——He wanted to save Oda Sakunosuke.

Yes, because of a memory whose true or false, and for a person who might not appear in the future, he made a bold and crazy plan.

No one knew about his change of mind - except Ranpo Edogawa.

No one knew how big his plan was - except Ranpo Edogawa.

He had originally planned to send Edogawa Ranpo somewhere else if he was unwilling to remain in hiding.

——For example, in another world, Fukuzawa Yoshikichi, the guardian of Edogawa Ranpo.

However, Ranpo Edogawa did not give him the opportunity to do so. The great criminal consultant just sat in his chair, ate snacks, looked at him, and then threw the "book" to him without hesitation.

So in the first week, Dazai Osamu's feelings towards Mori Ogai were actually a bit complicated.

He has respect for his teacher (although it is not obvious), and he also values ​​his family. After getting the "book", he feels inexplicably angry towards Mori Ougai.

Yes, how can a person who can immerse himself in a world that has not even happened and in which he has no idea whether it is true or false suppress his anger?

So in this mood, the things he did were also very contradictory.

He should kill Mori Ogai, just like he said to Nakahara Chuuya, the mouths of the dead are the most trustworthy, and they will not suddenly appear to disrupt his plans.

But he still let Mori Ou go, perhaps out of the so-called master-disciple relationship, or perhaps out of the thought that "maybe keeping him will be useful."

Or maybe... he was preparing for his final end.

In short, he did not kill Mori Ogai as he had planned, but simply forced him to step down, forced him to live in an orphanage, and forced him to never set foot in Yokohama again.

Dazai Osamu himself is not quite sure what he is thinking.

All he knew was that he didn't want to see anyone he was familiar with again.

He told Nakahara Chuuya that Mori Ougai was dead, and announced to everyone that Mori Ougai was dead. Later, he was even prepared to let Sister Momiji go.

But Sister Momiji didn't want to leave, and Dazai Osamu couldn't force her.

He gradually cut off all the ties, just to welcome the inevitable ending.

Until... the appearance of the infected destroyed everything.

The ties he had broken gradually returned to him. He began to argue with Nakahara Chuuya, and he began to tease Mr. Mori. Except for not slacking off, he seemed to be no different from his other self.

No—there are.

Dazai Osamu stood in a dark corner, watching Oda Sakunosuke chatting and laughing with other people in the kendo gym.

On his side, Oda Sakunosuke survived.

He had originally planned to go see Odasaku a few days before his death.

But that was the day he least wanted to recall.

——He had a gun pointed at his head by Odasaku.

So after the virus broke out, even though all the major organizations cooperated, he still didn't dare to meet that person - the person he wanted to save at all costs.

Although Oda Sakunosuke survived, Dazai Osamu did not stop angering Mori Ogai.

He was still dissatisfied with Mori Ougai - but it was not until after Mori Ougai's death that he realized that his dissatisfaction with Mori Ougai was actually unfounded.

So after the person he was dissatisfied with died, he was like a headless fly and even wrote Mori Ogai's name on the "book".

But no miracle happened. Unlike Ranpo Edogawa, this time he didn't even see any counterfeit products.

Dazai Osamu stayed quiet in his room for two days, and finally on the day of Mori Ogai's funeral, he sorted out all his feelings and went through the funeral process.

He even sneaked into the room where Mori Owl's body was kept in the middle of the night, mumbling an apology, but in the end he only said, "May all be well with you, Sanzu River," before turning around and running away.

This sentence was totally out of his usual level, and could even be said to be ridiculously bad.

But Dazai Osamu didn't have the courage to enter that room again.

Mori Ogai's death was like a beginning, a game that had started, and it was a game he couldn't stop.

After Mori Ogai, people from the Kendo Gym, the Port Mafia, and the Supernatural Secret Service were sent in one after another like dumplings.

Even Oda Sakunosuke, whom he saved after trying so hard to change the world line, sacrificed himself to save his child.

He began to be silent, and as the number of people on the Ark decreased, he became more and more silent.

Finally, it was Nakahara Chuuya's turn.

That day was June 19th, his birthday.

In the morning, the young man with brown hair rolled up his sleeves, waved to him casually, and asked him to wait, "I will come back to celebrate your birthday."

Because Dazai Osamu... to be honest, his social skills are really not that good. So far, the only person who has a close enough relationship with him to celebrate his birthday is Nakahara Chuuya.

And this person exists because Nakahara Nakaya has a good heart.

"Today, the infected are out in large numbers. The little black slugs are just waiting to be stepped on and turned into slug cakes~!" Dazai Osamu subconsciously opened his mouth and revealed intelligence to Nakahara Chuuya in his own way, "Don't be scared so much that you don't even know to hide to the west~"

“Damn Dazai…” Nakahara Chuuya was about to leave, but upon hearing this, he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, “There’s no way this could happen—!”

"You're too talkative. Do you want me to go out?" Nakahara Chuuya said to Dazai Osamu in a disgusted tone.

Dazai Osamu: ...

"Eh, so disgusting! You're just a slimy little slug. Even your words are so disgusting!"

Nakahara Chuuya chose to ignore these words.

If I continue to quarrel with Dazai Osamu, my day will be ruined.

So, Nakahara Chuuya tightened his jaw and left without looking around.

Even though I told myself not to argue with Dazai Osamu, this guy... is still really annoying!!

However, Nakahara Chuuya, who had just left the house, never expected that Dazai Osamu's casual joke would actually come true.