Chapter 236 The Third Player

In fact, not only the comments in the comics, but also most of the posts in the forums, regarding the conversation between Dazai Osamu and "Mochizuki Kaoru" in these two episodes, as well as the attitude of "Mochizuki Kaoru" towards Dazai Osamu in the comics, most of them can be said to be one-sided.

Xi Haiqing Dou pondered for a long time and felt that perhaps it would be more accurate to use the word "accusation" to describe it?

To describe it as "complaint" or "condemnation" would be an exaggeration. At least it is not that serious at the moment.

The main perspective of the comic is Dazai Osamu, so the readers' emotions will naturally follow the emotions of Dazai Osamu, the "protagonist". This is understandable. In addition, Dazai Osamu has the buff of "seeing the future" and "the gap between future and reality" from the reader's perspective. As a result, every time Dazai Osamu feels sad and lost for "Mochizuki Kaoru", the readers in the barrage and forums will empathize with Dazai Osamu and feel sorry for him, and then be angry with "Mochizuki Kaoru".

——Come to think of it, it's a bit like seeing your best friend get dumped by someone, but still continuing to have such feelings towards that person? Maybe it's called "anger", right?

Xi Haiqing Dou gave a thumbs up to his own witty description.

In short, this is probably the attitude.

Of course, there are also some relatively rational "plot parties" and posts that stand from the perspective of "Mochizuki Kaoru" and try to rationally analyze the "rationality of Mochizuki Kaoru's attitude towards Dazai Osamu". However, compared with the above situation, they are just a drop in the bucket.

"Dazai Osamu is the only one who carries all the memories, and it's heartbreaking no matter how you look at it" has almost become the main theme of the forum now.

In this situation, the colder "Mochizuki Kaoru's" attitude is, the more unfair people will feel.

All in all, the discussion level of "Mochizuki Kaoru" in the forum has indeed increased a lot in an instant, whether it is about the "battle" between him and Rimbaud that was not really a battle, or his relationship with Dazai Osamu... and because of Dazai Osamu, the discussion level has also increased sharply - although the latter has a small part that is mixed, which can probably be regarded as "black and red"?

Saikai Haruto: ...Although that's really not what he meant.

The character he set for "Mochizuki Kaoru" is completely different from the script.

Although most of the time, things like "character setting" and "script" are meant to be changed, he didn't intend to change them to that extent all at once.

If Dazai Osamu hadn't messed around, if he didn't have the "book", then based on the character of "Mochizuki Kaoru" and according to his original script, his relationship with Dazai Osamu should probably be considered friends, instead of the current situation.

...So the reason why things have turned out like this is because of Dazai Osamu, right?

——This cannot go on any longer. Saikai Haruto realized this almost immediately.

We can't continue like this, following Dazai Osamu's script completely.

At first, he was right. If he followed Dazai Osamu's "script", many things would become simple.

With the "script", Dazai Osamu can solve most of the problems that may arise in the future, including the player whose name he does not know, where he is, or whether he will appear again.

It seems that he only needs to "lie down". As long as Dazai Osamu approaches him, or he approaches Dazai Osamu, there will always be comic scenes and "popularity points". He only needs to "peek" at Dazai Osamu's script occasionally...

However, this will have a fatal flaw - the image of "Mochizuki Kaoru" will gradually become "flat", and he will gradually be naturally placed on the "opposite side" of Dazai Osamu by readers of the forum.

The drawbacks have already begun to appear in the forum.

Whenever "Mochizuki Kaoru" is mentioned, Dazai Osamu will inevitably be mentioned... and the different attitudes towards "Mochizuki Kaoru" are increasing. Although there is sometimes a saying that "black and red are also red", Xi Haiqingdou pinched his glasses and thought about "Mochizuki Kaoru's" past and his personality, and still felt that this was not the result he wanted.

——He doesn’t want to be a “villain” this time, and forget about being “black and red”. He thinks those things should be left to “Yu Yuan Qian Qiu”.

Fortunately, his attitude before was vague enough, so now he can "attack or defend"... There is still time to revise the "script" overnight.

