I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 303

After Ash and Selena went outside, Kadir, left alone, looked at the paper.

It was a formula personally drafted by Selena for Grylls’s rescue. A remarkably, surprisingly sophisticated formula.

Despite having lived far longer than Selena, he had never even thought of such a method.

Did he feel jealousy because of that? Not at all.

What Kadir craved was knowledge; he felt no jealousy toward the talents of others.

If anything, he would analyze that talent and absorb it as knowledge—petty emotions were unnecessary.

’Indeed, knowledge and wisdom are separate things. Hehehe.’

He simply laughed it off. Moreover, it was intriguing.

Thinking that all kinds of extraordinary people still lived in the world.

The previous Hero was also an extraordinary person, but talents rivaling him were cropping up continuously.

’Still, I do hope Grylls’s rescue gets delayed as much as possible.’

Not that he lacked personal desire entirely.

Kadir wanted Grylls’s escape to be postponed as long as possible.

Only then could he obtain countless performance materials from Grylls.

But revealing that inner desire directly might cause the collaboration agreement to fall through.

’Since we agreed to draft the contract after lunch...’

He just needed to return to his lab and pass the time until then.

Making do with a quick lunch was fine.

Researching was far more important than spending time eating.

Kadir soon returned to his research lab. As soon as he stepped back inside, what caught his eye was...

Pallak-

[Hmm? You returned quickly.]

It was the Immortal King, holding a pen in his mouth while flipping through book pages.

An Immortal King who had now become beyond familiar, almost affectionate.

Had anyone else seen this, they would have gasped in horror, but fortunately, he hadn’t been discovered by anyone.

"Strange. I’m certain I shoved you into the refrigerator."

[That mere refrigerator can no longer hold this body back.]

"Tsk. It’s because of the ambergris."

Kadir clicked his tongue and looked up at the ceiling of the lab.

The ambergris received from Grylls was dangling precariously from the ceiling.

At a glance, it looked like a luminous stone, making it easy to deceive the eyes.

But due to the energy emitted by the ambergris, that skull head was starting to gain strength as well.

[If only I had that ambergris, even this body could regain freedom.]

"Before that happens, I shall personally travel to the Holy Kingdom and forcibly pass your soul to the beyond."

[Still better than being shoved into a refrigerator.]

"Stop talking nonsense and get back in quietly."

Koong-

Kadir shoved the Immortal King into the refrigerator.

The distinctive ddak-ddak! clatter resounded from inside, but he lightly ignored it.

"Hehehe."

Kadir stared at the ’research materials’ placed on his lab desk.

They were all carcasses of creatures from the Forest of the Four Seasons gifted by Grylls.

From Grylls’s perspective, it was merely ’dumping trash’, but to Kadir, they were far more precious than gold and silver treasures.

’If it were up to me, I’d want to take that young lady as my assistant...’

Selena’s wisdom would be a tremendous help.

But regrettably, she was focused entirely on Grylls’s escape.

It seemed proposing joint research would have to wait until after Grylls’s escape.

’By the way, receiving a favor, is it... She must be one of the named handles on the Gallery.’

Kadir logged into the Gallery. He had been steadily monitoring Grylls’s whereabouts.

Selena had practically given away which named handle she was.

Intelligent as she was, she wouldn’t have made a mistake in such an area.

’Starlight Lady. High probability it’s this person. The handle who cured Blocked Meridian Syndrome with a mature mandrake.’

Kadir gathered various pieces of information and saw right through Selena’s identity.

In truth, she had handed over all the decisive clues, so figuring it out wasn’t hard.

Rather, it revealed Selena’s resolve. She had exposed all her shameful aspects for the sake of her savior.

’Not that there was anything shameful about it. The posts she wrote were merely those of someone racing toward death.’

Did Selena know, he wondered? That he was Allfather, treated as a ’perverted professor’ by forum users.

Unless he revealed it himself, she would likely never know her entire life. Which made it all the more amusing.

’The Sword Master seems to have been brought along via connections.’

