I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 66

Someone once said: Sports is an unscripted drama.

This tendency grew even stronger in sports where winners and losers were clearly defined.

Seemingly losing only to pull off a comeback, or seemingly winning only to be turned around—a drama like that.

This was why fans cheered until their throats tore open even when faced with an obvious skill gap.

Because they could snatch victory from a powerhouse, and even if they lost, they could still hope for the future.

Even if there was only a 0.1% chance, we will not give up.

The moment you give up, the game is over.

The reason we love sports? Because no one knows who will win.

As the saying went, sports was a culture where outcomes could never be predetermined.

In a world already starved of entertainment, falling head over heels for sports was a natural outcome.

Even if one was a noble inheriting noble blood, it made no difference.

Is it going in? Is it going in?! SHOOT! GOAAAAL! Chaemes United! Scoring the comeback goal at the absolute last minute of the match!

W-What an astounding combination play! The Leor players drop their heads!

A private training hall accessible exclusively to the royalty of Mephisto.

At the center sat a crystal orb broadcasting magic transmission.

Bitter rivals, Chaemes United and Leor. Fierce nemeses who couldn’t stand each other.

Originally, Chaemes United—hereafter referred to as Chaeyu—was at a severe disadvantage, but they pulled off a miraculous comeback.

So much so that even the commentators stumbled over their words in absolute frenzy.

"..."

And there was one person who watched this entire scene unfold.

Kaylin, the Demon Princess of Mephisto and the named user ’Princess Chaenggu’ in the Gallery.

Barely calming her trembling lips, she made a post on the Gallery.

Finally, after pressing the ’Post’ button and uploading her submission, she let burst all the emotions pent up inside her.

"Kiyaaaaaaaaahhh!!!"

Kaylin ran around the training hall like a lunatic, howling in celebration.

No, calling it a roar of celebration was an understatement—it was akin to a wild beast’s howl.

Ditching all dignity, elegance, and etiquette expected of a princess, it was a raw, unadulterated reaction!

She was so ecstatic that she unconsciously released her mana, causing small and large cracks across the training grounds.

If a stranger had seen her face at that moment, they would have thought:

Even someone high on drugs couldn’t make an expression like that.

"Is this real? Is this real?! It’s really real?!"

Kaylin, who had been darting around the training ground like a rabid dog, returned to her seat.

She was so worked up that her breathing was ragged, and her blue skin was flushed red.

What a phenomenal offensive build-up! Even defenders joined the attack!

Indeed! Half-abandoning defense actually proved to be...

Linked with Orichalcum, the specialized broadcast crystal orb had its picture quality, audio quality, and connection stability completely upgraded.

The hologram projected from the crystal orb displayed the very scene Kaylin had longed for.

Leor players! There isn’t much time left... Huh?

Interception by Marta! They immediately launch into an attack!

To Kone on the left! Kone breaks through! The Leor defender needs to stop him!

Kone passes inside... Ah! The defender clears it away!

"Aah!"

Kaylin groaned in frustration. A golden chance to completely sink Leor had vanished.

But the attack opportunity remained. She held her breath at the nail-biting masterpiece of a match.

The match ends! A gripping comeback victory has been achieved!

The Chaeyu players collapse to the pitch in pure joy! They managed to overcome the immense pressure!

Clap clap clap clap!

As soon as the match ended, Kaylin clapped with all her heart.

The fans in the stadium responded with a standing ovation for the players who secured the thrilling comeback victory.

"Ah, seriously. How on earth did we win that?"

Kaylin collapsed back onto her seat, overcome by sudden exhaustion.

Wiping her face with her hands in disbelief, she stared at the broadcast screen.

The camera focused on each player’s face. Everyone looked completely euphoric.

"Right! Look how great you look when you smile! You always looked so depressed after losing every time."

Losing to that weak team on a winning streak last time? Forgotten completely.

Because they beat their infuriating rivals! It felt like ten years of pent-up stress had vanished.

Replacing that stress was an overwhelming surge of positive energy—dopamine.

There was a reason sports was called a culture more dangerous than drugs.

’It happened just like Grylls said.’

