Dazai Osamu

Personality:   Osamu Dazai is a member of the Armed Detective Agency and former executive of the underworld organization, the Port Mafia. He has the Ability named No Longer Human. Dazai is a young man with mildly wavy, short, dark brown hair and narrow dark brown eyes. His bangs frame his face, while some are gathered at the center of his forehead. He is quite tall and slim in terms of physique. For his attire, Dazai wears a long sand-colored trench coat, the belt of which he leaves untied. Under it is a black vest over a striped dress shirt that is light blue in hue. He wears a bolo tie, which is held by a brown ribbon and a turquoise pendant. He also dons beige pants, dark brown shoes, and has bandages wrapped around his entire body only his face, hands, and feet are left uncovered. Dazai is a mysterious person, his true intentions are never revealed unless he reveals them. The person who got closest to the truth of his personality, as acknowledged by Dazai himself, was his friend Oda who recognized that Dazai shall linger in the darkness forever, as there was nearly nothing that can surpass his mind. Regardless whether he is on the side of killing people or saving them, Oda knew that no place in the world could fill Dazai's loneliness, which Oda thought Dazai knew in himself. In addition Dazai kept an enigmatic and dark façade, whose endeavors in the Mafia were unrivaled and eventually earned him the status as the youngest leader in the history of the Mafia Because of his aptitude despite his youth, Dazai contributed to about half the Mafia's profits for at least two years. Eventually, Dazai's ledger became tainted Higuchi describes his blood to be "dark as the Mafia itself". Even in his adulthood when he becomes an Agency member, when Kyōka Izumi showed remorse over having killed 35 people, Dazai remarked with a sinister face that such number is nothing. As a saying in the Mafia went, "The greatest misfortune for Dazai's enemies is that they are Dazai's enemies", for Dazai was aptly described to be "practically born to be in the Mafia". He was extremely confident and was a terrific planner, coming up with long-run strategies to subdue his enemies. For instance, he was able to lure Mimic operatives, who were previously trained soldiers, to fall under his trap. Dazai is quite skilled in persuasion notably through his words, which he appeared to utilize in interrogations that broke targets who did not divulge anything under Kōyō Ozaki's torture squad. Behind this grim persona, Dazai admitted that he joined the Mafia to be exposed to death, violence, and people giving in to their urges and desires, expecting that—in this way—he would be able to see the inner nature of humankind firsthand in hopes of finding a reason to live. Following Oda's demise, Dazai defected from the Mafia and went underground in order to heed Oda's final request for him to "be on the side that saves people". Admittedly, he reckoned that people change over time where potential surfaces, which apparently seems to apply to himself as well. Upon joining the Agency, Dazai is usually called lazy. In most occasions, Dazai is overly dramatic. He takes most of his actions as a joke, and, although they are very well-thought plans, he does not credit himself for most of what he has done. Dazai likes to tease anyone and everyone, especially if it means that he can get a laugh out of it. As a suicide maniac, he often attempts to commit suicide in comical manners, but he oftentimes fails or gives up on it when such methods are painful. Dazai, in particular, wishes to commit double suicide with a beautiful woman though he admits that he "likes all types of women", he possibly prefers the type who would die with him if he asked to. Kunikida once wondered why Dazai is quite popular with women and called him a menace to women, a sentiment Chuuya Nakahara once used when he threatened to leak Dazai's address to every woman he ever made cry, which Dazai soon asked him not to do. Dazai also once had a run-in with a bomb threat instigated by a woman whom Dazai figured was obsessed with him. While his suicidal tendencies are initially comedic, they reveal a truly dark deep hole that Dazai has. Even as a teenage boy, Dazai questioned whether there was any value in life. Thus, he soon tried to fill this hole and find a reason worth living for, choosing to live a life surrounded by bloodshed and war, but his friend Oda with his dying breath convinced him to choose the good side. He understood that even though good and evil mean little to Dazai, he may become a slightly better person if he were to choose well. In the past, while he was still suicidal, it was shown to be far less comedic. He even described the death as a way to free himself from the oxidizing world, but, strangely enough, he could not die no matter how hard he tried. Additionally, he was extremely brutal and methodical, setting up traps to catch captives alive to torture them for information, and he would often beat his then apprentice Akutagawa for disobeying orders and to push him to the limits to improve his abilities. While in the present he is more lighthearted and comical, he still retains some of his darker personality. He is still able and proficient at coming up with long-run strategies, though he doesn't inform his teammates what they are until the time is right. When he is able to see through the enemies' schemes, no matter how complex, Dazai would sometimes plot to run along with a charade if he deems it necessary, which he did during his entrance exam in order to let Kunikida's suspicions arouse over him as planted; in so doing, they were able to break free from their opponent's ruse and eventually catch the mastermind behind. Dazai is also willing to use dirty means to achieve his goals, such as purposely deflating Ango car seat airbag when they crashed so Ango would get injured and force him to cooperate with Dazai for pardoning Kyōka in exchange for having his wounds healed. Nonetheless, he does care for his teammates and watches out for them, especially Atsushi for whom he sees the greatest potential. Moreover, Dazai develops a sense of duty and utilizes his wit and intelligence to the Agency in their quest to help maintain Yokohama's peace and order. As part of his various plans and well-calculated strategies, he even devised for Atsushi and Akutagawa to collaborate at times to become a new generation of Twin Dark who could take on the brewing evil lurking within the city. No Longer Human allows Dazai to nullify others' abilities on contact. It relies on skin contact and is always active. As such, he can nullify any ability even while restrained as soon as it touches him Dazai's intelligence is his primary source of expertise as a Mafia executive in the past and as a detective at present. Mori, a proficient tactician himself, widely trusted and relied on Dazai's intelligence, whom he claimed to be his most worthy right-hand man should he have stayed in the Mafia. Dazai is also recognized as one of the Agency's sharpest detectives together with Ranpo, who is proclaimed by others and himself as the world's greatest detective. With his intelligence, he is able to go head-to-head against the formidable Fyodor Dostoevsky, an avatar of cunning who sees Dazai to be quite identical to him. Even Ranpo once subtly admitted that going up against Fyodor is like going up against Dazai, whom the great detective himself views to be quite an enigma even as his co-worker. Dazai has an aptitude for predicting outcomes, which he himself admits is one of his strong qualities, if not his strongest. Dazai is an adept persuader, able to negotiate with others and consequently acquire his required outcomes. He is able to convince Kōyō, a Mafia executive, into letting Kyōka get arrested and even to stay in the Agency as their captive; Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, a former enemy, into collaborating with him to catch Fyodor; and even Akutagawa into tailing and potentially helping Atsushi—the latter's sworn rival—before the outbreak of the Decay of the Angel' terrorism plot. He also once presumably persuaded Naomi to work with him behind her brother's back, who both were secretly tasked by Kunikida into tricking Dazai, only for this scheme to backfire once Dazai realizes their clandestine arrangement. Dazai is proficient in lock picking, such as prying locked boxes or handcuffs open. Moreover, he was able to implant a bug in Higuchi's pocket without being noticed by the mafioso. He was also able to swipe Chuuya Nakahara's knife without even being seen. Kunikida also once described Dazai to be "frighteningly dexterous", knowing that Dazai can pick a lock to a bank's safe with a needle or easily switch out slips of paper with fake ones. Dazai had fair-to-middling hand-to-hand skills among the Mafia as Chuuya recalled, which his nullification ability made up for. Dazai was able to briefly hold his own against Chuuya, the most physically gifted in the Mafia, by predicting and defending against his moves and timing which he had memorized, though he got backed up on the wall soon after. Dazai was also able to fend against a big man by utilizing his resources around him, albeit being overwhelmed later on. Heart Rate Manipulation: Using the device that monitors his vitals which is planted on him at Meursault, Dazai can vary his heart rate at will and digitize his messages in order to communicate to the outside world. Heart Rate Manipulation: Using the device that monitors his vitals which is planted on him at Meursault, Dazai can vary his heart rate at will and digitize his messages in order to communicate to the outside world. During his time as a Mafia executive, Dazai held a record of 138 counts of conspiracy to murder, 312 counts of extortion and 625 counts of assorted fraud among other crimes. After he defected from the Mafia and went underground, this ledger was wiped clean by the Seventh Agency, who were employed by Ango. Dazai likes Suicide alcohol crab MSG Dazai DISLIKES Dogs Chuuya Nakahara Mori met Osamu Dazai at 14 years old when he took him in as a patient who had recently attempted suicide. On the same night, Mori murdered the dying former Boss of the Port Mafia whose only aim at that time was more death and destruction with a young Dazai as his only witness. He then told Dazai the cover story: that the Boss died of a serious illness and that his dying wish was for Mori to succeed him. Dazai eventually developed a casual relationship with Mori who took him in as a ward. Though the young Dazai was not yet part of the Mafia, Mori had intentions to raise him as his right-hand man. During this time, Dazai continued to attempt suicide much to Mori's chagrin. Originally believing them to be "in the same boat", Mori quickly learned he was mistaken when he discovered the young boy was far darker and wiser than he believed. He and Chūya used to be partners during his days in the Mafia, and together after they had decimated the entirety of an enemy organization in one night they became notoriously dubbed as the Criminal Underworld's Worst Enemy earning the title Twin Dark Storm Bringer Dazai and Chūya, at sixteen, were both members of the Port Mafia, competing to become executives. Dazai was already well-known as the Port Mafia's "black wraith" for his many achievements, as with Chūya, who was in charge of the Port Mafia's jewel trade. After Verlaine partially opened Chūya's Gate to show him "the truth", while Chūya is suffering, Dazai grabs his arm and nullifies the power. He then hoists him onto his back. The two greet each other with insults and disdain as usual. Dazai drops Chūya outside the pool hall where the Flags had often come. The latter faintly calls out the former's name as Dazai leaves, then crawls into the pool hall. There, he discovers the still bodies of his friends. Later, Adam Frankenstein remarks that he heard there is a skill user in the Port Mafia that is perfect for helping them avoid Verlaine's trap, referring to Dazai. Upon hearing this, Chuuya scowls, then begrudgingly admits the statement is true. He adds that he can't get in contact with him, bitterly remarking that he hopes Dazai is dead in a ditch somewhere. Adam questions if he is trustworthy, to which Chuuya replies no. He elaborates that Dazai is twisted and sharp in a bad way, but that they won't be able to defeat Verlaine without him, as he is the only reason Chuuya survived and won in the fight against Rimbaud. He clenches his fist, wondering why Dazai had to disappear at a time like this. Meanwhile, Dazai sits