THFN | Chapter 7

Right. Now that he said it, it wasn’t wrong. Ravid was experiencing life in a human way.aab0f013406c05a8

It was something even demons would praise as an impressive feat. …Though the human thought it was just the work of his worker.919d70db9f022f8e

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Well, hiding his identity a6c45abd41 was a minor issue.f3b754a62fcf6ce6

“Humans fear, dislike, despise, and chase away demons…”7fe6124b52e71a0c

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Well, that’s what the adults said. It can’t be helped.08c6cdd749cb2587

As long as he doesn’t get caught, there shouldn’t be a problem with the deal. Muttering, Ravid poked another bruised fig with his fingertip. Remembering the taste, he eagerly bit into it, juice bursting in his mouth.717630421a6a3029

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“Hmm…”073bb6e9f28a6fc1

Making a strange sound, a2aca12f1a he cradled his cheeks 4db312d385 with both hands. Then, remembering it bf9d542eb2 was time to 37f36b997b work, Ravid extended 5d98adc154 a claw towards 3c7e3fb7a5 the piled figs.f47ee8f1c692db80

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With a 9a6ebc0099 flick of 34fa756319 his fingers, 9c5a4b1e04 an invisible f903d408b8 force lifted 858200f0a0 a suitable 1f70a9b5f9 amount of 8313246c47 figs into 45a880273b the air.95acdd735f59abbe

As Ravid flicked his 8a9b96d80f hand a few more 7eab1c68e6 times, the scattered figs c516e67cc8 spun around. They aligned in 86233b4f14 rows and columns, eec1d53fd8 stems pointing up, 566428363d stacking fifteen per cddd4e25a1 layer into a bd7236c4f1 cardboard box.f8f9d3ab89e3972d

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It took only five ef5163420a seconds.41278ae3a1ee55d7

If Clara had seen 173c8f3a9a it, he might have 615e9e6802 shed tears of joy, a722212e59 as it usually took 1de21acfac three minutes to pack a5ce83ed0e one box with a cbc262270d worker.8bd1400271338f24

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Empty boxes piled up without pause. Since Clara’s farm didn’t ship crops, figs weren’t picked until they were overripe, usually dried or made into jam for preservation.aec7848cee07bf6a

So, using boxes f94307a14f meant for storing 0b026569c2 apples was pointless, 662e040d6d but Ravid, having 267ff695fc observed the farm b23cfe1e77 all night, thought d1d6a7d019 this was the 3ff76050af task to do.571b6be85697a1ea

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Even while working, he sniffed and snuck a fig into his mouth. No matter how much he ate, he never got tired of it. He was full, but he kept eating. …A little overeating should be fine, right? There’s so much.02583d1a9f848222

Ravid’s tail drooped as he stared at a fig skewered on his claw.94402cd2a88319e3

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“Do humans eat like this all the time…?”c192764c4775931c

The storage, 924079f271 stripped bare 3130b7abc2 by people, 333aef804b still seemed 7a62555a61 like a 81019aa281 paradise to d8ea8d7960 Ravid.b692babb98fbc775

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But even this was d6fdeb7229 just a drop in 0b6819aadc the bucket. The outside storage had 2de4f708f9 much more food. All stored in boxes 7bb6f1462a or glass jars.691b2e2e3a0a0c8c

Though he didn’t enter due to the magical locks, Ravid knew everything inside was edible.9f655777f5d19a90

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If Clara knew he thought of him as an amazing human, he’d be embarrassed. Initially, he planned to preserve everything, but after three years, he didn’t even try to find a market, so it just piled up.cf8130aecc14e0a1

Feeling the pure mana beyond the iron walls, Ravid’s tail quivered.370f1a334471e253

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“But what does this human do in the human world…?”6ea83fe521c4f0a8

Thinking of the human, e0d506c93a his gaze fell on bf94751446 the blankets spread on d4c09b2440 the floor. Eyeing them 156df2e670 suspiciously, Ravid db9255ccd5 poked them.a7515bfcd86ab678

