21 – Episode 21 – Slaughter Gallery of the Otherworld’s Polar Bear
The important thing is not to break the spirit!
Serendia pleaded humbly to be released from Ardell’s ban but her spirit remained strong.
‘Losing once doesn’t mean it’s over, right?’
If she survives, she can devise another opportunity.
And if the right time comes, she can get back at Judak!
This time, her mistake will be amended, and Ardell’s banner would proudly stand in the gallery.
A spark lit in Serendia’s happiness circuit.
Ardell’s excellence was a fact, and she could prove it!
She will even take over the throne of the world tree queen someday.
It was not easy putting his ambition on display.
Title) Serendia’s Defeat, a Smashing Success
Judac is an academy schoolgirl…
Did Serendia give in…?
ㅡShock
ㅡWhoa, whoa, lol
ㅡRub till it sets on fire ㅠㅠ
ㅡThe best part is the rubbing lol
ㅡTo be honest, can’t stand it without rubbing lol;
ㅡHold it in a little lol
ㅡIf it were me, I’d be rubbing day and night for three days without sleep lol
ㅡHow can you stand it, lol?
ㅡWow, lol, all the gallery viewers have gathered for the rubbing.
─Serendia
Title) This time with Judac…
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Entered the bathhouse…got kissed…
Surprised, I stepped back and slipped on soap,
Immediately scissored and began to scoop…
Probably killed about 30 polar bears with the heat of friction…
ㅡPolar Bear: Damn it
ㅡThe polar bears die again today ㅠㅠ
ㅡSave the polar bears ㅠㅠ
ㅡLol, why are polar bears so weak lol
ㅡThey’ll die when the ice melts anyway lol
ㅡTrue…
ㅡRubbing it wildly lol
ㅡRub until the friction sets a continent on fire ㅠ
ㅡLet’s support by rubbing ㅠㅠ
ㅡNever stop rubbing ㅠㅠ
─Serendia
Title) Today, I killed 500 polar bears…
Tomorrow it will be 1,000…
Then after tomorrow, it will be 2,000…
ㄴSerial bear killer, wow…
ㄴStop killing the polar bears!!!!
ㄴI wonder what kind of beings the surviving polar bears are…
ㄴWe need to take revenge on behalf of the polar bears…
ㄴLet’s kill humans with friction heat like polar bears…
ㄴI recognize this as straight-up hate, seriously…
─ Hero
Title) Recruiting people to save the polar bears..!
(Something about honor etc. .txt)
ㄴWhere’s the hero’s party? This is the polar bear’s party, lol…
ㄴWhere’s the saving of the continent?
ㄴHero) Polar bears are also part of the continent…!
ㄴSeriously, what’s this hero’s mindset?
ㄴThe polar bears can’t stand it, lol…
ㄴIs this guy an angel?
ㄴIs Serendia, who slaughters polar bears, a devil, lol
ㄴSo, are we going to save polar bears? It’s freezing there.
ㄴHero) It’s so cold, I’m not sure yet…!
ㄴOh boy, really lol…
ㄴIs this guy really the hero…?
ㄴCan’t save the continent if it’s cold, lol, seriously.
ㄴWhy are you protecting the continent under a blanket at home? lol.
ㄴSeriously, lol, It gets cold when you protect the continent.
Title) Serendia is such a bad girl ㅠㅠㅠ
Save the polar bears ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
“….”
Serendia’s eyebrows twitched.
The untouched polar bear has already gone extinct, and risqué posts are overfilling under the name of Serendia.
Due to the structure of the gallery, if someone simply changes their ID, no one would know except the administrator!
All Serendia could do,
was to gaze at the gallery powerlessly, clutching tightly onto her fist.
“…Damn it.”
In the common sense of the gallery, if there’s bait, there’s bound to be biting!
This time, Serendia, who bowed her head, was roughly in the same position as a prime predator of a polar bear.
“What is this?”
Scissors? A jab? Creating heat to melt the ice of the Arctic…? Between women…?
It was a post that was beyond comprehension for Serendia who had normal s*xual orientations.
However, in the gallery, there was no such thing as a pure truth.
A domain where it was a contest between clean incitement and manipulation!
Sadly, it was not a place where facts and truth could lead to victory.
“Ughhh…”
Serendia, with her fists clenched tight, shook fiercely.
She was feeling utter helplessness because she could not do anything…!
In the gallery, she was still being taken for a spin.
