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THFN | Chapter 4
by _rinnnieEmphasizing the word “kind,” Clara left the storage with the door slightly ajar.6f05b828775bf8f8
If they run away, so be it. If they stay…1d903f6a1da4446e
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‘Well, at 9825b5c480 least I 305b18e366 can use 1f06829115 them for 60c1b324b3 the rest 90f106b7b1 of the 2b4535f2c3 year.’d02b9be6234c62a9
He’d think about the rest later. Of course, there was a risk, but he wasn’t too worried about them turning into a thief. Clara might look like a rebellious noble with no strength, enjoying flirting with women, but he knew how to handle a sword.3916134c8ed39910
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He had no intention of taking a loss. The lodging doors were locked, and the other storage areas, sealed with magic, hadn’t been opened by any so-called worker-thieves in the past five years. Without Clara’s cooperation, nothing could be stolen.ce16663c44b9e0bb
Besides, this storage 341a88613c was already ruined.32d3cf0a7a546275
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‘Nothing more to f148ef9215 mess up….’65e221a587b3564c
Clara glanced once more 999d939617 at the jars with 539b6de554 stained corks but still 60f7637d9a intact, then left.064b55c418f071b2
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That evening.cc4ea387ec941c6f
The empty baskets bee8ab2f9d were filled with cbb2037791 over a hundred c911011688 fig trees harvested. Clara, confident in his 8f2f25e485 choice, grinned widely.f0c847e26ec2898c
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With a much softer f79efcdcad tone, he playfully tapped 7b1a4bacc3 the tomato pile, finding 89ce5bb128 the startled reaction amusing. It was fun 472f04addb to tease a 63916eeb1b bit and see 8e676a7560 the response.e705d1435315f0e5
“Wow, did you 1bd83a4543 work all night f971075f33 without sleeping?”87587286ac3fbf29
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Twitch!24b5ea0838ecd6f1
Maybe they really had a43fd7e167 nowhere to go. The person hiding in d01e590d86 the same tomato sack f286face4f twitched noticeably.c5804a7eb2d0c763
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As they 04726b13f9 twitched so 653ea20075 much, a 8ca8f25913 tomato on 567f50cb08 top was 467ac5a03b about to 8dced2fa95 roll off, 5bcd21fc77 so Clara 297e98ddb1 approached and 1e0db48ba5 caught it, 4d6546cf6c poking the 3168bbc9a1 empty space c1e9d8dcd9 with his 10f9eeea11 fingertip.19fd902f5075cfd9
“Strange… It cb69819ac9 seemed like a0daca7f94 the sack 58abf7e4b9 moved.”35350fb691ad630d
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Whether they knew ce4be51851 he was smiling 4a2215fdda or not, the 9784802527 tomato sack shook 5116e01a4f like an earthquake 82ca1e681d each time.57083e014e2890fe
“Must be my 506deb8e7c imagination, ahem. Ahem. Right?”01b3baad64a28a7d
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Poke, poke. Tremble.c49e8105c1b1d62c
Each poke d72d45f4d4 sent a 60f7fe7dfb tomato rolling fdbbba2ee0 away. The pile froze, 369a96a263 looking scared, so b517cce655 Clara raised his c9a9a1bc62 palm.4c53e983fc135ecb
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…Then Clara felt 8426de3062 a sense of 6e9ef9f6aa déjà vu.38679d5d4476f210
Due to his upbringing, he didn’t build much muscle, had a pale, thin body, and a voice as light as his appearance, so workers rarely feared him.47240663902846b6
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Actually, not just rarely—except for when he killed a monster that invaded the farm four years ago, there wasn’t a time.a3ce5e7669588fcb
“……?”8d2c1fb75d4e6432
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He almost remembered something 882354f218 but it was already 7877ece02b night. Unlike the morning, a 545604f02d chilly autumn breeze blew.0272918323c5bbb9
Quickly losing 7416dc0eab interest in d3386650f3 suspicion, Clara 77169a35a6 shook a 474e92dc61 small basket 2c81d2e9a8 he had 5235fc70bd prepared, letting 2b8e031ecb the aroma 1c54dc68f3 waft.6f7a7ca0c8278bdb
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The evening menu was d6ce4c6edb figs with damaged skins, aa8866f357 a few tomatoes, hot ec07b39068 fish radish soup made 37acae5791 with fish bones and 3f14f247b0 radish from the lake, c3a8176498 and fish steak grilled e3c6158cc0 to perfection.fd0d824371559516
