Soukoku Mini Stories

Keep him Company. (Story 59)

It has officially been two weeks since Nakahara Chuya joined the Port Mafia, leader of the Port Mafia, Mori assigned Chuya and Osamu Dazai to be partners. Dazai opened up the boss's office doors, "You said it was urgent, what's up?" Dazai walked towards Mori, "I have you and Chuya's next mission." Soon as the words left Mori's mouth, Chuya walked into Mori's office. "You requested me, sir-" He glanced over seeing Dazai have a disgusted expression at Chuya.

Chuya shot his partner a deathly glare, "I have your guy's next mission." "In an abandoned warehouse, we have received word that there is a gifted criminal who is murdering mainly, young women." "What makes you say this criminal is gifted, boss?" Dazai questioned, "Because, on three of the victims so far, there is a strange aura and symbol printed on their stomachs." Mori opened his desk drawer, he pulled out photographs of the murders, Dazai grabbed the photographs examining them closely. "All three murders have been at the abanded warehouse, I trust you both will get along and be successful?" "Yes, boss." They said in sync, "Perfect."

Both Dazai and Chuya were making their way to the abandoned warehouse, "Hey Chuya." Dazai broke the silence and tension between them, "Hmm? What's up, did you find anything? Any clues?" "Oh, no. Not yet. Anyways, when we fought Rimbaud, you mentioned your ability, corruption?" Dazai stopped in his tracks, Chuya turned around and raised an eyebrow, "Yeah, what about it?" Dazai was quiet for a few seconds before speaking up, "We might need that strength and power during this fight." Chuya was confused, "Huh? Why?" "Our enemy is strong. Chuya, will you use corruption?" Chuya glanced at his own hands, deep down he did want to, but he was scared. "There's a chance I'll die using corruption though Dazai. I don't want to die." Dazai stepped forward looking into Chuya's eyes, "You are not going to die, I got you Chibi." Chuya felt a little less scared now, a sense of relief washed over him. "Alright, I trust you."

Dazai smiled, they both walked into the warehouse, there were blood stains everywhere. The smell of rotting corpses was strong and fresh, Chuya looked around and spotted another body, "Dazai, over here." Chuya ran to the woman, she was already dead. There was the same aura around her body, and the same symbol printed on her stomach. "Dazai, this body is fresh the killer is probably still here-" A sudden black goo raised from the floor and wrapped itself around Chuya's ankles, Dazai jumped backward in time. Chuya used his ability to break free, "What the hell!?" The black goo was in a form of a person, the black goo melted off soon revealing a middle-aged man.

He was thin and had dark blue and sea green hair, his eyes were dark like his goo. "You brats think you can stop me? Try again." He smirked, and goo wrapped around Chuya's body tightly. "Chuya!" Dazai shouted, but goo wrapped around Dazai's arm. Dazai and Chuya were able to break free from the black goo, they tried their best to defeat the killer but it was no use. The man used his black goo for defense. Chuya and Dazai were cornered off the warehouse, they were both out of breath and bruised up. "Chuya, you need to use corruption." He looked at Chuya, Chuya exchanged the look, "I will, but you have to promise me you'll stop me soon as this bastard is defeated." "I promise." Dazai smiled to reassure Chuya, with that Chuya unleashed his corruption form, his eyes turned completely white, red marks formed on his body and blood started dripping out of his nose.

Are you two brats done making wussy promises? Grow a pair and let's fight! You two will look nice in my collection of corpses!" The killer shouted and formed black goo into a dragon. Chuya used his corruption and created gravitons throwing them at the black goo. The black goo only melted for a couple of seconds before reforming back bigger and stronger than before. Dazai snuck behind the man and slit his throat with Chuya's pocket knife, the man bled out. 

"Damn it..." He collapsed on the ground, and soon a puddle of his blood formed underneath him. The black goo was still fighting against Chuya, "Chuya! Use everything you got okay!?" Dazai shouted as he watched his partner fight. Chuya could only laugh and smile when he was in his corrupt state, but his senses understood Dazai and understood what he said to him. Chuya created strong gravitation, he screamed and manipulated as much power as he could and threw the gravitation ball at the dragon black goo, killing it. The black goo exploded everywhere in the warehouse.

Chuya floated down and formed more gravitons, Dazai ran to Chuya's side and grabbed his arm, and used his ability to eliminate Chuya's ability. Chuya came out of his corrupt form, he collapsed on top of Dazai. "You defeated the enemy, Chuya. Nice work, I knew you could do it." The moon was out shining down into the city, Dazai, and Sakunosuke Oda were in Lupins bar drinking together.

"Yeah! And boom! Black goo literally exploded everywhere!" "Is that why you stink?" Oda teased his friend, "What? I do!?" Dazai frantically sniffed each of his armpits, "Was this your first mission with the new kid, Chuya was it?" "Yeah, Chuya Nakahara. Mori assigned us to be stupid partners." Dazai rolled his eyes dramatically and took a sip of his whiskey. "I see, his corruption state sounds pretty deadly." "Yeah, he can die if I don't get to him in time." Oda raised an eyebrow and glanced at his friend, "Seriously? He can die?" "Yep, he can." It was quiet between them until Oda spoke up, "Dazai, should you be with him right now?"

Dazai raised his eyebrow, "Huh? What do you mean?" "I mean, he's hurt from his ability and the battle. What if he isn't getting the right medical attention he needs? Nobody understands his ability other than you, Dazai." Dazai fell quiet, Oda was right. "The Mafia has low-ranked doctors, I doubt Chuya is getting the right proper care he needs." Dazai sighed, he knew his friend was right. "Yeah, you are right." Dazai got up from the bar stool. The last thing that happened at the warehouse was Chuya passing out in Dazai's arms, Dazai brought him back to headquarters and let Kōyō, Chuya's mentor deal with him.

Dazai left Lupins and made his way back to the Mafia headquarters, he entered the main lobby area and seeing Kōyō, he ran towards her, "Hey Kōyō!" Dazai shouted, she turned around holding her umbrella. "Dazai, I was just about to head out on a mission. What did you need?" "Where is Chuya? What happened after I dropped him off to you?" "I had my driver drop him off at his apartment." "I see, thank you!" Dazai bowed and ran out of the headquarters making his way to Chuya's apartments downtown. Once Daai arrived he banged loudly against Chuya's door, "Chuya!!! Let me in right now! Or ill bust this door down!"

A few seconds later, the door opened, "Chuya." Dazai looked at his partner, Chuya was treating his own wounds, "Hey, I just woke up a couple of minutes ago." He opened up the door letting Dazai inside, "Let me help you with everything. After all, it was my idea for you to use corruption." Chuya fell on his bed, "I'm so exhausted Dazai, that shit wiped my ass out." Chuya chuckled, Dazai sat down next to Chuya and started tending to his wounds.