(adj) free of any contamination.

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"I MOST SINCERELY APOLOGIZE!!"

"H-Huh...?"

Y/n sipped on his (tea/coffee/hot drink) as the eldest Tanizaki, Jun'ichiro, continued to apologize to Atsushi for his behavior rather loudly. Currently, Y/n and a few others were at the cafe under the agency to take a small break. During this time, Tanizaki and his sister joined them, and Tanizaki took it as his chance to finally apologize to Atsushi about what happened this morning.

"It may have been just a test... but I was deeply rude to you," Tanizaki said, genuinely feeling guilty about the testing.

"Oh! N-No it's all right..." Atsushi stuttered, shocked on how nice and kind Tanizaki really was.

"Why are you groveling, Tanizaki?" Kunikida questions as he put his tea down for a second, "That was all part of the job."

"Indeed!" Dazai chimed in with a smile, "And so was that pompous way you finished it, yes?" He copied Kunikida's pose from this morning, teasing him, "'The Matchless Poet'!!"

Kunikida claimed with a small blush on his face out of embarrassment, "WH-?! NO!! Not at all!! That's just how I do it, all right?!"

"Dazai..." Y/n said in a small warning tone as he lifted his fork to eat his cake that was just brought out, "What did I tell you about teasing Kunikida for the day? Quit it."

Dazai huffed as he shuffled away from Kunikida with a pout, "Party pooper..."

Kunikida sighed, giving a nod to Y/n in appreciation before turning to Atsushi, "Regardless, lad... Starting today, you are now part of the agency. Do not do anything that interferes with others or besmirches our good name. I, and everyone else here, take that very seriously. Right, Dazai?"

"Ah, that bewitching server..." Dazai said in a daze with sparkles around him, "Were I to ask her to strangle me, I wonder if she would accept..."

"SILENCE, YOU DISSEMINATOR OF DICONTENT!!"

The bickering and laughter between Dazai and Kunikida continued, making everyone but Y/n sweatdrop. Y/n sighed once more out of tiredness as he gulped down his cake before turning to the arguing Kunikida and Dazai. He raised both of his fists and slammed them down on Dazai and Kunikida's head.

"OWCH!!"

"ACK-?!"

"You two better stop fighting, or, president help me, I just might go overtime because of you," Y/n grumbled, "Quit your fighting until another time, or at least when we're at the agency. Not. Here. Do I make myself clear?"

Kunikida and Dazai both shivered under Y/n's hidden gaze, "Y-Yes..." They both stuttered before sitting correctly in their seats.

Y/n gave the two a smile, which made them blush, as he leaned back into his seat once more. He let out a small huff before looking at the Tanizaki siblings and Atsushi. He sweatdropped when he noticed that Naomi had just introduced herself and was... groping her brother... again.

"...Fully connected by blood~!" Naomi cooed, "Our figures are almost exactly the same, right about here~"

"Y-Yes... Bu-But..." Atsushi stuttered before he was cut off.

"Naomi, you're doing it again," Y/n said in a calm yet stern tone, as he sipped on his drink once more.

Naomi paused for a second before realizing what she's doing. She jumped back and away from her brother, "I-I'm so sorry!!" She cried out as she kept her hands far away from her sibling, "I-I did it again! I'm sorry!!"

"I-It's okay, Naomi," Tanizaki said carefully as he was fully understanding of the situation, "H-Hey... It's alright, Naomi..."

Naomi covered her face as she shook her head, "No... It's not okay... I did it again..."

"Huh...?" Atsushi questioned, confused about what's happening.

Y/n let out a sigh making Atsushi turn to him, "Naomi and Jun'ichiro... let's just say had one of the worse mothers imaginable. Unfortunately, these two lived with her for so long that Naomi picked up some of her habits. I'm just glad that I found them when I did. If I hadn't, who knew how much damage their mother could've done to them."

Atsushi's eyes slightly widened, "O-Oh... I see..." He looked down at his hands, he then shook his head and look back up, deciding to change the subject, "So, what did all of you do before you joined the agency?"

Everyone turned silent, confusing Atsushi.

"What do you think we did?" Dazai asked leaned forwards on his hands, "Let us make a game of it. Try to guess what we all were before."

"Huh? Oh, uh..." Atsushi thought for a second before turning to the easiest guess, "Let's see... Tanizaki, were you and your sister students?"

"Oooh, good guess!" Tanizaki cheered.

"How did you know that?" Naomi questioned as she was internally grateful to take the heat off of her and onto a new subject.

Atsushi smiled, "Well, you look the part in that uniform, Naomi. Tanizaki isn't that much older than you, so... you know, I just figured."

