[Lobotomy] Why am I an Abnormality?

Pa?ter - 16

"It's hard to explain it like that long explanation of Blue Archive, you know? I need to make it as simple as possible for someone who doesn't know... Pater Faction, to Mika..."

"U-uh, well, just think of it as a federation I used to lead!"

I was the former leader, but they wouldn't know that. I phrased it in a way I thought they could understand. Of course, I left out all the bad stuff and the parts I didn't want to talk about! It's better not to give them a bad impression. But, it *was* bad, wasn't it? My conscience pricked me a little.

"I see! So, can we call all those who follow you the Pater Faction, or the Pater Church?"

"Huh?"

I didn't really get it, but if they were followers of Misono Mika, couldn't we just call them the Pater Faction? This logic wouldn't fly if this were Blue Archive, but here, I'm the only one who belongs to Pater, so I'll interpret it as I please. Here, Misono Mika is the one true god of Pater!

"Well... I guess you could say that☆"

"Understood! Then we shall consider you the Pater Church—!!!"

Evangeline replied enthusiastically for some reason to my nonchalant answer. What? That's a little scary... Plus, her hands moved even faster. Was that even humanly possible? Maybe she was actually an Abnormality?

After a few minutes, the table was completely cleared. It was so clean I had nothing to say. Even with a quick glance, I could see the teas were neatly organized by type, and the desserts were arranged for easy identification. I hadn't expected this much, but even I, who didn't know much about Tea Parties, could tell it was perfectly organized.

"Ahaha! I'm so happy! Now we can have a Tea Party."

I said excitedly, looking at the table. I should forget about that damn Plague Doctor for a while. No, I can't keep forgetting, I need to do something before it... Now I have more things to worry about. As I stared blankly at the table, she seemed to realize it was time for her to leave and bid me farewell.

"If you're happy... then I'm satisfied. I'll take my leave now. Please rest well."

"Ah, yeah! Bye☆"

I waved lightly at Evangeline as she left the containment unit. But for some reason, Evangeline covered her mouth in emotion. What? Why was she so moved? Do people not greet each other properly here? Is this the Project Moon style of greeting? A punch of appreciation? A barrage of question marks formed in my head, but they quickly disappeared. Compared to the problems I had, this was just a minor curiosity.

[ In a way, it's fortunate she came here... Thanks to her, we can proceed with O-01-25's Tea Party work. ]

The Manager started speaking through the speaker. So, among the tasks related to Mika, there's something called a Tea Party... Is it a replacement for Repression? Well, Repression is a bit scary, and it's a good task for raising Justice from a player's perspective, but it's pretty terrifying to imagine actually going through it. It's kind of frightening... So, I wanted to think of the Tea Party work as a replacement for Repression.

[ Safety Team employee Gemini, please carry out Abnormality O-01-25's Tea Party work. Please come to the Welfare Team for the task. ]

...

So he put me to work right after cleaning. What a cruel Manager. If I had cleaned, I would have had to both clean and do the task. I felt like punching the Manager. But then I realized, a punch from Mika might kill someone, especially a powerless Manager, so I forgave him.

It's troublesome if they die... I stopped thinking such strange thoughts.

Having abandoned those thoughts, I began preparations, sort of, for the Tea Party. For some reason, even though I've never prepared a Tea Party like this before, Mika's hands moved on their own.

Is this a habit left in Misono Mika's body? The hand movements of a Trinity girl are quite elegant... Now that I'm Mika, I feel like I'm getting lost in self-admiration. It's kind of crazy... But, well, I think everyone would feel this way if they became Mika. Right. I questioned and answered myself in my mind.