Chapter 21
Chapter 21
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 21
Chapter Title: Another World Polar Bear Massacre Gallery
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What matters is an unbreakable spirit!
Serendia knelt in a servile manner, begging to have Ardelle's ban lifted, but her spirit remained unbroken.
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'Just because I lost once doesn't mean it's over, right?'
If she survived, she could scheme for the next opportunity.
And when the time was right, she would break the Head Admin's nose!
She would redeem this mistake and make Ardelle's flag stand tall in the Gallery.
A fire was lit in Serendia's happiness loop.
Ardelle's excellence was a fact, and it could be proven!
One day, she would even aim for the throne of the World Tree Queen.
She declared her ambition, but it wasn't easy.
📰 Breaking News
Title) Serendia's submission is a total mess lol
The Head Admin is a female academy student...
Serendia submitted...?
💬 Comments
— Anonymous
ㄴNuck
— Anonymous
ㄴOhya ohya haha
⭐ Top Comment
— Anonymous
ㄴKeep fighting until you burn out!
— Anonymous
ㄴThis isn't fighting, it's a fixed match lol
— Anonymous
ㄴHonestly, I can't help but fight back. For real.
— Anonymous
ㄴJust hold it in for a bit, f*ck lol
— Anonymous
ㄴIf it were me, I'd stay up for three days and nights without sleep to fight lol For real...
— Anonymous
ㄴHow can you hold back lol
— Anonymous
ㄴWow lol All the Gallery fighters have gathered lol
─Serendia
📰 Breaking News
Title) Today, I went into the bath with the Head Admin...
...I got kissed...
I was flustered and stepped back, but I stepped on a bar of soap...
And I ended up in scissors... fighting...
The friction heat must have killed about 30 polar bears...
💬 Comments
— Anonymous
ㄴPolar bear: F*ck
— Anonymous
ㄴThe polar bears die again today ㅠㅠ
— Anonymous
ㄴBring the polar bears back ㅜㅜ
— Anonymous
ㄴF*cking lol Why are the polar bears so weak lol
— Anonymous
ㄴFor real... they die when the ice melts, what can you do lol
— Anonymous
ㄴFor real...
⭐ Top Comment
— Anonymous
ㄴFight like an animal lol
— Anonymous
ㄴFight until the friction heat makes the continent explode ㅠ
— Anonymous
ㄴLet's cheer by fighting ㅠㅠ
— Anonymous
ㄴFight absolutely ㅠㅠ
─Serendia
📰 Breaking News
Title) I killed 500 polar bears today...
Tomorrow, 1000...
The day after, I will kill 2000...
💬 Comments
— Anonymous
ㄴA serial fighter... ㄷㄷㄷ
— Anonymous
ㄴF*ck lol Stop killing the polar bears!!!!!!!
— Anonymous
ㄴWhat kind of being must be the polar bears that survived this...
— Anonymous
ㄴThis won't do, let's fight back for revenge too ㅠㅠ
— Anonymous
ㄴLet's kill humans with friction heat too...
— Anonymous
ㄴI admit it, this is hate speech lol
─Hero
📰 Breaking News
Title) Recruiting people to save the polar bears..!
(Something about honor etc. txt)
💬 Comments
— Anonymous
ㄴWhere did the Hero party go, this is a polar bear party lol
— Anonymous
ㄴNo, f*ck lol Where did saving the continent go?
⭐ Top Comment
— Hero
ㄴThe polar bears are also members of the continent...!
— Anonymous
ㄴlol lol What is the Hero's mindset lol
— Anonymous
ㄴCan't help but stan polar bears lol
— Anonymous
ㄴIs this person an angel?
— Anonymous
ㄴIs the Head Admin who massacres polar bears a devil lol
— Anonymous
ㄴSo are you going to save the polar bears? It's super cold there.
⭐ Top Comment
— Hero
ㄴIt's cold, so I'm thinking about it now...!
— Anonymous
ㄴF*ck lol lol
— Anonymous
ㄴThis guy is a hero...?
— Anonymous
ㄴIf it's cold, you can't protect the continent lol For real
— Anonymous
ㄴFor real, you should just stay home under a blanket, why protect the continent lol
— Anonymous
ㄴFor real lol Protecting the continent makes you cold
📰 Breaking News
Title) Serendia, you bad b*tch ㅠㅠㅠ
Bring the polar bears back ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
"…."
Serendia's eyebrow twitched.
The polar bears she hadn't even touched were already extinct, and lewd posts were flooding the Gallery in her name.
Due to the structure of the Gallery, if someone just changes their ID, no one knows except for the admins!
All Serendia could do was.
