Chapter 23
Chapter 23
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 23
Chapter Title: Spiriterus Madness
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Spiriterus was the final stage of edible alcohol.
Of course, it wasn't meant for drinking straight; it was better seen as an ingredient.
‘Even in my past life, people only chugged a few sips as a challenge.’
No sane person would drink this.
Yeah, no sane person.
Legendary Post) Judak is me
I am the one who drinks alcohol.
I am the one who loves booze.
Judak is my brother, but he's just like me.
‘I’ am ‘Judak’.
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- Waeek, I can smell booze from this post
- Did he really drink something like Spiriterus?
- Judak is me too
ㄴ Poster) You're me, and I'm me too
ㄴ Judak is a dwarf
ㄴ What the hell is this conversation?
ㄴ Uncle, get your shit together;
ㄴ They've all lost their minds
Legendary Post) How to Drink Spiriterus
Poster) Dwarf Gourmet
Pick up the bottle of Spiriterus.
Then drink it.
Eventually, you'll hit a point where your insides start burning hot.
If not, drink the next bottle.
When you feel it coming, stop and neutralize your gut with some infused liquor.
Finish with a piece of fruit, one bite, then sleep—it guarantees the best rest!
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- Ooh! Such a perfect method!
ㄴ Is the poster a dwarf sage?
ㄴ This is a revolution! The best taste!!
ㄴ My insomnia vanished like a lie. No better sleeping pill in this world!
- Graveyard speedrun ㄷㄷ;
ㄴ Fuck, this is the fastest way to die in this world
- Holy shit, why use infused liquor as a hangover cure?
ㄴ Isn't infused liquor like 30 proof?
ㄴ Do these bastards have four livers?
ㄴ You lot drink water—do you need detox for that?
ㄴ ?
ㄴ ??
ㄴ Before the hooks come out in anger
ㄴ !
ㄴ !!
- Ah fuck!!!!!
ㄴ Put "Dwarves Only" in the title!!!!!
ㄴ Idiot lololol
ㄴ I get it without asking lololol
ㄴ Someone actually tried it lololol
ㄴ OK, you fucking idiot?
Dwarves were different.
Dwarves were a race mad for booze.
- Spiriterus, this is my soul
- This burning sensation inside—pure ecstasy
- Chug one and hit the bed; that's my natural sleeping pill
As Geonjeonjosin said, 96-proof Spiriterus became the dwarves' sleeping pill.
Title: ㅇ u ㅇ
Poster: Geonjeonjosin
I was actually super hungry.
Booze alone can't be a staple food.
So I was wondering if I should post memes like old times...
(Spiriterus one-shot meme)
Spiriterus, the peak of desire!
This could be the ultimate staple!
> u <
I love you, Lord Judak!
- Judak☆) You tricked me!!!
- Judak☆) You said thanks! Said you loved me!
ㄴ Geonjeonjosin) ^^;
It doubles as feed for the dryer too.
Anyway, dwarves weren't originally obsessed with proof like this.
They valued taste and color above all, and flat-out rejected anything just high-proof.
“You can tell just by digging up posts from a few years ago.”
Before the gallery got the 'Destruction' label.
6 years ago) High proof alone doesn't make it booze
(Warehouse piled mountain-high with proof-sorted bottles meme)
Humans think high proof means good with their shallow knowledge.
That's not right.
Taste and aroma are what matter.
Pride in booze is meaningless.
- A dwarf saying something right for once?
- Fr, I don't get blindly loving high proof;
ㄴ Agree, 30 proof is disinfectant— is that booze?
ㄴ Poster) Can't you handle 30 proof?
ㄴ ?
ㄴ Poster) Booze bug
ㄴ ??
But the Great War changed the dwarves.
An intense longing for alcohol left a kind of deficiency.
The higher the proof, the greater the satisfaction—their bodies adapted that way.
The problem was the other races who tried it out of curiosity.
Title: Kraaaak!!!
(Tongue barely touching Spiriterus meme)
(Internal injury, rolling on floor meme)
I said don't drink it!
I said don't buy it for other races!!!
- Lmao booze noob
ㄴ Poster) Booze noob detected;
ㄴ Tried it, felt nothing?
ㄴ Poster) ?? How?
ㄴ Lmao, no taste on tongue? Vision blurry is all? Lolol
ㄴ Poster) Oh, your taste buds were busted
ㄴ Not just taste buds it seems
Title: Ek hek heuk elheuk
Poster: PureElf★
(Tears and snot mess meme)
(Not human, elf con)
Th, this isn't suh, boze
Th, this ith noth lithquor...
It hurts hurts hurts hurts hurts pa hurts paaa hurts
- Lololol, gonna wreck your taste buds~
ㄴ Lolol, acted like a pro drinker
ㄴ Lol for real, busted?
ㄴ But that's not booze, right?
ㄴ Who drinks that as booze anyway
- Hm... kinda...
ㄴ ?
It was like a crime scene, with victim posts pouring in.
Basics like passing out mid-review, or ruined taste buds chugging it like water, even head-cracked posts.
But in the end, the quickest adapters found the answer.
Title: Lol, turns out it has a specific use
Poster: Adrian the Counselor
(Forcing Spiriterus down meme)
(Traitor spilling beans in tears meme)
This is how you're supposed to use it, right? ㅇㅇ
- Kraaak
ㄴ No blood, no tears
ㄴ Just watching makes me wanna puke ffs
- Elfkiyaaaak!
