Bonus chapter for exceeding 1000 words!
After confirming that the child was not related to him, Mori Ougai immediately changed the subject.
"Is Xiaoluo here to see Dazai's younger sister?" He didn't answer Xiaoluo's question, but instead took the initiative to ask another question.
"No, that's not it." The little girl didn't realize that Mori Ougai was trying to get information out of her, and obediently answered, "Little Luo came to find her father, but she got lost, and her brother promised to take her home."
“Oh, really?” Mori Ougai glanced at Dazai Osamu with a half-smile, his tone softening as he casually asked, “Where are you going? Maybe I know.”
If what the girl said is true, then he can simply detain the man and force the girl's father to join the Mafia.
If he's lying, he could use Dazai to get Xiaoluo first, but he'd have to be quick about it...
"Really!" Xiao Luo didn't notice anything amiss. When she heard Mori Ougai say he would take her home, her eyes lit up immediately, and she excitedly exclaimed, "I want to go to the Armed Detective Agency! My dad works there!"
Mori Ōgai, who had been confident of victory and waiting for the little girl's answer, gradually lost his smile.
What kind of society is being armed?
Was it the detective agency founded by his disliked senior brother, Silver Wolf?
Was it the detective agency that stole his Angel of Death and helped the Mafia heal its deficiencies?
Is it that detective agency that keeps finding diamonds, and even got Edogawa Ranpo as a member?
Why? Why is Fukuzawa Yukichi so lucky, picking up one diamond after another, while he struggled to get even a few, each with its own problems?
They finally managed to spot a girl with spatial abilities, only to find out she's connected to Fukuzawa Yukichi! What?!
Mori Ōgai's smile faltered for a moment.
Let the world fall silent, and listen to the sound of Mori Ōgai breaking through defenses.
Dazai Osamu, who was standing to the side, almost burst out laughing. This time, he held back and didn't make a sound. He lay on the sofa, his shoulders shaking and his whole body trembling.
He knew that Xiao Luo could put on a good show for him; it was rare for Mori Ougai to change his expression like that.
Mori Ougai tried to calm down his jealous feelings that were about to devour Fukuzawa Yukichi. He looked into the little girl's innocent eyes and then glanced at Dazai Osamu, who was about to die laughing.
Helplessly, he asked, "You already knew?"
Although the identity of the child armed detectives was indeed a bit troublesome, it only strengthened Mori Ōgai's determination to take her away.
The detective agency already has enough diamonds; what's wrong with him prying one open?
Space-type! Mori Ougai nearly ground his teeth to dust. How come the detective agency is so lucky!
Dazai Osamu, upon hearing Mori Ougai's question, chuckled and climbed up from the sofa. The boy leaned back against the sofa and slowly shook his head, "What do you know? I have no idea why Mr. Mori broke down."
He initially intended to annoy the other party by using Xiao Luo, but he didn't expect to uncover the surprise that Mori Ougai was connected to that detective agency.
"So, does the leader still have the same plan?" Dazai Osamu asked quietly.
Mori Ougai looked at Koro, or rather, he wanted her even more.
"Xiao Luo," he suddenly asked, "what is your father's name?"
The little girl went to the detective agency because her father was there. If they could bring her father to the Mafia, wouldn't capturing the space-age ability user who was looking for her father be a piece of cake?
As soon as the question was asked, Dazai Osamu stopped laughing. Mori Ougai, who had been watching Dazai Osamu out of the corner of his eye, had a bad feeling when he saw his expression.
Then, Xiao Luo sat cross-legged on the table with great pride and said, "Dazai Osamu! My father's name is Dazai Osamu!"
Mori Ōgai: ? ? ?
He looked at Osamu Dazai, who also looked back at him with a wistful gaze.
Mori Ōgai and Dazai Osamu stared at each other for a long time before slowly opening their lips to speak: "Dazai Osamu?"
"Dazai, I think I heard your name."
Dazai Osamu: "...an illusion."
The smile doesn't disappear; it simply transfers. Dazai Osamu's smile successfully transferred to Mori Ōgai.
The situation took an unexpected turn.
