I Opened an Illegal Animal Hospital in Another World - Chapter 130

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130

Chapter 26. Without Only Me (2)

“Actually, I really was trying to kill you.”

“….”

Let me take back saying I didn’t dislike it either.

Considering all of Seth’s misdeeds up until now, his claim that he really was trying to kill me was probably true. Come to think of it, the frequency of Seth’s visits had noticeably decreased before Raven returned. Seth had been getting tired of me since then.

Honestly, I only realized now in hindsight that his visits had become infrequent – I had no idea at the time.

‘I was busy focusing on the hospital in earnest. And with Raven returning on top of that, things became even more hectic….’

Raven had returned after 11 years and completely bewitched people with his fox-like behavior, and even before that, I was constantly pulling all-nighters with hospital work while engaging in psychological warfare with Renate.

I was so absorbed in desperately trying to gain recognition, asking if they still wouldn’t acknowledge me….

…Don’t tell me… he got sulky because of that?

‘No, surely not….’

He couldn’t have tried to kill me just because I didn’t play with him….

“When I actually thought about you disappearing, I started feeling regretful.”

He did.

Seth had childlike aspects to him.

‘So that’s why he felt like a younger brother who subtly causes trouble….’

I had thought all demons would be like Seth, but seeing Matthias, that wasn’t the case. Judging by how Matthias described Seth as if he were an oddball, he seemed to be unique even among them.

“Wasn’t it fun?”

Seth said with a bright smile. It was always a fascinating sight to see someone who would look mature if they just kept their mouth shut – a bewitchingly beautiful person – look like a child acting spoiled just through their expression… but he seemed so childish that I wanted to give him a good punch.

Fun? He was asking if it was fun. How could he call that a proper question.

“…If you’re bored, ask me to play with you first…”

Don’t play around with people’s lives.

“You say you’re bored so you mess with people, with people….”

“Nobody died, right?”

“Is it okay as long as they don’t die? And I!”

I almost died, me!

What about the people around me who were thoroughly manipulated and even developed trauma? How am I supposed to face Evelyn, Raven, and my parents?

When I stopped talking and looked at Seth, he explained.

“Everything worked out well, didn’t it?”

“…How so….”

“Because you had to treat Nathan, Matthias who contracted with Brandon couldn’t kill you. There was also the condition that he wouldn’t kill humans anyway. If Nathan had died, Brandon and Matthias’s contract would have been void, so Matthias would have killed you immediately. Isn’t that better than dying by Matthias’s hand?”

“…Come to think of it, why am I still alive?”

“You received roughly 15 years of lifespan, didn’t you? That’s mine, so I can use it however I want. Whether to let you live or kill you!”

“Still, I had 5 years left…. Before that, I had given 10 years as payment for saving Maria.”

“It’s all thanks to me teaching you well how to use your power. You could thank me.”

Making me not want to obediently say thank you at times like this was truly Seth’s ability. I knew it was childish, but when I stubbornly kept my mouth shut, Seth laughed as if he had expected this.

“I told you to conserve your lifespan but you wouldn’t listen, so I wanted to see what kind of face you’d make if you used it all up carelessly and then ran out at a truly important moment.”

“….”

He’s serious again.

“I’ve become soft-hearted too. Maybe it’s because I’ve lived so long.”

What am I supposed to say when he talks about living long with a face that’s taut without a single wrinkle?

“…You look young?”

“That’s the part you react to? Shouldn’t you focus more on the fact that I’ve become soft-hearted?”

“Whether your heart becomes soft or not….”

He became soft-hearted and put me in mortal danger, so if he hadn’t become soft-hearted, he would have directly stabbed me to death.

Besides, while I didn’t dislike Seth, I had no interest in how he thought of me. I had long thought he would treat me like a toy anyway. I had no expectations whatsoever.

‘Honestly, it would be awkward if he treated me humanely.’

That would probably be scarier. Even so, the fact that I had grown attached was the most hopeless thing about myself.

“Maybe it’s because I was too absorbed in imitating your brother.”

“….”

“I started this to see you suffer more.”

This time I don’t know what to answer.

“…What are you, some master actor…. Getting so immersed in the character while acting.”

What I barely managed to squeeze out was a joke that wasn’t even funny.

