THFN | Chapter 12

Long, long ago, the c32aaf07d1 greatest demon, Lilith, was b6d9367d08 born from the Ashen 6c09068f52 Sea. Alone in e33dab0aa8 that desolate 36a9c4ee77 place, Lilith 1ffaa2948b created the c268548887 demon king. She also made hundreds 53704e3a4b of legions. The demons left the 1a68e207ef Demon Realm, the Ashen 30008d530f Sea, and headed for 91be2d728d a new world. That world a701088330 is this 4f154d7639 one.360ffd38d8862778

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.8b93770b5459ecc0

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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.c3aa431fd6894009

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These incomprehensible dd3b327ecf things were 0dd8ee7e47 born by b20a77bcdd the gods 0c1a161f07 with the d939ed196a goal of cc6eb105b2 hunting down ee05492777 and killing 53a3a4c47d demons. So, the be06def3b6 demons had 24f64d1911 no choice 3181e489b2 but to 1c83696890 hide underground.0b84fbcd4f7e223d

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.4b63a77fedbbf0c1

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Though he hadn’t encountered them yet… the thought made the child’s face sullen.0a33a53efe991506

“I don’t know when I might die. If I die, I won’t get any figs…”ececc8ed35b9c558

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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.5dd90ccf15d57b2a

“…This is unfair.”4dbf894a3947fc9b

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The information he had 1749457fc8 begged from the sea 85d12dcfd5 witch to come to b056a1fcde the surface swirled in 3a4b3c071c his head, growing larger 69c0e9f8ef and larger.8d3131ebcd8b438d

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.e6f0b8037fffaa28

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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.e52ee74d9b7d9474

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.974de407917bd54d

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“I can’t accept this.”7db5dffe9bc40d80

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.5f5f992f46f9473d

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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.93a9779f669c64ea

Thud, roll.de95300958189a8e

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All the piled-up figs cb97582980 disappeared, leaving only about 2629f6333c three behind.ac26dd7818d8b2f5

As his energy eb24f3e5bb drained, Ravid, feeling 9a3b6cb5d1 a void as ec8260f7ec if he had 8ac1990532 vomited everything he 4ed7eea5bb ate, rolled on 4244c07f41 the floor, unable 5e3062a700 to hide his 121480715f dazed expression as b9c78cb64e he stared at 8174443d63 the warehouse where 5b50dad068 the box had 790659343c been.761a600df5765199

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Now, his family f92c2d0867 could eat well b77cb55e2c for at least ca91b53504 three days. It was 5e6cdf4b3a that much. They could stuff their 95ad53d8d0 mouths until they burst 4404e7d2ad and enjoy a nap 5b9c4cd231 like Ravid did.c20724b4264cac27

But what 33bdb1e8d2 about the 682fafdfeb humans?f1a35faee6efcff2

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…What will the humans eat now? What will the human workers receive?ed2de963a5facbf6

They might get as angry as when Ravid’s friend secretly ate all his mud cookies and complain to the human king.84703850d744a13d

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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.ec131077be1fc7ea

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.bf5a1204acfd34b0

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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.”6c825f4ea8e247ed

“Always be careful not to destroy what you’ve built yourself. That will crumble your happiness from the very bottom.”39e934ea375353cc

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It was then.Boom, thunder struck.4c9388937af918f6

Before he could 093c77d02d even think of e164bceb90 what it was, 6f7ad77143 Ravid ran. Only the 1e0e9112a0 fear, ingrained 9c2bf4e4f5 in his 96352c2f9c instincts, remained, c68c28f844 leaving him b214b3f72e pale.170c11dc9880f534

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Clara lightly dove 56fd4d135f onto the bed. The scenery came into d6ee69760b view with the wind 0f8016b527 blowing through the large 02faeb0dc4 window behind the double bf42648a22 bed.d55fa5f8c8d192a4

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Trees and crops were 296403a9e8 abundantly grown on the 104c06cbc2 wide plains. Wheat, tomatoes, 7d04410803 radishes, pumpkins, 2ee99943ee apples. Even figs, 5e580d694f nuts, and b0119716c8 ginger.f5ee8f34c2c06d5e

It’s autumn. Harvest season.95d142c86715a76b

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Looking at the yellow 35fa66b34f wheat fields, Clara prepared f2672a7ed2 a letter of protest 2c1506e907 according to the format. Having already written 36ecbdce72 one and sent 2f514fa07e it directly, his c4c3081d72 hand moved swiftly, 1c2895842f leaving behind neat c70e2d55b4 handwriting.89bee03b00957c7b

But at 8b5186b203 least three 3c956b7c1b sheets per b308d9c487 person. Even worse, he 28d66dedcf had to copy 3e2fca554c each sheet exactly, 6faabffb93 just changing the d058d51082 name section for d5c39aabe1 the next one.bdc37ea974cf927a

