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

So many Abnormalities.. EP.21

While walking down the hallway, leading a rather terrified Michael, we heard a sudden crash.

-Bang!

The door of an adjacent containment cell burst open, and a figure leaped out.

"Cough, cough! What's going on! What happened!"

As the dust settled, we saw...

- "I'm a helper robot that will assist with anything! What task would you like me to perform?"

"...Cute."

It was a round, fantastical creature that looked like a grain of white rice.

Its eyes were round, its body was round. Even the tiny legs peeking out from underneath were adorable.

Maybe it's because everything I've seen at Lobotomy Corporation so far has been either the scary bald guy or the terrifying 'Nothing There' behind me, but this cute creature was enough to melt my heart.

I wondered what its name was. Looking towards the containment cell it had burst out of, I saw it written there:

T-05-41 [All-Around Helper]

Guess it doesn't have a proper name...

"Eeeek?! It's 'All-Around Helper'!"

Michael screamed beside me.

Don't make such a loud noise right next to me, my ears almost burst.

"Did you really have to scream at the sight of such a cute thing?"
"Th-that thing goes into 'cleaning mode' when it escapes!"

I didn't know what 'cleaning mode' was, but what could such a cute little thing possibly do...

- Ziiing...

Suddenly, 'All-Around Helper' made a strange noise, and numerous cutting blades emerged from its small body.

Then, it began spinning rapidly.

"Wh-what?!"

When the adorable creature suddenly pulled out a bunch of menacing weapons, I was so stunned and bewildered that I couldn't even speak...

"It's over! We're all going to die!"

- "Environmental pollution at 70%, slightly dirty state. Beginning cleaning operation. Beep beep boop beep~"

Along with Michael's scream, I heard the announcement that it was starting its cleaning operation, and immediately it rushed towards us, brandishing its sharp cutting blades.

Uh, well, it was rushing towards us, but...

- "Envi...ronmental pollu...tion... Cleaning ope...ration..."

"Good Bye."

One of 'Nothing There's' arms transformed into a giant axe, and it cleaved 'All-Around Helper' in half with a single blow.

'All-Around Helper' slumped to the floor, seemingly broken, and didn't move.

"..."

Nod. Nod.

'Nothing There' then looked at me and nodded, like a pet seeking praise.

"R-right. You did well this time, so I'll praise you..."
"...What am I witnessing right now?"

Don't ask me. I don't know what's going on either.

...

Our journey, if you could call it that, continued.

Michael seemed more at ease now that he realized 'Nothing There' and I weren't going to attack him.

We came to a fork in the hallway, and Michael and I decided to settle our path with a game of rock-paper-scissors.

"Hmm, I'll choose paper."
"Oh ho, trying to play mind games? Sorry to disappoint, but whatever you choose, I'll pick the one that beats it."

We decided that if Michael won, we'd go left, and if I won, we'd go right. Then came the moment of truth.

"One."
"Two."
"Rock-paper-scissors!"

Michael chose rock, and I chose paper. ...And for some reason, 'Nothing There' chose rock.

Well, I guess its hands are round, so it can only choose rock.

"Yahoo!"
"Tch, I was pretty confident in my luck..."

...Actually, I was planning to choose scissors, but I don't know why my hand changed.

But it's all good.

"So, we're going down the right hallway?"
"Yes."

And as soon as we moved to the right hallway...

...We were met with screams, gunshots, and a large mouth approaching from afar.

"...Maybe we should just go left?"
"No objections."

So, we changed course and moved to the left hallway.

- "Awooooo~"

And in the left hallway, we saw a large wolf howling loudly.

"Eeeek?! It's 'Big and Bad Wolf'! We're all going to die!"

And of course, Michael's obligatory scream.

"Don't worry, Michael-ssi."
"How can I not worry?! That thing is a WAW-class abnormality!"

I don't know what WAW-class is, but I guess it's a measure of the abnormalities' strength.

Now that I think about it, I heard someone call me ZAYIN or TETH-class before.

"Hmm... I have a question."
"What is it now!"
"What's my grade and 'Nothing There's' grade?"
"You're asking because you don't know?! Of course, it's the highest, ALEPH-class..."

I really didn't know...

Why do they make the abnormality grades so hard to understand? Wouldn't it be easier to just use 1st class, 2nd class, and so on?

"Hmm... I don't know much about the grading system, but at least ALEPH is more dangerous than WAW, right?"
"Of course!"
"Then what are you worried about?"

Michael was about to retort, but then he let out a sudden, "Ah."

Looks like he finally realized.

I don't know how dangerous I am, but the guy next to me is definitely a dangerous one.

...Oh, a fun idea just popped into my head.

"Michael-ssi, would you like to see something interesting?"
"...What?"
"Don't you want to see an 'Abnormality Battle'?"

Leaving Michael bewildered, I shouted the line I'd always wanted to say since I was a kid.

"Go! Nothing-Pooch! Body Slam!"


This is it.