I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 113

Managing to barely stabilize my dangling arm, I returned to the cave.

Returning to the cave, I saw Wonmo pacing back and forth.

It seemed he had been fraught with anxiety for a while, worried about me.

"Kkyuu! Kkyu!"

Wonmo welcomed me back enthusiastically as I returned injured.

In my heart, I wanted to hug him with both arms, but with one arm in this state, it was difficult.

"Wonmo-ya. Wait a second. Let me set my arm first."

"Kkyuu!"

Wonmo answered energetically and stepped back slightly. Good Wonmo listens so well.

Snickering, I carefully set my arm down. Removing the shield first was the main task.

I had been injured many times, but having a broken arm was a first, so I was at a loss on what to do.

’What if I blindly pour Elixir over it and the bone sets weirdly?’

That was my biggest worry.

My ribs hadn’t been shattered to the extent of this arm.

For now, it seemed best to immobilize it with a splint.

Using my single usable arm, I looked for a suitable wooden board.

Trimming one of the firewood logs I chopped to kindle the campfire would be enough.

’Buy some cloth from the Gallery.’

Place the splint and tie it up, done. But with only one working arm, it was hard.

"Hey there, Mr. Bbareumbo."

"...."

"Hold this for a bit. My arm’s like this, see."

So I asked Bbareumbo for help. Even if he couldn’t tie it, holding the cloth should be fine.

Bbareumbo stared at me silently and held the cloth as requested.

Like that, using a piece of wood and cloth, I managed to apply a splint.

Since this was strictly temporary, pouring Elixir was necessary for true healing.

Subject: My arm got wrecked.

Wild Grylls

(Photo of arm in splint)

Arm got wrecked fighting the Leader Gorilla. Thank god the Leader Gorilla spared me, otherwise I’d be dead lol

Also, can I just pour Elixir over my arm here? I immobilized it with a splint first in case the bone sets crooked.

Re: Heavenly Demon) Was the monkey strong?

Re: Wild Grylls) Ridiculously strong? Even my broken arm—I blocked with my shield and it still broke. He didn’t even punch, he just placed his fist against it.

Re: Heavenly Demon) He broke your arm just by touching it?

Re: Wild Grylls) Yes. Literally just tap—touched it.

Re: Heavenly Demon) To think he can even use Penetrating Force. He is a fellow of quite high realm. This I did not expect.

Re: Wild Grylls) Besides, when I slashed with my sword, he vanished like some mirage and appeared right behind me.

Re: Heavenly Demon) Form-Shifting Displacement as well? Astounding. That creature showed you mercy.

Re: Sword Matstar) It’s a real miracle you’re alive. If that gorilla went all out, you’d be dead in less than a second.

Re: Wild Grylls) I even launched a surprise attack and he blocked my sword with just his fingers. Seeing that, I knew I was fucked.

Re: Sword Matstar) How many fingers did he block it with?

Re: Wild Grylls) Three.

Re: Sword Matstar) Seems he used 3 because it was Grylls-ssi. Usually he’d block with just 1.

Re: Wild Grylls) He probably saw the effectiveness of the sword Heavenly Demon-nim gave me too.

Re: What gorilla uses Penetrating Force and Form-Shifting Displacement? Can’t believe it till I see it;;

Re: It speaks human language, so shouldn’t it be possible?

Re: Honestly that sounds like bullshit. Might as well say he shoots palm blasts.

Re: Wild Grylls) Don’t know about palm blasts, but I have proof of the whole forest getting blasted. I’ll show you later.

Re: What. Did he really shoot a palm blast? lolol

Re: Even the monkey in mythology wouldn’t be like that lolol

Re: Myth has monkeys too?

Re: Central Plains mythology. Story of a monkey that became a spiritual beast by imitating human behavior.

Re: Oh. Sounds interesting.

Re: Starlight Lady) Is your arm completely broken?

Re: Wild Grylls) Yes. To the point where my arm hangs limply. Is it okay to pour Elixir like this? I splinted it first out of fear the bone might heal weirdly.

