I... right hand... fail.
A dog, huh?
I suppose it's partially due to its maturation environment,
but it was negligent with its studies.
Parasyte
The Maxim
Demon in the Flesh
Hey, hey. Are you a college student?
Oh, you're not?
An office worker?
Seriously?
No way.
You're super hot.
S-Sorry...
Hey, wait a second.
What's wrong with a little fun?
Yeah, come have fun with us. Just for a bit.
C'mon, yeah?
Whoa!
I'll walk you home.
You've got some guts to do that to us!
I don't think my stomach can hold four at once...
Four?
I overdid it and took two swings.
I suppose I should change my face, just to be safe.
You don't feel the need to go to the police anymore?
Yeah...
Without you, I'd be an easy kill
for those creepy parasitic creatures.
A wise decision.
Hey, I want to have a name to call you.
I don't.
I am neither a human being nor a pet.
But I can't just keep calling you "you" or "him"...
Then call me Migi.
What? "Migi"?
Yes.
I grew by eating your right (migi) hand,
hence "Migi."
You can be pretty simple-minded sometimes.
I simply lack interest in the concept of names.
Nice shot!
Izumi-kun's not bad!
What?
I g-guess...
Izumi-kun!
Satomi says she'll forgive you
for what you did if you sink another shot!
Hey, Yuko!
Ow!
What's with Nagai?
Nagai
Five more seconds!
Here goes nothing!
Yeah!
Thank you, Migi.
That was amazing, huh, Satomi?
Yeah...
Damn Izumi.
Okay, I'll go on ahead.
U-Um...
I'm sorry!
I wasn't trying to touch you when I did.
My right hand just moved, and...
Um, I'm really sorry!
Are you truly sorry?
I am!
I seriously am!
Maybe I can forgive you if you'll treat me to some pancakes next Sunday.
If you do it again, though, you're toast.
I'll never do it again!
I promise!
All right.
It's a promise, then.
I-It's nothing!
I-I'm fine!
Izumi-kun.
You are Izumi Shinichi-kun, right?
Wh-What are you talking about?
Of course I am.
Later.
What the hell was that about?!
I was curious about human mating behavior.
You wanted to mate with that female, didn't you?
What?!
Mate?!
It's not like that!
Izumi!
Come with me.
So were you talking to yourself to practice pick-up lines?
Huh?
Not really...
I have to change out of my gym clothes.
Hold it!
You know I like Murano, don't you?
Oh, you do?
Fight me.
Huh?
C'mon, gimme a break...
Why'd you do that?
What's the matter?
Can't fight back?
If Migi goes all-out like before,
this guy might get seriously hurt.
Bastard!
You weakling!
Don't.
Learn to hold back a little, idiot.
"Idiot"?
That's something you call someone who is less intelligent than you.
You'd better not have killed him.
Don't worry.
By the way, Shinichi.
It is not good for your health to suppress your excretory functions.
Shinichi.
What?
I told you not to talk to me when people are around.
Let me try to cause an erection in this sex organ.
What did you say?!
Hey!
What are you doing?!
No!
Stop it!
It's cold, Shinichi.
Shut up.
If you don't keep yourself clean,
you'll trigger the propagation of dermatophytes, causing jock itch—
Shut up!
Why are you talking to your Johnson?
The Mincemeat Murders?
Yeah.
Cases of people being torn to pieces are happening
in multiple locations around the world.
There are pretty graphic videos being upped to the net, too.
What about the killer?
They haven't caught him yet.
More like, no one person can tear up several people at the same time
in different places worldwide,
so I bet it's not just one killer,
but a fanatical cult or something.
Come to think of it, your brother's a detective, right?
Yeah, but he won't tell me anything about these murders.
If you think about it, wouldn't that mean
the cops and the government are already doing something about it?
So are they more of "yours," Migi?
More "Mincemeat Murders" Nationwide
That is certain.
I learned from observing the dog the other day
that those with dogs as hosts only eat dogs.
Those with humans as hosts eat humans.
We therefore specialize in cannibalism.
What are you thinking?
Should we really stay silent about this?
What do you mean by "should we stay silent"?
We can't just let them be.
They're killing people in droves.
What do you mean by "let them be"?
Listen!
Only we know their true nature.
There will only be more victims if we don't do something.
That's why...
That's why what?
If I tell the world about you and have them research you...
What are you saying?
I do not understand your logic.
My kind are simply eating.
It's natural for life forms to eat.
Is it so unpleasant to you that your kind are being eaten?
Of course it is!
Human life is precious, isn't it?
