I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 787

Ancient memes flooded the Gallery in an instant.

As I had seen in my dream, I had scraped together past records indiscriminately.

Even looking at the posts currently being uploaded to the Gallery, there was absolutely no ’consistency’.

Some were photos or videos of Earthlings, while others were just community chit-chat.

’Did that bastard Chief God really have no brain?’

I tried my best to seriously figure out the Chief God’s intentions.

I understood that this bizarre phenomenon occurred because I and the Gallery server collided.

What puzzled me was why the Chief God had gathered these records in the first place.

To say he gathered them simply for old memories was too broad, and to call it a personal taste was just weird.

’I can only describe it as throwing literally everything into a giant trash bin.’

Even looking at the address, it was in an ’archive’ format meant for long-term storage.

I didn’t know why he put even useless things into the archive, but I could make a rough guess.

’There’s a high probability he threw in all sorts of things during the early days of creating the Gallery.’

It could be the remnants of something used for testing, rather than an official service.

The proof was that the vast majority of them were records from the Earth era.

Just in case, I searched to see if any ancient records based on this world’s standards would show up, but there were none at all.

Thanks to that, I realized these were records from the time the Gallery was born.

’So because it was used as a trial run, it has literally everything.’

I let out a sigh and browsed the Gallery.

People were busy excavating countless records as if they had become archaeologists.

Among them, looking at the Recommended Posts that made it to the front page:

Title) Should this be called Beastfolk?

(Roughly a picture of a pretty Pok*mon 1)

(Roughly a picture of a pretty Pok*mon 2)

(Roughly a picture of a pretty Pok*mon 3)

Looking at these guys, they look like Beastfolk, don’t they?

ㄴ Rather than Beastfolk, they look like a completely different race?

ㄴ Wow. But what’s with the first picture? It’s fucking pretty?

ㄴ I like the second one. Look at how the fur covers the chest.

ㄴ The fur color is truly beautiful. Looks prettier than most Beastfolk, fr.

ㄴ Anyone can see that’s a drawing, not reality, lol.

ㄴ This is proof that the gods were cultured people, fr.

ㄴ Lmao, wtf, lol.

ㄴ True though, lol.

Title) ???: Kids these days have no manners

(Roughly a picture of "Kids these days have no manners" recorded since ancient times on Earth)

It was the same even in the age of the gods.

ㄴ At this point, isn’t that just a universal truth?

ㄴ People live the same everywhere, lol.

ㄴ Look closely at the back of that. If you look closely, there’s a sleeping person carved there, lol.

ㄴ Oh, it’s true, lol.

ㄴ Dozing off in school is a universal rule, lol.

ㄴ Ref: Even the Chief God went through hell trying to make Aris act like a proper human.

ㄴ True, lol.

ㄴ Honestly, looking at the way Grylls acts now, he probably had a terrible attitude himself, lol.

ㄴ Just what kind of life did you live;;

ㄴ The fact is, his life was literally misfortune itself...

Title) Siuuuuu!

(Roughly a video of a famous soccer player doing a celebration)

Siuuuuuuu!

ㄴ Siuuuuuuuu!

ㄴ Siuuuuuuuu!!!

ㄴ What does that mean? It’s not even being translated?

ㄴ Doesn’t it roughly mean "I’m excited"?

ㄴ But why is the celebration so simple, lol?

ㄴ I’m more surprised that sports existed in the past too?

ㄴ (A video of a soccer player copying the exact celebration above) There was a player who just scored a goal in a match and copied it, lol.

ㄴ Lmao, they’re already copying it, lol.

ㄴ What? Aren’t the players unable to use mana?

ㄴ Since the match just started? It was roughly like that.

I was relieved that most of it was just random shitposting, but there was no telling what might happen later.

Without looking far, wasn’t there communism, which literally split the world in half?

Although it was used as various memes not only in our country but all over the world, its essence is extremely dangerous.

’Still, it’s not like their social culture has progressed that far yet.’

The steam locomotive, the symbol of the Industrial Revolution, hasn’t even been invented, and there are no factories.

There is the craftsmanship of the Dwarves, which boasts better work efficiency than most factories, and crucially, the existence of mana.

Of some note, although the reason factories were created was for efficiency rather than wanting greater power, it was still ambiguous.

Title) This is somehow mesmerizing

(Roughly a video of ice cream being made in a factory)

(Roughly a video of snacks being made in a factory)

(Roughly a video of something fascinating being made in a factory)

It’s just a machine automatically clanking away and making things, but it’s strangely mesmerizing.

ㄴ I think I understand why cats watch fish tanks now.

ㄴ That’s because you’re a Gallery addict. >> wtf

ㄴ lolololol

ㄴ lololol

ㄴ As expected, the hard truths come from anonymous users;; > Is that really all done automatically?

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ㄴ Seeing how everything is white, I don’t think there’s any need to worry about hygiene?