She, too, likely knew about Grylls.

If the two knew each other’s forum handles? Then Orange Badge would have immediately stepped in to stop them.

While forming cliques on the Gallery was one thing, building personal relationships in reality was strictly forbidden.

’Come to think of it, Orange Badge might be on guard. Named handles associated with Grylls have met in person.’Get faster updates on novelping . com.

No message had come from Orange Badge yet. She probably knew as well.

Call it the Streisand effect: asking what they were plotting would only provoke a far bigger problem.

She had her gullible sides, but she wasn’t stupid—that was Don’t Abandon the Hero, the head administrator in Kadir’s mind.

’Then what I must do is...’

Helping Selena complete the formula. Right now, this was all there was to do.

There was no reason to show off his lab right now, nor any need to reveal his handle.

It would be ideal if Grylls escaped as late as possible, but expressing that openly would make them suspicious.

’I should head down soon.’

Lunchtime ended, and Kadir went downstairs.

Soon, the three gathered again at the same place as before.

"I wonder if the meals at the Magic Tower suited your tastes."

"It was quite magnificent. The nutrition was well-balanced."

It started with small talk. Afterwards, they discussed the formula.

"I had some thoughts during lunch. What if we use Setan’s mana stones?"

"Ho-oh. Not a bad choice. However, uncertainty will be introduced depending on the quality of the mana stones."

"It would be better than having nothing at all. And..."

Ash couldn’t understand what they were talking about.

So what did she do? She browsed the Gallery while pretending not to be.

It wasn’t listening with one ear and letting it out the other. She was simply multitasking with ease.

’Is there any fun news or something?’

Regardless of that thought, she naturally searched for Grylls’s posts.

Just then, a post had been uploaded, talking about how his house was finished.

Title) Repaired my collapsed house!

Wild Grylls

(Photo of the previously collapsed house standing rebuilt)

(Photo of cute Wonmo)

Rain poured down so I suffered flipping even the ground, but somehow got the house prepped.

Monsters probably won’t attack as much from now on, so it should be fine imo.

ㄴ Heavenly Demon) May your house not collapse this time.

ㄴ Wild Grylls) Thank you. But monsters almost never attack here, so it’ll be fine.

ㄴ Sounds like you’re saying it’ll collapse if monsters attack?

ㄴ Mithril and Orichalcum are everywhere out there, try mixing some in.

ㄴ A house made of Mithril, damn haha

ㄴ Praise the Sun) Woah. I don’t think even I could do that? lol

ㄴ Wild Grylls) That actually sounds tempting? I should repair it slowly. First I gotta mine a shit ton of Mithril.

ㄴ Passing Dwarf) Mithril alone is plenty, don’t mix it into Mythricon. It’ll just get tedious.

ㄴ Wild Grylls) kk

A house constructed out of Mithril. Just imagining it was absurd.

But in the Forest of the Four Seasons, it was something easily done.

Ash snickered and looked for other posts.

Newly generated posts flooded in, and Recommended Posts quickly accumulated.

[Real-time status of Cantata]

Then, a Recommended Post caught her eye.

Cantata, the region where monsters had amassed forces and invaded.

That post had quite a high upvote count, and Ash opened it while harboring doubts.

Title) Real-time status of Cantata

(Video of wounded soldiers groaning)

(Video of a burning village in the Cantata region)

(Video of soldiers shouting)

(Video of swarming monsters)

It’s worse than expected. The empire declared a disaster alarm, but they need to bump up the level even higher.

Usually adventurers handle monsters well, but now the army has stepped in to block them.

Soon they’ll probably declare a Severe stage alert and gather every adventurer in the empire.

ㄴ Wow;; Just looking at the photos it’s serious. Isn’t a case like that really rare?

ㄴ Yeah, rumor has it there’s a monster wielding a relic-grade weapon?

ㄴ Should’ve known when even adventurers couldn’t block it.

ㄴ Order of knights is stepping in, but if even they can’t block this...

She knew full well that a disaster alarm had sounded in the Cantata region.

