Kurozawa never thought of himself as some kind of heinous villain.
He simply followed his inner thoughts, unwilling to abide by the rules and order of this world, which is why many of his actions resembled those of a villain.
But in reality, Kurozawa had always firmly believed he was kind and pure.
Kind and pure Kurozawa had a good impression of the protagonist, Shinichi Izumi, so he gave him an option that could save his mother.
In the original timeline, Shinichi Izumi's biggest growth spurt came after experiencing the pain of losing his mother.
Afterward, he was pierced through the heart by the Parasitic Organism that had taken over his mother's body, bringing him to the brink of death.
Righty shattered its own body, splitting into many extremely small fragments, which integrated into various parts of Shinichi Izumi's body. It also transformed into a powerful heart, installed within Shinichi Izumi's chest cavity, bringing their symbiosis to its peak.
Subsequently, Shinichi Izumi's human body was significantly enhanced, gaining physical attributes roughly half of Kurozawa's at that time, while Righty would occasionally fall into a deep sleep.
Under these circumstances, with Shinichi Izumi as the dominant force, he began actively hunting Parasitic Organisms.
The once ordinary, even somewhat cowardly, high school student, driven by hatred, transformed into a hunter with hands stained with the blood of Parasitic Organisms.
Kurozawa knew that if Shinichi Izumi were given a choice.
What he would want is definitely his harmonious and happy family, not a life spent hunting Parasitic Organisms in the darkness, with a heart full of the flames of hatred, even if this Shinichi Izumi possessed great power.
"What do you want to do?"
Shinichi Izumi's expression suddenly changed, and he stared intently at Kurozawa.
He thought Kurozawa was threatening him.
Then Shinichi Izumi realized, somewhat helplessly, that he truly had no solution.
Kurozawa smiled and said, "I don't mean any harm."
"It's just that perhaps you don't know, you've already been targeted by Parasitic Organisms."
He didn't tell the direct truth, that Shinichi Izumi's mother was killed by a Parasitic Organism while traveling and its body was taken over.
Because Kurozawa had no clear evidence, such words would have low credibility. It was better to simply say that there were Parasitic Organisms secretly watching the Izumi family.
Shinichi Izumi was stunned for a moment and glanced at Righty.
Righty shook its head and said, "I haven't detected any mental fluctuations from my kind nearby." After a pause, it continued, "But it's not impossible that some of my kind are deliberately suppressing their presence, having ways to lower their mental fluctuations."
This meant that Kurozawa's words could be true.
Shinichi Izumi looked hesitant and indecisive.
On one hand, he wasn't sure whether Kurozawa's words were true or false. On the other hand, with Parasitic Organisms frequently active now, losing Righty was equivalent to losing a layer of protection, leaving him feeling uneasy.
Moreover, his right hand, or more accurately, his entire right arm, had already been devoured by Righty.
If Righty left, Shinichi Izumi would lose his arm, and his life would become very inconvenient.
While Shinichi Izumi was thinking, on the other side, Kurozawa was getting a bit impatient waiting.
"Everything has a price, it just depends on how you choose."
Although he sought out Shinichi Izumi because he was interested in Righty, which was a relatively excellent individual among Parasitic Organisms, the main reason was because he had some goodwill towards Shinichi Izumi.
After all, Kurozawa would suppress the consciousness of any Parasitic Organism he contained within his body in the future.
Whether their intelligence was excellent didn't hold much significance for him.
Shinichi Izumi's body trembled slightly, then he looked at Righty and asked, "Righty, what are your thoughts?"
After rational analysis, Righty said frankly, "If it's possible, I'd prefer his body."
Simply put, the strength of the host itself allows the Parasitic Organism to better utilize its abilities and increases its chances of survival.
It didn't have any genuine feelings for Shinichi Izumi at the moment; their coexistence was merely a reluctant measure due to a failed parasitism, so there was no sense of reluctance to part.
Afterward, Shinichi Izumi took a few deep breaths, looked directly at Kurozawa, and extended his right hand: "Take it, but I hope you can keep your promise and protect my family."
