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Shinichi closed the door and Izumi Shikibu looked at him suspiciously: "Huh? You're back so early?"
Shinichi quickly avoided her uneasy gaze: "Yeah, there's something I need to take care of." He bypassed his mother and went straight upstairs.
"It seems a bit off," murmured Izumi Shikibu, but in the end, she decided to respect her son's privacy.
Shinichi entered the room and immediately locked the door. He sat down at the desk, rolled up the sleeve of his right hand, and carefully examined it. The eye that had appeared on his leg was now gone.
"What on earth is going on?" mumbled Shinichi, his brows furrowed and his eyes almost piercing through the lenses.
Suddenly, his gaze fell on a short knife at the corner of the desk. After hesitating for a moment, he finally picked it up. Shinichi then put down the knife and placed his right hand flat on the table.
"What's going on? Isn't this my right hand?" he said, raising a short knife with his left hand.
"You'll find out once we test it. Don't dodge," she said, then suddenly stabbed with the short knife.
"Ah ah ah!" A strange scream came from his right hand. Shinichi jumped in surprise, and the short sword fell to the ground.
His right hand had actually changed shape, not only gaining an eye, but also two small hands and a mouth.
"It's a pity... my... Right hand, ...failed," the strange Right hand said in a very stiff tone.
Shinichi widened his eyes, his heart pounding like thunder in his ears: "Where's my Right hand?"
"I... I ate it." The strange Right hand responded slowly, with traces of blood from Shinichi's previous stabbing still lingering at the corner of its mouth.
For a moment, Shinichi felt dizzy, then suddenly burst into a wild laughter: "Hahaha, what is this, hahaha."
But the laughter quickly came to an abrupt end. He suddenly picked up a short knife and stabbed towards Right again. This time, the strange Right hand reacted extremely quickly, catching the knife with both small hands, then using an incredible force to break the blade, which flew past Shinichi's face and embedded itself into the ceiling.
Shinichi widened his eyes and swallowed hard.
"I only know how to... say... very few... words, Shinichi... taught me," the strange Right hand said.
Shinichi looked at the knife blade embedded in the ceiling, feeling a chill in his heart. Suddenly, he realized that he couldn't treat this "hand" the same way as before.
"Okay, I'll teach you," Shinichi said slowly, a wry smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. "But first, you have to tell me what you really are."
"I... don't know... my name," the strange Right hand replied. "But I... know that I... need... you."
Shinichi wrinkled his brow and asked, "Do you need me? For what?"
"For survival," the strange Right hand replied calmly.
Shinichi suddenly felt a chill, but he quickly calmed down.
"Well, in that case, we must find a way to make sure you no longer pose a threat to me or anyone else," Shinichi said seriously.
"Agreed," the strange Right hand replied.
Shinichi took a deep breath and slowly lowered his hand.
"So, for our first lesson, let me teach you a new word: 'coexist.'"
The peculiar Right hand fell silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Coexist, I... understand."
Shinichi smiled and said, "Great, then let's start from here."
Shinichi sat in front of the desk, and various data about "parasite" and "mutation" flickered on the computer screen. He glanced at his Right hand, which lay quietly on the table, as if waiting for something.
"The second word I want to teach you is 'understanding'," Shinichi said, looking at the strange Right hand, with a slight smile on his lips.
"Do you understand?" Right The two small eyes on the hand blinked.
"Yes, 'understand' means attempting to know or comprehend the meaning of something or someone. For example, I am currently trying to understand you," Shinichi explained slowly.
The strange Right hand fell silent for a moment. "I... also want... to understand... you."
Shinichi smiled. "Very good, you're learning fast."
At that moment, his phone suddenly rang. It was a call from Rimi.
"Hello, Rimi, what's up?" Shinichi answered the phone.
"Shinichi, you don't need to consult an expert tomorrow. The parasite on my leg has started talking to me, and I'm teaching it language," said Rimi.
She continued, "And it told me that it won't harm me because we are one, and it will even protect me."
Shinichi relaxed a little after listening, but still remained cautious: "Really? That's great. My Right hand also has some similar reactions, and I'm teaching it language and concepts too."
Rimi asked in surprise, "Really? How is your Right hand doing now?"
"It seems to be okay for now. It seems to be making an effort to understand me, and it even just learned the word 'understand' a moment ago," Shinichi said with a slight smile.
Rimi smiled and said, "That's really amazing. Let's talk more about it when we meet at school tomorrow."
"Okay, see you tomorrow," Shinichi hung up the phone and put it back in his pocket.
He turned his head and looked at his right hand: "It seems we are not the only special symbiotic pair."
The small eyes on his right hand twinkled: "I... am happy... to hear that..."
