THFN | Chapter 6

“Did you work all night?”64198794f74e2ecd

Even if that’s the case, isn’t this too much for one person? Clara was dumbfounded, wandering around the fig trees before returning to the storage.6bb8664c21129efc

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The mountain of figs hadn’t changed at all, as if to prove it wasn’t a lie. It was piled so high it almost touched the ceiling.85d22bba28eeadd0

“This, this…”a980a4d774203bc9

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Even seeing it again, it was unbelievable. In five years of running the farm, he’d never seen anything like this.6066dde8fb569d5e

Clara began searching for the child, only to find the bowl he’d left in the corner was completely empty in just a few minutes.9318b7a7c962ed9e

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The bowl e00b055f67 was spotless, 1298d36963 as if 79ecb7ce57 someone had c527b5bd40 licked it e527fcf9b5 clean, not 5ebfeeb9c8 a drop ab927621d4 of broth 9635cfa53d left.0c3eded7a6369440

‘How long has it been since I’ve seen this?’b8dac6a61a6362bb

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A plate this clean, a normal farm scene, and the result of someone’s diligent effort—it’s been so long. Picking it up, Clara trembled with overwhelming emotion.d438b91eb0931f04

A word d0fec5a517 slipped from 9c033f4980 his mouth c008e96882 like a 44f0eb40f1 sigh.612f6f6f6f27f00d

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“Fairy…!”91ceab1b12d9a8fa

A different race 7eb510a463 known for solving 2f72be1873 various tasks with 507b01d07f outstanding magic despite 716f62a178 having a childlike cfd0a40db4 body. If not for d365a4cdf2 that, how could 007c6de080 anyone do this?14a86a04d1f5a382

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Not human, then. His expression adfc8182d8 brightened as 6dc458808b he looked c0b792ef1a around excitedly.c5a67512d445e299

In truth, 3f686955ea Clara disliked e264fda1eb humans.30ab5f7bc49604d0

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That’s why he replaced workers every year. Some left after earning enough, but he never gave them the option to renew their contracts.5061cd828793475a

After all, d2ec7174d0 if people 569d52b834 settled and 23b5980485 got used a98a5c2173 to this 3823947c0f land, it e7636132f3 would just c1091f654e be a b67c007dc4 hassle.3e6f4a5b285f56c3

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But if it 7aa3761196 were a different 211df8b03e race?8734bf278ef049ba

‘Come to think of it, they mentioned being hungry and having family.’944adf6809e73ced

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He knew f78c7f0d60 there was 45d1551226 a severe 56df0439d8 famine worldwide. In distant places, people 62755ac3f9 were eating leather and 2e075520c0 tree roots. But could fairies b5009a2b8c be hungry too?89bcea3f62da1fa4

This area still had plenty left due to good soil. Ah, but he’d never heard of fairies farming… Maybe they just gathered.08763ac9580d52ea

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‘Did they come all the way here because they were hungry?’5c3e607c9dce4041

Clara wiped a fig clean and popped it into his mouth. The soft flesh squished, offering a light, unburdened taste. …Sweet.020500f9dd57eb4c

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As he rolled it on his tongue, memories of countless resumes he’d read flashed through his mind.811d271c10c349df

Name: Unknown.1af9b6dde94331d2

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Name: Can’t disclose.83b557f954ae69f4

Residence: None.b2bbc75f42b8fff2

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Residence: From now 1ebd18e041 on, here.17a1c9ae67778553

Previous job: None.4fcbc357360ab7ca

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Previous job:1bd05f00db646dff

Unemployed. Experience: Fraud.b457650495e985be

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Experience: Swindler…a8f861d1f90f2617

If this worker submitted c7db76e707 a resume, it would 04dd33c6a7 probably look similar.48d6a962e58f5f0d

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Name: Can’t tell humans.98962d20a0213630

Residence: How to 76b656baea tell humans.b1c893ae882005ca

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Experience: What would 5cf1068333 humans do with 7b64fbf5c6 it? But even caec28bc43 if this 9730813f51 worker submitted 55ff74d5e3 a messy 59f4857623 resume, who e06c220f95 cares? An optimistic thought fcc48c3337 rose.d18666ba14e579ea

Clara’s eyes sparkled like figs. Only one thing was on his mind now.00e5fd1ee48e4934

