I Opened an Illegal Animal Hospital in Another World - Chapter 11

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11

Chapter 3. Because You’re Cute (1)

“Why, why are you crying?”

When the children, the twins, burst into tears at the same time, the sound was no joke. My, my ears hurt. I could see Lloyd trying to scold them, so I quickly grabbed their hands.

“Why are you like this, Leon…”

“Ian?”

“Ian?”

“Haaah…”

Cries sorrowfully.

Looking up from below, I could clearly see his reddened eyes and nose, flushed from crying, and the constant stream of tears flowing down like chicken droppings. Ugh, there’s snot coming out too.

“Me? I did?”

“When did I say I didn’t like you?”

“Me? I did?”

“You said you don’t like us! Waaah, Father….”

“When did I ever say I didn’t like it?”

“You said no! You said no, us!”

Leon let out a piercing scream. My ears are ringing, feels like my eardrums are going to burst.

“We’re Lloyds too, you know?”

“…”

Leon and Ian both closed their mouths at the same time and glared at me.

What, what is it. Why are they acting like that…

“You don’t need one. Because Mom and Dad will protect you.”

“Ian, why are you like this…”

When I called Ian’s name precisely and pulled the hand I was holding, Ian’s eyes, which had been pouring out tears, opened wide. But that was only for a moment, as Ian sniffled and said.

“You said you didn’t need us.”

“Who said we didn’t like it?!”

“You couldn’t even see us! We wanted you to look at us!”

Leon interrupted and screamed loudly. Ow, my ears hurt. Without realizing it, I let go of their hands and tried to cover my ears, but they grabbed me. Both of them grabbed my hands at the same time.

After grabbing me tightly first, when I stared at them, they slyly avoided my gaze.

‘Ah, what is this.’

So cute.

I was gradually starting to find these crybaby twins cute. Not their appearance or looks, but their actions were cute.

“Besides, when did we ever say we didn’t like you!”

‘Ah, what the heck.’

So cute.

I was gradually starting to find these crybaby twins cute. Not their looks or appearance, but their behavior was adorable.

“But still, when did we ever actually do that?!”

“I’ve never been on a ski lift.”

Your pronunciation is off.

“What?”

He said he would see and judge for himself whether I was someone worth serving, but wasn’t that just another way of saying no? However, since he had never directly said he “didn’t want to” as the twins mentioned, I found myself hesitating unnecessarily.

“But Leon, you went ‘hmph!’ at me.”

Mother interjected.

“Shana, could you do that again?”

“Kyaaah, our Shana, so cute! Do it again, again!”

“What you did earlier. Do it, okay?”

No, why are these adults acting like this again? Can’t they see I’m being serious with the twins? Not only Mother and Father, but even Uncle Lloyd nodded with that annoyingly smug smile on his face. What, what is it….

“Ah, really!”

“No! You can’t!”

I imitated Leon’s snort and crossed my arms, turning my head away completely. It was a gesture to show Mother that I was angry, but contrary to my expectations, Mother, Father, and even Uncle Lloyd made strange groaning sounds and fell to their knees.

What, why are they doing that.

“Shana, I have a favor to ask.”

Father approached with a very serious face and said.

“Ah, seriously!”

“Yeah, really, really. Oh gosh, Shana, can I give you a kiss?”

“No! Don’t do it if I say no!”

I snorted in imitation of Leon, crossed my arms, and turned my head away sharply. It was a gesture meant to show my mother that I was angry, but contrary to my expectations, my mother, father, and even Uncle Lloyd let out strange groans and fell to their knees.

What’s wrong? Why are you acting like that?

“Shana, I have a favor to ask.”

Father approached with a very serious expression and said.

“Mo, monde….”

“Will you do ‘hmph!’ for me once a day?”

The sight of someone who looked like a romance novel male lead, who rarely smiled except around Maria, making a “hmph!” sound like Leon had indescribable destructive power.

I was left speechless.

“If Shana does that for me, I feel like I could live a long life….”

“Me too, me too!”

“Lady Shana, please.”

These people, really.

“No. I won’t do it.”

“Shana….”

“I’m talking with Leoni and Iani.”

Father and Mother retreated with very regretful faces. Leon and Ian were just blinking with blank expressions, their tears having stopped due to my parents interrupting.

I was surprised. I was surprised too.

“Sowwy, we were talking….”

“Uh, huh? Oh, no, no….”

“Our mommy and daddy are a bit…. a bit like that….”

Mother protested from the side, “Oh my, Shana! What do you mean, what’s wrong with us!” but I ignored her.

“A bit, embawwassing….”

“…I can understand that.”

Ian muttered quietly.

You understand my feelings about being embarrassed by those parents, right? They’re all like that because they love me too much, so please understand with your generous hearts.

Then Leon, as if remembering the topic that had gotten swept away, took a big breath.

“Oh right, I almost forgot! So we are!”

“Leon, you don’t need to shout, we can all hear you. I didn’t forget.”

When Ian pointed this out, Leon pouted his lips sheepishly. Then he looked straight at me and said.

