My girlfriend is Saiki Kusunoki

"Teacher, I already have a friend now."

"Hey you, if you didn't have any friends during your school days... wait, you have friends now?"

When Hachiman Hikigaya said those words, it was Shizuka Hiratsuka who was stunned.

What the heck? When I contacted this person before, they seemed uninterested in everyone else. How come they already have friends after only a few days? Could it be that they're saying this on purpose because they find me annoying?

"Hey, Hiratsuka-sensei, that's a really rude look you're giving me. Even I wouldn't lie to someone like that."

"Oh, sorry, sorry, I was just a little too surprised. Who exactly is your friend?"

At this moment, Shizuka was still a little worried. Could it be that Hachiman hadn't had any friends for too long and was just imagining other people? But that didn't make sense either. This person had a strong ability to withstand pressure, so it was unlikely that he would develop such a problem.

"It's Sakuta Azusagawa and Naoto Yamashita from the next class."

"puff!!!"

When Hachiman mentioned the two people's names, Hiratsuka Shizuka spat out her drink again.

There's no way around it; these two are already well-known and influential figures in this school.

Hachiman became friends with these two?! Are you kidding me?!

Hiratsuka Shizuka was clutching her head, feeling a headache coming on.

When the senior disciplinary teacher and the homeroom teacher of the next class, Ms. Matsuzaki, had such two outstanding students in their class, Hiratsuka Shizuka said with a smile: "Isn't it good to have two such lively people in the class? That quiet guy in our class is still giving me a headache."

And then, not long after, he was betrayed?

"Um, Hachiman, how long have you known these two?"

"So, about two weeks ago, was there a problem?"

"It's been more than half a month?!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Hachiman at this moment, and she originally thought that the two of them were just people who had just met Hachiman.

Unexpectedly, the three of them had already known each other for more than half a month.

The three of them had even gotten to the point of having lunch together.

Wait a minute, isn't this development a bit too fast?

However, after a period of chaos, Hiratsuka Shizuka calmed down again.

Although both of them are typical problem children, in fact, they are quite a good match with Hachiman.

Based on the information I learned from Matsuzaki-sensei, these two are excellent in every way except that they have relatively few friends, just like Hachiman.

Naoto goes without saying, but even Sakuta is a tough guy who supports his younger sister on his own without falling behind in his studies, and he even has a girlfriend who is a big star. You can't do all that without some ability.

Thinking about it this way, my plan and this group of people are a perfect match.

Thinking of this, Hiratsuka Shizuka couldn't help but reveal a mischievous smile.

This made Hachiman somewhat panicked.

What exactly does this young teacher want to do? That expression doesn't seem like a good thing.

"Wait a minute, let me make this clear first: even though I'm friends with them, don't you dare try anything."

"Tch, what kind of person do you take me for? Do you think I'm that kind of person? I wanted to ask you if you'd be interested in joining the club."

"what?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka's sudden turn of events almost made Hachiman twist his back. Looking at Hiratsuka Shizuka's somewhat scheming appearance, he had a feeling that this person might not have good intentions.

Chapter 103: The Parasite Begins to Grow Abnormal

While Naoto was enjoying his school life, the JUMP editorial office was preparing for the release of a new weekly magazine.

Recently, Saiki's father, who is in charge of Naoto's manga, has been a little anxious. The reason for his anxiety is, of course, Naoto's new manga, Parasyte.

Parasyte, well, how should I put it? It's consistently ranked in the top five of JUMP's popularity charts, so it's unreasonable to say that its performance has been bad.

After all, any manga that can consistently rank in the top five of JUMP's popularity chart is a popular work, and at the very least, it's one that can be adapted into an anime.

However, this book, Parasyte, is far less dominant than Naoto's previous work, Bloodline.

You should know that at this time, Bloodlines was incredibly popular, dominating the entire Shonen Jump manga scene.

As the saying goes, it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Having experienced the overwhelming popularity of Naoto's dominance, Saiki's father naturally wanted to create glory once again.

However, Saiki's father also knew that many works have an effect that cannot be replicated. Expecting a manga artist to have every single one of their works become a massive hit is pure nonsense.

For example, after Naruto ended, Kishimoto created another manga, but the speed at which this manga went from serialization to cancellation was unbelievable, and it was not something that an author of Kishimoto's caliber could create.

Moreover, this phenomenon is not unique to Kishimoto; he is simply the most famous one among them.

However, seeing Naoto's current results, Saiki's father still feels regretful.

Of course, Saiki's father also knew that the reason why Naoto was able to reach the top all the time was actually related to timing.

After all, all of JUMP's top artists had finished their works at that time, leaving a gap in the industry.

