I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 266

The Heavenly Demon, Yoo So-wol, thought: How many times in her life had she felt this anxious?

With her innate talent, she had smashed through everything standing in her way as she advanced.

Starting from the Murim, which had been leveled down by the Orthodox-Demonic War, to the Imperial Court that had preserved its full power.

Only one thing could stop her: Qi Deviation, the wild rampaging internal energy within her.

If Grylls hadn’t helped her, she wouldn’t even exist in this world anymore.

Therefore, she wanted to help Grylls by any means necessary, and was thinking that someday she wished to pull him out into the world outside.

’Nothing terrible has happened, right?’

But today was different. Yoo So-wol’s heart felt as though it were scorching in real time.

She repeatedly refreshed the Gallery endlessly, waiting for Grylls’s post to appear.

She sent message after message in succession, but no reply came back. Bad thoughts crossed her mind constantly, but telling herself he was probably sleeping was the best she could do.

The reason the Heavenly Demon, Yoo So-wol, who feared nothing in the world, was worrying like this was none other than the Blood Cult.

’My benefactor must remain safe...’

Ever since she missed the Blood Cult remnants, she had been uneasy. Afraid that some of them might come into contact with Grylls.

Grylls had comforted her, saying that the probability was minuscule and that since she was protecting innocent people, she shouldn’t pay it any mind.

Yoo So-wol had been reassured by that comfort, but only briefly. In less than a few days, a remnant of the Blood Cult had made contact with Grylls.

Her heart plummeted. Her blood ran cold, and goosebumps erupted all over her skin.

It was an emotion she was experiencing for the very first time since birth.

’I am terrified that something might truly go wrong.’

Nothing was as terrifying as a dreaded scenario actually unfolding in reality.

She could not understand why such a trial was given to her, and—

’How helpless I am.’

Aside from watching like this, there was nothing she could do.

Part of her wanted to rush straight into the Forest of the Four Seasons, but that was far too impulsive.

Times like this required a calm composure. Was it not the very advice she had heard until calluses formed on her ears back when she was the Young Cult Leader?

’Back then, I did not know why they said such things...’

She thought it was just the nagging of old boomers. But it wasn’t at all.

Maintaining peace of mind was extraordinarily difficult. If it was this hard even after reaching the Profound Realm, how much worse would it have been before?

Yoo So-wol desperately prayed that the remnant of the Blood Cult would not harm Grylls.

Thus, she stayed up all night with open eyes, sending Grylls a message every hour.

If a text popped up saying the message could not be delivered...

Kugugugugu-

Was it because her extreme thoughts prevented her from suppressing her energy?

A faint vibration occurred inside the private chamber where Yoo So-wol stayed.

Since she could turn heaven and earth upside down if she so desired, even a phenomenon like this erupted.

The moment Yoo So-wol felt the vibration, she calmed her heart. Soon after, the vibration stopped.

"Haaah..."

Regardless of calming her mind, a heavy sigh escaped her lips.

Worrying couldn’t be helped, for Grylls did not know the full extent of the Blood Cult’s infamy.

Though Yoo So-wol might look down on the Blood Cult, she never ignored their sinister reputation.

Unlike the Blood Cult, the Heavenly Demon Cult possessed firm morality and ethics.

Even in Yoo So-wol’s eyes, the Blood Cult consisted solely of wretched scum that earned the wrath of heaven and earth.

’My benefactor has only encountered the Blood Cult through the Gallery. If he truly comes from another world, he is in grave danger.’

There was one thing Grylls had consistently mentioned: that he came from another world.

Naturally, Yoo So-wol, as well as the other users, had not easily believed those words.

As trust accumulated, she gradually came to believe it, but even that wasn’t absolute certainty.

It was merely a hypothesis. The problem was that this only deepened her anxiety.

’Though the Blood Cult is a laughingstock on the forum, their vicious wickedness is enough to make anyone click their tongue in disgust.’

She prayed that he would not suffer danger because of his goodness and goodwill.

