The city is so vast, and the number of Parasitic Organisms is less than one in ten thousand. It wouldn't be easy for Kurozawa to find them just by wandering around, but with Ryoko Tamiya acting as an insider, it would be much simpler.
On one hand, he could gain Potential Points, and on the other, he could give Ryoko Tamiya more influence. Then, by controlling her, he would essentially control the entire Parasitic Organism species.
However, Ryoko Tamiya didn't immediately agree to Kurozawa's suggestion.
She frowned in deep thought, hesitating.
It was clear she was somewhat tempted, but for some reason couldn't make up her mind. Kurozawa waited patiently, not rushing her.
After a moment, Ryoko Tamiya finally replied, "I haven't thought of doing that."
Although some of her fellow Parasitic Organisms were reckless and had already caused a lot of trouble for their kind, repeatedly risking exposure and being difficult to handle...
...no matter what, they were still Ryoko Tamiya's own kind.
Unless absolutely necessary, Ryoko Tamiya hadn't considered harming the lives of her fellow Parasitic Organisms.
She was also an anomaly.
Among Parasitic Organisms, who frequently killed each other without mercy and had no concept of cooperation, Ryoko Tamiya consistently harbored the desire to maintain the survival of their species.
In her view, the sudden appearance of Parasitic Organisms on Earth was truly too strange. Individuals of their species should cooperate and support each other to survive.
Only then could they survive in the crisis-ridden human society and avoid being easily wiped out.
Across from her, Kurozawa wasn't particularly surprised. He just chuckled softly, "You'll change your mind very soon."
There was a strong confidence in his words that Ryoko Tamiya could clearly feel, but she didn't know where Kurozawa's confidence came from.
Following that, Ryoko Tamiya's eyes shifted slightly, and her voice was calm as she said, "In another class where I'm substituting, there's also a Parasitic Organism host."
"My fellow Parasitic Organism failed its parasitism and coexists with that person, but I don't know its parasitic location."
"He gives me a very special feeling. You could also pay more attention to him."
"I've also arranged to meet him at a restaurant nearby."
"Do you want to come along?"
Kurozawa immediately understood that she was referring to Shinichi Izumi.
Although Ryoko Tamiya knew about Shinichi Izumi and Righty's existence due to the mental connection between Parasitic Organisms, she didn't know Righty's parasitic location because she hadn't seen Righty shapeshift.
Kurozawa didn't say anything more to tell her. It wasn't anything important anyway.
"Naturally, I know who you're talking about."
"It's also one of my targets."
"Let's skip the meeting for now. I'll find him separately later."
After the two finished their conversation, Kurozawa headed back home.
Kana had prepared a delicious meal and was eagerly waiting for Kurozawa to sit down.
Seeing Kurozawa, a joyful smile appeared on her face.
It was six-thirty in the evening, the sky was a hazy yellow, not yet completely dark.
Shinichi Izumi was walking down the street. After passing a refined restaurant, his body stiffened, and he stopped.
Through the transparent glass window, he saw a woman with pale skin and long, grayish-purple hair.
It was the new substitute teacher in his class, Ryoko Tamiya, and next to her was a tall man sitting stiffly, unmoving like a clay or Deity Wood Carving, which was very strange.
Righty also extended a tentacle and whispered in Shinichi Izumi's ear, "Shinichi, two of our kind. That man is also one."
"One-on-one, I have a certain chance of survival, but if those two attack, we're definitely dead."
"However, they don't have much hostility, and I also want to exchange information with our kind."
"Are you sure you want to go, Shinichi?"
Shinichi Izumi was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the anxiety and frustration in his heart, and uttered a few words: "I have to go."
This naive high school student had grown a lot compared to his initial panic, at least he could suppress the emotional fluctuations on his face.
Meeting Ryoko Tamiya's gaze, under her watchful eyes, Shinichi Izumi's muscles tensed slightly, and his heartbeat quickened.
