Ango gasps, a noise that he would have thought would have been reserved for those far younger than him. As it were, he has no idea that Dazai would come back in such a state. Ango walks forward, his spectacles magnifying the tragedy of his friend.

"Dazai," he murmurs. "You're back far too soon. Whatever happened to—"

Dazai wheezes in laughter.

It is a harsh sound that freezes Ango in his tracks.

"I'm going to kill Kunikida Doppo." Dazai rolls on the ground like a wraith out of Hell. "I'm going to kill him!"