A birthday party that only Inoue and Nakajima didn't know about
I found Dazai Osamu in a cake shop outside. "Why did you order such a big cake?" I asked him while hugging his waist.
——Since I heard his heartbeat last time, I have completely fallen in love with this action. If it were the old me, I might have blushed, but now I just think it is normal.
If even this hug becomes an important part of the farewell ceremony, then I will definitely do it no matter how many times I have to repeat it.
Dazai Osamu's hand was in a cast, so he touched my head with his other hand. "It's to celebrate the birth of a person."
"So, it's a person's birthday, right?"
"Yes... Taking this opportunity, do you want to make a cake together?"
I looked up at him. “Okay.”
So we rolled up our sleeves and got to work. After half an hour, I can prove that all my unlit handicrafts were transferred to making cakes.
"Oh my god... I made this regular cylinder?"
Dazai Osamu let go of my hand and wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead. "Yeah, this is really hard... Well, it's getting late, I have to go to the appointment."
"I want to go too. I want to eat cake. Birthdays are all about eating cake. The more people, the better, right?"
"...Well, it's not impossible. I didn't expect that Rong has become a related household with his own ability."
"What kind of relationship?" How come I don't know?
*
"Wow, Mr. Lan Tang, are you here to celebrate someone else's birthday as well?" Even Lan Tang is here, this guy is so proud...
"But who would celebrate their birthday in a warehouse like this?" It looked a little unexpectedly... shabby.
Dazai Osamu laughed out loud, "Hahaha, that's right, that's right, the people who came are so important, but the protagonist can only spend his birthday party in the warehouse without him knowing, hahaha..."
Mr. Lan Tang seemed to turn his head away a little embarrassedly. Seeing this, I could only remain silent. The person who is celebrating his birthday today is a little pitiful.
…
*“I’m really looking forward to it…”
While they were talking, I spotted a calico cat because I had sharp eyes.
"Calico cat? Hello, hello, calico cat...madam?" The calico cat jumped away suddenly as if frightened, as if saying: Why are you here!
"...This is such a hurtful reaction. I heard that calico cats are rare. Do you know a male calico cat? I saw one when I was a kid."
"It was very human-like, but unfortunately it stopped coming to play with me soon. I'm not worried about it dying, after all, it looked really smart, and unless someone deliberately hurt it, I don't think anything unexpected would happen to it."
"Do you think it hates me? It shouldn't be like that... The nurses who took care of me all said I was very well behaved. Are all calico cats so hard to guess?"
The calico cat listened to me patiently, and then after I finished speaking, it put its little paws on my shoes, as if to comfort me.
Plus, its dark, round pupils were looking at me.
...Help! Cats save the world!
Then I heard a very distinctive howl, and Lan Tang was suddenly blasted to a place ten meters away from me.
It was only after Nakata had finished his speech that he noticed me. We stared at each other in confusion for a moment.
"Why are you here?" ×2
As if remembering something, I turned my head and looked at Dazai Osamu coming down. "My cake!"
She hurried over and grabbed Dazai Osamu's sleeve. "Is my cake okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay. Although the big one is mostly destroyed, the small one is still intact because I protected it."
“Yeah!”
"You are the protagonist who has a birthday today, right? Now that the protagonist is here, it means we can start eating cake, right? I want to eat cake, can I eat cake first?"
I have endured the cake shop's bullshit until now! Anyway, I am determined not to endure it any longer.
“Hey, Chuuya, happy birthday! Let’s eat the cake together first. I made it myself! You must have it. If Mr. Mori wasn’t here, you should have shared it with him… Although I took pictures at the cake shop, it’s a pity that Mr. Mori didn’t see it…”
As I said that, I went upstairs first.
"Hey, what are you guys still standing there for? Shouldn't you be happy on your birthday? Chuuya, come up and blow out the candles!"
Dazai Osamu held his stomach and laughed, "Pfft...hahahaha, I knew that bringing Velvet here would have unexpected results. I didn't expect the effect to be so good, hahahaha..."
"You guys did this on purpose!"
…
"Chuuya actually knows my brother? When did you know him?"
"Well... just a while ago..." He rubbed his cheeks embarrassedly.
——Oh no, I didn’t expect that Rong and this bastard have such a good relationship…
"He was the one who broke my hand. Xiao Rong, you must help me get revenge. Revenge, revenge."
"Okay, revenge. Even if you are punished, you can't eat that big cake. You can only eat this one of mine. By the way..." I could see that there was nothing wrong with Dazai Osamu's hands.
