I Opened an Illegal Animal Hospital in Another World - Chapter 111

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Chapter 24. End of Vacation (3)

“Ow, ow. You’re being too violent!”

“Don’t exaggerate when it doesn’t even hurt.”

Where are you trying to sell that act.

It’s sad to say this myself, but my attack power approaches zero. That ‘ow’ is a freezing cold ‘ow’. It was contrived and made me even angrier. Was this an appetizer of rage?

I didn’t care and kept hitting Seth with my palm. Even when he raised his arms to block, it made slapping sounds. How satisfying.

“No, it really hurts. Look, I got a bruise.”

Seth rolled up his sleeve and showed me his wrist. Blue veins were visible on his white wrist. I frowned at a faint sense of discomfort.

It felt like my vision had improved. Like I was wearing perfectly fitted glasses…

“Where are you looking? Look here, I got a bruise.”

“Isn’t that a Mongolian spot?”

“I’m not Asian, you know?”

Surprisingly, there really was a bruise on his wrist. I was genuinely shocked. No matter how hard I hit, instead of dealing damage to my opponent, I only earned their pity…!

Finally, the reward for enduring all kinds of contempt and pity while doing trivial strength training! Is this what they call step-wise development?

Like a diet plateau, the lack of progress until now was a preparation period for a bigger leap…!

“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but Shana, won’t you focus on me now?”

“No.”

“Don’t be like that. Here, look at this.”

Even if I had nothing to do, would I be crazy enough to focus on you? I lifted my head to scold him. Instead of Seth’s smooth face that I expected to see, my eyes saw the face of an unfamiliar girl. More precisely, it was an unfamiliar face in a round mirror.

Seth tilted his head and asked. His expectant face was sparkling, which made me feel very annoyed.

“Ta-da. How is it?”

“…She’s pretty?”

“That’s not what I was asking. How is it, do you feel any discomfort? Nausea or dizziness?”

“Doctor, I’m perfectly fine.”

“If you can joke around, you must be okay. That’s a relief.”

Seth handed me the hand mirror.

I took the hand mirror in a dazed state. The unfamiliar girl was still in the mirror. It was definitely the same girl who had been lying on the bed earlier.

When I tilted my head, the girl’s head tilted too, and when I blinked, the girl blinked as well.

“…”

I thought it was a mistake, but it wasn’t.

‘So I’m experiencing possession after reincarnation.’

I was about to sit down from dizziness, but this body had good stamina and energy to spare, so I grabbed Seth’s collar and yanked it. I only pulled slightly, but Seth fluttered like a paper doll and was dragged toward me.

“What the hell are you doing? Huh? What are you trying to pull this time?”

“A surprise event?”

“I like surprise events! It’s only an event if the other person likes it, if they hate it, it’s just misconduct!”

“I thought you’d like it?”

“What’s there to like about wearing someone else’s body!”

“That’s harsh. It’s a gift I personally prepared for you.”

“Stop doing useless things and return this body to its owner right now! Put me back to normal too!”

When I shook him back and forth, Seth’s head freely bent back and forth. It took no effort at all, which was amazing. This is the difference in strength…!

Is this how doped athletes feel? Even though I knew it wasn’t mine, honestly it was so comfortable and nice.

Really… I need to exercise…

“Misunderstanding, hey hey hey. I made it for you, for youuu.”

“What?”

“There’s no original owner or anything. It’s like a temporary body I made just for you. Now, open your eyes wide. Can you see my palm lines clearly? I need to check if your eyeballs are rolling properly.”

“…You’re lying again.”

Seth’s lies aren’t just once or twice.

“You don’t have to believe me, but you can’t leave this body until I send you back anyway, so wouldn’t it be better to believe me?”

Seth was always like this. This was the leisure he could afford because he held absolute superiority.

The Demon Clan was truly unreasonable. Isn’t it like releasing dinosaurs among people? They should play among themselves, so why do they interfere and play pranks among humans…

“Now, Shana. Don’t frown. Smile.”

“…Would you be able to smile if you were me?”

“Don’t be like that. I deliberately used my power to make a body and brought you here for your sake. You should be happy so I can feel rewarded too.”

“…”

“I deliberately made it with the body of a black bear beastman, famous for having the strongest power among the beastmen, for you who was exhausted from going around treating complete strangers. You’re overflowing with strength, right? Surprisingly, this is how everyone else lives.”