“My talent is just that outstanding.”

Seth shrugged his shoulders and put on airs.

I was about to curse, but something welled up inside me and I closed my mouth. If it hadn’t been for Seth, would I have been able to keep remembering Mina’s face? It was sad that I couldn’t confidently say I would have remembered.

I bit my lips for no reason. My pride was hurt that I felt like I might cry a little. If anyone noticed, I’d lie and say I bit my tongue.

“Anyway, what’s important is that your remaining life belongs to me. How should I play with you?”

“You said someone like me isn’t even fun anymore?!”

“Right. I’m not interested in your past life anymore either.”

And yet he uses the humor he learned from the internet so well…

“If something boring and tedious was saved on a whim, just send it back.”

“I save someone from drowning and they demand I give them my bundle too?”

“Give it.”

“Wow, shameless. If you begged ‘please send me back’ I might consider it, but look at you making demands so boldly.”

“That’s not something the person who pushed me into the water should say.”

“Strictly speaking, it wasn’t me who pushed you into the water, it was Nathan. At most I just…”

Seth rolled his eyes.

“The person who told him where and how to push, and brought you there?”

“You did everything, you bad guy!”

“Ahaha!”

Seth burst into loud laughter as if he’d received a compliment. He knew very well what he had done, and naturally seemed to have no guilt whatsoever.

Hitting someone who wasn’t affected by attacks only hurt my own fist.

What if Seth really doesn’t send me back? Do I have to live a new life trapped in this small cabin? What if he’s trying to imitate something like Oldboy…

I couldn’t just let the children who were captured because of me die, but knowing my life would be in danger and still going through with it was committing the exact same mistake as in my past life.

I wanted to let my parents, Raven, Renate, and Evelyn know that I was alive. I wanted to return to my precious people who were obviously suffering.

Seth just smiled brightly. This smiling kidnapper and captor…

“Shana, you can never leave here for the rest of your life. There are no dumplings, but I’ll bring you food every meal.”

“Th-that’s a crime!”

I realized as soon as I spoke that I had talked to a demon like I was scolding a kindergartener. It was no different from telling a notorious criminal not to jaywalk.

Seth burst into laughter.

“Crime is bad, very bad indeed. Puhup…”

“…You’re really not funny…”

How embarrassing.

Seth pinched and stretched my cheek. Aah.

“Ow! Oww!”

“Shana. Do you want to die quickly and go apologize to your sister?”

“…”

“I can send you there right now.”

I finally realized that Seth had been angry with me.

His spite was so long and subtle that I hadn’t noticed, but he had definitely been angry with me for quite a long time.

“Seth… are you angry?”

“Yeah. You just figured it out now?”

How was I supposed to know when you don’t say anything or show it? Do you think I’m a mind reader like you?

Seth took his hand off my cheek and looked at me quietly.

“…Sorry?”

“Your apologizing attitude is completely rotten.”

“Ah, sorry.”

“Is that an apology you picked up on the street? Why is it so insincere?”

“No, honestly, I don’t really understand why you’re angry either…”

Seth glared at me coldly.

“Ah, I see. Then try living here alone until you die.”

“No, don’t go! Sorry! I’m sorry for wasting my lifespan when you told me to use it sparingly! I’m sorry for not saying anything and just healing you even though I knew you were getting hurt on purpose! I’m sorry for wasting it carelessly without knowing how precious it was!”

“And?”

It seemed like that really was what he was angry about. I was quite surprised inside.

What, does he actually like me more than I thought?

Of course, it was very strange that the result of his anger for that reason was, “Fine, if you don’t know how precious it is, go ahead and use it all up!”

Since I was in a position where my lifespan was held by him, I would obediently apologize, but honestly, my true feelings were wondering what was the point of keeping quiet about it.

Seth seemed quite displeased, but appeared willing to let it slide.

“Then since I apologized, you’ll send me back, right?”

“If you fulfill just one condition.”

“Ah, how petty, of course there’s a condition… Just one condition, how merciful… Oh, such great compassion…”

I was quite servile too. But right now, I had to please Seth well to return to my family even a day sooner. For that, saying a few words was easy.

So when I asked what it was, Seth smiled brightly and said:

“Attending your own funeral.”

…Won’t someone please take this bastard away…

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