Am I not human?
...a mixture of human and demon blood. Human and demon blood.
Really?
Yeah, I'm sure.
I see...


　When she heard those words, she understood. Why she was in that place, and what kind of place that research facility was. When she thought about it, she didn't have a mother in her life. She had a father, but not a mother. No, perhaps that father was not really a father either. Claudia, being brilliant, pieced together the situation in that box garden and her current words and understood most of what she was saying.


　That she was an artificially created being. Knowing that fact, she realized that she wasn't as shocked as she thought she was. Rather, she was satisfied in many ways that the mystery had been solved. What was it that she was born for? Even if he knew part of the reason for it, it made sense to go out there. While Claudia indulged in such contemplation, the other demoness was staring at her intently.



(This child........maybe........)



　The demon was thinking. I'm not sure what this child is, but it could be used for that thing. Rather, this is a good opportunity. That's what he was thinking. There are many circumstances on the demon's side as well. This world ruled by the twilight is not completely dominated by the demon race in any way.


　The demons were part of the demon race, and each species of demon race had its own conflicts. Hundreds of years ago, the demons began to confront each other when they started fighting each other. From there, the forces were divided into three main groups: demons, sub-humans, and demons.


　Demons, sub-humans and demons. These three forces have been fighting each other for nearly 100 years now. Among them, this child might be the key to breaking the current situation. The demon thought to himself.


''It's Claudia.
Hmm?
"Don't you want to know about this world?
'You're going to teach me?　We don't kill them, like these people.


　Claudia points to the corpses scattered around. If it were a normal human being, it would be something that would scream and run away. On the other hand, Claudia on the other hand is not afraid of such things. She just tells them her guesses in a matter-of-fact manner. Seeing this, the demon liked her even more. It was just at the time when the demoness was thinking about intervening in humans. Because of that, the demon spoke. About the current state of this twilight world. Claudia was going to get information that humanity could never know.



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　Not even two hours would have passed in time. Claudia was already back in the boxyard and was in her room as usual. No one had found out that she had slipped out of this lab.


'Well, let's study again today, Claudia.
Yeah!


　Then, without a care in the world, she began her studies with Freesia. She went to the twilight, and then she met the demon. What they talked about there was more exciting to her than anything else. She couldn't end up in this tiny world. She thought so, and decided to betray humanity. No, that might be a strange thing to call it betrayal.


　That was the deal. Claudia didn't take the side of the demons because she hated humanity. She joined the side of the demons because she had something to do. There was no hesitation. That's all she cares about, everything else is just a trivial matter. Of course, Freesia and the others educated her. It was mainly about the demon race being the enemy of humanity and how evil they were. But Claudia wasn't simple enough to be carried away by such things.


　She just wanted to know. The truth of this world. The origins of this world. She defined it herself as the meaning of her birth. Then there was no more ... no more of this box garden.


　And she will continue to play the clown for a few years in order to fulfill a plan. Just an innocent girl. She tried to be reasonably smart and reasonably stupid without questioning anything. She listens to adults and gets results in magical experiments. The ideal child they wanted. He continued to play it up.


　After a while ... the time came.



'Claudia how could you........how could you.......'



　It was Freesia in front of me. It had been a few years since then. Claudia had already grown up enough to be an almost complete being. And just as they were about to unleash her into the twilight, it happened.


　Claudia was relentless, killing every human in this box garden without mercy. Popping the heads off of them all. It was as cartoony as breathing. Her magical skills had already surpassed the Special Grade Anti-Magic Master by a long shot.



''Why?　By all means, nothing, I just don't want to be a tool for you guys here.
'Oh no... no... but... well...'



　Already the companion she had studied with for years had been killed by Claudia. But Freesia did not harbor such hatred for her. She didn't know why she had acted this way. He was only confused. But other feelings were slowly growing in his mind.


　Claudia had grown up to be a fine young woman and was thus trying to move forward of her own accord. He didn't know what lay beyond that bloody world, but he was relieved. He wouldn't have to be confused by those visions any longer. Besides, he would be killed by his beloved daughter. It's more than enough of an end for me, who had accumulated a mountain of sins. That was the last thing I thought to myself.


"Bye, Daddy.
Claudia. My beloved daughter, be good.


　Claudia beheaded him without mercy. Without any hesitation, without any guilt. This was work. Not carnage. A prep for the plan that was to come. She licked off the spattered blood and stared at the devastation nonchalantly. What is she seeing in her eyes...?


　And so her life begins.