Freesia recruited her friends. To accomplish her plan, she couldn't do anything alone. This was going to be a big project. With that in mind, he secretly sought sponsors and collaborators. There was still a faint conscience in his mind that he couldn't do this publicly. But that didn't stop him anymore. For his hatred grew with each passing year.


'I wish you success, Doctor,'
Thank you very much.


　I shook hands with the nobleman who sponsored me. Their laboratory was in the basement of the royal castle. It was natural for them to conduct their activities in the basement for secrecy, but this place was better for the passage of magic elements than anything else. And they had created this underground facility by deceiving the eyes of the upper echelons of the military, the royalty, and even the special class anti-magicians.


　How had he managed to get to this point?　Could that be due to his charisma?


　No. Because it was a symbol of the hatred of humanity. There are plenty of people in his situation. It exists everywhere, in the nobility, in the military, in researchers, and everywhere else. Everywhere there were people who had their loved ones killed by the demon tribe, but were unable to do anything about it. That's why this was only a matter of time. Humans would get involved in inhumane experiments. It wasn't even something that happened because of Freesia Rosenkreuz. Someone had to get there eventually.


　But oddly enough, Freesia was a genius. When that genius and insanity mingled together humanity would gain a mighty power.




Congratulations, Doctor!
Finally.
I'm so glad I followed you.


　Underground facilities. Commonly known as "Hakoniwa", several decades have passed. There were many researchers in the Hakoniwa. Here, those who felt hatred for the demon race were diligent in their research. It was different in pure heat from those researching in the world above. Rather than the motive of saving this world, the motive of taking revenge on this world was the first result.


　The finished product was a prototype. A creature based on a human, but with the demon form of the demon race and the personal field 《Personal Field》. Without a doubt, it is capable of becoming the strongest of mankind. And for sure, it will get its revenge. Until I came here, the past few decades had been a series of failures. There were times when I thought my research might be over. But still, they continued. Their persistence was unbelievable. The belief that they would absolutely succeed. It stemmed from hatred, but that didn't matter to them.


　And the completed individual drifted off, filled with the solution.


'Her name is Claudia. I'll take that as her individual name.


　Claudia. That was the name of the daughter he had lost decades ago. Freesia had given her the same name. Though artificially created, she was definitely his daughter. He felt the same affection for her as he did back then. But the hatred was never drowned out...



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Dad, why can't I leave this place?
Just a few more minutes and we'll be out of here. Until then, why don't you go study with Dad?
'Yeah...'



　Claudia was growing up fast. And most importantly, she was highly intelligent and she could handle transference magic. Transitional magic was said to have been lost in the Human Demon War hundreds of years ago, and it was even described as a legendary level of magic. On top of that, she could also handle modern magic without any discomfort. Without a doubt, her research had been successful.


　She had worked on numerous humans in the past. Of course, she had used it as much as possible on sinners and other people for research, but even so, she had sometimes kidnapped innocent civilians. But the sacrifices made made her complete. Freesia has already gone insane. Any sacrifice for her, and even more so for the sake of the successful body that would be born in the future, would be affirmed. He thought of that.



''........''


　Another few years have passed since then. Claudia was alone in her bed, staring into the void. All she can think about these days is the question of where am I and who am I? Claudia was intelligent. She could learn anything and apply it quickly. Researchers were eager to educate her. And before she was ten years old, she had already acquired the knowledge of a researcher. Her high level of intelligence is evident in her behavior. Every move she made, and every conversation she had, was remarkable.


　Such was her question. It would never clear up. Rather, her desire grows stronger by the day.


(Outside, I want to go outside.)


　I want to go outside. I've learned my lesson in this dimly lit underground facility. She was also curious. Such as she was, she was tired of doing things in this place. She wanted to go outside ... and Claudia was determined. She would go out into the outside world........



''Wow.............................''


　Claudia managed to get outside. Her access to the lab was controlled by magic, but she broke through it without difficulty. And for the first time, she came out to the outside world.


'....Red?



　My first thought was that it was red. This world is red. Strictly speaking, it is red and black. Proof that it was ruled by twilight. She knew that fact. Because she had learned that in that underground. Hundreds of years ago, humans were defeated in the Human-Magic War. Then the world was ruled by a mysterious phenomenon, twilight. What is twilight and what on earth is going on outside? This further piqued her curiosity. And then she knew. This is what the world is actually like. This reddish-black light is what controls the world, she realized instinctively.


　At the same time, Claudia thought. I want to know more, I want to know more. Why is this world ruled by the twilight? Why, she wondered, has twilight been lighting up the world for hundreds of years....


'Let's go... we have to go...'


　When I thought that, my feet were naturally headed outside. The outside world out of the underground facility was still inside the First Boundary City. But this world is much larger. A bigger world awaits outside this one. The humans have designated it as the Dusk Danger Zone, but to her it was an unknown world, a place full of charm.


　I want to know. Why was I born and how in the world is this world made up? And Claudia used her transference magic to move her feet forward into the twilight.



''There are ... many demons.''


　Dusk danger zone, level 2, it was full of demons. It was just as I'd heard. Dusk is full of demons. And people, such as humans, were only powerless in front of those demons....


　However, Claudia advanced through this twilight effortlessly. Not even an hour has passed since she left the boxyard. And yet, she had already come to the danger zone level 3. There was nothing to be afraid of. Rather, she was enjoying the moment more than anything else, as she felt like she could satisfy this dry desire. It made her feel alive. This wide world, not that cramped boxy garden, was where I belonged. Claudia thought to herself.



　And as she walked further, she found a human. But already it had all been reduced to a corpse. Looking at the dismembered chunk of flesh, all I could think about was how the inside of a human was like this.... There was no fear in it.


''........A survivor?''


　It seemed to be a human being that was there. But seeing the blood dripping from the swords in both hands, and even more so, seeing the overflowing magic element, I realized.......this is the demon race. Claudia immediately understood that it was a demon, a high level demon race among them.


''Demon?''
You're not wearing a military uniform why is the child here?
I'm not a child. I'm Claudia.
Okay. Okay, Claudia. Why are you here?



　The demoness originally intended to cut off the child without mercy. But he didn't do so. It was because I was interested in the magic element that Claudia emitted.


''Well I came because I wanted to come. Is it bad?
Are you alone?
Yes.
After all ... no, that figure ...
What's going on?
Are you human?
What?


　And she knows. Why she was born, why she was born....