ㄴ It’s probably cleaner than making it by hand, fr.

Title) Guys, check this out

(Roughly a video of massive heavy machinery moving and doing construction work)

(And a video of men staring blankly at it)

Oh...

ㄴ Oh...

ㄴ Woah...

ㄴ Wow...

ㄴ What’s so cool about that that you’re staring blankly at it?

ㄴ You’re a girl, right?

ㄴ Yeah, I’m a girl, so?

ㄴ Then you won’t understand.

ㄴ If you don’t feel moved by seeing that big, cool machine, you’re not a man.

ㄴ Why on earth?

ㄴ There’s this thing called instinct.

ㄴ I wish I could scoop up some dirt with that big, beautiful shovel just once.

ㄴ Wasn’t there similar equipment in the Forest of the Four Seasons? The one Grylls found before.

ㄴ Didn’t Lackey drive that?

Title) People live the same everywhere

(Roughly a video of a soldier doing a roundhouse kick and hitting someone)

(Roughly a video of a soldier doing some absolute trash-tier behavior)

It’s the same in the military.

ㄴ lololol

ㄴ There was a guy like that in our unit too, lol.

ㄴ Surprisingly, most of those people are more highly educated than us;;

ㄴ Why on earth do people become stupid when they enter the military?

ㄴ Isn’t it because all creativity is completely cut out?

ㄴ Looking at the trash-tier soldiers, they seem to display a wide variety of creativity, though?

ㄴ Some guy once got kidnapped while trying to feed meat to a flying monster.

So far, no one seemed to be discussing things seriously.

Since everyone was too busy looking for funny or lewd (...) records.

Any truly serious discussions would be held in reality, not on the Gallery.

"Lackey."

"What is it, Master?"

"You shouldn’t copy weird things you see on the Gallery, okay?"

"Oh, Master. You treat me too much like a child."

But you act exactly like a child. I wanted to say that, but I held it back.

I was meticulously checking the Gallery to see if there was anything dangerous.

"Don! Gurio tadottemo- tsu~! Kimasen!!"

"..."

Maengkkongi, who had been quietly browsing the Gallery until now, began to belt out a bizarre song.

I recognized the song immediately from just the first bar, but the problem was that it was a rather dizzying version.

The original song was sweet as could be, but occasionally, versions modified like that would circulate.

It was what people commonly referred to as ’going absolutely haywire’.

’...Let’s not stop him.’

I let out a deep sigh that could have collapsed the ground.

From Maengkkongi’s perspective, he might just be practicing, so I had no excuse to interfere.

Moreover, it is human instinct to want to do something even more the more you are stopped.

One might argue that Maengkkongi is an animal, not a human, but right now, it was easier on my mind to treat him like a human.

’More importantly, I need to check the roots of the World Tree first....’

Leaving behind the Gallery, which was now filled with nothing but embarrassment, I first checked the changes in the roots of the World Tree.

I had certainly intercepted the mana transmitted from the Gallery server, but that was exactly what triggered this situation.

If reverse-tracking the Gallery server had become possible, that would be one thing, but if not, this was a failure.

"Cheongseol. Can you tear space again and show me the side of the World Tree’s roots?"

"Ppaeek."

Since my body had mostly recovered, I asked Cheongseol to check the roots of the World Tree.

Because a legendary-tier Discussion Topic had been dropped on the Gallery, I had momentarily forgotten the core issue.

Jjwaaak!

Soon, Cheongseol tore through space, revealing the area near the World Tree’s roots where I had set foot.

I looked around briefly to see if there were any changes, but fortunately, there were no significant changes. "...What is that thing now?"

Instead, some massive eagle owl was sitting squarely on the root.

In terms of sheer size, it could easily be considered larger than Nidhogg.

’Is that the owl that had a massive fight with Cheongseol’s mom in the past?’

I only knew it was Nidhogg’s arch-nemesis, but I didn’t really know how strong it was.

Regardless of that, since it was sitting openly on the World Tree’s roots, I couldn’t do anything.

"Excuse me."

"Kyaaaak!"

It even launched an attack the moment I called out cautiously.

It was a relief that I pulled my face back from the torn space in surprise, otherwise, I would have been grabbed by those massive talons.

"Kkiaaaaak!!!"

"Cheongseol! Turn it off, turn it off, turn it off!"

"Haljjak."

I hurriedly ordered Cheongseol to close the space.

I had blurted out to turn it off without thinking, but she was such a smart child that she understood perfectly.

Thanks to that, I was able to prevent the eagle owl from raiding our house, but checking it would be difficult for the time being.

’In that case, should I pay a quick visit to Lucas? That would actually be better.’

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However, since the eagle owl was currently occupying the World Tree’s roots, I had no choice but to go on my own two feet.

"What do you mean ’on your own two feet’ when you’re making me pilot a helicopter?"

"Shut up and just drive."

Just as Lackey said, we traveled by helicopter instead of on our own two feet.

