I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 586

Christmas, which felt like a dream to people all over the world, came to an end.

Christmas was originally a day when dreamlike events took place, but this time, an unprecedented miracle unfolded.

Santa Claus, whom everyone regardless of age or gender firmly believed to be a fictional existence, made an appearance.

Even when he led his Rudolphs and brought down blessed snow from the sky, there were still those who doubted.

But after he handed out gifts to children in the Holy Kingdom, Avalon, they had no choice but to believe.

It wasn’t just one or two people; hundreds, even thousands witnessed it up close.

And with well over a hundred children receiving gifts from Santa, believing was the only option.

Title) The gift my kid got from Santa

(Roughly a photo of a child swinging a replica Holy Sword)

(Roughly a photo of a child dressed in clothes similar to the Hero)

I am the parent of the child who received a gift from Santa Claus.

I don’t know how Santa knew, but he gave my kid a Holy Sword.

I wondered if it might be dangerous, but strangely, it’s a replica made of a unique material, so it seems safe.

ㄴ I’m jealous. But did Santa give the clothes too?

ㄴ OP) The clothes were made by me and my kid’s mom ^^

ㄴ Honestly, the sword is cool, but having the matching clothes makes the kid look even more excited keke

ㄴ Isn’t that dangerous?

ㄴ OP) (Photo of an already shattered bowl) Don’t worry. It’s already broken.

ㄴ kekekekeke

ㄴ kekekekeke

ㄴ kekekekeke

Title) Santa gave us a miracle

(Video of a child walking with difficulty)

My child was congenitally unable to walk.

So every Christmas was lonely, but after feeding them the medicine Santa Claus gave us, my kid can walk alone now!

From now on, I must pray to Aris-nim every single day. Thank you so much...!

ㄴ Come on. No matter how you look at it, isn’t this too viral-baiting?

ㄴ That’s not viral. Looking at the kid’s face, I think I know whose house that is.

ㄴ That kid is my relative. Their face was bright all day today, so this was the reason.

The blessing left behind by Santa was truly nothing short of a miracle.

Granting the gifts children wished for was the bare minimum; he even cured all the sick children.

And with so many miracles occurring, it was only natural for it to draw the attention of the entire world.

And there were people who drew interest on par with Santa... no, perhaps even more.

Title) Santa aside

(Photo 1 of Grylls and Ludwig)

(Photo 2 of Grylls and Ludwig)

(Photo 1 of Grylls and Asella)

(Photo 2 of Grylls and Asella)

I still can’t believe this guy Grylls came outside.

Aren’t those two genuinely the first people to escape the Forest of the Four Seasons?

ㄴ When I woke up in the morning, Ludwig was still there, but Grylls was gone?

ㄴ Where did he go? Did he sleep with the Hero by any chance?

ㄴ Saying "slept together" sounds weird keke

ㄴ Ah keke He’s the Herald of God keke Take good care of him on your own keke

ㄴ But looking at the photos, aren’t they genuinely having a fun date?

ㄴ Sword Matstar) Hilarious. I guess holding hands is considered a date these days?

ㄴ Then it’s a date, what else would it be?

ㄴ Stop showing that you’re forever single keke

ㄴ What is the comment above talking about? Have you never held hands with a woman?

ㄴ They hold my hand just fine.

ㄴ You have to exclude your mom.

ㄴ Ah. Then nope.

Title) Breaking news. Grylls vanished

It is assumed Grylls returned to the Forest of the Four Seasons with Santa.

The Hero just announced it. She said that while Ludwig stayed, Grylls returned.

ㄴ Really?

ㄴ Yeah, no lie, it’s a fact.

ㄴ So he really just spent Christmas and went back?

ㄴ Why on earth did he go back?

ㄴ Santa originally said only one day was allowed; Grylls struck some kind of deal to leave only Ludwig behind.

