and said, "The protagonist in the book doesn't need this book now. He has found his own meaning."

"Then why did you give it to me for safekeeping?" Mr. Natsume asked.

"I've been feeling uneasy lately, as if something I can't predict is going to happen." Oda Sakunosuke frowned, "If something happens to me, and something unusual happens in Yokohama, then I'd like you to pass this book on to the protagonist in the book."

"What did you notice?" Mr. Natsume asked again.

"Mr. Natsume, I'm very sorry. If I tell you about this, it will bring disaster. So please believe me, no one wants Yokohama and the world to be stable forever more than I do."

"In short, if one day I am gone, please hand this book over to the protagonist in the book at the appropriate time."】

After reading this memory, Sakaguchi Ango couldn't help but frown. He looked at Nakahara Chuuya and asked, "Was there anything unusual before the incident with Chief Oda?"

"What did you find?" Nakahara Chuuya asked back anxiously.

"Oda seemed to have sensed the crisis in advance," said Ango Sakaguchi.

Nakahara Chuuya thought carefully but could not recall anything useful because Dazai Osamu had just become the president of the Armed Detective Agency shortly before Oda Sakunosuke's accident. At that time, he was attracted by this incident and ignored the abnormality of Oda Sakunosuke.

Sakaguchi Ango continued to read the remaining memories of the items in the room, but the items he chose next did not leave any useful memories. After a final look around, he looked down at the carpet under his feet.

Ango Sakaguchi squatted down and put his hand on the carpet. The memory left on the carpet was a unique upward perspective. In the picture he read, there were two people standing on the carpet. Judging from their clothes, one of them was Oda Sakunosuke, and the other was wearing a pair of long boots. As for their appearance, it was not clear due to the perspective.

[“I’m very sorry for disturbing you.” said the man in long boots.

"You must have planned to get in here." Oda Sakunosuke spoke, and he was obviously very wary of the person in front of him. "What is your purpose?"

"What do you think superpowers are?" the man in long boots asked back.

Oda Sakunosuke remained silent and did not answer. The man in the boots did not seem to care either. He continued, "I just came here to take something away."

"No one can take anything from the mafia without paying a price." Oda Sakunosuke said in a cold voice, "Sir, I think you have come to the wrong place."

A low laugh was heard, and the man in the long boots took a step forward and said, "What if I said that the object was a [book]?"

"You..." Oda Sakunosuke was shocked. He obviously didn't expect to hear the answer "book" from the man's mouth.

"Now the only ones who know about the existence of [the book] are you and me. If you had told a third person about the existence of [the book], then this world might be in danger." The man in the boots continued.

"How did you know that?" Oda Sakunosuke asked.

"How did you know that, Mr. Chief?" the man in long boots asked.

Oda Sakunosuke looked at the person who came, his fists clenched tightly, and he was obviously struggling inside. He was originally Oda Sakunosuke from the main world. After his death, he came here with his memories and learned about the original development of this possible world in front of him.

After knowing everything, he did almost the same thing as Leader Zai. He got the [Book] and became the leader of the port black/hand gang, guiding Nakajima Atsushi and Akutagawa Ryunosuke to grow and fight, but he used a gentler way. After that, he did not tell both of them the existence of the [Book] and the truth about the world at the same time, because he wanted to stay and continue to protect this world, but in order to prevent accidents, he told Nakajima Atsushi everything he knew. If he had an accident one day, he would let Nakajima Atsushi tell the truth to Akutagawa Ryunosuke, so that the number of people who knew the existence of the [Book] could be kept within three.

But he didn't expect that another insider would appear before him, which completely disrupted his plan. If more than three people knew about it at the same time, the world would become unstable. Thinking of this, Oda Sakunosuke's eyes suddenly became stern.

"By the way, there is one thing I want you to know," the man in the long boots said again, "If something happens to me here, then the news about [the book] will probably spread to everyone tomorrow."

