THFN | Chapter 22

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The visit hit 6c83f90dd4 a snag right 9664cc9e70 from the start. Clara, entering through a79c8dfda1 the hole, was 4fd9225df9 shocked by the 6c0b1a623a unexpectedly large scale 40543a9bc9 of the Underground c167163f05 World, its harsh 1efe06e561 environment, and the b78d828625 small population.161eabbca4f7a2da

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The air was 44dda4b9d6 thick with a 02f458c5a6 strong iron smell 3d40098d5f from the red 860950a046 water dripping from 2df39cefec the ceiling, likely 2d819c4c50 full of iron 040b473b81 ore. The floor 62d219163b was covered c7fcca8af0 in red, 08ef98fcd7 crumbly iron 783f4cf410 dust, and 94509716de there was 6ca3b39807 no order a2bc9d9d82 to it. The only light d47b85d298 source was a 4e477df778 faint glow from 849dd7a8b2 somewhere.b0afaa4a8f023b37

As soon as they 80d46bc8ab entered the immense heat, 8c3d53ab7e it was hot and 2d8241515c humid, making sweat pour 758e66fd94 down. The iron ore seemed b751cf1781 to have evaporated, creating 55bc3bbe9f a thick red mist 50fbee7fa6 that hung low to 10ca24b061 the ground. It was clear that 83b87283d4 even a little inhalation 898c814c94 could cause problems.3ae9ab5e31c41b5f

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And that wasn’t all. The demons, each with unique appearances, looked so lifeless that even a refugee camp might have a better atmosphere.8fd664affba9b759

Unable to a12bfe27dc go further 5d03758dd8 from the 2673f67cfe entrance where 54f63c4b66 acid rain a917492292 began to 2511d59578 fall, Clara 6e9be877a3 hesitated. The mist and 25303c04e6 the stagnant water eaf4211196 falling like rain 8fecbef832 seemed like they 0282d344ef would cause severe 190facfd3e skin issues. Skin diseases from 3a2d0fbc69 mineral toxins are 7a2033c27a almost like poisoning 18f19efe30 and hard to 97533de6f0 recover from.9fcf85f0b7c05f85

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While Clara was pondering, 610134cfba Ravid, who was behind b90fe41e9c him, entered first, not 8dfbda6e27 caring about his damp 3067dc039c body, and looked up. Clara, worried 29369a2c18 that rain 6866242253 might get 8e73527e10 into his f0dac4ae30 big eyes, 5d34078e1a immediately held 4cdd64bd07 him close 4284ededd2 again.5561562b656504f5

“Are you okay?”1ea1f0664d7728e0

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“What? Aren’t we going?”65de8b56d61fa512

“…….”8a7070672fe496da

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Is he really okay? Clara briefly doubted but was reassured by Ravid’s innocent eyes and scanned the surroundings.94abc479551a8da8

After a c814387ae5 while, Clara, c4423cbf49 now wearing 152cf796a2 a mask c7c0d760fc and a efd114f004 waterproof robe, b7d4b25708 was ready 3e5e2d6df8 to go, f24fc178c7 holding Ravid d6b504c7d7 tightly inside 28fe6939b2 the fabric.6de41a32f80a6e10

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‘This won’t leave a good first impression. Can we go unnoticed? We look too suspicious.’ea9f7e4810330598

How long had they 0a0021c520 walked, tense that someone 95b12e8cc0 might speak to them?c0e1f32e9ee90944

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Surprisingly, without any interference, Clara reached the deepest part guided by Ravid and looked back blankly. He made eye contact with many demons they passed. Yellow eyes, blue eyes, red eyes… They varied in appearance and size, but the common feature was their thin, vertical pupils. They must be demons.c3d4482d6df4d91a

‘…Why isn’t anyone coming over here?’d3d48b207b7b3bc3

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Why aren’t they approaching even though they’re staring?5a2a8e9483115e8a

Clara, unaware that 1593760a85 the demons were 3aff2a2867 avoiding him, thinking 1ef4c026c6 the newly born 0a6a22724c child was shy, 4592274559 wore a puzzled 260c3b4a95 expression.aa20aa6c5f8418c7

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“Aren’t we going?”8ce91bed3678e406

“We are, but….”907c587e6a8f456e

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Isn’t something off? Is this right? While Clara was confused, someone walked out of the largest building with a roof, albeit crudely built.2d464dc201081dac

