Master of the Machete Style Manga

Chapter 140 You Are My Guinea Pig
Ken Sakamoto was initially worried that doing this directly would lead to an accident.

Unexpectedly, Ai Hoshino took out a whole box from the drawer.

Not just one box, but a whole case.

"When did you buy this...?"

Ken Sakamoto's eyelids twitched when he saw this. "Aren't you a little too well-prepared?"
Ai Hoshino opened the cardboard box and said, "Last month?"

"You bought it last month?" Sakamoto Ken asked in confusion.

“I was watching when you participated in the Shueisha live stream, and I placed an order on Amazon right afterward,” Ai Hoshihara said.

"Why are you watching this live stream?" Ken Sakamoto asked, puzzled.

Ai Hoshihara wrapped her arms around Ken Sakamoto's shoulders, gazed into his eyes, and whispered, "Because I've already decided to meet you, so... I'm just taking precautions."

“That’s definitely your personality…” Sakamoto Ken replied.

"Wait, hold on." Ai Hoshihara suddenly grabbed Ken Sakamoto.

"What's wrong?" Ken Sakamoto asked.

“I’ve only tried it in my dreams before…” Ai Hoshihara said.

“Yes, this isn’t a dream.” Ken Sakamoto nodded and said.

Reality is just troublesome; it's so much more convenient in a dream, where you can do whatever you want without any worries.

Hearing that Ai Hoshihara had only tried it in her dreams, he originally thought he could bully her badly in reality.

But who knew that just a few minutes later, Ken Sakamoto would find out that her strength had nothing to do with dreams or reality...

until noon.

Ken Sakamoto slumped on the sofa, staring blankly at the city buildings outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, his mind completely blank.

Even in the last playthrough, Ai Hoshihara wasn't this ruthless.

This was a release of emotions that had been building up for over twenty years.

Fortunately, she didn't seem inclined to continue.

Instead, she went back to her bedroom, grabbed a complete set of clothes, and came out with them.

"Are you going out?" Ken Sakamoto asked.

Hoshino Ai was wearing a pure cotton, wire-free bra underneath. As she put on this smart jeans and casual T-shirt set, she said, "Of course, don't forget why I called you here."

"I thought that was it just now..."

That's only part of it.

Ai Hoshino pulled her hair back and tied it up simply with a hair tie.

As a result, her entire style changed significantly, making her more like a capable scientific researcher.

After catching his breath, Ken Sakamoto stood up, changed his clothes, and followed Ai Hoshihara out of the apartment.

I had just stepped out of the elevator and taken a few steps forward when I suddenly stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

"What? You seem so weak?" Hoshino Ai stepped out of the elevator and walked towards the parking lot in front of the apartment building.

"Do you know how many you used just now?" Sakamoto Ken stretched a bit; he was actually much better now and could do it again right away.

Ai Hoshihara replied, "Six? What's wrong?"

Ken Sakamoto: "...It's okay, I'm fine, but where are we going now?"

Ai Hoshino wasn't driving a luxury car; it was just an ordinary black Toyota.

She got into the car and waited for Ken Sakamoto to get in before saying, "To my lab, at Keio University."

"Keio University?" Ken Sakamoto said. "Isn't it at the University of Tokyo? We can walk there."

Ai Hoshihara shook her head and said, "Those old men at Tokyo University have no idea how important this research is. They think the research plan I submitted is science fiction."

In these matters, Ken Sakamoto didn't say much, as she was definitely more knowledgeable. Ai Hoshihara drove, and Ken Sakamoto took the opportunity to rest. It was midday, and there was some traffic on the road. By the time they arrived at their destination, it was almost 1 p.m.

Ken Sakamoto followed Ai Hoshihara into an experimental building.

Ai Hoshino swiped her card to open the heavy metal door of a laboratory.

"come in."

Ken Sakamoto followed her inside.

The room was fairly spacious, filled with instruments that Ken Sakamoto couldn't understand. The cabinet fans emitted a low hum, and complex pipes connected various devices.

Ken Sakamoto's gaze quickly shifted to the bed, a single bed placed in the center of the room, looking somewhat out of place.

Is this the experiment she was talking about?

"Click."

Sakamoto Ken was still examining the bed when he heard a soft sound behind him.

He looked back and saw that Ai Hoshihara had already locked the door from the inside.

Seriously? In a lab?
Although I tried it in her office last time, like leaving a big heart-shaped mark on her desk...

"Is this your laboratory?" Ken Sakamoto asked.

“Well, strictly speaking, it’s the lab of a friend I’m collaborating with.” She raised her wrist, checked the time, and said, “It’s 1:05. It’s about time. Come over.”

She patted the ordinary single bed.

"Sit here."

Ken Sakamoto had some doubts, but he still did as he was told and sat down on the edge of the bed.

“Lift up your clothes.” Ai Hoshihara’s tone left no room for argument.

Ken Sakamoto: "..."

He reached up and lifted the hem of his T-shirt, revealing his slightly muscular abs.

Ai Hoshino picked up some electrode patches of different sizes and a tube of transparent conductive gel from the cart next to her.

"hiss……"

The cool touch made Ken Sakamoto shudder slightly.

Ai Hoshino first applied the gel to Ken Sakamoto's body; it was cool and sticky.

It's the gel that's applied during hospital checkups when measuring an electrocardiogram.

However, when Ai Hoshino applied it to him, it made him feel itchy, a very natural reaction, and his mindset wasn't as pure as when he was facing a doctor.

Ken Sakamoto sat stiffly, feeling her fingers occasionally brushing against his skin, but it didn't last long before the electrode patches were all applied.

"All right."

Ai Hoshihara let go of Ken Sakamoto's clothes, picked up a helmet-like device covered in sensors, and put it directly on Ken Sakamoto's head, carefully adjusting the tightness and the position of the sensors.

"how do you feel?"

"I feel like a guinea pig..." Ken Sakamoto complained.

"Hmm, you are my guinea pig," Hoshino Ai chuckled and said.

Ai Hoshino turned around and walked to the other side of the bed, picking up another identical set of equipment.

“Here, help me.” Ai Hoshihara handed the gel and electrode patches to Ken Sakamoto.

Ken Sakamoto took the tube of cool gel and the electrode patch.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ai Hoshino deftly lifted the hem of her T-shirt, pulling it all the way down to below her chest, revealing her flat, toned stomach and half of the crescent-shaped cotton undergarment underneath.

"The placement of the patch is similar to yours." Ai Hoshino pointed to several locations on her left side, including her ribs and chest. "Just place it where I indicate."

(End of this chapter)