Mori Ougai looked at Dazai Osamu, who was looking like he was about to die, with a smile on his face. Even though he didn't know the specifics, his voice was already full of schadenfreude. "Dazai, what's going on?"
Dazai Osamu hadn't expected the child to suddenly explode like this. Looking at Mori Ougai's mocking face, he suddenly didn't want to tell him the situation anymore.
The boy remained silent, only stubbornly persisting.
Mori Ōgai's question didn't get an answer from Dazai Osamu, but was instead diverted by the little girl. The girl scratched her head, looked at Dazai Osamu with a puzzled look, and then said with certainty, "What a coincidence! Is my brother also named Dazai Osamu? It's exactly the same as my dad's name."
"So what does Xiao Luo's father, that gentleman also named Dazai, do?" Mori Ougai coaxed patiently, knowing that Xiao Luo and Dazai Osamu were related.
However, there are many inconsistencies in saying that she is Dazai Osamu's daughter. The fact that the girl didn't flinch when she mentioned the same name as Dazai Osamu shows that she knows what her father looks like and therefore has no doubts about him.
Mori Ōgai had already separated Koro's father from Dazai Osamu, whom he had raised, but after hearing Koro's reply, he became uncertain again.
Because Xiao Luo repeated the Dazai Osamu detective lifeguard version that she had described to Mori Ougai.
"..."
Children don't lie, but they do talk nonsense. If you're expecting to find the truth in her ramblings, you're really doomed.
This is exactly what happened to Mori Ougai; if Koro were to lie, the astute people present would easily detect it.
But the key issue is that she's talking complete nonsense. They all know the child is talking nonsense, and if they want to find the truth from her wild imagination, they can only guess.
Mori Ōgai looked at Dazai Osamu and muttered, "A lifeguard entering the water?"
Dazai Osamu smiled and retorted, "The leader who writes wills?"
Both of them had the same guess. Mori Ougai supported himself on the table and stood up. The origin he got from Xiao Luo was too outrageous. He needed to get new information from Dazai Osamu.
The old fox sighed, "Dazai, I think we need to talk. How about letting Xiao Luo go play in the lounge first, we..."
“She will run away,” Dazai Osamu interrupted with a cold laugh when he heard Mori Ougai’s arrangements for Koro, repeating casually, “She will run away.”
Mori Ōgai stared at the innocent-looking, blinking child.
Did they leave?
Yes, my friend, it will happen.
The little girl's eyes clearly showed the words, but she obediently replied, "Okay, Xiao Luo will be good."
Mori Ougai glanced silently at the little girl sitting on his desk, swinging her legs, and then took out Alice.
A blonde, blue-eyed little girl hopped out of the darkness and skipped over to Xiao Luo. Leaning against the table, she tilted her head and curiously reached out to take Xiao Luo's hand. "Xiao Luo, do you want to go out and play with me?"
When Xiao Luo saw Alice coming again, she lowered her head in distress: "Big sister, Xiao Luo doesn't have any cakes this time. Can you go play by yourself? Even kids your age can play independently by themselves. You can't fall behind!"
Well……
Alice fell silent for a moment, speechless. Ignoring the little girl's next words, Alice blinked her large, bright green eyes and, with innocent curiosity, leaned closer, taking the little girl's arm to pull her down.
"Didn't Xiao Luo say she didn't know me?"
Upon hearing Alice's words, Xiao Luo immediately denied it: "Who said that? Xiao Luo never said she didn't know her sister... Where is my sister?"
The cute blonde, blue-eyed little girl disappeared the instant she grabbed Xiao Luo's arm, and Xiao Luo swallowed back her words of rebuttal halfway through.
The sight of a person suddenly appearing out of nowhere still stunned her; the child stood there dumbfounded for a long time before asking in a daze.
But no one answered her.
When Mori Ougai and Dazai Osamu witnessed Alice's disappearance, their pupils involuntarily contracted for a moment. Mori Ougai, the true controller of Alice, felt the same sensation as Dazai Osamu, and his expression changed instantly.
Dazai Osamu watched the scene of Alice's disappearance with a solemn expression, and seeing Mori Ougai's out-of-control expression, he knew what had happened.