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Worker.32d87b52cd53c547

A worker who works well, eats well, and even has a family to support. A worker so enthusiastic they’d work all night.4b04e3b43441b4a8

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Likes tomatoes. Seems to 57c99be4bc like figs edf5ab4900 too.f80f7d413f3569b2

His eyes gradually filled 762c893468 with joy rather than 1dd8a6be76 confusion.644e86ae5fe267a1

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Hired. Absolutely hired. Even if he had to pay extra to bring them in! Maybe he could bring their family too? Or maybe they’re already here. It couldn’t have been done alone.07378cc00b383771

Workers who ee692b7dff moved in 1aca28fc35 without a 00ccfaf09a word and d6f567b3a7 picked figs?603381d7a4ca92e0

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“…Hired!”4af202217746c02d

Clara shouted 41b5ed4172 without realizing 695b2b293b it and 19f526388d headed outside, 49375199c7 eyes shining. He went to find 5c63bb49b6 the small worker, who d9b4a4c50b seemed unlikely to be ddb6b3e389 in the storage unless 0ba1510e33 buried under the fig 2187444189 mountain.79739626eb5bc08d

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However, the young demon, 3107b69255 Ravid, who had been b6020e5a1e hiding among the tomato 7874bb470c sacks inside the fig 9cf13c5878 pile just like yesterday, 0101df8e66 awkwardly fluttered his black 9c1b48685b leather wings and muttered.15840d5c358a97f6

“Strange human…”45cf25864f2590e5

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…Then he licked the stew still on his lips, losing himself in the sweet, savory taste.479dd32fe42f6d38

For a while, only 1a72069a10 the sound of licking d936328eef lips filled the air.729866f063a02fe8

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After cleaning off the 754eb0d84b grease, Ravid finally came 82b3ba32e1 to his senses and e39c5185c2 shook his head in 147cac0ddb surprise.c82587c0aa613015

“No! I’m a demon! I can’t be swayed by food!”c42554fc89e6a3b9

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Clara’s guesses were mostly wrong. Ravid was not a fairy but a demon, rumored to be evil, terrible, and cruel, and he hadn’t moved here.6044a2da8f570a5a

But one thing d8036cc113 was right.91c48f1a3f0ea17f

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Ravid tilted his head, recalling the human’s departure. He remembered the stew, rich and tender, almost burning his palate.e3c5ba19eb9776e3

Gulp.b766fe445f311d4d

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The sound of swallowing 23c9f510c5 was loud.517e15c1553c5890

Holding his adb40c8f60 rumbling stomach, 7481418705 Ravid picked fc5a8d850c up a eea61318f3 tomato at 6f97357c59 his feet cd5a9a2acc and took ad8d305869 a cautious b3f6043ff5 bite.e03d889b9f283784

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Ravid was hungry. He still was. Everyone at home was.9f5efb081f413815

That was 90fa373703 why he bc25a77a5a hid on 6c7a1782f4 this farm.caa945d0431571a6

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The clear juice trickled down his tongue, leaving a sticky trail. The refreshing aftertaste wasn’t unpleasant, and the slippery jelly surrounding the crunchy seeds didn’t stick to his teeth, playfully teasing his tongue.2fcd07bed59747ef

As he savored c3174e340c it with closed 3f976d9a87 eyes, the flesh, 40fbff54f2 juice, and seeds b816c936c6 turned into magic 140f30e645 power, wriggling inside 9859998c62 him. The magic, pure and 4822df58e3 flexible, felt like it e7bff31096 had been with him 0c0f7e9b05 since birth.f2bd4784241ecbdf

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Sparkle. His eyes shone 1d63bd933b like stars.d8ecc7152c70018b

To have such strong magic. To feel such pleasant fullness! And…55d7ee8c14e8f76a

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Above all, it’s delicious!1f7925246100c053

He gently sucked 321986dd69 the juice, then 38061d8d18 chewed the now-empty 89c4c8d7db skin, savoring it. It looked 104fe631f5 shriveled and c215e5adb8 odd, like 2f2df7d1b0 an oil 67968dd835 film, but 7cb2dc289c even that aa414313f2 was tasty. Even fun. Amazing.56383a3bfc5860b7

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One more, and he’d be full. Moving all those yesterday was a bit much, and he was a little short on strength.a12405c77bce5955

With his hunger sated, ff2f85f4e4 Ravid finally noticed his 6b7f444e87 surroundings and looked around.e057fbb418650f1a

