After a passionate speech, the Parasitic Organisms in the room seemed surprised, looking at each other.
Then they turned their gaze to Hirokawa.
Even Goto and Ryoko Tamiya's eyes revealed a touch of complexity, as if they were seeing Hirokawa for the first time.
Kurozawa savored his words and gently applauded.
Perhaps there were still some discrepancies, but he roughly understood Hirokawa's true psychology and why he could so resolutely abandon his own kind to help the Parasitic Organisms.
In Hirokawa's view, he was ostensibly helping the Parasitic Organisms, but in reality, he was doing it for humanity.
He held what he considered a noble ideal, believing that protecting and assisting the Parasitic Organisms, allowing this natural predator of humanity to maintain the balance of the human population, was something that was entirely beneficial to humanity as a whole.
In other words, in Hirokawa's eyes, his actions were just, sacred, and another way to find a path for his fellow humans.
It was just that this method was not understood by others; only he had thought of it.
"Humans are the spirit of all things, therefore, the existence of a natural predator is even more necessary."
Kurozawa could understand his thinking, but he didn't agree with it and offered no opinion.
Everyone had their own ideas; as long as their core intentions remained unchanged, that was fine.
"As long as humanity can be awakened and realize the importance of the Parasitic Organisms, even death is something I am willing to endure."
Hirokawa looked at Kurozawa with sincere eyes.
It had to be said that this person had developed his own set of logical thinking. Talking to him and listening to his ideas gave Kurozawa a very interesting feeling.
"With the existence of people like you and Goto, humanity should understand quickly." He continued, a glint of light flickering in his eyes, as if he was envisioning some kind of future in his mind.
However, seeing Hirokawa like this, Kurozawa struck mercilessly, "Parasitic Organisms have no reproductive ability. One less dies means one less remains. They will be completely wiped out sooner or later."
"Can such an enemy be considered a natural predator?"
"Their numbers are less than one ten-thousandth of humanity's. Although their combat power is strong, it can be solved with just a few bullets."
"Hirokawa, you're thinking too optimistically."
In Kurozawa's view, after the Parasitic Organisms were completely wiped out, humanity would only turn their remains into research specimens and would not gain any understanding from it.
Across from him, Hirokawa smiled and said, "No matter the outcome, it's enough that I've worked hard for it."
It seemed that he actually knew this as well.
Kurozawa nodded noncommittally and then went straight to the point, "Help me find someone's location."
As mayor, finding someone's location should be a relatively simple matter for Hirokawa.
What Ryoko Tamiya had said about being able to help Kurozawa find Kana's whereabouts likely meant asking Hirokawa to take action and use his influence.
Kurozawa had called Kana several times before and also called his parents abroad, but all calls were unanswered. It was highly probable that she was being controlled and monitored, although it could also be considered a form of protection.
Hirokawa asked, "What's the name?"
"Kimishima Kana, my sister. Her home is at 143 Sakurano Avenue."
Hirokawa nodded, then took out his phone and dialed a number.
After a brief conversation, Hirokawa told Kurozawa that he needed to wait a while before he would have news about Kana.
Meanwhile, while Hirokawa was on the phone, Kurozawa was closing his eyes to rest, while Ryoko Tamiya had taken out her phone and was intently searching for any traces of the Parasitic Organisms.
Online, in some chat groups and community forums, there were many rumors about Parasitic Organisms, but they weren't openly displayed.
At the same time, the appearance of a certain video caught Ryoko Tamiya's attention.
She moved closer to Kurozawa and showed it to him as well.
The video seemed to be speaking in a joking tone, suggesting that there might be aliens among humans and that the way to distinguish them was to pull out a strand of hair.
If something unusual occurred, then the person was an alien hidden within human society.
This video had appeared two days ago, and there were many similar videos, such as the first greeting in the morning, where pulling out a strand of hair for each other represented friendship and blessings. Small games and stories about pulling hair were popping up like mushrooms after rain.
Coupled with the recent undercurrents of various speculations, many smarter people likely understood why so many videos about pulling hair were appearing.
"The human upper echelons are using the media to spread simple ways to distinguish Parasitic Organisms."
Activating the power of the masses was always faster than relying solely on law enforcement agencies to search for Parasitic Organistic traces.
But the popularization of this simple method also meant that the higher-ups were willing to pay the price of human lives to increase the search for traces of the Parasitic Organisms.
The method of pulling hair could immediately test the identity of a Parasitic Organism because too few conscious cells would wither and twist, and the pulled hair would turn into a small lump of muddy substance.
However, if you discovered a Parasitic Organism, the Parasitic Organism would also realize that it had been exposed.
In this situation, the Parasitic Organism would definitely shed any restraint, abandon its identity, and erupt in killing. Some brutal ones might even kill all the humans they saw within a few nearby blocks.
Using human lives as the price to determine the identity of the Parasitic Organisms... "Such a decisive and ruthless method."
"It must be that Blade Breakers department again."
Hirokawa also saw the video, and his expression changed slightly.
The Blade Breakers department was not only composed of armed soldiers but also some researchers targeting Parasitic Organisms who also belonged to the Blade Breakers department. Their sole task was to research the weaknesses of the Parasitic Organisms and how to more efficiently search for their traces.
Kurozawa showed no reaction.
He appeared to be resting with his eyes closed, but his Fighting Spirit Perception was constantly focused on his left hand, using the Transparent World to analyze and observe the operation of the consciousness cells.
Thanks to the characteristic of Fighting Spirit being a fundamental biological attribute, he was gradually gaining a deeper understanding of how to manipulate the Parasyte Body.
As expected of the top skill in a world. When I get to a new world later, I must awaken Fighting Spirit immediately. Kurozawa decided he would prioritize Fighting Spirit in the future without hesitation.
Searching for enemies, sensing, predicting, concealing presence... Kurozawa already regretted not awakening Fighting Spirit as soon as he arrived in this world.
If he had discovered this sooner, he might have already learned how to manipulate the Parasyte Body by now, and the Potential Points used to integrate the Parasyte Body could have been saved.
However, this was unavoidable. Before actually using it, he wasn't sure if Fighting Spirit would be useful.
On the other side, after seeing the humans' measures, Hirokawa and several Parasitic Organisms were discussing countermeasures. Kurozawa didn't participate because he wasn't a Parasitic Organism; he was just listening to their conversation.
During this process, Hirokawa cleverly came up with an idea.
Kurozawa couldn't help but chuckle when he heard it.
He said, "Since it's a hair-pulling test, if you make yourself bald, you can avoid this test."
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