Volume 5 Chapter 9 Interlude： Lana’s Ambition
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
It’s been 2 months since I opened the Estfort treatment branch, and with mid-tier hunters moving from Abyss Vena to hunt in the southern region, they’ve made Hunter’s Nest their base, making the branch quite lively.
The main clientele consists of monster hunters, but since it was established with support from Mr. Kent, the clinic has also become accessible to the residents.
By the way, I heard from Ms. Lila that Mr. Kent announced a benefit where the treatment fee at the clinic would be 20% off once he becomes an official resident of Estfort, which has led craftsmen and developers, who came to work from the royal capital and the west, to call their families over, swelling Estfort’s population.
Although Abyss Vena has considerably lower taxes compared to other regions, in Mr. Kent’s Estfort, there’s the risk of monsters, yet there’s no tax, and the treatment fee is 20% off, plus if one is motivated, they can access educational facilities.
It’s believed that such generous protection of residents is rare, even among the True Demon Kingdom, making Mr. Kent’s territory quite unique.
Thanks to this, our branch has been extremely busy.
There are at least 50 patients per day, sometimes exceeding a hundred.
Initially, the plan was to have just me and Veris as the full-time Healers, but since we were understaffed, I decided to approach 3 Healers who worked at the clinic in the royal capital through my father’s connections, offering them favorable terms.
In the royal capital, even Healers are treated poorly unless they belong to the Asura Clan, and since all 3 were female Healers, their chances for advancement were severely limited in the male-dominated royal capital’s clinic.
By offering them high salaries and decent posts at our branch, all 3 eagerly accepted to move to the south.
I narrowed it down to 3 because I was told by my father that if too many were lured away, the Magician Guild in the royal capital might impose restrictions on their move to the south, and while I actually wanted to recruit more, I decided to settle for 3 this time.
We secured 3 resident Healers, but next, we were short on Nurses. However, we were able to hire about ten single women as Nurses funded by Mr. Kent’s subsidy, adding to the few single women from the Godard Clan who obtained the jobs during the defense battle.
We also had 2 Pharmacists called from the royal capital to take charge of the prescriptions.
These 2 Pharmacists were young single women who had worked at a major pharmacy in the royal capital but were laid off due to the recession.
As a result, the Estfort Treatment Branch now boasted 5 resident Healers, 15 Nurses, and 2 dedicated Pharmacists, making it an impressive scale for a branch.
Additionally, we managed to arrange for Healers idling at Hunter’s Nest to work part-time as non-resident Healers during busy times.
In this way, we’ve been managing for about 2 months, and the branch was already reporting considerable profits.
Labor costs are high, but they are outweighed by the revenue produced.
This is partly because the clinic uniforms designed by Ms. Annabella in Mr. Kent’s image became popular among men.
According to Mr. Kent, the ‘nurse outfit’, which is a tight white dress with front buttons, a uniquely shaped white ‘nurse cap’, thin white tights, and sandals, is the formal attire for medical personnel in Mr. Kent’s world, and he passionately advocated for its adoption as the uniform under my director’s authority.
This uniform received negative feedback from the young single female staff who found it too short, with it showing their behinds when bending over, and too tight, accentuating their curves. However, owing to Mr. Kent’s strong insistence, I managed to get everyone on board with a pay raise.
Furthermore, the branch’s uniform became a topic of conversation centered around monster hunting, resulting in a surge of visitors who were half curious.
However, they mostly peeked curiously from the medicine sales booth without interfering with our main work of treatment, but perhaps feeling awkward, many ended up purchasing healing potions and mana recovery potions.
Thanks to that, the clinic’s revenue has become largely dependent on drug sales, leading to shortages of medicines that we now have to source from the Hunter Guild.
As a result, Mr. Kent is scheduled to inspect the branch that’s gotten back on track today.
We’re currently preparing to welcome him.
”Veris. Mr. Kent will be visiting today, so please make sure there are no mistakes. Ensure all new staff are fully briefed.”
”Yes, I’ve already informed everyone and secured their agreement. I’m eager to see how Sir Kent will react.”
The information Veris provided to the staff was about the special viewing room we created for Mr. Kent in a small room in the director’s office.
Securing this room involved some serious negotiation with the design lead, Ms. Lila, but in the end, I pushed through using the phrase “for Mr. Kent” as my trump card.
This small room, which has nothing to do with our original duties, is essential for boosting the staff’s motivation, I believe.
”Director Lana. Sir Kent has arrived for his visit.”
A nurse girl nervously came to announce Mr. Kent’s visit.
”No need to panic. Let’s keep it casual, natural.”
”Yes!”
I accompanied Veris to the entrance to greet Mr. Kent.
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”Hey, Lana, Veris. I heard business is booming, so I came by to help while I was inspecting. After all, I’m also a healer.”
”It’s a relief to have you here, Mr. Kent. This is your first time at this facility, right?”
”Yeah, I couldn’t make it to the opening ceremony because of a monster hunt. So, today I’ll take a good look around.”
”I’ve been looking forward to Sir Kent’s visit.”
