"Mr. Dazai!" Nakajima Atsushi called out somewhat unnaturally, looking like a kitten hiding in a nest who was suddenly woken up from his sleep by a mischievous two-legged beast.

He was somewhat overly nervous, but it was not his fault. Perhaps it was the bird plot or the sensitivity of a cat, but Nakajima Atsushi had an inexplicable awe for Dazai Osamu.

Of course, Dazai would be able to see the boy's unnaturalness, but he decided to ignore it. When the port mafia officials decided to find some fun for themselves, the little tiger was naturally going to be teased.

"Don't be so nervous, Dun. Aren't you happy about payday?" The young man in a light-colored windbreaker patted the shoulder of the white-haired boy who looked a little uneasy with a smile, and there was a bit of restlessness in his tone.

If it was Kunikida who was here alone, the battle-hardened members of the detective agency would have already retreated and entered a state of first-level alert because of Dazai Osamu's tone. However, the reliable yellow-haired senior was not here at this time, and the silly little tiger could only follow the steps of a certain unscrupulous senior.

"No, no! I was just shocked when I saw Mr. Dazai! It was really scary when Mr. Dazai suddenly came up to me."

Perhaps it was the tone of Dazai Osamu's voice that gave Nakajima Atsushi some illusions, the boy actually relaxed and returned to his previous happy self.

"This is not my fault," the young man defended himself. Although his unchanging smile did not show any signs of being wronged, the always deceptive Nakajima Atsushi seemed to believe it. "I have been standing by Atsushi-kun's side for a long time. Atsushi himself was absorbed in other things and did not notice me."

"Hey, hey, is that so?" This time it was Nakajima Atsushi's turn to feel embarrassed. Dazai Osamu's overly innocent tone and eyes that contained a hint of grievance that he couldn't tell whether it was true or not made him involuntarily believe it a little more.

Although he was still a little skeptical, he had already begun to believe the statement in his heart and even began to prepare to apologize.

"Well, of course, I stood next to Atsushi for a long time, but it seemed like he didn't notice me at all, which made me a little sad."

Dazai Osamu spoke seriously, and with just a few words, he fooled Nakajima Atsushi and changed his position. Now he seemed to be the one who was bullied.

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Dazai! I won't be so careless next time!"

At this time, Dazai Osamu's credit with Nakajima Atsushi had not yet become negative. Nakajima Atsushi thought that Dazai Osamu's move was to test his vigilance, and he immediately apologized somewhat embarrassedly.

Dazai Osamu naturally would not explain his bad taste, and accepted the apology from the little tiger without any guilt.

"Atsushi was really absorbed in watching." Dazai Osamu exclaimed with a smile, not sure if he was saying that Nakajima Atsushi believed his words without a doubt, or that the boy didn't even notice his presence.

"But it's really hard to be at ease with someone like Atsushi like this." The young man in the light-colored windbreaker sighed half-seriously, and deliberately looked up and down but not at Nakajima Atsushi, otherwise he deeply suspected that he would laugh out loud in the next second.

"Eh - what, what did you say?" Hearing Dazai Osamu's sudden comment, Nakajima Atsushi immediately became nervous and asked in a panic, as if he would jump up and down in anxiety if Dazai Osamu didn't answer.

After appreciating the big white cat's anxious look, the young man in the light-colored windbreaker said slowly, "After all, liking sweets is really childish."

"No way!" Nakajima Atsushi subconsciously wanted to deny it, but unfortunately he was no match for Dazai Osamu, and in this situation he could only be led by the elder.

"Really?"

There was some suspicion in Dazai Osamu's eyes, which he pretended deliberately. Unfortunately, it was enough to deceive the innocent little tiger. The boy's face immediately showed some hesitation, and his eyes were not particularly firm anymore.

Dazai Osamu took advantage of the victory and continued in a joking tone: "But who was it that just stayed outside the candy store window for half an hour?

"Now that Dun said so, then the person I just saw must not be Dun, right? Could it be Dun's twin brother?"

"It's me—"

The white-haired boy finally couldn't help it, and with his bangs that looked like they were bitten by a dog, he shouted loudly in despair. The volume was too loud, and the clerk who had already walked to the door cast a curious look at him, making him look even more embarrassed.