The rising stars like Ashirogi Muto, Eiji Niizuma, or even the recently emerging Shinji Fukuda, did not appear at that time.

And by the time these people's manga storylines reached their peak, Naoto's manga had also reached its most exciting point.

It's certainly not an easy task to compare Naoto's new manga with these people and keep surpassing them.

Meanwhile, Qi Mu's father's fax machine also started working.

At this time, Naoto had already faxed over the latest issue of the manga.

Previously, the plot of "Parasyte" had progressed to the point where the mysterious parasite Ryoko Tamiya came to the school of the protagonist Shinichi Izumi and became a math teacher.

The previous plot was basically about an ordinary, useless high school boy working with a super-powered parasite to eliminate other parasites.

There's not much to say. While the plot development was somewhat interesting, it didn't really surprise or impress anyone.

But after Ryoko Tamiya arrived, the story seemed to begin to change.

As a sentient parasite, Tamiya Ryoko is cold-blooded but not bloodthirsty. She is obsessed with exploring the nature and meaning of parasites and has developed a strong interest in Izumi Shinichi and Yuu.

Although he appears to be a villain, he gives off a unique vibe.

Especially after A appeared, the plaque seemed to become even more mysterious.

Readers are eagerly anticipating what this villain is thinking and what he intends to do.

"Hmm, how should the plot develop next? They'll probably reveal some secrets about the parasites, right? I wonder how Naoto will design it. They can't just come up with something like the parasites are merely pawns of some advanced civilization, can they?"

At this moment, Qi Mu's father started having all sorts of wild thoughts.

Based on his many years of experience as an editor, he has observed that authors typically expand their worldviews and challenge stronger adversaries in order to increase their writing time.

Judging from the current Parasyte setting, this is indeed the direction it should be heading.

However, when Saiki's father looked at the comic in his hand, he sensed something was wrong.

Because this comic begins with a storyline involving the parents.

In previous episodes, the storyline depicted the beautiful moments of Shinichi Izumi's family on more than one occasion.

The parents who care for their child, especially the mother, even had a scar on her hand when the protagonist was a child, which makes people sigh that she is a really good mother.

But for some reason, when he saw Shinichi Izumi's parents go out for their honeymoon, Saiki's father's expression started to look strange.

What exactly is going on with this somewhat strange development?

"No, no matter what, they shouldn't all die, right? Naoto, that guy... no, it seems like he does have a history of doing this."

With a feeling of unease, Qi Mu's father started watching the rest of the story again.

At first, Saiki's father found that Shinichi Izumi's parents were living a pretty happy life, but everything changed when the two of them reached the edge of a cliff and encountered a strange man.

The terrifying parasite killed Shinichi Izumi's mother and then possessed her body.

Shinichi Izumi's father survived by sheer luck.

Meanwhile, Shinichi Izumi, who was still at home, had no idea what had happened to his parents.

And so, without anyone noticing, Shinichi Izumi's once perfect family fell apart.

Upon seeing this, Qi Mu's father dared not scroll down any further.

Because he had a pretty good idea of ​​what would happen next.

All the beautiful memories and speculations of the past were destroyed during a honeymoon.

Originally, Saiki's father thought that Naoto would be developing the story in the style of a classic manga.

But he didn't expect that the knife he had been waiting for was actually waiting for him at this very moment.

He thought he had enough knives, but it turned out there were even more to come.

Izumi Shinichi received a phone call and learned that his father was seriously injured and hospitalized.

At that moment, Shinichi Izumi felt a pang of anxiety, only to discover that the lights in his house were actually on.

The parasite not only killed Shinichi Izumi's mother, but also possessed her body, becoming a new parasite.

His own mother was parasitized and turned into a monster, who even tried to kill him.

This is too tragic.

When the mother, who had finally transformed into a parasitic beast, pierced through Shinichi Izumi's chest, Saiki's father finally closed the manuscript.

"Straight kid, this time you really dropped a bomb on me."

Looking at the manuscript in his hand, Qi Mu's father didn't know what would happen after the manga was released, but he was certain of one thing: Parasyte's popularity would definitely not be as calm as it is now.

Chapter 104: The Explosion of Parasite

"Supreme, I've come to see you."

On this weekend, Qiuren brought a bunch of things to the hospital to visit the hospitalized Gaoshi.

After a period of recuperation, he is no longer as weak as before, and his complexion has visibly regained some color.

Although I can't draw anymore, I've been living a pretty comfortable life lately.

Especially after some unknown genius's masterpiece led Azuki to make a phone call to Moritaka, Moritaka also became energetic and lively again.