THFN | Chapter 12

Long, long ago, the b02280981b greatest demon, Lilith, was 40c17dd33a born from the Ashen 1583e5e959 Sea. Alone in that 36143341d5 desolate place, Lilith a3077780e5 created the demon 467a1bbb6d king. She also f621328d72 made hundreds d1a60b5233 of legions. The demons left the 33ea26995c Demon Realm, the Ashen d7b27d56b5 Sea, and headed for ee998d605d a new world. That world is this 13ea4c5cc2 one.d60a59abfdfec327

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.f954b5d6ac11e857

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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.60db071bef7b9d80

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These incomprehensible things a469ec0d85 were born by a2e24495ab the gods with 9a89e1a3fb the goal of 563f0d4d1e hunting down and dfce4cb1d4 killing demons. So, the demons 2a17140e0a had no choice 5d70ffc142 but to hide 507fd02d64 underground.98503686c80413be

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.bf4419192ead0536

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Though he hadn’t encountered them yet… the thought made the child’s face sullen.721de66c7fb05383

“I don’t know when I might die. If I die, I won’t get any figs…”b4aebff8cc162898

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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.64a6b910c084599c

“…This is unfair.”8b8dc0c588ba5441

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The information 9b15e93bb6 he had 70a9a6225e begged from 6aad95bb9c the sea 721a022081 witch to cbefde506f come to 5860fadda2 the surface d2952ee41f swirled in ddc3df2668 his head, 0738141451 growing larger a21b7b466c and larger.3fb6f254f298861d

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.429675d538616d70

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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.1b108b46bb02a36f

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.f7c3e40415335dd7

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“I can’t accept this.”93eddb556f6e4c26

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.6d4607a3e31d370a

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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.1ff0fb78a41caf1a

Thud, roll.15855f3740fe2651

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All the 9ed3ef61dd piled-up figs 339592c29b disappeared, leaving e35c91811d only about 22abeddc8c three behind.0110c6d20c2e23b2

As his 3ea8e7f276 energy drained, 8091bf77af Ravid, feeling 38eb8b05b2 a void 7f5555dc11 as if f328b85e63 he had db2414f8af vomited everything 0f7608feac he ate, a01c5fb847 rolled on 709e774eba the floor, 64c7340295 unable to e4b2f264cd hide his 04cea363a7 dazed expression ddfaf3cd16 as he 630dc15e5b stared at 12c9a04b6b the warehouse 22e2c45f24 where the f29cc43ea7 box had 5896d6e5c3 been.e1be1a82775534a9

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Now, his family could 8400387128 eat well for at 9f85a6e50f least three days. It was d58eb25067 that much. They could stuff 792ddf7426 their mouths until d9ec5d94d4 they burst and 1edd319010 enjoy a nap 2bb6c5cd9d like Ravid did.acf92d292aef97fb

But what about the 315ca553c2 humans?17aafe587a28bd13

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…What will the humans eat now? What will the human workers receive?818ef0efe2795221

They might get as angry as when Ravid’s friend secretly ate all his mud cookies and complain to the human king.59a0005cdc705f24

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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.55c332538e5bf4f6

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.50c54c659e43ef70

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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.”c7d04f5fbf05a44f

“Always be careful not to destroy what you’ve built yourself. That will crumble your happiness from the very bottom.”c5f5dcc0ba2dda28

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It was then.Boom, thunder struck.171bba2318c7aee6

Before he could 8a664a844f even think of f9721c624d what it was, f530c985f3 Ravid ran. Only the efd8aa1f79 fear, ingrained 359c220940 in his 3fb88f4c44 instincts, remained, 34f0739b15 leaving him e756547426 pale.5ffac99d0e34252b

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Clara lightly dove onto 78607af733 the bed. The scenery came into 19b16a7cc6 view with the wind 9cca0bc248 blowing through the large 73dc84a0d8 window behind the double 8935be49cd bed.3d12f66427385d57

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Trees and crops were abcce3905a abundantly grown on the d0aa312f27 wide plains. Wheat, tomatoes, db6693758a radishes, pumpkins, 9a0060092e apples. Even figs, nuts, and ef02757ceb ginger.534ac9c591363f60

It’s autumn. Harvest season.792960f001cf921d

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Looking at the yellow 775873e14f wheat fields, Clara prepared 09d45cea6d a letter of protest dff4803477 according to the format. Having already written d677ad05bf one and sent 23ce9de079 it directly, his 1202c09222 hand moved swiftly, efa137ef3d leaving behind neat 2615535424 handwriting.500de4a2429a3f83

But at least three c747ba7268 sheets per person. Even worse, 85884657aa he had 79d853428e to copy 78d5d042a7 each sheet 355c531470 exactly, just 45dcbfcf61 changing the dc375451a2 name section ac4c371d65 for the 295c13ebe8 next one.dffc13750bdab1e8

