Volume 1 Chapter 11 The Prime Minister Hires a New Doctor but He Escapes
It has been about ten days since Zeke left the royal capital.
The Prime Minister was trying to introduce the new beast veterinarian to the king.
"What kind of man is the doctor who came after that useless one?"
The two were walking inside the royal castle.
"He is a man who used to be a court veterinarian in another country. He was old and retired, but we scouted him."
"Hmm... then I can trust him."
"Yes, and I cut his salary to one-fifth of what that fool Zeke was paying."
"Oh! Well done, Prime Minister!"
"I am honored to be praised."
The king nodded with satisfaction.
"Taking care of animals should be done for such a small amount of money. That incompetent one has been taking a lot from us for years!"
"That's true. Taking care of animals is something even kids can do these days."
Both the Prime Minister and the king seemed to think that being a beast veterinarian was as easy as feeding a dog.
...They did not know that this misunderstanding would lead to big problems.
"So, where is the new beast veterinarian?"
"He is probably in the dragon stable."
The Prime Minister headed to the small building where the knights' dragons were kept in the royal castle...
"Graa! Graa!" "Groar! Groar!" "Gryaaaah! Gryaaaah!"
As soon as they entered the building, a loud noise echoed.
"W-What is this!? Why are the dragons making such a racket?"
"I-I don't know...?"
The Prime Minister was flustered.
When he visited before, the dragons were all calm.
But now, even though the dragons were inside, they were making unhappy noises and banging against the walls.
"W-Well, it's fine... Hey, where is the new beast veterinarian?"
"Yes! I will call him now, so please wait outside the dragon stable!"
The Prime Minister hurried to the back of the dragon stable.
A strong smell of dung filled the air.
"Hey! [Arluk]! Where are you! Hey!"
He searched for a new beast veterinarian (Arluk), but couldn't find one.
"Damn it! Where did that old man go?"
Then, the prime minister saw something.
On the corkboard on the wall, something was posted.
[Resignation Letter from Arluk]
"What!? A resignation letter!? I didn't hear about this!"
The prime minister grabbed the letter and looked inside.
What was written there was as follows:
- I quit because the work is too hard.
- The amount of work is way too much for one beast veterinarian.
- Are you trying to kill me by giving me such a hard job all alone?
"What nonsense is this weakling saying...!"
His face turned red as he shouted.
"What do you mean the work is too much? Zeke did it all by himself perfectly every day!"
...The prime minister did not realize.
The amount of work for the court veterinarian was way too much for just one person.
Zeke was able to handle it, which was unusual and impressive.
"Hey, prime minister, what are you making a fuss about?"
The king came over, wondering what was going on.
"How long are you going to keep me waiting? Where is he?"
"Uh, um..."
The prime minister quickly hid the resignation letter.
But the king spotted it right away.
"What are you hiding now?"
"W-well... actually..."
The prime minister explained that the new hire quit in less than ten days.
"You fool!"
The king hit the prime minister.
He stumbled and fell into the floor covered in dragon poop with a squish.
"How could you hire someone who quits so quickly? You were the one who said you could handle it!"
"I-I'm very sorry...!"
He kept bowing his head over and over.
"Hurry up and find a new person...! You idiot!"
Saying this, the king turned and left the dragon house.
"Damn it! I was embarrassed! This is all Zeke's fault! That guy... I'll remember this!"
...The prime minister was really foolish.
He should have quickly realized the seriousness of the situation and gone to bow to Zeke.
This was the last point where he could turn back.
But because of the prime minister, we passed that point.
...A few days later, all the dragons disappeared from the dragon stable.
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