THFN | Chapter 8

As the presumed 7f512de2ff elder and the b7331bdb6d one providing meals, 2e5c283111 Clara forced himself 3a105a9938 to muster a 8c54ff002f sense of duty.4eb364e67bd08471

“Ha. Ha. Ha… So, you’re a mage… I mean, this new mage is doing a great job!”b91e472fe1c34af7

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But why did he stop? Muttering as if to be heard, the figs floated up again and started organizing themselves. Clara’s reaction made it seem like this was ‘normal.’2ac13353e94133dc

Clara’s eyes trembled in confusion.1575f5943008d4eb

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No, this isn’t right.e772254ef6d309ab

A mage isn’t someone you use for trivial tasks. Who would believe you’re using a mage as a worker? He just blurted out something in surprise.23bbdfcd46f8751d

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If it weren’t for this situation, he would have called the kid over and talked about proper wages.a11daa1812ae161a

‘Why did 6a85a0b99b I do a73ba33974 that? …But it seems 2b3eef7482 like I believed 8bf0c477aa it?’5f2b180077d8169b

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Normally, wouldn’t people laugh or be dumbfounded if you said you were using a mage as a farmhand? Why believe it? Are fairies different? Is it because everyone is a mage and mages aren’t rare? …No, wouldn’t that make everyone rare?a03b05e9628cfc7a

Clara’s mind went blank, overwhelmed. It was understandable. He had revised his thoughts more than three times. At first, he thought it was just a leftover worker, but it wasn’t, and even though it wasn’t, the work was done too well, and the one who did it was a child. He thought it was a child, but it turned out to be a fairy. And now, a mage!a1522f8dfc3a03c8

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His mouth clamped shut. He was f4c4157494 about to f48b5f12d7 explain the c1f5b3647b situation honestly ade07cb616 and ask 77ee4db37a for help. He even thought 9eac001f8b of helping the 6e6fdda656 fairies if he bcbe5eb618 could. He intended to d16121ff4e make a deal.a173c6b31675cbbf

But looking back 2a01334fd0 now, the events cc7b7178eb that unfolded left 139da5ef86 him feeling inexplicably fe05e8b57a overwhelmed.57e5de8fe535195b

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He should 518d5d0d8e have asked b3446b6afe properly from 413dde490c the start. But now, he 7e94cfe41a was a fool 3bef85d7fc who thought an 3e9fa5f5c4 unknown mage was 3b7d0e0abe his worker.b8e7f009f0e7ac49

…Should he keep pretending to be fooled as per the initial concept? Clara’s eyes wavered with conflict.453a8c9b962374eb

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Then, seeing 005d3fe911 the beautifully 25521e6b72 packaged hundreds a4f242d280 of boxes 1bc4188d50 of figs, 2773a8ce66 he let 50594fb52e out an 9457e66410 involuntary sigh.54dd9c51b929d050

“Ah!”1a2f0d03fa6bf82b

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Those are apple 05a9b005d0 packaging boxes! Maybe the red fig 23922d1f84 variety was mistaken for c740e4293a apples.bd8e0400b26d9f83

…No, they look different! It even says “apple” in big letters. How could anyone not know? Fairies should at least know letters.888f9249811b9a88

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Clara, momentarily puzzled, couldn’t imagine that the fairy might know the letters but not associate the word with the fruit due to its unfamiliarity. To stop the stiff movements as if trying to pack the figs, he blurted out anything.efb98f298b0c96b2

“Uh, maybe because you’re new, you don’t know? The figs are for making jam, so you don’t need to pack them!”345da8965572eeba

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Flinch!82f48114df011339

The figs 285905c9c8 wavered in 0150843a03 the air.318068e4b8b1139a

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A moment 2ba69e3188 of silence 9964cbedae passed. Pretending to be 7cf9cfab3e relaxed, Clara cleared 5106789819 his throat and 7f2f8d1b82 put his hands c7127f8beb behind his back.de9443603ca00c25

