Demon Lord Gallery

I couldn’t open my mouth at all.

Because after hearing the story, I couldn’t conclude how I should react.

Should I show a positive reaction? Should I show a negative reaction? Should I just show a reaction like, “I see”?

After asking myself for a long time, the conclusion that came out was the pathetic decision to leave a small word of consolation.

“….It must have been emotionally difficult for you.”

And fortunately, to these words of mine, Noah continued the conversation with a small smile.

“It’s fine. It’s my fault for suddenly bringing up such a heavy story. Isn’t it?”

“……”

“Originally, among the awakened Demon Lords belonging to this Demon Lord Gallery, there aren’t many who have had a normal life. You probably have your own past too, and I brought it up unnecessarily.”

“Ah, no. It’s okay.”

The awkward conversation continued with each blaming themselves, then soon broke off, and sudden silence followed.

After lying on the sunbed and spacing out for a while like that.

In the too awkward atmosphere, I started desperately trying to think of something to talk about.

‘Am I crazy’

I endured well without saying anything alone for 20 years, but after using the gallery for a month, I’ve become someone who can’t stand even this moment of silence.

Even I suspect that this level might be end-stage acute community addiction.

Anyway, after continuing to think while mixing in self-blame, I finally found a topic.

“Um, Noah… sir?”

“Call me old man. Or you can just call me Noah.”

“….I’ll call you old man.”

“That’s fine.”

After deciding on a simple title, the conversation resumed.

“May I ask what the conversation you had with the planetary information terminal in the Dimensional Empire was about earlier? I apologize in advance if it’s a sensitive topic.”

It wasn’t a topic I forcibly brought up.

It’s probably not, since it’s mixed with about 90% changing the mood and 10% my curiosity. Probably.

“Ah, that? It was about causality and the scales. It seems the Dimensional Empire is also bound by causality and has many problems because of it.”

“Causality?”

A word that now feels even familiar. Causality.

But regardless of that familiarity, I knew absolutely nothing about this word.

“You don’t know about causality… it’s understandable. I forgot that the main manager blocked searches for causality-related materials.”

“….?”

“Wait a moment. I’ll check your information restriction level.”

After saying something incomprehensible and bringing up the gallery window to manipulate something, Noah suddenly asked about my IP.

“Can you tell me your full IP?”

“If you mean IP…. it’s 111.432.104.098.”

“Wait a moment.”

After a few gallery windows popped up and disappeared, Noah exclaimed and showed me a screen.

“You’re information restriction level 1? Did the main manager show you some favor?”

“…Is that good?”

“Most Demon Lord Gallery users are level 4. Usually they start at level 5. Even I haven’t been level 1 for long, so for you, a Demon Lord Gallery newbie, to be level 1 means the main manager is giving you special management.”

“Ah..”

It was a fact I was learning for the first time now, even though I was approaching 2 months of using the gallery.

Actually, when the gallery window first popped up, I did hear something about information restriction, but I was so confused then that I didn’t know.

“There’s no problem, so I’ll tell you. Causality is, simply put, a law that applies to all dimensions. It exists above all laws like physical laws/mana arrangements/magic laws.”

“Is it a law that applies in all dimensions?”

“That’s right. And this thing called causality changes in strength in proportion to the ‘scales’. This is called receiving causality correction.”

“The scales─”

“The scales are a kind of good and evil detector shared by the entire dimension. Originally, the good and evil should be balanced, but.. now it’s a problem because it’s tilted too much towards good.”

So this is what it meant when Odin and others in the gallery occasionally said there was a problem with the scales.

I was starting to get a feel for it bit by bit.

“When receiving causality correction, a young child can beat up a dragon, or conversely, a dragon can die from being shot. It’s a kind of strengthening/weakening. The Dimensional Empire belongs to the latter.”

“The Dimensional Empire?”

I couldn’t help but have doubts.

Because I had the very natural question of ‘Can the Dimensional Empire really be divided into good and evil?’

And as if reading my mind, Noah gave an answer that fit this perfectly.

“The Dimensional Empire receives causality suppression because they are beings too far beyond consideration. The pre-[Sublimation] empire members were roughly at the yang (壤, 10^28) unit level, so even if only 0.0000001% remained after sublimation, the number would be enormous. Moreover, each individual is strong enough to be stronger than most Demon Lord Gallery named users, so that says it all.”

