[Comprehensive] Let me go and let me die

"Natsume-sensei, listen to my explanation! I'm actually..." I saved someone!

"Needless to say, I know all about it, but that doesn't stop me from giving you a lesson."

One day, a doctor surnamed Mori was beaten by Natsume Soseki and Fukuzawa Yukichi together and then thrown into an alley.

"It's alright, alright Rintaro."

Since Natsume Soseki knew Alice's nature, Alice was standing by his side at this time.

How did the teacher know? !

"Really, I have to move you back in the end."

Alice crossed her hips and looked down at Mori Ogai who was so bruised that he couldn't move and could only lie on the ground.

"Ma...please Alice-chan..."

Mori Ogai opened his mouth weakly, trying to pull out a smile but felt the intensified pain on his face just as he moved.

He felt that he might be disfigured...

Mori Ogai: The expression suddenly became stiff.jpg

On the other side, Ayou who was picked up by Natsume Soseki was walking down the street led by Natsume Soseki.

Fukuzawa Yukichi and Edogawa Ranpo were driven away by him.

Ayou was held by Natsume Soseki and walked for a while without anyone saying a word.Her gaze began to wander aimlessly.

Through the glass windows of the passing shops, Ayou saw their flashing figures.

The expressionless Natsume Soseki, and——the same expressionless self.

"Xiaoyou."

Natsume Soseki spoke suddenly, and before Ayou could respond, he continued talking.

"Do you still think it doesn't matter?"

The questioning sentence pattern was very affirmed by Natsume Soseki. As he walked, he lowered his head and looked at the young child who was being held by him.

At first hearing these words, people were confused, Ayou looked up at Natsume Soseki with a little doubt, and after meeting his transparent eyes, Ayou blinked, and then gave her answer softly.

"Ah."

"You're always too quiet, like just now..."

Natsume Soseki turned his head and looked ahead, his voice was full of concern and helplessness.

"If I don't speak, you won't speak first."

Ayou looked at Natsume Soseki's side face, half paid, and nodded slightly.

"Ah."

"Obviously sometimes I feel very lonely."

Natsume Soseki's voice was still steady, and only he knew that with his supernatural ability, he would actually turn into a cat from time to time to observe Ayou.

Compared with humans, people always show their truest side to animals, and he even deliberately approached her after turning into a cat.

Sure enough, she likes small animals very much, but she doesn't know how to raise them, and she doesn't even say anything when she is alone. She is just quiet, always quiet.

If a well-behaved child is too well-behaved, he may be forgotten by adults, but she makes people unable not to care about her.

"Ok?"

Ayou asked back suspiciously, the voice coming from her nasal cavity made her sound obedient.

--look.

Natsume Soseki sighed knowingly.

She didn't even know her own loneliness.

Snowflakes the size of goose feathers suddenly floated on the street, and fell on people's shoulders one after another. Natsume Soseki took Ayou into a teahouse to avoid the snow.

Ayou patted the snowflakes stuck to her clothes at the door, and then followed Natsume Soseki to a seat near the window.

Ayou looked up and scanned the surrounding environment, and saw a familiar red-haired boy.

——Oda Sakunosuke.

It wasn't long before Oda Sakunosuke sat down, and there were two books he brought on his desk.

He took it from a target's home, and he was attracted by the content of the book just by glancing at it. Then, he picked up the book that fell on the ground and brought it home.

Later, he even searched through various bookstores and found the middle volume, but could not find the second volume, so he could only read these two books again and again in the teahouse he often visited.

But speaking of it, this teahouse is still the one where I went to pick up the lost Ayou, but before I knew it, it became a place I often go to.

Then Oda Sakunosuke, who was thinking, heard Ayu's voice.

"Oda?"

Oda Sakunosuke blinked and turned his head.

"Ayou, you're here."

His tone was flat, as if it was a very normal thing for Ayou to appear here.

"Is it someone Xiaoyou knows?"

Natsume Soseki, who was sitting opposite Ayu, smiled, and then extended an invitation to Oda Sakunosuke.

"Want to sit together?"

"Okay."

Oda Sakunosuke nodded, then picked up the two books on the table and placed them on the table next to Ayou.

Natsume Soseki immediately noticed the book that Oda Sakunosuke was holding. The pages of the book were old and turned over many times, but it could be seen that it was well protected by the owner.

"You are actually reading this book. It looks interesting to you?"

Oda Sakunosuke glanced at Natsume Soseki, then sat down and nodded.

"interesting."

Natsume Soseki looked at the red-haired boy in amazement, as if he saw a very strange person.Then he uttered words that clearly knew the contents of the book.

"There are countless stories in the world that are more interesting than this kind of story. You actually find this interesting?"

Ayou looked at the two people who were talking, blinked, and raised her hand to pick up the book that Oda Sakunosuke put on the table.

Only the first and second volumes.

Ayu tugged on Oda Sakunosuke's sleeve.

"Is there no volume?"

"There is no next volume."

Oda Sakunosuke's tone was filled with regret.

"I understand that, you are really lucky."

