A/N: I'm back guys! I barely passed my test but I did my best not to laze around!
Warning: Bad Spelling and grammar. For some reason, my auto - correct function here has been removed and I'm lazy enough to re-read this 10800 word chapter.
"Ki-mi-ka-cha!"
"No," Kimika said flatly.
"No, no! You promised to pick two individuals for each episode," Ranpo objected.
"I said episodes! Wan isn't one of them!"
"It counts because I said it, and you can't say no to your brother, you know?" Dazai said.
"You're not my brother!" she argued, "and I've never said "yes" to him, so no!"
"That's so low... Look at Kenji-kun. He looks so upset that you didn't keep your word," Naomi added, pointing to Kenji, who was naturally beaming.
"... Sigh, Ranpo-sen-san, do you have any grunge on me?" she inquired, adjusting the honorifics.
"I just love you that much," he attempted to reassure her.
"So you despise me. Well, I'll select two now (Wheel of names). I pick Ranpo-san and President," she remarked as Ranpo locked his gaze on her.
"When will it be my turn?!" Dazai complained, her face nonchalant.
"Perhaps after you keep quiet."
"Alright. First is Edogawa Ranpo. His real name was Tarō Hirai. Edogawa Ranpo was his pen name base on the name of the writer he admire so much, Edgar Allan Poe (E-do-ga-ru-a-ra-n-po/ Edogaru Aranpo) which was a western mystery writer. Though his ability wasn't book inspired, he's still an author of Mystery novels. Fun fact that him, and Tanizaki's author self are acquaintances or maybe friends. He died at the age of 70. Are you happy now?" Kimika explained.
"Ranpo-san and I there, are acquaintance? That's nice..." Tanizaki said.
"Are they coworkers? Writer things?" Naomi wondered, to which Kimika shrugged.
"Who is this Edgar Allan Poe person?" Kenji inquired.
"Well, all I can tell you is that he was a very renowned American writer who was widely regarded as the founder of detective fiction, which is why Edogawa is fascinated in him."
"Does he exist here?" Dazai grinned as he saw the answer when Kimika halted.
"Ho ho... Will we be seeing Ranpo-san, looking up to someone?" Dr. Yosano inquired.
"That's quite..." Atsushi was secretly looking forward about it.
"How come they didn't put my ability's name in one of that person's books?" Ranpo wondered.
"Perhaps because the titles just don't suit at all?" said the president right away.
Kimika responded, "Well, yes."
"That's dull; I'd want to hear some stories from my other self!"
"Eh? If I did that, there would be no time for Fukuzawa-turn," san's Kimika said 'innocently.'
"But don't we have a lot of time?"
"Does Kunikida-san have?" she inquired as they both gazed at him. He got "flustered" and made up a slew of excuses.
"Well, now, for Fukuzawa Yukichi. He was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, and leader who founded , Jiji-Shinpo (a newspaper) and the Institute for study of Infectious Disease. Fukuzawa Yukichi was born into an impoverished low-ranking samurai as he followed the step of becoming a writer. His ability refers to the book, "An Encouragement of Learning" which tells how equal opportunities for education are vital to society. He later died at the age of 66."
"That's a lot to take in," Dazai said.
"Not quite as much as you, though," Kimika murmured to herself.
"So I'm still using a sword there," the President remarked.
"Too many vocations, as expected, Fukuzawa-sensei," said Dr. Yosano.
"But why don't they just change the name of the ability to something like his?" Ranpo inquired.
"Perhaps they merely did it because there's a similar idea inside the book about being equal?" Kyoka suggested.
"Ah, Kyoka is extremely brilliant!" said Kimika, drawing their attention.
"Never mind, let's take a quick break and then we'll get started," she stated as she exited the room.
"So, what do you think?" Dr. Yosano questioned abruptly.
"Think? About what?"
"About the situation: Don't you think this will not end well, knowing our future?" she inquired.
"I' wonder~," Ranpo and Dazai replied.
"I don't think this is severe enough if these two aren't bothered by it," Tanizaki told them, looking at the two.
"Dazai, Ranpo, what are your thoughts?" the president asked the two.
"Well, there's no way knowing the future is a good thing, but if it is, then the future may be far worse than knowing the future, and I don't think that's the only reason Kimika did this to us," Dazai replied, nodding to Ranpo.
"A case that not even the World's Greatest Detective can solve; it must be a huge problem."
"Well, since Ranpo-san said that, it must be true; we must be cautious; should we really just sit here and do nothing?" Kunikida wondered.
"We will wait until Kimika reveals the truth; until then, we will just have to sit back for the time being," the president stated, as the "smiling" pair agreed.
Kimika, on the other hand, is looking at the 'smiling' pair. "Sigh. I just want you to watch those films... Why did you make things so complicated as if I had an ulterior motive?!" she grumbled.
After Break
"Now, let's start the next episode!"
I haven't smelled tatami mats in a long time' The narrator Atsushi narrated and the screen focus on the sleeping him.
The sun rose up as he slowly wake up too but still half asleep. He looked at his surrounding in confusion.
"Huh? Where am I? What happened last night?" He murmured to himself as the flashback of what happened last night played.
"Another trauma unlocked?" Ranpo joked, as Atsushi scratch his neck with a tiny giggle.
As he finally remembered, he stand his head up in panic and look at his hand and began to feel it. He let out a loud sigh when he saw no tiger's paw in it.
"It's been so long since I've been under a roof." He muttered as the silent was broke by the ringing sound. He panic and quickly look where the sound's coming from and saw a phone, above a cloth.
"Way to kill the mood," Dr. Yosano remarked as someone averted their gaze.
"Huh? Um, uh? Okay, I'm taking the call. I'll do it right now. Right this second! Which button am I supposed to push?" He asked in dilemma and just push a random button.
"You don't know how to use a smartphone, do you?" Naomi said.
"Well, because I was an orphan, I didn't know how to handle them," he said as she hummed.
"Orphan... Ah. Do you know what is F in orphan-" Kunikida slams his textbook on his head before Dazai can finish his pun.
"Ouch! What was that for?" Dazai reacted, a little too immaturely.
"What?!"
"Sigh, let's get on with it."
"H-Hello?!" A Chibi dazai appeared above him.
"Good Morning!"Dazai greeted.
"Whoa! It looks like the Wan's Dazai-san!"
"His face really pissed me off." Kinukida commented with anger.
"Mou~ Kunikida-kun~ I know how much you love me so please don't be a Tsundere so much~"
"Dazai-san! Please stop! You'll get killed again!" Atsushi pleaded they grinning Dazai.
"Eh? I'm an honest man."
"Dazai-san!"
"Oh, Dazai-san." Atsushi said in relief.
"Today's another fine day. How's the new dorm?"
"That's right. You've never told us the condition of your dorm." Kinikida seconded.
"It's really great! Thank you for finding a dorm for me!" Atsushi beamed a smile.
"Well, It's just another random dorm near the agency."
Atsushi turn around, "Great, thank you. Compared to sleeping outdoors, it's heavenly."
"That's good to hear. The change of clothes at your pillow is a gift from everyone at the agency."
"Thank you so much for everything." Atsushi thanked him in delight.
"Mine is the Gloves! You should treasure it the most!" Ranpo told him.
"Ah. So every part of it is from different person? Thank you very much!"
"I didn't think that it would come out as a perfect outfit for you." Dr. Yosano said as they nodded.
"By the way, Atsushi-kun, I apologize for asking this out of blue," The scene changed at Dazai who looked troubled, "But there's been an emergency." His voice became serious.
"You really make me believe that it was an emergency." Atsushi confessed with a sighed.
"Ah. That's the time he called us that he's dying." Tanizaki sweat dropped.
