"Roll over."
Xu Yue ordered the dog on the ground.
The dog immediately rolled over with surprising agility, its expression seemingly fixed in a Shiba Inu smile.
After looking over the results of his training with satisfaction, Xu Yue turned back toward Shinichi and Miggy.
"What an interesting combination. It didn't parasitize the head?"
His tone was calm and matter-of-fact, much like that of a Parasite, and Shinichi felt an inexplicable pressure.
At that moment, Miggy emerged from Shinichi's hand in its fleshy form. It looked at the dog on the ground, then at Xu Yue, its eyes filled with confusion.
Its companion had already retracted its transformation. Though there were still faint residual sensory waves, it could no longer pinpoint the exact location, only knowing that it was somewhere ahead.
Miggy could not determine whether its companion was the dog or the human.
It was a Parasite. Unlike Shinichi, its thoughts were not easily influenced by outward appearances.
So it did not jump to a conclusion, merely asking coldly, "You were fighting just now. With whom?"
Hearing Miggy's words, Xu Yue knew he could no longer fool it. He gave a whistle without hiding anything further.
The obedient dog's head immediately transformed into the horrifying image of an octopus-like maw.
Shinichi jumped in fright.
"As expected, you are one of our kind. Did you parasitize a dog?"
Miggy still displayed no emotional change. Or rather, Parasites themselves did not have much emotional variation. It was only after being influenced by Shinichi later on that Miggy gained a little humanity.
"So there's someone worse off than me. At least I have a body of my own, while you directly became an organ."
The Parasitic Dog looked at Miggy and spoke just as coldly.
Shinichi was not surprised in the slightest