I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 183

"I’ll win it back and pay you."

It was a phrase used quite broadly, not just among gamblers.

It was also a saying that suited get-rich-quick opportunists more than gambling addicts.

"Ah, seriously. Let’s trust Lackey just this once. You know he’s strong too, don’t you?"

"...."

Bbareumbo stared blankly at me when I bet the Fasting Pills.

He was merely looking, but man was it terrifying.

"It’s only 3 pills, 3 pills! If we win with this, I’m telling you we can get even more Fasting Pills!"

"...."

"If Lackey loses, I won’t do it next time."

After my desperate persuasion, Bbareumbo permitted the bet.

However, the arena’s operating hours were from noon until sunset.

What did I do until then? I trained and browsed the Gallery.

Title) Messiah Empire’s New Emperor, Arnold

(Video of Emperor Arnold receiving cheers from the crowd in an open-top carriage)

(Photo of Emperor Arnold receiving flowers from a young child)

(Photo of Emperor Arnold giving a speech)

Announcing that a new sun has risen over the Empire as of today.

└ Look how handsome he is. A sun in a different sense.

└ Don’t you dare work out. This is a warning.

└ Why would an Emperor exercise? He’s probably busy processing paperwork every day lol

└ But why is that guy alone? The former Emperor had someone beside him though?

└ Emperor Robert married early. As far as I know, Arnold hasn’t married yet.

└ Unmarried at that age? Could it be...?

└ Don’t spout weird rumors. He originally had a fiancée, but the engagement was broken.

└ Broken engagement? With the Crown Prince?

└ Yeah, wasn’t it Lady Mercedes? Anyway, they said the engagement broke off because she was too sick.

└ Isn’t that a lie?

└ It’s not a lie. Rumors that she was on the verge of death were rampant among the nobles.

Photos on the Gallery were often posted exactly as seen with the naked eye.

Thus, a photo on the Gallery was practically identical to real life.

The real life of the handsome man in that photo was highly likely to look identical.

’He really is damn handsome.’

A quintessential Western handsome guy.

Rather than looking manly, he possessed a graceful beauty.

How great would it be to be born with a face like that?

’...Even so, it’s useless in the forest.’

It must have been convenient before getting dropped into the forest. But here, it had no meaning.

Face or whatever, this was a place where physical ability was paramount.

Still, envy was envy. Women were surely lined up for him.

I was about to leave a comment but decided to just skip it. Leaving a comment was meaningless anyway.

Title) Ash Also Attended the Succession Ceremony

(Photo of Ash in uniform)

(Photo of Ash making eye contact with the poster)

(Photo of Ash grinning playfully)

(Video of Ash walking toward the imperial palace)

Is this person really in her mid-30s? Looking at her face alone, she looks early 20s;;

└ She really is pretty though. If she hadn’t been so picky, she would’ve married long ago.

└ Ash still couldn’t get married?

└ Yeah, but she didn’t fail to get married, she just didn’t do it.

└ She said she doesn’t want to marry a guy weaker than her lol

└ It really is a waste of a face lol

└ Aside from her face, isn’t she a bit tall?

└ Yeah, probably similar to the average guy’s height?

└ Why is Ash’s skin so good? Is she maintaining it?

└ Even if she doesn’t care for it, it takes care of itself. She’s a Sword Master after all.

I was also able to see Ash’s face, which I had been curious about. As rumored, she really was pretty.

When searching for Ash on the Gallery, photos rarely came up, only all sorts of rumors.

They said she was a homebody who usually didn’t step outside her house. That’s why there weren’t many photos.

’Her uniform is cool too. But her skin?’

I took a closer look at Ash’s skin.

Her skin was smooth enough that saying it glistened wouldn’t be wrong.

I thought it felt somehow familiar, and it turned out to be similar to my current skin.

I didn’t know what effect the honey I ate yesterday had, but it ended up like this.

It was as if I had taken a youth-restoring medicine. I didn’t know how long the effect would last, though.

’Mmm... I don’t know. Let’s move on.’

What did it matter even if the identity of the fixed nickname I was close with was Ash?

The world was vast, and she was a highly respected swordsman in the Messiah Empire.

She was probably consistently taking care of her skin. Or if not, it was maintained automatically.

Title) Didn’t They Say Selena Had an Incurable Disease?

(Video of Selena getting off the carriage)

(Video of Selena drawing attention from numerous people)

(Video of Selena waving to people)

(Photo of Selena, always expressionless)

(Photo of Selena 2)

(Photo of Selena 3)

She came to the succession ceremony? What’s going on?

