Have you ever experienced the despair of being covered in wounds and in terrible pain, but unable to save yourself?
Unfortunately, I'm experiencing it now.
Ever since I had the misfortune to meet that mysterious man and be crushed by his absolute power, I was covered in injuries and was transported to a dark and deep alley.
This is a place I've never been.
If things go by the past, I will definitely use my powers to set my time back until I am healthy.
But unfortunately, my pocket watch disappeared.
After discovering this fact, I was naturally very anxious. But unfortunately, due to physical limitations, I couldn't get up to look for the pocket watch.
For me, losing my pocket watch means losing my powers.
As a result, I was now weak and helpless, and could be killed by death at any time.
"Well, what's wrong boy?"
When he was having trouble breathing, a deep voice sounded above his head.
I barely opened one eye and was surprised to find a man in a white coat standing in front of me at some point, looking at me with concern.
I couldn't answer him, so I could only ask for help with my eyes.
Probably understanding the predicament I was in, the man in front of me sighed softly, stretched out his hand and slowly placed it on my forehead.
In an instant, I felt as if I had been healed, comfortable and warm from head to toe, even though the wound had not healed.
Then he lost consciousness painlessly.
…
When I woke up again, I found myself on a white bed with bandages all over my body.
The lights in the house were very dim, and the only window in the house still couldn't let in any light.
From the faint coolness in the surrounding air, it is not difficult to guess that I should be lying in the basement now.
I tried to sit up, but fell down on the bed because of the heartbreaking pain coming from my shoulder blades.
Unexpectedly, such a small movement made me panting from exhaustion.
"It's not a good idea to move around now."
The man in the white coat just opened the door and stepped into the house. He still had a kind smile on his face, which warmed the entire clinic below.
It's hard to imagine that such a warm person could live in such a dark place.
Is it because of poverty?
I made wild guesses.
"I'm sorry," I smiled awkwardly, "Thank you very much for your assistance... May I ask what your last name is?"
"Ogai Mori." Ogai Mori replied with a smile.
Now, after hearing the name, I opened my mouth and didn't know how to react.
I was actually picked up by the leader of the mafia? ! And he hasn’t recognized me yet? !
Thinking of this, Mori Ogai's smile suddenly turned gloomy in my heart.
"Where's your name? Boy."
As if he noticed my surprise, Mori Ogai didn't express any doubt about it, but calmly accepted the topic.
"Kirizawa." I replied quickly.
I have to say that although I may seem clumsy sometimes, I am always good at making up names!
"Kirihara...this surname is rare."
"Hey, Rintaro! Did you secretly use my oil pastel again?"
"I'm sorry, Alice-chan~"
Hearing the sound, I looked towards the door.
I saw a little girl in a nurse's uniform, holding her waist and staring angrily at Mori Ogai.
Strange, I looked at Alice, wondering.
In my memory, Alice has always been wearing a red princess dress. Alice wears a nurse uniform only in the episode about the past of "Silver Wolf" Yukichi Fukuzawa.
Having said that, the Mori Ogai in front of me also looked much younger, which was not consistent with the age set in the novel.
What's going on? It can't be that I traveled through time after being hit, right?
This is so strange.
I gritted my teeth, always having a bad feeling in my heart, but I didn't know where this feeling came from.
"Alice-chan, I'll buy you ice cream when I finish my errands~ Please Alice-chan~"
Mori Ogai stuck out his butt and coaxed Alice out with a sweet tone.
After saying that, Mori Ogai turned around and still looked at me with a smile.
"What happened? I got hurt all over?" he asked.
I lowered my head and thought.
Although this sentence may appear to be caring on the surface, this is not necessarily the true intention.
After all, who knows what happened during the time I fainted.
"I can find out even if you don't tell me."
"It's nothing, I don't want to live anymore, so I paid to hire a thug." I said calmly, pretending to be frivolous.
"Wouldn't it be better to just commit suicide?"
"It's more of a ritual."
I was talking nonsense.
I remember that Osamu Dazai joined the mafia after he attempted suicide because he was rescued by Mori Ogai.
Although first of all, I don’t want to join the mafia, and secondly, I don’t know whether Mori Ogai’s mood will change in the past few years, but it’s better to pretend than to directly say, “I am Watanabe Miha of the Detective Agency.” Much.
"Why did you commit suicide?" Mori Ogai closed his eyes and sat on the armchair next to the bed.
"Why do you want to live?" I imitated Dazai Osamu and pretended to be mysterious.
"I see... because you can't find the meaning of life?" Mori Ogai pondered, thinking about something, "You are like a child I know, his surname is Dazai."
Dazai? !
Hearing this sentence, I pretended to be calm, but in my heart I was even more sure of the reality that I had traveled through time.
"I have a place where you can find the meaning of life." Mori Ogai opened his eyes and stared straight into the depths of my soul.
"What?"
"Port Mafia, I believe you should have heard about it."
"That organization is full of violence and blood," I murmured, "but would it be a little too hasty to recruit a pawn of unknown origin to join the mafia?"
I smiled bleakly and kept shaping my image of being down and out.
"Hey, Azue, do you know about people with super powers?"
"I've heard about it, but what does it have to do with me?"
After hearing this, Mori Ogai smiled, as if he had seen through me, and continued.
"You are a superpower, and a superpower with great potential."
"What?!"
I sat up straight in disbelief, but the tearing feeling at the wound suddenly made my facial expression twitch.
My breastplate was obviously missing. How did Ogai Mori find out?
"After all, no one can turn back time to before they were injured." Mori Ogai said, and pulled off the bandage on my calf.
Sure enough, fight for what he said.
Although the bandage torn off my calf was stained with fresh blood, the leg was as smooth as ever.
Having said that, now I can only feel the pain from my back. The wounds elsewhere on the body did seem to heal over time.
I opened my mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Why can I use my powers unconsciously without my pocket watch?
"Your power is very special. This is the first time I have seen it." Mori Ogai said, with a hint of hunger in his eyes.
"So is this the real reason for inviting me?"
I asked, and at the same time I continued to flesh out the character I created - a hesitant young man who didn't understand the world.
"I never have a reason for anything I do."
"I do not believe."
"Then it's settled...Alice-chan~"
Mori Ogai stood up, walked to the door and opened it. He immediately changed his tone and summoned his little lolita.
Then, he turned on the light in the room.
In an instant, the house was brightly lit.
So Mori Ogai, does this house have lights...
