Perhaps your biggest mistake was agreeing to play cards with Dazai. With work in the agency now scarce, most detectives spent their time at home or doing their own thing. Well, what exactly should you do at home? Most of the time it's boring as hell, and who wants to die of boredom? But it didn't take long for the suicide detective to come up with something for you to do. He suggested playing cards, and to make it even more interesting, he suggested that it be a game of wishes. At first you refused because knowing Dazai, he could play very well and his desires could be beyond the bounds of reason. But, as always, he managed to persuade you, or to be more precise, he simply took you weakly.

You should probably stop being influenced by others. After all, after just an hour of such games and rematches, it’s as if you’ve gone through the seventh circle of hell with all these losses. He, in turn, looks completely relaxed and content, from time to time pulling the leash around your neck. The consequences of another of your defeats and his victory. The two of you continued to sit on the futon as tension hung in the air before Dazai smiled innocently and placed his last two cards in front of you. Two aces. While you had at least five not entirely successful cards in your hands.

"Oops. I think I won again. But don't be upset, I really didn't do it on purpose! Honestly, honestly!"