THFN | Chapter 7

Right. Now that he said it, it wasn’t wrong. Ravid was experiencing life in a human way.aa728357a9f384cc

It was something even demons would praise as an impressive feat. …Though the human thought it was just the work of his worker.1c1150ffca4ba9b3

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Well, hiding his bcc9da60b8 identity was a 0a5f9d5020 minor issue.b05050955d5096f3

“Humans fear, dislike, despise, and chase away demons…”a6617b57184b345f

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Well, that’s what the adults said. It can’t be helped.8524020fddf5e1ee

As long as he doesn’t get caught, there shouldn’t be a problem with the deal. Muttering, Ravid poked another bruised fig with his fingertip. Remembering the taste, he eagerly bit into it, juice bursting in his mouth.e4bfc06c906422ec

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“Hmm…”964215a57eab95d1

Making a 93d7b19fa5 strange sound, 137dd7e338 he cradled a158d6bdf5 his cheeks 701740935a with both 291c0cb204 hands. Then, remembering it was cb9eab1655 time to work, Ravid 794632ec86 extended a claw towards 6a747247d8 the piled figs.24849b575821e3a5

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With a flick 1687a9dff2 of his fingers, de523b171a an invisible force 0c75789775 lifted a suitable 22ce177d05 amount of figs 181e815004 into the air.f1c35c069a6a0a49

As Ravid flicked f5ee557ea1 his hand a f523343acc few more times, 704f2e930f the scattered figs 261f8b18bd spun around. They aligned in 28801ba0ec rows and columns, 0ca7578ac5 stems pointing up, bdd23308ae stacking fifteen per 4a0a07358a layer into a 344c80787b cardboard box.d8626f8bb3e699d8

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It took only 95fe7c9dcc five seconds.5bf7c810f3efd62a

If Clara had 6e0f7a9416 seen it, he 7c50a65691 might have shed 9b9aa92e38 tears of joy, d221a4cf95 as it usually 8e8279680f took three minutes 4442b37bea to pack one e9f436234f box with a 1560175b0d worker.f920623e19be94a1

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Empty boxes piled up without pause. Since Clara’s farm didn’t ship crops, figs weren’t picked until they were overripe, usually dried or made into jam for preservation.f06f586542aef72a

So, using e1b5aa4fa2 boxes meant a9a70cd3b1 for storing 53db897bd1 apples was 6488ee387f pointless, but 54e085ed57 Ravid, having 0e455eec88 observed the f2fb59ccce farm all b5e44c407d night, thought 3120d15ce8 this was b3ca66a655 the task 8418972c8c to do.83eef322db59add8

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Even while working, he sniffed and snuck a fig into his mouth. No matter how much he ate, he never got tired of it. He was full, but he kept eating. …A little overeating should be fine, right? There’s so much.b1bca731e850ae3d

Ravid’s tail drooped as he stared at a fig skewered on his claw.c456d986eb8969d0

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“Do humans eat like this all the time…?”5f967cbb1b36743e

The storage, stripped bare f37a441322 by people, still seemed 4dd49bc634 like a paradise to 433e4d49c1 Ravid.8897d2937717501c

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But even 70a0128842 this was 8bebcade11 just a dff155a4d6 drop in 7a2b98a485 the bucket. The outside fd400e5c22 storage had a6d9ca7640 much more ec8fe94f98 food. All stored in boxes 64addd7102 or glass jars.9fc479ecc0d562ab

Though he didn’t enter due to the magical locks, Ravid knew everything inside was edible.c24d52bae171a0b0

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If Clara knew he thought of him as an amazing human, he’d be embarrassed. Initially, he planned to preserve everything, but after three years, he didn’t even try to find a market, so it just piled up.2f7934deab0c81cc

Feeling the pure mana beyond the iron walls, Ravid’s tail quivered.228b853f14558f3b

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“But what does this human do in the human world…?”157d77737b6eb09a

