I Opened an Illegal Animal Hospital in Another World - Chapter 108

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108

Chapter 23. I’m Here for House Calls (3)

First, healing magic and healing arts don’t work on Beastmen.

Second, Beastmen have higher natural healing abilities than any other species. Most wounds heal quickly.

Third, small breeds are weaker not only in strength but also in natural healing compared to large breeds.

Fourth, medicinal herbs work on Beastmen, but the effects are very minimal.

However, the only thing that could be used as a treatment method was medicine made from medicinal herbs.

For large breeds, even that had almost no effect, but for the relatively weaker small breeds, it was said to be quite effective.

That’s why small breeds, unlike large breeds, had no choice but to interact with humans even though they formed colonies and lived together. They needed medicine, and their hunting abilities were lacking, so food was also scarce. Even if they weren’t human, they had to interact with other societies or groups.

But in recent years, that had become difficult.

Because they would disappear as soon as they went to the village.

At first, they tried to commission nearby large breeds or mercenaries to go rescue family members who appeared in the slave market, but the missing family members never appeared anywhere.

“So we ended up holed up among ourselves. Naturally, food is scarce and clothes are lacking too…”

“Rabbits can just eat grass, right? There’s grass everywhere, so what’s lacking?”

Leon tilted his head. Evelyn looked at him as if he were the most pathetic person in the world and snapped back.

“Did the Lili you saw only eat grains?”

“Ah…”

“I know how to eat bread too.”

“…Sorry. I was being stupid…”

No, thank goodness, no, thank goodness…

“We’re Beastmen, we’re different from animals. We’re a different species.”

“I apologize. I misspoke.”

“Hmph.”

Leon was dejected. But this question was really so stupid that neither Ian nor I could help him.

‘The smallest of our kids was from the blue big-eared fox clan, right?’

He was a fox boy with charming large ears that stood up straight. Though called blue, he had blue-tinged gray fur like Russian Blue, and it was really smooth, probably because he was well-fed.

But only his appearance was cute.

He had a face that looked like he couldn’t kill an ant, but in reality he was more aggressive and fierce than anyone, and when fighting, he was a beast who would leap forward first.

Maybe that’s why I had never lived thinking that small breeds were weak.

“If you were Maria’s disciple, you should have said so earlier.”

“We had to know to say anything…”

Leon grumbled. But whether he did or not, Cordelia seemed too excited.

Her steps guiding us to her colony were very light.

I could understand Cordelia’s Brother’s feelings when he advised not to trust strangers. What if we were scammers… The line starting with “I’m an acquaintance of your acquaintance” was a scammer’s standard line, wasn’t it.

“How can they let her wander around alone?”

When I whispered to Ian, Ian chuckled and said.

“We feel the same way when we look at you.”

“…”

That was subtle.

“Has it been about a year and a half? We’ve been holed up for so long that food is scarce, and an epidemic even spread, so we were on the verge of all dying. Back then, before my brother got hurt, we used to go hunting and gathering together.”

“You were helpful?”

Leon kept asking for trouble with his mouth.

“Then Maria saved us when we were about to be caught by slave hunters!”

Cordelia said with sparkling eyes and an excited voice. It was exactly like a fan’s reaction to seeing an idol.

“How cool she was! In the blink of an eye, she knocked down someone as big as a mountain! And threw them! With a small body like ours!”

“You probably shouldn’t say that in front of Maria.”

“Yeah! I didn’t say anything after seeing my brother get beaten up for saying that!”

Cordelia was cute and had good sense too. Perfect.

“Did Maria look healthy?”

Since she said it was a year and a half ago, it seemed like it was before she was captured.

“Huh? Of course! She was small but incredibly strong! Small but…”

“Small but fierce.”

Leon seized the moment to add. He was ignored again this time too.

“She came to our village and healed all the patients with her miracle potion, plus she went hunting with my brother and got us tons of food. We were able to live through this winter with what Maria bought for us back then.”

“I see…”

“We’d only heard rumors that there was a miracle potion in the Capital City that worked on us too, but we didn’t know it really existed. Maria was going around looking for Beastman villages that were hiding from humans and suffering from diseases like us. She said it was her final practicum, and she saved many other villages besides ours!”

We quietly exchanged glances. It seemed better to keep quiet about Maria’s current situation.

“But Maria called it a miracle potion?”

I changed the subject. Cordelia tilted her head and said.

“Huh? No! That’s just what we call it among ourselves. Lady Maria called it, what was it again. It was hard to remember…”

Huh?

