"We've come pretty far." "Have we?" "Are you busy tomorrow?" "Not really..." "Then let's go a little farther." "There's a spot with a great view of the city lights." "What's this belt for?" "C'mon." "Don't tell me this is your first time in a car." "Hey, what are you doing?" "My organs are in shambles..." "This body will die." "What about the man?" "I see." "So that's what the belt is for." "I have no choice but to relocate to this man's body." "I should go for his head." "Male or female, controlling his body shouldn't be that different." "Sever the head, fuse, and regenerate." "I must complete it all in an instant." "What's the matter?" "Move." "Move." "Parasyte" "The Maxim" "The Stranger" "Ugh, crap!" "I'm running late!" "Why didn't you wake me up?" "You slept in because your body wanted more sleep." "Sleep is beneficial." "Yeah, yeah." "Your well-being is my well-being." "Although it's minimal, you're no longer pure." "I wonder what she meant by that." "My physical body is linked to your brain through your nerves and bodily fluids." "That may be the reason." "Huh?" "What I mean is that your brain may be undergoing changes, as well." "Tamiya Ryoko realized that, and detected something "inhuman" about you." ""Inhuman"?" "Except for my right hand, I'm human, aren't I?" "I'm not so sure." "In particular, it would not be surprising if you've changed at the psychological level." "Tired." "Going to sleep." "Hey, hang on!" "No longer pure?" "Interesting..." "I won't kill you, after all." "No, I am a normal human being." "Something's..." "Something's changed." "You know, you've changed recently." "No, I haven't!" "I have no desire to kill and eat people!" "Hey, stand up!" "What's the matter?" "Huh?" "Nagai!" "Quit it!" "Who the hell are you?" "He's my classmate." "Izumi..." "That's your reason?" "I don't know the whole story, but isn't this going too far?" "You awake now, Four-Eyes?" "Want another one?" "Don't." "I'm starting to pity him." "We just want to talk to your buddy here." "One of the most incomprehensible elements of the human psyche is altruism:" "doing something for someone else, even at a cost to yourself." "I just cannot fathom it." "The human psyche?" "Hey, stand up." "That's right!" "Humans are different from parasites!" "I..." "I said, "stop!"" "If you're going to fight him, you should do it fair and square." "Are you being serious?" "Y-Yeah." "I might regret this now." "Don't you think that's enough?" "Not yet." "I hate posers like him." "Shit..." "I forgot to warn Migi in advance." "That's enough!" "It's pathetic, beating up someone so weak." "Looks like you get to live." "Why'd you butt in when you're too weak to fight?" "Who are you?" "Hey, let's go, Kana." "You okay, Nagai?" "Are you stupid or something?" "Yeah, I think that was pretty stupid myself." "But that's what separates us humans from animals." "Hey, what happened to your face?" "Oh, nothing worth mentioning." "I asked him, too, but he won't tell me." "Wait, were you in a fight?" "Hey, Izumi." "I heard from Nagai." "You took on Mitsuo's crew?" "I didn't "take them on."" "They took me out." "I didn't have a chance." "They've been throwing their weight around lately." "Let me know if anything happens." "S-Sure..." "You're..." "So you have a girlfriend." "You still want something with me?" "Why didn't you run away this morning?" "Huh?" "No real reason..." "You defended him just because he was your classmate and you got beat up." "He's not normal, is he?" "What?" "That's uncalled for." "Let's go." "Don't be such a poser." "You act all high and mighty, but who knows what you're doing behind our backs?" "What's her deal?" "It's nothing." "Kana..." "Stop!" "Izumi-kun!" "Murano!" "Izumi-kun!" "There you are, poser." "L-Let her go." "I don't think so." "But you can go home." "What?" "Ow." "Izumi-kun!" "Go home!" "Stop acting like a hero!" "Stop it!" "You're pathetic..." "Shinichi." "Migi, go back to sleep." "Don't interfere." "That depends on how far this goes." "Don't worry..." "For your reference, I will tell you how strong they are." "If your strength is a 10, he is an 18, the one on her right is a 13, and the two on her left are 14 and 12." "What's your point in telling me this now?" "Even dogs and cats have the ability to measure their opponents' strength." "Animals avoid fights they cannot win." "So what?" "Stop!" "There are times humans can't back down from a fight!" "That's the difference between us." "Migi, my right hand isn't responsive enough." "Give me full control!" "What're you muttering about?" "Why won't he run?" "Let her go." "If you refuse..." "W-Wait, idiot!" ""If we refuse," what?" "You'll run and tell your mommy?" "Cut it out, Mitsuo." "K-Kana..." "Just what do you think you're doing?" "Kamijo..." "Nagai..." "The majority attacking the minority." "They make better animals than you, Shinichi." "We're gonna pay you back in full for what you did." "You think you've won just because you've got more people?" "Stupid hick!" "Shut your damn mouth!" "Damn." "These sex organs are structured very differently from female ones." "I can't control them very well..." "What's the matter?" "I can't move..." "It's rejecting me?" "Damn." "I can't even use a body of the opposite sex now." "It needs to be a woman." "Leaving the city was a mistake." "I need to find another woman and relocate again." "You don't have to do this." "It's not like I can't walk." "It's okay." "I'll walk you home." "I'm really sorry." "It's nothing you need to apologize for, Murano." "Ow!" "Huh?" "Your right hand isn't even scratched." "See?" "Even though your left hand's all roughed up..." "You're right." "Hey, do you think I'm weird?" "What?" "Am I not normal?" "Yeah, you're not normal at all." "How?" "You're cool." "I don't think normal people would go that far for someone else." "Is that a compliment?" "Of course." "You're the only one I know who'd go that far, even knowing you can't win." "I see." "I'm glad." "My parents aren't here today." "Do you want to stay over?" "Nah, I'm gonna go home." "How disappointing." "I thought I would get to see human intercourse." "Go back to sleep." "Who're you talking to?" "You followed me home?" "I just came to apologize." "Okay." "It's fine, then." "Oh?" "So we're all good, then." "At least, you and I are good." "Um..." "Okay." "S-Sorry." "I'm beat." "You should be wary of that woman." "Though weak, it appears she has the ability to sense wavelengths that only we parasites can." "But she's human, right?" "Murano is also quite perceptive, but that woman is on another level entirely." "You should stay as far away from her as you can." "Okay..." "What a beautiful sunset." "Yeah, this was worth rushing over in a taxi." "I'd like to bring Shinichi here someday."