Censored in the Parallel World Forum
I was censored.
It was me, the head moderator, no less.
I checked if I had used any forbidden words, but there was nothing to be found even if I searched with my eyes peeled.
So, either the site was censoring itself or I had been reported for recommending instead of something.
“What exactly did they censor?”
Was it the fact that the slime on the first floor wasn’t a slime but a goblin?
Or was it the thumbnail where the goblin’s face was pressed close to the screen?
Or perhaps they had deleted all the posts at random and got me banned from the head moderator position?
Or maybe it was the… from last time…!
Anyway, calm down.
Thinking about it, getting banned or insulted isn’t unusual for me.
But how did my post get censored the moment I uploaded it?
Like they were saying this information shouldn’t spread.
So I decided to write the exact same content as the post I had just uploaded and post it again.
[Account blocked due to violation of regulations.]
This time I even got blocked.
“……”
And it didn’t end there.
The slime posts I had deleted started reappearing one by one.
—Title) First floor walkthrough post
—Title) You won’t call me Slime Slayer?
—Title) Rice Eater Team is joining, it’s urgent
—Title) How much honey is the low-floor Rice Eater Team sucking? lol
The slime bait posts that I had completely wiped out started appearing again.
Is it possible that someone is systematically spreading the first floor slime theory in the gallery?
Who is it?
No, rather, what kind of idiot is doing such pointless things?
I posted a post in the Parallel World Forum with this intention, and surprisingly, I got a quick answer.
So, it wasn’t that the very idea of wanting to climb the Tower was a trap?
Hearing that, I suddenly started worrying.
The first floor slime theory was spreading not just in the gallery but also on YouTube and other places, so it was information that people took as real.
But saying it was all fake was unbelievable.
There were also cases where hunters had spoken about it on broadcasts, and originally this information itself was from the Hunter Administration Bureau…?
“Eh?”
I didn’t know why the country was lying, but one thing I could tell was that my gemstone I had brought from the Tower had lost its value right now.
“My gemstone!”
***
Choi A-in, a young section chief and hunter at the Hunter Administration Bureau, frowned at the decreasing number of hunters lately.
“This won’t do.”
The number of hunters was always kept constant, so if the number registered at the bureau decreased like this, the answer was simple.
People were gradually realizing that climbing the Tower was not safe.
On top of that, the fact that the country had mobilized multiple times for large-scale propaganda to make the Tower seem safe, including blackmail and gag orders, didn’t sit well.
With the results not satisfactory, Choi A-in was even more displeased.
“Section Chief, a new hunter has appeared.”
“Location?”
“That… it’s an internet community.”
“……”
Moreover, the new recruit’s naivety was making her head ache even more.
“That’s not it. The hunter’s address, not the community. Didn’t they teach you to use location tracking when you were educated if it’s internet?”
“Location tracking? Yes, I did.”
“Then it’s fine. Where did it come from?”
“That… it says Parakwa.”
“Eh?”
For a moment, Choi A-in looked at her subordinate with the feeling that she might have misheard.
“It seems they used a VPN to hide their location.”
The subordinate also thought it was unbelievable and hurriedly continued, but it wasn’t a satisfactory answer.
What kind of crazy person kept their VPN on all the time when doing community stuff?
It didn’t seem like they had prepared in advance to do bad things and then gotten caught.
Both the subordinate and Choi A-in had the same thought at the same time, but neither could understand the other.
“Then you can’t find them?”
“For now, we’re continuing to track, but it seems the other side noticed our pursuit.”
“What?”
“As soon as our tracking started, they deleted not only the account but also all the posts they wrote.”
“Haa… This is troublesome. If this is the case, they won’t even come to exchange the gemstones. Still, if you find anything, report it again.”
“Understood.”
After the subordinate walked away, Choi A-in sighed, thinking that tracking would be troublesome.
But no one at the Hunter Administration Bureau knew the truth.
Kim Namu had just been chased out of the Hunter Gallery for violating regulations, and at the same time, his account and posts had been automatically deleted.
***
Until a few days ago, it had seemed that as long as I awakened, a brilliant future awaited me.
But once I awakened, how was it?
The Tower was harder than expected, and the gemstones couldn’t be sold, and I had been chased out of the gallery.
It was a result that was almost losing my will to live, but I couldn’t stop here.
No, to be honest, there was nothing more I could do.
Since I had been expelled from the gallery like my hometown, what should I do now?
