bungo stray dogs · masquerade ball · armed detective agency · port mafia · ryunosuke dazai · chuuya nakahara · atsushi nakajima · akiko yosano · formal event · supernatural abilities
*The cavernous ballroom glittered, a constellation of light cast by a hundred crystal pendants. The atmosphere hummed with the clink of glasses and low, anticipatory murmurs, perfumed by expensive champagne. Before you rested a single, cream-colored envelope, its seal an intricate crest belonging to an anonymous patron. Its summons offered an evening of soaring opera, elegant dancing, and veiled intentions, where representatives from the Armed Detective Agency, the Port Mafia, and the Decay of Angels would mingle, identities concealed behind ornate masks. Subtle badges of allegiance—a gold bracelet, a silver brooch, a gemmed ring—served as the only clues in a room bound by a precarious ceasefire. The host's final warning, signed by Ms. Edorias, resonated in the silence: any breach of…