Crossover Anime: How a Shameless Person Lives

While the CCG's attention was drawn to Parasyte, Yoshimura Eto began a frenzied expansion.

Mercury, on the other hand, also arrived at the circus.

Looking at the circus set up in the middle of the construction site, he felt like he had seen it somewhere before.

It must be an illusion; all circuses look the same.

But this building sign, is it Yukinoshita's house?

A circus opened its doors at a construction site under the snow.

That's quite impressive.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect there to be so many people here."

Looking at the packed circus, Yuki-onna Fuyuki gave an apologetic look.

There are people everywhere rushing to buy supplies right now.

But the circus was unusually packed.

That's really strange.

"Well, it doesn't matter, as long as there's alcohol."

As Mercury spoke, he poured wine into his mouth.

They didn't take this anomaly seriously at all.

Perhaps this circus has something unique about it?

It's a pity that the Snow Woman's family's heirloom sake is no longer available.

The drink she's having now was one she bought for herself at the supermarket.

It's all Tomie's fault for being inherently evil!

……

After the two entered the circus and found their seats, the performance officially began.

A fat man wearing a black suit and a tall hat walked onto the stage.

With arms outstretched and an exaggerated expression, he shouted, "Welcome, distinguished guests, to the Babirus Grand Circus!"

Tonight, you will all travel with me to the world of dreams!

First up is a lively clown acrobatic performance!

Each shout was louder than the last, and after the introduction, the speaker bowed and stepped down from the stage.

Immediately afterwards, the three clowns stepped on the ball and rolled to the center of the stage.

"It's not very professional."

Watching the three clowns perform, Mercury said something.

The sense of déjà vu is getting stronger and stronger.

I have a feeling like I've seen it somewhere before.

"Maybe it's just a performance on purpose," Yuki-onna Fuyuki replied with a smile.

He leaned closer to Mercury.

But no sooner had he finished speaking than one of the clowns made a mistake.

It fell directly off the big ball and landed on the stage, where it remained motionless.

The audience below the stage was immediately amused and burst into laughter.

After a while, the clown still didn't move.

He was immediately pulled backstage by the other two clowns.

"Holy crap! I remember now!"

Seeing this familiar scene, Mercury finally remembered where he had seen this circus before!

Isn't this just like Junji Ito's "The Circus is Coming"?

No wonder that fat guy looked so familiar.

Next, will the "source of all evil" make its appearance?

After realizing that this was an unusual event, Mercury was actually quite expectant.

Looking around, I realized that these men were probably all there for that woman in the group!

Not only Mercury realized the truth, but Yukinoshita Haruno, who was sitting in the back row, also sensed that something was wrong.

She definitely didn't see wrong.

The clown landed on the back of his head, and there was a pool of blood on the stage.

They were absolutely dead.

But the others seemed to completely take it as a performance.

Although she didn't know why, she guessed that there was definitely something wrong with this circus!

Human trafficking? Or early childhood training?

……

"Next up is a tightrope walking performance by Leilia, the face of the troupe!"

The fat regimental commander stepped in again to smooth things over.

Immediately afterwards, a beautiful girl appeared.

With fair and delicate skin, a pretty face, and wearing a beautiful dress, she stood on the constructed wire platform.

Her appearance silenced the room, and everyone stared at her.

It was as if their arrival was solely for this girl.

Aside from women, and... Mercury.

"Hahaha! It's true!"

In the quiet setting, Mercury's laughter was particularly noticeable.

Ignoring everyone around her, she patted the Snow Woman Fuyumi beside her and said, "I really thank you for bringing me here."

Snow Woman Deep Winter was unaware of what had happened. Seeing the angry gazes around her, she subconsciously covered Mercury's mouth.

This scene seems familiar.

Yukino Yukinoshita also noticed the figure that stood out from the others.

He glanced at the bodyguard beside him.

Their attention was also drawn to the woman on stage named Lelia.