A stroke of fortune amidst misfortune was that Ludwig was by Grylls’s side.

Yoo So-wol was also well aware of Ludwig’s grand reputation. The title of Guardian truly suited him.

If the person Grylls had first met had been a Blood Cult remnant instead of Ludwig, it would have been perilous.

For since ancient times, a lonely person tends to yearn for a fellow human.

’Time moves so slowly.’

Yoo So-wol scanned the Gallery with wide, intent eyes.

When was the last time a day dragged on like today? She couldn’t even remember.

While waiting for Grylls’s post, she fulfilled her duties as an Assistant Moderator.

Since time was dragging anyway, it was difficult to maintain composure without flexing her moderator power.

’What a truly diligent bunch.’

Even considering time zone differences, posts popped up incessantly on the Gallery.

Though most of them were shitposts, occasionally there were useful ones.

’The Imperial Court is searching for Grylls’s herb, huh...’

It was merely a rumor. However, recent movements by the Imperial Court had indeed been detected.

It was because of the divine herb Grylls had gifted earlier, the ’Hair Growth Herb’.

She had no intention of naming it, but Wi Seol-ak had named it arbitrarily.

Still, because it was a name perfectly suited to its effect, Yoo So-wol didn’t particularly mind.

After all, cultivating the Hair Growth Herb required her own power.

’Public sentiment is what matters most.’

Wi Seol-ak had said: To unify not just the Murim but the entire Central Plains, public sentiment was more important than anything else.

If they lost public sentiment, they would turn all the common people into enemies, and in the worst-case scenario, the very survival of the Sacred Cult would be endangered.

For this reason, now was not the time to use force, and watching how things unfolded was the best course of action.

’Public sentiment, is it...’

A word frequently mentioned on the Gallery as well.New chapters come out on NovelPing first.

She had seen public sentiment sour whenever the Orange Badge did something weird.

Not just the Orange Badge, but Yoo So-wol had been similar. Back during the days when she did nothing but drop shitposts.

’Come to think of it... Grylls must have seen those posts too.’

Back then she laughed it off, but looking back now, it was a little embarrassing.

The thought ’Should I delete them even now?’ crossed her mind.

However, because some of them contained summaries of her enlightenments, she decided to leave them as they were.

As time passed like that, the next morning arrived.

[Wild Grylls: Heavenly Demon-nim. Why did you call me?]

The message Yoo So-wol had waited and waited for finally returned.

The moment Yoo So-wol read that message, her eyes widened. Her expression showed intense emotion.

Soon, after regaining her breath, she maintained her composure and sent a reply.

[Heavenly Demon: It is nothing else, but what happened to that remnant? This Seat was worried that fellow might harm you.]

[Wild Grylls: Ah. That guy ran away. I’ll post a detailed story on the board.]

He ran away, huh. It seemed something had happened overnight.

"Haaah..."

Yoo So-wol let out a long sigh of relief.

Not only was Grylls safe, but the remnant had fled on his own.

She had been fretting nervously out of fear that he might harm Grylls, but it turned out to be an unnecessary worry.

’To think This Seat worried so much...’

She was experiencing emotions one after another that she had never felt before in her entire life.

A savior of her life and her very first mystical opportunity. This approached Yoo So-wol as something truly special.

Besides that, things like pure goodwill, unblemished kindness, and so on.

"Fufu."

Yoo So-wol let out a subtle giggle. A laugh simply came out.

The joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure of a person, not as the Heavenly Demon.

All of these felt precious to her.

’I want to meet him in person.’

She wanted to repay her grace to Grylls as quickly as possible. The Gallery alone was not enough.

Around the time Yoo So-wol was roughly outlining a plan in her head, Grylls’s post went up.

Title) Blood Cultist is gone

Wild Grylls

(Photo of Wonmo and Tyranno sleeping tangled together)

I didn’t have a photo of him, so I’m posting the Gallery Master and the candidate instead.

Long story short, the Blood Cultist ran away overnight. He even snatched the Elixir on his way out.

