Chapter 21
Translator: FenrirTL
Editor: Saphartlantis
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< Chapter 21: Otherworldly Gallery of Polar Bear Massacre >
What’s important is an unbreakable spirit!
Despite being forced to kneel and beg pathetically to lift Ardel’s ban, Serendia’s resolve did not waver.
‘Just because I lost once doesn’t mean it’s the end, right?’
If you survive, you can seek another opportunity. And when the right time comes, if she could put Moderator in their place!
Make up for this mistake, and let Ardel’s banner stand tall in the gallery.
Serendia’s happiness circuit ignited.
Ardel’s excellence is a fact, and it can be proven!
Someday, I’ll even aim for the throne of the Queen of the World Tree.
Despite proclaiming her ambition, it wasn’t easy.
—
**Title: Serendia’s submission is hilarious**
Moderator is an academy schoolgirl…
And Serendia submitted to her…?
ㄴGasp
ㄴOh wow, oh wow lol
ㄴRub it until it catches fire ㅠㅠ
ㄴThis is obviously rubbing lol
ㄴHonestly, you can’t resist rubbing lol;
ㄴHold back a bit, damn lol
ㄴIf it were me, I’d rub for three days and nights without sleeping;;; really;;;
ㄴHow can you hold back lol
ㄴWow lol All the rubbing addicts are gathered in the gallery
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**─Serendia**
**Title: This time with Moderator…**
Entered the bathhouse… got kissed…
Backed away in surprise, stepped on soap
And ended up rubbing against each other…
The friction heat probably killed about 30 polar bears…
ㄴPolar Bear: Damn it
ㄴAnother day, another dead polar bear ㅠㅠ
ㄴSave the polar bears ㅜㅜ
ㄴLol why are polar bears so weak lol
ㄴWhat can you do if the ice melts lol
ㄴReally…
ㄴRub like crazy lol
ㄴRub until the continent explodes from friction heat ㅠ
ㄴLet’s rub and support ㅠㅠ
ㄴAbsolutely rub ㅠㅠ
—
**─Serendia**
**Title: Killed 500 polar bears today…**
Tomorrow, 1000…
The day after, 2000…
ㄴSerial rubber ㄷㄷㄷ
ㄴDamn lol stop killing polar bears!!!!!!!
ㄴIf they survive even this, what kind of beings are those polar bears…
ㄴNo way, let’s rub and take revenge for the polar bears ㅠㅠ
ㄴPolar bears should kill humans with friction heat too…
ㄴAdmit the hate, this is damn funny lol
—
**─Hero**
**Title: Recruiting people to save the polar bears..!**
(Some vague honorific text)
ㄴHero party turns into polar bear party lol
ㄴNo damn lol Where’s saving the continent gone?
ㄴHero: Polar bears are also part of the continent…!
ㄴLol seriously, what’s with our hero’s mindset
ㄴCan’t ignore polar bears lol
ㄴIs this guy an angel?
ㄴIt’s Serendia’s Moderator who’s the devil for killing polar bears lol
ㄴSo, are you going to save the polar bears? It’s freezing there
ㄴHero: It’s too cold, I’m reconsidering…!
ㄴDamn lol
ㄴThis guy’s a hero…?
ㄴIf it’s cold, you can’t save the continent lol for real
ㄴShould be under a blanket at home, why save the continent lol
ㄴFor real lol saving the continent would be cold
### Title: Serendia, You Bad Woman ㅠㅠㅠ
Save the polar bears ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
“….”
Serendia’s eyebrow twitched.
The polar bears, which she hadn’t even touched, were already extinct, and erotic stories about her were being posted under her name.
Due to the structure of the gallery, as long as someone changed their ID and posted, no one except the administrator would know!
What Serendia could do was…
All she could do was helplessly watch the gallery while clenching her fist tightly.
“…Damn it.”
The common sense of the gallery is to bite if there’s bait!
This time, Serendia, who had bowed her head, was positioned as the polar bears’ natural enemy.
“What is this?”
Scissors? Rubbing? Creating heat to melt the Arctic ice…? Between a woman and a woman…?
It was an incomprehensible post given Serendia’s normal sexual preferences.
But there’s no pure truth in the gallery.
A place where clean manipulation and fabrication compete!
Sadly, it’s not a place where you win with facts and truth.
“Ugh….”
Serendia clenched her fist tightly and trembled.
The helplessness of being unable to do anything…!
She was still being live roasted in the gallery.
“Your Majesty.”
“What.”
“Is the Moderator even a woman?”