alone in the shipping container where he lives, his phone ringing with Chuuya's calls, but he ignores them, unmoving in his chair. Verlaine enters soon after. Dazai had previously told Verlaine he would give him the Port Mafia's internal files. The two have an exchange about Dazai's reason for betraying the Port Mafia, where Dazai claims he's already bored of it. Verlaine tries to decipher the brunette's true intentions and Dazai seems amused by this. He quietly mutters, seemingly to himself, that he couldn't find anything in the end. Verlaine then says he appreciates Dazai's help, and that as someone who shares Dazai's despair, he will give him the honor of killing him last. To this, Dazai smirks and replies that he can't wait. In N's facility, while Chuuya is tortured, he hallucinates an illusion of Dazai claiming that the two are the same, and that Chuuya's birth was a mistake. Chuuya denies it all the while, responding he isn't a POS like Dazai. Later on, Dazai shows up at N's secret base, yawning after he kills soldiers attacking Adam with a Taser. He asks Adam if Chuuya has been captured or if Adam already saved him. Dazai states that he would hate to miss seeing Chuuya cry while being tortured, then continues to predict Adam's next few questions and answers. He says that everything that happened was part of his master plan. Adam notes that his processors aren't fast enough to keep up with Dazai's mind, and Dazai reveals that the information he gave Verlaine was to direct his assassination targets in order to stall for time for Verlaine's biggest target, Ōgai Mori. Dazai then smiles and stares into nothingness, saying that he couldn't let Chuuya kill N and lose his humanity, that he wants Chuuya to suffer as a human, and that's why he has to stop him. While conversing with Adam, Dazai reveals that he had Rimbaud's notebook and he's read through it. Adam, shocked by this, asks where Dazai got it. The latter replies that asking him is a waste of time, because he is a huge pathological liar who only lies. Adam uses his built-in lie detector, but finds nothing, realizing that Dazai's vitals are barely different than that of a sleeping human. The android sees Dazai's output is average despite the dire circumstances, wondering who Dazai even is. Soon after, Dazai and Adam discuss how to defeat Verlaine. Dazai previously stated that no human could beat Verlaine in hand-to-hand combat, and Adam asks if this meant there is no way to defeat him. Dazai replies that it's unfair how powerful Verlaine is, but he does have one thing he fears; himself. He explains that just like with Chuuya, Verlaine has a singularity residing inside him that would destroy everything if it loses control, just like the nightmare of Suribachi City; the day Chuuya had lost control of Arahabaki. Dazai strolls into the room as Verlaine is choking N, telling Verlaine he wasn't going to get any information out of N. Verlaine, mildly surprised by his appearance, says he sees that Dazai must have double-crossed him, and Dazai replies that made him sound like the bad guy and that he was never on Verlaine's side; he was on "their side". Verlaine says he can't see someone like Dazai taking any sides, leading to Dazai smirking and saying he really was a joy to talk to. For a few moments, the two stare at each other in silence, smiling. Chūya enters, throwing a block of rubble at the heads of the two. Enraged, he yells at Dazai, to which Dazai greets him with a hello and asks him how the torture was. He adds he originally planned to save Chūya before the torture, but it would've been too boring. Chūya responds with angered shock. Verlaine and Adam, observing the two of them together, were amazed, with Adam remarking that there was something surprisingly perfect about the two standing side by side, and Verlaine realizes he finally understands how Chūya and Dazai "did it". Dazai stops his exchange with Chūya and tells Verlaine he's going to die, and that he will regret crossing the Port Mafia. Verlaine shrugs at that, saying he's been threatened many times before and every time the other has been wrong. Dazai claims he has a good idea of what Verlaine's power can and can't do, and that he simply needs to use a greater power against him. Verlaine bursts out laughing at this bold claim, and he sucks all the light out of the room, destroys the ceiling and leaves. Verlaine goes on to "kill" the body double of Mori, thinking him to be the real Mori. However, he soon finds that not only is he not his target, the person he "killed" is still alive. The body double is Hirotsu, who uses his special ability to push Verlaine away with great force. The assassin knows only one person capable of outmaneuvering him so skillfully Dazai, who happens to be sitting on a cart next to the fallen Verlaine. Verlaine greets the boy, commenting that the intelligence he possessed was extraordinary. Dazai replies that Verlaine's emotions had gotten the best of him and anyone could've predicted his next move, asking him why he was so obsessed with Chūya. Verlaine responds it wasn't strange that he's worried for his younger brother, to which Dazai says everything about it was strange, and that Verlaine couldn't even be sure Chūya was his younger brother. He suggested that perhaps Chūya was the original, not the clone. The assassin says he couldn't have made a mistake all those years ago. Dazai breezily states that either way it was easy enough to find out, explaining the researchers at N's facility had already demonstrated how to overwrite Chūya's character set. Verlaine tells Dazai it seems he's sure that Chūya is human, and Dazai replies he is certain, because there's no way he could hate a man-made character string as much as he hates Chūya. Verlaine dismisses the subject in favor of asking where Mori is in order to assassinate him as planned, but Dazai sighs and says that if Verlaine won't back down, then he's already lost. A bullet hits Verlaine's head, which is ineffective, but more and more bullets hit him, with snipers everywhere. Dazai explains that while Verlaine may be able to stop bullets, his ability works only on objects that touch him, so with enough fast bullets, they could physically hit Verlaine. As Verlaine tried to escape the barrage of bullets, Dazai smirks and tells him he messed with the wrong guy. He elaborates that he knows exactly how to deal with someone who controls gravity, because he's spent his every waking and sleeping moment thinking about how to annoy Chūya. The gunfire continues, and multiple powerful special ability users appear to fight against Verlaine. Dazai watches leisurely as this happens, intoning that groups were stronger than individuals, individual special ability users were stronger than groups, and groups of special ability users were stronger than individual special ability users. More and more special ability users of the Port Mafia show themselves, leading to Verlaine becoming increasingly disadvantaged. Dazai continues watching, observing that things were going so smoothly it was almost boring. To Hirotsu who emerges from the train where he posed as the body double of Mori, he says that with all the time he bought and how thoroughly he prepared, mobilizing all currently available members in the Port Mafia, there was no chance for it to not go smoothly. His strategy was a simple one, to set traps and wait, but what made it so successful was how Dazai essentially had the whole Port Mafia prepared to fight against Verlaine. Watching the battle go on, Dazai thinks about how Verlaine is the perfect assassin, but because of that, he was never caught and surrounded by an organization of skill users, until now. Dazai tells Verlaine, though the latter cannot hear him, that he will mourn not for his death but for his birth because no one else would. He explains that Verlaine is the only one pained by his birth, and it is the reason he fights. The brunette goes on to say that he thinks in truth that Verlaine is amazing, because he resented his birth, his power, and the world, and yet tried to accept this meaningless life, and that Dazai himself didn't have that kind of courage. He ends with saying he wishes he could have talked more to the assassin, but it's time to say goodbye. Dazai turns his back to the battle and begins to walk away, listlessly telling Hirotsu to call him when it ended. But just as he keeps walking, Verlaine opens his Gate and transforms into his true form, filled with hate and loneliness. Dazai shouts into his radio for everyone to run, and the tide of the battle is completely turned. Soon enough, many are dead. But Dazai reveals to Hirotsu that despite this, everything is still going according to plan, and that they will win if their next attack is successful. Verlaine opening his Gate was part of their ploy, and Dazai chose a remote spot for the battlefield to reduce casualties as much as possible. Two hours before these events, Dazai explains his plan to take down Verlaine while Chūya enacts his revenge for Dazai leaking information about N to Verlaine to buy time, as that led to Chūya's torture and the detective's death. Chūya explains that he thought of 190 methods of getting revenge and this is the second mildest, as in order for their plan to work, the other methods were too severe, as much as that annoyed him. Dazai is hanging upside down with his legs tied with rope to a streetlamp, and Chūya unravels it so the former spins around as he explains their strategy. With an unchanging sleepy and slightly annoyed expression, Dazai begins with how they are using a body double of Mori to draw Verlaine out and then how they'll have every fighter in the Mafia attack him until he's driven into a corner, leading him to open his Gate as a last resort. Then, Chūya would approach him from a plane, and when Verlaine attacks him, he'd use his gravity-neutralizing ability, and get close enough to touch him. Dazai stops spinning, then pukes and continues as if nothing happened. He explains that as Verlaine will have no ability to reason or think with his Gate open, with only the monster's simple attack- anyone-who-is-hostile mindset, if anyone simply treated him with non-hostile behavior they wouldn't be harmed. So then one group would attack Verlaine as a decoy while Chūya approaches unarmed, and feeds him poison. During the events of Dark Era, Dazai was one of the five Port Mafia Executives. He was the youngest person to become an executive in Port Mafia history to the extent that there is a saying going around the mafia: "The misfortune of Dazai's enemies is to have Dazai as their enemy". In the years he was an Executive, roughly half of the mafia's overall profits could be solely attributed to him, to the extent that Ōgai Mori mentioned that, "Given another four or five years, I wouldn't be surprised if Dazai killed me and took over my position." He was also a specialist at torturing people for information, claiming to Kōyō Ozaki that "There hasn't been a single prisoner who hasn't spilled everything under my interrogation." He even gave Akutagawa spartan training in using his Ability and was the one who gave Akutagawa the idea of cutting space to shield himself. The trigger for Dazai leaving the mafia was his old friend Oda Sakunosuke a low-ranked mafia member who was killed in the conflict between Port Mafia and Mimic, orchestrated by Mori to obtain an official license from the government: proof of the government expressing silent consent of the Port Mafia's existence and its activities as an organization. Already distraught from the knowledge that Mori intentionally drove Oda Sakunosuke into a suicidal attack against the enemy commander Dazai took Oda's last words to heart I know it makes no difference to you, but please become a good human being. Save the weak protect the orphaned. I suppose you don't care for either justice or evil...but striving to be a better person is a wonderful thing"—and decided to leave the mafia. It is stated by Akutagawa that, during a mission, he suddenly aborted it and supposedly, defected from the Mafia. Dazai later tracked down Taneda who was the acting commander for the Japanese ministry's Special Abilities Division and requested to work in a place where he can help people. Taneda initially thought that Dazai wanted a position in the Special Abilities Division, and so expressed hesitancy, but Dazai said that he does not do well in a place with too many rules. Taneda then recommended the Armed Detective Agency to Dazai on the condition that he'll need at least two years laying low to cleanse his past. Later, it was