Re: Starlight Lady) You made a wise choice. In reality, bones do set crooked quite often. Torso regions heavily absorb Elixir effects just by drinking it, but limbs don’t work that way.

Re: Wild Grylls) Would cutting it open with a knife and pouring Elixir directly heal it faster?

Re: Starlight Lady) I’ll just give you a syringe. I used syringes frequently when I was ill in the past.

Re: Wild Grylls) Thank you. Is there anything you want in return? It seems hard for me to go out today, so I can give it to you tomorrow.

Re: Starlight Lady) Just stay alive intact. You make your life sound like a fly’s life.

Re: Wild Grylls) Yes ma’am.

Re: But it IS a fly’s life, right?

Re: Yeah, honestly doubt he’ll last a month

Re: Isn’t it just week 2 now?

Re: What comes after the gorilla lolThe source of this chapter is novelp⁠ing.com.

Re: Good thing the gorilla showed mercy, otherwise today could’ve been his last day lol

Re: Praise the Sun) Should I raise a gorilla too? Curious if teaching them martial arts works.

Re: Wild Grylls) Try teaching speech before martial arts. I’m curious if that works too.

Re: Praise the Sun) Isn’t simple sign language possible? A chimpanzee I raised before did that.

Re: Wild Grylls) You raised a chimpanzee?;;

Re: Praise the Sun) Yeah, but died of old age. A guy I cherished dearly.

Re: Upvote if you think that chimp lived a better life than you lolol

Re: fr lol They say even if you’re a slave, be a slave in a noble house~

Re: I’d rather become a chimp lol

Re: My IQ is below a chimp, can you raise me?

Re: Then share some IQ with me. Chimps and monkeys are basically the same anyway.

Re: Rather than a pet, just be my slave. I’ll raise you well.

Re: lolololol

Re: You evil bastards lol

While people jabbered away on the Gallery, I received the syringe from Starlight Lady.

[Starlight Lady: Just in case, I sent a brand new one, so you can use it with peace of mind.]

Thank you.

[Wild Grylls: So I put Elixir in here and inject it into my arm, right?]

[Starlight Lady: Yes. Please use it carefully.]

The shape of the syringe was similar to what I knew, yet different.

The shape itself was identical. Instead, the material and size were completely different.

In particular, it was quite large; unlike its thick body, the needle was relatively small.

’If the needle had been huge too... ugh.’

I put Elixir into the syringe and checked if it flowed properly.

Golden liquid oozed out bit by bit from the needle’s tip. This should be enough.

Soon, I pricked the needle into the broken area of my arm and injected it straight in.

’Feels like some addict shooting up drugs.’

The refreshing feeling unique to Elixir set in, and the pain gradually receded.

Seeing that I could even feel the sensation of bones interlocking, it seemed mostly healed.

However, if possible, I planned to live with the splint attached for a full day.

Because I heard that broken bone injuries carry quite severe aftereffects.

’Fortunately, I survived.’

Taking a sip of Elixir, I looked up at the ceiling.

I thought the Forest of the Four Seasons was easy despite its notoriety, but that was my miscalculation.

I had simply not encountered an anomaly like the Leader Gorilla until now.

Even the Saber-toothed Tiger would be nothing more than a housecat before the Leader Gorilla.

’You mean there are monsters as strong as that gorilla out there?’

Just how strong were those guys? I felt a little afraid.

Without even looking far, there were crabs and crayfish filming monster movies out there.

But those guys had different habitats, and because of their sheer size, they were easy to avoid.

The problem was specimens like the Leader Gorilla, who were small in size yet lived nearby.

"...."

Amid my gloomy thoughts, Speed Sloth suddenly caught my eye.

The guy who stood by and watched without intervening even when I almost died.

Did he consider that the elite guard would jump in the moment he intervened, or did he know the Leader Gorilla would show mercy?

I didn’t know for sure, but I could tell he had some connection with the Leader Gorilla.

"Bbareumbo-ya."

"...."

"Can you use that Form-Shifting Displacement thing too? The thing where you vanish and reappear."

Nod—

Speed Sloth answered with a nod of his head.