“Are you being sarcastic right now?”

“Of course not. I’m teasing you.”

Same difference.

“…Then, where is this place?”

Seth grinned and said.

“The Imperial Palace.”

“…”

Give me back my journey that took over two weeks. Going in circles and back to square one?

“I thought you’d be frustrated, so I’m giving you a chance to have some fun. Don’t you like it?”

“….”

“It’s a chance to see with your own eyes various things that the people around you don’t show you, isn’t it?”

Honestly, I didn’t want to praise him, but I secretly welcomed this opportunity.

“What’s in it for you to give me this kind of opportunity?”

“It’s interesting.”

“You’d probably find it interesting even if I just breathed, wouldn’t you?”

“Honestly, that wouldn’t be interesting. Though it would be fascinating.”

He was giving such an answer seriously.

“I’m curious how you’ll react when you know the situation on this side well. Nathan is quite a pitiful fellow too.”

“There are plenty of more pitiful people around….”

“Well, please listen to this side’s story too. You have to hear both sides of any matter, right?”

“Quite loyal of you.”

Uncharacteristically so. Seth said with a grin.

“Actually, I think it’ll be interesting if you start sympathizing with Nathan! It’s boring with only you left out!”

“…I’m sure it would be.”

I let out a small sigh.

Unlike when I met him in dreams, Seth before my eyes had a clear presence. In dreams, he was like mist, his presence blurred hazily even when right in front of me.

The surroundings were the same.

They would change capriciously according to Seth’s mood at any time. A dizzy study, then a dim bedroom, then a bright garden full of roses….

But now, the luxurious scent and unchanging walls and space gave a heavy sense of reality. It meant this wasn’t a dream.

‘He might as well openly mess with me….’

Seth was a joker to me.

An existence who might become my ally or my enemy.

No hostility, but there might be killing intent.

I knew it was best not to get entangled, but sometimes he was excessively convenient, and he’d cling to me acting friendly on his own whims, then shake me up like a disaster.

But… if used well, he might become a card that could work in my favor.

What I learned from inevitably interacting with Seth all this time was that he was at least thorough in his calculations regarding ‘contracts’ and ‘prices.’

And the fact that he had extreme interest in ‘me.’

Even if that was closer to a child’s interest in observing insects.

Seth grabbed my shoulders tightly from behind and shouted brightly.

“Come on, let’s go! Into the heart of enemy territory!”

Are we going on a picnic or what.

***

The body felt surprisingly natural.

Seth said it was because it was new. I scolded him not to talk like it was a used goods transaction.

The functions were even much better. Stronger and taller. It looked about Evelyn’s height, so wouldn’t it be over 170 centimeters? So this is what the air up here feels like, sniff sniff. A refreshing feeling I’d never experienced in 18 years filled my lungs…!

“For now, I’ve set your status as a maid working in the separate palace. Beyond that, identity manipulation becomes troublesome. You understand?”

“Understand my ass….”

“Try to hide the fact that you’re a beastman well. It won’t be difficult. Rather, bringing out ears and tail would be harder. Since you’re a bear, even if the tail comes out, it won’t be very noticeable! But you still need to be careful. If Nathan finds out, you might be used as parts.”

“…”

So if I’m caught, it’s off to dissection. How terrifying….

Seth walked fast. I didn’t notice at first, but I realized it when the speed at which the surroundings flowed by was different from my memory. Yet I wasn’t out of breath, which surprised me once more.

Everyone lived like this? They lived in such comfort!

I tried gathering clay in my palm. There was no strain. It seemed I could even use healing abilities. Noticing that I had gathered clay, Seth looked back and said.

“If that gets discovered, you’re in big trouble too? Before Nathan dissects you, Matthias will tear you apart. Your original body would be fine, but if your soul gets torn apart, it’s game over, so you need to be careful.”

“….”

He says such horrifying things so cheerfully.

Matthias must be the other demon besides Seth.

Unlike Seth, he was actively cooperating with Nathan, and was the name of one of the demons who despised the healing power I possessed.

‘He managed to keep the original body alive….’

Perhaps because Nathan wants to use me.

I had visited the Imperial Palace several times, but since I only went to the places I usually went to, I didn’t know many locations. Even if it was called the separate palace, I could only guess it would be somewhere close to Prince Nathan’s quarters.

However, the place Seth opened the door and entered was.

“Ugh!”

It was a research lab that reeked of rotting garbage.

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