I Opened an Illegal Animal Hospital in Another World - Chapter 47

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47

 

Chapter 11. First Customer (6)

 

“What the hell? That kid…”

 

Lili looked at the piece of cold steak. Even though it had cooled, it still glistened and gave off a delicious aroma, but the appetite that had been unbearable just moments ago had completely disappeared.

 

‘I was going crazy wanting to eat the meat that kid offered me.’

 

It was strange.

 

‘She doesn’t seem like she’ll harm me… I wonder if Jake is safe?’

 

She could just leave someone like me alone. Lili pulled her knees up and hugged them.

 

“May I excuse myself for a moment?”

 

“…You already came in on your own.”

 

“I did knock, but you didn’t seem to hear. Since you’re a girl, it would be more comfortable talking to me than my husband, right?”

 

The person who opened the door and entered was a woman she’d never seen before.

 

The elegant, slender woman looked very much like that girl from earlier. However, unlike the child who had a somewhat relaxed atmosphere, she gave off a sense of tension and intimidation as if a string had been pulled taut. Lili curled up her body.

 

“No need to be nervous. Since Shana treasures you, I have no intention of laying a hand on you.”

 

“…”

 

“I looked into your background a bit. You were last sold to the Count of Heights and escaped from there. Before that, you wandered around various places… Sorry for looking into it without permission.”

 

“You’re not sorry at all.”

 

“Well, that’s true…”

 

She didn’t deny it. Lili knew that all nobles were like this.

 

They were the type who acted selfishly and didn’t care at all even when trampling on someone. Well, it wasn’t just nobles – all humans were like that. Creatures who could tear open wounds, stir them up, and even take lives without feeling a single bit of guilt.

 

“Who branded the slave mark on your ankle?”

 

“…I don’t know what you plan to do with that information, but if you thought I’d answer obediently…”

 

“It would be appreciated if you answered obediently. I don’t want to break my daughter’s toy.”

 

“…”

 

Lili gulped. The face that spoke lightly while smiling looked kind, but she wasn’t foolish enough to believe what she saw at face value.

 

Resistance was useless against this person. Those green eyes only saw her as a means or tool for their own purposes.

 

Lili gulped. The reason she had managed to survive in harsh environments was thanks to her survival instinct that was stronger than anyone else’s. It was thanks to knowing how to hold her breath and wait for the right moment in order to survive somehow.

 

“…Yes… A mage who follows the count branded it.”

 

“Hmm, I see. Is that so… I’ll have to turn the Count of Heights upside down first.”

 

“…That’s enough now. Just leave me alone…”

 

“Sorry for scaring you. Can you keep my visit a secret from Shana?”

 

Lili buried her face between her knees and nodded. She could do anything as long as that scary person would disappear quickly.

 

“Thank you. I’m sorry.”

 

A large adult hand gently stroked the top of her head. After the sound of the door closing, Lili raised her head. Why apologize? What was there to be thankful for?

 

“What the…”

 

What was that cheerful child who remained calm even when pushed away sharply, what was that body that healed as if washed clean, and what was that person who had just shot killing intent as if she’d kill if not answered, but then readily offered an apology to someone with a slave brand and turned away?

 

“Just where have I been dragged to…”

 

***

 

“Ta-da!”

 

Maria spun around magnificently in place. Her white coat fluttered.

 

It was a doctor’s coat I had asked Bailey to make. A proper doctor needs a coat and stethoscope. I was the type who was faithful to preconceptions.

 

“Amazing, Maria! You look smart!”

 

“Wait a minute, Lady Shana. Then how did I look normally?”

 

“Huh?”

 

“Acting cute won’t work. Please tell me properly!”

 

Maria had quite a persistent side at times like this.

 

“Maria, don’t cling to Lady Shana too much.”

 

“But Bailey…”

 

“You don’t normally have a smart-looking image, do you?”

 

“…”

 

Bailey was worse. I didn’t say anything like that. I quickly intervened, worried that Maria might misunderstand.

 

“I meant you look even smarter!”

 

“R-right?”

 

Let’s not mention that I normally thought of Maria as cute and cheerful but somewhat simple…

 

“We want those too.”

 

Leon grumbled. Leon and Ian were wearing orange one-piece work clothes, with a flashy color that would catch the eye from far away as the main point. Ian had put it on reluctantly, but his expression wasn’t good.

 

“It’s embarrassing…”

 

“Why? It’s really cool!”

 

Bailey’s sewing skills were amazing for implementing something so similar even with my poor explanation.

 

When I calmly praised them, life returned to the faces of Leon and Ian, who had been unable to hide their displeasure. Such cute things.

 

“Really?”

 

“Of course. I don’t lie! Super cool and cute and….”

 

“I don’t need the cute part.”

 

But that’s your greatest charm point.

 

“Then let’s double the cool part.”

 

“…I feel like I’m being fooled somehow, but I’ll go with that.”

 

Unlike Leon, Ian didn’t fall for it easily. What a tough kid.

 

Then Evelyn and I put on gowns that were identical to Maria’s but in different sizes. Evelyn pulled it off perfectly, and honestly, it suited me quite well too. If I just get a stethoscope next week, it’ll be perfect….

