Gallery Lord's Interview Sparks Total Meltdown
"Gonna drop the Gallery Lord's interview??? Dropped it so I posted lolololol 'Wh-what the actual fuck...! What right does that Dojabber punk have!!!'"
Consumed by an endless rage, Dojabber slammed his keyboard with both fists.
His perfect sniper operation had gone up in smoke the moment Jeong Hana hit max level out of nowhere.
To anyone else, it was just one player reaching manlep. But in his world, it was a cataclysmic collapse of everything he knew.
No one participating in this community war was unaware that the black hand behind the massive proxy battle in Lost of Fantasy was the Discord sniper squad.
With that grand yet pathetic sniper op crumbling due to Jeong Hana's manlep achievement, Dojabber's world shattering was only natural.
"Fuck!"
His once-proud sniper Discord was now flooding with people quitting amid a barrage of insults.
With his world utterly collapsed, Dojabber couldn't even smoke his usual cigarette, his hands trembling uncontrollably.
"Where does... where does a tool like Dojabber get off... hiding behind DPS asses sucking up EXP like parasites, freeloading bus rides without doing shit..."
Dojabber's irrational hatred for supports was an old story.
In his world, supports were tools—useless bus-riders who contributed nothing to laning. He loathed them so much he believed they should be erased from the game, refusing to acknowledge support pros as real pros. A true support-hater.
"Fucking hell... no manners... Lost of Fantasy ain't any different... just sitting back spamming heals while DPS do all the work..."
And now, a new 'hatred' was blooming in him.
To him—who neither played nor planned to play a healer—healers were human trash who stood around dumbly, only healing when needed.
'You're no better than bandages...'
Muttering to himself, Dojabber clicked his mouse and froze.
"What the fuck is this..."
Dojabber should bus-ride forever.
To Dojabber, whose beliefs were rock-solid, Handaegi's interview with Jeong Hana was a shock that could've made him foam at the mouth and pass out.
"Whoa... holy shit! She really did an interview with Handaegi reporter!"
Right at the end of lunchtime.
Im Harin, back from the cafeteria, plopped down in her seat, munching on a lemon candy while fiddling with her smartphone.
Ooh... yeah, introducing her with her gallery handle, huh? Makes sense, PissPants would be weird.
To Im Harin, Jeong Hana had always been a reliable big sis, but lately even more so—an adult she could truly trust.
She even admired her a bit, so an interview with a famous reporter was worth burning her precious lunch break to read.
"Q. Among all the countries where Lost of Fantasy is live, you're the world's first to hit manlep. How's it feel?"
"A. Just hit manlep, and now whispers everywhere—kinda overwhelming. Manlep's just manlep."
Whoa... so typical Hana unnie. Didn't even flinch at the achievement yesterday, same vibe here!
Im Harin grinned, sucking on her candy.
"Q. Community says healers are the hardest to level. Thoughts?"
"A. Yeah. Hard."
"Q. So NewsHeroMan hit manlep with that tough healer class...?"
"A. Healers suck for solo play compared to DPS, and Holy Paladins have no leveling edge over mages. True."
"Q. So if you'd raced with another class, you'd have hit it faster?"
"A. Elemental Mage? Would've been done two days ago."
"Whoa, whoa... that's straight provocation, right? B-but unnie probably would've."
Im Harin kept reading in awe.
Around then, five or so boys in the corner of the classroom started chattering.
"Q. So what's the secret to fast leveling as a healer? Everyone's dying to know."
"A. Just clear quests right. If that's too hard, run dungeons."
"Q. Those quests! Gamers say they're a nightmare—too tricky and convoluted. Any tips?"
"A. Delivery quests often send you way off-track. If speed matters, don't go right away—clear all quests in the area first."
"Q. Any other hidden sauce?"
"A. Nothing special. But easy-to-miss ones: NPCs in random dungeon holes or structures. Their quests often loop you back through the dungeon, so grab 'em and think later."
Whoa... Handaegi must've had a rough time? Nah, unnie probably just answered thoroughly since it was an interview.
Im Harin scratched an itchy spot near her back with her fingernail, thumbs-downing the article.
"Yo, saw it yesterday? Manlep was Demon King faction first."
"Told you, dumbass! Demon King plays better."