Since I would be walking on my own two feet once we arrived at Lucas’s flagship, it wasn’t entirely wrong.

[What? You’re saying ancient records are popping up all over the Gallery like mushrooms after rain?]

"To be precise, everything stored in the archives is being excavated. It’s roughly like..."

I met with Lucas and informed him of everything that was currently happening.

Lucas was leisurely drinking beer, but perhaps realizing that the situation was becoming increasingly unusual, he frowned.

[What? The archive? Why is that coming up? That originally required the ultimate authority...]

Lucas, who was about to say something, stared blankly at me.

Then, as if realizing, he nodded and spoke in a nonchalant voice.

[...The guy who has it was right here. You were the problem.]

"I know that. I just want to know what the principle behind it is."

[There’s no principle to speak of. Right now, it’s just like you logged in with fingerprint recognition.]

"Hmm..."

[Something similar happened in the past. When the Sovereign was taking a nap, Aris secretly used his fingerprint to log in and ran away.]

Oh, Aris.

Just how much of a troublemaker did you have to be for Lucas to remember something like that?

It was clear that the Chief God had reconstructed her.

’Then why on earth did Aragon...’

Aris had turned into a decent person, but why did Aragon turn into a historic, unfilial bastard?

The phrase ’life is full of ups and downs’ immediately came to mind.

[So you don’t have to be so disheartened. Besides, since you’re connected to the Gallery server, shouldn’t various permissions have been recovered as well?]

"What permissions?"

[If you are truly the Sovereign who holds the ultimate authority, shouldn’t you be able to appoint administrators as well?]

"...?"

I felt like I had just heard something terrifying.

Because appointing administrators meant I could change the Orange Badge at my own discretion.

Setting aside the Blue Badges, the Orange Badge was usually transferred almost at random.

Normally, for the Orange Badge to change, the holder either had to not log into the Gallery for an entire month, or meet their death.

At this, I immediately accessed the Gallery and rummaged through various things. After searching past all kinds of shitposts, the result was:

"...I don’t know how to do it?"

[If not, then whatever. I guess appointing administrators has to be registered directly on the server.]

I had ended up hearing a truly irresponsible response.

Seeing him drink so peacefully made me think, Should I hit him once? but I barely suppressed it.

In any case, it was true that I had gotten one step closer to the Gallery server.

[Finding the Tower of Babel won’t be difficult from now on, right? The mana in your body might act as a compass.]

"That sounds complicated."

[Just trust your intuition. Or go along the roots of the World Tree.]

"An eagle owl was occupying that place, though?"

[That’s your business.]

After receiving various pieces of advice (?) from Lucas, I returned home.

Just in case, I checked the roots of the World Tree, and the eagle owl was still occupying the spot.

It made me wonder if there was truly no other solution besides killing it.

[Heavenly Demon: Gwigong. There is something I wish to ask.]

It was then. A message came from Yoo So-wol.

I flinched the moment I saw the message, but decided to converse calmly for now.

She had apologized earlier, so she must be asking out of pure curiosity.

[Wild Grylls: Yes. What is it?]

[Heavenly Demon: This lady found a post, and it is written in the language you use.]

[Wild Grylls: If you post it on the Gallery, everyone will translate it for you, though?]

There are countless talented individuals in the Gallery, and among them, many are specialized in languages.

Without looking far, wasn’t there Selena, who used Korean fluently?

In particular, Yoo So-wol was one of the famous fixed-nicks, so it would quickly make it to the Recommended Posts.

[Heavenly Demon: That may be so, but I ask because it seems to be a rather vulgar post.]

[Wild Grylls: Vulgar? How do you know that?]

[Heavenly Demon: This lady does not understand the meaning, but reading and speaking it is possible to some extent. Therefore, I can read the text itself.]

This is one of the strengths of the Korean language—or rather, Hangul.

That reading and copying it is relatively easy.

The problem is that the actual Korean language based on it is incredibly difficult.

Since Yoo So-wol also held a great deal of affection for me, she had probably studied it separately.

Because of that.

[Heavenly Demon: (Roughly a post saying "This seat is the number one of the Evil Faction, the number one under heaven, and the number one of all time," and the vulgar comments beneath it)]

[Heavenly Demon: What do you think?]

[Wild Grylls: ...] Why is the shame mine to bear?

’Is that trash really Hangul?’

I was truly curious about how King Sejong-nim would react.

The person who wrote that comment must be dead by now, so they could probably meet.

[Wild Grylls: It has a truly vulgar meaning, so please never copy it.]

[Heavenly Demon: Then, may I say it to you, Gwigong?]

[Wild Grylls: Yes.]

Wait.

Something is fucked.

[Wild Grylls: No. Shit. No. I misspoke. You must not say it. Please.]

[Heavenly Demon: Hmm. I understand.]

[Heavenly Demon: (A picture of a warmly smiling frog)] I’m going crazy, seriously.