I Opened an Illegal Animal Hospital in Another World - Chapter 49
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49
Chapter 12. Who Are You (2)
“I already heard the answer.”
Raven said confidently. When did I ever say anything out loud?
“It’s written on your face.”
He can even read minds. What a scary kid…
“It would be more convenient if I could actually read minds.”
“…”
I decided to regain my composure. When I put on a Buddha-like expression, Evelyn and the twins began carefully observing my complexion. Leon said.
“Shana, do you need to use the bathroom?”
“…”
“If Prince Raven is making you uncomfortable, just whisper it to me.”
Ian chimed in.
“Bodily functions aren’t something to be embarrassed about.”
You guys are the ones embarrassing me…
“Why do you think Shana finds me uncomfortable?”
“Isn’t it natural to feel more comfortable with people you’re closer to, Your Highness?”
Ian said pointedly. Combined with his expressionless face, he looked quite prim. Good job, Ian…
“Then I would be more comfortable.”
“I don’t know how you came to such a delusion.”
“It’s not even worth debating. Shana and I met almost every day.”
“We live together though.”
“We took lessons together under the same teacher.”
“That was only three or four hours.”
I had the illusion that sparks were flying between Ian and Raven. I moved closer to Evelyn’s side. My heart’s sanctuary…
“And Shana and I are engaged.”
“Being engaged doesn’t mean everyone is close. By that logic, there wouldn’t be a single unhappy couple in the world.”
“Let’s ask Shana directly. Shana, do I make you uncomfortable?”
Ah… I was hoping the arrow wouldn’t come to me. Ian, Leon, and Raven all looked at me simultaneously.
“Shana, I wouldn’t mind if you farted in front of me.”
“Shana, we wouldn’t mind if you took a dump in front of us…”
“Both of you shut your mouths.”
Actually, I wanted to tell them to shut up. But since I’m 7 years old, I decided to use proper and refined language. Ian and Raven both looked at me with the same expression – as if asking what there was to be embarrassed about.
“I won’t fart and I won’t take dumps.”
“Then who are you closer to? Obviously it’s me, your fiancé.”
“No, it’s us.”
I hugged Evelyn.
“None of you three. I’m closest to Evelyn.”
“Lady Shana…”
Evelyn smiled happily and hugged me to hide me. Raven said indifferently.
“Now you’re going to make me compete with a beastman?”
“I didn’t tell you to. And isn’t your measure of friendship wrong? No matter how close you are, you wouldn’t become someone who farts or says they want to poop in front of others, right?”
I might have already ruined it the moment I mentioned pooping.
“Twins, you should go now. You said you were meeting someone.”
“But Shana.”
“I won’t leave the hospital, and I’ll be safe with Maria and Evelyn here.”
“Prince Raven is here though?”
Raven didn’t miss the opportunity to interject.
“That sounds like you’re saying I’m a dangerous person.”
“Raven, don’t pick fights over every little thing.”
“I hope my judgment is wrong, but I’m rarely wrong about things.”
“You’re wrong this time. And maybe you’re mistaken because you don’t know that you’re wrong?”
“Stop it…”
“What exactly am I mistaken about…”
My stomach is stinging… Hello, can you hear me? Knock knock?
“There’s already something you don’t know. Just admit that you’re not as smart as you think.”
“At least I’m better than Your Highness. When it comes to Shana.”
“Well, even that…”
“Both of you shut up and get out!”
I failed at using proper and refined language.
I kicked out the twins first. To kick out Raven, I would have had to chase away Hugh outside the door and all the hidden guards, which was too troublesome. The twins grumbled until the end and eventually got kicked in the butt by Evelyn. That’s what you get for not leaving when I told you to…
‘If Maria had been here, she would have grabbed them by the collar and thrown them out long ago.’
Maria had strangely been intimidated by Raven since long ago. “People like us are naturally like that,” she would say. Ella was the same way.
And so, in the medication preparation room set up in the hospital – that is, my room – only Raven, me, and Evelyn remained. I’m the owner of the room, but anyone could see that Raven was sitting there like he owned the place.
My friend who’s confident everywhere… Yeah, it looks good…
“Why do you two have such bad chemistry?”
“The twins are the ones picking fights one-sidedly, you can see that, right?”
“But you respond so enthusiastically that they attack even more. Why do you tease them like that?”
“There are hardly any kids brave enough to talk back to me.”
See, he was enjoying it after all…
“You and the twins are only one year apart, you know?”
“A kid is a kid. You can see that.”
“You’ve never called me a kid though.”