Powerlessly watch the Gallery and clench her fists tightly.
"…F*ck."
If there's bait, you bite it. That's common sense in the Gallery!
After bowing her head this time, Serendia's position had become something like the polar bears' natural enemy.
"What is this?"
Scissors? Making heat by fighting to melt the ice of the North Pole...? Between two women...?
It was a post that Serendia's normal sexual tastes couldn't understand.
But there is no pure truth in the Gallery.
A place where they compete with clean propaganda and fabrication!
Sadly, it's not a place where they fight with cowardly facts and reality.
"Ugh…."
Serendia clenched her fists and trembled.
The helplessness of not being able to do anything...!
She was still being publicly flogged in the Gallery.
"Your Majesty."
"What."
"Was the Head Admin a woman?"
"How the hell should I know, you bastard!"
Just from arriving, this guy called an aide was saying things like this, so he must have been watching the Gallery.
Serendia screamed and sat on the throne.
Tremble tremble tremble.
It would be less unfair if she had at least seen the Head Admin's face or appearance.
She didn't know the opponent's appearance. She couldn't even see a shadow.
She made an official statement in Ardelle's name, and in the Gallery, she suddenly became some strange woman.
Serendia, who was unilaterally at a loss, called her aide irritably.
"Hey."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Last time, that... bring the leader of the riot. Also call the diplomatic department."
She couldn't just take this lying down.
After Serendia's summons, it didn't even take 10 minutes for them to gather.
Adequate refreshments and a gentle atmosphere. And Serendia, who was angry.
"…."
Serendia looked upset to anyone who saw her.
Very. Very, very.
Her aide, Cloud, looked like he was filled with anger, just like when he ate her pudding without permission.
But Serendia was also an experienced queen.
She suppressed her anger and exhaled evenly.
She prefers using her body over using her head.
She likes to smash her opponent's head into the ground rather than waste time on petty tricks.
But the current situation couldn't be solved with force.
"Everyone... you know what happened, right?"
"Yes, we know."
The fact that she had foolishly provoked the Head Admin's temper and ended up like a defeated dog, and the fact that she had apologized.
The fact that she was being mocked in real-time in the Gallery because she knelt before the Head Admin.
Everyone here knew it.
"So, what do you want?"
"I don't like the current mood in the Gallery."
"Hmm... Then, using manipulation of popular posts in the Gallery, to steer it in the direction Her Majesty desires..."
"Rejected. Do you want to die?"
Serendia picked up the popcorn on the table and threw it at the other person.
If she did something like that and got caught again?
Now it wouldn't just end with the nickname 'Serendia, the serial fighter and polar bear butcher.'
She didn't want to solve it that way.
"Or request help from another country─"
"Rejected."
"If anyone talks about Your Majesty, we'll send Ardelle's assassination squad─"
"You want to chop them all up? I can send you first."
"…."
Serendia made a fed-up expression and let out a sigh.
Using force is Ardelle's style of diplomacy, but this is too much.
If they acted according to the opinions that have come up so far, this country would disappear.
"Anything else?"
At her question, everyone fell silent.
Was the diplomatic department even normal in the first place, in Ardelle where diplomacy had never worked properly?
In the meeting room colored with silence, one man raised his hand.
The instigator of the riot. Dern.
"Ah, you...."
"Yes. It's not a big deal."
"Hah..."
As Serendia let out a hollow laugh, he continued.
"If I may say a word... there is no need to get heated over a momentary bait."
"...Is that so?"
"Getting focused fire like this is rare, but it doesn't last long. Do you remember what popular post was up a week ago?"
At his question, she tried to recall.
A week ago...? She remembered what she ate. What she did, but the Gallery's events were as hazy as if covered in a fog.
"...I don't remember."
"This current event is exactly on that level."
"Is that so."
"To others, it's just that level of an event. And I understand why Your Majesty is angry. You humbled yourself, so you must be frustrated with the Head Admin, right?"
"I am frustrated."
"But is there a need to be frustrated?"
"What?"
"We are already on the same boat as the Head Admin."
Ardelle had declared that it would provide promises and goodwill to the Head Admin.
So was there a need to feel anger towards the Head Admin?
"If you get angry at the Head Admin for no reason, it's like your left hand fighting your right hand."
"Hmm... true."
"Isn't it a priority to get close to him?"
For Ardelle's safety and prosperity, they needed to get close.
"...Hmm."
Thinking about it, that makes sense...
The feeling of wanting to get revenge for what happened still remained in Serendia's heart.
"So, we just need to endure for a bit. For now, it might seem like we're being dragged around, but once we're close, the story is different."
"Different?"