Of course, thanks to his decent performance in the comics, even though some viewers have complaints about his attitude towards Dazai Osamu, they are still a minority overall - most people's discussions about "Mochizuki Kaoru" are more concerned about his supernatural powers and fighting aspects... Of course, the warm relationship between him and Dazai Osamu is also indispensable... Well, it should be quite warm, right?

Saikai Haruto continued flipping through the comics.

Ah, it is indeed quite heartwarming - and the content is not just one or two shots, which is quite rare.

From the beginning, before they "lived together", he had a cold and tentative attitude towards Dazai Osamu, and when they lived together, his attitude seemed to be sometimes good, sometimes bad, and sometimes distant... Sometimes it was like he was treating a friend, sometimes it was like he was testing Dazai's defense, and sometimes it was like it was just an illusion. In short, it was a confusing feeling.

All are clearly and completely presented in the comics.

For example, the problems that arose when Dazai Osamu first moved in, and the tests between him and Dazai Osamu -

"Come to think of it, Dazai-kun seemed to trust me a lot and was confident that he could take you away from Rimbaud." The young man with medium-length hair was sitting on the sofa, flipping through the book on his lap. He took off his glasses and put them on the table beside him. He suddenly spoke as if nothing had happened.

"I didn't expect Dazai-kun to trust me so much?"

"Ah, because at worst, we still have Nakata."

Dazai Osamu, who was also reading, looked up, looking innocent and confident: "Anyway, if Mr. Mochizuki can't do anything, then let Chuuya go over to hold Mr. Randou, and we can go alone first."

Mochizuki Kaoru raised an eyebrow: "It seems that Dazai-kun and Nakahara-kun have a good relationship?"

"Of course." Dazai closed the book and smiled, "I trust Chuuya very much."

"Of course, there is also Mochizuki-sensei. Even if something really goes wrong, I think Mr. Ma Randou will not really do anything to Mochizuki-sensei, so Mochizuki-sensei doesn't have to worry."

He added, somewhat shyly, "When I was in Hong Kong, Lan Tang-jun had said that Mr. Mochizuki was his friend and a very important benefactor."

Looking at his determined eyes, Mochizuki Kaoru paused while turning the page: "So Dazai-kun knew about me from Randou-kun before?"

He smiled, but his expression was certain: "I think that text message was actually sent to me by Dazai-kun, right?"

"What text message?" Dazai Osamu's expression was one of pure surprise. "Oh, so did Mr. Mochizuki rush there because he received a text message?"

"Yeah." Mochizuki Kaoru looked at him deeply, then lowered her head as if she suddenly felt bored.

"What a shame. I thought it was a rare invitation from a friend."

"Then Mr. Mochizuki must be a close friend of the person who sent the text message." Dazai Osamu asked.

"Maybe." Mochizuki Kaoru's answer was ambiguous.

The book turned one page back.

There was a faint smile on Mochizuki Xun's face, and her eyes were faint but understanding.

——You didn’t deny his previous question, Dazai.

On the other side, Dazai Osamu, who was reading a book, was also smiling in the same way. 』

There are also scenes where he is pestered by Dazai Osamu, sitting helplessly on the sofa while he reads his novel to him in a calm tone, and then talks to him about the plot of the novel.

There is also a scene where Dazai Osamu goes to the kitchen, and then he is kicked out of the kitchen because he is not happy with what Dazai Osamu does.

The two of them had "arguments" for various reasons.

And this morning, he had a brief discussion with Dazai Osamu on the issue of the "Mafia".

"By the way, what does Mr. Mochizuki think of the Mafia and the Special Powers Department?" Dazai Osamu suddenly asked curiously at the dinner table in the morning.

Mochizuki Kaoru was startled by the sudden question, and after thinking for a while, she answered: "The Mafia? Chaos and order... are both very boring things. Of course, they are very far away from me, so whether they are interesting or boring has nothing to do with me."

"As for the Special Forces, I don't know much about them. Maybe it's more appropriate to say that I don't feel anything about them. I feel like they are more like 'tools' to maintain balance."

Dazai Osamu's expression was calm, as if he had expected his answer.

"So will Mr. Mochizuki hate them, or want to join them?" he asked again.

"No." Mochizuki Kaoru answered quickly, as if she didn't need to think much. She also looked at him strangely, wondering why he asked such a question.