That was why an army was dispatched, but even that army was struggling helpless.

’It’s worse than I thought? Can they stop this?’

If adventurers couldn’t block it, it was an alert; if the army struggled, it was a Severe stage.

If even that army was breached, it was highly likely to be declared a Special Disaster.

The human and material damage that would result if it reached that point was unimaginable.This chapter is updated first at novel​ping.com.

’It’s not just one post. Other posts are popping up in real time.’

What on earth was happening in the Cantata region?

This would be tough to block even with an army.

Ash stared at the Gallery with a grim expression, then looked around her surroundings.

Selena was still engaged in a blooming conversation with Kadir.

"Ducal Lady."

"...and so—yes?"

"It seems the situation in the Cantata region is currently serious. Please look at the Gallery."

Selena was bewildered for a second, then immediately logged into the Gallery.

Naturally, she didn’t forget to ask for Kadir’s understanding.

Soon, checking the Recommended Post, Selena’s expression hardened in real time.

Because it was her family’s domain, she had no choice but to take it even more seriously.

"It is very serious. A monster wielding a relic-grade weapon..."

"...It seems I must hastily return to my homeland... What is this?!"

Selena was speaking in a solemn voice when she suddenly gasped in surprise.

At that, Ash hastily logged into the Gallery as well. Such a reaction meant something was definitely abnormal.

Title) NSFW) Identified boss monster in Cantata region

(Video of an Orc using Aura Blade)

(Video of slaughters against knights using Aura Blade)

An Orc using Aura Blade. Even its weapon is like that.

Don’t know what the hell is happening, but they need to declare a disaster fast.

ㄴ Did that bastard come out of the Forest of the Four Seasons too? How can an Orc use Aura Blade?

ㄴ Surprisingly, it’s easy for Orcs to unlock Aura Blade. Just need a bit of brains.

ㄴ But why don’t they pop up often then?

ㄴ Because smart Orcs are cowards. So they don’t fight much.

ㄴ But what the hell did that bastard eat to end up like that? Even its aura size is damn huge;;

An Orc using Aura Blade—an Orc Champion.

It was a monster that rarely appeared even once every hundred years, and it was even using a relic-grade weapon.

The situation was beyond strange; it was dire. It wasn’t for nothing that Selena was shocked.

"Ducal Lady. I will go there myself. Please stay here."

"What? But..."

"Time is of the essence. Besides, there’s nothing for me to do here anyway."

Ash then spoke with conviction.

"One day. One day will be enough. Even right now, the Cantata region must be suffering heavy damage."

"...Command has not been given to you yet, Count."

"There’s no need to wait for anyone’s orders before going. Especially in a situation like this."

She was right. A person of Ash’s standing had no need to listen to anyone’s orders.

She was simply stepping up as a volunteer because she hated seeing people harmed by monsters.

"...Understood. I will place my trust in you and wait."

"Thank you. Kadir-nim. As for Ducal Lady..."

"I have no reason whatsoever to harm the Ducal Lady, so worry not. I shall wait as well."

Having received Kadir’s firm reassurance, Ash rose from her seat with a bright smile.

Most fortunately, the distance between the Magic Tower and the Cantata region was not far.

Rather than going through various formal procedures to return home, running on her own two legs was faster.

"In which direction lies the Cantata region?"

"To the east."

"Thank you."

Stepping outside the Magic Tower, Ash put power into both legs.

Kwaang!!!

Leaping so high that the ground dented, she began sprinting forward on her two feet.

Meanwhile, Grylls...

"Kka-ak! Kka-ak!"

"Hey, you crow bastard! Hand over that Mithril right now!"

"Kkyaa-aa-aak!"

The Mithril ingot he worked so hard to forge was being stolen by a crow.

Crows by nature loved shiny things.

Since Mithril possessed a breathtakingly beautiful appearance, it was a prime target.

"How come Master never gets a quiet day?"

"Where did you learn a phrase like that?"

"I just learned it."

Today, as always, the Forest of the Four Seasons was peaceful.