└ Wow holy shit, so fucking pretty. Is she an Elf?

└ Even Elves aren’t that pretty;;

└ She literally glows lol

└ Why is everyone only staring at her face lolFollow the newest chapters on nоvelping.com.

└ Wouldn’t you look if you were us? When she looks like that?

└ Fief residents said she improved recently. Seeing her complexion returned, seems like she’s completely cured?

└ Wasn’t Selena a total stick back in the day? Only her face was pretty, her body was super frail.

└ I was her academy classmate, she was seriously skinny. Like she’d snap if you just grabbed her.

└ Now she’s just totally thicc lol

└ Can a person change that much?

└ But OP, why did you take so many photos?

└ Because she’s pretty

└ OK, fair enough.

└ Saying fair enough lol

Was it because it was a succession ceremony gathering countless people?

As nobles gradually gathered, various faces were uploaded.

Among them, the most eye-catching was undeniably Selena.

Though Ash also had white hair, it possessed a subtle bluish tint, whereas Selena was pure white-haired.

Her skin was also incomparably white as snow, inevitably setting her apart from others.

’Wait, this person’s skin too...?’

Selena’s skin luster was also extraordinary.

Furthermore, there were stories that her body was in bad shape from an incurable disease.

Considering these two points, Starlight Lady naturally crossed my mind.

Starlight Lady was also suffering from the incurable Nine Yin Severed Meridians before recovering completely through my help.

’Then again, this too... shouldn’t matter, right?’

Starlight Lady was a very important person who regularly supplied me with Elixirs.

If I needlessly revealed it and got on her bad side, I’d be the only one losing. Besides, there was only suspicion and no physical proof.

In addition, even if I blabbed on the Gallery, hardly anyone would believe it.

I checked the time while reading the posts related to the succession ceremony that kept popping up.

It was just about the right time to eat lunch and head to the arena.

"Haa!"

"Kkyuu!"

"Haa!"

"Kkyu!"

When I stood up from my seat, Lackey and Wonmo were practicing straight punches.

To think he wouldn’t teach me, yet he was teaching Wonmo.

I felt a strange sentiment, but brushed it off thinking animals had their own mutual understanding.

Besides, Wonmo adorably thrusting out its paws was cute.

At this rate, he might even have to teach Wonmo the Internal Cultivation Art.

"Let’s head out soon."

"Kkyuu!"

"...."

After finishing all preparations, we headed to the arena.

Bbareumbo didn’t seem to like betting Fasting Pills very much, but he let it slip anyway.

Before long, we arrived at the arena. Just like yesterday, two kangaroos stood guard at the entrance.

"Puo."

Unlike yesterday, the fellas easily gave way at the entrance.

I offered a brief thanks and stepped inside.

Stepping inside, I could already feel the bustling, noisy atmosphere.

"Puooooo!"

"Uooooo!"

A kangaroo throwing open its two arms cheering, and audience kangaroos cheering in response.

Before long, that kangaroo led a female away and vanished somewhere.

To think this was carried out every summer during mating season. Even after learning about it, it was absurd every time I saw it.

’Today’s participants are...’

More important than that were the tournament contestants. I turned my head and scanned the VIP section.

Various participants, including bears, were seated. There was even a deer.

I didn’t know whether those guys joined out of boredom or for some other reason.

"Lackey. Take these Fasting Pills and sit over there."

"Got it."

"If they look dissatisfied seeing the Fasting Pills, give them one each."

Fearing those guys might harbor complaints seeing the Fasting Pills, I even gave samples for tasting.

Naturally, I felt Bbareumbo’s fierce gaze clinging to my back, but I strove to ignore it.

Afterward, Lackey moved over to where the contestants gathered.

Lackey placed the Fasting Pills where the prizes were gathered.

Whether it was because a new competitor appeared, or because he wagered a paltry 3 Fasting Pills—

"Keureung."

"Pureuk."

The bear as well as the deer showed dissatisfied expressions.

The moment Lackey saw that reaction, he executed what I told him to do.

Handing out Fasting Pills to each of the animals.

They all wore puzzled expressions for a brief moment, but as soon as they ate the Fasting Pills, their reactions changed.

"Kuooh? Kuoooo!"

"Pureureuk...!"

Not to mention the bear, even the deer who always maintained a cynical attitude widened its eyes roundly.

To the animals of the Forest of the Four Seasons, Fasting Pills seemed to feel like a kind of processed treat.

And a processed treat with a magnificent taste, at that. Perhaps something similar to chocolate.

At any rate, betting Fasting Pills was no longer a problem.