Shinichi nodded: "Me too, but we still have a long way to go. The next word I want to teach you is 'responsibility'."
"Responsibility?" Right seemed curious about this new word.
"Yes, 'responsibility' is a kind of obligation and burden, it means that we must be accountable for our actions. Just like we must now be responsible for our symbiotic relationship," Shinichi explained.
"Right" remained silent for a while, then finally said, "I... understand... responsibility."
Shinichi Smiling: "Very good, you learn very quickly."
"Because... I... have... a... good... teacher." Right replied in a language that was not yet very fluent.
Shinichi smiled, but then became serious: "We must have a deeper understanding of all this. Although we are all working hard to teach you the language and concepts, there is still much that we do not understand."
"How...to...do?" Right asked.
Shinichi thought for a moment and then said, "I will continue to search for relevant information online and in books. In addition, we should also start practicing some basic movements and reactions to see what you can do."
"Practice?" Right The small eyes of the hand looked curious.
"Yes, for example, I will take an object and you try to catch it. This way we can understand how strong your motor skills are." Shinichi explained.
"I understand." Right seemed satisfied.
Shinichi took a book from the bookshelf and placed it on the table. "Okay, let's give it a try."
He used his left hand to push the book towards the right hand. The little finger of the right hand stretched out flexibly and tightly grabbed the book.
"Very good, you did very well," Shinichi praised.
"Thank... thank you." Right The hand also seemed to be happy.
Shinichi suddenly felt a complex emotion in his heart. He had such a close relationship with this strange Right hand, yet knew so little about it. What consequences would this ultimately bring?
He decided to temporarily set aside these concerns. "Alright, let's leave it at that for today. You need rest, and so do I."
"Rest?" Right asked.
"Yes, it's a time for both the body and the soul to recover," Shinichi explained.
"Do I... also... need... rest...?" Right seemed confused by the concept.
Shinichi wryly smiled, "To be honest, I'm not sure either. But regardless, we all need time to adapt to all of this."
Right seemed to accept this explanation, "I... will... try... to rest."
Shinichi nodded, stood up, and walked to the edge of the bed. "Tomorrow will be another busy and challenging day, we need to be prepared."
He lay on the bed and turned off the light. The room instantly plunged into darkness, with only the moonlight from outside seeping through the curtains onto the floor.
"Good night, my Right hand," Shinichi said quietly.
"Good...night...Shinichi," echoed the voice of Right hand.
On the other side, after ending the call, Rimi sat back at her solid wood desk, staring at the unusual creature on her Right leg. It had two eyes and two small hands, like a miniature alien.
"Hello, the first word I want to teach you is 'hello,' which is a kind of greeting," Rimi said with a smile to the parasite.
parasite's eyes twinkled and it imitated, "Hello..." in a voice that still sounded young.
"Oh, you did very well!" A hint of surprise flashed in Rimi's eyes.
Parasite seemed very happy, waving its little hand as if celebrating.
Rimi continues to teach: "The next word is 'thank you.' If someone helps you or does something good for you, you can say this word."
"Thank... you..." parasite seems to be getting more and more adept.
Rimi looked at parasite with a joyful wave of her hand, feeling a sense of relief in her heart. She got up and walked to the bookshelf, choosing a basic Japanese language teaching book, then returned to the table and sat down.
"Okay, next I will teach you more words and sentences," Rimi flipped open the book to a simple chapter and placed it in front of parasite, "These are the languages we use in our daily lives."
Parasite's two small eyes carefully watched the pages of the book, seemingly absorbing the meaning of every word.
"This word is 'food,' it represents the things we need to ingest for survival," Rimi pointed to a word in the book.
"Food... is... " The sound from parasite became clearer.
Rimi smiled and nodded, "Very good, you're learning fast. Do you know what 'food' is?" She took out an apple and placed it on the table.
parasiteAfter a slight hesitation, "Is it... food...?"
"Yes, that's exactly right," Rimi said with relief.
Time flies, Rimi almost forgot the passage of time. She taught parasite from basic vocabulary to simple sentences, and parasite could understand and respond more and more. This process was both novel and interesting for Rimi.
"Now, I'm going to teach you a sentence, 'I am your friend'," Rimi said.
parasite Seemingly focused on listening, "I... am... your... friend."
Rimi had a satisfied smile on her face, "You're learning so quickly, that's great."
Since crossing over to this world, she has been grateful that her brain has not been devoured by that alien snake. This allows her to interact with the parasite in such a way, and from the current perspective, these parasites are actually quite cute.
Of course, the term "cute" only applies to the one on Shinichi, as well as the one on herself.
As for those parasites that would consume or kill humans, that's a different story altogether.
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