"You...what is your purpose?"

"My current goal is to get [the book], but it seems that the leader is not going to give it up, so I'll take my leave first." After saying the above, the man in the long boots really turned around and left. However, when he walked to the door, he stopped and said, "If there is a chance, I look forward to meeting you next time."】

...

Armed detective agency.

"The balloons and streamers were found."

“We have colored lights and latte art, but we haven’t found any suitable flowers.”

Naomi Tanizaki and Junichiro Tanizaki entered the room dragging two cardboard boxes. After putting the things down, they looked inside the detective agency and saw Dazai Osamu wearing a black windbreaker. Seeing Dazai Osamu dressed like this, they were both stunned. Junichiro Tanizaki couldn't help but say: "President Dazai, have you finally decided to join the mafia? Will that bring President Fukuzawa back?"

Dazai Osamu turned around and realized that the two people mistook him for the president of this place. He did not explain, but came over to check the things the two people brought back, and said excitedly: "Have you started preparing for the banquet?"

"Didn't you see the final chapter?" Ling Yi suddenly poked his head out from the sofa and asked Dazai Osamu.

"What does the banquet have to do with the novel's final chapter?" Dazai asked innocently, "I just think that as the leader of the Black Hand comes to visit the Armed Detective Agency, it wouldn't be too grand for the host to hold a banquet to welcome him, right?"

[From what Zai said, the final chapter of the novel must be related to the banquet, right? ]

[Detective Takezai always intentionally or unintentionally missed the celebration party of the detective agency, so I always felt that Detective Takezai was not only lonely, but also accustomed to loneliness. Odasaku must have seen Dazai's loneliness, so he wrote such an ending. In Odasaku's conception, Dazai should have lived a refreshing, bright and energetic life.]

[Although I know this is just one of countless possible worlds, I still can't help it. Leader Dazai once said that his world is the only one where Oda Saku is alive and writing novels. *Could this also be the only world where Dazai finds the meaning of life? ]

[Dazai finally found the meaning, but the world is coming to an end. Woohoo, woohoo, woohoo, let me cry.]

[Everyone, don't be pessimistic. For President Zai, he has already found the most important thing, so it doesn't matter if the world is destroyed. You see, everyone in the Armed Detective Agency is also very optimistic, so we should also be happy for Zai! ]

[I am very happy. President Zai also lent Odasaku's novel to Chief Zai. This is to pass on the meaning, so I am really happy.]

[I thought the president would protect his food, but I didn't expect him to give the book to the leader so easily.]

[Because the book is "The World of Osamu", and because they are all Dazai Osamu]

[It is easy to lend but hard to get it back. The leader started to cheat in order to keep Odasaku's novel.]

[You can't say he's cheating, after all, the game only lasts seven days, and the leader probably wants to memorize the entire novel.]

[Looking at President Jae's lazy look, it seems like he's not serious at all. The only one who can see through Jae is Jae.]

[Why do I feel that President Jae simply wants to make Leader Jae jealous? ]

[President Jae: Do I think so much? ]

"Two, two presidents?" Naomi Tanizaki's eyes widened and she looked around. She and Junichiro Tanizaki were not in the detective agency yesterday, so she didn't know that there were four visitors from other worlds here.

Dazai Osamu stretched out a finger and shook it: "I am now the leader of the port mafia."

Naomi Tanizaki turned around and looked at Junichiro Tanizaki beside her and asked, "You can't use your special powers now, right?"

Junichiro Tanizaki's ability "Sayuki" can project illusions in space. Seeing another Dazai Osamu appear, Naomi Tanizaki thought her ability had been restored, but Junichiro Tanizaki denied it. Naomi Tanizaki pointed at Dazai Osamu and said, "Then how did this person appear?"

Tanizaki Junichiro thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it fell from a crack in the sky."

