It's an AU/What if , if "Moonless Night incident" never happend and Columbina was never eaten/sacreficed None of the characters or the story are mine , all rights to Neko Bueno and his team The Freak Circus

She replayed the game until it was the only thing in her life that still made her feel anything. Then she died, and God asked her where she wanted to go. Aster Loxley wakes up in The Freak Circus two months before Day 1, in a body that is not entirely human, in an apartment she did not rent, with a job she did not apply for and a script she has memorized by heart. She has a plan: stay quiet, stay hidden, let the protagonist have her story and help her when needed. The plan does not survive the morning she sees a red clown shoved to the ground in the street.

"M̘͈̺̪͓̺ͩ͂̾ͪ̀̋r̼̯̤̗̲̞̥̈ͭ̃ͨ̆█ t̘̟̼̉̈́͐͋͌̊i̞̟̫̺ͭ̒ͭͣm̘͈̺̪͓̺ͩ͂̾ͪ̀̋█k̲̱̠̞̖ͧ̔͊̇̽̿̑ͯͅe̮̟͈̣̖̰̩̹͈̾ͨ̑͑e̮̟͈̣̖̰̩̹͈̾ͨ̑͑█e̮̟͈̣̖̰̩̹͈̾ͨ̑͑r̼̯̤̗̲̞̥̈ͭ̃ͨ̆.... W̠̘̗͖̮̥ͣ̽ͫ͂e̮̟͈̣̖̰̩̹͈̾ͨ̑͑ a̘̫͈̭͌͛͌̇̇̍█l͕͖͉̭̰ͬ̍ͤ͆̊ͨ h͚̖̜̍̃͐█v̪̩̜̜̙̜ͨ̽̄█ b͎̣̫͈̥̗͒͌̃͑̔̾ͅ██n͉̠̙͉̗̺̋̔ͧ̊ w̠̘̗͖̮̥ͣ̽ͫ͂a̘̫͈̭͌͛͌̇̇̍i̞̟̫̺ͭ̒ͭͣ█i̞̟̫̺ͭ̒ͭͣ█g͎͚̥͎͔͕ͥ̿ t̘̟̼̉̈́͐͋͌̊█o̜̓̇ͫ̉͊ͨ█a̘̫͈̭͌͛͌̇̇̍█d̥̝̮͙͈͂̐̇ͮ̏̔̀̚ͅs̪̭̱̼̼̉̈́ͪ͋̽̚ o̜̓̇ͫ̉͊ͨ█ y͉̝͖̻̯ͮ̒̂ͮ͋ͫͨ██r̼̯̤̗̲̞̥̈ͭ̃ͨ̆s̪̭̱̼̼̉̈́ͪ͋̽̚ f̳͉̼͉̙͔͈͕̂̉̇█r̼̯̤̗̲̞̥̈ͭ̃ͨ̆ y͉̝͖̻̯ͮ̒̂ͮ͋ͫͨ██r̼̯̤̗̲̞̥̈ͭ̃ͨ̆ r̼̯̤̗̲̞̥̈ͭ̃ͨ̆█t̘̟̼̉̈́͐͋͌̊█r̼̯̤̗̲̞̥̈ͭ̃ͨ̆█ r̼̯̤̗̲̞̥̈ͭ̃ͨ̆█n͉̠̙͉̗̺̋̔ͧ̊g͎͚̥͎͔͕ͥ̿m̘͈̺̪͓̺ͩ͂̾ͪ̀̋█s̪̭̱̼̼̉̈́ͪ͋̽̚█e̮̟͈̣̖̰̩̹͈̾ͨ̑͑r̼̯̤̗̲̞̥̈ͭ̃ͨ̆....... W̠̘̗͖̮̥ͣ̽ͫ͂█l͕͖͉̭̰ͬ̍ͤ͆̊ͨc͔ͣͦ́́͂ͅ█m̘͈̺̪͓̺ͩ͂̾ͪ̀̋e̮̟͈̣̖̰̩̹͈̾ͨ̑͑ b͎̣̫͈̥̗͒͌̃͑̔̾ͅ█c͔ͣͦ́́͂ͅk̲̱̠̞̖ͧ̔͊̇̽̿̑ͯͅ" [this is my second book and I'm putting here so when I'm done with the first I can start writing it, if you see my books/stories on any other platform form report it and put it in my comment section because I check it every day]

