"In short, the one who 'owns the book' is someone else." Dazai Osamu said this, his eyes darkening, "It's another 'Dazai Osamu'."

"Edogawa Ranpo" thinks that he is a stupid and ignorant child, so it is impossible for him to keep the "book" that is very important to him on himself.

It is also impossible for Mori Ougai, who is willing to sacrifice everything for the Port Mafia and pursues the "best solution", to do so.

Then it will only appear in the hands of "Dazai Osamu", who is more trusted by "Edogawa Ranpo".

Moreover, both lives appear in the hands of "Dazai Osamu", and "Dazai Osamu" is the owner of the "book".

"Huh? Is it Mr. Dazai?" Nakajima Atsushi made a surprised sound.

"Yes." Dazai glanced at Nakajima Atsushi and continued, "I fulfilled my wish through the book and became friends with Edogawa Ranpo."

At this point, he paused, with a strange expression on his face, "There are actually quite a few people who love the other 'Edogawa Ranpo', but he just doesn't want to accept it."

"That's why his heart is Far Cry."

"No, he's not unwilling to accept it." Edogawa Ranpo corrected Dazai Osamu's words, "He has closed his five senses and isolated himself from all outsiders, just like a coward."

As he said this, he glanced at Dazai Osamu.

Dazai Osamu's expression changed, then he fixed it on a nonchalant smile, and said that Edogawa Ranpo was right.

——He pretended not to understand what Edogawa Ranpo meant.

Eh——

Dazai Osamu thought.

The moment you get something, you are destined to lose it. It is better not to get it in the first place.

From this point of view, he and that "Ranpo Edogawa" are surprisingly compatible.

"Then why do you say this is all a scam?" Nakajima Atsushi expressed confusion.

"Ah, that's of course." Dazai gathered his thoughts, "Everyone who comes here is projected here as a shadow."

He looked around at the clean ground.

It was hard to tell that this place was a blood-stained hell with corpses strewn all over the place just a few minutes ago.

"The people projected here are all dead, but they retain their consciousness. Of course, they can't cause any harm to Yokohama."

"If we are not responsible for any of this," Dazai said, "we can be said to have participated in the past of Yokohama in another world."

"And all of this is just the work of another 'me'." He said in a light tone, "It was planned by the president, Mr. Mori and others as a farewell gift to 'Edogawa Ranpo'."

"A farewell gift?!" Nakajima Atsushi cried out in horror, "So, if you say that..."

He could hardly utter the following words.

"Everyone in the other world has been wiped out." Edogawa Ranpo still had his eyes closed, his tone was light, and there was no smile on his face.

"They left a message of entrustment on Ranpo Edogawa's body."