ㄴ Wow;; That’s so damn pitiful keke

ㄴ He finally escaped outside, only to enjoy it for one day and leave keke

ㄴ What is he, a mayfly? keke

ㄴ Even a mayfly lives at least two days keke

Grylls and Ludwig, who escaped the Forest of the Four Seasons with Santa’s help.

The two came to receive global attention in real life as well as on the Gallery.

However, it was something that happened late in the evening, and Grylls had returned with Santa.

Therefore, it was fair to say that currently, only Ludwig was receiving concentrated focus.

Title) The Hero says: Still assessing the situation

(Video of Asella requesting cooperation from citizens)

Roughly sounds like Ludwig needs time to reunite with his family, so please do not approach him?

She says they don’t even know if his intention to return to duty is certain yet, and grasping the situation comes first right now.

ㄴ What happens if Ludwig returns? Doesn’t the Holy Kingdom become fucking strong?

ㄴ Since he tumbled through the Forest of the Four Seasons with Grylls, in terms of combat power he’ll be incredibly reliable, yeah.

ㄴ I knew that person was originally a Guardian... but isn’t his face younger than I knew? No, did he actually get younger?

ㄴ Seriously, the world is favoring only the Holy Kingdom;;The source of this chapter is novelрing.com.

ㄴ Right now, Santa alone caused huge numbers of people to become interested in mythology;;

Title) Honestly, upvote if you want Ludwig’s ankle keke

Shibal, how much is that worth?

Even if you just turned in Ludwig’s ankle, it’d probably be way more than a typical national budget kekekeke

ㄴ How is that any different from taking a cane from an old man?

ㄴ But what if that cane is solid Mithril?

ㄴ Hmm. Giving him a different cane should be fine then.

ㄴ Shibal kekekekeke

ㄴ Look at the state of your morality kekeke

ㄴ H-Honestly, I think taking off just a little bit would be fine...!

ㄴ Condition: You must be stronger than Ludwig.

ㄴ How many people are currently stronger than Ludwig?

ㄴ You could probably count them on one hand.

It was fair to say that the potential Ludwig possessed was at least greater than Grylls’s.

While Grylls had returned to the Forest of the Four Seasons, Ludwig remained in the Holy Kingdom, meaning he could pass on his ’experience’ to someone.

No matter how many useful tips Grylls uploaded to the Gallery, they couldn’t match the advice of Ludwig, who had experienced it firsthand.

Above all, Ludwig had a disabled foot and, unlike Grylls, even had his mana usage restricted.

Although various restrictions vanished upon consuming the Dragon Heart, his experience remained.

Just passing down that know-how would be an immense help to many.

Title) Current situation in the Holy Kingdom

(Photo 1 of passersby looking at the bag of gifts left by Santa)

(Photo 2 of passersby looking at the bag of gifts left by Santa)

(Photo 1 of guards securing the bag of gifts)

(Photo 2 of guards securing the bag of gifts)

Santa Claus forgot and left behind his bag of gifts.

So we’re guarding it for now, but it seems nobody except Santa can move it. No one can take it away keke

Not only Ludwig, but the gift bag left sitting in the middle of the plaza also drew attention.

On the surface, it looked endlessly light, but no one could take it away.

Whatever principle was at work, it was set up so that no one other than its owner could carry it.

Since even the prominent mages of the Holy Kingdom could not understand the principle, they planned to summon a high authority soon.

’Kadir-nim will be delighted.’

After finishing up rough tasks, Asella began her work in her office.

Christmas was only a single day of rest; soon lay the horrific year-end settlement.

Once the year-end settlement passed, they would naturally welcome the New Year, at which point another festival would be held.

Before acting as the Hero, she had always looked forward to the New Year, but processing the paperwork herself made her go crazy enough to jump out of her skin.

’Thank goodness the Vatican is slowly able to do its proper job, otherwise my head would have exploded.’

Collecting taxes would naturally accumulate a budget, and debates would flare over how to allocate that budget.

In particular, because the Holy Kingdom had an overwhelming amount of ’donations’ compared to other countries, processing was difficult.

