Recruiting a Troll
Recruiting a Troll
The other party has accepted the 1:1 chat.
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): What's up today?>
<Survivor★(2ch): It's a bit of a long story, do you have time?>
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): The bugs are quiet, so I'm free. Spit it out.>
I heard the "okay" from Dr. Know-It-All and explained the situation in Channel 6.
That the newly appointed temporary manager of Channel 6 is actually a villain who sacrificed 90% of all humanity.
<Survivor★(2ch): So we even dropped a bomb, but it was useless. I heard we need to harvest the faith of the people in Channel 6.>
When I asked how to harvest that faith, Dr. Know-It-All replied after a moment.
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): Honestly, sacrifices, gods, faith... that stuff feels like a distant story to me.>
<Survivor★(2ch): I feel the same. But it's actually happening in Channel 6, so we have to accept it.>
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): I get what you're saying. In short, you need a way to change people's hearts, right?>
Dr. Know-It-All summarized it instantly and told me about the method.
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): The method is simple.>
<Survivor★(2ch): Simple?>
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): Agitation and fabrication.>
"......?"
But Dr. Know-It-All gave an answer that was light-years away from what I expected.
<Survivor★(2ch): What does that mean?>
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): Simply put, you make AI photos and videos of the villain's face and spread them around.>
I also knew about AI photos and videos.
Besides, since Channel 4 is much more technologically advanced, it might even be hard to tell the difference.
<Survivor★(2ch): Will something like that even work?>
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): Calling it "something like that" tells me you've never experienced a proper troll job.>
<Survivor★(2ch): I haven't, but this is about harvesting the faith of fanatics.>
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): That opinion is wrong.>
Dr. Know-It-All then corrected me, saying my statement was wrong.
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): You shouldn't be harvesting their faith, you need to slowly corrupt it.>
<Survivor★(2ch): Corrupt it?>
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): I don't know the whole situation, but if they're reigning as a god, their faith must be deeply ingrained already.>
Indeed, just as Dr. Know-It-All said, Channel 6 was a world newly built by the God of Light.
Even those who were framed were praying to the God of Light, so there was no doubt about their faith.
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): Trying to harvest faith from people like that will definitely backfire.>
<Survivor★(2ch): So that's why you said corrupt it.>
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): The problem is that since you're corrupting it slowly, it won't happen in a day or two.>
I felt like I understood what they meant.
It meant Dr. Know-It-All couldn't keep working on that task.
'Then should I do it myself?'
Just as I thought that, Dr. Know-It-All recommended someone to take their place.
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): Therefore, I recommend someone else.>
<Survivor★(2ch): If it's someone Dr. Know-It-All recommended, they must be trustworthy.>
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): .......>
'Huh?'
I trusted Dr. Know-It-All, so I said I'd trust their recommendation, but their reaction was strange.
<Survivor★(2ch): Why are you like that?>
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): Since it involves agitation and fabrication, they are far from trustworthy.>
<Survivor★(2ch): Ah.>
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): For your reference, I block them every 12 hours.>
The maximum time a temporary manager could block someone was 12 hours.
Dr. Know-It-All said they block that person every time those 12 hours are up.
<Survivor★(2ch): Instead of blocking them every 12 hours, can't you just block them personally?>
If you block for 12 hours, they just can't write posts for 12 hours.
But if you block them personally, their posts won't appear no matter what they write.
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): It's punishment for dirtying my eyes and brain.>
"......."
What on earth happened?
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): Anyway, the nickname is 'SuperPrettyGirl'. Go and threaten them.>
It wasn't a request; it was a threat.
Since Dr. Know-It-All went this far, I became curious about what they had done.
<Survivor★(2ch): Since you put it that way, I'm curious.>
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): Put your curiosity aside. What you need to do is threaten them and throw them into Channel 6.>
<Survivor★(2ch): Yes.>
Naturally, as an Integrated Channel Manager, I could read deleted posts too.
So I could have looked up the posts written by SuperPrettyGirl, but I decided to listen to Dr. Know-It-All and put my curiosity aside.
