Chapter 140: Yokohama Mafia Loves to Reveal Such Things as a Tonic…
"You're so reliable, Fushimi."
Mori Ogai sighed.
"Chuye-kun's performance this time also surprised me," he said in an inexplicable tone, a dark glint in his eyes. "Facing the Transcendents, he also achieved a very impressive result."
Eh?
The fact that Dazai Osamu played a greater role in the battle situation did not prevent players from immediately agreeing: "It means that everything can be done well."
Soon, the player heard Mori Ogai ask her with a curious look.
"Does Fushimi think Nakatani can be a good idol?"
Player: "...What?"
Seeing Fushimi Kyoji standing there motionless, Mori Ogai feigned distress as he showed her the Port Mafia's recent financial deficit. "It just suddenly occurred to me that Captain Inugami-gumi's proposal might be a viable option for now."
Fushimi Kyoji looked up, imagining the scene of the Mafia's collective transformation and exposure.
Maybe the players misunderstood.
Later, Mori Ogai muttered thoughtfully to himself, clearing up the misunderstanding: "It's time for the Port Mafia to unveil an ace. Chuuya-kun's image is perfect for this candidate."
He didn't continue talking, and acted as if to end the topic.
Mori Ogai seems to have other plans for Rimbaud, and instead shows great interest in Oguri Mushitaro.
The player was confused as to why Mori Ogai reacted this way, but he remained ambiguous and said meaningfully, "In my opinion, Mushi-kun's ability has more uses than simply erasing traces of crime."
"So, Fushimi, you've been a big help this time."
The player confirms with him: "Me?"
I have a feeling... someone is following me, Mushitaro-san.
Mori Ogai nodded affirmatively: "Your role is far greater than you realize."
"This is also the main reason why I want to hand over Lan Junbo's custody to Fushimi in the future."
Eh?
It didn't seem like Mori Ogai's decision was a spur-of-the-moment decision. He folded his hands, resting his chin on them, and looked at the player with a smile. "This is because Fushimi and Rambo-kun have always had a good relationship. ...Originally, Dazai-kun was the chosen candidate, but he probably wouldn't agree."
Is there... ?
The player has only spoken to Rimbaud a few times, and some of that was due to Mori Ogai's instigation.
Just how bad are this person's relationships with the Port Mafia...
Perhaps the player's expression was too obvious, so Mori Ogai spoke with a hint of distress, "I thought Rambo-kun wouldn't have any trouble finding friends, but during his time with the Port Mafia, he had no friends, and I haven't seen anyone he knew well. He always kept to himself."
"Fushimi is quite good at this." He smiled, supporting his hand. "He can get along quite well with Rambo-kun."
"For the Port Mafia, which is currently in a state of uncertainty, it would be great if we could keep Rambo-kun."
Mori Ogai has never minded being more patient with his subordinates, and this is not an unrealistic fantasy.
"A conciliatory policy?" the player poked his head in uncertainly. "How far should it go?"
"Let him get used to your presence, trust you, and rely on you..." Mori Ogai thought for a moment and offered a standard, but then he retracted his original statement. His tone, almost sighing, didn't sound like an instruction to the player, but more like a warning to himself, "...it's better not to be too greedy."
"Do you want me to become friends with Mr. Rimbaud?" The player followed Mori Ogai's previous instructions and guessed his current intentions.
Mori Ogai smiled. "That's how you understand me, huh... well, take it as it is."
"Then, Fushimi, please go visit Rambo-kun on my behalf."
He smiled gently, his tone completely different and calm: "By the way, let Dazai-kun know that it's time to get back to work."
Rimbaud was imprisoned in the basement of the Port/Black Building. Since the Port Mafia had a fine tradition of making traitors bite the steps, kick their jaws to break them, and then shoot them three times, the number of prisoners in the cell was kept fairly loose all year round.
Fushimi Kyo had walked deeper into the area and saw no guards around.
As Dazai Osamu said, the living environment for prisoners would not be very good, it would be cramped and unventilated.
But there is a thick quilt.
According to Rambo's ability, as long as he wants, the mafia members without special abilities probably cannot stop him.
In addition to Rimbaud, Dazai Osamu was also there as another layer of insurance.
