I Opened an Illegal Animal Hospital in Another World - Chapter 82

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82

Medical Chart 5. Once Again, Only I Was Serious (2)

She’s fine now, but there was a time when Lili was hard to watch.

Caught between hatred toward humans and gratitude toward Shana, unable to do anything, her heart was torn to shreds. She suffered, saying that the more she liked Shana, the more pathetic she felt for not being able to abandon her hatred.

Evelyn offered a very simple solution to such Lili: “Just make her an exception, can’t you?”

Evelyn had also had the same experience as Lili.

Evelyn still basically remained wary of and didn’t trust humans other than Shana and the Wentworth couple. She never forgot that the majority of humans were dangerous to her and could turn threatening at any time. Only her benefactor was an exception, nothing more.

About this, Shana often said she was like a Jindo dog. Even without knowing what a Jindo dog was, if it meant acting nasty to everyone except the owner, it would be accurate.

Lili grumbled, “Talking with Evelyn makes me feel like an idiot.” Still, she couldn’t deny that those words had been a great help.

Originally wary and suspicious by nature, Lili wasn’t the type with enough nerve to act friendly right away just because someone was her benefactor. Sharp words came out before kind ones, and when touched, she would startle and shake it off more often than not.

Jake was quite hurt by Lili’s attitude at first.

No matter how much I approach her, she won’t trust me, he thought dejectedly.

But Shana was persistent. She found Lili’s sharp words cute and frequently hugged her while showering her with praise. Jake watched Lili crumble under Shana’s assault and tried to do the same, but it was impossible.

First of all, the things Shana said were too embarrassing for Jake to say. No, how can she say such things without ulterior motives? Is it because I have ulterior motives that I can’t? But isn’t it still too embarrassing? Could she possibly be one hundred percent sincere? Even if she’s sincere, still…?

What is she trying to do by seducing her like that…?

‘If Shana were a man, she would have become a really nasty playboy…’

If that had been the case, it would have been terrible. It was obvious that he wouldn’t have stood a chance.

‘Well, even without romantic meaning, the number of people who’ve fallen for her is countless…’

Jake muttered with a hint of spite. If she showered someone with praise without shame like she did with Lili, expressing her affection with her whole body… wouldn’t they easily have their hearts stolen?

To be honest, Jake had almost fallen for it several times too.

After joining Ron’s pack, Jake came to understand Shana’s status anew.

More precisely, he learned how many prisoners Shana had thoughtlessly (this was entirely Jake’s opinion) caught with praise, kindness, and smiles. In Jake’s opinion, all the beastmen who had lived in the Rierem District were prisoners.

All those from the orphanage run by Ron followed Shana blindly. They called her their benefactor, but seeing how they teased her, it didn’t really feel like they were grateful, yet seeing them eliminate criminals in the Rierem District and its vicinity every night with the twins showed they did like her.

Watching them move very systematically and meticulously under the twins’ direction, he secretly thought…

‘It kind of seems like just a hobby…’

Anyway, Lili was just one of them. Whether he should call that fortunate was confusing, but comparatively, she was a mild case.

Compared to Evelyn, whose eyes would roll back when it came to Shana matters, or Ron, who was just a big crying man in front of Shana but was the head of the largest and oldest beastmen organization in Rierem, or Renate, an S-class mercenary who doted on Shana like a cute niece.

Someone like Lili, who just occasionally blushed thinking of Shana or tried to emulate her words and actions, was definitely a mild case.

Since the day he met Lili collapsed in the alley, Jake’s world revolved thoroughly around Lili. Though it was frustrating that he couldn’t help Lili with his own strength alone, watching Lili before his eyes made everything seem fine.

What did it matter anyway, since Lili was dating him!

‘Though it’s a secret from Shana…’

While it was Lili’s wish, Renate’s influence played a strong role here. Something about romantic relationships being too early for Shana. Renate definitely still saw Shana as a 7-year-old child.

Just what had that child done to the Rierem District?

And why was she the only one uninterested in how the streets had changed due to what she had done?

‘Lili looks happy, so…’

That was enough. That was what mattered most to Jake.

After finishing breakfast, Jake prepared to open Ron’s restaurant. Ron wouldn’t wake up until around lunchtime. Until then, running the restaurant was Jake’s responsibility. Lili returned to the hospital.

Normally no one would be there at this time, but today was different. Evelyn came down from the stairs leading to the 2nd floor. Lili asked.

“Did you eat breakfast?”

“No, I have no appetite.”

Of course she wouldn’t have an appetite when Shana wasn’t there. Lili clicked her tongue inwardly. Shana supremacism should have limits for people to accommodate and understand, she thought critically about how it had gone too far.

Never dreaming that Jake had just thought the exact same thing about Lili moments before.

