Chapter 18
Chapter 18
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 18
Chapter Title: Let's Have a Little Argument
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"We did it!"
Layer 7.
Idmari, who had been glued to the gallery, shouted with a beaming face full of excitement.
"Gallery Master replied to my comment too!"
"Really~? That's great...... Yawn~."
Astromeria chimed in with agreement while yawning.
She was so sleepy her eyes weren't even open.
She was dozing off, sprawled on a levitating beanbag (a magic item for transport).
And her outfit?
Girly pink animal pajamas.
It was closer to a robe with animal-ear hood.
She climbed the tower dressed like that too.
That said it all.
Of course, she was cute.
She looked like a teenager, so it suited her perfectly.
"I'm so sleepy now~ Gonna crash~."
"Sure, whatever...... You've been busy this week."
"Yeah~ I worked a full 40 hours this week~ Can't take anymore...... Hmnya......"
She mumbled sleepily and started snoring in broad daylight.
Once she was out, that was it.
Even if you hung Astromeria upside down, she wouldn't wake.
"Ugh, what a charmed life."
Idmari grumbled enviously.
Some people had World Tree maintenance and queen duties keeping them swamped.
But she had to understand.
That was Astromeria's [Deficiency].
"Anyway!"
The urgent matter wasn't her usual sleepy teammate.
It was Idmari's shiny new position.
"Ehehehe......"
The blue badge next to her gallery nickname!
Shortened to "blue sticker"!
It was the fruit of Idmari's hard work.
She covered her face with her wings, giggling as she recalled the events from a few hours ago.
It made total sense.
Idmari nodded her head a hundred times over.
'Of course! You're swamped creating the Tower Gallery and [Giftcons] without a moment's rest!'
She was even getting angry.
Gallery Master's precious time.
Wasting even a minute or second on gallery management felt like such a waste.
'Can't exactly ask if he should quit.'
The Pseudo-Dragon Raid Team had already reached a conclusion.
Why Gallery Master created the Tower Gallery.
The Tower Gallery fulfilled Gallery Master's [Deficiency].
That made it hard to tell him to quit.
[Deficiencies] were weaknesses and secrets you only shared with truly trustworthy allies.
Idmari felt sorry for him.
He should rely on us more.
No,
rely on me more.
"......I guess I haven't earned enough of Gallery Master's trust yet!"
She rallied her spirits and psyched herself up.
Idmari knew it.
Gallery Master was prone to loneliness, noble-hearted, and kind!
His actions left no other impression.
Therefore.
She had to ease his burdens.
Repay the kindness to a good person.
That was Idmari's idea of justice.
Oops.
Gallery Master prefers blue, huh.
'I, I have blue hair too.'
Idmari twirled her hair around her finger.
She even chirped and flapped her wings like a baby bird.
And so.
She finally seized her absolute power!
Tower Gallery deputy manager, armband Idmari!
Her dignified judgments started off without mercy.
"No lewd stuff! Banned! Blocked!"
Posts with suggestive pics or text?
Instant delete.
Malicious trolling?
Obviously out of the question.
Boy Joy had been itching for it too, but surprisingly, he caught on quick and stopped posting.
That was good.
It proved that thorough crackdowns on loose morals would force even trolls to lay low!
"I'll protect the Tower Gallery's morals!"
For hours.
No, maybe a few dozen minutes of mass blocking.
After unleashing a 'great purge' on the gallery, Idmari faced the backlash schemers' plots.
"Wh-what is this......?!"
Why?
Why was Idmari, who punished evil and upheld justice, suffering these vulgar attacks!
The world had gone mad.
Idmari counterattacked with eagle-speed typing.
Of course, it was a hopeless fight.
Not that she lost on logic, but a more fundamental issue.
When a gallery manager keyboard-battles users over who's right, it's already a deathmatch.
Gallery explodes or manager dies.
Only one outcome remains.
And needless to say,
Gallery Master, the pufferfish who'd die if the Tower Gallery blew up, had no plans to shield Idmari at his own risk.
"No──!!"
The blue sticker vanishing hopelessly next to her nickname.
Thus, Idmari's world crumbled.
"Just as planned."
After swiftly purging Queen Harpy.
I low-chuckled to the Tower Noobs as tribute.
Truth be told,
From the first contact, I never planned to use Queen Harpy as blue sticker.
'Blue stickers only for gallery wreckers.'
Diligence alone wasn't enough.
A social misfit like Queen Harpy who didn't vibe with the gallery mood?
Top 3 never-give-armband material?
Then why light the first gallery blaze?
'Cuz...... it's fun.'
Half hobby, half practical.
I said it before, right?
The first blue sticker had to set an example for Tower Noobs.
A counter-example was still an example.
Showing what a blue sticker should do, could do.
And must never do.
"Queen Harpy, you were a fine clown."
They call you petty for trying to manage the gallery.
Boards are supposed to be kinda chaotic by default.
I picked my real target without hesitation.
Sword Fairy.
The woman topping layer prisoner gallery login rates.
'Feels close to me as Gallery Master, connected to Pseudo-Dragon Raid Team and many veterans.'
Plus, her personality seemed solid from observation.
Best pick, if I say so myself.
Now I could focus more on training?
I pondered layer 8 strat and smacked my lips.
Not just that, something to watch out for came to mind.
'From now on, strict main/sub account separation.'
Lucky I snagged the harpy clown.
Otherwise, multi-accounting would've been exposed.
Repeat mistakes like this?
Veterans would physically delete me.
'Keep Gallery Master speech pattern as different as possible.'
Even softer than now.
Like Brush Flower, lots of '...' and such.
"Alright, reflection done."
That was enough.
Back to main job: trolling.
"Lemme see, today's troll popular post...... Huh?"
After switching accounts.
I hit write post and froze like stone.
"Ah."
Sword Fairy too, damn.
Boy Joy's vision went dark!
Regaining his senses, Jeong-uk lodged a complaint right away.
"Kuh."
The guy was quite the silver tongue.
Plus, his style was worlds apart from Queen Harpy.
Jeong-uk had forgotten his old troll posts, but she linked them with 'This is why~' making rebuttal tough.
'Still, 3-day ban sucks, 3-day ban sucks!'
Popular post daily quest.
For Jeong-uk, it was life-or-death.
He'd secured today's somehow.
But tomorrow and the day after?
Two straight popular posts on Gallery Master account?
'Not good.'
Managers shouldn't stand out.
No choice if pushed, but avoid if possible.
What else? Negotiate if possible.
All of them!
Sweep 'em away?
I could even unleash a total massacre to shut mouths forever.
But I held back.
Not because purging with Gallery Master sword would backfire.
It was Sword Fairy's next reply.
Run Gallery Master and blue sticker at once?
The insane feat only eraser-tier armbands attempt?
"It's over......"
This was checkmate.
I collapsed in exhaustion.
Gallery lord or Gallery Master, both toys of the gallery.
No knight's reversal play.
Unless.
The opponent yields a move.
"?"
Sweet deal. I'm Gallery Master.
Excuses galore.
Typing speed ramped up involuntarily.
Fueled by intense rage, I felt life return as I asked,
and Sword Fairy gave an unexpected reply.
She said it like playing checkers or something.
Absurd, I replied.
Handing me a chance to skill-forget her.
My Sword Fairy, generous friend indeed?