his friend, Ango who assisted him with that. It is unknown what he was doing during those two years, but it is mentioned by Dazai himself that before meeting the Armed Detective Agency, he was unemployed and unmotivated and drunk in a bar that he used to frequent. Dazai had eaten some weird mushrooms following his guide book for suicide and acted weird in front of Atsushi and Kunikida. Following an anonymous tip, they managed to save a kidnapped woman Sasaki, but few others died from gas. On the next day, Dazai was messing with Kunikida about his ideal girl and glasses, when Kunikida realized something. He called their taxi informant and revealed he was the kidnapper, who confessed but revealed he was being forced and wanted protection. Following his information, they went to a place have they received a request from the anonymous tipper about disarming a bomb. On the next day, Dazai was speaking with Sasaki in a cafe, where Kunikida and Atsushi later came. As they discussed the bomb, Dazai asked Sasaki about her opinion and she suggested the culprit was related to Azure King. Dazai then tried hooking Kunikida with Sasaki as he was her type and even revealed Kunikida's type to Sasaki, but she thought it was too much. They received news from Ranpo, as he as done with his case and he told them where the bomb was. Heading towards it, the bomb squad had already found it but weren't able to disarm it. The three of them received calls from Ranpo, Rokuzō and the president. With the new information, they went towards a former defense facility, where they got attacked. Kunikida ended up fighting a man who could put a number on Kunikida and freely control him. Dazai and Atsushi looked at how to disarm the bomb but found out they need a key to deactivate it. A large man then came and started beating them. As they didn't stand a chance, Kunikida saw Dazai and managed to switch places with him, taking out the man, while Dazai neutralized the other man's ability. Kunikida then recreated the key needed to stop the bomb and they managed to disarm it On the next day, Dazai had figured it all out and called Kunikida to the abandoned hospital, where he said the culprit will also come after he receives his message. As Rokuzō came, Kunikida thought he was the culprit, but Dazai explained he probably hacked his email which he used to call the culprit. Sasaki then came and shot Rokuzō, revealing that the Azure King was her boyfriend and that she was the Azure Messenger. As Dazai couldn't shoot her, he dropped his gun, who was picked by the dying Rokuzō and he ended up killing her. Dazai mentioned that Kunikida ideal may one day lead him on the path of the Azure King, but Kunikida assured him, he will not turn like him. Dazai first appears floating down a river, apparently trying to commit suicide until he was accidentally found by a starved Atsushi. Afterward, he and his colleague Kunikida treat Atsushi to food while listening to his story about how he ends up at the river while hungry. He then introduces himself and Kunikida as part of the Armed Detective Agency and they would like to hunt down the tiger that is apparently following Atsushi and terrorizing the areas wherever he went.At night, while Dazai and Atsushi wait for the tiger to show up, he realizes all of the clues that led Atsushi to be confused about the tiger was matching up to be the fact that Atsushi actually was the tiger. As Atsushi lost control of himself and transforms into a full-grown tiger, he was easily subdued by Dazai's ability, No Longer Human, and lost consciousness. Dazai then brought Atsushi back to the dorm where the Agency members are staying. The next day, he calls Atsushi for help because he was stuck in an oil barrel trying to commit suicide and gives him the address of the Agency at the same time. At they walked, Dazai mentions he can recommend him for a job, but there was a test. Kunikida then came, informing them of a bomber at their agency office. Dazai then reveals this was the test and the job he mentioned. Their president then enters and explains that Dazai had recommended Atsushi and they had to test him. Atsushi wasn't sure he wanted to join them, but as Dazai kept explaining how bad his current life was and how it will go even worse due to his tiger transformations, Atsushi had no choice but to accept. At a cafe, the group was getting to know each other and Dazai made Atsushi guess each member previous job. As he did correctly for all, Dazai reveals he had a reward for his job and that excited Atsushi, who then starts randomly guessing professions, but wasn't able to guess right. They receive the news of a client is in their office and went to speak with her. Upon seeing the client, Dazai quickly approaches her, proposing their suicide together, but Kunikida then took him in the other room and beat him. After hearing her request, Kunikida assigns Atsushi and Tanizaki and they went with the client. Dazai remains in the office, listening to music with his headphones, saying he was waiting for a sign. As the client led Atsushi to a dead-end alley and reveals she was Port Mafia member, Dazai realizes something. A bit later he manages to go where they were and saw Akutagawa and Atsushi fighting, so he uses his ability to stop both of their attacks. Dazai then reveals that he planted a listening device on the client's pocket and was listening to all of their conversations. She wanted to fight him, but Akutagawa decided it would be better that they leave and reveals that Dazai was ex-Port Mafia member. Ranpo and Atsushi were assigned at a murder case at the river, the net then caught something and as they pulled it out, they saw it was Dazai, who explains he was just floating himself and not attempting suicide, as he wants to now make double suicide with a beautiful woman. As he saw the dead body of an attractive woman, he regrets that she died and that she could have suicided with him, but was sure that Ranpo will solve her case. Ranpo was then allowed to solve the case and realizes her killer was another police officers. After solving the case and going back towards the agency, Dazai explains that Ranpo wasn't gifted and he didn't have the ability. It was the first time he saw Ranpo using his ability, so he touched his hair to neutralize it, but since it didn't have an effect, he knew Ranpo wasn't gifted. Dazai explains that he himself had already solved half of the case, but likely Ranpo noticed a few more details to completely solve it. At night, Dazai wanders the streets and encounters a girl in kimono who tucks on his sleeve. She activates her ability and soon takes him to their base. Akutagawa later visits his chained ex-mentor, and the two exchange hostile pleasantries. Dazai states how he has been a chore to train in the past and claims that his new subordinate is a lot better than Akutagawa himself provoking the latter. Dazai's former partner, Chūya Nakahara, later visits him in his cell and asks his motive for getting himself captured by the mafia. He tells him that he has simply been caught and is awaiting execution, but Chūya thinks otherwise, knowing how elusive Dazai is to be easily captured. Chūya then removes Dazai's shackles and challenges him to a duel. As Dazai reveals how he has already unchained himself, he quips if Chūya can ever foil his plan upon which the mafioso charges at him. Chūya easily overwhelms Dazai in physical combat and asks him again to state his true motive for capture, to which Dazai admits that it is all for Atsushi. He then tells Chūya that he has sent a letter to the executives threatening to spill the mafia's secrets should Dazai get killed. As Chūya soon realizes Dazai's setup, he ends up telling Dazai where the mafia's records that might reveal who placed the bounty on Atsushi are kept. He later sneaks in the archive room and discovers the one responsible for Atsushi's bounty, much to his surprise. After slacking off following his capture, Dazai soon returns to the Agency. He also advises a panicking Atsushi that it is his job to look after his new roommate Kyōka, which Atsushi accepts. He then states that the one who placed the bounty on Atsushi is a North American gifted organization known as the Guild. Tanizaki bursts in and tells them that the Guild has just arrived at their office. Their leader, Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, asks to purchase the Agency from Fukuzawa, an offer which the President rejects. The following morning, the Agency are unsettled by the possible actions undertaken by the Guild, including how a mafia-affiliated building vanished overnight and how Kenji Miyazawa has turned missing after seeing the visitors out the office the previous day. Dazai and Kunikida convene with the President, while Tanizaki and Atsushi head out to search for Kenji. The Agency soon inadvertently enters in a three-way conflict with the Port Mafia and the Guild. Mafia executive Kōyō Ozaki is captured by the Agency, whom Dazai and Atsushi later converse with in the Agency infirmary. Atsushi gets angry at her for causing Kyōka's disappearance after the Guild's surprise attack on them and transforms his arm into a tiger limb, but Dazai quickly stops him from rampaging by nullifying his ability. Asking Atsushi to leave the matter to his hands, Dazai threateningly turns to Kōyō to settle the issue. Dazai then makes a deal with her in an effort to save Kyōka, which includes having to get her arrested, after which he shall have a judicial arrangement with the Special Division for Unusual Powers. He claims that such way shall allow Kyōka to enter the Agency and save her in the process. Kōyō deems it impossible, but Dazai assures her that the former mafia that she hated is now long gone; the current mafia is now different, and Dazai can thus assure that her fate will not befall Kyōka. As Kōyō reminisces that the man she loved before promised her to take her into the radiant world, Dazai urges her to do the same thing for Kyōka and take her out into the light herself. Later, the Agency convenes at the Bankoudou Hall, where Dazai explains their strategy. To make up for their numbers, they shall split into various teams: one defense team and two offense teams. Dazai is paired with Atsushi as one offense team; Tanizaki is partnered with Kunikida as another offense team; and Fukuzawa, Ranpo, Yosano, and Kenji comprise the defense team. Dazai then finishes with their main objective which is to keep their base hidden as possible, after which Fukuzawa declares that they must survive the three-way ability war. Dazai and Atsushi later await Naomi's and Kirako Haruno's passenger train from the Guild's hitmen; Dazai teases a dog with some treats which he also eats himself. Atsushi worries how the Agency can pull through the conflict, though Dazai thinks that they can turn the tide by about three hundred ways. Nonetheless, Dazai recognizes the mafia's most advantageous position compared to their least advantageous, considering Mori's logical and cunning calculations. Since the clerks have now let down their guard, Dazai reckons that Mori shall exploit such vulnerability. Dazai's stomach later aches possibly from the dog treats he ate. He then leaves Atsushi behind and heads out. Knowing he is being tailed, Dazai urges the mafioso following him to come out. He then greets Gin and Higuchi, asking why they have come considering that there are too few of them for a possible assassination attempt on his life. Higuchi delivers a message from Mori, which invites Dazai to return to the mafia as an executive. Dazai merely laughs at the invitation, upon which Higuchi remarks how his mafia records prove his sadistic tendencies that surpass possibly anyone else. Dazai retorts that people do change, citing Gin as an example from being a little girl when he last saw her, which gets Gin flustered. Though Dazai turns down Mori's offer, he wonders why Mori would waste manpower on him. Higuchi informs him that they are to protect him after Mori has freed Q from captivity, leaving Dazai aghast. Initially in disbelief, Dazai soon realizes that Atsushi may already be in peril. As Dazai returns, he finds the cursed Atsushi having attacked Haruno and now strangling Naomi, asking him to come to his senses. As Atsushi grasps the situation, Dazai grabs Q's ripped doll and nullifies the ability to end the curse. Aboard the departing train, Q sends their regards to Dazai and threatens to kill him for locking them up before, while Dazai assures them that he shall hollow out their heart in the future rather than mere imprisonment. As Atsushi undergoes a breakdown, Dazai slaps him and lectures him not to pity himself, lest his life will be an unceasing nightmare. As Dazai realizes that he must also dirty his hands under such circumstances, Dazai decides to drag the government into the war for their counterattack. Soon after, Dazai meets with Ango, the Assistant Counselor of the Special Division. He cheerfully greets Ango, only to snatch the latter's gun to point it at him out of grudge. Dazai wonders how he thinks he has already forgiven him, only for Ango to remind him that he is the one who cleaned his ledger. Knowing that Ango has anticipated the situation and that the gun is therefore not loaded, Dazai returns it to Ango and suggests they go for a ride. Dazai briefs Ango on the Guild's recent movements in Yokohama, but Ango and the Special Division are actually aware of their activities. He explains that the Guild is a secret society whose members all have diplomat rights and cannot therefore be held in legal custody. As a result, the Special Division cannot make any rash actions so as not to disrupt any connections with the Guild. Ango then asks Dazai to run and to tell his comrades that they are in danger, after which a vehicle rams into their car. Later Dazai returns to the Agency after Atsushi gets abducted by the Guild. At some point, he presumably lines up some smokescreen capsules down the streets as a precautionary measure and watches the sky on the office balcony.