THFN | Chapter 12

Long, long ago, 052a90b40e the greatest demon, 4e7891da8f Lilith, was born 6db06ae42f from the Ashen f0fe15715d Sea. Alone in f1842fb425 that desolate 0d1d233a29 place, Lilith a667a24158 created the 48de955bdd demon king. She also d2ebf9f02d made hundreds e7278ceb48 of legions. The demons a6e5bcfa9a left the 47f636209d Demon Realm, 0aebf50eb7 the Ashen 83ff4cdeb7 Sea, and 40e2d8df50 headed for 6bbdd23b26 a new 504ee79558 world. That world is 141f0ef904 this one.4bd10d13434073aa

However, humans had a god stronger than the demons, and Regina, the god of humans, responded to the humans’ desire to drive out the demons by sending magical creatures to the surface.3ace6c0574694a79

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A holy artifact created through a terrible miracle. Its immense power is impressive, but what’s truly terrifying is that the demons’ attacks can’t even scratch its surface. On the other hand, the divine relic nullified the demons’ remarkable regenerative abilities. That’s not all. It operates eternally without sleep, food, or rest, and it pursues demons to their death as soon as they set foot on the surface.e425a3e4a08cb68b

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These incomprehensible things 1dbef41072 were born by 1b7e25a2ea the gods with a95bee6d05 the goal of 9e8690f98d hunting down and 38149d3c6d killing demons. So, the demons 46d2ef4c7b had no choice 0443f70056 but to hide a729797c51 underground.2d88f55180414539

Underground, the pursuit network doesn’t reach, but as soon as they come outside, those things can detect demons. Ravid also came out, ready to face death because of that.6c39bc91b78d5aa8

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Though he hadn’t encountered them yet… the thought made the child’s face sullen.93e38adbb9633d6a

“I don’t know when I might die. If I die, I won’t get any figs…”924df4fd8628d751

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But I have to follow the rules? And they’re human rules. I’m a demon. If they find out I’m a demon, they’ll sell me out. Ravid’s disjointed grumbling escaped his mouth. Feeling unfamiliar with himself yet unable to control his emotions, Ravid mumbled.c4bcea80e7ed3cd1

“…This is unfair.”66ba5ea107f6076d

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The information c8bbee06e6 he had f7ee58bbca begged from 2c8927a3dd the sea 80f006ccba witch to 207e79c8b6 come to 192df28f63 the surface d299cef3bd swirled in 5f5d06cdad his head, 527090308a growing larger 12fc101fb4 and larger.48132d8bf393e94c

Humans claim ownership of land and consider the harvest from it their own. But where’s the ownership in land? Trees are nurtured by time.c43829b991cc1c58

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The human king does whatever he wants with what he owns, and it’s natural to follow his orders. But why do they do that among their own kind? They should convince each other. I should be convinced too. But Ravid understood nothing, nothing at all. It was all new to him.cf23841fc9cf7192

I’m so miserable, yet they’re so rich and carefree. I don’t get it. I don’t know this. I don’t even want to know.52b780a7e7f27c5f

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“I can’t accept this.”246a4e0c4ad97d4e

Unable to hold back his anger, Ravid’s small hand drew a circle. Simultaneously, the teleportation magic he had secretly learned, which was taught to anyone coming to the surface, activated.6db0fc08c6140ede

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With a hum, a massive magic circle glowed, and the force wave was so strong that the entire warehouse shook to transport the enormous cargo. The mana that filled Ravid’s body also drained away.f5d7e5767ee113bb

Thud, roll.c715734fc4e770e5

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All the piled-up faa1df0eef figs disappeared, leaving b3256c8db0 only about three 1e15c32846 behind.1f39b8d4103f1628

As his 35af479894 energy drained, adbe3b5efe Ravid, feeling d7addc41b3 a void fb3810cc17 as if d6d4986290 he had 4a0c3b9834 vomited everything 2c14e1bfec he ate, 36b4f7ee7e rolled on 9972a3233f the floor, fb64651082 unable to c5e4ab9d92 hide his fe63c28567 dazed expression 17e1512536 as he 96742644cc stared at 1143a8d906 the warehouse bf23945fbf where the b3a38fdcbc box had 1931d0c67c been.52dedc39af45d32f