Natsume Soseki shook his head, sighing in his voice.

"The second volume of this book is simply terrible. After reading it, it makes people want to open their skulls and wash their brains out. You just need to watch the first and second volumes to be happy. I am doing it for your own good. That's why I said so."

Oda Sakunosuke glanced at the two books in Ayou's hand, and then solemnly refused.

"That won't work."

Obviously the story is just a story about many characters on the stage of a certain city.The characters on the stage are all weak and humble, running around for trivial things.

But—it's unbelievably fascinating.

Even Oda Sakunosuke himself didn't know why he read this book over and over again.

"So……"

Oda Sakunosuke heard Natsume Soseki speak.

"It's up to you to continue writing."

Oda Sakunosuke froze suddenly, then opened his eyes wide in surprise.

"To write is to describe human beings."

Natsume Soseki looked at the red-haired boy with a smile.

"It describes how human beings live and die. In my opinion, you are qualified for that."

He didn't think that killers were not qualified to write, you know, didn't he write such terrible things in his own opinion?

Oda Sakunosuke fell silent. He looked at the two books, feeling restless for a long time.

Not long ago, he completed a mission. Is he really qualified to take people's lives for a living?

"OK."

A certain voice came from Oda Sakunosuke's ear, and he turned his head to look at the girl who made the voice.

"If it's Oda, it's definitely possible."

Her eyes were full of brilliance, filled with trust, and her sincere words shocked Oda Sakunosuke's heart.

I... can... can I?

His empty eyes fell on his hands.

These are the hands that took a life not so long ago.

"Let him think about it."

Natsume Soseki smiled slightly, then stood up, pulled Ayou over and walked towards the door of the teahouse.

At this time, the heavy snow had stopped, and the bright color covered the gray streets that had been trampled by people.

Through the transparent glass, Ayou looked back at Oda Sakunosuke who was in deep thought.

It would be great if Oda could do what he wanted to do.

The next day, Natsume Soseki handed Ayu a copy and asked her to give it to Oda Sakunosuke.

It is the next volume.

Ayou flipped through the pages, and the last few pages were torn out.

She looked up at Natsume Soseki suspiciously.

"Just tell him that."

Natsume Soseki touched Ayu's head, and then sighed with emotion.

"No matter what it is, the ending is up to you to write."

Life is a process from birth to death, as long as Xiaoyou thinks it's worth it, no matter what the result is, he will accept it.

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Ever since he was 'stolen' by Mori Ogai last time, Edogawa Ranpo has become extremely clingy, almost no matter where Ayu goes, he can see the Ranpo meow who appears in her sight from time to time in various Meow, or do anything to get her attention.

He called "Small Shopkeeper" very diligently, and even Fukuzawa Yukichi let him look for Ayou like this.

after all--

After Luanbu clings to Ayou, he can finally relax a bit!

After all, Ranpo used to be "Mr. Fukuzawa" before "Mr. Fukuzawa", and now it's just a substitution.

"Small shopkeeper!"

Look, here we go again...

Ayou put down the game console in his hand, looked up at Edogawa Ranpo who was looking for him again, and spoke helplessly.

"What's the matter, wandering?"

"Shopkeeper, let me tell you!"

Edogawa Luanbu looked very excited with his arms crossed, and his words were full of joy.

"The location of the detective agency has been determined!"

"Huh? Are you sure?"

Edogawa bent over and approached Ayou in random steps, looking mysterious.

"Small shopkeeper, you can't guess where it is!"

Ayou looked at Edogawa Ranbu and couldn't help laughing.

"Then, can Detective Ranpo-sama tell me?"

"of course--"

Edogawa Ranpo dragged his voice halfway through his words, he slightly opened one eye and glanced at the smiling Ayu, and then pointed to the top of his head with one hand.

"It's the fourth floor here!"

"Wow!"

Ayou opened her eyes slightly, and sighed involuntarily.

"It's so convenient!"

"Yeah yeah!"

Edogawa Ranpo was even more proud. He pulled out a chair and got next to Ayou, looking at Ayou happily.

"This is the place I've decided on. Mr. Fukuzawa agreed immediately! I've bought it now, and I just need to renovate it!"

"Renovation."

Ayou blinked, then looked at Edogawa Ranpo seriously.

"Have you decided how to decorate it?"

"Of course not! So..."

Edogawa said in a resolute manner, and then smiled meaningfully at Ayou.

If Fukuzawa Yukichi saw this, he might feel a chill in his back.

"We can decorate whatever we want."

"But……"

Ayou glanced hesitantly at Edogawa Ranpo who seemed to be about to make trouble.

"Mr. Fukuzawa..."

Edogawa Ranpo was visibly guilty for a moment, and then quickly regained his confidence.

"This is our detective agency, so Mr. Fukuzawa has no reason to reject our proposal."

No, it depends on what you want to do...

Even though she thought so, Ayou didn't intend to hit Edogawa Ranpo, she stroked his hair, and then said with a smile.

"Then let's go take a look."

Anyway, it will be Mr. Fukuzawa who will have a headache at that time. _(:з」∠)_