I Opened an Illegal Animal Hospital in Another World - Chapter 106

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

106

Chapter 23. House Call Service Has Arrived (1)

The swaying ceiling and ground that seemed ready to collapse at any moment, my sense of time became distorted as my nerves heightened to their limit just before losing consciousness.

I guess I’m really going to die now.

In the brief moment of closing and opening my eyes tightly, all sorts of thoughts flashed through my mind.

Though I pretended to be calm, I was truly scared, but I had no regrets.

In my previous life, while struggling alone the entire time, I floundered in the helplessness of not being able to do anything. There weren’t many jobs a twenty-year-old without a college degree or guardian could do to earn money, and the more I wanted to do for Mina, the more I came to resent my own powerlessness.

Perhaps that’s why I gritted my teeth and pushed myself too hard.

This time, at least I wasn’t powerless, and I was happy that there were things I could do for the people I loved and who loved me back. At least I did my best with that.

I was only sorry that, just like with Mina back then, I would end up hurting the people who would be left behind.

I had no regrets, but that didn’t mean I wanted to die or wasn’t scared. As I prayed to anyone that if I was going to die, please let it end with as little pain as possible, the space above my head opened up.

Shana.

A familiar voice that pierced through my hazy consciousness.

When I looked up, the person who appeared with the festival lanterns like a halo behind him was Raven. In that moment, Raven seemed like a savior.

Just like in the snowfield, it was Raven again who came to save me. You came to save me again…

When he held me tight and told me I could rest and rely on him, I felt relieved and at the same time something welled up inside me, making tears blur my vision.

‘No, honestly, that’s right. There’s something called the suspension bridge effect…!’

The effect where it’s easy to mistake physical changes that occur in extremely tense situations for one’s own emotions.

When we met again after a long time, I felt fluttered by the feeling that he was like a stranger and the attack of his handsome face, but now it’s not even that…

Anyway, I had chosen to break off the engagement, and my thought that it would be impossible to follow the tech tree from Wentworth noblewoman to empress again hadn’t changed. The path had already gone wrong since I was 7 years old.

To throw myself away completely just because I had developed feelings beyond friendship for Raven at this point was absolutely impossible. It didn’t suit me either…

‘If someone like me became empress, that would be a nuisance in its own way…’

If I didn’t want to go down in history as a historically troublesome empress, I’d have to make blood-curdling efforts… It shouldn’t be me…

So I thought it was good that things fell apart, but who knew there was a technique to completely mess with someone with just a voice and a few words. This was an unexpected ambush.

‘Let’s try to handle this without getting caught…’

He’s already acting like this, so I was scared of how he’d react if he found out I was starting to have feelings for him. My childhood friend likes me so much it’s scary…

This isn’t some internet story title.

‘The imagination isn’t refreshing at all…’

All the expected routes are sticky and gloomy, so what is this situation. He’s a sparkling beauty on the outside, but why is the inside sticky and clingy…

“Shana. We’ll probably arrive at the next city late this afternoon. Would it be okay to have lunch a bit late? Or I can stop the carriage now and prepare a meal.”

“Will it take long?”

“We’ll probably arrive around 3 o’clock.”

Leon said he had talked with the coachman.

“Until 3 o’clock is fine. It’s okay to skip a meal.”

“That’s absolutely not allowed.”

“That’s absolutely not allowed.”

You two planned this. Even Evelyn joined in. Why are you all so serious about my meals…

“Let’s stop the carriage. Now that I think about it, if we eat after 3 o’clock, you’ll obviously not eat dinner saying you haven’t digested yet.”

“…”

How did he know.

“No, but honestly…”

“No, but honestly is forbidden.”

“…Then I can’t say anything…”

“Ian! Let’s stop the carriage!”

Ian, who had been following on horseback, quickly headed forward and gestured to the coachman. The coachman was someone I didn’t know well since we hired different ones each time we changed tired horses. The twins were handling it, saying you need to know the geography well to guide without getting lost.

“There’s a lakeside nearby. Shall I guide you there instead?”

“I agree! Let’s go!”

When I raised my hand and shouted, the twins gave me a subtle hint.

They probably meant not to use formal speech, but we’re outside the capital anyway, so what does it matter!

The carriage soon stopped near a large lakeside. Since Leon was waiting in front of the door, having dismounted from his horse at some point, I grabbed his hand and jumped down.

“Lady Shana, we’ll prepare it quickly, so please wait just a moment!”

