"It has been 10 years and 9 months since Sunshine Circus was founded."
In the RV, Xiao Qian, wearing a gymnastics suit, told everything she knew:
"In the beginning, the Sunshine Circus had no reputation at all, and the performance skills of the troupe leader and his crew were not as perfect as they are now. They could only perform in some rural areas of Nara, and the money they earned was barely enough to support their lives."
"Even so, the team leader and his team members did not give up and worked hard for their dreams."
"It was not until later, when Yan Nan grew up, that he began to perform on stage. More and more people paid attention to it, and the Sunshine Circus began to take off..."
She looked at the people in the photo and said with some nostalgia:
“I joined Sunshine Circus in its third year.”
"At that time, we only had a dozen performances, and everyone had their own duties, including magic, clowns, acrobatics, animal training..."
"Because there are no replacements, if there is a problem with the body, the show for that day will have to be cancelled."
"Once, the troupe leader twisted his ankle, but he didn't tell anyone and just held on until the end of the performance. Only then did everyone realize that his ankle had swollen to the size of a steamed bun..."
"It scared everyone."
At this point, Xiao Qian suddenly laughed, with fluorescent light flashing in her eyes, as if she had taken a time machine and returned to the past:
"In the past, the team leader and his team would discuss any problems or difficulties together and work together to overcome them. They had a very good relationship."
"Later, the circus became famous, more and more people came to see the performances, and it was even on TV. The director then proposed to tour the performances."
"For our first tour, our destinations were limited to four regions: Nara, Osaka, Kyoto, and Uji. It was a brave attempt!"
"With the encouragement of the troupe leader, a total of 10 people from the Sunshine Circus boarded a diesel truck and headed to Osaka. However, we were inexperienced and only had a lot of enthusiasm before we even found a performance location."
"After arriving in Osaka, we had to live under the overpass. It was winter, snowing, and the cold wind blew in through the cracks in the door. We were so cold that we couldn't sleep. It was only when the group leader sealed the cracks in the door with old newspapers that we were able to spend that unforgettable night... Alas."
She suddenly sighed, and the smile on her face gradually disappeared:
"But on the second day, the acrobat who had not rested well made mistakes in his performance, which caused boos from the audience. In the following days, there were only a few guests watching the performance. But it's not his fault, as there weren't many people anyway!"
"The acrobat took all the blame on himself, and his condition became worse and worse. One morning, when we woke up and were about to go to Kyoto, we found that he was gone. He left only a letter and left without saying goodbye..."
"Everyone's morale was very low, but with the encouragement of the band leader, we still completed the tour and also accepted several new members."
“Later…”
Xiao Qian smiled:
"We received an invitation to perform in Tokyo, and we were all very excited. We packed our things and couldn't wait to embark on the journey."
"After arriving in Tokyo, we found out that the performance was cancelled due to economic reasons. We had nowhere to go, so in order to earn some money to go home, we had to temporarily set up a stage without even doing any publicity..."
"There was only one guest that day. I remember it very clearly."
At this point, she turned her eyes away from the photo, raised her head, stared at Sakaki Makoto and said:
"That guest was dressed very similar to you, and seemed to be a gangster."
"The leader has always said that even if there are no guests, we must complete the performance and don't care who the guests are."
"We performed very hard and perfectly. When we finished the performance and everyone came out to bow together..."
"The guest suddenly walked onto the stage and gave our leader some money, and..."
"A picture."
With his eyebrows raised, Sakaki Makoto asked:
"What painting?"
"Like a child's doodle, it's a smiling sun."
Xiao Qian said:
"Maybe it was painted by his child. That guest was very strange. He gave us a lot of inspirational speeches, telling us not to give up and that we would definitely get results if we kept working hard. He also donated a large sum of money to us, but only asked us to use this painting as the logo of the circus..."
"The head of the group thought, since we are called Sunshine Circus anyway, using the sun as our logo is no problem, so he agreed."
Sakaki Makoto remembered the smiling sun he saw above the tent.
Very good drawing...
That's what he thought anyway.
"Since that day, the Sunshine Circus seemed to have a change of fortune, and suddenly more and more guests came to watch the performances."
Xiao Qian carefully put the photo back into the cabinet and sighed:
"pity...."
“As the circus gets bigger, everyone’s original intentions seem to have changed.”
“Although more and more people are joining the group, everyone is starting to pursue fame and fortune…”
Even if she didn't tell him what the next story would be, Sakaki Makoto could probably guess.
Whether it is the Black Organization or the Circus, cohesion and loyalty are the most important.
When an organization is divided and its members have different intentions...
It's not far from collapse.
"In the end, of the seven people who were originally in the Sunshine Circus, only Captain Haneda, Vice Captain Saijo, and... the animal trainer are left."
"Um..."
Stroking his chin, Sakaki Makoto said thoughtfully:
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