Your Saintess Is Amazing
"Head Mod, what are you looking at?"
"Gasp!"
I immediately closed the gallery window. Liv puffed her cheeks in a pout.
"Why are you hiding it?"
"...It's nothing good for you to see."
"Hmm."
She was tightly holding onto Reddy, who was still squirming to escape her grasp, and glared at me suspiciously.
"Let him go. It's time to study the common tongue, isn't it? I'll buy you toast when you're done."
"Okay~"
Fortunately, I was able to divert her attention with toast.
"Phew~"
I didn't want to show the abyss of the gallery to the still-innocent Liv. I opened the gallery window again.
"What do you call someone who can't understand a warning as a warning?"
They are no different from beasts. Ah, of course, this isn't a discriminatory thought against beastkin.
This user has been banned for 1 day.
"Reflect on your actions."
I should have just listed it as normal 'Holy Water' from the start. Then this mess wouldn't have happened. But when I listed the Holy Water in the shop, my mind was all over the place. I almost listed it as the Saintess's Holy Water without thinking.
—Head Mod, it's already known in the gallery that the Goddess Cult members are the culprits who spread the plague.
—That's true.
—But if we say it's holy water made by a human Saintess, won't people be reluctant to use it?
—That's also true.
Reflecting Reina's opinion, we decided to rebrand the Saintess's Holy Water as the Head Mod's Holy Water. Serena agreed, so there was no major issue. But then Reina said 'Head Mod Brand' sounded a bit tacky, so she changed the name to 'Head Mod's' Holy Water.
The result:
• If I drink this, the Head Mod will be inside me... [67]
• Only one bottle per person limit, what a shame, what a shame... [131]
• O Almighty Head Mod, protect me with your holy water [54]
• Fanart of the Head Mod making holy water...jpg [209]
• Buying holy water, offer first [294]
"Yep, it's a total shitshow."
There were guys like this in the galleries of my past life too. "Wow, look at those armpits~ Bring me some instant rice~" or "I want to smell the musty, aged foot odor of XX." Or weirdos like now, speculating that the holy water's ingredients are actually sweat or saliva.
So I give them a warning once or twice, and if they don't seem to listen, I ban them. It's just a one-day ban as a warning, but it has significantly reduced the number of people riding the line.
"Yes, please stop talking dirty and just browse the gallery normally."
The coughing gallery had quieted down. The holy water listed in the gallery shop was no longer depleting rapidly, meaning almost no one in the Demon Realm was still suffering from the plague.
Since the Ancient Demon God and RD1234 managed the trolls flawlessly, I decided to give them a bonus for their hard work.
[Head Mod] What do you want? Chicken?
[Ancient Demon God] Chicken is fine, but this time, We desire to receive a hamburger and cola.
[Head Mod] Ok
* * *
[Head Mod] What about you?
[RD1234] Would it be possible to receive something like a model of R3-D3?
[RD1234] My friend loves R3-D3 very much, which is why I ask.
[Head Mod] A model...
"Are there figures?"
"Oh, they have it."
I immediately bought two. One for my room, and the other I sent to RD1234.
> [RD1234] It is highly precise. I am satisfied.
> [Head Mod] Don't mention it, let me know whenever you need anything.
I unpacked mine to check, and it was indeed a very well-made figure. I placed it neatly on an empty bookshelf and left the room.
"Head Mod, Head Mod."
"Did you finish reading the book already?"
"No, rather than that..."
What Liv thrust in front of me was...
"Huh? The Yggdrasil Network?"
An exclusive, invite-only membership site for the Hum-Elf-Dwarf alliance that demons couldn't access.
"You still have your membership?"
"Yes! Why?"
"No, I mean..."
Normally, if the Hero went over to the enemy, shouldn't they delete her account first to prevent the enemy from gathering information? But the Hum-Elf-Dwarf alliance hadn't done that.
'Their security awareness is garbage.'
Well, in the past, the Demon King's army wrote reports based on public gallery posts. And the gallery users themselves didn't care about privacy at all, attaching photos of their houses or locations to their posts. In a way, they were both as bad as each other.
"More importantly, look at this."
What Liv pointed to was a secure bulletin board where the Allied Forces' top secrets were exchanged.