With only 513305d890 one worker, 681e27dc24 Clara put 24b088458c effort into 603dcd9590 the meal, 0b10d3723f using chicken 446bde935d stock, rosemary, 6778b3028f oregano, and 0e8d1c74b2 various ingredients. He placed the 4cb554b8ce basket down, savoring 760213aae8 the crispy oil 3423034eed smell.23f2f6ee0e14d4d6
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As the weather turned 103eb944de chilly, he spread out 0537ed2ab4 thick blankets and pillows 586231ec92 on the floor.af3fc500844cebd5
Though grateful, he couldn’t let an unknown person into the house. But the nights were cold, and there was nowhere else to go but the storage, which might still have glass shards on the floor, so this was the compromise.a50527f55a62da35
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Bringing bedding from the worker’s quarters, Clara spread it wide on the dirt-covered storage floor, rolling around a bit before deciding it was enough.2f7500426a5ac27d
“Where did they go? I’ll leave the usual snacks and meals here. They’ll eat it.”3e41fa568979ffa8
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Twitch, twitch.a1ecd4818dc7a6c7
“Surely they won’t leave it uneaten, right? If it’s cold by tomorrow, I’ll have to throw it away.”52a14b0b1de81220
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That was a lie. Clara would eat even moldy dried fish without a problem. But people tend to be tempted when rushed, don’t they?4b0befcc2c7b04d3
The tomato sack twitched 82d96e3c61 slightly.ca4f8687af230720
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The movement seemed more 1237b85b30 like a big-nosed animal bbfc19424c sniffing than a person, 06fbeb7fe9 and Clara barely held 2fa6ab1c97 back laughter, pretending to 380b94f2a3 cough and standing up 9af5324ac3 naturally.52bc413cc9bc20df
“It’d be a waste to throw it away. It’s payment for work, so someone should eat it. I’ll get back to work.”7a1e2e4b9480c9fe
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He left f297f76967 the storage b79ce1d922 door half-open a68da46347 and slipped 1328529417 outside, leaning e9ec3482f2 against the 27bd0984d6 back of 29f72355c3 the storage.d0b22311ff4c16cd
Why? Well. Aren’t you curious? Grinning, he listened closely until he heard rustling. Something rolled with a thud. Thump, thump. Vegetables rolled and bumped.989e1be263780e17
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‘…Why are there no a9764f3958 footsteps?’16c715ed039c1501
Clara, fiddling with his piercing for a change of pace, tilted his head. Strange. Had he become so rusty that he couldn’t hear a worker’s footsteps?1f2d3565f1238cc7
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…Well, it had been four years since he last wielded a sword. It wasn’t surprising if his senses dulled after such a long break. Resisting the urge to tap his waist, Clara focused on the sounds.b14b12ea7977542b
The straw food aaedb32b16 basket rattled, and eb762e1672 hurried eating and 0462e021da drinking sounds followed. Rattle, munch, crunch.6fca66bf8543705e
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Listening for a moment, Clara’s expression turned curious.570a46c0ad955126
‘It’s young.’c4f54809782ea117
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Swallowing, eating manners, urgency, spilling sounds. Such things hinted at age. Though no voice was heard, it didn’t seem like an adult’s presence.53751bc448fd6840
Guessing, it 4d7436cb9c seemed to d40ed23ba2 be between 3c72319b57 five and c0717fb797 ten years 9c9a42200c old.822257d0124677f6
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Why would a child fbe2b5719d be here?d52742cb62e342c2
If not a worker, he didn’t want to keep anyone on the farm. Should he open the storage door, reveal their identity, and send them back? His hesitant hand gripped the door handle tightly.a935a646984ce362
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Just as he 9195ea244f was about to cd26557d89 open it, a 9669d6b9a4 naive voice echoed 44be9037c7 from the other fc0eb7ce30 side of the 2762269829 storage door.ce35b39a8c6fef64
“I wish 2d769e2fc0 I could b3297a3393 eat like 65b9d341b2 this every e8de6514cf day.”107f4325c59088f1
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“…….”c1afba334028bc7c
“Sniff, I 4668ec384c should bring 0aecd4a526 some to e29a9ef4f6 my family.”c88ed80676d4116d
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Clara froze at the word “family.”e693ec4b9b9a0001
The sound of d8c0fc4ceb sniffing, as if 8fefbef71f the soup was 6c551284cf too hot, continued 0b516e643e inside the storage, 1bed74192f hidden by the 4abbc8620d thick door. Yet he stared 918e7af051 at the shadowed 2275bf6cde door for several bb76677c44 minutes.9316effcfb5c2662
