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Chapter 145 My body... This is Parasyte

The old editor was very excited.

If this newcomer was under his command, he would probably jump for joy.

But this guy happened to be from the web department, who was in direct competition with our publication department and had even made a bet with us!
In addition, the reason why our magazine department is now relegated to the basement is largely because of him!
The old editor was a little annoyed, but he couldn't help but feel that this newcomer was very talented.

"Hey, have you noticed that this "Parasyte" is very powerful?" The young editor sitting in the front turned his chair, leaned over and whispered.

"What? I didn't read it." The old editor took out a cigarette and lit it.

The young editor snorted, "Why are you pretending to be nice to me? Everyone is reading Parasyte right now, wondering what this comic is like."

The old editor took a deep breath and slowly exhaled the smoke ring: "I took a few glances and thought he had some talent."

"Tell the truth." The young editor smiled.

"Okay, I won't hide it from you. This guy draws very well, the plot is gripping, and the alien oppression is full. In today's market, especially in our "Jump", it is definitely unique."

"Finally you told the truth. I think so too. If he were allowed to continue the series for a few more issues, he could definitely become the most popular person!"

When the old editor heard him say that, he smiled and said, "You are still young. Vice President Xiaoshan dared to make a shoe-shining bet with him, so he knew that such an enterprising young man had a major flaw!"

"What defect?" the young editor asked quickly.

The old editor leaned back and said slowly, "I can't stop it!"

The young editor was puzzled.

"This manga Parasyte relies on the novelty of alien species and uses bloody and eye-catching gimmicks. Young authors will follow this path to the end. If they fail to transform in time and give this work connotation, not only will it not be called the Showa style, but even readers will get bored and the performance will plummet!"

"Ah, I see! Then Saburo Mikami will guide him, right?"

"Instruction? Is it really that easy? And you still call them newcomers? Where do young people get the rich social experience to bring the characters to life? Where do you get the life experience to accumulate in your comics?"

"so……"

"So Vice President Xiaoshan is not afraid of bets at all. He dare not say anything else, but for newcomers drawing this kind of violent comics, it will go downhill after five or six chapters! Or he does not have enough theme, but insists on improving the content, and the result will only be an ugly imitation." The old editor vowed.

This old editor, who can speak Chinese, can be considered to have cultural background.

“……”The young editor was skeptical.

In fact, some comic book analysts have already proposed this view, and have cited some examples from the history of comic books. For example, the old comic book "Cape" attracted people's attention with its beastly mode, which sold well in the early market, but obviously lacked stamina in the middle and late stages.

The fact that the author of "Kep" stopped writing later and became a legend that the old men in the comics industry could not forget was definitely due to this factor, not just because he was rich.

Similar works include "Flame Fist" and "Diablo: Destroyer". According to some comic critics, the thinking of the authors of these two comics had entered a state of confusion in the middle and late stages...

What on earth are you drawing?! Many cartoonists turned the tables and severely criticized this kind of work, which was to the point of moaning without reason and forcing sorrow for the sake of new words.

The old editor either keeps silent or can't stop talking:

"In the end, you can understand it this way: Don't underestimate the early stage of Parasyte, the key lies in the later stages."

"If you only care about the bloody and dazzling appearance, then it is far from the level of Showa style, and don't even think about being the most popular."

"After the fans get used to the violence of the aliens... just wait for it to be cut off!"

The young editor thought for a moment and said, "But eventually there will be critics or other editors who will remind him to make corrections, right?"

"Will he have enough time to revise it? With 50 pages updated every week, where would he have the time to think carefully? He can only desperately draw violent close-ups to complete the task!" The old editor chuckled, "Vice President Xiaoshan is sure to win, he is indeed an old fox..."

The last sentence was spoken so quietly that even I couldn't hear it.

After saying this, the young editor turned around as if he had realized something.

The old editor continued to watch "Parasyte" in front of the computer screen.

He felt that he had no interest in reading other comics now, as they were not of the same level. Not to mention the new submissions, he couldn't even read the works of some old cartoonists.

"Although this "Parasyte" starts off with a bloody plot, it's really quite gripping." The old editor muttered, and continued to watch the protagonist's crisis.

The parasite cut off his right arm and invited Xiaoyou to come over, and his head turned into a sharp blade and slashed at Shinichi.

At the moment when Shinichi felt despair, Xiaoyou suddenly took action.

It cut off the sharp blade of the parasite man and at the same time cut the body of the parasite beast directly off the man's neck.

"Are you crazy?" The parasitic beast couldn't believe it and tried to reach out to the remnant, "My body... my body..."

The parasitic beast struggled to wriggle its limbs, as if struggling to return to its shattered body, but it soon withered and died.

Shinichi was still frightened and his body was still shaking: "Xiaoyou, I'm sorry, I didn't expect..."

Xiao You simply said, "I don't have confidence in the movement of my body... I only consider my own life."

Shinichi went home and lay on the bed.

In my mind, I still recall the parasitic beast's whispers before it died:
[My body... my body...]
Is that your body? Would a person who is assimilated and devoured by a parasitic beast have a similar consciousness at the last moment?

Shinichi went out with his female classmate and saw a few young people having fun with a cat.

The cat meowed and looked at the abuser helplessly, because it was buried in the sand with only its head exposed.

The cat's head is the target that humans hit with stones.

It’s just that young people don’t know that, for some living people, their heads are no longer their own…

Whose body is this?

When the female classmate couldn't bear to watch it anymore and wanted to pull Shinichi away, Shinichi stepped forward and rescued the kitten.

[They are alive too! Just like you!]
But the only response to his scolding were stones thrown by a few young men.

However, Shinichi caught it casually with his right hand.

Shinichi glanced at the stone in his hand, his eyes revealing a creepy aura.

I really want to kill you...

I finally walked down the street holding hands with my female classmate.

But Shinichi deliberately changed his hand to pull.

[Are you... Izumi Shinichi? ]
[Ahh… Of course.]
This is the end of the third episode.

The old editor was in a daze in front of the screen for a long time.

In the third chapter, this talented new cartoonist actually did not leave a crisis plot hook for the fans.

It's an indescribable feeling that still leaves a lingering aftertaste...

The body... the life... belongs to whom...

Ah! The cigarette butt is hot! The old editor shook his hand violently.

The old editor touched his chin and suddenly sighed: "This Oda Shingo... Vice President Koyama, might really be in trouble!"

On the website of Qun Ying Sha, "Parasyte" has only been serialized up to the second episode.

The new promotional banner has come out.

[Parasyte will begin serialization in the main magazine of Jump in the second week of August, with episodes 8-1 published in the first issue!]
(End of this chapter)