Why is this happening? Dazai Osamu suddenly remembered that when he asked the little girl a question in the car, the child's first reaction was "No Longer Human".
She only started talking about other things after he denied it.
So, what about the superpowers Xiaolu mentioned later? Does she possess Chuuya's gravity manipulation, a detective's intellect, and Kusaku's mind control?
Upon realizing this, Dazai Osamu immediately composed himself, determined not to let Mori Ougai discover his true feelings.
His heart sank. If that's the case, then his initial guess was wrong. As everyone knows, each person only has one superpower. If Xiao Luo can use other people's superpowers, then her ability is not fundamentally spatial.
There is another term that better encapsulates her abilities—copying or seizing.
Although I don't know what other conditions are involved, it's a terrifying ability. It can even copy No Longer Human. If that's the case, Mori Ougai absolutely cannot find out, otherwise he will definitely keep Koro here.
Dazai Osamu returned to normal, and he exchanged a casual glance and smiled slightly with Mori Ōgai.
Mori Ougai was silent for a while, then slowly smiled. "Dazai, it seems we really need to have a good talk. As for Koro... let's ask Momiji for help."
The child was kicked out of the group chat. Looking at Dazai Osamu, who dragged her out and threw her out the door, Xiao Luo pouted unhappily.
“Brother, you don’t love me anymore,” she accused.
Dazai Osamu smiled. He hadn't even blamed this brat for causing him so much trouble, yet the little girl was already turning the tables on him.
The boy tossed the little girl onto Ozaki Koyo, who was standing nearby, and coldly instructed, "Big sister, keep an eye on her; she has spatial abilities."
The large kimono enveloped the young girl, and Oki Koyo covered her lips with a soft laugh: "This concubine knows what to do."
The story of this very interesting little girl has spread throughout the Mafia. The most terrifying executive of the Mafia, Dazai, now has a space-type ability user by his side, who is said to be his younger sister, just as terrifying as him.
"Is this your sister?" Looking at the door that was about to close, Ozaki Koyo couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
“…No.” Dazai Osamu’s face darkened further, and he slammed the door shut.
What an impolite brat.
Ozaki Koyo's smile faded slightly. She looked affectionately at the little girl in her arms who was curiously examining her, and rubbed the little girl's head. "As expected, the rumors were wrong. What an adorable little girl."
It's not as terrible as the rumors say. It's a similar face, which is extremely annoying on Dazai Osamu, but looks very cute on the little girl.
As for Dazai Osamu's denial about his sister, Ozaki Koyo didn't believe it after seeing Koro's appearance. The woman gently hugged Koro and said with pity, "Poor child, if he doesn't want you, then come with me."
In any case, His Highness Ougai will not let this superhuman go.
Little Luo couldn't understand what Oki Koyo was saying. The child watched as the beautiful woman gently stroked her. Her eyes narrowed in enjoyment, and the little girl rubbed against Oki Koyo's palm, decisively abandoning Dazai Osamu: "Sister, you're so pretty! Do you want to go home with me? I have delicious candy at home!"
As Oki Koyo carried the little girl slowly towards her lounge, she covered her lips and chuckled upon hearing the child's words about trying to lure her away.
"What an adorable child! I adore him."
"Really?" Xiao Luo asked in surprise. "Can I go home with you, sister? I can give you my father... my brother."
"Oh, doesn't Xiao Luo like her brother?" Wei Qi Hongye's eyes lit up as she asked with a smile.
“No,” Xiao Luo said honestly, “Brother can run back by himself.”
Xiao Luo knows her brother will come back, but she doesn't know if her father will.
So, Xiao Luo, who was planning to sell her father, reluctantly switched to her brother.
Good grief, they're scamming her. Oki Koyo paused for a moment, then smiled, thinking, "This little girl is really interesting."
"Then forget it. I've already sold the rest of my life to this place. If Xiao Luo likes, she can come here and keep me company."
"Okay!" Little Luo nodded happily, and said she would come to play with her sister after she finished looking for her father.
Wei Qi Hongye affectionately pinched the little girl's round face, "Little Luo, what would you like to eat? I'll have someone prepare something."
