I Opened an Illegal Animal Hospital in Another World - Chapter 92
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92
Chapter 20. When You’re Having Fun, You’re Bound to Forget Something (4)
The fist landed squarely on the man’s face with a satisfying thud. At the same time, the man flew backward, and the crowd cheered loudly.
When the man who literally looked like a bandit roared like a beast, the cheering grew even louder in response.
“Ah, what a shame! Another brave challenger has been defeated!”
“Kha-hat-hat-ha!”
So there really are people who laugh like that… With a slightly off-kilter impression, I wondered if that man might be one of my child’s companions. A pure person… is he really…?
“If you land even one hit, you can become the owner of a 100 gold prize! A chance to take home 100 gold for just 1 gold!”
What seemed to be a shill, one of the bandit’s companions, was enthusiastically running his mouth.
“That’s too much! You have no intention of losing at all, do you!”
“Well now, if we lost on purpose, we wouldn’t be able to do business!”
That’s true too. The man who had burst into confident kha-hat-hat laughter shouted loudly.
“Anyone will do! Come at me!”
“You have to participate in tomorrow’s martial arts tournament too, so it would be better not to provoke too much. What if a real expert comes out and defeats you! What would you do if you got injured!”
“I will never lose! Kha-hat-ha-ha!”
Is this perhaps a comedy skit?
The audience giggled at the back-and-forth between the bandit and the shill. I feel like I’ve seen that kind of comedian duo somewhere before. Though they probably didn’t become very famous.
“Is it fight betting?”
“How barbaric.”
“…It’s surprising to hear you say that…”
That was Ian, Evelyn, and Leon in order. Raven had also taken his place beside me at some point and was looking at the loudly laughing man.
“Are you trying to say I’m barbaric, Leon?”
“Can you say you’re not?”
“…You should be grateful we’re in front of Shana.”
“When Shana’s not around, you don’t even listen to what I say anyway.”
Leon was acting cocky, trusting in me. Can you really trust me? Even if Evelyn decides to grab you by the hair, I can’t stop her.
However, Leon didn’t stop being cheeky, unaware that I was a rotten rope to rely on.
“Honestly, you are barbaric, right? Just like Maria’s disciple, whenever something happens, you try to solve it with your fists.”
“You sound like you’re not the same way.”
“I give a verbal warning first.”
Evelyn looked at Leon as if she couldn’t believe it. Then she looked him up and down and snorted. It was more effective than a hundred words.
“Should I praise you for growing up?”
“What are you, some master or lord, that I’d want praise from you…”
Ah, does that mean he wants praise from me? I whispered to Ian.
“Ian, does Leon really talk first these days?”
“…Your judgment would be correct.”
“…”
I decided to keep my mouth shut. So it was a lie, Leon…
“When do you think Maria will return?”
“She only sends letters saying she’s still studying and doesn’t tell us where she is, so we have no choice but to wait.”
I had once told Bailey that we should be worried and go look for her. But Bailey said it would be better to worry about a bear that left home than to worry about Maria. Ella was the same. She looked at me as if she was dying of how precious I was for worrying about Maria, so I couldn’t ask further.
“Is there no true warrior who can defeat me! Kha-hat, as expected, I am the strongest!”
I cast my gaze toward the noisy voice.
No matter how I looked at it, his appearance, voice, and lines seemed like they’d come from a low-budget B-grade action movie extra. Thinking that even a top actor would have difficulty acting with such completeness, I was watching when my eyes met directly with the man’s.
“That young lady over there seems to have fallen for me too. Kha-hat-hat-ha!”
Who is it? Someone with such unique taste…
“You don’t need to pretend not to know! There’s nothing to be embarrassed about! It’s natural instinct to be drawn to a strong man!”
“…Me?”
Don’t tell me he’s talking about me?
I opened my eyes wide in shock.
“That’s right, young lady! You can’t take your eyes off me! Kha-hat-hat-ha, go ahead, look all you want! These magnificent muscles and…”
Gazes poured in from all around. They were looks of shock and pity from people who were thinking exactly what I had been thinking just ten seconds ago. No! I don’t like that kind of thing! I, I like cute things!
When a person is too flustered, words don’t come out well. No, that’s not it…!
“How about it, young lady! Come here and feel free to touch all you want,”
“Aaaah! My eyes!”
Don’t strip!
As the man tried to approach me while pulling off his shirt, Raven covered my eyes and pulled me into his arms by the shoulder. At the same time, Evelyn and the twins jumped forward to block our front.
“What, are you interferers? Let the young lady unleash her desires freely!”
“If you insult the young lady any further, I won’t forgive you.”
Ian muttered, “He stole the initiative again…” Leon shouted.
“Step back, pig.”
Leon, you said you’d use words…
How is picking a verbal fight any different from throwing the first punch.
“Pig?! Even after seeing these magnificent muscles!”
“Don’t strip! It’s disgusting!”
Leon was merciless. Is there some law that names starting with ‘Re’ have terrifying mouths? Raven, Renate, Leon – they all have razor-sharp tongues.
“Unforgivable! You scrawny withered sprout of a kid!”
The bandit had surprisingly creative expression skills despite his appearance. I gently lowered Raven’s hand that was covering my eyes. Raven was watching the fight that had escalated from an argument with an intrigued expression, then looked down at me.
“That guy’s still undressing. Are you okay?”
“I think my eyesight has deteriorated…”
Perhaps because my eyes had been living in luxury, they were particularly vulnerable to shock. Raven chuckled and gently pressed on my eyes.
