ⒹⒶⓊⒼⒽⓉⒺⓇ ᴀ ʙᴜɴɢᴏᴜ sᴛʀᴀʏ ᴅᴏɢs ғᴀɴғɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ

ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟟

"I will kill you! You idiot Dazai!" Kunikida screamed loudly and Praisy sweatdropped, genuinely worried for the older male's throat.

"Now, now... Why don't we calm down a little?" Praisy nervously chuckled while coaxing the man to relax, who let out a irritated sigh.

"We're in the middle of an important mission..." Kunikida mumbled angrily, reminding Praisy why they were in a hurry in the first place.

"I'm sure everything will work out in the end." Praisy tried to comfort the man, who suddenly started yelling at her.

"No! Everything won't be fine until my schedule is back on the track again!"

Praisy let out a deep sigh, letting the man take out his frustrations on her, while her head worked on many plans to get back at Dazai for leaving her with this strict detective.

It's not like she wanted to work with these two. She works effectively when she's alone, but this mission is a bit... dangerous, in a sense. It was taking unusually long time to pinpoint their target. So Fukuzawa had asked her to assist these two in their investigation and solve the job as soon as possible.

"Yare, yare..." Praisy pinched her eyebrows as a deep frown settled on her face. No case she's working on will be left unsolved.

"Alright, let's go look for Dazai-san." Praisy said in a serious voice and Kunikida nodded slowly, watching her cautiously.

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A white haired boy with a haircut with sloppy bangs stood at the bank of a river, with determination shining in his golden eyes, despite the hunger he was feeling at that moment.

'In order to survive, I will attack the next person who passes by this place...and swipe his wallet.' He thought until his eyes landed on something floating in the river. 'Someone's coming!'

Not a moment later, he stood there dumbfounded realising he didn't find the man walking on the land like a normal person, but rather floating in the river, that too, in a... unique pose.

His target floated along the river with his torso submerged and his two legs sticking out through the surface of the river, with crows trying to pluck out the flush through the fabric of the pants.

After a lot of contemplation, the boy, Atsushi jumped into the river. With a lot of struggle, Atsushi dragged the man to the try land and placed him there, while he tried to catch his breath.

Suddenly, the man's eyes snapped open and he sat upright, startling Atsushi.

"You... you fell into the river. Are you alright?" Atsushi asked the man who looked around, trying to figure out what happened.

Suddenly, an annoyed look settled on the man's face. "So I was rescued, huh? Tsk!"

Atshushi stared at the man he just saved in disbelief. 'Did...did this guy just tsk me?'

"Was it you who interrupted the jump?" The man asked pointing towards Atsushi.

"What do you mean interrupted!? I saved you-" The boy cut himself off. "Wait...Jump?"

"Don't you know? Jump." The man tried to explain. "As in committing suicide."

But that only confused Atsushi further.

The man sighed. "I was trying to commit suicide. But you had to get in the way."

"Is...is that so?" Atsushi stared down at the man. 'So, now you're blaming me?'

"Whatever." The man stood up. "Commit suicide neatly and without causing trouble. That's my motto. However, I ended up causing you trouble. So I'm in the wrong. How can I apologi-"