Disclaimer: Again all credit goes to the author of Sengoku Strays, Shingo Nanami, and the author of these lovely stories, フクロウ. I am merely just a translator who wants everyone to enjoy a nice Sengoku Strays fanfic. Okay then, let's get started on chapter three, shall we?


野良猫を落とす10の方法 I

10 Ways To Drop A Stray Cat I

Part Three


"Eh? You're leaving already?"

"'Already?' …It's now evening you know."

"My brother is waiting for me… I'm sorry."

The two girls began to pack up and leave for the day.

The sun had already set, and visiting hours were nearly over. For many hours they were able to talk in Kasane's room, but the pair had to go.

"See you later, Kasane-san."

"Make sure you rest well."

As she watched them leave, Kasane gloomily sank into the covers.

She had so much fun with them that when they left, the biting silence remained.

"Kusanagi-san, it's time to turn off the lights," the nurse called into the room.

Without thinking Kasane blurted, "Eh?" to the woman. "A-alre…ady?

"Of course… Everyone else is starting to sleep as well. Also Kusanagi-san is our patient, you should properly rest your body," she smiled and gently chided Kasane to sleep. Kasane obediently listened to the nurse and laid down. Her eyes foused on the nurse.

"Well then, I'll turn off the light now."

"Eh, you're turning it off now?"

"Yes, since it'll bother the other patients."

Hearing that, Kasane had no choice but to comply.

"If something happens please use the nurse call button to call me."

With a sharp click, the lights turned off and the smiling nurse left the room. Leaving Kasane all alone in the darkness of her room.

"…"

She trembled. Darkness and silence dominated the room, and outside the window she could no longer see sunlight. The only sources of light available was from the tiny electric lamp and the yellow lights from the building across the hospital. Kasane firmly closed her eyes, however she could not sleep. Each time when she tried to fall asleep, she kept thinking of unnecessary thoughts. Kasane pulled the blanket tightly against her chest.

Clack… Clack…

From the silent corridor of the hospital, Kasane suddenly heard the sound of small footsteps.

It came closer and closer to her room, low giggles that sounded neither like a man or a woman emerged in the hallway.

Kasane's body immediately stiffened and cold sweat ran down her entire body.

With a final click, the footsteps stopped in front of her room.

Kasane went into full-blown panic mode.

It couldn't be a nurse. Then a fellow patient? But why would they stop in front of her room?

The conversation of the two nurses flashed into her mind.

A strange woman...

Gatch-

There she heard the sound of the doorknob forcefully turning-.

"—! ! !"

She dived for the button.


"Doctor Oda."

"…"

A young nurse called out to Nobunaga who was filing away documents. In her hand was a hot cup of coffee.

"Here."

"…"

He accepted the cup from the offering woman and lined it up with the other mugs that were previously offered by other nurses.

"Oh, those clinical records, they're about the previous patient whom you successfully operated on right? I heard he's now in great health. As expected of Doctor Oda~" she gushed.

Nobunaga grunted in a timely manner and concentrated on the document before him. Truthfully he wanted wanted her to scram off so but instead put up with it in disgust.

This is why he lated late night shifts.

During these shifts, the women would suddenly barge in his office to bring him coffee or offer him midnight snacks and create tons of excuses stay in his room for a while.

No matter how coldly he treated them, no matter how much he tried to handle their behavior, nothing worked. He's fine yelling at them, but was hesitant in raising his voice at night. That's why he always tried to avoid night shifts.

But as a doctor whose licensed to practice medicine, there are times he could not avoid these shifts.

Disregarding Nobunaga, his ill mood plummeted even further as the oblivious lady began to happily talk about herself.

So annoying.

Little by little, the wrinkles on the middle of his forehead increased. There was an unnatural surplus of women who flocked around his presence which only increased his hatred for them. And out of all the nurses, this one was the one who annoyed him the most during his lunch breaks, he's fed up with her.

Always entwining her arm around his without permission, straightforwardly pressing her breasts against him, she was downright vulgar and creepy.

And she never gave up on him.

"Doctor Oda, why don't we eat out sometime?" she giggled with her eyes closed.

And in a flash, he caught her underlying motive and secretly clicked his tongue.

"You know that nearby hotel's store… I heard their food is really good. Want to go?"

There were plenty of good restaurants so why pick that hotel?

The hidden meaning was so obvious Nobunaga couldn't help but sneer out a smile.

So she thought if he's wasted, he'll sleep with her?

She's making a fool out of him.

"So that's where you were, Hongou-san. The nurse call is ringing again you know. It's from the girl you're in charge of."

"Eh~. Again~?" Hearing her coworker's words, the woman overtly glowered.

"That girl pushed the nurse call button as a prank you know?"

"This is her first time hospitalized, she must be nervous. Just go to her."

"Eh~~," she grumbled and turned towards him.

What are those eyes for, it can't be that she wanted him to tell her that there's no need for her to go, right?

"What are you going to do if something did happen?"

"It's okay, she's only here to so we could watch over her antibiotic dosage, right? It's not like she's suffering some sort of disease and she's not injured so why would she need help?" Nobunaga turned towards her.

"…Does that girl happen to be Kusanagi?"

"Ah, now that I think about it, Doctor Oda is in charge of…"

With a face that spelled 'shit' across her face, the woman looked back at him.

"I'll go now."

"…No, it's fine. I'll go."

"Eh, but…"

"I'll go."

Even if she leaves, she'll soon come back and bother him again. And besides, he was slightly interested in his strange patient.

To think that she could easily tame that Tenrou, he's never seen seen anything like it.

"It's probably just a prank doctor. She played a prank on me the last time she pushed the button."

"A prank?"

"Yes. She kept screaming, 'Ghost! A ghost appeared!'… Seriously, I don't have much time to spare, it was frankly very troublesome for me."

Yeah, as if you are one to talk, especially when you always come barging into my office without my permission.

He contemplated on saying that, but didn't. He had enough of this woman, it's too troublesome to say it now.

Pulling the white coat from his chair and tugging it over his arms, Nobunaga left the room.

He ignored the remorseful gaze of the nurse.

TBC


Whew, two more chapters and this arc will be finished! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and don't forget to thank フクロウ for writing these stories!