Chapter 10: Please Save Me…

I have to escape this situation before that bald-headed man comes.

At least, I just need to distract Malkuth, the Sephirah in front of me, so that I can escape.

Okay, let’s try it!

“Uh… That… that’s…”
“Wait, let me guess. You’re a newly hired office worker, right?”

…And my ambitious attempt ended in vain.

Suddenly, my answer was compressed to Yes or No.

It’s a failure, I didn’t expect this situation.

“You’re an office worker, right? Huh?”

I don’t know anymore.

I nodded slightly at Malkuth, who had been excited all along.

“As expected! I thought so. I was wondering if it was E.G.O equipment from the clothes you were wearing… Fortunately, it seems to be! “

The staff member who passed by earlier, and this Sephirah named Malkuth, what the hell is E.G.O that they keep mentioning?

Judging by what they’re saying, it seems to be related to Abnormalities…

“I have a question. What is E.G.O?”
“E.G.O is an abbreviation for Extermination of Geometrical Organ. Usually, it’s called Ego.”
“Ego…”
“And among the Egos, there are weapons and armor that are naturally extracted when managing Abnormalities, and also E.G.O Gifts that Abnormalities give as presents!”

I don’t really understand what E.G.O is even after hearing the explanation, but it seems to be something given by Abnormalities.

Wait? Then can I give E.G.O too?

I tried to put strength into my body just in case, but nothing appeared.

I shouldn’t have expected it.

“But office workers usually don’t wear those kinds of clothes… Which department are you from?”
“Ah, that… I think it’s gotten dirty. It was originally white.”
“It was white? There are no white clothes among the office workers’ clothes in the upper levels?”

It feels like I’m getting caught up in my own lies every time I speak.

How can everything I say be a landmine?

I shouldn’t have trusted my guessing skills, come to think of it, it always rained on my test paper when I was a student.

If I had known this, I would have remembered the color of the clothes of the staff members who passed by earlier.

“Umm… Did you get lost?”
“Lost… Ah, yeah! I got lost! That’s right!”
“It’s fate that we met like this, I’ll take you there. Just tell me which department you’re from!”

No, I’m going crazy.

I just want to quietly go back to my containment cell…

“Actually, I don’t know which department I’m from…”
“Umm, that’s troublesome. Then can you tell me who the Sephirah in charge is?”

No, how am I supposed to know that when I don’t even know what a Sephirah is?

As I shook my head in embarrassment, Malkuth’s expression gradually changed.

“If you’re a new office worker, you should have completed the basic education on the company…”
“No, it’s a joke! Actually…”

[ Emergency situation. Announcing Phase 2 Trumpet. Abnormality identification code O-01-39, commonly known as ‘Little Girl,’ has escaped from containment. ]

Just as I was about to make an excuse, a sudden announcement came.

No, why am I discovered at this timing?

But there’s hope. Malkuth still doesn’t know what ‘Little Girl’ looks like, so there’s still a way out…

[ As the effects of this Abnormality’s escape have not been confirmed, we earnestly request that all staff members contact the Sephirah of the relevant department and subdue them immediately if a white-haired girl is seen nearby. ]

“…White hair?”

Ah.