But just in case, I swapped out the Elixir for urine, and he ran away holding that lol

They say you shouldn’t take in a black-haired beast, and that saying is spot on. If he comes back next time, I’m kicking him out immediately.

ㄴHeavenly Demon) I am glad you are safe. I do not even know what to say.

ㄴWild Grylls) Let’s think positively! Because you eradicated the Blood Cult beforehand, only this one guy came!

Just as expected of Grylls. It felt as if her subdued spirits were returning.

However, that mood was short-lived. The next comment shook Yoo So-wol’s heart.

ㄴSword Matstar) By the way, why is Heavenly Demon-nim apologizing? Wasn’t it the real Heavenly Demon who stopped the Blood Cult?

ㄴAnonymous) Come to think of it, you’re right? Why is this user apologizing? Is she the real Heavenly Demon?

ㄴAnonymous) Yesterday’s post was like that too. Apologizing because she couldn’t stop them.

ㄴAnonymous) Unless she’s the real Heavenly Demon, she wouldn’t even say things like that? For real?

"Uh..."

Yoo So-wol panicked. Seeing Sword Matstar’s comment, she belatedly realized the strange point.

Just in case, she checked the post from when Grylls first discovered the remnant.

Indeed, she had apologized to Grylls in a public comment, not in a private message.

"Oh dear."

To commit such a blunder because she was swept up in emotion! She hadn’t even thought of it.

A desperate, critical situation where her identity might be exposed. How could she break through this predicament?

While Yoo So-wol stopped her hands and pondered, Grylls posted a comment.

ㄴWild Grylls) Huh? I didn’t even notice, just saw it now lol It was so natural I didn’t notice lmao

Grylls provided an appropriate way out. Yoo So-wol did not miss this opening.

ㄴHeavenly Demon) That is only natural. Because This Seat IS the Heavenly Demon.

ㄴSword Matstar) Wow... your roleplay dedication is persistent lmao

ㄴAnonymous) How serious are you about the roleplay to aim even for that? lol

ㄴAnonymous) What if she turns out to be the real Heavenly Demon?

ㄴAnonymous) Yeah right, as if lmao

ㄴAnonymous) If she’s the real Heavenly Demon, we gotta go arrest that punk right now lol

When she responded with brazen confidence, everyone reacted as if they were fed up with the act.

Seeing this, Yoo So-wol let out a sigh of relief.

Because personalities in reality and on the Gallery weren’t vastly different, she was able to brush it off as a ’skit.’

’I must be careful.’

More incidents like this could happen in the future. Especially if it concerned Grylls.

Yoo So-wol sent a message of thanks to Grylls and exited the Gallery.

She gained a realization through this incident: sitting back leisurely like this would not do.

Thereupon, she immediately moved to the audience chamber and summoned Wi Seol-ak.

"Did you call for me, O Heaven?"

Wi Seol-ak greeted her respectfully with decorum.

Yoo So-wol looked down at him quietly, then rose from her jade throne.

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With light steps, she descended from the throne.

The place Yoo So-wol eventually arrived at was the Hair Growth Herb flowerpot.

It was only natural for Wi Seol-ak to question her incomprehensible action.

In the meantime, Yoo So-wol reached out her hand toward the flowerpot.

Shaaaaaa-

A blue aura leaked out from Yoo So-wol’s hand.

Before long, that aura seeped into the flowerpot where the Hair Growth Herb was growing.

Kkumul- kkumul- kkumul-

Surprisingly, the Hair Growth Herb grew at a rapid pace. As if it were feeding on Yoo So-wol’s energy.

Rather than that phenomenon, Wi Seol-ak was astonished by another aspect: Yoo So-wol’s action itself.

Originally, she had nurtured the Hair Growth Herb with devoted care every single day as if it were precious gold or jade, so there had to be a reason she rapidly accelerated its growth.

"Demonic Brain. I shall ask you one thing."

Yoo So-wol picked the fruit of the Hair Growth Herb as she asked Wi Seol-ak.

At that, Wi Seol-ak bowed his head and replied gravely.

