-Now everything will be fine.

Angela: Y/N, say something.

She asked me that but I couldn't bring myself to answer back, traumatized by what happened in that dark room. She slowly helped me move through the facility but tried to make me speak once in a while, to which I never answered.

Angela: Y/N... Don't give me the silent treatment.

Y/N: ...

She opened a door and I saw the other AIs on the other side, doing their own things. Malkuth was the first one to notice my distressed state and then jumped out of her seat before grabbing my arm.

Malkuth: Y/N, what's wrong?

Y/N: ...

Hod: Y/N? Is everything alright?

Angela: He needs a moment to breath, nothing else.

Hod: Angela, I don't think this will help him, look at his face... he's clearly going to pass out.

Yesod gave me a quick look and then said something while looking at the screen in front of him.

Yesod: Hod is right, he needs to rest.

Just then, the door behind us opened and when I turned around, I saw Gebura looking at me with a shocked expression. When her eyes noticed the changing liquid around my suit, she gritted her teeth and then pulled me out of Angela's grasp.

Gebura: What did you do to him?!

Angela: Gebura, please keep your cold attitude against the employees-

Gebura: You did this... You forced him in that room again, you know what it does to him!

Y/N: ...?

Again? Does that mean I went there before in the past? I don't remember doing so yet her words confuse me.

Gebura: What are you planning Angela? I can tell for sure that whatever it is, it will only leave him with scars.

Angela: ...

She kept her silence and the Disciplinary team's Sephirah dragged me out of the room. Malkuth tried to ask her what was going on but Gebura just told her to fuck off.

Y/N: ...

Gebura: Y/N, say something!

She shook my shoulders and I simply looked down at my hands, now covered by that raindow yet dark liquid, flowing on my suit like it was a river. The trauma of that room remained in my mind and I stayed silent.

Gebura: I'm getting that thing off of you right now.

???: Try if you want, we're not going anywhere Red Mist.

Gebura: ...

She frowned at the mention of "Red Mist" and then punched her way inside of that thing. She soon got a hold of my suit and started pulling as hard as she could.

...That thing kept a hold on me and refused to let go, applying an immense amount of pressure on my poor back.

Y/N: It hurts, it hurts!

I screamed in pain when I felt some needles going through the suit, anchoring themselves inside my skin. The girl gave up when she noticed my pain and then glared at whatever that thing was, it laughed at her pitiful attempt.

???: You will never get rid of us Red Mist, no matter how hard you try.

Gebura: You're seriously pissing me off!

???: Good, we'll never let you get what is ours to have, we got him before all of you.

Y/N: ...Leave me alone, I don't know what you are.

I weakly asked, gathering my willpower to do so. I slowly took out my weapon and aimed the gun at my head.

Gebura: Y/N!

She punched it out of my hand and then removed the dagger at the level of my waist, making sure that I wouldn't insist.

Gebura: You're not dying on my watch, you got it?! You already died enough and I'm not letting you go through another cycle without doing anything!

Y/N: I don't want this, I don't want this! I want to get out of here, I can't take it anymore!

Angela: So soon?

I turned around and saw her watching the both of us, her eyes closed like usual.

Angela: At the same time, this occurence never really happened that soon, Binah would be the one causing your memories to come back... not some troublemaker who escaped her cell.

Y/N: You knew this was going to happen?!

Angela: It happens more than you would think Y/N but it still annoys me to a great extend to see this sight.

Y/N: You're a monster, you're letting this happen for no reason!

Angela: I may not enjoy this but I have to refute the fact that there is no reason for this mess, this is all part of the play and we are only actors in it.

Y/N: ...

My heart sank and I took a step back from her. Gebura grabbed my arm and then started walking away with me.

Gebura: You don't have to listen to her.

...

...

Y/N: ...

I was back in my department, ready for the next day, even though I was still carrying that sentient liquid on my suit, wriggling while emitting faint noises.

Tiphereth: Y/N, you should take it slow today.

Y/N: I can't do this Tiphereth, I feel like I'm gonna snap at some point.

Tiphereth: You can't really do much against it, Angela is watching everything.

She said while pointing a security camera observing us, making me sigh in sorrow. I then saw the screen of task turning itself on and told me to go work with "Heroic monk". I stood up and walked away.

...When I entered, I saw a man standing silently on the other side of the room, watching me enter.

Y/N: ...