Furthermore, recently, starting from the advent of Cain, even the existence of Santa was confirmed.

Even now, countless people from around the world were offering astronomical sums of money.

In other words, it meant they could formulate a much larger budget than usual.

’As for national defense... I should ask Ludwig-seonsaengnim.’

Ludwig had already expressed his intention to return. On the grounds that he could not rest comfortably after witnessing miracles with his own two eyes.

To Asella, Ludwig was no different from a million-strong army, but in truth, she had tried to dissuade Ludwig’s return.

Because he had been purged by the Vatican’s schemes. It wouldn’t be strange if he had lost every single ounce of affection for the place.

Even though he had returned alive, the fact that he had been thrown into the Forest of the Four Seasons and endured all kinds of hardship remained unchanged.

An ordinary person would refuse to return out of sheer disgust, but he accepted it as something that had to be done.

’Thanks to him, I won’t have to worry as much about the military side.’

Ludwig was a Guardian respected by countless paladins.

It wasn’t for nothing that the former pope had purged him to seize control of the army.

Normally he would have won him over, but because of Ludwig’s unique, stubborn nature, the former pope had opted for a purge.

’For the time being, attention will probably focus on seonsaengnim rather than me.’

With Grylls having returned, Ludwig was the sole person who escaped the Forest of the Four Seasons.

Even now, weren’t countless communications coming in from international networks?

Decisively, as part of the Forest of the Four Seasons had opened up, every single piece of his advice would be of immense help.

’There are also rumors that the Messiah Empire will explore the Forest of the Four Seasons, led by adventurers.’

This rumor was acquired from both reality and the Gallery. Since even the Messiah Empire did not deny it, its credibility was high.

Unlike the Holy Kingdom, whose initial measures were decent, the Messiah Empire was already half-ruined.

Even to rectify that, they had no choice but to explore the Forest of the Four Seasons, and the ones undertaking it were adventurers.

The Messiah Empire would also want to keep damage to a minimum, so they would approach Ludwig.

’The year-end will be busy, so at the earliest, they’ll send a contact in early January.’

Wouldn’t it get even busier from now on?

The appearance of Santa alone was chaotic, and now Ludwig’s return on top of it.

As a Hero serving Aris, it was certainly something to celebrate, but physically she felt like dying from exhaustion.

"Ngggh..."

Asella let out a cute sound while stretching. Rolling her pen furiously in the office made her body feel stiff and locked up.

To loosen her body, she headed to the spar yard on the side. Sparring with the paladins would warm her up.

Furthermore, she needed to polish her skills.

’After eating the heart skewer given by Grylls-nim, my strength rose astronomically.’

Even if only a portion, it was a Dragon Heart—and one from the mythical era at that.

Upon eating it, her overall physical capabilities, including mana, had surged by a large margin.

Lately, swamped with work, she hadn’t even dreamed of training her skills.

Since her strength had essentially been boosted by a Spiritual Medicine, if she didn’t train it, she might end up dragged around by her own power like a certain someone.

’I might have to master Unity of Self and Object soon as well.’

Thinking thus, Asella reached the sparring ground.

Loud noises entered her ears, as numerous paladins were already training.

"Hmm?"

Asella let out a puzzled sound as she took in the sparring yard.

And with good reason, as quite a few paladins were watching a single spar.New chapters come out on nоvelping.com first.

It was normally never this crowded, so Asella couldn’t help but feel curious.

Ttak! Ttack!

"Ack! Aagh!"

"Again."

A voice screaming in pain and a voice lightly reprimanding it.

The former she didn’t know, but the latter was a voice familiar to Asella. At this, she quietly approached.

"...Seonsaengnim?"

It was Ludwig. Ludwig was sparring with a paladin who looked like a recruit.

But calling it a spar was a stretch; it was no different from Ludwig imparting instruction to the rookie.

The scene, immensely familiar and nostalgic, brought a smile to Asella’s face for a moment, before she quickly assumed a startled expression.