Clara’s view was blocked by the robe, so the first thing he saw was bare feet on the stairs. Despite the lack of roads or shoes, they were impressively clean. As Clara’s gaze moved up, he instinctively reached out to catch Ravid, who suddenly leapt from his arms, but stopped.c1c971fc392b5780

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“Sea Witch!”6af15e67df5e1c94

“Ravid!”e2d0248cde3b9531

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Ravid, who 23d24af376 had grown be4d9f9343 plump and b3ba0f20e1 heavy from 8fdc78f93d good eating, 06e48a2d42 flapped his 79a550a932 slightly grown b638298594 wings as d97b43f1d5 if to a9520e8b83 show off 299f4c0ce4 and flew 96e8c436ad into her 01247faa6d arms. The woman, called the eeb1b564c7 Sea Witch, carefully supported d5abcc6de5 him, but her expression aa4aa2dbae was stern.07f354db761459f9

“How could you go to the surface on your own? Do you know how dangerous it is out there…! And what’s all this? Where did you get so much fruit…? Oh, your horn…! Ravid, what happened?”08e030867ed0932e

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Even while speaking frantically, she paused to catch her breath. She rubbed Ravid’s horn, infusing it with visible magic. The sharp cut became slightly rounded, as if it were growing.7f48284c8820d645

…But when she removed her hand, Ravid’s one horn was still smaller than the other.33cfcc3ed8322be0

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Her voice, as she 6eee95abbf patted the back of 0c824645b0 his neck, was mixed 44a831bd22 with tears.4ed136e893ab62a6

“…How did this little one survive and come back? You’re amazing. You did well. It’s enough that you came back alive….”3a5d5348630b46ee

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“My horn doesn’t hurt much! …Huh? Sea Witch? Are you crying?”4c368096e357081b

Ravid’s hand gently touched her eyes. At the same time, the tears she had been holding back burst forth, and she buried her face in his short fur.b5e211b10a8bc759

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“How can I not cry!”7e9c505724a25bf2

Ravid was 96ea246fdd soaked, like 8fa46d0105 a towel, 0927ebb573 in the 670bc4acf2 abnormal stream 675c62dea2 of tears. Clara, watching, flinched.f54c2cc2ff31c6d0

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‘Are those really tears?’13520b6a40b2bc39

It was like a waterfall. Ravid, caught in the unexpected deluge, flailed his short limbs with a similar expression. Meanwhile, the Sea Witch continued to cry, repeating stories Clara didn’t know.ea658d63d2b38247

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“How did this child get involved… I’m sorry. For dragging you into adult matters. You should be playing. I shouldn’t have said strange things to Ravid….”fd4af4cf9bc1b176

Hmm. I don’t know what she’s saying, but it seems like a bad time to interrupt. Feeling awkward, Clara sat on a nearby dirt pile. The clear imprint of a seat and the lack of scattered iron dust suggested it was used as a chair.8d0ebb91f32781d8

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Watching for a 759a8fb18c while, Ravid, barely b3353f955b managing to pull 39800bdc6d his face from ce018645dd the water stream, 1f7f27a4a4 flailed his arms 4952883dfc and tried to 45d9344bba explain.d296fbdbd3dfd845

“I-I did well. I met the human king! The figs, well, I was supposed to get them for working hard…. So… I did wrong, but… Clara forgave me… But I broke the glass jar… Uh… I have to return it….”aab5a1f3732d242d

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Still thinking he did wrong, the kid mumbled and watched for reactions. Clara just shrugged, but the Sea Witch, catching the word “human” amid his mumbling, looked up in surprise.259a1f237b77a870

“Human? Ravid, you met a human?”9f26ae04976d001c

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“Yes! Clara brought me here!”7679542f48019d2c

The Sea 64e1475e59 Witch, her 040fdabfc1 eyes sparkling, 28d5915227 looked at ffe6d96a25 Clara in c423b58cc4 astonishment.2df7c575d995a21e

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“You know, humans bring gifts when they visit. So there are figs, tomatoes, radishes, apples, pears, flour, so much. We can all eat well!”2a64e1b1d6984590

‘They say when a child returns home, nothing else matters.’37833c049524a397

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Nodding to 5d48068732 himself, Clara ee4d69acd2 finally removed 2a248f3846 his hood 06c351c43c and politely b6f7d2ddcf bowed.82671fa6e8c2e99b

