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

In the quiet little town in the north, residents are also living their normal lives today.

The imperial capital seemed to be at war, but this matter had nothing to do with them - even if everyone in this city had joined the eldest prince's forces, they were still very far away from the war.

Most people never leave this city in their entire lives, and don't care who rules them.

"Have you heard that the Imperial Capital said they want to hold a ceasefire and peace talks first... I don't know who will win."

"Peace talks? It doesn't matter. It has nothing to do with us."

"Yes, whether the winner is a noble or a prince, our lives will not change."

Ordinary people cannot fight with warriors, so they will not be drafted into the army. Regardless of whether they are ruled by nobles or princes, the only thing ordinary people need to worry about is taxes.

Even if the enemy really arrives in front of them, ordinary people generally will not be killed... After all, in this world, a third-level warrior can suppress many ordinary people, so there is no need to carry out unprovoked killing.

Most ordinary people are also well aware that their own destiny is not controlled by themselves, so they don’t care whose subjects they will become.

"After you finish this cup, get back to work. After this battle, we'll probably have to raise taxes next year."

"Oh, there's nothing I can do. If..."

"Hey! Come out quickly! Something seems to have happened outside!"

The original tranquility was suddenly broken by the panicked sound, and the people who ran outside immediately saw the strange scene.

——At this moment, there were countless red lights like meteors streaking across the sky, flying at high speeds in different directions.

But since it is a meteor, it will inevitably fall. When a meteor falls to the ground not far from the city, the blinding red flash and the earth-shaking explosion will immediately spread throughout the city.

…It was pure destruction.

"B-explosion!? What on earth was that?!"

"Never mind! Get to the shelter! Hide as much as possible—"

When a huge mushroom cloud rose from the place where the meteor fell, accompanied by soaring magma, the earth began to shake violently.

The panicked people didn't know what that thing was, nor did they know what changes would happen to their fate... They just wanted to avoid the danger that might come at any time and live to see tomorrow's sunrise.

But when a meteor landed precisely in the center of the city as if by coincidence, all hope was swallowed up by the shattered earth and gushing lava.

"Why did this happen to us?"

Meteorites fell, the earth melted, and cities sank into the gushing lava - mankind's tiny and fragile civilization and life disappeared in this sudden disaster.

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In the hazy and turbid world, [he] heard some intermittent sounds.

"It's not a fatal injury... Cover me! I need to do some emergency treatment!"

"...The two targets are missing...This place could be affected at any time...We must evacuate immediately!"

"Your Highness?! Report! The captain has just been seriously injured... Please take him back first!"

It was as if the consciousness was sinking into a dark quagmire - unable to struggle, it became heavier and heavier, and continued to fall.

[He] didn't know where he was going, but he knew very well why he had fallen to this point.

——You are just a useless piece of trash.

——If you can't do anything, there's no need to keep trying.

——It’s the same wherever you are, you can’t do anything.

……Shut up.

"Your Highness, why did you just... Master!? What on earth happened!?"

"...The wound on his abdomen wasn't too serious, and it's been stitched up now...but his right eye was shattered by the fighting spirit, and it's impossible to recover normally...and his brain may have been damaged as well."

"Seven members of the Sand Lizard Squad died... Captain Locke was seriously injured... Fortunately, he survived."

Sinking into darkness, he once again heard a faint voice.

But his consciousness was still sinking in the mire, and those voices were gradually fading away.

——A loser who has accomplished nothing should die early!

——You incompetent piece of trash, why do you still have the nerve to live!

——Even if the two of you come together, there is no value in your existence!

…Shut up.

"...actually ignited the earth veins...Does that bastard want to turn the entire empire into a volcanic area?!"

"I see. The jammers we found earlier were designed to guide the flow of the earth veins... and thus produce such a chain reaction."

"…The enemy's attack is beginning to come towards us! All ships, prepare for impact!"

There is no point - he thought so.

Even if I leave this quagmire, where can I go?

I am a loser...and the only thing a loser should do is to leave the stage and give the stage to the winner.

So there is no need to do anything else, just continue to sink and fall, and eventually dissolve in the darkness, and everything will be over.

——Go away, loser.

——Go to hell, you incompetent.

——The world without you will only be better.

...Never mind, let it be.

"...No...We must...retreat..."

"The ship was hit directly... All external weapon units are offline... The output of the Star Vein is decreasing..."

"It's a mixture of burning crystal and carbon uranium... The energy of the earth veins interferes with the flow of star power... If this continues, we will be shot down..."

[He] no longer cared about the intermittent sounds.

Just keep sinking, and the entangled malice will disappear.

There's no need to shout anymore, it's all meaningless.

……

"...But I just want to be recognized by others."

——But as he continued to sink, he saw a familiar young figure shining with a faint light at the end of the bottomless abyss.

"...I am not a waste."

"...I can do something, too."

"...I really want to receive praise."

[He] of course knew who that was.

That was Asti - a discarded person with a missing soul, always as dull as a child, and incompetent who had no chance of love.

It was a small act of pure kindness that gave him, who was stranded in a foreign land, a new possibility.

"...Ah, so you have always been with me."

——【He】finally remembered.

I want to fulfill that child's wish and want that child to get the recognition and praise he deserves.

But he failed...the child's wish was once again ruthlessly trampled upon.

I can't fulfill that child's wish.

"I'm sorry, I can't do this. I'm just a...useless loser."

——But it’s not over yet.

[He] knows that he cannot fulfill the wishes of others, nor can he fulfill his own wishes.

So [he] has to do another thing.

[He] will take revenge on those who trample on that tiny wish, [he] will take revenge on those who insult that pure soul.

——【He】will tear the winner who steps onto the stage into pieces.

"Let me borrow your name one last time."

Then, the illusory young figure began to burn, gradually lighting up the dark swamp where [he] was.

That was the last ray of light left for the child who did not live a complete life.

"I cannot win honor for you...so let those who still want to despise and humiliate you go down and be buried with you."

Even if doing so would not make any sense, he would not hesitate any longer.

——Because he is a hero who cannot save anyone.