He mimicked the 489af0d410 posture of a 70f09c6f0e wicked great landowner 94af0eacaa he had seen 64089d957e before, straightening his 4917b3f884 back and stroking 5b5e767631 an imaginary beard.b9d20e3aee925ce6

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Then he dc8fc079d8 chanted internally fa6864cc24 about ten 715352c441 times: I c7b4d03e2e am the 42ef1c8c87 great landowner. That person f576b0e60f is my feb922f5cd worker. I am naturally 37ef27342d someone who commands fefa42c234 workers. He self-hypnotized himself, 491632a621 unaware of his b3b622f27c pale complexion, and 289b3dfbb4 stroked his chin.bf0ecaa769114a22

“Give the ce2d5645ce already packed 8bbe199b42 ones to b771fa8cf4 the workers, 8f0a77c978 and the bf986717f3 rest should bf1d310157 be mashed 4a08b9b3fd and put 9e9eb107bc in the f4f3966b77 pot… Oh, 901ce27c37 wait. I need to get 0454f8e30b the pot. Hold on!”99f4d1c206f45cfd

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Ravid, listening attentively, left 826975f591 the figs suspended in a54d89704e the air and waited.6e217d0e1a564d8d

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One human and 4b18bf3e83 one demon.37397a537e84f830

Who was 1a74f7285c deceiving whom? Who was pretending to 8e90a14a35 be deceived by whom?786bf09cae9d8a87

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Amidst the 94a35d270f confusion, Clara e81aad6104 decided to ab42aa88eb deal with fdb508ccd6 the figs 3503ac2a88 first and f8db4dcbca brought a e8144be29c pot in b66132ffe7 a hurry. Thanks to 29052ef9ad that, both e5ef917718 of them 2d6ba7770c focused on ed6ddad1e3 that.28c9c289d25d5a2f

The pot for making jam was a gigantic cauldron, four times Clara’s height. It looked more like factory equipment than a cauldron. As he struggled to move it, the weight suddenly lightened, and Clara looked up in surprise. The heavy equipment floated effortlessly through the air to a corner of the warehouse. It swayed slightly as if asking if this was okay, and when he nodded, it gently landed in an empty space.e7f3a8cafcf79217

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He thought e4e075900c it could 1bdb337d7a only move d3b00688d9 light things 7a34b01601 like figs. Could it possibly lift 50ea5ed8a0 the entire warehouse and 44a75ede83 smash the walls?f0f43b50f58f7129

‘It would ae0fb4c66c have been d8e5af721f a disaster fb1b4f5beb if it dda5441b24 tried to b0ff52eb4f steal.’54a6ac7d287846ec

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Clara, giving another 2b2769f9ce pass mark for da34fe6814 not doing so, 923e502830 awkwardly yet innocently c7bc4870fa smiled.7c43f9e5d7f05e98

“Well done.”2a6b495baae9baed

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Thud!6b22d73a42f9b781

The figs, suspended bc833d45d1 in the air, 6acde994c7 suddenly crashed into 68c06b04a8 the jam machine a42edb5b3e as he inadvertently cc737f2158 praised.ab4c7e4912e86e3b

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Quick-witted too. Clara, impressed once more, beaecf9ee0 hesitated to operate the ba6066594c machine.60f70d35f1af2295

‘But does this kid c0253babcb know how to make 092795c6aa jam?’0ce7322109832a05

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A child 5debf66efd who doesn’t e9d0247952 even know 5381cd3f4d the word b4184d3d59 for apple? He busily 6e1879e004 moved toward 84ef6732d8 the sugar 218f6a3cb0 sacks, thinking d550fcb456 hard.c827b4081bf8eceb

He had already decided to let the fairy into his home. The warehouse was colder than expected. Even if they were adults, fairies, known for their small stature, wouldn’t find it a suitable place to sleep. Besides, monsters occasionally invaded. People who use magic tend to struggle against swift creatures, so it’s dangerous.47be4f98c4913184

