I opened a clinic in the Abyss World

"Useless! Useless! Useless! All of you are fucking useless!!!"

The loud slap echoed in the courtyard. The burly Carol raised his hand and slapped the orc in front of him again.

The two-headed hound orc and the group of orcs hung their heads, trembling, not daring to hide or argue.

After their mission failed and they fled the clinic, they returned to Judson Manor to report to Carol.

Carol, who was drinking and eating meat, went berserk upon hearing the news.

"What, you chicken out when you see the Fox Guards? I spend so much money supporting you guys, and you come back with such a disgrace? A dozen Black Demon Guards, and you can't even cut off a human's head?" Carol turned back to the two-headed hound orc and patted his head coldly.

The two-headed dog-man's legs trembled violently, and he didn't dare to utter a single word.

Carol has a bad temper, and beatings and scoldings are commonplace for her. If you displease her, you might accidentally be chopped up and fed to the wolves.

"Men, chop them all up and feed them to the wolves!" Carol suddenly increased the force in her hand, slapping the two-headed hound beastman to the ground.

A dozen orcs stepped forward, intending to seize the two-headed dog and the others.

"My lord, spare me... My lord, I've been hit by three arrows..." The pig-headed orc collapsed, so frightened that he wet his pants, wailing and begging for mercy.

The other orcs also knelt down in fear, crying and begging for mercy.

They swagger around in the guise of the Dark Guards, but with just one order from Carol, they'd be chopped up and fed to the dogs.

Carol remained unmoved, her face cold.

"My lord, Diana's intervention to protect that human was indeed outside our plan. With twice the number of fox guards, they managed to retreat safely, which shows they have some brains. Perhaps we should spare them this time and let them atone for their sins." Just then, a weasel-like beastman stepped forward and said in a effeminate tone.

Carol glanced at the weasel. "What trick are you up to now?"

"Please listen to me..."

……

Harriman Estate.

"It seems this kid does have some skill. No wonder those old fogies in the Medical Association are afraid of him." Diana leaned back lazily in the soft chair, legs crossed, a smile on her lips.

"Miss, Carol probably won't let this go easily, so I've had a squad of fox guards patrol the streets every night to protect Charlotte," Buddy said respectfully from the side.

"Well done, I can already imagine Carol's expression right now." Diana's smile deepened. "However, I still need to test that kid's abilities a bit more to see if he's worth my investment."

"What do you need me to do?" Buddy asked, bowing his head.

"Starting tomorrow, all our people who need to go to the clinic will be sent to him first. I want to see what level of magician his surgeries and medicines are comparable to," Diana said leisurely.

  

"Yes."

"Also, take stock of his clinic's revenue. Investments should yield returns; I would never do business that loses money."

Buddy nodded and stepped back.

……

Many people on Bacca Street are having trouble sleeping tonight.

Charlotte offended Carol, but then she immediately latched onto Diana's coattails, which is truly enviable.

The fact that Diana mobilized so many fox guards speaks volumes about Charlotte's importance to her.

This has led many neighbors to reconsider their relationship with Charlotte and label him as someone not to be trifled with.

Bakar Street is Harriman's territory. By clinging to Diana, they were essentially clinging to a golden thigh.

I figured I'd better be more polite to Charlotte in the future.

……

Kalva.

In the backyard of the city lord's mansion, a spirited young woman, wielding a heavy sword, was practicing her swordsmanship.

The girl's long golden hair was tied in a high ponytail. She was dressed in a white outfit with the sleeves bound with straps. She was tall and slender, but the silver heavy sword she held in her hand was at least 20 centimeters wide and more than a meter long, and it looked extremely heavy.

This heavy sword, however, danced in her hands with the lightness and agility of a butterfly flitting among flowers. With each slash, a sharp sound of air being cut rang out, and the silver sword light shone under the moonlight, chilling to the bone.

"Elizabeth!" A somewhat anxious voice rang out from outside the courtyard. Accompanied by a series of light footsteps, a girl in a gorgeous purple dress stepped into the courtyard and walked straight toward the girl practicing her sword.

Elizabeth sheathed her sword, holding it behind her to avoid injuring the impetuous girl who had rushed forward in a panic. She steadied the girl with one hand and asked with a smile, "What's wrong, Jenny? Why are you so flustered?"

The girl, slightly out of breath, looked at Elizabeth and caught her breath before saying, "Kappas... he's going to kill Charlotte!"

"He wouldn't dare!" Elizabeth's gaze suddenly turned cold, and even her voice became a few degrees colder.

"I heard it at the Chamber of Commerce dinner tonight. A cousin of mine has business in the Abyss. Capas commissioned Carol of the Abyss Judson family to kill Charlotte," Jenny said.

"Is the information reliable?"

"Um."

"I'm going out for a bit, you go home first." Elizabeth picked up her sword and walked out of the courtyard.

A short while later, Elizabeth rode out of the back gate of the city lord's mansion on a white horse and headed straight for the west of the city.

"My lord, Miss has taken her sword and is riding her horse toward the west of the city!" The old steward hurried into the study and reported to the middle-aged man who was reading.

The man, dressed in a well-fitting black suit, with his hair neatly slicked back and a mustache, calmly picked up the silver water glass beside him. "Has the message reached her?"

"Miss Jenny just came to see her."

"Alright, don't worry about her. Let the young people get to know each other." The man waved his hand slightly.

The butler responded and turned to leave.

Behind the bookshelf, in the shadows, a shadow swayed slightly.

"Go, but don't let anyone hurt her." The man took a sip of tea.

The shadows stopped moving, and the room became quiet again.

"Charlotte..." The man gently stroked the teacup in his hand, and after a long while, he sighed softly.

Horse hooves shattered the tranquil streets of Calva, and a figure in white, sword in hand, headed straight for the Dino Mansion in the west of the city.

At the entrance of the mansion, two guards who were dozing off heard the rapid sound of horses' hooves. They instinctively gripped their longswords at their waists and shouted at the same time, "Private mansion ahead, do not approach!"

The words had barely left his mouth when a flash of cold light appeared.

Before the two guards could even see clearly, the heavy oak doors of the mansion had already been cleaved open by a single sword strike, crashing to the ground.

The white horse leaped over the heads of the two guards and charged straight into the broken gate of the mansion.

The bonfire blazed brightly in the courtyard.

Seven or eight succubi dressed in light gauze dresses were dancing wildly, and every move they made made men's blood boil.

Kapas lay on a thick animal hide, his head resting on the thigh of a succubus, his hand inside the collar of another beautiful succubus, kneading her. Someone fed him wine, someone else handed him meat; he was having a great time.

The gate suddenly shattered, and someone on horseback burst in, causing the dancing succubi to retreat in panic.

Elizabeth sat astride her tall white horse, looking at the disheveled succubi and Capas lying among the women, her eyes filled with undisguised disgust. She pointed her greatsword and said coldly, "You're Capas?"