Chapter 42

Bestowing Sins Is God's Work is the 42nd chapter of the Bungou Stray Dogs manga.

Summary
In the underground prison of the Port Mafia, Dostoyevsky is tied down. The Mafia Executives begin to discuss on what Dostoyevsky's fate. A asks if he could be in charge of Dostoyevsky's interrogation to which Mori allows. A walks down with a knife and cuts the straps securing Dostoyevsky. A brings Dostoyevsky into a room and asks him to join him to take down Mori. Dostoyevsky declines and threatens to kill A. A smashes a wine bottle on his head and is infuriated. He explains his ability to Dostoyevsky and says that if he wants to keep on living he will have to put on a collar given by A. A leaves the room. Dostoyevsky is seen to be drying his hat as a young boy approaches him with towels to dry himself. The young boy, Topaz tells Dostoyevsky and explains his situation with A. Dostoyevsky laughs which frightens Topaz as his eyes are full of blood lust. Dostoyevsky suddenly sneezes and Topaz starts to tease him. Topaz says that it was his dream to become the boss of the Mafia which is the reason why he is a collared slave now. He explains that he was a slave and somehow drifted to the prisons of the mafia. He explains that he was glad that there were other people like him and hopes to escape from A. Topaz stops when he sees Dostoyevsky not listening at all. He asks if he is scared, to which Dostoyevsky says no. He says it is because his ability is 'the manipulation of consciousness and space.' The scene cuts back to A. Dostoyevsky proposes a card game to A. He says that if he loses the game, he will gladly put on the collar. The game begins and ends with Dostoyevsky winning. A, getting annoyed yells into the speaker to tell his subordinates to kill Dostoyevsky. But Dostoyevsky has already suppressed his comrades outside. A then laughs and says that they are in a secret base that Mori doesn't even know about; a ship in the middle of the sea. A then says that he knows what his ability is, as the conversation between him and Topaz was taped. A then decides that the only way to escape Dostoyevsky's consciousness is to commit suicide. The scene cuts to Topaz wondering if 'anemia man' is dead yet. He says that they are in a conflict of evil, but Dostoyevsky is not exactly evil. Suddenly Dostoyevsky appears behind him. Topaz is shocked that he escapes and asks how. Dostoyevsky says that its simple as his ability is not the power to maniulate space and consciousness. Dostoyevsky explains everything and Topaz runs out of the room to see where A is. A is seen hanging from the ceiling with a lamp cord around his neck; dead. Topaz then remembers everything that Dostoyevsky said that it all made sense now. Topaz is shocked that one of the five mafia executives were fooled so easily. Dostoyevsky then appears again and explains further on. He explains that his true intentions was to get a list that A had kept; a list that had all the Mafia's members ability including the Boss' on. Dostoyevsky then says that no one can know his plan and therefore he reaches his hand out and touched the top of Topaz's head and says that this is his true ability. Topaz falls forward dead but says that Dostoyevsky will definitely destroy the Mafia. Dostoyevsky leaves the room and says that 'next is the Port Mafia and then the Detective Agency.'

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Fyodor Dostoyevsky


 * Ougai Mori
 * A (debut)
 * Kouyou Ozaki
 * Topaz (debut)