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“I shouldn’t be the only one eating delicious food….”d4bf8fb421ba3c1a
What was he thinking during that short time? Even he didn’t know. In the end, he couldn’t open the door.95287b0b35a1f101
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Instead, his b63d21d3b3 backward steps e43945afcd toward the de95958478 opposite side 44c9fc9719 of the 1bd09519dc storage quickened.5dc58756a872885e
Hastily returning to the b76d74d076 storage where the meat 181236c00d was frozen, Clara, not b9a0567086 knowing what he was 7a75f4f50b thinking, grabbed whatever meat d909852f6c he could. Ribs, bones, thigh bones. He even 390e379c6d took a f6f2475be3 piece of d95d1fbe17 tenderloin, the 7cf4577faf softest meat fea30219ad for a 6bff0d6022 child to a7602752eb eat.4cf378448ade8c37
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As it wasn’t a comprehensive farm but a regular one, they didn’t raise many livestock. Though they kept a few pigs to feed leftover crops, considering raising them professionally was a hassle due to slaughter and storage facilities. Above all, animals were harder to store than expected.57bbc24c7c07bffe
In this era, 141ce52d77 with insufficient refrigeration, b312199637 bringing them to 345b38175a this remote area 1f5b4eb1aa without a mage 2962fe0198 was a challenge, 8f895f4b79 so even Clara 3029f7a30f rarely ate meat 73fa8ebcd4 a few times 94cb99d35e a year. Not to 91058ab27e mention outside.6dd3bd933db3e49c
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Perhaps that’s why the notion of meat as nourishment was firmly ingrained.f28e14cd26232f81
He took 99c9dc8356 it out 2519f22a7e generously and 1ee1f0c26d boiled it. He scooped f43680c7e7 in a 60f795e375 full scoop 799cf9a703 of salt, 6066630414 added herbs 1431706614 to remove d7ccc0fc63 any odor, 210a64ca1e boiled it 2bfdd516b1 vigorously, deboned c836f9030b the meat, 0c7a71fe3d put it 12780b8f38 back in, 121c8b0fce and added aa391c1cf1 leftover vegetables. Tomatoes, radishes, green onions, 427ef05a95 onions, minced ginger, garlic, 57e613d649 and potatoes. Roughly chopped 42dcf2f4be and torn a71814076c by hand, b95d893d61 Clara closed fec73f2267 the pot 4d754a1822 lid.c1d5a794386adbed
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Adjusting the a097d78e06 heat to a62e8f7410 leave only 4ae8aae55f embers, he bdeaf76b27 took a 44d56fee7e deep breath, 3629744256 savoring the 9fc9db8a99 delicious smell 2893fc2b91 spreading around.6b89c3abd116a4c0
“What am I doing?”354d47f288c883e4
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In his defense, it had been a long time since he’d seen someone starving.1ba7d4008463665f
Whether there was a drought or flood outside, the farm always had plenty to eat. He hadn’t seen someone grateful for food itself in a long time, though he’d heard enough complaints about side dishes.eab2c613ab9c3734
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That single word of “delicious” seemed more shocking than expected. Acting like this was ridiculous.1bb3a795f7652832
‘Still, this isn’t like me, doing volunteer work.’b3e9f4bd8edbdf85
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He propped a foot bc72a54018 on the desk and c49e50bf7f slumped into the chair. For a moment, he d15fa80084 thought about bringing them f5dbbf4a4a over to stir the 61c555963b ladle, but it felt 82fe3df8d9 like a terrible idea. Making a child do 3744de1aae that?825b0cb6989f9582
“I dislike humans. Unless they’re demons.”38b361860082dbb4
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Grumbling, he d4775da763 kicked the a7b3457235 table with 95f83c6b1e his heel. Well, since they 276780202a seemed to speak ea26560556 nicely, he could 5780341c8a let it slide c299677447 this time.d55677ef438b7b0e
Now, he just needed to simmer it well and adjust the broth’s consistency. Having cooked a large amount, he tapped his sore arm and gazed out the window behind the building’s oven at the Greenbelt Mountains. The sun peeked between two low hills.c4559a478b520f78
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Having peeled dozens of 89fa84fbcc potatoes, carrots, and onions 90dfeb75d6 and deboned large chunks 204b521ae9 of meat, time seemed fab4c91fb1 to have flown by. Thanks to that, 60fbf45647 he missed sleep 8b8db098fc today. Since nightmares 84751391cc plagued his ba46af76f0 sleep, it ea75baa2d7 was almost e4d7587ad3 a relief.8ca2ad9ebaad096f