“I don’t know, damn it!”
Judging by the fact that even her lieutenant said such things as soon as she arrived, it seemed he too had been watching the gallery.
Serendia screamed loudly and sat on her throne.
Trembling, trembling.
If she could at least see the Moderator’s face or appearance, it wouldn’t be so frustrating.
She didn’t know the slightest thing about her opponent’s appearance. She hadn’t even seen a shadow.
After issuing Ardel’s official statement, she had somehow become a strange woman in the gallery.
Serendia, who had been unilaterally damaged, called her lieutenant irritably.
“Hey.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Bring the leader of that… riot last time. And call the diplomatic department too.”
She couldn’t just take this lying down.
After Serendia’s summoning order, it took less than ten minutes for them to gather.
With appropriate refreshments and a calm atmosphere. And, of course, a very angry Serendia.
“….”
Serendia clearly looked displeased to anyone who saw her.
Deeply. Extremely much so.
Her lieutenant, Cloud, had seen her just as furious when he ate her pudding without permission.
But Serendia was a seasoned queen.
She calmed herself down and took a deep breath.
She preferred using her body over her brain.
She liked smashing her opponent’s head into the ground rather than scheming.
But this situation couldn’t be solved with strength.
“You all… know what’s going on, right?”
“Yes, we know.”
They all knew that she had annoyed the Moderator and bowed her head, which led to her being mocked no stop in the gallery.
They all knew.
“So what exactly do you want?”
“I don’t like the current atmosphere in the gallery.”
“Hmm… in that case, we could manipulate the top posts to steer the gallery in the direction you desire, Queen Serendia.”
“Denied. Do you want to die?”
Serendia picked up some popcorn from the table and threw it at the speaker.
If they got caught doing that shit again?
It wouldn’t just end with the nickname of Serendia the Serial Polar Bear Slayer.
She didn’t want to solve it in such a manner.
“Or perhaps we could ask for help from another country—”
“Denied.”
“If someone speaks ill of Your Majesty, we could send Ardel’s assassination squad—”
“Kill them all? I could start with you.”
“…”
Serendia wore an uninterested expression and sighed.
Solving problems with force might be Ardel’s diplomatic style, but this was all too much.
If they carried out the suggestions made so far, the country would probably disappear in an innommable chaos.
“Is there anything else?”
Everyone fell silent at her question.
In Ardel, where diplomacy had never worked properly, could the diplomatic department staffed with a single individual even function normally?
In the silence of the conference room, one man raised his hand.
It was Dern, the leader of the riot.
“You…”
“Yes. It’s nothing much.”
“Hah…”
As Serendia gave a hollow laugh, he continued speaking.
“If I may say something… there’s no need to get so worked up over a brief sensation.”
“…Is that so?”
“It’s rare to face such concentrated fire, but it doesn’t last long. Do you remember what the hot topic was a week ago?”
She tried to recall.
A week ago…? She remembered what food she had eaten, what she had done, but the gallery’s events were as hazy as a fog.
“…I don’t remember.”
“That’s exactly what this is.”
“Is that so.”
“To others, it’s just that trivial. And I understand why you’re angry, Your Majesty. Isn’t it infuriating to bow down to the Moderator?”
“It is infuriating.”
“But is there a need to be infuriated?”
“What?”
“We’re already on the same boat as Moderator.”
Ardel had declared to offer promises and goodwill to the Moderator.
So was there any need to feel anger toward Moderator over the consequences of their own actions ?
“If we get angry at the Moderator, it would be like the left hand fighting the right hand.”
“Hmm… right.”
“Plus he can always put back the regional ban again. Isn’t it more important to become closer with him?”
For Ardel’s safety and prosperity, there was a need to get close.
“…Hmm.”
Upon thinking it over, he seemed to be right.
The feeling of wanting revenge lingered helplessly in Serendia’s heart.
“So just bear with it for a moment. We might be dragged along for now, but if we get close, the situation will change.”
“Change, how?”
“Yes. When the time comes, you’ll have the opportunity to manipulate them as you wish. For now, just bow your head a little.”
“That’s right. If we flatter Moderator and become friends…”
We can also use the relationship to give the elves a hard time.
When Serendia made a punching gesture, Dern nodded.
“Then, we’ll just marry right away.”
“Marriage?!!!!!!!”
“There’s nothing as certain as this. Is there any better way to get the Moderator under control? Marriage is a commitment! The Moderator won’t be able to escape.”
“Ugh….”
“There’s nothing better to achieve both goals.”
