[And yet, he cannot mask the more pronounced surprise that comes with Nikolai’s second revelation. Even as he tries to recover his composure, the fact is that the shock is enough for Dazai’s eyes to widen, even just for a moment.
…That does sound like something he would do, and he can’t help but be proud of the previous Dazai, no matter how narcissistic that sounds. It simply meant that he was able to uphold his promise, even in another world.
But what makes for a larger surprise is —]
My, we must have ended up being close if you ended up learning about that bar.
[It’s not a secret, but he has never told anybody else in the present about Lupin. It’s a remnant of the past, and thus Dazai associates it with the past. He can’t help but feel vulnerable suddenly, knowing that Nikolai has learned about that place from a source that wasn’t exactly him.]
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…That does sound like something he would do, and he can’t help but be proud of the previous Dazai, no matter how narcissistic that sounds. It simply meant that he was able to uphold his promise, even in another world.
But what makes for a larger surprise is —]
My, we must have ended up being close if you ended up learning about that bar.
[It’s not a secret, but he has never told anybody else in the present about Lupin. It’s a remnant of the past, and thus Dazai associates it with the past. He can’t help but feel vulnerable suddenly, knowing that Nikolai has learned about that place from a source that wasn’t exactly him.]