Chapter 260 The Third Player
This was the first time that Saikai Haruto deceived Nakajima Atsushi. He did write the ending of the new book in his hand before leaving...but he only "wrote" the ending and stopped, and did not really finish it.
He had never intended to write the book to a real conclusion.
The "ending" of a novelist should naturally end with the novel. This idea naturally came to his mind after he moved the pseudonym "Mochizuki Kaoru" to Yokohama... Doesn't it sound interesting?
This book is divided into two parts by Saikai Haruto. It is a first-person narrative that he rarely uses, and it is not a typical mystery novel... In terms of genre, it is more like an "autobiography."
The first part starts from when he changed his name to "Mochizuki Kaoru" ten years ago and returned to Yokohama from Europe, and ends when he met Gwendoline again three years ago. The second part naturally ends at the present time.
If the first half is "a person's story", the second half is more like a story about a person who originally did not feel lonely and met a group of friends... The most indispensable characters among them are naturally Odasaku and Dazai Osamu.
Whether it was dividing the book into two parts, changing the writing style in the second half, or naming the book, these were of course all things that happened after he met Dazai Osamu of this world.
Originally, this book had no name, because Saikai Haruto had not had time to name it, or it could be said that he had not yet decided on a name. But one day, Dazai Osamu accidentally saw him writing this book - although he did not actually see what he was writing at the time, his expression almost changed on the spot, which made Saikai Haruto immediately guess: he must have seen this book in the "future".
At that time, they were having a meal together and chatting. Xi Haiqingdou took out the notebook on a whim. The black-haired boy, who had a relaxed smile on his face, almost immediately lost his smile and subconsciously uttered one or two words.
“Good Bye.”
His voice was very soft, and there seemed to be an inaudible tremor, as if he was afraid of disturbing something. If Xi Haiqing Dou had not been sitting next to him at the time, and had a system in his head, he would not have heard what he said clearly, and he would not even know that he said anything.
After he raised his head with a puzzled look on his face and asked, Dazai Osamu had no intention of saying anything. Instead, he smiled as if nothing had happened and changed the subject directly, which made Saikai Haruto even more concerned.
Although it was just an ordinary episode in daily life, Haruto Nishimi swore based on his invincible and sharp intuition that there was an 80% chance that what Dazai Osamu said was the name of the "book" he had been writing.
After the system helped him understand what he was saying, Saikai Haruto instantly decided on the name of the book.
——It’s called “Good Bye”.
Although it is not clear why Dazai Osamu blurted out those two words, is it because the book is called this name in the future in the "book"? If so, why is it called this name? And choosing this name makes him feel a little guilty when facing Dazai Osamu... But who made Dazai Osamu say the name himself? So it can be said that this time the name was actually chosen by Dazai Osamu, anyway, it has nothing to do with him, so he can't be blamed, right?
Xi Hai Qing Dou is not right but is still angry.
In fact, until now, due to a certain doubt in his heart that has not been verified, he has not made up his mind whether it is better for the "Mochizuki Kaoru" alias to "tear the card and escape" or "disappear directly"... But in the end, it will not be a good ending.
Judging from Dazai Osamu's various reactions when facing him before, Saikai Haruto can be confirmed to be almost certain.
- Under what circumstances and for what reasons would a person, despite being constantly busy, make an effort to find time to spend time with someone, or even allow someone who almost never sets foot in someone else's private space to visit the other person's home again and again?
The more Dazai Osamu did this, the more Saikai Haruto felt... as if he was suffering from a terminal illness and didn't have much time left? That's why he wanted to spend more time with him while he was still alive?
Ah, bah, bah, bah, he is in good health, he doesn't have any serious illness... but it's definitely not a good ending! I don't know what Dazai Osamu gave him?
But no matter what, he still has to write this book, as a farewell gift to Dazai Osamu.
On the lounge chair near the balcony, Xi Hai Qing Dou lazily squinted his eyes and basked in the slightly warm sunset, while continuing to write and draw in his notebook, sighing quietly in his heart.
——In short, this time everything is to be blamed on Dazai Osamu’s imagination, it’s all his own fault!
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The time when Saikai Haruto left again was in the afternoon of the second day after he returned home.
I said I would finish writing the "end" of this book before leaving, but I didn't finish it when I left...I broke my promise to Nakajima Atsushi.
But... there's nothing we can do about it.
He also didn't expect that the others would act so quickly - not only Dazai Osamu, the player, but also Shibuzawa Ryuhiko.
Haruto Saikai learned the news that Dazai Osamu had withdrawn the "Kill Order for Dazai Osamu" on the afternoon of the day he returned.
While Nakajima Atsushi was sleeping, he met Mr. Hirotsu, a member of the Hong Kong gang, on his way to buy groceries. He asked him to pass a message to Dazai Osamu, saying that the thing he wanted was in his hands... Then he learned about that incident, and he realized that this was the reason why he didn't see many Hong Kong gangsters on his way home - the order from Dazai Osamu to "hunt down Dazai Osamu" was withdrawn by him personally.
Thus, the "hunt" that lasted for less than three days ended in such a joke-like, anticlimactic ending.
Saikai Haruto calculated the time silently. Judging from the speed at which Ganghei received the order and responded immediately, he probably called Dazai Osamu that day, and Dazai Osamu canceled the order when he came back the next day?
But he also didn't receive any more messages from Dazai Osamu, nor did he call him to tell him the news... He didn't know what he was thinking. It didn't seem like he was being weird, but it felt like he was avoiding him?
Xi Hai Qing Dou immediately let out a "tsk" and decided to remain silent - he would not move if he did not move, anyway, he just wanted to see what else he was going to do.
...As a result, he has been quiet for the past two days.
However, Dazai Osamu's movements could not be detected, but the movements of the player and Shibuzawa Ryuhiko were easy to track. One of them only stayed at Mori Ogai for one day, and on the second day he could not hold back and quietly left. Of course, after he left, Saikai Haruto also quickly received the news from Mori Ogai; and the other one had even randomly raised fog in Yokohama.
This kind of action and execution is worthy of him! Xi Haiqingdou happily gave himself a thumbs up. It is worthy of the person he has chosen. He is still as discerning as ever.
Pulling Shibuzawa Ryuhiko was the result of Saikai Haruto's careful consideration.
There are only a few people who can appear in Yokohama and cause trouble in a short period of time, but if we add another range - within a certain controllable range - referring to Saikai Haruto's controllability, it seems that there is only one Shibuzawa Ryuhiko left.
The "group" is too far away to be considered, the military and police are useless to Saikai Haruto in this matter, and the "rat in the dead house" is too uncontrollable to be considered - if he brings people over, it will not be up to Saikai Haruto to decide which direction things will go and how they will end, and he doesn't really want to "destroy the world". He wants to stir up the water only for "Dazai Osamu", not to make him unclear and guessable.
If we were to choose the best promoter, it would naturally be Ryuhiko Shibuzawa.
Shibuzawa Ryuhiko is smart, but he is also a "good guesser" to some extent. He wants an existence that can exceed his imagination, and Saikai Haruto gives him this existence. With deliberate planning, it is not difficult to successfully lure him into the game.
What's more...Xihai Haruto himself also wants to use Shibuzawa Ryuhiko to verify something.
It's still related to Dazai Osamu.
——To be more precise, it is still related to Dazai Osamu's "brain supplement". If he is lucky, he may get an answer after the comics and forums are updated.
Regarding Dazai Osamu's mind...what is his current state? !
Looking down at the message from "Dazai Osamu" displayed on her phone, Haruto Nishimi held her breath slightly.