All that remained was for Lackey to win.

Title) Lackey Joined the Arena

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(Photo of Lackey sitting in the VIP section)

Everyone please cheer for Lackey. This fella is gonna win the prize.

└ Heavenly Demon) There is no sense of mismatch whatsoever. He looks as if he belonged there from the beginning.

└ What did you bet?

└ Wild Grylls) Fasting Pills.

└ Didn’t Bbareumbo say anything?

└ Wild Grylls) He glared at me like he wanted to kill me? So we gotta win no matter what.

└ What if Lackey throws on purpose?

└ Wild Grylls) Shock him with electricity right away lol

└ Princess Chaenggu) Looks like you’re placing bets today too! I’m definitely winning points!

└ King Reor) Do you even have points left? Didn’t you spend them all yesterday?

└ Princess Chaenggu) I have 100 points left! I’m gonna be rich with this!

└ King Reor) Don’t go asking for emergency relief funds later;;

└ Princess Chaenggu) Even if I ask, I won’t ask you!

└ I hope those two become beggars together lol

└ fr, that’d be hilarious lol

└ Praise the Sun) Hm. Shall I lightly drop 1,000 points right off the bat?

└ Just how many points do you have?;;

└ Praise the Sun) 1,000 points lol

└ Hey you crazy bastard lololololol

└ Isn’t this guy pure insane lol

└ Praise the Sun) Only those with the heart of a beast become rich by nature.

As the arena opened, the users also readied their ammo.

As time passed, the tournament progressed...

"Pureuk."

"Kkueooo..."

"Wait. What the...!"

Lackey suffered defeat to the deer by an overwhelming margin.

Seeing that, I didn’t even know how dumbfounded I was.

Even if he couldn’t use mana, I never imagined he’d lose to a deer.

’Wait, no. He beat the bear. Is the deer absurdly strong?’

Even just looking at those large and magnificent antlers right now, one could tell the deer’s strength.

He was a creature presumed to rule over a sector in the first place.

However, even considering that, I didn’t expect him to lose so overwhelmingly.

└ Princess Chaenggu) Kyaaaaaaaah!!! My points!!! My points!!!

└ King Reor) Hurry up and pin that gorilla bastard to the wall shiiit

└ Praise the Sun) If you stuff him, give him to me. I’ll sell him off to cover my losses.

└ Here come the people who got badly burned by Lackey lolol

└ So this is why gladiators’ masters get pissed off lolol

On the Gallery as well, people who suffered severe losses from betting on Lackey cropped up one after another.

In addition to that, Bbareumbo’s gaze had become even more terrifying than before.

’...First, let’s head back.’

Taking Lackey, who hadn’t come to his senses, I returned to the Shelter.

Having been hit hard once by the antlers, it took time even for Lackey to regain his composure.

"Can you walk?"

"Ugh... Strong... That bastard..."

The word ’strong’ came out of Lackey’s mouth. A vexed expression was a bonus.

Although he couldn’t use mana, vexed was vexed, it seemed.

Still, reaching the semi-finals (?) must have been a comfort in its own way.

’We shouldn’t participate when the deer is around.’

I couldn’t think of a way to defeat the deer.

Then again, I couldn’t undo Lackey’s suppressor either, so we’d just have to watch.

It was right when I returned to the Shelter holding such thoughts.

"Huh?"

It was when I drew close to the Shelter. Something strange came into sight.

Towering trees. A yellow color visible between those trees.

What on earth could that be? Had another strange animal arrived?

Right when I arrived at the Shelter with such a mindset—

"...."

"...."

I ran right into someone. Who did I run into, you ask?

A Paladin riding a Kirin.

The armor he wore was beyond dirty and dented, and his appearance was in a terrible state.

Given how much he must have suffered all this time, he possessed a considerably haggard complexion.

"...@#$"

Kuuung!

Simultaneously with uttering incomprehensible words, he collapsed onto the ground.

Since he fell off the back of the Kirin, a heavy thud echoed in my ears.

Startled, I hurriedly rushed closer.

I was glad to meet a human; I had no intention of cleaning up a corpse.

"A-Are you okay?! Pull yourself together!"

"$%@#%"

I couldn’t understand what he was saying at all. Just as I was about to vent my frustration—

Kkorrrrrreuk!!!

A staggering noise erupted from the Paladin’s stomach.

Because it was such a vivid and clear sound, I had no choice but to feel bewildered.

In the meantime, the Paladin barely opened his eyes and spoke softly.

"$%#%"

I didn’t know the exact words, but I felt like I understood the meaning.

’I’m hungry.’