I Opened an Illegal Animal Hospital in Another World - Chapter 40

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Medical Chart 3. Rierem District Hospital (3)

“Isn’t this shoddy construction?”

“What do you take Miss Ella for?”

“But how could she finish preparations in just two days? You said there wasn’t even a roof?”

“The kidnapper helped out. Since they even mobilized mages, time wouldn’t be an issue.”

Leon couldn’t let go of his doubts at Ian’s indifferent answer, muttering “Even so…”

“If you have complaints, you tell Miss Ella yourself.”

“…”

Of course he couldn’t say anything. Leon knew Ian’s words weren’t wrong, and since he’d only said it for no real reason, he was even more unable to speak up.

“I trust Miss Ella, so…”

When Leon muttered awkwardly, Ian burst into laughter.

“We’re going to check it out first just in case, aren’t we?”

“Father said the same thing. Don’t believe anything until you see it with your own eyes… Especially when it concerns our lord’s safety, you must always verify it personally.”

“If there’s a problem, we’ll be the first to get crushed to death.”

“Then there’s no problem.”

Ian nodded his head.

In fact, even without the excessively short construction period, Ian had the temperament where he couldn’t be satisfied unless he saw everything with his own eyes first. Leon also looked like he’d casually brush off everything on the surface, but when it came to Shana, he was just as meticulous and worried as Ian.

“Where’s Shana?”

“She went to the Imperial Palace to study today.”

“…I really don’t like it.”

Even without saying exactly who, it was obvious who they were talking about. It was Raven.

The twins disliked Raven. They were jealous that Raven was Shana’s study partner and spent more time with her than they did, but more than that, they didn’t like how he often treated Shana like a tool.

Shana wasn’t an object, and couldn’t belong to anyone.

However, Raven would often say things like “mine” when it came to Shana. Even with this incident, it was clear that Raven had deliberately dragged Shana in to solve his own problem. He had called a child who was only 7 years old into streets where infectious disease was spreading.

For the twins who prioritized Shana’s safety above all else, this was something they could neither understand nor accept.

“If only that bastard wasn’t around, we’d be the ones studying with Shana right now.”

Despite hating studying, Leon was genuinely regretful. Ian didn’t bother pointing out that even if they could study together, Leon wouldn’t have been able to attend the same classes due to the difference in their levels.

“Well, we’ll be able to monopolize her for at least a year from now on!”

Leon said with a wicked grin.

The twins’ world revolved around Shana to an amazing degree.

Of course, it hadn’t been that way from the beginning.

When they first met Shana around age 7, they were completely wrapped up in rebelliousness, stubbornness, and obstinacy toward their father.

It was only natural.

The twins were young, and from an even younger age, they had grown up hearing the name “Shana” drilled into their ears. Their father, Gillian Lloyd, was a good person and an excellent knight, but he wasn’t exactly an affectionate father. He pushed the twins so hard that others would click their tongues saying it was too harsh.

‘I’m making you do it because I know you can.’

Gillian Lloyd said that, but those were words he could only say because the twins had gritted their teeth and accomplished everything.

Why did they have to become knights? Why did they have to receive this kind of training, and why didn’t their father think of them first? They knew that Gillian Lloyd was Duke Wentworth’s loyal knight, but that had nothing to do with the twins.

If he liked that family so much, why didn’t he just never come home?

Ian truly hated his father. Leon felt the same way.

It was the same even after they met Shana directly. As their father had said, Shana was certainly adorable, and she smiled brightly at the twins despite their twisted sullenness.

They fell for her instantly because she seemed to understand their hearts.

They could clearly see what they wanted to do, and thought that the training they’d done until now had gained meaning… But in truth, they still hated their father. They would suddenly hate Shana too, who their father seemed to love more than his own children.

‘Thinking back now, when I stubbornly insisted on becoming Shana’s knight back then, that was just obstinacy too…’

Because they had charged in with obstinacy, they had pushed themselves to the point of practically smashing their heads against blocks.

They were grateful that she acknowledged them, but at the same time angry that she rejected them. In their young hearts, while rebelling, they probably also had the desire to be recognized by their father.

From the year they turned 9, the twins participated in training without complaint, but they stopped saying they would become Shana’s knights.

That was because it seemed like they didn’t particularly need to become knights.

Since Shana suddenly began studying with the Crown Prince, even when she came to the manor, there was almost no time when they could meet her, so their hearts naturally grew distant. Their father also didn’t torment them, saying they should be helpful to Lady Shana.

If it hadn’t been for rebellion and obstinacy in the first place, they might not have even thought about becoming knights or staying by her side.

They thought they wanted to protect Shana who had acknowledged them, that this was what they wanted to do… But thinking about it again after time passed, it seemed like she hadn’t acknowledged them but simply hadn’t been interested.

‘It’s not like we absolutely have to be the ones to protect her, right?’

Even without the twins, there were many people who would protect Shana.

Shana was the only daughter of the Wentworth Family.

Not only did she have the extravagant love of the Wentworth Couple, but she was also loved by the employees.

