Chapter 5: Parasite

Afterward, Master Johnson wanted to arrange a sparring match between the two.

However, Maeve declined. Given her current speed and strength, sparring with Cyrus would be like bullying a child.

After class, Cyrus returned to his room from the dojo. At this point, the fusion progress on his panel had reached 100%.

Now, Cyrus felt he had a bit of confidence to walk through different worlds.

He clicked on the staircase icon, and a prompt quickly popped up.

"Do you want to spend 100 Fantasy Points to travel to a one-star fantasy world?"

"Yes."

"100 Fantasy Points have been deducted. Please choose the world you wish to travel to."

As the Fantasy Points were deducted, the panel in front of Cyrus shattered into a ball of light composed of countless beams. Countless white beams were stripped away and swirled around him, gently floating.

"I hope I draw a familiar fantasy world." The myriad of beams made Cyrus dizzy, unable to distinguish any differences among them, so he randomly chose one.

Soon, the chosen beam plunged into his body.

The brilliant light ball then reverted back to the panel.

"Fantasy World: Parasyte"

"World Level: One-Star"

"Player Stay Duration: 5 months"

"Friendly Reminder: The time flow rate of the fantasy world is 150:1 compared to the main world."

In the brightly lit room, Cyrus's body turned into countless points of light, eventually dissipating completely into the air.

...

On the way to Tokyo West High, a crisp slap suddenly rang out.

"Shinichi, you idiot!" A pretty girl angrily walked away.

Cyrus naturally recognized this iconic scene. He looked at the high school student whose glasses had been slapped off and whispered, "So, it is the world of Parasyte."

After speaking, he began to check the identity provided by the panel.

His name remained Cyrus. The original owner had transferred to Tokyo West High half a month ago and was a classmate of Parasyte's protagonist. In the class, he was a quiet and unnoticeable person.

"Shinichi, what you did is considered harassment. I think I need to call the police." Cyrus smiled and raised his phone towards Shinichi Izumi.

"No, no, it's a misunderstanding... My right hand seemed to be out of control just now."

Shinichi hurriedly explained, but the more he spoke, the more confused he became. Finally, he hung his head and said helplessly, "Alright, Cyrus-kun, I know it's ridiculous."

"Hahaha, I'm just kidding. You're in a relationship with Satomi Murano, right? But even so, doing something like that in public would naturally make a girl angry." Cyrus raised his eyebrows at Shinichi, giving him a knowing look.

Shinichi's face turned redder and redder, like a boiled shrimp.

"Alright, it's all my fault."

Being misunderstood as being in a relationship was better than being seen as a pervert who gropes people in public.

At this moment, a short-haired girl walked over to the two of them and picked up Shinichi's glasses.

Her name was Tamiya Ryouko, and she had also witnessed the earlier scene.

"How could you do something like that?"

As the two chatted, Cyrus silently called up his panel and used his analysis ability on Shinichi.

Just like the previous analysis of Queen Maeve, a projection of Shinichi also appeared on the panel.

Cyrus's true target was not Shinichi but the parasite in his right hand, Migi. He had always been fascinated by the parasites'' combat methods when watching the anime. Now that he had the opportunity, he wouldn't miss it.

"Analyze all the abilities of the parasite."

[Analysis in progress, 1%. Please do not move away from the target. Effective range of analysis is one meter. ]

Cyrus didn't expect that analyzing all of the parasites' abilities wouldn't be completed instantly like before. Maybe it was because this time it was a more comprehensive analysis? The sudden appearance of the panel came with no manual, so he had to figure out many things on his own.

Luckily, the analysis speed wasn't too slow. The progress bar was moving at a visible pace.

"Go and apologize to Satomi properly. I'm sure she'll forgive you," Cyrus said, patting Shinichi on the shoulder.

Shinichi nodded, realizing it was the best course of action for now.

Their relationship had clearly improved compared to their previous acquaintance.

Soon, they encountered Satomi heading to the adjacent classroom. When she saw Shinichi, she turned her head in anger, but her small, exposed ears were visibly red.

"It looks like you really need to apologize to her," Cyrus said as they entered the classroom and returned to their seats. He smiled at Shinichi, who sat in front of him.

By this time, the progress bar had reached 99%.

Ding, ding, ding... As the class bell rang, the previously noisy classroom quickly quieted down.

At the same time, the progress bar hit 100%.

[Analysis complete]

[Talent Ability: Parasitism]

[Analysis condition: Consume the corpses of five parasite's]

[Upon fusing with this ability, the player's genes will significantly change, allowing them to parasitize a host's body. After consuming the host's brain, the player will begin to assimilate from the host's head, eventually taking full control of the host's body. During this period, the player's emotions will be dulled while gaining strong learning capabilities and enhancing the host's physical condition. However, the player must rely on the host's internal organs and digestive system to survive, and once separated from the host, the player will die instantly. Additionally, the player's food source will be the same species as the host.]

As soon as Cyrus saw this talent ability, he immediately dismissed it. Firstly, he couldn't abandon his current body to become a parasitic creature. Secondly, he loved enjoying good food, and living like Hannibal while parasitizing a human was unacceptable to him.

Fortunately, there was another talent ability on the panel.

[Talent Ability: Morphing]

[Analysis condition: Personally kill a parasyte]

[Upon fusing with this ability, the player can freely morph their body to be 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 morphing will be determined by the player's physical condition.]

Cyrus finally breathed a sigh of relief after reading the second talent ability. This was the ability he truly wanted. Despite some limitations, it was still highly desirable. He could accept it, and it seemed that the potential of this ability might be higher than he had imagined.

"Mr. Cyrus, please focus."

The teacher walked up to Cyrus and knocked on his desk.

"Sorry, I'll pay attention," Cyrus apologized.

The teacher's actual target wasn't Cyrus but Shinichi, who had been playing with his phone under the desk.

Compared to Cyrus daydreaming, Shinichi's behavior was clearly worse, showing blatant disrespect for the teacher.

Shinichi hadn't noticed the teacher's stern gaze until Tamiya, sitting next to him, whispered, "Shinichi."

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