"What do you mean?"
Ryoko Tamiya's face changed when she heard Kurozawa's words. Her exquisite, pale face instantly darkened.
Her neatly combed, ash-purple long hair, which fell to her shoulders, split and deformed. The strands merged together, and sharp protrusions appeared along the edges, gleaming faintly in the twilight.
Half of her oval face also began to transform, flesh stretching and elongating. Three steel blades, the length of daggers, extended partially, emitting a chilling light.
The atmosphere in the office suddenly turned deadly as Ryoko Tamiya changed.
It seemed like a bloody battle could erupt at any moment.
Kurozawa remained calm, seemingly oblivious to Ryoko Tamiya's battle-ready state. He slowly reached out, his right hand picking up the thermos cup from Ryoko Tamiya's desk.
Her cup was blue overall, with floral patterns engraved on the surface. It was made of metal.
"A little thirsty, just to wet my throat."
He took a sip of the tea, fragrant with tea leaves, and then put the cup back.
However, there were now several deep indentations on it. The metal surface was caved in, looking misshapen.
Ryoko Tamiya's breathing hitched.
Can a human body do that?
As expected, it's a different kind of being, similar to us.
At the same time, Kurozawa's left hand shifted, and a flash of cold, hard steel texture flickered across his fingers.
"Relax, I already have one of your kind here."
Lefty woke up from its dormant state. An eye and a mouth appeared on the back of its hand, and its eyeball rolled, staring at Ryoko Tamiya.
Across from it, Ryoko Tamiya felt some emotion.
She carefully thought about the knowledge she had learned from humans and understood the name of that emotion.
Astonishment, and fear.
Having a Parasitic Organism on the left hand meant it could intercept her attacks.
And that right hand, capable of crushing metal, could naturally pierce her fragile human body with ease.
As a highly intelligent individual Parasitic Organism, she was well aware of her greatest weakness. No matter how strong her lethality, her human body was as fragile as a blank sheet of paper, breaking with a touch, shattering with a bump.
"What do you want?"
"You're hiding in the school, so you probably don't want to reveal your identity."
"If you kill me, humans will discover you."
Ryoko Tamiya's voice was cool and detached, making it impossible to discern her true thoughts.
Initially, in the classroom, she didn't say much to Kurozawa in a low voice, roughly conveying the idea that cooperation was needed for survival.
Seeing Kurozawa approach, she thought he had also considered cooperating, but she didn't expect him to harbor killing intent.
Kurozawa smiled lightly and said, "Don't be nervous, it's just the literal meaning."
"You want to survive, you want enough time to understand your own origins."
"My body is the best destination."
As he spoke, Kurozawa's left hand transformed, and curved, sharp blade-fingers appeared. In an instant, they severed his right hand, yet no blood flowed out. And the right hand, landing on the ground, even propped itself up on its five fingers and began to crawl.
As long as its consciousness was clear, even if a Demon body was dismembered into several pieces, it could still move independently.
If its head were severed by ordinary weapons, Kurozawa could even truly operate separately.
However, because its appearance was too bizarre and its combat power decreased compared to when it was in its complete form, Kurozawa generally wouldn't do this voluntarily.
"This body is immortal and indestructible, it's the best host."
"You probably didn't detect any hostility either."
"If the host wanted to kill you, you'd already be dead," Lefty explained.
Parasitic Organisms have an ability to discern hostility. Ryoko Tamiya indeed didn't detect any obvious hostility from Kurozawa.
She looked at the right hand that was still moving without a trace of blood, and a feeling of surprise surged in her heart again.
This is not scientific. Biological knowledge on Earth cannot explain this at all.
Kurozawa was speechless for a moment, then chuckled. "Can you explain yourself?"
Ryoko Tamiya thought for a moment, then shook her head. "No."
At this point, she no longer maintained her battle posture. The seams on her face and hair closed, the blades retracted, and she transformed back into an exquisite-looking female teacher.
"How about it? I can provide you with a safer environment."
Kurozawa was very patient, coaxing her along.
"You're different from other Parasitic Organisms. You should know that humans are the only, absolute overlords on Earth."
"Although you have just been born, you have already angered enemies you shouldn't have, and face a crisis of extinction."
On the other side, after looking at Kurozawa's severed arm and then at herself, Ryoko Tamiya was somewhat moved, but after thinking, she still refused. "No, I parasitized the head while it was developing. I only know how to connect to the body through the nervous system of the head. I don't know if I can parasitize the hand and transfer bodies now."
The possibility of death is very high.
Parasitism is not a simple process.
They devour all the original cells and replace them, but at the same time must be able to simulate and transform into all the original tissues, and then take over the body.
When they are still juveniles, the moment they mature they can easily do it driven by instinct, but after maturing, they can only rely on strict self-regulation. Human cells are as numerous as stars, and this workload is terrifying.
Kurozawa didn't force her.
"There's no need to rush. You can do a few more experiments."
"When you are confident, then formally transfer to me."
Ryoko Tamiya didn't refuse again this time and nodded in agreement very readily.
What she most desired was to figure out where she came from and how she could survive as a Parasitic Organism in the future. As for whether she absolutely had to devour the brain and completely control the body, that was not within her consideration.
As Kurozawa said, unlike many arrogant members of their kind, Ryoko Tamiya understood the strength of humans.
If they only parasitize a hand, they can gain human trust. Their abilities would even be eagerly sought after by humans, and the survival of their species could also be achieved by relying on humans, just like pet cats and dogs.
Symbiosis with humans is, in fact, the best way for them to survive.
After agreeing, Ryoko Tamiya suddenly thought of something, touched her lower abdomen, and said flatly, "However, I am pregnant. If I switch bodies, it will kill this child."
Kurozawa was slightly taken aback.
"I engaged in reproductive behavior with one of my kind to see if our species could continue in this way."
"After all, is there really such an unbelievable creature that lacks reproductive ability and exists only for the purpose of preying on humans?"
"Also, will this life in my womb be a pure human or one of my kind after it is born? I want to know the answer to this question."
Her words revealed thought and confusion, but Ryoko Tamiya's voice remained very rational, without a trace of emotion.
Kurozawa calmed himself and asked, "What if it's a Parasitic Organism, and what if it's human?"
"After it's born, how do you plan to treat it?"
Ryoko Tamiya said flatly, "It would be best if it's one of my kind. I will protect it as it grows. This shows that our species can reproduce using human bodies, but this possibility is very low."
"If it's a human infant..." She hesitated for a few seconds, then said seriously, "I'll probably eat it."
"Carrying life is very physically demanding and makes me weak."
"So I will most likely choose to eat it to replenish the physical energy consumed."
Kurozawa remained silent.
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