I'm thinking of you...
Soon, Chuuya and Dazai arrived at the most crowded part of the ferry. Everyone was gathered around a stage, while a richly dressed middle-aged man stood in the middle.
"Ahem! It seems everyone's almost here, so I'll start explaining the rules of the game."
The middle-aged man stood in the middle of the stage, looking around at the people. He was unusually frenzied, and his eyes were bulging slightly with excitement.
"There are 1,500 people here today, 500 of whom are criminals from all over the country whom I invited. You will spend three days together here."
They will conceal their identities and commit crimes until the last day, when they will kill everyone. Four of you are detectives I found. You will be paired up and work together until all the criminals are found without making any mistakes. Only then will the game end.
Although the middle-aged man was speaking to everyone through a megaphone, Chuuya knew he was only talking to him and Dazai. He didn't take the rich man's claim about four detectives to heart at all. Dazai, on the other hand, looked around thoughtfully.
"If you don't find these 500 criminals by the last day, then I can only wish you good luck. By the way, a friendly reminder: if the detective finds the wrong person, someone will die randomly in the real world."
After saying this, the wealthy man curled up a malicious smile and then suddenly disappeared.
Chuuya frowned, while Dazai next to him had already found a stool, sat down, and started eating the peeled crab meat that was already on the table.
"The texture is so realistic."
When Dazai took his first bite, he was quite surprised and said something. Chuuya, who was watching Dazai's series of actions, had a vein throbbing on his forehead.
"You'd better be more vigilant! That rich man said that 500 of these criminals could make a move in the next three days!"
Chuuya lowered his voice and roared at Dazai.
"I knew it! That rich man's last sentence was such a clear warning. We'd only be in trouble if we didn't find the culprit on the last day. The first two days were obviously safe."
Dazai helplessly shrugged. After being reminded by Dazai, he also remembered the last words the rich man said before he disappeared. His ears turned slightly red, but he still stubbornly retorted.
"Aren't you worried at all that we have to find 500 criminals in 3 days?"
"What are you worried about? Chuuya, this is no longer a simple mystery novel. If, as you say, that person's superpower is the perfect crime, then we have no choice but to wait to die. So, Chuuya, don't disturb me as I enjoy my meal in the last moments of my life."
[Is it just my imagination? Dazai's emotions seem much more real after entering this novel.]
[Previously, when Chuuya entered the novel, he also had to find 500 murderers. Ranpo mentioned that Chuuya eventually got impatient and started a fight. Is this acceptable here?]
At least that one had some clues, but this place is a singularity formed by Po's skills and Mushitaro's special ability, and there aren't even any clues here.
It's a pity Ranpo isn't here. Even if the perfect crime has no clues, it's all the same to Ranpo.
[The novel's script, now a singularity, still has unknown hidden pitfalls waiting for them; they're starting to get nervous.]
Chuuya looked thoughtfully at the scrolling comments, considering the possibility of a fight, when Dazai suddenly grabbed Chuuya's wrist.
"To prevent Chuuya from ruining my chance to enjoy myself in these last two days, I must remind you, Chuuya, this violent little dwarf whose brain capacity is no bigger than a slug, that according to the information Ranpo-sensei got from the group, there are rules in that guy's novels, and you can't use your superpowers in them. Chuuya can give it a try."
Upon hearing Dazai's words, Chuuya subconsciously activated his special ability, and nothing happened.
"whispering sound!"
Having finally come to terms with reality during this attempt, he sat on the stool next to Dazai with a grim expression. If there were any clues, he could have looked for them himself, but now he had absolutely no clue whatsoever.
As the comments say, we don't know what hidden pitfalls the script, which is now a singularity, might have. One wrong step and we'll be destroyed. We can only sit and wait to die, just like Dazai said.
Zhong scratched his head in frustration. He didn't like this passive way of waiting for death, but for some reason, he had a vague feeling that the guy next to him could solve the problem.
Chuuya glanced at Dazai, who was still happily eating, and leaned back in his chair with a sigh. This guy was completely immersed in the joy of food now!
While waiting, Chuuya suddenly heard a voice, and then Chuuya's vision changed. Although everything was similar to before, there were two numbers in the upper left corner, one blue and one red, and the blue number had now become 1.
"Dazai, did you see that?"
"Looks like one of those unlucky guys who got in just like us. They're pretty strong though. Should we go and join them? It seems like that would give us a better chance of getting out."
Dazai raised the cutlery in his hand and read aloud with an exaggerated tone of worship, but there was no emotion in his eyes.
[Great, it's a trap. If Chuuya dares to agree to Dazai's request, he'll have an excuse to act recklessly.]
Isn't this just another kind of choice game?
