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◈ I Unleashed a Gossip Gallery in Another World ◈

Chapter 2: Riot

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The so-called Gossip Gallery Incident arose in defiance of the strictly controlled gallery system, plunging the Empire into chaos overnight.

Naturally, news of this unprecedented incident soon reached the Emperor of the Magnesia Empire, who had monopolized the existing galleries.

[Anonymous: That Empire head mod bastard can't do anything, can he? lol]

[Anonymous: The Emperor <<< Hit like if you think his hair loss is getting worse lol]

[Anonymous: Princess Ruabel <<< Is it true she's secretly a masochist?]

[Anonymous: Hyaah! Hyaah! Princess, bear my child!]

Along with countless outrageously disrespectful posts being uploaded to the Gossip Gallery.

“Kh...!”

Seeing his precious daughter, whom he had raised like a priceless treasure, flush and tear up as she read the insulting posts included in the report was enough to make the Emperor see red.

“Use every means at your disposal!”

After raging for a long while with bloodshot eyes, the Emperor issued a solemn decree to the entire Empire that day.

“Find every person who accesses that hideous message board, regardless of rank, and punish them severely!”

It was an obvious misjudgment.

The most effective way to promote something was to ban it.

“Father... I shall retire now.”

“Oh, Ruabel. Don't take it too much to heart. Get plenty of rest.”

“Yes...”

Anyone drawn to the Gossip Gallery even once by curiosity could never forget the dopamine rush of absolute anonymity. They would always return.

-Click...

Princess Ruabel was living proof.

The moment the meeting ended, she hurried back to her bedroom, locked the door, and lay face-down on her bed beneath the covers.

“Heheh...”

Her face slightly flushed, she bit her lip and smiled to herself.

[Grinning Empire Village Gossip Gallery]

Before her floated the Gossip Gallery that had just been banned by her father's imperial decree.

[Anonymous: Princess Ruabel <<< The moment I knock her over, I can single-handedly overthrow the dynasty lol]

The posts sexually harassing the Princess, which had briefly slowed down, began filling the Empire Gossip Gallery again from that very moment.

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[Notice: All who recently accessed galleries not authorized by the Empire, heed the following.]

“Well, well.”

About a week after opening the Empire Village Gossip Gallery to punish those who had ruined the sacred galleries, I saw the Emperor's solemn proclamation uploaded to the Empire Gallery.

I snorted and wrote a notice in the Gossip Gallery.

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[Notice: Regarding His Majesty's solemn warning declared throughout the Empire.]

Author: Gossip Gallery Eraser

Gossip Gallery users have nothing to worry about.

The bald head mod in the main gallery can never guess your identities.

Just don't do something idiotic like reveal yourselves by mistake, and enjoy the gallery in peace.

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Only a few minutes later, heated reactions began pouring into the Empire Village Gossip Gallery.

[✪Gossip Gallery Eraser <<< Hit like if they're the Empire's hero lol]

[✪My light, my salt, my love, Gossip Gallery Eraser...]

[✪As of today, I withdraw my support for Gossip Gallery Eraser. We will move beyond a relationship of support and become one body... (Rest omitted)]

[✪If the Empire has one billion Gossip Gallery Eraser fans, I am one of them... (Rest omitted)]

That's right. As the Gossip Gallery's only moderator, I had become a hero to the imperial citizens.

‘Modding isn't half bad...?’

Honestly, I had half given up on enjoying galleries in this life because my goal was revenge against the ruling class.

Yet as the unexpected welcome and praise kept pouring in, that thought melted away like snow.

(Author: Princess Ruabel)

[Anonymous: (Today's diary) Took a walk, ate, and now I'm rolling around in bed lol]

“Fuck, here we go again.”

That didn't mean I had no complaints left.

(Author: Princess Ruabel)

[Anonymous: (Today's meal) I had a salad today since I'm dieting]

(Author: Princess Ruabel)

[Anonymous: (Today's walk) Found a long rock while walking lol]

(Author: Princess Ruabel)

[Anonymous: (Today's side dish) Brought home the long rock hehe]

Just imagine it.

