Love with Death (Bungou Stray Dogs :: Dazai Dark Age fanfic x OC)

Chapter 15.1 : My Own Will (Chuuya side)

[ Dazai Dark Age Timeline ]

I am not that patient.
If I ever star in a novel, people would probably think I'm the bad guy.
Though I am, even now.
But when you're reading a book, you should pay attention on the content,
Since covers are just facades.

***

"I think you should be fine now, right? Chuuya-nii?"

My precious little sister is standing at my doorsteps, about to head out after taking care of me for the day "Yeah..." I'm the worse "thanks for frequenting my place to take care of me"

"I still can't believe you fell with that high of a fever for 5 days straight..." I can see the worry in her eyes, I feel like I'm such a failure as a brother "next time, please be more careful with how many alcohol you drink, Chuuya-nii"

"Right, yeah..." I barely have any zeal in me to even raise my voice properly when she smiled at me, the smile of a sister I never thought I'd have the honor to see before any of this... "Thank you, Tomie-chan... and uh... I'm sorry" I scratch the ever living shit off of the back of my head.

"Please don't be" she said "after all, it's the little sister's role to support her big brother in times like this right...?"

Are tears welling up in my stupid-ass eye? Though I don't care, I rushed to hug her "Tomie-chan, thank you..."

She hugged me back "You don't have to mention it, Chuuya-nii" we then both let go of our hugs "now, I should head back, today is the day when the university I applied to is notifying me whether I'm accepted or not...!"

Such a lovely, energetic smile, it refreshes one's heart, and makes me smile too "I hope you get accepted AND get a full scholarship!!"

"Ahahah~ alright Chuuya-nii, I should head home now~ goodnight~"

"Good night, lil sis"

And so, I saw her off... and when she finally left, I decided to finally head back to bed and just try to take a hold of what happened.

I look up to my ceiling as I stayed silent, sprawled on my bed.

I still can't believe that ass left... just like that... how much did this Odasaku guy even meant to him anyway... but more importantly...  why is there no orders from HQ to track him down?! Are we just supposed to let him be on his merry way after betraying us like that?! Where even is he now?!

"RAAAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!" I jumped out of my bed... this is no fucking time to be lying around... if HQ isn't going to cash in the order, then I'm just gonna drag that sorry fucker back myself, whether he likes it or not.

Which is what I thought, but honestly, I have no idea where he is now... I don't even know if he's still in Yokohama... first thing's first though... I'm going to have to check that place.

And so I left my apartment, and drove off...

To the place where even the lowest bottom-feeders can get top-notch illegal goods...

The Yokohama Black Market.

It didn't took long when I reached the factory district, the second I exit my car, I can already feel the eyes of random crooks on me. I suppose it's as expected of Yokohama's most infested area... this district is basically a nest of gangs and villain wannabes... I'd usually not be caught dead around here, but since this isn't an official order, I wouldn't be able to use the Company's resources, which leaves me no choice... though I guess I should've probably worn something more discreet, I stick out like a sore thumb.

Though it's not like any of it's a problem, if any one of them is picking a fight with me, then I guess I just got myself some extra exercise.

I locked my car and headed into the maze which is the back-alleys of the Factory District, this place is filled to the brim with buildings that works as 'Headquarters' for these lowlifes... but that's not what I'm here for.

After navigating past the stares of thugs and hoodlums alike, I eventually reach a shady building, in front of its doors are two bodyguards, armed with a firearm each... this place is basically screaming illegal business so much so that I wonder what the authorities of this city even does... not that I really care, them being fat and lazy only eases up my job after all.

"Where do you think you're going shrimp?"

This giant asshole then stood between me and the door, with his friend grinning like a douchebag "Who the fuck are you calling shrimp, fat-ass?"

"AHHHH?! I THINK YOU'RE IN THE WRONG NEIGHBORHOOD KID, GO ON BACK TO MOMM—AAUUGHHH"

That guy was pissing me off so much, that my fist is already on his guts "The name's Chuuya you prick... I'm just trying to get in..." was what I said, but maybe I went too rough with him... he's already passed out, so I turn to his friend, who's now shaking like a leaf... HAH guess I'm still fearsome after all.

