Bungo and Alchemist -Gears of Judgement- (文豪とアルケミスト 〜審判ノ歯車〜)

Again?

You're pathetic.

Think he's doing it deliberately?

If there was a girl watching, I'd be taking this more seriously.

Don't make excuses.

I mean it!

What's important is your concentration, right?

If you can only do your best when a girl's watching...

You're helpless anyway.

Panty flash!

What do you want to eat?

Some sit-down restaurant chain?

No.

I mean which chain.

"Exhibition of Unforgettable Literature" I vote ramen.

"Exhibition of Unforgettable Literature" Ramen doesn't count.

Yoji!

What are you doing?

Sorry, sorry.

"Exhibition of Unforgettable Literature"

"Setting Sun"

Settling... Sun?

You missed your stop?

And that's why you're late?

Were you too focused on your video game?

No.

Then was there a pretty girl?

No!

"Library"

Settling... Settling...

There're too many books! I have no idea where it could be.

"Ango Sakaguchi" "Sakunosuke Oda"

"Sakutaro Hagiwara" Wait, it's organized by author?

Settling Sun... Who wrote it?

Setting Sun.

The name of the book is Setting Sun.

How could you get that wrong?

Who are you?

The author is Osamu Dazai.

You don't know him? He's incredibly famous!

Dazai?

Remember the name.

Dazai.

Da. Za. I.

It's over there.

He was weird, and weirdly dressed.

"Setting Sun"

Wake up!

I can't believe it!

You fell asleep reading one of my books? Impossible!

How did you get in here?

Finish the damn book.

Someone with a brain like yours is going to forget it all immediately.

So you need to read the whole thing at once or you'll just forget.

Wh-Who are you?

If you don't finish the book, you won't be able to talk to them, right?

Shut up.

And anyway, you...

Huh?

"Setting Sun"

That book...

It's great, huh?

We've got similar tastes.

"Exhibition of Unforgettable Literature"

"Exhibition of Unforgettable Literature" Osamu Dazai was born to be an author.

"Chuya Nakahara" Osamu Dazai was born to be an author.

He caused no end of trouble for friends by going into debt.

When he couldn't pay his bar tab or inn tab,

he left Kazuo Dan at the inn and went to Tokyo to get money,

but Dazai never came back.

Why?

When Kazuo Dan got annoyed and went to Tokyo to look for him,

he found him playing shogi with Masuji Ibuse.

Like he'd forgotten he'd ever left his friend behind.

What a dick!

Shut up!

I didn't forget!

"Osamu Dazai"

There's no end of episodes

from Osamu Dazai's life that show what a degenerate he is.

He failed at two lovers' suicides,

killing both women.

What a loser.

Yeah.

There's no denying he's a loser who couldn't get along with others.

But...

...his works are wonderful.

Did he write all these?

If you ask me, it's simple.

Osamu Dazai just lacked the ability to get along in society.

But even so...

No, because of that,

he was able to leave all these wonderful works for the world.

He could write books because he was a loser?

Someone who's a slave to society could never write a work that shocked it.

That's what I think, anyway.

Wait!

When night falls, the moon feels so close here.

Even without the streetlights, you can read books by the moonlight.

You really like books.

Is that weird?

No.

It's like...

I'm jealous.

Of books.

Of books?

You only care about books.

I'll leave you behind!

I was happy... when you said you liked Setting Sun. The book.

This world is overflowing with entertainment.

Just looking at your phone will connect you to the world.

You have access to the finest works the world's ever produced.

In the modern world, it's so rare for people to choose books...

I'm not like that.

It was just chance.

No matter what the reason is, it's wonderful that you like books.

And if possible, I want you to read more.

More?

Every type of creative work is a light that makes your life wonderful.

For me, that light was books.

I'd be happy if that was true for you.

Today, let's learn about the writing of Chuya Nakahara.

Nakahara? He was in that exhibition.

I'm a big fan of his.

And if you asked me what makes him special,

I would say it's his skill at picking words.

He uses a limited amount of words to describe

an incredible amount of meaning.

Nobody has his level of talent when it comes to this...

That guy gets it.

What's wrong?

No, nothing.

You idiot! You got this part wrong!

How dumb do you have to be to screw up my poem?

Fix it!

Read books besides those of Osamu Dazai.

I wonder which one fits you best.

That's my book! You've got good taste!

Boy, a man's life is defined by his failure.

If you want to learn more, I suggest you read my books.

Listen, Ango, not everyone wants to live like you do.

What?

Corruption is the one constant of life.

In every era and every place,

man is condemned to corruption.

I say he should know that there's more to life!

If you have a path to follow, you don't need other possibilities.

You want a fight?

Do you?

"Setting Sun"

Listen, I still think I should've won the Akutagawa Prize.

Why?

Because I respect him the most!

What's that got to do with the prize?