"Am I really good at acting? He he..."
"He sounds scary when he turned serious." Naomi commented as they agreed.
"An emergency?"
"Yes, there's no time to waste. Please come to the specified location immediately. It's a crisis! Only you can help." Dazai pleaded as Atsushi began to looked convince.
"O-Okay, I understand." He responded as the scene change yet again and music began to play.
"This is the one I told you to play!" Dr. Yosano shouted as Kimika nodded.
"I'll play this now. It's just an opening song and some foreshadowing of the whole show. You'll be able to see some enemy, future enemy, future scenes there." She explained as they show continued.
The screen shows the City of Yokohama, highlighting the building of Port Mafia as the beat continues.
"Yokohama sure is pretty at night." Kenji said with admiration.
"It's precious to all of us, after all." President said and they couldn't help but to agree.
It zoomed at one of Port Mafia's building and someone jumps off the rooftop. It was Dazai.
"Oh~ Is that my real end? Like, foreshadowing? " Dazai asked with a glittering eyes.
"Don't joke about that, Dazai-san!" Atsushi scolded.
"Eh? Dreams should come true, right?"
"Forget all of that, why the hell are you jumping off that Port Mafia building?" Kunikida asked.
"It's like, the tallest, after all. The taller the more exciting it will be!"
He continued to fall until it zoomed out, leaving the scenery above the City. The Title logo was shown.
文豪ストレイドッグス
Bungō Stray Dogs
"I still didn't understand that title." Naomi commented with a groan.
"Bungō, is more understandable but... Why stray dogs?" Kyōka asked Kimika that remained silent.
"Not telling huh? Oh, well." Ranpo lazily give up.
'How am I supposed to tell you that when even I, am lost?!' Kimika complained... inside though.
The song began with a figure on the side, walks forward. It zoomed to the figure and was revealed to be Atsushi with a serious face.
'That voice... Where did I...' Dazai though with a strange irritation lingering.
The camera Spin around him and as it return, Dazai is already there and walks with him with a smirk on his face.
On the side, Ranpo and Kunikida are also walking with them, followed with Tanizaki, Dr. Yosano and Kenji. The last is Fukuzawa, who's staring at the camera with his usual grim face. The camera zoomed out as it shows all of the member, walking together.
"Whoa! We can have that as our agency picture!" Kenji suggested.
"It's been a while since you've look so cool, after all." Ranpo agreed to his comment.
"Can we have a photo of this scene?" Dr. Yosano asked which gained a nod from Kimika.
"Thank you!!"
Another scene appeared with all new people, standing while carelessly as their pose, changing with the glitch and the camera slowly passing by through them.
"Port Mafia." A simple word that made the atmosphere of the room, a little denser.
"Are they the ones we will encounter soon?" Atsushi asked.
"You've already encountered some of them, right? But no, not yet, at least. They are just the ones who will appear this season with or without your presence."
The camera zoomed in to the man who's covering his mouth with his hand. The man's eye widened that shaken the camera.
"Akutagawa..." Atsushi mumbled with spite. He couldn't help but to despite the man who killed numerous innocent people and made Kyōka suffer.
'Akutagawa...' Kyoka thought but instead of spite, fear is the only thing she felt as she look at the man.
'It seems like it will be hard...' Dazai sweat drop as he scratch his head.
It shows a long table with an unknown figure, that is being covered by the candles, with a smiling little girl on his side. The camera tried to identify the figure but was covered by the girl's blouse.
'Mori/-san huh?' Fukuzawa and Dazai thought synchronously with Dr. Yosano, feeling a chill that she felt before.
Dazai continued to fall the building with his eyes closed and he's wearing a calm face. It shifts with Kunikida with Fukuzawa. Ranpo, Tanizaki and Naomi.
"You're still falling?!" Kunikida snapped with a sweat dropping off his face. He couldn't help but to feel uneasy.
"Well, the building is tall, after all. Let's just wait."
As Kenji, who's smiling, happily jumps across the stopped cars, the others who's looks like having a fight, Dazai opened his eyes. In a speed, the man who's wearing a black coat, matching his hair, another man who have an orange hair with a stylish hat, and Atsushi also has their eyes, widened.
"What's up with that eye widened thing? Is that some kind of trend or what?" Dr. Yosano asked like she's drunk.
"Maybe they just like that thing?" Kenji suggested.
'Do they like that thing?' Kyōka couldn't help but to think.
There's Atsushi who's transforming into a tiger. Him and the man with a black coat are fighting with their abilities as the large explosion shifts the camera to Kyoka, holding her phone with a serious face.
"Are we fighting again?" Atsushi asked.
"It seems so." Kyōka replied.
"It is some kind of war between the agency and the Port Mafia?" Fukuzawa asked.
"That... will be bothersome." Dr. Yosano said in agitation.
"You're Kyoka-chan, right? Let's get along in the future!" Kenji said as she nodded with smile.
With a quick glimpse, a blond woman, holding guns, and Dr. Yosano holding her 'medical materials' appeared.
"Welp, you shouldn't made me watch this now." Ranpo complained.
"Why is that?" They asked.
"Because that video contains all of the thing that will happen is the future. And just by watching that, it is easy to know the ending! Boring!" He throw tantrum.
"Isn't that good? You don't have to watch and just eat your snacks?" Dr. Yosano tried to calm him down.
"Well... It is. But I want to have entertainment!"
"Three people per episodes."
"Well, I don't have my ability now so I still don't know what will happen. So, I'll bear with it then."
The scene change where Dazai and the Orange-headed earlier, fights fiercely. It chance to Kyōka with her Demon Snow, ready to slice anything with their Katana.
"Who's that person, Dazai-san is fighting?" Kenji asked.
"Secret! He's like a 'short' surprise for you later on!" Dazai told him which he bought on.
"Whoa! I couldn't wait to know him!"
'He's the executive, Dazai told me before.' Dr. Yosano thought.
Kunikida appeared, holding a wire gun that is pointed out. Tanizaki then replaced him with a serious face and face his arms forward.
"Onii-sama~ So cool!! I could stare at it forever~ Kimika-chan, give!"
"Roger." Tanizaki just smiled awkwardly.
Kenji, smiling at the camera and give it a wave before vanishing. Ranpo with his usual pose.
The scree change at Dazai, who's wearing an evil smirk with his eyes glowing red. Blood were splattered around him. Then Akutagawa that has the same evil face on his face.
Chills covered their body when they saw the scene. The others are just too used to it and didn't got bothered but to the others, no.
"He really is an idiot that is a monster when serious. That's why I am not sure if I should take him seriously or what." Kunikida admit.
"No offense but, you really are terrifying there, Dazai." Dr. Yosano pats his shoulder which he returned.
"Like yours?"
"Hm. Like mine." The two laughed at each other.
"Dazai-san is scary.. But Yosano-sensei is just..." Tanizaki thought about his pain and all.
'I wonder what makes Dazai-san like that... He always looks so goofy so it's hard to know what he's really thinking.' Atsushi thought.
'Akutagawa and Nakahara-san... Does he has some history in Port Mafia? Like former member or what? That couldn't be possible... All traitors are meant to die after all.' Kyōka thought.
The camera shifts Atsushi's shoes then upwards until it face his face. It moves backward, showing the agency, walking towards him and stops at the radiating red moon.
'Oh. It's Chuuya's! It's literally Chuuya's voice!'
"Hey, You said that we are some kind of fictional characters in other world, right?" Dazai asked.
"Ah, yes," Kimika answered in confusion.
"Then, do we have some kind of voice actors behind the scene? The ones who has the same voice as us?" He added as Kimika uncertainly nodded.
"Oh. So you want to react to you Voice actors, huh?"
