Crossover Anime: How a Shameless Person Lives

"So this is where Kawakami Tomie was adopted?"

Looking at the house in front of him, Mercury turned around and left without a second thought.

"Are you kidding me!"

Is this old man a card collecting game player?

"First there was the King of Ghouls, then a yandere, then a heroine who gave birth to two reincarnated individuals, and now even a heavyweight ghost story like Tomie has appeared!"

"Are you kidding me?!"

"Hey! Wait a minute!"

Seeing the brat turn to leave, the old headmaster quickly grabbed him, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes, and said with a chuckle, "What's wrong? Are you so scared of a pretty girl?"

"You know better than I do whether it's true or not, little girl. I can't be bothered with all this nonsense," Mercury said.

The old director's smile remained unchanged. Instead, he gently patted Mercury's shoulder, his tone so kind it was unsettling: "It seems you know Tomie's situation better than I do. This poor child has no friends, even in the orphanage."

As he spoke, the old dean sighed heavily, staring sadly at Mercury.

"Jealousy, greed, vanity, it's like a collection of all the negative traits of a woman. And yet Tomie also has such a captivating beauty that can mesmerize people. It's unimaginable how difficult her future path will be."

The old dean's eyes showed even deeper sorrow.

He worried about every child who left the orphanage.

These children have some psychological or physical defects.

Despite my best efforts to guide them, there are always a few exceptions.

He glanced at Mercury beside him.

"Then why did you let someone adopt her? Wouldn't it have been better to just let her stay in the orphanage?"

"I have to take responsibility for the other orphans, but now that you're here, maybe it's time to bring Tomie back."

"You want her to stay by my side?"

Please.

"Tch, you old codger, you'll die from your kindness sooner or later."

The old dean simply smiled, his wrinkles reflecting the afterglow of the setting sun, giving him a truly compassionate air.

"Perhaps, but if even I begin to fear and reject, then where will these children go?"

Mercury did not speak again.

He didn't want to hear any grand principles, nor did he care about redemption or suffering.

He only knew one thing: Tomie was a synonym for trouble.

The old dean knew all along, but still chose to keep her here.

"What exactly are you after?" Mercury stared at the aged yet calm face. "She's not the first 'abnormal' you've taken in, is she? That little ghoul..."

The old dean's smile slowly faded.

After a long silence, he said softly, "Look, the flowers over there."

Mercury followed his gaze and saw a scarlet, unidentified flower emerging from a crack in the brickwork in the corner of the courtyard wall, its allure beyond compare.

"Is it beautiful?" the old dean asked.

"Nausea."

"...They really don't give me any face," the old dean muttered.

"So what are you trying to say?"

"Even though it's poisonous, cursed, and has a demonic quality that drives people mad, it's still blooming. I just don't want to extinguish it with my own hands."

Mercury remained silent. He had a thousand ways to refute, but at this moment, they all turned into silence.

After all, he himself was also carrying the poison.

It's just that people can't empathize with others, not even themselves.

"Damn it, right now she's just Tomie who hasn't been dismembered and 'awakened' yet!"

The old dean has already asked for his help, what else can he do?

He turned around and kicked the wooden door open in a fit of rage.

The old dean shook his head helplessly.

He knew that it wasn't that he had convinced him, but rather that the child had taken on this trouble out of consideration for him.

……

There was a loud bang.

The three people in the room were startled.

The door slammed against the wall with a loud bang, and sawdust fell everywhere.

Inside, sunlight streamed in through the dusty glass windows, enveloping the three of them.

Tomie Kawakami sat in front of the dressing table, combing her thick, ink-black hair in front of the mirror.

Hearing the noise, she slowly turned her head. Her face in the mirror overlapped with her real face, and she was breathtakingly beautiful...

"It doesn't seem that pretty," Mercury muttered to himself.

Before she had been dismembered, Tomie didn't have any features that would immediately attract attention.

The desire wasn't as strong as the feeling he had for Saeko Busujima.

It's still very beautiful, though.

Tomie, who was being watched, blinked and a naive yet dangerous smile appeared on her lips: "Oh dear, we have guests?"

Beside her, a middle-aged couple suddenly stood up.

The man, Kawakami Kenichi, adjusted his glasses, his expression slightly changing: "Who... are you? How dare you barge in like this!"

The woman, Kawakami Miyoko, instinctively stepped in front of Tomie, her voice trembling, "Tomie! Come behind Mommy! This person looks dangerous!"

Mercury stood at the door, completely ignoring the two men's wariness.

He walked over casually, and casually reopened the door that had bounced back.

"Hey, hey, we have a guest! Don't you know how to serve a cup of tea? You rude fellow."

After helping the old dean inside, Mercury completely stopped acting.

Since we're already here...

Kenichi Kawakami's face turned ashen: "Get out! You insane lunatic spouting nonsense!"

Mercury didn't say anything, picked up the ashtray next to him and smashed it.

The flying ashtray hit Kawakami Kenichi squarely on the head.

Blood immediately gushed from his head.

Kenichi Kawakami groaned, his body sliding down the bookshelf to the floor, blood mixed with sweat streaming down his forehead.

Miyoko let out a heart-wrenching scream, rushed over and hugged her husband, her voice shrill: "Murder! He's going to kill someone! Tomie! Run!"

Tomie didn't move.

She remained seated at the dressing table, even picking up the comb again to slowly and methodically comb the last stray strand of hair.

Her calm, expressionless face was reflected in the mirror, along with the chaotic, bloody, and terrifying scene behind her.

It's like watching a silent play that has nothing to do with me.

"Run?" she said softly. "Why run? Dean, did you come to pick me up?"

Mercury walked to the center of the room and looked down at the terrified couple.

The old dean was placed on a single sofa in the corner, silently watching everything.

There was no anger on his face, only a sense of exhaustion.

"Were we still affected...?"

……

"To pick you up?" Kawakami Miyoko looked up at Mercury with teary eyes. "Who are you? What right do you have to take my daughter away! Are you in cahoots? What do you want to do to her!"

And you old geezer, we clearly agreed to adopt her, you can't go back on your word! You can't!

Old Dean: "You brat!"

boom!

Mercury's foot landed squarely on the floor beside Midoriko's cheek.

"cut."

Since the old dean had told him to stop, Mercury didn't want to resort to violence to solve the problem anymore.

He walked to the refrigerator, took out a bottle of liquor, took a sip, and sat down in front of the man.

"You haven't done anything wrong, you haven't done anything wrong, it's just that we at Red Moon Orphanage aren't good people. Now I'm giving you two choices."

First, I'll take Tomie with me; the money I'll pay you during this time will be transferred to you. Second, if you die, I'll take Tomie with me.

Kenichi Kawakami leaned against the bookshelf, panting, his glasses askew. Hearing this, he couldn't help but curse, "You... what do you know! Tomie is a treasure bestowed upon us by heaven! You can't take her away! Even if we die, we won't let you take her!"