After that, Master Jansen wanted to arrange a fight between the two.
However, Maeve refused. With her current speed and strength, sparring with Xia Shang would be simply bullying a child.
After the lesson, Xia Shang returned to his room from the dojo. At this time, the fusion progress on the panel had reached 100%.
Now, Xia Shang finally had some confidence to travel through the heavens.
He clicked on the ladder icon, and a prompt quickly popped up.
[Do you want to consume 100 Fantasy Points to travel to a one-star fantasy world?]
"Confirm."
[100 Fantasy Points have been deducted. Please select the world you want to travel to this time.]
The moment the Fantasy Points were deducted, the panel in front of Xia Shang shattered, turning into a ball of light composed of countless rays. Countless white rays were peeled off and surrounded Xia Shang, slowly drifting.
"I hope to draw a familiar fantasy world." Xia Shang was dazzled by the countless rays, unable to distinguish any differences between them, so he simply chose one at random.
Soon, the ray he had chosen plunged into his body.
And the dazzling ball of light returned to the panel.
[Fantasy World: Parasyte]
[World Level: One Star]
[Player's Stay: 5 Months]
[Friendly Reminder: The time flow in the fantasy world is 150:1 compared to the main world]
Inside the brightly lit room, Xia Shang's body turned into countless light spots, eventually disappearing completely into the air.
...
On the way to Tokyo West High School, a crisp slap suddenly rang out.
"Izumi, you idiot!" A beautiful girl left angrily.
Xia Shang naturally wouldn't forget this famous scene. He looked at the high school student whose glasses had been slapped off and murmured, "As expected, it's the world of Parasyte."
After speaking, he began to look at the identity the panel had given him.
The name remained unchanged, still Xia Shang. The original owner had transferred to Tokyo West High School half a month ago and was in the same class as the protagonist of Parasyte. He was a transparent figure in the class, silent and taciturn, with no presence.
"Izumi-san, this is molestation. I think I need to call the police." Xia Shang raised his phone with a smile and said to Izumi Shinichi.
"No, no, it's a misunderstanding... My right hand seemed to be out of control just now."
Shinichi explained hurried, but the more he explained, the more chaotic it became. In the end, he slumped his head and said weakly, "Okay, Xia-kun, I know it's ridiculous."
"Hahaha, I'm just kidding. You're in a relationship with Murano Satomi, right? But even so, making that kind of move in public will inevitably make girls angry." Xia Shang raised his eyebrows at Shinichi, with an expression that said, "I understand everything."
Shinichi's face became redder and redder, like a boiled shrimp.
"Okay, it's all my fault."
Rather than being mistaken for being in a relationship, it's better than being a pervert who likes to grope women in the street.
At this time, a short-haired girl walked towards the two of them and bent down to pick up Shinichi's glasses.
The visitor was named TACHIKAWA, and she had also seen the scene just now.
"How could you do that kind of thing."
Watching the two of them talking to each other, Xia Shang silently summoned the panel and used the analysis ability on Shinichi.
Just like when he analyzed Queen Maeve before, a projection of Shinichi appeared on the panel.
[Please select the ability you want to analyze]
Xia Shang's goal was not actually Shinichi, but the Parasite Migi in his right hand. When he watched the anime, he was very envious of the Parasites' attack methods. Now that he had this opportunity, he naturally wouldn't miss it.
"Help me analyze all the abilities of the Parasite."
[Analyzing, progress 1%. Please do not stray away from the target being analyzed during the process. The effective range of analysis is one meter]
Xia Shang didn't expect that analyzing all the abilities of the Parasite wouldn't be completed instantly like before. Could it be because he didn't analyze it in a targeted manner? The suddenly appearing panel didn't come with instructions, and he still needed to explore many things himself.
Fortunately, the analysis speed wasn't slow, and the progress bar above was moving at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Let's go, apologize to Satomi properly. I believe she will forgive you." Xia Shang patted Shinichi on the shoulder.
Shinichi nodded. He had no choice but to do so.
Compared to their previous nodding acquaintance, the relationship between the two was obviously much better now.
Then they happened to meet Satomi, who was going to the classroom next door. After seeing Shinichi, Satomi angrily turned her head, but it could be seen that her exposed delicate earlobes had turned red.
"It seems you have to apologize to her properly."
Walking into the classroom and returning to his seat, Xia Shang smiled at Shinichi, who was sitting in front of him.
At this time, the progress bar on the panel had reached 99%
Ding ding ding... Accompanied by the ringing of the class bell, the originally noisy classroom quickly became quiet.
At the same time, the progress bar also reached 100%
[Target analysis completed]
[Talent Ability: Parasitism]
[Analysis Condition: Swallow the corpses of five Parasites]
[After fusing with the ability, most of the player's genes will be changed, allowing them to parasitize in the host's body, and after devouring the host's brain, assimilate from the host's head until completely controlling the host's body.
During this period, the player's emotions will be weakened, while gaining powerful learning abilities and enhancing the host's physique.
However, the player must rely on the host's internal organs and digestive organs to survive. As soon as they leave the host, they will die immediately, and the food will be creatures of the same species as the host.]
As soon as this talent ability appeared, Xia Shang sentenced it to death. First of all, it was impossible for him to abandon his current body and become a parasitic creature. Secondly, enjoying delicious food was his greatest hobby. Would he have to live like Hannibal in the future when he parasitized humans?
This was completely unacceptable to Xia Shang.
Fortunately, there was another talent on the panel.
[Talent Ability: Transformation]
[Analysis Condition: Personally kill a Parasite]
[After fusing with the ability, the player can freely transform their body, either as hard as steel or as soft as rubber. Using this ability will consume a large amount of the player's stamina, and the degree of transformation will also be determined by the player's physical fitness.]
When Xia Shang finished reading the second talent ability, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. This was the ability he really wanted. Even if there were some restrictions, it was still worth it. He could completely accept it, and it seemed that the upper limit of this ability might be higher than he imagined.
"Xia-san, please concentrate."
The teacher walked to Xia Shang's side and knocked on his desk.
"Sorry, I'll pay attention." Xia Shang said apologetically.
The teacher's target was not actually Xia Shang, but Shinichi, who had been playing with his phone under the desk.
Compared to the dazed Xia Shang, Shinichi's behavior was obviously more egregious, simply not putting him, the teacher, in his eyes.
Shinichi didn't notice the teacher's death stare at all until Tachikawa, who was beside him, couldn't stand it anymore and reminded him softly, "Izumi."