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◈ I Unleashed a Gossip Gallery in Another World ◈
Chapter 12: The Second Gallery Supremacy War
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‘Let’s see. Have they all been active?’
About a day after the International Swordsman Gossip Gallery opened.
Having deliberately waited without checking the reactions, I logged into the Gallery exactly twenty-four hours later and looked around.
[International Swordsman Gossip Gallery]
[✪Swordsmanship families <<< Upvote if you think those losers who had the Empire's Finest Sword title stolen by a lowborn knight are all-time washed-up frauds lol]
[✪Academy swordsmanship faculty <<< A bunch of idiots seriously teaching students quick-draw techniques lol]
[✪Knight Commander Ciel <<< Please stop taking out your old-maid hysteria by running us around the drill grounds ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
[✪Since we’re here, isn’t Eastern Continent swordsmanship honestly a straight-up superior version of Imperial swordsmanship???]
[✪Looking at the current list of candidates for the Continent’s Greatest Sword, swordsmen really have gotten fucking worse on average lol]
“Looks like they’d been holding a lot in.”
As had become only natural by now, the newly created International Swordsman Gossip Gallery was enjoying enormous success.
Had living through an age of peace left everyone itching for action?
Swordsmen from around the world were quickly settling into the Gossip Gallery, starting exposé wars and flame wars among themselves.
‘Let’s see what our new mod is doing.’
Pleased by the sight, I opened the Gallery Log of Commander Ciel, the Gossip Gallery’s newest mod.
[Comments Written: 986]
Fortunately, Ciel, whom I’d worried might lack the will to properly carry out her moderator duties, had been active like crazy ever since the Swordsman Gossip Gallery opened.
[Re: Swordsmanship families <<< A lowborn knight...]
ㄴSwordsman Gallery Eraser: For real lol. Does anyone not know swordsmanship families only get those titles by making backroom deals with the Emperor anyway?
[Re: Academy swordsmanship faculty <<< Students...]
ㄴSwordsman Gallery Eraser: Even if the entire Academy swordsmanship faculty came at me together, they still couldn’t beat me alone lol
[Re: Knight Commander Ciel <<< Please stop your old-maid...]
ㄴSwordsman Gallery Eraser: But isn’t Ciel <<< kind of cute? ㅠㅠ
[Re: Since we’re here, isn’t Eastern Continent...]
ㄴSwordsman Gallery Eraser: First time in my life I’ve heard such utter bullshit about Eastern Continent swordsmanship being superior to Imperial swordsmanship lol
[Re: Looking at the current list of candidates for the Continent’s Greatest Sword...]
ㄴSwordsman Gallery Eraser: So can you beat even one of the Continent’s Greatest Sword candidates, dumbass?
“Well, well.”
She’d commented on every single featured post in the Swordsman Gossip Gallery. That said it all.
‘She’s working fucking hard.’
The thought of the tiny Knight Commander, nearly thirty, locking herself in the barracks on her day off and diligently shitposting on the Gossip Gallery made me laugh.
What was funny was that not only Ciel, but the other two Erasers had also started faithfully fulfilling their proper roles.
[Anonymous: Why would anyone even use such a vulgar gallery?]
ㄴNoble Lady Gallery Eraser: Right? ㅠㅠ Big sis will ban you instead hehe
[Anonymous: Even so, shouldn’t we refrain from slandering the Imperial family?]
ㄴNoble Lady Gallery Eraser: Imperial shill, banned lol
Just look at that bizarre sight of the Empire’s one and only ducal lady defending the Noble Ladies Gossip Gallery.
[Anonymous: Guys, I made a Magic Circle. What do you think?]
ㄴMage Gallery Eraser: Post that shit on the main gallery, dumbass.
[Anonymous: I made a few improvements to the duel Magic Circle!]
ㄴMage Gallery Eraser: Do you think I can’t find the backdoor plugin just because you hid it like this? Tch.
Even the Witch of the West, who’d worried me most because of how rebellious she was, was proving just as active.
‘As expected, they must all secretly want to be mods.’
This was why you couldn’t take people at their word when they said they didn’t want to be moderators.
Once you actually made them mods, they all worked this hard while pretending they had no choice.
“Good little slaves.”
With a satisfied smile, I posted something praising my slaves’ achievements and flopped onto the bed.
[Gossip Gallery Eraser: Upvote if the little Erasers working fucking hard the moment they got mod badges are so cute you could die ㅠㅠㅠ]
ㄴNoble Lady Gallery Eraser: Right? ㅠ Should we meet up in real life too?
ㄴMage Gallery Eraser: Your mom.
ㄴSwordsman Gallery Eraser: Want me to shove a practice sword into your mouth?
Naturally, the slaves responded warmly to my heartfelt greeting as well.
‘Things should run smoothly for a while now, right?’
Closing the Gallery window with that thought, I shut my eyes, planning to take a leisurely nap.