I took out my notepad but saw it covered in that liquid, rendering it useless. I threw it on the ground in frustration and then took the pencil in my hands before attempting to stab myself with it.

???: No point falling under the grasp of frustration young one, peace is the balance of life, remind yourself of this whenever the demons of rage are instilling their roots in your mind.

Y/N: Huh?

I hesitated when the monk talked to me, he sat down on the ground and started praying to himself.

Y/N: ...

Confused, I did the same and we both started meditating.

Heroic monk: By doing breathing exercises, you will be able to forget about your problems and think rationally, search for an answer to your problems inside your heart. The path of righteousness is a hard one and only a calm mind can complete the trials.

Y/N: ...

I took a few deep breaths and then started to think of an idea, trying to find a solution to my problem.

Y/N: Oh wise one, care to share some of your wisdom upon my situation?

The monk silently turned his head in my direction and didn't do anything else, telling me to elaborate.

Y/N: *Sigh* Here goes nothing.

I then started to explain my worries to him and about my situation, the problems that I confronted and about Angela, probably the worst person I had to deal with due to her unknown nature.

Heroic monk: Quite a predicament but life isn't always about the good parts, some challenges may be rougher than the others but once defeated, good things will appear to soothe your burdens.

Y/N: ...I see.

I nodded to myself and then took a new breath.

Heroic monk: However, concerning the plague of a past time attached to your body right now, a purification is needed and a strong one.

Y/N: How?

Heroic monk: Due to it's behaviour, relying on physical objects will only bring pain to you, a mental removal should be considered if you are willing to go through it.

Y/N: A mental dissociation perhaps?

Heroic monk: Indeed, search for your answer and use your knowledge to overcome it, show it that your body is not to be used as a puppet to its deeds.

Y/N: Wow, thanks.

Intercom: Warning! Unknown entities detected inside the facility!

I stood up and the abnormality did the same. We gave each other a goodbye and I left the room, leaving him on his own.

Y/N: ...No idea how to find that information but I'll try.

???: Pathetic, are you really going to trust an abnormality? The ones who caused you pain and turned your life into a living hell?

Y/N: You shut your mouth.

On the way back to my department, I saw a little jester walking to a containment door and knowing that it wasn't a good thing, I rushed to it before kicking it away since Gebura took my weapons.

Y/N: You ain't gonna do shit on my watch.

More employees entered the room and started shooting it until it exploded into blood and flesh.

Employee: You came to the wrong neighborhood fool!

Some of them laughed and then walked away, going back to their routine of walking around, making sure that everything around their department was alright.

Y/N: ...

I arrived to the Central Command department and saw Tiphereth deeply thinking while staring at a document. I sat next to her and took a look at the sheet of paper, curious to know what it was.

Tiphereth: Y-Y/N?!

She got surprised by my sudden appearance and fell down her chair, only to be grabbed by me. She stared back at me in silence and I placed her on her chair, giving her a relieved smile.

Y/N: You didn't damage anything right?

Tiphereth: ...I-I'm alright.

She stuttered and looked away from me, an embarrassed look on her face. I blinked in response and then tapped her shoulder, trying to get her attention. She soon felt my hand grabbing her and she faced me.

Tiphereth: What? I'm busy.

Y/N: Busy daydreaming?

Tiphereth: Heh?! You were watching me?!

Y/N: Sorry then, I guess it's a little rude to watch people.

*Beep*

I turned to the screen and saw my next assignment, Melting Love. I gave my Sephirah a goodbye and walked away, going to the assigned room for the abnormality. I entered and then remembered that I was still lacking something to write informations on.

Y/N: ...

I grabbed some cleaning equipements and started cleaning the room, ignoring the slime girl watching my every movements.

Y/N: ...

I felt some small sweats going down my neck with every seconds passing by, fearing that she would attack me. It continued until everything was done except for the abnormality. I grabbed some soap and started cleaning her with a sponge.

...The sensation is extremely weird.

Y/N: Don't mind me, just doing my job.

I weakly said that to the one receiving the treatment but she didn't do anything except observing me. When the work was completed, I heard a sound coming from the slime and I looked back at her.

I saw her handing me a flower made of slime, a smile on her melting face. Surprised by that, I took it and then looked at her without saying a word.

Y/N: Thanks...

I placed it in my hair and also noticed that the hairpin from Queen of hatred and Beauty & the beast were gone.

Y/N: Wait, when did they vanished?

