I don't want to be an elf!

Chapter 71 Cat Slave Meeting

The staff dormitory is not too far from the office of the Armed Detective Agency.

In just over ten minutes, Dazai Osamu and Fukuzawa Yukichi had arrived at this slightly old second-floor dormitory.

Osamu Dazai opened the door with the key, and when he was about to inform Bandage Three that he was back, he heard the serious voice of a girl coming from the room.

"My family, after going through all kinds of hardships, we are finally gathered here."

Dazai Osamu's expression changed slightly, and he instinctively slowed down his steps, not wanting to disturb her.

Fukuzawa Yukichi, who was following behind him, also naturally restrained his breath without making any movement.

Listening to the girl's words, the two looked at each other tacitly.

Could it be that this is the secret of meeting Bandage Three by coincidence?

Family?

What the hell is she talking about?

Dazai Osamu and Fukuzawa Yukichi quietly crossed the entrance and walked in the corridor leading to the living room.

Each room in the staff dormitory is not big, they can clearly hear the girl's words, and if they make too much noise, the girl can also hear their voices.

And now, they seem to have overheard the conversation between Bandage Three and her family, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

If you can take the opportunity to eavesdrop, you might be able to get some useful information.

"It would be great if I could find your trail earlier, alas, have you even lost the ability to speak people's words now?"

"It was the keeper of that evil cage who put the curse on you, didn't he?"

"Don't worry, as the master, I will definitely make you change again!"

"Huh? Are you hungry? Let me see if there is any food that can be eaten in this shabby stronghold."

"Ah, there is milk in the refrigerator, do you want to drink?"

"Yoxi yoxi yoxi, you are so cute."

Osamu Dazai stretched out his head and looked towards the living room, wanting to see the appearance of that 'Family' clearly.

His heart raised involuntarily, and the appearance of some terrifying creatures appeared in his mind, making him pray that no strange creatures would appear in his home.

Feeling anxious, Osamu Dazai looked towards the living room.

In the center of the tatami, a black cat as small as a palm was lying on the ground listlessly.

Bandage Three knelt on the ground, stroking the kitten's head with both hands, with a bright smile on his face.

"What...just a cat."

Osamu Dazai breathed a sigh of relief, but also a little disappointed.

I originally thought I could overhear some important information, but it turned out that Bandage San was just getting sick.

It's just...why does this cat look familiar...

Osamu Dazai stroked his chin, searching for clues in his memory.

"what!"

Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, his eyes widened, and he couldn't help blurting out: "Isn't this the kitten you pestered me to buy when I passed by the pet store last time?"

"!"

Bandage Three, who was playing with the cat, was taken aback, hugged the black cat on the tatami, and looked behind him with grinning teeth as if its fur was blown.

Seeing that the person who spoke was Osamu Dazai, she became a little annoyed and said, "Irreverent, don't you even have the etiquette to knock on the door?!"

"This is my home, okay? I can come in wherever I want!" Dazai Osamu glared at her rudely, "What's going on with this cat? Why is it in my house?"

"I, isn't it normal for my family members to stay with me?"

"What kind of family, it's obviously the black cat you saw when we passed by the pet shop in the next street last time!"

"Yes... so what!"

"You have no money. Could it be that you stole it when the clerk wasn't paying attention? You immoral thief!"

"No! I paid for it properly!" Bandage Three retorted displeasedly.

"You don't have a job. If the cat wasn't stolen, where did the money to buy it come from?" Osamu Dazai asked suspiciously.

"Uh..." Bandage San looked away guiltily.

"Could it be that the money was stolen?" Osamu Dazai raised his forehead and sighed, "Isn't this even worse?"

"Buy, the money to buy this child, yes, I found it! Well, the money I found without an owner!"

"Where did I find it?"

"In your wallet."

A big tic-tac-toe appeared on Osamu Dazai's forehead with a bang: "Isn't this just stealing!"

"It's really annoying! Can't you be more generous!"

Bandage Three knew that he was wrong, but still refused to bow his head, and said stiffly: "I am willing to condescend to live in such a dilapidated residence. Isn't it natural to pay a little tribute?"

"No, no, logically speaking, you should pay the rent! You eat and drink for nothing!"

"Let's stop chatting here, we have business to do here."

Interrupting the meaningless dispute between the two, Fukuzawa Yukichi looked at the kitten in the three arms of the bandage, and asked seriously: "This is an ordinary cat, right?"

"This is a noble creature that has inherited the blood of the family of darkness, and it is with me..."

Bandage Three held her head high and held the kitten in both hands, proudly introducing her new pet.

But under Fukuzawa Yukichi's majestic gaze, her voice became smaller and smaller, and her head lowered lower and lower.

"With me, with me, fight together..."

I don't know whether Fukuzawa Yukichi's always stern face is too scary, or the old people's natural suppression of the second disease, the bandage three in front of Fukuzawa Yukichi actually softened.

Even looked a little cute.

This surprised Osamu Dazai, who was used to seeing bandages go their own way.

"Yes, this is an ordinary cat." Bandage Three replied honestly, "I just bought it from a pet store this morning."

"Is the milk you gave it overheated?" Fukuzawa Yukichi glanced at the milk poured into the small saucer and asked.

"No, because I've heard cats have sensitive tongues and shouldn't drink too hot."

"Drinking cold milk is not good for the cat's stomach. Cats can only drink warm milk, otherwise they will have diarrhea." Fukuzawa Yukichi said, "For kittens of this age, if the symptoms are severe, it may even endanger the cat's stomach. life."

"Ah, so that's what happened." Bandage Three showed a look of rejoicing, "It's a good thing you told me, otherwise this little guy will suffer."

