Forced To Adopt Retired Military Dog ​​Orc Chapter 2

Chapter 2 The Dog’s Exclusive Care Woof Woof

Si Jiu decided to talk to the Director.

He recalled the Director not long ago, curling his elephant trunk while earnestly patting Si Jiu’s shoulder, saying, “This patient is special. None of the orderlies in the hospital can handle him. Just try covering for two days. The Logistics Department will quickly transfer new orderlies to the sanatorium, don’t worry.”

How did he become the exclusive nurse for that large dog in less than a day?

“He is not an ordinary casualty. You don’t know his identity… but for now, it is appropriate for you to call him Mr. Ran.” The Director looked at Si Jiu standing in front of the desk, rose from his chair, and still earnestly walked up to him, fanning his large ears as he advised, “He is a very important patient in our sanatorium. We should do our best to ensure he recovers as quickly as possible, Orderly Si. Can’t you feel it—the patient needs you!”

Si Jiu looked at the Director. Every time there was a difficult patient in the hospital who required his Healing Power, the Director would look at him with such anticipation, even with a faint, holy tearful glint in his eyes.

“But I have other patients to care for,” Si Jiu automatically filtered out the Director’s starry eyes spreading selfless great love, and mused, “They need me too. If I add the exclusive care work, I might have to work overtime.”

“Ah, perhaps the Nurse Manager didn’t make it clear when relaying the instructions; you can rest assured about that.” The Elephant Director raised a hand to scratch the few remaining gray hairs on his head, squinted, and smiled, “Since you have become Mr. Ran’s exclusive nurse, you only need to temporarily serve him alone. Furthermore—”

Seeing that Si Jiu still had something to say, the Director immediately added, “Caring for a VIP patient means double the monthly salary.”

Well, the workload hadn’t increased, but the salary had. For a rational worker, this was enough.

Si Jiu thought about it and accepted the job.

Just like that, he became Mr. Ran’s exclusive nurse. When he arrived at the VIP ward again, the giant canine Beastman on the bed was clearly much more energetic. As soon as he saw Si Jiu, his black-gold tail couldn’t stop wagging back and forth.

“Mr. Ran, hello.” Si Jiu remembered the Director’s instructions and respectfully bowed first.

Unexpectedly, the giant dog was displeased. “Awoo—Woof woof,” he barked several times, clearly expressing dissatisfaction.

Si Jiu immediately pulled out the translation software on his phone, and heard the mechanical voice say, “No, what Mr. Ran? My name is Ran Lie.”

What should he call him then—”Patient Ran? Comrade Lie?” Or perhaps, Respected VIP Ward User Ran? It felt impolite to call the patient by his first name.

“Woof woof!” The large dog raised his head with considerable presence, and the translation software sounded again, “Call me Ge, Brother Lie.”

Si Jiu: …

“…Mr. Ran, we will proceed with the routine post-operative care today. If your recovery is satisfactory, we will consider cleaning your body.” Si Jiu ignored the canine Beastman’s “Awoo, awoo” protests about the title, maintaining his usual professional, polite smile, “Please turn onto your side.”

The large dog turned his head away in dissatisfaction but obediently lay down, exposing the gauze-covered wound on his abdomen.

Si Jiu replaced the old gauze. The wound was no longer bleeding as it had yesterday and had clearly improved. He carefully observed the condition of the wound, raised his hand, and a pale green light emitted from his palm again.

The large dog let out a soft hum, then faintly purred, squinting his eyes, his front paws comfortably curled up, looking very much like he was enjoying himself.

Si Jiu always had a strange feeling. Although he knew that the one lying on the hospital bed was a Beastman, Ran Lie, who maintained his Beast Form Transformation, seemed no different from an ordinary large dog on Yalan Star in Si Jiu’s eyes.

When he was little, on Yalan Star, he had been very fond of dogs and constantly begged for a puppy of his own, but his parents always said, “We can’t even afford to raise a person, why raise a dog?”

Later, in a cage outside a dog meat shop, he saw a small puppy with a black head and pointed ears, covered in dirt, constantly crying out pitifully.

That day, he unhesitatingly took out all his Lunar New Year money and bought the puppy, naming him…

“Woof woof—Woof!” The large dog’s bark brought Si Jiu back to his senses. He stopped the treatment and picked up the phone nearby.

“Your name is Si Jiu, right?” The mechanical voice of the translation software clearly transmitted, reminding Si Jiu that the one he was treating was a Beastman from the front-line army. The Director said his identity was special, and he was likely a Military Officer.

However, this Beastman Military Officer’s temper was truly hard to compliment. That kind of domineering and slightly arrogant nature suggested he was probably not an easy person to deal with in the military.

“Yes, Si Jiu. You did not misremember.” Si Jiu’s answer was neither subservient nor overbearing as he took out new gauze.

“Human, rare. From Yalan Star?” The translation software was emotionless, but judging by the large dog’s cheerful barks, he was in a good mood.

Si Jiu hadn’t expected the large dog to suddenly start chatting with him. Last time, he had exuded a cold aura that warned people away, but this time, he took the initiative to speak, constantly trying to bridge the distance with Si Jiu.

“Yes, Mr. Ran, I am human.” Si Jiu quickly replaced the new gauze, then looked up, maintaining a professionally appropriate smile, trying to change the subject, “Your wound is recovering well. We can proceed with a full-body cleaning today. What do you think?”