"Chuuya... as in the half of the Double Black of Port Mafia?!" The man was still shaking when he opened the door for me "P-please... you can go, just... just don't hurt me"

Hah, what a joke of a bouncer, I couldn't help but went inside with a satisfied grin on me, It's been a while since someone showed me the proper respect~

Inside was just like its name... a market... it's bustling, packed with brutes and goons looking to buy drugs, weapons, and the like... moreover, it stinks like rat piss. I just wanna get some info and leave already.

And though it took a bit of time, I did eventually find some random info broker, I don't know how reliable his info is, but if he really is worth the money, then Dazai should still be around Yokohama, so at least I figured that out, but I'm still not that far ahead... where specifically is he...?!

"Hey, so did you hear about the bounty on that girl"

"You mean the bitch that can time travel or something? What was her name, Tommy?"

"It's Tomie you dumbass, apparently if we bring her in, she'd sell for about--UWAAA"

As I grab the idiot by his collar, I raised him up and glare right into his eyes "What the hell were you guys talking about?"

"Yo, what's your deal man?!" he squirms as I held him, so I guess he needed some incentive, so I let go of his collar, and grabbed his neck instead.

"The girl you were talking about, what bounty?!"

"ACKH—IT'S SAID SHE SELLS FOR A WHOLE BILLION, SOME GUYS WANTED TO TAKE HER OR SOMETHING—AUGHHH"

I let him go... Tomie... my little sister is being targeted...?! But how?! No one outside of Opium or Port Mafia was even supposed to know of her special ability! Why would someone want her?!

...Though I guess I don't have time for that right now... clicks of ammos loading into their respective firearm echoes through the whole place... I guess I overstated my welcome.

I was surrounded, countless thugs, armed to the teeth is about to shoot at me, I guess it was for causing trouble... heh, outlaws that breaks society's rules however they want is apparently really sensitive when people break their rules, kind of ironic.

Without waiting another second, they were already pulling their triggers, I pulled the man below me up, and used him as a meat shield as they overkill the poor guy with countless barrages of bullets.

And the second some of them stopped to reload, I jumped and just kick away the nearest guy, grabbed his automatic gun and sprayed some bullets at the assholes that covered my exit.

I quickly headed out as the rain of bullets didn't stop behind me.

"For the Tainted Sorrow"

I quickly grabbed a part of the ground and cracked it open to smash it to the door of the black market behind me, and though my original plan was to trap them inside, it busted through the door instead and crushed anyone who was unlucky enough to be in front of it... and as though that wasn't enough, there are people outside too that are already aiming for my head.

I quickly rolled to the building across which had snipers aiming for me and forced good ol' gravity to demolish it for me.

But then, out of nowhere, it hit me... though at first I did think of leaving these guys alone... I can't just take the risk of them all coming for my little sister...!

So I guess I'm just gonna have to break em all.

I grabbed the gangster that stupidly came at me with a metal pipe and threw him at the direction of the black market, before I headed back in there to crush all of them.

It took some time, but I finally destroyed the black market, goods and all... though my problems weren't over yet, when I was asking around for the guy who leaked info on the bounty, the person those deadbeats pointed to ran away.

I quickly chased him, and luckily he ran straight to the place where my car was parked, it took me a bit to get my car running before I chased him again, now behind the wheels.

But as luck would have had it, he reached the main road first by going through a narrow alley, and mugged a poor cabbie out of his taxi.

I was on his tail, speeding through the main road full of other cars when suddenly my phone went off... and though usually I'd just ignore whoever the fuck is calling... this ringtone is special... so I picked it up.

"Hello Tomie-chan?"

"Y-**s...! He*lo," Damn, I can't hear anything, is it my signal?! "C**uya-n*i! Li***n, I--"

"Hello? Tomie, not right now alright? I'm dealing with something right now...! I'll call you back!"

And the line was cut, just like that... I wonder if she heard me... I'm sorry Tomie for not being there when you're trying to reach out to me like that, but your big brother is busy doing something important to protect you...!

It got super dark when the guy finally stopped at the pier, I guess he ran out of gas or something, which is all the better for me. I hopped out of my car and just walked over to him, though it was really dark, I didn't need any light to see the guy shaken up and scared to see me, which is—

BANG

Sounded the gunshot from behind me, I barely dodged that, but when I realized it, the guy I was chasing all afternoon was down, that shot landed straight through the guy's head.