“…At that level, isn’t it natural to receive causality restraint?”

“Well. Rather, they say that because of this unknowable causality, they can’t advance to a higher level. If we compare it to human standards, it would be like being able to advance to the 8th dimension, 9th dimension, but feeling blocked at the current 5th dimension because of some wall…”

“So that planetary information terminal─”

“Asked me to find a way to break causality.”

No matter how I thought about it, it seemed too far removed from the Demon Lord Gallery the more I heard.

No, why are they asking Noah, a member of the Demon Lord Gallery, for something like this in the first place?

“Don’t make that strange expression. If the Dimensional Empire members advance to a higher level, they won’t be able to intervene in this dimension at all. If that happens, unlike now, the 300 series dimensions will change from a fully filled state to an empty state, and members of the Demon Lord Gallery or Manmajeon could fill that place. In the end, this is all part of a grand plan to expand the position of Demon Lords.”

“I see….”

“There’s a bit more I can tell you. About the scales─”

After having a somewhat enjoyable conversation with the old man for a while.

Along with a splitting sound, as the darkness covering the ark all around cleared, a sudden bright flash burst out.

“Ugh?!”

Unlike me who was flustered, Old Man Noah calmly lay down and started giving directions nonchalantly.

“We’ve arrived. It might be a bit disappointing since you didn’t come with your main body, but enjoy it to your heart’s content even with your spirit division. The holy land and heaven of Demon Lords. This is Manmajeon.”

As the flash cleared, what unfolded was an enormously huge city.

A deep blue sky and bright sunlight pouring down, huge buildings with tens and hundreds of floors lined up, and a massive dome placed in the center.

In short.

“….Why is this Manmajeon?”

It was a clean and bright city that didn’t suit Demon Lords at all.

Judging by the actions of Demon Lords seen in the Demon Lord Gallery, I thought there would be a city of madness rivaling Sodom and Gomorrah.
Or at least, shouldn’t there be something like that famous Black Demon King’s Castle, or a gloomy gray sky?

“Because there’s some causality lock on the civilization level of the dimensions where Demon Lords usually stay, there are quite a few Demon Lords who are forcibly stuck in the medieval to early modern period.
If a Demon Lord is of a certain level, they ignore such things and decorate their Demon King’s Castle… but such Demon Lords are a minority. This is the result of Demon Lords’ will to enjoy comfortably at least in Manmajeon.”

“……”

I’m speechless at the strangely realistic and vulgar appearance of Demon Lords in this aspect.

“Let’s see.. we can park the ark here─”

While I was blankly staring at Manmajeon like that, Noah had already finished parking the ark.

“You can go to that dome in the middle of the city. I have something to take care of, so I’ll be there a bit later. See you in the conference hall if we can.”

Wait, already? I still have things to ask?

I hurriedly greeted Noah who was about to leave and urgently spoke to his back.

“Um, old man. Will you give me a ride back to my original dimension later too?”

“I’m afraid that’s impossible. The ark has been overworked quite a bit and needs repairs… and the ark isn’t omnipotent. This ark is a distorted ark, so no one but me can board it, and you were only able to because you’re in a spirit division state.”

“Ah…”

“Remember that crossing dimensions is no ordinary matter. Well then, I’ll be going.”

“Thank you, old man!”

After watching the old man who threw a short and heavy thank you greeting while waving his hand back without looking back for a while.

I got off the ark and set foot in the city named Manmajeon.

After many twists and turns, I finally reached this place.

“At last…”

It was time to face the Manmajeon conference.

While the Manmajeon conference hall was bustling, and Noah and Shin Su-hyeon’s ark had just arrived at Manmajeon and was parking.

A festival of Hell-origin gallery users was taking place in the Demon Lord Gallery.

[Imagining the meeting being extended indefinitely~][48]
[The greatest leader of dimensions “Half.Ske.leton”][32]
[Should we press like if the main manager who declared the meeting extension is lovely?][81]
[Breaking news) Manmajeon meeting extended][23]

The reason was none other than the fact that the Manmajeon meeting was extended.

If others saw it, they would inevitably question why they were so excited about such a reason, but if you knew the inside story, it was a situation that was quite understandable.

