Ep 3: Ain't No Sunshine, Final

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The tiger steps out from behind Akutagawa, who notices it instantly, turning around with a grin on his pale face, "Rashomon: Murakumo!" The two abilities charge at each other, Rashomon having been formed into an arm and the tiger roaring.

The symbols for "No Longer Human" appears just as they clash.

"Alright, that's enough," Dazai's voice says.

Everyone let out a collective sigh of relief.

"Finally, the episode is almost over," said Doctor Yosano. She turned to Atsushi look him over.

"Atsushi," Her voice filled with authority.

"Yeah," slightly out of it.

"You are getting a check up too." the ADA members grimace at the remake; they were not inves at all.

He appears between the two, both abilities disappearing. Akutagawa's eyes widened in fear and surprise.

Ranpo took in the expression. Adding it to his growing list of putting together Dazai's personality but he was not pleased with his conclusion.

Atsushi collapses at Dazai's feet. Higuchi stands up, "You are from the Agency. Why are you here?"

'Times up.' Dazai thought to himself as he cased his eyes to the floor.

Dazai gives her a winning smile, "I couldn't keep a lovely lady like you off my mind," He lifts a speaker up, "So, I decided to keep in touch."

"Of course, thats what you were doing." said Kunikida in awe.

"It can't be!" Higuchi rummages through her pockets as Akutagawa stands still beside her.

She pulls out a small device, "That means... When you were flirting... You had already seen through me before this even happened!"

Dazai squats on the floor, patting Atsushi's back, "C'mon Atsushi, rise and shine. I don't want to carry three people back at the same time."

Atsushi, at the moment was keeping one eye open through the nauseous. It became clear that his ability had activated at some point before all this had started. But it was blurry. He grabbed where the injury was located. The memory of the pain in his chest.

Higuchi pulls out a gun, "Do you really think we'll just let you go?"

She is interrupted by Akutagawa, however, as he laughs. "Let's leave them be. We'll return another time."

"Wait, that's it. You were ready to go for a round two against the weretiger, but now Dazai shows up, and you call it quits." Tanizaki said through his teeth.

"Yes." Akutagawa, had nothing to explain, even less so to ADA.

Confusion on her face, Higuchi lowers her gun, "But, Akutagawa... Why?"

Akutagawa glances at Dazai and sighs, "Oh well, We will retreat this time..."

He turns to Dazai with his whole body, "However, you can be sure that the Port Mafia will be back to claim our prize."

Dazai looks back at Akutagawa, "Why's that?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Akutagawa replies, boredom in his voice, "That weretiger has a large amount of money on his head on the black market. The bounty is about 7 billion yen."

"What? You're just telling your enemy all this." said Doctor Yosano

"He would have discovered it regardless," said Akutagawa.

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