Path to Becoming the Greatest Space Mercenary-Chapter 450 Doctor Raiti’s Fanaticism
"If this is meant to be some sort of joke, I’m not finding it very funny." Avery said as he struggled against the bonds holding him in place.
Had they been typical restraints, he would have easily been able to rip through them.
Yet, Mercedes knew how strong Avery was already and had prepared extra reinforced straps to keep him held down.
"Oh, I think that this is amusing. Though, I’m not playing around. There are two more samples that I really must have, but you were adamant not to provide them to me. But I assure you that this is absolutely necessary and that you’ll be happy with the results after the fact."
Doctor Raiti was talking like this was the best thing for Avery and that he was only resisting because he was ignorant to the importance of what she was doing.
"I thought that we agreed that you could collect my blood, hair, skin, and saliva. You’ve already done that so isn’t that enough. What do you want to pull off one of my nails and take out a tooth too?"
"Oh, are you offering?! I certainly would not say no to that. Your body’s structure is fascinating so any part I could thoroughly study would be appreciated. And now that you mention it, a tooth might hold some secrets within it. You still have your full set of adult teeth without any losses. I wonder if they’ve undergone any sort of change, or if they are still the same as before. I’d also like to see if you can regrow teeth without any outside treatments. Yes, and that was an excellent suggestion." Mercedes said, looking more exuberant than before.
Of course, Avery winced as he realized that he had just given her a new idea. One that was going to have one of his teeth pulled out if he was unable to escape.
He thought about threatening her with dismissal and confiscating all of the data she had already collected on him. Yet, that would probably only escalate things further, and he did not want to see what Doctor Raiti was willing to do if she was backed into a corner.
"Okay, why don’t we both just calm down. Let me go, and we can discuss moving forward in a rational manner. I promise to be open to your suggestions and consider them positively."
Avery could tell that Mercedes had an almost maniacal fervor in her eyes.
She had just found the most interesting subject of her life, and she had no intention of letting him go until she was satisfied.
There was not a hint of hesitation on her face, and she was not thinking about the possibility of consequences once this was over if she truly displeased Avery.
"Hm, from how resistant you were when we first were discussing making a deal, I highly doubt you’ll just let me do as I please. However, I definitely need some of your reproductive cells to get a better understanding of what sort of species you’re becoming. Don’t worry, I won’t do anything unethical with it."
Avery wanted to shout out that she was already doing something unethical, but he lost his train of thought when Doctor Raiti pulled down his underwear.
His symbol of manhood was now hanging out for all to see.
"Hm, it’s gotten a bit larger since I last saw it when performing augmentations on you. Is it an effect of increased blood flow from the second heart, or is it also because of the reactivated genetic information?" Doctor Raiti mused to herself.
While Avery’s face had lit up with embarrassment, Mercedes remained completely calm. This was just another part of her profession, so seeing Avery’s reproductive organ did not elicit any reaction out of her other than scientific curiosity.
After a quick examination, she brought out a device that was meant to extract some of Avery’s sperm and seal it in multiple test tubes.
However, the changes within Avery’s body had also given him far greater control over his muscles. This included his reproductive organ.
Imagining the least arousing things that he could, Avery managed to prevent himself from giving Mercedes what she wanted.
"Can we just stop this already? I’ll let you off with only a light punishment if you bring this to an end now."
Avery was keeping himself calm despite what was going on.
He understood that Doctor Raiti was not acting maliciously, and had simply lost herself in her interests. The only problem was, her obsession was with his body. And there were some lines that he did not wish to cross no matter how much she wanted samples for her research.
"Fine, I suppose that this approach won’t work." Mercedes said, looking dejected.
At first, Avery thought that she had finally conceded, but then she started taking off her clothes.
"What the hell are you doing?"
"Well, I figured that if the machine won’t work, I would just have to get you in the mood myself. I may not be one to particularly care, but I believe that I’m fairly attractive. Although I’m a bit old now, I’ve had plenty of men, and even some women before. A few of them asked to marry me afterwards. It really was troublesome." Doctor Raiti responded.
"Listen, even if you still look young, your sixty-eight years old! That’s old enough to be my grandmother! There’s no way that this is going to work!"
Mercedes did not stop taking her clothes off and soon was only wearing her underwear.
It was not particularly appealing apparel, and was one hundred percent meant for function only. Despite what she was doing, there was not a seductive bone in Mercedes’ body. Her head was only filled with research.
"We’re both already adults, so age is really not that important. My body is still essentially the same as when I was twenty. Oh, and my birthday was actually a few months ago. So, I’m actually sixty-nine now." Doctor Raiti said, adding a completely unnecessary correction to what Avery had said.
"That doesn’t matter at all! This isn’t right! I’m already married!"
"Yes, to two women. And you have a third already lined up. Surely this won’t be much of a problem. I thought that it was an open secret that mercenaries like to have their way with any women on their ship."
"And it’s not as if this means anything. I’m just extracting a sample. You are the one that is making this more difficult than it needs to be. What I’m doing here will ultimately be to your benefit. Don’t you want to know more about what’s happening to you?"
Avery could not deny that he was curious, but that was another matter entirely. At this rate, Mercedes was going to sexually assault him.
"Can you just stop for a moment. Any further, and I really won’t forgive you. Ever." Avery said, his expression deadly serious.
"I’d already been considering providing you with what you want. I just figured today we would focus on making sure that there was not something wrong with me that could put my life at risk. At another time, I promise to provide you with anything other than pieces of my internal organs. Is that good enough for you?"
Mercedes stopped just as she was about to expose her chest when Avery said this.
"Okay, that sounds fine to me. I was only being forceful here because you were being difficult for no reason. Though, it is a bit of a shame isn’t it. I’ve been told that I’m quite good. I truly wouldn’t mind going a few rounds with you." Doctor Raiti said, this time her gaze actually had a amorous air to it.
Avery gulped, but he just shook his head more violently in rejection. He felt like he would be going down a very dangerous path if he actually did anything with Mercedes.
"Well, I’m a bit hurt, but that’s your choice. If you ever change your mind though, I’d be happy to help you relieve some stress."
As if what had just happened was just some kind of fever dream, Doctor Raiti put her clothes back on and released Avery.
Honestly, he found it all a bit strange. Ultimately, the situation had come about because of a lack of communication and Mercedes’ questionable ethics.
Of course, now that he was free, Avery felt a surge of anger rising up within him.
He had been forcibly restrained and put in a very embarrassing position on his own vessel.
"It would definitely be within my rights to have you kicked off the ship right now or locked in the brig. Fortunately, I’ll be lenient. You’ll just have your pay and research budget reduced for a year, and the next three weeks you’ll spend confined to your quarters. Also, whenever you’re doing research on me from now on, you’ll have an overseer watching you to make sure that you don’t go too far."
Mercedes wore a tunned expression as Avery listed out what her punishment would be. Yet, he remained firm even when she tried begging him with tears in her eyes.
