[ Dazai falls silent for awhile. He stares ahead without really seeing what's before him. He opens his mouth, then closes it, for once seeming entirely uncertain of what to say. What to say, how much to say... But eventually he seems to come to a conclusion, and he shakes his head, ]
Mori-san was never cut out to be the Port Mafia's Boss. I told him when he first assumed the position... I thought this role would suit him better.
[ As always, Dazai knows what's best for the people around him as much as he does who's best suited to the roles he needs filled.
It's something that others would find difficult to understand, but Dazai does. He would be happier as a doting father than a leader. But everyone has their role to play, and in the original world that was his; in this world, it belongs to Dazai. ]
As to how it occurred, it's a bit of a long story, but the previous director was killed by a boy who had been raised there. That boy was under my direct command at the time, and I was obliged to take responsibility for him and find a replacement. Mori-san fit the bill, so I decided to spare him in exchange for assuming the role of the new director. I would have the world at large believe I had assassinated him, and he would be able to live freely.
[ He stops there there. It doesn't answer the question of when, much less any others that it might have brought on, but that alone is quite a bit to take in. ]
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[ Dazai falls silent for awhile. He stares ahead without really seeing what's before him. He opens his mouth, then closes it, for once seeming entirely uncertain of what to say. What to say, how much to say... But eventually he seems to come to a conclusion, and he shakes his head, ]
Mori-san was never cut out to be the Port Mafia's Boss. I told him when he first assumed the position... I thought this role would suit him better.
[ As always, Dazai knows what's best for the people around him as much as he does who's best suited to the roles he needs filled.
It's something that others would find difficult to understand, but Dazai does. He would be happier as a doting father than a leader. But everyone has their role to play, and in the original world that was his; in this world, it belongs to Dazai. ]
As to how it occurred, it's a bit of a long story, but the previous director was killed by a boy who had been raised there. That boy was under my direct command at the time, and I was obliged to take responsibility for him and find a replacement. Mori-san fit the bill, so I decided to spare him in exchange for assuming the role of the new director. I would have the world at large believe I had assassinated him, and he would be able to live freely.
[ He stops there there. It doesn't answer the question of when, much less any others that it might have brought on, but that alone is quite a bit to take in. ]