Chapter 14
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 14
Chapter Title: Sunshine Dandy Wolf Goes Viral
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The opulent study of a grand mansion.
Sunlight streaming through the window dyed the red velvet curtains.
In the center, a young lady sat before a crystal orb.
Elizabeth von Crescent.
Eldest daughter of one of the Empire's five great marquess families, and administrator of the Red Thread Gallery.
Commonly known as "Rofan Gal Jju-dak."
"Haa..."
She sighed and tapped the crystal orb.
Another impersonator.
Lately, with the gallery lord blowing up, all sorts of flies were swarming in.
She checked the ID that had popped up on the screen.
[@Sunshine_Dandy_Wolf]
"...What the hell is this nickname?"
Sunshine?
Dandy?
Our gallery lord?
The ruthless wolf of the North?
She opened the first post.
[Let's chat ^^]
"............"
Elizabeth's eyes narrowed.
Chat?
Our gallery lord?
"Ha, even impersonators have their limits."
She snorted.
Would our gallery lord even know the word "chat"?
He was the type who communicated solely through piercing gazes and silence.
'Sunshine'? 'Dandy'? 'Let's chat ^^'?
This wasn't some market hawker.
Elizabeth moved her fingers to draft a notice post.
[Notice] Please report the impersonator account
Poster: Rofan Gal Jju-dak
An account called [@Sunshine_Dandy_Wolf] popped up on Instar.
First post: "Let's chat ^^" lololol
The cheap tone burned my eyes.
Banned it in 3 seconds flat.
For real lol, since when was our gallery lord a social butterfly?
Sunshine dandy lololol our gallery lord's a dandy now?
Jju-dak doing great work lol
With our gallery lord on fire lately, every fly in the kingdom's buzzing around
No mercy for impersonators
But that account's profile pic is high quality... candids?
Elizabeth nodded in satisfaction.
Good. That should do it.
She lifted her teacup and took a sip of black tea.
It was a peaceful afternoon.
...Or it should have been.
Ding.
A DM notification chimed.
"What now."
With an annoyed expression, she tapped the alert.
Sender: [@Sunshine_Dandy_Wolf]
"...This crazy impersonator DMing the admin too?"
She laughed in disbelief.
Let's see what they wrote. How pathetic could it be?
She opened the message.
"............"
No text. Just an attached photo.
Elizabeth tapped it without much expectation.
"............"
Her teacup froze mid-air.
"............"
The man in the photo.
Leaning against a bed headboard, his silver hair tousled carelessly.
A few croissant crumbs clung to the corner of his mouth.
His languid gaze fixed on the camera.
One hand flashing a V-sign.
One eye winking playfully.
Clear as day on his wrist: the Grand Duke's family seal bracelet.
"............"
Spray.
Tea burst from her mouth.
"Cough, hack hack!"
Elizabeth coughed and peered back at the crystal orb.
Insane.
Was this real?
That languid gaze.
That noble silver hair.
That Grand Duke seal.
But what were those bread crumbs on his mouth?
That cheeky V-sign?
That casual wink?!
"............"
But.
"............"
So freaking cute.
"............"
Elizabeth's hands began to tremble.
It was real.
The real gallery lord.
He'd actually made an Instar account.
And DM'd her.
Complete with a selfie he'd taken himself.
"............"
Elizabeth hurriedly edited the notice.
No, she wrote a new one.
[Notice] Everyone bow down. The real one's here. (Proof pic attached)
Poster: Rofan Gal Jju-dak
(Photo attached)
...My hands are shaking so bad I'm typos everywhere.
This just DM'd to me, the admin.
Our insane gallery lord made a real Instar!!!!!!!
SCREAM!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG wtf that wink?? Gallery lord winked??? Heart stopping rn
"Let's chat ^^" was actually the lord's vibe?? So cute ㅠㅠㅠ
Bowing down THUD THUD THUD
Hands shaking can't type
What are those crumbs ㅠㅠㅠㅠ Dying of cuteness
Gallery lord got banned mid-bread lolololol
Lol so pitiful lololol
Followers hit 20k lol server crashing lolol
Gallery visitors—20,000 strong—surged onto Instar all at once.
The magic server whined with overload.
The same time.
Kasian's lodgings.