“Hahahahahaha, Atsushi is really easy to fool.” Having bullied the poor little tiger enough, Dazai Osamu finally had some conscience. “Then let’s go in and take a look.”

"Huh?" Nakajima Atsushi didn't understand what was going on with this sudden turn of events, but he still followed closely behind Dazai Osamu who was striding forward and walked into the overly pink-looking chocolate shop.

The sweet smell coming from the candy store soothed Nakajima Atsushi very well. The white-haired boy narrowed his eyes happily and took a few deep breaths in ecstasy.

Dazai Osamu walked in front at a leisurely pace. He had no particular liking for candy, but in order to avoid some little kid coming back to complain, which he usually didn't care about, Dazai Osamu still walked in.

Looking at Nakajima Atsushi, who was following him closely but had become overly curious about everything around him and was peeking around restlessly, Dazai Osamu could not help but sigh in his heart, "What a childish act."

Perhaps God could not stand Dazai Osamu's inhumane behavior of being so negative in a candy store and decided to punish him, and Dazai Osamu was given a great gift in the blink of an eye.

I never expected to meet that guy before!

Dazai Osamu saw the short man walking between the shelves and directing his subordinates to make purchases, and thought that he might encounter some harmless trouble today.

Well, it wasn't completely unexpected.

This candy store is only a few blocks away from the headquarters of the Port Mafia. It is neither close nor far, so it is not impossible for people from the Port Mafia to come here to purchase. It is not Nakajima Atsushi's fault for the choice of the store.

But the target of procurement is very problematic.

It seems that Mori Ogai used all the funds to buy miniskirts to satisfy his perverted hobby. Dazai Osamu had no guilt in smearing his former employer in his heart. It can be said that he was ruthless.

But he had no intention of fighting with the little slug here, and when Nakajima Atsushi was still hesitating between the two different flavors of sample, Dazai Osamu quickly pulled him behind other shelves without showing any sign of anger.

Before the slow-witted younger generation, who was completely unaware of anything, could open his mouth to say anything, the young man in the windbreaker swiftly stuffed both samples into the boy's mouth, leaving the little tiger with his mouth covered with chocolate without any doubt.

With something sweet stuffed in his mouth, Nakajima Atsushi couldn't ask any more questions at this moment.

Just when Dazai Osamu had done all this, Nakahara Chuuya turned his head as if he had sensed something. He just felt a hint of a familiar breath, but when he turned his head, he could only see noisy customers and dazzling shelves.

Mackerel is a terrible threat! The petite port mafia officer complained loudly in his mind, and beat up the simulated mackerel in his imagination before continuing with his work and instructing his men to pack the fish.

After finally chewing and swallowing the two pieces of chocolate in his mouth, Nakajima Atsushi decided to see what explanation his predecessor could give for Dazai Osamu's abnormal behavior.

"Tai..." Before Nakajima Atsushi could finish his words, he was interrupted by Dazai Osamu.

"I'm sorry, Dun, I may have to leave for a while. I just received a message from a beautiful lady, inviting me to commit suicide with her." The unreliable senior kept talking nonsense and making unreliable excuses.

But Nakajima Atsushi still understood his hidden meaning. He was forced to suppress his curious nature because of Dazai Osamu's presence, so he immediately said sympathetically: "Go, Mr. Dazai, I can buy things by myself! No problem at all! I will definitely not get lost like Mr. Edogawa who sneaked out to buy candy!"

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The little tiger who wanted Dazai Osamu to leave did not realize that he had unconsciously revealed the secret that Edogawa Ranpo had sneaked out to buy candy, and the target of the leak was Dazai Osamu. It is almost foreseeable how the famous detective who is about to be taught a lesson by the president will retaliate against him secretly and angrily.

Guessing that the port mafia is unlikely to take action in such a crowded place with a police station opposite, Dazai Osamu himself has no intention of staying here for long. In addition, Nakajima Atsushi's special ability can be said to be very strong, so he said that he was about to leave.

But unfortunately, Nakahara Chuuya, who was choosing chocolates, turned his head to the right place at this moment and almost looked Dazai Osamu in the eye.

Oh my. Dazai Osamu sighed in his heart and smiled nonchalantly, his mischievousness became more active than when he was facing Nakajima Atsushi.