[Sour grapes: Chuuya doesn't even trust me? Fine, let's just destroy Yokohama then.]
"Tch, you bastard Dazai, if you push me out again I'll beat you up."
He saw those comments, but what did it matter? Even if he hadn't seen them, his choice would still have been the same.
Furthermore, Dazai clearly stopped eating while waiting for my answer, and only continued eating as if nothing had happened after I answered. So why does he keep urging me to leave when he clearly doesn't want me to?
Chuuya couldn't understand it, and he couldn't figure it out. Although he would sometimes watch the comments about Dazai's inner thoughts, he would only treat it as a joke. What really moved Chuuya were the subtle reactions that Dazai showed after the comments prompted him.
He never needed to learn about Dazai from others, but why did that bastard always say one thing and mean another?
"Tch, violent little dwarf."
"Pshaw, all you're good at is talking."
[Haha, I'm totally shipping them! No arguments, Jaejoong!]
"Spare the rod and spoil the child, so go ahead and scold them."
[But I'm quite curious who the other two detectives are? They're pretty amazing; they've already found two of them.]
Actually, I'm curious too.
Chuuya looked at the words that were floating by. He was actually quite curious, after all, it was possible to find someone when there were no clues at all.
Let's go!
Where to?
Dazai got up and stretched, and Chuuya followed suit, stretching his joints.
"Isn't Zhong particularly curious about who the two detectives on the other side are? Let's go find them now~"
"Can you find them among 1498 people? No, I'm not curious at all! You're the one who's interested, aren't you?"
"Ah~ Is that so? I thought Chuuya was so restless and eager to try out the other person after seeing the change in the number of people because he was curious about who it was. Since Chuuya isn't interested either, let's just go back to sleep!"
Faced with Chuuya's rebuttal, Dazai clenched his fist and slammed it into his palm, saying with a "sudden realization."
Chuuya stared in disbelief at Dazai, who turned and headed towards the rest area. He was a little dumbfounded. Perhaps Dazai had been too reliable during the recent releases, so how could he have suddenly forgotten that this was Dazai, who never played by the rules!
Does distance make the heart grow fonder?
"Huh? I wanted to know, okay? Don't just go to sleep right after you finish eating. Get serious!"
After Chuuya finished speaking, Dazai immediately turned around and looked back, making Chuuya's lips twitch.
"You should have said that earlier."
Dazai spoke these words very softly, but still within Chuuya's audible range, causing Chuuya to clench his fists and his veins to throb.
[The little rabbit tames this jerk]
"Chuuya, hurry up and catch up! Is it because you're a small dog with short legs that you can't keep up and need your owner to walk slowly? Chuuya is really too much trouble."
"Damn Dazai!"
Knowing that Dazai had said those words, I immediately kicked him, but Dazai dodged it nimbly.
"I was just telling the truth, but Chuuya got angry and embarrassed~"
"Tch, you'd better find another pair of detectives."
Chuuya turned his head away from Dazai. This was not the place to fight. He was determined to give him a good beating once they got outside.
I'm starting to seriously worry that Dazai will get beaten to a pulp by Chuuya if he goes out.
[Not that big]
[You're all wrong. Actually, Chuuya couldn't bear to do that at all. Because of his special ability, Dazai can only recover slowly from injuries like an ordinary person. However, Dazai's recovery ability is quite good. But Chuuya had already researched a fighting method several years ago that could make Dazai feel pain but not get injured.]
So Dazai still couldn't escape a beating from Naka, but he brought it on himself.
Our archenemies are like this: one second they're kissing, the next they're fighting.
Chuuya's lips twitched as he looked at the comments. These people really knew him, and... he didn't know how to describe it, but his mental state was just too beautiful.
However, when the accidental kiss was brought up again, Chuuya's ears turned red. Chuuya was now very glad that Dazai was ahead of him, so that the guy wouldn't notice his current embarrassment.
But if you ask Chuuya himself, he doesn't regret what happened that day. In that state, rather than being confused and guided by the comments to do that, it was more accurate to say that he did it on his own initiative. After all, thanks to the pendant, he wasn't really confused at that time, and Chuuya was very clear about what he was doing.
And that guy really did look like a sleeping princess that night; I was just a hero who had changed into a prince.
But thinking about it this way, things seem to have gotten a little worse; things shouldn't have turned out this way.
But if that's the case, then even four years later, after only a few interactions, it was still possible to openly and without reservation reveal the filth of that time, and everything seemed a bit off.
"So what is Zhong thinking?"
Chuuya was startled from his reverie by these words. He looked up and saw Dazai leaning close to his face. With Dazai's face so close, Chuuya subconsciously answered the question directly.
"I'm thinking about you... Why do you keep leading me in circles?"
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