[Lobotomy] Why am I an Abnormality?

A?ngela - 12

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Ah, am I still dreaming? Why am I hearing other voices in my containment cell besides mine?

Startled, I quickly opened my eyes which I was trying to keep closed. What I saw when I opened my eyes was...

"Decided to wake up?"

With sky-blue hair, yes, without needing to say it, it's definitely Angela. I rubbed my eyes thinking I wasn't fully awake, but Angela in front of me remained standing in the same spot. It's an out-of-place thought for this situation, but Angela, whom I thought was just self-proclaimed beautiful, is truly beautiful... I was momentarily dazed looking at her unique aura.

But why is Angela in my containment cell? I decided to postpone thinking about the dream and deal with the situation in front of me first. First, I should ask why Angela is here...

"Ahaha-☆ How rude, trespassing into a lady's room!"

Even though I said it myself, I wanted to smack my forehead. But this is Mika's forehead... No, it's the tone that's Mika's which is the problem. I regretted it as soon as I said it. Firstly, I'm not a lady, and I've never heard of trespassing applying to Abnormalities. Then, wouldn't it be trespassing every time they come to manage? Huh?

"..."

Angela opened her closed eyes and looked at me. Just her silent gaze is making me sweat.

"It's a bit awkward for me to say it myself, but I caused a huge incident earlier, are you sure it's okay for you to be here?"

Earlier... if it really was earlier, I honestly wasn't in my right mind. My body wasn't under my control, and my mind was... It felt like I was merging with someone, gradually combining with Mika. Just imagining the scene earlier makes me pale. Let's stop thinking about it.

"There's no big problem, O-01-25. I'm the best AI, so I'm prepared to handle anything you do."

Angela answered with a smile. She's so confident that I have nothing to say... But during the Lobotomy Corporation playthrough, I've never heard of anyone entering Angela's Abnormality containment cell alone. As I continued tilting my head in confusion, Angela spoke.

"Yes, the reason I came to you... well. It's to ask something I couldn't ask when the Manager was here."

As expected of Angela, the cold accountant? AI... She skips the icebreakers and gets straight to the point. Actually, spending a long time with an Abnormality isn't good, so her judgment is correct.



"Huh? About me?"

Is there a question that needs to be asked when the Manager isn't here? Usually, she would use employees to ask questions, so how important is it that Angela came to ask herself? If she's asking about the earlier situation, I don't have anything to answer... Even though she hasn't asked the question yet, I feel dizzy.

"My question is, O-01-25, why didn't you kill any employees when you escaped earlier?"

Angela asked, eyes slightly narrowed, looking at me. As I thought... it's a question about the earlier situation. But not killing people is a given for me, it's just that I was strange earlier... As I hesitated, she continued.

"I've seen many Abnormalities, but I've never seen one that just 'subdues' employees like you."

Usually, Abnormalities rarely subdue employees like that. Why did you just subdue them? From your perspective, killing them would have been a much easier option, wouldn't it?

...I can't deny Angela's words. Honestly, with Misono Mika's power, killing people would have been easy. But-

"I originally didn't intend to harm them, it was just a reflexive attack since they attacked me first!..."

I don't know how much she'll believe the words of an Abnormality like me... But contrary to my thoughts, Angela readily accepted my words. She said that even when she was observing, I seemed like a docile Abnormality until the subdue command was given. Of course, Angela also said she was surprised that I broke down the door..

"Then, O-01-25, does this mean you won't attack employees unless they attack you first?"

"Yes! You could say that☆ Well, who would just stand there and take it when someone attacks them?"

I remembered what Mika experienced during the Eden Treaty arc. So, was Mika's spirit...? Of course, this is just a hypothesis. The employees seemed like they just wanted to run away in fear... realizing they couldn't escape, they might have panicked... Though I can't know for sure now.

"I see... You seem to be in the same category as O-02-56."

Angela spoke as if she was thinking about something in response to my answer. Then she looked at me again and continued.

"If the employees don't harm you first, you have no intention of attacking them?"

She asked me. Of course, I'll answer that it's obvious, but is she just asking me out of courtesy? I'm starting to find it difficult to understand Angela's psychology. Of course, I didn't understand much even until Library of Ruina... Instead of answering, I nodded my head.

Angela seemed to be contemplating something in response to my reaction. After a brief silence, she spoke to me.

"The current Qliphoth Suppression applied to Abnormalities in the company can't stop your escape. So... it might be a better option to let you roam freely as long as you don't cause harm."

She said she would tell the Manager not to issue subdue orders for me to the employees. At this unexpected statement, I excitedly replied.

"...! Then I can go outside freely?!"

"I will relay that to the Manager... but the Manager and employees might be afraid of you. And even if you go out, you won't be treated well."

"I know that much..."

Even from the perspective of playing Lobotomy Corporation, the Punishing Bird that couldn't be subdued was a troublesome existence. And I caused an even bigger incident than the Punishing Bird, so I'm relieved that the employees won't harm me. It seems like the biggest problem is solved. It's a relief that employees with scary weapons won't chase me.

After asking a few more questions, Angela, seemingly satisfied with my answers, stopped questioning and asked if there was anything I needed. When the Gemini employee asked me this before, I was out of my mind and blurted out "Mirror!!", but now that I realized the containment cell is practically my room, I said I needed a bed since I need a place to sleep.

After all, when I collapsed earlier, I was practically sleeping on the containment cell floor. I can't keep sleeping on the floor forever... Angela nodded at my words and said, "It will be there by the time you wake up tomorrow."

I was going to stop there, but suddenly something flashed in my mind, something I wouldn't have imagined in my original self...

"Yes! I also want you to prepare supplies for a tea party!"