"Hmm. Hmm!"
"After the Authors ones. I can't let it be in one go after all."
The scene cone back at Atsushi's house. He's currently wearing his shoes on as Dazai on the phone asked, "Are you ready, Atsushi-kun?"
Atsushi, who's sweating badly answered, "Yes."
"You fell at that? haha you must have learned now, right?"
"More than enough." Atsushi sighed with the doctor, 'patting' his back, still laughing.
"First, when you leave the room (Atsushi opened the door), Make sure you close the door (He closed it), Look behind you!"
"Behind me?" Atsushi silently look behind him as he saw something that surprised him.
It was Dazai, stuck in a drum with his feet, ready to clap with each other. He smiled at the distressed Atsushi 🙂.
"Ah. So that's why Dazai-san asked me for that drum." Kenji said in realization.
"Yep!"
"Um. What's all this about?" He asked and got a question as a response, "What do you think?"
"You being an idiot, again?"
"Nope!"
"Don't 'nope' me, you maniac!"
"No no! You should add the 'Suicidal' there! That fits my aesthetic." Dazai nod to himself but end up being strangled.
"Maybe I'm hallucinating this morning?" He asked in hesitation, "Wrong!" Dazai said like it is a quiz show or what.
"Is it an enemy attack? Did you get caught in a trap?" He guess seriously with a hint of worry.
"If someone make a trap for Dazai-san, I'm sure that he won't accidentally get caught to it, he'll get caught himself and just smile at the one who made it." Naomi said as the other laugh.
"That sounds like Dazai-san would do."
"I bet that he's already in the trap before we came in." Ranpo said as they looked at Dazai.
"What? I;m waiting to have fun with a hot-headed shortie."
"I got in myself." "Huh?!"
"Well, you see, I heard that there's a way to commit suicide by getting stuck in an oil drum, so I decided to give it a shot." Dazai explained while the screen shows how it will work.
"Isn't this supposed to be like, removed? Kids also watch this, right?" The president asked.
"Well, yes. But don't worry. They've seen worse. Like, a person being cut in half (Final Destination), A person being tortured, (Tokyo ghouls), and sorts."
"That must be a tough world." Kenji said with a sad tone.
"Social Media hits different there." Kimika murmured to herself.
Dazai continued, "But now that I have, I'm just suffering without being able to die. Not to mention, now that I've wedge myself in this deep, I can't get out on my own."
"I think I might die."
"We'll gladly offer you a lively funeral if that happens." Kunikida deadpanned.
"Wow! I didn't know that you like me that much!"
"I'm insulting you! But if you want, I'll gladly k!ll you myself!" Kunikida bursts out as Dazai looked at him in a blank face.
"No, thanks. I'm only interested in Suicide."
"You!" PS: Someone who's name is being hidden somehow stops Kunikida from Murdering the Suicidal Maniac.
"I see. But it's a way to commit suicide, so you should be able to kill yourself if you stay that way, right?" Atsushi 'suggested'.
Dazai then looked at him in 'are you serious' face 😐, "I like suicide, but I don't like suffering and pain! Isn't that obvious?!"
[Angst, Maybe. It's supposed to be funny but I couldn't get many chance to insert some of their real thought, especially for him as he's always acts like... you know.]
"They why are you still trying to die when dying meant getting an unimaginable pain?" Kyoka asked the man quietly.
"To end pain and suffering, of course." Dazai also whispered.
"Is dying is the only way to get away from pain and suffering?"
"It is not to get away from it. It is the way to end it, permanently."
"Why do you want to end it permanently?"
"Heh. Maybe because I'm worse than being coward and courageous."
"...Does that mean..."
"Running away from something is labeled as cowardly... Trying to end something is worse than cowardly, but it takes a courage that beyond human's understanding."
"Why are you telling me this?"
"Hm... Precognition, I guess. Try to guess it." He said as he looks at Kimika with his index finger on his lips
Kimika look at the two trying not to hear they conversation, really. You must me wondering how the others didn't hear it. Because if her, obviously.
Dazai continue his complain about it being a torture method while Atsushi sighed, "I see." He then pushed the drum to fall without any care 😑.
"You should have let him there be." 'Someone' mattered.
'My name is Nakajima Atsushi. Just the other day, I turned into a tiger and went on a blind rampage. It was this man, Dazai-san, who helped me.While Dazai-san is this kind of person, those person with supernatural powers, all belong to the Armed Detective Agency.'
"This is called Breaking the Fourth Wall with suddenly introducing your life, right?!" Naomi asked to which gained a nod of confirmation.
[I want to unseen/ignore/vanish the Tanizaki sibling's theory out of my mind!]
"Naomi, how do you know so much about these? You don't watch Television that much... I've never seen nor hear 'anime' before so I didn't think you know that much." Tanizaki asked his sister as she leaned over him.
"Well, my class are full of 'He's All Might's secret love child!', 'HAHAHAHHA That's right, I am Kira', 'Sister lily! Please marry me!', things. So~ I couldn't help but to know many things from them~" She explained while doing another session.
"That's terrifying, Naomi!"
"That's a woman's power." Dr. Yosano proudly said.
"Women... are really terrifying..." Atsushi tried to keep the sentence himself.
The flashback vanished as it goes back to the current situation. The two are now sitting at the Drum, that was used earlier. Dazai keep stretching his stiffened body and full of cracks are heard, "That was painful. I owe you one, Atsushi-kun. Without you, I would have snapped in half at the waist."
"I won't let you die." Kunikida admits. They look at him in astonishment (Except for Ranpo and the president. Fukuzawa is trying not to stare and the other, just wanted to tease Kunikida again.)
"Kunikida... Are you somehow.. sick? Do you want to go in an infirmary?" Dazai 'worriedly' asked Kunikida just looked at him like he's a ghost (He's afraid of ghost).
"Or I could treat you right here, right now." Dr. Yosano menacingly offered to which he shudder.
"N-No thank you! I just want his to Live so he suffer more! Ah! That's what I meant!" Kunikida finally realize his sort of mistake.
The other 'teenager' sighed in relief that their Kunikida-san were not possessed by something.
"Didn't you ask your other co-workers for help?" Atsushi asked with Dazai groaning, "I called them, sure. I told them I was on death's door. But then everyone was all like, "Congratulations." How's that make you feel?"
'I'm not surprised.' Atsushi just hesitantly laughed 😅.
"You should take my side there, Atsushi-kun!" Dazai complained.
"I'm just being honest... really."
"Eh? Are you not satisfied with congratulation? I guess city people likes much more larger. Then, let's celebrate a party after you've succeed, Dazai-san!" The blond boy suggested which Dazai enthusiastically accepted.
Kyoka leaned over Atsushi's ears and whispers, "How do they celebrate with the dead? Is that some kind of ability?" Atsushi just sweat dropped even more at the question.
"Jeez. Anyone gifted with supernatural powers has something wrong with them inside." Dazai tiredly complained.
'Well, how many abilities do you have to be you?!' Kunikida refrain himself for saying those thoughts. He have cause enough ruckus this time that Kimika eventually put bunch of tape on his mouth.
'Gifted, huh?' "Dazai-san. Everyone at the Armed Detective Agency...the private investigators, that is, they are gifted, right?" Atsushi asked without looking at Dazai.
"Right, they're an armed force taking on enemies the police don't stand a chance against." Dazai answered.
"I don't stand a chance at joining the agency, then."
"Welcome to the squad."
"Yosano-san..."
"You're gifted just fine."
"It's true that I have the supernatural ability to turn into a tiger, but I have absolutely no control over it. I just transform blindly. I can't will myself to transform into a tiger. So I don't think I'll be of any use, even if I join." Atsushi got up and face Dazai.
