Crossover Anime: How a Shameless Person Lives

"Old Dean~"

Tomie, beaming with joy, opened her arms and gave the old director a big hug.

Mercury, standing to the side, began humming a more cheerful tune.

"Old Dean, the General Martial Arts Academy you introduced to us is really good; everyone there is a talented person."

"Haha, as long as you're happy. Let's go, it's time for dinner." The old director laughed and led the two inside.

But deep doubts lurked in his eyes.

The two of them don't come back often, let alone in just a few days.

And then there's Aite, who's always running around outside. I don't know what he was looking for so enthusiastically before.

As a former great detective, although he is old and his mind has declined somewhat, he still figured something out.

Is there something that could threaten these children's lives?

Or something that threatens the life of this old man?

Ghouls?

No, Aite is...

The old dean, lost in thought, let out a barely perceptible sigh.

This shitty world.

"What's wrong?" Mercury looked at the old headmaster with a puzzled expression.

"It's nothing. Did you really come back just to see this old man?"

The old dean slowly raised his head and looked at the two children in front of him.

"Of course."

"Really?" the old dean asked again.

Mercury: "..."

……

"Are you aware of the numerous murder cases that have occurred across the country?"

After a long silence, Mercury decided to tell the truth.

The old dean's questioning made him change his mind about searching alone.

Thinking about it carefully, even if you search the entire orphanage, you can't guarantee that a parasite won't come in the future.

This method is incredibly foolish.

It would be better to just tell the old dean the truth.

Although the former dean has retired, he still has connections.

Sooner or later, the truth that has been covered up will come to light.

……

Are you aware that there have been many murders across the country?

Upon hearing this, the old dean paused slightly in his steps.

"Murder case..." he repeated softly, his gaze slowly falling on Tomie's face before moving to Mercury.

"Of course I know the government is suppressing information, but they can't keep it from this old guy like me."

Mercury whistled softly and said in a relaxed tone, "Not ghouls, not criminal groups, but parasites."

Upon hearing this, the old dean frowned.

"What is that?"

Parasite?

He had seen many strange creatures when he was young.

But I've never heard of the name Parasite before.

"Is it the kind of thing that sucks human blood, grows branches on its neck, and has red blood cells on it?" the old dean asked.

In his memory, this was the only one that could be associated with a name like "Parasyte".

Everything else has nothing to do with the name Parasyte.

"Your life is certainly colorful," Mercury remarked.

Isn't that something from Junji Ito's collection?

I've even met the former dean before.

outrageous.

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"No, it's more troublesome than that." Mercury's joking expression vanished, and his tone became serious.

"They descend from spores in the atmosphere, and the larvae burrow into people's ears and noses, crawling all the way to the brain, eating up the host's brain tissue, and then taking its place."

He paused, then gently tapped his temple with his fingertip.

"They are completely indistinguishable from normal people in appearance. They can control the deformation of their heads, like a knife with a rope attached. They feed on humans, but only on 'pure humans' who have not been parasitized. They are intelligent, can think, can lurk, and can even organize themselves..."

"Huh? How come I didn't know that?" Tomie, who was standing next to her, was shocked.

He looked at Mercury in disbelief.

She had no idea about any of these things.

I thought it would harden like those dead fish eyes.

I didn't expect it to be so dangerous.

"You're the most dangerous one, aren't you?"

Mercury thought to himself, then continued, "The scariest thing is that they think they're the cleaners of the earth, humans are the virus, and they... you know."

The old dean fell silent.

"So... this is what Aite has been looking for lately?"

Humans really can poke and prod anything.

"Um... time to eat."

Matsuzaka Satou walked over and looked at the group of people who seemed to be discussing something.

I only vaguely heard something about danger.

"Um."

Three... The two of them tacitly kept quiet about it.

After observing the children for a while after dinner, and confirming that they had not been parasitized, Mercury took his leave.

The parasites of today are either already parasitized or dead.

There are no larvae.

There's no need to observe any further.

……

After the two left, the old dean gave Matsuzaka Satou and the others a warning.

They didn't say much, just advised against going out alone at night and to stay away from strangers.

They then pulled out several modified fruit knives from the cabinet.

"Sugar, distribute these knives, put one in each room, and hide them under your pillow."

"Huh?" Matsuzaka Satou was genuinely shocked this time.

He stared blankly at the few knives.

"Just in case," the old dean said.

He has never lacked the courage to make decisive decisions.

One can only say that he is a detective who came from that chaotic era.

Their handling methods are all unique.

Matsuzaka Sugar: "..."

Perhaps, she should keep a closer eye on Qiong.

She must not be put in any danger!

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