4 - aya!! ppaya!!(I'm leaving!!)

...Three days have passed.

During this time, I’ve discovered several things.

For example, I can adjust the size of my body, so I can enjoy a chocolate cookie for much longer.

The problem is that when I make my body smaller, I can’t chew it, and I have to let it slowly dissolve in my mouth.

It’s a shame I can't enjoy that crunchy texture when I do it, but since its sweetness lingers longer in my mouth, one could argue that it’s even better this way.

The second thing I discovered is actually a big problem. Anything I say sounds strange to others!

'au! auya! Ttaing-uya!'

It’s sad that everything I’ve said so far was heard like that by the employees.

But maybe that’s why everyone let their guard down so quickly after meeting me.

I discovered this after the employee who usually pestered me with chocolate cookies imitated my babbling... At that moment, I felt so embarrassed of myself that I curled up in a corner for the rest of the day.

Oh, and the last thing I discovered!

kiiiing...

"Hello~! Unnie is here!"

"Au!"
(Chocolate cookies!)

At this time, Karin arrives with chocolate cookies!

Abnormality O-01-45-1, also known as Apostle of ■■

The damage caused by this abnormality is Pale.

The damage inflicted by a bad work result is 1~2.

The maximum number of E-Boxes is 11. Insight and Instinct works have a common result, Repression work has a very low result, and Attachment work has a very high result. A clear difference compared to other ZAYIN abnormalities.

Since the available information classified she as ZAYIN, there was no choice but to accept it.

"The information about whether the abnormality can escape, and her Qliphoth counter, have not yet been revealed... If we work with she today, everything will be resolved and updated in the database"

Today I wasn’t able to work on the Apostle of ■■. No Qliphoth meltdown occurred, but because multiple abnormalities frequently escaped, I was dragged from one side to the other to suppress them.

I felt a bit guilty for raiding the clerks' precious break room and stealing some of their chocolate cookies, but...

She is just too adorable!!

I was a little surprised that when she took the cookie and started eating it, she suddenly shrank, but when I understood that she did it to enjoy the cookie for longer, I almost had a nosebleed...

Even at her usual size she already looked like a delicate and adorable child, when she became even smaller while eating her cookie, I felt the urge to pet her, but...

"Certainly, an abnormality is an abnormality"

I felt fear.

Karin, being a level 4 employee, knows everything that is necessary to know about Lobotomy Corporation, so she is very capable of dealing with a large number of abnormalities by herself.

And yet, for an instant, she felt fear.

Apostle of ■■.

It probably had something to do with that 'apostle' thing. An apostle was, after all, someone who believes in and follows something or someone. But we still don’t know what this abnormality is a follower of.

The manager interprets the information of each abnormality through the PE-Boxes and then distributes it to the employees. Although the information about the abnormality has been revealed, its name was censored with characters like ■■...

"Hmm... I just hope she doesn’t transform into a monster"

"keuleuleug...keugkeg!"

"...Stop saying nonsense and clean this up, Karin"

"Oh, yeah! Sunbae! Won’t it be necessary to send support to the lower floors?"

"Joshua-nim went there"

"Ah, then there won’t be a problem"

On the way, one could see multiple clerks, and even two new empleoyees who had arrived the previous day, crushed to death by the Violet Noon ordeal...

"Hmm... Maybe I should go to the clerks' break room and steal some snacks..."

"Oh no, you won't"

jjiljjiljjiljjil

For them, who had already gotten used to it long ago, the scene was the same as any other day.

In a routine like theirs, they had almost never seen an abnormality like this, so it was curious and at the same time quite adorable, so she petted her while healing their hearts, but...

"Sunbae, abnormalities like this usually transform when they escape. Aren’t you curious about how it would look if it did?"

"Well, since it’s an apostle it would probably causes mental contamination..."

Since none of the abnormalities in Lobotomy Corporation could be trusted, one always had to keep their guard up.

"...If we follow the order, it’s very likely that the last ordeal today will be the Crimson Dusk ordeal. Be careful"

"Ah... it will be an exhausting ending"

...I’m bored!

Under normal circumstances, I would eat the cookie that the employee used to bring, or another employee would come and watch me in silence for a while before leaving.

But today none of that happened and I’m very bored!

It’s not just that no one has come, but even the lights are off!! It’s so dark that I can’t see anything!

pallag-!! pallagpallag-!!!

The wings on my back, maybe also angry from boredom, were flapping with more strength than usual!

They flapped with such force that a feather even came loose!