‘The next request to open one will probably be from the Academy, since there’s high demand, or maybe a Gallery related to the other races because of their population...?’
Since taking root in the Empire, the Gossip Gallery had finally begun to stabilize. I wondered where it would spread next.
[You have a new notification!]
Yet that peace, once again, did not last long.
(Dwarf Master Craftsman Urd): Sry for interrupting the circlejerk.
(Dwarf Master Craftsman Urd): Could everyone quickly check the notice posted in the Dwarf Gallery right now?
A dwarf who occasionally appeared in the Empire Village Gallery had suddenly left an ominous comment beneath the post praising my slaves.
“Yawn...”
Still half-asleep, I logged into the Dwarf Workshop Minor Gallery.
“...Huh?”
I instantly snapped fully awake.
[Notice: As of today, our Dwarf race will terminate all technological partnerships with the Empire.]
The title of the notice posted in the Dwarf Workshop Gallery was deeply alarming.
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[Title: As of today, our Dwarf race will terminate all technological partnerships with the Empire.]
Author: Dwarf Chieftain Ugnad
We have confirmed that products made by our Dwarf workshops have frequently been insulted in the recently emerged “unauthorized Galleries” within the Empire.
Therefore, as chieftain, I hereby declare this on behalf of the Dwarves.
Our Dwarf race will completely terminate its partnership with the Empire and will never supply any goods in the future.
Furthermore, from the moment this notice is posted, every Dwarf who trades with Imperials will also be punished with the harshest penalty.
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After reading the entire notice posted by the Dwarf chieftain, now fully awake, I scratched my head and muttered inwardly.
‘What kind of bullshit is this?’
If I understood correctly, these guys had gotten offended by posts on the Gossip Gallery and were trying to cut ties with the Empire...
‘Do they not want to make money?’
Of course, I knew very well that Dwarves were people completely bound up in their pride.
Even taking that into consideration, though, this was far too extreme a response.
What on earth had been posted in the Gossip Gallery for them to take such a hardline stance?
[Anonymous: Dwarf Workshop <<< You expect us to wait an entire year for one engagement ring?]
[Anonymous: The reason magical tools keep getting more expensive lately <<< Is it true that Dwarf Workshops monopolize mithril?]
[Anonymous: There aren’t still any swordbros using Dwarf Workshop-made swords like suckers, right? lol If there are, switch already.]
[Anonymous: Honestly, if those short bastards loosened their grip on even half the technology they monopolize, the world would be a better place lol]
“Nothing but facts.”
I carefully checked the posts about Dwarf Workshops in the Gossip Gallery, but nothing seemed especially wrong.
Every post written in the Noble Ladies, Mage, and Swordsman Gossip Galleries was criticism with a valid reason behind it.
‘And why are they taking their anger out on the Empire because they got trashed on the Gossip Gallery in the first place?’
Just as anger I hadn’t even felt before began to rise in me and I started monitoring the situation with a frown, an additional notice from the Dwarf chieftain rubbed me even further the wrong way.
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[Additional Notice: Let the administrators of the unauthorized Galleries see this.]
Author: Dwarf Chieftain Ugnad
If you wish to resume our partnership, the administrators of the “unauthorized Galleries” must clearly comply with the following.
1. Completely prohibit insults toward Dwarf Workshop products, and faithfully comply with requests for deletion.
2. Display advertisements for Dwarf Workshop products on the Gallery front page.
3. Appoint a representative elected by the Dwarves as the head mod of the “Other Races Gossip Gallery.”
If even one of these conditions cannot be accepted, Dwarf Workshops will never again trade with the Empire.
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‘...They’ve crossed the line, haven’t they?’
Only then did I realize why the Dwarves had adopted such an extreme policy. I snorted and ground my teeth.
These bastards had taken the Empire’s people and their monopoly technology hostage, then declared war on the Gossip Gallery.
‘You dare challenge the Gossip Gallery?’
After the Emperor, I never expected the Dwarves to become the second ruling class to wage a Gallery supremacy war against us.
(Author: High Elf Sigria)
[Anonymous: Have those midget bastards seriously lost their minds? lol]
(Author: Demon Commander Lilith)
[Anonymous: That third condition is fucking blatant lol]
(Author: Beastkin Warrior Nienie)
[Anonymous: I was wondering when those arrogant Dwarves would start something!]
(Author: Black Dragon Azrakan)
[Anonymous: Have they forgotten,,, the favor,,, we did them,,, by giving up,,, the volcanic region,,, in the past,,, seriously,,, (¯―¯٥)]
The other-race users who frequently appeared in the Gossip Gallery had all gathered to harshly condemn the Dwarves.
Naturally, that was only expected.
After seeing the third condition, demanding the head mod position in the Other Races Gossip Gallery, there was no way they would view the Dwarves favorably, even if it did not directly harm them.
(Author: Dwarf Master Craftsman Urd)
[Anonymous: For proud Dwarves to threaten others by holding their products hostage, we cannot face our ancestors...]