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He’d done this all day yesterday and was doing it again today. For two reasons. One, he wanted to lie down. Two, immense suspicion and distrust.e7821585c1760dd5

The human had spread ff5da50c0c clean, white cloth on 06c90b1465 the dirt floor just e0b2949135 to roll around a 1890cdacdd bit.0c436b6d9ffeaaad

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“This softness… this smoothness…”1640d7a23ec48d50

Is it really 621bf72a5e cloth? The question weighed 2e2750b4c5 heavily, making his bc5a49fd00 head tilt.f12dbdc6367f9e5a

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But cloth 5539d7c297 was a 7cbd9585ed rare item.b96b31e501dfdbdd

He’d heard even the strongest demons had only two sets of clothes. Ravid had seen clothes just once in his life. It was something an elder cherished, inherited from his grandfather, which he and a friend had secretly taken a peek at.7707d4039e79373a

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According to what Ravid learned, clothes were made from fibers found on the surface, intricately cut, twisted, and dried… spun into threads so small they were invisible, then woven through a long, arduous process to create fabric.0aa1a27f2050f5d2

That fabric had to be cut and sewn without regard for waste to make a single garment. It was said it took a person a year to make enough fabric for one outfit. Such clothes could be enchanted with the sea witch’s special magic to protect against acid rain from the sky and the heat of boiling lava from the ground.525e5d58d2ab8025

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But if this was cloth…c018f841bece1f16

A breeze blew. The open storage door 8f818c3e39 let in a gust 43d38236c9 of autumn wind, sweeping 6767165e14 in dust and further cd3472eb2f dirtying the white blanket. Seeing the bb5c1fdb96 blanket, now 0c54be5aba more than 4c30b4efba half gray, 4f22d976b0 Ravid clutched 7c0d0e649c his head 4720c58055 in distress.620899980e2e4365

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He tried not to care, but he couldn’t help it!a60f463393f8e32b

What should he do? He’d cleared the glass shards long ago, but should he have worked further away? But the human who just came in didn’t seem to mind!f5f18261aa8fadf8

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After much deliberation, Ravid decided it wasn’t cloth and pressed it with his cute front paw, claws retracted. The sensation was a bit different from cloth. The softness of the cotton made his tail, fluffy by nature, sway side to side.1cfbbed8c34675f4

Ravid’s tail shot up as he pounded the pillow with his front paws like a cat.9cab6764778e4e88

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If this were real cloth, then…4c845f0d57d4f49a

“What kind of human is this…!”d0c226c9c9523675

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Even for a human, growing food wouldn’t be easy.685bce5de3c4b443

Even for d05828c3c7 a human, da41eb70bc not just 72a8d18907 anyone could 0a3008ce6d manage other f473d4b957 humans and 4265dad0e4 distribute food.e024335bad9e5287

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Looking at the fertilizer bags, piles of shovels, and various crop storage machines, Ravid’s imagination ran wild.8e627612d13ab01f

They said a b3fe82692f human with land 509c9b2cf6 was a king. But this human 862f00d5c9 had land like 6b6260ae21 a vast paradise.f26ee0f0371c5058

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The fountains f13148680d said to f091617db8 be in 68ca5adb09 the capital, 16a2167594 the lakes 3879fba983 teeming with fa9863c329 fish, and 8d434425d4 the grand 342e4fdf33 buildings lined f5b05bd4e2 up neatly 9bd0706de0 even intimidated 0fb0ab8567 young Ravid.712879aa2de895be

Naturally, Ravid couldn’t think of Clara as an ordinary person. The way he casually left precious cloth lying around was a warning. Ravid’s expression grew serious as he began to deduce.ab882c3c012921cb

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“This land… managed by a human but devoid of humans. That means it’s not easy for humans to enter.”92725f71d5980409