As Dern paused his lengthy speech, he added:
“Or are you embarrassed because you have no experience with men, Your Majesty?”
“What nonsense!”
Embarrassed? Absolutely not!
She confidently asserted she could handle a man. However, she still needed to mentally prepare herself.
Her real experience was always limited to extreme physical violence after all.
“Then what’s the problem? Lay the groundwork to get close, and then just marry? Everything will be resolved.”
“That’s true.”
“Ardel won’t need to doubt Moderator, and Your Majesty will become even more powerful.”
“Hoo….”
“Moreover, the Moderator likes big breasts. Very convenient.”
“That’s enough.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
Serendia crossed her arms and organized her thoughts.
Show goodwill. Once you become close, there would eventually be opportunities to meet in private.
Then, at that moment, close your eyes and commit to marriage?
It wasn’t a bad strategy.
“Moderator isn’t a woman, right?”
“Why would it matter if they are?”
“What do you mean why? I’ve told you I’m not interested in women!”
“According to the gallery─”
“You’re fucking dead if you dare continue.”
How terrifying are manipulation and fabrication.
With the diplomatic matters concluded, Serendia dismissed the diplomatic staff.
When she glanced at the gallery, it was still filled with talks about her.
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**─Serendia**
**Title: Scissors Technique No. 3. 24 Continuous Strikes!**
ㄴKek lolololololol
ㄴDisaster for polar bears ㄷㄷ
ㄴDemon of the Arctic lolololol
Seeing such posts still being uploaded gave her a headache.
“Phew….”
For the sake of Ardel’s advancement. She had to endure this much.
Yes. That’s why. For now, just endure.
Serendia took a small breath and murmured.
“Marriage…?”
Not just with the Moderator, but with anyone—it was something she had never imagined.
—
In the face of the power of anonymity, the gallery was merely a bait-laden unmanned island.
**Title: Where did Serendia go?**
ㅇㅇ?
ㄴCrying right now, maybe?
ㄴSharpening her knife to kill the Moderator, I bet.
ㄴThe Moderator will die in 100 days lolol
—
**Title: What’s up with the gallery?**
How many Serendias are there, damn it lol
ㄴPeople who’d be instantly defeated if they faced Serendia in person are acting tough lol
ㄴYeah lol I never go outside lol
ㄴIt’s been 10 years since I stepped outside~~ lol
ㄴYou should go out, damn it lol
ㄴGallery loser!!!!!! Even your mom is a person!!!
—
**Title: What was Serendia thinking?**
Was it a deliberate move?
ㄴIs she a kid? Fight and become friends lol
ㄴBut it’s effective, isn’t it?
ㄴShe did manage to make a connection lolol
ㄴDidn’t think about that;;
ㄴIndeed, for a Moderator who doesn’t openly build connections, this might be more effective
### Title: It’s Like a Gambit
Those who have been to the city of Ardel know this.
It’s definitely not a place where revealing its location would screw you over.
With the Dark Elves’ magic, it’s secured with ironclad security and traps. It’s seriously f*cked up, for real;;;
Acting sensitive just because the location is somewhat revealed? That’s odd too.
ㄴFor real, it seems like they were just trying to get closer using this as an excuse.
ㄴEven if the entire underground city of Ardel’s location is revealed, you can’t get in.
ㄴIt’s rumored that the entrance is complex and narrow, for real.
ㄴIf 10 people enter Ardel’s entrance, it’s perfect for 10 people to get slaughtered, haha.
ㄴSlice. Next team, please.
ㄴWow, they really cut hair well here.
ㄴWhat’s up with the hair salon service, haha.
ㄴIt’s famous for giving a clean cut, haha.
ㄴHair (what used to be hair).
ㄴReally, a clean cut that remove your entire head.
### Title: So Did the Two Get It On?
Yeah?
ㄴWho knows, maybe they’ve already met.
ㄴSerendia tracks… attacks the Moderator at night…
ㄴHahaha, this is already delicious, haha.
ㄴBut then a guy barges in.
ㄴ’You f*cking bastard!!!’
ㄴHahaha, how can you resist a 3P when a guy barges in.
ㄴBlood-spitting perv, haha.
ㄴEven if you spit blood, this is acceptable, haha.
【Admin Chat】
─Demon King-chan ; So did you two get it on~~ ^ ^ ???
“….”
Seeing the chat that popped up, Moderator felt dizzy.
What do they mean, did they get it on.
Even if she’s an academy girl, there’s no way she would get it on with Serendia.
