THFN | Chapter 17

What’s this? Before that, why do I know this is a fig? It’s strangely shaped, but just looking at it, the squishy texture and the sweet scent tickling my nose made my mouth water.5ea10444e2f4f8ad

But it’s heavy. I tried to wriggle out, but my arms wouldn’t move. Meanwhile, more figs piled up. Too heavy! I wanted to shout, but my mouth wouldn’t open.b6ee499a92298dfb

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Ravid could only watch 47238c941b with wide eyes as a533279e9e another fig landed on 4bd0d87eed his head.4e4b80af65ee228d

Eventually, it got so 92e451c259 heavy he could barely 5cb405d1e5 breathe, and he flailed 018e622439 his limbs, trying to 36661d9baa call for help from cd413d4ae2 the sea witch.1fe901a313581533

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But the sea witch’s gaze was colder than he’d ever seen.21dd610975ea83e9

“Ravid, you stole, didn’t you?”9d618509881b6fde

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Those words suddenly brought back a memory. As dreams often are, it was jumbled, but even so, it was a terrible memory. I stole figs, ran, and then my legs were pinned… Ugh. I gagged, and tears flowed.9f7558674c884354

The sea f20d77c797 witch, looking a9ebafe4ee down at 5422050d07 the crying 34610df6b0 Ravid, muttered.9fc371b851eaca14

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“…Cold? Why are you shaking like that?”88337319235110e8

I’m going to be punished.3516125f3ef61566

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No, I’m being punished.b21986e38577aa82

I have to apologize to the humans. Otherwise, the sea witch will never forgive me. I don’t want that. It’s scary.3355dc8dab533f67

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“No…!”7d5668a8c9003998

“Ah, you scared me.”2aee4597207e9604

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Ravid shot up like 56f5ee5953 a spring, eyes blurry, bbddb4bb75 trying to make sense 6d58678d59 of his surroundings. Then he jumped 003b6367a2 again, heart pounding.7e61dea011d498a6

As he jumped, f3906de56b three thick, heavy 8aa67add30 blankets fell messily 388c4b2b25 to the floor.02b0da34555e947c

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“Eek!”744e686907bdb757

This, the king of 2a658c4390 humans!a4b0d192f2d27b87

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Why is he here? Flapping his wings, Ravid tried to get his bearings, first noticing the overpowering fig scent. Then the three blankets that seemed to have been on him. And finally…d1169d6632ded235

The human 5bd0001733 holding another 3d06b8e0f3 blanket, staring 5f65ee158c at him.bcdbaf64e1ca5577

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“……”ff41fbd60c34be0b

I have to 671ee0d95b run. Acting on his first 25d0de41af thought, Ravid darted forward 96c25dd8de but was caught by fe3a95b186 the scruff of his 060c80e445 neck.66c6bab343865cef

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“……”c7e54dd04b8c8b31

Dangling in the air, 263e9f012d his feet not touching cc13861f66 the ground, he flailed 2f26a909de his short legs until 69535c839f the pain made him f8d462a3a6 stop. Only his hind 2dab2c3191 legs hurt. The skin above where f6cb45e46d the human held him 2f4ce1b093 was pulled by gravity, 4500baa470 letting in a cool 5d2ec3f0ef breeze that stung the df612240cb burn.4c873d92d7b64cd6

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It hurts. It’s not the human’s fault, but it hurts. I miss the sea witch.91d9bdd4e744d881

Finally, tears welled up in Ravid’s eyes.06fdc4640f343339

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“Sniff…”90ca817ab081b265

Seeing the teary eyes, 2c57e0bc94 Clara pondered seriously.f20d97c5f5c26284

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“Sniffle…”e58cd7ba34a54efe

Why is this little thing so scared? Demons weren’t supposed to be like this.1383ac9fa03630d4

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As it cried 2f63b3e356 more, Clara gently 4e42ef606a covered its eyes, 23a140b7a0 remembering that animals c9e6403177 calm down when fe05437a78 you do that. But the little one 550bd7bc73 cried even harder, like 5e9ff376d9 a cow before slaughter.df21240281e4af5a