I tattered my head for a while but they were indeed gone, leaving more questions unanswered. I still placed the flower in my hair and then waved at the abnormality before leaving.

Intercom: 27 PE boxes successfully produced.

Y/N: ...

I exited the room and returned to my department, feeling uneasy by the lack of things that I was missing right now. First, my memories and now my EGO gifts, everything around me is vanishing.

Y/N: At least Alter Ego is still standing, strong unlike me.

Then a screen next to me notified me about my next task, having a talk with Red. I did so and stepped inside her room, allowing me to see her in her usual pose.

Y/N: Hey Red, how are you doing?

Red: ...

She got back on her feet when my voice reached her and she slowly stepped closer until we were in front of each other.

Y/N: Red?

Red: You didn't change much after what happened to you.

Y/N: What happened to me?

Red: Nevermind then, it's better that you don't remember.

Y/N: Why so?

Red: ...

She didn't say anything but instead grabbed my face with one of her protected hands, grabbing me like I was a pet.

Y/N: I have a question Red.

Red: What is it?

She removed her hand and allowed me to speak properly. I took a moment to formulate my words.

Y/N: Why are you so cold to the other employees but not to me? I've seen the reports concerning you and all of them indicate hostility against the employees.

Red: They do? Obviously they wrote that, can't do a sudden movement without getting called hostile.

Y/N: Red, I want to know the real reason.

I asked her seriously, not an intimidating voice since I was a little worried about that unknown behaviour.

Red: Wanna know why?

Y/N: Sure...

She looked at the camera and shot it with her gun, destroying it immediately. I jumped in fear and she grabbed my shoulder, keeping my feet on the ground.

Red: Honestly, I had no idea at first but I just couldn't keep the cold act with your for some reason... then it clicked.

Y/N: Clicked?

Red: You remind me of my past self, oblivious of the real world, stuck in it's own ideas. When I realized that, I knew that like me, a wolf would arrive to ruin it and I had to stop this from happening again to someone else.

Y/N: Do I look that weak and innocent to you?

I asked with a worried voice, self-conscious about my personality in general. She nodded and I felt my confidence dropping to the floor, she basically just told me that I didn't look like a threat to anyone.

Y/N: I see...

Intercom: 16 PE boxes successfully produced.

Red: In order to keep that innocent you from the wolf, someone must interfere and help the poor hero, that's where I come in. I kill the bastard and the happy ending that I didn't receive at the time will arrive.

Y/N: ...The wolf, in a place like Lobotomy corporation, who could be the wolf?

Red: It doesn't matter if I just kill everything trying to harm you.

Y/N: H-Hey there, that's going a little too far!

Red: If you think this is going too far then you don't know what people are capable of doing, the wolf won't hold back against you.

Y/N: There's no point going to the point of murder, that's not morally correct-

Red: Because you think that something weak like "morality" will stop people from hurting others?

Y/N: !

I couldn't say anything else back, not capable of providing a good argument against what she said. She noticed my lack of weapons and frowned in response, not happy to see that,

Y/N: Gebura took them from me after I tried to kill myself.

Red: ...Killing ...yourself?

She asked with a cold tone that gave me shivers. I tried to back away from her but she grabbed my arm and pulled me closer to her, glaring at me with her single eye.

Y/N: ...

I used my other arm and sent a notification to the Security department, teling them that Red was getting aggressive. She realized what I did and shook me around like I was a ragdoll.

Red: Did you just call these pathetic humans on me?!

Y/N: You're becoming hysterical, I don't have a choice.

Red: I'm not!

The door opened and I saw Alter Ego along with Daniel stepping inside the containment room with their weapons.

Daniel: Alright mercenary, drop him and we'll let it slide.

Red: You drop your weapons.

She said before pointing me with her gun, ready to blow my head off if they tried anything. I looked at Alter Ego and saw a pair of blank eyes focused on the abnormality, a smile still on her face.

Alter Ego: You...

Daniel: Fine, just don't do it!

He dropped his pistol on the floor and glanced at Alter Ego, who kept her weapon thightly in her hand.

Y/N: Alter Ego, please drop your weapon.

Alter Ego: ...

No response, she remained silent and observed the 2 of us with soulless eyes. Daniel tried to pry her hand open, attempting to grab the weapon away from her.

Alter Ego: You dare use him as your hostage? Are you trying to anger me on purpose?

Y/N: Heh?

Red: So what? You gonna kill me?

Alter Ego: ...