 

‘Should I wear some fake glasses too?’

 

In the mirror, I could see my face slightly flushed with excitement. But this is a little….

 

‘It feels like playing hospital….’

 

It was a bit embarrassing.

 

Why did having the proper attire make it feel even more like playing pretend? At least Maria looked somewhat serious, which was fortunate. I took off the gown and stored it carefully.

 

‘Finally, next week….’

 

What started as a strange obsession of the twins was actually a perfect fit for me, when I thought about it.

 

More precisely, it was perfect for my abilities.

 

Even if I don’t know what this power really is, wouldn’t it be better to use it well since I have it? It would be much better than just using it as clay for developing my hand muscles.

 

Thanks to this power that could even treat beastmen, I was able to heal Evelyn and stop the epidemic relatively easily.

 

Even if I couldn’t heal everyone who was sick, I really liked being able to help those suffering right in front of me.

 

For now I’d have to put Maria forward as a proxy doctor, but once I’m fully grown, I’ll be able to do it directly. If we start with the epidemic in the slums, fewer people will die each year….

 

And I can interfere with the demons who cast evil curses on the Empress and Lili.

 

‘I was planning to spend my days lazily sleeping when Raven goes to the Academy, but how did it end up like this.’

 

After all, isn’t a kindergartener’s duty to eat, sleep, poop, run around and play? If you remove the last part about running and playing, that’s a baby’s duty.

 

But thinking of those beastmen children who hugged each other trembling, looking at me with feverish eyes, I couldn’t just sit still.

 

I’m weak when it comes to little kids….

 

I’m even weaker when it comes to small, cute creatures.

 

If I was the only one who could help them, I thought it would be better to do what I could right away.

 

So I decided to open the hospital earlier than planned, but it was amazing how it was somehow taking shape. Even though I’m doing it so carelessly.

 

Proxy doctor Maria.

 

Paramedic twins.

 

Nurse Evelyn.

 

What they all had in common was that they were all unlicensed amateurs. Haha. Not one of us has any qualifications!

 

‘It’s illegal anyway, so what does it matter.’

 

I wanted to ask Evelyn to be our mascot too. Wouldn’t it be amazing to put cute Evelyn’s paw print on the hospital sign….

 

I just want it for myself, a paw print sign.

 

“But Lady Shana, what should we do for examinations when you’re not here?”

 

“Just pretend to write something on paper, scribble anything, and prescribe medicine.”

 

One characteristic of doctors: they write something on paper, but no one can read it.

 

Of course, other doctors would be able to read it, but to others it just looked like scribbles. Still, if you scribble confidently as if it’s natural, it looks so professional that it’s hard to ask what it says….

 

I believed Maria would do very well since she’s so shameless.

 

“Medicine? We’re handling medicine too? Won’t the Apothecary Guild stay quiet about this….”

 

“Since we’re not officially operating within the guild, wouldn’t it be okay?”

 

“All apothecaries in the Empire belong to the Apothecary Guild, so they won’t let us handle medicine.”

 

“Ah, I’ll make the medicine.”

 

“What?”

 

Maria, Bailey, the twins, and Evelyn all widened their eyes.

 

“Watch carefully.”

 

I spread both palms and gathered clay. As I learned when treating the beautiful Empress, the clay could also be solidified.

 

Adjusting the consistency wasn’t difficult, but solidification required concentration, and even after solidifying, it didn’t maintain its form, so I couldn’t find a way to utilize it. It would disappear if it got too far away from me or if time passed.

 

But recently, in my research with Mother, I succeeded in dissolving the clay into water.

 

This potion had healing effects even when far away from me, and even after time passed. Mother muttered with a very subtle expression, “Is this holy water…?” It’s a potion, you know? Really.

 

When I carefully dissolved the solidified clay into the water bottle on the table, it briefly glowed and then disappeared.

 

“So this becomes medicine!”

 

“Wow!”

 

“Hurry up and praise me! Praise me!”

 

Even I think this is a good idea!

 

“Wow, Lady Shana… You’re becoming more and more versatile!”

 

Maria said playfully.

 

“For being versatile, isn’t it too much of a one-sided ability?”

 

“You’re being modest too.”

 

“A truly versatile person wouldn’t get out of breath from running a little, and wouldn’t collapse from using Light magic once.”

 

Instead of having pathetic stamina and mana, only this mysterious healing power is abundant… If I were a game character, it would have been the worst. No matter how amazing a healer is, it’s useless if they die in one hit.

 

Ian picked up the medicine I made, smelled it, tasted it, and said.

 

“This is too sweet?”

 

“Yeah, it strangely became sweet…”

 

“I’ve thought this before, but this ability is excessively convenient.”

 

Ian took a sip of the very sweet water with a serious expression. For a healthy person drinking it, it’s just sweet water.

 

“If I were a person in power, I’d want to have you by any means.”

 

“True. Even if injured to the point of death, you survive, cure diseases, and even restore fatigue…”

 

“If someone you want to kill has something like that, it would be really troublesome.”

 

These bloodthirsty ones.

 

Could you not talk about a person like some elixir of immortality.

 

***

 

And on the weekend.

 

“A marriage proposal came in, Shana.”

 

Orange juice trickled down.

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