[Oda always knew things about him that others didn’t— things that sometimes Dazai couldn’t even see himself. It’s something he’s accepted... welcomed even at times. While during others, it’s been a knife to the heart.

He takes another drink down with one gulp to prepare him for what comes next. It leaves him feeling the burn and the sting; but it makes the words easier to get out, while simultaneously stirring up the complicated feelings in his gut.]

Mmm. It wasn’t easy. Years of waiting... and somehow I survived to see it— the day when I finally kept my promise.

[There was something for him to be truly happy to live for at one time... huh.]