Bsd: Mission TB300KC

Chapter 19

Across the street the seats in the cafè were now emptied, both Sawako and Dazai had left to go to one of their houses in america. They would wait this out for a couple of days. Then they'd destroy the virus, go back to japan, take down a couple more people, including Ashai, Hideo and Hichiraka and then they'd see how to approach further.

Sawako would go back to whatever she had been doing before, Dazai supposed, but what would he do? The armed detective agency knew who he was, thanks to Sawako.

But had she called him out secretly, would this really be so different? They'd have blown up the building anyways. And even if they'd only gone to Hideo. Then the agency would have gotten the mission to find them. They'd realize he was missing, they'd search for him until Hideo said he wanted to recruit him, then they'd say, he wasn't available at the moment.

Ranpo would figure, that there was something wrong about his dissapearance at such a time, Hideo would tell them the demon prodigy and the red dragon were the culprits. By then Kyouka would get so nervous, Ranpo would ask her, if she knew about the demon prodigy, her being Akutagawas former trainee, she surely knew about him.

If Ranpo were to ask her, she would eventually admit it to being him, whether consciously or not. They'd reach out to Mori to find out more, Ango, the government, the police.

Even if only Ashai had been found dead or missing, his servers would have been checked and then everything would have gone the same way.

Sawako only sped up the process, making it easier for the agency to figure out, making it look like she is forcing him in some way.

All those thoughts were racing through Dazais head within a second.

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"So, what are we gonna do now?" Yosano asked

"nothing" Fukuzawa answered flatly "We have no right to interfere and if Dazai and Sawako want to get rid of those two as well, then they can do as they please. I am discusted by their behavior."

And so it happened. Five days went by, they were staying in a rather good hotel, because unlike most people, Fukuzawa had brought a lot of cash and gotten it changed into american money, when they had come.

Suddenly just like it had been before, everything started working again.

"Huh, I guess this is gonna be over soon" Ranpo said, as he turned on the Tv to check if the entire world was back on.

"What do you think this virus did?" Yosano asked "besides the obvious I mean"

"most likely deleted every data the government and police had of their entire existence, both nicknames and real names. Or it at least made the files blank. If they don't have files and can't prove they are the same person. I guess it also destroyed a lot of the government files, I guess it was such a violent virus to make sure even the servers would be reached."

"So this whole thing still is because of a reason, god, this is such a fucked up world. Why did Dazai have to end right in the middle of this? Was all that happened to him in the past not enough?" Yosano said.

"Let's not think about this too much, we'll get to talk to Dazai somehow and if we have to do it by secret code or something. We'll figure something out. Let's just get home first alright"

"you know, one thing I still don't get?" Ranpo said, as Yosano began packing.

"What?" She asked

"Sawako's ability. She uses it to rip out hearts without leaving a trace on the body, so it must be very filigree and sensitive, but at the same time intimidating and direct enough to be walking into our agency without any fear of being attacked, despite knowing how many people there knew here, but also powerful and impressive enough to turn an entire city into ashes and making it look like a natural desaster and on top of that Hichiraka told us Dazais message, in which he had said they are both anitgifted. What kind of ability can do that?" Ranpo said. It sounded like a good riddle, but he couldn't grasp his hands on what it was.

"I wish I could tell you. But I have no clue. We'll have to ask Dazai. Now get up and help me" Yosano demanded, throwing a bag at Ranpo.

Arriving back in japan, they first went to the agency to inform them of what they had found out and check on the fake comatose Dazai and Tanizaki, who though tired seemed mostly fine. Government agents have apparently come over a lot to check if Dazai was there and if it really wasn't an illusion, so casting an iillusion and using himself as fake Dazai had gotten him tired.

"So, if we see Dazai again. We'll tell him he's still welcome with us and you are ok with that right?" Kunikida questioned the president strangely.

"Yes, no matter what. Dazai is a part of us. Unlike all of you he might not be a member, because his ability won't allow it, but he is still one of us and will remain just that" Fukuzawa ordered.

Ranpo, Yosano and the president made the decision not to go near Hideo and Hichiraka anymore. They were called about three more times by them, but they didn't pick up the phone, because Ranpo said putting ourselves out there won't change anything anymore. Dazai and Sawako were gonna do what they thought they needed to do and there was nothing and no one who could stop them.

If they were to decide to get rid of Hideo and Hichiraka, then they would. If they were hiding or standing on the street waiting to be run over by a car.

So, when two days after, the last two of the sirens were found dead, no one in the agency was really surprised. And a day after, when the Hichiraku residence was burned down with Hideo and Hichiraka found dead, no one even bothered mentioning it anymore.

None of them really understood Dazais reasons, but Ranpo was sure he had them, so the rest of them was sure as well. Then two days later, Ashai Kurao was pinned to the headquaters of Hichiraka's organisation, dead. Written in red on the building.

It's over, we're done