???: You get your hands off of him!

Another woman stepped inside and immediately drop-kicked her before impaling her with a sword made of flesh.

Y/N: Gebura?!

Gebura: Learn your place and die forever.

She grabbed me and then forced me out of the room along with everyone else. I looked at Daniel and he gave me a look saying "No idea why she's here".

Intercom: Warning! Unknown entities detected inside the facility!

Y/N: You have be fucking shitting me.

Daniel: Might as well take care of this.

Timeskip...

Y/N: So... I have a question.

I asked that to Queen of Hatred, who gave me a confused expression.

QoH: What is it?

Y/N: Do you remember anything that happened yesterday?

QoH: Nope, did something happened?

Y/N: ...I don't remember either.

QoH: Then it probably wasn't important. Also, what is this thing surrounding you?

Y/N: No idea but I can't remove it.

QoH: Really? I'm sure that I could take care of it with some magic.

Y/N: I don't think this is a good idea...

QoH: Your choice then, just tell me if it gets worse.

Y/N: Sure...

I stood up and left her room, making sure to remember to NOT tell her if it gets worse because I have a feeling that she won't provide much help.

Intercom: PE quota successfully reached, end of the first shift.

Y/N: Done?

I walked to the main room of the Security department and saw Alter Ego fulminating about something, talking to herself with anger in her voice.

Alter Ego: They're all doing this on purpose, they're all trying to kill me, they all want me to die.

Y/N: Alter Ego?

She turned around and snapped out of her trance, greeting me with her smile. She stood up and walked closer.

Alter Ego: Hey Y/N, doing fine after that incident?

Y/N: Yea, nothing much happened except that. Got to play fetch with Nothing There and even learn piano with La Luna... and also learned cooking tips from Little Helper.

Alter Ego: That's great, I'm glad that you're doing fine.

Y/N: What were you doing just now? I saw you talking to yourself-

Alter Ego: It's fine, I don't need to worry you about something like this.

Y/N: ...

I narrowed my eyes, not buying her lie. She looked away from me and didn't say anything so I broke the silence.

Y/N: What is it? I'm all ear.

Alter Ego: I told you that-

Y/N: I know, I know, you don't want to bother me but I'm worried about you.

Her eyes widened a little when I said that to her. I immediately continued with a small grin.

Y/N: What kind of boyfriend would I be if I didn't give a shit about your worries?

Alter Ego: I-I-I... I wasn't expecting you to... actually believe me back then.

Y/N: But I did, I learned a lot about you and I can tell you for sure that you are a good person, please continue that way.

Her smile returned but this one was sincere, she was clearly happy that I was taking it seriously.

???: No mercy on the wicked ones.

Y/N: Huh?

The moment those words reached my mind, it was already too late. I saw a dagger stuck inside Alter Ego's stomach, her eyes losing a bit of her life. She soon fell on the ground and blood followed that movement.

Y/N: Alter Ego!

???: Parasite successfully removed.

I called for help and she was soon transported to the infirmary, in a critical state. I remained frozen in place and watched her go, leaving me on my own with the one who caused this.

Y/N: ...

I turned around and walked away, deciding to go pay a visit to a certain abnormality that told me that I could go see her if I wanted to get rid of the burden on me.

Meanwhile...

A woman wearing a long robe was sitting next to a table, drinking a cup of tea in the darkness, on her own, listening to the sound of the monstrous water flowing under her feet. She took a sip of the tea and placed the cup gently on the table, feeling a familiar sensation in the bottom of her being.

...She looked at the ceiling and gave it a cruel smile, filled with malice. The silence roaming around her continued it's usual business and the woman with black hair mumbled to herself.

???: The scapegoat, the little sheep has finally returned. Like this place, his memories will only be reset once more.

The memories that she had with him resurfaced, him trying to keep a friendly conversation to even outright arguing with her in order to prove a point. Those flashbacks returning caused the room to lose it's silence, filled with a broken laughter.

???: Is this what it feels like to be alive? Poor little lamb, poor little puppet...

Her grin returned, feeling something grabbing her completely, she felt like she had to move... she had to leave.

???: Without even knowing, you already stepped inside my web, you are now part of my insignificant grasp in this facility.

She finished her cup and walked away, opening a door and then stepping through it.

???: Enjoy your little time with him Red Mist, it won't last.

The woman with black eyes then walked further away inside her department, vanishing into the strong darkness around her.