”Huh? But we always see each other at breakfast, don’t we? Veris.”
”No, no, I didn’t expect to see Sir Kent here at work…”
It seemed Veris let slip that she was involved in the plan to increase Mr. Kent’s visits due to this surprise.
”That’s true… I usually only meet you all at breakfast or work. Sorry about that.”
It seems Mr. Kent was concerned that he couldn’t make time for us in the back department.
However, I was thinking that if he inspected this facility today, Mr. Kent would force himself to make time to come.
”No, we’re fine. Mr. Kent, please don’t push yourself too hard. If you’re feeling unwell, just let me know right away.”
”Ah, I’ll report my condition to my doctor, Lana, immediately. I’m feeling good today, so let’s start the tour of the facility.”
”Then, Sir Kent. Allow me to guide you.”
Veris led the way, and the tour of the facility began.
We decided to first show him the bustling pharmaceutical sales booth filled with people.
”Wow… this is even busier than the rumors suggested. I guess most of the customers are men, huh? Seems like they’ve taken quite a liking to the uniforms. Even in Another World, male desires remain unchanged.”
While saying that, Mr. Kent was peeking into the crowded sales booth.
Originally, it was supposed to be managed by just 2 pharmacists, so the current number of visitors was somewhat excessive.
”Those 2 look like they’re having a hard time. Lana, can we get someone to help them?”
”Ah, I’ve instructed that any available nurses should assist, so no need to worry.”
I gave Veris a nod to lead us to the next location.
After that, we inspected the consultation room, waiting room, treatment room, and inpatient facilities in order.
As Mr. Kent observed, he expressed his wish to transform this facility into one that trains individuals with abilities to heal illnesses and injuries, like Healers, Nurses, and Pharmacists.
However, I explained that this facility is positioned as a training center to produce specialized Healers and Nurses for Mr. Kent, indicating his desire to establish a female-oriented healing training institution.
Mr. Kent granted my and Veris’s wish with conditions.
The condition was to send instructors with medical knowledge to an educational facility for orphans and children.
I decided to agree since Healers could rotate and fulfill this condition.
It seemed Mr. Kent believed that including Medical Knowledge in the education for pre-adult children would increase those obtaining healing jobs upon reaching adulthood.
Thus, my treatment clinic had finished Mr. Kent’s initial inspection.
Then, we decided to have tea in the director’s office, also for some rest.
”Yeah, everyone seemed like serious girls. This is a profession that handles lives, so I can trust Lana, Veris, and them without worry. Just make sure they don’t overwork themselves.”
I smirked inwardly at Mr. Kent’s words.
Both Veris and I had been waiting for those words.
”Thank you very much. However, there is a matter for which I would like to ask for Mr. Kent’s assistance.”
”Hmm? You want my help? I think you’ll need to go through my mother-in-law for extra funds. I can cover it out of pocket if that works.”
”No, we’re in the black at the clinic. Actually, there’s something I’d like you to see.”
”See? Me?”
”Yes. Here is what I would like to show Sir Kent.”
Saying that, I led Mr. Kent with Veris into the small room in question.
The small room felt cramped when 2 to 3 people entered, separated by a curtain at the front.
It felt cramped because of the disproportionately large bed that was placed inside.
”So? What do you want to show me? Is it behind this curtain?”
”If possible, I’d appreciate it if you could take off your glasses.”
”Understood.”
Mr. Kent removed his Illusion Glasses and stored them in his chest pocket.
”Alright. Veris, open the curtain.”
With a sound like “whoosh,” the curtain opened.
What lay beyond was the changing room of the clinic.
There, several female staff members were seen changing from their underwear into uniforms.
”Wha!! This is bad!”
”It’s all right, Sir Kent. I’m using the Magic Mirror from the old Blackdagger estate. To them, it’s just a regular mirror.”
Veris informs Mr. Kent of the situation.
In the meantime, Mr. Kent’s gaze is directed at the women changing their clothes.
Mr. Kent seems intrigued, and now it’s just a matter of steering the conversation effectively.
”Lana… why did you make a room like this? It’ll be a problem if they find out!”
Mr. Kent appeared to be unaware of his value from a woman’s perspective.
With wealth, status, and the best card color of [red].
I’d think most women would be swayed by just that, especially with his skills in bed.
Considering all these factors, Mr. Kent lacked the awareness of being an attractive man, even without becoming a Carrier.
In fact, when hiring staff, I asked them if they were prepared to be taken by Lord Kent Blackdagger, but no one turned it down.
Rhe girls currently changing over the mirror are all ready to accept Mr. Kent.
”It’s fine. They know this is the Magic Mirror, but they don’t know they’re being watched right now.”
”Wait! Seriously?!”
”Yes, I’ve been observing your actions for a while, Sir Kent, and I’ve discovered that you enjoy looking in secret. You were watching the Training of Red Valkyrie and Black Bullet, weren’t you?”
Veris reveals Mr. Kent’s secrets collected out of curiosity.
As expected, Mr. Kent looked flustered.
It seemed he thought he wasn’t being noticed.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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