Thanks, I'm in Terra, and I'm a Parasite

Thanks, I'm in Terra, and I'm a Parasite, by Reversing Blue

The parasitic organism you imagined.

It lived inside a female character, then forced her to do things she didn't want to do! Followed by all sorts of tear-jerking, heartwarming scenes involving (censored--) big (censored--) and then (censored--)!

The actual parasitic organism.

"Hey, Zuo Jian, I'm so sleepy. I don't want to get up."

"Zuo Jian, why is there a written test for joining Rhodes Island? Help me with the questions."

"Zuo Jian—"

Operator Specter. Evaluation: In her daily life, she showed an extreme dependence on the symbiote attached to her body.

[Listen! Laurentina! We're in a symbiotic relationship! Do you understand?]

[I'm neither your father nor your servant, much less your external brain!!!]

[From now on, brush your own teeth! Find Skadi yourself if she goes missing! Write your own battle reports!]

[I'm going on strike!!!!]

"Zuo Jian, if you find the shark annoying, you can come to me."

"Ishar-mla says She doesn't mind."

(You finished the anniversary event story???? The princess's revival is being written, it's being written.)

Volume One

Thanks, I Just Reincarnated and Became a Worm

Bang!!!

The bullet entered his body and destroyed his heart. Once it lost the strength to pump blood, oxygen deprivation claimed his brain soon after.

Zuo Jian looked at the stunned man before him, the rusty steel pipe in his hand still smoking, then at his own slowly collapsing body. Blood stained his left chest and lower abdomen. Two bullets had just struck him there.

His consciousness began to blur... In a daze, he seemed to see several sturdy young men pinning the suspect to the ground.

It seemed like someone was speaking to him by his ear...

Come to think of it...

Were those jokes online actually true?

Lying on the ground, Zuo Jian used the last of his fading vision to glance at the gun-shaped object that had fallen from the other man's hand.

In China, if something had the appearance of a well-made standard-issue weapon, then it was definitely a toy.

Conversely, if it was rusty and wrapped in rags or something, it might be a genuine dangerous weapon.

...What a thing... Then again... wasn't that former president from the island nation next door killed the same way?

Did that mean I got presidential treatment too?

Ah... just kidding... If I could... I really didn't want to die.

His entire body went cold, and his consciousness began to fade.

The game was supposed to release next week... I still had two launch celebration illustrations left to draw...

At least... let me finish them.

I don't want to die...

I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die... I don't want to die!!!!

My life had only just started getting on track! It had only just begun! How could I possibly want to die like this??

I want to live!

Anything was fine!!!!!

As long as I could... live!!!!!!!

[Ah... What a powerful will. So, is that your wish?]

Live! I want to live!

[Is that so? As long as you can live, anything will do?]

[Then become "that kind" of creature.]

[A new life that can survive no matter what.]

[All right, now it's time to pick where you'll go.]

[Hmm... Oh no, it looks like there aren't any good places left.]

[Uh, let me think. You were such a fine young man who died taking a bullet for someone else. I can't exactly toss you into the sacred Terra.]

[But the other Terra doesn't seem like a very nice place either. I hear Cthulhu's big eyeballs aren't very welcoming to newcomers.]

[Forget it. Among the short ones, pick the tallest. The last Terra isn't bad either. It's pretty shitty too, but at least it has 2D cute girls, right?]

[Hey—wake up, wake up. I'm... Ah, looks like there's no sign of waking up anytime soon.]

[This is... wonderful!]

"Seriously, what kind of goddess's job is just handling reincarnation? Those old fossils never consider the feelings of lower-ranking gods. Overtime, overtime, overtime every day! And they refuse to pay more overtime wages."

"Whenever something comes up, they say young gods should know how to strive. They cut holidays, dock pay, extend work hours, and make unreasonable demands!!!!!"

"They even say we have to maintain a goddess's dignity before mortals. Damn old geezer, I work overtime every day, and he's still talking about dignity? What does he think everyone else is, a broken record!!!"

"Ah, if every mortal could just be knocked out before being sent over, that'd be great."

"Then I wouldn't have to listen to all their weird requests. Just slap on a few buffs and toss them into another world. So easy!]

An unknown existence casually covered Zuo Jian's body with rings of various colors, then kicked him into the bottomless black hole beside her.

[Enjoy your extended life, young man.]

[Ah, no, I should say worm life? No, that's not right either. Structurally speaking, it doesn't really count as a worm?]

..

So warm.

Having lost consciousness, Zuo Jian felt as though he had returned to his late mother's embrace.

A gentle sensation wrapped around his entire body in an instant.

As though he no longer needed to think.

His limbs were no longer as heavy as before either... They felt light, as though they didn't exist at all...

Wait?

Didn't exist at all?

Zuo Jian opened his eyes. Before him spread an entire expanse of glowing azure blue.

All kinds of strange fish swam around him, every single one as large as a small boat.

What was going on? Why were these fish so huge?

Then, when he lowered his gaze to his own body, shock struck him from head to toe like a bolt of lightning... or rather, from head to tail.

What the hell was this?

Where were my hands? Where were my feet???

This was my body? It was translucent?? I could even see the organs inside?

Why did it look like a worm??

[Hello, hello. This is a message. Hello there, kind young man...]

At the very moment he froze in shock, an unfamiliar female voice sounded beside his ear.

[That's roughly the situation. Enjoy your second life, young man!]

[The phone's about to run out of battery, so I'm getting off work first. Ehe☆]

Ehe my ass!!! This was a goddess? This was reincarnation?

Could it be any shittier??

And because I was unconscious, you just slapped on some buffs without caring at all, turned me into a worm, and threw me into the sea in another world???

Damn it!!! Didn't you people ask for someone's opinion first?

Just because you think you're gods, you can make decisions for mortals however you want, and assume they'll definitely be grateful? What kind of shitty god are you!!!

Did you think you were the boss of some company??

Now that I'd become a worm, was there even any point in living?! This was worse than not reincarnating at all...

Yet just as that thought crossed his mind, Zuo Jian suddenly felt a dull sensation coming from his abdomen.

Looking down through his transparent skin, he saw a pair of lung-like organs constantly shriveling inside.

...Hey, no way.

This body couldn't breathe underwater?

Then why had I only noticed just now???

Damn it!!! I take it back. Reincarnating into another world as a worm was lame, but drowning right after reincarnating was even lamer!!!!

Aaaaah! Move! My body!! No, the worm body!

Aaaaah!!!

Zuo Jian didn't have anything like a mouth. He could only scream endlessly in his heart while frantically wriggling his brand-new body.

Splash!

The next moment, a strangely shaped head broke through the ocean's surface.

He opened his sharp circular mouthparts and gulped down fresh air.

What the heck! I was actually a pretty good swimmer.

Yet just as he secretly celebrated, he suddenly felt the sky grow dark.

After the head, which was not structured like a human's, rotated 180 degrees backward, Zuo Jian froze for a moment. He saw a towering wave sweeping toward him with a silent roar.

...I'm dead.

Damn it!! What was going on!

The giant wave slammed Zuo Jian's body back into the water.

But afterward, whenever he tried to rise above the surface again, the currents would inexplicably become turbulent.

Damn it! I can't swim up!

What should I do? Was I really going to suffocate to death?

Lord Goddess, I'm truly sorry for not knowing what was good for me!!! Please, just throw down anything to help this weak and helpless transmigrator!!!!

Damn it...

It was useless...

...I was going to die again.

This was way too lame.