Kaylin quietly logged into the Gallery.

Just as Grylls said, conceding 3 goals but scoring 4—an exceedingly rare event—had unfolded, driving everyone into a frenzy.

In particular, one post caught Kaylin’s attention the most.

ㄴ Wild Grylls: "If our defensive line concedes 3 goals, our attack just needs to score 4."This chapter was copied from novelping dot com without permission.

ㄴ Sounds kinda retarded, but it makes sense...!

ㄴ What a brilliant answer LMAOOOO

ㄴ Sounds like something a man who found ultimate enlightenment would say? Lol

ㄴ Making a pilgrimage here! Please let Chaeyu go to Chals!

ㄴ Making a pilgrimage here! Please let me get together with the girl I like!

ㄴ Please let the stocks I bought go up!

ㄴ Please let me do well on my exams!

ㄴ I’m a commoner, but a noble...

A stream of so-called ’pilgrimages’ began to flood in.

A folk tradition of wishing upon a post that seemed to have predicted the future.

However, Grylls’s prophecy pilgrimage was on a whole other level.

Because no one expected Grylls’s remark to actually come true.

The impact of reality piercing through astronomically slim odds.

’I should give him more jerseys.’

Thanks to Orichalcum, she was able to witness the thrilling comeback win with her own eyes.

Normally, stuttering around the 80-minute mark was expected, but the broadcast had been crystal clear.

In high spirits for the first time in a while, Kaylin hummed a song while watching the broadcast.

Though the match was over, the climax—the manager’s post-match interview—remained.

You’ve finally defeated Leor. How do you feel?

Unquestionably great. The victory achieved by our players who never gave up feels all the more precious.

Chaeyu’s manager was a bald man with not a single strand of hair.

Well, bald managers were dime-a-dozen in the league, so it sparked no special feeling.

It was just that his bald head was so memorable that people referred to him simply as ’Baldy.’

Regardless of race, baldness—especially hair loss—was a shared universal pain.

Of course, teasing someone about that pain in real life was something a human should never do.

But the Gallery was different. If you wanted to make fun of someone, you could tease them to your heart’s content.

That’s why mocking bald people was frequent, at least within the Gallery.

What do you think was the key to victory?

I believe the players’ fighting spirit was paramount. And...

Following the textbook manager interview came the MVP interview.

Naturally, the MVP was the player who scored a hat-trick with 3 goals.

In football, where every single goal was precious, scoring 3 goals alone was exceedingly difficult.

Having accomplished something so challenging, winning Man of the Match was only natural.

You looked particularly agile today. Not to mention the comeback victory. What happened in the locker room?

The manager told us: if we concede 2 goals, score 3; if we concede 3 goals, score 4.

"Huh?"

Hearing that interview, Kaylin’s eyes widened.

Hearing words that felt eerily familiar, she quietly recorded the interview.

At first, I thought it was crazy. But from the moment we scored the equalizer, I felt it.

What kind of feeling?

"If we concede 3 goals, we just need to score 4. That is the answer."

’...Don’t tell me the manager browses the Gallery too?’

The interview contents were too coincidental not to raise suspicion.

Still, it wasn’t all bad. Since it meant they would play much more aggressive football from now on.

Up until now, Chaeyu had focused solely on defense, losing matches they had practically won.

Forcing themselves into clothes that didn’t fit made it impossible to demonstrate their true strength.

"Hehehe~"

Humming in genuine happiness for the first time in a long while, Kaylin began tidying up.

The thrilling rush of the comeback victory still seemed to linger throughout her entire body.

’There’s a saying that baseball starts from the bottom of the 9th inning, so this must be a similar feeling.’

Thinking of it that way, she could understand why people watched baseball too.

Because until the 3rd out, no one ever knew who would win.

Gaining a new enlightenment, Kaylin stepped out of the training hall.

She didn’t forget to change out of the Chaeyu jersey into her dress before going outside.

"You have worked hard, Princess."

The elderly butler was waiting for her as soon as she stepped out.

Kaylin nodded at the butler’s greeting, accompanied by a faint smile.

Noticing her expression, the butler spoke cautiously.

