Creepy Pharmacist: All my patients are scary!

Chapter 345: Special Condition: Feline Behavioral Disorder

The dog-eared girl thought for a moment, then widened her eyes, hugging the kitten plushie in her arms, and said:

"I don't really remember the specifics, meow... Just that after falling into this world, I felt very scared of that kind of creature. Before my adoptive mother passed away, she also told Miaomiao that if you encounter that terrifying creature, you must run, because they are natural enemies of cats! They are very scary!"

Lynn was taken aback, hesitantly asking, "May I ask, who is your adoptive mother?"

The dog-eared girl giggled, fished out a photo from her bag, and handed it to Lynn, saying:

"Meow, this is our family portrait! Miaomiao always carries it with her!"

On the grayish-white photo.

She was sitting on the lap of a woman wearing a long dress who had a cat's face, with a large and a small man, both also with cat faces, standing on either side.

It looked particularly eerie.

"The ones next to me are my adoptive father and brother. It used to be a very happy family."

The dog-eared girl blinked, pointing at the photo.Lynn glanced at her and said, "Your parents also think you're a cat, meow?"

The dog-eared girl was stunned, saying, "Of course I'm a cat, meow? What else would I be?"

Lynn asked hesitantly, "Then have you ever seen your own appearance, meow?"

The dog-eared girl tilted her head, saying, "My own appearance, meow?"

Lynn thought for a moment, then raised a finger, closed his eyes, and said:

"Wait a moment."

With that, Lynn turned and went to the nearby restroom, intending to take down the mirror inside for her to look at.

Because logically speaking, this should be some kind of self-perception disorder, right, meow?

But the Diagnostic Art didn't detect any similar condition.

This is a bit strange, meow.

And from what she said, it seems she has never seen her own appearance, meow.

Then maybe letting her see herself could have some special effect!

Thinking this.

Lynn arrived at the restroom and was about to take the mirror.

But the next moment, he froze.

Because on the sink in the restroom, where the mirror should have been, there was now only an outline;

the mirror above seemed to have been specifically pried off and was missing.

Since the structure inside each building in Nightfall City is basically similar.

That's why Lynn knew that restrooms generally have mirrors installed.

But...

Lynn raised an eyebrow, then left the restroom and turned into the adjacent storage room.

After some searching, Lynn finally found a large number of mirrors inside an old, worn-out box.

There was the one pried off the restroom wall, mirrors taken from small decorations, big and small—it seemed like all the mirrors in the entire clinic had been secretly stored here.

Lynn thoughtfully picked one up.

"This is strange, meow."

Why would that doctor hide all the mirrors?

Was it to avoid something, meow?

"Could it be that if she sees her own appearance, something bad will happen?"

Lynn wondered.

He casually closed the box, then turned and left the storage room.

"Doctor, were you looking for something?" the dog-eared girl asked cutely and curiously.

Lynn adjusted his monocle and said seriously:

"Wait here for a moment, don't run around. I'm going to check some records, understand? I'll come back to treat you later, meow!"

The dog-eared girl smiled and nodded up and down, hugging the kitten plushie, her eyes rolling around as she said:

"Mhmm, meow!"

...

Turning around.

Lynn entered the case file room, opened the cabinets, and carefully searched for the case file regarding this dog-eared girl.

Because the previous doctor mentioned in the note that most of the visitors were regulars, many had treatment histories.

So she should have one too, meow.

Saying this.

Lynn's finger stopped on a file.

It had the dog-eared girl's name written on it.

[Miaomiao]

Lynn solemnly took it out, sat on a chair, and seriously opened the first page.

And almost the moment he opened the file, a line of large characters immediately appeared before his eyes.

[Abnormal Creature: "Cat"-Eared Girl, Number 041]

[Danger Level]: Extremely Dangerous

The following are prohibitions.

[1. During contact with the target, do not allow the target to see their own appearance in any way, otherwise large-scale abnormal loss of control will occur.]

[2. Communication with the target should not exceed 1 hour. Any form of short-term communication will cause the communicator to experience slight confusion in their own speech and actions.]

[3. Continuous communication and contact with the target for over one day will permanently cause abnormal changes in one's own behavior, manifesting many cat-like characteristics during the process. Changes beyond one day become completely irreversible!]

[4. The target has severe fear of canine creatures. Multiple treatment methods have so far ended in failure.]

Lynn's pupils instantly contracted.

He almost immediately reached out and performed a diagnosis on himself.

[Ding! You triggered your Random Diagnosis!]

[Ding! You discovered a special influence within your body: Cat-like Behavior Abnormality.]

[Cat-like Behavior Abnormality]: Those who obtain this abnormal state will gradually develop cat-like behaviors in an unconscious state, starting with speech, then actions. After continuous worsening, it will irreversibly transform into a cat-like form.

Zuo Zuo, who had already turned back into a left hand, was taken aback, raised her hand, and said:

"Stupid brain, what's wrong, meow?"

Lynn: "!!!"

The problem is indeed not just a little bit serious!

Without another word, Lynn immediately picked up the file, quickly turned around, and ran outside.

If it weren't for the reminder in the file.

He probably wouldn't have even noticed the changes in his own speech.

Because he had only communicated with her for a few minutes, and he had already started showing cat-like behavioral traits! And it was happening subtly and gradually!

It's as disgusting as the Crying Clown!

Lynn kicked the door open and rushed back to the examination room.

"Where is she?!"

Lynn was shocked.

He immediately noticed that the dog-eared girl who was just sitting at the counter had now disappeared.

His gaze immediately fell on the slightly ajar door of the storage room next to him.

Buzz—

Lynn immediately realized something bad.

Without another word.

Lynn immediately charged forward, quickly barging into the storage room door.

"Miaomiao, are you in there?!"

Lynn asked urgently.

And at that very moment, his gaze instantly fell on the opened, worn-out box at the very back of the storage room.

He also saw the Akita dog loli who was currently lying in front of that box, peering inside.

Buzz—

Lynn's gaze instantly went hollow.

Because he knew he had overlooked a very important factor.

Dogs and cats are both very curious, lolis are also very curious, and if you combine dog + cat + loli these three creatures...

And almost instantly, the System prompt sounded in Lynn's ears again.

[Ding! You triggered a special quest: The "Cat"-Eared Girl's Abnormality.]

[Quest Introduction]: A dog who believes herself to be a cat, but perhaps your careful observation can uncover more hidden truths...

[Quest Objective]: Complete the cure for the "Cat"-eared girl.

[Quest Reward]: 2000 Skeleton Coins, 3000 experience, Cat Teaser Wand x1, Special Potion Recipe x1

As soon as Lynn saw the quest rewards, he immediately realized this quest was no simple matter.

Basically, rewards that break a thousand are, without exception, from some really annoying quests.

Lynn stiffened on the spot.

The surroundings were completely silent.

Click, click, click—

The entire body of the dog-eared girl lying in front of the box and peering inside slowly began to tremble.

Then she slowly turned her dog head around, face full of tears and fear, trembling as she looked in Lynn's direction, and said:

"Miaomiao is a dog..."