Plague Do?ctor Day 2 - 13

Before leaving the containment room, she smirked and left me with a strange remark.

"That's right, tomorrow, there will be a new Abnormality in the room next to yours... the adjacent containment room. I hope the Welfare Team anomalies get along well?"

...A new Abnormality? The Queen of Hatred was humanoid, so she was fine, but with others, it's a bit... As I stood there blankly, lost in thought, she spoke again.

"Ah, you don't have to worry since you'll fall asleep again soon."

I didn't understand what she meant, but as soon as Angela left the room, I felt my body grow heavy, as if she had done something. That wasn't what I was worried about?! And I didn't want to understand what she meant right away...

"If this keeps up, I won't be able to worry... or think... I'll have to sleep again..."

Another blackout. If there's a silver lining, this time, I didn't have that dream... Thankfully, she didn't appear. Thankfully... Of course, I face-planted on the floor. Not so thankful. Still, the floor is cleaner than I thought.

...

When I opened my eyes again, as Angela had said, a bed and the tea party supplies I mentioned were prepared.

"Ahaha... A tea party, are you serious?"

A tea party... For someone who's only ever had drinking parties, I don't really know much about tea, nor desserts. Why did I even ask for this? Is this also because I've assimilated with Mika and am being influenced by this place?

"I'm going to need someone to organize this..."

The problem is, there's just too much tea party... stuff. I was only thinking of a desk and chair, but there's a huge variety of food and tea piled up. I'm not good at organizing, so I want to ask someone for help. Fiddling with a bag of tea leaves, I suddenly remembered what I said yesterday and approached the door with a bit of anticipation.

And just like that, the door opened automatically as I approached, without me having to break it down. Now it's automatic, not manual!

"Woah-woah... seriously?"

I didn't think it would actually work?

I remembered the previous incident, but that was really... just an accident. I wanted to go out again. I thought there must be a reason why Angela left those words with me yesterday.

Whirrr.

Knowing the door opened freely, I escaped! Legally escaped!

"Ahaha☆"

Excitedly, I went outside, ignoring the strangely intense stares of the office staff, and peered into the containment room next to mine with sparkling eyes through the glass window. Since it was close, I figured there wouldn't be a big problem.

"....."

And after seeing the abnormality inside, I quickly returned to my containment room. Because what was in there was...

"It's the Plague Doctor..."

I hoped I was mistaken, but no matter how I looked at it, the black wings and strange mask could only belong to the Plague Doctor, the only abnormality I knew with that appearance.

... Angela, did you let me roam free because the company is already screwed? You empty-headed fool! I sighed and buried my face in the bed. Besides, even just looking at the Plague Doctor through the window, I feel an intense aversion. Why is that...

"I feel disgusted☆"

I don't know why, but my whole body rejects it. Come to think of it, the Plague Doctor has the trait of moving around, so it wouldn't be a big problem... except it'll turn into WhiteNight!! It definitely will. I shuddered at the thought of the company I'm in turning into The Company. Of course, I almost did that myself...

"I wasn't going to go as far as The Company!"

I muttered, rolling around on the bed. I could feel Mika's hair getting tangled, but I couldn't stop. Because I can see the company's future!

"Should I block the entrance to the containment room?"

I started to seriously consider it. Even if everyone sees me as a trash abnormality interfering with management, should I block the entrance? If I were just an ordinary abnormality, I wouldn't have these worries, but if the Manager's condition worsens and they reset to Day 1... Where would I end up...

As I was agonizing over the Plague Doctor, someone entered my containment room. The problem was,

[ Wait, Employee Evangeline... It's problematic to enter an abnormality containment room without work permission. ]

As the Manager's words indicate, it wasn't a work-related visit, so it must be because of this employee who entered my room... I looked at him, intending to shoo him away.

"Huh...?"

When I looked at him, I realized the problem was bigger than I thought. That's because... behind his head was a halo with a red cross drawn on it. That's what happens when you receive the Plague Doctor's baptism,

"I apologize for being rude to the Angel. But 'He' wishes to meet you."

"Woah-oh..."

I'm about to meet an abnormality I don't want to see as much as Gehenna. No, no... I wouldn't hate Gehenna... right? Anyway, I'm about to meet an abnormality I don't want to see.