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

He's bald.. EP. 31

"So, you came here for Attachment work?"
"Yeah."

...I don't know what Attachment work has to do with him poking my cheek, but

I decided not to ask since it seemed to be making Louis uncomfortable.

"Then, this coat..."
"You were sleeping so soundly, I covered you with it in case you caught a cold."

So this was Louis' coat, it's bigger than I thought.

I don't think even two of me could fit into this.

Damn, I wish my height stayed the same. Why did my body become like this...

[Anyway, Employee Louis, proceed with the Attachment work on O-01-39.]

As I was blankly holding Louis' coat, I heard the voice of the Manager, who always seemed to be angry.

"Manager, if you keep getting angry like that, you'll go bald quickly, you know?"

I said that out of concern for the Manager, in my own way...

[...What did you just... No, I apologize. Proceed with the Attachment work, please?]

Maybe he took it the wrong way because he was about to get angry, but he suddenly lowered his tail and became kind.

What was that about? Why is he acting like that all of a sudden? He wasn't like this last time.

"Ugh, why are you suddenly being so nice? It's creepy."

[... 'Little girl', if you keep that up, I might have to perform Repression work. And just so you know, Repression is a very painful procedure.]

I don't know what he's talking about after performing 'Repression work' on me last time.

I think I managed to endure it pretty well. It just felt like walking on a pressure point mat.

And threatening me with three meals of tasteless rye bread is more effective on me.

"But, there's something I'm curious about."
"What is it?"
"Not about Mr. Louis, but about you, Manager."

[What is it now?]

"That 'Repression' thing, it hurt a little, but it wasn't that painful."

[...Wait, what did you just say?]

Uh... did I say something wrong?

He's not going to increase the intensity of the Repression work, saying something like, "Let's see if you can endure this too!" right?

...But to my surprise, I didn't hear the Manager's voice for a while after that.

"Where did he go?"
"I don't know."
"Hmm..."

It's taking longer than I thought.

I heard something about a TT2 protocol in the middle, but that was it.

Louis seems awkward standing by the containment cell door, maybe because the Manager who gave him instructions disappeared.

Then, he rummaged through his pocket and handed me a small candy.

"...I have one candy in my pocket, do you want to eat it?"
"Yes."

The candy Louis gave me was apple-flavored.

It's sweet.

...

How much time passed like that?

"Don't you have any more candy?"
"...Sorry, that was the last one."
"Tch."

After I finished eating the candy Louis gave me,

While we were sitting in the containment cell and chatting, waiting for the Manager who still hadn't contacted us.

['Little girl', how do you remember the details about the Repression work?]

That's what he said after a long time.

It felt like 30 minutes had passed, I don't know what he was doing all this time.

"Baldy, what took you so long?"

[Let me just say one thing, I'm not bald...]

- Bang.
- Clatter.

...At that moment, a strange sound came from the ceiling speaker, and the Manager became silent again.

What, what happened now?

...

...

"...Pfft."

Angela rarely let out a laugh out loud.

Fortunately, she quickly composed her expression, so the Manager didn't notice, but the scene just now was worth it.

One second. In that instant, all of the Manager's hair was ripped out with a bang.

"!@#^%@ "

The Manager made a strange sound, whether it was human or beast, it was hard to tell.

Perhaps due to the shock of suddenly becoming bald, he was making strange noises and thrashing about like a madman.

Of course, it wasn't thrashing as in going insane, but because his head was shining under the light.

Then, wouldn't a madman be a light-man? A person whose head shines.

After thrashing about like a light source for a while, the Manager grabbed the microphone and shouted.

"Louis employee, switch from Attachment work to Instinct work. Give the most unappetizing meal."

Giving the most tasteless meal. That was the maximum revenge the Manager could take.

...But the Manager's wish could not be fulfilled.

At the very moment the Manager spoke, the 'Plague Doctor' charmed Louis.

And unfortunately, when the charmed Louis left, the containment cell door was left open.

"Huh? Where are you going, mister?"

Even the 'Little girl' followed Louis out of the containment cell with small, hurried steps.

...

...

And what was left in the empty containment cell was

[...Should I just quit.]

Louis' large coat and the Manager's despairing cry.