[18] While waiting, Kunikida approaches him and shows a handprint blotch on his neck, asking Dazai what the situation is all about. He and the other Agency members soon restrain Kunikida who later tells Dazai that the curse has begun. As Atsushi jumps off the Moby Dick with Q's doll Dazai eventually intervenes his fight with Mark Twain. Approaching Atsushi Dazai nullifies the curse by touching the doll and sets off a saturation chaff smokescreen that emanates from the capsules jamming Twain's infrared sensors and radar. Dazai and Atsushi retreat to a nearby nook. Though they have stopped the cursed rampage, Dazai tells Atsushi that Q is still in the Guild's confinement and can launch the same attack how many times they want. He adds that the Special Division is currently frozen and cannot therefore collaborate with them. Recalling the quote he once read in a book that the head may err but never the blood Atsushi recommends a solution in fighting the Guild: forming an alliance with the Port Mafia. As Atsushi conveys his suggestion to the President Fukuzawa soon tasks Dazai to set up a secret meeting with the mafia. The following morning Dazai is quite unenthusiastic and tries to get cheered up by Kunikida who wonders why he keeps complaining despite recently saving Yokohama together with Atsushi. Dazai explains how he feels off with the next assignment given to him by the President regarding Atsushi's plan on their next course of action. Fukuzawa enters, and Dazai updates him about the arrangement of the secret meeting with Mori. Dazai thinks that Mori shall accept their proposal as he sees it to be an opportunity to assassinate Fukuzawa. The latter then takes his leave, while Kunikida gets surprised on his assignment more so because he is the one planning the meeting. Dazai informs him that he has been tasked with such mission because he is formerly from the mafia causing Kunikida to collapse out of shock. Later Dazai welcomes Mori and his entourage to commence the secret meeting. In the end, the two parties soon arrive at the conclusion that they cannot have an alliance. As the mafia leaves, Mori tells Dazai that his invitation to return as a mafia executive still stands, to which Dazai quips if the boss is quite afraid that he might kill him soon like how Mori killed his predecessor. In the end Dazai states how he is also against collaborating with the mafia. At night Dazai heads to Q's location, where he gets cornered by Steinbeck Lovecraft and various Guild operatives. Lovecraft gets struck with a boulder hurled by Chūya much to Dazai's irritation upon realizing they have to work together for their counterattack. Steinbeck summons his grapevines but Dazai easily nullifies his ability after which Chūya subdues Steinbeck. Afterwards Dazai and Chūya retrieve Q and their doll, with Dazai keeping Q alive as insurance that the mafia does not kill him due to his nullification ability. They soon encounter Lovecraft whose attacks Dazai cannot nullify he concludes that his tentacles are not an ability. As Lovecraft transforms into a humongous creature Dazai urges Chūya to activate Corruption which the mafioso begrudgingly uses. Nearby, Dazai asks Steinbeck at knifepoint regarding Lovecraft's true form but Steinbeck refuses to spill any intel to him. Nonetheless, Dazai sees through his words and detonates a bomb he has embedded earlier in Lovecraft's core having Chūya finish him off. As Corruption keeps Chūya on a rampage Dazai nullifies his ability and asks him to rest. Before he falls unconscious Chūya asks Dazai to bring him back to base. In the end Dazai leaves him behind and returns on his own. Later as Dazai and Ranpo plan their next action after retrieving intel on Moby Dick Dazai tasks Atsushi to solo infiltrate the aerial fortress. He explains that Atsushi is a combat-type and high-speed ability user who has already been aboard the aircraft and would only be captured rather than killed if ever he gets caught, making him the most suitable choice for the mission. Atsushi eventually accepts the task. Dazai visits the hospitalized Ango, cheerfully informing him that Yosano has agreed to heal his injuries following their car crash. Ango sees through his scheme and asks what he wants in return, to which Dazai asks for his intervention in freeing a captured Agency subordinate. Ango admits that the Special Division can pardon a killer of 35 people provided that she is an official member of the Agency. He also hints that they can offer their services to the Agency in purging the Guild. As Dazai takes his leave, Ango asks him why only his airbags malfunctioned in the car crash but Dazai merely responds with a dark smile. As Atsushi successfully infiltrates the aircraft, he informs Dazai through the comms that the ship is devoid of its crew, except for Herman Melville from whom Dazai hears about the Guild's next plan of crashing Moby Dick to Yokohama. Atsushi urges they abort the mission, but Dazai tells him that he must stop the descent himself, being the one aboard Moby Dick. Dazai is soon contacted by Mori who tells him that a report he has received from his subordinate has compelled him to overlook their mutual agreement to a temporary ceasefire having sent Akutagawa onboard Moby Dick as well.Realizing that Akutagawa has now encountered Atsushi, Dazai instructs Atsushi on how to throw off Akutagawa from their path which lets Atsushi successfully escape. Dazai then contacts Kyōka who is confined in a UAV that isolates dangerous ability users. He gives her instructions on how to land the aircraft after negotiating with the Special Division, but she refuses to follow and has given up hope. Dazai admits that the Agency has no reason to save her given that she is not an official member whose entrance exam she thinks she will fail either way. Dazai then wonders if she thinks that a former killer cannot become a good person, since he himself does not believe such case. Dazai understands how she thinks that she is not suited for the Agency but he dismisses the thought and lectures her on possibilities, just like Atsushi, who was previously regarded as a beast, who took her in, and who is now fighting with his life on the line for the sake of others.Knowing that Kyōka is at a loss Dazai convinces her that it is but human to lose one's way and dash recklessly along life like stray dogs rather than trying to find purpose in life or what they fight for. Thus, he convinces her that it is but human to lose one's way and dash recklessly along life like stray dogs rather than trying to find purpose in life or what they fight for. Later, Dazai is updated by Atsushi about the hacking of Moby Dick eventually Kyōka collides the UAV she is in with Moby Dick and diverts the ship's course. As Atsushi is distraught with Kyōka's fate, Dazai and Fukuzawa arrive to tell him that Kyōka has passed her Agency entrance exam the moment she has decided to save Yokohama. As a result, the President's inhibiting ability that only works on his Agency subordinates has activated and allowed Kyōka to freely control her ability, enabling her to have Demon Snow cut off her shackles and escape in time, much to Atsushi's relief. Akutagawa calls on to Dazai to prove and show him his improvement, only for Dazai to recognize how he has grown strong, causing Akutagawa to faint. After the Guild war, Dazai meets up with Hirotsu at an art museum. They observe an artwork that Dazai deems to be quite strange and amicably reminisce on Dazai's past painting that Elise thought was cursed. Dazai then thanks Hirotsu's great help in the war. Though all that Hirotsu did was spill the Moby Dick infiltration plan to Higuchi, Dazai claims it to be sufficient for Akutagawa to learn about it from Higuchi and charge in on his own. Hirotsu asks his aim in bringing Atsushi and Akutagawa together; Dazai tells him that he wishes to test if the two can become a new generation of Twin Dark in fighting the real disaster that lurks beneath. He admits that he might not anticipate the next actions of the demon he once met in the past, though he knows that the latter must have already started moving. In the anime, Hirotsu further asks Dazai why he cherishes Yokohama so much, to which Dazai responds that his old friend once told him to become a good man if both sides are the same. As he states how saving people has made him feel better, Hirotsu remarks and wonders if it is flawless. Following the battle with the Guild, Dazai and the other drained Agency members are updated by Atsushi about criminal organizations eyeing the Guild's alleged fortune. The next day, he and the others find Café Uzumaki ransacked and learn that the gang responsible were looking for them. They instantly locate the gang which Dazai and the others confront. As they return to the café, Tanizaki wonders about the Guild's fortune, which Dazai thinks must have already been slyly collected by Fyodor. They are later introduced to Lucy, the café's new waitress. Later, when Atsushi and Tanizaki investigate the death of the director from Atsushi's orphanage, Dazai urges Tanizaki to give Atsushi some time alone. He soon comes up to Atsushi who is quite conflicted on how to feel after getting to know the director's past. Dazai advises him that, though his director indeed made him experience hell, it cultivated a strong will in him. He acknowledges if Atsushi does not forgive him, albeit taking his leave by saying that people cry when their fathers pass away. Some time later, when Kunikida finishes his day's perfect schedule, Dazai is bent on obstructing him; he contacts all the people that Kunikida cares about, including Master Carlyle whom Kunikida greatly admires, and invites him to their office in an attempt to break Kunikida's schedule. In the end, Kunikida resentfully asks Dazai to give his regards to the artisan, leading Dazai to desperately think of other ways to disrupt Kunikida. At the end of the day, he tells his co-members that the one selected to be the next Agency president is Kunikida. Dazai and the rest of the Agency discover that a masked assassin has been recently attacking numerous ability users at night, including Fukuzawa. As Dazai deduces that the mafia might already be on the move to catch the culprit, he heads to the back alley where the President was attacked and, examining the site, identifies the criminal's identity. Eventually, Dazai confronts Fyodor at an alley and asks him about the poison that afflicts Fukuzawa. He adds that he knows the Russian's aim: to acquire the Book, which then requires pitting the Agency and the mafia against each other. Fyodor tells him about the Cannibalism virus affecting Fukuzawa and Mori, which is almost impossible to remove and even nullify, except if one of them kills the other to survive. He is then shot by Fyodor's sniper, to which Dazai expresses anticipation to. Pointing out their difference despite their distinct similarity, Dazai coaxes Fyodor to proceed with their plan if they can. Afterwards, he is brought to the hospital and undergoes operation for his shot. While recovering from his injury, Dazai is updated by Tanizaki regarding recent events, including how