"Can I have a look? It doesn't look very good."

"oh oh."

After taking the kitten, Fukuzawa Yukichi touched it from his arms, took out a small dried fish and put it near the kitten's mouth.

The little kitten, who had been sucked into the bandage three arms, smelled the smell of dried fish, and immediately became more energetic, holding the dried fish with its two front paws and began to gnaw.

Seeing the cat's eating, Fukuzawa Yukichi's iron-like expression seemed to melt a little, and he meticulously smoothed the bandaged hair on the kitten's body.

The little black cat meowed happily, and rubbed its furry head against Yukichi Fukuzawa's callused hands, looking very close to him.

"Why does it like you so much? Is it because you have dried fish?" Bandage Three asked sullenly, "I played with it for hours and it ignored me."

"Maybe... don't play for hours at a time."

After Fukuzawa Yukichi was silent for a moment, he looked at her with complicated eyes: "It's just a kitten."

Watching this scene, Osamu Dazai fell into deep thought.

"So, what exactly is the business that the president is talking about?"

Chapter 72 Bandage Three's Confession

Seeing the old and the young talking about raising cats in front of him, Osamu Dazai had no choice but to pull over a chair and wait beside him helplessly.

Although Fukuzawa Yukichi's taciturn and extremely oppressive temperament made him not seem like the type who would approach small animals at all, but Osamu Dazai knew that his president liked cats very much.

It’s not that Osamu Dazai has done any investigations, and wanted to get a deeper understanding of every aspect of Fukuzawa Yukichi. He just noticed that the president would unconsciously slow down every time he passed the cat cafe. He saw wild cats on the side of the road. Every now and then, I will take out the dried fish prepared in the kimono early in the morning and feed them.

It belongs to the type that sees a cat and can't walk.

Even the Armed Detective Agency has a three-colored cat as a mascot, which shows how much Fukuzawa Yukichi likes cats.

After waiting for a long time but Fukuzawa Yukichi wanted to stop, Osamu Dazai sighed helplessly: "President, didn't you say you have to do business?"

Hearing this, Fukuzawa Yukichi stopped touching the cat: "Yes, let's start."

Three Bandages looked at them, thinking they were about to start some official business, and held out his hand to ask for his cat.

But Fukuzawa Yukichi turned around and walked to the dining table as if he didn't see it, and sat on a chair.

He put the cat on his lap, continued to stroke the cat with one hand, and made a "please sit down" gesture with the other hand, and said to Bandage Three: "I have some very important things that you need to answer, Can we talk?"

Bandage Three blinked, pointed at himself and asked, "Is the business you are going to do related to me?"

Although he cowered like a chicken under the pressure of Fukuzawa Yukichi just now, after the two of them talked and found that Fukuzawa Yukichi only had a fierce expression, Bandage Three was not so afraid of Fukuzawa Yukichi anymore.

As a result, her tone naturally returned to its usual state.

"That's right." Fukuzawa Yukichi nodded.

"My family loves you so much, it means that we are connected by some kind of will in the dark." Bandage Sanyi sat on the chair, "In this case, I have no choice but to obey this will of God, mortals, Thank you for my generosity."

"..."

Fukuzawa Yukichi was stunned.

Then, he turned to Osamu Dazai beside him, and asked softly, "Dazai, can you understand what this child is saying?"

"Although I don't want to admit it, I do understand." Osamu Dazai smiled wryly, "She means you can ask questions, President."

"I see. Fortunately, Kunikida suggested bringing you here." Fukuzawa Yukichi thanked him, "It's really become harder and harder for young people to speak these days. Maybe I can't keep up with the times."

"No, President, there are very few young people who talk like her, believe me."

After some conversation, Fukuzawa Yukichi turned back and looked at Bandage Three in front of him.

After getting permission to ask questions, Fukuzawa Yukichi, who has never liked polite words, said bluntly: "We got a document from the Supernatural Secret Service, and we need to get answers from you for a few questions."

"Let's ask."

"Why do you, the clone of Nightmare, betray Nightmare?"

"Cough cough cough --------!"

Faced with Fukuzawa Yukichi's straight-ball question, Bandage Three was caught off guard by the question and actually choked himself.

She coughed for a long time, and just after adjusting her breathing, she eagerly slapped the table and retorted loudly: "What, what, what nightmare clone, me, me, me, I don't know!"

Osamu Dazai on the side smiled: "Stop pretending, the great detective of our agency has deduced the relationship between you and Nightmare."

As he said that, Osamu Dazai told Bandage Three completely about Edogawa Ranpo's reasoning.

After listening to Edogawa Ranpo's reasoning, the bandages were tongue-tied and trying to quibble.

But in the face of Edogawa Ranpo's well-founded reasoning, she couldn't refute anything, and finally fell silent.

"Don't worry, we have no malicious intentions, otherwise the president and I will not be the only ones here." Osamu Dazai comforted, "We just want to confirm some things, things that only Nightmare's avatar can know."

"We understand that your purpose of concealing your identity is to protect yourself, but we are not your enemy." Fukuzawa Yukichi added, "After answering our questions, you can still stay in the Armed Detective Agency."

Bandage San stopped talking, hesitated for a long time, and then asked: "You, where did you get the information you just mentioned?"

"Special Agency of Special Ability."

"Where did the Ability Secret Service get it?"

"In the hands of a girl named Tokisaki Hosan."

Hearing this answer, a surprised expression appeared on Bandage San's face: "Tokisaki Kamizo...could it be said that there is someone other than me..."

"Anything else?" Osamu Dazai asked curiously.

"Other treacherous clones." Bandage Three sighed and finally admitted his identity.