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Now, his family could 3f0b4a38ff eat well for at e69e2a07a8 least three days. It was that much. They could 48b325519e stuff their d49f2ff492 mouths until b95378c7fd they burst 6a0ab63182 and enjoy a954b40303 a nap ebca77890e like Ravid 45e87cd37c did.5ddb7307b5e71786

But what 04280d29fc about the 34657e6a22 humans?dbd6f71c3fc4e965

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…What will the humans eat now? What will the human workers receive?46b66e65d575942f

They might get as angry as when Ravid’s friend secretly ate all his mud cookies and complain to the human king.db58bb8dda52d4bc

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Thinking that far, Ravid’s face turned pale. It felt like he had realized something irreversible too late. But there was no way to undo it now. The teleportation magic was one-way to avoid tracking.82022ede82555583

While he fretted, his four legs paced around where the figs had been. When he saw the three remaining figs, the sea witch’s words echoed in his ears like a hallucination.cac88d6fc392c665

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“Ravid. You said your dream was for everyone to live well together, right? The most important thing for that is the process you go through to achieve it.”adf072de4ec1cf70

“Always be careful not to destroy what you’ve built yourself. That will crumble your happiness from the very bottom.”5a93e6f2acacb88a

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It was then.Boom, thunder struck.286910d553dbfe19

Before he could even 8e64fcd317 think of what it 760ba11ede was, Ravid ran. Only the fear, 7bc9088949 ingrained in his a18f01373b instincts, remained, leaving 1c9ab849ee him pale.6609ec339e0d9c69

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Clara lightly dove onto 842b6a6ec8 the bed. The scenery 9e8e0da75a came into 4dcbd918c4 view with 2442893762 the wind bf83dc70ba blowing through 55e1569493 the large 61172a8040 window behind 68c74cb008 the double 6c686e15d7 bed.21d13c01a8470f75

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Trees and f593b20c20 crops were 081f7379d6 abundantly grown c33367513d on the 048cdc8453 wide plains. Wheat, tomatoes, a4bca28483 radishes, pumpkins, 331c3cb0c4 apples. Even figs, nuts, and 3a4903b220 ginger.e9ba59b5b0325f26

It’s autumn. Harvest season.c28dc1e7a5c84b11

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Looking at the yellow 33bc891d57 wheat fields, Clara prepared 3c6f307865 a letter of protest a85b2c4a09 according to the format. Having already 8649915248 written one 938ae2a98d and sent 5c8430b323 it directly, 2ba40f66e6 his hand 15f5d1a1ff moved swiftly, 88f91184d3 leaving behind b69d5c0964 neat handwriting.d2267bfc2746acfd

But at least 8d0f655470 three sheets per f85c4aea01 person. Even worse, 153112df7b he had a1e67c1dc2 to copy 20a6035372 each sheet 904c3d187c exactly, just 1f40cd060f changing the 735043b685 name section 98346543b3 for the fc18a14385 next one.3f9a98c2148d4905

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Before long, Clara’s hand ached, and he irritably rotated his arm, sighed, and stuck the fountain pen into the ink bottle, turning his gaze outside.ee6b4a83394d71ca

Trying to sue each of the hundreds of contract workers made him suddenly feel a bit foolish. It wouldn’t end with just writing documents; there would be lawsuits and appeals.4694b8512c2850a4

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“At least going to the second court would be necessary to get a verdict unaffected by the village’s influence.”280fe24222a04bfe

Thinking about the increasing workload made him feel more and more skeptical. …Can he even find people who probably wrote fake names?44c897e35555307d

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“Should I exclude a few?”35908b99455ca919

Clara tried to 2eef663042 summon a sense f74aa1a8f7 of pity solely 14e03b7341 to reduce his b2f25e33a0 workload, closing his 3b2cfa8675 eyes.896aa32a64148e39

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The loud-voiced farmers’ children or the junior baron who boasted about taking them in as concubines flitted through his mind.fe6121a4532ccb6f

“…Sigh.”6e766f747c1d3be6

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This is bad. He couldn’t feel anything but a firm no.dd094b90c3d38476

He calmed 90eb7d2f87 down after 63ce40aad3 looking at 75f227f4fa the pile 4f750973a7 of papers f36795e35d like a 77fd65e57e mountain. And once again, 596ea21dce he tried to d9fb92b50f imagine the employees 43a9bf5ae4 who might have a86d8981f6 been threatened by 649fad7dc4 the nasty noble.7e43555e5b8f801c