"Oh. So that means Dazai-san had also predicted this? That Atsushi will eventually turn the job so he made himself the one who'll escort guide Atsushi to the exam?" Tanizaki deducts as it perks other interest.
"Really? It can be Kunikida-kun tho? Isn't that just a coincidence?" Dazai innocently asked.
"No. Because if it's Kunikida-san, he might immediately accept it. Neither Ranpo-san, Kenji-kun, and me would have courage/care/think something like what you did to Atsushi-kun. I doubt that Yosano-san would also bother to cover that up..."
"Wow! Tanizaki trying to corner me up! But nope! Try again next time!"
"Then, please tell us what it is."
"Boo boo! Try guessing it first!"
"I really appreciate the offer, though. I'm sorry." He 45° bowed.
"What's your plan then?"
"I think I'll look for a job I can actually handle. Although I don't think It'll be easy to find."
"I have an Idea for a potential job. I can help you get it, if you'd like." Dazai mentioned.
Atsushi looked at him with grateful face, "Really? Thank you very much!"
Tanizaki looked at Atsushi with a small smirk, "And that's how you unintentionally sold your soul in the devil."
"That hurts! You're taking a revenge now?! "
Atsushi hesitantly said, "Well, that's kind of true."
"I gave you a job!"
"You bated me up!"
"That's how it's supposed to work!"
"It's not!"
A title screen appeared entitled, "Episode 2: A Certain Bomb".
"It's time time for Tanizaki-san to shine." Kenji beamed.
"Sigh. Another crazy first impression. Way to go, Tanizaki." Dr. Yosano sighed.
"Yosano-sensei...
'Now that I think about it... Why does Ranpo-san so quiet?'
Dazai and Atsushi are now walking in the middle of a street with some no face 'extras' in the background.
"Why those people on the back doesn't have any face?" Kenji asked.
"Maybe they aren't that important? What do you think, Naomi?"
"Onii-sama's right. It's no use giving details to background people as they have no necessarily in the plot." Naomi informed as they '-o-'-ed.
"We're going to meet the sponsor that'll introduce you to the job. I'm sure he'll like you." Dazai compliment him.
"What's the job?"
"No point spoiling the fun. Well, there may be a test of sorts."
"Yeah, a simple test that I need to sacrifice my life to pass." Atsushi sighed as the other laughed.
"At least it's not a real bomb, right?"
"I thought I was going to die that time."
That sentence makes Atsushi nervous, "Huh? A test?"
"Atsushi-kun, can you write?" Dazai asked him which he nervously replied, "I know how to read and write."
Dazai then look forward and smile, "Then you'll be fine." Atsushi sighed in relief.
"You'll be just fine, I'm sure. I guarantee it." Dazai reassured. "Thank you!"
He boastfully laugh and said, "You'd better thank me! Just leave it to me, and everything will be fine!"
"Hey, that's my line." Ranpo argued.
"Ranpo-san finally speak! I thought there's something wrong." Atsushi sighed in relief.
"Nothing interesting is happening. I want to see the future now. Hey, Kimika-chan! What episode is the future part?" Ranpo asked.
"Hm.. As far as I know, Season 1: Episode : 11:00 minutes."
"That far?! Sigh. Great detectives shouldn't wait that long... It can't be help."
"You won't give me conditions for you to wait?"
Dazai touch his chin with a confident smirk, "After all , I am Dazai, the one and only whom the agency trusts and populace adores!"
"Well, he's not wrong for some extent." Dr. Yosano as Kunikida questioned.
"As if someone will be able to tolerate a maniac like him!"
"Su-i-ci-da-l. I already told you."
"Who cares!"
"Yosano-sensei might be right. Love letters of Dazai-san always filled out mail post."
"See? That's how popular am I."
"You just admit that you are a womanizer, you scumbag of a man!"
"Don't get jealous too much, Kunikida-kun~ You already owned my whole Ventricle (Part of Heart) after all~"
"I'm giving it back!"
Right after he said that, Kunikida's angry bi-I mean face look at the camera as he shouted, "There you are, Dazai!"
He angrily walks towards the two still shouting, "You bandage-squandering machine!"
"Why do you wear that bandages everyday anyway, Dazai-san? Even in baths." Atsushi asked in curiosity.
"Why? I look pretty stylish, aren't I?" They looked at him in dead face.
"Is that so? I really thought that it's some kind of serious reason." Atsushi sighed.
Kunikida agreed to Atsushi, "It's Dazai after all. Everything about him is a joke."
"So that means, Dazai-san makes everyone happy?"
Dazai placed his hand on his chest with a hurt face, "That hurts! Only Kenji-kun can understand me! I actually put some bandage to cover one of my eyes in the past. I couldn't see well so I gave up. I looks pretty cool that time..."
"Then why are you in the agency instead of being a bandage advertisement model?!"
Dazai covers his eyes with his bangs, "Because," He dramatically pose, "If I became a model, everyone would want be alive! If it's that agency, it will be sure that everyone would want be dead!"
"I'll never understand, Dazai-san." Atsushi shake his head.
Tanizaki comforts him, "It's alright. You're not alone." As they both sighed.
Ranpo grumble, "You're all dumb."
Dazai overreact to the nickname and screamed as he dramatically covered his eyes with his hand, "N-Nice nickname there, Kunikida-kun." He said as the usual card appear between the two, 'Bandage-Squandering Machine... That stung just a little.'
"I miss that card!" Naomi said.
"It looks good, right? Perfect to use. for comedy thing."
"Who's the one and only one the agency trust, huh? You're the one and only one who gets complaints, curses, and grievances about!" Kunikida informed him as his voice gets louder each word.
Atsushi couldn't believe what's happening as another line appeared in the card, 'Calls about... complaints, curses... and grievances?'
"Does that represents someone's thoughts or something?" Fukuzawa asked.
"Well, they are use for thoughts, moods, introduction and some."
"What? Since when did I ever get a complaint?" Dazai asked, not looking at the two. He clearly know that he had.
Kunikida summoned his Handbook and read, "Call in August: (Voice of a man) One of your employees has been caught in an offshore fishing net. Can you come retrieve him? Call in September: (Voice of an old man) Some weirdo buried himself on my farm. Could he be one of yours? Call in the same month: (Voice of a woman) Pay your tab, okay? All six month's worth!"
"That's a cool talent, Kunikida-san!" Kenji said in amazement.
"You can be an actor now, Kunikida." Ranpo teased.
"How about, a voice actor?!" Dazai suggested.
"Idiot!"
"Well... His voice is literally a voice actor..."
"Congratulations, Kunikida, we'll support you!" Dr. Yosano said as the others echoed.
"Please stop making fun of me!"
Dazai continue to look at Kunikida in a mixture of surprise and fright look, "Th-Th-Th-Th-Th... That's impossible! Who knew you were so good at imitating other people, Kunikida-kun!" He shouted like he's going crazy.
Kunikida's glasses cracked again as he began to strangle Dazai, "You bastard! Stop ridiculing me!"
Atsushi continued to look at them in disbelief, "I wonder if it's actually a good idea, to have him help me find a job." He asked to himself.
"You just realized it now?"
"I have my doubts."
Right after he said that, Kunikida shouted like he remembered something which cause him to go back to reality, "Oh, right! I wasted a whole minute dealing with this idiot. Let's hurry to the agency!" He said while grabbing Dazai's collar.
"Why?" Dazai lazily asked.
"We have an emergency! A bomber's taken a hostage and holed himself up in our office." He explained seriously that cause Dazai's lazy demeanor turn serious.
"Now that I think about it, I look hot when I turned serious, right?" Dazai pointed out as he got smack by lots of hands.