Seeing that, I nodded. As expected, offering tributes to this guy had been the right choice.

’Come to think of it...’

The next thing that caught my eye after Speed Sloth was the bananas.

A bunch of bananas thrown by the Leader Gorilla as an apology.

Strictly speaking, three clusters of bananas tied together—basically a full set.

With this, I could live without worrying about food ingredients for a while. Or eat them as snacks.

’Let’s eat one.’

Since my mood is down, I should eat something sweet. I plucked a banana.

Not just for myself, I plucked ones to give to Speed Sloth and Wonmo too.

"Here. Eat."

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"..."

My animal friends began eating bananas in their own ways.

Wonmo, who was crazy for sweet things, practically buried his nose in it, while Speed Sloth stared silently.

Seems he felt reluctant to eat bananas given by an enemy. Still, seeing him peel it, he didn’t seem to hate it.

’Haven’t eaten bananas in a long time.’

Struggling with one arm, I peeled the banana.

Ideally I’d use my left hand, but I intended to spare it just in case.

Munch— munch—

"...Oh?"

The moment I took a bite, a honey-sweet flavor burst across my entire mouth.

Accompanied by the distinct aroma of banana, it was literally a banana sweet as honey.

No wonder Wonmo was face-planting into it. A taste that brought pure joy.

’How can the sugar content be this high?’

A banana raised on abundant mana. Even Southeast Asian bananas wouldn’t be this sweet.

Moreover, it was huge. A single one was as large as my forearm.

Devouring the banana ravenously, I calmed my troubled mind.

’He really gave me something good.’

Of course, compared to Fasting Pills, it was far lacking.

At first, I thought he gave it to tell me to take this and piss off.

But seeing how delicious it was, he seemed to have done his best in his own way.

How could he acquire food as nutritious as Fasting Pills out here anyway?

A simple herb is one thing, but Fasting Pills are human food made by blending various herbs.

"Nom nom nom."

Wonmo devoured all the banana peels. Astringency aside, I was worried he might get diarrhea.

Leaning against the cave wall, I glanced at my broken arm.

No matter how many times I thought about it, it was fascinating. He literally just placed his fist on the shield, yet my arm broke.

Will I be able to pull off such tricks someday? It seems hard if I only learn from Gallery posts.

’Wait. Come to think of it...’

Before the Leader Gorilla delivered his final blow.

When my survival instinct kicked in and my concentration reached its limit.

I remembered the Aura fluttering like fire slowly condensing and forming a shape.

’I should practice before I lose that feeling.’

That sensation still remained. Because the aftermath of that impression was so intense.

I immediately grabbed the Sword of the Heavenly Demon and manifested my Aura.

Injecting a bit of mana, Aura shimmered up like a heat haze.

Injecting just a bit more force caused it to surge like flames.

’Let’s recall the sensation from that moment step by step.’

The sensation of an intangible pressure crushing down on my body.

Biting my tongue just to break free from that pressure.

Although I didn’t complete it, grabbing hold of a clue in itself was enough.

Uuung— ung— uuung—

But it was just as difficult. It hardly condensed at all.

Still, I could see the flame-like surging Aura shrinking in places.

It wasn’t that I didn’t inject mana. In fact, I was shoving it in continuously, yet it shrank.

Although it didn’t attain a complete form, this alone was tremendous progress.

’The problem is that the amount of Aura is too large, making it hard to control.’

Slowly practicing this too will yield results.

I put down the sword and logged into the Gallery.

Logging in, everyone was jabbering about my story.

Saying a gorilla talking must be fiction, that I’m lying, and so forth.

’I knew you’d do this, so I recorded it, you bastards.’

So I uploaded the videos of the gorilla talking to the Gallery.

Heavenly Demon translated it all, but there were way too many guys who refused to believe it.

’There shouldn’t be deepfakes or AI here.’

If there were, that’d be amazing in its own way. I glanced through the Gallery comments.

Re: What’s with the translation forgery again

Re: F

Re: U

Re: CK

"...."

Or not.

Was human life pretty much the same everywhere?