Chapter 371 - What happned below the mansion (1/2)

Inside the fairly large cavern, Jack was currently being led around by the hand by Rachel. For some reason, she had taken a liking to Jack and was currently giving him a tour around the place.

”Over there—Aunty Suzy does all the cooking for us.” She said as she introduced Jack to the gentle-looking older women. They bowed down and allowed Jack to take a quick look before heading over to the next place.

”And over here is where we sleep, everyone sleeps together because we are one big family!” She shouted. ”Although, some of us do have nightmares when we sleep despite the fact that we're so close to each other when we sleep,” Rachel explained.

While she continued to show Jack around the place, there was one thing he couldn't stop looking at. It was the fact she had a tail and it was constantly wagging it from side to side. But Rachel seemed so excited it was hard for him to interrupt her and ask about it.

Steve and the others watching Jack's confused look on his face and while dragged around were giggling at him.

”Are you going to tell your brother the truth then?” Leaning against one of the cavern walls was a teenage boy around the age of seventeen.

Although he looked more like an adventurer ready to go into battle at any second than a teenager for he was covered in beast gear and had a dagger attached around his waist.

”Zinc, I will tell him the same thing as I told the rest of you,” Steve replied. ”Unfortunately, unlike you guys, it will be a lot harder for him. He didn't grow up going through all of it so he might find it hard to accept. The fact that I caught him running away from the mansion though tells me that he may have discovered something.”

Finally, Rachel had led Jack to an area that was fairly open. It was well-lit and it looked like many of the cavern's stalagmites had been removed to make room for something.

As Jack got closer, he noticed that on the floor and the sides of the cavern wall were several claw marks as well as craters that looked quite old, with some new ones mixed in were in the area.

”And finally, the last place, our training area.” Rachel said proudly.

”Training area?” Jack replied confused.

Just then, Steve had come over and started to pat Rachel on the back to head back and play with the other kids. ”Come along now, I still haven't told Jack about this place. Still, good job on showing him around everywhere.”

Before leaving though Rachel turned around and looked up at Steve as if she was expecting something.

”Oh, sorry almost forgot,” Steve said as he patted and rubbed her head, causing her cheeks to flush. She then quickly ran off and join with the other kids.

”She's a good kid,” Steve said. ”They all are... Well, I think it's about time I explained to you what's going on with her and why this place even exists.”

”Yeah, I'm kinda confused myself. Mom said you decided to become an adventurer.”

A painful look struck on Steve's face as he heard these words. ”So it looks like you are still calling them mother and father huh, I guess I have to go explain everything from the beginning then.”

The two of them went over to where the bedding area was. In the area was a small wooden desk. Again, Jack found it strange that all the equipment in the cave was quite modern. It was a mixture of top of the line equipment inside a cave which didn't quite match the atmosphere.