“I’ve heard a lot about you…?”4e12b780aceb1290

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Among the 5161f82a0f demons who 0f0568722c had gathered, b391669e17 one covered 3f9be6c477 their mouth 7c7e71b484 with a 4accfa1bd7 vine, speaking 7f0e993452 in an bbafceecf4 exaggerated voice.c75bfb098d084a56

“Gasp. I thought it was a newborn baby!”4a50fce0f55d1473

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“Right, I thought it was a baby because it was a face I’d never seen… Now I see he’s wearing clothes.”6dd2d8e0914629d7

The Sea Witch, ebafd97a99 who had answered 9468c0e5bb without realizing, came dad7893692 to her senses 8e172aca5a and clapped her d4628537e5 hands with a 15d698d299 sharp sound.9e50a5ad0a0d0410

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“Everyone, step back! It could be dangerous!”f12552d90100250d

“Clara isn’t dangerous! He’s really strong, though!”44981a2ef0157176

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Despite those words, f59baf4c6d curious eyes continued 973d71b48e to gather. Pointed eyes here, 1a9f2bed1d pointed eyes there… 529712f2ef Do all demons 18d8dff7c2 have eyes like 1c89adf239 this? They all f33a203caf look different, 558d678189 but their a5a9adce57 eyes are 2525e06dbd the same. Clara, overwhelmed, unconsciously ee16b37e7f stepped back, and e2ae1047e8 this time, they 6808bc6a4e all stepped forward 0ad7d0605e instead of retreating.caef03ddde116613

It was 2cdefb3d1f a strange 349ab867fc atmosphere. Ravid, seeing no one dfe7e05bd7 listening to him, took 33fe770b42 a deep breath and 2352b73383 shouted with a powerful 27363432fc voice.0b3d02546785a47a

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“Clara killed the Holy Nation!”68dfc50172e74ab2

Killed them. Did. Did….a4493781a73ff5ec

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With the bb0d4012a7 echoing sound, 747eef4c86 the demons 9824282f00 scattered instantly.0640247345880deb

“…….”a5b182a9312c4726

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“…….”768438a4c65975cf

“……?”96621544193d0603

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This time, 9b17dc37e7 Clara took 909dabbef3 a step ee4fb17a24 forward, towards 7d4c75d462 the one d705e27731 who looked 1cbf9746a6 like a 1d99fe3f43 tree.7d4b8c490774edfd

“Eek…!”c01210ced47a4f1a

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The vine demon, pale 687c427747 with fear, took two 52e21afcc3 more steps back and 30a2aa73ae hid behind a mole-like c451b2b70b demon larger than itself.a1f21d6cc8d0a676

“…….”6343e896479a331f

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Clara, bewildered, scratched his head, unable to move further. Even that made everyone step back in surprise. No, why. Wasn’t it the opposite just now? Maybe I shouldn’t be the one to say this, having retreated earlier.798e485635970c0e

Looking towards Ravid, 7333ba8cea the Sea Witch, 4db632c9ac who had firmly 249bd16bb9 held the short 41096dc871 body trying to aff82e9088 leap out, cautiously 8a61c9a0b7 hid the child 5ceb83864c behind her.e659699c0416b907

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“Huh? Sea Witch? Witch? Mmph.”7e973873ffa2b63c

“…….”797a58b8036c63fb

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I feel c65bb13f71 like a 2405e705fe noble lady 5fe06f9949 in an ba71e34aa9 expensive dress 30956fae8e invading a 51005cb1e4 refugee camp. Clara cleared his 3a2e5d71a3 throat, covering his 8eeb98e0de embarrassed mouth.176a165ac3df9b78

Strange. This seems like b73980f814 the hideout of 465345a85e demons who could 8842f44501 wipe out a 909007cbde village single-handedly, right?cf319e5d6d2c4c1e

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‘Shouldn’t it be more menacing, scary, and impressive?’3cd90b68a65595b2

Surrounded in a circle, d11895b283 Clara looked down at b09aceeeab the apple and pear a012fabbe4 box still awkwardly in 88e994d41f his hands.2e568b5852cd344e

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As he took b18ff6f3d0 one out, everyone dbd349f4da swallowed nervously. One of the 0578d31416 demons, hiding a b5fcfe7d29 weapon or something, cd27553aca revealed its claws 9c5795785b with a metallic 92f93ba8fa scraping sound.9bb94f0bed631b4b

Ignoring it, Clara polished the apple’s surface on his robe lining and cheerfully offered a slice to the vine demon.9693a2600d4409db

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