"Snap"
I heard that this is how they celebrate their birthdays.
"Happy birthday, Chuuya."
…
While eating cake, Mr. Lantang coughed up blood, wiped it with a handkerchief and said, "It's no big deal."
After eating, he separated from us and walked towards the Mafia building alone, with a relaxed manner that made it difficult for him to be discovered.
*
I hold Yumeno Hisasaku in one hand and my brother in the other - I have great respect for Yumeno Hisasaku's abilities.
"Tsk, sister doesn't really want to keep doing this for long, right?"
"What are you imagining again? I have never said that before." She pinched her hands on both sides. Her brother's hands were a bit like fine jade, smooth, delicate and a little cool, while Yumeno Hisasaku's hands were like chicken claws.
"You should eat more, Hisaku. You too, brother. You should be the one who doesn't eat well."
Chuuya and Momiji were walking towards us, and my brother and I stepped forward at the same time, “Chuuya!” “Chuuya!”
* “Why do you think I let you join the organization?”
“Chuuya’s new clothes look great! They must be the work of Momiji-san, right? …You let Chuuya join the Mafia? Did something happen that I don’t know about?”
Momiji laughed for some reason, but Dazai Osamu just ignored her and excitedly expressed his feelings.
Me: ...Now I understand why he said that the way he gets along with his subordinates is not suitable for me. It is indeed not suitable for me.
While they were arguing, I pulled Hongye's sleeve and said, "Hey, Hongye sister, what happened?"
"Oh my, didn't Dazai-kun tell you? The Sheep's people betrayed Chuuya-kun, and Dazai-kun helped Chuuya-kun deal with it. In return, Chuuya-kun joined the Mafia." She told me the whole story in just a few words.
"...Okay, thank you, Sister Hongye."
I turned to look at Yumeno Hisasaku and asked, "Did you have something special you wanted to tell me? And you said 'ugh'. Do you think it's weird, you naughty kid?"
"You are the naughty kid, your whole family is naughty kids!"
Dazai Osamu and Dazai Ebi: ...?
What I hate most in my life is people labeling me a naughty kid, not to mention that it was Yumeno Hisasaku who said it. Even if I get hurt by Yumeno Hisasaku's supernatural powers today, I will let him know that he is the naughty kid, not me.
While I was sharpening my knife, Dazai Osamu reached out and grabbed me, "Let me do it."
I was pushed aside and watched Dazai Osamu deal with Yumeno Hisasaku. Nakahara Chuuya asked me, "Is this what you mean by 'no danger'?"
This line seems familiar, is it an illusion?
“Ahahahaha…” Chuuya would definitely be angry if he knew that I joined the Mafia, right?
"Chuya-kun, how do you feel about working in Mafia recently?" Mr. Mori asked.
“It’s okay. I can handle it.” Nakahara Chuuya’s expression became serious and earnest. I don’t know why, but I felt a hint of respect on his face.
It was strange. Something had definitely changed in him, but I didn't know what it was.
*
Dazai and I were walking back to our container, passing a small river on the way.
I stopped and asked, "Hey, brother, why do you want to commit suicide?"
He also stopped and we looked at the sparkling water together.
"Can you help me put a bandage on it? Like yours." I held out my hand and handed him the prepared bandage.
He didn't move, so I reached up and said, "Help me, please?"
After a while, he finally moved, his hands flexibly moving around my head. Finally, I was satisfied to see on the surface of the water that the bandages on my head were almost the same as his.
I happily pulled him to the top of the bridge, let him stand on the edge of the bridge, and pushed him down.
I lay on the side of the bridge, watching Dazai Osamu sinking with what can be described as indifference. He didn't struggle, nor did he spit out a bubble. He just looked at me with the same indifference in his eyes as mine.
I thought I would see hurt, anger, or endless loneliness in those eyes... but there was nothing.
There was nothing in those eyes, but they clearly reflected what he saw, which naturally included my figure.
I suddenly smiled. I still didn't understand why my brother wanted to commit suicide, but I had decided not to make things difficult for myself.
I jumped in with him and hugged my brother in the water.
His hand also slowly fell on my back.
Velvet, is this really okay?
He whispered underwater.
Brother, there are many ways to love someone, but isn't the most important thing to make him happy?
I answered him with my eyes closed.
Only in this way, and only in this way, can you truly feel your thoughts and observe the world from your perspective through the gaps.
Even if I can't, I hope you can know from my behavior: I am trying to understand you, trying to make you less lonely, and trying to love you as much as I can in this clumsy way.
He smiled.
With a younger sister like Rong around, it's really...
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