I don't understand.
I only value my own life.
I have never considered the life of any other being valuable.
I'm sure.
You are an animal. An insect.
Is that your attempt to be disdainful?
If you were to take actions that would harm me,
I would do everything in my power to prevent them.
Oh?
Can you survive if you oppose me?
You're just a parasite.
I will protect your life, of course.
But I am more than capable of making you incapable of speech.
I can also rob you of your sight and hearing.
Wha—
Ah.
I sense extreme terror.
You should rest awhile.
Demon...
More "Mincemeat Murders" Nationwide
Shinichi, upon researching the concept of demons,
I believe that, among all life, humans are the closest thing to it.
Although humans kill and eat a wide variety of life forms,
my kind eat merely one or two kinds at most.
We are quite frugal in comparison.
I don't even want to hear that kind of logic.
People are being killed.
I'm the only one who knows what the killers really are.
We're mincemeat...
"Mincemeat Murders"
Foolish humans. Why act so surprised when you turn cows and pigs into mincemeat
without batting an eye?
Well, now. How rare.
He is one of my kind.
Shinichi.
One's approaching.
Huh?
One of my kind.
It's somewhere among the crowd to our left.
I am certain of it, although there are too many people for me
to identify the individual.
We should distance ourselves.
One misstep and we will have to fight to the death yet again.
Pick up the pace.
It's coming closer.
Maybe it wants to invite us to join Cannibals Anonymous?
Shinichi, where do you think you're going?
It is approximately 40 meters away, immediately behind you.
I want to meet this murderer face-to-face.
Don't be an idiot.
You'll get yourself killed.
Then you should protect me.
I doubt it will play out the same way it did with the dog last time.
No one will see us here, right?
I find the human psyche difficult to comprehend.
Right now, you seem numb to fear.
Why?
Many people have been killed.
If I don't do something, even Murano might be...
You're telling me I should just stand by and watch,
even if I know who's killing people?
I'm going to fight for humanity!
For humanity... I see.
And I need your help to do that!
Help me.
C'mon, Migi!
Five more meters.
I see.
So that is why you ran.
This human's brain survived, wholly intact.
He is certainly a danger.
Shut up, you monster!
What?
Stop right there!
If you attack this human, I will kill you!
Now, wait.
I see.
I understand where you're coming from.
But, Mr. Right Hand, you know you can simply move over to me.
Move over?
Relocation should not be possible at this point.
What?
You still have a lot of learning to do.
As you say, relocation from a simplistic structure
like the arm to the more complex head is not possible.
But from an arm to an arm? Easy.
Well?
I made a spot especially for you.
Now do you believe me?
Now, come over and become my right arm!
We'll be stronger if we inhabit the same host.
What's the matter?
Hurry up and kill that human, and come over.
I'm losing valuable blood.
If we manage this body together,
we should be able to live for at least 140 years.
M-Migi...
You try my patience.
But you won't have a choice once I cut off that human's head.
Hold on!
A-Are you mad?!
H-How dare you?!
M-My... body...
My...
M...y...
Migi...
Did you save my life?
I was simply uncertain as to whether relocation was possible.
I value only my own life.
I am tired now. Going to sleep.
M-My body...
M...y...
Migi prioritized my life over that other one.
Migi may have just wanted to save his own life, but...
Hey, Migi...
Mm. Yummy!
Yeah.
What's with the lack of enthusiasm?
Huh?
Oh, that's not what I meant...
Mm! Yummy!
That just sounded forced.
My parents are real uptight right now about me even leaving the house.
Huh? Why?
Well, because of everything going on,
like the Mincemeat Murders.
Oh...
I'd hate to be turned into mincemeat.
Yeah...
If Murano ever found out about Migi,
I bet she'd freak out.
Is something wrong?
You like animals, right?
Sure, I do.
I don't do snakes, though.
Are you okay?
Yeah...
Let's play in the sandbox!
Man, so close!
You suck.
My turn.
You missed.
That's horrible!
Yeah...
Let's go.
I don't want to watch.
Yeah.
What's with him?
Cut it out, you guys.
Wha?
Izumi-kun...
It's just a game.
No one asked you to butt in!
Animals aren't toys!
They're alive, just like you.
Corny!
Are you kidding me?
Watch out!
Want me to eat you?
Let's go.
O-Okay.
Just like Migi said,
maybe humans are the closest things to demons alive.
Izumi-kun.
Yeah?
You are Izumi Shinichi-kun, right?
Yeah, of course.
The Feast
Next time:
"The Feast."