The Lord of Another World: All Wasted at the Beginning, and He Made His Fortune by Taking in the Fem

After receiving the reminder from the manager, Aarons did not stay here to make trouble any longer.

After all, the manager's body was in such a decayed state that even just talking might consume the other person's remaining life.

"I need to talk to the demons... Yalu, please."

"The previous one, Locke, will do."

The young demon who had been very caring towards me when I just woke up was indeed the best person to obtain information.

But that person was the one Yalu glared back at just now...where can I find him now?

"Hey, have you two... met the manager?"

"…Why are you back again?"

"I had something important to ask the manager, but I almost forgot about it."

However, as soon as the two of them went out, they saw the young demon named Locke again. Although he was obviously a little afraid of the girl next to Aarons, he still bravely expressed his thoughts.

...Is my sister really that scary?

"After you ask, come and help us."

"...Okay, wait a moment then."

After watching the tall young demon hurriedly run into the building where the manager was, Aarons also began to think.

He didn't have many memories in his head, but some important knowledge was still there - the demons that almost destroyed human civilization should not have an appearance similar to that of humans.

Why did these people become like this? And why did they hide in such a remote place?

"I'm back, alas... the result is not good."

"What happened?"

Not long after, Locke walked out of the manager's residence.

However, the expression on his face seemed quite solemn, as if he had received some bad news.

"You probably don't understand what's going on here yet, right? I'll take you and Wu...your sister around the village first, and then we can talk while we walk."

"I am, Yalu."

"Oh, oh... okay, I remember... Yalu is Aarons' sister."

Aarons just felt a little funny when he saw the tall and strong Locke being frightened and timid by a girl who was half his height.

However, he was also keenly aware that Yalu must be a special existence in the eyes of the people here - and why would such a person call himself brother?

What happened before I lost my memory?

"Okay, let's go to the security team first to meet. I also need to inform the others about this."

……

Since Aarons's physical strength was not enough, Locke deliberately matched his pace when leading the way. Yalu followed them carelessly, as if she had no interest in these things at all.

This feeling was quite relaxing - Aarons's originally somewhat anxious mood was calmed down a lot.

"I just went to see the manager to ask about the barrier outside this shelter."

"...Boundary?"

"What keeps this place hidden is not only the surrounding mountains, but also the barrier cast by the manager herself... According to the older generation, she personally supported the barrier covering the entire area a thousand years ago... until now."

One person supported the barrier that protected the entire shelter? That manager, whose body was almost decaying and withered... actually persisted in doing this for a thousand years?

She's still human...how did she do it?

"But you have seen the current state of the manager... She has been consuming her own vitality. Even if she has surpassed the forbidden level of you humans, she has already reached her limit."

"Taboo..."

The little knowledge in Aarons' head told him that the so-called forbidden level was the so-called sixth level.

People who reach this level usually have a long lifespan, but basically lose their original power - however, that manager has reached this level since a thousand years ago.

Has she been burning her life?

"Nowadays, there are often loopholes in the barrier, and when loopholes appear, some guys with bad intentions may sneak in."

"Is there a monster outside?"

"It's humans... Ten years ago, a human army was stationed outside the barrier."

Humans actually covet this place? No, considering that they are demons who were once enemies of humans, perhaps those humans are just wary of their threat.

"Those people will capture demons and use them as slaves."

"Slave... ugh!"

After hearing Yalu say a certain word behind him, Aarons suddenly felt a sharp pain in his brain.

Slaves...Is there something to do with slaves like me?

"Are you okay? Do you need a break?"

"It's okay, I just have a sudden headache... Please continue."

After realizing that something was wrong with Aarons, Locke immediately stopped and became concerned about his physical condition.

However, Aarons' headache only lasted for a moment and soon returned to normal.

"The human army has always wanted to invade here and capture all of us... Oh, by the way, do you know why the appearance of us demons is very similar to you humans?"

“The administrator didn’t tell me.”

"Well, actually I only heard about it from my elders... When the first generation of demons just moved here, they were all huge monsters with scary appearances. But later, a genius from the Horned Tribe completed a taboo breakthrough and found a way to reduce his body and change his appearance."

Aarons always felt as if he had heard of this incident somewhere, but his memory was empty and there was no clue at all.

"After that, the manager designed a secret technique to change form based on that person's experience. Then all the demons became similar in appearance to you humans, and it has continued to this day."

"It's really amazing."

But Aarons also knew that simply changing their appearance was not enough to allow these demons to integrate into human society.

"Transformation does reduce a lot of trouble, and it also makes up for a lot of the inherent defects in our demon race's spirit... But we also lost our original power, and our strength has become almost the same as that of humans."

"Are the people outside interested in your lifespan? Or something else?"

"Although we have lost our original power, our bodies still have the same strength as monsters...so most of our compatriots who were captured by humans have become...playthings."

Locke did not specify whether the word referred to bloody fighting or torture at night, but judging from his solemn expression, these two terrible results were likely to exist at the same time.

"But you don't have to worry. Because your sister is here, even if the barrier is damaged, it will be difficult for humans to find a passage here... We haven't suffered any losses in the past two years, but it all depends on her."

"Yalu, very impressive."

"……I see."

Although Locke said it quite lightly, Aarons' mood still became a little heavy.

He wanted to do something to help these people...but he didn't know what a human like himself could do.