Is it really normal to contain these anomalies?

HOD's voice whispered in his ear.

But this time, he felt more and more annoyed, and the excruciating pain finally found him.

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'Yes...'

"Do you really think that showing mercy to them is kind?"

"The tragedy you have caused is irreversible and cannot be resolved with just an apology or two."

Ain finally stood in front of HOD.

He finally reached the deepest part and glanced at the huge monster in front of him with a slightly cold look.

"Senior Ain..." HOD's voice was close to tears, but his mechanized body couldn't squeeze out even a drop of liquid.

"Honestly, Michelle, I don't know if I can forgive you..." Ain walked up to her, "But I have no right to blame you. What I did is not fundamentally different from what you did."

"senior..."

"I often wonder, if we met in hell... would I forgive you?"

"..."

The HOD's slowly moving tentacles gradually calmed down.

"But you are no longer Michelle, but HOD..." Ain sighed, "But you still remember our dream, right?"

The mechanical body began to disintegrate, and the surrounding darkness finally dissipated, and color returned to the human world.

"Yes, Senior..."

"Even now I try to be a good person, even if it's just hypocritical..."

"But as long as someone can be saved by my efforts, I can live on with pride!"

The Ain in front of her suddenly transformed into two completely different people.

But even so, she can now finally answer with a smile.

"Director, let us work together in this never-ending purgatory!"

Chapter 142: I'm at the headquarters, just got off work

HOD has returned to its original state.

This time, whether in front of X or Bai Yu, she had become a mechanical AI with the cognitive filter removed.

The surrounding Lobotomy Corporation employees finally saw the giant monster standing in the central control room disappear and finally collapse into the appearance of their minister.

"senior!"

Compared to the headquarters employees who were stunned, these branch members rushed forward first.

Especially Komini, she was holding Bai Yu tightly with both hands, and was checking his whole body in fear all the time.

"You're not hurt, are you? Why don't we go to the infirmary for a checkup?"

She was really scared. Many people she cared about had already died, and now, she absolutely could not lose anyone else...

"I'm fine..."

But Bai Yu, the person involved, didn't think there was anything wrong.

Now he just glanced around, but he could no longer see the beautiful blue AI.

"Where is Angela?" he asked doubtfully.

"Ms. Angela?" Aijia explained, "She left earlier, but we don't know what she went to do..."

leave?

Bai Yu raised his eyebrows in shock.

Damn it, she wouldn't think that the core suppression couldn't be completed and she would go back to restart this day!

"I don't want to go through the story again!"

Recalling the process of being swallowed, merged, and dyed by the black liquid, even Bai Yu found it a little unbearable.

"How long has she been gone?!"

"Well, two minutes ago, that's when you were dragged in by this monster...um, Miss HOD..."

"There's still time to hurry."

Bai Yu tugged at his sleeves and was about to chase Angela.

The radio at the Lobotomy Corporation headquarters started blaring.

"Congratulations everyone, today's work is over. I wish you all a pleasant rest time..."

Angela's calm voice echoed throughout the facility.

And the next second, the employees of Lobotomy Corporation were in an uproar.

"It's over! The day is finally fucking over!"

"Let's go! Let's go back to the izakaya and have a drink!"

They planned to return to the small world built for them by the headquarters.

They didn't care what happened when the HOD Minister turned from a monster back. To them, this day was just like any other...

Crowds of people walked past these branch employees.

When the crowd dispersed, Bai Yu finally asked lightly into the communicator on his collar.

"Where are you?"

"You guys take a rest at the headquarters first..."

Sure enough, Angela was still watching them.

"Speaking of which," Bai Yu sighed, "our work is over, it's time for you to take us back to the branch."

"Wait, I'll come find you..."

"Well...can't you hurry up? I do have something urgent to do..."

"I said wait!"

Angela suddenly roared into Bai Yu's headset.

But soon, she seemed to realize her gaffe, pursed her lips and quickly turned off the communication channel.

She's not as calm as she appears on the radio.

