Chapter 13
Chapter 13
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 13
Chapter Title: Another World’s Best Praise Gallery
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Title) Is this Head Admin guy really that amazing?
He stops wars.
He sells cola.
He sells cider.
He's even immune to tactical nukes.
His gallery management is flawless.
He's a GOAT who only knows the gallery.
└ Time to praise the Head Admin.
└ The gallery's goat... T_T
└ Keu, haha.
└ When you think about it, he hasn't been here long, but he's done a lot.
└ A talent everyone covets. Damn...
└ It's been a while since we had a Head Admin with such a clear presence.
└ For real, for real...
└ How long has it been?
└ Someone who had an overwhelming presence in a bad way, 400 years ago?
└ I think it was 700 years ago.
└ Purely in terms of presence, 1500 years ago was also for real overwhelming, lol.
└ Holy shit, lol. 1500 years.
└ If it was 1500 years ago, all the people who used the gallery back then would've been long dead, lol.
└ It's a lie, no way.
└ It's not a lie, it's plausible for around 1500 years.
└ Huh?
└ It's not like only elves are the long-lived species.
└ Sometimes necromancers make Life Vessels and live a long time, yeah.
└ What they do after living a long time: Gallery whoring.
└ F*ck, lol.
└ This is legendary too, lol.
└ They obtained conditional immortality, and what they do with it is gallery whoring...?
└ Why go that far?
└ You can't miss the gallery bait, lol.
└ Lifetime Sub Admin... I guess I have to...?
└ Using their immortality to 'drop' tactical nukes.
└ Damn, lol.
└ The secret of the gallery has been revealed. Damn...
└ The secret that tactical nukes never disappear. Damn...
└ So, what was there 1500 years ago?
└ Was that person the Head Admin from 15 generations ago?
└ Yeah.
└ You son of a bitch, lol.
└ Is this a gallery or a museum, lol.
└ What the hell, a Head Admin from that era?
└ Well, anyway, that person had prophetic abilities, whether it was the Head Admin's ability or their original ability.
└ Huh?
└ Prophecy? Not insight, expectation, or peeking at possibilities?
└ For real, they had foresight and prophecy, predicting all sorts of events.
└ Wait, is that the Prophecy Book of Calias?
└ What, you know about it?
└ What's that?
└ It's a book written by an old man named Calias, detailing his prophecies for the distant future.
└ Wow, that's insane...
└ What do you do first if you have prophetic abilities?
└ That person used to catch troublemakers in advance and such.
└ F*ck, lol.
└ They'd get a million-year ban before even writing a post, lol.
└ No, lol. They haven't even posted it yet.
└ Just let them post it first, lol.
└ Other than that, what's written in the Prophecy Book of Calias?
└ That's lost, can't find it.
└ Huh?
└ Wouldn't it be somewhere on the continent?
└ From the records of a great mage who claims to have read it... it's said to be full of vague stories.
└ I have it, I'll post it.
└ 'She mainly took naps. During those times, she could prophesy. But I couldn't tell if it was a prophecy or just sleep-talking. It was all nonsense, so I couldn't believe it.'
└ 'I sighed as I watched her, who kept muttering about flying squids.'
└ Flying squid, lol.
└ You knew about it?! Damn it!!!!!
└ Ah, my ignorant descendants don't know about it.
└ The Flying Squid is also written in the 1500-year-old Suebaedo.
└ How can you believe this, lol!!!!!
└ But I'm curious, can't prophecies be twisted?
└ The mainstream view is that they can't be twisted.
└ Even if you twist it, you still end up at the same destination? Something like that.
└ There's also a saying that even the twisted versions are prophesied...
└ Since Calias is the only prophet, there's no way to verify it, and no experiments can be done.
└ So you're comparing this guy to the Head Admin?
└ The Head Admin can shake the continent with just one action, lol.
└ It's probably similar or even greater.
Title) The Most Fearsome Aspect of the Head Admin
You never know what he'll come up with next.
If he gets serious, he'll probably turn the continent upside down.
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└ For real, lol.
└ I'm curious about what he'll sell next.
└ If cola and cider are all there is...? If the Head Admin is showing all his potential right now? What if the Head Admin was actually a pushover all along??
└ Nah, he can't be beaten by cola and the auction house, lol.
└ His impact on the entire continent is historic, though.
└ For real, lol.
└ Is everyone sending him love calls?
└ Who knows.
└ Most of the posts on the gallery are ignored.
└ The chances of them being real are almost zero, lol.
└ Even if they provide proof, they get ignored.
Title) So, which faction is the Head Admin from?
Has anything concrete been revealed?
└ We don't even know where he lives, how can we know his affiliation?
└ Maybe he has no affiliation? He should settle somewhere.
└ Seeing how he has no particular thoughts on it, maybe he's already settled somewhere.
└ Is that so?
└ In my opinion, other countries are probably trying to recruit the Head Admin.
└ Where?
└ Demon King-chan and the Hero are probably eyeing him too, lol.
