Tsurumi River Flow [Minor Revision]
Liu turned around blankly, while Dazai Osamu lay face down on the ground as if he had been kicked.
Ryu blinked innocently, squatted down in front of Dazai, and apologized sincerely: "Ah, I'm sorry. I'm a Shield Hero, and I have a counterattack skill."
He was not from this world; he was summoned here by a voice that appeared in his mind.
Before this, the world of Liu was plagued by monsters and demons. Therefore, in the continent of Misiri, being a hero is a highly respected profession, and the highest ideal for ordinary people is to become a hero.
After Ryu was found to have the talent to become the Shield Hero, he began a series of training sessions related to becoming the Shield Hero.
He seemed to be born to be the Shield Hero. The test showed that he had a physique of 10, which allowed him to adapt to the training mission very quickly.
From this perspective, Liu is a true embodiment of a winner in life.
But God opens a window for him, but He will also close a door.
Liu has an IQ of only 4, which also leads to his low EQ. He is very straightforward and stubborn in his personality, and often indiscriminately persecutes everyone around him because of his straightforwardness.
Even with her charm level of 8, she still offended quite a few people, and before her reincarnation, she was even given the title of "[Missiri's Number One Hate]".
Now, this world, Mori Ōgai, and Dazai Osamu are being persecuted indiscriminately.
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Dazai Osamu got up from the ground, rubbed his chin and nose which were red from being bumped, and looked at Ryu with an unfriendly gaze: "Hey, are you a superhuman?"
Liu paused for a moment, then shook his head in confusion: "A superhuman? I'm not."
Dazai Osamu ignored Ryu's explanation and subconsciously assumed that Ryu was also an ability user and that the ability he had just used was his ability. However, after calming down, Dazai Osamu realized the truth in an instant.
Ryu might not be lying, after all, his superpower [No Longer Human] is very special, as it can nullify any superpower that touches his body.
Thinking of this, Dazai Osamu glanced at Yanliu with an ambiguous expression, then turned to look at Mori Ōgai.
The black-hearted doctor in his white coat seemed to be secretly delighted at finding a new diamond. He ignored the gaze that Dazai Osamu, a student, cast at him, and walked over with a gentle expression and a warm smile.
Dazai Osamu pursed his lips, his eyes filled with an unfathomable darkness. He crossed his arms and took a few steps back, leaning against the desk, intending to see how Mori Ougai would fool this idiot, Ryu.
Mori Ougai, having clearly heard Ryu's initial explanation, was quite concerned: "Was that Ryu's ability just now? Was it reflecting damage?"
The black-haired, golden-eyed boy nodded obediently and reiterated his identity to the two.
Both Mori Ougai and Dazai Osamu showed a hint of surprise in their eyes. After all, if they hadn't witnessed Ryu's ability firsthand, and given that Dazai Osamu's special ability [No Longer Human] was quite unique, anyone else would probably have just assumed that this guy was still in his chuunibyou phase.
Mori Ougai looked at Ryu's serious face, his dark red eyes narrowed, as if he hadn't noticed the problem with Ryu's identity, and kindly corrected him, explaining: "There are some people in this world who possess supernatural abilities. They are unknown to others and hide among the crowd, calling themselves superhumans."
In order to better explain to Ryu, Mori Ougai unexpectedly used his special ability.
"This is Alice-chan, isn't she cute?"
A blonde, mixed-race little girl suddenly appeared, and upon seeing that annoying Dazai Osamu was also there, she darted behind Mori Ougai in fright. With a reliable adult protecting her, Alice peeked out and made a face at Dazai Osamu.
Ryu was quite surprised to see the blonde little girl hiding behind Mori Ougai, and was very curious about the superpowers of this world. After Mori Ougai finished explaining about superpowered individuals, he nodded, only half understanding.
His usually unused brain suddenly had a useful idea in that instant. Liu decided to go with the flow and hide his identity, pretending to be a superhuman with special abilities.
After all, to fulfill the hero's mission, he needed to integrate into this world.
Then, as if suddenly enlightened, Liu said in a melodious tone, "So there are indeed people with superpowers in this world."
The black-haired, golden-eyed boy changed his tone from when he was explaining his identity, and solemnly and seriously said, "Well, actually I am a superpowered person."