“I’ll help Evelyn.”

Ian quickly attached himself to Evelyn. Leon unconsciously made a disappointed “Ah!” sound, but that was all. What, did you want to be alone with Evelyn? Are you disappointed that Ian got there first? If you like her, just say you like her, why act coy and only get hit by Evelyn, are you an elementary school student…

My mouth was itching to tease him.

‘Now that I’ve awakened to romantic feelings, does everything around me look connected to romance…!’

The unconscious mind was truly terrifying.

“How many more days do we have to travel?”

“Well, about five more days.”

“That’s far….”

“Didn’t you say you were excited because it was your first long-distance trip?”

After the motion sickness disappeared, the carriage journey was quite exciting, except for the terrible ride quality. It was even more so since I had never left the vicinity of the capital city in my 18 years of life. Even when going to summer or winter villas, it was at most the suburbs.

The open fields, roads through forests, and the view of the roofless sky were wonderful, but as they say, even pleasant flower songs get old after a while.

After five days, I had long grown tired of looking out the window.

If I opened a book in the swaying carriage, the motion sickness I had barely suppressed would obviously return, and I didn’t want to study that hard anyway.

I! Am someone whose goal is! To not live diligently!

No overwork, no strain.

“Ah, this grass. I saw it in a book.”

When I spotted some grass that caught my eye and sat down on the ground, Leon let out a cry.

“Grass stains will get on your clothes, don’t sit down!”

“You said squatting is bad for knee joints…!”

“You could just ask me to do it before sitting down directly, get up.”

“Hey, since I’m already sitting, why bother. And imagine this, Leon. How would you feel if I just pointed and said, go pick that up?”

“I think I’d be happy if you ordered me around.”

“Right, it would feel bad. That’s exactly what abuse of power is, you know?”

“Please just order me around. That’s why I’m here beside you.”

This isn’t right.

Leon grabbed my hand that was about to dig through the dirt and pulled it away, then started digging through the dirt himself. I felt awkward trying to say that this was abuse of power and that he shouldn’t do it.

What do you call it when someone welcomes abuse of power….

“What kind of grass is this?”

“The roots are good for wound recovery, and the leaves are good for fatigue recovery.”

“With your potions, both can be solved in one go, so is this stuff necessary?”

“Still, I should know about it. There might be additional effects when mixed with my potions. And I read in a book that this is also effective on beastmen.”

Though the effect is very minimal….

Compared to potions that heal cleanly just by drinking or applying them, anything would have slower effects, but I shouldn’t completely ignore them. Since I’ll die sooner or later, I need to ensure that beastmen can receive treatment even after I’m gone.

‘Regular medicine often has no effect on beastmen….’

More research is needed, and I think I’ll need to cooperate with the Apothecary Guild, but they hate me too much.

Should I just create a new guild entirely?

I had been putting it off because it seemed like too much work, but considering I don’t know when I might die, I might need to hurry. Hmm.

Leon dug through the dirt a few times, then soon dug up the roots of another grass with practiced hands. He seemed to have discovered an unexpected talent.

From now on, when there’s herb gathering to do, I’ll abuse my power over Leon.

“Shana! Look at this.”

“Yeah, kid, good job….”

“Skip the soulless praise and look here.”

I raised my head.

I saw Leon grinning mischievously.

“How about roasted rabbit for lunch?”

Holding a white rabbit in his hand. No.

Squeak, squeak, squeak!

“Let go, you barbarian!”

“Ugh!”

While grabbing the rabbit beastman’s ears.

The rabbit beastman kicked out, and even though Leon got hit, he absolutely wouldn’t let go of the ears, probably because I was right next to him.

The reason was noble but the result was unseemly. The two of them got tangled up and fell over together.

“Let go, I said let go….”

“Hey, stay still! If Evelyn catches you causing a ruckus next to Shana, you won’t even be able to collect your bones!”

“If you just let go of this, I’ll run away on my own!”

“If I lose you, I’ll die too, so why would I do that…!”

I stepped back a little and moved the gathered grass away.

The rabbit beastman squeaking and pushing Leon’s stomach away with his feet, and Leon clinging on desperately. Leon could easily subdue him if he wanted to, but he seemed unable to move carelessly for fear of hurting the rabbit who was resisting with his whole body.

That’s when Ian and Evelyn returned. Evelyn asked in a slightly cold voice.

“Lady Shana, what is Leon doing right now?”

“Um, romance…?”

“No!”

Getting all serious.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————