Chapter 120 - Sato Cuts His Hair 2

It's time to step up my game, Melvin thought. Pushing forward a large machine that had a dome to nestle a person's head inside, he encased Sato's coated hair in it. The machine being used right now was the latest Hair Osmosis Machine. It helped to increase the permeability of liquid compounds into the hair, effectively increasing the process in which the hair could recover.

Melvin turned the machine on and Sato started to feel a light pulse around his head. Near his scalp, there were tingly sensations spreading around, making Sato feel very uncomfortable. It was very ticklish.

After 20 minutes, Melvin turned off the machine and followed up with another layer of coating on Sato's dry hair. The heat had help to evaporate and residual liquids and aided in the absorption into Sato's hair. The process was repeated for five times, taken a total of 2 hours to complete.

Each coat had a separate function. Hydration, tensile strength, lubrication, Improvement of Sato's hair health, everything was chosen systematically to not negate another compound's function. During the two hours that Sato was doing his treatment, Melvin wasn't idling around. Using his great sense of style, he chose a few types of hair styles that would fit the young man. He then used the latest 3D facial modeling artificial intelligence to showcase the hairstyle to Gray. As Sato didn't particularly care about his hair, Gray would be doing the choosing for him.

Gray looked through the different styles carefully. He eliminated several options off the bat, including those that were short hair designs. Sato, from the very beginning, was used to having longer hair. Cutting the hair short would be too large of a change for the boy. As he swiped through the hair styles, Gray eventually raised his eye brows when he looked at the second last suggestion.

"This will be the one for Sato." Gray gave the tablet back to Melvin. He agreed to Gray's choice and started preparing to cut Sato's hair.

Wearing on his styling holster, Melvin's entire outlook changed completely. He now looked like a proper hair stylist. Melvin stood behind the young man, feeling Sato's hair with his experienced hands.

"It is much better as compared to just now." Melvin blew out an air of relief. If it wasn't better than before, he would definitely get it from Gray in the near future. He prepared the boy as he grabbed out a barber hair clip. "I'm going to start cutting now, Mr. Sato."

"Alright." Sato sighed slightly and accepted his fate.

Melvin clipped the top of Sato's hair that was closer to the young man's sides. He was going to tackle the easier part first, which was shaving down the sides of Sato's hair. Using his trusty electric shaver, Melvin smoothly scaled through Sato's long hair. The barber was brave and precise. He made sure to give Sato sufficient hair length to not make it look weird later on. After finishing both of the sides and back, Sato's hair already looked significantly shorter. Now, only the top was long and unkempt.

Melvin let Sato's hair down, using his haircomb he straighten it down. Melvin had to use some conditioner lotion to help smoothen it further as some parts were still locked together. When it was ready to cut, Melvin did not hesitate. Whipping out his scissors, he danced across Sato's hair skillfully. The combination of the scissors and the comb was like a famous waltz being performed on stage. Eventually, Sato's hair had become shorter than before, but the overall vibe was still very him. Gray wanted nothing to change in his boyfriend. He chose the safest option, but still had the elegance of a superstar. He had went for long bangs and 4/6 parting of the hair design. As Sato's hair was also voluminous and his hair parting was naturally to the side, there wasn't a need for further gelling or waxing.

With the finishing touches on Sato's sides and ends of his hair, Melvin went ahead to wash up Sato's finished hair style, before blow drying it for him. Sato was shocked at the changes that happened to him. Although Sato's hair was still long, it wasn't messy anymore and it actually looked decent. Gray nodded in approval, feeling the boy's hair in the process.

"It looks good and feels good." Gray said.

"Thank you for the compliments, Mr. Gray." Melvin bowed slightly, in his heart it was still beating nervously. If he wasn't happy with it, who knew what would have happened to him.

Gray looked at Sato as he asked, "Are you satisfied with your haircut?"

Sato nodded in approval too. Indeed, there was a significant qualitative change in his look. It had transform his face from one that looked more like a hobo, into a popular university student.

"Let's go for lunch then. You must be hungry." Gray proposed.

"Alright."

The pair left the Barber without paying for anything. After all, Gray was the ultimate boss of this place. They drove off to a nearby restaurant before alighting again. When the pair entered, the two looked like a dreamy couple that descended from the heavens. Everyone had their eyes of the couple. Before, it was only Gray that had great looks, but now, Sato with his new hair cut, complemented Gray well.

Sato started realising that people's gazes were on them. Normally, he would have not attracted any attention. Yet, after getting his hair done, people were finally able to get a better look at Sato. The old messy hair of Sato's would usually cover a portion of his face and let others feel uncomfortable around him. It was a large qualitative improvement.

"Do you see the difference now?"

"Yeah.. It's pretty evident." Sato admitted. Although he didn't like getting too much attention from others, it was nicer than being thought of as a poor beggar.

The couple went upstairs into the shop house restaurant. They were specially allocated the window seat that was isolated from the rest. It provided them some peace from the watchful eyes of the public. And of course, Gray and Sato enjoyed their lovely Mediterranean styled meal.