Naomi chuckled, "Yep! I'm finishing up my first year in college and Tanizaki just finished!"

"Nice work," Dazai complimented, "What about Kunikida, then?"

"Knock it off! My previous work doesn't matter...!" Kunikida stated.

"Hmm..." Atsushi still went along with the guessing game, "A government official?"

Dazai chuckled, "Close~ He formerly taught mathematics at a licensed school.

"Wow!"

"It's in the past," Kunikida claimed, pushing up his glasses, "I hate to even recall it."

Atsushi chuckled a bit, imagining Kunikida as one of those very strict teachers at school. For some reason, Kunikida being a teacher really suited him.

"Now," Dazai started as he pointed to himself and Y/n, who was half asleep at this point, "What about me and N/n?"

"Huh?" Y/n mumbled as he snapped his head up from the table, although sleepily, but somehow still know what was going on around him.

"Dazai and Y/n...?" Atsushi wondered.

Atsushi thought that Dazai was going to be the hardest to guess. He didn't have a single clue on what they had done in the past, and their attire and personality didn't really fit anything that could be 'job' related. It just seems like working in the ADA fit them so well that anything else was hard to think of.

"Well..." Atsushi started, deciding to take a chance as he turned to Y/n first, making him perk up slightly, "For Y/n... a... brothel worker or a night club manager?"

Everybody turned deathly silent. Atsushi sweatdropped out of nervousness. He knew he shouldn't have said that. Has he offended Y/n in some way? Did the others know about his previous work? What's going on? Everything just started to freak Atsushi out. He didn't mean to offend anyone...

Everyone waited for Y/n's reaction. However, Y/n's eyes were covered, and no one was able to know what Y/n was thinking. Dazai clutched his hand into a fist as did Kunikida. They both knew how sensitive Y/n was when it comes to how he does his line of work. They just hoped that Y/n was okay.

"Pfft..."

Everyone's eyes widened as the relaxed.

"Hahaha~!" Y/n laughed as he covered his mouth with his hand, "Ahahaha!! Not even close, sweetie! Hahaha, that was something!"

Atsushi groaned in disappointment, "Were you a model then??"

Y/n laughed more as he leaned back, "Nope! I feel very honored though!"

Atsushi whined as he pouted. He turned to Dazai to study him only to come up with nothing. Man... why were these two the hardest to figure out?"

"It can't be done," Kunikida told Atsushi, "Dazai's and Y/n's prior vocation is one of the great mysteries of this agency."

"I think there was a prize for the first person who guesses it," Tanizaki claimed.

"It's true," Dazai said a he stole a bite of Y/n's cake, but only pout a bit since it wasn't sweet like he imagined it, "A rather heft purse too, as no one had claimed it."

Y/n nodded, "It'll even come out of mine and Dazai's wallets too," He stated, "However, guesses correctly, gets the money pot."

Atsushi perked up a bit, "How much is this pot, then?" He asked.

Y/n chuckled, "It currently stands at 700,000 yen! 350,000 yen from each of us~"

Atsushi abruptly stood up from his seat. Tanizaki flinched at the pure determination and speed Atsushi stood. The pure wanting of money on Atsushi's face made Y/n laugh even more, he couldn't help it.

"And I get it all if I guess correctly?" Atsushi questioned.

"A suicidal man never lies~" Dazai stated.

"That is if you get it correctly~" Y/n added.

Atsushi had a burst of energy, "Office worker?"

"No."
"Not at all."

"Lab researcher?"

"Nope."
"Nah-ah."

"Factory worker?"

"Nada."
"No."

"Writer?"

"Nah."
"Nope-nope."

"Actor?"

"No... but I like the sound of that!"
"I don't like crowds... but I did hear that they make a lot of money..."

Y/n continues to laugh to himself as he was clearly having fun. A small blush was planted on his cheeks since he was laughing so much. Kunikida had taken notice of Y/n's small blush, and his stern face soften slightly. It had been... a while since he seen that look on Y/n's face before. It was... cute.

"Give up~?" Dazai questioned, "Go ahead and add to the pot please~"

"GAH!" Atsushi cried out.

Tanizaki's phone rung for a second, he picked it up immediately and answered the call, "Hello? ... Huh?" He then turned to the group before him, "You have a job for us?" This caught the rest's attention.

Y/n's laughter died down to a small giggle, he wiped his eyes from the tears of laughter that was bubbling up, "This better be worth it," He stated before calming himself, "I was actually having a lot of fun here."

Y/n gave a lazy smile.

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A/N: Jun'ichiro had been removed as a love interest, instead he's platonic

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