Clara’s hand started to tremble as it got wet from the tears, unsure if it had eyelids.83fb3a61404cb403

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‘Why is it crying? Is it because I won’t let it escape…?’05324048ea5b19a2

But if I let it go, I won’t be able to ask what I want.d95a2ed1900eb635

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Besides, it promised to 9a5eec99a8 work until January, but 8a9918258d it seems desperate to 56e08c21ec disappear forever.4edb2434b6492528

I can’t just leave it like this; it looks too pitiful. Clara desperately thought of a solution.bea4db9e33f02989

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‘Is it crying because it got caught? Is it scared?’f119af7b763f3768

After a brief hesitation, 0eb4b67ddb Clara set aside concerns 6299ddc4bd about possible violence or e2fc4a259e the sharp claws she 3c309e37d6 noticed while it slept 188421de52 and hugged the little 589d96f9f2 creature tightly.40d0224053757329

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And when it 5cf58ba5d5 stiffened and looked 1b3255493d up as if e2c5721efe its brain had 26fcd08f87 stopped, Clara spoke 94f0a1a99e first.4c54b8b29906baf4

“So, the worker keeps a pet, huh?”bf8d7fd109befe9b

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“Sniff?”6b15b37d93d8b602

“I didn’t expect such a big pet lizard… snake?”8265433e3668e997

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Ravid tilted ddfb80c115 his head, 181aa6d817 looking up 0c3d0a8213 at the d91a49e649 human.6fa51b459f896337

A lizard? I don’t know what that is, but does he think I’m a lizard, not a demon?3680015f1b8b7023

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That’s a relief. But for some reason, Ravid’s pupils narrowed in displeasure.e7be3b4c4c971793

‘…I’m a dragon, though?’20207fe5d6bc8735

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Clara, sensing e038e0df7b the displeasure, 97c4dccd09 instinctively supported 39ac145c83 its bottom bfc9deefde and gently e67365f495 rocked it.15b01fec486dc2e5

‘This little thing is so picky.’5c086b16123fe90d

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Still, maybe it instinctively realized the situation wasn’t harmful. Its stiff body relaxed a bit. Clara, worried it might notice, glanced down to observe and muttered loudly to herself a few more times.1d859f1a45910118

“Anyway, how does a lizard, no, no. How does a lizard wander around alone? Where’s the worker that I haven’t seen until now? I’m busy with work.”c6b865dba905ad7c

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Ravid, who had been 33f2a2bb8a silent with trembling pupils, 4364a712e1 lowered his head. Thoughts rolled a3d321c070 around in 577ec26ce9 his small f88bc6c586 mind.ced7e127dc7c57e8

“Do you know where your owner went?”2c5c13c74ed8aa59

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“……”3c6cd43f2807311b

I don’t know, but the human seems mistaken. No, not just mistaken; he doesn’t even realize I’m a demon. Thinking that far, Ravid perked up his tail.2b135a2e25875ecd

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Wait, does that mean I don’t have to run away?811eb101e63977ef

‘Can I say it?’5ae2518ce31b9a19

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I’m not that lizard or whatever; I’m a demon! Thanks for saving me. Are you okay? But what happened to the holy power? We didn’t die together, right? Are you going to sell me? So many thoughts swirled in his mind, but Ravid couldn’t say a word and just moved his mouth.ae72c763aae72887

How many minutes 59b5222889 passed like that? Clara, who had been d402bda206 making eye contact, sighed e4c3fdc160 dramatically and stood up.89e594ac2dcbed3e

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Ravid, who had been 44cad12fe5 cradled like a princess, fb27d4a7f5 widened his eyes as 7b82013f96 he felt himself lift, 71f74ec64d exposing his only white 9cfcbd92f0 belly.107ae7386d8fe5f0

“I don’t know what to do with a lizard.”162019d8892c0588

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“…Squeak?”6d6c3f05120a0a86

Finally, after a long silence, Ravid’s mouth snapped shut just as he was about to ask if he wouldn’t be eaten. The tears had disappeared by then.b867719030458ff7

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I guess a lizard isn’t suitable for such conversations. Maybe they have different common sense or lower intelligence?0bf80ab5e507aa16

