Fighting you is like being in jail.

"The things that have recently appeared are killing people everywhere. It can only be said that it's lucky that the creator doesn't know about it yet."

"If this gets out, he'll probably be wiped out on the spot."

Black Hill complained to himself as he quickly cleaned the alley.

............

Tamiya Ryoko, who had escaped, instinctively breathed a sigh of relief only after confirming that Kurokooka had not followed.

"There is a shadow hidden among humanity that no one knows about... Now it has been confirmed that there are ghouls, unknown beings, and black and white animals."

"How many unknowns are hidden behind this..."

"Parasites simply cannot survive in such a world."

She felt her heart pounding, and waves of instinctive fear gripped her mind.

.............

The next day, Shinichi originally planned to ask for leave.

Shinichi was called to the office by Ryoko Tamiya as soon as he arrived at school, and he felt a little uncomfortable after seeing Ryoko Tamiya.

Mickey appeared as soon as they met, asking, "What's up?"

Tamiya Ryoko said emotionlessly, "Yesterday I encountered the unknown. The black and white creatures looked like small animals, but judging from their actions, they were definitely a highly intelligent species. They were also hunting parasites."

"What?! This is not what we've seen."

Shinichi was startled and stared wide-eyed at Ryoko Tamiya, feeling as if the world had only just begun to unfold.

A chill crept across my skin, and it felt slightly numb.

At this moment, Mickey cautiously said, "What we found was someone from the class, like Goto Ichiri, who tore apart the parasitized body with her bare hands. The tentacle blades that attacked her had no effect on her at all; they couldn't even cut her skin."

"Anything else?" Tamiya Yoshiko asked after thinking for a moment.

"The Hot Supermarket is a gathering place for ghouls, but we haven't found any evidence of ghoul hunting. Perhaps it is, but we just haven't discovered it."

"Ah."

"Shinichi, that's enough, we can go now."

Seeing that the exchange of information was almost complete, Mickey urged Shinichi to leave.

But as Shinichi turned around, Ryoko Tamiya remarked with a sigh, "What is the meaning of our existence?"

"Who knows?"

Mickey replied calmly that he had no idea about the question.

.........

After class.

Shinichi cautiously glanced at the blackboard, while out of the corner of his eye he observed Goto Ichiri and Hikigaya next door.

Goto Ichiri trembled, his body tense and restless, while Hachiman yawned with a deadpan expression.

Shinichi observed over the past two days that, apart from the strange feeling he got from the two of them, they were no different from anyone else.

However, at that moment, the school's loudspeaker came on.

"A dangerous person has entered the school. All students, please leave the classrooms immediately and proceed to the stadium for refuge!"

What? !

Shinichi stared wide-eyed in disbelief, suddenly looking ahead, while his classmates around him were also taken aback.

"what happened!?"

"what happened!?"

"Someone attacked the school?!"

The surrounding students were terrified, and Shinichi suddenly heard Mickey's voice.

"Shinichi is one of us."

"What?! No! Don't get caught!"

"They've long since disappeared."

Shinichi turned around in alarm to look at where Goto Ichiri and Hikigaya were, only to find that the two had disappeared without a trace. However, the students around them did not seem to notice anything amiss, as if they had not existed.

"What are we going to do?"

"Just wait, it will be over soon. I just didn't expect someone to be stupid enough to attack the school."

Mickey was speechless yet moved, feeling that his kind were taking things for granted.

At the same time, Tamiya Ryoko sensed someone of her kind and immediately recognized who it was.

It's Mr. A, who met Shinichi yesterday.

"How stupid!" she couldn't help but curse, her eyes turning serious.

Standing in the corridor, Tamiya Ryoko, who was looking out the window at the playground, stopped and began to observe.

A hand quietly patted her shoulder. The sudden touch terrified her, her hair stood on end, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

Fortunately, she restrained her instincts and did not retaliate.

"Tamiya-sensei, I'm sorry. I didn't expect you to be so scared..."

A familiar voice sounded, tinged with apology.

Tamiya Ryoko took a deep breath to steady herself, sighed, turned her head, and said with a faint smile:

"Teacher Heike, please stop doing this, it's really scary."

"Sorry, sorry... I'll treat you to dinner later."

