“It’s because we are your friends. Was it different in the Sheep?”

Definitely. Everyone in the Sheep had relied on Chuuya. The opposite had never happened.

Years later, Chuuya's now twenty-two, a fully-functioning adult, and is used to being a mutually respected person. When he heard a new organization like the Sheep was formed, he went to investigate. Of course, against boss' orders, he got a bit more invested in the organization, and he found it was just like the Sheep. If not even more reliant and treating their so-called leader like someone to be above everyone else. Just how he was treated.

Chuuya did what he could.

And that was... kind of what Dazai did, and made the little organization that relied on you, turn on you. Then he scooped you to the mafia. Was it a good thing? No. Did he want to... no. He just wanted to do it quickly before you got even more alienated that you weren't used to having people as 'equals' anymore like he was. And he'd probably apologize soon. If he could.

"Kid, you're probably mad and hate me, but I'm helping you." Chuuya used a bit of Corruption to lift you and take you with him, even if you did struggle.