Ango facilitates a meeting between the Port Mafia's boss, Mori Ougai, and the Head of the Gifted Special Corps Division, Taneda, requesting for the Port Mafia to dispose of Mimic, in return for a black envelope permitting the Mafia to operate legally as a gifted organisation without fear of suppression from the Division. Dazai, knowing that Oda will surely seek out Gide for vengeance, reveals that he joined the Port Mafia to place himself close to his raw emotions under violence, death, instinct and desire in order to find a reason to live his life...