Chapter 279 The Third Player

It was very strange and absurd. He knew that the person in front of him was a "monster" wearing the same shell as him, but he didn't know what he was inside. He consciously felt resistance in his heart, but at a certain moment, Dazai Osamu still had a vague illusion as if he had seen the "Dazai Osamu" from another world - it was really a disgusting illusion.

Maybe this is also his ability? Dazai Osamu is not sure - although he can inherit the memories of Dazai Osamu from other worlds from the "book", Dazai Osamu's perspective is limited. He naturally does not know what the Dazai Osamu in the "book" does not know.

"Isn't this reason enough? If you don't like it, I can change it to something else," said Dazai Osamu.

His smile couldn't be more fake, and the word "perfunctory" was completely written on his face.

"Dazai Osamu" was speechless, and suddenly realized one thing - Dazai Osamu wanted to kill him, no matter what the reason was, it didn't really matter.

"Since you said you are also Dazai Osamu, then dying in my hands is the same as committing suicide." Dazai Osamu said innocently: "Anyway, since you are also Dazai Osamu, and like to pursue death, shouldn't you be happy to die in the hands of another self?"

He even pretended to regret: "Looks like you're really lucky."

God, what the hell is “suicide”? “Dazai Osamu” was choked. Is this what “suicide” means?

But he didn't say any meaningless nonsense like why he didn't kill Dazai Osamu, because Dazai Osamu could really kill him, but he couldn't kill Dazai Osamu - "Dazai Osamu" knew in his heart that Mochizuki Kaoru would protect him in front of Dazai Osamu, but if he really wanted to point the gun at Dazai Osamu, Mochizuki Kaoru would be the first to turn against him.

But this is normal. After all, the Dazai Osamu in this world is the Dazai Osamu he truly knows.

But it doesn't matter. Even so, he can still continue to ask for help from outside: "Does Mr. Mochizuki think so too?"

"Dazai Osamu" swore by the leader's superb eyesight and observation ability, Dazai Osamu's face immediately sank for 0.1 seconds after he opened his mouth.

"Dazai Osamu": It feels great.

If he still can't see that Dazai Osamu of this world cares about the young man in front of him named "Mochizuki Kaoru", then he might as well just quit the game - ah, although it seems he can't quit the game now.

Although I don't know where this young man in front of me, who has no appearance and no plot in the game or the original story, comes from, what his relationship is with Dazai Osamu, and why he stands on his side instead of Dazai Osamu's side at this moment...but putting all this aside, it is absolutely appropriate to use Mochizuki Kaoru to restrain Dazai Osamu.

A hint of deep thought flashed across Dazai Osamu's eyes.

As expected, Mochizuki Kaoru once again cooperated with him and stood together. "I want to know, too, Dazai." He said to Dazai Osamu, "Like Dazai-kun said, what you saw in the 'book' is not just this, right?"

"This world is special." He repeated what Dazai Osamu had just said, and then said, "Not only because another Dazai-kun appeared in this world, but also because of me, right?"

"Why do you think so?" Dazai Osamu's smile froze, and he felt aggrieved for no reason, "Teacher Mochizuki, don't you believe what I said?"

"When Dazai-kun saw me for the first time, he acted very strange to me, as if I were a stranger he had never met before. But he seemed familiar to the Hong Kong gang and other people."

Saikai Haruto said: "Dazai-kun, like you, has also come into contact with the 'book', but in his memory, I have never existed. Just like what Dazai-kun said before, the me in other worlds did not exist from the beginning, so there would be no chance of meeting. Therefore, in other worlds, including the world outside the book, there is no 'Mochizuki Kaoru'."

"So what does this mean?"

"In the future you saw, I was dead, right?" Xihai Qingdou's voice was still calm and gentle, and his gray-blue eyes rarely looked cold or weird, but instead were crystal clear.

"That's not true." Dazai Osamu quickly retorted, and sighed in astonishment and helplessness: "Teacher Mochizuki, don't say such things casually."

Saikai Haruto was not fooled by his attitude, but smiled: "Dazai, maybe you have thought about it in your heart, this matter is actually not difficult to guess." He glanced at "Dazai Osamu" beside him and continued: "Especially after the other Dazai-kun appeared, your attitude is too abnormal, Dazai."

"What happened in the future you talked about that made you become what you are now." His voice gradually became lower. "I know you are not lying, but Dazai, what exactly are you hiding?"

"——Is it related to 'books'?"

The person who spoke was Shibuzawa Ryuhiko, who was standing aside to join in the fun. The young man in white clothes and white hair began to think: "According to what the other Dazai-kun said, the 'book' can change known facts. Since the 'book' has always been in the hands of the Dazai-kun of this world, then the Dazai-kun of this world can naturally use the 'book' to change the world."

"But I am curious, since the 'book' has such a magical effect, why doesn't the Dazai-kun of this world use the 'book' to modify the fact that the Dazai-kun of the other world will appear before the Dazai-kun of the other world appears?"

That's a really good question. Shibuzawa-kun, you are really doing your job as a spectator. Saikai Haruto sighed in his heart.

