OVA Chapter 1: Of Birthdays

V1:Parasite (Chapter 1)

V1: Parasite (Chapter 2)

V1: Parasite (Chapter 3)

V1: Parasite (Chapter 4)

V1: Parasite (Chapter 5)

V1: Parasite (Chapter 6)

V1: Parasite (Chapter 7)

V1: Parasite (Chapter 8)

V1: Parasite (Chapter 9)

V1: Parasite (Chapter 10)

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;strong style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;em&#x3E;Cast of four walked in, and sat down at the four chairs that were prepared for them. The door melted into the wall as it closed.&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Did you guys know anything about this place?&#x201D; Kenzo turned around, observing the room which was all white. &#x201C;I&#x2019;ve never seen anything like this before.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;No. And for once, I second what you said.&#x201D; Takuya nodded.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;em style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;Galyna and Tomiko just sat in silence, in a manner that was very unlike the latter.&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;strong style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;em&#x3E;A bright light shone in the room, causing them to all lift their hands to cover their eyes as they turned away from the front. After a few seconds, they turned back to the front again. There were tears in Tomiko&#x2019;s eyes as she forced them open, while the others blinked rapidly to readjust their vision.&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;That actually hurt. Ow, ow.&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;I apologize, I didn&#x2019;t mean to do that.&#x201D; My eyes were wide as I tried to explain, stepping out from the light as it disappeared. &#x201C;I just thought it would be a dramatic entrance that would be worth writing about.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Writing about?&#x201D; Kenzo arched an eyebrow, hostility in his voice. He stood up, his hands going to the axes on the belt around his waist. &#x201C;What are you even talking about?&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;I sighed, and pulled out a clipboard and pen from my satchel. The four in front of me tensed as I did so.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Relax, jeez. I&#x2019;m harmless enough. Honestly, if it wasn&#x2019;t for me, you wouldn&#x2019;t even still have your weapons.&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;It was Takuya&#x2019;s turn to arch an eyebrow at that. &#x201C;You&#x2019;re bluffing, right?&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;I smirked. With a flourish, I wrote down the sentence: &#x201C;Make the weapons that the four of them have disappear.&#x201D;, and then turned the clipboard around, showing it to them.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;Surprised gasps were heard from Kenzo and Tomiko, while Takuya just had an incredulous expression on his face. Galyna looked back slightly, her expression unchanging even as the shotgun on her back disappeared.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;A tense silence enveloped all five of us until I coughed awkwardly. &#x201C;Look, there&#x2019;s no need for animosity. If you want to leave, you can do so easily. But only if you answer my questions first.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;What sort of questions?&#x201D; Kenzo asked.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Well, they&#x2019;re personal, but not that personal. Also, they&#x2019;re not the type when someone answers wrongly, they&#x2019;ll be killed.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;All four of them exchanged glances, and then directed their gazes towards me, as if trying to gauge me.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Just please, sit down by your own volition and let&#x2019;s get this over with because I really need to go to sleep right now. My eyes feel like they&#x2019;re on fire and I&#x2019;m not in the best of moods.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;Begrudgingly, Kenzo marched to his chair and sat down. Galyna just swung one leg over the other as she was already in her seat, her head cocking to one side. Tomiko and Takuya on the other hand, just got stiffer.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;I sighed. &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;em style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;This isn&#x2019;t going to be easy, but this isn&#x2019;t going to be the last time that we&#x2019;ll be doing this. But why did I make them so wary and cautious? Huh?&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;strong style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;em&#x3E;A seat materialised for me as I sat down.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Alright, first question. Do you like birthdays?&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;There was a small pause of surprise at my question.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;What? Why are you asking us this?&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Because my birthday was yesterday. So, I&#x2019;m asking you questions based on birthdays. Feel free to answer it first, Kenzo.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;... Of course.&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Great!&#x201D; I beamed, noting it down on my clipboard. &#x201C;How about the rest of y&#x2019;all?&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;It&#x2019;s overrated.&#x201D; Galyna said. Takuya seemed to nod in agreement as well.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;I do enjoy birthdays.&#x201D; Tomiko said, offering me a smile.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;That&#x2019;s interesting to hear. Divided opinions already, huh.&#x201D; I click my tongue.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Alright, second question. How did you celebrate your last birthday? Kenzo, would you please?&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;Kenzo sighed. &#x201C;My friends threw a birthday bash for me in my dorm, and my mother sent me a homemade cake.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Was the cake good?&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Of course, my mother is a really good baker.&#x201D; I could see Kenzo&#x2019;s chest puffing out slightly as he said that.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;I chuckled, shaking my head. &#x201C;Tomiko, how about you tell us next?&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;It was almost the same as Kenzo. My friends threw a birthday bash for me, but we went out to eat, and then did some shopping and took some photos for social media.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Cool. That sounds like quite the fun celebration.&#x201D; I jotted it down, my pen scratching against the paper. &#x201C;What about Galyna?&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;Takuya raised his eyebrows, seemingly curious about the reason that I skipped him.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Well, I just spent my birthday alone. I did get wishes from friends and family, of course. But I believe birthdays are a special day, so I would want the whole day to go how I like, and just be how I want the day to be. Normally around friends and family, you feel pressured to like the things they do for you and the presents they give. Sometimes you even get forced into photos.&#x201D; Galyna shrugged, fixing her cerulean eyes on me. &#x201C;I don&#x2019;t like that, so why not spend the day by myself and let the whole day be what I want? That way, my mood won&#x2019;t be ruined too.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;My jaw fell open slightly as I wrote that down, the scratching of the pen furious against the paper.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;I&#x2019;m next, right?&#x201D; Takuya asked.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Yep, whenever you&#x2019;re ready.&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;...I don&#x2019;t really celebrate my birthday with anyone. But I did receive a card from my parents, as well as some presents from my sisters. Then, I spent my night just resting and watching movies.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;I see.&#x201D; I nodded. &#x201C;Perfectly fine ways to celebrate.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;Giving the clipboard a quick glance through again, I decided that I would have enough material for the OVA chapter that I was going to write. I brought my eyes up to all four characters in front of me, taking all of them in. Their appearance, their aura, the manner they acted and carried themselves.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Is there something wrong?&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;No, everything&#x2019;s fine, Kenzo.&#x201D; I quickly blinked, shaking my head. With another quick scribble, the door reappeared in the wall again. &#x201C;Feel free to leave now. Thank you for your time, and good luck for your future.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;Takuya turned around, his brows furrowing slightly. The rest just stepped out, Kenzo giving me another glance before leaving.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;What do you mean?&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;You&#x2019;ll see.&#x201D; I shrugged, a smile playing on my lips. &#x201C;It&#x2019;s not going to be easy though.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Now leave, because my eyes are going to close any minute now.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A trainee in Colony 1, Takuya has to partner up with his rival, Kenzo alongside with their own original teammates in order to foil a plan by an intergalactic force to force humans out from space.&amp;nbsp; Will their efforts succeed?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;==&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;Overview&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Takuya has had enough.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So what if his family were the best in Colony Security and he had to uphold the reputation? So what if someone had to always beat him to it even though he never wanted the #1 position and made him feel inferior about it? So what if he wasn’t enough? So what if he was forced to take part in an intergalactic war he felt strongly against?
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The high pressure environment of Colony 1, of the Academy, and of family had finally driven him to a melting point.
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