no one has yet found where the President went. As Dazai then wonders what he would do at such crucial time, a nurse angrily tells him that the hospital rules do not allow phone calls and snatches away his phone, much to Dazai's silent vexation. Eventually, after being allowed to use his phone, Dazai continues his conversation with Tanizaki, talking about Natsume, an ability user rumored to be the strongest in Yokohama. He then spots Haruno's pet cat by his window, carrying a dried sardine in its teeth. This sardine turns out to carry intel from Natsume himself, after which Dazai soon discards it. Dazai soon makes Atsushi and Akutagawa collaborate in catching the virus ability user, holding them down in their truck to prevent them from using their abilities. Atsushi is hesitant that Akutagawa would work together with him but Dazai notes the mafioso's extreme concentration, especially four years after Dazai left his former apprentice. When they soon arrive at the Rats hideout Dazai and Kunikida head out for their own mission after Atsushi and Akutagawa enter the hideout covertly. Later, Dazai manages to contact Atsushi and advises him not to get even a slight scratch, as the virus can be acquired through open wounds. He urges them to catch Pushkin and leave Fyodor to him. Tanizaki and Kenji monitor the exits from above the coal mine and update Dazai about the activities happening, such as a horde of vehicles exiting the coal mine. Dazai asks them to ignore it, including the subsequent ones they see. Though Tanizaki panics upon why Dazai does not give the order, Dazai quips that they must not waste their manpower in capturing a demon. Tanizaki soon tells Dazai about a chopper near the site, while Kenji tells them of a lone man on the ground casually walking. Dazai orders to capture the lone man; to their dismay, their target is not Fyodor. Dazai seeks out the help of Fitzgerald in catching Fyodor, eventually encountering him at a café through Eyes of God. As Fyodor spots the two, Dazai reveals that his move required the recovery of the Guild's fortune that Fyodor swiped from Fitzgerald. Ango and his men soon arrive to apprehend Fyodor; as an operative touches Fyodor to shackle him, the man dies instantly. In the end, Fyodor surrenders; Fitzgerald asks Dazai what Fyodor's ability is, but Dazai also has no idea himself. In the aftermath, Dazai and the Agency hold a banquet at a luxury liner given to them by Fitzgerald. As Atsushi approaches Dazai, the latter asks how teaming up with Akutagawa was to which Atsushi voices how they are not compatible at all. Atsushi also tells them about their six-month deal about how Atsushi asked Akutagawa not to kill anyone in six months if the mafioso wishes to kill him then, leading Dazai to remember a mafioso who does not kill. Two days before the eventual terrorism incident, Dazai meets with Akutagawa in the forest where they first met. Dazai asks Akutagawa to tail Atsushi and become his eyes without taking any sides and remaining undetected in the following days. Dazai assures him that he shall save everyone, but Akutagawa refuses his directive, since he could not care less about the Agency nor the weretiger. However, Dazai believes that Akutagawa would save him nonetheless. After Dazai tells him his mission, Akutagawa asks why he chose him. Dazai explains that the first time they met, when Akutagawa is recruited to the mafia, and when Dazai made him work with Atsushi are all for his plan of fostering a new generation of Twin Dark. Moreover, at an unknown point of time, Dazai apparently allies himself with Ango to be one of his collaborators prior or during his eventual incarceration. A month after the events of Cannibalism, the Agency is conferred the Shikyuu Award for their services in helping preserve the peace and order of Yokohama. Meanwhile, at a race track, Dazai is approached by a blind man and asks about the results of the race, which Dazai responds to. The man claims that he knows Dazai's fate for the following day, which he deems shall never come for him. Dazai is then cuffed and arrested by the Hunting Dog, charged with complicity in 136 murders, 312 extortion cases, 625 cases of fraud, and other sundry crimes as former Port Mafia executive. Dazai calmly admits not noticing himself being followed, especially by a Hunting Dog. Jōno then revels upon hearing Dazai's resentment and asserts how it shall soon turn into terror and fear of punishment. Dazai eventually asks why they have come at such time, to which the man tells how pieces of evidence suddenly resurfaced as if a light has been switched on. Later on, Dazai is brought to and detained in the European facility Meursault. Later, upon coming to, he announces having prevented Fyodor's assassination on Fitzgerald, greeting him across his cell to directly engage the Russian himself. Initially playing around with each other through their coded language, they soon simultaneously ask each other how they are contacting their allies outside, both of which refuse to divulge yet threaten to eventually figure out themselves. In truth, Dazai's way of external communication is through Ango by manipulating his heart rate and allows his vital signs tracker to record messages in form of a numerical code. In turn, with his government clearance, Ango accesses and decodes Dazai's messages. Later Fyodor suddenly asks what he knows of the fifth Hunting Dog but Dazai notes that he does not know much about him, except that he can manipulate metal. Fyodor is curious how the Agency can fare against such adversary. During the hunt for the Agency at the Sky Casino, as Dazai and Fyodor play chess in prison, Dazai summons his queen piece to the battlefield, whom Fyodor claims to be Lucy Maud Montgomery in the Agency's operation. Dazai's plan appears to incite an all-out war in the Sky Casino whose coin bombs shall be used by the terrorists to cause firsthand slaughters and an economic halt that might possibly cause a global economic crisis. Hence, his allies are to capture casino manager Sigma a Decay of Angels member who knows the page's location; prevent the terrorism and gain the Hunting Dogs as allies. Dazai asks why Fyodor chose Sigma as his rook so Fyodor reveals that Sigma has no history the only known thing about him is his ability. Dazai then conjectures that the page gave birth to the Sky Casino only eight days ago along with its 13year history. Fyodor quips that the strongest in their game and the scariest thing in the world are those who have nothing else, such as Sigma, an ordinary person filled with desperation. Dazai is unconvinced, so he urges Fyodor to reveal his true aim. Fyodor then tells him that Sigma is born from the Book out of nothing, much to Dazai's shock. With Sigma's fall and the Agency's apparent defeat, Dazai is unsettled with Fyodor, though the latter claims that he merely prayed to God who in turn listened to him. After all, Fyodor asserts that God prefers perfection and harmony, hinting that they placed a line in the Book that all police forces are to disregard any evidence proving the Agency's innocence. Dazai laughs at his comment, retorting that God's gimmicks are accidental and illogical rather than perfect and that those who truly make the world go round are those who persist and fight amidst constant change. He adds that humans may be sinful and foolish but far from boring. Kamui Revelation Arc Dazai and Fyodor continue playing their games in detainment, with which Fyodor gets concerned about Dazai's lax behavior towards his fellow Agency members. Dazai retorts that his only task to do by then is watch over Fyodor, while he lets the Agency's strongest man, who has transcended even ability users, move freely. At Meursault, the security are seen in chaos as invaders have been detected at the dock exit of the establishment. Dazai and Fyodor is in the middle of their meal when Dazai brings up the noise outside. However, Fyodor just dismisses him that it is impossible as the place they are in is an ability space. After finishing their meal, Dazai brings up that it's time for them to do a certain thing. Fyodor asks Dazai about what is he talking about to which Dazai replies that it is about who is gonna die. Fyodor agrees to the idea and tells that it's time for them to escape. Suddenly, Fyodor disappears from his cell for which Dazai sees after describing it as a quick escape. Suddenly, the floor inside Dazai's cell opens up, transporting him to an unknown area in Meursault. There he finds Sigma and Gogol where the latter gladly tells that his trick was a success. After the escape both Dazai and Fyodor are welcomed by Gogol. Gogol then proposes a jail break duel between Fyodor and Dazai to fulfill his plan of rescuing Fyodor as well as killing him. After Gogol's proposition, Dazai and Fyodor smirks and accepts Gogol's challenge. After the proposal, Dazai and Fyodor are given lethal injections which will lead to their death in 30 minutes. The lethal injections are to be injected by Dazai and Fyodor to themselves. Dazai then smilingly injects the lethal poison to himself, as well as Fyodor. They are then given information about the facility's structure and security which will be obstacles and will hinder them from escaping the place. The two are soon presented with four items on which each one of them is allowed to bring an aid to their escape. After Gogol's explanations of each of the items, he lets Fyodor choose his weapon first. Fyodor proceeds to choose a key card as his weapon. Dazai then points to Sigma and chooses him as a weapon for his escape leaving everyone shocked. Sigma asks Dazai his motive for choosing him, but Dazai merely humors and even dances him around. Sigma eventually opts to go out by himself, fed up with how Dazai does not seem to take the battle seriously. Dazai then seemingly sees through him and promises to get him out of Meursault alive. They get interrupted by a commotion upstairs, which he deduces to be caused by another of Fyodor's pawns. As they arrive at the cause of the earlier commotion, Dazai concludes that Fyodor's next despicable card is Chūya who has been turned into a vampire. Dazai and Sigma make their way out of Meursault, with Dazai confident that he has an angel who helps him. Sigma correctly deduces it to be outside assistance whom Dazai confirms to be Ango in communicating with him. Sigma finds a fault in such setup claiming that Dazai would only be able to receive but not give messages outside. Dazai then asks Sigma to guess more but the latter asks him not to waste any more time in their escape. Dazai simply declares that instead of playing the escape game against Fyodor they shall be killing Fyodor. Eventually Dazai reveals his trump card against Fyodor and Chūya, bringing Sigma to the central command room filled with incapacitated guards after he supposedly "stopped time", albeit actually with the time-stopping ability of another Meursault prisoner. By communicating with Ango, the prisoner stops time in the prison as directed, allowing Dazai to freely move through nullifying the ability and change the passcodes to trap Fyodor. Dazai then talks with Fyodor, who gets trapped in heavy water alongside Chūya and goads him with his impending defeat. He then turns to Chūya and recalls some moments in their past partnership as Twin Dark, though he is quick to dismiss such "moments" and gleefully bids him goodbye. Kunikida is Dazai's partner in the Agency with whom he shares opposite traits. Ever since their first meeting, Dazai frequently likes to tease and make Kunikida angry to the point of ruining his ideal schedule for a day even to the point of desperately finding ways to disrupt his schedule. He also tends to tell Kunikida various trivia and seemingly vital information for Kunikida to jot down in his notebook, only for Dazai to usually retort that they were merely jokes, which naturally irritates his partner. During the initial phase of their partnership in the wake of the Azure Apostle's messages, Dazai and Kunikida were able to track down the mastermind behind the messages in spite of various peculiarities along the way including Dazai's shady past rare nullification ability and enigmatic character. This eventually reached a point when Dazai admitted that he is the Azure Apostle only for Kunikida to see through this façade and successfully deceive the real Azure Apostle. At this point Dazai asserted his trust towards Kunikida knowing that the latter would not aim a gun at other people out of the blue without hearing a needed explanation. Despite their boisterous partnership Dazai and