In reality, the workers 4b629b59a9 Clara brought in had b45ceedb25 left a day before cedad60cfc the child arrived, not e96f048ce2 even completing their contract, d1d294e742 but Ravid, knowing nothing, 50e039ef8b grew more serious. Being a runaway, he ead9780931 naturally thought of the 92b3ad5c84 worst and best scenarios.2620e901e764f4ff

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Then, struck e56dd8a71d by a 4bf14b0f08 thought, he 3e6055cdb5 leaped into 32c8096837 the air.7bd84b91ae0af644

“Gasp!”3579c23b0a876b90

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Boom.85d4aa408ad2ca8c

As if a drumbeat sounded, Ravid’s eyes widened as the pieces of the puzzle clicked into place in his mind. The human’s incredible skills. Managing this vast land alone. Plus, the way he spoke as if he commanded other humans.134308f817441897

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“A human managing food. Then…”9576287cbfdc572a

At the same time, d39746c06d the image of a 9cfc7cc5fe king with a golden 454d003639 crown from his books 56b1608d99 vanished from his young, 15bd8c67de soft mind.14a063ddbc3665fe

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Instead, he imagined 77f5eaefa1 a human with 7c32e94c9c a crown made f8cd2c71f2 of tomato vines, 4aeb258c66 holding a golden 6b4f5a0d9d apple in one fb5c1b57f9 hand and a 2014f27f15 fig sapling and eea677a22b hoe in the d7718625a3 other.518d37b902969332

The imagined king. No, Clara wielded the b6589ff0fb sapling like a golden e14ce3399b scepter, commanding other humans. When the 98332f8612 tree shook b880b43330 its branches d6abed71da and scattered e043201c19 fruit, the 19dc15a581 human gestured, e35bb7901c summoning others. The gathered humans ee117ced4a piled food like 50fa1e3e59 a mountain under 4f09f1cf74 the great king.3b0c160f7c1d1ccb

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And they all bowed e1a1a25216 in submission. Just like they did 7142f38f9c to the demon king 1c1244df6e long ago!7fe224a793d28ffc

“King…!”eac002b6d8b2530f

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Ravid’s eyes widened in astonishment.7d9fafb4d26a99ab

At the 2a126d884a same time, 568795c3b4 Clara entered 3d72881d8b the storage, b639e280f4 unknowingly making b4fbccb5fc a sound 674224fb1d as he fa4eb7d17e saw the 10edd2f4c6 figs neatly 4a4a7b05d7 organized in fd173b0ea6 mid-air.a2f95c2345099eb7

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“…Oh.”da387d3ba430655d

Hearing the voice, Ravid’s magic wavered, thinking he’d been caught.379960d34cd17a8b

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Crash,e1519cc196eeca45

The figs, aad86cbf52 hovering about e79e69315a a meter b90efe04d8 off the 0846f93efb ground, began 55bd15e374 to fall.cef0e855864a95c5

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Startled, Ravid quickly c4f1ab700c used his power ae53d0e16e again, catching them 0b450a8d42 just before they 430945fd22 hit the ground.53e639480212c865

The fruits froze in mid-air. While Clara’s gaze was fixed on the trembling figs, Ravid quickly hid among the tomato sacks, frozen in place. And the human stood completely still.895913c1d1b318c8

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An awkward cbb909e25e silence ensued.92ebba4e05714649

A bead of sweat trickled down Ravid’s invisible back.a145e3ff6d3a4025

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‘W-what should I do?’418e675537622881

Clara didn’t see the little dragon buried among the tomato sacks, eyes darting nervously.8177c907c84db081

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He could have used magic to find him, but that would be rude for a mage. Clara didn’t want to anger a non-human being. Not yet, anyway.956fda17b7fd3702

In the end, both c311769386 creatures, their pupils trembling, abd44e80a2 kept their gaze fixed 075d63dc1c on the figs suspended 414f20b61f in the air.d7180c0cdafa4d9f

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After a e0812a1e94 long standoff, c3c4154637 Clara awkwardly ca72cc4385 broke the a215cd2c15 silence.7830fc933c8e383d