“Your Highness.”
“What.”
“Was Jujak a woman?”
“Don’t know, damn it!”
Considering the lieutenant, who just appeared and is saying this, he must have been viewing the gallery.
Serendia let out a horrified cry, and she sat down on the throne.
Shaking and shivering.
It would not have felt unfair if she had seen just the face or some form of Jujak.
She didn’t know what her adversary looked like. She hadn’t even seen their shadow.
For her to release an official statement of Ardel and somehow becoming a strange woman in the gallery all at once.
Serendia, who found herself at an unfair disadvantage, called on to her lieutenant nervously.
“Hey.”
“Yes. Your Highness.”
“Call in…the representative of the last riot. And someone from the foreign affairs department.”
They couldn’t just sit and take it.
It took less than 10 minutes for them to gather after Serendia’s summons.
It was an atmosphere of adequate refreshments and a mild atmosphere. And, there was the angry Serendia.
“….”
Serendia seemed visibly upset, to anyone who saw her.
Very much so. Very, very much so.
Her deputy, Cloud, had eaten her pudding as he pleased, and she was covered in anger, just as it had been then.
But Serendia is a queen with some grit.
She let out a controlled breath while swallowing her anger.
She prefers to use force rather than her head.
She prefers to slam her opponent’s head into the ground rather than trickery.
But this situation could not be resolved with force.
“Do you all…know what’s going on?”
“Yes. We’re aware.”
Everyone here knew the fact that they had foolishly offended the enemy, ended up losing like a scolded dog and had to apologize.
And the fact that they were being ridiculed in real-time in the gallery as a result of kneeling to the enemy.
“So what do you want to do?”
“I don’t like the current atmosphere in the gallery.”
“Hmm…In that case, we could manipulate the posts in the gallery so that it leans towards a direction favorable to Queen Serendia…”
“Rejected. Do you want to get deposed?”
Serendia picked up the popcorn on the table and threw it at him.
What if we get caught doing that again?
It won’t be enough to just end with the nickname Killer of the Polar Bears and Serendia, the continuous upstart.
She didn’t want to resolve things that way if needed.
“Or we could ask for help from another country—”
“Rejected.”
“If anyone spreads rumors about Her Majesty, we could send the assassination squad from Ardel—”
“To wipe them all out? I could start with you.”
“…”
Serendia let out a sigh with a heavy expression.
It may be the Ardel way to solve things by force, but isn’t this going too far?
If we proceed as per the opinions that have been put forth so far, this country will surely vanish.
“Is there nothing else?”
At her question, everyone fell silent.
Would the foreign affairs department ever be normal in Ardel, where diplomacy has never worked properly in the first place?
In the meeting room filled with silence, one man raised his hand.
The instigator of the riot. It was Dern.
“So, you…”
“Yes, it seems to be a trivial matter.”
“Ha…”
While Serendia was forcing a smile, he continued to speak.
“If I may say, there’s no need to get worked up over a simple piece of bait.”
“Is that so?”
“It’s rare for us to be under this level of concentrated fire, but it won’t last long. Do you remember what people were fussing about a week ago?”
At his question, she tried to remember.
A week ago…? She could remember what food she ate, what she did, but the affairs of the gallery were vague like she was shrouded in a misty fog.
“I don’t remember.”
“This situation is just about that level of importance.”
“Is that so?”
“To others, it looks like a trivial matter. And I understand your current display of anger, Your Majesty. It must feel demeaning to bow to a peasant, doesn’t it?”
“Indeed it does.”
“But is there a need to be angry?”
“What?”
“We have already stepped onto the same boat with the peasant.”
Ardel has declared that it would provide promises and favors to the peasant.
But is there a need to feel anger towards the peasant?
“Fighting with the peasant would be like using your left hand to fight your right hand.”
“Hmm… you’re right.”
“Isn’t the priority to get close to him?”
For the safety and prosperity of Ardell, it was necessary to become friendly.
“…Hmm.”
Upon reflection, it seemed correct.
The feeling of wanting to target those who had wronged her remained within Serendia’s heart.
“So, you just have to bear it for a moment. Although you’re currently being dragged around, things will be different if you two get closer.”
“Different?”
“Yes. When that time comes, you’ll have the opportunity to freely control him. For now, you just need to nod your head for a while.”
“I see. If we get close by catering to his preferences…”
She’ll be able to catch the elves off guard with their new close relationship.