"Although I'm just a novelist, don't treat being a writer as a job, Dazai-kun. Neither the Mafia nor the Special Forces have anything to do with me. I'm just an ordinary citizen of Yokohama. I really like my current peaceful life, and I've never thought about seeking an exciting life." He raised the corners of his lips and said lazily.

"So that's what you think, Mr. Mochizuki? I understand."

Dazai Osamu nodded, as if thinking about something. 』

By the way, the next box here also contains another dialogue that is obviously similar but has many differences:

"What does Mr. Mochizuki think of the Mafia?"

The black-haired boy asked in the dim bar.

There was a large wine glass placed between him and the young man in kimono.

"Chaos and Order."

Facing Dazai Osamu's question, Mochizuki Kaoru thought about it and answered him without hesitation: "In short, it's a very boring thing."

Dazai Osamu, who looked like a teenager, smiled and thought: "Hey, so Mr. Mochizuki hates the Mafia?"

"What do you mean by dislike? I can't really say. I probably didn't feel anything at all." Mochizuki Kaoru pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's just that I'm now a member of the Special Powers Division, and I really don't like the mafia that adds to my workload. Overtime is really unpleasant."

He shook his head, picked up the glass in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.

"Of course, if you want to join the Port Mafia, Dazai, I won't tell you not to, even though I'm a member of the Special Powers Division now."

The young man's expression suddenly became extremely serious.

"I roughly know what you want to ask me, but for this kind of thing, other people's reference answers are useless. Only your own feelings are real - no matter what you are looking for. Only you can feel it most deeply."

He smiled and said, "Besides, whether you will regret it in the future or not, you have to make a decision first to know. Unless your ability has become 'foreseeing the future' at some point."

"Mr. Mochizuki, I found out—"

Dazai glanced at him and suddenly stretched out his tone: "You seem to have suddenly become long-winded."

"Hmm? Is that so?" Mochizuki Kaoru asked in confusion, then she was relieved in an instant: "Maybe this is a common problem among adults and novelists."

...No wonder Dazai Osamu suddenly asked him that question. He thought Dazai Osamu was planning to get him to join the Hong Kong underworld.

It seems that he has also thought about the questions he asked him in the "book"?

The West Sea is clear and silent.

It seems that the relationship between "Mochizuki Kaoru" and Dazai Osamu in the "book" is really good, and he really joined the Special Forces? No, if he wears a kimono and can interact with Dazai Osamu in a friendly manner... plus with his personality... it seems like he is an extra-staff member of the Special Forces?

And as for the time, it should be around this time - Dazai Osamu was planning to infiltrate the Port Mafia, but hadn't joined yet?

Turning to the back of the comic, the plot about "Mochizuki Kaoru" is also about the scene when Dazai Osamu asked him about the bandage and he came back from outside and saw the empty villa...

Even the words "impolite brat" he whispered to Dazai Osamu appeared.

Until he left there too.

Fortunately, because of his "advance or retreat" strategy, his attitude towards Dazai Osamu was still vague at that time and there was no major change, so it should not be considered a problem.

Haruto Nishimi glanced at a few bullet screens casually. Well, as expected, most of the bullet screens were still very friendly. A small number of them were still communicating with Dazai Osamu. He was heartbroken by the completely different attitudes of "Mochizuki Kaoru" towards Dazai Osamu in the "reality" and the "future".

...Of course, there are some people with sharp eyes who have already seen through his real attitude problem.

[Mr. Mochizuki’s attitude… feels so ambiguous… sometimes he’s far away, sometimes he’s close. I’m at a loss as to what to do with him. Ahhhh, what on earth is he thinking! He pounded his fist on the ground.]

[…Damn it, but is this the charm of a mature man? This is fishing, right? Mom, I think I’ve been caught QAQ]

[Don't even mention killing me. I'd be confused too... Damn it, man. Do you know how it feels to be heartbroken and smiling like an auntie, and to be considered a psychopath?! ]

[Stop fishing, stop fishing, Mr. Mochizuki, I’m about to be fished out of my mouth… Of course, I’m the same, Mr. Mochizuki, please fish me (holding a rose.jpg)]

...The word "fishing" seems to be quite appropriate?

Nishimi Haruto thought, so, after all, we still need to modify the "script" in Dazai Osamu's hands and add some new "surprises" for him, right?