"I didn't understand it before, but now I can read it! This says, 'Does the Ared Empire know that the Saintess has disappeared?' and this one says, 'The Saintess is safely in the Cult.'"
"You've been studying hard. Here, have some toast."
Liv took a big bite of the toast.
"Um... Liv?"
"Yes?"
"Can I take a look at this?"
"Sure~"
And just like that, I got a peephole into the top-secret affairs of the Hum-Elf-Dwarf alliance.
The thrilling, top-secret spying operation...
"Hmm..."
Unfortunately, it wasn't as juicy as I expected. First of all, the top-secret information shared among the three nations of the alliance was basically at the level of the real-time news updates posted by the fixed-nick 'War Correspondent' in the gallery.
'Do they not even share sensitive information among themselves?'
In the Demon Realm, faced with the crisis of the Allied Forces' invasion, they barely managed to maintain an alliance with other races, even if it was precarious.
On the other hand, although the Hum-Elf-Dwarf alliance united under the common goal of destroying the Demon Realm, they had a history of mutual hostility and didn't seem to fully trust each other.
As I scrolled down, I found a chat room where the leaders of each country conversed in a thread format. Since entering didn't show a member list, as long as I didn't comment, there was no risk of being detected, so I watched comfortably.
[Emperor of the Empire] We know nothing of this.
[Emperor of the Empire] We inquired with the Archbishop of the Cult, and he stated that the Saintess has finished her prayers and retired for an afternoon nap.
[Great Elven Elder] Then what is the meaning of what was posted in the gallery?
[Great Elven Elder](The Head Mod's video claiming that Goddess Cult priests are spreading the plague in the Demon Realm's water source)
[Great Elven Elder] Are you saying the Head Mod uploaded a fabricated video?
[Dwarven High King] Human Emperor, unlike those cunning knife-ears, I trust you.
[Dwarven High King] However, since there is clear video evidence, a prompt explanation is required.
[Archbishop of the Goddess Cult] It is a lie! The Head Mod filmed a manipulated video to drive a wedge between the leaders of the Allied Forces!
[Archbishop of the Goddess Cult] The Saintess frequently engaged in public activities, so her face and attire are well-known to the outside world.
[Archbishop of the Goddess Cult] How many citizens of the Allied Forces have been captured by the Demon Realm? It is obvious they took a blue-haired woman from among them and staged this self-directed play!
[Great Elven Elder] Hmm...
[Dwarven High King] But it is also true that a plague has begun to circulate in the Demon Realm, and our own troops on the front lines have started falling ill...
[Archbishop of the Goddess Cult] The Head Mod deliberately released the disease and then distributed the cure to elevate his own reputation!
[Archbishop of the Goddess Cult] It is a filthy conspiracy to expose the Allied Forces on the front lines to the disease while distributing the cure to the demons to collapse the front!
[Archbishop of the Goddess Cult] In response, the Cult has drafted priests with healing abilities and dispatched them to the battlefield.
[Archbishop of the Goddess Cult] Instead of fighting amongst ourselves here, we must thwart the Head Mod's conspiracy!
[Great Elven Elder] Indeed, while determining right from wrong is important, resolving the crisis on the front lines must come first.
[Dwarven High King] Very well, we shall also dispatch equipment and personnel that may be of assistance.
"Look at these bastards."
They're blaming me again? They're the ones who released a plague in someone else's land, and now they claim it's a conspiracy of mine, a guy who does nothing but browse the gallery in his room.
"I was going to let it slide quietly, but this is crossing the line."
I immediately opened the gallery.
"Serena. Where are you?"
"I'm here! What is the matter?"
I briefly explained the situation to Serena.
"Hey, the Cult is currently denying that they even released the plague."
"Really?"
"I confirmed it with this."
"The, the Yggdrasil Network? But Head Mod, you're a demon..."
"It's Liv's. She was a human Hero before she came to our house."
"...What?! Such a small and fragile person was the Hero?"
"I guess you two didn't know. Anyway, look at the chat logs."
Serena slowly nodded.
"Actually, it would be great if I could enter the chat room and tell them the truth, but..."
She turned the Yggdrasil Network login page toward me.