I Opened an Illegal Animal Hospital in Another World - Chapter 28

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Chapter 7. That’s Too Much (2)

“Oh my, Lady Shana. You came early today.”

“Raven said he was busy.”

“So you seized the opportunity and escaped here?”

“I didn’t escape. I was being loyal.”

“Loyal?”

Bailey blinked his eyes in confusion. I kindly explained.

“If I went ahead without Raven, he’d feel left out hearing about things he missed, wouldn’t he?”

“You really are good with words…”

Bailey smiled helplessly. The truth was that I had skipped afternoon classes and run away without a plan, and tomorrow I’d probably get scolded so badly by my tutor that I’d want to faint, but humans are creatures that live for today.

“Bailey, where are the twins?”

“They’re at the training grounds, of course. Maria is keeping them company.”

“You mean they’re getting beaten up. I should go watch!”

Bailey remained silent instead of answering. That meant I was right.

“How mischievous of you, Lady Shana.”

“Is Aile there too?”

“No, I sent Aile on an errand.”

Aile was the name of Bailey’s son. He had originally grown up outside the manor, but since last year he’d been working as a servant at the manor and occasionally receiving training from Lloyd.

“Evelyn, let’s go!”

“Yes, Lady Shana!”

Evelyn, who had been standing quietly behind Bailey, immediately popped out and came to my side when I called her.

“Evelyn, I never said it was okay for me to go.”

“Lady Shana’s orders take priority!”

“Really, you two are exactly alike.”

Bailey clicked his tongue helplessly, but he didn’t try to stop me. Unlike Maria and Ella who nagged a lot, Bailey was the type who didn’t say unnecessary things.

He preferred showing through actions rather than words. Bailey is really scary when he’s angry. I shouldn’t get too cheeky…

“Evelyn, Bailey isn’t giving you too much trouble, is he? You really don’t have to work.”

“No! I’m strong!”

I know that. Even when you were as small as my palm, you could easily send me flying… I took Evelyn’s hand and said.

“You know you shouldn’t overdo it just because you’re strong, right? I worry because Evelyn is too kind…”

“I have to earn my keep too. You’ve been feeding and housing me for free all this time!”

Evelyn smiled brightly.

Evelyn was exactly the same as when I first met her. She appeared to be a girl around my current age, a beautiful girl with black hair and black eyes. She was a feast for the eyes.

“Do I look kind to you, Lady Shana?”

“Huh?”

Is this a trap? Maybe it’s some kind of joke about how I still see her as Evelyn.

I hesitated, not knowing how to answer, and Evelyn smiled brightly while pulling my hand.

‘It seems like she brushed it off with a smile, but what was that about.’

Evelyn was such a kind, cute, and pretty child like my younger sister, but sometimes she would act strangely like this.

“Lady Shana, are you tired after all? Why are you walking? Should I carry you on my back?”

But I’m running.

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Let me say it again – the Wentworth Estate is vast.

While it couldn’t compare to the Imperial Palace, it was definitely too spacious for just a family of three to live in. When I was little, there were many places I couldn’t visit because my legs were short, but now that I’d grown up properly, the manor was already conquered territory for me.

From my parents’ bedroom, their individual studies, and guest rooms to the servants’ quarters and even the stables – there wasn’t a place I hadn’t been.

The training grounds was one of the places I visited most frequently, along with my room, study room, and my parents’ studies.

It was called training grounds, but it was practically like my playground.

“Ian, Leon! We’re here!”

“Don’t come close!”

How heartless.

I had started running when we were almost at the training grounds and shouted excitedly, but instead of a welcome, I got a cold rejection. It was Leon’s voice. Naturally, my spirits weren’t dampened.

“Is the game already over?”

“…Don’t call it over…”

Leon’s dejected voice sounded gloomy. As I approached closer, I could see Leon already beaten up and sprawled on the ground. Leon frowned and said.

“I showed you another pathetic sight.”

“Nothing new there. Leon is always pathetic.”

“…”

Maria burst into giggles.

“Leon’s going to cry, Lady Shana!”

“No way. Leon doesn’t cry over something like this either. He’s a tough 11-year-old.”

Leon groaned as he sat up. Ian approached him and handed him a towel.

“Good work.”

“…Why did Shana have to come back during my turn?”

Leon glared enviously at Ian, who was relatively well-dressed. Ian already looked clean, as if he had already had his turn and tidied himself up. Ian said with his nose in the air.

“That’s why I told you to keep your ears open. It seemed like Prince Raven would be getting busy in the next few days.”

“What does Prince Raven getting busy have to do with this?”

“Because when Prince Raven gets too busy to have lessons, Lady Shana will definitely skip her lessons.”

