[Dazai sets the glass down and reaches out to claim the same hand Sasako had offered him earlier, though his touch is light and he won't force it if she refuses.]

Because,[and he sounds Sure again, the same bombastic confidence he'd had when he approached her] instantly upon seeing you I was sure that I could die happily strangled by such a elegant beauty. And then when you had such strong hands, I knew it must be destiny!