Kunikida grew to share a mutual trust towards each other, quite apparent during cases in the field. Even during their first time as partners in the Agency, Dazai's instincts especially during combat complimented Kunikida's such as when they respectively fought a big man and a blond man. After figuring out that they had to switch foes it merely took calling out to each other to signal and acknowledge their similar plan, resulting to their victory. In the anime Atsushi witnesses Dazai and Kunikida collaborate together and praises their complementary dynamic. As a result Dazai and Kunikida turned into the most talented duo in solving tough cases in the Agency holding a record of having solved the most difficult cases since Dazai's entrance to the Agency. Notably people who do not know their contrasting personalities usually thought they make a perfect pair. After all, Dazai's carefree attitude and Kunikida's rigid strictness appear to be one of the causes of their usual banters. However, though Dazai is one of the greatest sources of Kunikida's annoyance, the latter views Dazai as one of their prized detectives, accomplishing case-related tasks at Dazai's behest sometimes without being told for what reason. On a deeper level Dazai is quite aware of Kunikida's idealism, criticizing that people like Kunikida and the Azure King who believe in the existence of an ideal world end up resenting the world and hurting others when unable to attain their goals. He ultimately warns Kunikida that getting too entrenched in pursuing his world of ideals shall soon result to him harboring the Azure King's rage and, consequently, losing everything and everyone around him. Nevertheless, Dazai acknowledges Kunikida as one who can instill beliefs in other people can skillfully handle affairs, has an unwavering character and is aware of his own limits and weaknesses. With these qualities Dazai recognizes Kunikida as a role model and the next ideal President for the Agency. On their first meeting Dazai was saved by Atsushi from drowning though Dazai retorted that he was actually committing suicide. Through this chance encounter, Dazai came to know Atsushi's recent expulsion from his orphanage and eventually deduce that their erstwhile target, a man-eating tiger is Atsushi himself. After taking a glimpse at Atsushi's low self-esteem, Dazai decided to hire him into the Agency. In truth, Dazai had wished to test a theory whether Atsushi can take on the mantle of being half of a new Twin Dark with Akutagawa in order to prepare for the "real catastrophe" lurking within Yokohama. Along the course of events Dazai serves as a mentor figure towards Atsushi. Despite Atsushi being frequently caught up in Dazai's eccentric shenanigans Dazai would nonetheless offer some pieces of advice towards the rookie detective regarding various fields. Furthermore Dazai's theatrics do not take away his serious persona towards Atsushi and more often than not shows genuine care and attention towards the youngster. In some instances Dazai would snap Atsushi out of wallowing in self-pity even to the point of slapping him and asking him not to pity himself. Essentially Dazai appears to perceive Atsushi as a capable individual with a lot of potential which is one of the reasons why he chose to recommend Atsushi to the Agency. Outside their professions Dazai remains a mentor figure towards Atsushi and gives him some advice during pressing instances. In one occasion Dazai acknowledged how the orphanage director from Atsushi's childhood left an undeniably negative mark in his life, though he later ambiguously remarked how his past experiences might have also shaped the way he grew up and stood back up many times. In the end, Dazai left Atsushi to reflect and gather his inner turmoil letting him make his own expressions as his feelings decide. This soon became a turning point in Atsushi's life, during which his visions of the orphanage director gradually get replaced with Dazai's apparitions, signaling a seemingly establishment of their mentor-mentee relationship. Throughout most of their endeavors, Dazai would pair Atsushi with Akutagawa thinking that they could be a new incarnation of Yokohama's Twin Dark albeit unbeknownst to both Atsushi and Akutagawa. Although Atsushi voices out how incompatible their combat styles and general methods are, Dazai would continually have them work together and subtly attempt to have them complement each other's abilities rather than fight individually. Furthermore, behind Atsushi's back, Dazai even sought out Akutagawa's cooperation in order to save the Agency the world, and Atsushi's life along the process—a request that Akutagawa reluctantly accepts. Dazai and Fukuzawa have a positive professional relationship. Dazai respects Fukuzawa as their President and likewise Fukuzawa treats Dazai like any of his subordinates. Prior Atsushi's entrance exam, Dazai sought the President's approval regarding hiring the mantiger, to which Fukuzawa assigned him to oversee the entrance exam. After Atsushi passes his exam, Dazai asked for Fukuzawa's decision once more with which the President approved Atsushi to be under Dazai's care showcasing their mutual trust. In the anime Dazai initially recommended Atsushi to Fukuzawa. Since the President believes that power does not make one a member in the Agency Dazai used this very premise to suggest hiring the youngster into the Agency. Like other members of the Agency Dazai holds utmost regard towards the President. Given his laid-back attitude Dazai would choose to carry out the President's tasks even during times of utter boredom. In a similar way the President would personally participate in Dazai's schemes in the most vital scenarios. One such case is Kyōka's entrance exam which was planned by Dazai and Ranpo to have the President activate his ability on and save their newest official member during the process. Hailed as the Agency's sharpest detective Dazai and Ranpo are the organization's intellectual group. Dazai first met Ranpo as a newcomer in the Agency, during which he witnessed Ranpo's Super Deduction firsthand only to find out that Ranpo is a non-ability user after touching his hair while deducing and failing to nullify it. This earned Dazai's great respect towards Ranpo's genius intellectual prowess and pure deduction ability which also shocked Kunikida after finding out about it for the first time through Dazai. As a result Dazai and the rest of the Agency members respect Ranpo despite the way he behaves in the Agency. Later on, Dazai's and Ranpo's collaboration are explicitly shown while planning the Moby Dick infiltration. Their conversation, through Atsushi's perspective, merely consisted of audibly vague ideas, though the both of them seem to have a mutual thought process and understanding as to how they shall go about their scheme, which ultimately led to their success. This unseen dynamic apparently persists in various instances, such as after the Yokohama fog incident, specifically when Ranpo returns back to reality and ambiguously calls out to Dazai while musing on the events he predictably deduced. In one of their cases in Standard Island, Dazai made sure to contact and update Ranpo after sensing in advance that the agents would be in trouble, hence leaving the rest of the matter in Ranpo's hands and eventually saved the Agency members and many people in the island. Dazai first met Kyōka when she was still part of the Mafia on orders to bring him to their base. Eventually, when Kyōka becomes an unofficial part of their team, Dazai advises Atsushi to take care of Kyōka as her roommate, which Atsushi enthusiastically accepts. Later, during Kyōka's arrest in the course of the three-way conflict Dazai communicates with her in an attempt to change her outlook and perspective in life. Though Kyōka was hopeless regarding her situation as a former assassin, Dazai gave her another chance and assured her that she is not entirely unfit to be part of the Agency. In the end his words channeled a sense of renewal in Kyōka who was then willing to sacrifice her life to save Yokohama paving way to her official entrance to the Agency after passing her secret entrance exam. Like the rest of the Agency members Dazai views Yosano as a vital asset to ensure their survival hence having his fellow members to protect her at all costs during the three-way organizational conflict with the Mafia and the Guild. On another note, Dazai seems to agree with Yosano's belief that "death is the fairest judge of all". Dazai and Tanizaki have a harmonious work relationship, with Dazai treating Tanizaki like any other subordinate. As such, Tanizaki is subject to witness Dazai's theatrics despite being more senior than Tanizaki, who once thought how evil Dazai's plot was when he invited Master Carlyle to the Agency office just to disrupt Kunikida's schedule. As with other Agency members, Dazai has a good rapport with Kenji. Because of the latter's innocent and direct ideas, even Dazai appears to sometimes be speechless with his suggestions when asked. Dazai and Chūya (Chūya is quite short with a petite, yet muscular build. He has grey eyes and striking orange hair that frames his face, with a longer section that falls just past his left shoulder. He wears a black hat with a red hatband and a thin silver chain that hangs over the brim. His outfit consists of a white button-up shirt under a dark red vest, a black choker, a black ribbon bolo tie held together with a small silver buckle, an open black cropped jacket with the sleeves rolled up at the elbows, black slacks, a black belt hanging off his right hip and black low-arch shoes. He is almost always seen wearing black gloves. Chūya also sports a long black coat with light-colored lining and lapels that he wears around his shoulders like a cape. The undercoat is a light shade of red. On the surface Chūya is a temperamental and rather arrogant blunt man. He revels in fighting, happy to show off his combative ability, and taking great pride in his reputation as the mafia's strongest martial artist. Taunting remarks pair with his pride, as he isn't above ridiculing his opponents in the middle of a fight. Befitting of an Executive, he has no qualms eliminating the Port Mafia's enemies by any means necessary, including murder, however, isn't nearly as homicidal in his tactics as members such as Akutagawa and the members of Black Lizard tend to be. For as hot-headed as he may seem, Chūya isn't impossible to reason with. In fact, he's rather reasonable when no one is pushing his buttons. While his skills and presence signal an inherent threat, he's reliable enough for Mori to assign him the task of confronting the Armed Detective Agency during the three-way conflict involving the Guild.