Chapter 63

Sakaguchi Ango, who had just walked in, looked at Dazai Osamu's face, paused for a moment, and then chose to sit next to Oda Sakunosuke, who was safer, and whispered carefully in Oda Sakunosuke's ear: "Dazai, what's wrong? Your expression is so... um... serious."

The intelligence officer's high emotional intelligence and ability to read people's expressions allowed Ango Sakaguchi to pick out an adjective that wasn't so unpleasant, although he was actually thinking that Dazai's expression was too ugly tonight.

"Douma asked me to help return the locator that Dazai had placed on him to its original owner." Oda Sakunosuke put down the wine glass in his hand and calmly recounted what had just happened: "And then Dazai was like this."

"..." Sakaguchi Ango's mind raced, thinking about the purpose behind this matter. What was Douma's purpose in doing this? A threat? A warning? Or just to inform Dazai that he already knew about their private friendship?

Oda Sakunosuke couldn't help but laugh when he saw Sakaguchi Ango, who also fell silent after hearing what he said. Although saying this might make him seem a little heartless, he really didn't feel that Douma had any intention of plotting against him.

Oda Sakunosuke was sure of this, and he could see that the children liked playing with Douma, so a person who was loved by young children must not be a bad person. Oda Sakunosuke thought more and more that Douma was a good person.

Although he always gives people a dull feeling from his appearance, in fact, Oda Sakunosuke is not stupid and is actually very smart, otherwise he would not have become a gold medal killer and retired safely.

The two friends' behavior was like a blanket of caution towards Douma on Oda Sakunosuke's face. He couldn't even pretend that he didn't know, so he shook his head helplessly: "You guys are exaggerating too much."

Dazai Osamu, who was in a brain storm, immediately broke his calm appearance upon hearing this and stood up excitedly, slamming the table: "Odasaku! You actually learned how to complain."

"Complain?" Oda Sakunosuke looked up at Dazai Osamu who had suddenly become excited, with a confused look on his face.

"Hey, Ango, Ango, did you hear that?" Dazai Osamu leaned back, passed Odasakunosuke in the middle, reached out and pulled the dazed Sakaguchi Ango and said with a smile: "This is Odasaku's first complaint, it's worth commemorating."

After being interrupted by Dazai Osamu, Sakaguchi Ango regained his thoughts. As the real complainer among the three, he complained without any hesitation: "It's impossible. That's Odasaku, who is a natural level MAX. How could he complain?"

As if responding to Sakaguchi Ango's complaints, Oda Sakunosuke's calm voice echoed at the same time, and he calmly explained: "I didn't complain, I just told the truth."

Sakaguchi Ango's originally serious expression was immediately broken, and he chuckled at Oda Sakunosuke's answer. He raised his eyebrows at Dazai Osamu who looked unwilling, as if to say: See, I was right.

"…As expected, this is Oda Saku's style. It hasn't changed at all." Dazai Osamu snorted and withdrew his hand. He slumped over on the bar, poking the wine glass that was oozing with water with his fingers out of boredom. As he shook it, the unmelted spherical ice cubes hit the wall of the glass, making a clear and pleasant sound.

As if he had found an interesting toy, Dazai Osamu began to shake the wine glass childishly, tilting his ear to listen to the crisp sound of the ice cubes colliding with the glass.

Oda Sakunosuke and Sakaguchi Ango were not surprised by this. Oda Sakunosuke drank quietly, while Sakaguchi Ango called the bartender and ordered a glass of wine: "Same old, thank you for your help."

Dazai Osamu, Oda Sakunosuke, and Sakaguchi Ango were all regulars at this bar, and the bartender, who was already familiar with them, responded with a familiar attitude: "Okay, Mr. Sakaguchi, please wait a moment."

There weren't many customers at the moment, so the bartender quickly prepared and served Sakaguchi Ango's drink. Sakaguchi Ango politely nodded and said, "Thank you."

Dazai Osamu, who was playing a childish game, showed an expression of disapproval, sat up straight and faced Sakaguchi Ango, saying in disapproval: "Eh - you are too serious, Ango."

Sakaguchi Ango pushed up his glasses and replied vaguely, "I'm used to it."

As if trying to avoid Dazai Osamu's always inquiring gaze, Sakaguchi Ango naturally picked up the wine glass and took a sip. His movements made it impossible to see the expression in his eyes hidden under the lenses.

Oda Sakunosuke, who has gradually adapted to the life of a stay-at-home dad, said pertinently: "This is a good habit."

Dazai Osamu showed a surprised expression, and exaggeratedly covered his chest, pretending to hold his heart: "You two guys, are you going to unite to deal with me? How can you do this? Aren't we friends?"

Sakaguchi Ango, the person who made the comments, responded at the right time: "Because we are friends, we have to unite to deal with you. After all, you are the legendary Dazai."

"Hey, hey..." Dazai Osamu put away his exaggerated expression, returned to his normal expression, and asked curiously: "What legendary Dazai? How come I, the person involved, don't know about it?"