"Mrs timekeeper...." "r̼̯̤̗̲̞̥̈ͭ̃ͨ̆i̞̟̫̺ͭ̒ͭͣn͉̠̙͉̗̺̋̔ͧ̊g͎͚̥͎͔͕ͥ̿m̘͈̺̪͓̺ͩ͂̾ͪ̀̋a̘̫͈̭͌͛͌̇̇̍s̪̭̱̼̼̉̈́ͪ͋̽̚t̘̟̼̉̈́͐͋͌̊e̮̟͈̣̖̰̩̹͈̾ͨ̑͑r̼̯̤̗̲̞̥̈ͭ̃ͨ̆...?" "O̜̓̇ͫ̉͊ͨu̟͎̲͉̲ͮͫͭ̋ͭ͛ͣ̈r̼̯̤̗̲̞̥̈ͭ̃ͨ̆ g͎͚̥͎͔͕ͥ̿u̟͎̲͉̲ͮͫͭ̋ͭ͛ͣ̈i̞̟̫̺ͭ̒ͭͣd̥̝̮͙͈͂̐̇ͮ̏̔̀̚ͅi̞̟̫̺ͭ̒ͭͣn͉̠̙͉̗̺̋̔ͧ̊g͎͚̥͎͔͕ͥ̿ l͕͖͉̭̰ͬ̍ͤ͆̊ͨi̞̟̫̺ͭ̒ͭͣg͎͚̥͎͔͕ͥ̿h͚̖̜̍̃͐t̘̟̼̉̈́͐͋͌̊.....O̜̓̇ͫ̉͊ͨu̟͎̲͉̲ͮͫͭ̋ͭ͛ͣ̈r̼̯̤̗̲̞̥̈ͭ̃ͨ̆ s̪̭̱̼̼̉̈́ͪ͋̽̚t̘̟̼̉̈́͐͋͌̊a̘̫͈̭͌͛͌̇̇̍r̼̯̤̗̲̞̥̈ͭ̃ͨ̆...." 𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓪 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓽𝓪𝓵 𝓫𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓭 𝓾𝓹𝓸𝓷 𝓪 𝓰𝓲𝓯𝓽 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓾𝓼𝓮 𝓲𝓽 𝓽𝓸𝓼𝓪𝓿𝓮 T̘̟̼̉̈́͐͋͌̊H͚̖̜̍̃͐E̮̟͈̣̖̰̩̹͈̾ͨ̑͑M̘͈̺̪͓̺ͩ͂̾ͪ̀̋ (Inspired by this one fic where I read that the mc could tack back time and it may take some time because I am a very busy person now ,_, [the fic was called anomaly btw] ♡)

"It's all fun and games till someone falls in love" The circus finally arrived to your town after five years since the last one yet it can't help but bring a sense of dread instead of the usual excitement pooling at the base of your stomach. Mainly for four reasons: •It appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the night. •Children are not allowed inside thanks to its heavy horror themed attractions •It last for 30 whole days •And five workers seems a bit too excited to welcome you to their performances. But you can't back down now, can you? Especially since you have promised your best friend to be there for her as she gets over her fear of clowns. You will just have to deal with an clingy pierrot, a cocky harlequin, a cold ticket taker, a curious doctor and a mysterious jester. . . . . . Mh? Wasn't there also a sweet fool?

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝐶𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑋 𝐹𝑒𝑚𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟 . . . [𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑒]'𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑠ℎ𝑚𝑎𝑛, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑙'𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 [𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑒] 𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑡... . . . 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑒 𝐴𝑈 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑁𝑒𝑘𝑜𝑏𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑜/𝑁𝑒𝑘𝑜𝑏𝑜𝑦𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑇𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑙𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦. 𝑆𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑦 𝑂𝐶'𝑠 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝐶𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑠. 𝑆𝑜 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛, 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑁𝑒𝑘𝑜𝑏𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑜/𝑁𝑒𝑘𝑜𝑏𝑜𝑦𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑇𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑙𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠.

A typical isekai strory that takes place in The Freak Circus universe in the past- Wait, in the past?! What do you mean I get to save the cast AND Columbina from the humans?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY SEE ME AS THEIR SAVIOR! I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE REPULSING HUMAN!

The Freak Circus VN belongs to Neko Bueno (on Patreon). ... At twelve years old, Elia discovered a mysterious door hidden within her dreams. Beyond it stood an empty theater draped in gold and red velvet, where a puppet show told the story of monsters hunted by humans. Terrified by what she saw, she swore never to return. Ten years later, the door appears once more. But the theater is no longer telling the story of monsters as a whole. This time, the stage reveals the story of six specific creatures... six survivors still hiding in the shadows. Caught between nightmares, hidden creatures, and a world she thought only existed in fairy tales, Elia must decide whether monsters are truly something to fear... or something to love.

"You can check out anytime you'd like but you can never leave." After reluctantly moving to a new town, Y/N begins building a new life. Finding comfort in the circus just down the street from their business, they begin visiting more and more. Will their comfort lead to their demise or salvation? 18+ viewer discretion is advised

The freak circus AU (Neko Bueno on Patreon is the creator of The Freak Circus VN) She never hated monsters. She hated what they had become. Starved. Trapped. Forsaken by the very man who called himself their savior. When survival demanded a price, they paid it by consuming one of their own-Columbina-and the strength they gained came at a cost far darker than anyone could have imagined. For years living among them, Elia questioned their cruelty, their distrust of humans... until she was forced to witness every memory, every century of suffering that shaped them. And something inside her shattered. She understood why they no longer trusted humanity. She understood why she herself was not trusted. Her own kind revolted her. In her final moments, an unknown being offered her a deal she could not refuse... at a price. Now cast into the past, with only a single year to exist, Elia must decide: Can the past be rewritten? If she can save Columbina... Could she save them all? Even if it means she ceases to exist?... Even if she must become the very thing she despises... to ensure their survival?