Evelyn had stayed up all night caring for the inpatient. After Shana returned home, the visitors who came held their deeply sleeping pack’s alpha, cried for a long time, then left. They would come again soon.

“Where’s Shana?”

See, there it was again, Shana, Shana at the end of every sentence… Lili answered without hiding her fed-up expression.

“She’ll come soon. She’s probably still having breakfast.”

“You came without even checking?”

“I eat separately. You know asking me is pointless, so why are you picking a fight for no reason?”

Though she asked, Lili knew the answer too. Her nerves were on edge because Shana wasn’t in front of her. There was no addiction quite like this one. Lili decided it would be better to get rid of her quickly.

“The twins will come soon, so leave this place to me and go see Shana. Don’t you need to help her get ready?”

“…Use honorifics.”

“Shana told me not to use honorifics.”

“…”

Evelyn wore an expression full of dissatisfaction, but she couldn’t say anything more. For Evelyn, Shana’s words were absolute.

After chasing Evelyn away, Lili remained alone and cleaned the hospital lobby. She watered the flower pots and emptied the trash cans. Filling up the tea leaves that people liked was also Lili’s job. Lili was happiest during this time of tending to her space among all her daily tasks.

After roughly finishing the cleaning and organizing the miscellaneous items on the desk, the door opened.

“Lili, good morning!”

It was Leon who greeted her warmly. Ian entered quietly two steps behind Leon and greeted her with his eyes.

Leon sauntered over and leaned against the desk before speaking.

“Did Evelyn leave?”

He asked while looking up, but his tone was confident.

“She was restless because Shana wasn’t here, so I kicked her out.”

“Good job. Even when I said I’d just watch over things myself, she insisted that nursing was her job.”

“Maybe she just didn’t trust you, Leon.”

Ian chimed in with a snicker. Leon flared up.

“How could that be? Where else would you find someone as reliable as me?”

“Lately even Shana’s been suspicious, asking if you’re a playboy. Playboys aren’t exactly reliable.”

“Ah, seriously! It’s a misunderstanding!”

Leon whimpered as he expressed his grievance. He was truly innocent. He wasn’t dating anyone. He just couldn’t refuse people who came asking for help. He really had no idea how he ended up with the false accusation of being a playboy.

“Ian, you shouldn’t join in like that. You should help clear things up for me.”

“Clear up what?”

“…”

“I just told them exactly what I saw.”

“Ian, so you were the traitor…”

Leon glared at his twin with a face as despairing as if the sky had fallen. As if he never dreamed that his twin, who shared his blood and flesh, would be a traitor.

However, Ian just shrugged his shoulders and went up to the 2nd floor. He didn’t even look back at the whining Leon. Lili thought the twins were like a dog and a cat.

Leon had a bright and lively personality with good social skills. He had the talent to easily talk to anyone and continue conversations without awkwardness. His voice was loud and his actions were rather boisterous. While he certainly had somewhat hasty and hot-tempered aspects, he knew how to make calm judgments at important moments.

Ian, on the other hand, was the complete opposite. He was blunt and spoke little, not easily letting people get close. He would play pranks on people he was close to, but wouldn’t even talk to others. He was usually expressionless and had a cold attitude, always calm and rational. However, when he got angry, he lost all reason.

About the twins, Shana said they were ‘subtle weirdos.’ Lili thought they were definitely not subtle.

“Hello. I’d like to register.”

A man entered through the door the twins had left open. Lili recognized his face.

“It’s still before clinic hours. Please come at 9 o’clock.”

“May I wait inside?”

“If you promise to be quiet.”

There were still about 10 minutes left until clinic hours started. Since there wasn’t much time left, either Shana or Ella would come soon. Lili quietly observed the man who said he would promise and entered the hospital.

‘Isn’t he an outsider?’

He had a pale complexion and thin build as if he hadn’t seen much sunlight, but he didn’t seem to have anything particularly wrong with him. Well, of course, since Shana had treated him directly. Lili had not a shred of doubt about Shana’s healing power that had saved her life. There couldn’t be any illness left.

‘The medicine was prescribed as juice… There’s nothing particularly suspicious about it either?’

Why did he come back?

‘Could he be someone sent by the Apothecary Guild?’

But what would they gain by secretly sending someone at this point? Just then, Ella’s voice could be heard from inside the clinic.

“Please go in. I’ll give you the medical questionnaire you filled out before, so please explain your symptoms directly.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

It was hard to find traces of malice in his face that smiled faintly. Lili tilted her head, wondering if she had been needlessly suspicious.

A little later, the man’s face was somewhat dark when he came out after finishing his examination. Nathan held out a prescription. This time it was a proper potion prescription. Of course it was. It was Ella, after all. Lili prepared the medicine.

Nathan muttered as he received the potion.

“I wanted to meet her again.”

“Pardon?”

“It’s nothing.”

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