<Survivor★(2ch): But what if they say they won't help?>
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): Just threaten to make it so they can never use the gallery again.>
It was threat, threat, and more threat.
Seeing that Dr. Know-It-All recommended them despite hating them so much, they must have talent.
'Though it seems like that talent is being used in weird places.'
Right now, I was desperate for that talent.
<Survivor★(2ch): I'll contact them right away.>
<Dr. Know-It-All☆*(4ch): Throw them into Channel 6 and tell them never to come back.>
<Survivor★(2ch): ...I'll try.>
I listened to Dr. Know-It-All's request-that-wasn't-really-a-request, searched for SuperPrettyGirl, and requested a 1:1 chat.
The other party has accepted the 1:1 chat.
<SuperPrettyGirl(4ch): KIEEEEEEEK!! Release me at once! If you don't release me, I'll drop a strategic nuke on the gallery!>
"......."
But it seemed like they weren't in their right mind.
<Survivor★(2ch): What is dropping a strategic nuke?>
<SuperPrettyGirl(4ch): What? You don't even know that? Are you really a gallery manager?>
<Survivor★(2ch): I barely manage the gallery.>
<SuperPrettyGirl(4ch): A manager who doesn't manage! That's dereliction of duty!>
SuperPrettyGirl called me out for dereliction of duty and screamed KIEEEEEEEK! again.
<Survivor★(2ch): I have other things to do. I can't just stare at the gallery all day.>
<SuperPrettyGirl(4ch): But the gallery is the whole world!>
I felt like I was starting to understand why Dr. Know-It-All blocked them every 12 hours.
<Survivor★(2ch): More importantly, I contacted you because I need your help, SuperPrettyGirl-nim.>
<SuperPrettyGirl(4ch): Hmph. If a manager asks for help, I have to help? Not a chance!>
'Ah. Is this why Dr. Know-It-All told me to threaten them?'
After talking for a bit, it seemed like they weren't the type to listen if I asked nicely.
'Should I block them as a taste test?'
Channel 4, 'SuperPrettyGirl' has been permanently blocked.
After permanently blocking SuperPrettyGirl, I started to wrap up the rest of my work.
"Now I'll call the people from Channel 1. Are you going back to the labyrinth, Hero-nim?"
Elisicia, Rubyel, and Aila hadn't been very interested in the arena until now.
They had only come to the arena today because of the God of Light, and that matter was now finished.
"Do you intend to stay, Survivor-nim?"
"I'm the one using the arena. I have to stay here until the sparring between Sirien-ssi and the people from Channel 1 is over."
It was the same as usual.
But for some reason, Elisicia gave an answer I didn't expect.
"Since we're here, I'll watch too."
"Watching isn't a bad idea."
Elisicia uses a sword too, so watching the people from Channel 1 spar would likely be helpful in many ways.
"What about you, Rubyel-ssi and Aila-ssi?"
"Hmm. Since Eli is watching, I guess I'll watch too. I was curious about what you do here every day."
At Rubyel's words, Aila also nodded, indicating she would stay.
I respected their opinions, said okay, and then called the people from Channel 1.
Pat―
'By the way, I could call the Heavenly Demon, Yeon Wol-rin, too.'
Of course, I just thought about it; I didn't actually call her.
Namgung Jin, who sparred with me before, seemed to dislike Yeon Wol-rin, so calling her would probably just cause unnecessary friction.
"Jo So-hyeop. Thank you for today as well."
Then, among the people from Channel 1, Jin Cheong-un approached first and expressed his gratitude.
Ever since I recommended the gun, the shadow on his face had disappeared and he looked brighter, but it was still a strange feeling.
'It's like he has the expression of someone walking down a wrong path without a shred of doubt.'
Of course, it seems he has definitely escaped from that Simma thing.
"But who are the young ladies next to you?"
"They're my companions. We're going down the labyrinth together."
"I see. They certainly don't seem like ordinary people."
Jin Cheong-un said this while looking directly at Elisicia.
Perhaps he had realized that Elisicia was the strongest.
"However......."
