Night, the Inner Lobotomy Corporation.
"!!"
X jolted awake from his sleep, and the instant he opened his eyes, he found himself staring straight into a pair of vivid crimson eyes with gear-shaped pupils.
"Ah—! Ah…!"
He cried out instinctively. His mind was still tangled in the remnants of sleep, yet his body reacted violently on reflex.
Only after fully coming to his senses did he realize that what stood before him was not a mass of gore or a corpse—
—but the mysterious head of the Observation Department from the Inner Lobotomy Corporation.
"…Oh. It's Fara… You scared me half to death."
X let out a long breath, trying to calm the heart still pounding wildly in his chest.
Relaxing a little, he spoke in a tone that sounded almost earnest:
"Could you… uh… maybe not appear directly in front of my face every single time?"
"When someone's transitioning from unconsciousness to consciousness like that, you doing this… I'm honestly worried I'll overreact one day and accidentally hurt you."
"I apologize, X ."
Hearing this, Fara straightened the posture that had been leaning far too close, returning to a composed, upright stance.
"In that case, I will sit to the side and greet you next time."
…She actually took that seriously?
X was a little surprised.
After spending so long dealing with employees, department heads, and even his AI secretary—each with their own quirks and issues—communicating with someone like Fara felt strangely refreshing.
"I came this time to confirm your condition,"
Fara said as she took a seat in the chair across from X .
Her hands were folded neatly together on her lap; every movement was precise and disciplined.
"Have you been spacing out frequently lately?"
"Or seeing any hallucinations?"
"Hallucinations…?"
X pondered for a moment.
"Maybe? I'm not completely sure."
"But spacing out, yeah, that happens pretty often. Is that a problem?"
"No. There is no problem."
Fara shook her head.
"If anything, it is a minor side effect caused by the so-called E.G.O accessories you have obtained."
She raised a hand and pointed toward a spot near X 's head.
"Also… could you tell me how your relationship with those abnormalities is?"
"Relationship…?"
X followed her gesture and pointed to the Thorny Crown and the pendant on his body.
"You mean Good and the little bird?"
"Heh. It does seem like your relationship is quite good already, if you're giving them nicknames."
"No— I mean, not really?"
X shook his head almost immediately.
For some reason, whenever someone pointed out that he was "close" to abnormalities, his instinct was always to deny it.
Perhaps it was because that encounter with One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds had left too strong an impression on him…
—or perhaps he was simply trying his best to bury the erotic memories of that night.
Slrrp—
A warm, wet sensation—slightly rough—suddenly brushed against his cheek.
At some point, Fara had silently moved to his side. She bent down slightly and slowly, carefully licked his cheek with her tongue.
"…?"
X stiffly turned his head.
When did she get that close?
"…This taste is the taste of lying."
Fara's face was still very close.
Those crimson, gear-like eyes stared at him from point-blank range, reflecting the shock frozen on his face.
"You are lying. And it is a very serious lie."
"It seems your relationship with abnormalities is far closer than I imagined…"
"Could you tell me just how close it is?"
"I—"
Just as X was about to answer, Fara—who had been nearly pressed against him—suddenly recoiled as if shocked by electricity, retreating several steps in an instant.
"..."
She said nothing.
But in X 's eyes, her expression —and the emotional light reflected in her gaze—went through several rapid iterations and changes in just a few seconds.
If Angela was a "machine that resembled a human," then Fara was unmistakably a "human that resembled a machine."
"I apologize, X ."
She quickly returned to normal. Her red eyes steadied once more as she spoke:
"Due to certain issues within the Observation Department, my thoughts appear to have entered an uncontrollable state of confusion just now…"
As she spoke, her knees bent, and she abruptly lowered herself—
kneeling down without the slightest warning.
"To have offended you… is an unforgivable sin…"
"H-Hey! What are you doing?!"
X panicked and rushed forward, grabbing Fara before she could lower herself further.
"Don't kneel—what are you doing?"
"Get up, get up… If it really was interference affecting your thoughts, then I forgive you. Hurry and stand up."
"Yes."
Fara stood.
"I will not interfere with your exploration any further," she said calmly.
"But I must emphasize this once more, X ."
"Do not become overly intimate with abnormalities."
"You do not know what they might do, once their desires erupt, that could endanger your life."
"Alright."
X nodded, but a strange feeling surfaced in his heart.
At first glance, it sounded like a straightforward safety warning…
—but upon closer inspection…
It almost carried a hint of vigilance.
And jealousy.
—
Inside the containment unit of One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds.
The air felt heavier than usual—thick, oppressive.
An invisible pressure weighed down from above, like a massive unseen hand gripping the throat of this world.
He did not see her at her usual place of prayer.
Instead, on the long bench prepared especially for the two of them—covered with soft cushions—he found One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds curled up, apparently asleep.
"Mmm… kinda sleepy…"
Sensing his presence, she let out a lazy murmur and barely opened her pale golden eyes, though their focus was unfocused.
"I wasn't sleepy at first, but… for some reason… the moment you showed up, I got sleepy, X …"
"If you're sleepy, then just sleep. It's not a big deal."
X sat down beside her.
"Mmm… but…"
She rubbed her eyes, her voice carrying a soft, aggrieved hint of coquettishness.
"You know… you didn't send anyone to work in my unit today at all… I get hungry too, you know…"
Today, X had been busy forcing overtime training on employees.
He truly hadn't sent anyone to her containment unit the entire day.
Which meant—
she had been hungry all day.
That realization instantly filled X 's heart with guilt.
Combined with his complicated feelings toward her—desire tangled with responsibility, the contradiction of knowing he shouldn't get close yet being unable to resist—
to One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds, it was nothing less than a lavish feast.
The wave-like drowsiness seemed to fade somewhat. She straightened up, that familiar sly smile returning to her face.
She slowly leaned closer, her warm breath brushing against X 's ear, pouring fuel named "desire" onto the guilt that had just ignited in his heart.
"…Hehe, you're already reacting."
At some point, her hand had already slid across X 's body, gently exploring. a certain place.
Feeling that honest response, the nun let out a soft, bell-like giggle.
Then she withdrew her hand, pressed one to her chest, bent forward slightly, her eyes nearly trailing a tangible thread as she whispered:
"Holding it in isn't good, you know? Why don't we… help each other out?"
"..."
Looking at her tempting, sin-inviting posture, X couldn't help but wonder—
had she been pretending to be sleepy from the very beginning?
"..."
X said nothing. He simply closed his eyes.
Pretending to "feed" her while actually using her to satisfy his own unspeakable desires…
But the truth was—
this was something Good herself was looking forward to.
Just as he was locked in inner turmoil, her voice sounded again.
"Do whatever you want…"
That unreasonable drowsiness seemed to sweep over her once more. Her voice grew hazy, yet irresistibly seductive.
Then she lay down on X 's lap of her own accord, fully exposing her defenseless side to him.
"But if I wake up and find that you didn't do anything at all…"
"Then tomorrow… I'll have to… get a little more forceful… zzz…"
She closed her eyes. Her breathing evened out, as though she had truly fallen into deep sleep—just an ordinary, exhausted girl.
Leaving X sitting stiffly in place, feeling the soft, warm weight resting on his legs.
He looked down at her peaceful, almost sacred sleeping face—
and then remembered that seductive gaze from moments ago.
The final line of defense in his heart collapsed completely.
I am guilty, Good!
With a pained expression , X lifted the sleeping nun into his arms.
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