"Eh. I already lost my appetite." Ranpo said.
"You still have appetite?" Someone mumbled.
"My ears had been cursed."
"You're all no fun!"
Atsushi looked at them and said in concern, "A bomber?"
"Can I asked who came up with this test?" Atsushi asked.
"You didn't know? It's Dazai. I remembered Tanizaki's face when he knew that he'll be the main actor of that act." Dr. Yosano said with a laugh.
"Dazai-san didn't picked it himself?"
"No? We made a challenge. Well, not actually challenge. Everyone will pick a paper that is inside the box. The smaller the number, the bigger the role is, Tanizaki unfortunately picked the smallest one which is 1. I picked one digit bigger than him."
"That seems troublesome."
"It is troublesome."
The scene change, facing the building where the agency is. "Um..." Atsushi called out. "What? The agency's on the fourth floor." Kunikida asked in a low tone.
"That's not what I wanted to ask." He said but was totally ignored. "Let's take the stairs, just in case." Dazai cut his sentence.
In much higher voice, he said, "Excuse m-"Quiet!"
"Silence is a virtue, you know?" Dazai said.
"I was being guide to my possible death!"
"Don't worry! Yosano-sensei is there to save you!"
"That's worse!" Atsushi shouted as he felt a killing intent towards him, "I-I mean, I don't want to bother Yosano-sensei to... heal me."
"Oh, sorry." He gave up. They are now outside the door of the agency.
"Let's go, Atsushi-kun."
"What?"
The scene yet again, change. It is now focus on a remote that has one red button in it. It is clearly a bomb trigger switch. The one who's holding it, continue to shake it, restlessly.
"Finally! I'll be able to see Nii-sama better!"
"Naomi, you're strangling me."
"That's how much love I have for you~ Nii-sama~"
"I'm jealous. I also want someone to strangle me with love! No fair!" Dazai complained.
"Kunikida is there for you, right?"
"Sorry. I have no such taste in man." He bluntly declined.
"I can't... I can't take it anymore..." The voice is from Tanizaki, ducking his head on his arms. He's sitting on the table with a huge bomb on his let side and Naomi, sitting on the floor, tied down.
"Another prominent actor, I see." Dazai playfully smirked.
"Did I kind of overdid it?" Tanizaki asked.
"Nope! It was perfect! I almost thought that it was real!" Dazai complimented that flustered him.
The other assistants look at the scene in 'worry' as Tanizaki continued his Dialogue, "It's all your fault. The Armed Detective Agency's fault. Where's the president? Bring the president!" He shouted in an demanding tone.
He lift Naomi a little with his foot on her uniform's collar, "If you don't, I'll blow everyone to death with this bomb." He said, looking at Naomi.
"I'm sorry again, Naomi."
"It's alright! I'd like to be a hostage of you, Nii-sama! You can do it again whenever you want!"
"I-I'll pass, I guess."
Kyoka looked at them and whispered something, "Are those two are siblings?"
"Those two are always like that. But they are totally not bad people." The president said, whispering too. It seems like he heard the whisper.
They looked at the two, doing that thing, this thing, every thing as they sweat dropped, "Yeah. Not a bad person."
The three looked at the scene while hiding in the bushed, "A personal grudges? That's inconvenient." Dazai whispered as Kunikida agreed.
'Why am I here?' Atsushi thought, sweating a lot.
"The bomber seems pretty furious at the agency."
"I don't think I'll be in any use, may I go now?" He asked as they again ignored his question.
"Nope! The show can't go on without the main character, after all!"
"Is that a pun?" Someone asked but never answered.
"We do attract a lot of ill will."
"You mead, YOU do attract a lot of ill will." Kunikida emphasis the you which the other agreed.
"Me? Since when did I ever do that?"
"Since forever, you enemy-magnet bandage jerk!"
"AH~ Another great nickname, good job, Kunikida-kun!"
"I really couldn't stand you.
Kimika looked at Dazai in annoyance, "I wonder who told me that they will not do something to someone earlier." And which, he ignored.
"You're ignoring me?" the poor boy finally realized.
The camera zoomed at the ticking bomb as Dazai spoke, "Besides, that's a high grade explosives. If the bomber acts on his threat and detonate it, the whole floor's as good as gone."
"Now that I think about it, did you made that fake bomb?" Atsushi asked.
"No. They are given by someone." Dazai answered.
"Someone?"
"An obsessive fan of him. She used that to make Dazai hers. See? He's a magnet of trouble."
"It's not my fault that I'm this hot, handsome, gentleman and all!" Dazai dramatically boast.
'He has no shame.' Almost everyone thought.
"Oh no."
"We may be able to mitigate the force of the explosion somewhat, to find something to cover the bomb. I can't believe he took a woman as a hostage, the coward." Dazai said seriously.
"I can't believe that he asked multiple woman to commit suicide with him, how shameful." Ranpo 'paraphrased' to which everyone laughed, including the one being mocked.
"You got me one there, Ranpo-san! But I'm asking gentlemanly, not forcefully." Dazai smiled.
"How gentleman to ask someone to commit suicide when they refused a million times."
"That's called, patient is a virtue."
"Patients are my virtue." Dr, Yosano corrected as the both of them laughed.
"Who's the girl?" Atsushi asked.
"She's Naomi-chan, a part-time office assistant." Naomi looked at her surroundings, frightened.
"A part-timer?! Then she's a completely innocent bystander!" Atsushi said in worry.
"Not really." Kunikida said as they looked at the grinning Naomi.
"She's more like, the sinful mastermind." Tanizaki hesitantly said.
"Why, I don't really mean to help Dazai-san! He just told me that I'll got a chance to be a hostage of you..." She sadly said as Tanizaki comforts her.
"It's alright, I know it's Dazai-san's fault."
"Wa. It's not like I wanted someone to... Trick this innocent me..."
"You're trully troublesome." Dr. Yosano smiled.
Dazai and Kunikida faced each other, "What should we do?" Kunikida asked first.
"Why don't we let him see the President?" Dazai carelessly suggested.
"Is that a part of your script?" Tanizaki asked.
"Yes. I like to make a realistic acting so Atsushi would believe it totally."
"You have scripts?! I should have
"He'll try to kill the President! We can't let the president walk into a situation like that! I'm glad he's out on a business trip."
"Yeah, business trip next door." The president said.
"The serious president made a joke!"
"Do you have any problem?" He asked with a serious face but actually screaming inside.
"No, sir."
"fft!" Kimika chuckled, "I just think about you other self again after you joke about that." She laughed as the president smiled a little.
"Then there's only one method." Dazai pose his arm in an attack position that is seconded by Kunikida.
'Are they going to use their abilities?' Atsushi thought as he looked at the two.
After a moment of silent, the two engage their arms and... both picked scissors.
"Atsushi, you shouldn't have put too much serious expectations to us, you know?" Dr. Yosano chucked.
"Well, the situation was serious that time, so I thought that they would also took it seriously."
"Nothing will happen if you took something too seriously! You should smile every time!" Kenji showered his light again.
"You're right."
In the end, Dazai won the game as Kunikida clench his fist.
"Hey. Calm down, boy." Kunikida appeared in front of the bomber with a safe distance.
Tanizaki's body tense up and threatened Kunikida, "Stay away! I only want to see the president! If you do anything funny, I'll blow this up!"
Kunikida raised his arms to make known that he won't do anything, "Okay."
"I know who you are, you're Kunikida! I bet you're trying to let my guard down and use that annoying ability of yours! I won't let you do that. Get up on the desk on all fours and keep both hands where I can see them!" Tanizaki commanded to which Kunikida's annoyance, "huh?"
"It's part of the script. Don't look at me."
"It's your script, right?" Tanizaki asked.
