Even if he uncovered Ango's "betrayal" very soon into the story, even after finding out who Mimic were, even when, he didn't put two and two together, the way ADA Dazai does and we constantly see. ![]() The perfect part of his life, the most normal part of it, was abruptly taken away. Oda was too good at surviving because, regretful or not, he had an assassin past to back him up, an ability literally related to the future that was like winning the lottery, and the will to live, so, he was untouchable in his eyes. It's like he never thought there was a possibility his friends could get taken away: Ango, in his own ways, was just good at what he did (the proof is in how he's still standing LOL) and probably too boring for him to consider he was a triple agent, yet he ended up being "a traitor" (in Dazai's eyes). For someone as smart and brilliant as Dazai, he didn't have a clue Mori was behind the entire charade, like he trusted Oda's ability to survive, until he came to the realization that his death was something meant to happen since the very beginning. This is very common when someone close to you dies, you blame yourself somehow, like you didn't do enough. He probably felt guilt, for being the reason Oda joined the Port Mafia in the first place, and for feeling like he could've done more to avoid his death. I wonder how Dazai's grieving process was like. ![]() It's up to him to see if he will ever truly redeem himself, and we have yet to look at the world through his own point of view, to see what sort of qualities he has inside. Even though his current self is in the good side and he's helped Yokohama with his intellect, he remains a morally gray character, the most balanced between good and bad. Dazai, as genius as he is, also has a past of murderānot for his survival but for some sort of thrill, and played a big part in the infamous cycle of abuse in this story. Possessing these qualities helped him find his purpose, pushed by Natsume. He didn't seem to spend much time in jail, though). Fukuzawa offering to get him out of jail in exchange for information and him refusing to leave. Oda had some kidness hidden inside of him, had a sense of justice and felt the need to deal with the consequences of his past mistakes from a young age (Ex. So, you can say Oda saw his hopelessness in someone else, who was also just a teenager like he had been, even though they were very different from each other. ![]() From their first meeting, Oda figured Dazai was most likely involved in sketchy things which meant he was dangerous, and still decided to help him. Oda, on the other hand, saw him like "a child who was about to burst into tears". Dazai, just like Oda, was also seen as a teenager who already looked empty, but, his emptiness, because of the job he executed in quite a terrifying way was often linked to his own dark intentions, to some inner evilness. With Oda and Dazai, we know nothing about their childhoods, just that they ended up in the dark side somehow (How did Dazai get in Mori's hands after his suicide attempt? Why has he in that environment? Who knows! Until Asagiri gives us that Dazai background story light novel lol). What happened to Oda for him to become an assassin? Did he have a family? In the same novel, Ranpo, who's the focus, is mentioned to be wandering by himself and barely surviving because his parents passed away, but he did live a good life with them before they died. ![]() I found these parts so heartbreaking, since these descriptions came with no other information.
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