"Heah!"

The rookie shouted a battle cry and lunged at Ludwig. A training sword was gripped in his two hands.

Ludwig stared blankly at him before slightly lowering his stance.

Sseu-uk—

It happened in an instant. Ludwig passed by the recruit as if he had teleported.

And wasn’t a series of blunt thuds heard from the rookie right after?

"Aagh! Ack!"

"Too slow. Again."

Whether the recruit screamed in pain or not, Ludwig was stern.

Asella blinked, retracing what had just occurred.

’Surely seonsaengnim’s leg is...’

Naturally, her gaze drifted toward his foot. Ludwig’s foot was still made of Mithril.

Having completely lost the unique flexibility of an ankle, his mobility should have dropped significantly.

Yet that attack just now was at a speed extraordinarily fast even in Asella’s eyes.

Jeolttuk— Jeolttuk—

As if proving he had lost some mobility, Ludwig limped toward the rookie.

Even among veterans, losing a hand or arm was one thing, but losing a leg meant nine times out of ten meant retirement.

There were those like Ludwig who attached prosthetics, but having completely lost mobility made actual combat almost impossible.

Tta-ak! Ttak!

"Ah! Aah! I-I surrender! I surrender!"

"Well done. Next."

But Ludwig was different. On the contrary, it felt like he had become stronger than before.

Rather than just relying on speed, his irregular, erratic movements had increased dramatically.

Having dealt with all kinds of monsters in the Forest of the Four Seasons, his adaptability seemed to have noticeably grown.

"Doesn’t it feel like seonsaengnim has gotten even stronger than before?"

"Since he survived in the Forest of the Four Seasons, it’s only natural. And he could barely use mana either."

"When he said he was returning, I wondered if he’d be alright, but it was an unnecessary worry."

Had he sparred with veterans as well as recruits? A few paladins were applying ice packs while chatting.

Asella quietly watched Ludwig’s sparring and thought.

’...Grylls-nim truly grants us nothing but grace.’

She quietly stepped forward.

Deep in focus on the sparring, they hadn’t noticed Asella’s arrival at all, but the paladins belatedly realized it.

Thanks to that, the surroundings briefly fell silent, and only the sound of Asella’s footsteps could be heard.

"You have truly become stronger, seonsaengnim."

"You have arrived."

In the meantime, Ludwig had just knocked down another paladin.

Facing Ludwig, Asella silently drew out a wooden training sword.

A duel between master and disciple after a truly long time. Both were curious to see how strong the other had grown.

"Glory to Aris-nim."

"Glory to Aris-nim."

Before commencing the spar, after tracing a brief sign of the cross,

"I yield the first strike."

"Then please excuse me."

They crossed swords with joyful hearts.

While the master and disciple were enjoying a true reunion,

"Phew..."

Grylls, who had ultimately returned to the Forest of the Four Seasons—and specifically his shelter—did nothing but puff on cigars endlessly.

How heavy his heart must have been for him to continuously light up cigars, when a single one was usually more than enough.

Having smoked most of the World Tree Cigars received from Let’s Grow Trees, cigar butts were piled high.

Ordinary people would have felt dizzy from the smoke, but Grylls was completely unfazed.

[Why do you keep puffing on cigars like that? You look out of your mind.]

Cain, witnessing the scene, found it strange and asked Grylls.

Grylls glanced at Cain, popped another cigar into his mouth, and took a deep, refreshing drag.

Following that, he puffed out smoke alongside a cloud of white breath as he answered.

"I had a dream."

[What dream? Did you have a nightmare?]

"No."

[Then a sad dream?]

"No."

Grylls said in a heavy voice.

"I had a sweet dream."

[A sweet dream? Then why do you look so glum?]

Grylls stared into empty air as if lost in thought, then let out a dry laugh and replied.

"Because it’s a dream I won’t be able to achieve for the next year."

Breaking away from the dream, it wasn’t only the people on the outside who returned to ’everyday life.’