I Opened an Illegal Animal Hospital in Another World - Chapter 139

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139

Chapter 28. We’ve Reopened! (2)

It was good that I had decided that.

“Excuse me. The shop that was here…”

When I spoke to him, the man who had been showing goodwill and trying to answer me frowned as if he had stepped on something dirty when he saw the direction my fingertip was pointing.

“Are you one of ‘those things’ too? How would I know where those creatures went!”

“Mister, what did you just say?”

Leon was about to explode. Evelyn tactfully restrained him, but Leon, who had recently come to realize that he was at the bottom of the hierarchy, was currently a dangerous beast.

“What did you say, huh?”

What kind of thug are you.

“What! You, are you one of them too! No wonder there was such a terrible beast stench!”

“Say that again, beast what?”

I can’t stand this. When I, who had been staying quiet, suddenly exploded, the man who had only been wary of Leon was startled instead. What!

“What about the beast stench!”

“Did I say something wrong? This street is already overflowing with beggars, and now beast bastards are roaming around in packs, which is why the Rierem District can’t escape being a slum!”

“Who says that? Who! You’re talking about beastfolk right now, aren’t you?”

“I’m talking about beast bastards pretending to be human, why!”

“Honestly, they earn and spend money better than others? Why are you blaming the ones who at least keep Rierem’s economy running!”

“Look at this, something tiny as a bean is being cheeky and speaking informally!”

“You’re not disgustingly big either, mister! And you spoke informally first!”

“How dare you, just a young girl!”

“When we’re all aging together, do you think you can be respected for just a few years’ difference? Trying to live life easy. I’ll respect you when you’re worthy of respect, don’t act like an adult while discriminating.”

“What, what…!”

“Going to hit me? Going to hit me?!”

“Grrr…”

The man regained his senses when he saw Evelyn and the twins standing menacingly behind me. If I had been alone, I would have definitely gotten beaten up, but if that were the case, I would have kept a safe distance and been less cocky. I also look before I leap.

“Hmph! What’s the point of talking to a young brat. Ptui! What bad luck, anyway nothing good comes from getting involved with beast bastards!”

The man spat disgustingly on the ground and turned around to run away. It was obvious he was scared that the twins or Evelyn might catch him.

“Mister! Where did this shop go!”

“I don’t know! They haven’t opened for several days, so I thought all the beast bastards had disappeared, ptui!”

The second spit didn’t have much saliva. He must have forced it out.

“Lady Shana, shall I chase after him and beat him up?”

“Leave him be.”

Evelyn, when you say you’ll beat him up, it sounds real…

That kind of person won’t change unless you wash their brain. I gave up on the man and looked ahead.

Originally, Ron’s bar was next to my hospital.

That old shop was the beastfolk hideout of Rierem District. It was also connected to the orphanage, and being old, various beastfolk with different circumstances frequented it.

As far as I knew, Ron’s shop was usually open.

Except in cases like epidemic outbreaks. However, at a glance, Ron’s shop was completely empty with the door tightly shut.

When I peered near the window, I could see the interior was roughly cleaned up, so it was definitely closed on purpose.

‘He didn’t even show up at my funeral, so Renate surely…’

Did he take everyone and leave.

I asked Evelyn.

“Evelyn, haven’t you heard anything?”

“No. I haven’t contacted them, and no contact came either.”

Ian added.

“Evelyn wasn’t part of Ron’s ‘pack’ anyway.”

“I belong to Lady Shana.”

“Me too.”

Leon added cheerfully.

It seemed I had unknowingly become an organizational boss with my own faction.

But that wasn’t the problem right now. The problem was that Renate had deliberately taken most of the Gray Wolf Clan, as well as most of the beastfolk in Rierem District, and disappeared.

It meant most of my patients had disappeared.

No way!

What’s the point of reopening the hospital if there are no patients!

Oh wait, no. That wasn’t what was important. What was important was that Renate had disappeared without me even being able to reconcile with him.

“Evelyn, look around the area. Twins, open the hospital.”

“I won’t go anywhere leaving Lady Shana alone.”

Evelyn had acquired the right to refuse orders after this incident.

“Then Ian will open the hospital, and Leon will come with me to the orphanage.”

“…Can’t you and Leon switch roles?”

Evelyn was a beastman, but strangely, the young children at the orphanage were very uncomfortable around her. Sensitive children would often freeze up in fear.

I told Evelyn not to scare the kids for no reason, but Evelyn replied, “They’re just weak and getting scared for nothing. If they can’t even overcome my intimidating presence, they won’t survive anyway.” At that, Ron quietly grumbled, “Without thinking that I’m the one who’s not regulation size….”

