I Opened an Illegal Animal Hospital in Another World - Chapter 141

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141

Chapter 28. We’ve Reopened! (4)

I returned to the hospital Ian had kept open and sat down in the clinic.

The clinic where I had reunited with Raven was cleanly organized as if it had never been messy at all. I really made the right choice leaving it to Ian. Ian was a genius at organizing.

This chair! This desk! So neat! So clean!

Ahhhh. This is it, this is life…!

Happiness washed over me at the sense of stability I felt after so long.

“Shana!”

“I heard everything!”

“Shana!”

Along with happiness came complainers disguised as patients.

They weren’t really patients since they’d foam at the mouth and hate it if I offered to treat them while they were listing their complaints.

“Never again!”

“I won’t do it again.”

“If you do it again!”

“Please just don’t kill me.”

They came rushing in without even making appointments yet acted so confident, so let’s call them customers…

From Ron’s family who had been planning to move their nest outside the capital, to the orphanage-born mercenaries, and even the children – they all took turns thoroughly scolding me.

I heard “don’t do that again” about 10 times, and threats to kill me if I did it again about 20 times. I could memorize it now. How could their reactions be so identical?

‘They’re all copies of Renate…’

It was a whole bunch of mini Renates. Even though Ron and Ron’s wife Ena were the main caregivers, all the children resembled only Renate.

“Are you listening? Shana!”

“Yeah yeah, I’m listening.”

“You’re not being sincere!”

Ron said since the move was canceled, he’d have to reopen his shop. He said they’d even hold a small festival at night. Renate would also come back with the children he had moved.

“Ah, but… to kill Shana… we’d have to beat Evelyn…”

“Then that won’t work…”

The way their ears drooped as they muttered dejectedly was very cute. Except for the part where they were disappointed knowing they couldn’t kill me.

It seemed Evelyn reigned as the great demon king of terror among the beastfolk. Leon grumbled.

“Doesn’t she treat us like anything at all?”

“Someone like Leon though, right?”

“If all five of us attack together, right?”

“Even if it’s hard to win, right?”

So they did consider him an opponent that would require all five of them. I, who had been secretly looking down on Leon, quietly corrected my information about him and raised Evelyn much higher. The dignity of my friend…

“As expected, killing Shana would be difficult…”

“Don’t tell me you were seriously planning to kill me.”

I couldn’t tell if it was cute or murderous.

The children who had made plans to kill me were the five white-tailed raccoon beastfolk brothers. Despite their cute appearance, Ian had told me before that they were quite strong. I heard that Evelyn found them quite adorable, saying their future was promising, but they seemed to be afraid of her.

Sometimes they went to Ron’s shop at night to be sparring partners – maybe that was why.

“Lady Shana, I’m here.”

Speak of the devil and she appears – Evelyn had arrived.

“Ah!”

“…?”

Five round, thick tails popped out. Oh, how cute.

Evelyn, who had opened the clinic door and entered, looked at the Five Brothers who had frozen stiff with an expressionless face. As a long-time friend, I could tell it was an expression of great delight.

“We’ll!”

“Be going!”

“We’ll!”

“Come again!”

“See you tonight!”

They spoke in turn and then stuck themselves to the wall. Then, as if trying to keep maximum distance from Evelyn, they moved slowly while pressed against the wall. Evelyn’s lips twitched. I gestured before she could start being mischievous.

“Evelyn, come here.”

“Yes, Lady Shana!”

As Evelyn came running over to me, the raccoon Five Brothers didn’t miss the opportunity and dashed out of the clinic door.

That was genuine fear.

“Evelyn, are you enjoying yourself right now?”

“Yes, I’m happy enough to count on my fingers. These are times I thought would never come again.”

“I see…”

But I guess that didn’t get conveyed to the Five Brothers…

“Aren’t you tired? You don’t have to open the hospital today.”

“What’s the point of just playing around.”

“We need to find a new house, and also….”

“Maria and Ella already agreed to handle all that. Maria was excited about finally being able to take Aile shopping.”

“But.”

“Ella knows my tastes better than I do, so it’s better to leave it to her.”

“I just wanted you to rest without overexerting yourself, Lady Shana….”

Evelyn spoke dejectedly and lowered her gaze.

“Yes, I know. But this gives me much more energy!”

“If you say so….”

“More importantly, did you find Lili?”

“….”

Evelyn, scary….

“If Lady Shana ordered me to find Lili and bring her back, I would drag her here no matter what.”

Evelyn said quietly.

“But it seemed like Lady Shana didn’t want that, so I left her alone.”

“You did well. So Lili left.”

“…I considered killing her. But I only warned her that if she ever came back, I would kill her.”

“You met Lili?!”

“Yes.”

“And even then, you didn’t tell her I was alive?!”

“Why should I have done that?”

Ah. Sharp.

