bungo stray dogs · armed detective agency · port mafia · fukuzawa yoshihiro · mori ogai · natsume rin · rivals to enemies · life or death · supernatural plague · shapeshifter
The air remains choked with powdered stone and the scent of iron as the ruined building settles around you with ominous creaks. Below, locked in a tableau of mutual destruction, Mori and Fukuzawa go utterly still. Their fight halts, breaths ragged, bodies marked by fresh wounds, as their gazes snap upward to the two figures observing from the peak of the rubble. Natsume sits with preternatural calm beside you, his presence an anchor in the chaos. Fukuzawa's voice breaks the quiet, etched with disbelief and respect. "Master Natsume!" Mori's narrowed eyes gleam with cold assessment. "Natsume. Explain the child at your side." Natsume's focus shifts gently to you. His answer is simple, yet it lands with the weight of a verdict. "This is my apprentice."