"Yes. Please speak, my lord."

"How long do you think it will take for the Sacred Cult to unify the Murim?"

Wi Seol-ak was surprised once again by that question.

Until now, Yoo So-wol had only expressed mild interest in unifying the Murim, never speaking of it so directly.

Because during her first venture into the Murim, she had defeated every master there was, so her interest had cooled off afterward.

Yet for whatever reason, she was now expressing interest in the true unification of the Murim.

"If we combine the power Heaven possesses with the strength of the Sacred Cult, unifying the Murim will not take long. Only..."

"Only?"

"This time, not only the Murim, but the Imperial Court itself will directly intervene."

"The Imperial Court, is it..."

The Heavenly Demon Cult was a gathering place for the ostracized and marginalized. It was practically a thorn in the side of the Imperial Court.

It was even based on an ideology that shook the very foundation of imperial power. Virtually mutually exclusive with the Imperial Court.

An extraordinarily dangerous ideology: that under the true Heaven, all human beings are equal.

There was no need for separate explanation as to whom that ’Heaven’ referred to.

"Yes. Above all, since Heaven snapped the neck of the former Emperor, the probability of the army mobilizing is extremely high."

"Hm."

"To summarize, unifying the Murim is not difficult at present, but we must consider public sentiment as well as the conflict with the Imperial Court."

"Conflict with the Imperial Court matters not to This Seat. However, public sentiment is a concern."

War impoverishes public sentiment. Yoo So-wol was well aware of this as well.

However, what matters in war is ’justification.’ A war without justification was something to be avoided at all costs.

Only recently had she realized that there are things martial prowess can accomplish, and things it cannot.

Yoo So-wol rolled the fruit between her fingers before letting it drop back into the flowerpot.

"What of the situation in the Western Kingdoms? Did you not say earlier that the Western Kingdoms would seek to keep us in check?"

The Western Kingdoms referred to nations outside the Central Plains.

The only nation bordering the Central Plains was Mountain, the kingdom of the dwarves.

However, even that was blocked by a colossal mountain range, rendering it meaningless, and all the rest were across the sea.

The sole path connected by land was just one: the Forest of the Four Seasons.

That was why the Central Plains had experienced only civil wars for over hundreds of years, rarely suffering invasions from foreign forces.

"Yes. The navies of the Western Kingdoms are formidable compared to the Central Plains, which raised concerns. However, the Western Kingdoms are currently in friction among themselves."

"Because of the Elves’ movements, I presume."

"Yes. Should the Elves and Dwarves clash in earnest, the Western Kingdoms will not be able to move easily."

"Now is the golden opportunity."

"Yes, O Heaven."

Wi Seol-ak struggled to suppress the excitement surging inside his chest.

How long had he yearned for this moment? All this time, he thought he would burst from frustration.

Meanwhile, Yoo So-wol stared down at the Hair Growth Herb before closing her eyes.

’Originally, I intended to take my time, but...’

Grylls must not be put in danger any longer. She had to help him before he fell into peril.

This incident allowed her to firmly set her mind.

Yoo So-wol slowly opened her closed eyes and resolved.

’This Seat will surely come find you.’

Following that, Yoo So-wol spoke.

"Tell me when the time comes for This Seat to take the field."

"That means..."

"Indeed."

Yoo So-wol raised her head.

Beyond the window, warm sunlight bathed her.

"A new sun and moon shall illuminate the world."

The giant was beginning to awaken from its slumber.

At the time when the sleeping giant in the Central Plains was preparing to announce its stirrings...

"So... ’The garbage you dumped illegally has caused us harm. Therefore, we demand compensation for this.’ Is that how I should say it?"

"My brother will ignore it without a second thought."

"True. He’s the guy who traded a bundle of Fasting Pills for bananas. Then what should I say?"

"Dispose of the trash quietly, and bloodshed will not occur."

"You crazy bastard. That’s a threat. Plus, we can’t beat them."

Grylls was writing a letter to send to the gorilla pack.