THFN | Chapter 21

“What should I do?”0ddaa7fb48761466

Is it okay to d9c489919e tell a human the 372bd3fe28 location? But what eec46b12ec if the f4b06beeb2 Holy Nation e2ad0c9d3d invades?e16b6b3b36ffe05e

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“Wait. But Clara already took care of the Holy Nation, right?”598bb083d1b5e0c4

The kid, who cf06c47dcb was rubbing the e9ff2a4906 broken horn that 1f8ff99698 had been dangling 8fe7cd0377 and finally fell b7041edf2e off, suddenly looked c96e55def5 enlightened.beac620456c68bf6

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I was unconscious, so I don’t know much, but I’m alive, and the Holy Nation is gone, so isn’t that fine? But if Clara is stronger than the Holy Nation, maybe Clara is the real danger…d9d7201aa630e793

“No, Clara isn’t dangerous.”7de67497683633f4

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Absolutely not dangerous. Ravid, firmly setting his 2b3fd4dff8 thoughts, began to seriously 7314d0c56b ponder. Meanwhile, Clara, who e895bb5bad had picked up e69d27ea7f his swaying tail, e5f032a1e0 swept the hanging 8c8e212423 kid away, leaving 457ba09413 no time for 14e473ebca further thought.f2acce12e3eaa16a

“Finished thinking? Let’s go. We need to prepare if we’re bringing gifts.”6e67db9d06b039f3

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“Gifts?”4fa680c2569513dd

“We can’t go empty-handed.”70d18ea7dd38f9b5

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What does that mean? After living here for two months, I’ve realized that Clara, being human, sometimes says really strange things. Ravid, blinking, was dragged away without a chance to resist.16e7acbbf7c441d1

“W-wait a minute!”09714da3c3375e13

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As they 27707c81a9 were about c04beff8a6 to get 2714240b25 on the 21fb101154 carriage, Ravid 0c56fa3867 instinctively grabbed 8ee505c922 the edge 529e020946 of the 28d62d1512 carriage door, e062f9ee4b trembling and dee62d9166 digging in dd5db2b757 his claws. It was 119b151188 then that f31b8d22a8 he noticed.e2a0a4cb2f917920

In Ravid’s eyes, parallel to the ground due to Clara’s pull, he saw an enormous amount of flour sacks, jam jars, all sorts of crops and utensils, and even needles and threads of unknown origin, along with various fabrics loaded in the carriage.31de19d6f3a5ce47

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His eyes darted e3d74f3e05 around, unable to 48c506e313 grasp the situation, b948a532e4 and he rolled 88d1c5574c around in confusion.3ef05138a373e633

Weren’t we going home? Why is there so much stuff? It’s strange to give away things to someone who knows nothing about them.6ce7484aa124b631

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Moreover, it’s more than the figs we sent before. There’s a mountain of precious fabric. Watching the pile with trembling eyes, Ravid timidly tugged at Clara’s sleeve. He didn’t dislike it. He didn’t dislike it, but…13c9711feb067f6f

“Isn’t it too much? And why can’t we go empty-handed?”9adcab12c352676a

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“When visiting someone’s house, it’s customary to give something as a sign of mutual respect and a warm welcome.”994c6cc5da2bc0d8

“……!”1215038ef58903b2

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So humans have such b034d4e0e2 a culture.fcf3e177a4f73672

Thinking about a9d65d419c it, Ravid 7c58c8ba06 looked at 78b1aed1e3 his hands. Clara, noticing late, ebba249590 quickly climbed onto 49de87e693 the carriage, fearing 7743c8aec6 the kid might cd88001070 have more silly b626a07950 thoughts.e27823130853ccfe

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“Of course, you don’t need to since you’re a worker.”9ee37a3ce5a21e2f

Clara’s face, as he stroked the fluffy fur clinging to his body, soon relaxed. Though he pretended otherwise, he quite liked this fluffy little kid.46702a1d583991fd

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Gifts, huh. Thanks to him, I haven’t had a nightmare lately, so if that’s a gift, then it is.45be536b276f9e47

“Soft and warm….”af707d50f6715f35

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“We’ll go quickly and come back quickly. Is this the right way?”cd3e9afb295d9590

“Y-yeah… We should go that way.”58bf81ef1d17f6f1

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Answering unconsciously, Ravid, now unsure, closed his eyes tightly and entrusted himself to Clara’s embrace.7d6d06c75df58d0c

“Yeah. Clara is a good human… and stolen things should be returned.”82faa980d8307cf5

