Tokyo: Rabbit Officer and Her Evil Partner

Minamoto Tamako sat hesitantly on the sofa for a long time, unable to decide to eavesdrop.

She stomped her foot, grabbed two pieces of paper, crumpled them into balls, and stuffed them into her ears, cutting off her intention to eavesdrop.

Fushimi Roku pushed open the oak door of the consultation room and immediately saw Minamoto Tamako sitting on the sofa with her arms crossed and her lips pouting high, looking quite displeased.

"Did I make any unusual sounds after I fell asleep?" he turned to ask Miyazaki Shizuka.

Fushimi Roku suspected he might have made some strange noises in the room, and Minamoto Tamako, with her sensitive ears, might have heard them and misunderstood.

Miyazaki Shizuka shook her head, indicating that everything was normal during the hypnosis except for Fushimi Roku waking up suddenly.

The latter was puzzled and approached to pat Minamoto Tamako's shoulder, startling her:

"—Ah!"

Minamoto Tamako turned her head and patted her chest: "Why do you walk without making a sound?"

She saw Fushimi Roku's mouth moving but couldn't hear his voice, only then remembering she'd plugged her ears. She quickly removed the paper.

At this point, Fushimi Roku had finished speaking, and Minamoto Tamako only heard the last sentence: "…Did you understand?"

"Uh, understand what?" Minamoto Tamako blinked.

Fushimi Roku knew Minamoto Tamako couldn't hear him, and he did it on purpose because he knew his request wasn't very reasonable and might let Minamoto Tamako know about the risks of the hypnosis tape.

"Can you listen to me seriously?" He put his hands on his hips and pretended to be impatient: "Forget it, I can't be bothered to say more, just come in and cooperate."

Minamoto Tamako looked bewildered, dragged into the consultation room by Fushimi Roku.

She repeatedly asked what was happening, and each time Miyazaki Shizuka was about to answer, Fushimi Roku interrupted. The latter kept sidetracking and got Minamoto Tamako to lie down on another recliner.

"Alright, let's start."

Fushimi Roku sat down on the recliner, urging Miyazaki Shizuka to start quickly.

"Start what?" Minamoto Tamako refused to lie down.

Seeing he couldn't fool her, Fushimi Roku had no choice but to explain, claiming Miyazaki Shizuka wanted to conduct a hypnosis experiment that would help his mental health, so he needed Minamoto Tamako to cooperate.

Fushimi Roku's words weren't exactly lies but didn't clarify either. Minamoto Tamako couldn't figure out why Miyazaki Shizuka wanted to do a hypnosis experiment and what it had to do with her. Besides, what kind of experiment was it? What if it was harmful to people?

Miyazaki Shizuka observed for a moment, realizing what was happening—Fushimi Roku wanted to share dreams with Minamoto Tamako but didn't want her to know about it.

Odd, aren't they a couple?

To be sure, Miyazaki Shizuka sat down in front of the two and proactively said: "May I ask a rather private question... are you two in a relationship?"

Fushimi Roku and Minamoto Tamako exchanged a glance simultaneously, the latter shyly lowering her head, staring at her toes, her small hands fiddling with her fingers; the former openly said: "Right, didn't I already say so?"

"Oh~"

Miyazaki Shizuka responded in a peculiar tone, her gaze shifting back and forth between their faces: "So do you have any issues in your sex life?"

Otherwise, why would Fushimi Roku go to such lengths?

Why not directly make love to his girlfriend in reality? Why beat around the bush to share an erotic dream with her?

This statement caused the consultation room to go silent.

Minamoto Tamako was stunned for a few seconds, her face quickly turning red, she hadn't even thought about these things.

As a girl, her fantasies about relationships progress sequentially: from a budding affection, to a boy's passionate pursuit, then being together rightfully as a couple, followed by dating, holding hands, shopping, and finally, when the atmosphere is right, they kiss... Ah! Thinking further would be too embarrassing!

Fushimi Roku hadn't thought about these things either; it was Demon Kawai enticing him and Angel persuading him, but he himself was a gentleman, with a heart as clear as a mirror. For instance, Demon Kawai urged him to have his way with Minamoto Tamako, Angel advised him to hold her tightly and cherish her, but he steadfastly said no—this is a Sigma man!

"We've just started seeing each other not long ago."

That was all he could explain to Miyazaki Shizuka to avoid her suspecting any physical issues.

"Wh-why ask that?" Minamoto Tamako stammered again.

Miyazaki Shizuka had to be responsible for both patients; she couldn't tarnish the reputation of the boss's clinic, even if Fushimi Roku wanted to keep things concealed. She needed to clarify the situation to Minamoto Tamako and have her sign an informed consent.

"Actually, it's like this, this hypnosis might lead to a situation where you have a 'shared dream'..."

Miyazaki Shizuka explained what a shared dream was, then continued: "To stimulate subconscious activity, there might be suggestions regarding physiological needs, making the dream relatively stimulating..."

She was embarrassed to directly say it involved erotic dreams, considering Minamoto Tamako seemed like a naive girl.

Upon hearing this, Minamoto Tamako didn't grasp the point Miyazaki Shizuka wanted to convey; she selectively captured keywords and asked based on her understanding: "So... it's just dreaming together?"

"Pretty much," Miyazaki Shizuka had to emphasize again: "But it will be quite stimulating, possibly involving some adult content..."

Minamoto Tamako assumed it was something like violence, such as practicing catching criminals in a dream; she had experienced such scenarios in reality, so she didn't mind, nodding: "Regardless, it's just a dream, right?"