"Of course, the one you made."
"..."
"He-He-He-Hey! Don't you dare lie! Someone send me an mail of the script!" Kunikida stuttered.
"Huh? I've never received one tho." Dazai said that is seconded by Tanizaki.
"Then who?" All of them fall into silent.
"But how do you know about the script?! Tanizaki asked earlier, right?"
"Yes... Dazai-san told me to create our own..."
Ranpo just looked at them and shook his head, "Those idiot." He said again.
Tanizaki loose his composure for a second and stutter, "I-If you don't do as I say, I'm taking all of you down with me!" He threatened as Kunikida response with a sigh.
He did as what 'Tanizaki the Bomber' said as Dazai narrowed his eyes, "This isn't good. Because of his personal grudges against the agency, he's done his research on all the members' name and faces. If I go, it'll only provoke him. Hmm... What to do?" He said as he slowly look at Atsushi who suddenly tensed up.
'I just got a really bad feeling.' He though and hesitantly look at Dazai.
"Your instinct really appeared late all the time, Atsushi-kun."
"I-I thought so too."
"Those things are important especially when under a mission." Kyoka 'scolded?'
'Am I being scolded just now?' Atsushi sweat dropped.
"A-tsu-shi-ku-"No." He completely declined.
"I haven't said anything." Dazai said, tilting his head while having a blank face.
"I already know what you're going to say." Atsushi frowned.
"Whenever he's doing that kind of expression, you know that he's up to something." Ranpo informed as the other laughed.
"Eh? Everything I do are all for good reasons, you know?" Dazai, doing the same expression.
"I don't think everyone would believe you if you're saying that with that kind of face, Dazai-san." Tanizaki hesitate.
"I second that."
"Why do I feel like I'm being bullied right now?"
"It's you, Dazai/-san."
Dazai's voice change again as he said, "Listen, Atsushi-kun. You're the only one here who's not a formal member, and who the bomber won't know." Atsushi seems to realize it but still hesitant.
"Lesson learned: You shouldn't close your eyes when it comes to Dazai."
"Yes... Just a moment you close your eyes, he's already drowning nearby."
He clench his eyes closed and said,"But even if I were to go, I wouldn't be able to do anything." as he opened his eyes, he saw that Dazai was gone.
"You should have more confident in yourself, you know?" Naomi suggested.
"Well, I've never encountered such situation before, I didn't think I can do anything that time."
"Point taken. People fear they didn't know, after all. That's why you need someone like me to babysit you all the time."
The voice of Dazai spoke, "It'll be fine. We just need you to distract him for a short while. We'll do the rest. Let me think. Knowing you, how about you put on an off-putting act as a worthless human being? Here, some props." Dazai smiled at Atsushi in a hidden mocking manner and give him a pile of newspaper. He took it as he lightly groaned.
"Trust me. Scuffles on this scale are child's play to the Armed Detective Agency, Atsushi-kun." Dazai reassured him with a confident smirk.
"Well, compared from me losing my leg once, almost dying every time, this must be a child's play." Atsushi admitted.
"You've finally have the logic to ability users! Congratulations, Atsushi!"
"The thing I'd never dream of nor want."
A screen break appeared, Bungou Stray Dogs: Episode 2
"Should we take a break or continue?" Kimika asked.
"I think we should continue." The president answered.
"I also want to continue! I want to see more of Nii-sama's acting!"
"Alright, I'll play it now."
The building was shown again as Atsushi's desperate voice ring, "S-S-Stop!" That ticks Tanizaki off.
He shakily walks towards him while saying, "Wh-Wh-What could you possibly accomplish?" His legs are about to collapse and couldn't stop sweating, "I-I bet this would make your parents sad!"
"Bold of you assumed that we have parents."
"Bold of me assumed that I have too." He said as the other lightly chuckled.
"Bold of you assumed we all have parents." Ranpo joined as all of them laughed.
"I really just got caught of the moment and that's the only thing that I can think of."
"Don't worry, Atsushi-kun. Because as I told you, the F in orph-"
[This scene was cut for the young audiences. Please standby]
"What the hell are you?!" Tanizaki shouted which completely made Atsushi fall in fear, "Sorry!"
"You're not with the agency." Tanizaki said which Atsushi take advantage in a failure way and said, "A-A-A-As you can see, I'm just a newspaper delivery boy who happened to pass bye!" He showed the newspaper.
Tanizaki still didn't let his guard down and said in hostile tone, "And what's a delivery boy got to do with any of this?"
"Wow. A bomber bothered to have a conversation while in action. Very good acting."
"Hehe.. I saw it once in a show. The bomber had an entire conversation with someone before he blow the place up."
Atsushi got a courage to get up and said, "No matter how much you might hate them, you shouldn't take hostages or set off bombs. I'm sure there's something to live for."
"Like what?"
"Like what?" Dazai echoed.
Atsushi began to look nervous and said, "Dazai-san has friends... Friends are families... So aren't we your family too? And I don't think that a family member would want their... other family member to die... (Maybe)"
Dazai smiled and ruffled his hair, "As far as I know, all my family members need to treat me alcohol and canned crab and let me skip the work everyday."
"Aren't you doing that everyday?!"
"Kunikida-kun already stole part of my heart so yours need to be doubled." He said as the other laughed.
"What kind of logic is that?!"
"A suicidal's logic?" He joked as Atsushi looked at him in a small smile.
Atsushi froze, "huh?" A card appear which said what's Kunikida is thinking, 'Wait a minute... Did you even think that though through?"
"Like I say, what's something to live for?!"
"T-"What?!" "T-Tea-Tea on rice! You can eat a lot of tea on rice!" He burst out that off guard Tanizaki and Kunikida.
The other couldn't keep their laughter.
"Even in a dire situation, you still think about tea on rice?"
"I'm sorry! My head just stopped working, the only thing that I could say is tea on rice... I'm a failure."
"Don't feel too bad, newbies are always like that. You need to have more backbone in the future." Dr. Yosano said.
"I'll try my best."
"You can sleep somewhere with a roof over your head! When you go to sleep at night, you can wake up to a new day! Everyday is a new day!" He cried and continued in a low voice, "But, if you blow this up, neither you nor I will see another new day, because we'll be dead."
"I know that!"
"What?! Um. I think you should reconsider." Atsushi danced his body slowly and covered his face with his free hand, "I mean, if you die, you are really dead!" He said in a scary face.
"I didn't know that you can make that kind of face."
"He really can make that kind of face in a wrong situation."
"I'm ashamed!" Atsushi jokily said.
"Should I teach you how to make that kind of expression?" Dazai playfully smirked.
"No, thank you!"
Takizaki began to have his own dilemma as Atsushi continued, "I'm sure you might wish you were dead sometimes, but there are people who keep on living, even if the going's tough. Oh, like me. Oh, for example me! I have no family and no friends. I even got changed out of the orphanage, and I have nowhere to go, and no hope for the future."
'Besides, I even turn into a tiger.' He keeps those words in his thoughts.
"I can feel your confusion here, Tanizaki." Dazai laughed with Yosano.
Ranpo laughed too and said, "You've basically told the bomber all your complaints in life HAHAHA!"
"You've.. gone.. it... tough." Dr. Yosano couldn't stop laughing.
"I-I couldn't help it!"
Atsushi's voice change aggressive to which Tanizaki's surprise, "Yeah, that right! It's true that, like you say, I lack redeeming qualities, and everyone would agree that I'm a scum of society. But I still manage to keep on living without going all postal about it!" He shouted.
Good job, Atsushi-kun. You have acting like a worthless human being down to an art form." Dazai murmured.
"How to ridicule someone without actually telling you are ridiculing them."
