Crossover Anime: How a Shameless Person Lives

The sacrificial ceremony ended quickly.

Yukino Yukinoshita, dressed in a shrine maiden's outfit, wiped the sweat from her brow as she approached the divination station.

"What happened?"

Watching Mercury swagger around the tarot card booth, while the middle-aged woman who should have been at the booth just stood aside, wiping away cold sweat and forcing a smile.

"Is it all done?"

Seeing Yukino approach, Mercury put down the tarot cards. "Here, draw a few."

"What are you up to now?" Yukino Yukinoshita frowned.

"Let me tell your fortune," Mercury said mysteriously.

This old guy still has some skills. Since that's the case, I'll try cosplaying as a fortune teller myself.

This older woman became her own assistant.

"A charlatan's trick?"

She doesn't believe in people or such things.

So-called divination is nothing more than using some common logic, plus the illusion of being in sync created by observing people's words and expressions.

Anyone with a modicum of common sense wouldn't believe this.

What's more, it was a fortune telling session with someone you knew.

"Just treat it as a game," Mercury invited again.

He really wanted to see what the divination result would be for Yukino Yukinoshita, the protagonist of the slice-of-life anime.

"snort."

Having been invited repeatedly, Yukino Yukinoshita had no choice but to randomly draw three cards.

"Then extend your right hand and show it to this fortune teller."

Yukino Yukinoshita extended her right hand as instructed.

The short-haired middle-aged woman acting as his assistant glanced at it, then flipped over the tarot cards.

Mercury was extremely focused at this moment; he was eager to know in what direction this amusement would take.

"The Knight of Wands reversed." The short-haired woman's voice deepened. "This indicates suppressed passion. It seems there's something you desperately want to do, but you've been forcibly restraining yourself?"

Yukino's brow twitched almost imperceptibly, but her expression remained unchanged.

This kind of inexplicable thing can be applied to anyone.

Even a primary school student would be fine.

The short-haired woman turned over the second card and examined her hand more closely.

"The Queen of Cups reversed suggests emotional isolation, or excessive rationality suppressing intuition. There's a tendency to plan everything logically, but deep down, is there a hint of confusion and...loneliness that even you're unwilling to admit?"

Both cards are reversed; this child is quite conflicted.

Yukino Yukinoshita: "...And the last one?"

Her voice unconsciously turned serious.

"Don't rush, calm down." The short-haired middle-aged woman turned over the third card, his eyes suddenly narrowed, and then he revealed an extremely complicated smile.

"The World card...reversed."

"What does this card mean?" Her voice was even lower than before.

World Brand, that doesn't sound like something simple.

The short-haired woman's complex smile vanished, and she said in a deep voice, "The upright World card represents fulfillment and completion, but it can be reversed..."

She paused, looking directly into Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes, "The collapse of your predetermined fate, or the intrusion of 'someone who doesn't belong in your destiny' into your life's trajectory."

Simply put, everything you thought you had in control of was skewed from its intended direction from the very beginning.

"Holy crap, you're even more awesome than the God of Time and Space," Mercury exclaimed from the side.

He took out several hundred thousand Japanese yen from his wallet and handed it to her.

Tomie, at least, has some conscience; she knows to save some money.

"Heh, are you done talking?" Yukino Yukinoshita stood up again.

What about fate, the trajectory of life?

They talk as if their fate was predetermined from the very beginning.

I absolutely hate this!

I shouldn't have had any expectations after all.

"By the way, let's take the train back to Chiba City tomorrow. Those three guys who were obsessed with the movie have already gone back."

"What? I still want a cut from them!"

Upon hearing that the three had already left, Mercury put away his phone, which was recording video, and slammed his fist on the table in anger.

He'd been running around doing all this for these guys, and these three idiots just packed their bags and left?

It's worth noting that in the original work, only two people escaped; the rest were eaten by Yuan.

Even if we round it up, he could be said to have saved three lives!

Ungrateful fool

They don't even know how to show some respect to their boss!

"Damn it! When we get back to school, I'm going to hang them up and beat them! These ungrateful wretches, don't they know any manners at all?!"

Throughout the entire process, Yukino Yukinoshita remained eerily calm.

She had already guessed this would be the outcome; getting this guy to work for free would probably be a bit difficult.

Even if the Yuan incident hadn't happened, this guy would still find an excuse to demand a share.

"Alright, I've already booked the train ticket for tomorrow morning." Forcing back her sarcastic remarks, Yukino Yukinoshita stated the result directly.

"Alright." Mercury turned to look at the short-haired woman. "Be careful when you do divination in the future. Giving random advice can kill people."

"I understand." The short-haired woman nodded.

Whether they listened or not is another matter.

……

Early the next morning.

Ye Ye Mu Apartment, Room 504.

Tomie, dressed in pajamas, sat lazily on the sofa, the table laden with expensive fruit.

I casually turned on the newly replaced TV.

As always, the first thing I did was jump to the familiar news channel.

This is the morning news channel. Good morning, viewers. We are now bringing you a breaking news report.

This morning, a shocking and heinous crime occurred in a village near Osaka City, where a woman was tragically murdered in her home. Police have launched an investigation.

The victim was a 56-year-old woman, a professional fortune teller. At the time of her death, her body was found in a spiral position, her face staring at the ceiling as if in pilgrimage.

Here, the government urges the general public to be absolutely certain about cults...

"Click".

Just as I was getting into watching, the door was suddenly opened.

Tomie looked back in confusion, her lazy and arrogant expression instantly freezing.

"Didn't you say you'd be back this afternoon?"

"Huh? You believe me?" Mercury clenched his fists so tightly that his bones cracked.

"I just saw a sports car downstairs, it was red, but it probably has nothing to do with you."

Tomie: "..."

As she watched Mercury slowly approach, she seemed to see a huge "danger" sign on his forehead!