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And… if possible, he 178ae625e4 wanted to get to 5e8d69f9cb know them better.6a16ad72f7a70292

Clara’s eyes briefly shone as he secretly harbored a hidden agenda.e29a94fbd3d492fc

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‘If it’s a fairy, they might know about other races too.’b77360a393e767eb

But on the surface, 33df90b1f3 their roles were employer 21a9e2d097 and worker. So the 2b3303a179 way to a755524f33 get closer….805e61430aafcd56

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He felt 5ba8a54d3f sorry for 49c58d0083 the worker, b844e4c8c3 but he 6d37c73f24 had no bc85dce915 choice but a0ed835ea8 to pretend f3dc5eb737 to supervise 190d7f976f and work e2c39b6f1a together!39bcd5d0dbf7de25

“…Ahem.”3cfee72a279b63fd

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Working with a 342fd96395 boss would make 127d105910 anyone cringe, but 49196d2447 this was a 00fd354673 special situation. Clara subtly 61957f83db took a 1f0f5fda31 step closer 8d80371153 to the f6c197cc68 pile of fc66e84a39 figs, expressing 784a517475 his intention a8aa271d16 to join.cd7869fbe0aa1fb6

This, this is 5534667ae4 definitely not for f1c41b1474 personal gain. Anyway, it looks 43036211bc like they don’t 1bda488578 know how to ab94bad098 make jam, so 9891a9f281 it’s also about 8a3c309611 teaching.b155205fa713a37d

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“Since it’s your first day, I’ll work with you to see your proficiency.”2705411603012c8a

The pile of figs, busy moving, paused in mid-air as if asking, “You too?” Could it be influenced by emotions? Then it might not be magic but spirit magic.24f61c6d6104f53e

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While predicting what the c90a5a4b59 kid might be, Clara 45a8325540 unconsciously let out a 53b2a58f54 sigh.3ab8c5686904d681

A child 0d9f3ff234 who doesn’t 4479835785 know letters 82b7ea2fcc well, wielding aa6fafab70 a power 71dfb5f0b2 similar to 65ddd5abb3 spirits.8c07d47a1deb0eea

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There are forests and 08f7848c9c mountains around here, so 4b2c1aa1fa maybe they’re a fairy 14f91254b1 from the Greenbelt Mountains, d52f381acf not a nearby village. A pure fairy who b3fdeef9d7 doesn’t mingle with humans.37b632cd46a014a6

If so, it 31b51deda4 makes sense for e47c862cd1 them to be b29495c534 powerful yet naive. With the unprecedented b9b56f3ba3 poor harvests in 9177416fdf recent years, did bf52e33065 they wander here f833d6dcb3 in search of cd3c1441d0 food?5a7274c511982219

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‘For their 84cbfb7ec2 hungry family….’e919210102b106c1

Suddenly recalling a d3aeee4c52 story he overheard, e0c3c87dd7 Clara lowered his 9320a4c7da head, lighting a a8c01b6166 fire under the 78be8b6793 equipment with flint, 2b71c2a540 organizing his overwhelmed 6746260446 feelings.a8614598aae6def2

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…Though he pretended not 4c53d01ae2 to, he had already 367e83f4ea played out the story d64df479de of a young fairy 28f235d541 boy, driven by hunger, cd14e77166 running to human settlements, 4bbc9d27b6 in his mind about 318926b23d three times, leaving his 649869e92f eyes moist.b6f2c5c7c62d7d8f

“Just like that. You know we pay 6986075678 performance bonuses based on 11dd13ac07 results, right? Of course, 4ca0f1507c we can ff7ab247ae pay in 44829c9b2c cash as 98f93980d9 per the ff75530ab0 contract, but cd6104fd7f if you 7c9a994000 prefer goods a1c160848a since you d7fc4f5995 came from 82dd534786 a remote 260236405b place, I 557626dbb5 can give da0fb6bccf you goods. I can give 1534b97f82 you all the cdc1dae51a packed figs.”35a4cd0394514d7b

