Tsuzuki and Wakaba were called into a mission briefing the very next day.
Tsuzuki was a little disappointed since he wouldn't be able to attend the
grand opening of a new chocolate store in Odaiba (but not nearly as
disappointed as Muraki who had invested the majority of his savings account
in chocolate body paint). Otherwise the meeting went as normal, except for
two separate incidents in which Terazuma was absolutely convinced Tatsumi
was scowling at him.
Maybe it was genuine malice, maybe it was Terazuma's imagination, or maybe it was that irritating piece of what was quite possibly spinach stuck between his teeth. who knows, that might even explain why he excused himself to floss part way through the meeting. But Terazuma was neither indecisive nor observant
There was only one way to solve this in a gentlemanly fashion.
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"A love potion." Was the monotone answer to Terazuma's enquiries. Which required a considerable amount of acting on Watari's part seeing as he was actually incredibly excited at the idea of a commission.
Now, Watari being a practiced meddler knew instinctively why Terazuma would want such a thing, but as he had no moral convictions when it came to drugging his unwilling co-workers, accepted anyway. He could always claim later he didn't know what Terazuma was up to. . . . that it had been more of a theoretical challenge . . . that he had no idea of the possible side effects . . .
Hell. All his test subjects were already dead, it's not like it was going to kill them.
Terazuma nodded encouragingly.
"Yes I suppose such a thing might be possible." Mused Watari. "But expensive. . . . and time consuming.. . . " Well . . . actually . . . there was one he had prepared earlier that needed testing, but best to drive the price up first
The problem with love potions was that they were notoriously unpredictable, and had a success rate somewhat close to that of gender-changing potions. They also appeared to be somewhat similar in composition to gasoline, which resulted in all sorts of trouble when incorrectly prepared.
Tsuzuki, who had spontaneously combusted 8 times already, might agree.
Luckily he healed fast, and was, fortunately, already dead. That and Tsuzuki hadn't drawn the connection between Watari spiking his drinks and subsequent incineration. In fact, combined with Tsuzuki's readiness to consume anything steeped in sugar, this was what made him one of Watari's favorite test subjects.
Terazuma, rather reluctantly agreed to Watari's terms, which consisted of 'volunteering' his time and the majority of his future earnings towards Watari's research, with the proviso if the potion failed he was free to go. Watari didn't usually leave loopholes like that on his contracts, but of course this potion wasn't going to fail - it was after all the much anticipated Love Potion #9.
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(this chapter is so short because the next chapter deals with a different character na no da)
Maybe it was genuine malice, maybe it was Terazuma's imagination, or maybe it was that irritating piece of what was quite possibly spinach stuck between his teeth. who knows, that might even explain why he excused himself to floss part way through the meeting. But Terazuma was neither indecisive nor observant
There was only one way to solve this in a gentlemanly fashion.
* * *
"A love potion." Was the monotone answer to Terazuma's enquiries. Which required a considerable amount of acting on Watari's part seeing as he was actually incredibly excited at the idea of a commission.
Now, Watari being a practiced meddler knew instinctively why Terazuma would want such a thing, but as he had no moral convictions when it came to drugging his unwilling co-workers, accepted anyway. He could always claim later he didn't know what Terazuma was up to. . . . that it had been more of a theoretical challenge . . . that he had no idea of the possible side effects . . .
Hell. All his test subjects were already dead, it's not like it was going to kill them.
Terazuma nodded encouragingly.
"Yes I suppose such a thing might be possible." Mused Watari. "But expensive. . . . and time consuming.. . . " Well . . . actually . . . there was one he had prepared earlier that needed testing, but best to drive the price up first
The problem with love potions was that they were notoriously unpredictable, and had a success rate somewhat close to that of gender-changing potions. They also appeared to be somewhat similar in composition to gasoline, which resulted in all sorts of trouble when incorrectly prepared.
Tsuzuki, who had spontaneously combusted 8 times already, might agree.
Luckily he healed fast, and was, fortunately, already dead. That and Tsuzuki hadn't drawn the connection between Watari spiking his drinks and subsequent incineration. In fact, combined with Tsuzuki's readiness to consume anything steeped in sugar, this was what made him one of Watari's favorite test subjects.
Terazuma, rather reluctantly agreed to Watari's terms, which consisted of 'volunteering' his time and the majority of his future earnings towards Watari's research, with the proviso if the potion failed he was free to go. Watari didn't usually leave loopholes like that on his contracts, but of course this potion wasn't going to fail - it was after all the much anticipated Love Potion #9.
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(this chapter is so short because the next chapter deals with a different character na no da)