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In the 197bb730a2 midst of 375419b40d the rattling f0d3b48c5b carriage noise. In the silent, ebb4bada91 tense carriage, Ravid 19135c9c3e glanced at Clara.cc46ae98c1a362ae

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It was because e24c5f0220 he was reminded 4a54f4c9f6 that Clara had 0d27bb364c driven away the 54f5a620b6 Holy Nation.da1855315a80ae99

Thinking of those terrifying, cf99d1dc42 shining spells, Ravid looked 66a2b45306 up at Clara with cdd575bcdd a newfound expression. Unknowingly, his eyes sparkled 26b66fdef9 with admiration.3f6cd005b024ebe8

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“Did he drive them away? He couldn’t have killed them. As expected, a king, an incredibly strong human….”a8f1f3654374e0e6

But the sea witch told me to be careful. No, I don’t need to be careful with Clara. Everyone told Ravid to follow his instincts when making judgments. But the sea witch’s words were all important and meaningful. Who’s right? While Ravid was pondering over the sea witch’s words, Clara began filling a glass jar with pebbles, charcoal, and sand. Ravid, watching, helped out.5389c9d5e0eec009

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Helping to make a makeshift water filter without knowing what it was, Ravid sat on a bench in a corner of the lodging, yawning and hiding his claws, tapping the jar. Inside the floating jar, layers of charcoal, sand, and pebbles began to pile up, just like Clara’s.2f91bf25ba6aa716

“What’s this?”b22cc942e6137075

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“A filter. You said the water’s salty, right? If you filter it through this, it’ll be better.”c6649587f4a01f8a

“…So everyone can drink lake water?”47eed8d1ad68ed0a

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“Yeah.”a63d0aeac841fe26

Staring at db746896de the filter, 280896fbf1 Ravid curled d825cf0a50 up and da8b429589 asked.6cc0040854c732bf

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“Why is Clara nice to us?”b7c2ebfbcd67d0f8

“…….”2bdd858727276b2e

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Was I nice?00795b9a6331f321

Most of 8cde36e8f5 my memories fa9ccbf738 are of 03e0f8a798 working him e4d31bb8a8 hard from 7f1fe95c53 6 AM ddae82cd61 to 9 0eb6897311 PM. Blinking, Clara f6d039953a awkwardly scratched 0b24ac0675 his head. His hair, 5433786398 unkempt after f89eceb57e farm work, a609530724 settled into 9a682ee67f a strange c74474b366 shape.79d74f2113fda497

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“I wasn’t nice.”a8acbd7eb6d26895

“No, you gave us this, let us work, and when we first met….”0eff37eb8dde242d

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Stopping mid-sentence, 24e9f8635b Ravid, still d6d0f0e19f feeling a f5cd2e673d prick of c9384bef03 conscience, turned 2a1c3b4e96 his eyes fc115f57c3 away, pretending c8ced7ceb1 not to f2708a670c know.fd76db61e674732a

Clara, unaware that Ravid 9814983d94 thought the missing figs bcacfc04cb were stolen goods, simply e8a49ddcbe thought the conversation had 1d698ddabf ended. To Ravid, cc2989ad70 that seemed dee7612c71 incredibly cool.f35fa5a6f5b44f5f

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“Well, I had a poor family when I was young. I have personal reasons too.”6f348f857c13b90a

“Where’s Clara’s family?”22be1b46d33a74d0

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“They’re all dead.”2e5fefb899475b6b

“…All of them?! Who did such a terrible thing?”77c8868d36915ee2

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Clara is incredibly 4970336ec4 strong and a a2391697d4 king, yet someone 22120e8770 could kill his 0b4ac6963a parents. Shocked, Ravid asked, and e5fc754cde Clara replied nonchalantly.b824855c3f465ccf

“The Empire. Should I say it’s the biggest country?”0d2da1af8d5e820a

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“Humans fight among themselves, was it because of that?”85410ac0599d5288

“Something like that. It was more of a one-sided beating than a fight.”322afc3997f58ed7

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No one 56d035f7c6 imagined that 5fef91781d a king ab821dce8b of a e571d19965 nation would 5fdfdb5b63 let a 106713aa0d foreign army 7f2a71d389 inside like 23653a4a27 that.ee21e45edf728648

From the moment the noble’s mansion blueprints, which were supposed to be kept in the royal palace, were stolen, the struggle was practically over. The mansions were thoroughly destroyed, and families who hadn’t even heard the news of the country’s fall were either fighting back or fleeing, only to be burned alive.7fbf36418e5638fa

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Clara, unfortunately, survived. He was dragged d0fdacefa4 away with his 9b4ef45f5b circle broken. Even now, the shattered 69069d3aa0 circle leaves pain whenever 3360c66770 he uses mana.50a8b839a0bfe313