They say she follows along well with the strict lessons of the court scholars and often receives praise (Gillian said this), and that Crown Prince Raven must have fallen for her too (if this is true, he’s definitely a pervert).

Ian thought spitefully.

Wasn’t she receiving a bit too much love?

Looking back, this was also just jealousy and resentment toward Shana, who seemed to have forgotten them.

Then one day came. While receiving training from Father as usual, Leon misstepped. The Training Grounds had quite a high ledge, so if he fell like that, it was obvious his head would crack.

“Ahhh!”

Both Ian and Gillian Lloyd just watched Leon fall. They thought he wouldn’t get injured badly enough to die anyway.

However, it didn’t seem like Leon’s personality to scream, so they were startled when they heard an unexpectedly high voice.

“Lloyd! You should catch a child when they’re falling!”

“Sh, Shana?!”

“Leon, are you okay?!”

Leon’s mouth fell wide open. He realized who was pinned beneath him and his body stiffened.

“It’s a good thing I was secretly watching… Leon, does anything hurt?”

“Leon! Get up right now!”

Gillian Lloyd shouted at Leon, who was stupidly lying on top of Shana. Leon was crushing small Shana, who was tiny even among their peers, with his entire body.

“Uncle! Why are you yelling at a child who almost got hurt!”

“B, but Shana, you’re the one who might get hurt because of Leon…”

“Over just a little scrape! How shocked and upset Leon must be! Instead of worrying about your son as a father should…”

Shana shouted angrily. Then she got up energetically and brushed the dust off her skirt.

“Leon, can you get up?”

“Uh, um…”

“You did get hurt a little. There, it doesn’t hurt anymore, right?”

Leon stared at Shana in a daze.

“Leon and Ian are Lloyd’s sons, but they’re also children who will become my knights, so you can’t let them get hurt, understand?”

“…You didn’t forget?”

“What?”

“…”

“I’m studying hard right now to open a hospital and employ you two. What, don’t you want to?”

“…”

“Well, fine if you don’t. You can forget about it too… Oh, here.”

Shana reached out and touched Leon’s cheek. There seemed to be a small scratch there. Shana smiled brightly.

“Now it’s all clean.”

“You, you too…”

“Oh, I can’t heal myself. It’s fine, it’s not even worth putting medicine on, it’ll heal quickly!”

“…”

Shana had rolled on the dirt ground to catch Leon, and had small scratches on her arm from scraping against little stones. She treated a single scratch on his cheek as if it were a major incident, but said her own wounds were nothing. Leon was dumbfounded.

If you watched carefully, Shana couldn’t even heal her own wounds but didn’t spare her body. She had a tendency to throw herself forward first without caring whether she got hurt or not.

“Uncle, don’t bully the twins too much.”

“Shana, people will misunderstand if they hear that!”

“What misunderstanding… You did bully them. The twins are doing well. You should praise them sometimes too.”

Looking at Shana, Leon and Ian couldn’t hide their complicated feelings. They thought she had forgotten everything…

“I didn’t forget though?”

“…”

“And why are you both pushing yourselves so hard? Is someone chasing you?”

“No…”

“You have such scary expressions right now.”

Shana deliberately made a fierce expression. Of course, it wasn’t scary at all.

“I don’t know why, but I’ll definitely employ you both, so don’t be so anxious! So cheer up!”

It’s all because of you…

The remaining Ian and Leon stared blankly at Shana’s retreating figure as she hurried away.

They were angry thinking Shana had forgotten them. They felt anxious about falling behind when they heard she was attending the Imperial Palace to study. Father no longer pressured them to become Shana’s knights, and it was frustrating that he didn’t say anything at all. When before he had forced them even when they said they didn’t want to.

‘How does she figure it out so quickly?’

What they needed, Shana understood immediately. And she gave it to them.

With just one glance, it felt like she had seen right through their hearts. Leon and Ian’s faces flushed red. Their frustrated hearts were completely cleared with just the words “don’t push yourselves.” They became unbelievably happy in an instant.

For the twins, who had strong single-minded tendencies, only one thing mattered. The twins wanted their father to see them properly. They were lonely and wanted recognition.

‘Were we in our rebellious phase? What stubbornness.’

The twins realized. They had wanted their father’s recognition, but now it was enough if only Shana acknowledged them.

They didn’t need anyone else.

They just needed that one person who understood them and made room for them by her side. Just like their father did for Duke Wentworth. They didn’t want to admit they were similar, but they couldn’t deny it.

After that, the twins desperately stuck close to Shana.

As time accumulated like that, the twins came to know that despite Shana’s sharp words, she was quite weak when it came to taking care of herself. They became anxious watching her and started taking care of her one by one.

Maria would tease the twins about this, saying they were like mother birds.

“Sometimes I can’t tell if you two are knights or servants.”

“We’re not knights yet, so we’re closer to being servants, aren’t we?”

The twins couldn’t deny it.

It was the twins’ duty to stay by Shana’s side. To keep Shana safe, the twins would use every means and method they had learned from their annoying father.

“Hand over everything you’ve got.”

“If you give it up quietly, you’ll be safe…”

“Argh!”

First, they decided to deal with the local thugs.

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