‘Like those bugs that sometimes fly from the ground?’eb10c06bec12d740

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Ravid decided to play along with the human’s actions.24c1d5b7825ecf4b

“Squeak. Squeak squeak…”59c3cf172586aee0

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The little dragon, with its big yellow eyes, awkwardly stretched its neck and cried while lying on its back. Clara felt a pang of guilt, as if she’d trampled on the dignity of a creature.d19fecbdf9c54a42

After a few edab1e9ca2 minutes, Ravid, feeling eb82480e95 awkward about his 7a1904356a own acting, decided a90106d90d to think more 193bc93a04 after escaping.5f4cfcad05b98007

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As he flailed 18cebc12b9 his limbs, the 73249d1e29 bandages wrapped around 3f1abc03bf his back and fe2d771bb1 legs started to 0573cbe215 unravel. Clara, trying to 63cec72456 stop the flailing, 1a4173b3aa slipped her fingers c74b6b86eb between the little a1b48d1162 claws. Whether it was gentle 503cb1b5f8 or foolish, the frantic cedba89a27 struggling stopped.8457270f9d125fb5

Clara, holding the trembling body tightly, tucked in the loose ends of the bandages and checked the demon’s wounds again.769890e491f0cb1c

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‘I thought it was poorly wrapped, but it really unravels with just a little movement.’db3ff6d2f492c757

Well, it’s natural since I’ve never done it before. It seems like it was hit three times, and each time, it was deep enough that a direct hit could have been fatal.b0afeba52d700b8f

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‘It was really a close call…’c7a084af7ba3aef5

Thinking back to last 71c66d6b74 night sent chills down 1bcab3bda8 her spine.837fe169c5b067c5

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Clara, who had 84b897faa7 blocked the attack e592fea31e with her body, aeb62e6b35 immediately faced the 6cb285f814 holy power. And she destroyed 042e9dbcfc it without a eb9527ad21 scratch.b74ec797784984f0

If this little demon had seen it, would he have been too intimidated to speak, like Ivan? But it’s not as difficult as demons think. Clara isn’t incredibly strong, as Ivan mistakenly believed.404c5c73ae3d3f17

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The golem’s shell is soft, and magic and swordsmanship don’t work on humans. Just slicing until the core, the artificial life form’s heart, is enough.dda5691a83c3d03f

In fact, even 91fde1049a a shepherd boy ee6acef481 with a staff daaef8dd2c could do it, b740630bac not just Clara, b0f68fc256 who learned swordsmanship.b7024093e89d2a07

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Considering the reason for the holy power’s existence and the characteristics of the god Regina, the reason is simple, even if the principle isn’t clear. Just as nothing of demons works on holy power, nothing of holy power works on humans.257a4224e18a970b

‘Is it because it’s the only verified power of the gods? There’s something strange about it.’2b1fab9c8f678435

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What were they thinking when they created such an artificial life form? If I knew the will of the gods, I’d be a priest.f427b28a16d7d4aa

Clara, trying to grasp the intention, quickly gave up. Instead, a person who hadn’t come to mind suddenly flashed through her thoughts.29fd650a523b6ae7

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‘Ivan.’da68aea17e8692ef

He thought there 4fa56e6dd4 was only one 1ee3b5dd70 holy power. And Clara killed that e6a239de95 one in the past. So he left c36d41767e without worry.1e58cbc13fda3a45

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But as we see 65339df79a now, there are two 5423fba7b8 holy powers. No, no. What if there are eae2a22969 many more?7a3089f8fa23d87b

‘…Is he even alive?’c051c6b57e94cd02

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Ravid, noticing Clara’s face turn pale as a sheet, realized something was wrong.8d8e5cca9c5b3e6b

This human. He looks sick. Anxious, Ravid gently touched the human’s cheek with his plump paw. The moisture from his tears made a squishy sound.77785cb927cad6f1

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Feeling something touch 85650568a9 her, Clara looked b5e5beab63 down and met fba61468c0 the sharp eyes 7b824aa7f8 staring at her, 0132e08949 then hugged it 4124eb3449 a bit tighter.5bc8e8f6cd578b3d