Chapter 171 Dear Feijia

In the underground cells of the Minato Kuro Building, a landmark building in Yokohama, the newly captured Lucy Montgomery and John Steinbeck are imprisoned in the deepest area as people with special abilities.

Without Dazai Osamu's real-time suppression, Lucy Montgomery activated her special ability [Red-haired Anne of the Abyss] after being locked up and hid in her own different space.

Douma, the master of the prison, did not care much about this. After all, he was not a devil who would force a young girl to stay in a bare, cold cell. As long as the girl could not escape and could not contact the members of the group outside, it would be fine.

Compared to Lucy Montgomery, who is unlikely to reveal any information, Douma's main target is John Steinbeck, who is imprisoned in the cell next to her.

Thanks to the spoilers in the original novel, Douma knows John Steinbeck's weaknesses very well.

I can't remember the specific name of John Steinbeck's ability, but I remember that it was abbreviated as "Grape". He came from a large family in the countryside and was very poor (emphasis, for the test). He had a lovely sister. In order to prevent his family from starving and freezing in his hometown, he had to do his best to complete the tasks assigned by Fitzgerald in exchange for money to support his family.

Compared to Lucy Montgomery, an orphan with nowhere to go except the group, John Steinbeck, who is full of weaknesses, could not be easier to conquer.

Therefore, Douma directly skipped the seemingly empty cell and continued walking inside. He stopped at the door of the cell where John Steinbeck was imprisoned and signaled with his eyes: "Open the door."

"Yes." After receiving the boss's clear order, the guard in charge of guarding the cell hurriedly took out the key to open the door, then saluted silently and retreated to the end of the corridor very tactfully to ensure that he would not hear any sounds that he should not hear.

John Steinbeck raised his head when he heard the door open, and looked towards the door with caution. After discovering that the person coming was Douma, he became even more nervous, but his face did not show much surprise. Instead, he pretended to be cheerful and got up from the hard bed, and greeted with a smile: "Good evening, Master Transcendence."

"Good evening." Douma replied subconsciously, and then he realized that the blond young man in front of him had a hidden attribute of a social bull. But when he thought about how Fitzgerald could arrange the difficult Mr. K to be his partner, he didn't think it was strange.

Suppressing the messy thoughts in his mind, Douma said directly: "You should have guessed my purpose, so please don't waste time and tell me everything you know."

Hearing this, John Steinbeck's smile became even more exaggerated, but his eyes were staring at the pair of colorful eyes opposite him, which were not waving at all, and he asked disdainfully: "Why do you think I would choose to betray you?"

"This was destined from the beginning." Douma was not angry, but answered the other party's question calmly.

Douma did not lie, the ending had already been written from the moment John Steinbeck fell into the hands of their port mafia. No one could escape Dazai Osamu's torture, and the black mud spirit who knew human nature well could always get the information he wanted, without exception.

Thinking of this, Douma couldn't help but reveal a bit of sympathy in his eyes when he looked at John Steinbeck.

If John Steinbeck had known better and revealed the information earlier, he could have suffered less. After all, the torture of the soul is always more unbearable than the pain of the body. Many hard bones were broken after experiencing the torture (crossing out) of Dazai Osamu.

John Steinbeck naturally had no idea what Douma was thinking at the moment, nor did he know much about Dazai Osamu's methods, but when he heard Douma's firm tone as if he was telling the truth, and his eyes that were as sad as the statues in the church in his hometown, he couldn't help but feel a little shaken in his heart: "I..."

John Steinbeck almost gave in, but the next second he thought of his sister far away at home. If he betrayed the group and didn't get the promised reward, his lovely sister might starve to death.

Thinking of this, John Steinbeck closed his mouth again.

As if seeing through his hesitation, Douma didn't wait for him to say no, but reminded him gently, "Your sister who is looking forward to your return home every day, if you can't wait for your brother, you will definitely be sad even if you get the compensation from the group, right?"

"You...how do you know I have a sister?" In a hurry, John Steinbeck almost forgot to use honorifics. Fortunately, his reason reminded him not to be too rude in front of the transcendent, so he managed to get back on track.

Douma, who had the spoiler turned on, smiled but said nothing, waiting for the prey to come over by itself.

The deepest secret was revealed, and John Steinbeck could no longer keep a smile on his face. Through Douma's words, he imagined a series of broken promises, or the tragic scene of his sister being bullied with a huge sum of money without him to rely on.

Thinking of this, Grape, who is obsessed with his sister, clenched his fists tightly. He didn't feel any pain even when his nails dug into his palms. After a long while, he lowered his head dejectedly and compromised like a drowned dog: "I am willing to tell you everything I know, and I only hope to get your protection."

Douma smiled and extended his right hand to the uneasy John Steinbeck: "Of course, the Port Mafia welcomes you to join."

