THFN | Chapter 8

As the presumed elder 6369d96313 and the one providing f41c2479c3 meals, Clara forced himself d16fee3444 to muster a sense db44d5093c of duty.574924b7bdb58d45

“Ha. Ha. Ha… So, you’re a mage… I mean, this new mage is doing a great job!”ddd9fa6d897d2694

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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.’0c151a31384a07f6

Clara’s eyes trembled in confusion.3b1c15f211d70de0

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No, this isn’t right.3575d8e13faad44d

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.357255fcb2c9c7c4

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If it weren’t for this situation, he would have called the kid over and talked about proper wages.6f2a329be93d678b

‘Why did 92b0aca2fb I do d0c01b3882 that? …But it seems f295dfc887 like I believed d172d9b721 it?’590a53e768fe723a

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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?fac6b05359ba31ad

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!ecb36037d327d660

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His mouth clamped c87ee268e9 shut. He was 1662cf43fb about to e031fa1b78 explain the d1df8f13cc situation honestly 4875ff8be7 and ask f30ae0ea78 for help. He even c6bb160afa thought of 0a26f5989a helping the 74358960cf fairies if 4469a2aabf he could. He intended to 581cec5951 make a deal.3ec49bfeefe9384f

But looking c1074afce9 back now, acab54bd3c the events 63c8a6a8fe that unfolded fff616424b left him 42244156e0 feeling inexplicably 6b20bf15c1 overwhelmed.7f842b85e4cdcef8

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He should b9052a650f have asked f4fa29108b properly from d888b92aa7 the start. But now, 789f8955b3 he was 17973d6ecd a fool 2540281282 who thought a0f35ef7e1 an unknown 6262b10465 mage was f2c07a24aa his worker.800cf903f4a0b88a

…Should he keep pretending to be fooled as per the initial concept? Clara’s eyes wavered with conflict.4e2e5c0e2f8d1768

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Then, seeing the beautifully 2f32975a1c packaged hundreds of boxes 9a585721bb of figs, he let b6c8715294 out an involuntary sigh.25fd7a1b33fb2a88

“Ah!”14331651c7620fda

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Those are apple 1c566782d7 packaging boxes! Maybe the red 1e84833659 fig variety was 7de45513bf mistaken for apples.4f194650ee615480

…No, they look different! It even says “apple” in big letters. How could anyone not know? Fairies should at least know letters.1bab0a323f7ef2a3

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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.9aa69444a48b05e3

“Uh, maybe because you’re new, you don’t know? The figs are for making jam, so you don’t need to pack them!”20a7aa4ed362013b

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Flinch!21691f17a5886280

The figs wavered 52cea015df in the air.ab0b565668188d09

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A moment of silence 7a77b81e25 passed. Pretending to be 11fcf03385 relaxed, Clara cleared 019d13f962 his throat and 6d932056e4 put his hands f537b0955f behind his back.c3f661c3accadf25

He mimicked d05e1dbadf the posture c7941db71c of a 943d911003 wicked great 5336ed2a53 landowner he c9b4c4efe0 had seen 22ed28c69c before, straightening 6d55a282ff his back 8f29cae2ef and stroking 1696bdf5fa an imaginary c5e03a6ef7 beard.db4d71249f78d2c9

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Then he chanted internally 7b8e766ff4 about ten times: I 0b263e57e5 am the great landowner. That person is my 0767e279e4 worker. I am naturally 058116e367 someone who commands 48d5ed1b1b workers. He self-hypnotized himself, unaware 8dc2ca917d of his pale complexion, 9a00f67d12 and stroked his chin.fd5c46e8a0438911

“Give the 0fc6ffae50 already packed 4a139bd8c5 ones to e5090b3fbd the workers, 33b90dd474 and the 84fd5cc357 rest should 5a17248a6b be mashed 697565deb9 and put f18aca567c in the 23c355d803 pot… Oh, 3c2913eb92 wait. I need 3bfca06590 to get 440565e194 the pot. Hold on!”b9adcee336077704

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Ravid, listening attentively, 0e415499e4 left the figs 21cbb125a3 suspended in the 9942614872 air and waited.c7e628b08ffeee10

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One human 8cd747ce13 and one 7e623485fe demon.2ed7e8fde4e7c47b

Who was 2aeebaef85 deceiving whom? Who was pretending to 3a9e5facc8 be deceived by whom?cd6db17191587be4

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Amidst the confusion, 8d9e02cf5c Clara decided to afdc4f82b3 deal with the 117ed16419 figs first and 414cbc5d22 brought a pot 5fad8acdf7 in a hurry. Thanks to that, 7dc7688f46 both of them 2c954c1e95 focused on that.26e40ae756d3a45e