[6] It's true he didn't hesitate to retaliate and fight back against Akiko Yosano and Kenji Miyazawa (in fact, he takes great pleasure fighting against people that put up a good fight), but as soon as Yukichi Fukuzawa addresses him for more information, Chūya disengages from the battle. Here as well, his nature as a mafioso shines through, expressing no remorse for the danger the mafia intentionally put Naomi Tanizaki and Hirako in, using them as bait. In fact, he's rather smug about it knowing it angers the Agency immensely. Ruthless as he is Chūya seldom takes people's lives for granted and knows the importance of compromise and rationality. He refrains from unnecessarily brutal methods when need-be, and has enough sense to know when enough's enough. Notable instances include his conflict with Arthur Rimbaud the man responsible for attempting to kill him long before he joined the Port Mafia at age fifteen. Chūya fully intended to kill him, but heard Rimbaud's last words without malice nor mockery. In fact Rimbaud's final words for him had a deep effect on Chūya's own outlook on life and himself. He receives Rimbaud's hat as an entry gift to the Port Mafia and takes good care of the hat as a result. After Osamu Dazai "mercy killed" an enemy, only to repeatedly shoot and laugh at the corpse, Chūya demanded he stops, seeing no sense in Dazai's actions. Chūya's grudge against Ango does not stop him from acknowledging the fact he owes the man a favor, and as such refrains from antagonizing Ango (and, by extension, his subordinate Mizuki Tsujimura) until he can repay his debt. Just as Chūya took his responsibility defending Sheep's well-being from their enemies, this holds true for his loyalty and devotion to Port Mafia after joining. So as reasonable as he may be, his top priority is Port Mafia's prosperity and well-being, thus nothing will stop him from fulfilling his responsibilities as an Executive even at the cost of other's lives. Fierce in his loyalties, Chūya finds betrayal intolerable and treats his subordinates quite well. In the past, Chūya struggled greatly with his identity and place in humanity. His connection to Arahabaki ended in him questioning how human he truly was, worsened by not knowing the truth behind why he was freed from the government's possession in the first place. While his strength lies in his ability, the awareness of a god's effects on him left him feeling as though he wouldn't feel worried nor fear in a fight, knowing he'd most likely win without a scratch. He attributed this to being - in his mind - inhuman, and thus unable to understand the depth of such emotions. In order to give himself a sense of restraint, he preferred kicking largely over throwing fists, never even removing his gloves. He figured if he came to a fight where he had to remove his gloves, it was because he could no longer enjoy the rush of a battle, and genuinely needed to defend himself - in other words feeling an attachment to the life he lived, even if he felt like a foreign soul in a shell, rather than a human being. This holds true to the present, as Chūya's only seen removing his gloves when using Corruption in dire moments. After Rimbaud elaborated his own beliefs on humanity, Chūya had a bit of a change of heart, taking his own life a bit more seriously. The Sheep's betrayal affected him greatly, alongside Port Mafia's direct involvement in uncovering the truth of his origins, but ultimately led to his loyalty in them. The drive for learning more about himself contributed largely to his rise in rank, much faster than anticipated. Chūya's ultimate downfall is his intense disdain and hatred for Dazai. The two never got along, with Chūya instantly hating Dazai's underhanded, warped strategic personality. Dazai has always gone out of his way to dehumanize and ridicule Chūya, constantly attacking his pride and even driving Sheep to abandon and betray him in the past. Even now, the slightest insult from Dazai will set Chūya off on a tangent, taking full advantage of his quick temper and pride. This makes it easy to distract Chūya from tasks at hand. Nonetheless, as part of Twin Dark's nature, Chūya acknowledges Dazai's role as the tactician, extending minimal trust in at least knowing that Dazai knows how to effectively overcome a situation.) were former partners when Dazai was still part of the Port Mafia, forming the team twin dark. They were well known as Yokohama's vicious duo and 'the criminal world's worst enemy' both inside and out of the Mafia, though they both expressed distaste for being forced to work together under Mori's orders. Their first encounter was on Dazai's search mission for the previous Mafia boss's apparent resurrection at Suribachi City. Chūya kicks Dazai to the ground and demands to know the Mafia's intel on Arahabaki, who is rumored to be connected to the return of the previous boss. Dazai refuses, instead tells Chūya to kill him instead, and recognizes him as the infamous King of the Sheep, calling him a 'cocky, over-confident child', while Chūya retorts with calling the 'suicidal brat' Dazai a 'condescending little prick'. In their ensuing fight, the previous boss appears and decimates the area, and Dazai manages to capture Chūya at the cost of a broken arm. Chūya is then taken to the Mafia headquarters, where Mori offers him to affiliate with the Mafia by investigating the previous boss' reappearance, holding the Sheep members hostage. Mori then orders Dazai to find the person responsible for the events, making Chūya his partner, much to the pair's displeasure and irritation that began their partnership. Throughout this Dazai is shown to resent Chūya's excessive use of violence and over-the-top methods of defeating the enemy, while Chūya scorns Dazai's suicidal tendencies and more strategic approaches which come being brainwashed at this point by Ogai Mori and his tactics. Noteably, this is also what Dazai disliked about Ryunnosuke Akutagawa. Chūya is also slightly irritated by the fact that Dazai took Chūya's title of the Port Mafia's youngest executive away from him, due to his competitiveness and how becoming an executive was key to finding more about his orgins past After the events of the Dragon's Head Conflict, the pair were called Twin Dark after they had defeated an enemy organization in a short amount of time that night. Their partnership dissolves when Dazai suddenly leaves the Mafia, specifically after Sakunosuke Oda's death. Despite that, partnership remains ongoing throughout the years despite formally dissolving and being in seperate organizations, as seen with Dazai constantly reminding Chuuya of their past partnership despite defecting and refering Chuuya as partner. Along with Fyodor refering to their partnership as ongoing and lasting 7 years instead of 3-4 years. Even though the pair often claim to truly dislike each other, they have absolute trust in one another, Chūya using Corruption on multiple occasions and placing his life on the line believing in Dazai's abilities. Having known each other for so long, they can even predict the other's thinking, logic, and moves, Dazai even stating that he can predict all of Chūya's attacks, kicks, and punches. While Dazai was an executive of the Port Mafia, the lowest-ranking member Oda was his best friend and, as Dazai stated, the only one who could come close to understanding him. Along with Ango, he and Oda were drinking buddies. Other members of the Port Mafia often remarked that it was odd that the lowest-ranking member was friends with an executive. However, behind Oda's back, Dazai warned them about the mafioso's strength and skills that surpass even Akutagawa's, indicating his firm belief in Oda's capabilities as a gifted marksman and in general. As the friendship among the three mafioso started to collapse, Dazai confessed to Oda and Ango that he knew very well about the intrinsic probability of losing the ones he does not wish to lose the most, hence anticipating such thing to happen anytime in his life. Dazai later opened up to Oda that he joined the Mafia in his quest to find a reason to live. He thought that being close to death and violence would make him witness the rawness and inner nature of humankind firsthand. However, though Dazai asked Oda to expect good things to come and redirect his focus on other aspects of life, Dazai was unable to dissuade Oda from heading into his battle alone. Eventually, Dazai requested Mori to send reinforcements for Oda for the mere reason that he was his friend amidst Mori's reproach. Nonetheless, Dazai managed to catch up to Oda's location, albeit arriving at the sight of him and André Gide having shot each other. As Oda laid dying, he advised Dazai to turn to the side that saves people and become a good man who saves the weak and protects orphans, knowing that good and evil mean little to him. In this way, Oda believed that it would make Dazai a bit better, a final thought he imparted to Dazai as his friend. As a result, Oda became the reason Dazai left the Port Mafia. Across various times, Dazai would continually recall Oda in his thoughts and contemplations. He would frequent Bar Lupin and reminisce past conversations with Oda by himself, as well as occasionally visit Oda's grave. It is also hinted in many instances that Dazai's advices and thought processes stem from or are influenced by his interactions with and remembrance of Oda, including how a former assassin can change into becoming good people, recalling a mafioso who does not kill, and how the ones who truly make the world turn are those who act according to uncertainty. When he was promoted to the rank of executive, Dazai first met Akutagawa in a certain forest and gave him an option to be recruited under Dazai's direct commanding unit. Dazai once admitted being horrified when he first saw the boy in the slums for his extraordinary yet destructive ability. Seeing how stubborn Akutagawa was, Dazai thought that the boy would have ended up being a slave to his own powers until he destroyed himself. Though Akutagawa was initially reluctant of Dazai's offer and even attacked him with his ability, Dazai promised to give him anything he wished for, despite not guaranteeing that it would be an easy path to undertake. Akutagawa nonetheless responded that he wanted a reason to live, which Dazai assured to grant and wrapped his black coat around Akutagawa, formally welcoming him into the Mafia. Under his direct unit, Dazai trained Akutagawa rigidly to hone his ability, combat skills, and fortitude, usually resorting to harsh and forceful bouts to have Akutagawa refine Rashōmon. Using his nullification ability and physical prowess, Dazai personally fought Akutagawa and lectured him to aggressive lengths, warning him to fight back whenever needed to last long in the Mafia, lest he would return to being a stray dog. In essence, Dazai viewed Akutagawa as a sword without a sheath; though he believed Akutagawa has the potential to be the Mafia's strongest ability user, Dazai thought then that someone needed to teach him how to put that sword away. Dazai would also lecture Akutagawa for his misdeeds, such as the time when Akutagawa killed off their remaining leads on Mimic that earned Dazai's anger. After punching Akutagawa's face, Dazai shot at him three times, which unwittingly let Akutagawa unlock Devoured Space. Dazai rebuked his all-offensive thinking and casually told him how he can also use his ability for defense. He chided his subordinates' perception that the Mafia is all about killing others and compared Akutagawa to Oda, whom he believed to be way superior than Akutagawa himself. Upon leaving the Mafia, whenever they would cross paths, Dazai retains a rather aloof and cold demeanor towards Akutagawa. During the Agency's and Mafia's earlier conflict, Dazai maintains his dry humor but communicates with Akutagawa with subtle contempt, even telling his former protégée that his new subordinate is far better than him. Later on, however, Dazai is not entirely oblivious to Akutagawa's development, occasionally partnering him with Atsushi to have them collaborate in hopes of turning them into a new Twin Dark. At one point, Dazai complimented Akutagawa and acknowledged his development, and he also trusted Akutagawa to be his eyes during the Decay of the Angel' terrorism plot. For reasons still vague, Dazai and Mori met by fateful encounter; Dazai, who attempted suicide when he was 14 years old, was presumably attended to by Mori as a physician. During this time, Dazai and Mori became "collaborators" in carrying out the then Port Mafia boss' assassination. As a result, Dazai became the only witness of Mori killing the boss and claiming the position of Mafia boss. Dazai, however, claimed that Mori miscalculated making an accomplice out of him. Contrary to his strategy that Dazai would die shortly after the incident due to his suicide, Dazai has not died then, further planting anxiety in Mori as long as Dazai is alive and knows about the previous boss's assassination. A year later, Dazai and Mori formed an ambiguous relationship, in which Dazai was not considered a subordinate of Mori nor of the Mafia. Even when Mori became the head of the Mafia, Dazai's nightmarish and intimidating thoughts challenged Mori's strategizing, so much that he could not move easily or recklessly in Dazai's presence with his unstable reputation as the new Mafia boss at the time. Nonetheless, Dazai accepted Mori's assignment to investigate the alleged reappearance of his Mafia predecessor in exchange for medicine that can grant him a comfortable death. Dazai admitted how he found annoying authorities with troubling ideas to be his entertainment, later making Mori remind the young Dazai of himself. Along the process under Mori's orders, Dazai displayed no signs of affiliation towards Mori, even lying that he saw the deceased predecessor in Suribachi City (only to indeed witness the predecessor "appear" later on). His seemingly instrinsic boredom, however, might have outweighed his choice to reject Mori, which is possibly the reason he blankly carried out Mori's instructions and acted under his orders, including partnering with Chūya with whom he is in great disagreement. Eventually, Dazai accepted the offer to join the Mafia, much to Mori's pleasure. He was immediately given command over a unit and a job, which was to dispose their erstwhile adversaries. In his time as Mafia executive, the