Chapter 59
When Xiaoluo wasn't around, he made many guesses, Dazai Osamu made many guesses, and he also tested Edogawa Ranpo.
Monsters, aliens...
Dazai Osamu wore a sorrowful expression that seemed to be both crying and not crying, which made his pale and handsome face even more mournful. He never imagined where Xiao Luo had gone after leaving, whether it was to the past or a parallel world.
"Save him, Xiao Luo. Save him."
The little girl felt a cool liquid flash across Dazai Osamu's cheek. She instinctively grabbed his collar and replied, "Okay, Dazai-nii-san, don't be sad. I will, no matter who it is, I will."
The little girl's words carried a heavy weight. She was making a promise to Dazai Osamu, regardless of who it was, including the murderer who killed her. She could forgive her brother Dazai just once.
Dazai Osamu trembled for a moment, then tightened his grip on Koro, feeling the warmth of the cub in his arms. Remembering what Koro had said about being poisoned in front of Oda Sakunosuke, he opened and closed his mouth repeatedly to calm himself down.
Even out of the little girl's sight, the murderous intent in Dazai Osamu's eyes could not be concealed.
"Can you take me there?" he asked softly.
Xiao Luo asked Lingling, only to receive a rejection: "No." She frowned, "Aren't there any chickens to eat here?"
Dazai Osamu heard Xiaoluo address Gide again. He chuckled, making no attempt to correct her, and muttered, "Then she's not the livestock I'm looking for."
He needs to find a way to save Oda Sakunosuke. But he can't let Koro reappear in their sight. If necessary, he can give up killing Mimic himself and let him and Mori Ougai fight like dogs.
Dazai Osamu wasn't entirely at ease with Koro either. The girl was rather disobedient, and while Mimic was ostensibly the one who attacked her, the real culprit was the rat lurking behind the scenes. Dazai's gaze darkened and turned cold; he had two candidates.
"Xiao Luo, you want Dazai Osamu to call you Dad, right?" The young man picked her up from the ground, his cold cheek pressed against her soft baby fat. He smiled gently and said, "Tell him everything about how you died, whether you were in pain, without missing a single word. Then he will call you Dad."
"Really!" Xiao Luo exclaimed in surprise.
No, not at all, but Dazai Osamu would have an even stronger desire to control her, and his unease would make him try every means to keep the running child by his side.
Dazai Osamu smiled slightly: "Yes, little girl, I will. Remember the ending of Oda Sakunosuke that your brother told you? Tell him everything."
He was worried about letting the child run around to save Oda Sakunosuke, but he didn't care about his counterpart, Dazai Osamu; he was dead, so it didn't matter.
"Okay, okay! Little Luo will!" The child in his arms became happy and excited again, swinging her little legs happily in his arms.
Dazai Osamu smiled slightly, affectionately ruffling the little girl's hair, and whispered the devil, "If he doesn't believe me, you can tell him it was me. If necessary, Little Lo can think of Oda Sakunosuke's pitiful appearance and improvise."
Holding the child, Edogawa Ranpo happened to turn his head and glance at Dazai Osamu, then silently looked away. "That guy's wicked," he thought, "using all his underhanded tricks on his counterpart."
Because he was too cowardly to recall the scene of Oda Sakunosuke's death, he made Xiao Luo make things up, determined to find ways to torment his counterpart.
Edogawa Ranpo sighed, put his hands on his hips and shouted helplessly, "Dazai, quickly give the little girl back to Lord Ranpo! Lord Ranpo doesn't know the way by himself!"
People are most excited when they do bad things. Although Xiao Luo didn't know what Dazai Osamu meant, her interest had been piqued, and she was eager to go back to find Dazai when she heard Edogawa Ranpo's words.
The child shouted, "Dad, you're so stupid! You have to lead the way home. Unlike Xiao Luo, who knows how to eat and sleep, and even knows how to find her way home when it rains!"
Edogawa Ranpo was furious with just one sentence. The young man stomped his feet and glared at the little girl. The child was quite good at pulling and shoving, but what was so great about being able to eat, sleep, and find a home when it rained?
"Hurry up and come here! Otherwise, Lord Ranpo will go buy food by himself and not take you with him!"
No, that's not true. If Edogawa Ranpo bought them by himself, the company president would definitely confiscate them. But it's different with Koro; a child who's only staying for one day can't take snacks from him. So Edogawa Ranpo definitely has to bring her along.
Xiao Luo was surprised that Edogawa Ranpo wanted to take her to buy food. Her eyes lit up when she heard his words, and she immediately abandoned what she had just said, nodding vigorously, "Okay, okay, Xiao Luo wants to eat ice cream!"
He then used both hands and feet to climb onto Edogawa Ranpo, who suddenly felt a heavy burden on his arms.
He curled his lip, hugged the child tightly, and said disdainfully, "Don't you have any aversion to ice cream? You're still eating it. No, it's autumn now, so you can't eat ice cream. Ranpo-sama will take you to buy some snacks."
"I can do it!" Xiao Luo retorted, dissatisfied, and then recounted her twelve ice creams again, twelve in one go, a feat that can be verified.
"...That's because you're not a ghost anymore, Xiao Luo. You've become a living person. You need to learn to take care of yourself and live with a fragile human body."
Edogawa Ranpo gritted his teeth as he felt the little girl in his arms slowly sliding down. Frustrated, he put the child down and panted heavily.
Upon hearing the little girl's words, Edogawa Ranpo spoke seriously with a solemn expression.
"Then..." Xiao Luo hesitated for a moment, "Then Xiao Luo will eat barbecue."
Edogawa Ranpo shouted, "No! Lord Ranpo loves sweets, not barbecue!"
Little Luo (staring): ...
The young detective realized what he had said, and instantly bristled, jumping up and taking a step back. "Ran, Ranpo-sama, you mean... you mean..." he stammered.
Xiao Luo sighed, "Okay, okay, Xiao Luo understands. Xiao Luo will tell Grandpa that she wants to eat some snacks."
"Dad is really something, just like when Xiao Luo wants ice cream."
Edogawa Ranpo's eyes were brimming with tears.
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