John Steinbeck quickly held Douma's outstretched right hand, feeling the warmth from his palm, and the panic on his face disappeared.

Apparently, the promise of a transcendent being comforted John Steinbeck more than the intimidation posed by the group.

With the cooperation of Grape-kun (crossed out) John Steinbeck, the group that relied on the characteristics of the white whale to hide itself in the dark is no longer a threat.

The port mafia that learned of the Beluga whale's route showed its wealth and talent, and could easily send out enough people to capture the Beluga whale by force.

Even if we exclude Oda Sakunosuke who is gradually becoming a babysitter, and Yumeno Hisasaku, Nakajima Atsushi, and Akutagawa Ryunosuke who are not yet mature, Douma still has the two Heihei, a partner at the peak of both intelligence and strength, the Flag Association full of young talents, and high-end combat forces such as Kidou and Gin who have explosive practical abilities.

There was no need for Douma himself to take action, and all the members of the group were defeated.

The eldest lady Margaret Mitchell, who can manipulate the wind to quickly weather objects, is not weak. Ordinary people cannot get close to her at all, and long-range attacks are also ineffective. She is a very difficult woman to deal with.

But when such a strong woman faced Dazai Osamu [No Longer Human], her supernatural powers that had always been invincible were no longer effective and she was easily defeated by Dazai Osamu.

Her partner, Father Nathaniel Hawthorne, wanted to help but was powerless. Anyone who was stopped by Nakahara Chuuya would no longer have the energy to pay attention to others. The supernatural power [Scarlet Letter] that could turn one's own blood into sacred text and manipulate it also suffered a disastrous failure.

When Mark Twain, who is good at sniping, faces off against Gide, who can predict the future, you can tell what the outcome will be.

Not to mention the non-combat team's captain Herman Melville, military advisor Louisa Olcott, and social phobic Edgar Allan Poe, who were quickly captured by the pianist and Gin.

In the end, the only one left was the lonely leader Fitzgerald, who was mercifully left behind to confront his fellow leader Douma on the spot.

Under the watchful eyes of many psychics in the port mafia, Fitzgerald shrugged calmly: "The team failed faster than I thought."

Louisa Olcott, who was being held by the collar by Gin without mercy, felt so guilty that her eyes turned red: "I'm sorry, Captain, my plan didn't work."

Fitzgerald smiled bitterly and waved his hand nonchalantly: "It has nothing to do with you. I saw the end of failure a long time ago, but I had to do it, and it caused you to end up like this."

"Excuse me." Douma, who was unexpectedly ignored, listened to the conversation between the two and couldn't help but point out the key point he grasped: "Why do you have to do this?"

In response to Douma's question, Fitzgerald had no intention of explaining, and even raised his hand to stop Louisa Alcott who wanted to help him explain: "No need to say more, Louisa."

In fact, Fitzgerald knew very well that even if he tried his best, he could not win this battle. Not to mention Douma, who was a transcendent being, none of the people with special abilities around Douma were good people. But if he wanted his wife and daughter to return safely, he had to do everything he could to keep his most precious treasure, which he could not afford to lose.

Fitzgerald's eyes flashed with determination. He made an inviting gesture to Douma and said solemnly, "Please do me a favor and fight me."

Douma did not immediately respond to Fitzgerald's invitation. From the moment he heard that sentence, he began to suspect that there was some conspiracy behind the group's attack.

'Have to do this'? Could it be that the reason why President Fei still came to snatch the 'book' even though his daughter was not dead was not because of the conclusion of the plot, but because of the coercion and temptation of certain people? Douma thought so and couldn't help but complain in his heart: This requires @ing the unknown kind-hearted Russian.

There is no need to think deeply, Douma, who has a built-in spoiler cheat, can blindly identify the mastermind behind the scenes: It’s you, it’s you, it’s you, dear Fei Jia.

After thinking it through, Douma shook his head and said, "I won't fight you. I'm more interested in the person behind you than a pathetic guy like you who was threatened by someone."

When Fitzgerald, with the Sword of Damocles hanging over his head, heard that Douma was unwilling to fight with him, he began to get scared. He was afraid that if he did not complete the task as Fyodor asked, the inhuman Russian would attack his wife and daughter.

"Still keeping quiet?" Douma ignored Fitzgerald's anxious expression and said confidently to the air in front of him, "Mr. Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky."

"What?" Fitzgerald looked around in surprise, and then realized what Douma meant. He immediately shouted anxiously, "Fyodor, I have done everything you said. If you dare to hurt them, I will fight you to the death!"

The next second, a harsh sound of electricity was heard, followed by a distorted, gentle (?) male voice: "It's really unfair, I didn't do anything, I just took a photo with someone when I passed by."