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Parallel World.
Higashi-Fukuyama City, Japan.
Inside an ordinary high school, a student sat in class, staring out the window.
"Zhao Xuan, could you please answer this question?"
Hearing the teacher on the podium suddenly call his name, Zhao Xuan slowly stood up.
However, he did not follow the teacher's instructions to answer the question on the blackboard.
"I'm sorry, Teacher! I'm feeling a bit unwell! I need to go to the nurse's office!"
After saying this, Zhao Xuan strode out of the classroom, completely ignoring the teacher calling his name from behind.
This was because his heart was gripped by anxiety, contemplating a matter of life and death!
Zhao Xuan was originally just an ordinary university freshman from the Blue Star (Earth's common name in this context)'s Huaguo (China). One night while watching a show, his eyes suddenly went dark. When he woke up, he found himself in Japan!
At the same time, some information appeared in his mind.
"Ding! Main quest activated!"
"Main Quest One: Survive in this world for six months!"
"Main Quest Two: Kill one Parasyte!"
"Complete either quest to clear this world successfully. Only the reward for one of the quests can be obtained!"
"Obtained Novice Reward: [Lesser Adrenaline Potion] one bottle!"
"[Lesser Adrenaline Potion]: After use, it can significantly boost the user's strength, speed, reaction time, and other physical attributes for 10 seconds. The user's base physical condition determines the effect. After the potion's effect ends, the user will enter a weakened state for 30 minutes."
Seeing this information, Zhao Xuan naturally understood: he had definitely transmigrated! Moreover, he had transmigrated into the world of the Japanese anime Parasyte (Kiseijuu). He had also gained a System, the standard welfare for a transmigrator.
The System had given Zhao Xuan a plausible identity in this world: his parents were Huaguo citizens working in Japan, so Zhao Xuan had legitimately transferred and become a regular student at a Japanese high school.
Even more strangely, he had never studied Japanese, yet he seemed to naturally speak and understand it.
Based on the information in his mind, Zhao Xuan surmised he could stay in this world for half a year. After surviving for six months, he would likely be transported to another world.
Parasyte is about alien parasitic organisms that infect human hosts, devouring their brains and turning them into terrifying, man-eating monsters.
Therefore, Zhao Xuan had no interest in sitting idly in the classroom; he was agonizing over how to complete the main quests.
Zhao Xuan had seen the anime and knew the general storyline. The simplest way was to stay in crowded public places for the next six months.
The Parasytes, needing to hide within human society, would not expose themselves in plain sight.
As for the mission to kill a Parasyte?
Don't even think about it!
When a Parasyte infects a person, it eats the host's brain and takes over the head. Normally, they appear just like regular people, showing no flaws. But when they hunt or fight, their head will split open like a blooming flower, transforming into several strong, powerful tentacles armed with sharp, blade-like claws.
These tentacles are incredibly strong and can stretch and retract freely. They have an enormous attack range, and their blade-like claws are extremely sharp, easily cutting through everything around them, including reinforced concrete.
They can easily kill any ordinary human!
To the Parasytes, ordinary humans are simply their food source, much like how humans view livestock.
Of course, Parasytes are not invincible.
Because they are parasitic organisms, they must be attached to a human body, which provides them with nutrients. If they are separated from the host body for too long, their main body will shrivel and die.
Thus, the human body is their fatal weakness. Humans can easily destroy the host body using firearms, thereby killing these monsters.
This is why the Parasytes hide within human society and dare not easily expose themselves.
In fact, the people they infect are already dead because their brains were consumed by the Parasyte. Their seemingly mobile bodies are nothing more than a puppet, a tool used by the Parasyte.
Zhao Xuan is just an ordinary high school student; where would he get a gun? So, for him, trying to kill a Parasyte is a pipe dream.
Even with the System's novice reward, one bottle of [Lesser Adrenaline Potion], it would be extremely difficult. The potion lasts only 10 seconds, and the effect is relative to the user's physique. The most frustrating part is the 30-minute state of weakness afterward!
This means using the potion is an all-or-nothing situation: if he fails to kill the Parasyte, Zhao Xuan is guaranteed to die (GG)!
Therefore, Zhao Xuan was extremely frustrated at the moment and did not want to continue sitting idly in the classroom, so he found a random excuse and left.
Standing on the school building's hallway, Zhao Xuan approached the railing, looked into the distance, and examined his hands.
These hands, and this body, were his own; they didn't feel like they belonged to an anime character at all. Even the scar left on his left hand from an injury in childhood was still there.
"Do I really have to just 'survive' for six months in this world?" Zhao Xuan muttered to himself.
Just then, Zhao Xuan clearly felt someone approaching. He turned and was instantly shocked.
"Student, you should be in class right now," a long-haired female teacher said, walking up to Zhao Xuan with an expressionless face.
"Ah...?! Is... Is that you?"
Zhao Xuan was so terrified that he trembled all over, his eyes wide, unable to speak clearly.
"Oh? Why are you so nervous... seeing me?" the female teacher asked blandly.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I... I... a student... caught skipping class... who wouldn't be nervous? I'm sorry! I... I'll go back to class now!" Zhao Xuan stammered, then quickly turned and ran back toward his classroom.
The female teacher watched Zhao Xuan's panicked retreat, lost in thought.
Seeing Zhao Xuan rush back into the classroom, the teacher on the podium was surprised, but told him not to disturb the other students, and then continued the lecture.
Zhao Xuan's heart was practically jumping out of his throat. The female teacher he had just encountered was named Reiko Tamura (Tamura Reiko/田宫良子)!
Reiko Tamura is a Parasyte!
Moreover, Reiko Tamura is an extremely powerful and very intelligent Parasyte. If nothing goes wrong, her strength would rank second among all the Parasytes!
The reason for Zhao Xuan's anxiety before was that on his very first day in this world, he met the protagonist of Parasyte, Shinichi Izumi (Izumi Shinichi/泉新一). And he was the same grade as Shinichi Izumi! Based on Shinichi Izumi's appearance, Zhao Xuan deduced that this world was based on the movie version of Parasyte.
This filled Zhao Xuan with terror because there were at least three Parasytes in the school where the protagonist Shinichi Izumi attended!
The protagonist Shinichi Izumi was infected on his right hand, but he was lucky; his brain was not eaten by the Parasyte, preventing him from becoming a puppet. Instead, he maintained his human consciousness and body, forming a coexistence with the Parasyte on his right hand, which he named "Migi" (Little Right/小右).
The female teacher he just saw, Reiko Tamura, and a transfer student named Hideo Shimada (Shimada Hideo/岛田秀熊), are both Parasytes.
Reiko Tamura also has an unnamed police partner, code-named "Mr. A" (A先生).
Reiko Tamura, Hideo Shimada, and Mr. A—all three were completely infected, their brains eaten by the Parasytes, making them absolute monsters.
Therefore, the seemingly peaceful school is actually fraught with danger! This is why Zhao Xuan was so anxious, racking his brain for how to survive in this environment and complete his mission.
But unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped out of the classroom, he ran into Reiko Tamura, a major boss!
What terrible luck!
Zhao Xuan cautiously looked out the window and saw Reiko Tamura walk to the window and look toward him!
Frightened, Zhao Xuan immediately lowered his head to stare at the textbook on his desk.
Reiko Tamura looked through the window toward Zhao Xuan, deep in thought.
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