Even I, who had been quietly standing there, got caught in the crossfire for no reason. Ian knows too much about me. I should disappear now.

“What an annoying guy. So that’s why you read the newspaper every day?”

“Not exactly just for that. I just find it interesting.”

“Maria, I’m going to wash up!”

Leon reported to Maria first, but Maria wasn’t listening anymore. Maria had already come to my side and was hugging me.

“Lady Shana, it’s been 5 hours!”

“Maria, I can’t breathe…”

“Prince Raven didn’t bother you, did he? I’ve told you so many times that his way of speaking has been suspicious since he was young, so you can’t let your guard down. If only my status were acceptable, I wouldn’t leave your side for even an hour…”

“I’ll just accept the sentiment, thank you.”

Ella, who would stop Maria, isn’t here.

“Where’s Ella?”

“She went on an errand with Aile and Bailey!”

This is hopeless. I couldn’t hide my expression and made a tearful face. Maria doesn’t care anyway. Evelyn quietly came over and separated Maria from me, saying.

“How about Lady Maria goes and washes up too?”

“I didn’t break a single sweat, so I’m fine. Lady Shana should also work on her physical training.”

“Today is a self-declared holiday. I’m already tired…”

Maria smiled gently as if she’d let it slide and stepped away. It seemed to be because Leon and Ian had just returned as well.

Maria and Ella, who had worked as babysitters at the manor, and Bailey, who had worked as a nanny, continued to work as manor servants. Bailey seemed to work under the butler grandfather, while Ella and Maria mainly worked with Lloyd.

“Shana always tries to rest whenever she gets the chance.”

“Ian, do you know what my life motto is?”

“I know. ‘Healthy, lazy, and comfortable.'”

Leon shook his head and clicked his tongue. It was a look that blatantly considered me pathetic, but I didn’t care. I’m confident.

Try dying from overwork – there’s no better life motto than that.

“There’s one more thing. As long as I don’t cause trouble for others.”

“How admirable, really…”

Even Ian looked at me with eyes similar to Leon’s. Whatever.

Ian and Leon were a year younger than Raven, but they had grown much taller than him. Probably because they exercised every day, their frames were getting bigger and more solid, visible even through their clothes.

It’s nice that the kids are growing, but the problem was that the twins had started openly treating me like a younger sister at some point.

‘Rather than treating me like a younger sister, it feels like they’re trying to act like older brothers?’

How presumptuous.

The twins still looked young to me, but seeing them try to treat me like a child just made me laugh. In the end, we were treating each other like children. How ridiculous.

“Then please wait here for a moment. Ian, don’t let Lady Shana sit on the dirt ground.”

“Leave it to me.”

I stand corrected. Everyone around me seems like children to me, but none of them acknowledge that I’m mature. How sad.

‘7 years of life, and I haven’t really caused any trouble, so why are they like this?’

It was unexpected that Maria, Ella, and Bailey remained at the manor.

I actually thought they would leave soon. I had heard that it was originally a contract to work until Bailey’s son grew up to a certain extent.

‘I wanted to hire the three of them later, but thinking about it, it would cost too much money…’

Hiring three A-rank mercenaries at once is a bit…

Even though Her Majesty the Empress had promised support, it was a little, no, very unreasonable. The market prices I briefly looked up discouraged me. If that’s the amount for one request, how much would I have to pay for an annual salary?

“But Ian, what do you mean Raven will be getting busy?”

“Oh, that.”

Ian said.

“There’s an epidemic going around near the Capital Slums right now.”

“Oh no.”

“They isolated it early and put people in facilities, but it doesn’t seem to be resolving well. The disease can’t be cured with divine power or healing magic either…”

“…What about medicine? If they find a cure.”

“Even if there is one, it would be expensive, and they haven’t found medicine that exactly matches the epidemic. But if they leave it alone, who knows when it might spread throughout the entire capital. I guess they’re being pressured to solve it somehow.”

“…”

“Since it’s a matter within the capital, the Imperial Court will have to step in, and then Prince Raven will get busy too.”

Ian’s cleverness exceeded the ordinary. Look how smart our kid is. He seems more suited to be a civil official than a knight, so why did he insist on picking up a sword?

‘Even so, Raven is only 12 years old.’

Raven’s face, which had looked annoyed, came to mind anew.

‘Something feels ominous… If someone throws a tantrum, it seems like he’d step up saying he’ll do it himself. …That can’t be right, can it? It won’t happen. No matter what, he’s not stupid enough to be so reckless…’

The next day, I heard that Raven had gone directly to the slums to solve the epidemic.

Has this guy lost his mind!

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