Kunikida's little sister

Encounter with Akutagawa

It's later that afternoon and everyone who helped out with Atsushi's exam are in the cafe that's under the office.

Atsushi, Tanizaki, and Naomi were sitting at one of the booths while Doppo, Dazai, and I were sitting at the counter.

While I was waiting for my chocolate cake to be brought Tanizaki was apologizing to Atsushi and then Naomi started doing their weird sister-brother-relationship thing. Then the waitress brought me my cake.

"I hope you enjoy, Emi!" She said happily.

"You know that I'll enjoy it if it's sweet," I said back, happy that I could finally get some sweets.

Then I turned my attention back to the others as Doppo started talking about holding up the agency's good name.

"I work to uphold the agency's good name. We're all committed to that goal. well, at least some of us are, right Dazai?" He said and turned over to Dazai.

"Would you strangle me with these beautiful, delicate fingers, young miss?" He asked the waitress. (Sorry I don't remember what her name is if she has one.)

Then Doppo hit him on the back of the head. "Were you listening to a thing I said?! My hands may not be as delicate, but if you're wanting someone to break your neck, I think that honor should go to me! Don't you think?!" He said angrily while proceeding to strangle him.

"I was wondering..." Atsushi said which made me turn over to him with some cake in my mouth. "What were you two doing before you joined the agency?"

"Hm?!" Doppo and Dazai hummed, which stopped the strangling.

"You don't have to answer, I was just curious!" He said, slightly nervous.

"Take a guess. It's a game. We play it here a lot actually. The newcomer tries to guess what everyone's former occupation was. Think of it as training for becoming a private detective," Dazai said.

I went back to my half-eaten cake and heard that Atsushi guessed that Tanizaki and Naomi were students and that he guessed my brother held a government job.

"Actually, my brother here was a teacher. Math specifically." I said after I finished my cake.

He got the look like he could see that.

"It was actually pretty fun to be taught by him. He yelled at pretty much all of the students." I said, remembering how irritated he got at the students that were a few years older than me.

"It was another life. I don't even want to think about it." He said, irritated.

"What about me?" I asked.

"Hmm... A student?" Atsushi asked.

"That was a previous one, but not the most recent," I said.

"Wait... How old are you?" He asked, probably thinking that I was older than him.

"I'm only 17. I graduated from school when I was 13."

"Huh?!" 

"Believe it or not, under that childish behavior is a genius." My brother said.

"What is that supposed to mean?!" I asked while pouting slightly. "Well, Atsushi, what about Dazai?"

"What Dazai used to do?"

"Yep. My job." He said.

He didn't have any idea, and Doppo even said that his previous occupation was a mystery to all of us. 'Well, except me... But they don't need to know that right now.' I thought to myself as Atsushi went on a tangent of listing jobs after he found out about the reward.