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Amashinsai and POTO crossover

Yeah, I came here for one reason — and that reason is post about my OTP within the "Phantom of the Opera" universe. Just... Sorry, I can't help myself ^^" I love making all kind of crossovers and I have so many headcanons... Maybe, if I get enough feedback, I will share a few more. But for now, here is a couple of !warnings! :

I don't know the original "Phantom of the Opera", I just played a visual novel by MazM.

The crossover uses only atmosphere and drama of the POTO. Three main DRV3 characters remain themselves = their character almost does not change; many facts from the biography (? I think I may well use this term xD) are preserved.

The time of action is the 20th century, closer to the modernity.

Location: Museum (you should have figured it out from the cover already). I was based on the Shinguji's aesthetic: in canon he's an Ultimate Anthropologist after all~

All characters are 25+ y.o.

And REAL TRIGGERS: mention of death, psychological disorders, murders, abuse and, maybe for someone, a couple more dubious things.

Let's begin o/

🎭 Korekiyo Shinguji as ERIK (The Phantom of the Opera in person)

This was obvious at least because of the fact that both had masks :D But apart from that, they have quite a lot in common!

1} Korekiyo lives within the walls of the Museum. Like Erik, he manipulates his employees and managers. For example, Shinguji himself selects which exhibits will be included in the Museum and believes that the Museum, in principle, would not be so cultural if not for him. Selfish person, shortly speaking :'D 2} He also puts to sleep prying people with exotic incenses. 3} Kiyo it's a Trap Master. After all, remember his "seesaw effect" in DRV3 xD In a similar way, he rid himself of unwanted guests by first frightening and then severely punishing them if the invasions continue. 4} He also knows how to ventriloquist and a mask, that covers the lower half of the face, only helps with this. 5} Less often than intruders, but Korekiyo (as in canon) still kills random female visitors. I will explain the reasons a little later :^ 6} And the last item — Shinguji is NOT an Angel of Music... Because there are only three characters in this crossover. Kiyo can hum lullabies in a creepy voice, but he is not a musical genius!

🔎 Shuichi Saihara as Detective from the MazM and, for some reasons, Christine Daae.

He came to the Museum just to investigate one of the recent murders of Shinguji, which was faked as an accident.

Unlike canon Shuichi, not afraid of the truth. On the contrary — he is ready to seek it and go to the end. Passionate about his work.

And he plays the role of Christine Daae not because he sings in the choir behind the scenes (xD) — according to the plot, Shinguji will kidnap Saihara, since it is obvious that the Detective will ruin the whole order of things established by him. At first, he wants to kill Shuichi, but then, for certain reasons, he will simply leave him in his lair.

⚓ Rantaro Amami as Raoul de Chagny

From the viscount he gets the activity (also a serving sailor + traveler) and the upcoming expedition to the Arctic, which he is very happy with, because he loves risk.

Rantaro also has many sisters :'D He came home after a long trip. Most likely, he will visit the Museum with them.

He had never known Shuichi. No love since childhood. However, Rantaro will visit the museum just during the Saihara's investigation and will help him. He will find that crime interesting~

And now, when we have dealt with the characters, let's go back to Korekiyo o/

Some interesting questions that I haven't answered before:

❶➣ Why is Korekiyo wearing a mask? ❷➣ How did he get to the Museum? ❸➣ Why did he decide to spare Shuichi?

First things first...

The main reason Shinguji wears the mask — is because of his Big Sister, also known as Miyadera. Anyway, despite the overlap with canon, there are several major differences in my storyline.

Behind Korekiyo's mask is a very ordinary (with the exception of one deep scar), even a beautiful face — not lipstick on lips, "just to look more like Sister". This was not a deliberate decision by Kiyo, but only a compulsion from Miyadera, who forced her younger brother to hide behind a mask. She did this out of a sense of envy for the freer Kiyo and self-loathing. Kiyo's face, in her opinion, does not belong to him — it is her own, since they were very similar.

Moreover, since Miyadera was seriously ill and could not get out of bed, she also decided to lock her brother in four walls with her. "Since I cannot enjoy life, neither can you". "Since I cannot make friends for myself, then you also have no right to do so, you cannot use my face".

If you have a question: "How could their parents allow her to do this?" — I also have some headcanons.

