The Tears of the Harpy Queen
The link sent by the Western Legion's Sub-mod, the Ancient Demon God, led directly to a certain post.
Greetings, ppi! I am Kaira, the Harpy Queen, currently serving as the temporary commander of the Western Legion, ppi!
I came here because I was told I could get help from someone called the Head Mod, ppi! Nice to meet you all, ppi!
(Photo of cooling arm sleeves)
I heard this magic tool was also made by the Head Mod here, is that true, ppi? He seems like a truly amazing person, ppi!
"The Demon Realm is vast, and there are many roleplayers."
However, roleplaying wasn't a crime. Not all roleplayers caused harm to others. In fact, some roleplayers were highly entertaining and brought a smile to people's faces just by existing.
Like this one.
The registered user 'HarpyQueen' made people think she was cute and amusing. That reaction was clearly reflected in the comment section. Moreover, her gimmick wasn't even overbearing. She simply added 'ppi-' to the end of her posts and comments. She didn't use a bizarre gimmick to insult other gallery users, nor did she try to form exclusive cliques.
On the contrary...
She seems to have a really good personality.
She replied to almost every single comment left by the users. Her earnest effort to communicate actively was so clear that it was almost endearing. It made him wonder what the problem could possibly be for the Sub-mod to send this link.
Ah, there wasn't just one link.
He clicked the second link. There wasn't anything particularly problematic here either.
(Photo of high-quality dried fish)
(Photo of a beautiful red-feathered harpy smiling brightly while holding a well-dried fish)
The dried fish we make is a premium product that tastes great and is good for your health, ppi! Also, the West has many different mines, ppi! We are currently besieged, so we cannot hand anything over right now, ppi... But if you help us, we will surely repay you with these later, ppi!
Although she hadn't fully adapted to the slang and speech patterns of the gallery yet, she was getting along well with the users by understanding the general context.
(Emote: "But I'm pretty!" Beautiful Girl Head Mod Emote)
First, here is the Head Mod Emote All-in-One Pack I've been working on. I hope you enjoy using it.
And...
(Emote: "Ppi-ppi-ppi-ppi~" Harpy Queen Emote)
This one is a fresh, hot-off-the-press emote I just made. I plan to keep adding more.
Perhaps her gimmick had thoroughly charmed the gallery users, because despite having just joined, she already had her own round, squishy custom emotes. She was indeed a damn cute user who made even Derek feel a bit of that "ehehe..." sentiment.
However,
This was where the problem arose.
How dare you be so rude to the temporary commander of the Western Legion, ppi, and the representative of our Harpy Tribe Alliance, ppi! Are you lowly demons unable to understand human speech, ppi?
Take down that ppi-ppi emote or whatever it is right now, ppi, and bring out the one called the Head Mod immediately, ppi! Our legion needs help, ppi!
Unlike the easygoing legion commander, the registered user 'BlueHarpy', who claimed to be her subordinate, was hot-tempered. She had completely ruined the mood and started brawling with the gallery users.
Banning them was easy. Therefore, it wouldn't be too late to make a decision after looking closely at their request for support. With that in mind, he was scrolling through the comments.
"...What?"
A moment later, the user who had posted the ppi-ppi emote uploaded a post.
(Photo of a pitch-black right leg)
What is this? They said they were going to curse me just because I used the ppi-ppi emote, and then suddenly this happened. I can't feel my leg at all, fuck. Ah... my arm is starting to turn black too. My hand is getting numb, so no Q&A.
Although he had blocked the trade function between users to prevent any unforeseen side effects...
"This looks extremely urgent."
He immediately granted the trade permission to the registered user 'SpinyLotus'.
SpinyLotus had said she would return the favor she received from the Head Mod to the gallery, so she refused to take any money for the potion. With the user's blackened limbs returning to normal, the incident came to a heartwarming conclusion.
"Whew."
However, just because the matter was resolved safely didn't mean the act of casting the curse could be swept under the rug.
"This is way too malicious."
Because of that bastard, a precious gallery addict almost bit the dust. Upon checking, the cursed user was an exemplary member of the community with over 50,000 posts and zero history of trolling.
"As it is, there aren't many people using the gallery because of the war, and military users are disappearing left and right. And you try to take away one of my perfectly fine active users?"
To Derek, who needed to raise the gallery's level and unlock more functions, every single active user was of paramount importance. In other words, this was nothing short of a direct challenge to his authority.