"Ice cream!" The child's eyes lit up, and he said it without hesitation.
Oki Koyo glanced at the dim, slanting sunlight outside the window and nodded slightly. There was still some time before she would rest that night, so it was a good time to eat.
She agreed to Xiao Luo's request, and the little girl happily ate her second ice cream of the day.
*
The conversation between Dazai Osamu and Mori Ōgai finally ended, and the boy left the leader's office expressionlessly.
As Mori Ougai had expected, he intended to keep Koro. Dazai Osamu directly told the girl about her parallel world identity, turning Koro's spatial ability into a result of traveling to a parallel world. Mori Ougai could not lie about the fact that he had witnessed No Longer Human.
Dazai Osamu only said it was a similar supernatural ability, but whether Mori Ougai believed it or not was unknown. In order to send Koro back, Dazai Osamu revealed the truth about the incident in the parallel world and called these worlds that would happen in the future.
The pressure from future events and the invasion of people from parallel worlds were enough to make Mori Ōgai feel out of control and threatened. He would definitely investigate the matter of the parallel worlds thoroughly.
All she had to do was sit back and reap the benefits, sending Koro away before Mori Ougai decided to keep her. The child might be mischievous, but she wasn't stupid.
Before figuring out her abilities, Dazai Osamu cannot put her within the reach of the mafia.
"Big Sister Koyo, I've come to take Koyo back." Dazai Osamu knocked on Koyo's door.
The door opened, and the red-haired woman in the lounge opened the door. The woman in the kimono, her eyes slightly tinged with guilt beneath her bangs, glanced around for a moment before smiling and saying, "Dazai, you've come."
Dazai Osamu stared at Oki Koyo quietly for a moment, then quickly glanced behind her and saw the little girl lying on the sofa, idly tapping the bowls and chopsticks. He first breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned at Oki Koyo.
"Sister Hongye, what happened? What's wrong with Xiaoluo?"
Koyo Ogi: "...Little Loli told me she wanted ice cream...and I agreed..."
The woman seemed somewhat ashamed, covering her face with her wide sleeves and sighing, "And then, Xiao Luo... got an upset stomach. I'm sorry, Dazai, I didn't expect your sister to be so fragile."
Dazai Osamu:......
When Dazai Osamu entered, he looked listless and yawned, tapping the medicine bowl in front of him absentmindedly, showing no intention of drinking it.
"Drink it, and I'll take you away," Dazai Osamu commanded succinctly.
Xiao Luo yawned lazily, her usually lively and cute big eyes almost squinting. Although the little girl's body had been reset and she wouldn't be sleepy, she hadn't slept for a day. After being awake for almost two days, the little girl's spirit was still a bit weak. In addition, there was nothing to play with, and she looked at the hypnotic drugs in front of her.
The child weakly cried out, "It's hot!"
Seeing that the little girl didn't want to drink the medicine, Dazai Osamu glanced at the bowl that was getting cold, picked up the child, and nodded goodbye to Oki Koyo.
If he didn't want to drink, then so be it; Dazai Osamu didn't think it was a big deal.
The boy calmly bid farewell to Ogi Koyo, saying, "Goodbye, big sister." You see, Dazai Osamu didn't have a place to live; he usually slept in a shipping container, and he didn't want to let Koyo invade his place.
In other words, Dazai Osamu also needs to find a new partner for Koro.
Oki Koyo glanced at the sickly little girl in the boy's arms, hesitated for a moment, and then warned, "Dazai, children need to be carefully cared for. Things will go wrong if they don't take their medicine."
"It's okay! Xiao Luo is fine!" Finally free from taking medicine, Xiao Luo yawned and leaned on Dazai Osamu's shoulder, ready to close her eyes and take a nap. Unexpectedly, she was betrayed by Ogi Koyo.
The child suddenly opened his eyes and shouted.
Dazai Osamu glanced at the little girl, then happily made a decision: if she doesn't want to drink, then so be it. He'd better just throw her over there while Oda Sakunosuke is still awake.
Oki Koyo watched with a headache as the willful brat took the little girl away. She wondered if... everything would be alright.
It's just a small problem, I'll ask about it again tomorrow.
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