A sickly, innocent Princess adored by everyone sneaking into the Gossip Gallery and crapping out endless shitposts.

I had no idea why she used the Gossip Gallery as her personal diary, but it was hard to ignore her when her identity was displayed so clearly.

Gossip Gallery Eraser: Keep using this as your gallery diary and you're banned.

ㄴ(Princess Ruabel): Oh, you're kind of forceful.

ㄴ(Princess Ruabel): I like you. Wanna be IRL buddies with big sis? lol

My attempt to stop the Princess from indiscriminately firing off shitposts only ended up adding fuel to the users' excitement.

ㄴ(Margrave Adelheid of the North): Tsk... How is this any different from the bald Empire head mod...?

ㄴ(Witch of the West): Keep throwing your mod badge around and I'll find your house, got it?

With public sentiment starting to turn ugly, I had no choice but to leave the Princess alone.

“Ugh...”

It was stressful, but once I had taken up the mod badge, I had to bear the responsibility.

Dealing with the Gossip Gallery's trolls was far better than posting in dull identity-verified galleries.

(Author: Lady Yurian)

[Anonymous: Please make a Noble Ladies Gossip Gallery!]

(Author: Witch of the West)

[Anonymous: International Mages Gallery <<< Can we get a Gossip Gallery here too?]

(Author: High Elf Sigria)

[Anonymous: Humans are doing something fun again? Aren't you making a Gossip Gallery for nonhumans too? hehe]

(Author: Saintess of the Holy Church)

[Anonymous: Excuse me. Do you perhaps plan to open a Holy Church Gossip Gallery...?]

It seemed the users who had started enjoying the Gossip Gallery felt the same way.

Requests to create Gossip Galleries for specific galleries were already flooding in from users of all sorts of social standings.

‘I want to make them all as requested, but...’

The problem was that I was the only person managing the Gossip Gallery.

I had somehow handled it alone so far, but as the number of galleries increased, there was no way I could keep them under control by myself.

‘It's too soon.’

After thinking it over for a long time, I uploaded a rather serious notice.

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[Notice: Regarding requests to open new Gossip Galleries]

Author: Gossip Gallery Eraser

Requests to open new Gossip Galleries have recently increased.

Naturally, the workload is beyond what I can handle alone.

Until I recruit more moderators, I don't intend to open new galleries.

Please refrain from submitting requests indiscriminately and wait a little longer.

[Comments]

Anonymous1: You fucking bitch, are you kidding me right now?

Anonymous2: You got everyone desperate, then you're abandoning us, fuck.

Anonymous3: Just give the mod badge to anybody already!!!

Anonymous4: Gossip Gallery Eraser <<< Come to think of it, just the worst moderator, yep.

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From that point on, the users who had become obsessed with the Gossip Gallery began rising up as one.

(Author: Lady Yurian)

[✪It's time to put those slaves who only ate our food to work!]

(Author: Witch of the West)

[✪Sharing how to make slave spam bots with the Brand of Domination]

(Author: Knight Commander Ciel)

[✪This Grinning Gallery regular is heading to the black market to buy slaves for a spam bot farm lol]

(Author: Merchant Guild Heir Rosaline)

[✪105 disposable slave accounts locked and loaded lol]

The First Gossip Gallery Riot.

What sent a chill down my spine was that numerous noble users had begun planning to use the slaves they owned to terrorize the gallery.

(Author: Hans, Merchant Guild Personal Slave)

[✪Mistress said if I dump a whole bunch of shitposts in here, I get a vacation, y'know hehe]

(Author: Anna, Maid of Marquess Violetta's House)

[✪Gossip Gallery Eraser, you fucking bitch!!! I'm not even a slave, but I have to risk my life because of you!!!]

(Author: Lady Roanna, Imperial Palace Maid)

[✪I didn't interview for a job at the Imperial Palace for this...]

Judging by the posts from servants and attendants that had begun appearing minutes ago, they all seemed serious.

‘Those lunatics, how did they even think of running human spam bots?’

Humanity always finds a way, as they say.

In a world without spam-bot programs, they had come up with the idea of throwing mindless disposable slave accounts at the gallery.

