Hearing Dazai confess to someone else once again, Nakahara Chuuya felt his heart was going numb, though perhaps it wasn't quite that numb after all.
Which is worse: never having had someone at all, or having them briefly before losing them? His drunk self would provide the answer.
Nakahara Chuuya made his choice.
The naked Dazai Osamu stared blankly and said, "Chuuya, what are you trying to do?"
Nakahara Chuuya only repeated over and over, "I like you. I like you."
Theme: Love is bittersweet.