"That's my especiality after all!" Dazai beamed.
"Someone told me that ridiculing someone is bad, but it actually means, complimenting them... City people are complicated." Kenji murmured but everyone somehow heard it.
"Kenji, don't be influenced by Dazai's idiotness." Kunikida warned.
"Kenji... No... Just no..."
"Should we kill Dazai before influencing him?"
"No thank you!"
Meanwhile, 'Are they telling me that Dazai-san's 'compliment' are actually... Not that good compliment?! City people sure are beyond my understanding.' Kenji thought.
"So why don't you toss that bomb aside?" He hurriedly walk towards Tanizaki that surprise the boy even more, "And can look for jobs together? Okay?"
"Someone's fogetting they are a newspaper delivery boy." Ranpo whistled as Atsushi shyly smiled.
Tanizaki caught in the moment and said, "N-no, I'm not exactly looking for one." A card appeared that said, 'You really forget you're pretending to deliver newspaper?'
"He even forget that he's supposed to act like a worthless human being but did it perfectly." Dazai commented as they laughed.
"At least, I did it perfectly!"
"Don't forget to add the worthless human being."
As they saw an opening to take the detonator, Dazai shouted, "Now, Kunikida-kun."
Kunikida's already writing something," I know." As he finished writing, he declare his ability, "Ability: Doppo Poet!"
'Cool'
"If only I have camera right now, I'll be able to capture those things."
He tear the page and shouted, "Wire gun!" The paper glowed with words as it turns into a wire gun.
Before Tanizaki could react, Kunikida already snatched the detonator with the wire gun. Dazai commanded again, "Get him, Kunikida-kun!"
"Like I already said, I know!" He lift Tanizaki's shirt and throw him on the ground. He secured one of his arms for him not to do anything funny.
"I still don't know how you can argue and cooperate with each other at the same time." Atsushi mention.
"That's right. It is one of the eight mysteries of the Agency, after all." Dr. Yosano said.
"Eight? Not Seven?" Tanizaki asked.
"What? I add that one just now. The one who discover the truth will be rewarded by a special treatment session that I invented last week." She said with a sinister smile.
Dazai smiled, "Yosano-sensei is one of the reason I like my ability till now." He confessed.
"One down! Alright. Good job, everyone." Dazai fruitlessly praised as Atsushi sighed in relief. The secretaries clap.
"'One down', you say?" 'Now!'? 'Secure him!'? You're all talk, no action!" Kunikida complained.
"What choice was there? You lost at rock-paper-scissors, Kunikida-kun." Dazai playfully mocked.
"If Dazai-san lose, what will you do?" Naomi curiously asked.
"Hmm... It's impossible. Kunikida-kun is easy to read, after all." He answered which angered the blond.
"I'm not easy to read! You're just a creepy idiot that can read people's mind!"
'He's... easy to read.'
"You bastard."
"Well, all's well that ends well, right? I heard that If you're too neurotic, you'll get a lot of wrinkles and you start to end faster." Dazai informed 'seriously' that caught Kunikida's attention.
"It's starting again..."
"You don't learned well, aren't you?" Ranpo bluntly said.
"He can't totally suck up if it's about information after all. He might believe me if I told him that if you stayed long enough under water, you'll be able to breath in in." Dazai said, nodding to himself.
"I'm not!"
'He probably might do believe it...'
"Is that true?" "Go on, take notes." Dazai said as he began to write what he said.
Dazai turn around and return to his usual face, "I'm messing with you." Another poor pen snap in half.
Kunikida kicked him hard in anger as Dazai met the door, "Bastard! Stop ridiculing me!"
Tanizaki took it as opportunity and snatched the detonator from Kunikida, "All of you! Stop making fun of me! I swear, anyone gifted with supernatural powers has something wrong with them inside." Tanizaki looked straight with a wide eyes and creepy smile as he push the button.
"Kya!! That kind of expression! I've always wanted to see it again!" Naomi squealed.
"He looks so cool, creepy, badass and more." Atsushi agreed.
"I wonder what would he be if he were the enemy." Kenji wondered.
"Actually, many people believe that he'll be one of the most dangerous people in Port Mafia if he were to join there." Kimika informed which the other's eyes widened.
"Me? My ability is not that great nor I have enough intelligent to be one." Tanizaki hesitantly said.
"I'd happy to see it." Dazai said which the other wondered too.
"Well, that's just some hypothesis but I also agreed. Your profession is maybe, an assassin, I guess."
"Assassin... That sounds cool!" Naomi said.
'It's not cool.' Kyoka thought.
"But I like this Onii-sama more~!"
"That's right. Tanizaki-san needs to be this Tanizaki-san, after all." Atsushi said as all of them smiled.
The bomb's timer starts to blink, "Thirty seconds left until detonation!?" Kunikida tried to run but Tanizaki stopped him.
"Kunikida-san! What should I do?" He looked at the bomb as he remembered what Dazai said, "We may be able to mitigate the force of the explosion somewhat, to find something to cover the bomb." He looked at his surrounding to find something to cover as he saw the pitiful Naomi.
He couldn't think anymore pushed her away from the bomb which Dazai catch her not to fall. He looked at Atsushi in shock when Atsushi covered the bomb with his own body.
"Idiot. Covering means without any hole in it." Ranpo scolded.
"I really thought that that should be fine and I can't think straightly that time. Wait, if I did find something else to cover that up, would I still pass the test?" Atsushi asked curiously.
"It's possible but in a different reason. The reason you passed that time is because you instinctively sacrifice your own life to save everyone there. If that's what you did, you might be able to pass for thinking rationally in a dire situation."
"If it's me, it might not be possible."
"Why didn't you throw the bomb outside the window when you said you couldn't think straight that time?" Kyoka asked.
Atsushi weakly smiled, "I might not be able to think of an answer that time, I still am aware that if I were to throw that bomb out of the window, many people would die or get hurt in my instead. I guess, I don't want that to happen."
"You're so kind that makes you prone in weaknesses." Kyoka bluntly said.
"Maybe."
Atsushi looked at the ground, "What am I doing?" Dazai shouted, "Idiot!" Kunikida shouted, "Brat!" He closed his eyes, waiting for his end which... didn't come.
He opened his eyes in confusion as he saw them calmly looking at him, "Jeez. I figured he was stupid, but I didn't know how stupid." Kunikida looked at him.
"He has a talent to become a suicidal maniac. Wouldn't you agree, Tanizaki-kun?" Dazai called 'the bomber' as he looked at him.
"Sorry. Are you okay?" Tanizaki asked in guilt as he looked at them in a mixture of confusion and annoyance.
"What a fancy first impression of you." Dr. Yosano scuffed as they sweat dropped.
'She's still not over it.'
"I still couldn't believe that the agressive bomber earlier became a... puppy-like person." Atsushi flustered.
"We couldn't help it, Tanizaki-kun's acting is superb afterall." Dazai teasingly complimented.
"Right?!" Naomi agreed.
"Good work there, Tanizaki the bomber." Kunikida said.
"'Tanizaki the bomber'? Nice title there right, Tanizaki?"
"All of you..." He sweat dropped as he didn't know if it is a joke or a compliment.
"It's a compliment, of course." As if he's reading his mind, Dazai said.
"I supposed, thank you."
"So we will have an episode introduction where we're the main person?" Ranpo asked.
"Ah, yes! Episodes to get-to-know your personality, characteristics, and more. With Atsushi's POV tho." She answered.
"I can't wait for mine!" Kenji shouted.
"Right."
"Aw, Onii-sama~!" Naomi hugged her brother, thightly, "Are you alright?!"
Two card appeared each side of the screen.
