The circus

Mammon is one of the deadly sins of the underworld. After the previous pride devil and Lucifer have been defeated the chairs of the deadly sins have been changed for the new leader after the previous one retired or passed away except Mammon who keeps his position, they haven’t found a candidate for greed. Even with his left gone blind because of the fight it didn’t affect him.

Time has passed. He sighed with the new leader of the deadly sins. It is like taking care of kids to him, some are confused, clueless about what to do, or didn’t appear at the meeting. He gave up on them and just continued his work.

Lean, the new “Ring Master” devil. begs him to get his help while prostrating to become the manager of his circus because he doesn't know the world of business and management. This is the ten-time Lean asked his help, he refuses once more “The answer is still the same” Mannon annoyed by him

“Please, I beg of you!” Lean hasn’t lifted his head

“No”

Lean lifted his head his face full of bravery “I know all the sweets in the human world!”

Lean hit his nerves. He always wanted to eat the sweets in the human world, it's been a long time since he had them, he thinks for a moment.

“I know some bread too!”

Lean hit his weak spot. He nodded “I do not come cheap to be hired okay”

Lean full of joy when hearing them “of course!”

deep in the forest in the human world, Lean guides him to the circus. “Isn’t this place a little sketchy to open a circus?” Mammon only sees trees from miles away, no house or human life

“no, Also we are not that kind of circus” Lean ginned to him “We open to the lost ones or people who have lost their will to live. We planned to take that darkness from them” Lean was excited about the plan

“to pervert the “shadow king” from appearing again right?”

Lean throws his cane into the air “Yes” as he catches it, “They already taken people that I love and care” Sorrows can be heard in Lean word

Mammon decided not to ask further questions. He knows what happened in the human world when the “Shadow King” arose again. They already wiped out the previous eight and his tutor, Leviathan. Since then, the eight have been replaced and the goddess who holds the keys to the “shadow king” cage is raised, Mammon hasn’t met all of them. He analyzes Lean from back, how a devil like him has a deep connection to the event, He knows Lean was a half-devil and half-human in the human world before becoming The Ringmaster after defeating and killing the previous Ringmaster devil, Lean birth father. He doesn’t know the full reason for Lean killed him. 

“We're here” Lean pointed at the circus entrance; He noticed the entrance gave the name “Welcome to Snowdrops Circus” As they entered, Mammon saw abounded stalls and the big circus tent that looked worn out “Is this from the previous circus crew,” He asks Lean

“Yep, we can’t make everything from scratch you know. Also, the members of Snowdrops already disbanded, I already asked some of the members to join me but it seems they hated me I think it is because I have his blood running in my veins” Lean chuckled to lighten his topic

Mammon understands the Snowdrop crew's reasons, Their Ringmaster was a bad person to begin with, He is manipulative exactly. None of the crew members can escape or leave the circus.

Mammon saw a group of 3 people sitting at a booth “Guys we got a manager!” Lean manages to take their attention

“M…MAMMON!” he recognized the aura of the person who was surprised by him. Isaac Levina, older brother of the Lust devil. He looks very different from the photo that the Lust once showed him. He looks like a middle schooler in the human world.

Mammon seems confused “Isaac, the older brother of Ittai the lust devil?” he asks to make sure

“Yes” Isaac nodded

Mammon paused for a moment. He needed some time to gather his thoughts, he looked somehow confused now.

They introduce themselves; Lan the puppeteer is Lean older twin who comes from a different father but the same mother, she said it is hard to explain, Isaac the jester, Lean offers him the job at the circus after his old workplace fires him, and lastly Mirren the attraction despite an envy he can detect human who has darkness in their heart and lure them to the circus.

 

The Black Rose Circus start here