“Don’t cover your eyes, just turn your face this way.”
“Huh?”
“Let me purify myself.”
“…Ah.”
Raven let out an exclamation as if he’d realized something, then laughed a bit louder.
Whether he saw that or not, the man who seemed ready to pounce on Evelyn and the twins suddenly accelerated.
“You start a fight then flirt among yourselves?! And you were staring at me so passionately when you already had a man!”
“When did I?! That’s slander! A misunderstanding!!”
I can’t stand false accusations.
“I saw it! You looking at me! With hot, passionate eyes full of desire! Lewdly, as if you wanted to strip me bare!”
“Aaah! That’s sexual harassment!”
“I’m just stating facts! I felt it all! Be honest! You wanted to break up with that man next to you because he only has a pretty face but is actually worthless! Your eyes looked at his face, but your instincts were drawn to a strong man like me!”
Leon and Ian let out hollow laughs, finding it amusing that the arrow had somehow turned toward Raven.
“Listen, miss! Your instincts made the right choice! Have confidence! And have the courage to choose me, mmph!”
Evelyn had been remarkably patient. She covered the man’s mouth and spoke.
“I warned you not to dirty the young lady’s ears.”
“Kuk, uh, ungh…”
Leon taunted, “See? How barbaric. Look how she goes straight to violence without a single warning.” Leon, you’re going to get beaten to dust on a rainy day someday…
The man tried to coolly and confidently laugh “Hah!” and shake off Evelyn, but even when he flexed his proud muscles with all his strength, Evelyn didn’t budge an inch.
Amazing! Cool! Who is that girl? She’s incredible!
When the slender, pretty girl subdued with one hand the man no one could defeat, the crowd cheered. That’s my girl.
Everyone, she’s my best friend! We’re super close! She’s my girl!
Then Raven spoke.
“Evelyn, sorry, but let me handle that one.”
“…”
Evelyn showed her annoyance with her eyes. Look at that boldness.
“I can’t let it slide after being treated like a man with only a pretty face.”
“That’s actually the best compliment though, Raven…”
I couldn’t understand why he was treating being called handsome like it was an insult.
“My face isn’t my only good point.”
“I know, I know. But it’s still the best…”
“You don’t know yet.”
“…I don’t want to know…”
Was that also a sexually harassing comment? It was a bit ambiguous. When I gestured, Evelyn immediately slammed down the man whose face had turned bright red from struggling, then came running over to me. Aww, how cute.
“Waaaah! How, how dare you ignore me!”
“You’re the one who ignored us first.”
Raven, who had received the praise-like insult of having nothing but his face to look at, walked toward him and snorted.
“Graaaah!”
He really does seem like someone who jumped out of a manga, in a bad way…
The man shouted loudly and huffed angrily. His face turned so red I almost had the illusion of white steam puffing out. Even so, Raven just raised one eyebrow and smirked.
“Your lung capacity is decent. Could use you instead of a trumpet. Be grateful I found a use for you.”
“I’ll, I’ll kill you!!!”
Even his lines are cliché…
The man who had reached his limit screamed and charged at Raven. His build was so huge that I got a little scared. The weight difference is too much. What if he gets hurt? Shouldn’t I stop this now?
“He’s in for it now. I should have just caught him myself – that would have been best.”
“I’m better than you.”
Evelyn and Leon didn’t miss the opportunity to argue.
“From not even being able to gauge your opponent’s level, the outcome was obvious. He’ll be lucky if he doesn’t end up disabled.”
Ian, are you perhaps a commentator?
Raven stood still in that spot, then very lightly extended his arm just as the man reached him.
Thwack!
He definitely swung very lightly.
The man flew backward in a beautiful arc, like someone sitting in a flying chair from an old variety show. Raven took out a handkerchief from his chest and wiped his hands.
“Did you go easy on him? I thought you’d disable something for sure.”
“In front of Shana?”
“Ah.”
“The goal was to prove it’s not just about looks. How about it, Shana?”
I spoke to the grinning Raven in a very stiff tone.
“Sorry. You’re not all about looks.”
“….”
“Sorry for misunderstanding. Don’t be mad.”
“….”
Raven, I didn’t think you were like this, but you’re a scary person…
“I’m joking. Does your hand hurt?”
“…It hurts.”
He’s lying. I tapped the shoulder of Raven, who didn’t miss the opportunity to extend his hand to me and act pitiful. That’s when it happened.
“Amazing! Quickly give that man 100 gold!”
“So handsome! It’s not just about looks!”
“Not! Just! About! Looks!”
“Where did that shill go? Make him pay up!”
“He must have run away already!”
“Not! Just! About! Looks!”
Raven covered his face with his large hand.
Yeah, this is pretty embarrassing for you too…
Among the cheering people, I spotted a familiar face. Among the people I knew, he was the one who knew the alleys best and was also the best at hiding from people’s eyes. I whispered to Evelyn.
“Jake’s over there. Let’s follow him.”
Evelyn quickly found Jake in the direction I pointed. I dragged along the twins who were trying to calm the people and Raven who looked like he wanted to die of embarrassment, and called out to Jake.
“Jake! Jake! Wait a moment!”
My voice definitely reached him, but Jake acted as if he didn’t hear and kept running urgently somewhere.
“He’s not pretending not to know us because we’re embarrassing, right?”
“…Surely not.”
Evelyn, your voice wavered…
“Let’s follow him. I’ll track Jake’s scent.”
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