I Opened an Illegal Animal Hospital in Another World - Chapter 57

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57

 

Medical Chart 4. People Who Come After Hearing Rumors (2)

 

Evelyn felt someone’s presence and looked up. She saw Lili entering through the door with an awkward expression. Lili, who had made eye contact with her, quickly lowered her head.

 

‘She must feel uncomfortable sleeping with someone who tried to kill her.’

 

In a way, it was natural. Lili had clear memories of when she was being controlled, so she would also remember when Evelyn tried to kill her after the curse was lifted.

 

Of course, Evelyn had genuinely intended to kill Lili.

 

“If you don’t like it, go tell Lord Bailey yourself.”

 

“Wh-what?”

 

Lili jumped up in surprise and quickly pressed herself against the door.

 

“If you tell him you’re anxious because I might kill you, he’ll gladly give you another room. They’re generous enough people to do that much.”

 

“Wh-who said I was anxious…?”

 

“Anyone would think you’re scared if you’re trembling and pressed against the door like that.”

 

“…Aren’t you the one who’s uncomfortable?”

 

Lili bit her lips tightly and shouted. Evelyn, who had finished preparing for bed, found this small bird who kept shouting and getting excited annoying.

 

“Why would I be?”

 

“Because I attacked you, and you hate me!”

 

“Don’t make me repeat myself. Do you think I’d feel anxious about someone like you?”

 

“…”

 

“If you understand, then lie down and sleep. We have to leave early tomorrow too.”

 

Lili seemed even more intimidated by the cold voice.

 

If Lili had also received cold treatment from humans, she would have rebelled more or gotten angry. However, Evelyn was a beastman like Lili.

 

‘Does she arbitrarily think that she and I are in the same situation?’

 

Lili had been conscious of Evelyn from the beginning. She looked at her as if looking at a traitor, with eyes that seemed to ask how she could cling to humans and act coquettishly.

 

This was why Evelyn didn’t bother being kind to Lili. Would a traitor’s words even reach her ears?

 

Of course, Evelyn had also had similar experiences to Lili.

 

She had been beaten until she fainted, nearly died from being trampled until all the bones in her body were broken and her organs burst. She could naturally understand not being able to trust humans.

 

But she couldn’t tolerate condemning even those who had shown her kindness.

 

Shana had no obligation to treat Lili kindly, yet she treated and cared for her simply because the twins had brought her.

 

That was definitely not an easy thing to do.

 

“If you don’t like it, pack your things and leave.”

 

“…”

 

“Since you said you’d repay your debt, we’re having you work to cover the treatment costs. If you say you want to leave and live as you please, no one will stop you.”

 

“…”

 

“I’ll tell Lady Shana myself, so don’t worry about it.”

 

“…I said I would work!”

 

“You do know that giving you work is also intended to help you, right? I trust you’re not stupid enough to not realize even that.”

 

“…”

 

“Since you said you had nowhere to go, they’re even letting you sleep here and feeding you like this, aren’t they? If you don’t understand, you can go right now to wherever that guy Jake or whatever his name is.”

 

Evelyn thought it would be really appreciated if Lili got angry and stormed out.

 

Shana seemed to hope that Evelyn would get along well with Lili, but she had not even the slightest intention of getting close to her unless Lili’s attitude changed.

 

Evelyn disliked people who didn’t know gratitude.

 

And she disliked even more those who hurt Shana. Evelyn didn’t like that Shana was kind even to people who rejected her.

 

‘What exactly is our young lady lacking that she has to be considerate while showing kindness?’

 

Lady Shana spoon-feeds you, dotes on you, even holds your hand when you sleep… To receive such excessive treatment and still dare to… Evelyn’s anger was mixed with personal feelings.

 

“I won’t go.”

 

“Really? Then lie down.”

 

“…How can you be so blindly… loyal to a person?”

 

“Maybe it’s because I’m a dog.”

 

Evelyn shrugged her shoulders. Lili looked at her as if she was talking nonsense.

 

“…Are you loyal because Lady Shana saved you?”

 

“It’s true that she saved me, but I don’t offer loyalty because of that. You’re looking down on me too easily.”

 

“…Then what is it?”

 

“Because I like her. I want to achieve what this person desires, I want to keep making her smile, I want to keep her safe. I’ve come to think that I’d be fine with dying if it means I can do that.”

 

“…I don’t understand.”

 

“I wasn’t telling you this so you’d understand.”

 

When did her heart to repay kindness change? And why?

 

Was it because of the hands that would pat and embrace her until she fell asleep when she couldn’t sleep at night? Was it because of the smile that always beamed brightly whenever their eyes met?

 

Perhaps it was because she showed me that I still had the capacity to love someone else, even though my heart had been blackened with hatred for humans.

 

Saying it was because she saved me was ultimately correct too.

 

What mattered was the fact that she had come to want to protect this person.

 

But for that, she was still too weak. The fact that she had been helplessly defeated by Lili, who had been weakened even if she was being controlled, dealt a great blow to Evelyn’s pride.