Hiratsuka Shizuka offered an apologetic apology, awkwardly laughing as she smoked a cigarette.

At that moment, Tamiya Ryoko's pupils suddenly contracted. She realized something chilling: she couldn't sense Hiratsuka Shizuka's magnetic field.

This is exactly the same as the two unknowns, Goto Ichiri and Hikigaya.

In other words, the Hiratsuka Shizuka in front of us is also... an unknown!

For a moment, Tamiya Ryoko felt an endless fear, her eyes scanning her surroundings with apprehension, afraid that another unknown person might suddenly appear from the crowd.

How many unknowns are hidden within humanity?

Why are they all hidden among humans?

......

Meanwhile, Mr. A, who had already entered the teaching building, walked along the deserted corridor, looking around with a puzzled expression.

"Yeah, I feel it."

He strode forward recklessly, not seeing humans as any danger whatsoever, but merely as food.

But after only a few steps, a cold voice sounded behind me.

"It seems I've been too lenient with you monsters."

"what?!"

Mr. A suddenly turned around to look, but his body was out of control at that moment.

puff!

His body trembled and his eyes widened. Looking down, he saw an arm piercing through his chest from behind, and blood spurted out instantly.

In an instant, his head transformed into blade-like tentacles and launched an attack on the person behind him.

As long as you parasitize the other person's body, you can still live!

That's how he was thinking, but the next second his other hand grabbed his tentacle blade, and with a faint arc of electricity flashing, the immense force crushed him instantly!

puff!

Blood and flesh splattered all around him at that moment, and he finally saw clearly who had attacked him.

It’s Shizuka Hiratsuka.

"Ah...I don't want to die...I don't want to die..."

Poof!

Mr. A sensed impending death and instinctively screamed in fear.

The collapsed body and blood loss rendered it helpless; in the blink of an eye, its tentacles withered, like skin that had lost its fat, wrinkling and drying out, turning black.

Completely lost his life.

"Ugh! How disgusting! No wonder Pochi cried for so long earlier, this is really disgusting!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka flung the blood and flesh from her hands, her body trembling uncontrollably.

Fortunately, the incident was discovered early, and no one died; only the security personnel who initially made contact were injured.

Above the stairwell, Tamiya Ryoko quietly witnessed Hiratsuka Shizuka killing Mr. A, which was quite simple.

Shizuka Heike slowly walked up to him. Mr. A seemed oblivious, and without realizing it, he was stabbed through the heart from behind with a hand chop, and then died instantly.

It is extremely simple and clear, yet it is filled with the most terrifying dangers.

"This world... is terrifying."

Her muttered words carried a hint of fear.

......

Mr. A's attack came quickly and went quickly.

In the instant his life ended, Mickey had already told Shinichi.

"Shinichi, I can't feel it anymore."

"solved?"

"Hmm. I suddenly realize how wonderful it is to be able to parasitize only one arm."

"..."

"If I were to parasitize your brain, I'd probably be wiped out like that guy before long."

"Thank you so much."

"You're welcome."

"..."

Shinichi's lips twitched; he felt the conversation had died.

......

In the chat group.

Hiratsuka Shizuka: Ugh! How disgusting! Pochi, I understand everything now.

Goto Ichiri: Right, right! I knew it was disgusting! Just thinking about it makes me feel sick! (Hammerhead snake trembling.JPG)

Leng Chang: Huh? What are you talking about?

Hachiman: It's nothing, it's just that there have been a lot more monsters lately, and dealing with them is a bit of a pain.

Shizuka Hirae: Where have you guys been lately?

Madoka Kaname: Hmm? We're playing in Gensokyo. The environment is so nice.

Yukari Yakumo: My Gensokyo is the most beautiful place in the world!

Leng Chang: It's not that exaggerated. Your Gensokyo is only so big. It's just that your place is suitable for camping.

Yukari Yakumo: Oh dear, Leng Chang is just being stubborn.

Leng Chang: Whatever makes you happy.

Homura Akemi: So what's the situation with the monster?

Black and White Hill: Tentacle monster, right? I took one down too. I spent ages cleaning the alley yesterday.

Leng Chang: Born by Mom.JPG