Osamu Dazai: "..."
He would have believed it if his superpower hadn't been called "No Longer Human".
Mr. Mori knew perfectly well that his superpower could be nullified, but in order to win over and subdue the idiot Ryu, he deliberately concealed this crucial information and even tricked Ryu into acknowledging his identity as a superpowered individual.
Dazai Osamu thought about it for a moment and understood Mori Ougai's ill intentions. He looked up at Ryu, who was completely unaware of being trapped by Mori-san, and felt a rare pang of sympathy.
But then, thinking of the idiot's appetite, Dazai Osamu immediately suppressed the budding sympathy. He glanced coldly at the two people, each with their own agenda, and immediately felt bored and uninterested, so he lowered his eyelids and stopped looking.
After Ryu readily acknowledged his status as an ability user, Mori Ougai's gaze towards Ryu became even more affectionate.
He was very friendly and, right in front of Liu, made a phone call to reorder takeout, repeatedly reminding the restaurant to order an extra-large portion.
After hanging up the phone, Mori Ougai looked at Ryu with friendly eyes: "Since we're so destined to meet, how about I help Ryu choose a surname? How about Tsurumi River?"
“Tsurumi River Nagare.” Mori Ogai looked at Nagare and explained to him, “Because my first meeting with Nagare was at Tsurumi River.”
Liu murmured the name aloud, thought it sounded quite nice, nodded happily, and thanked him affectionately: "Yes, thank you, Dr. Mori."
Seeing Mori Ougai use the surname to quickly build a relationship with Ryu, Dazai Osamu paused, stroking the black coat he was wearing, recalling the scene when Mr. Mori gave him the coat.
He curled his lips into a mocking smile, then raised his eyes and glanced at Liu with an ambiguous look.
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Having acquired the identity and surname of a superhuman, Tsurumi Ryu felt he had perfectly integrated into this new world. He began using his clinic as a base to explore and expand his territory.
The small clinic was located near the edge of Leibo Street, surrounded by dilapidated, gray bungalows. As it approached the center of the giant pit, the dilapidated bungalows gradually disappeared, and simple shacks began to appear.
Over the past few days, Tsurumi Kawakuri has roughly figured out the complex terrain and intricate network of alleys around the Raiba Street. This is perhaps an exceptional ability of Tsurumi Kawakuri as a Shield Hero, as he has a very good sense of direction.
While getting familiar with the surrounding terrain, Tsurumi Kawakami saw many "Yokohama specialties"—Mafia members—coming to the clinic for treatment during his few days there.
Tsurumi Kawakami was helping Mori Ougai with his work, treating a wound on the side of a burly man with tattoos on his arm, a scar on his eye, and a buzz cut. He also listened to Mori Ougai chatting with the man.
After seeing the patient off, Tsurumi Kawaru followed Mori Ougai as he took off his disposable gloves and walked out, asking with a puzzled look, "Is it chaotic outside Leibai Street lately?"
These past few days, the clinic has seen a lot of patients needing treatment for various sharp weapon wounds and gunshot wounds. While helping out, Tsurumi Kawa overheard several conversations between them and gained a general understanding of the Mafia organization in Yokohama.
The small groups entrenched in the Rippachi district are all petty and insignificant; they are affiliated with different larger organizations, while the three largest organizations in Yokohama are constantly clashing.
Large organizations won't get involved in minor skirmishes because it would be beneath their dignity.
So they each protected their affiliated small organizations and began fighting amongst themselves. Leibo Street was a lawless area, a place where all sorts of people mingled, there were many undocumented immigrants, and resources were extremely scarce.
It wasn't just for the protection of larger organizations; survival was always the top priority for these small groups of poor people living on Leibo Street.
Shootings, brawls, robberies, and other violent incidents occurred frequently.
Mori Ougai pinched the bridge of his nose, looking exhausted, the dark circles under his eyes deepening. Although he had received advance warning that Yokohama's underworld was about to descend into chaos, the non-stop surgeries of the past few days had still taken a toll on his energy.
Hearing Tsurumi Ryu's question, Mori Ougai picked up his thermos and took a sip of herbal tea. He sorted through the information he had gathered from the past few days of trading, and answered Ryu slowly, multitasking.
