I Opened an Illegal Animal Hospital in Another World - Chapter 118

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118

Chapter 24. End of Vacation (10)

I’m so busy being dragged around everywhere I could die!

‘Even having two bodies isn’t enough, seriously.’

Literally, even two bodies weren’t enough.

It seems like Seth has gotten a taste for throwing me around everywhere since the festival.

I gritted my teeth.

‘If even a single hair on Raven’s head gets hurt, I’m going to pluck out every strand of your hair, Seth.’

I was grinding my teeth with my eyes squeezed shut when Raven tapped my shoulder. What! Don’t touch me! I’m very fierce right now!

“You should open your eyes.”

“Ah. Yeah.”

How embarrassing.

I felt a sense of déjà vu. When I was transported to the underground passage because of Maria’s handkerchief, I had also opened my eyes in an unfamiliar environment. Back then, I was with Renate.

“This place is…”

Fortunately, it wasn’t the underground passage. If it had been a repeat of that, I was prepared to give a scathing critique about how unoriginal it was.

It was a bedroom with thick curtains completely blocking the windows, and I unconsciously tensed up, worried that Nathan might be lying there.

Fortunately, the bed was completely empty.

The voice I heard just before being transported was definitely Nathan’s.

When has he seen me, and how many times, that he’d cry looking for me? It was absurd, but when I recalled that childlike face holding my hand tightly while sleeping, it didn’t seem entirely impossible.

“Well, it’s definitely not the Imperial Palace.”

Raven helped me stand upright and then brushed off the dust from his knees. His attitude was as calm as if we had just come out to the garden for tea together.

“Why have you been so calm since earlier?”

“…?”

“Someone who was far away appeared in a form you’ve never seen before, and we were suddenly dragged to an unknown place… Shouldn’t you be more flustered and not know what to do?”

“What would change if I panicked?”

“…You, really, this cold-blooded…”

You’re definitely a confirmed T type.

Raven, who had been looking around, looked straight at me.

“Wherever this is, I came with you this time, so there’s nothing to panic about.”

“…”

“I would have been anxious if I had sent only you.”

I wanted to tease him about being anxious without me, but my lips stuck together and wouldn’t move.

“We’ve been transported quite far.”

Raven pulled back the thick curtains to look outside, but it was so dark that nothing was visible. There wasn’t even a moon. I jumped up and headed toward the door.

“Does the window open?”

“No. There’s even a barrier set up. It’s completely airtight.”

“This is locked too.”

As they say, ignorance breeds courage, so unable to control my overflowing strength, I lifted my foot and kicked the door hard. Oh. It dented.

“Just a little more and I can break it!”

Raven nodded with a slightly fed-up expression.

“I’ll do it!”

You stay still! I’ll do everything!

I felt guilty for getting Raven involved too. I should have pushed him away more firmly, but now I had caused the Prince to be kidnapped and confined outside the Imperial Palace, in some unknown place… If I didn’t get him back safely, it would be a disaster.

Raven stood askew, watching what I was doing. As if to say, go ahead and try.

When someone expects something from you, it’s human nature to want to meet those expectations. The blood of an eldest daughter began to boil. I imitated the roundhouse kick that a friend who learned taekwondo in childhood had proudly shown off when they got their black belt, swinging my leg with force.

The door shattered with a cracking sound.

“…The wood must have been rotten.”

“Is your foot okay?”

“Ah, yeah.”

Raven wasn’t surprised at all. I felt a bit deflated.

“Wood splinters when it breaks, so from next time, only kick when you’re wearing boots, got it?”

With the broken door in front of us, he’s worrying about my perfectly fine leg.

“It’s not even really my body…”

Then Raven pinched and stretched my cheek.

“Ow! Wha are ou oing!”

“You said it’s not your body. I was wondering if it wouldn’t hurt even if you got injured.”

“Le o! Le o!”

As soon as I clenched my fist to punch him, the hand holding my cheek fell away. Then he moved away from me elegantly and leisurely, not like he was running away. As I held my cheek and fumed, Raven said.

“Let’s go.”

Acting all cool when he’s running away because he’s afraid of getting hit.

However, Raven didn’t go out first and waited for me at the door. Even though I was glaring at him sullenly, he looked at me as if asking what I was doing and extended his hand.

This made me feel like a fool for continuing to hold a grudge.

‘Fox, such a fox…’

I grumbled and took Raven’s hand. Fine, you’re magnanimous and I’m petty…

“If my guess is correct, this place is…”

“It must be Mr. Nathan’s secret mansion.”

Seth is a contractor under Nathan’s subordinate’s subordinate, so wouldn’t the place where he’d kidnap and confine me be obvious? If not inside the imperial palace, then it would be that secret mansion.

“I wasn’t planning to bring you here though. I was going to raid tonight together with the Wentworth couple.”

Raven clicked his tongue.

“You didn’t bring me. I brought myself.”

I had to make the responsibility clear. When I added that, Raven’s stubborn gaze turned toward me. Ah, I know those eyes.

They were the eyes of that stubborn young prince who insisted I belonged to him.

“While we’re at it, let me tell you – if it gets dangerous, you run away first. Don’t forget that you’re the Prince…”

“Do you have any awareness that you’re the Prince or not…”

“Get lost, we’re fighting!”

“Do you even have any awareness that you’re the crown prince or not….”

“Sorry to interrupt while you two are getting along, Sena.”