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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.d84baf3ec99bf411

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.3a0a2015edecd2eb

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“At least going to the second court would be necessary to get a verdict unaffected by the village’s influence.”8b191d063dfc1fda

Thinking about the increasing workload made him feel more and more skeptical. …Can he even find people who probably wrote fake names?0e90a74b9fe9d3df

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“Should I exclude a few?”9b77cf94800f41a0

Clara tried to be6679b335 summon a sense acb745b619 of pity solely 10c5b69459 to reduce his 396b692990 workload, closing his ad39ac2642 eyes.26f14786dfa06a7c

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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.bb69905a4b4e6931

“…Sigh.”fe8d4cab449e276f

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This is bad. He couldn’t feel anything but a firm no.6d6b717fc28633be

He calmed down after e7c2c1c40e looking at the pile 6808238d32 of papers like a d6e424755b mountain. And once again, ef80b7ce60 he tried to eff5207051 imagine the employees 5a3baa39e8 who might have 05bf8020a3 been threatened by 32648b5f73 the nasty noble.a137006f760035ad

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But he couldn’t quite picture it.aec417f7810d825d

Clara knew, just bb29c99b2a as he had b162da6896 been, that they c75053dff1 were born into 3ee65f505d poverty and had 5fe56bb8b2 a tough life. So when silver de465fe87a or gold candlesticks d219fec3e9 disappeared, or pigs 2b5e6f8c88 vanished weekly, or 2cc10d1e91 they protested and 904a769cc2 brought baskets of c63ad1901d painstakingly grown and 42006e5abd harvested crops to 2b147cd282 paint the mansion 956195269c walls, he let 9b3acc47db it slide as f015bbcabd a minor mischief.c26f1951f43655b7

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Maybe because he had c133963240 gone through all those e13fa2dc18 long, tedious processes of 64326d470d patience and rewriting, he fbee4c7322 felt no sympathy.4e0cf9c75b95dcc8

So he wasn’t too resentful that they left without saying anything.2f995039134d69d8

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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.7b93c0728bb65f65

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.69b61de0af005544

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“Honestly, I can’t say there aren’t any clues.”9e4e10878cf82a49

He never attended 9ae5d42033 social gatherings for 4e98ac8294 personal reasons. He refused 261bc0e751 any friendly 08c663c8a8 gestures that 082d7d6d92 seemed like 66672eeae8 bribes and 81c0502d25 immediately addressed 82278ce068 complaints without 361dee1638 considering fairness.3fe34ab401079ffa

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Reflecting on 1e891f2ba1 the various 81f1004f25 shortcomings, Clara c2a6289def let out c1cdde3235 a deep b396f44ccb sigh from aaa462b592 the depths 0aa753273b of his ae092a852f being.79384393b0991a76

…Let’s admit it. It was a structure that couldn’t help but create resentment.57becd1ac3b2c3b4

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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.d50cbd06c47246ba

Scenes of e4bd67cbd3 secret moonlit 08f59b0d36 gatherings, where 026a79abae nonexistent resentment 3f7a537826 and solidarity ff7725ee02 were born, d914228788 painted a d303e0097b rather elegant 84d4597312 picture in d17be769a9 his mind.0e656a2d1f0ce48c

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Blinking, he d8f67dde4c slumped over d33c237981 the desk. The coldness of the 124ec7fccc wooden surface seemed to e5bc0d0211 bring him back to c1f74fa6a3 his senses a bit.5555865906fb6716

“Maybe I should’ve tried talking…”5647fa3ede946541

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If he ff1a6abb48 had to 5e6f1aba9d somehow shift 822630d23b the blame 3388b0383c to a 0c9d0c4901 less exhausting cd732a2c3b side, the 68783e1e41 start of d13425502e all this 5883be6d8e might have 6f021c96a2 been the 168a506570 lack of e8f5e58564 interest in 1f557829cf each other.cbfb792d0779f026

If not 07ae3f5c52 that, maybe 864247f81e the problem cd7cc74286 was the 79885a9844 short-term contracts 815e653dab that had dff2ba8adb to be 5145a11642 renewed annually b6071dab19 and the 36ffc25945 policy of 0c5e8f093f rejecting those f9565a4e4b who wanted 6395176d43 to reside.38de4170e2f5fda7

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The biggest issue 99f8c19523 was that, despite f8b67537a9 having no intention a155eaaf2d of conceding on bd4a95a162 land sales, Clara a976c6b135 had no choice df233f2173 but to hire 304c23558f nearby residents who 078cf3ef95 wanted the land.8f94c3de80a136b6

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.a991bd6cf01e3162

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