With the end of the world coming first, it was easy for everyone to accept some strange things. So after hearing what Junichiro Tanizaki said, Naomi Tanizaki nodded and stopped paying too much attention to Dazai Osamu. Instead, she turned around and asked Ling Yi how to solve the problem of flowers needed for the banquet?

Ling Yi came over, checked the things the two had brought back, turned to Dazai Osamu and said, "The Armed Detective Agency is too small here, I'm afraid we can't hold a banquet to entertain you, Mr. Leader. However, I would like to visit the Black Hand Gang in a few days, and I hope you can prepare the flowers for the banquet then."

It feels really good to have someone to share the work with. Ling Yi glanced at the tired Tanizaki siblings who had just returned from outside, and turned to [Akutagawa Ryunosuke] who was reading a magazine inside and said, "Akutagawa, go and see the leader off, and take these two boxes to the mafia."

Dazai Osamu was forcibly sent back to the Black Hand Gang, but he also understood Ling Yi's meaning. The Armed Detective Agency was indeed too small. Since they were going to prepare a banquet, they must prepare the most grand banquet. There was no more suitable place than the Black Hand Gang building at the port.

As for the location, let's choose the rooftop, Dazai Osamu thought. As the current leader, he didn't think there was anything wrong with doing so. He returned to the Port Mafia very happily, as if he had finally encountered something very meaningful, and began to carefully plan every step of the banquet.

"Akutagawa, please deliver the things first." Dazai Osamu said, while he stayed outside and looked at the building of the port mafia.

"Hello." A voice suddenly came from behind. Dazai ignored it. The person who spoke seemed impatient and raised his voice again, "Hello!"

Dazai Osamu turned around and lowered his head slightly, and saw a black hat and eyes under the hat that were trying hard to suppress anger.

"It's Chuuya." Dazai Osamu said casually.

Nakahara Chuuya was stunned for a moment, then reacted, as if to hide his discomfort, and angrily said: "Do you and I know each other well?!"

"Do you prefer being called a dwarf or a slug?" Dazai Osamu asked in surprise.

Nakahara Chuuya's fists were clenched so tightly that they made crackling sounds. He took a few deep breaths and looked at the person in front of him with a ferocious and terrifying smile...

Dazai Osamu took a step back to prevent the man in front of him from suddenly attacking him. However, after a few breaths, the orange-haired young man in front of him calmed down a little bit. However, when he spoke, his tone was still cold: "I may have misunderstood you about what happened before..."

"Hmm?" Dazai Osamu looked confused, as if he didn't understand what Zhong was saying.

His reaction caused the anger that Nakahara Chuuya had just suppressed to rebound at a rapid speed: "But it still doesn't change the fact that you guys are very annoying!"

“Hahaha.” Dazai suddenly laughed. Seeing Chuuya’s face getting uglier and uglier, as if he was really going to bite him, he regained his serious look and said, “You shouldn’t have told me, and you don’t have to tell me.”

You shouldn't tell him because he is not the Dazai here. You don't need to tell him because he doesn't think Chuuya's previous behavior was a misunderstanding. If he didn't want to be misunderstood, he could have explained it clearly in many ways. But he couldn't notice, couldn't stop, and couldn't retain it, so he couldn't say a word of defense.

"Huh?" Nakahara Chuuya thought Dazai was mocking him, he couldn't help but grind his teeth, "What are you talking about?"

Seeing the colorful face of Nakahara Chuuya, Dazai Osamu smiled again. He turned to the port mafia building next to him and said, "I think our mafia building is too dark. If we want to hold a banquet, we may need to hang some brightly colored ribbons or banners outside..."

The last string of reason in Nakahara Chuuya's mind finally broke, and he suddenly jumped up and rushed towards the person in front of him:

"Who are you and us!"

"You damned bastard!"

"Don't touch the Mafia's building!"

Dazai Osamu deftly dodged the fist swung by Nakahara Chuuya and said with a smile: "Chuuya, come to the banquet too..."