Another World Bookstore in Yokohama

Chapter 36

Manipulating his computer with a projector, Ayatsuji pedestrian was briefly explaining the next action to everyone in the detective agency.

Sure enough, electronic technology is still more convenient than a whiteboard. Osamu Dazai leaned back in his chair, squinting at the projection screen in front of him.

Suddenly, a photo appeared on the projection screen.

Osamu Dazai was stunned.

"Ah? Accidentally gave the photos on the phone to... sorry." The words were a little artificial and perfunctory, and Ayatsuji pedestrians clicked on the next PPT with a blank expression.

That photo was the interaction photo of Akutagawa and Boss Lin that he took before, and this one was taken when Akutagawa bowed slightly to express his gratitude to the boss.

"I made a mistake again, I'm sorry—" This is a photo of Akutagawa's cheeks flushed and dull after hearing the boss's words.

"Ah, this time too." This is a photo of Akutagawa lying on the ground happily.

"Oh~" This is a picture of the boss helping Akutagawa up

.....

"Sorry for wasting everyone's precious time because of my mistake."

Ayatsuji Xingren apologized earnestly, and then the next one really released the rather formal information form he sorted out.

He glanced at Osamu Dazai vaguely, and the corner of the man's mouth curved slightly.

"From the information I got here—" As if nothing happened, Ayatsuji continued to talk about the topic at the beginning with a cold voice.

Osamu Dazai:......

This is definitely aimed at him.

And he couldn't do anything with this man——

But having said that, what Chuya said just now is true, I didn't expect Akutagawa to really recognize that boss as a teacher, no, or that boss actually accepted Akutagawa as an apprentice. (Smile on the surface, mmp on the inside)

But it always feels impossible...

...

It really doesn't.

Ayatsuji thought lightly, people like the boss would not accept his apprentices in this dull land, but, although the boss and Akutagawa are not formally master and apprentice, in real actions and relationships, they have already It fits perfectly.

The boss's friendliness to those two people is second only to that of Gide, so it can't be called kindness?

He could see that when the boss looked at him and those few people, the expression on his face was not the kind of awareness of his peers, nor was he a generation above him, but rather aloof, overlooking them. attitude.

I don't know why it's so special to that Gide—(bites finger)

The boss's attitude towards Gide is obvious to all, and the level of enthusiasm is second only to his little nightmare. Sometimes Xuan Yin would come down to tease him a few times.

Of course, the enthusiasm belongs to the enthusiasm, and the boss's whole body is still filled with an untouchable fog, as if isolated from other people.

He is not from this world.

Ayatsuji pedestrian made such a definition in his heart.

***

Going back to the Port Mafia over there, Chuya Nakahara took Ryunosuke Akutagawa into the chief's office on the top floor.

"Boss, I have something to report." Nakahara Nakaya said, looking indifferently at the dress-up game that the boss in front of him was playing with his own abilities.

"Alice-chan, have you already told me not to run away—"

"Hey—Rintaro, don't come near me!"

……

After playing around, Mori Ogai finally sat down on the leader's chair calmly, and said seriously, "Ah Nakaya-kun, what's the matter?"

"Besides, you still have Akutagawa?" Ogai Mori looked at Ryunosuke Akutagawa floating in the air behind Chuya Nakahara, with a subtle expression on his face.

Zhong Yuanzhong also replied seriously: "He received some stimulation in the bookstore, so I brought him back, and it was also related to what I was going to report later, so I dragged him here."

"Oh, then don't need the previous summary, Chuya-kun," Mori Ogai asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

Zhong Yuanzhong also took out the letter he got, "This is from Shirase and the others."

Remembering those things in the past, and understanding what Nakahara Chuya meant, Mori Ogai opened his eyes wide.

"so--"

"Hey~" Zhong also nodded, "It's a letter that can communicate with the world of death."

Without giving Mr. Mori any buffer time, Nakahara moved Akutagawa to the front, "Look at the letter in Akutagawa's hand, it's the reply letter from the author of the book "Rashomon."

The middle-aged man on the leader's seat was also a little stunned, and lost his usual demeanor, "That writer who is also called Akutagawa Ryunosuke??"

In this way, those writers are all real, so there really is another Mori Ogai.

In that case, the Mori Ogai who suddenly appeared in the bookstore before is really not a fake, but a real person.

Mr. Mori, who had strayed from his train of thought again, reasoned calmly.

He even wanted to plan something with it.

Zhong Yuanzhong also nodded seriously, and then said with some embarrassment:

"He's holding it so tight I can't get it out."

Mori Ogai understood that it was okay: "That's fine."

Then, before Mori Ogai wanted to discuss those two letters in depth, Nakahara Nakaya sighed and said what he had been wanting to say since he came here just now.

"...Boss, that Ayatsuji pedestrian, I saw him in the bookstore."

Seeing that Chuya wanted to say something important, Mori Ogai sat obediently on the chair, waiting for Chuya's next words.

Just as courageous, Zhong Yuan Zhong also said, "I think it's better for us not to accept the reward."

"Oh?" Mori Ogai was a little stunned, looking at Nakaya strangely, his eyes narrowed slightly, "When did the gravity of our port mafia make us shrink back so much?——What happened?"

"He told me some things, his superpowers, and his special identity," the voice was a little nervous, and this was the first time Zhongya Zhongya made such a decision to give up.But for organizational considerations, he still spoke out.

