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I'm...I'm afraid that there isn't much I can do for a fight. I can protect the both of us for a moment with my ice powers if it gets back.

[And yet, based on her face, even that was questionable.]

Although, I can heal you if you get injured.

I appreciate the thought, but I don't think you can.

[He cheerfully spreads out his hands, as if he's about to perform the magic trick. The joviality feels out of place with the entire situation, truthfully.]

No skill or special ability works on me. But don't worry - I've been in worse situations than this!

Are you sure?

[Despite how casual he seems, it just only made Yukina worried. So much so, she wasn't paying attention to someone moving closer to them.]

What makes you think that I can't...?

Ah, guess it would be best just to show you. If I may...?

[He then motions to hold up one of Yukina's hands - as careful as he can, as a gentleman should act. So far, nothing seems to have changed, but...]

Now try casting magic.

[Whether it's healing powers or ice powers, whatever Yukina would try to cast immediately fizzles out in a white glow, as if the magic simply unravels apart before it even gets a chance to form.]

That is my own ability, "No Longer Human." It's a bit troublesome, you see - it's always on, even when I'm asleep.

[As she did what she was told, she raised one of her hands up to her face. Not really expecting much, she simply was in awe at the ice that shattered around her. While it wasn't a lot, it was enough to make her momentarily frozen in place.]

How did that...?

She wasn't sure what happened but that's when she realized the creature nearby. With it shrieking, it was coming ever so closer to them!]

That’s my special power, so to speak. [Dazai says it like he has given this explanation a thousand times.] Whether it’s a magic or a special skill, none of those things would ever work on me.

[Unfortunately Dazai’s special powers do not include superhuman senses, and even he jolts in surprise at the sudden appearance of the monster charging at them.]

Watch out!

[Thankfully, he manages to see it just in time. He covers Yukina as he dives down, barely dodging its attack.]

We’ll have to make a run for it, now!

[It was still a strange concept to her. To know that there was a power that could amplify someone's power was unheard of. She was always so used to seeing Yusuke having various items to ensure he gets stronger but this...?

Before she could say anything, she found herself being covered. Looking around, she grabbed his hand without thinking. Quickly, she found herself running out of the alley in hopes that there was nothing around them.]

Do you know where any houses nearby?

Not whose owners that I know of, but we don’t really have a choice!

[It’s the least of his problems anyway: he’s perfectly able to barge into house they might need with his trusty lockpick. However, he can’t just use any house: not all residences are safe houses, and there’s a good chance the monsters would just follow them inside.

But they can’t also just run foreveer.]

Wait here. [He motions a finger to Yukina to be quiet as they turn into a corner. There’s a discarded soda can Dazai could use, and he throws that in the opposite direction in hopes the noise would distract it.]

[That was the least of her worries. She can apologize to them later. Right now, they just needed to be safe. Although, she wasn't too sure what she could do for them if they were upset. That was something she needed to figure out for later.

Right now, as she waited for him to throw said soda can in the opposite direction, that was when the creatures follow suit. Without saying another word, she looked at him before gesturing him to go.]

Shall we...? [She said in a low whisper.]

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