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.3e10919d751cd501

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He thought cf3268e985 it could 0e927185f8 only move 64f196326c light things 9935db8209 like figs. Could it possibly a2fb9ae6de lift the entire e686bd4e73 warehouse and smash d71e290a57 the walls?e0a979c9a6ddc125

‘It would 4fef706ad3 have been 062b231aa7 a disaster 06211d5a35 if it d96326114c tried to 59521d01a9 steal.’12592b71815a6526

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Clara, giving another pass 037f4626a8 mark for not doing 4f6a400950 so, awkwardly yet innocently c825a2c663 smiled.86e763f6e523edf9

“Well done.”8f10570b2731752f

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Thud!4f1dce12f80c61da

The figs, 1349515cb5 suspended in 7909ac8aaa the air, 0b449007e3 suddenly crashed 4c4684c63a into the 68b6cfddce jam machine d78d1df5d3 as he 2462ec84b8 inadvertently praised.1683dc46706687bf

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Quick-witted too. Clara, impressed once more, 44b70132b1 hesitated to operate the 2c94126947 machine.73cdf4e1b49ba9d3

‘But does this kid 0822558a71 know how to make 386d5bfe61 jam?’99704071951e6faf

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A child 73f81fb9d0 who doesn’t 5e09c36591 even know 4bc08d5939 the word 6be64c73bd for apple? He busily moved 080ece3b94 toward the sugar e8a8c0e22f sacks, thinking hard.29e889e52a8ef0ec

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.322f458a37a33938

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And… if possible, fdfe763dff he wanted to 4e332f8f5e get to know 96bd574c53 them better.121c841efb732670

Clara’s eyes briefly shone as he secretly harbored a hidden agenda.e60a41dea7505295

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‘If it’s a fairy, they might know about other races too.’0876a71e50396268

But on the surface, 58eaeac12d their roles were employer d41aa8ef55 and worker. So the way 51cac1d89d to get closer….f1a6e1983eacf1ea

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He felt sorry 01fb41c826 for the worker, 56d748b66a but he had c5552daa8c no choice but 793601cda8 to pretend to 8b43428f2c supervise and work 4a038dd9a5 together!8fe5ccf0fefe4dad

“…Ahem.”54728ae381501b78

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Working with a boss 4581700523 would make anyone cringe, fbade35b85 but this was a 7bf8ae7230 special situation. Clara subtly took ee0273673c a step closer cffba453a0 to the pile b855c0078f of figs, expressing 95b1192e94 his intention to 2b80edb388 join.1b5390d675bf1870

This, this is a048c4b07c definitely not for 39bcb02a80 personal gain. Anyway, it looks like aabe828210 they don’t know how 89d8328521 to make jam, so d7b0197d36 it’s also about teaching.2561053014d55f20

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“Since it’s your first day, I’ll work with you to see your proficiency.”5910949190311bb5

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.8e4bdf912a993422

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While predicting what the 7f1940306a kid might be, Clara d7e442ec7e unconsciously let out a c5a6ff8e90 sigh.5b0bbb02f82efe2f

A child who 96bc707292 doesn’t know letters ea7f40127b well, wielding a 6a69b1d4e8 power similar to 46484d64c2 spirits.e003717d4495a8ec

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There are 87fedc7564 forests and 54bafe0a61 mountains around 8833d6bd93 here, so 6ae28c3e95 maybe they’re 6deedf4167 a fairy 38a835433f from the 73f9d8b498 Greenbelt Mountains, 7b36d4e3ad not a 2743084b14 nearby village. A pure fairy 25a0764aad who doesn’t mingle da08d0dab1 with humans.19fd834580dadf40

If so, f0f6e3aa79 it makes 68050f0d84 sense for e60b2c5dc2 them to 1e5d5860ab be powerful e23ead62b5 yet naive. With the 702546bb06 unprecedented poor cbc8c0c9f5 harvests in 5beab8e2d2 recent years, 005f2ba415 did they 7b53c1f1ad wander here daf15506e1 in search 407c843d70 of food?385e9543d3244bf7

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‘For their 6a9a223e5e hungry family….’8c7e5c6adca6b61f

Suddenly recalling a 6c88126610 story he overheard, 542d302048 Clara lowered his 541b41e775 head, lighting a a9874e1c14 fire under the 45ca6affa2 equipment with flint, 9746a7f168 organizing his overwhelmed 21019ba746 feelings.9dfc3607424202fd

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…Though he pretended eb403b3e05 not to, he 6ca47189d6 had already played 720ab34ae2 out the story a6247fb2ea of a young 120ad0f8ca fairy boy, driven 027a68ad2e by hunger, running 1a99dbb766 to human settlements, 31a0a6c085 in his mind fe83b71c1a about three times, 5d92a163a2 leaving his eyes 1bd285f866 moist.d4d0a1b0877ea1ff

