Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 177

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◈ Got a Gallery in the Wild ◈

Chapter 177: Arena (3)

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Demonkind was a race that lived for entertainment.

If something fun was happening, they either jumped in or started doing it themselves.

They could never tolerate a boring life, and throughout history, they had caused all kinds of trouble because of it.

Thankfully, entertainment culture had developed over time, so they caused fewer incidents than before. Only slightly fewer, though.

Looking at history, it would not be an exaggeration to say that demonkind was behind most entertainment-related accidents and scandals.

That was why they had even developed a culture that treated “patience” and “self-control” as virtues.

Entertainment was inseparable from demonkind. It was practically part of what defined their race.

“No way! This is rigged! It's fucking rigged!”

Kaelin, the princess of Mephisto, was no different.

If anything, being a princess had made her even more immersed in entertainment.

Nothing was more thrilling than having fun in secret.

Her support for Chaeyu was sincere, but entertainment had been what started it all.

“Why did it lose? Did Grylls rig it?”

Kaelin's eyes gleamed as she shoved her face close to the Gallery.

The Gallery window floated practically right in front of her nose. That was how focused she was.

Thud! Wham! Wham!

The Gallery was showing a video.

Two kangaroos boxed with quick, efficient movements.

Kangaroo No. 2 threw a counterpunch that snapped its opponent's head back.

Kangaroo No. 1 collapsed to the ground and could not get up for some time. It had been knocked out.

“...Yeah, it deserved to lose.”

Kaelin quietly muttered after replaying the video. The evidence was right there, so she had nothing to say.

If Grylls had ended the match without uploading a video, there would have been an uproar.

But with evidence this clear, Kaelin could not raise any objection.

└ My points... Where did my points go...

└ Can someone spare a few points? I'm all out...

└ Beg and I'll give you 100 points lol

└ Please give points to this poor slum dweller T_T

└ Me too, sir T_T

The end of the match had produced countless beggars. Kaelin was one of them.

The points she had bet, namely Ladder Points, did not mean much to Kaelin.

It was not like she had put actual cash into the Gallery in the first place.

In other words, Ladder Points were nothing.

‘Still, I'm pissed off...’

But they were also everything.

It would have been one thing if the amount had been small, but she had wagered an absurd amount.

Kaelin had been active on the Gallery for a long time.

She had accumulated plenty of points since Ladder Points had first been activated.

She had bet more than half of them, so of course she wanted to cry.

‘Sigh. It's only the first match. It'll be fine.’

Kaelin pulled herself together and checked the Gallery.

The dead who had blown all their points were everywhere.

└ [KingLeor]: Ahh, hahaha. Great first match hahaha.

└ How much did you win?

└ [KingLeor]: Put in 50,000 points and turned it into 100,000 hahaha.

└ Why'd you put in so little? Should've bet more lol

└ [KingLeor]: I've been saving those since two Head Mods ago, fuck.

That irritating registered user, KingLeor, seemed to have won some points.

Kaelin simmered for a moment, then calmed herself down.

The kangaroo Arena was not over yet.

[Post title] Title) Next Match Begins

[Author] Wild Grylls

[Post] (Video of kangaroos fighting)

[Post] The one on the left is Kangaroo No. 1, and the one on the right is Kangaroo No. 2.

└ I believe in you, Kangaroo No. 1!

└ No. 2 for sure this time. Look at the size difference lol

└ Did you not see the bigger one lose earlier? A fight is about patience.

└ I don't know shit about gambling, but anyone else just here because kangaroo fights are fun? lol

└ For real lol I'm just enjoying it lol

└ It would've been so nice if we could watch it live.

└ Isn't there a feature for that?

└ If there was, the Head Mod would've added it.

As one commenter said, it was a shame there was no live broadcast.

If it were possible to broadcast it live, an enormous number of people would have gathered.

But whether it was a limitation of the Gallery itself or the Head Mod had deliberately not added it, that feature did not exist.

‘Still, Grylls knows what they're doing.’

Grylls seemed to know that too, changing the format slightly after only one match.

Instead of ending the round as soon as the match ended, Grylls uploaded the video and ended it five minutes later.

After all, people could avoid spoilers as long as they did not read the comments.

Kaelin grinned, then considered where to place her bet.

Kangaroo No. 1 was a little bigger, but Kangaroo No. 2 was no pushover either.

‘The bigger kangaroo lost earlier... so this time, it's the bigger one.’

Nobody knew what kind of logic had led her there, but Kaelin chose Kangaroo No. 1.

She had seen the bigger one lose after letting its guard down earlier, so she believed things would be different this time.

But she had forgotten something. These were animals, not people.

People struggled to hold back when they got angry, so animals would be even worse.

“No?! No?! Wh-what are you doing?! What the fuck is this bastard doing?!”