“Get out of the way, we’re fighting!”

“Well, that’s going to be difficult.”

“When humans get involved, direct teleportation becomes difficult. There was a slight error.”

It was Brandon and Matthias.

Why are you guys coming out here…

‘It wasn’t Seth who called them?!’

Without realizing it, I blocked Raven’s front with my body. Raven grabbed my shoulder with a start, but I put strength in my legs and held firm.

I’ll protect you.

“Brandon, what is the meaning of this.”

“At least you know it’s rude.”

“You’re famous for coddling your brother like protecting a chick. Seems you’re still the same. It’s all your fault that brother believes everything will be solved if he cries.”

“That wasn’t a compliment.”

“Brandon, what the hell are you doing.”

“I apologize, Your Highness the Crown Prince. I didn’t dare intend to be disrespectful either.”

“At least you know it’s rude.”

“Yes, I know. If I may offer an excuse, we only intended to summon that servant from the detached palace. His Highness Nathan woke up and angrily demanded that we bring Sena to him.”

“We only held hands. I didn’t sleep.”

“…”

What’s with that line like interrogating a cheating wife.

“Sena, you’re quite capable.”

Brandon sneered.

I was just staying still, but I’d become the greatest flirt maid of all time.

A maid receiving the love of both the Empire’s sickly First Prince and the fox Prince simultaneously – that’s me?!

…I could write a romance novel just like that…

“Does Prince know that you’re a bear beastman?”

Brandon sneered.

I was just minding my own business, but somehow I became known as the most notorious flirtatious maid in history.

A maid who receives the love of both the Empire’s sickly First Prince and the fox Crown Prince at the same time—that’s me?!

…just whipped up a whole romance fantasy novel in no time…

“Does His Highness the Crown Prince know that you’re a bear beastman?”

“…You know I’m strong.”

Raven burst into a short laugh from behind. Then he whispered quietly, “It feels pretty good being spoken to so formally.”

I was so dumbfounded that I turned to look at Raven and let out a hollow laugh. Or rather, I tried to. The moment I took my eyes off and turned around, an excruciating pain I had never felt before shot through the back of my head.

“Ahhh!”

Matthias had grabbed and pulled my hair with his large hand.

I’m not joking—I thought my entire head was going to be ripped off. A scream burst from deep in my throat as my body instinctively curled up like a shrimp. We were just joking around until now!

At the same time, Raven wrapped her arms around my waist, but Matthias paid no heed and brought his dagger to my throat.

“Your Highness the Crown Prince, if you don’t let go, Matthias will stab Sena in the throat like this.”

Matthias was sincere.

“Think carefully.”

Even as it felt like all my hair was about to be ripped out, I flailed my feet to push Raven away. Get away! Stay back, you idiot! Just run!

“Raven, let go of this!”

“Don’t be ridiculous. I won’t let go even if I die.”

“I said get away, you idiot!!”

He’s a demon. He’s from the Demon Clan. Get away right now. Don’t come near me!

“To think that the great Prince can’t even lift a finger, Sena you’re truly amazing. It would have been nice if you were really on our side.”

Don’t talk about me like I’m some legendary temptress….

“Release that girl right now, Brandon.”

“That won’t do. The moment Matthias lets go of Sena, my head will be smashed to pieces.”

“….”

“Sena is a child we brought with us. So we should be the ones to take her. Ah, of course I’ll serve Your Highness with utmost care.”

“Brandon, don’t think I won’t be able to kill you.”

“Of course not. I know. I’ve heard about Your Highness’s exploits for 11 years until my ears were sore.”

“….”

“And I also know that using Sena as a shield will prevent Prince Raven from moving. Thanks to Your Highness, our plan has become a complete mess. Until we can escort the young lady of the Wentworth Family, I’m sorry but you’ll have to stay here with us. Since you two are acquainted, we’d be even more grateful if you could help persuade her.”

“….”

I grabbed Matthias’s wrist to prevent my hair from being pulled out and held my breath. At least they really don’t seem to know that I’m Shana….

“Don’t move, Raven. If you move, I’ll bite my tongue and die….”

Fortunately, the only one Matthias can kill is me…. Raven closed his lips. This isn’t even my real body, and my identity hasn’t been discovered. Wait, wait for my parents to come.

“If you lay a hand on that woman, I’ll kill you.”

“Yes, yes. I won’t touch her. I promise.”

“Anyone who does, I’ll kill them. Without fail.”

Raven’s golden eyes burned coldly.

“Even if it takes years, decades, without fail.”

“How frightening.”

Brandon snickered. You bastard. I won’t let you off easy. You villain. Once Raven is safe, I’ll slap you until your cheeks swell up.

I gritted my teeth. I tried to look at Raven, but Matthias covered my face with his hand so I couldn’t see.

***

“You wait here.”

“Ack, wait! A little more gently….”

Handle me.

He threw me to the floor like tossing away an old cell phone. Matthias snorted and said.

“Anything Seth brought couldn’t be in good condition.”

“What?!”

That’s just like Seth. A pot that leaks inside will leak outside too, and that was already his image even among his own allies. Thanks to that, I’m being treated like defective goods too.

“How is this consideration for me. What kind of kindness is this! I’m going to pull out his hair. Not shave it off, but pull it out. I’ll pluck out every last eyebrow hair too….”

“…Who?”

There was someone else in the prison. I was startled. The voice was familiar.

“…Maria?”

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