“Just like that. You know 9de0c6b733 we pay f13e1016ff performance bonuses 356d9d4903 based on 6f0299df17 results, right? Of course, we 01473e0800 can pay in 7f0fe1bdfd cash as per f770e30e80 the contract, but f48ff87758 if you prefer 591f212060 goods since you e94427d376 came from a 854bb0233a remote place, I f24ecb6255 can give you 90da5616fc goods. I can 429856c194 give you 3c01b41c17 all the c8e0e8ed2d packed figs.”6ac7371c688f322e

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Whether he understood or 6739ba7f61 not, the figs dropped a6bf51c959 from the air and 8670015aad were enthusiastically mashed.a03b5705f2434d2c

So enthusiastically that 632744b79b a few pieces b9149fd7c9 of pulp splattered 5e90b36a7d onto Clara’s cheek. The bright red c8bf20478b pulp trickled down, 46b49f00db emitting an overwhelming 62dea50585 sweetness.f3b092ea2b2c7b4e

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Without time to wipe 6714e3db49 it off, Clara hurriedly c4e459a97d tore open a sugar e0fd053465 sack and poured it 77eba840f0 in.032c3b41d7acdb88

Though called 3123d3bb6b sugar, it 93fc4fb203 wasn’t refined 6d0968c249 sugar but 2fbb66c827 raw sugar 6cb1793457 freshly extracted e05cc75730 from sugarcane. Nobles avoided it due 62af53facf to its low absorption 3615ab7abd rate and unique taste, 72675d9080 but it was perfect 327ddc8d26 for making jam. However, since it was 88f9001bb2 in crystal form, it 19fd8042e0 would easily burn if 25970038ab added separately, so it 5a18babcbb had to be added 04ece121e1 now.90585cd81f96b9f0

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As he 92083b3b46 tore open c023a98aba a sack, 93dd17308d the telekinesis 3d76d7fc1f moving the 571474deb6 figs combined db73b97e30 with the 678e76480e telekinesis adding 17f4f742e9 the sugar b740e82625 sack.338cb28c74c7e043

“Of course, 9eb2eda9a3 you know dbf12c46b5 to add 77532bbe92 it in cf8a8c80f8 a 2:1 51944e4733 ratio!”25c10085e01e60ff

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Watching the light brown 753d931549 sugar lumps being poured b75aeaff71 in and the figs 0614cf81fa being mashed, Clara squinted 0d6fe96493 his eyes. The pulp being 002cd03950 violently mashed from 29a65b53d7 the bottom of 8a47405b54 the pot, large 3919399819 enough to fit fed164c716 fifty people, to 4792f89927 the point of 5b00ff3455 splattering in front a99a6bb8cb of him, was ef9f1f8553 more grotesque than 2f18b07d0c expected.c6d035fbc4a40595

‘Good thing it’s 685f807411 me. A normal 474d0d95e7 person would 7e3553b06a have fainted 10456b5341 in shock….’233e1987f1668d87

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Of course, Clara, though eefaafa030 rusty, could still grasp 515c38b757 the form and scale f4be9b19c4 of intangible forces to 497ed9a6c3 some extent, even if 744f3977e5 he couldn’t use magic e6d2e37555 or had put down 4470bf92e2 the sword years ago. There was 6bc3783e1d no need 73028ca2b8 to be 41b1ba0c39 blindly afraid 8684891179 of this 4e3518ab9d strangely clumsy 56835a59cb telekinesis.d491a4a02da28fa1

‘I’ve been 3e867a514d on the 18b4c0bdb7 battlefield too 125b9d8445 long for 68c0420520 that.’09c68f905df154d9

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Reminiscing about the 6676eb0415 old days, he 152be7d818 turned the large d55e0bb5df handle attached to 8dc4b4fdb4 the machine instead 3faebd7feb of a spatula, 0a52e445ad stirring with one 0ed8b254a9 hand while preparing 25e03b3fd1 the jars.0e06c5de037f837a

The muscles e2371ff673 hidden under 7731153cb5 his loose 54caa1fc2b sleeves shone 474d70acf1 tautly with 29fde24445 each turn 19b519d02f of his 0c8b64efe4 arm. Seeing this, b858b470fd Ravid secretly d1751dbb86 nodded.a7b37659d0fb671c

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‘As expected of 70e15795de the human king…! Such strength.’ddc160d1b8e6d073

Clara, too, looked 947b01ca52 around with renewed 5b367cd78a eyes.04e3530fb6a5f76a

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