Shadows Of The Twilight (Book-I)

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Atsushi's pov :

Numerous stacks of bowls were on the table as I let out a satisfying sigh leaning my back on the chair.

"I am so full! I don't want to see another bowl of this for at least ten years" I happily said patting my belly.

"Why you!!" Kunikida growled. "How dare you be so shameless after eating all these bowls on my dime? Atleast show some gratitude to me." He yelled.

I stayed silent, which made the three of them look at me.

"You are a real life saver!" I spoke up. "After leaving the orphanage and coming to this Yokohama city, I have had nothing to eat and nowhere to sleep. I thought I would have an untimely death." I said smiling.

"Y-you ..are ..from an orphange?" Emily asked beside me.

"You could say that. I 'was' but they kicked me out." I replied.

"Sounds like a real philanthropic organization" Dazai said.

Kunikida looked over to both of them "Look Dazai! Emily! ..We are not some do-gooders going around helping hard-luck cases either. We have got a job to do." He said raising his small little notebook.

"That reminds me, you said earlier that your current job involves the military. What kind of work do you do?" I spoke up.

Dazai and Emily glanced at each other with a smile and then Dazai turn to look at me.
"We are private investigators." Dazai says.

"Investigators?" I asked owlishly blinking my eyes and looking at the three of them.

"But we handle more than lost pets and cheating spouses. Our office has uniquely gifted investigators." Kunikida explained.

"We are the Armed Detective Agency" Emily said making me gasp.

Hearing those words from her just took me by surprise. I heard of the Armed Detective Agency. I thought those were just stories or rumours, Tales of an Agency specialising in high level missions and particular cases that can't be entrusted to the police or the military.
A twilight Armed Force positioned between the world of night and day.
But there was even more, I have heard that many members of this Agency possess supernatural powers.

"Am I in the presence of three super humans?" I ask myself looking at the three of them.

The blonde haired man, Kunikida was writing something in his notebook and Dazai was perhaps dreaming.
Emily was quietly sitting beside me crossing her arms and legs.
Just then, Dazai's eyes sparkled as he look at something behind me.

"Hey Emily! ..Check out that support beam up there!" Dazai said as Emily and I craned our necks up looking at the support beam of the restaurant just above our heads.

"Don't even think about hanging yourself in this random Tea House!!!" Kunikida said annoyed.

"Yeah. I hope you are not trying to do another suicide attempts?" Emily boringly said.

"I am not, I was thinking about the hanging health technique." Dazai spoke as I sat there listening to them.

"What are you talking about?" Kunikida asked looking at Dazai and halting his movements on writing on his notebook.

"What?? You don't know Kunikida?? It's so good for releasing muscle tension and shoulder cramps." Dazai replied and I looked up at the support beam being sweat dropped.

"Wow.. that would be perfect for me then." Kunikida said with a serious tone mesmerizingly looking upwards.

"It would! ..You should write this down in your notebook." Dazai said and Emily took a tired sigh beside me and so did I. Kunikida just fell for whatever Dazai said.