Dazai Osamu's No Longer Human nature naturally restrains superpowers, so the task of watching over those with superpowers naturally falls on him.
Seeing the player, he waved to her energetically, saying in an impatient tone, "Great! Someone's finally here to take over. I don't have to be tied to a man all the time."
He stood up nimbly as if he had been reborn, looked straight at the players passing by, and then walked back slowly backwards.
"Yes."
Fushimi Kyoki reached out and caught the gun that Dazai Osamu threw at her?
"If you encounter danger, just fire a few more shots."
In the underground cell where traitors were imprisoned, the "danger" Dazai Osamu mentioned was obviously directed at Rimbaud.
The player's gaze shifted to Rimbaud, who was sitting in the shadows, watching them calmly.
The scratch on the side of his face left by Dazai Osamu's previous shot was treated, but the wound has not healed yet.
That's the effect of the rain butterfly.
The rain-attributed Death Flame will slow down the body's self-healing speed.
As for why the effect of Rain Butterfly lasts so long...
Ugh!
In short, players who basically only move around in the Hong Kong/Black Building and keep the Death Flame ignited are constantly charging the Rain Butterfly.
It’s over——
Players feel ashamed to see this handsome face being destroyed like this.
Of course, in the end the gun was returned to Dazai Osamu.
When facing a psychic of Rambo's level, guns have almost no practical effect.
Dazai Osamu was also aware of this, and it seemed that he was just trying to point a pointless taunt at Rimbaud. He then waved to the players and walked out of the dungeon before them.
If you stay in the cold and damp dungeon for one more second, you will feel psychologically depressed. You can hear the faint sound of dripping water in your ears, and you will feel inexplicably restless after listening to it for a long time.
The player walks into the open cell and uses the key obtained from Mori Ogai to unlock the decorative handcuffs on Rimbaud's wrists.
He flexed his wrist and, without anyone urging him, followed the player out of the dungeon.
The other party's pace was steady and neither hurried nor slow. The experience of being locked up in the dungeon did not seem to affect him at all.
Mori Ogai had indicated in advance that the players who brought the 'prisoners' out of the dungeon were not stopped.
I don’t know what Dazai Osamu said to Mori Ogai, but Mori Ogai didn’t seem to be worried that Rimbaud would make any more moves.
Rimbaud himself did not care about Mori Ogai's attitude of making full use of him, and accepted it all naturally.
When the player asked him why he stayed in the Port Mafia, he said an unfamiliar name: - Verlaine
"I got this name from that unfathomable boy, my partner who I thought was long dead."
"As long as... he's still in the Port Mafia, my partner will eventually return to Yokohama and take him away."
Players who haven't explored Rimbaud's personal storyline in depth: Haha
What are you talking about?
"Who is this 'he'?" the player asked curiously.
Rambo lowered his gaze calmly: "The kid who used gravity..."
His answer was interpreted as a question, and the player thought for a moment: "Chuuya is probably striving to become the most popular Aituroku in Yokohama right now."
“……?”
Rimbaud's confusion was frozen on his face, and he looked like he couldn't understand the specific meaning of this sentence.
The two stood in a confined space, and the noise made by the elevator continued to surround their ears.
The Port Mafia unanimously believed that the identity of 'Rambo' had been defeated and killed by Chuuya Nakahara, and Rimbaud was no longer suitable to act in public.
Mori Ogai, who told the players this, was talking about "stunts" and "building momentum"...
But it did not affect Rimbaud's continued appearance in public as "Lantang".
"As your future partner, please take care of me." The player smiled at him friendly.
Rambo stared at the smile without moving.
He knew that Mori Ogai's decision was to tell him frankly that if anything unexpected happened to him, the other party would also be implicated.
But he will stay only because his partner will come after the Port Mafia one day in the future.
"……but."
Rimbaud's thoughts were not interrupted by the player's sudden voice. He paid some attention to the person in front of him.
"Although I can't continue to live with my own identity, but..."
Fushimi Kyoji handed the hat with the other person's name embroidered on it back to Rimbaud - now that he was a prisoner, naturally everything became the property of the Port Mafia, including his original personal belongings.
I watched him take it, then lowered his eyes to look at his hands without saying a word.
She laughed, "We all know who Mr. Rambo is."
...that's all.
He was silent.
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