Kurozawa had given him a choice.
But in reality, Shinichi Izumi had no choice at all.
Looking at Shinichi Izumi's outstretched right hand, Kurozawa smiled slightly and said, "You've made a wise choice."
The reason Shinichi Izumi was drawn into the center of the vortex of conflict between humans and Parasitic Organisms was precisely because of his symbiotic form with Righty. The fact that he encountered Parasitic Organisms multiple times in a short period was also because Parasitic Organisms could sense the mental fluctuations of their kind.
If he lost Righty, Shinichi Izumi's life would return to normal.
The Parasitic Organisms that would have come one after another would stay away from him.
As long as his luck wasn't too bad, he would be safe and sound.
Because the total number of Parasitic Organisms was less than one ten-thousandth, and most would hunt solitary, single humans, as long as one was prepared and didn't foolishly venture into places with few people, it was still quite easy to avoid attacks from Parasitic Organisms.
Righty's eyeballs moved a few times, glancing at Shinichi Izumi, and then it quietly watched Kurozawa.
"Can you really eliminate the risks associated with transplanting a body?"
Kurozawa exuded strong confidence and said solemnly, "What I need is a living Parasitic Organism. I naturally wouldn't come without assurance."
After killing two Parasitic Organisms and accumulating some Potential Points through self-cultivation, Kurozawa already had over four hundred Potential Points.
With over four hundred Potential Points, he could certainly completely eliminate the already not-so-great risk.
"Alright, I believe you."
The Parasitic Organism's senses were incredibly sharp, subtly able to discern human emotions, and it had been moved by Kurozawa.
Mainly, Kurozawa's powerful, non-human physique was extremely tempting to any Parasitic Organism.
"Shinichi, take care of yourself."
Righty seemed to take a deep breath, its focus intense. After looking back at Shinichi Izumi, its body wriggled and transformed into a ball of flesh, detaching from Shinichi Izumi's right hand.
Shinichi Izumi looked down and saw that a small part of Righty's body remained on his right hand.
This part of its body had transformed into the shape of a complete right hand, appearing no different from before.
But Shinichi Izumi had a vague feeling that his right hand would never speak again.
"Shinichi, this is my gift to you."
"A small part of my body has been fixed to form your arm. It has no combat ability, just like your previous right hand."
"I ate your right arm, and now I'm returning it to you."
Looking up at Kurozawa, Righty said, "Is just a few tenths of a percent of my cells left behind okay?"
Kurozawa wasn't so petty; he said magnanimously, "Naturally, that's no problem."
Extending his left hand, he said, "Come here."
He didn't have Righty parasitize his right hand, but instead had it merge with Lefty, allowing the conscious cells that made up their bodies to reconstruct once more.
Righty hesitated for a moment, then, under Kurozawa's gaze, it made up its mind.
It transformed fleshy tendrils, which intertwined with the fleshy tendrils transformed by Lefty.
Fine threads of bloody muscle intertwined, embedding and merging with each other, then rapidly expanded. Muscle tendrils, knotted with sinew, emerged. Metallic blades also flickered into view and disappeared.
Large numbers of muscular tendrils wriggled and trembled violently, extending to almost fill Shinichi Izumi's room, squeezing him into a corner.
At the same time, countless eyeballs and mouths appeared in dense, overlapping layers, pressing, rubbing, and overlapping with each other.
Shinichi Izumi looked at the lake of bloody muscle around him, covered in limbs and organs, and felt his scalp tingle with horror, a chill running through his body.
Seeing such an indescribable scene, Kurozawa also felt a sense of revulsion, but he didn't show it.
The cellular fusion of the two Parasitic Organisms seemed to overwhelm their bodies, causing them to fall into confusion. A few minutes later, Lefty and Righty spoke simultaneously: "Our consciousnesses cannot coordinate. We cannot control the current body."
Kurozawa smiled confidently.
"Don't worry, I'm here."
Outwardly calm, Kurozawa silently cried out in his heart, Gray-White, help me!
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