Random Thoughts About BSD

this is very long so yeah, hope you don't get bored

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Topic right now is: The Book and Beast Au

(I'm just gonna mess with you all but I hope you get what I'm thinking. These are just speculations.)

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I've been wondering about this for so long, so let me ramble about my thoughts regarding the BSD MULTIVERSE (real plot and beast)

SPOILERS ABOUT THE MANGAS OF BEAST AU AND BSD

I have read BEAST until the latest chapter so I want to talk about this particular thing: Dazai Having the Book.

By now, we all know that Dazai created timelines in BEAST AU. He created those timelines because he still couldn't move on from Odasaku and tried to make his reality a place where he can continue living with him. Now here's the thing.

In the main plot, THE BOOK is the main objective of everyone because the book has an ability to alter reality by writing your own story in it. It can even create non-existing people.

In Season 2 of BSD: The Dark Era, it was mentioned there that Odasaku was planning to become an author, which is the main reason why he doesn't kill anymore for a certain man told him: "To write novels is to write about humans". He was reading a novel that time, the novel being the main spark of his dream to become an author. The owner of the book is NATSUME SOSUKE. YES. ODA MET HIM. The book had three parts but the third one was missing.

That mystery man (which I know myself is actually Natsume) told Oda that he should be happy not finding out the ending of the story because the third part IS NOT A HAPPY ONE. However, Oda still had the last part because it was GIVEN TO HIM by the author, but with the last pages missing. He told Oda to write his own ending for it.

If you look at this situation closely, you'll notice how THE BOOK is somehow TALKING ABOUT BSD'S CURRENT SITUATION. The third part of the novel is the current arc of BSD, where they're all in shambles. The missing pages of the book are those PAGES that the DOA is looking for, and they managed to grab one. However, one isn't enough to conclude it so they needed to make use of it wisely until they find the rest.

What does this all have to do with Beast?

The characters in the main plot became AUTHORS. They became the authors of their own world, trying to "CORRECT" and put a "CONCLUSION" to the story of BSD based on their beliefs. I saw that the Book's title is actually "STRAY DOGS", which made me think that the Book is BSD's Story in general! (go here, this post made me realize that) BUT Asagiri (the actual author of BSD) isn't the one putting an end to it, it's his characters!

So, if that was the case, then that would explain why BEAST AU EXISTS, because DAZAI CREATED IT.

DAZAI already knew very well where he could find the book because it was close to him the whole time. He figured out that ODA WAS THE KEY TO EVERYTHING.

Beast AU was created because this is where he devise a plan for the following arcs of BSD but out of Dazai's desire to live with Odasaku again, he used that opportunity yet none of them worked out. HE GOT GREEDY. And the current BEAST Timeline would be the last because Dazai finally managed to let go of it and instead made a HAPPY ENDING FOR EVERYONE but WITHOUT HIM.

I'm kind of crying over this because this only means that DAZAI is the only author in BSD that can give them the happy ending they deserve, but maybe, without him. Dazai saw that his existence, the job of his existence is to put an end to the conflict and give them the happy ending (which is why he's the most intelligent character, he can already see the future for the love of asagiri). That if he can't have the happy ending he wanted, then he'll let them have theirs. Also probably because of the thoughts going on in Dazai's head. They may be telling him that he can never get a happy ending for his own, and that it is time for him to let go because he's been greedy enough.

It's called Bungou Stray Dogs or Literary Stray Dogs in English because the part of being AUTHORS in real life HAPPENS in the Series. But I think the book in the BSD SERIES is called "Stray Dogs" because it refers to the characters being led astray, trying to find their place. And one person, the author, is the only person that can show them the path, which is Dazai.

You'll get it because if you haven't noticed, Odasaku gave Dazai the way to ADA. Now Dazai is giving them the way out in the conflict. They've been the guides, the AUTHORS after all.. And there's one more, Natsume, the owner of the book is THE MENTOR OF BOTH THE MAFIA AND AGENCY'S BOSSES. They're all authors, the people who guide the characters how the story will turn out.

And this one's kinda far from the topic (i think??) but they say atsushi is the guide towards the book, right? Didn't Dazai entrust the book to them (aku and him) so no one else would do the same thing like he did? That would totally make sense why he's the guide in the real plot, just as Dazai had written in BEAST. However, he also needed to confirm their compatibility in the main plot for himself so he made the two work together instead of making them fight like in BEAST.

Basically, beast is where Dazai Osamu devised a plan for his original world, and at the same time tried his best to live without regrets. He tried to see if there was any way he could live with Oda again, and he gave Akutagawa a chance to become a better person, rather than the person he has become under his guidance.

I know what I've rambled about is quite the obvious so sorry for taking your time lol but anyways, hope you get what I wanted to say!

I also want to research about singularity and abilities, mostly about Dazai because this guy is too important in the series.

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