└ ??? : Come to Maderos~!
└ ??? : Actually, I'm not in Maderos~!
└ lol, f*ck.
└ The fact that it's a possibility is just absurd, lol.
└ I feel dizzy just imagining him not being a demon.
└ The gallery hero is an idiot, so it's a relief he can't tell such lies.
└ That guy is a bit of a fool.
└ Hero) What do you mean...! I'm smart...!
└ lol, f*ck. Just look at how he talks.
└ You can see his intelligence through the text, lol.
└ Hey, Hero.
└ Hero) Yes!
└ Can you mentally calculate a 3rd Circle magic?
└ Hero) I can't do mental math...
└ Proof confirmed.
└ Kyah, lol.
└ Done in 3 seconds, lol.
└ The idiot trait) Can't do magic mental calculations.
└ For real, lol.
└ Still, 3rd Circle is... no, never mind.
└ I believe in Hero-chan...! Yeah...!
└ The Hero is... still... cute...
└ Can the real Hero not use magic either?
└ I thought that guy uses magic, lol.
└ I've seen him use magic.
└ Why are you comparing the fake to the real one, lol.
└ I like the gallery's fake Hero more than the real one whose whereabouts are unknown, lol.
└ For real, lol. I can never lose the Hero party, lol.
└ Is the old elf not eyeing the Head Admin?
└ If she eyes the Head Admin, that's a crime.
└ Damn, lol.
└ That's not what I meant, lol.
└ Plant Druid) What do you mean...! I'm young...!
└ Holy shit, lol.
└ This text smells like an old lady's clothes, lol.
└ Ugh, smells like my grandma's house, lol.
└ Grandma, I'm sorry, lol. Just rest inside, we'll handle it.
└ Plant Druid) .....
└ She must be so moved she's speechless.
└ Grandma is moved by her filial piety, T_T.
Title) Even if the Head Admin is currently factionless,
He'll probably join somewhere later, right?
└ Most of them do.
└ Having an affiliation or not is pretty important.
└ But if the Head Admin is ridiculously strong, who knows.
└ Who was it again. There was a Head Admin who was a one-trick pony with brute force.
└ Was that the Head Admin from 15 generations ago?
└ What the hell is that, f*ck, lol.
└ He used to call out all the people who had complaints with the gallery and beat them all up, lol.
└ "Those with complaints, step forward."
└ "Next."
└ "Is this all the complaints you have?"
└ "Next."
└ For real, it was so damn cool, lol.
└ Making a suggestion used to mean a duel...
└ They could've built a few villages with the people who got subdued back then.
└ The era of romance, lol. Damn, lol.
└ What happened to that Head Admin?
└ But that guy also lost.
└ ??
└ But the winner, finding it a hassle, ordered him to become the lifetime Head Admin.
└ What the, lol.
└ You lost, lol.
└ Since you lost, you have to be the Head Admin, lol.
└ A strength-based Head Admin is scary, though...
└ Never again... should a demon Head Admin appear...
└ For real...
└ No dark elf Head Admin either.
└ They're a bit much too, lol.
└ Which faction will the Head Admin go to?
└ Good question.
└ Won't he come to the beastkin side?
└ Furry-gate-gate-ya...
└ The suspiciously suspicious Head Admin...
"Hmmm…."
The woman, who had been looking around the gallery, let out a small sigh.
She was Arcella, the Sub Admin of the gallery and the Queen of Maderos.
Her interest was also focused on this matter.
"Where will the Head Admin go… I'm curious."
The path the Head Admin had shown was not ordinary.
It was simply too great of a feat for someone who had just become Head Admin.
In an instant, he made the people of the continent interested in war.
He used cola to move them, leading the mood against the war.
On top of that, he made everyone interested in the auction house.
Arcella clicked her tongue at his actions, which were so natural.
He stopped the war and introduced new culture to the continent.
Arcella knew just how significant those accomplishments were.
Because those were things she couldn't do with her individual power.
Crack.
As she clenched her fist, mana swirled.
Arcella was the one who had reached the pinnacle of power through individual strength.
The one who proved her worth by firmly holding the position of the Demon King.
That's why she, more than anyone, knew how limited individual power was.
"Strength is…."
It can make others submit, but it cannot move their hearts.
It cannot control the mood of the gallery like the Head Admin, nor move the hearts of the people of the continent.
That's why.
"It is meaningless."
The true strength is something invisible.
She believed there were many things in the world stronger than visible brute force.
In that sense, the Head Admin was far stronger than Arcella.
He had a huge impact on the lives of the people of the continent.
He changed the great flow of the continent.
And now, few people can imagine a life without the Head Admin.
Take cola, for example.
It has already infiltrated deep into their lives.
Everyone accepts cola and cider as beverages.
Trade between nations was already collapsing.
The inter-continental auction house trades.
He presented a new paradigm.
The continent was swayed by a single action of the Head Admin.
The continent was already forgetting its past form.
"If this isn't strength, then what is…."
