Chapter 140: You’re My Little Guinea Pig
Sakamoto Ken had originally been worried that doing it directly like this would cause an accident.
Unexpectedly, Hoshihara Ai took out a whole cardboard box from the drawer.
Not one box, a whole cardboard box.
“This of yours, when did you buy it…”
Sakamoto Ken saw it and his eyelids twitched. Wasn’t this preparation too thorough?
Hoshihara Ai unpacked the cardboard boxes and said, “Last month?”
“You bought it last month?” Sakamoto Ken asked in doubt.
“When you were participating in the Shueisha live broadcast event, I was watching it, and right after watching, I ordered it on Amazon,” Hoshihara Ai said.
“Why would you watch that live broadcast?” Sakamoto Ken asked in doubt.
Hoshihara Ai placed both hands on Sakamoto Ken’s shoulders, stared into his eyes, and said softly, “Because I had already confirmed that I would meet you, so… prepare for a rainy day.”
“It really is your personality…” Sakamoto Ken replied.
“Wait, hold on.” Hoshihara Ai suddenly held down Sakamoto Ken.
“What’s wrong?” Sakamoto Ken asked.
“I’ve only tried it in dreams before…” Hoshihara Ai said.
“That’s right, this isn’t a dream.” Sakamoto Ken nodded and said.
Reality is troublesome, nowhere near as convenient as in dreams—do whatever you want with no worries.
Hearing Hoshihara Ai say she had only attempted it in dreams, he had originally thought he could bully her hard in reality.
But who knew, just a few minutes later, Sakamoto Ken realized her strength had nothing to do with whether it was a dream or reality…
Until noon.
Sakamoto Ken slumped on the sofa, staring blankly at the city buildings outside the floor-to-ceiling window, his mind completely blank.
Even in the previous life, Hoshihara Ai hadn’t been this ruthless.
This was like releasing all the emotions accumulated over more than twenty years all at once.
Fortunately, she had no intention of continuing.
Instead, she went back to the bedroom, took a whole set of clothes inside and out, and walked out with them.
“Going out?” Sakamoto Ken asked.
Hoshihara Ai was wearing pure cotton style without underwire inside, and while putting on this neat jeans paired with casual T-shirt costume set, she said, “Of course, don’t forget what I called you here for.”
“I thought that just now was it…”
“That was just part of it.”
Hoshihara Ai gathered her hair behind her head and simply tied it up with a hair tie.
This made her entire style change greatly, more like a capable research worker.
Sakamoto Ken recovered a bit, also stood up, changed clothes, and followed Hoshihara Ai out of the apartment room.
They had just come out of the elevator and walked a few steps forward when he suddenly stumbled and nearly fell to the ground.
“What’s wrong? This weak?” Hoshihara Ai walked out of the elevator toward the parking lot in front of the apartment building.
“Do you know how many we used just now?” Sakamoto Ken moved a bit; he was actually much better now, and could even go again right away.
Hoshihara Ai replied, “Six, what’s wrong?”
Sakamoto Ken: “…Nothing, I’m fine, but where are we going now?”
The car Hoshihara Ai drove wasn’t some luxury car, just an ordinary black Toyota.
She got into the car and only said after Sakamoto Ken got in, “To my laboratory, at Keio University.”
“Keio University?” Sakamoto Ken said, “Isn’t it at Todai University? We could even walk there.”
Hoshihara Ai shook her head and said, “Those old men at Todai University have no idea how important this research is; they think the research plan I submitted is a science fiction novel.”
On these matters, Sakamoto Ken didn’t interject much; she was definitely more professional.
Hoshihara Ai drove, and Sakamoto Ken could rest a bit. It was noon time, and there was some traffic, so by the time they arrived at the destination, it was nearly 1 p.m.
Sakamoto Ken followed Hoshihara Ai into an experimental building.
Hoshihara Ai swiped her card to open the heavy metal door of a laboratory.
“Come in.”
Sakamoto Ken followed her inside.
The room was fairly spacious, with quite a few instruments Sakamoto Ken didn’t understand placed around, machine cabinet fans emitting a low hum, and complex pipelines connecting the various equipment.
Sakamoto Ken’s gaze quickly shifted to that bed, a single bed placed in the center of the entire room, looking a bit out of place.
This was the experiment she mentioned?
“Click.”
Sakamoto Ken was still sizing up that bed when a light sound came from behind.
He turned to look; Hoshihara Ai had already twisted the room door to lock it.
No way? In the laboratory?
Although in the previous life, they had tried it in her office too, like leaving a big heart-shaped mark on the desk…
“This is your laboratory?” Sakamoto Ken asked.
“Yeah, strictly speaking, it’s the laboratory of the friend I’m cooperating with.” She lifted her wrist, looked at the time, and said, “1:05, about time, come over.”
She patted that ordinary single bed.
“Sit here.”
Sakamoto Ken grumbled inwardly but still walked over as told and sat on the edge of the bed.
“Lift up your clothes.” Hoshihara Ai’s tone was unquestionable.
Sakamoto Ken: “…”
He reached out and lifted the hem of his T-shirt, revealing his somewhat muscular outlined abdomen.
Hoshihara Ai picked up some electrode patches of various sizes from the cart beside her, and a tube of transparent conductive gel.
“Hiss…”
The cold sensation made Sakamoto Ken tremble slightly.
Hoshihara Ai first applied the gel on Sakamoto Ken’s body, cold and sticky.
It was just like the gel applied when measuring an electrocardiogram during a hospital checkup.
Only, having Hoshihara Ai apply it to him made it feel itchy, a very natural reaction; his mindset wasn’t as pure as when facing a doctor.
Sakamoto Ken sat stiffly, feeling her fingers occasionally glide over his skin, but it didn’t last long before all the electrode patches were applied.
“Done.”
Hoshihara Ai lowered Sakamoto Ken’s hem, picked up a helmet-like equipment covered with sensors, and placed it directly on Sakamoto Ken’s head, carefully adjusting the tightness and sensor positions.
“How does it feel?”
“Feels like I’m a lab rat…” Sakamoto Ken complained.
“Mm-hmm, you are my lab rat.” Hoshihara Ai chuckled lightly and said.
Hoshihara Ai turned and walked to the other side of the bed, picking up another identical set of equipment.
“Come, you help me.” Hoshihara Ai handed the gel and electrode patches to Sakamoto Ken.
Sakamoto Ken took the cold tube of gel and the electrode patches.
Hoshihara Ai didn’t hesitate at all, deftly lifting her T-shirt hem all the way up to below her chest, revealing her flat and tight abdomen and half of the crescent-shaped pure cotton clothes inside.
“The patch positions, same as yours.” Hoshihara Ai pointed to a few spots on her left ribs and heart area. “Just place them where I point.”
