Dazai had been terrible to you, but he saved you only once. And that made everyone think he was an amazing brother.

But you got treated worse than Akutagawa, his subordinate. Constantly hit and yelled at, manipulated and abused... The list goes on.

But, now, he's left the mafia for around four years, maybe five, soon. He was twenty two, you were thirteen now.

You walk down the street, after a mission, you see someone familiar-- Your brother.

... Who is he with?

Is that... The weretiger Akutagawa is talking about? Why is Dazai handling it with such care?!

It must be manipulation! Please... Please let it be manipulation.

But deep down, you know it's not. His eyes so gentle like he's stroking a rose, like he never was with you.

... It was hurting more now.