The bigger kangaroo lost after letting its guard down. Kaelin grabbed her head and screamed.

Kangaroo No. 1 had clearly been winning right until the end. Kaelin had watched and felt sure of its victory.

“You crazy bastard! The audience isn't your opponent! What the hell are you doing?!”

That was until Kangaroo No. 1 suddenly dropkicked a kangaroo in the stands.

In the end, Kangaroo No. 1 got into a brawl with the spectator kangaroo and was dragged out.

It was an obvious disqualification loss. To Kaelin, it was so absurd she nearly fainted.

└ Hahahahaha, it even charged into the stands.

└ Are these bastards actually people? lol

└ People or not, my points, fuck.

└ Hey. Honestly, this should be ruled invalid. You agree, right?

└ [Wild Grylls]: Agree my ass. That bastard was just disqualified.

└ Damn, Grylls is so fair! Not like some fucking crooked referees.

└ Come to think of it, Grylls is a spectator too lol

└ Didn't that happen in Mephisto too?

└ The flying kick into the stands incident? Who did that again?

└ An elf did it. Someone insulted their parents, so they dropkicked a demon spectator right away lol

└ Didn't it turn into a diplomatic issue?

└ It was before the Queen took the throne, so it was brushed off. The elf athlete got suspended for a year.

└ Didn't that one thing change people's view of elves?

└ Yeah. Elves used to have this quiet, gentle image, but after that one kick everyone realized they were people too lol

It had gotten bad enough for them to bring up an incident still talked about as a legend in the sports world.

Either way, Kaelin lost points again.

She had even recharged her points, thinking she would win back what she had lost, only for all of them to disappear.

‘...So this is why gambling is scary.’

Lost money? Then just put in more money and win it back!

It was no different from pouring water into an embankment with a hole in it.

Considering that, Kaelin was fortunate.

Ladder Points were a currency exclusive to the Gallery, something she could not even obtain with cash.

If she had been betting real money, she might have become a gambling addict.

└ [KingLeor]: Where did my points go? Think some thief bastards came by?

└ Burp~

└ Thanks for the meal~

It seemed KingLeor had lost points too. Kaelin snickered and flopped onto her bed.

The first match was one thing, but getting screwed over in the second left her feeling helpless.

She decided she would never come near this place again.

‘...Just one more match.’

For just about five seconds.

Lying in bed, she checked the next match.

This time, she would win back what she had lost. She had simply been unlucky until now.

[Post title] Title) Event Match Begins

[Author] Wild Grylls

[Post] (Photo of Wonmo facing a baby kangaroo)

[Post] (Video of kangaroo spectators responding with applause rather than cheers)

[Post] (Video of Wonmo and the baby kangaroo playfully scuffling)

[Post] A kangaroo came up and asked if it could take Wonmo along.

[Post] So I got Wonmo's permission, said okay, and went to the arena with them.

[Post] The opponent was a baby kangaroo lol It climbed out of its mom's pouch.

└ [Heavenly Demon]: They are both adorable. Still, I hope Wonmo wins.

└ [SwordTasteMaster]: What if they get seriously hurt?

└ [Wild Grylls]: (Photo of a kangaroo standing as referee) There is a referee too, so I think it'll be okay?

└ Why is there even a referee? lol

└ Looks like the babies' fight is more important lol

└ Maybe it's because babies have a hard time controlling their strength.

An event match was held during the break. Kaelin was briefly disappointed, but soon focused on the match.

Wonmo was a popular animal on the Gallery. He was the Gallery's mascot, practically its main character.

Wonmo was fighting. No user could possibly just scroll past that.

Kaelin waited for the result, hoping Wonmo would win.

[Post title] Title) Match Result

[Author] Wild Grylls

[Post] (Video of the referee urgently breaking them up)

[Post] (Video of Wonmo coming over while wailing loudly)

[Post] (Video of Wonmo clinging to my pant leg and crying)

[Post] Wonmo lost.

[Post] The kangaroo used a grappling move, so he couldn't do anything lol

[Post] I need to comfort Wonmo right now, so I can't take questions.

└ [Heavenly Demon]: He has suffered a bitter defeat. That will become the driving force for his growth.

└ [SwordTasteMaster]: Him running over crying is so adorable. Please comfort him well.

└ Who picked on our Wonmo?!

└ How does he cry like “Bwaaaah” lol

└ Wonmo makes me feel all warm inside every time I see him lol

└ Grylls killed his mom, though...

└ Gasp...

└ Holy shit...

└ I forgot;; Grylls was a bad guy.

The event match ended with Wonmo's defeat. It was a little disappointing.

Kaelin left an encouraging comment, then went back.

According to Grylls, the kangaroos were dispersing because it was break time.

So she decided to give up cleanly.

‘My points...’

That did not mean she was not dying over the points she had lost.

Kaelin sighed and browsed through the Gallery.

