Reincarnated as the Villain Who Experiments on Orphanage Kids – Why Are the Test Subject Girls Begging Me for "Night Experiments"?

Chapter 30: Safe and Sound Human Experiments

I usually don’t get weirded out by what kids do. My basic stance is to accept whatever they say or do with an open heart.

I think that’s the bare minimum for an orphanage director. You’re not supposed to doubt the kids or act all grossed out.

But even so, there are limits.

When someone goes way past those limits, I react like a normal person.

For example, one thing that crossed the line is this:

“Almost all of my experiments use Fioraia as the test subject.”

That’s messed up — Priere.

Those words she said were the perfect example. This one definitely crossed the line.

It crossed so hard I couldn’t help but look at the girl who got hurt by it.

“What? More experiments? Give me a break!”

The girl who got hurt makes a clear “I don’t like this” face and backs away.

But the mad scientist with a huge smile on her face steps closer so she can’t escape.

“That’s scary! Stop experimenting on me already!”

“But Fioraia, you ate my pudding again, didn’t you?”

“That’s totally different!”

“You already have ninety prior offenses. We’re almost at the hundredth time.”

“Don’t talk about it like it’s some anniversary!”

“It’s a big milestone, so I thought we needed a special experiment.”

The mad scientist’s words make the girl’s face go pale.

But she’s called the victim because she gets victimized.

And Priere is a mad scientist because she does mad scientist stuff.

“Gyaaaaaaaah!”

It was bound to end up like this.

Priere catches Fioraia, who screams at the top of her lungs. She’s fighting hard, but Priere is already fully prepared.

A suspicious-looking green liquid gets poured into Fioraia’s mouth.

“Mngh—?!”

She makes a bitter face for a second, then sticks her tongue out and yells.

“It’s sweet! I braced myself thinking it’d be bitter, but it’s just normal sweet! What the heck!”

She seems surprisingly okay with it. The taste itself probably isn’t that bad.

But a few seconds later, Fioraia grabs her head.

“What is happening…”

She drops down on the spot.

Is she really going to turn into a monster like this?

Worried, I shoot Priere a blaming look. She answers in a calm voice.

“It’s fine. This is just to show Sai my scientific skills and prove how good Fioraia is as a test subject.”

“What kind of reason is that! I’m totally getting caught in the crossfire!”

“Yes.”

“At least deny it a little!”

Fioraia is still crouched down. Then she starts rubbing her head.

No, not exactly her head. Because ears have sprouted on it.

“What is thiiiiis?!”

They are cat ears.

Cat ears have grown on Fioraia’s head.

“Huh? Cat ears?”

“Yes. This is a medicine that temporarily grows cat ears.”

“What kind of medicine is that!”

Priere explains it with a proud face, but honestly it doesn’t make any sense.

A medicine that grows cat ears…

“Is this some side branch of the monster transformation drug?”

“Unfortunately, no. To be exact, it’s more like an illusion.”

“But I can touch them for real!”

“True.”

I reach out and touch Fioraia’s cat ears. They feel soft and squishy.

Unlike human ears, they’re covered in fur, so it actually feels really nice to pet.

“W-w-w-w-what are you doing!”

Fioraia turns bright red and yells because I got too into petting them.

Her ears twitch and move, like they’re linked to her emotions.

“These are surprisingly cool.”

“Yes. If you couldn’t touch them, they wouldn’t work well for night experiments.”

“……Huh?”

“I developed them hoping they might seduce Sai, but they seem to have high destructive power. Sai’s hand won’t stop.”

My hand really won’t stop.

You can pet cat ears forever. It’s like magic.

“H-hey, it’s embarrassing so stop!”

“It’s fine. They look good on you.”

“Hmph! There’s nothing that doesn’t look good on me!”

“As expected from the perfect safe test subject. What do you think? No matter what experiment I do, Fioraia never complains. She even takes it positively. Don’t you think she’s perfect for experiments?”

“Aren’t you just buttering her up?”

“…………………………”

Priere stays quiet and looks away, then points at the cat ears.

“And I have enough scientific skill to grow cat ears. Of course I’m not at Sai’s level yet, but if we work together we might create a drug that shakes the world. How about it? Doesn’t it make you want to experiment?”

Priere has an ecstatic look on her face. A strong light shines in her eyes. It’s a suspicious glow like a mad scientist.

“It doesn’t. That’s just your own kink, right?”

“Yes.”

“Deny it a little.”

“Hey, can you get these off? They’re moving on their own?!”

While I’m totally weirded out by Priere, Fioraia desperately holds down her ears.

They keep twitching anyway. I try touching them again, but they don’t stop.

If anything, they seem even more active.

“W-what’s going on!”

“It’s simple. Animals show their feelings with ears and tails. So every time Fioraia feels happy, the ears twitch.”

“What the heck!”

“In short, they’re twitching because she feels happy getting petted by Sai.”