"That person is the focus of the Ability Secret Service Division, and he is designated as a special A-level ability user. If we attack him, it will be tantamount to directly declaring war on the Ability Secret Service Section. The person also said that the special ability that the leader finally obtained licenses may even disappear. And, "

"and?"

Mori Ogai corrected his posture and began to think seriously. At some point in his hand, he took out a scalpel and stroked it irregularly in the air.

"His supernatural ability is [make the prisoner die unexpectedly], even Dazai can't stop it."

Mori Ogai dropped the scalpel he was playing with on the table, making a "jingling" sound.

"Boss?" Seeing Mori Ogai standing up suddenly, Nakahara Chu also looked over strangely.

What is this for?

"I understand what you mean, Mr. Chuya, and then tell Guangjin Liulang that there is no need to continue."

"What are you going to do?"

Mori Ogai walked to the door, opened the door and stood in the wind, and the voice came out: "Chuya-kun, you did a good job this time. I just want to meet my old friend."

"Huh?" Stunned in place, Zhong Yuan Zhong also stared blankly at the place where Mr. Mori was just now.I don't know when the gravity was lifted.

"Boom-"

Akutagawa fell to the ground and groaned.

"It hurts..." Akutagawa woke up, slowly opened his eyes, scanned the scene around him, and then looked at Nakahara Chuya in confusion, "Mr. Nakahara, why, are you here?"

This is the chief's office, right?

Chuya Nakahara came back to his senses, pulled Akutagawa up, and briefly told him what happened just now.

After listening, Akutagawa Ryunosuke's eyes widened, and he clenched his fists in fear.

The letter had already been put away in his pocket.

It was Black Lizard who was in charge of the bounty, and his sister was among them.

Fortunately, it should be fine now.

"I'll go back first." Akutagawa walked towards the door and was about to leave.

"Wait," Zhongya Nakahara stepped forward quickly, followed Akutagawa, and then smiled brightly when the boy looked over with puzzled eyes, "Let's go together."

The boy's eyes blinked, and he nodded ignorantly, "Oh, good..."

Zhong Yuanzhong next to him also snorted.

.........

When they came downstairs together, Nakahara Nakaya called Hirotsu Liulang and told about that, and then he went home sleepy and went to bed. He only slept for two hours since last night.

Akutagawa went home directly, intending to read the letter carefully.

***

Yawning tiredly, Osamu Dazai stretched lazily.

"Aha--"

Then he lay his head on the desktop and looked at the documents that had been processed in front of him bit by bit.

......

"Xudu," Osamu Dazai picked up his cell phone and made a call.

"Moshi Moshi—Ango, what are you doing~"

"Oh, I'm still at work, ah yes...don't you have baldness (whispering)?"

"I bought a pill from the boss that can increase my hair, so my hair is still alive—"

There was a faint roar from the sound outlet.

"Hey, Ango," Dazai suddenly became quiet, "Odasaku, when are you coming?"

Ranpo Edogawa, who was reading the newspaper in a daze, suddenly froze his fingers.

"Is it still three hours~~ It's too late, look at the time now, it's 04:30—do you think you and I both get off work at that bald time?"

But there is no need to change the time that has already been set because of one's own selfishness. Dazai Osamu didn't say much, and then hung up the phone after a few hasty teasing.

The man leaned back in the chair, looked up at the ceiling, and sighed after a long time.

"I'm, I'm looking forward to it—"

**

"Ah~"

"Ah~"

"Ugh--"

Sighing non-stop (Maomao sighs), Miyazawa Kenji, who was working hard next to him, looked over strangely.

The boy scratched his head in confusion, "Master Ranbu, is there something unpleasant?"

He who has always been enthusiastic and sunny can't see people so depressed, especially the famous detectives of his own detective agency, but Miyazawa Kenji really doesn't understand why Edogawa Ranpo keeps moaning like this.

"Alas~" Sighed again, Edogawa Ranbu glanced at Miyazawa Kenji who was looking at him in front of him, "I just feel that some things have happened too frequently recently, whether it is various emergencies or some supernatural events. common sense."

"Probably, it's like everyone is constantly changing beyond their expectations."

"The mentality has changed, the relationship has changed, the goal has changed, and the future has changed—"

Tanizaki Naomi, who came over with the documents in her arms, interjected with a smile, "No matter what, it's developing in a good direction."

"That's right, Ranpo-sama." Suddenly finding evidence, Miyazawa Kenji said, "Even if it's unexpected, there's nothing wrong with it. The current situation is pretty good, and it will definitely get better in the future. !"

"—This is my intuition!"

"That's good, but... oh~~"

But Edogawa Ranpo still looked listless, Miyazawa Kenji looked at Tanizaki Junichiro helplessly, trying to ask for help.

The boy who met his gaze gave a wry smile, expressing his helplessness.

"Hey, do you want to eat this?" Tanizaki Naomi handed over a box of biscuits, this is when she went out in the morning, and it happened to be used here.

Edogawa Ranpo happily took it, opened the outer plastic seal, and ate animal biscuits one by one.

“Delicious~~~”

Looking at the man eating biscuits with a happy face in front of them, several people all heaved a sigh of relief.

Although the problem is still not resolved, it is always good to delay the time.

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