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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.c2233be78b253f8a

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.5476360c15b0a1d1

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“At least going to the second court would be necessary to get a verdict unaffected by the village’s influence.”7b58e4c98a7ba149

Thinking about the increasing workload made him feel more and more skeptical. …Can he even find people who probably wrote fake names?520ff4de7eb0abb6

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“Should I exclude a few?”79d771af3483b00e

Clara tried to 5a2affaa47 summon a sense c1e73d7043 of pity solely d9e0cb4a70 to reduce his bb948c5533 workload, closing his a697769674 eyes.f090a7327242a87b

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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.93e6de36b258cb04

“…Sigh.”21702c5b9e2ba73c

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This is bad. He couldn’t feel anything but a firm no.e96419513ec87cd1

He calmed 144ceefc07 down after bf81aad3c0 looking at 3c10667747 the pile cb626020ce of papers 43b9b4615e like a f1d2b01355 mountain. And once again, he 57551e684c tried to imagine the 852084ffa2 employees who might have 6ce55cab8b been threatened by the 7e75047e31 nasty noble.7db819cf5b12bd73

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But he couldn’t quite picture it.6fd6738caab6b05b

Clara knew, just as ac3603d89c he had been, that f6a5a9154d they were born into 38cbb8ec3f poverty and had a 54f11cd97b tough life. So when silver or 78d3e788bd gold candlesticks disappeared, or 2683cb90e2 pigs vanished weekly, or c5d68f2323 they protested and brought b6d0400d42 baskets of painstakingly grown 544cc1fb8f and harvested crops to 0fd29ee31a paint the mansion walls, 774ddbc101 he let it slide 121baf7cba as a minor mischief.e48efe73d435098c

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Maybe because he 94f9dd3ffc had gone through 1211ecd0d5 all those long, ee78d10fb6 tedious processes of af5c76137b patience and rewriting, 638cae0802 he felt no d31304ff5d sympathy.aa63961c3450675d

So he wasn’t too resentful that they left without saying anything.6f381166b7834fff

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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.1199635bc99b9a6f

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.761e70fe1c78301c

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“Honestly, I can’t say there aren’t any clues.”95fa6cd723bf9bea

He never attended 0c6753ebc6 social gatherings for 32c7ac8844 personal reasons. He refused 69c8043ce3 any friendly 07f7c3cf4d gestures that 7a0c61ca32 seemed like ad5058db6e bribes and d72c796cb5 immediately addressed aaf8346ffd complaints without 392730aab7 considering fairness.c61ffd31e9a137a9

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Reflecting on c6678b98af the various 8222783eae shortcomings, Clara dfbc6c8029 let out 255eecc349 a deep 5785cb3254 sigh from 3d94d82db6 the depths 146a316450 of his 85a1627e94 being.bf73420787478edc

…Let’s admit it. It was a structure that couldn’t help but create resentment.5d2ce7250a158a85

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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.a8c4a5ab076b6652

Scenes of secret cad38fb57e moonlit gatherings, where 4bf2b41472 nonexistent resentment and 827a186274 solidarity were born, 1b57895648 painted a rather d9890f8c2c elegant picture in 5830474fb5 his mind.ace28d3591a82c5f

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Blinking, he slumped over 75eac37df6 the desk. The coldness of b28c47ccf7 the wooden surface c0adddcbbc seemed to bring 334237648f him back to 0f5df8893f his senses a 5b5d40c9ff bit.2015f87eb9625002

“Maybe I should’ve tried talking…”0cd273a9a3609372

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If he had 0fde2fe8c8 to somehow shift b163622125 the blame to 0f8e90710f a less exhausting 928437ef9c side, the start b0680c1375 of all this 32261bc317 might have been 240e6ac8c7 the lack of eb040d27f7 interest in each c3c60938ce other.647ef957a7b219c1

If not 484a101eba that, maybe aac37d0964 the problem 89d049b563 was the f0c71f0474 short-term contracts 8462e085b6 that had f00de93b22 to be 1facd8a26a renewed annually d37f9f2f1c and the 3342d44af4 policy of eb080818a6 rejecting those beb381d938 who wanted 19dc6b5d5e to reside.eeadbeca954cf833

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The biggest 502394807e issue was 44c3cbbcb0 that, despite 72be2b2f11 having no 997a17df18 intention of cca28eb33d conceding on 760748471d land sales, 1833fb7590 Clara had 80798d60ca no choice c3bb5879e7 but to 8ba13d3362 hire nearby f9d27b72e7 residents who 2ca71bdb84 wanted the 6286effd66 land.182f66adfd654ef8

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.12129ccb4d95043f

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