Considering the number of slaves and servants in the Empire, there was no way I could stop them alone.

“Well, well.”

To make matters worse, it appeared the angry parties were not only imperial citizens.

(High Elf Sigria): This is discrimination against non-imperial citizens ㅠㅠ

ㄴ(Dwarf Master Craftsman Urd): For real lol

ㄴ(Black Dragon Azrakan): Insolent... mortals... ptui!!

ㄴ(Demon Commander Lilith): Makes me want to invade hehe

ㄴ(Beastkin Warrior Nienie): Down with humans, nya!!!

Several nonhuman users who had swiftly learned about the Gossip Gallery's appearance were starting to test the waters and showed signs of joining the riot.

‘This can't go on.’

By then, I couldn't stay still either.

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[Emergency Notice: Hey, you fucking assholes.]

Author: Gossip Gallery Eraser

If you want it that badly, become head mods and manage them yourselves.

Verify your identity in a private post, and I'll open the gallery right away, yep.

The person who applies will manage it exclusively, got it?

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The method I chose to quell the riot was a Mod Badge Conscription Order.

Its effect was remarkable.

Anonymous1: Ah, Mr. Mod, we were kidding hehe.

Anonymous2: Aaaah, my name is turning yellow!!!!!!

Anonymous3: Everyone hold your breath!!!!!

Anonymous4: Ah, fuck. I just bought a slave...

No sane person volunteered to become an unpaid slave who hauled around everyone else's shit.

There was a reason head mods first banned prospective deputy mods, then unbanned them after they accepted the mod badge.

‘It really didn't need to be this gallery-like...’

In any case, the First Gossip Gallery Riot was smoothly suppressed under the terror of the Mod Badge Conscription Order.

‘...Was it a mistake to ask for identity verification?’

One thing I regretted was requiring users to verify their identities as a condition for becoming moderators.

It was an anonymous gallery. Who would enjoy revealing their identity?

Even if it was necessary to screen out unsuitable people, nobody would want to become a moderator at this rate.

[Additional Notice: You don't have to submit personal information when applying for a new Gossip Gallery. Just prove your connection to it...]

It felt somewhat pathetic, but even after I belatedly posted an additional notice relaxing the conditions, the users' reactions were still lukewarm.

Anonymous1: Would anyone with any sense do that? lol

Anonymous2: How is that any different from identity verification? lol

Anonymous3: Can our household slave Hans verify for me instead?

Anonymous4: So when is the mod handing out Baguettes?

“Ugh...”

Thinking about it, I could see their point.

‘Looks like I'm stuck managing galleries in this life.’

Who would take on a risk that could put their entire life on the line just to become a Gossip Gallery moderator?

Unless they were insane, nobody would ever do something like that.

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“Huh?”

There was one thing I had overlooked.

This world was a society where galleries were everything.

People who had lived in that world since birth were several times crazier about galleries than I had expected.

[🔒Noble Ladies Gossip Gallery Head Mod Application]

A few hours after the riot subsided, I found an unexpected private post on the gallery.

I was unable to contain my shock.

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[🔒Title: Noble Ladies Gossip Gallery Head Mod Application]

(Attached a photo.)

You can tell just by looking, right?

I'm a bona fide noble lady^^

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A photo attached to the post, taken with the gallery system's photo feature.

In the picture, a girl who had skillfully hidden her face with one hand sat at an elegant tea table and made a V-sign.

“You've got to be kidding...”

She held a handwritten note in her mouth that read, ‘Gossip Gallery Eraser♡.’

“...”

The photo did not show everything, but the girl's upper body was bare all the way down to just above her breasts.

Considering that, she had apparently thrown off her dress to hide her identity.

‘...Is she sane?’

That alone was shocking enough, but there was another reason I could not contain my shock.

>Anonymous: The view count went up, didn't it?

>Anonymous: If you've seen it, hurry up and open it.

>Anonymous: You noble ladies are all fucking dead, I daresay lol.

The insane noble lady was already pressing me in the comments to open the Noble Ladies Gossip Gallery.

(Author: Lady Yurian)

Her identity was none other than the noble daughter of the Empire's sole ducal house.

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