[Lobotomy Corporation] I'm an Abnormality...

Escape? EP.4

Something feels incredibly empty.

I think I know what's causing this emptiness, even without checking.

"Whew... Calm down, I need to stay calm in times like these."

Surprisingly, right after I gave myself this pep talk, my jumbled thoughts settled down at once.

Is it because so many incomprehensible things have happened in a row? I didn't want to become numb to all this.

As my senses return, I'm bothered by the hair constantly obscuring my vision.

What happened to me while I was asleep for my hair to grow this long? It's even turned white.

"Ah- ah-"

And my voice.

Now that I hear it, it's considerably higher than my usual voice.

Wondering if this is all a dream, I pinched my cheek hard...

"Ow!"

Instead, I discovered just how soft my cheek has become.

"Is there a mirror around here?"

I'd already checked that the room was empty, but if there was a mirror, I could get a good look at myself now.

As soon as I finished that thought, I saw a small mirror lying in the corner of the room.

As if it had been there all along.

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Looking into the mirror, I see a face that's unfamiliar yet familiar at the same time.

Wait, familiar? I've never seen this girl before.

...What is this?

I was momentarily flustered by this inexplicable sense of déjà vu, but thinking I might be overreacting, I tried to ignore it and examined the mirror more closely.

A white-haired girl staring blankly back at me from the mirror.

When I pull on my soft cheek, the girl in the mirror's cheek stretches out too.

How far does this thing even stretch? It's like cheese or something.

After checking various things with the mirror,

Although it's completely different from the face I saw in the mirror just yesterday morning, I think it's definitely me.

...Damn it.

My mind is thrown into chaos again.

I guess I need some time to sort out this situation I'm in.

Hmm... First of all, it seems like I've entered the game Lobotomy Corporation, which my friend used to play.

It sounds crazy, but if it's not this, then I've either been captured by mad scientists who enjoy extreme role-playing, or this is all a terrible dream...

No matter how advanced future science is these days, it can't change a person's appearance like this, can it?

I decided to push aside the complicated thoughts and just think simply.

The tape a little while ago made it clear that this isn't a dream.

But there's one problem: I don't know much about this game.

All I did was watch my friend play a bit from the side, so how much could I possibly know...

Well, there's no answer.

There's just too little information.

Besides, this room... this containment cell doesn't have anything helpful, should I try going outside?

I placed the mirror in the corner and got up, heading towards the only entrance in the room, the door.

"Hmm... I can't see anything."

Even though it looks like glass, there's nothing to see, like a one-way mirror at a police station. Contrary to my expectations, nothing is visible through the upper part of the door.

Maybe it's designed to be seen only from the outside.

At this rate, there's really nothing to gain from staying inside this containment cell.

I feel like I need to go outside to learn anything...

"I wish I could go out."

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Lobotomy Corporation is a company that specializes in managing Abnormalities.

To contain those dangerous Abnormalities, they need high-level security facilities and a systematic system.

It's not supposed to be a free pass, like a tollgate anyone can breeze through.

Huh? What am I talking about all of a sudden?

Because I'm outside the containment cell right now.

I just unconsciously touched the door, and it opened on its own.

Wait, didn't they say they manage dangerous Abnormalities? Is it okay for it to open this easily?

I'm getting... pretty worried. I wonder if the managed are managing the managers instead.