One day, Arakabuto, the power that had been sleeping inside Chuuya, miraculously awakened to self-awareness. It quietly broke free of its Host and took the form of a boy filled with curiosity about the world.
New to the mortal world, he was bewildered and helpless, knowing nothing about his surroundings. As he wandered through the bustling streets, his striking looks attracted all kinds of unsavory attention.
Just as he was about to fall into the hands of human traffickers, Arakabuto revealed his true form and transformed into a giant beast, sweeping all the villains away with unstoppable force.
The detective agency rushed to the scene and was stunned by the familiar sight.
The black-mud gremlin stroked his chin. "You look kind of familiar... May I ask who you are?"
Arakabuto replied, "I'm looking for my master. Do you know where my master is?"
The black-mud gremlin slapped his thigh. "What a coincidence! I'm your master. Come home with me!"
"Since I can't make Chuuya my dog, I'll just kidnap his ability instead." The black-mud gremlin later put it that way.
Arakabuto settled in at the detective agency and soon won everyone's affection.
On the first day, he accidentally burned all the agency's furniture.
On the second day, he accidentally burned all the files.
On the third day, he accidentally burned down the entire agency.
The agency members said, "It's okay, little one. You're just a little monster."
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Meanwhile, Chuuya, a Mafia executive who had lost his ability, was suffering from unprecedented anxiety and irritability.
He knew that if he couldn't get Arakabuto back, his position would be in jeopardy.
One day, he ran into his nemesis, the black-mud gremlin, on the street, with the elegant boy following close behind.
Watching the black-mud gremlin dote on the boy made Chuuya cringe.
The black-mud gremlin said, "Does he look familiar? This is your ability. Now he only listens to me."
Chuuya: "???"
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A few days later, Chuuya led his men into the detective agency and found the runaway Arakabuto.
Before they set out, the furious Chuuya had thought of a hundred ways to make his runaway ability submit, including but not limited to scolding him, using force, or simply knocking him out and carrying him away.
But the human-shaped Arakabuto was sitting quietly on the bed. He looked at Chuuya with stars in his eyes. "You're so beautiful."
In that instant, Chuuya's anger vanished without a trace.
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Later, Chuuya lured Arakabuto back to the Mafia with a piece of candy.
His thinking changed from "How do I catch my runaway ability and make him obey?" to "How do I comfort my ability and become friends with him?"
However, faced with the Mafia's collection of oddballs, Arakabuto looked frightened and resistant. "I want to go back to the detective agency."
Chuuya snapped, "You're my ability. I'm your master."
Arakabuto said, "You're lying. Dazai is. Take me back to Dazai."
Chuuya: "..."
Later still, Chuuya's thoughts changed again: "I have an ability who won't listen to me. How do I make him forget that stinking black-mud gremlin and think only about me?"
Theme: No matter what kind of person you become, you must have a moral baseline.