Seeing the lament posted by the kind dwarf who had warned me earlier, I wholeheartedly agreed and recalled the past.
‘The Dwarves I knew back then were all big-hearted, old-school middle-aged guys.’
I had no idea where all those hearty Dwarves had gone, the ones who bought me beer and said they’d provide all my weapons during my time as a Hero, so I shouldn’t worry.
What would their reaction be if they saw the present-day Dwarves, who had become something like a giant megacorp and were throwing their weight around?
They would probably grab hammers themselves and smash the heads of their disrespectful descendants.
“Phew...”
Enough reminiscing. It was time to resolve this situation as the head of the Gossip Gallery.
[✪Emergency for young lady gallery users who commissioned jewelry!!!!!!!!!]
[✪Upvote if you’re a magebro planning to hoard every magical tool released in the Empire starting today lol]
[✪But without mithril, won’t all knights just get killed by one-click magic now???]
[✪I bought Workshop stock yesterday and I’m fucked lol]
[✪Upvote if you’re an Imperial Merchant Guild employee starting to break into a cold sweat lol I’ll go first, fuck!!!!!!!!]
Looking at the panic-filled posts Imperial citizens had begun uploading to the Empire Village Gallery, I needed to hurry as much as possible.
“...The way to break a monopoly or oligopoly is simple.”
Did you know the surest and fastest way to bring down a monopoly or oligopoly that ruled the market?
A disruptive innovation powerful enough to overturn the existing monopoly structure.
You simply release that innovation into an open-source ecosystem where anyone can easily access the information.
Of course, that was easier said than done.
What insane person would openly release revolutionary technology capable of overturning an entire market?
“Hup...”
Surprisingly, that person was right here.
‘You started this, so don’t regret it.’
It was time to use both my knowledge as the former Hero and the Gossip Gallery to clean the Dwarves, who had started a Gallery supremacy war without knowing their place, out completely.
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Later that evening, the Empire Village Gossip Gallery, where everyone had been panicking because of the Dwarf Workshop Gallery’s declaration of war, received one utterly random post.
[Gossip Gallery Eraser: Sharing today’s recipe!]
It was a pointless post with an absurd title, uploaded by the Gossip Gallery Eraser everyone had been desperately waiting for.
Anonymous1: Is this mod actually insane!?!?
Anonymous2: You bastard, compensate me for my commissioned item!!!!!
Anonymous3: Upvote if this is the worst mod in history ㅠㅠㅠ
Anonymous4: Atthisratewe’rereallyscrewed!!!!!!!!!!!
Naturally, public opinion among the users who saw it was on the verge of hitting rock bottom.
Anonymous4: Is this even a recipe?
Anonymous5: What the fuck are these ingredients?
Anonymous6: Are you a golem or something?
Still, several people who patiently read through the post gradually began to notice something.
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[Title: Sharing today’s recipe!]
Author: Gossip Gallery Eraser
Ingredients: Refined Silversteel, Mana Crystals compressed to 0.31 cm, and finely ground Moonstone powder mixed with platinum at a 9:1 ratio.
Mix those ingredients at a 6:3:1 ratio, then refine them before heating them above 1,700°C for three hours, ’kay!
They will become a fluid that vibrates at a particular frequency.
Cool it for thirty-three minutes while taking care not to damage the Mana Crystal layer, and the dish is complete!
(Ps. Block out all light while carrying out this process, and make sure to cool it on a night with a full moon!)
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The post uploaded by the Gossip Gallery Eraser was, despite its title, somewhat far removed from a cooking recipe.
Anonymous7: What the hell are they trying to pull this time...
Anonymous8: Come to think of it, isn’t there a full moon tonight?
Anonymous9: Am I the only one who has no idea what this means?
Anonymous10: Is this some kind of code only mods can understand?
The Gallery users put aside their anger for the moment and began analyzing the post with curiosity.
[✪What the fuck is this supposed to be!?!?]
Their curiosity was finally satisfied after an anonymous dwarf user posted shocking experimental results in the Gallery toward dawn.
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[Title: What the fuck is this supposed to be!?!?]
Author: Anonymous (Dwarf Master Craftsman Urd)
(Photo attached.)
What is this insane metal, which is stronger than mithril yet lighter, and has Mana Conductivity approaching one hundred!?!?
If you release something like this for free, no one will even look at mithril anymore!!!!!
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A new kind of metal never seen before, made by following the Gossip Gallery Eraser’s recipe exactly.
According to that user, the new metal had near-miraculous properties.
Anonymous1: Mana Conductivity is one hundred?
Anonymous2: Did you even verify this properly?
Anonymous3: Huh, wait... Is this real?
Anonymous4: Am I dreaming right now?
Anonymous5: Why did something this incredible suddenly come out of that idiotic recipe??????
ㄴ(Author): Fuck if I know either...
A miraculous alloy that turned the mithril monopolized by the Dwarves into a relic of a bygone age overnight.
It was the birth of Dwigellium.
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