"I've heard that, too." Oda Sakunosuke actively participated in this topic he was familiar with, repeating the outside world's evaluation of Dazai Osamu today: "'The greatest misfortune of Dazai Osamu's enemies is to be Dazai Osamu's enemy.' Yukisuke thought it was very cool."

Afraid that the two friends didn't know Kosuke, Oda Sakunosuke went on to explain: "Kosuke is the oldest boy among my adopted children. His dream is to become a mafia member when he grows up."

"Don't children usually dream of becoming teachers, doctors, lawyers, etc. when they grow up? Why is there an option called the Mafia?" Sakaguchi Ango made no secret of his dislike for the Mafia, and continued to tease Dazai Osamu: "Look, even children have heard of your deeds."

Dazai Osamu originally thought that this evaluation was very good, but after listening to Sakaguchi Ango's merciless ridicule, a subtle feeling of shame swept over his body. However, Dazai Osamu is Dazai Osamu, how could he be defeated so easily? He snorted calmly and ignored it.

Sitting between the two people, Oda Sakunosuke drank quietly, calmly treating the bickering that filled his ears as background music to liven up the atmosphere, with a warm curve at the corner of his mouth.

When it comes to talking, Sakaguchi Ango is naturally no match for Dazai Osamu. He was defeated in a short while. Like a defeated dog that couldn't stand up, he took a big gulp of the wine in the glass. The hot wine flowed down his throat, and his whole body seemed to be burning from the inside out.

Sakaguchi Ango's always tense spirit was briefly relaxed under the influence of alcohol. He sighed comfortably and made a truce gesture to Dazai Osamu: "Stop, I give up."

Having achieved a temporary victory, Dazai Osamu puffed out his chest with pride, glanced at his defeated general with disdain, and before another round of war could be triggered, he stopped while he was ahead and stopped provoking the defeated Ango Sakaguchi.

The three of them slowly finished their glasses of wine in a peaceful atmosphere, talking about some random but not at all sensitive topics, with a tacit understanding like old friends who have known each other for many years, and it was completely hard to tell that they had actually only known each other for a short time.

When they were about to say goodbye, Dazai Osamu, who had avoided talking about Douma the entire time, suddenly reminded him, "Odasaku, you have to be careful of Douma."

Before Oda Sakunosuke could make a statement, Sakaguchi Ango, an intelligence officer, used his expertise to point out something scathingly: "There's no way to be careful. Douma has left Oda Sakunosuke's adopted children with him. If he wants to do something..."

Silence is better than words here.

Recently, Dazai Osamu has been busy finishing up the work, trying his best to let the Port Mafia gain more benefits from this war of leaders. Therefore, he has not paid special attention to the specific situation of Oda Sakunosuke for a long time. He only knows that he is fine. He couldn't help but frown when he suddenly learned this new news.

Knowing that Dazai Osamu was worried about the safety of him and his children, Oda Sakunosuke replied seriously: "Don't worry, I will pay attention."

Seeing that the two friends still seemed to be very wary of Douma, Oda Sakunosuke smiled helplessly and continued what he wanted to say before: "Douma is not as bad as you think. I can feel that he is a good person and the children like him very much."

Ango Sakaguchi recalled in his mind all the information he had collected about Douma. It clearly showed how Douma was a cold-blooded and ruthless person with powerful abilities who was very good at superficial work to win people's hearts. Well, it should be said that he was a transcendent person.

After thinking about it, Sakaguchi Ango adjusted his glasses. There was nothing special on his face, but he replied coldly: "Oh, I don't believe it."

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Noticing that Odasakunosuke was still looking at them seriously, Sakaguchi Ango couldn't help but doubt his life. He wondered why Odasaku, who in his impression was extremely sharp, failed this time and couldn't see through Douma's obvious mask. Isn't this too weird?

However, Dazai Osamu, who was given the title of the script team by the original work, did not immediately raise any objections after hearing what Oda Saku said, but fell into deep thought. The doubts and speculations he had about Douma flooded into his mind.

Dazai Osamu touched his smooth chin with his bandaged fingers, and when he raised his eyes again, his eyes were full of thought: "So that's how it is, I misunderstood Douma-kun."

"Are you... kidding?" Sakaguchi Ango looked at Dazai Osamu who suddenly changed sides with an incomprehensible look. He didn't know why even Dazai Osamu believed such nonsense.

Dazai Osamu looked at Sakaguchi Ango strangely and said as a matter of course: "Because Oda Saku said so."

Oda Saku has an extraordinary sharpness, which is his innate talent, and Dazai Osamu chooses to believe in his friend's talent and judgment. After all, he himself once suspected that Douma might be a good person.

If he was the only one who made a momentary misjudgment, then perhaps this guess was just a coincidence, but if it was coupled with Oda Saku's corroborative evidence, he would have reason to believe that this incredible answer was correct.

Except for the impossible, no matter how unreasonable it is, that is the truth!

Dazai Osamu, who always manages to break away from the limitations of ordinary people's thinking, accepted this outrageous conclusion with almost no resistance: Douma might be a good person.