"Besides that, there is another question that I am also very curious about..."

Shibuzawa Ryuhiko kept talking, and after asking Dazai Osamu, he asked a new question to "Dazai Osamu": "How did the Dazai-kun from another world suddenly appear in this world? Did Dazai-kun do something? Or did the other Dazai-kun want to do something?"

The white-haired young man smiled with interest: "I am a little curious. The two Dazai-kun have never mentioned this matter before, so I have no choice but to ask them directly. Can you answer this question for me?"

...It's really you, Shibuzawa Ryuhiko.

Xi Haiqing Dou gave Shibuzawa Ryuhiko a thumbs up in his mind.

[Brother Shize, you are such a good teammate. Look at how well-written these questions are, they are to the point, and the best thing is that I don’t even need to ask them.] Tears welled up in his mind, and he also dissed the system: [I don’t want to be like some useless systems, which are not only useless, but also useless. The best help is that they don’t break down or lose the link.]

The system was speechless for a moment, hesitating: [This, I didn't expect it to malfunction... Our system needs to be checked for viruses and repaired frequently... I am usually very useful, right? ]

Xi Haiqing Dou smiled warmly: [So I asked you to help me contact the world consciousness. Have you contacted it now? ]

[Ding, contacting.] The system dropped a message in a mechanical voice and continued to play dead.

Xi Haiqingdou sighed silently in his heart. He didn't know what other people's systems were like, but his system was definitely a useless little mascot.

But then again, those questions asked by Shibuzawa Ryuhiko were indeed good questions. Not only were they to the point but they also hit the nail on the head. Originally, Saikai Haruto was planning to put these questions aside for later and use them to "test" Dazai Osamu when he had time, but the effect of Shibuzawa Ryuhiko asking them at this time was naturally better than if he had said them out loud - after all, among the four people present, Shibuzawa Ryuhiko was the only one who truly stood from an objective and neutral perspective.

When he came to his senses, he heard Dazai Osamu answering Shibuzawa Ryuhiko: "...Every time the 'book' is used, and every time one more person knows the existence of the 'book', the instability of this world will increase, and the possibility of the world being destroyed will also increase. Right now, I don't have the desire to destroy the hobbies and ideas of this world."

Dazai Osamu said: "Moreover, the 'book' cannot change the fact that he will appear in this world. This is an unchangeable 'necessity' that belongs to this world."

"Mr. Mochizuki, I did hide some things, but other than picking up the 'book', I did not use the 'book' to do anything else, nor did I say anything to deceive you."

"You in the future did not die, but disappeared." He looked at Xi Haiqing Dou who had not spoken for a long time, and said softly: "Because of some accidents, a special point of supernatural power appeared in that future. Teacher Mochizuki disappeared because of this, and what happened later... I don't know much about it."

Dazai Osamu was telling the truth. Based on his understanding of Dazai Osamu over the years, Saikai Haruto made a quick judgment.

But he still smiled faintly: "Really?" It was hard to tell whether he believed him or not.

Originally, he asked this question to trick him, in order to test which script Dazai Osamu had given him among the scripts he had received.

Anyway, based on Xi Haiqingdou's understanding of himself, even in the timeline when Dazai Osamu didn't get the script, he would definitely try his best to let everyone survive and get a satisfactory result, except himself - there is no doubt that he would leave the BE for himself. After all, as a cheap and useful college student who worked several part-time jobs, he still had missions to accomplish and his popularity in the forum had to be improved. He was not tired of living.

Therefore, even in the original timeline, the ending of the "Mochizuki Kaoru" alias is undoubtedly one of the two choices: tearing up the card or escaping to death.

Although Dazai Osamu said that he did not lie, we can only listen to half of the truth for reference. After all, in addition to lies, blurring the facts, grafting themes, blurring the themes of characters and events, changing concepts, only telling half of the facts... and so on are also his specialties. He has said many things that can cause people to misunderstand without lying.

So... in the script that Dazai Osamu saw, "Mochizuki Kaoru" died because of the appearance of a special ability? Accidents... Accidents that can occur around him, and "accidents" that Dazai Osamu knows about, are most likely related to the player, and the remaining part is likely related to himself.

Xi Haiqing Dou felt more confident in his plan.

"Dazai-kun hasn't finished answering my question yet."

Shibuzawa Ryuhiko's deep voice sounded again, "Regarding the reason why the other Dazai-kun suddenly appeared, if it is an inevitable result of this world, then what is the reason? Is it really unrelated to the 'book'?"

He is still so obsessed with "books".

"It's better to let the other 'me' and you, Shibuzawa-kun, answer this question." Dazai Osamu's smile faded. "After all, I don't know the answer to this question."

If possible, Dazai Osamu would certainly like to nip this matter in the bud. As long as "Dazai Osamu" does not appear in this world, everything would be the best - but as he said, his appearance seems to be judged by this world as an "inevitable" event, so it's not that he doesn't want "Dazai Osamu" to not appear, but that he simply can't do it.