 

Ella had explained to her how amazing it was to resist the power of the Demon Clan, but it didn’t resonate with her at all. In the end, the fact that she had put Shana in danger because she was weak remained unchanged.

 

“I may not understand you yet, but I’ll repay my debt in my own way.”

 

“Do whatever you want.”

 

“…Thank you, Evelyn.”

 

Evelyn didn’t respond.

 

Actually, I didn’t dislike Lili’s type. Being able to fight back desperately, saying she’d rather break than bend, never giving up until the end—that was proof of strong mental fortitude.

 

Moreover, honestly asking for forgiveness was something that required considerable courage.

 

However.

 

‘Not until she thanks Lady Shana first.’

 

Getting close was still a long way off.

 

***

 

The next day, in the hospital that was quiet as usual without a single patient, chatter was in full swing.

 

“Evelyn is definitely INTJ.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

Shana said, pointing at Evelyn.

 

“The meticulous strategist type.”

 

“Strategist type… that does seem right.”

 

Ella nodded her head.

 

“Even when Evelyn attacks once, she calculates carefully. She predicts reactions and finds the most efficient route.”

 

“What about Ella?”

 

“I’m not really the strategist type… Wouldn’t Bailey be closer to a strategist?”

 

“Bailey seems like ENTJ.”

 

“What’s that?”

 

“Bold commander, I think.”

 

“Ah, that seems fitting.”

 

Ella burst into giggles. Maria also laughed quietly. Bold indeed, absolutely bold. If you’re not bold, you can’t make a child with a man you just met…

 

“Come to think of it, Ella might be closer to ESTP… The adventurous entrepreneur type.”

 

“That’s right, Ella is all about fun!”

 

“It’s not like I only pursue fun…”

 

Shana wrote something on the paper she had been scribbling on for a while. It was a memo she had written after closing her eyes and falling deep in thought, as if searching her memory.

 

“What about us? What about us?”

 

“Leon is definitely ESFP. The free-spirited entertainer type.”

 

“What’s an entertainer?”

 

“…An actor?”

 

“But I can’t act.”

 

“It’s just the type. You perfectly fit the aspect of loving to receive attention and be in the spotlight.”

 

Everyone except Leon nodded their heads. He does love getting attention, Leon does… He gets lonely when you don’t pay attention to him, Leon does…

 

“What about Ian? Does Ian also like attention…”

 

“Ian is ISTJ? The upright logistician type?”

 

“That might be similar… I’m not sure, but isn’t ‘upright’ a bit off?”

 

Leon grumbled discontentedly that Shana should know how shamelessly he commits bad deeds.

 

“Ah, I’d love to make test sheets for everyone if I could! But I can’t remember!”

 

“What’s that? What kind of test sheet?”

 

“…There’s such a thing. I read it somewhere, it was a personality type test that was popular sometime long ago…”

 

Ella and Maria exchanged glances. When words like ‘long ago’ and ‘sometime’ came out of Shana’s mouth, it meant information they couldn’t figure out anyway.

 

“Then what about you, Shana?”

 

Ian, who had been listening quietly, asked.

 

“I was ENFP. The spirited campaigner. It might have changed by now though.”

 

“Spirited… you are that.”

 

“Active… too.”

 

Lukewarm agreement followed.

 

“I’m not sure about Lili yet, and I think Raven is probably INTJ… At least the I is right. He’s definitely not the type who recharges energy by being with others. I’m not sure about Mom and Dad yet either…”

 

“Oh my, why not? Aren’t they the people you know best?”

 

Maria tilted her head.

 

“Mom and Dad try so hard to be good parents to me…”

 

“Aha.”

 

“That’s why I don’t really know. They hide too much.”

 

“Hmm…”

 

“Maria or Ella would know better, right? Though it would be a bit strange for adults to be too honest and tell a child everything…”

 

“Oh my, Lady Shana. Are you saying in a roundabout way that we’re strange?”

 

“I never said it in a roundabout way. I said it outright.”

 

“That’s too much… Please say it in a roundabout way. It hurts my feelings!”

 

Maria pretended to cry while sniffling. Evelyn and the twins looked slightly nauseous, and Ella stared coldly at her outright. Shana giggled as if she had seen something very amusing.

 

“It’s all because we love Lady Shana, you know that, right?”

 

“Of course I know. I have a secret or two myself!”

 

“Oh my, only one or two?”

 

“For a 7-year-old, one or two is a lot…”

 

Shana quietly muttered, “How many secrets could I possibly make when I can’t even go anywhere alone…” That was also a valid point. After all, she had to be accompanied by someone wherever she went.

 

If it were Maria, she would have run away from home long ago out of frustration.

 

“Um…”

 

“I want to go around alone too. I need some time to myself!”

 

“Stay in your room with the door closed. I’ll pretend not to notice.”

 

“You can hear everything anyway. I know that too!”

 

“Excuse me!”

 

Only then did Shana notice Lili. Lili avoided the gazes directed at her and said.

 

“A customer has arrived.”

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