谷崎 潤一郎 --------------- 能力名 [ 細雪 ]
Tanizaki Jun'ichiro ------------------ Ability [ Light Snow ]
その 妹--------------- 谷崎 ナオミ
His Younger Sister ------------------ Tanizaki Naomi
"I had a time of my life being tied up and Threatened! Please continue where we left off once we get home." Naomi affectionately said as Tanizaki looked like his soul's finally leaving his body.
"We're finally got introduced!" Naomi beamed.
"Even though in a weird way, it's still a good experience." Tanizaki smiled.
"I wonder if you're also siblings in your author life." Atsushi added.
"It would feel weird if not."
"Don't worry~ I don't have any ability so I might not be an author there." She said as they nodded.
"So the part-time worker was in on it with everyone, too?" Atsushi asked in annoyance.
"Brat, you should blame Dazai. Barring that, blame yourself for choosing the wrong person to help you find a job." Kunikida said as Atsushi realized, "Then is this the job?"
"No! You should thank me instead! No one would be kind enough to do that, you know!?" Dazai argued.
"Kind... You basically baited me to the job..."
"That's one of the requirements. Don't mind the details."
"I told you there was a test involved." Dazai reasoned.
"As in, an entrance exam?" He asked as another foreign voice said, "That's right."
"Oh! President, it's your turn!"
"The exam has been completed without much ado, President." One of the secretary informed as the president said, "I see."
He walks towards them and stop, "Since Dazai said there was a capable young man, I had him test your mettle.
"See? I even complimented you!"
"I guess... Thank you."
"You don't need to force yourself and believe that idiot."
武装探偵社社長 [ President of the Armed Detective Agency ]
福沢 諭吉 ----------------- 能力名 [ 人上人不造 ]
Fukuzawa Yukichi ----------------- Ability [ All Men Are Equal ]
"Well, I recommended you for hire, but since you've been designated a major thread by the ward, there was a disagreement among us as to whether we should take you in." Dazai explained.
"Um... President, can I asked something?" Atsushi called.
"What is that?"
"Um... I'm a little curious about President's ability. I haven't seen it before."
"President's Ability allows the people who works under him to control their abilities." Dazai explained.
"... Ah! So that's why I am able to control it every time!" Atsushi realized.
"That's right."
"But Dazai said..." Fukuzawa continued, a flashback appeared, "President. Suppose the most gifted person in the world appeared before you, would you hire him?" Dazai asked.
"Power doesn't make you a member of the agency." Fukuzawa answered.
Dazai chucked and said, "That's why I recommend him."
A sound was heard as they looked where it came from. It is from Atsushi with tears on his eyes.
"W-Why are you crying?" The President asked in concern.
"I-I just thought that Dazai-san really thougth about me, coming in the agency. He believed that I can passed it and..." Dazai awkwardly pat the boy's head.
"Of course! In just first glance, I knew you would pass that test!" Dazai complimented.
"Power are just a tool for your will. It is for yourself to decide if your will are for good or bad." Fukuzawa quoted.
"The agency chooses the ones 'save people before they save themselves'. Not many people will sacrifice themselves to save somebody else like you." Dr. Yosano complimented.
"That's why be more confident yourself, Atsushi-san!" Naomi said.
"Thank you all. I feel like, I'd want to see your entrance exam too." He said as they suddenly frozed.
"I bet that you won't."
"Yeah, let's stop there."
The flashback ended, "So, President, what's your decision?" Kunikida asked.
The president turn away and said," I'll let Dazai decide." "You can trust me."
Atsushi got up and said,"W-Wait a minute, Dazai-san. So the job you meant to introduce me for was..."
"You apparently passed the test. Welcome to the Armed Detective Agency, Nakajima Atsushi-kun." Dazai said.
"Congratulations!" Naomi congratulated, "I'm glad I was able to help." Tanizaki said.
"Of course! Your sacrifices won't be in vain!"
"Please don't make it sounds like I died."
"Don't worry~ I'll heal you up after all."
"No thank you!"
"Oh, please, no. I can't possibly joined a workplace as violent and reckless as this." Atsushi reasoned.
"Not just anyone would use their body to shield a bomb to save everyone." Dazai praised.
"I wonder if I'll be able to pass it too..." Kyoka blurt out.
"Of course! It's Kyoka after all!" Atsushi said.
"Wha! Someone who said they won't pass it now telling someone that they will... Gross." Dazai joked.
"I'm just telling the truth!"
"Sister complex?" Tanizaki joined.
"We're now Sibling complex duo, Atsushi-san!"
Atsushi blushed, "We're not siblings!"
"Then, father and daughter?"
"We're not!" Kyoka looked at them, fondly.
'If it's here, I wouldn't mind...'
"That's right! I was really impressed!"
"You'll be fine." Dazai reassured but Atsushi is still not convinced.
Meanwhile, in the President's office.
One of the secretaries placed a tea on Fukuzawa's desk, "So, President, do you actually want him to join the agency, then?" She asked.
"Do you, President?" Kunikida asked.
"I trust Dazai not to make any wrong decisions that will affect the agency. I'm sure he has his reason to let Atsushi here."
"That idiot does?" Kunikida mumbled.
社長秘書 ------------------- 春野 綺羅子
Secretary --------------------- Haruno Kirako
Fukuzawa took the tea and startle a bit when they saw the tea leaf's standing straight, "Oh, a tea leaf's standing straight up. I think something good will happen, President." She smiled. He took a sip on it and, "Ouch."
"Haruno-san got her introduction. Why isn't she here?" Tanizaki asked.
Kimika looked away, "Waa. It's not like she's one of my favorite person there so I let her have her little break next door." She said as they sweat dropped.
"You did that?"
"Maybe..."
Back to Atsushi's, "Still, well, if you still refuse, we can't force you. but then, I can't help but worry for your future. We'll need you to vacate the company dorm. You don't really have a special skill, nor do you have friends or know anyone. That'd make finding a job very difficult." Dazai said to make Atsushi seconded his declination.
"There, blackmailer Dazai appeared."
"I'm just worried about his future so I let him know what will happen."
"That time I got forced to work with troublesome people. I think that should be the title of this show." Naomi said as they laughed.
"I pity you, Atsushi-kun."
"Me too, Tanizaki-san."
"Don't be like that! Isn't it a wonderful job?"
Atsushi genuinely smiled, "Of course.
He continued, "Besides, you're a wanted tiger." He said as Atsushi looked shock, "Should anyone learn of that, at best you'd get fired from your job. At worst, you'd be captured and shot dead."
"S-Shot dead?!" Atsushi panicked.
"Now, if you were with this agency, it'd be a different story." Dazai said in a cheeky bragging tone.
"T-Then that means.." Atsushi finally realized that he was not in the position to refuse.
"We look forward to working with you, Atsushi-san. Don't we, Onii-sama?!" Naomi squealed her brother.
"Follow the rules, brat." Kunikida said.
"Ah. I forgot Kunikida-kun's existence there."
"What's that supposed to mean?!"
"Another song?"
"Ending, I guess."
"Well, now that's been settled."
"You've got to be kidding me."
And ending song played but was skipped. It is now in a dark alleyway as footsteps was heard.
"Hey, Why did you skipped again?" Dr. Yosano asked.
"It's a little confusiong so I'll let that one next episode."
"That's boring."
An unknown man appeared as a blond woman said, "The weretiger has been found." The two began to walk together as an eerie monster appeared from the man's cloth. The screen went black.
"Ah. So the next is our fight?" Atsushi asked as she nodded.
"It'll be much serious now."
"I can't wait for your appearance, Kyoka-chan!"
"But before that! The next is another Wan and a special Video!"
"Special video?"
"Special means surprise! Wait for the next chapter to know!"
Fin.