Seriously study for a qualification certificate to raise my specs, then send out resumes to various companies, barely pass the second interview, iron my suit that I had never worn before, and go there tense.
“Mr. Kim Namu, what do you think your strengths are?”
“Yes! I think my strength is my sincerity that I’ve never missed a day of attendance!”
“That’s good. A sincere person. Very good. But Mr. Kim Namu is 23 years old and hasn’t gone to university?”
“Ah… that’s…”
“You say you’re sincere but didn’t go to university. That’s strange.”
Repeated the same Q&A.
Experienced rejection several times with group texts saying “It’s really unfortunate that we couldn’t work together this time” after spending precious time applying.
So, must I choose a future where I kept challenging for employment without giving up?
—Head Moderator) Hunter’s a crazy person!
Such a future was impossible for me!
—Changgung Geomje) Hmm
So the answer was now one.
“I will climb the Tower.”
—Changgung Geomje) Good thinking. As expected, only the power of one’s own body can be trusted! The rest are just minor problems caused by lack of power
Hearing this declaration, the Changgung who lived in the barbaric era seemed happy, but it wasn’t entirely wrong.
First, even if I sold the gemstone for money, I had to go to the Hunter Administration Bureau, which was too suspicious.
To put it bluntly, the place that suppressed even the media—if I brought the gemstone, they wouldn’t give money but what would they do? Who knew?
—Changgung Geomje) Good. Shall we climb to the second floor right away?
I could enter the Tower again after a day since I had challenged the first floor, but unfortunately, since fighting was too good, I probably wouldn’t be able to repay Changgung’s expectations.
—Head Moderator) No, I have to get weapons first. What are you talking about?
—Changgung Geomje) Hmph… that’s right
Through the last goblin fight, I had gotten a feel for my physical abilities, but still, I was naked.
So I wanted to go to the holy land of new hunters and a department store selling equipment, but…
It was impossible for me without a hunter’s license.
So I turned on the map app and searched for hunter-related equipment workshops.
“Really here.”
In front of me was a building that looked like it had been forcibly welded with iron plates to a building that was falling apart.
It looked like iron plates were being attached everywhere like band-aids, making me wonder if the building code was okay.
“Hey, what? Are you here to buy equipment?”
“Ah, yes.”
While thinking something rude, a woman around my age came out holding a hammer.
“Surprisingly good skill, unlike appearance. Is the skill I received when I awakened the jackpot?”
“What?”
“You don’t know? From the standing posture, you’re constantly poking at your waist with nothing on the right side… Are you checking?”
At that, I flinched and looked at my waist, and indeed my right hand was unconsciously at my waist.
“Anyway, come in.”
With that said, the woman turned around and went back into the building, and I followed without realizing it.
The scenery I saw this way was what?
“Normal?”
It felt not ordinary, so I followed in, but inside the building was normal.
I thought there might be a great blacksmith, but the weapons and armor hanging were not Tower-originated products but just made of iron.
“Normal?”
“Ah, no, I didn’t think that at all.”
“You didn’t? It’s all over your face, haha!”
It seemed I had revealed my inner thoughts, making me embarrassed, but since I had come to buy good weapons today, not just anything, I carefully looked around and checked the specs of the weapons.
[Hard Iron Sword]
—Weight balance is good and it’s sturdy.
[Hard Iron Helmet]
—Weight balance is good and it’s sturdy.
[Hard Iron Shoes]
—Weight balance is good and it’s sturdy.
What is this Hard Family?
“How is it? Not bad?”
Whether I was surprised or not, the female owner asked me with a bit of a glance from the side.
Honestly, I didn’t know anything.
Just hard.
How did you know that?
Moreover, if it was hunter equipment, it should have been made from Tower-originated materials, so it should have had some skills attached, like a magic staff that shot fire or froze enemies.
So the key was how many skills were attached to hunter equipment, so honestly, I didn’t know.
But I couldn’t say I didn’t know here.
I quickly turned on the gallery, took photos of the equipment, and called for help from Changgung Geomje.
—Head Moderator) Honestly, the Volcanic School should use fire, right?
[Photos of hard equipment]
How are these equipment?
I don’t know if it’s good because no skills are attached.
—Changgung Geomje) The Volcanic School is not that volcano!!!
—Changgung Geomje) Wait
—Changgung Geomje) Where exactly are you?
But Changgung Geomje’s reaction was unusual.