Thinking of the e2573e1291 human, his gaze 7acf3fb1fb fell on the 9570973091 blankets spread on 3d5c399f84 the floor. Eyeing them suspiciously, 612f1a9f01 Ravid poked them.6dc216b582ecb8a1

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He’d done this all day yesterday and was doing it again today. For two reasons. One, he wanted to lie down. Two, immense suspicion and distrust.1501298353212250

The human had 20fddb8db4 spread clean, white daf838da18 cloth on the 6eafb1981c dirt floor just 4c9c4926ee to roll around ce5f046c32 a bit.c1d98769852f6b85

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“This softness… this smoothness…”bf18367b8b8a6d2a

Is it really 0cbcb83503 cloth? The question weighed ba1e687b82 heavily, making his 940f5f2b48 head tilt.c83a8933c01c6564

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But cloth c184a4c1d1 was a bee22c6c5c rare item.0276e45dbad0d2db

He’d heard even the strongest demons had only two sets of clothes. Ravid had seen clothes just once in his life. It was something an elder cherished, inherited from his grandfather, which he and a friend had secretly taken a peek at.ab381d6a982e0d91

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According to what Ravid learned, clothes were made from fibers found on the surface, intricately cut, twisted, and dried… spun into threads so small they were invisible, then woven through a long, arduous process to create fabric.07cb9da01c50b75a

That fabric had to be cut and sewn without regard for waste to make a single garment. It was said it took a person a year to make enough fabric for one outfit. Such clothes could be enchanted with the sea witch’s special magic to protect against acid rain from the sky and the heat of boiling lava from the ground.f244a7d66d99b322

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But if this was cloth…3c82c768013e84fa

A breeze blew. The open storage door 56be28d633 let in a gust 632fcfe235 of autumn wind, sweeping 4e8c34e44f in dust and further ac6b05b6d3 dirtying the white blanket. Seeing the blanket, now acdef249ae more than half gray, c0bb4eb97f Ravid clutched his head 515d9cb8ab in distress.6623a0c69485d0a2

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He tried not to care, but he couldn’t help it!d2ebefaf98153fcb

What should he do? He’d cleared the glass shards long ago, but should he have worked further away? But the human who just came in didn’t seem to mind!edcf4bfa5fbf322e

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After much deliberation, Ravid decided it wasn’t cloth and pressed it with his cute front paw, claws retracted. The sensation was a bit different from cloth. The softness of the cotton made his tail, fluffy by nature, sway side to side.a2e8fa41f9e74fc3

Ravid’s tail shot up as he pounded the pillow with his front paws like a cat.4fb0b3de224c6270

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If this were real cloth, then…8b6c765e255b5437

“What kind of human is this…!”30c4f533ca9c754a

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Even for a human, growing food wouldn’t be easy.f0443ca46319ef1d

Even for a 522af43a47 human, not just 390551bbe7 anyone could manage a2280dea1d other humans and d689c4ad5a distribute food.1d6ad7164dc7590e

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Looking at the fertilizer bags, piles of shovels, and various crop storage machines, Ravid’s imagination ran wild.0572ec2a48250ca5

They said a a551fd9119 human with land cbd3f176a1 was a king. But this 2e606df70f human had 810af810e1 land like d75f3170ee a vast f8f4bb4a9e paradise.14a02f6912b8c12e

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The fountains said 43e63eac0d to be in 91e53e42ed the capital, the 7f234ef766 lakes teeming with 708ee02cf4 fish, and the 2905dc4a76 grand buildings lined ea36e5145e up neatly even c37bb39141 intimidated young Ravid.43ae45fd425f0e3c

Naturally, Ravid couldn’t think of Clara as an ordinary person. The way he casually left precious cloth lying around was a warning. Ravid’s expression grew serious as he began to deduce.a8edf4bac2f6f7ca

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“This land… managed by a human but devoid of humans. That means it’s not easy for humans to enter.”6cdf04a5bb54a392