"YOU SON OF A--SHOW YOUR SELF!!" I shouted that as I turn around, ready for a good fight... but nothing.

There wasn't anyone there... I guess someone wanted to shut this guy up. Though they did a lousy job. I came over to his body, and found a pamphlet in his pocket, and what was scribbled behind it was a lousy drawing of a map.

I guess I get to do something interesting after all... but maybe it's already too dark out... I checked my phone and there's still no signal... I wonder if Tomie tried to reach me again... either way it's already something past eleven... I should hit the hay, hurrying will only mess me up anyway.

I headed back in my car and drove off.

Today's been unexpectedly destructive huh... I wonder if HQ would find out that I destroyed the Black Market like that... though most of Port Mafia's resources are self-obtained, there are times when the even we need some stuff from that place... then again, this is Yokohama, basically the oasis of random criminals and rogue ability users... if anything, the black market will probably be rebuilt again someday, somewhere else. What I need to do now is make sure the pricks who targets my sister are dead.

***

It's morning, my phone still has no signal. Lousy operator, I should switch... or maybe it's busted... ugh, I hope Tomie's alright...

Either way, I immediately got to my car, and looked over the pamphlet... this morning is unusually quiet and calm... it's like something before a storm... I looked over again at the... wait...

As I stood there beside my car... I can hear a dim beeping sound... it's something you'd hear from some sort of bomb... I quickly went prone and reached out below my car... and fuck was I right... there's a goddamn bomb under there...!

It's trigger-based... are the guys targeting my baby sister doing this?! Either way... it was a simple enough bomb, I took out the batteries on it and it disarmed... lousy crooks trying to get me while I was in my car...

I didn't spend any more time and rode off to the place on the doodle map, it was such a piece of crap drawing that I barely knew where I was going, but eventually I came to a place near the waterfront, just a bit southeast of that Minato Mirai District... and what I found there was a sewer gate... why the fuck does it have to be the goddamn sewer...

Though I was in no place to complain, I busted through the locked gate and went inside.

It stinks like Dazai's coat in here.

It took a while before I saw a bit of light, and along with it, was a guy shaken up to see me. He panicked and went further inside.

I cracked my fingers and followed him in "I'M COMING FOR YOU, YOU ASS" I shouted, instilling fear in the guy and hopefully the rest of them further in, sometimes I wonder how I could be so badass.

The path doesn't have any forks, but its dark as fuck in here, I can barely see a goddamn thing in front of me... and that's when, as usual, there were gunshots. There was little room to dodge, so I'm guessing they thought they were clever and got me. But confined spaces isn't much of a problem for me.

In a nick second, I used the gravitational pull to tear apart the ground below me, used it for cover, and threw it at the gunshots' direction.

I heard some guy screaming, but also footsteps, running further in.

I ran up to the point where the guy was crushed, he was dressed in a trench coat and what is actually a pretty nifty hat. Though he and the boulder above him was in the way, so I kicked them aside and they fell to the sewer stream beside the walkway.

I was running pretty far into the sewers, until finally I saw three guys banging on another locked sewer gate. "GOT YOU NOW YOU PRICKS" I yelled as I jumped and kicked away one of them. Before quickly grabbing another one of them, and punching hard on the final one's gut, knocking him out, and probably breaking a few of his ribs.

I turn to the asshole I was grabbing "Why the fuck were you after my little sister"

"I don't know what you're talking about" bullshit "but I'll never forget you, you monster!! You killed a lot of my comrades at Opium and even burned it down to the ground!"

"Yeah?! Do I look like I care?! Who the fuck leaked info on Tomie Yamazaki to the fucking black market?!"

The guy was trying to look tough in front of me, though I don't know if he realized that he was shaking like a baby when I held him up the air "You think you'll get any info out of me?! Well you're wrong!!"

"Then I guess I don't need you alive for shit huh?!" I lowered the guy's face to the sludge-like sewer water, trying to drown him. He was shaking and trying to get away from me, but my special ability comes in handy in these types of things, he can't even move me an inch, let alone let go of my hold.

It took a bit before I raised him out of the dirty water, he was gagging on it, and puked... gross. "Unless you want another taste of that rancid goo, you better tell me who's the leak"

"AULGH—IT WAS US!!" hah figures "BUT YOU'RE TOO LATE!! WORD ALREADY GOT OUT, AND NOW EVERYONE WANTS HER!! THERE'S NO PLACE IN YOKOHAMA WHERE SHE'LL BE SAFE AND YOU'RE JUST WASTING YOUR TIME!!!"