"Yes. By then, the opportunity to swing him around as we please will come. We're just bowing our heads for a moment."
"Right. If we play along with his ego and then get close..."
They could use their connection to give the elves a taste of their own medicine too.
When Serendia made a motion to throw a punch, Dern nodded.
"Then we just get married right away."
"What marriage!!!!!!!!!!!"
"There's nothing more certain than this. Is there any other way to control the Head Admin like marriage? Marriage is a one-way ticket! The Head Admin can't back out now."
"Ugh..."
"To achieve two goals, this is the best way."
Dern, who had been giving a long speech, stopped and said, "Ah."
"Ah. Or, maybe you don't have any experience with men, so you're embarrassed, Your Majesty."
"What!"
Embarrassed!
She had boasted that she could handle men just fine.
However, she needed to be mentally prepared.
"Then what's the problem. After laying the foundation to get close appropriately, just get married? Everything is achieved."
"That's true."
"Ardelle won't have to doubt the Head Admin, and Your Majesty will become even stronger."
"Hoo..."
"Besides, the Head Admin likes big chests. Perfect."
"That's enough."
"Yes."
Serendia crossed her arms and organized her thoughts.
She would show goodwill. Once they got close, there would eventually be a chance to meet in private.
Then, she could close her eyes and do the deed to get married?
It wasn't a bad method.
"What if the Head Admin isn't a woman?"
"Why would a woman be a problem."
"Why is it a problem! I told you I'm not interested in women!"
"According to the Gallery─"
"Are you trying to die?"
She realized how terrifying propaganda and fabrication were.
Once the diplomatic issue was settled, Serendia sent the diplomats out.
She glanced at the Gallery, and it was still full of talk about her.
─Serendia
📰 Breaking News
Title) Scissors Fighting, 3rd Form. 24 Consecutive Strikes!
💬 Comments
— Anonymous
ㄴKkyahahahaha
— Anonymous
ㄴThe polar bear's calamity ㄷㄷ
— Anonymous
ㄴThe devil of the North Pole lol
Seeing that these kinds of posts are still being uploaded, her head was throbbing with pain.
"Hoo..."
It's for Ardelle's leap forward. She had to endure this much.
Right. That's why. For now, she would endure it.
Serendia let out a small breath and muttered.
"Marriage...?"
It wasn't just about the Head Admin; it was something she had never even imagined with anyone else.
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Even an invincible master warrior is just bait in the Gallery before the power of anonymity.
📰 Breaking News
Title) Where did Serendia go?
Yeah?
💬 Comments
— Anonymous
ㄴIsn't she crying right now?
— Anonymous
ㄴProbably sharpening her sword to find the Head Admin and kill him
⭐ Top Comment
— Anonymous
nThe Head Admin who dies in 100 days lol
📰 Breaking News
Title) What's with the Gallery?
How many Serendias are there? f*ck lol
💬 Comments
— Anonymous
ㄴThe kids who would get one-shotted if they faced Serendia are acting up lol
— Anonymous
ㄴYeah lol I'm not going outside
— Anonymous
ㄴIt's been 10 years since I left my room~~ lol
— Anonymous
ㄴYou should go out lol f*ck lol
— Anonymous
ㄴGallery members!!!!!! Mom is also a person, a person!!!
📰 Breaking News
Title) What was Serendia thinking?
Was it actually a calculated move?
💬 Comments
— Anonymous
ㄴIt's a kid's game? Fight and then become friends lol
— Anonymous
ㄴBut it's effective though?
⭐ Top Comment
— Anonymous
ㄴA connection was actually made lol
— Anonymous
ㄴThis is something I didn't know;;
— Anonymous
ㄴCome to think of it, this might be more effective for the Head Admin who doesn't do obvious networking
📰 Breaking News
Title) So, did they fight?
Yeah?
💬 Comments
— Anonymous
ㄴWho knows, maybe they've already met
— Anonymous
ㄴSerendia tracks him down... and ambushes the Head Admin at night..
⭐ Top Comment
— Anonymous
ㄴKkyahah already delicious lol
— Anonymous
ㄴThen a man crashes the party
— Anonymous
ㄴThis f*cking guy!!!!!!!!!
— Anonymous
ㄴlol A man crashes, how can you stand a 3P
⭐ Top Comment
— Anonymous
nThe fighters nosebleed lol
— Anonymous
ㄴA nosebleed is understandable for this one lol
【Admin Chat】
— Demon King-chan
"So did you guys fight~???"
"…."
Seeing the chat that came up, the Head Admin felt dizzy.
What fighting? There's no way a female academy student would fight with Serendia.
There's no way something like that would happen. Absolutely.