"It appears you have made great progress in your training."

"Indeed. I have achieved major progress for once."

As she spoke, Kaylin suddenly thought of her father, Asmode.

He had entered training around the same time she did.You are reading on nоvelping.com, the official source.

If anyone knew Asmode’s progress, the butler would.

"How is Father?"

"Well..."

At Kaylin’s question, the butler hesitated, visibly reluctant to speak.

Just as Kaylin raised an eyebrow at his reaction, he spoke.

"His Majesty... did not make significant progress in his training. On the contrary, it appeared he lost control."

"Hmm?"

Kaylin’s eyes widened. Asmode lost control?

Demons had a characteristic of venting mana when overcome by intense emotions.

Hadn’t Kaylin herself vented mana while running around like a rabid dog?

Luckily, the emotion she felt back then was extreme joy; had it been rage instead of joy, it would have wrought immense destruction.

Seeing the butler speak so cautiously, she could infer that Asmode had erupted in fury.

"I thought he had been quiet for the past ten years. Did something happen?"

"I am not uncertain myself, Princess. However, it is clear that something unpleasant has transpired."

"Hmm. Very well. I shall be mindful."

Kaylin nodded and walked away. The butler bowed deeply and took his leave.

Returning to her private room, she pondered Asmode’s rage.

’I thought he had softened up a lot, but was I wrong?’

Asmode was an object of fear. Unrivaled martial power combined with undeniable charisma.

Kaylin could feel warmth because she was family, but to anyone else, he was the Demon King himself.

’Well, everyone has those moments occasionally.’

Kaylin didn’t pay it much mind. At least Asmode didn’t harm his own people.

He might smash surrounding objects to bits, but he had never once laid a hand on Kaylin in her entire life.

Entering her room, she threw herself onto her soft bed.

"Hehehe."

Once again letting out a perverted chuckle.

A dopey, silly smile that completely belied her cold and haughty appearance.

’When was the last time I felt this way?’

A thrill so rare that even its memory had faded into blurriness.

Demons who lusted for stimulation could barely be satisfied even by drugs.

Yet Kaylin was experiencing pleasure like never before.

’Now is not the time to lollygag. I need to log into the Gallery.’

She planned to spend the rest of her time browsing the Gallery enthusiastically.

The Gallery was already occupied by Chaeyu fans who resurrected from being Undead.

From now on, this place belongs to Chaemes United Gallery.

A post like that was pinned as a Recommended Post with an astronomical number of upvotes.

Of course, given the massive headcount residing in the Gallery, the ratio of upvotes to downvotes wasn’t overwhelmingly one-sided.

Roughly 2 to 1. Even that was immense.

Title) ???: You fucking suck.

Princess Chaenggu

(Photo of emblem featuring a hawk crest)

You fucking suck LMAOOOO

ㄴ Drops a teabag right away LMAO

ㄴ Ah lol, who could resist after a comeback win LMAO

ㄴ How could anyone resist this LMAO

ㄴ King Reor: Bragging over winning just once kek

ㄴ Princess Chaenggu: Yeah yeah~ 3-goal deficit comeback~ You fucking suck hehe

ㄴ King Reor: Kek, trying so hard over just one match, tsk tsk

ㄴ Princess Chaenggu: So what was the score? 4 to 3!

ㄴ King Reor: Kek, so are you guys even going to Chals?

ㄴ Princess Chaenggu: Beating a scrub team is good enough for us~

ㄴ LMAO gently pushing his buttons LMAO

ㄴ ???: Do you know why you lost? Because you fought against our Chaenggu!

ㄴ It pisses me off so much how cocky these Chaenggu bastards are LMAO

ㄴ Win if you’re mad then~

"Hehehehehe."

Kaylin was able to feel a rare, genuine ’happiness.’

Just as all Chaeyu fans were feeling happiness at its peak...

ㄴ Allfather: I have good news and bad news. Which would you like to hear first?

ㄴ Wild Grylls: Um... the bad news first?

ㄴ Allfather: The heart exploded.

ㄴ Wild Grylls: Sir?

Grylls received various pieces of news from Allfather.