It’s impossible (It’s not impossible?) Such a thing will never happen. Never.
─Plant Druid : Do girls,,, do it with,,, each other,,?
─Demon King-chan : You’re not keeping up with the trends~~ These days, the trend is yuri~ Girls getting it on and setting the world on fire~~ Setting even the World Tree on fire~~
─Plant Druid : Why would you burn the World Tree!!!!
─Demon King-chan : The World Tree is just a tree~~
─Plant Druid : Absolutely not!!!!!
─Demon King-chan : Snap a branch off the World Tree~~
─Plant Druid : Are you really,,, insane,,,?!?!?!
In the midst of the chaotic chat, a pure and innocent message popped up.
─Hero : But what does scissoring mean?
─Moderator : You don’t need to know.
─Hero : ?
Even if the Hero is a concept-obsessed, nasty spammer, the Moderator didn’t want to explain scissoring.
Teach such a meme to a naive kid who only spams every day without knowing what scissoring is?
Even though the Moderator is a specter tainted by the internet, such a cruel act was beyond him.
“There are a lot of posts today.”
Was it because this incident was so striking?
Frowning at the unusually high number of posts, the Moderator began deleting them.
Wow! Tactical nukes times two!
Although he had reached a level where he could delete posts just by seeing the silhouette of a picture, he couldn’t avoid the upside-down reversed tactical nukes.
At this point, you just have to take the hit.
Thinking that way, while cutting the posts, the chat flickered.
─Plant Druid : Moderator,, I have,, a question
─Moderator : What is it?
─Plant Druid : How,, do you delete posts,, so fast?
─Moderator : ?
“Yeah, how?”
He had never been conscious of it.
He just did his job the same way as when he was managing 17 minor galleries.
─Plant Druid : Could you teach me too,,?
─Moderator : Why?
─Plant Druid : It seems like you’re struggling,, to go so fast.. I can’t do the same.,!!
─Demon King-chan : Gasp, are you showing your true colors to the Moderator~??? Is it tough with your old granny tits~~
─Plant Druid : It’s not like that!!!!!!
“Hmm.”
Well, should I teach her then?
─Moderator : First, imagine a square space.
With 13 years of gallery experience behind him, he revealed his know-how of managing 17 minor galleries.
***
Eris approached Moderator deliberately to become closer.
Because she would need him in the future to break the elders’ staffs!
Of course, saying that she struggled compared to Moderator was not a lie.
The speed at which he managed the gallery was unparalleled, and it looked like a tough job to others.
Successfully engaging in conversation naturally for these reasons, Eris focused on the chat.
─Moderator : First, imagine a square space.
─Plant Druid : Okay.
─Moderator : Then open four gallery windows in that space.
─Plant Druid : Open four,,, windows,,,??
Following his instructions, Eris concentrated her consciousness.
It felt like splitting her awareness into four parts.
Could she possibly have a talent for this?!
Opening four gallery windows was difficult but not too hard.
─Plant Druid : I did it!
─Moderator : Now imagine having four of those squares.
─Plant Druid : What?
─Moderator : Then you’ll have 16 spaces for windows.
The progress was too fast. Imagine having four of those squares?
Eris focused again and imagined another square. Then opened another window within it.
Another one. And one more… and another….
The seventh window blurred and disappeared.
She could maintain six windows. How was this even possible?
She wondered if it was possible to divide human concentration like this.
─Moderator : Once you have 16 windows open, click on a post. Quickly move through the remaining 15 windows.
─Plant Druid : What??
─Moderator : Read the post in the first window, then read the others. At the same time, close the first window and open the gallery again to read another post.
─Plant Druid : Excuse me???
Just hearing the explanation made her dizzy.
‘So, he’s saying to have 16 gallery windows open and check 16 posts simultaneously….’
No matter how much she tried, it didn’t seem feasible.
Even managing to read six posts simultaneously with six windows open was tough even that her head was spinning into an atrocious headache.
─Moderator : When you run out of posts to read, you can check the auction house and stuff like that to pass the time.
─Plant Druid : And you do that,, for hours??
─Moderator : Well, yeah, I’m awake, so, might as well do it before sleeping you know?
“….”
Eris quietly closed the chat and fell into contemplation.
What kind of person was really Moderator?
A wizard researching magic in the Magic Tower…? Or some high-ranking entity?
“Is this even a human…?”
In any case, it was something really hard to call human.
***
While the gallery was as peaceful as usual, a significant event occurred in the Dwarf kingdom of Terrin.
“My goodness!”
Something had been born in their hands.