“I remember! Pretty and Cute Lady Shana’s Special Sparkly Fix-Everything All-Purpose Potion!”

“…”

“But it’s too long so we just call it the Miracle Potion among ourselves. Oh, come to think of it, what’s your name? You only taught me my name, how unfair.”

“…”

Evelyn, Ian, and Leon each told her their names in turn. I kept my upper and lower lips pressed tightly together as if my mouth had a zipper and said nothing. Maria, your flattery is still the same…

“What’s your name? Hm?”

How am I supposed to tell her my name in this situation.

“What, you don’t want to tell me…? I told you everything…”

Cordelia looked at me with teary eyes and hung her head sadly. Sweat formed on my philtrum. Ugh.

“…I.”

“Hm?”

“I’m Merona…”

I can’t do it. Sigh.

***

The settlement was small but charming. I was worried it might be underground since it was called a rabbit burrow, but that wasn’t the case.

“Come on in.”

“Excuse us…”

However, the height was a bit precarious even for the tall Leon and Ian, and slightly so for Evelyn too, so I was a bit annoyed that only I could move freely. Cordelia also looked somewhat irritably at the three people awkwardly hunching their backs. I’m not the only one feeling left out, right?

I felt much closer to Cordelia.

“Cough, Cordelia…?”

“Brother! Do you know who I met? They’re Lady Maria’s acquaintances!”

“What…?”

The man who walked out from inside looked at us with wide eyes. I held up my potion as evidence to show him. Sparkling liquid! Potion! The man had fluffy hair like Cordelia’s, and his ears hung down long.

“Cordelia, I told you not to trust people so easily, cough…”

“B-but they’re Lady Maria’s acquaintances…”

“What if you trust them so easily?!”

It felt strange to be asked right to our faces why she believed us. But we had also been worried that Cordelia trusted us too easily, so we nodded and listened.

In the end, Cordelia had to receive a flick on the forehead from her sick brother. Meanwhile, I laid out the potions I had brought.

“So many Miracle Potions…!”

“We have more if you need them! How many patients are there?”

“There are only sixteen people in this village including us! We don’t need this much, cough…”

“Please drink one first and then talk.”

I opened the potion cap and handed it to him like peeling a piece of candy. Drink up and get your strength back, young man…!

The man carefully accepted the potion. Perhaps because he was Cordelia’s brother, this rabbit youth also seemed to lack wariness despite his words.

“But, is it okay to receive such kindness…”

“We’re making house calls with our main office in the Capital City. We’re providing treatment for just a small token of appreciation as community service!”

“A, a small token?”

“Don’t worry… If you just let me touch your ears once, all of this will be fr-, mmph.”

Ian hit my head with a thunk.

“Thanks for stopping me before I became more of a pervert…”

“That’s my role.”

I felt truly sorry for using a talent who graduated from the Academy as valedictorian for something like this.

“Don’t worry and tell us. We’re Lady Maria’s disciples. If you’re people Lady Maria helped, we should help you too. Unless we want to get scolded later.”

“Right, right!”

Cordelia’s brother seemed encouraged by those words and downed the potion in one shot. Then he spoke with tears in his eyes.

“Thank you so much. I really thought I was going to die this time…!”

“Were you sick?”

“Yes…”

Those droopy ears are so cute…

“I’m really sorry to ask, but could you also treat the other patients in our village…!”

His cautious voice, clasped hands, and eyes moist with tears completely won me over.

“Of course! Naturally! I told you we’re here making house calls! Call everyone, everyone!”

“Really! Thank you!”

“Bring them all! I’ll cure everyone!”

“Are you an angel? You’re our benefactor…!”

“No, it’s nothing.”

“I’ll never forget this kindness for the rest of my life!”

“What do you mean rest of your life, you can forget right away!”

“So I’d also like to ask you to treat friends from other villages…!”

“Yes! I’ll do it all!”

I’m! A healer!

I’ll do it all! Suddenly I felt a surge of fulfillment. This is why I became a healer!

My heart swells with pride as I lift my head, smiling slightly to keep the tears from flowing…!

I had forgotten with all the recent work. This was why I had established the hospital.

I could hear the twins and Evelyn clicking their tongues as I got excited and raised my voice. They’re really milking it for all it’s worth, where did they learn such tactics, they learned well from Lady Maria… Hey, I know that too. But I feel good. These cute kids are grateful…!

It doesn’t matter anyway, so please just hold my hand once!

“Angel Merona-nim!”

Oops.

U-using a fake name is safe and good…!

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