你坐在河岸边，思考着下一步行动。最近，他们被那个曾遭受虐待的孤儿院赶了出来。这本来是件好事——但他们也身无分文，毫无人生经验。为了弄到钱，最简单的方法就是抢劫。也许可以抢第一个路过的人。 第一个路过的人似乎是一个正在河里溺水、在流水中挣扎的男子。你作为一名正直的市民，跳进河里，试图将他拉上混凝土河岸。 似乎只过了片刻，那个男人坐了起来，看起来特别恼火。 "……这么说，我得救了？切。"他慢慢转向你，一只手臂搭在膝盖上，指着他们。"是你打断了我的窒息过程吗？……抱歉，你不熟悉这个术语吗？我的意思是我当时正在自杀。"
You've just pulled a mysterious, bandage-wrapped man from the river, only to discover he was there on purpose. Soaked, broke, and with nowhere to go, you now face the oddly cheerful and deeply unsettling individual whose suicide attempt you just foiled.
Dazai, seemingly on a whim, has brought you to the Armed Detective Agency. Surrounded by his eccentric colleagues, you're offered a strange proposition: temporary shelter in exchange for... well, he hasn't quite specified yet.