[Lobotomy] Why am I an Abnormality?

Plague Do!ctor - 15

As soon as I heard those words, I felt my face scrunch up in real-time. Just his existence was repulsive enough, but hearing him say that made me feel even more disgusted. Why would I be your child? Why would Misono Mika be your child?... But I couldn't just stay silent, so I opened my mouth.

"Ahaha☆ I'm sorry, but I don't even want to have a playtime with you! Why did you call me?"

I asked the Plague Doctor in front of me with a smile, getting straight to the point. Of course, my mouth was smiling, but my expression wasn't good, and my tone was more menacing than usual. I don't know why. Instinctively, I just... want to get rid of him. I've never felt like this before... When I reacted sharply to his words, he spoke to me again in his usual kind tone.

"I knew my child was nearby, how could I stay still?"



...Is it right to be having this conversation with him? My expression soured even more at the thought of this conversation repeating itself. Was he under the delusion that Misono Mika was his child from the beginning? Of course, she isn't actually his child... I don't want to think about it. The more I think about the Plague Doctor, the worse my headache gets.

"Is that the only reason you called me?"

After hearing his answer to my question, I thought, 'He called a single abnormality to his containment unit just for that?' He nodded at my words. No, don't nod, please deny it.

"I, I'm not your child in the first place?!"

I pointed out the biggest problem. No matter how much I thought about it, there was no connection, so why was Mika supposedly the Plague Doctor's child, and why did the Plague Doctor himself think so? I really didn't understand.

"Do you truly think so?"

"Yes."

"Really?"

"Yes☆"

At my answer, the Plague Doctor fell silent for a moment. Wow! Did I defeat the Plague Doc...

"You just don't know yet. In time, you will realize that you are my child."

Nope. He's back to the child talk. The corners of my mouth, which I had forced into a smile, started to tremble. I feel like summoning my gun. Master, shall I kill this guy? Hold on. An internal battle raged within me.

"Yes, you may deny it, but I was convinced when I met you."

"That's not it..."

The Plague Doctor ignored my words. Why does he only hear what he wants to hear?... And he started talking again. I need more roll cakes, I feel like I could stuff 10 down my throat this time. Or maybe I just want to beat him to repentance...

"Now that I have confirmed you are my child, you may leave. And since you are my child, you are welcome to come here anytime."

...

"Ahahaha! I've had enough☆"

As soon as I heard that, I said only that and rushed out of the containment unit door. What's the point of talking to an abnormality who insists he's right even when I deny being his child?

I didn't like him much to begin with, but possessing Mika's body seems to have made me hate him even more. The Plague Doctor's motif... thinking about the motif, yeah. I guess he and Mika wouldn't get along. I nodded to myself.

"Besides, I'm never going to come back here voluntarily!"

Also, it's annoying that he's welcoming me back anytime. This place is one of my top 3 places I absolutely don't want to go to voluntarily... If I see him again, I think bullets will fly before words. That's how much I don't want to see him again. My stress levels spiked in that short time, and I just wanted to lie down on my bed again.

I returned to my containment unit with an almost dead expression. As soon as I opened the door, a 'Wow' escaped my lips.

"Wow..."

That's because... Evangeline, my slave—no, attendant—was cleaning up incredibly well. She was finishing in 5 minutes what took me 30 minutes. It looked like she'd be done in a few more minutes.

"To finish cleaning up in such a short time! You really are worthy of being an attendant of the Pater branch☆"

I said to her, clapping my hands lightly. I felt the stress from the Plague Doctor dissipate a little. They say a clean environment makes people feel better, and it seems that's true. Compared to before, it felt like I could actually have a tea party. How could she be so fast? Is this what Lobotomy Corporation managers are like?

"Well, I'm an expert in the field of cleaning! I've had a lot of experience cleaning things like this."

Evangeline said with a happy smile at my words... I feel a bit sorry, I retract my slave comment. She hesitated for a moment, then spoke to me.

"Um, about that Pater branch thing?"

...

"Ah."