"...Hmm, things will probably be like this for the next few days. It's said that the leader of the Port Mafia, one of the three major organizations, is sick." Mori Ougai analyzed the useful information in his mind, and couldn't help but glance at the Takase-kai and GGS, finally settling on the Port Mafia.
Tsurumi blinked, unable to understand why the commotion outside was related to the port Mafia leader's illness.
He put the bandages and medicine into the medicine cabinet, and locked the lock on the outside as he closed the glass cabinet door.
Tsurumi Kawakami walked to the chair opposite Mori Ogai and sat down. He swung his legs, which were dangling in the air, and continued to ask the same question.
"...Dr. Mori, what kind of person is the leader of the port Mafia?"
Mori Ogai was somewhat surprised by the question Tsurumi Kawa asked. He put down his thermos and looked at him carefully for a few moments: "I have never met the leader of the Port Mafia, but I heard that he was a man of great courage and boldness when he was young."
The Port Mafia was created by the other party. It has been able to climb to its current position in just over a decade. It can only be compared with the two old organizations, the Takase-kai and GGS, which have been entrenched in Yokohama for a long time. It can only be said that the leader of the Port Mafia is a ruthless and ambitious man.
But heroes grow old, and in the face of aging and death, the once-powerful and ruthless nature of heroes changes drastically, and they begin to become tyrannical and cruel.
Tsurumi Kawakami nodded upon hearing Mori Ougai's words. Just as he was about to ask about something else, he caught a glimpse of Dazai Osamu, who was wearing a black overcoat, strolling in from outside and heading straight for the medicine cabinet.
Having encountered several unexpected events in just one week, Tsurumi Kawaru becomes extremely agitated whenever he sees Dazai Osamu near the medicine cabinet.
He jumped off the chair and ran towards Dazai Osamu: "Dazai, what are you taking now?!"
Tsurumi Kawakami grabbed Dazai Osamu's arm in time, stopping him from reaching for the medicine cabinet.
Dazai Osamu, who had been caught, stared at him warily, shrugged, and spread his hands, saying, "Ah, is idiot Ryu a guard dog?"
Seeing Tsurugi Ryu glaring angrily and raising his fist, he immediately composed himself and said innocently, "I didn't have time to do anything this time, Ryu, can you let go of me now?"
Tsurumi Kawa looked up at the intact lock on the medicine cabinet, released Dazai Osamu's arm with some doubt, and warned him, "Dr. Mori said that medicines are in short supply recently, and neither sleeping pills nor bandages can be used casually."
Dazai Osamu's face fell. He stretched out his hands to Tsurumi Kawa, revealing his wrists wrapped in bandages under his sleeves: "Eh? But my bandages are all dirty. Can't you change them?"
Tsurumi Kawa looked down and saw the dirty, grayish-black bandage on Dazai Osamu's wrist. His face tightened, and he was at a loss for what to do, since Dazai Osamu's reason for wanting to change the bandage was not wrong.
He pondered for a while, then looked up at Dazai Osamu with a serious expression and said, "I'll let it go this time. I'll get you a roll of bandages."
Dazai Osamu succeeded, and he said with a grin, "Ah, thank you, Ryu." So easily fooled.
Tsurumi Kawakami nodded reservedly, accepted Dazai Osamu's thanks, unlocked the medicine cabinet with the key, and took out a clean, unopened roll of bandage from the lower cabinet for him.
Taking advantage of the moment Tsurumi Kawaru turned around, Dazai Osamu unexpectedly snatched two rolls of bandages and put them in his coat pocket. He took the bandages from Kawaru's hand with a smile, and then happily sat down on the sofa.
Meanwhile, Mori Ougai, sitting behind his desk, did not miss Dazai Osamu's opportunistic act. He narrowed his dark red eyes, but did not expose him. Instead, he observed Tsurumi Kawakami and Dazai Osamu's interaction like an outsider.
After Dazai Osamu changed his soiled bandages, Mori Ougai spoke up, "Dazai, where did you go again? Yokohama is starting to get chaotic lately. Next time you go out, let Ryu go with you."
Dazai Osamu paused, silently wrapped his right eye with the remaining bandage, and after doing so, he looked up at Mori Ougai, twitched the corner of his mouth, and said, "Mr. Mori, have you made up your mind? Then I have no problem."
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