ㄴ Pervert bastards are cruel!!
ㄴ No mercy at all?
- Dwarfkiyaaaak!
ㄴ Dwarves fear torture too?
ㄴ That precious Spiriterus!!!
ㄴ You stupid pathetic humans!!! Pour it in my mouth right now!!!!!
ㄴ ???
Title: Spiriterus is a legit famous weapon
( Lighting Spiriterus and throwing meme)
(Magic beast agonizing from scent, not approaching lair meme)
Hard counter for magic beasts
Sprinkled it on fields—no wild animals, magic beasts freak and stay away lol
But it has downsides
- O
- This is the answer
- All upsides, so what's the downside?
ㄴ Human bastard!!!!! How dare you to my soul liquid!!!!!
ㄴ Oh that's the downside lolol
ㄴ Downside: beef with dwarves
ㄴ Soul already? Lol
ㄴ Ah lol, Spiritus lol
“Well, as long as they're using it in their own ways.”
While the gallery went wild, I browsed the endless recommendation posts.
- So does Judak drink this?
ㄴ Obviously the seller's tried it, duh?
ㄴ Judak☆: Why would I drink this lol
ㄴ ?
ㄴ This guy?
Occasionally replying to questions, I popped mana rice balls in my mouth.
Mana rice ball, gal, ma-na rice ball, gal.
In this routine loop, the awaited message appeared.
[Gallery level up!]
[New feature added to Judak Market!]
Level up.
*
The first level up was easy.
The problem was after.
“How long till the next level up?”
Even dozens of times that didn't budge it.
Just as I was getting tired, the message popped.
[View new Judak Market feature?]
Why even ask?
“Carrot it, shiba!”
[Sales feature upgraded.]
[Free Exchange - Barter possible without Judak involvement.]
“O?”
New feature: trading.
Early on, I had to mediate every deal—limited.
Now fully free.
And not just that.
[Trades incur 5% fee]
[All fees go to Judak's revenue]
All fees mine.
A whole new growth speed.
Blocks any loss potential for me.
“Handling barters solo was tough anyway.”
Requests already at 99999+ long ago.
I just peeked occasionally—perfect.
[Activate new feature?]
Pressed yes instantly.
Then, amid massive buzz, new feature alert...!
[Judak Market upgraded.]
[Free trading enabled.]
[Market remodel in ...7 days 00 hours 00 min]
Didn't appear.
- Judak, market access suddenly blocked?
- What disaster is this!!!!!
- C-can't, breathe kekek
- ㅠ ㅅ ㅠ Judak oppa?
- Judak, you're not ditching us, right?
- Say it's a joke pleeease!!!!!
- The end. End of the gallery!!!
Instead, sudden bolt from blue rocked the gallery.
*
- Proof Judak ditched us...jpg
- All cuz Geonjeonjosin didn't post memes
- Judak: Dirty gallery, abandoning admin
- Selling 534 tuna cans for mana rice balls
- Buying 5x 500ml bottled water
Gallery turned lawless zone.
Agitprop fakes, panic posts thinking I quit.
Even sales jacking prices 55x+.
I posted mediation before more chaos.
Title: It's me
Poster: Judak☆
(Monster tamer calming beasts meme)
Hey, calm down calm.
Not my intention.
Gallery leveled up, so market remodeling for that.
One week from now—no worries
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- How to survive a week you bastard!!!!!
ㄴ Calm? Calm? Calm... calmlmlm?
ㄴ Brain broke
- Shoulda stocked up earlier, my luck sucks
ㄴ (Frog con noosing self)
ㄴ (Cat con yelling good job~)
ㄴ Yup~ I stocked 100 spicy noodles already~
ㄴ Yup~ Fucking jealous you prick~
ㄴ Yup~ Holy shit so jealous~
- But how do we trust you?
ㄴ What if it's a test shutdown, how we know
ㄴ Fr prove it
ㄴ Judak☆: Why would I
ㄴ ???
ㄴ Judak☆: My feature, my call
ㄴ Judak☆: Or should I really shut down for good?
ㄴ Sorrysorrysorrysorry
ㄴ Please not chicken please not chicken please not chicken
ㄴ Jukkiyat hou~! Ju~kkiyat~hou~! Jukkiyat hurray~!
“I thought it'd be instant like before.”
Didn't expect a week shutdown.
I can still use shop, no issue—but gallery pure chaos.
And it worsened daily.
Title: Just one day till market returns!
(Already cracked pottery head meme)
Cuz from now, every time wait tops 24 hours
I'll smash my head super hard, scrambling my brains to mush!
If waiting feels forgotten
Then you didn't wait, right?
Wipe memory before a day passes till market
Market in one day, right???
Just one night wait for market!
Thinking about it is so fun... fun... ek, uekekek
- Why this bastard like this
ㄴ Head already cracked?
ㄴ Hit the crack again, gone
ㄴ (Head fully shattered con)
ㄴ Inhahahaha
Eternal week.
But time flows.
Day gal heads cracked seven times, market opened.
Dwarf smiths snagged first sale.
[Sale Item: Weapon Enhancement]
I'm a dwarf weapon craftsman.
Entrust your weapon, I'll enhance to your desire!
Caution* Weapon might break
But no one knew.
This would make the gallery more chaotic than ever.