— Plant Druid
"—Between women... is it... possible...?"
— Demon King-chan
"You can't keep up with the trend~!! The current trend is yuri~! Burning the world by fighting between women~! Burning the World Tree too~!"
— Plant Druid
"Why burn the World Tree!!!!!"
— Demon King-chan
"The World Tree is just a tree~!"
— Plant Druid
"Absolutely not!!!!!"
— Demon King-chan
"I'll snap the World Tree's branch~!"
— Plant Druid
"You're really... a crazy person...?!?!"
Today as well, in the midst of the chaotic chat.
An innocent chat was posted.
— Hero
"By the way, what is scissors fighting?"
— Head Admin
"You don't need to know."
— Hero
"?"
No matter how much the Hero is an evil troublemaker who is obsessed with their concept, the Head Admin didn't want to teach them about scissors fighting.
Teaching a meme like that to an innocent kid who only spams without even knowing what scissors fighting is?
Even if the Head Admin was a ghost steeped in the internet, they couldn't commit such a cruel act.
"There are a lot of posts today for some reason."
Was it because this incident was impressive?
Frowning at the unusually large number of posts, the Head Admin deleted them.
Wow! Tactical nuke is doubled!
They had reached a state where they could cut posts just by seeing the silhouette of a photo, but they couldn't avoid the reversed tactical nuke.
At this point, they should just take it.
While thinking that and cutting posts, the chat blinked.
— Plant Druid
"Head Admin, I have a question..."
— Head Admin
"What?"
— Plant Druid
"How do you... cut posts so well...?"
— Head Admin
"?"
"Now that you mention it?"
The Head Admin had never been conscious of it.
They just did the same thing they did when running 17 minor galleries.
— Plant Druid
"Can you... teach me... too...?"
— Head Admin
"Why?"
— Plant Druid
"Because it seems like... the Head Admin is... suffering every time...!!"
— Demon King-chan
"Gasp Acting shameless in front of the Head Admin~??? It's hard with grandma's milk~"
— Plant Druid
"No, I'm not!!!!!!"
"Hmm."
Maybe the Head Admin should teach them.
— Head Admin
"First... imagine a square space."
13 years of gallery experience. The Head Admin of 17 minor galleries brought out their know-how.
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Eris deliberately spoke to the Head Admin to get close to him.
She needed the Head Admin to break the walking sticks of the old geezers!
Of course, the part about the Head Admin seeming to be suffering was not a lie.
The speed at which the Head Admin managed the Gallery was unparalleled, and it looked like hard work to others.
Having succeeded in naturally starting a conversation for this reason, Eris focused on the chat.
— Head Admin
"First... imagine a square space."
— Plant Druid
"Okay."
— Head Admin
"Then imagine four Gallery windows in that space."
— Plant Druid
"Four... windows...??"
As he said, Eris focused her consciousness.
She split her consciousness as if to divide her awareness into four parts.
Is she unexpectedly talented?! It was difficult but not impossible to have four windows open.
— Plant Druid
"I opened them!"
— Head Admin
"Then imagine there are four of those squares."
— Plant Druid
"Huh?"
— Head Admin
"Then you have 16 spaces to open windows."
The pace was too fast. To imagine there are four of these windows?
Eris focused again and imagined another square. She opened one more window inside that.
One more. And another... more....
The 7th window was about to form but faded and disappeared.
Maintaining 6 is the limit. How on earth is this possible?
She was amazed that this was possible by dividing a person's concentration.
— Head Admin
"If you've opened 16 windows, click on a post. Quickly click on the other 15 windows too."
— Plant Druid
"Huh??"
— Head Admin
"Read the post from the first window, then read the others at the same time. At the same time, close the first window, open the Gallery again to open unread posts."
— Plant Druid
"Huh???"
Just hearing the explanation made her dizzy.
'So, you're saying to open 16 Gallery windows and simultaneously confirm 16 posts....'
No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't see any sign of it working.
It wasn't easy to read 6 posts simultaneously with the 6 windows she had open now.
— Head Admin
"Do that, and if there are no posts to read, check the Auction House a bit too."
— Plant Druid
"How long do you... do that for...??"
— Head Admin
"While I'm awake?"
"…."
Eris quietly turned off the chat and fell into thought.
What kind of person is the Head Admin?
A mage who researched magic in the Magic Tower...? Or a high-ranking being?
"Is this even a person...?"
Anyway... it was something hard to call human.
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While the Gallery was peacefully going about its usual business, a not-so-small incident occurred in the Dwarven kingdom of Terin.
"Goodness!"
Something was born from their hands.
...End of Chapter 21