“Lady Shana would say you understand everything. You said the same thing in prison. That Lili was normal, that one’s own life is naturally more precious. That it should be that way.”

“I, I did say that?”

“But that’s the case of someone who doesn’t know gratitude. I, Lili, and all of us have received life-saving grace from Lady Shana at least once.”

“….”

“Lady Shana would say it’s nothing special. But that life Lady Shana told us to cherish so much—who saved it? Who saved her from dying of plague, held onto someone who unreasonably refused help, personally fed her soup, and after caring for her with devotion, even fell into a trap but still created a place for that child to live?”

She must be talking about me….

“I know that child liked Lady Shana too. Jake liked her as well. She must have been scared because she had painful memories of being captured by humans. Yes, I understand it all. It’s all about Lady Shana. Lady Shana can say such things. But because we and that child are in the same position, I cannot forgive her.”

“….”

“She completely forgot who created the life she took for granted, and had the shamelessness to sacrifice Lady Shana while only caring about herself.”

“….”

“I cannot forgive that shamelessness and cowardice of daring to ask if she and Jake could live if Lady Shana risked her life to save her enemy and died.”

“….”

“Lady Shana might want us to live that way, but I hate it. I cherish the life Lady Shana gave me, but I don’t want to become an ungrateful beast. That’s my pride and self-respect. No, it’s not just me—all beastfolk would feel the same way.”

She must have done it out of fear, out of terror.

I put aside the excuses I wanted to make for Lili. Not only would they not work, but I also understood Evelyn’s words. From Evelyn’s perspective, she could feel that way.

‘Even when Evelyn was very young, she stayed by my side because she wanted to repay her debt to me.’

Being such a person, Evelyn might find it even harder to forgive Lili.

Of course, going as far as watching her leave the capital and warning that she’d kill her if she returned seemed a bit too much….

“So please don’t look for Lili anymore, Lady Shana. If that child knew you were alive, she would cry and beg for forgiveness, and Lady Shana might soften.”

“That won’t happen. I’ve also decided not to stay with Lili anymore.”

“That’s not enough. I hope you won’t say anything that might ease Lili’s heart. That child should live her entire life in shame, never forgetting that she became a beast who abandoned her benefactor. So please don’t mention her name anymore.”

“…Alright, I understand.”

“Lili has been my responsibility since the day she entered the manor. Thank you for letting me finish this.”

It’s bitter, but.

If Lili ever returns someday, I hope I can see her face and talk with her then. I decided to put Lili to rest to that extent.

“I’ll take over the role Lili was handling.”

“E, Evelyn will handle reception?!”

“Yes, is there a problem with that?”

“…Won’t nobody come?”

“….”

No. I’m sorry.

***

“Ah, shopping is great!”

“House buying falls under the shopping category too?”

“Of course. It’s not my money!”

“Ella, your sense of money has changed a lot while I couldn’t see you….”

“The Wentworth Family is rich, so there’s no need to worry about money.”

“While you were wandering the streets….”

“Who told me to leave?”

Maria pretended to swallow back tears that were welling up.

“You two, please don’t just stand there and help us move!”

“I don’t want to.”

“Oh my, Aile, are you trying to boss your aunts around?”

Bailey’s son, Aile, burst out in frustration.

“I’ve been the only one working all day! You aunts have just been playing and eating with the money the lady gave you!”

“Oh my, do you have proof?”

“Aunt Maria…. Look at this mess, I’m the only one organizing everything! I even moved all the luggage by myself!”

“What’s the point of having a sturdy nephew if we don’t use him.”

Maria laughed wickedly like a demon.

She was happy that Aile was sturdy, but outwardly, she looked like nothing less than a demon tormenting her nephew.

“Aile, I’m sorry for all the trouble I’ve caused you…”

“Wah, Lady Shana! No! It’s not that I hate working!”

“You’ve been through a lot.”

“I said it’s not like that! If you have any work for me, anytime…!”

Before he could finish speaking, Ella said.

“Aile, bring me a glass of water.”

“Ack! Aunt Ella, you should move around yourself too!”

It was truly a heartwarming sight.

“But you found a home pretty quickly.”

“There was a suitable property available, so I bought it right away. This is an area where moderately wealthy people live, and the security is good. It’s a bit far from the Rierem District for commuting, but it’s much cleaner and has better amenities, so please bear with it. And it needs to be a well-secured street for your father, mother, and Lady Shana’s other friends to visit comfortably.”

Ella rattled it off as if she had been waiting for this moment.

“For the time being, Bailey and I will take turns coming here. Maria will live on the 1st floor.”

“Maria isn’t going back to the manor?”

“I studied to be a healer so I could work at the hospital.”

I wrapped my arms around Maria’s waist. Right, that’s how it was.

“I’ll guard well so no suspicious people can get close!”

“You’ll make an excellent guard dog! Maria, you must protect the home well!”

Ella, Maria is human…

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