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But he couldn’t quite picture it.38653de073852a28

Clara knew, acf20c6ac1 just as d3d04cd485 he had a0d1b618c1 been, that adef8c278b they were 1261fcb529 born into 6d20ceb41f poverty and d1ac9fe0f6 had a 02227c2c46 tough life. So when silver 1cca7b7cb8 or gold candlesticks a115f21adb disappeared, or pigs 8570fdef48 vanished weekly, or 379379ca0d they protested and 410a78e906 brought baskets of d62b540748 painstakingly grown and 8d89ea1a73 harvested crops to 9379241b6f paint the mansion 151aeb668e walls, he let c0c212d1de it slide as 7ba2d4e6ef a minor mischief.1c439182660c1b65

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Maybe because 2ac7640c45 he had 836392c4ea gone through 1a0f053725 all those f2a714a71a long, tedious f437b23fa0 processes of 56a6f7569d patience and dbbb0ee50f rewriting, he ea6303b457 felt no b7890223d1 sympathy.3d94a895f31a0d5f

So he wasn’t too resentful that they left without saying anything.cb7cceed8a018097

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The harvest season is the most important time to reap the fruits of labor, so this was undoubtedly a betrayal… But, honestly, where is there such a thing in business? The one who gets tricked is the fool in the harsh reality of a results-driven capitalist market.fd4c6a603d5b4f39

Since Clara had stepped into such a world, he didn’t intend to deny that he missed the opportunity to prepare for an inevitable unfair event.fd823894d1d43c12

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“Honestly, I can’t say there aren’t any clues.”0f8f2514116f0dbd

He never attended social 3c12a743d5 gatherings for personal reasons. He refused any friendly aa9b49864c gestures that seemed like e59ff79d25 bribes and immediately addressed 927324c3eb complaints without considering fairness.52d82766010cea72

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Reflecting on the various 955159f077 shortcomings, Clara let out 17276f55d4 a deep sigh from cfe0aa42cb the depths of his 36dc7053cb being.c3ee7e0ac2a9663f

…Let’s admit it. It was a structure that couldn’t help but create resentment.9edb93c860b6ec5b

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He made many mistakes he shouldn’t have. In a small society focused on primary production, the person in the highest position always stayed indoors, avoided conversations, and seized every chance to lecture.f7e4ae491e0ee9f6

Scenes of secret a382794e80 moonlit gatherings, where e2e318d3aa nonexistent resentment and 7edab8ceae solidarity were born, 4a54420525 painted a rather d4eb5df2f1 elegant picture in 213d161af4 his mind.59aa4a2d6a2f78b6

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Blinking, he slumped b104421ad9 over the desk. The coldness 0debf60131 of the c2fa892216 wooden surface 43915eb9fe seemed to ac6dd10d80 bring him 35e255d053 back to 8fe5c5af8b his senses fc068c7f11 a bit.89071ea86e175450

“Maybe I should’ve tried talking…”bb78567563d23b2a

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If he had 76131f4605 to somehow shift 152d65760d the blame to 8d3ffcea99 a less exhausting 3d4ac6e444 side, the start 439256b9b4 of all this dd893da2db might have been 80577620c5 the lack of 611c908af8 interest in each ee87bd2aa6 other.ee4ee4c238743d15

If not that, 463142aeca maybe the problem 3b0056d750 was the short-term 70b48e4416 contracts that had dba3c5f2c9 to be renewed ab0e5b0045 annually and the 73497ee2fa policy of rejecting 99a125bbc8 those who wanted 29144844ec to reside.d443d091358c2320

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The biggest bf76a0ad58 issue was a25e0fd552 that, despite f5cbc39d98 having no 61a3b4babf intention of b04214bc62 conceding on 98734df461 land sales, 20d7bbb2a4 Clara had a9dcc17e44 no choice bbdf8b00f8 but to c1566952ff hire nearby b9d0b876b7 residents who ac24078025 wanted the bdc37ed0de land.43dcf35923e7baf6

Maybe he should’ve matched the market price a bit when he first started construction. But the construction cost using mages had already far exceeded the usual price, and transferring ownership just to gain some favor from nearby residents had become too costly.76d13782c4504a23

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