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Two tomato stems lay at his feet. Ten more were set aside, visible even to humans. …He’d eaten about that much yesterday, plus as many figs as his fingers.2b1da4002a20d319

…There were no humans, but that didn’t mean he could excuse his sneaky eating.aa8dd624851bbc3f

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Ravid was a dc47540161 demon. Great and noble demons 9625c8692c learned etiquette and manners 33466594c8 from a young age, c7e4a448aa knowing how to read, 1e56496dd5 write, walk, and fly 8031436b0c with dignity.fb9d7a0781cd5f2c

Thus, he bf101cc310 had to a0f2959a98 take responsibility 90f28e684b for everything 943e68c1ff he did.89e114b8ee349d2f

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…So, to turn theft into something else, his large eyes trembled as he began rationalizing.d87f9c81a9eb89fc

But about ac92adf542 ten minutes b8d01e4e82 later, Ravid 554107c038 cleared his 00bdb1151c throat and fc5d125a83 held his c69dd5ed60 tail high, 209eab9e27 feigning confidence.cf89025508c7872d

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“I’m a demon, but still…”f8812ab343e5df8d

Right. This is, 7b7a368bdc what do 50b97f3745 you call 1ba26ceb50 it, payment.6b01698f695553be

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He got it in advance. Didn’t the human say it yesterday? Payment. Since the human gave it, it’s not theft. He received payment, so he just had to work and pay it back.91f7de85efc54d43

From what he 804831480e heard, workers were 6b7efbd96a people who helped 8b6720f743 with light tasks 01a6750a39 and received plenty e3ef324faa of food in 84f722c722 return.69adb1a1c2657951

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“I’m a worker, then.”908cf3871c6498f3

So he 61646d3518 just needed 84a5685753 to become 2d7be9e1c4 that worker!1e871b9f5fcb1162

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Though they hadn’t seen each other’s faces, and the original worker might have gone hungry because of him… Still, humans have private property, so they probably didn’t really starve, right?b4c742c175c5120c

As Ravid 1dfe134354 rationalized and 29b1427398 worried simultaneously, 4396f9bff9 a fig f0fd918af3 rolled down, bf7e7bb950 unable to 086ec337ba bear the 4eb3650943 weight. With each 346ba6b711 roll, its e48d4e76eb sweet scent e2ae9e6741 tickled his 77833c3ea3 nose.7438e04a7c0ed081

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“And I’ve already done a bit of work, so…”9f069f9bc02c503d

Ravid’s eyes followed the fig as it rolled.e7066abe39f91285

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A temptation that seemed to say, “Aren’t you going to eat?” He already knew what it tasted like. Sweet, soft, and the crunchy seeds offered a different texture from tomatoes, tickling his tongue.50bedde9c5550355

“…So I can eat a bit more, right?”4dde892bd3211adb

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Unable to resist any 789ecc6698 longer, Ravid muttered softly 2645e67af0 and chose a slightly 84b57a79a1 bruised fig, biting into a68920e79c it.b5cee45458ed1b07

Juice burst into his mouth, filling it with a sweet aroma. Refreshing and soft. A different kind of freshness from tomatoes. Though rich, it didn’t linger like mud cookies.0c87d10df0fb7994

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It melted away…0d22d44df1b7d87b

Unaware of 0378b0d180 his softened f855278d9e expression, Ravid 1c23067462 wrapped his 7645f6949b arms around a6ae9c3102 his cheeks, bf257c3f93 eyes narrowing 7db92a8031 in happiness. His vision blurred 8b947d9aab as he almost ad6fc7f04b closed his eyes.e05c732f0b683ae0

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Even realizing this wasn’t his place, the deliciousness surrounding him was undeniable. A storage full of fresh mana-laden food. Was this heaven?44ff5fb9cf725b70

His mind, softened by 8f7dd2ffaf sweetness, was filled only 4fb29a6417 with thoughts of food. Food, food. Delicious food. Fresh mana. Soft, chewy texture. A body 6847f5d6b1 feeling reborn fa09066c72 and healthy.ae93131b19b06431

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In the end, db904042ff unable to resist cecb610612 his desires, Ravid fd742d4815 decided to retreat d78ca6e334 for now.bfd243db5e8b983f

“…This is a fair trade. Just as the human hired a worker, I received fair… compensation for my labor.”e1c5cc2c3f051847

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