Well, my stupid notes on the Mori-Fukuzawa agreement
"Fukuzawa-dono, you remember our agreement, right?" Mori said with a smile, clasping his hands together and resting them on his chin. The war had ended not long ago, and the espers had already begun to lick their wounds. Which meant it was time for the VDA to pay off its debts.
" I remember. But not Yosano. It's a request, not a condition", Fukuzawa can't do much. Every detective knew that he could end up in the mafia. But now there were only three people in the conference room: Yukichi, Rampo and Ogai.
"Since it's not Yosano..." The reddish eyes flashed, and Mori bared his teeth predatorily. Edogawa knew what he would say. The guy involuntarily moved closer to the director, but he couldn't calm down even when he felt the man's hand on his shoulder. The mafia boss slightly tilted his head to the side, "I want to take my son."
Fukuzawa felt something inside him snap. A son?... Hell, half of the agency is an orphan, how would he know who Ogai's child is?! His first thought was Dazai, but Yukichi immediately discarded that option. Atsushi? He's from an orphanage... That's quite possible. He knows the rest of the people's backgrounds, and there's definitely no place for Mori in them. The director turns to Rampo in a silent question. Atsushi? The boy shakes his head.
"But... Who?" Fukuzawa is tense, Edogawa can feel it. A rough palm squeezes the detective's shoulder, stroking it weakly. Ogai laughs, as if this is very appropriate.
"He is quite capable of saying it himself", Yukichi is even more confused. He again looked down at his protégé. A vague suspicion creeps into his soul, but it is definitely false. This can't be.
"I... I can explain, really", Rampo said quietly, as if he needed to justify himself. Ogai, it seems, was only amused by this scene.
The director involuntarily begins to compare. Yes, they are definitely similar. Very similar. He noticed this during his first meeting with the boy, but did not attach any importance to it, believing that he was simply imagining his former partner. But it still didn't fit in his head: a man who had served the law all his life turned out to be the son of a criminal, and what kind of a criminal?! Edogawa pressed himself against Yukichi, hugging him tighter.
"This is all very sweet, of course. But it's time for my son and me to go, the mafia business awaits," Mori mocked. Rampo looked at his father with hostility. Now their views were too similar, it was scary to be between these two fires. Fukuzawa forced himself to let go of Edogawa. The detective stood up and hugged Yukichi again, pressing his nose to his gray hair.
"I'll come back, dad, I promise..." he whispered quietly.
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