Now, even when she was hiding alone in the dark corner of the supervisor's office, her memory was full of the scene where Bai Yu reflected his golden pupils.

She knew that she couldn't even appear in front of Bai Yu and look him in the eyes.

That scene had a huge impact on her.

"Bai Yu...what's going on with you?"

Angela, who escaped here, slowly closed her golden pupils, hoping that the darkness alone could bring her warmth....

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"Has this idiot finally gone crazy?!"

At this moment, Bai Yu on the other side was covering his ears that were hurt by the huge volume.

He really didn't understand why Angela's emotions were so volatile right now.

She clearly didn't say that herself - should machines act like machines?

What's going on with this scene where it looks like a little girl is cursing out of anger?

What's more, it's only been two minutes. Which bastard offended her again?!

"Bai Yu, what's wrong?" His companions around him saw his actions.

"Nothing, just some jerk sulking for no apparent reason..." The victim rubbed his ears vigorously. "Let's just hang out here for a bit. It looks like we won't be able to leave for a while."

Yes, it looks like they will have to stay at the headquarters for a while.

After all, unless they find Angela and use W Company's singularity technology, these branch employees will not be able to leave the headquarters of the Brain Probe Corporation.

Bai Yu sighed, and the next second he led the team towards the corridor.

"You're leaving?"

X, who had watched quietly for a few minutes, finally spoke to the branch staff.

"Yes," Bai Yu turned around and looked at the supervisor with whom he had spent several months in HOD's memory, "Do you want to join us?"

"No, I'm different from you. I have work to do later."

"Is that so? What a pity."

Bai Yu's words were sincere.

Regardless of what he thought of Ain, after spending so much time with 'X', he actually developed some friendship towards this incomplete Ain.

"Um... Director?" The HOD, who had returned to normal, interrupted the conversation. "I'm really sorry to have caused you trouble..."

"Minister HOD, please don't call me that. It always feels weird."

Bai Yu looked into HOD's eyes, tilted his head, thought for a moment, and then spoke decisively.

"I don't know if you still remember me, but I'm neither a supervisor nor X. I'm just Bai Yu, an ordinary employee in the training department."

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw HOD calm down.

He waved his hand and actually walked into the corridor of the Lobotomy Corporation headquarters.

"It doesn't matter if you forget. We will probably need to work together for a long time in the future..."

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Thirty minutes after saying goodbye to HOD and X.

In the blood-red central control room, Lyons was standing alone and stealthily at the door of the alloy room.

Although there were not many people here because it was the end of the day, he still felt a bit oppressive here.

But Bai Yu and the others had already gone in...Now I have to keep an eye on them!

"Tsk..."

The conversation with him was still ringing in Leons' ears.

"Is it really okay to come and steal EGO equipment?"

"I've told you so many times that this isn't stealing. Angela even agreed... Besides, we won't be using these EGO gear for a while anyway, so why not just give them to us for now..."

damn it!

Bai Yu's purpose is quite clear!

The more he thought about it, the more Lyons felt that he had planned it all along.

Chapter 143 You Can’t Go Anywhere!

"What do you mean by coming to pick up some EGO gear?"

"He came all the way from the Central Headquarters to this place called the Disciplinary Department, and he's still not satisfied..."

"Anyway, they're all extracted from Abnormalities... Aside from the feel of wearing them, aren't EGO gear similar in appearance?"

Lyons really couldn't understand how Bai Yu could tell the strength of EGO's equipment.

But now, he was really willing to believe this predecessor of all of them.

The Lobotomy Corporation branch employee straightened his back slightly, wearing his 'Mosaic' EGO gear.

"Ahh~ Let's get some fresh air...let's get some fresh air..."

He didn't know how long Bai Yu and the others would stay in there, but he didn't think anyone from outside would come over now....

After all, unlike at the Central Headquarters, where they still had to ask Tiphereth to open the door, the door to the EGO Armory in the Punishment Department was already open from the start. There must be a few employees inside sorting it out...