That’s it! We’re both angry! We demand that they relieve our boredom! ppaeaeaeaeg!

bangbang! wadadada! jeompeu!! kwang! kudangtang!! eung-eg!

“heeg...heeg...”

My stamina sucks!

I only jumped a couple of times and I’m already tired! Damn baby body!

“Aguabu”
(Seriously, what should I do?)

Hmm... Maybe I should use the feather that came off my wings and write something on the wall of the containment unit.

kagagag!! gagagag!!

I tried to write on the wall, but since it didn’t work, I simply limited myself to thinking.

Inside the containment unit it’s dark → I can’t see anything inside → It’s because there’s no light → Let’s go out!

I’m bored → There’s nothing inside the containment unit → I’m curious about what’s outside → Let’s go out!

The employees don’t let me out → Today no employee came → There’s no one to stop me → Let’s go out!

I'm going out → The employees are looking for me → There are no employees → uwang, escape successful!

There are no cookies → Let’s go out!

All roads lead to escape, Wings, do you agree?

pallagpallag-!

"au! uuya!"
(Good! Let’s escape from this containment unit!)

But... how do I get out?

I got depressed again...

Still, I decided to try every possible option for now.

"iiiiiiiiing-!!"

I tried to push the door.

"Uuya au!!"
(Open sesame!)

I recited a spell.

"Uuya au!!"
(Die, door!)

I even tried throwing the fallen feather at the containment unit door, but

kaag-!!

It simply ended up stuck in the door without doing anything.

"uuuueueeeng..."

This door is like an iron wall! It defeated me! Evil!!

So I tried to hit it with my fists, but...

"auuee yang-!!"

Even though I hit the iron door with all my strength, it was so firm that I couldn’t even scratch it.

hing-gu

I’m angry!

But even so, since there was nothing else I could do, I stayed there moving my legs restlessly, when...

kkigigigigig-!!

uuuung......

...? It opened!!

And the first thing I saw when I came out of the containment unit was... a grotesque-looking clown doll?

"au?"
(What is this?)

Anyway, since I escaped, I’m leaving!!

It doesn’t matter, since I finally managed to escape, I’m out of here!!

"aya! ppaya!!"
(World, here I come!!)

Hallway (Ri

After overcoming all the Crimson Dusk ordeals. 

"Today... We did it! We managed to survive...!"

"Get some rest. That severed arm and pierced abdomen will take some time to heal"

"Well... I’m going to lie down for a bit. Ugh, I’m so tired..."

"I think I’ll also—" 

"auya?"

...An abnormality?

"...eung? eung?? eung???"

"It had to be now...!"

"aung"

Apostle of ■■

Since she was an abnormality that had never escaped containment before, what she might be capable of was unknown.

And at this moment, with only two severely injured employees and no possibility of receiving support...

Any mistake could lead them to death...

"omnyomnyom"

"...?"

"...?"

But she simply limited herself to looking at both employees while chewing on a chocolate cookie.

"au...yam...u...eum!"

"…Why did I have to lose my arm!! I have to pet her or... Gulp—!! Pffkh!!"

"I really can’t understand what this abnormality wants."

"au?"

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"au!"

Then the Apostle of ■■ pointed toward the hallway where 'All-around Helper', which had breached containment, was.

"...Damn it!! Karin! Run!"

"cleaning, commencing cleaning"

wiiiiiing-!!

'All-around Helper' charged directly at Karin, who was lying there with a pierced abdomen.

uuuuung-!!

Kohel wasn’t in good condition either, so if he took the attack, he would surely die.

"haab–"

"ppiiiiiii——!!!!!"

tukwaaaaang--!!!!

This was it.

...An abnormality is still an abnormality.

Karin saw the small and adorable Apostle of ■■ scream "ppiii!", and along with her cry, a red wave expanded, turning 'All-around Helper' into an egg in an instant.

And... both employees were unharmed. Even though the walls were dented, and other objects like chairs were destroyed, leaving no trace of their original form.

Had they perhaps fulfilled some specific condition of the abnormality without realizing it? Maybe because of the Attachment work?

She didn’t remember receiving any effect like the one from 'Fairy Festival'.

She didn’t remember receiving any EGO-Gift either. 

Under these circumstances... had she helped them?

Amid the whirlwind of thoughts, seeing the Apostle of ■■ distractedly chewing a cookie, Karin finally managed to put her thoughts in order.

"Haa... She’s so cute..."

"...Stop making that perverted face. No, wait. Before that, get away from me"