The reason they were excited about the meeting extension was simple.

When the meeting is extended, most Manmajeon-origin Demon Lords are tied up in the conference hall, and while many Manmajeon-origin Demon Lords are tied up in the conference hall, they could enjoy a clean gallery that suits Hell’s taste.

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[Breaking news) Manmajeon meeting extended]
[Author: Anonymous(462.413)]
[Breaking news.
Main manager ‘HalfSkeleton’ angry at the declining quality of the meeting, declares they can never leave the conference hall until a clear answer is given lol
Brainless Demon Lords are screwed?????]

[Comments]
[Anonymous(400.001) : I just peeked, and they put a dimensional sealing formation on the conference hall lol I can’t even break that ㅋㅋㅋ]
ㄴ[Anonymous(441.932) : It’s real imprisonment lol]
ㄴ[Anonymous(444.666) : ㅓㅜㅑ with the main manager in the conference hall]

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Comments overflowing with curses to be locked up forever, excited by the simple news that the meeting was extended, and personal attacks and slanderous posts were also seen frequently.

Right now, one of the top posts in the gallery is─

[*Like if you’re disgusted by Mangal bastards spamming the gallery with numbers]
[Author: Anonymous(491.127)]
[Really, just because they have the title of Demon Lord
The sight of them pushing through with numbers like insects is really disgusting;

If you think about it, they’re not even pure evil, some Demon Lords are close to neutral or even good, but it’s disgusting that they reign with the title of Demon Lord.
They’re just the main culprits muddying the gallery and lowering its quality

They just circulate boring bait topics among themselves, giggling and spamming top posts.

Demon Lords in the past were somewhat tolerable, but recent Manmajeon-origin Demon Lords are just ‘Mangal’]

[Concept: 302] [Not Recommended: 4]

(*Mangal: A derogatory term for Manmajeon-origin Demon Lords)

[Comments]
[Anonymous(472.634) : Just looking at how they start fighting vulgarly at every little thing shows their level ㅉ]
[Anonymous(438.641) : Moreover, the original purpose of the community, alliance between Demon Lords, is bull crap, they’re all just fighting among themselves, is this the Arena Gallery? lol]

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[Anonymous(498.949) : I’m a newbie Demon Lord without much gallery experience, but why are you so angry? What on earth did they do for you to criticize them like this?]
ㄴ[Anonymous(411.004) : (link) Just look at this summary post]

There were some Hell-origin new demons who couldn’t keep up with the heated atmosphere of criticism and asked questions, but most of them immediately changed their stance and started writing critical posts after hearing the explanations of kind Hell veterans.

This was because Hell-origin gallery users had been greatly outnumbered by Manmajeon, so they had many records of being burned as gallery firewood or witch-hunted every day.

As the gallery continued to burn without going out and hatred reached its peak, it started to cross dangerous lines.

Enough to make some Hell high-level users flustered.

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[Title: Don’t accelerate too suddenly]
[Author: Anonymous(400.001)]
[It’s Manmajeon hatred allowed to some extent by the main manager anyway, but there’s still a line.

If you cross the line, the gallery might explode and your necks might fly off, so enjoy tearing them apart while carefully checking the protractor.]

[Comments]
[Anonymous(499.625) : The ones who crossed the line first were the Mangal bastards??]
ㄴ[Anonymous(487.142) : For real, why do we always have to get beaten up?]
ㄴ[Anonymous(400.001) : No, I’m not saying to endure it;]

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It couldn’t help but be bewildering.

In fact, this ‘Manmajeon hatred’ and ‘beating up Manmajeon’ was a long-standing tradition and sport that happened with every Manmajeon meeting.

That’s why the high-level users also enjoyed it and spread hatred to their heart’s content, but there was something they overlooked this time.

The fact that this Manmajeon meeting is getting longer than any Manmajeon meeting that has been held so far.

Usually, the routine was that the gallery would normalize as the meeting ended at that precarious point just before hatred reached its critical point, but this time was different.

The meeting kept getting extended and extended, and in the end, it crossed the critical point.

The Manmajeon hatred that crossed the critical point started running like an 8-ton truck with broken brakes, and once the fire of hatred was lit, it wouldn’t stop.

Not until it crashes into something.