"Yeah, why you simping Alliance? We're Demon King players."
Im Harin overheard the boys talking Lost of Fantasy from a distance but ignored it.
She didn't bother gaming talk with guys.
Not like they ignored her—surprisingly, she was shy around strangers.
"Q. Heard of the 'Holy Paladin is trash' meme?"
"A. Holy Paladin's great. Even in the 4 Major Induns, better than Priest."
"Q. What's that?"
"A. Moonlight Spire Lower, Undead Academia, Moonlight Spire Upper, Gemstrat Home."
"Q. First time hearing it—is it some foreign term?"
"A. Just coined it. It'll stick."
"Pfft... what even."
Im Harin chuckled, finished the article with a proud smile.
Yeah... unnie knows everything sometimes.
Swinging her feet happily, Im Harin thought of napping through the last 5 minutes of lunch and leaned forward.
"Hey, you see that interview? The one on the gallery?"
"Duh. NewsHeroMan!"
"Yo, first time hearing about 4 Major Induns. What are they?"
"No clue? But yeah, four dungeons. Upper's supposed to be brutal."
Im Harin stifled a snicker at the voices behind her.
"Ah... when we hitting 'em. I'm not even 50 yet."
"Yo, game all day like Siwoo. He's 55 now."
"Do like me. Manlep soon."
Im Harin coughed awkwardly, scratching her chest.
Wha... they always game-talk during breaks, thought they were around my level? They're all lower?
Her mouth itched to chime in.
"Hey, Siwoo. Black Mage good?"
"Hell yeah, OP as fuck."
"Yeah? That guy with NewsHeroMan's a Black Mage too."
At this point, Im Harin ditched naptime, sat up straight, and eavesdropped openly.
"Siwoo, you hit Wild God's Pantheon?"
"Duh, went with NewsHeroMan."
Im Harin blinked at the boys.
With unnie? Nah... possible.
She turned back, pretending to check her phone.
"For real? You partied with her? She that good?"
"Gallery and Inbang say she's insane, no wipes."
"Best healer out there."
Lee Siwoo looked flustered under the barrage.
"Obviously. You saw Gang Minseo's stream—unlike Danina, no deaths in party."
"Yo, Danina just sucks? Priest but all blood."
"Whatever, she's good. Trust me. Friends with NewsHeroMan. Me."
"Ooh..."
Im Harin whipped around at "friends."
"Yo, Siwoo! This real? That Playpeople post!"
"That flopped? Vid said 10k gold, but now under 1 per."
"Teach us fast leveling then. We wanna grind."
Lee Siwoo smirked cockily.
"I'm buds with NewsHeroMan, so yeah—quests right, it's quick. Did it myself."
"Ooh... so what's NewsHeroMan? Real foreigner like gallery says?"
"Nah, 'study abroad' just means wiki-peekers like Ramjwi Thunder! Heard she's a landlord."
"Fr? That's why all-day gaming? Real talk, Siwoo?"
Lee Siwoo's eyebrow twitched, then more bluffing.
"Obv... Discarded with her, big bro's a landlord. Loaded! Games daily 'cause..."
"Yo, Siwoo."
The excited boys shut up as Im Harin narrowed her eyes and approached.
To the high schoolers, she was intimidating.
"Uh... what?"
"Don't lie."
One line, and the vibe turned awkward.
"Lie about what?"
"What else? You're not friends with NewsHeroMan. Stop bullshitting."
"No..."
Lee Siwoo startled but dug in.
Hated admitting bluffing to friends, especially losing to a girl—peak puberty pride.
"I am?"
"Are? Bet 100k won?"
At "100k," eyes scanned Siwoo's worn uniform.
Everyone knew he was poor.
"Fuck... fine! 100k bet! Jealous I'm NewsHeroMan's friend?"
"Cool. After school, PC bang with me."
Boys gawked at each other at Im Harin's curveball.
"I'm super tight with her."
"...NewsHeroMan's a chick?"
Im Harin sat back without a word.
"C'mon, makes no sense—girl first to manlep?"
"Harin! You're the liar, fuck?"
"She chill usually, then drops nukes outta nowhere???"
The world's first manlep hard gamer was a girl.
Obvious, but between Lee Siwoo and Im Harin—who's lying?