“Woof woof, awoo, woof.” The large dog’s gaze followed Si Jiu’s every move, seemingly extremely interested in everything about him.

—“Are you a female?”

Female? It’s only the second time we’ve met, surely he doesn’t still have that misconception… Si Jiu watched the large dog bark while conveniently flipping onto his back to let Si Jiu wipe him down. A certain part below his abdomen was too obvious to ignore—Si Jiu couldn’t help but curl his lip. Got it, you are male.

Excuse me, I am also a creature that emits male hormones, just like you.

However, this wasn’t the first time Si Jiu had been mistaken for a female on the Beastman Planet. Although he had clean short hair, his figure was slightly slender, his skin fair, with a pair of phoenix eyes that slanted upwards, a sharp nose bridge, thin eyebrows, and thin lips. At twenty-something, he was delicate and handsome, but on the Beastman Planet, which valued strength and muscular physique as the standard of male beauty, he inevitably appeared somewhat pale and weak. This was why, when he first arrived on the Beastman Planet, he struggled to even find a manual labor job.

Because work was hard to come by, Si Jiu always tried to be polite and measured when dealing with patients.

So, at this moment, he smiled faintly at Ran Lie, not answering, and picked up the washcloth, efficiently wiping his four paws from top to bottom first.

“Awoo—” Ran Lie let out a comfortable soft hum.

He seemed to sense that Si Jiu didn’t want to reveal too much about himself and stopped talking, only occasionally nudging the back of Si Jiu’s hand gently with his paw pad while Si Jiu was wiping him, subtly carrying a hint of coquetry and flattery.

Si Jiu didn’t have much affection for the arrogant Mr. Ran, but he didn’t dislike the cute dog paws.

The large dog’s paw pads were soft and fleshy. When they touched his hand, there was a feeling of thickness mixed with a subtle roughness.

He glanced down. The paw pads seemed to be black, with the large central part shaped like a small volcano. If he could gently squeeze it with his hand—

Si Jiu lowered his head. Ha, what was he thinking? He was at work right now.

Since working at the Military Logistics Sanatorium on the Beastman Planet, he rarely got distracted like this. After all, most patients who came for treatment were admitted in a near-Human Form Transformation rather than a Pure Beast Species form, and many Beastmen’s Beast Forms differed greatly from the animals on Yalan Star. Si Jiu was already considered mentally tough to be able to quickly enter work mode without being startled.

Moreover, many Beastmen, especially those from the military, held hostility and discrimination towards humans from Yalan Star. They also possessed a strange sense of pride. They wouldn’t say anything to Si Jiu on the surface, but they would complain to the Director privately, demanding a replacement for the human orderly. Even if Si Jiu’s work was efficient and outstanding, many people would complain about him for various reasons, even strongly demanding his dismissal.

If it weren’t for Si Jiu’s miraculous Healing Power, which gradually silenced the patients, he might have lost this job long ago.

Perhaps it was because the large dog’s form was too similar to the dogs that once existed on Yalan Star, or perhaps it was Ran Lie’s overly natural attitude toward him, that made him constantly want to treat him like an ordinary dog.

Unfortunately, most species on Yalan Star were extinct, even humans—let alone dogs.

Si Jiu hid a self-mocking smile and turned to replace the sterilized washcloth, avoiding the large dog’s soft paw pad.

“Woof awoo…” The large dog softly hummed again. The nearby, unclosed translation software suddenly sounded, “Meaningless Beast Speech, suspected need for companionship.”

Si Jiu glanced down at his phone, then turned to look at Ran Lie, only to see him quickly twist his dog head away, feigning coldness as if that sound hadn’t come from him. He then tightly closed his black muzzle and made no further sound. However, while Si Jiu was turning around, he glared fiercely at the phone.

So, no matter how you looked at it, this canine Beastman was very much a dog—Si Jiu silently forgave himself for wanting to pinch the patient’s paw pad just now as he began wiping the large dog’s neck.

Si Jiu wiped very carefully, applying appropriate pressure.

Ran Lie soon narrowed his eyes in enjoyment. Although he insisted on not making another sound for the translation software to hear, he had already slightly parted his mouth to show his tongue and gradually shifted to lying completely on his back, exposing his entire furry belly and below to Si Jiu without any defense.

Near the abdominal wound, Si Jiu was extra cautious during cleaning. Post-operative wounds could not get wet, but areas with bloodstains and matted fur needed to be cleaned quickly.

Si Jiu focused all his attention, using cotton swabs to clean the area around the wound little by little, then using a sterilized towel to smooth the fur, and slowly moving downwards, until—

Si Jiu’s hand, smoothing the fur, suddenly stopped.

Well, further down was the large dog’s private area.

Uh, it was actually that big!

Si Jiu couldn’t help but frown. Thinking about it, since he was a giant canine, his body size was more than double that of a dog on Yalan Star, so it was normal for this part to be larger. But if it was like this in a normal state, what about during a special period—

“Woof woof!” Mr. Ran’s bark made Si Jiu turn his head, his face flushing slightly—as an orderly, he had no qualms about the patient’s various private parts, treating it all as part of the job. But staring at that area just now was somewhat impolite.

The large dog’s sudden vocalization made Si Jiu feel guilty.

The translation software sounded promptly: “What’s wrong? Keep going.”