At that moment, Jin Cheong-un looked over my companions and showed a complicated expression.
He looked like he had a lot to say, but in the end, Jin Cheong-un shook his head.
"It's nothing. I'll go and spar now."
With those words, Jin Cheong-un left, and then Cheong Wol-hwa approached.
"You seem a bit late today, did something happen?"
Cheong Wol-hwa spoke to me as usual, but her gaze was directed at the Hero Party, not me.
The Hero Party was also looking at Cheong Wol-hwa, who was looking at them, and along with that, I heard Rubyel's voice.
"She's prettier than I thought. You didn't open the arena every day just to see that woman, did you?"
"......."
What kind of talk is that?
The fortunate thing was that Rubyel and Cheong Wol-hwa were in different channels, so they couldn't understand each other.
"Are these your companions? They're all pretty."
Cheong Wol-hwa also said the Hero Party was pretty.
Simply put, they both called each other pretty, so you could say they only exchanged nice words.
"Anyway, Grandfather told me to teach you swordsmanship. Let's practice swordsmanship together today."
As she said that, Cheong Wol-hwa grabbed my hand, but unfortunately, I had work to do.
"I think I'll have to learn swordsmanship tomorrow. I have work today."
"Work?"
"There's something I need to solve regarding the Channel 6 issue."
When I said it was a gallery issue, Cheong Wol-hwa nodded slowly with a disappointed look.
"If it's work, it can't be helped. Okay."
Cheong Wol-hwa, who said okay, looked at Elisicia one last time and returned to where the people from Channel 1 were.
"Swordsmanship? She agreed to teach you swordsmanship?"
"Yes. I thought it would be necessary to properly use the monster claws I got from Channel 7."
"If it's swordsmanship, Eli here can teach you well enough."
Rubyel asked why I needed to learn from someone in another channel when Elisicia was right here.
"Hero-nim must be tired too. You walk and fight all day."
The number of times we encountered monsters in the labyrinth was increasing anyway.
Naturally, fatigue was bound to accumulate more than before, and I didn't think it was right to ask for swordsmanship training on top of that.
"I'm fine. If Survivor-nim wants, I can teach you as much as you want."
At that moment, Elisicia said she was fine and that she would teach me.
But since I had already decided to learn from the person in Channel 1, I decided to decline Elisicia's offer.
"I've already decided to learn here first, so if I find I can't do it, I'll ask you, Hero-nim."
"......."
"Hero-nim?"
When I called Elisicia again, she said she understood.
"Yes. Please ask anytime."
Apart from that, Rubyel, who was next to Elisicia, looked at me with a side-eye.
I wondered if I had made a mistake, but since the conversation was finished, I slowly started by unblocking SuperPrettyGirl.
Channel 4, 'SuperPrettyGirl' has been unblocked.
<SuperPrettyGirl(4ch): KIEEEEEEEK!! How dare you take away my world! Are you not afraid of the heavens?!>
<Survivor★(2ch): Do you want me to block you forever?>
<SuperPrettyGirl(4ch): No. You said you needed help, right? What can I help you with?>
The block Dr. Know-It-All did allowed them to at least see gallery posts.
They just couldn't write posts, but conversely, the block I did prevented them from using the gallery itself.
'Maybe that's why they seem to have become obedient.'
Feeling that things were working out well thanks to that, I got to the point.
<Survivor★(2ch): First, I'll explain the situation in Channel 6.>
I relayed the situation in Channel 6 exactly as I had explained to Dr. Know-It-All.
After listening to me, SuperPrettyGirl quickly realized what they had to do.
<SuperPrettyGirl(4ch): So it's about tearing down the image of that villain in Channel 6.>
<Survivor★(2ch): That's right. Also, when I asked Dr. Know-It-All, they recommended you, SuperPrettyGirl-nim.>
<SuperPrettyGirl(4ch): There really is no talent like me. Though it's a shame and annoying that I can't take action myself.>
'Hmm.'
Since the channels were different, they had no choice but to post through me.
But I also had a way to solve that problem.
Increase Channel Sub-manager capacity: 100,000 points.