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Whether he understood or 5e122bbdfa not, the figs dropped e512ef12f8 from the air and dd13175612 were enthusiastically mashed.21c14920fa30e179

So enthusiastically 51afd556fd that a a9335cae8b few pieces 6af720acd2 of pulp 8a2740ef9a splattered onto 5d63889cdf Clara’s cheek. The bright red fb675830b6 pulp trickled down, f93c35b346 emitting an overwhelming c37f4d7fa3 sweetness.f320713c6f69fc8a

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Without time to f26ec53d02 wipe it off, 8071b3d485 Clara hurriedly tore 07e4c622ba open a sugar 17825ee5b7 sack and poured 119e00848a it in.f1aca08786997180

Though called sugar, ccb1085a08 it wasn’t refined 3057a14a58 sugar but raw 1537498fdd sugar freshly extracted fc9542c646 from sugarcane. Nobles avoided it 18ccc37b0f due to its 064e630623 low absorption rate 1304138937 and unique taste, bfd40e781c but it was e70b1b83ac perfect for making c22a9a2d33 jam. However, since it 21aaa70637 was in crystal 6d756d2797 form, it would 3543d110d7 easily burn if 90b418cccd added separately, so 5f760fb7ae it had to 91f4d6ef74 be added now.220d3f4bbabff15b

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As he tore open 673074011c a sack, the telekinesis 247e4b6bfd moving the figs combined b41f4418b4 with the telekinesis adding 42d120475f the sugar sack.882809e4b49a3961

“Of course, a0074a0dc1 you know 248a5a685e to add df8f921ab9 it in 8c3331cae0 a 2:1 f1aa7fd5a7 ratio!”2a3e857a4afd4ad0

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Watching the light brown 2ce2dfa06d sugar lumps being poured 70b8880df2 in and the figs d398153992 being mashed, Clara squinted fc75b908fb his eyes. The pulp being 15d180ab4a violently mashed from ea8e7af8f9 the bottom of 0f3d333827 the pot, large 377fc3b93f enough to fit 892f144ee2 fifty people, to 502126a312 the point of 3b5dec1bf1 splattering in front 2aa0cb0d1a of him, was 00586051ec more grotesque than 1dfbb2b037 expected.ef0ead1ce7bc3716

‘Good thing it’s me. A normal bf317f761e person would c068ba5ffa have fainted 36650f1596 in shock….’a7667387186646d6

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Of course, 15d2e749c7 Clara, though 6987a6dfbb rusty, could abd5632c13 still grasp 350cf78c1c the form f1a761002c and scale def2fca485 of intangible 8b4c849a36 forces to 71a526e52a some extent, 44ca4cbf44 even if cbb2e2dcf6 he couldn’t 9a3899a427 use magic 7d67ce0387 or had a5e276809e put down 59671317df the sword 8460facacc years ago. There was no need a3b7558ccd to be blindly afraid 452bd0ab53 of this strangely clumsy c9b65976ba telekinesis.18d977d55e7b5306

‘I’ve been on the c03bf43ac1 battlefield too long for d21573d725 that.’099986cc35cc3a04

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Reminiscing about the old 26b3d35b01 days, he turned the 5091b9457e large handle attached to fc50bfb6e9 the machine instead of 8474d99bbd a spatula, stirring with 27a7f82611 one hand while preparing e3693127c5 the jars.97be843777c20159

The muscles 00ba5e5916 hidden under f512c1f648 his loose 26ee519cd2 sleeves shone c4586cd682 tautly with e22ef0fa46 each turn cc75a1892d of his c0480d2eba arm. Seeing this, 005fe7c3ee Ravid secretly 783819b9eb nodded.6f78437bc6b35aa7

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‘As expected of 0f16885eba the human king…! Such strength.’0f127633b2655382

Clara, too, e970100775 looked around e8b79a943b with renewed fb32a10070 eyes.4ab75579a53b68d6

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