When Serendia made a fist-clenching gesture, Dern nodded.
“Then you’ll marry him right away.”
“What??? Marriage???????”
“There’s nothing more certain than this. Can you think of a better way to control him than marrying him? Marriage is certain, whereas everything else is moot.”
“Huh…”
“There’s nothing better than this to achieve your two goals.”
Dern, who had been giving a speech, suddenly stopped and said.
“Ah. Or perhaps, Your Majesty, you’re shy because you haven’t had experience with men?”
“What!”
Shy indeed!
She boldly asserted that she could handle men.
However, she acknowledged the necessity of mental preparation.
“What’s the problem, then? After laying the foundation for a close relationship, just marry him. Everything will fall into place.”
“That’s true.”
“Ardell won’t need to doubt him, and your power, Your Majesty, will become even greater.”
“Hmm…”
“He also likes big breasts. Coincidentally—”
“Stop at that.”
“Okay.”
Serendia crossed her arms and sorted out her thoughts.
Doing a favor. When you get closer, an opportunity to meet in private would eventually arise.
Could they then, with eyes closed, wreak havoc until marriage?
It wasn’t a bad plan.
“She couldn’t possibly be a nouveau riche woman, could she?”
“What’s wrong with a woman?”
“Does it really matter? I said I’m not interested in women!”
“According to the gallery-“
“Seriously, what a mess?”
Playing coy and leading people on can be this frightening.
Once the diplomacy issue was resolved, Serendia dismissed the diplomats.
I took a glance at the gallery, which was still full of discussions about Serendia.
-Serendia
Title) Rock Paper Scissors 3rd Style. A 24-hit combo!
ㄴLMAO
ㄴPolar Bear’s Catastrophe so intense
ㄴDevil of the Arctic LOL
Considering such comments are still being posted, it gives me a throbbing headache.
“Sigh….”
It’s for Ardel’s leap. I should endure this much.
Yes. That’s what it is. I have to hold on for now.
Serendia released a small sigh and muttered.
“Marriage…?”
Not just to a nouveau riche, but she never imagined it with anyone else.
***
In front of the power of being anonymous, it was merely a piece of bait in the lawless gallery.
Title) Where did Serendia go?
ㅇㅇ?
ㄴAre they crying right now?
ㄴProbably sharpening their knives to find and kill the nouveau riche
ㄴThe nouveau riche who will die in 100 days LOL
Title) What’s this gallery about?
How many Serendias there are, lol?
Guys who will get cut off in one second if they face Serendia are bluffing now, lol
Yeah, lol. I don’t go outside, lol
It’s been 10 years since I went outside, lol
Get out some time, lol
Gallery lovers!!!! People are also humans!!!
Title) What might have been Serendia’s intention?
Surprisingly, was it a stratagem?
Is it a child’s play? Fight and then befriend, lol
But is it effective?
A real connection did happen, to be fair lol
I didn’t know this;;
After all, this could be more effective for introverts who don’t do blatant networking
Title) Something like a stratagem
Those who have been to the city of Ardel would know
A place where you get screwed only if your location is exposed, absolutely not
Close security and traps by the Dark Elf’s magic. You are totally screwed, really;;;
Acting all sensitive just because your location is barely exposed? This is kind of suspicious too
Tbf, it feels like they caught Geonsu attempting to get closer
Even if the entire location of Ardel’s underground city is exposed, you can’t enter.
There’s a rumor that the entrance is complex and narrow, really
It’s perfect for those who enter 10 at a time at the entrance of Ardel to get massacred, lol
Next team, come in
Wow, they give a nice haircut here
What kind of hair salon service is this, lol
Rumor has it, they give a clean haircut, lol
Was a head (it used to be)
Title) So, did the two compare each other?
Uh-huh?
ㄴMaybe they’ve already met, who knows
ㄴSerendia is on the chase… ambush at night..
ㄴlol lol lol Already tastes good lol
ㄴBut it’s the man who interrupts
ㄴThis son of a b*tch!!!!!!!!
ㄴlol How will a man withstand a 3p interruption
ㄴBibimbap addict severe bleeding lol
ㄴThis is also a severe bleeding lol
【Admin Chat】
─Demon King) So you had a Bibimbap, huh~???
“…”
Judak felt dizzy at the incoming chat messages.
What does it mean that he had a Bibimbap.
Even as a female academy student, there’s absolutely no way she’d have a Bibimbap with Serendia.