On the other hand, Leon seemed approachable to the children, who wanted to climb on him and play like he was playground equipment. The twins were tall and sturdy too. …Come to think of it, the kids didn’t seem to take Ian lightly.

I shook my head, thinking about the possibility that there might still be children at the orphanage. Evelyn looked disappointed but didn’t complain.

“Do well, Leon.”

“Whose orders are those.”

Wasn’t that my request? Leon seemed like he was carrying out Evelyn’s strict orders… like a servant? Butler? Knight… It didn’t feel quite that dignified, but more like a direct superior and subordinate, so I looked at them with a strange feeling.

What is this fresh, sweet, and ambiguous atmosphere? And it’s incredibly one-sided.

“Let’s go, Shana.”

“Y-yeah.”

Evelyn was only looking at me, but Leon was only gazing at Evelyn. Leon, you… Ian shrugged his shoulders and headed toward the hospital entrance.

“If we don’t leave first, Evelyn won’t move. Let’s go.”

Leon gently tugged at my arm.

He was right. I took a step, and only then did Evelyn move. I confirmed she had gone far enough and opened my mouth.

“Leon.”

“Yeah?”

Leon looked at me with what seemed like surprise for some reason.

“It’s a misunderstanding! I don’t like Evelyn,”

“Where is Lili?”

“…Huh?”

“I can tell you like Evelyn, so where is Lili?”

“That….”

Leon’s cheeks turned bright red.

“That! It’s a misunderstanding!”

“Ah, I get it. I’m not interested.”

“What?!”

“If you dislike Evelyn, you’ll dump her, and if you like her, you’ll date her. More importantly.”

“…How would I know, she probably went somewhere with her husband.”

Leon snorted. He definitely heard everything.

“You said you’d apologize sometime.”

“Well, did I say that?”

It felt like months had passed, but actually it wasn’t that long ago. When I glared at him with a warning not to mess around, Leon grumbled and said,

“Why bring up the traitor? You’re not thinking of forgiving Lili, are you?”

“Well, not exactly a traitor….”

“She asked them to kill you and save Jake.”

Leon’s voice was low and cold. It was a voice with all playfulness completely gone.

“That’s what makes her a traitor.”

“You guys must have been sad.”

“….”

“Anyway, she left thinking I was dead, so I just want to let her know I’m alive.”

“…Why bother? Just leave her alone. Anyway….”

Leon snickered.

“That girl probably doesn’t care whether you’re dead or alive, as long as her husband is alive.”

“Haha.”

“You find this funny?! I thought I was wrong. But turns out I wasn’t. I had it exactly right.”

It was a perfect case of the saying “when the crow flies, the pear falls.”

“I heard you saw all of that in a different form too. Lili knows it too, and since you died, she’d have even less face to show up in front of us. What would she say to your coffin? Thanks for dying? My husband lived thanks to you? That would be shamelessness rivaling Prince Nathan.”

Leon and Evelyn were actually more heated about it than I was. That was because they had built up affection between them while running the hospital together.

Just as Lili felt betrayed by Leon, Leon also felt betrayed by Lili.

Though it wasn’t the same situation.

I think I built fairly good relationships with the beastmen without much difficulty.

My first meeting with Renate was like that too, and despite some turbulence, I fairly easily won over Ron and the orphanage children’s hearts thanks to my power.

Because Renate was there, Ron and the children trusted me completely, but gaining someone’s trust couldn’t always be that easy.

“Still, I felt like I should let her know….”

“You know what her husband is like. Who knows. Maybe he already saw you around here and ran to tell his wife.”

Anyway, if Lili could learn news about me, I thought that would be good enough. Actually, I didn’t really know what to say either… and Lili would probably be tormented if she had to say something to my face.

‘More importantly, if Evelyn meets Lili, she might kill her….’

Maybe I should have brought Evelyn along. Wouldn’t it be dangerous if Evelyn, who was looking around the area, met Lili first? As if reading my concern, Leon said,

“No matter how much Evelyn wants to kill Lili, she won’t do anything you’d hate, so don’t worry.”

“Right, that’s probably true….”

“She’ll probably just vent her anger a bit.”

“Waaah. Lili and Jake have fragile bodies!”

“It’s not just you….”

Leon’s last words stung a little.

What mattered now was Renate.

Since my funeral was still in progress, I was certain that Renate hadn’t completely left this area yet. Given Renate’s personality, he would watch my funeral end from afar, then leave while putting on airs.

And he would never come back again.

Like hell I’d let that happen.

I forcefully threw open the orphanage door together with Leon.

“Come here!!”

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