They had only a mother who suffered from severe depression after her husband/their father leave the family (in fact, he abandoned them as soon as it turned out that Miyadera was terminally ill). For the most part, she didn't care about the kids. Only sometimes she bring food and pain relievers for Miyadera, so as "not to kill the children with her own hands" or so that "the neighbors do not whisper behind her back". There was not enough energy and money to take care of children.

Thus, all Kiyo could do was look out the window at people passing in the distance or hide in a closet with a bunch of old books about history, culture, archeology, architecture and more, when Miyadera had especially severe pain attacks.

Kiyo has never loved Miyadera as in canon. No incest. All that he felt for her was fear and awe, as in front of a person that in children's eyes was always higher, older and worthy of respect.

Sister often gave him "suggestion sessions." For example, she argued that no girl in this world is worthy of life, except for her (despite her self-loathing). That is why, when Korekiyo himself has seizures, he can kill an innocent young girl-visitor, if there is one at that time in the Museum. If not — auto-suggestion is used. By ventriloquism, Korekiyo convinces himself that somewhere behind him is the ghost of his Sister who is manipulating him. A similar thing happened in the presence of the kidnapped Sayhara.

The scar that is behind Korekiyo's mask (on the right side of the face it stretches from the eye to the jaw) was also left to him by Miyadera before her death. That day, for the first time, she asked him to take off his mask in front of her... and began to swing a knife in order to "take Kiyo with her." But she didn't have time.

As another proof that Korekiyo did not love his sister and wanted freedom — after her death, he immediately ran away from home.

Headcanon with how he got to the Museum may seem a little unfinished... :D At first I thought that he was consciously looking for places similar to those than was being in the illustrations in his favorite book.

However, one abuse would not "teach" him to kill or be violent. I guess, it would be a good option to leave what happened to him in the canon when he visited one of the settlements, don't you think that? And only then he would find The Very Museum; and due to inattention of the builders, would have settled outside its walls. Like Erik (from the MazM), he took with him a couple of things that belonged to Miyadera. He would have decided to settle behind the walls only because he perforce felt comfortable in a confined space (like inside the closet in which he hid in childhood).

By the way, the love for humanity remained from the canon Korekiyo! He doesn't realize this and continues to hide from people because of the distorted attachment to sister, but quite often sees off visitors with a curious look~ If not fear (and not the sad experience with the inhabitants of the settlement, probably), he would have long been not just an observer... He has to remain a Phantom, since his Sister wanted so badly to no one would know about him and his face.

And the last answer to the question...

"You’re like a Sister, but not a Sister".

Yep, I think that Shuichi looks like Korekiyo (yellow eyes and black hair), therefore like sister — and that’s the reason why Shinguji decided to spare him! xD

In other words, Kiyo will have a little dissonance. The external signs are similar, but Sayhara is a man, and by character doesn't resemble Miyadera at all. Moreover, as long as Shuichi is in the lair, he poses no danger. Korekiyo observed him — Sayhara works alone. He is also unlikely to be sought by anyone close to him, as he is no longer a teenager. Maybe, Kiyo can convince Sister..?

Sayhara, as a good detective, will also take the kidnapping as an advantage. This is the answer to the mystery of the Museum’s Phantom! He’s right in front of him! Shuichi can take advantage of Shinguji’s favorable mood and find out what led him to commit the crime. By gaining his trust, he can even get Kiyo to come out of the lair... Then he can be dealt with legally.

I mean, you know..~ This is where Shinsai begins 😉

Korekiyo will be a hospitable host, will try to provide Shuichi with leisure, to tell everything he has learned... And Shuichi will make him so much happier with his interest!

That goes on until Rantaro starts worrying about the missing detective and starts looking for ways to get into Shinguji’s lair... However, unlike the POTO canon, I assume a good ending! Rantaro will not be as obsessed as Raoul, will listen to Shuichi and will likely begin to deal with Kiyo’s problems with him!

And that's it!

I just want to say that despite the length of the text, I don’t think the crossover is over. There’s definitely a couple more plot spots. It would be interesting to have more characters in the story (but in a way that doesn’t destroy the main pairings)! I welcome support, additions and even corrections!

And thanks for the reading, of course! Let's develop that crossover together! 💜