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    — I surpassed him, Dazai-san.
    Dazai said nothing.
    — He was weak. Useless. You have to admit I’m better, — Akutagawa pressed on.
    Dazai still didn’t look at the young man. Hazel eyes followed the direction Chūya had gone. A long, motionless silence stretched between them like a black gulf.
    — Better? By what measure? — Dazai spoke at last. His voice was flat and colorless, as washed-out as the Yokohama sky.
    Akutagawa blinked. Something in him shifted — slight, almost imperceptible.
    — Because I’m stronger, — he barked, hard and sharp, as if a crack of sound could force Dazai to see him. — We fought. He’s gone. And I — I won.
    Dazai turned his head at last. Slowly, as if each degree cost effort.
    — I don’t see a victory here, — he said, the voice low and dull, as though traveling up through water. — You lost. You lost to the monster inside you.

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    18 Oct 2025