Outrageous things (※Not so outrageous?!) would never ever happen. Absolutely.
─ Plant Druid) Even among women, they… do it, right?
─Demon King) Oh, you’re out of fashion~~ The latest trend is Lily~ Burning down the world while women rub against each other~~ Even burning down the World Tree~~
─ Plant Druid) Why burn the World Tree!!!!!!!!
─Demon King) The World Tree is just a tree~~
─ Plant Druid) Absolutely not!!!!!
─Demon King) Breaking a branch of the World Tree~~
─ Plant Druid) Are you really,,, a mad person,,??!?!?!
In today’s chaotic chat.
An ingenuous message popped up.
─ Hero) But what is scissoring?
─ Judak) You don’t need to know
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─ Hero) ?
No matter how much the Hero is a villainous spammer addicted to taking on roles, Judak didn’t want to explain scissoring.
Would he explain such a meme to an innocent boy who only spams every day without even knowing about scissoring?
Even as an internet addict named Judak, he couldn’t bear such a cruel act.
“Quite a lot of posts today.”
Maybe the recent incident was impressive.
Frowning at the unusually large amount of posts, I deleted them.
Wow! Double the tactical nukes!
Though ready to cut off any post that only showed silhouette of a picture, I couldn’t escape the reverse tactical nuke where top and bottom were inverted.
At this point, I should just let it happen.
While cutting off posts with this thought, a chat blinked.
─PlantDruid) Ju ddak,, I have a question.
─Juddak) What is it?
─PlantDruid) How do you cut posts off so well?
─Juddak) ?
“Indeed?”
I had never consciously thought about it.
I was simply doing what I used to do when managing 17 minor galleries.
─PlantDruid) Can you, teach me?
─Juddak) Why
─PlantDruid) It seems like you are always having a difficult time.
─DemonKingYo) Eek, are you trying to disgrace Juddak~?? That’s too hard for an old fossil~~
─PlantDruid) That’s not it!!!!
“Hmm.”
Then I guess I can teach.
─Juddak) First…imagine a square space.
The know-how of Juddak, with 13 years of forum management experience and managing 17 minor galleries was released.
***
Eris started a conversation deliberately to become closer to Juddak.
Because I need Juddak to break the canes of the old fossils in the future!
Of course, her saying that it seemed like Juddak was struggling was not a lie.
Juddak’s speed in managing the gallery was unparalleled, and it seemed like a tough job for others.
Eris, having succeeded in naturally starting a conversation for that reason, focused on the chat.
─Juddak) First…imagine a square space.
─Plant Druid) Yes
─Zujjik) And open up four browser windows there.
─Plant Druid) Four… windows…??
Following his instructions, Eris concentrated her consciousness.
She partitioned her awareness as if she was splitting her consciousness into four sections.
Could she have an unexpected talent?!
Opening four browser windows was difficult but not impossible.
─Plant Druid) They’re open!
─Zujjik) Now, imagine there are four squares.
─Plant Druid) Huh?
─Zujjik) That means there would be 16 spaces to open windows, right?
Everything is progressing too fast. Imagine four such squares?
Eris concentrated again and imagined another square. She opened another window within it.
One more. And another one… Another….
The seventh window began to form but faded and disappeared.
Six was her limit. How on earth was she supposed to do this?
She wondered if it was even possible to split human concentration like this.
─Zujjik) If you managed to open 16 windows, click on an article. Quickly with the other 15 windows as well.
─Plant Druid) W-what??
─Zujjik) Start reading from the first window, read the rest simultaneously. Close the first window and open another to read an unread article.
─Plant Druid) E-excuse me???
The explanations alone made her feel dizzy.
‘So he’s saying to have 16 windows open and check 16 articles simultaneously….’
No matter how hard she tried, it didn’t seem possible.
Reading from six open windows simultaneously was a feat in itself.
─Zujjik) If you run out of articles to read, you can also check out the auction house.
─Plant Druid) Do you… do this for hours??
─Zujjik) Whenever you’re awake?
“…..”
Eris quietly turned off the chat and sank into deep thought.
Who the hell is Judak?
A wizard studying magic at a tower…? Or a higher being?
“Is he… a human?”
Anyway… he was something hard to call human.
***
While the gallery was peacefully as usual, a significant event was happening in the Dwarven kingdom of Terein.
“My goodness!”
They had created something with their own hands.
