Late at night.
Minister Hod was still working on her project.
Angela's words hadn't discouraged her; she continued compiling the handbook.
I must help everyone… I must help everyone…
With this belief, Minister Hod began searching the Lobotomy Corporation information database for all data related to Abnormalities, but she quickly grew disappointed.
For some reason, all the files on Abnormalities within Lobotomy Corporation were blank, as if someone had deliberately erased them.
It was precisely because of this that the files Arthur had transmitted became one of the few remaining and valuable reference materials available to Minister Hod.
Mm-hmm… F-01-02, Scorched Girl, will seek out the most densely populated area to self-destruct after breaching containment…
Mm-hmm… F-01-37, Snow Queen—after freezing employees, those with high Courage can be dispatched to duel her…
Minister Hod continued printing document after document.
Since Abnormalities could be transferred between Branches and Headquarters, all of these entities might one day return to Lobotomy Corporation Headquarters. That meant this information was still useful.
But… it still doesn't feel like enough…
Ten minutes later, Minister Hod flipped through the printed handbook with mounting frustration. Including the Abnormalities currently housed in the Branches, the total number of known Abnormalities exceeded a hundred. Information on only a handful of them was nothing more than a drop in the ocean.
What else? What else am I missing? Where else can I get more information?!
Minister Hod frantically searched through her own database until Arthur's personal profile appeared on the screen.
Hmm… Arthur seems to be called an "Anomaly Expert" in his Branch?
If he's considered an expert, does he have other Anomaly-related information he didn't share with me?
After a brief moment of contemplation—
Mm… this is all for everyone!
That belief strengthened her resolve.
What she needed to do next was to hack into Arthur's computer.
And for an ultimate AI like Minister Hod, such a task posed no difficulty at all.
Let me see… what is this…
Minister Hod soon discovered a folder buried deep within the directory structure.
"Study Materials."
...
A few minutes later, Minister Hod withdrew, her face flushed red.
Why does Arthur look at things like this?!
Even though she was now an AI, she had never seen such indecent content in her first life!
Forget it, I'm not looking anymore!
Just as Minister Hod was about to exit Arthur's computer entirely, another file—placed plainly on the desktop—caught her attention.
"Anomaly Response Handbook."
Written by Arthur?
Curiosity overtook her hesitation as Minister Hod opened the folder.