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"The people inside the city sure don't see the residents of the West Block as the same human beings. There's no knowing when the wasps might attack us too." "Are you under the impression that the West Block is safe from this?" he said incredulously. "Whoa, don't go dumping water on me again." "Nezumi!" Shion raised his voice sharply. And you'll have the best seats in the house." "You can watch the Holy City crumble into ruin, glowing in the light of spring. What a magnificent stage it'll be," Nezumi sneered. It's just a matter of how soon or how late." Whether you have antibodies or not, once you're caught, you're going to get killed anyway. Sure, what you're saying is impressive, but are you prepared to risk losing your life for these people?" They'll probably suck all your blood out and throw you in the trash with the rest of their organic garbage. And if you like, please make a serum out of it'? That's idiotic. "And then what're you gonna do? Go waltzing into the city's Health Bureau and say 'Please check my blood. Nezumi shot an appalled look at Shion and hunched his shoulders exaggeratedly. If I have, then it'll be possible to make a serum out of my blood." There's a chance that I've developed antibodies that resist the toxin. We don't have a trump card to pull out, you know." Ten-to-one, as soon as you step inside the city, you'll be shot dead. You're an amateur, you can't pull any fancy tricks like slipping past surveillance. "Don't even think about going back to the city. "And how are you gonna 'do something' about it?" replied Nezumi bluntly. How many would they be? How many people would be sacrificed? Then they'll hatch all at once." In a season abundant with sunlight and flower blossoms, a mass of black wasps would simultaneously break out of people's bodies to take flight. And when spring comes, they'll be able to resume activity as an imago. The eggs that have been laid already will probably pass the winter as they are." "Once winter comes, the wasps will cease activity as they enter a dormant stage. If a species that preyed on humans actually did inhabit it, then― It was a park that was beautifully and conveniently crafted for the citizens. "No shortage of hosts," said Nezumi grimly. "It's plausible, right? And what's more, the park is where lots of people gather." "That monster must have been born there somehow without being noticed by the control systems." "I don't know if there's been casualties anywhere else― but I think part of the reason why the city suspected me was because the incidents were concentrated in that location. And all the victims so far, including me, were in the park when it happened. out of all places in the city, the park would be the most adequate environment for a new species to appear. If a parasite wasp sprung out of nowhere, they'd notice." All the wildlife is managed and controlled by the city. It might be a forest, but it's still artificial. "That park is right in the middle of the city. My workplace― could that be where the parasite wasp originated?" "The Forest Park in the centre of the city.