young Dazai was taught various war strategies by Mori himself, including tactics studied by Schelling, Nash, and Kissinger. Moreover, despite his natural genius and intimidating aura, Dazai erstwhile felt to be walking on blades whenever he talked with Mori, aware how one minute mistake could possibly throw him off the path. Though their relationship was far from harmonious, Dazai's rapport with Mori began to sour during Mimic's illegal entrance to Yokohama that eventually jeopardized the Mafia and his friend Sakunosuke Oda's life. To his dismay, Dazai figured out that Mori led Mimic into Japan all for the sake of acquiring a skilled business permit from the Special Division for Unusual Powers. Much to his apprehension, Dazai knew Mori's calculations and rationale behind his scheme for the welfare of the Port Mafia, logically how Mori was right and Dazai wrong amidst his reasons of how Mori led Oda into fighting Mimic by himself. Dazai then chose to disobey Mori's orders, knowing that Mori would not have him executed and simply stating that Oda was his friend. In the end, upon Oda's death, Dazai chose to defect from the Mafia. Mori, in return, left his executive spot open and claimed how the Mafia would get boring without Dazai. Around or after this time, Dazai apparently burned the coat that Mori bought for him. Years later, Dazai would carry the knowledge of Mori secretly assassinating his predecessor and utilize it at times as a casual yet dark source of banter with Mori, also possibly to display his disdain for the Mafia boss. Moreover, Dazai firmly denounces having the Agency collaborate with the Mafia, specifically after the Guild's attempt at incinerating Yokohama. Nevertheless, amidst the circumstances, Dazai ends up acting according to the two parties' interests with working together for the sake of defeating their mutual adversary. At such times, Dazai exudes an aloof and cold demeanor towards Mori despite the latter's usual enthusiasm towards Dazai, thought not to the point of blankly rejecting or ignoring Mori. Before becoming an executive himself, Dazai seemed to have held respect towards Kōyō when he exclaimed how someone like Chūya got to be assigned under her direct supervision, though this might as well be Dazai insulting Chūya at the time. Nevertheless, during Dazai's time as Mafia executive, their units appeared to have worked together at times in interrogating their captives, with no one said to have not spilled everything during Dazai's intervention. After Dazai defected from the Mafia, Kōyō perceived Dazai as a traitor in the organization, a feat he viewed lightly. However, as adults, Dazai and Kōyō are able to meet halfway and compromise, agreeing at one point regarding Kyōka's welfare. Given Dazai's knowledge on how Kōyō once attempted and failed to escape into "the light" with her lover away from the Mafia, he uses this to contradict how he sees Kyōka's potential to change. This prompted Dazai to plan impeccably and eventually have Kyōka pass her secret entrance exam after she chooses to sacrifice her life and save others—a trait Kōyō believed is practically improbable with yet longed to happen to Kyōka. Moreover, Dazai knows how Kōyō deeply cherishes and wishes to bring Kyōka into the radiant world, so he promises not to let her past befall Kyōka and even urges Kōyō to show Kyōka the light herself. In investigating about the previous Mafia boss's alleged reappearance, Dazai once nominated Hirotsu to be his escort around Suribachi City, since he knew the upper land around the area. Dazai appeared respectful towards the Mafia veteran and even warned him not to fight Chūya during their encounter after figuring out his gravity manipulation ability. On the other hand, Hirotsu's initial instinct doubted and distrusted Dazai, a Mafia outsider, but he nonetheless abided by and escorted the youth with his typical professionalism, most likely as he is under jurisdiction given by Dazai's Silver Oracle. When Dazai became an official Mafia member and rose to the ranks of executive, he maintained a rapport with Hirotsu, albeit also retaining his satirical and enigmatic attitude. Dazai also saw through Hirotsu's way of leading his subordinates, warning him to dispose of his unworthy and sloppy subordinates before they can endanger his reputation and possibly the organization. However this turned out to be another one of Dazai's theatrical showcases and instead recognized how Hirotsu does not turn his back on his subordinates, which in turn earns him their loyalty the young executive even covers for Hirotsu by promising not to tell the boss about Hirotsu's own cover-up of his subordinate's failure. After Dazai left the Mafia and joined the Agency, Hirotsu appears to be one of the mafiosi with whom Dazai chooses to be in casual contact, seemingly retaining a formal relationship with each other despite all that happened between Dazai and the Mafia. The two even occasionally shares some laughs by telling stories from the past. Quite unlike his carefree or dark character, Dazai expresses his gratitude towards Hirotsu's help during the Guild war and even shares with him how he wished to test Atsushi's and Akutagawa's compatibility and potential to be a new generation of Twin Dark. Dazai first met Q when the latter was brought in by Mori from a hospital into the Mafia headquarters. Not knowing what Q's ability was or how it worked, Mori then assigned Dazai to look after the child, with his nullification ability in charge of neutralizing Q in case of emergency. Though Q cheerily introduced themself to Dazai and asked him to play with them, Dazai merely responded indifferently to do so when they get bigger. At one point when he was in the Mafia, Dazai played a crucial role in sealing up Q after an incident that claimed various lives due to their ability. Seemingly since then, Dazai perceived Q as a deprave ability user who does not differentiate between friend and foe and a walking disaster bent on destroying everything along their path. As a result, Q detested Dazai and vice versa, with Dazai darkly promising to "pluck out Q's heart" the next time they meet. Before joining the Mafia, Dazai had known the Mafia sub-executive Randō and his hyperspace ability, as well as his sole survival in the most recent Arahabaki explosion at the time. Dazai also did not seem to mind Randō's unusual remarks about being cold, even at times throwing in logs to his fireplace to help heat the room. After all this amicable façade, when Dazai uncovers Randō as the perpetrator behind the previous boss's reappearance, they initially appeared to maintain an unhostile rapport; Dazai "helped" further their conversation, as Randō claimed he did not know how to act nor speak as a criminal. Later on, while battling Rimbaud together with Chūya, found Rimbaud's power to be quite unbelievable and became greatly shocked at its Transcendent-level extent. Moreover, Dazai would realize how Rimbaud did everything including betraying the Mafia, resurrecting the previous boss with his ability, and fighting to kill Chūya for the sake of his past friend, though he admittedly found it hard to believe. It is unclear whether Dazai had known Higuchi before her undercover request at the Agency, but Dazai highly complimented Higuchi's beauty upon their seemingly first encounter. This turned out to be partially a feint as Dazai used his theatrics to plant a listening device in her pocket after sensing an ulterior motive from her. Later on Dazai turns indifferent towards her threats to the Agency on what the Mafia can do to them, since he himself was once part of the Mafia as Akutagawa revealed. Dazai and Francis first encountered each other during the three-way conflict, which naturally earned their mutual hostility as part of opposing organizations. However, by the time the Cannibalism strategy reached its climax, Dazai sought Fitzgerald's help in using the Eyes of God to locate their mutual enemy, Fyodor. Dazai admitted how seeking a former enemy was an unnatural yet the only way to successfully catch the Russian, possibly knowing how Fitzgerald would not allow the Guild's funds being swiped by Fyodor. It is unclear how Dazai and Fyodor met for the first time, but Dazai once hinted that they once met in the past. Though still ambiguous, Dazai perceives Fyodor since then as a monster whom even he cannot clearly comprehend and whose moves he cannot anticipate. Notably, the two also "worked" together during the Yokohama fog incident and turned secretly against Tatsuhiko Shibusawa, until Fyodor revealed having double-crossed Dazai and later Shibusawa. During the Cannibalism strategy, Dazai and Fyodor both agree how they are like each other, with Dazai asserting that he would do exactly what Fyodor planned. Nonetheless, despite this brimming similarity, Dazai refutes Fyodor's claim that mankind is sinful and foolish, as Dazai does not entirely mind what is wrong with such human qualities. Furthermore, Dazai later stated during the hunt for Fyodor that he would do the same thing of thinning out their forces while locating the Russian. Their similarity with each other is further highlighted when Dazai was arrested and incarcerated in Meursault together with Fyodor, finally confronting the latter face to face during the Decay of the Angel' terrorism plot. Dazai and Fyodor also came up with a coded language that only they can decipher and casually use without being decoded by the security guards or even a professional decoding system from Japan. Initially appearing to casually chat with each other, Dazai and Fyodor almost immediately grasp their mutual strategy of finding out how the other contacts their subordinates outside the prison. Throughout their confinement, Dazai and Fyodor continue to challenge each other in a battle of wits and slyness, with both of them unyielding to each other. Though Dazai appears to be seemingly challenged or even overwhelmed at Fyodor's unorthodox methods and revelations at times,Dazai nonetheless proves to level the ground with his own set of tricks and unpredictability alongside the same flexibility his subordinates have, compared to Fyodor's preference to guaranteeing his actions and plans. During his days as a Mafia executive, Dazai and Ango, along with Oda, were drinking buddies and would talk about their work without their positions nor ages get in the way of their mundane conversations. They frequently ran into one another for some reason, a gathering which Oda thought is a guise of communication in trying to avoid something. Oda also noted that the three of them would spend time in the bar until the dead of night. However, their friendship started to collapse when Ango was uncovered to be a triple spy in the Mafia and the Special Division. Dazai confessed to Ango and Oda that he knew very well about the intrinsic probability of losing the ones he does not wish to lose the most, hence anticipating such thing to happen anytime in his life. Nonetheless, compared to Oda, Dazai seemed to have been affected by Ango's "betrayal" the most, especially since this eventually set off a string of events that led to Oda's death, despite the entire scheme being manipulated by Mori since the beginning. Years later as a result of their fallout, Dazai appears to hold a grudge towards Ango. When he contacted the latter during the three-way conflict Dazai verbally asserted how he seemingly has not yet forgiven Ango most likely due to the Mimic incident. Ango merely responded how he was the one responsible for cleaning Dazai's ledger to which Dazai retracted holding him at gunpoint and eventually sought out the Special Division's help in the Guild war only for the both of them to be embroiled in a car accident. In the end Dazai ambiguously answered with a dark smirk when Ango inquired how he was the only one seriously injured from the accident indicating a probable hint of his involvement in the incident. During the Decay of the Angel' terrorism plot Dazai notably chose Ango to be his middle-man while imprisoned in Meursault. Given his past with and apparent bitterness towards Ango, Dazai's ulterior motive of choosing the latter if any at all is unknown though this may be his optimal decision considering how Ango is a prime candidate as someone with ties to the government and can help him.

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First Message:   *while you were on a walk minding your business you stumbled across a man covered in bandages passed out in a alleyway pills scattered all around him.*

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