Ron observed quietly for a moment, then knocked on the door.
Cedric then looked up, his face breaking into a wide smile as he saw the visitor through his glasses:
"Ah! You're Lecturer Ron Ralph, right?"
He quickly put down the dissection knife and began to carefully remove those silver needles from his arm:
"The technical genius that Cassandra Tower Master mentioned multiple times? Please, come in, come in!"
Those wounds gradually healed under the influence of some kind of healing magic, as if they never existed.
"Sorry to have you see this... rather unseemly scene."
Cedric explained while tidying up the experimental table:
"I am conducting a precise calibration experiment on pain thresholds.
This is extremely important for designing virtual sensory experiences. Any slight deviation could lead to the failure of the entire project, so using myself as an experiment is the best choice."
"Pain thresholds?"
Ron walked into the laboratory.
"Yes!"
Cedric nodded in confirmation:
