Sub-Mod Unit 2 (2)
-AncientDemonGod) Head Mod! Explain yourself this instant!
Assistant Mod No.1 was furious, accusing me of making her work alone while I fooled around with a girl behind the scenes.
“This is seriously unfair though.”
-Head Mod) It’s a long story, but what she said isn’t true first of all
-Head Mod) She’s a succubus with good memory and a nocturnal race trait, so I appointed her as assistant mod to handle the late-night shiftㅇㅇ
Reina’s race is succubus.
Which means she’s nocturnal.
So she’s perfect for handling late-night Gallery management.
Plus, she has such a good memory that she notices even the slightest change in view counts on posts she’s seen before.
And if I could somehow redirect the overwhelming obsession she showed toward PureDemonDeath onto trolls instead.
This is basically···.
“The ideal assistant mod candidate.”
So I appointed her as assistant mod.
[Wouldn’t that be dangerous?]
“If I just leave her alone, I feel like she’ll upload my red-pill identity info onto the Gallery. And if I don’t keep her under control, she’ll probably keep barging into my house too.”
The succubi of this world are different from the fantasy novel descriptions from my previous life.
They aren’t really promiscuous.
Instead.
“They’re obsessive.”
Once they become fixated on something, they devote themselves to it completely.
And right now, Reina is fixated on PureDemonDeath, meaning me.
“It’s better if I’m the one holding the leash. What if she barges in while I’m sleeping otherwise?”
If I got my essence drained without being able to resist, I’d just die on the spot.
The time-stop potion probably wouldn’t work next time either.
[That’s not exactly wrong.]
“But Admin, why’d you quietly disappear earlier?”
[Something urgent came up. Sorry, Head Mod.]
“Hmmm···.”
Suspicious.
But while I briefly considered interrogating the Admin.
Reina posted a new message, leaving me no time for that.
-OnlyLookingAtYou) But Head Mod-nim personally appointed me as a Gallery Manager and even allowed me to come see him once a week though?
-AncientDemonGod) ...You met Head Mod in person?
-OnlyLookingAtYou) Indeed I did? So stop wagging your tail at ‘my’ Head Mod-nim!
-AncientDemonGod) This lady has never wagged her tail at Head Mod!
“This is giving me a headache, seriously.”
Why is she picking a dominance fight with her senior?
-Head Mod) No misleading chat logs plsㄴㄴ
-Head Mod) We’re not in that kind of relationshipㅇㅇ
-OnlyLookingAtYou) Huh? Sob sob, have you already gotten tired of me?
-Head Mod) Keep joking around and I’ll just remove you as assistant mod and pretend none of this happened
-OnlyLookingAtYou) Ah...
-OnlyLookingAtYou) I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry
-OnlyLookingAtYou) Don’t abandon me, don’t abandon me, don’t abandon me, don’t abandon me, don’t abandon me
-AncientDemonGod) I truly have no idea what’s going on느뇨...
-Head Mod) sry;
For the next roughly 30 minutes.
I explained the situation to Ancient Demon God.
And also informed the new assistant mod ‘OnlyLookingAtYou’ about the duties she’d need to perform.
-AncientDemonGod) This lady understands now
-AncientDemonGod) But appointing a new assistant mod so suddenly... I wonder how the gallery users will take it
-Head Mod) The gallery users?
When Ancient Demon God expressed concern, I entered the Gallery.
Apparently a notification had gone out announcing the second assistant mod’s appointment.
-Second assistant mod appearedㅋㅋㅋ[52]
-Fresh blue slave? Should we give them an initiation?[75]
-Nice to meet you! I’m the late-night troll![165]
-Do not click(I warned you clearly)[210]
-Smiling happily) Why Head Mod’s form is insane lately[86]
“That’s definitely an initiation alright.”
A perfect opportunity had appeared.
Reina could directly try managing the Gallery herself.
-Head Mod) Wanna try managing the Gallery?
-OnlyLookingAtYou) How should I do it?
-Head Mod) Senior assistant mod can teach you properlyㅇㅇ
-AncientDemonGod) Senior? This lady is the senior, you know?
-Head Mod) ㅇㅇ
-AncientDemonGod) Very good! Listen carefully, cute junior assistant mod!
“I’ll leave this side to Ancient Demon God.”
Then.
I clicked the weird post below claiming my form was insane.
[Title: Smiling Happily) Why Head Mod’s Form Is Insane Lately]
[Author: SpeedSkeletonTank]
(Image capturing previous posts by fixed nickname ‘OnlyLookingAtYou’)
Summary of recent drama
Head Mod banned someone who messed with him for 9999 days
Then suddenly a gallery user called ‘OnlyLookingAtYou’ stepped in and complained to Head Mod
Head Mod said he doesn’t negotiate with trolls and deleted the post
Everyone thought that was the end of it
But surprisingly
(Image of OnlyLookingAtYou now having a blue assistant mod badge next to the nickname)
He didn’t just crush the troll
He completely corrupted them into an assistant modㄷㄷ
You guys should be careful too
It’s true assistant mods receive some benefits from Head Mod
But the workload is no jokeㅇㅇ;
If you mess up, you’ll end up working like a dog just to get fed a little chicken
So never troll just trying to get attention and become assistant mod
A wise gallery user would simply use the Gallery moderately
And go earn money outside to buy food from the marketplace instead
[Likes: 5721] [Dislikes: 13]
[Comments]
-Assistant mod corruptionㄷㄷ
ㄴ Not “female corruption,” why assistant mod corruptionㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ If the assistant mod is female then female corruption is technically correct
ㄴ Oh...
-The great Head Mod who even makes trolls insulting him into subordinates
ㄴ Orange really is magnanimous
ㄴ ㄹㅇ unlike those legion commanders who chop off their subordinates’ heads just because they dislike themㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ Even the brat Demon King should learn from Head Mod fr
-Working your bones off as a farmer user for one whole year just to barely afford chicken VS becoming assistant mod and eating chicken for free
ㄴ Definitely the latter
ㄴ ㄹㅇ this is definitely the latter
ㄴ You fuckers
ㄴ Welcome farmer userㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ Why,,,would,,,your,,,bones,,,fall,,,off...? Losing,,,them,,,would,,,be,,,troublesome,,,though,,,
ㄴ Ah damn this skeleton bastardㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ Wanna grind his bones into fertilizer
ㄴ ㄹㅇㅋㅋ
-So basically ^that one^ Head Mod subdued a gallery user who openly revealed herself as a succubus through ‘some sort’ of method and made her into a ‘servant,’ right?
ㄴ Judging from the wording, this person seems educated
ㄴ Half-succubus Head Mod with a cruel queen personality who disciplines malicious trolls, puts collars on them, and enslaves them oh...
ㄴ Oh...
ㄴ DemonGalleryComicArtist) Oh...
Fortunately, contrary to worries.
There didn’t seem to be any suspicion or complaints regarding the new assistant mod.
“Public opinion seems fine.”
Maybe Ancient Demon God taught her well.
Because Reina seemed to have completed her initiation successfully too.
-Head Mod) Didn’t seeing the disgusting images bother you?
-OnlyLookingAtYou) It’s okay, I deleted them without actually looking at the contents
“What?!”
If she accidentally deleted normal posts, points would get deducted though.
-Head Mod) No, you still have to check first...
-OnlyLookingAtYou) But even without directly looking, disgusting and filthy energy pours out of them though?
-AncientDemonGod) Head Mod, this girl is the real deal
-AncientDemonGod) She’s a succubus capable of smelling emotional scents, so she precisely deleted only troll posts느뇨
-AncientDemonGod) As expected, Head Mod’s eye for talent is exceptional!
“She filters disgusting images without seeing them, and with 100% accuracy?”
Maybe succubi were actually a race born specifically to become assistant mods.
This assistant mod selection seemed successful too.
Anyway, now that I had an assistant mod for the late-night shift.
-Head Mod) Going to sleep for a bit
-Head Mod) Please manage the Gallery while I’m goneㅇㅇ
-OnlyLookingAtYou) Okay~ Sleep well
Time to sleep.
“Man, what a tiring day.”
I closed the Gallery window and shut my eyes.
*
The Singma Gallery late-night shift.
A time when most gallery users were asleep according to normal biological rhythms.
Only nocturnal races and trolls with too much free time remained in this chaotic period.
While Head Mod slept.
A silent war continued on the Gallery.
Trolls desperately trying to achieve the life accomplishment of saying, “I uploaded this disgusting image, this poop image, and ruined your moods!”
Against the moderators fighting to stop them.
A fierce battlefield.
Recently, the Gallery’s influx of users had increased so much that assistant mod Ancient Demon God alone could no longer remove trolls in time.
But this time was different.
“There are a lot.”
Succubus Reina.
“Though they’ll disappear with a single click anyway.”
With her joining.
The late-night shift was pacified in an instant.
-AncientDemonGod) Thank you, junior!
-AncientDemonGod) Thanks to you things have become somewhat organized느뇨!
Reina smirked.
“I’m not doing this because of you though.”
All of this.
Was solely for the beloved Head Mod.
Nibbling on the sweet chocolate he gave her, she reaffirmed her affection.
“Mmm~ delicious.”
Then energetically removed another troll.
However, there was one thing she was curious about.
So she asked her senior.
-OnlyLookingAtYou) Besides those uploading disgusting pictures, there are suspicious people too though?
-AncientDemonGod) Hooh, so you noticed as well느뇨?
-OnlyLookingAtYou) Yes, how should I deal with them?
-AncientDemonGod) Isn’t it obvious?
Reina tilted her head, wondering if she missed something.
Then Ancient Demon God replied.
-AncientDemonGod) They are schemes by humans, elves, and dwarves trying to harm Head Mod and the gallery users느뇨
-AncientDemonGod) Give them all 7-day bans and delete the posts느뇨
-OnlyLookingAtYou) Okay, I’ll do that
Reina rapidly repeated ^click^ after ^click^, suppressing the trolls.
It was fine even without checking every post individually.
Because the emotional texture they carried was mostly similar, making accidental friendly fire impossible.
“Disgusting bastards. How dare they target Head Mod-nim.”
Sticky and unpleasant emotions centered around deep hatred toward the Demon Realm, the Gallery, and Head Mod.
Reina could never tolerate such things.
The number of banned accounts rapidly increased.
And Reina happily smiled while double and triple-checking the now-cleaned Gallery.
*
At the same time.
Ared Empire, Gallery Surveillance Bureau.
Even during dawn hours, the Surveillance Bureau staff remained busy.
“Department 2 has been entirely banned!”
“What about alt accounts? Use every single alt account too!”
“···All the alt accounts got banned as well.”
“What?!”
Unlike Reina casually cleaning things up with simple ^click^s.
Dozens of Surveillance Bureau agents simultaneously shouted “We must win!” while cycling through multiple Gallery accounts to troll.
And the result was total defeat.
The Director, handed a report card labeled overwhelming loss, couldn’t contain his anger.
-Bang!
The Surveillance Bureau Director slammed his fist onto the desk while grinding his teeth.
Judging by the many dents and cracks, it clearly wasn’t the first time he had done this.
“Damn it!”
This wasn’t how things were supposed to go.
They had thoroughly prepared to paralyze the Gallery.
And during that process, received countless forms of support from the Allied Forces leadership, including additional personnel.
They even smuggled out the imperial family’s treasured artifact, the ‘Ominous Staff.’
Using it to randomly select Gallery users and prevent them from controlling their emotions.
Increasing the number of people outside Head Mod’s control.
And arranging things so they would charge at Head Mod, get banned, and create an ominous atmosphere across the Gallery.
The plan was meticulous.
Yet everything failed spectacularly.
‘What caused the failure?’
He desperately tried thinking.
But having lost his composure, analysis was meaningless right now.
‘Right, there’s no time to sit around.’
The Director immediately ordered his subordinates to carry out the final offensive according to the prepared operation.
“No choice! Everyone participate in building anti-Head-Mod public opinion!”
Using Gallery accounts hastily acquired late into the operation.
They launched a final cyber offensive.
But.
[Banned for ‘7 days’ by a Gallery Manager.]
[Banned for ‘7 days’ by a Gallery Manager.]
[Banned for ‘7 days’ by a Gallery Manager.]
[Banned for ‘7 days’ by a Gallery Manager.]
[Banned for ‘7 days’ by a Gallery Manager.]
...
Without causing even the slightest damage.
“Again with the 7 days?!”
All they received were humiliating ‘7-day’ ban messages.
Meanwhile, the sun was already rising outside the windows.
And just as the completely exhausted Surveillance Bureau staff began collapsing one by one.
“Knock knock~ Is this the Gallery Surveillance Bureau?”
“Who are you?”
The Director, whose vigilance had weakened, opened the door without suspicion.
A smiling unfamiliar woman stood there.
“What-”
“Everyone -”
“?!”
The still-conscious agents finally realized something was wrong.
But they couldn’t move even a fingertip.
“Yep, found it. So it really was the magic power of the ‘Ominous Staff.’”
A being who knew the true identity of an S-rank artifact strictly managed by the imperial family.
And a skilled mage capable of simultaneously controlling dozens of agents within headquarters.
There were not many people fitting that description.
‘No way!’
The woman stared directly at the Director wrapped in dread.
Then seized the artifact, spun it around playfully, stopped with a smack, and spoke.
“So you bastards were behind it? The ones messing around near my son.”
“!”
“I won’t take your lives or anything, so stop trembling like that.”
She casually sat on the desk.
Then grinned while injecting mana into the artifact.
The artifact ‘Ominous Staff,’ which caused those affected to lose emotional control.
Injecting a huge amount of mana into it was an action with painfully obvious intentions.
‘N-no!’
“Still, punishment is necessary, right?”
Shortly afterward.
Above the capital of the Ared Empire, Aredria.
The ‘Ominous Staff,’ overflowing with vast mana, rose into the sky.
-Flash!
Then alongside the rising morning sun.
It scattered red light in every direction.
*
-Creak.
I woke up because of the sound of a door opening.
Since there was always the possibility Reina launched another surprise attack.
Fortunately, it wasn’t her.
“Where did you go so early in the morning?”
“Oh my, son. You’re awake?”
I had no idea where Mother went this early.
But she returned carrying a huge bundle of supplies.
“Want breakfast?”
“Huh?”
Once she unpacked everything onto the table.
There was freshly baked bread, butter, thinly sliced ham, and plenty of fresh vegetables.
“Villages sell stuff like this nowadays?”
“No~ no way a backwater place like this would. I stopped by a nearby city while going out for a stroll and bought them.”
Something felt suspicious.
But.
-Grrr.
“Come on, let’s eat?”
I couldn’t use the Gallery point shop in front of Mother.
So I just accepted what she gave me.
The food tasted pretty good, so she must’ve visited a fairly large city nearby.
After leisurely finishing breakfast.
I secretly opened the Gallery and found a notification waiting.
It was a message from the chatroom I once used while talking with fixed nickname ‘WarCorrespondent.’
-WarCorrespondent) Head Mod! Look at this
-WarCorrespondent) Was this your doing too by any chance?
‘What’s got him reacting like that?’
He sent a link.
So I clicked it.
And it connected to a post written by fixed nickname ‘WarCorrespondent.’
[Title: Shiver Shiver) What Happened Today in the Capital of the Ared Empire.jpg]
[Author: WarCorrespondent]
(Photo of the sky above Aredria dyed red)
(Photo of people causing chaos after losing emotional control)
Presumably some kind of wide-area mind-control magic was cast
Someone capable of using magic like this?
Honestly there aren’t many, and we already know one of them
(Cute girl Head Mod fanart)
The Great Head Mod
Thanks to this, the front lines should be able to breathe a little easier
[Likes: 6245] [Dislikes: 6]
“Pffft!”
“Did something happen?”
“Cough, hack, n-no.”
I had merely gotten a good night’s sleep.
Yet somehow I was now being praised across the Gallery as a war hero who struck directly at the enemy’s heartland.