She had long since finished everything she needed to do as a princess.

At this point, nobody could say anything even if she spent her days lazing around.

‘Still, Crown Prince Arnold is becoming emperor...’

The Messiah Empire's succession ceremony had recently set the Gallery abuzz.

As a princess of Mephisto, she could not easily overlook it.

Mephisto and the Messiah Empire were far apart, but that did not mean she could ignore it.

‘This is what makes the Gallery so good.’

News that the ruler of another country was changing was extremely important.

Normally, Mephisto would need to wait quite a while before it could barely detect any signs of it.

But thanks to the Gallery, Kaelin could get news in real time.

On top of that, the succession ceremony itself was being rushed through.

That made it all the more important, since it allowed Mephisto to respond quickly.

‘The problem is, I have no idea what the elves are doing...’

The elves were active on the Gallery too. Some registered users among them had adopted unique personas.

They all had one thing in common. Every last one of them was far from normal.

Demonkind laughed and played around like idiots, while elves were known for their collective madness.

‘The quiet ones are more suspicious.’

Since the elves' movements were unclear, Mephisto had stepped up its intelligence-gathering efforts.

But the lack of useful information only made things more suspicious.

Kaelin checked the Gallery to see if there was any information she could use.

[Post title] Title) Long Live the Elven Queen!

[Post] (Photo of the Elven Queen)

[Post] Worship the Elven Queen! Make Alvenheim Great Again!

└ How long are these pointy-eared bastards going to keep this shit up?

└ Forever, probably.

There was not much to gain.

Most of it was just mindless praise.

Kaelin clicked her tongue and turned the page.

The next page was filled with posts about the kangaroo Arena.

It seemed the break was over and the Arena was starting again.

A broad smile spread over her face as she opened Grylls's post.

[Post title] Title) Match Starting

[Author] Wild Grylls

[Post] (Photo of two kangaroos facing each other)

[Post] Match starting.

└ All right. Let's go~

└ I'm definitely winning this time lol

└ How much did you lose?

└ 10,000 points. I've been saving them since three Head Mods ago, fuck.

└ You bet a lot lol

└ How much did you bet?

└ 100,000 points lol

└ This guy is completely insane lol

Kaelin immediately placed a bet too, determined to win this time.

But less than five minutes later, that determination turned into despair.

Watching the kangaroo she had bet on get pummeled, she muttered,

“I'm done. Fuck this.”

A new form of entertainment had appeared on the Gallery.

“...After one more match.”

And with that, it had gained an addict as a bonus.

Just as Kaelin was about to invest points like the dead,

└ [DontAbandonTheHero]: This won't do! I don't think we should keep the gambling open after all!

└ What?! Why?! Why not?!

└ [DontAbandonTheHero]: Even if it's only Ladder Points, there are too many addicts! 200,000 points vanished in just thirty minutes!

└ But it's fair! There's no concern about match-fixing either!

└ Exactly. Who would rig that? They're just kangaroos fighting each other.

└ [DontAbandonTheHero]: But too many people are losing points! Everything is best in moderation!

└ Boo. Boomer.

└ Head Mod, please don't take this away from us...

└ It's boring these days because there are only political posts...

Perhaps the overheated gambling scene did not sit well with the Head Mod, because they moved to stop it.

‘I haven't even won back my points yet!’

Kaelin hurriedly tried to persuade the Head Mod. They could not close it before she won back what she had lost.

Fortunately, the Head Mod seemed to understand that it was fairly run and listened.

└ [DontAbandonTheHero]: All right! But I'll impose a point limit for now! You absolutely won't be able to bet above a certain amount! The Ladder Point system has not been fully activated yet!

└ Yeah. This is better.

└ Head Mod. Thank you...

The Head Mod imposed a betting limit, and Kaelin thought of the points she had lost.

‘It's a shame, but...’

Keeping the entertainment alive was enough.

Feeling deeply grateful, Kaelin watched the next match.

“No! What is wrong with you now?!”

Then she got completely fucking annihilated.

Kaelin stared blankly at her points, now showing zero, before writing a comment.

└ [PrincessChaenggu]: Could anyone spare me some points, pwease...? I lost them alllll... I've been saving since two Head Mods ago, so please, just a little... T_TTT

└ [Wild Grylls]: Want a few? I can give you some emergency relief funds.

└ [PrincessChaenggu]: Ooooh!!! Thank you sooo muchie!!!

└ Sir, me too...

└ Please show mercy to this pitiful beggar T_T

└ [Wild Grylls]: Yeah, I'll give out a little to each person. Only the first ten, though.

└ Ohhh! A saint! A saint has appeared!

└ Thankyouthankyouthankyou

└ Praise Grylls!

“Wow! Thank you!”

Kaelin sincerely praised Grylls.

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Watching all of this, Grylls said,