CH 43

About three hours after His Highness Gresis’s departure.

“We are ready to start the treatment. Please prepare for you departure.”

A report came from His Highness Frair’s messenger, so I headed to the royal capital’s square in a carriage with the royal doctor, Crane.

The guards, Sanse and Schnaiser, ride horses and run alongside the carriage.

“I have been waiting for you. Your Highness Princess Lilith, Royal Palace Doctor Crane. I’m Terry, an ocelot and a veterinarian and doctor. For the time being, I’m the organizer of the town doctors. This is the temporary building, and the place of treatment is that hut a little ways away.”

When we arrived at the square, Terry, a male doctor, showed us around.

We didn’t go inside the temporary building, but I saw the inside from the window.

A great number of cats are lying down.

The ones who are helping are probably the town doctors.

They seem to be busily moving around.

“Everyone seems to be in pain and I feel sorry for them. But they’re so adorable.”

“Huh? Those dirty workers?”

Terry looked surprised.

“The ones I’ve seen so far are relatively large, and of course I think they’re cute, but the small cuteness is also wonderful.”

“Ah, Your Highness doesn’t know, that royals and high-ranking nobles tend to be large-sized beasts, and low-ranking commoners tend to be small-sized beasts.”

“Well, that’s the first time I’ve heard of it.”

I was surprised by Crane’s explanation.

Certainly, there were many big cat beastmen in the royal palace.

“Now let’s head to the healing hut.”

When I entered the hut guided by Terry, the patients were already lying down.

“We have moved 30 people who need immediate medical attention to this hut. The patients are sleeping with medicinal herbal tea that has a sleeping effect.”

As expected, he was well prepared.

The patients were all severely ill, but fortunately they all had the strength to recover.

Since I was able to use Healer, I entrusted the examination to Crane.

“Okay, everyone is doing better.”

Patients who have completed treatment should have a wrist tag with the date written on it to mark the end of treatment so that they know when they will return to human form.

Everything was over in about two hours, and all that was left was to transport them to the temporary building.

Crane reported to Terry, who was waiting outside the hut.

“The symptoms have stabilized, but if they move around, they will return to their original state and they may lose their life. Please absolutely have them rest until they return to their human forms.”

“Understood. I will tell the other doctors.”

The report seemed to have ended, so I called out to them.

“Now then, shall we take them to the temporary building?”

“”Eh?””

Terry and Crane looked at me at the same time.

“Your Highness, let’s leave that to Terry and the town doctors.”

“Yes, we will do it.”

“But, as I saw earlier, the town doctors are busy helping with meals, aren’t they? Besides, they’re all asleep right now, and they’re smaller than His Highness Gresis, so look, even I can hold them.”

I picked up a nearby patient, a sand cat, and held it in my arms.

“Well, compared to His Highness, it’s small, isn’t it?”

“Isn’t it? Besides, if it’s such a cute beast, I can carry it as much as I want.”

While Crane was astonished, I put my cheek against the sand cat’s head.

Another different fluffy condition from His Highness Gresis is irresistible.

“H-Her Highness, please stop. He is an adult middle-aged male miner. Please take your face away. It will get dirty.”

Terry panics.

“Oh, is that so? Well, that’s fine. Shall I carry it quickly?”

“Wait, please wait, Your Highness.”

Terry picked up a nearby patient and scurried after me.

“It can’t be helped. Her Highness.”

Crane also carried the patient with a wry smile.

As soon as I entered the temporary building, I was misunderstood by the patients.

“Huh, a human! Why a human?”

“It’s catching a beast man! It’s a kidnapping!”

There was an immediate uproar.

Terry sighed when he saw the situation of the patients.

“I thought that the hut alone would be enough, so I didn’t let anyone other than the doctors know about Her Highness’s visit. No one would think that the royal family would hold a commoner and show up in a place like this.”

“Oh, I’ve confused them. The noise will wake them up right after treatment. What should I do?”

I look at the patient while stroking the sand cat.

It got quiet. . .

“Her Highness, could it be the person who married the third prince?”

Someone’s voice asked.

Beast people have good ears, they probably heard Terry saying Her Highness. Everyone must have reacted to his words.

If you curse the royal family, you will be a crime of disrespect. They seemed afraid of that.

I was just getting attention, so I smiled.

“I don’t know who you are, but you’re right. Nice to meet you, I’m Lilith, the wife of His Highness the Third Prince Gresis. As you can see, I’m human. However, I have no intention of taking over the country or kidnapping anyone as rumored. This time, I have been appointed by His Majesty King Leroy and brought a royal doctor to help you recover.”

While holding the sand cat, I bowed as a lady.

“””I’m very sorry for the inconvenience.”””

Everyone prostrated to me.

What’s going on?

Crane explained to me who was surprised by the sudden change in attitude.

“Her Highness doesn’t seem to be aware of it, but yesterday, His Majesty King Leroy announced to the kingdom that Her Highness had devoted herself to saving the frontier knights from the epidemic, and that the knights had pledged allegiance.”

“Is it so?”

I had never heard about it.

“Yes, a knight’s loyalty is the most honorable thing, and it is also a proof that you are worthy of being a member of the royal family. Frontier knights in particular are famous for their extreme dislike of humans, so receiving a pledge of allegiance from them earns you absolute trust, even from the people.”

“I see.”

I offer my heartfelt gratitude to His Majesty King Leroy, who worked to help me adjust to the Kingdom of Tenar.

I have to finish this mission safely and repay his kindness.

“Hey Terry, where should I lay him to sleep?”

“Oh, this way.”

I put the sand cat down to sleep in the place designated by Terry.

“Everyone please take it easy and focus on your recovery.”

With that voice, I carried the patients from the hut to the temporary building and laid them down in the designated place, repeating the process several times.

On the way, another doctor stopped helping the patients and tried to help me.

“You’re doing that job right now, so you should go over there. Right?”

Come to think of it, they pulled back so easily that I enjoyed the fluffy feeling of all sorts of cats. . . no, patients, holding. . . no, carrying them.

“If the messengers of His Highness Frair find out that I made the royal family do such a thing. . .”

Terry is worried.

“It’s okay. Your Highness Frair is a big-hearted person. If I want to do it, I’m sure he won’t stop me.”

“It’s not that he won’t stop it, he can’t stop it. Because Her Highness is a mass of charity.”

“Crane, that’s too much praise.”

I am only working for my own happiness, and I have no charity.

“. . . Oh yeah. It’s hard to stop.”

For some reason, Terry, whom I had just met today, was convinced, and he communicated with Crane alone.

“Then, thank you for your continued support tomorrow.”

After being sent off by Terry and finishing today’s mission, Crane and I got into the carriage.

“Even so, I never thought that Her Highness would carry a patient. If His Royal Highness Gresis finds out, I can’t help but feel sorry for him.”

“Oh, why? I’m sure His Highness would say that I did my best.”

“Well, I guess so. But it’s complicated, isn’t it?”

“Complicated?”

It reminds me of His Highness Gresis.

We just separated this morning, but I miss him already.

I’m sure they’re in the middle of a subjugation mission right now.

I hope he’s not hurt, but. . .

Before I knew it, I was only thinking about His Highness Gresis.

Lilith please recognize the patients as people and not just cats. I will feel bad for Gresis if you keep rubbing your face on them like that. You may even be seen as a pervert.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter and thank you for reading!