In the Mayor's office, Hirokawa, who had just woken up from a coma, washed his face and was about to resume handling his tasks when, for some reason, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
On the top floor, Kurozawa closed his eyes.
Invisible mental energy spread rapidly like ripples, reaching Hirokawa's office in the blink of an eye.
Then, under Kurozawa's control, this invisible mental energy suddenly condensed into tentacle-like shapes and slowly bored into Hirokawa's head. Throughout this process, Kurozawa was gentle and smooth, not causing Hirokawa any discomfort.
In Kurozawa's view, Hirokawa just looked around suspiciously, as if he had detected something wrong, but didn't know what it was.
Because his reaction was quite sensitive, the strange feeling in Hirokawa's heart grew stronger, and he was no longer in the mood to deal with government affairs.
He stood up and paced back and forth in the room, as if trying to find the cause of the anomaly.
Meanwhile, Kurozawa was thinking about what other uses there were besides using this mental energy entrenched in Hirokawa's mind to forcefully control his body.
Gradually, Hirokawa suppressed the strange feeling in his heart and sat back down at his desk.
He looked at the mountain of documents, sighed softly, and then rubbed his temples. "Perhaps I've been too tired lately, I'm almost having hallucinations."
"But despite being tired, this feeling of fulfillment isn't bad."
He was a workaholic and very capable, otherwise, he wouldn't have become the Mayor at the age of thirty-something without a significant background.
On the other side, Kurozawa's fingers tapped the desk unconsciously.
"Hallucinations?"
Kurozawa also heard Hirokawa's words, and when he heard the word "hallucinations," a flash of inspiration struck his mind.
"This should work."
"Let's give it a try."
With a thought, the invisible mental energy began to stir, delving deep into Hirokawa's brain and slowly affecting his five senses.
At the same time, Hirokawa's body trembled, and he opened his eyes wide.
"Ryoma-kun? When did you get here? Why didn't I see you knock?"
Kurozawa's figure had suddenly appeared in front of Hirokawa at some point, just staring at him with a meaningful smile.
This figure stood in the middle of the office, as if it had appeared suddenly, or as if it had been there for a long time, causing Hirokawa's brain perception to be a bit confused, and his thoughts also became hazy and chaotic.
In a daze, Hirokawa felt as if he were drunk. Everything in his vision seemed to be covered with a layer of white mist, making it difficult to see clearly.
It was real, but also incredibly blurry.
However, he wasn't nervous. Instead, he looked around curiously, then looked at Kurozawa and exclaimed, "Is this Ryoma-kun's new ability? Compared to you, other Parasitic Organisms are like fireflies compared to a bright moon, they can't be mentioned in the same breath."
He stood up and walked forward, wanting to get closer to Kurozawa to see more clearly.
But just as he stood up, the figure in front of him suddenly twisted and deformed, and a fleshy tentacle with a metallic blade erupted, slicing through the air and stabbing towards his heart.
Hirokawa was shocked and his chest felt a sharp pain.
His breathing also hitched.
In a panic, he looked down and simultaneously reached out to touch his heart.
"Huh?"
He didn't touch anything, but the pain, and the feeling of weakness that made it almost impossible to breathe, were still sweeping over him continuously.
Hirokawa clutched his chest tightly, looking distressed like a fish about to die of thirst.
But just as he thought he was about to truly die, this feeling suddenly dissipated, vanishing in an instant. Everything just now seemed to be just his illusion, a terrifying nightmare.
Looking up again, Kurozawa's figure was still standing there, looking thoughtful.
Hirokawa gave a wry smile, then wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Ryoma-kun, please don't scare me like that."
Kurozawa waved his hand and smiled, "I just gained some new abilities, and you, Hirokawa, were the closest person to me around here, so I apologize."
Immediately after, this figure collapsed like sand in an instant, and without any wind, reassembled into Kurozawa's appearance beside Hirokawa.
Hirokawa was slightly stunned, then raised his hand to touch Kurozawa's shoulder.
However, before he could touch him, Kurozawa's figure twisted and disappeared again, reappearing sitting on the sofa by the window.
For a moment, Hirokawa couldn't figure out what was happening.
He thought about it, then asked, "Teleportation?"
Kurozawa shook his head and didn't answer directly. He was just here to test his abilities and wouldn't tell Hirokawa his abilities, even though Hirokawa had always shown himself to be very close to anomalies like Kurozawa so far.
Seeing that Kurozawa had no intention of explaining, Hirokawa didn't press further, but instead watched Kurozawa with a curious gaze.
"I once thought that Goto and Ryoko Tamiya were the most special Parasitic Organisms, and I also thought that the limit of Parasitic Organisms was the fusion of multiple individuals."
"But now it seems I was just ignorant and didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth."
"If all Parasitic Organisms had abilities like Ryoma-kun, then the current predicament and crisis would collapse on their own."
Even now, Hirokawa still saw Kurozawa as a Parasitic Organism and had never thought that he was actually very powerful in his original form, and the Parasyte Body was just an acquired ability. And those who knew part of the situation, like Goto, had never told Hirokawa about it, nor had Kurozawa explained it.
Since he thought that way, Kurozawa let him think what he wanted.
Seeing that Kurozawa was free to visit him for once, Hirokawa was about to talk to him about how to deal with the increasingly obvious targeting and suppression by the Blade Breakers department, but there was a sudden knocking sound at the door.
"Mayor Hirokawa, there are some documents from the finance department that need your approval and signature."
"May I come in?"
It was the voice of one of Hirokawa's assistants.
Hirokawa's expression shifted. He glanced at Kurozawa, and as his gaze moved towards the door, he was about to refuse, but Kurozawa stopped him with a raised hand.
"It's fine, let them in." Kurozawa's figure was actually the manifestation of the mental energy residing in Hirokawa's mind, visible only to Hirokawa; it was merely a Phantom Image.
Hirokawa didn't understand this. He hesitated for a few moments before deciding to trust Kurozawa's decision.
"Come in," he said, his voice becoming steady and his expression calm. A subtle, gentle smile played at the corner of his lips, presenting the image of someone in a high position yet approachable.
The assistant pushed open the door and handed the documents to Hirokawa.
Hirokawa was initially nervous, observing the assistant's expression.
Because Kurozawa was currently a heavily wanted individual, his appearance had been extensively shown on television news. Furthermore, Kurozawa's looks and build were very distinctive; without disguise, he stood out in a crowd like a crane among chickens and was easily noticeable.
But to Hirokawa's surprise, throughout the entire process, the assistant seemed completely oblivious to Kurozawa's presence.
They didn't avert their gaze, acting as if only he and Hirokawa were in the room.
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