[Lobotomy] Why am I an Abnormality?

Do?nation - 9

The Queen of Hatred felt a tinge of annoyance towards the girl who had just stated her name and left. However...

"A gift for me..."

That girl... Mika, was it? Yes, Mika. As the Queen of Hatred stared at the gift Mika had left in her hand, the slight anger she felt seemed to dissipate. And when she saw Mika without the item, the Queen of Hatred was certain.

"Hmm... She's definitely a chosen one."

She had been a bit taken aback when Mika first entered, but the aura around Mika was different from others who came to this place. It was on a different level, indescribable. Perhaps that was why she felt an affinity for her. Even though it was a first meeting, a peculiar encounter.

Sensing that Mika was a chosen one like herself, the Queen of Hatred opened her heart faster than ever before. Maybe that's why she found herself being unusually chatty.

"I hope you'll come back to me... and soon!"

Even though she had just left... It felt like a dream since it was such a brief visit.

She spoke with a strange little smile.

"Next time, I want to give you a gift too."

Looking at the item left behind, the Queen of Hatred resolved. Next time, she would definitely give Mika a gift. She smiled again, touching the hairpin in her hair.

In the wake of the Trinity Angel's departure, only a smiling magical girl of love remained.

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Strangely, on the day that Anomaly O-01-25, self-proclaimed Misono Mika, visited, the Queen of Hatred's Qlipoth Counter did not decrease. It's presumed they had a positive interaction. Only the two of them know the truth, though. Further observation is required— (The rest of the text is illegible.)

-Excerpt from the manager's memo.

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With the thought that nothing could stop me now, I stepped out of the containment chamber. Looking at the people around, it seemed there were fewer than before. Good.

I flipped my hair—Mika's hair, rather—with a flourish and hefted the submachine gun. Unlike in the chamber, there was no time to savor the feel of my hair.

As I aimed the gun at them, I noticed their relaxed expressions rapidly contorting.

Wait, I was only planning to fire a warning shot, but just the sight of me with a gun was making the atmosphere tense. I don't want this Anomaly life! Just as I was hesitating, one of the staff members looked at me and spoke.

"Excuse me, are you... an angel sent to save us?"

He didn't stop there. He put down his weapon and clasped his hands as if in prayer. My mind went blank at his words and actions. M-Mika is an angel, but I didn't expect to hear that from another staff member. Wait, can they sense the supernatural too?

"Eden... what are you talking about all of a sudden?"

"Maybe... we're committing a grave sin..."

The staff member, who was looking directly at me, couldn't finish his sentence. Joshua, the leader of the Suppression Team in Mimicry gear, struck him on the neck, knocking him unconscious.

"A seduction-type abnormality, I presume. We'll need to subdue it before it encounters the office workers."

Before things escalated beyond control.

After handing the unconscious staff member over to another manager, Joshua turned to me and declared, aiming his Mimicry gear at me. He started running towards me at an incredible speed.

"Uh, huh? What, a sudden charge?!..."

Am I going to get hit with Mimicry? By that grotesque weapon? Seriously? Unlike before, he's not throwing it as a warning, but to subdue me... I think I'm going to panic. I want to run away.

But strangely, my mind felt clearer than ever. And I thought,

'This is weird... He's definitely moving at a tremendous speed, but why does it feel...'

—Why does it feel so slow?

For some reason, I felt the corners of my lips curl into a slight smile.