Slayer of Gods: I lied; I became the agent of the Nine Gods.

Mori Ougai walked into the bookstore.

Upon entering, his attention was immediately drawn to the promotional posters on the wall—

No Longer Human – by Osamu Dazai.

Mori Ōgai was completely bewildered: ???

So, without his knowledge, his beloved disciples, instead of committing suicide everywhere, started writing novels?

He even went so far as to write a book about his superpowers, showing how narcissistic he is?

Mori Ōgai couldn't accept it, so he had no choice but to step forward and try to pick up the sample book placed under the poster to take a look.

Then he saw it—

I know there are people who love me.

But I seem to lack the ability to love.

Mori Ōgai, with his beady eyes, remained silent for a long time before finally sighing.

This is something Dazai would actually say...

He couldn't help but scroll down again—

"Because of cowardice, I run away from life."

Pride arises from non-resistance in the darkest depths of despair.

He sank into darkness simply because he had nowhere else to go.

He was born proud, but he also broke his own pride.

"Because of pride, I did not choose to be born."

Therefore, we reject crude optimism.

Mori Ōgai abruptly closed the book.

I can't watch any longer...

Otherwise... he might have to go easy on his disciple...

"Sir? Are you here to buy books? Do you need any recommendations?"

A young voice came from behind him. Mori Ougai smiled and turned around to look at the bespectacled boy who had appeared behind him at some point:

"Oh my, is that the bookstore owner? So young... that's quite surprising..."

An Qing gave a forced smile: "I'm just an administrator. The boss went out to buy dinner."

Not the boss?

Mori Ougai was somewhat surprised, but he did not give up testing the waters.

This guy is no ordinary person...

Neither he nor his supernatural ability noticed when the other person appeared behind him.

And the fact that this bookstore even publishes books by Osamu Dazai is also quite unusual.

Mori Ougai nodded, a humble smile on his face: "I did come to buy books... Do you have any recommendations for the latest seasonal items? I'd like to buy some books for myself and my Alice to read..."

When Alice was mentioned, Mori Ōgai's face immediately broke into a silly grin.

An Qingyu raised an eyebrow, then calmly nodded: "Of course, please follow me..."

He led Mori Ōgai to a dark bookshelf, then took a book from it and handed it to Mori Ōgai with the cover facing down.

"In my opinion, you must really like this book, sir..."

Mori Ougai took the book, then turned it over. When he saw the name on the cover, the previously calm man's eyes widened instantly...

He saw it—

"The Dancing Girl" — by Mori Ōgai.

………………

When Ozaki Koyo went back to report to Mori Ougai, she had a messy hairstyle.

Mori Ougai glanced at her several times, seemingly casually, and finally couldn't help but ask, "So... Momiji, did something happen?"

Ozaki Koyo smiled and said, "It's nothing..."

Just as Mori Ougai was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard his subordinate continue:

"In other words... because Lu accidentally blew up all the weapons depots that the organization had placed in the vicinity, so there is now another big crater near Leibo Street."

Mori Ōgai's hand holding the pen trembled, and the pen slipped from his grasp and rolled to the ground.

He looked up, his face blank: "You mean... Leibo Street... was bombed again?"

Ozaki Kouyou maintained her smile: "Yes... Boss, not only that, perhaps it's because the explosion was too violent..."

This attracted the attention of Verlaine, who happened to be passing by. Thinking the deer was frightened, he left with our new executive officer.

Mori Ōgai: ...

Hongye, I can tell you really want to kill someone, but hold back for now. Shouldn't you be more concerned about the situation in Leibo Street?

"Do you know where the young lady and the others went, Hongye?"

Ozaki Koyo shook her head: "She walked west from Leibo Street. Judging from her location, she probably went shopping."

Mori Ōgai: ...

Don't be angry, don't be angry... These two are his diamonds!

Diamonds always cause some damage before they shine; he needs to understand that…

Then he looked down and saw the book "The Dancing Girl" that he had inexplicably bought from that strange bookstore on the table.

Mori Ōgai: My head hurts a little.

mimic is about to launch, and now there's another bookstore that's suddenly appeared.

Even the ownership of this bookstore was approved by the Special Abilities Division, so the Port Mafia couldn't just search it at will. However, they did know that the owner was one of those customers from China.

"Dazai-kun, you must have heard what happened just now, right?"

After Ozaki Koyo left, Mori Ougai silently looked at the dark corner not far away.

A few seconds later, all that could be seen was a brown-haired boy with a bandage covering one eye, holding in his hands the masterpiece that his leader had bought from the bookstore—"No Longer Human".

"...Mr. Mori, you want to investigate that bookstore, right?"

After looking at the book in his hand, Dazai Osamu naturally became very curious about the bookstore that could publish such books.

"But... if I go investigate, then Mimic will be left without anyone to handle it~"

Mori Ougai smiled calmly: "Don't worry, I will naturally send someone else to take care of these matters. Dazai-kun, you should go and check first... whether that bookstore has infringed on your copyright... or if someone has been secretly using your name?"

Dazai Osamu:......

"Ah... a friendly reminder, Dazai-kun can bring the young lady along~ After all, the bookstore owner and staff... are all customers from China~"

Guests from China?

Lu Yu's companions?

Dazai Osamu pondered for a moment, but before he could nod, he heard the man in front of him chuckle softly.

"Guests are just visiting, so it's best if they don't interfere in Yokohama's affairs... Don't you agree, Dazai-kun?"

The boy was silent for a moment, then slowly lowered his head:

"Yes, chief."

………………

Lu Yu was completely unaware that the new unscrupulous boss was about to cause trouble for her teammates. At that moment, she was arguing with someone about a limited-edition dessert at a dessert shop.

"Why are you eating my donuts?! My brother picked these out for me!!!"

Lu Yu grabbed the green-eyed youth dressed in a detective's outfit in front of him, his white hair practically exploding with anger.

She and Verlaine had waited in line for so long to finally get the last donut, but as soon as they took it out of the box, this guy who appeared out of nowhere snatched it away in one bite.

The young woman was already unhappy because of working overtime, and now this has only made things worse.

The boy with glasses finished his food with relish before looking seriously at Lu Yu, then his eyes widened suddenly:

"what the hell……"

The boy adjusted his glasses, his gaze towards Lu Yu both serious and strange.

"Miss Cammy, do you know your friend is in trouble?"