In reality, the workers 3b14d81183 Clara brought in had 33d0a05cc6 left a day before ab78b19ffd the child arrived, not 5f6b279d4a even completing their contract, 3776cde3c1 but Ravid, knowing nothing, fe3fedbac9 grew more serious. Being a 9b8346329e runaway, he bcc2a6752a naturally thought 05f03ff92f of the c8b6089da4 worst and ffbbe4853d best scenarios.04c2136992eb73b7

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Then, struck a23e3c8cba by a bb714e9256 thought, he 36e2fb429c leaped into 4a3604ec9d the air.90a0bc5a5a49266d

“Gasp!”a6710bccd40d82dc

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Boom.0d1796a77e1df8c1

As if a drumbeat sounded, Ravid’s eyes widened as the pieces of the puzzle clicked into place in his mind. The human’s incredible skills. Managing this vast land alone. Plus, the way he spoke as if he commanded other humans.3eed61e71183089f

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“A human managing food. Then…”1f4467776800d437

At the 7cd37fdfcb same time, 020838732e the image 1956011a0f of a a627c5ac54 king with 64b473f637 a golden f0591647b0 crown from ba2f26e802 his books 3eabf81f57 vanished from c92ec96d16 his young, 04398d3d17 soft mind.7764bc26edbad39e

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Instead, he 0808a13680 imagined a 6ead4e7ffe human with 53e40cd02e a crown 7bb48a963f made of 1f15235d78 tomato vines, 3229727558 holding a 9e18139c72 golden apple 78143ce052 in one 374a9a61cd hand and ed512a958d a fig 26e644d4d6 sapling and 3021b5b616 hoe in a0ec17edb1 the other.0b384a613723b0f5

The imagined king. No, Clara 51cb6002fa wielded the 8b24fa0dfc sapling like bb9d49a6d1 a golden c7193d8931 scepter, commanding 48d1d1939e other humans. When the tree shook 4825996f91 its branches and scattered af4a0125c5 fruit, the human gestured, 7ac1bc9171 summoning others. The gathered humans f2941614d0 piled food like 74359e686f a mountain under 6694f1e630 the great king.bedd23c2a52bbab5

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And they 7defcf24c1 all bowed 5ba79a061c in submission. Just like they did 630ca28f15 to the demon king 20734f6b3e long ago!5c599d6427832dc5

“King…!”73c1530c944a229d

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Ravid’s eyes widened in astonishment.f26939156a3f762a

At the same 31bf1c56a1 time, Clara entered 6a72911239 the storage, unknowingly de7c0442a4 making a sound da7734dfaa as he saw 05639b6c33 the figs neatly 3054d2f542 organized in mid-air.811ca3823f95fe3f

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“…Oh.”ee1f73c51e3df401

Hearing the voice, Ravid’s magic wavered, thinking he’d been caught.cb1fa1a583f49ab5

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Crash,269c9ae3d83e2036

The figs, hovering b2221c8786 about a meter 90f8e4003f off the ground, 82c63ffa59 began to fall.a58e835fb95c7c75

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Startled, Ravid quickly used bcdbc23243 his power again, catching 1cc47a6068 them just before they c9d300af28 hit the ground.a24401992f4d5347

The fruits froze in mid-air. While Clara’s gaze was fixed on the trembling figs, Ravid quickly hid among the tomato sacks, frozen in place. And the human stood completely still.e12f379d779caaf9

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An awkward silence ensued.889868d4d306aa55

A bead of sweat trickled down Ravid’s invisible back.812285523a605dba

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‘W-what should I do?’bc5ec1b54bffe31e

Clara didn’t see the little dragon buried among the tomato sacks, eyes darting nervously.cd5174080d5580df

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He could have used magic to find him, but that would be rude for a mage. Clara didn’t want to anger a non-human being. Not yet, anyway.a5d9cf8626523f9a

In the end, both 56603af276 creatures, their pupils trembling, 11c457325c kept their gaze fixed 9cc8236a1b on the figs suspended a8efb5d2d7 in the air.42dc29ff6cd66fd1

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After a long 7eef8926c6 standoff, Clara awkwardly d251771e47 broke the silence.ba55814c86deee4a