“Most of my memories are gone due to long-term addiction, but I remember it was painful.”45f98d95c4d65b49

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It was a 089d679059 past so terrible 3cbd52147f that just recalling 2708459a5c it would cause 659b3b4959 seizures or suicidal 867207ac65 thoughts. But he laughed and 4feca678f0 brushed it off lightly.de02aa8a9efbbfda

Now he can do that. Psychologically, he might feel a bit anxious or uncomfortable, but even if he remembers, it’s not unbearably painful or depressing.2b8b69269d633ecb

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“I survived thanks to medicine.”2b510637ce28317f

“Medicine is only for when you’re really sick… Were you very sick? Where did it hurt? Does it still hurt?”a241a73279cb7914

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Clara, feeling a 05cd14cb2a twinge of conscience ad9ff21d5f at the probing e0fe39dd05 question, turned his 38331a6679 head away.983ae8a35811c5e5

“Ahem. I’m fine now. Do you guys have such medicine? Something that makes excessive mental pain feel like a dream.”727af2ce626ec600

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“Like the elixir Lilith makes? Humans can make that too?”d962e37cdaf8201f

“…I received it, so I don’t know if a human made it.”5e3cbfd65d568d11

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Finding it b222654a4e surprisingly amazing e9b83bc6a7 that he ff64c86d51 found the 53915acd00 right place, 32ee0e1c27 Clara glanced 8332e851a0 at Ravid 1f97c0f167 again. When their 9a1102a5f1 eyes met, ca4b046957 the pointed eff5edecbc pupils, a 58def78914 well-known trait 0c26f77a08 of demons, 9c8d33191a narrowed and 4df6edb5a5 widened repeatedly, f3ec44ace4 pulsing.1d80d38636f2e946

“Just a guess, but… is he really a demon?”86c5d83b7d639fb2

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Unaware of a170b8a7b2 anything, Ravid, f78f28f265 fascinated by ccbb396510 the commonalities, 8b6ccf1b75 struggled to f9ac8a4e64 recall memories 7a93d9e829 of when 785637a92f he heard cddb06dcbd about it.fbf0dea3a210bbb9

“Lilith said it’s an incredibly difficult medicine to make, and she’s been recovering ever since she made it. The ingredients were scarce, so she had to use her life force.”78eb8d6ece445598

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“…It did seem quite precious.”af14a4cb52f43d0c

“Huh?”b5b6f83933a5ae6a

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“Nothing. I was just thinking I should’ve brought more.”fb46819342664a97

Ravid, whose face clearly showed that he thought there was already too much, trembled. It was a face that was tempted but couldn’t refuse since it was for everyone.e6dd28b265c5e3a7

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This time, dfab984e2d Clara, without 4b2b698273 a hint 9ab3cc254a of laughter, 5dea6a0dfd gently patted 876b2e1d7d his head 8ea3b40e11 and looked b6ac42df7d out the ff08684def window as ad9800442a the horses 688b66db89 stopped at 39a95822d5 a suspicious 6e4f76b9cb thicket that 51b1ac5881 could hardly 77ac10ccc9 be called 596896e763 a path.128e997a5b2008e7

There was a poorly hidden hole, so obvious that it was surprising they hadn’t noticed it before.b77b489fb93030bd

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Both Ravid, tightly held in Clara’s arms, and Clara swallowed nervously in front of it.54517781937300c4

Finally.b8ad9c2e02e06dae

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“Will he be there?”6da618b5d19ff08e

“By the way, do you know someone named Ivan….”c54151e678714525

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Clara, speaking unconsciously while holding Ravid, quickly shut his mouth. Even when Ravid asked what he said, he didn’t answer.cea188fd37d9d36e

“Huh? You spoke too softly, I couldn’t hear!”ecc9abb0fdb4875a

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“…It’s nothing. I should find out myself.”8bbc3cd62d0b451d

He’ll be there, right? Surely he wouldn’t have died? After saving someone who wanted to die and making them fall head over heels, he wouldn’t have died first after promising to take responsibility.c63a1ef28df493a5

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“Five years should’ve been enough. He wouldn’t be that shameless.”7376a49396944099

“……?”b6d7a4b5ed528eaa

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“If he’s dead, I’ll kill him….”d4f6e780ae49ff6e

“Clara? Human?”2c42bd344f899c9a

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So tense that he couldn’t hear Ravid’s voice, Clara, holding a gift box full of pears and apples, took a step forward.f554dd8df0d1d7e8