"Yeah, I thought so, but at least I can end you all before anything."

"W-WAIT SPARE M--"

I smashed his face to the ground, breaking probably half of his skull with him.

I stomped on his two unconscious friends, breaking the spine of one of them, and cracking the skull of the other one... at least they died in their sleep.

Now, to get out of here and clean this sludge off of my coat.

***

I changed my clothes already and is now just enjoying a can of beer in my car... a nice beer after a day's work is great... though I guess my phone's still out of signal, what did the fucking phone tower got hit by lightning or something?!

Either way, I should probably check on Tomie, it was really bad of me to just end our call yesterday like that, though it was the line getting cut, it was still pretty bad.

So I started driving my way to Tomie's place, and when I was nearing it, my phone started ringing like crazy...!

All the messages and missed calls just suddenly poured into it...! I pulled over to the side of the street, and saw an email from Tomie.

"Chuuya-nii ヾ(๑❛ ▿ ◠๑ )
Guess what! Ｏ(≧▽≦)Ｏ
I got accepted to my favorite university in America!! o(*≧□≦)o
I'm really happy about it and figured that I should tell you °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°
And I know that America is far away, but you don't have to worry about me alright? ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
I'll be leaving in a month (^=˃ᆺ˂) but I'll definitely come back to visit every chance I get...!! σ(≧ε≦ｏ)
That's all from me! Call me back if you get the chance, Chuuya-nii ♥(ˆ⌣ˆԅ)"

"That's... a lot of emojis..." BUT NEVERMIND THAT!!! MY LITTLE SISTER'S GOING TO AMERICA?!

I quickly pressed my number one speed dial and called her...

"Hello?" she picked up!

"Tomie-chan! I only just checked your email!! You're leaving to go to America for college?! I'm close to your house right now, stay home! I'm coming over alright?!"

"O-Oh alrigh--" CRAP I ENDED THE CALL BY MISTAKE.

It's alright, she's nearby! I hurried and stepped on it!! IT'S LIKE INITIAL D THEME SONG WAS ROARING IN MY HEAD AS I DRIFTED THROUGH THE CORNER.

I'VE NEVER BEEN IN SUCH A HURRY IN MY LIFE!! Or maybe I have? DEJA VU.

Either way, I pulled over and seamlessly parallel parked in front of her place, I tidied myself up and then... I knocked on the door. "Excuse me, Tomie...? Umm... mom...? Are you in? It's me, Chuuya" Calling Tomie's mother 'mom' is a bit embarrassing after all... I hope that didn't sound awkward... but wait, there's a doorbell here... why did I even knock?! What's wrong with me?! I pressed the doorbell.

It took a while, and I heard some noise from inside... IS TOMIE IN DANGER?! "TOMIE, CAN YOU HEAR ME?! ARE YOU ALRIGHT IN THERE?!" I was just about to break down the door when Tomie finally opened it.

"I-I'm alright Chuuya-nii...!"

I didn't waste any time and just hugged her "Phew... I'm glad you're safe..." what a relief... if some thugs went after her while I was busy dealing with the other guys, that would've made me felt terrible...

"Yeah... I am now--"

"NOW?! YOU MEAN YOU REALLY WERE IN DANGER?!"

"C-Chuuya-nii calm down...!"

I feel terrible.

"Yeah~ you should calm down a bit~ Tomie's making us dinner right now, after all~"

Ah it's Dazai, I guess he saved her "So you were protecting Tomie huh? Good job I guess"

"Right~ No problem~" He's just as casual as ever...

In the end, Me, Tomie, 'mom' and Dazai had dinner together, it was a bit ashamed that Tomie's dad had to make up work he missed the other day, apparently investigating some black market activity going on, but that aside, it was a lovely dinner.

My little sister is going to America soon... I guess all that effort to get her off the bounty was for nothing since she'll be gone anyway... oh well, at least I got her a bit safer for the remaining time she's here...

I went to bed that night feeling a bit more rested and relieved...

...
..
.

...The next morning, I fucking hate myself for only just then realizing...

The biggest threat to her with having dinner with me that night... RRRAAAAGGGGGHHHH—

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