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I see my skin bulging as worms crawl beneath the flesh of my arm. It's like watching a snake move under a sheet.
If I were still human and my body was functioning properly, I'm sure I'd have goosebumps right now. My skin would itch like crazy.
Oh, and I'd probably throw up too.
It's pretty disgusting to have worms crawling around inside your body, you know?
"This... this reminds me of something..."
The first anime I saw in my other life. Of course, I don't remember everything because my memories are vague and blurry. But I have a special fondness for that anime.
What was it called...? Para... Parasyte... something?
In that series, some aliens fall from the sky in the form of spores, and inside are worms that...
Wait!
Those worms fall in different parts of the world and enter the first living thing they find nearby, and then...
Oi, oi, oi...
Isn't this situation...?
My face grows darker as I continue to think.
That's exactly what's happening to me!
"Shit!"
If I remember correctly, the purpose of those worms is to reach the brain of the living being. To devour their brain from within and take over the host's head.
I panic.
If the worms take over my head, then I will die. Well, more dead than I already am.
And the alien will take my identity. My face, my voice, and my entire body.
With my identity, the parasite will approach Rei and Saya. It will see them as food.
The idea of Rei smiling at my body but not at me. The idea of Saya insulting me in a tsundere way but actually talking to the parasite and not to me.
That really scares me.
It will also put them in danger because the parasites in that anime like to feed on humans. They hunt them, kill them, and devour them.
"First ghouls... and now parasites... Personally, I prefer vampires."
Then I can find a cute vampire and just make her fall in love with me until she becomes yandere.
As I lose myself in that fantasy, the worms are already climbing up to my neck. I can feel them crawling under my skin like little slimy snakes.
In the next instant, they reach my head.
Well... anyway... I'm a zombie.
Thinking that way, I shrug my shoulders and raise my hand to my head. I point my finger at my temple and then...
—Plurt!
I pierce my head with my own finger.
At first, it's a little difficult to get in because I feel something hard in front. I apply a little force and push it in quite deep, ah, I've reached the bottom. The inside feels moist and warm. I feel it wriggling around me.
Wait, wait! It's not that kind of hentai scene, I swear!
—Squish! Squish!
I rummage around inside my head and hear wet sounds.
Is this what it feels like to stir pudding with your fingers? I've never tried it.
"Where are you hiding, little worm? Ufufufufu..."
I laugh sinisterly as I move my finger inside my brain. I feel soft, slimy things.
And then... there it is! Soon after, I find something moving violently and pull it out with a jerk.
It's a worm! Bright green in color, it keeps wriggling in my hand.
"Nope! I won't let you escape."
Then I pierce my head on the other side without hesitation. The other worm was already in front of my brain, almost reaching its target.
I grab it too before it can do anything.
"Mm? What?"
These worms communicate through frequencies, apparently, since that would explain why when it's too close to my brain, I feel its confusion and panic.
I don't understand exactly what they're saying, but at the same time I do. It's weird. Something like this:
"Where?! Active brain?! Where is it?! Why are there no proper neural signals?! What is this host?!"
"Ah, I'm a zombie, thanks for asking."
I guess my brain isn't active in the way a normal human's is. There are no normal electrical signals and no typical brain activity.
The worm sends me its panic and frustration in frequency waves that tickle my brain before I grab it completely and pull it out in one go.
Fug!
Now I have two perfectly round holes in my head. Will I be able to see inside myself if I look in a mirror? Something like gray brains, white bones, and slimy stuff.
Ekk! Disgusting. Let's stop thinking about that.
I look down curiously at the worms in my hand. They writhe violently, trying to escape.
But I don't let them go.
"Ufufufufu!"
Instead, I laugh as I rub my thumb with my index finger, crushing the worms in between.
I crush them just a little because I don't want to kill them right away. But I guess this amount of force is enough to hurt them and make them suffer.
—Gruuu!
At that moment, as I watch them writhe in agony, I feel hungry.
I recently ate raw chicken, so it's not normal hunger.
It's hunger for energy.
Exactly the same as when I had found the ghoul and focused on its pulsating wing of flesh.
I tilt my head to one side as I continue to rub the worms, which seem to become more and more uncomfortable with each passing second.
I am glad to see their suffering. I smile broadly as I slowly torture them.
"I'm being sadistic again..."
It's definitely bad. I should probably be concerned about my mental health.
A few minutes later, I realize that the worms have died.
They stopped moving and became limp.
—Gruuu! Gruuu! Gruu!
During that time, my stomach growled constantly.
"Should I... eat these things?"
I look at them with obvious disgust on my face.
They don't look appetizing at all. They're green, slimy, covered in my own black blood and brain matter.
I don't know what effects eating them will have on me, nor do I know if it's convenient for me to do so.
Well, since my stomach is demanding food so insistently, there's not much I can do about it.
I just hope the same thing doesn't happen to me as when I ate the ghoul's wing. Since then, I've had a constant craving for human flesh.
It's absolutely terrible to feel hungry when I look at my two cute friends every time we see each other. It's a torture I've suffered for all these years.
I bite my fingers, I bite my lips, I bite my tongue. I always do these things to distract myself from the horrible hunger I feel when I'm around them.
So it's terrible. I don't recommend it. If I had to rate it, it would be a 0/10.
"I hope this doesn't make things worse..."
Then I close my eyes and put the two worms in my mouth.