The Impostor Mafia

[10/10 chapters in the stockpile]

After his parents died, Chiba Haruki was sent to live with relatives in Tokyo. Unlike his twin brother, Chiba Haruki hid his supernatural ability from childhood. He grew up among ordinary people, trying hard to keep his grades average. Even the friend he grew up with was an ordinary type who could trip over their own left foot and fall face-first.

Until one day, on his way home, Chiba Haruki ran into a blood-soaked boy.

"I almost mistook you for someone else."

With a force that brooked no refusal, the other person snatched the phone from Chiba Haruki's hand before he could call the police.

Dazai Osamu was covered in blood, yet answered in an almost cheerful tone.

"Chiba-kun, you forgot. Today is your first day as an executive, and we're lovers."

That was also the day

Chiba Haruki, who was about to enter the police academy and become a real police officer, learned that his brother was the ruthless killer from the news, a member of the Mafia.

He was destined never to become a police officer.

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The Mafia, commonly known as the underworld, is an organization that brings together violence, money, and power.

After the war, a certain executive who always lowered his eyes and looked at people with a condescending air rose to prominence. Rumor had it that he committed every kind of evil wherever he went, and just one look from him was enough to make children cry at night.

To find his missing older brother, Chiba Haruki had no choice but to go to the Port Mafia and play his brother's role. According to information from Dazai Osamu, who claimed to be his "lover," his brother was supposed to be a cold-blooded man inside, a womanizer on the outside, and a terrible person who flirted with anyone he saw.

To maintain this persona, Chiba Haruki was always saying things like, "I'm worried about you," "Want to hold hands?" "Can you tell me what your type is?" and "Would you consider giving me a chance?"

Nakahara Chuuya: ...

Nakahara Chuuya, who knew the truth, remained expressionless.

The old [Chiba] was vicious and hot-tempered, and had sold Nakahara Chuuya out without hesitation countless times to achieve his goals. The current [Chiba] was cautious and overflowing with sympathy. He couldn't bring himself to hurt the child in his mission, and could only pretend to be expressionless, struggling not to throw up in this blood-soaked environment.

Would even an idiot fail to notice that the real Chiba had already been replaced?

But the boss's orders were orders. Though he had no idea why the leader had written a script for them, the loyal gravity manipulator took a deep breath, ignored Dazai Osamu's stifled laughter, and resignedly recited his lines.

"Shut up, Haruki," he said.

"At least take off the ring on your hand before you say that. Aren't you already married?"

A stunned Chiba Haruki looked at Dazai Osamu, his eyes seeming to say, "If I'm married, then what are you supposed to be?"

-

It begins with coaxing and trickery, and ends with coaxing and trickery, too.

For the Mafia, once they decide they want someone, they will stop at nothing to get them.

Mori Ougai, who had originally only wanted to switch out an executive, propped his chin on his hand. After hearing what his subordinates had been up to lately, he finally said the line:

"You seem to have gone a little too far lately. Are these really the only two roles you could leave for me?"

"So am I the deaf neighbor now, or the cowardly husband?"

2025.5.25

*Cover art by @anomal

#Multiple endings#

#In short, it's a story about someone trying to find clues to his brother's whereabouts, having no choice but to grit his teeth and pretend to be his brother, impersonating a Mafia executive, and forcing a good person to become a... story? #

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