He didn't want to meet a Parasitic Organism in private, especially when the other party had help.
But a conversation was vivid in Shinichi Izumi's memory.
"I'm not going. I'm human. I have nothing to discuss with you Parasitic Organisms."
"Shinichi Izumi, you must care a lot about your classmates, right?"
"What are you trying to do?"
"Everyone in a class, I can kill in three seconds."
Naked threats.
Although Righty said that Ryoko Tamiya wouldn't easily harm those around her in order to blend into society, it was still a meeting with terrifying, man-eating creatures, and he couldn't help but feel some fear.
Entering the restaurant, Shinichi Izumi slowly approached Ryoko Tamiya and the man beside her.
He walked slowly, his eyes fixed on the people he was looking at, even though he knew his vigilance was useless.
Half a minute later, Shinichi Izumi stood by the dining table carved with elk, his eyes filled with wariness.
"What do you want?" he asked again.
"Sit," Ryoko Tamiya said with a slight smile.
The smile was so natural that it startled Shinichi Izumi, and then an uncontrollable fear welled up in his heart.
Had Parasitic Organisms really learned to mimic normal human emotional expression in just a few days? For a moment, he felt worried for the future of humanity.
After nervously sitting down, Ryoko Tamiya pushed a cup of coffee towards him.
There was also a cup of coffee with wisps of white steam rising from it in front of her.
Ryoko Tamiya lowered her head, stirring the coffee gently with a spoon. She blew on it a few times, then reached out and added a few cubes of sugar and milk.
"The desserts at this restaurant are quite good. Would you like some?"
Like an old friend, Ryoko Tamiya spoke with Shinichi Izumi in a natural tone, though her voice was inevitably a little cold and flat.
Although her expression was perfectly disguised, the inherent coldness of a Parasitic Organism was still etched into Ryoko Tamiya's voice.
"No, thank you," Shinichi Izumi refused directly.
Who knew if there was poison in it? He was extremely wary of Parasitic Organisms now, even feeling a bit stressed.
This wasn't Shinichi Izumi's fault; he had been a normal high school student before, and now he had to face the creators of these dismemberment and murder cases head-on.
His Left Hand gently rubbed his Right Hand; only Righty could give Shinichi Izumi some sense of security.
At the same time, Righty suddenly split open its tiny mouth and eyes, staring at Ryoko Tamiya and another Parasitic Organism next to her.
Seeing Ryoko Tamiya take a sip of coffee, Righty asked in a low voice, "Can human food be eaten too?"
Ryoko Tamiya replied, "Naturally, and it can satisfy the body's needs."
Parasitic Organisms eating humans was just an instinctive craving, not a necessary need.
Shinichi Izumi clenched his fists and said angrily, "If you can eat normal food, why kill so many innocent people? How many families have you destroyed?"
Righty sensed Shinichi Izumi's emotions and said softly, "Calm down, Shinichi, she doesn't have any hostility."
At the same time, the man opposite turned his face, staring intently at Shinichi Izumi. In a voice like a machine, there was intense dissatisfaction and malice: "Only humans are food."
Evidently, he disdained drinking things like coffee.
Anger surged, and Shinichi Izumi raised his head this time, looking directly at the man without showing weakness.
The man suddenly turned his head sharply, his eyeballs rolling non-stop.
"When you're hungry, you eat. When you want to kill, you kill."
"Ryoko Tamiya, you think too much. Humans are just our prey."
If Kurozawa were here, he would probably retort: I think you completely don't understand.
Powerful hunters often appear in the form of prey.
After speaking, the man became restless, quickly stood up, left his seat, and strode away.
Ryoko Tamiya frowned and called out to him, "What are you doing? Wait before you go."
The man didn't look back and continued to stride away.
Only some voices mixed with malice were carried by the wind.
"I'm hungry, I need to feed."
"This human is an uncertain factor. You'd best handle him properly."
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