Instead of answering, Raven looked at me with a strange gaze. Then he smiled mysteriously and said.
“Well, now that you mention it, that’s true.”
“…”
What on earth is going on inside that head of his…
“Anyway, if you came to play, go home now. I need to go see my patient.”
“I’ll go with you then.”
“…”
“What’s the problem?”
The biggest problem is that he doesn’t know what the problem is.
“You can give me a tour of the hospital on the way to see the patient.”
“…So confident, it’s really nice to see…”
“Thanks for the compliment.”
That wasn’t a compliment.
***
The hospital was completed as a 3-story building.
The building was ready quickly, but the items ordered from the blacksmith were completed late, so Maria and Ella were happy that they could pay more attention to details with the extra time.
The exterior walls of the building are white. This was my stubbornness. A hospital should be white, after all.
However, hospitals in this world don’t seem to insist on white exterior walls, so when I said I wanted white walls, everyone looked at me strangely.
Ella even said, “You rarely want to stand out.”
It might be because there aren’t many establishments called ‘hospitals’ in the first place. It was common to use pharmaceutical companies for medicine, and temples or healing centers called mages’ houses for healing arts. Of course, there weren’t many healing centers either.
When I asked Ella where people go when they’re sick, she said it’s normal to endure it if medicine doesn’t work. If you have money, you can call a hospital (healer or priest) to your house, so there’s no problem.
Given this situation, naturally hospitals with both apothecaries and healers together were almost impossible to find. There are a few places run by the country, but the costs are ridiculously expensive so hardly anyone uses them. It’s also hard to get permits, and apothecaries and healers have terrible chemistry…
Because healers and priests look down on apothecaries. Their social status is different to begin with. Healers would be great mages, and priests who can use healing arts would be great high-ranking priests.
“The 1st floor has examination rooms and waiting rooms…”
Maria decided to handle reception herself. Actually, Maria doesn’t have much to do. Instead, Maria will stay at the hospital instead of the manor from today. I heard that’s how the contract was made.
Fortunately, Maria’s salary, which is the most expensive labor cost, is still covered by my parents. I’m saved.
“The 2nd floor is the inpatient ward. There are many beds but only one person is using them.”
“Are there really people who need to be hospitalized when you’re treating them?”
“…There might be…”
I answered glumly. Yeah, it was just my dream. He never lets things slide.
“And the 3rd floor?”
“Supply storage and the medication preparation room we were using. How is it, impressive right?”
“You’ve used the spacious area quite boldly.”
“…”
Is that an insult or a compliment.
“It’s a compliment.”
“I knew you use mind reading…”
Raven burst into brief laughter. I let him examine the interior with interested eyes.
In the meantime, I tried to sneak to the inpatient ward, but Raven, whose perception is at level 100, wouldn’t be fooled by me. This is why I hate perceptive kids.
I knocked twice before opening the door. There was no answer.
“Lili, I’m coming in!”
Raven started looking at me strangely. It seemed like he was seeing my high-class consideration for the first time.
“You can hear the footsteps, but besides me, Evelyn, there’s one more person, okay? Don’t be too surprised! He’s not a dangerous person.”
“…Evelyn, do you always do this?”
Evelyn nodded. Since singing “Do You Want to Build a Snowman” in front of Raven would be embarrassing even for me (unlike the twins, he would definitely tease me about it for life), I specially skipped that process this time.
Actually, I stopped because it seemed like Lili got angrier the more I sang.
Although she got angry once saying I left her alone without even introducing who I was, Lili was gradually letting her guard down little by little. Thanks to visiting her daily to feed her and play with her.
I feel like I only made her angry every time, but it was better than no reaction.
The traces of the Demon Clan remained, but her body that had become weak from long starvation and illness was steadily improving, so I brought her to the hospital. She said there was also a child who was Lili’s friend, so I was thinking of asking Ron for sponsorship.
“Going in? I’m going in!”
“What a tiring way to live… Being considerate while showing kindness.”
If you live being too honest about everything, you might not get stressed, but you could get stabbed, Raven. Evelyn, don’t nod your head either…
“She’ll be sensitive because her environment has changed.”
“Is the one inside there a goldfish?”
I hoped Lili hadn’t heard what Raven said.
I gave Raven’s shoulder a smack (disgustingly, he went “Ow” and pretended to be hurt in such a dry way that I let it slide), and carefully opened the door.
“Lili, are you aslee—?”
That’s when it happened. Someone pushed me aside as I opened the door, and something shot out like lightning and pounced on Raven. Aah.
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