Arcella poured cola into her wine glass.
White foam rose and popped.
It was a drink more than enough to captivate one person.
Gulp.
After taking a sip, Arcella let out a small breath.
"Head Admin. Just who are you?"
He does such absurd things without showing any sign of it.
He writes aggressive posts and comments on the gallery, but no one gets hurt.
In contrast to his actions causing chaos,
The result of his actions was too peaceful.
That's why he was such a confusing figure.
Is he just pretending to be good and then suddenly changing? Is he hiding his evil nature?
He's such an unpredictable figure that I can't help but suspect him.
For a figure like that….
"No…."
Arcella hesitated for a moment, but she quickly shook off the thought.
If he goes astray, I can just correct him, can't I?
People change when you hit them.
Morality? Ethics? Good and evil? In the end, if you hit them and educate them, they'll naturally head in the right direction.
It doesn't matter if they're a bad guy or a good guy.
In the end, it's a problem that can be solved easily.
The important thing is his amazing talent for provocation and his funny jokes!
This is a talent you can't easily find anywhere else.
"I must have the Head Admin."
The Head Admin, a guy who's both coveted and incredibly strange.
Arcella licked her lips as she thought of the Head Admin.
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While Arcella was enjoying her cola time with such thoughts,
Eris, the Queen of Elan, the elven nation, was having similar thoughts.
'The Head Admin is… a talent.'
He is a talent (人才) with many abilities.
And at the same time, a disaster (人災) who brings turmoil wherever he goes.
Something always happens where he is!
If he causes that much trouble, similar things will likely happen in the future.
Then, wouldn't it be better to pull him to the elven side in advance?
That would reduce the damage to Elan and be a great help!
Eris's logic was excellent and flawless.
She was even prepared to form a pact to recruit the Head Admin.
I can devote my entire self!
Her resolve as a queen was perfect.
"Ahem!"
The reaction from the elven council of elders was not good.
"So… you're saying we should cooperate with that guy called the Head Admin?"
"That's right. The current situation revolves around him…."
Before she could even finish, one of the white-haired elders grumbled.
"Tsk!"
"Work with that insolent brat?"
"The pride of the elves has hit rock bottom!"
"A person without manners and class is not fit for us elves!"
"How can we, the elves, possibly work with someone who has no honor or principles...!"
The elders' nagging continued.
To summarize it in one sentence:
'I don't like this guy.'
'These… old-timers...!'
Eris wanted to grab these rebels by their hair right then and there.
No, are these old-timers living with their eyes and ears closed?
The world is flowing this way!
They don't have a shred of desire to adapt to the laws of the world!
The continent is about to be led by the Head Admin.
The old-timers, with their constant coughing, believe their own thoughts are right!
"I didn't like him from the first time I saw him."
"That thing... selling some black water... acting like he's something... Tsk."
"That black water, huh? It's just sweet for no reason...!"
"Tsk. The younger generation likes that sort of thing…."
"…So, are you saying we have no intention of negotiating?"
Eris's expression darkened.
"If that guy... well? If he bows his head, I might consider it…!"
"Ugh, tsk…."
"How could a human possibly know the greatness of the World Tree and the nobility of the elves…."
"A human's entire lifetime of learning wouldn't even grasp a single node of the World Tree…!"
"…."
The meeting ended after the elves lectured about their noble heritage for 30 minutes.
It was a trivial story about how elves are born from the World Tree and must possess the class to match.
To summarize the old-timers' story:
We don't like that a human is holding his head high?
It's natural for him to bow before the superior elves?
The World Tree is a divine tree and should be treated as such?
"…."
What they say is true in some respects.
Elves do have superior aspects, and the World Tree does possess a spiritual aura.
Especially in the field of magic, elves are superior!
But excluding the field of magic, the elves' development is slow, and they are lagging behind infinitely, isn't that the reality?
The meeting with the council of elders ended without any gain.
Back in the courtyard of the World Tree, Eris let out a bizarre shriek.
"Kyaaaah!! Why are they all like this...! Their brains must have rotted from old age...!!!"
Even if she wanted to do something, the council of elders held too much sway, making it difficult to move.
Magic, politics, economy, military. There was no field that wasn't entangled with cronyism.
Blood ties, regional ties, and school ties.
The longer an elf lives, the stronger these bonds are, which is a given.
Then, the only way to deal with it is to cut all those ties.
Eris's eyes, which had been touching plants, turned cold.
'I should just smash all their canes....'
So they can never attend the council of elders again.
She would lock the elders up in a retirement community.
They are of no help in the international situation that requires swift action!
'Ugh... I want to make a connection with the Head Admin somehow...'
Eris had to endure the humiliation of having to stay silent in this situation.
The only saving grace was….
That other factions also seemed to have some ulterior motive, as they weren't openly sending love calls.
"Haa…."
She watered the plants while browsing the gallery.
In the usual chaotic and unhealthy gallery.
─But isn't this Head Admin guy suspicious?
A post caught her eye.
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