It was as if I had been bewitched by some unimaginable magic.

"That's ridiculous. For safety's sake, I'd better go first."

After memorizing the appearance of the laughing boy, Yukinoshita Haruno got up and left.

That's so weird.

Let's hire a few female detectives to investigate.

The laughter from the audience and the departure of the audience did not affect Leilia's performance in the slightest.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the tightrope walking performance was quickly completed.

……

"Damn it! I should have noticed that sooner!"

Looking at the boy with his mouth covered in the audience, the fat leader backstage couldn't help but reveal a ferocious expression.

He stared intently at Mercury.

The intense vortex emanating from him felt like it was tearing his soul out of his body!

That thing has a son too?!

"No, I have to test the waters."

After thinking it over, the chubby troupe leader still didn't want to give up on the performance.

This isn't in that small town; these are just humans bearing the vortex mark.

Could he possibly use the power of vortexes?

Thinking it over, he quietly walked to Mercury's seat with heavy steps and sat down.

They chatted like ordinary onlookers.

"How was it, sir? Leilia's performance was pretty good, wasn't it?"

"Not bad? It's just so-so. Being played like a puppet. Want a drink?" Mercury said casually.

Did anyone notice this fat regimental commander?

Would you dare sit next to him?

I really don't know how to write the word "death".

The fat circus leader's fake smile froze even more, and the fierce light in his small eyes almost overflowed: "Sir, you must be joking. Leilia is the jewel of the Babyrus Circus, how could she be a puppet?"

"Don't you know whether I'm a puppet or not?" Mercury slowly turned his head.

The snow woman, Shen Dong, who had been drawn to the absurd performance on stage, also lost her attention.

He looked at the fat regimental commander with an unfriendly expression.

Just now, three more people died on stage.

Although the audience was discussing it enthusiastically, they didn't seem to care.

She now regrets bringing Mercury to this circus performance.

"Ahem, that's just because they're not skilled enough, it has nothing to do with me." The fat leader laughed twice, then asked with a serious expression, "I haven't offended 'Vortex,' have I?"

Upon hearing this, Mercury was immediately stunned.

He squinted and reached out to grab the fat regimental commander's shoulder.

"Whirlpool? Tell me, which whirlpool?"

The temperature around Yuki-onna plummeted in the depths of winter.

Although she couldn't understand their conversation, she could sense the tense atmosphere.

The fat leader's fake smile completely crumbled, a hint of barely perceptible fear mingling with the fierce glint in his small eyes: "Who else could it be? It's that monster from Black Den Town! You bear His mark; you're His offspring?"

"The monsters of Black Nest Town?" Mercury's fingers tightened, and the fat captain's shoulders cracked as his bones snapped.

For some reason, he felt inexplicably angry when he heard the word "monster".

Ignoring the word "bastard," he continued, "Tell me everything you know."

"you do not know?"

The fat regimental commander was clearly taken aback, and his eyes turned to pity.

"So that's how it is, you escaped by accident? Hey! Wait, let me explain, don't get excited!"

Feeling the clothes and skin on his shoulders suddenly turn into fine salt, the fat leader quickly said, "You've been branded with the 'Vortex' label. Don't you ever feel like sometimes you really want to go back to that place?"

After saying that, she twisted her body, trying to break free from Mercury's grasp.

If he had known that this boy had such a strange ability, he wouldn't have come.

That's outrageous.

"I really want to go back." Mercury nodded.

Sometimes, he would unconsciously have the urge to go back and visit.

That idea wasn't strong; it was just a sudden whim.

I didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"Hehe." The fat commander chuckled twice and said, "When you have this kind of thought, it means you can't escape anymore. This thought will only grow stronger, or you'll be drawn into the 'whirlpool' because of some events."

"ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ……"

Mercury didn't reply, but simply released him without a word.

What's with this sense of déjà vu?

It's like a male protagonist who's just going through the motions suddenly receiving a main quest.