"............"
I lay on the bed, staring into the crystal orb.
Followers were climbing.
100.
1,000.
5,000.
10,000.
20,000.
"............"
The corner of my mouth twitched.
Ehehe.
Ehehehehe.
Perfect.
Verification successful.
The face really is the best ID.
I rolled around on the bed, prepping the next post.
What to upload?
Socializing first, obviously. Chatting's the basics of Instar.
[Croissant for breakfast this morning! Capital bread really hits different. What'd you all have? #Breakfast #Chat #MutualFollowsWelcome #Breadstagram]
Upload.
Comments exploded.
Gallery lord using hashtags!!!
Mutual follows? Selling my soul if I have to
Breadstagram lololol going insane from cute
Gallery lord... bread boy now...?
Our wolf's a bread boy (clutching heart)
I started replying to each one.
[Thanks ^^ Feeling good]
[Mutuals done~]
Bread lovers? Me too lol
Ehehe.
This is socializing.
Modern fan management.
Just replying to comments has them losing it over "family honor."
Building loyalty for free.
"............"
Good.
Mood's heated up nicely.
Time for the main event.
I snapped a sulky selfie.
[Wanna try making sunglasses myself... but I know nothing. Anyone wanna partner up? (shy)]
Upload.
"............"
Comments detonated.
Me!!!! My family owns 70% of the crystal mines! Raw stones free! DM me lord!!
You know our territory's artisans are Empire's best right? Got 100 gold-frame designs ready for you!
Goldwin Merchant Guild scram! Our carriages are fastest in Empire! No distribution fees! Just one signed pic lord!
Room for one more? I'll mobilize our knight order for security;;
"............"
Ehehe.
Ehehehehe.
I flailed my legs on the bed.
Mines.
Artisans.
Logistics.
Security.
Infrastructure rolling in on its own.
All for free.
Red Thread Gallery.
[Breaking] Wait, those partner-applying ladies all geniuses fr? lololol
Poster: Anon | Views: 42,847
Lol crystals free, crafting free, distribution free... Isn't this worse than that 8:2 Lirian pitched?
Lolol borderline slave contracts and they're lining up. Dads know their daughters are handing over the family pillars to the lord? lol
Just brainmelted from his face. Show some restraint smh
Lol morning jealousy wave. You shaking cuz no front-row mine view of lord? Obvious ㅠㅠ
Fact: Lord smiles "Thanks lil lady, sunglasses turned out great" once > ten thousand gold. Losers' inferiority ugly smh
Fr lol coffee with lord across table = peak career. Business who?
Filling fanheart and business booming? Why loss? Watching lord gave me abs today gonna sleep sweet lol
Fact: Lord's just breathing and builds top guild. Worship the 0-cost creation economy god, haters lol
[Question] But... objectively, isn't that a loss for the territories?
Poster: Anon | Views: 38,291
I'm a lord simp too, but handing over mines and logistics for free... Heir ladies doing this, elders won't sit still.
Cost of face-time too high? Looks like ladies lose out.
Lol know-it-all alert. Why loss? Marry later it's all my money lol
??? Bro ????
Think: I invest capital → lord's biz booms → lord richest in Empire → I marry lord → money's mine. lol
Conclusion: Pre-depositing to my joint account. lol
God-tier logic incoming lololololol
22222 lolol Planning to hand over our artisans as dowry. Pre-giving to my own house? lol
Lololol insane ladies lord already got territories as dowry lololol
Banning all the "loss" whiners? Beholding our lord's visage = top profit model, why so many plebs smh
"..."
I clutched the crystal orb to my chest, still sprawled on the bed.
The corners of my mouth rose.
I couldn't hold it in.
No need to.
This was my room. No one watching.
"Ehehe... ehehehehehe!"
Laughter burst out.
'FIRE tribe.'
Time to make up for past life's dreams here.
I closed my eyes.
A vision unfolded before me.
Sunny capital mansion garden. Hammock strung between two massive trees.
I lounged in it, swaying lazily.
Beside me, a parasol-shaded table with iced cocktail.
Slurp.
Sip through the straw.
Gaze blankly at the clouds.
Doing nothing.
No interruptions.
Perfect peace.
"Kuhhh... nice."
I flailed my legs on the bed.