Crossover Anime: How a Shameless Person Lives

The current time is exactly 8 PM.

Welcome to today's weather report—no, welcome to today's hunting report.

At this moment, on a road somewhere in Tokyo.

A figure was pedaling a bicycle, running wildly.

"I'm going to be late! I'm going to be late!"

Aki Tomoya pedaled his bicycle furiously, the chain squeaking and groaning.

He was going to work at the convenience store and was about to be late.

"Damn parasites, if it weren't for these monsters, the city wouldn't be so heavily guarded."

He was pedaling and complaining, completely unaware of the car approaching from behind.

The car headlights suddenly blazed on behind Aki Tomoya, the stark white light pinning his shadow to the road ahead.

Immediately afterwards, a violent crash echoed through the silent street.

Aki Tomoya's body flew out like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the asphalt road.

Blood instantly covered the road.

The black sedan then came to a smooth stop, and the door opened.

Mercury, wearing a mask, slowly walked down and stood in front of him.

Fortunately, because of the parasites, there are hardly any people around at night now.

Otherwise, he would have to wait until midnight to kill him.

"Call...call an ambulance..."

Aki Tomoya lay on the ground, his vision blurred.

"Help...help me..." He stretched out his trembling hand, his fingertips just about to touch the other person's trouser leg, when his palm turned into fine salt.

"Go to hell, you annoying brat."

Mercury had no interest in torturing him; he simply eroded his entire body into fine salt, which then scattered on the spot.

Then, along with the car whose owner was unknown, it all turned into fine salt.

Hopefully, the car owner has finished paying off the car loan.

Amen.

After offering a perfunctory prayer for the unknown vehicle, Mercury evaded the surveillance cameras and left.

……

[Real Name: Mercury - Wealth and Splendor]

Gender: Male

[Physical Fitness: 25 (Special Forces: 10, moderate increase)]

[Abilities: King of Salt, Whirlpool, Lock Picking, Machine Repair, Concentration.]

[Items: Clothes, pants, shoes, hypnotic ring...]

[Faction: Vortex (Out of Status)]

Status: Good

……

Mercury, lying on the bed, looked at the system panel with a puzzled expression.

"Isn't upgrading one's physique by killing the protagonist or a supporting character?"

When he killed Tamiya Yoshiko, his physical condition improved to a moderate level.

But when I killed Aki Tomoya, this guy who clearly had the protagonist's aura, the numbers on his panel didn't change at all.

"Is it a matter of the 'quality' of the main character?"

"Ryoko Tamiya is a key character in Parasyte, while Tomoya Aki is just a part-time worker?"

"No, no, there must be something I haven't noticed."

Mercury lay in bed, gradually emptying his mind.

What are the differences between the two?

One man and one woman.

One main character, one supporting character.

One is a battle anime, and the other is a slice-of-life anime.

What are the differences?

Use your brilliant brain and think about it...

Race?

Suddenly, Mercury had a flash of inspiration.

"A human, a parasite... one with no influence, the other... a figure who nearly changed the entire race!"

"I should have thought of that! I should have thought of that!"

Mercury jumped out of bed excitedly.

The cool touch of his bare feet on the floor excited him.

"It's 'influence weight'! Influence on humanity!"

Ryoko Tamiya sparked a clash of understandings between parasites and humans, even leading to the conclusion that parasites would gradually face extinction.

And Aki Tomoya... was just an ordinary person swept up by the tide of the times.

Tamiya Ryoko's death will cause the Parasites, a race with great malice towards humans, to discover the truth even later.

The resulting chain reaction is absolutely extremely positive for humanity.

And at that time, He called me comrade!

What should comrades do?

Different eras have different perspectives.

In this messed-up world, we should bring hope to humanity.

So this is the correct way to use the system!

"This system is actually quite righteous!"

So initially, developing the King of Salt did improve his physique, then he killed Tamiya Yoshiko, and unintentionally triggered the system, which improved his physique once again.

The combination of the two resulted in a moderate increase.

As for whether it's also related to the vortex ability?

He didn't use that ability, so how could it be related?

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

After figuring out the logic behind it, Mercury couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! I have everything I need now!"

boom!

The door was suddenly flung open, and Tomie stood in the doorway with an unfriendly expression.

"Are you going to sleep or not?! What kind of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) is this?!"

"Ahem, sorry, sorry."

Realizing that his previous remarks were somewhat childish, Mercury couldn't help but cough awkwardly twice.

She turned and pulled the blanket over her head.

Tomie: "Hmph."

Tomie closed the door again and returned to her room.

……

The next day.

Mercury got up very early.

This is the first time I've seen something like this.

"Did you take the wrong medicine?"

"You're the one who took the wrong medicine."

He was still as outspoken as ever, but today Mercury clearly didn't want to talk to Tomie.

"Help me and Lao Jing ask for leave; I have something important to do today."

"What?" Tomie asked curiously.

This guy, in theory, should only be drinking and having fun.

Basically, there's nothing I care about.

I looked all dressed up today...

"You're not going to become a gigolo, are you? Remember to hand over all the money you earn."

"Oh, you've reminded me."

Looking at his handsome appearance in the mirror, it seems like being a gigolo might actually be a promising career.

Perhaps many wealthy women would be willing to spend money on him.

Unfortunately, I do have something big to do today.

Or rather, go to see someone.