“Do you hate us?”

“I told you I don’t hate you? Why don’t you listen to people?”

“…Are you really 3 years old? It feels like I’m talking to Mother….”

“I don’t hate you! But I also hate people who hate me.”

“….”

“You don’t need to be knights like uncle said. You don’t have to protect me. What am I, a glass marble….”

“You really….”

“You don’t have to come see me getting hurt like this.”

“It’s nothing serious.”

Leon was putting on a brave front. But it was a wound that needed much more treatment compared to a simple scratch.

You’re still young.

“If it hurts, say it hurts.”

“….”

“Don’t endure it. If you hate it, say you hate it.”

I don’t like bratty kids, but it breaks my heart to see kids who mature too early or have excessive patience.

Uncle scolds you harshly and it makes you sad.”

Lloyd protested, “I didn’t say much….” I ignored him.

“You’re still young….”

“I don’t want to hear that from someone even younger.”

“It’s hard, wight.”

The twins shut their mouths tight as if they had made a promise. After a moment of silence, Ian was the first to speak. Even though they looked identical, I could tell them apart by their expressions and eyes.

Ian lifted his head that had been lowered, and his eyes looked somehow determined.

“Who said we hate it. We never did it by force.”

Oh.

“If we really hated it, we wouldn’t have done it!”

“Right, we were just curious!”

“As soon as you were born, we heard your name until our ears bled.”

“So of course we wanted to see you.”

I became serious. That’s….

“Wait, that’s… bwain….”

“Brain what?”

“No, that’s, bwain!”

Brainwashing….

Someone please fix my pronunciation.

“I think you want to say brainwashing?”

“Where did you learn such a word, Shana.”

“I saw it in a book.”

“Was there a fairy tale book with the word brainwashing in it….”

Let’s say there was.

“No! Training is training, and we saw you with our own eyes!”

“You just saw me wight now….”

It’s only been 15 minutes now…

“So, so, so you don’t like us?”

“No…”

“You don’t want us to become your knights!”

“Uh… I don’t like that…”

Leon, who had been shouting loudly, and Ian, who had been speaking softly and fluently, both shut their mouths tight. I awkwardly watched the twins’ reactions. Ian spoke in a quiet voice.

“Why don’t you like it.”

“First, I don’t need knights…”

“You don’t know that.”

“You’re too young…”

“You’re younger.”

“I don’t like being told to do things I don’t want to do…”

“We never said we didn’t want to.”

“It’s still too early to take responsibility for anyone…”

Especially taking responsibility for the jobs of two children felt quite burdensome. The twins looked very hurt in their pride at my last words.

But that was my honest feeling.

If I went around showing off these little kids as my knights, what would become of my adult dignity? I didn’t want to ask them to protect me and end up getting them hurt. Being a knight who carries a sword means exactly that.

“But if we’re friends, that’s good.”

“Ju, just wait and see.”

“Huh?”

“Just wait and see! I’ll definitely become your knight!”

“Huh?”

Leon shouted loudly and ran off somewhere. Ian, left alone, also looked straight at me and said.

“We’re 7 years old, you know.”

“Oh, really?”

“It’s the age where we really want to do what we’re told not to do.”

I know that. How much must the twins’ mother have drilled it into their ears for him to say that with his own mouth…

“Lady Shana.”

“Uh, yeah?”

“We really just wanted to see her. The person we’ll serve.”

Why suddenly ‘Lady’…

“Lady Shana, don’t underestimate our bloodline.”

What kind of bloodline do you have… Are you premium beef, talking about bloodlines.

“I’ll definitely become Lady Shana’s knight, so be prepared.”

And Ian also turned around spiritedly and ran off somewhere. I was blinking blankly when I looked at Father. Father, Mother, and Lloyd were on the verge of bursting into laughter, finding this situation hilarious.

“Dad.”

“Uh, yes, Shana…”

“Just now… what did Ian mean by be prepared…?”

“Kuk, keup, kuk…”

“…”

“Lord Lloyd, your sons really…”

“…”

“They’re exactly like you when you were young…”

In the end, Father and Mother burst into loud laughter. Lloyd was shaking his head while holding his forehead.

Was it wrong to tell 7-year-old boys not to do something? Did I stimulate their nature of wanting to do exactly what they’re told not to? Did I make a mistake?

Is becoming a knight something that requires such determination? Isn’t it only good for me? No wait, it means I’ll definitely have to employ two people later…

I frowned seriously.

And leaving Father and Mother, who were too busy laughing, I grabbed Lloyd’s pants.

“Yes, Lady Shana.”

Lloyd, who knelt down to meet my eye level, had his rugged face slightly reddened, apparently quite embarrassed by his children’s behavior. I called him to come even closer.

And whispered softly in his ear.

“Uncle.”

“Yes, Lady Shana.”

“If someone becomes a knight, how much do they receive from Dad?”

“Pardon?”

“…I don’t have confidence in becoming rich…”

“…”

“How do I pay their salary…”

How am I supposed to employ two people.

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