Building No. 3
A single word of disagreement silenced the two men present who were well-versed in matters of romance and pleasure.
Dazai Osamu flicked the little girl's head in annoyance, "Who taught you all this? Is your father even reliable?"
The moment Dazai Osamu's pale, cool fingertips touched the child, his movements froze instantly. He abruptly looked up, his gaze towards Oda Sakunosuke tinged with fear and helplessness.
"...Oda Sakunosuke."
When Oda Sakunosuke heard Dazai Osamu's voice, the boy's voice, with its unique hoarseness from just after puberty, suddenly became pale and weak when he called out to him.
Following the boy's slightly frightened gaze, he saw the little girl's face and his expression changed instantly. Ignoring the child's nonsense, he strode over with a serious expression: "Dazai! Xiaoluo is sick."
The temperature of his fingertips was alarmingly high. Dazai Osamu, his whole body stiff, finally realized that the child in his arms was as hot as a furnace, and the temperature was abnormally high.
He hadn't expected the little girl to be so fragile, developing a high fever so easily. The fragility of life terrified Dazai Osamu, and almost instinctively, he called out Oda Sakunosuke's name.
Fortunately, Oda Sakunosuke noticed something was wrong with him. Upon approaching, he discovered the little girl's unusual behavior, quickly took off his coat, took the child from Dazai Osamu's arms, and wrapped the little girl tightly in his coat.
“Oda Sakunosuke…” Dazai Osamu stood stiffly, watching the other man’s movements without moving. Only after the man finished did he carefully grab the hem of the clothes that had been wrapped around the child and call out softly.
Oda Sakunosuke wrapped the little girl up tightly to prevent her from catching a chill from the night wind. He breathed a sigh of relief and grabbed the other older child who needed comforting beside him. Dazai must have been frightened.
"Dazai, it's alright. Xiao Luo's temperature isn't too high. Let's go back and give her some medicine and try physical therapy. It's best not to take very young children to the hospital too often."
"Don't worry, Dazai, everything will be alright."
"What medicine! I don't want it!" Xiao Luo felt that the dizziness she had been experiencing from being shaken by Dazai Osamu hadn't subsided yet. Otherwise, why would she still feel dizzy and faintly hear that she was supposed to be given medicine? The child cried out in terror, "I'll confess, sir! I'll confess everything! It was my brother who did it! His name is Dazai Osamu! Feed him! Feed him!"
The child's shout completely woke Dazai Osamu up. He knew that his relationship with the little girl was superficial, but he didn't expect it to be this superficial.
Watch how quickly Xiaoluo shifted the blame to Dazai Osamu in order to avoid taking her medicine—it was so smooth and without the slightest hesitation.
Initially feeling a little scared, Dazai Osamu saw that Koro had been handed over to Oda Sakunosuke and that the latter could take good care of her, so he prepared to leave alone.
Halfway there, Dazai Osamu suddenly heard the little girl betray him. The boy's lips twitched, he sneered, stepped forward, and viciously pressed the girl's head down, burying it in Oda Sakunosuke's chest muscles, saying menacingly,
"You escaped from your older sister's place once, but you still need to take it. Don't even think about it, taking medicine is your life!"
"Wow!"
Oda Sakunosuke silently took the nearly suffocating little girl from Dazai Osamu's hands.
The man gently brushed the sweat-dampened bangs away from the little girl's flushed face and whispered, "Dazai, I know you're worried that Xiaolu will catch a cold, but this will make her uncomfortable."
Dazai Osamu: (=ＴェＴ=)
How did he figure out that he was trying to keep her warm? Oda Sakunosuke is terrifying.
Despite being threatened by Dazai Osamu and crying loudly, Oda Sakunosuke managed to suppress the awkwardness of his attempt to escape.
The child burst into tears instantly, large tears streaming down her face. The little girl cried out incoherently, "I don't want to take medicine! I don't want to take it!!"
Oda Sakunosuke gently comforted her, "Little Luo, you need to take your medicine to get better. After you take your medicine, we can eat something else. Is there anything you'd like to eat?"
The child's crying subsided instantly, so much so that even Dazai Osamu was amazed.
Little Luo choked back tears pitifully. Because she had just cried out, her hoarse and sickly childish voice whispered, "Waaah, Little Luo wants ice cream."
Oda Sakunosuke fell silent, deep in thought.
What should I do? Shouldn't medicine be paired with candy? Why would Xiao Luo want ice cream? This doesn't make sense. Should I agree?
The answer is definitely no. She already has a fever, how could we possibly give her ice cream?
Dazai Osamu poked the little girl's burning cheek and exclaimed, "How much did you eat at your older sister's place? How can you still be so stubborn?"
The little girl stared blankly at Dazai Osamu for a moment before shyly smiling, her voice suddenly becoming sickeningly sweet as she said in a childish voice, "Sister, you're so kind, you gave Xiaoluo three to eat!"
"...He collapsed after eating just three. He's really useless."
"Okay, Xiao Luo can still eat!" The little girl didn't deny it at all when she heard Dazai Osamu's quiet criticism, and obediently asked for another one.
Oda Sakunosuke glanced at the little girl, then at her unreliable guardian, and sighed, "Dazai, it's not good for a child like Xiaoluo to eat one every day."
The hidden meaning is even more obvious, not to mention that three were eaten at once.
Dazai Osamu touched his nose and, in an attempt to change the subject, began to talk about Sakaguchi Ango's situation.
Oda Sakunosuke lowered his eyes and hugged the little girl tightly, his tone calm and even: "Dazai, come to my house too."
Just as Dazai Osamu was about to refuse, he heard Oda Sakunosuke say seriously, "Illness is contagious. I need to look after Kosuke and the others and isolate Koro. Didn't Dazai say he would give Koro medicine? I'm not sure if I can let her take it."
Dazai Osamu was fully aware of the child's determination not to take his medicine. He slumped his head unhappily and replied, "I understand."
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