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◈ I Unleashed a Gossip Gallery in Another World ◈
Chapter 58: Academy Vacation Special Class
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Bang!
About a day after the Gallery Bill of Rights was announced.
“Your Majesty!”
Having rushed to the Imperial Palace upon receiving urgent news, the Crown Prince kicked open the door to the room no one had been allowed to enter and ran inside.
“Yes... You’ve come.”
Sitting beside the bed, maintaining her composure, was the Empress.
“My son... Lukabel.”
“Mother! What in the world happened!?”
“As you can see.”
Emperor Rudric lay unconscious, his hair completely white.
“Since His Majesty is unconscious...”
The Empress suddenly spoke in a low voice to the Crown Prince, who stood there blankly, taking in the sight.
“From today onward, you will act as Imperial Regent.”
“...!”
“...That is what I’d like to say, but that will be difficult.”
The Empress turned her gaze aside, her expression growing cold.
“Your older sister, Princess Ruabel, will serve as Imperial Regent. Not you, despite being the Crown Prince.”
“H-How can that be...?”
“Are you asking because you don’t know how the public sees you lately?”
At her cold question, the Crown Prince fell silent and lowered his head.
“I told you to keep your womanizing in moderation.”
“I have no excuse....”
“Tsk. Like father, like son.”
The Empress glared at him, then regained her composure and spoke again.
“In these troubled times, Princess Ruabel’s influence is steadily growing.”
“Ah.”
“And you know the Second Prince’s faction can’t be ignored either.”
The more she spoke, the paler the Crown Prince became.
“You don’t have much time left to secure your position as heir while you’re embroiled in so many controversies.”
“That... is true.”
“So please don’t lose the throne, my beloved son.”
The Empress gently stroked his cheek as she rose from her seat.
“Understood....”
Realizing that her gaze was still chillingly cold, the Crown Prince barely managed to answer.
“Then leave now.”
“And what about you, Mother?”
“I will remain at His Majesty’s side.”
With slumped shoulders, the Crown Prince left the room at the Empress’s words.
“Mother, indeed.”
The Empress, who had been sitting quietly beside the bed, rose at that very moment.
“Your mother... is not me, but the former Empress.”
Her eyes had already darkened into a bottomless abyss.
“...What an idiot. If he falls unconscious without even securing the imperial succession, doesn’t that derail the plan?”
“......”
“I never expected him to be this useless.”
Muttering as she looked down at the unconscious Emperor Rudric, she suddenly stood.
Fwoom...!
The next moment, she silently snapped her fingers, and the dictionary lying on the floor, from which a skeletal branch had been growing, was engulfed in black flames and burned away.
“...Hah.”
How much time passed after that?
“Velkaros and the Moon Emperor, listen well.”
As she stared expressionlessly at the dictionary turning to ash, her dress slowly became shrouded in black smoke and changed into another form.
“For the time being, don’t step out into the world. Remain quiet.”
It was an outfit that symbolized her true identity, not the attire of an Empress.
“Instead, devote all your efforts to identifying those who call themselves the New Demon God Cult, as well as the supreme administrator of the Unauthorized Gallery.”
“I command this as the leader of the Demon God Cult.”
A grotesquely twisted smile had appeared on the face that always remained expressionless.
* * *
[Urgent Notice: I am Princess Ruabel, Imperial Regent.]
About a day after Sepi Wiki and the Academy’s great efforts exposed every one of the Emperor’s crimes to the world.
Rather than the Emperor’s long-awaited apology, an announcement was posted in the Grinning Empire Village Gallery by Princess Ruabel, who held the position of deputy manager.
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[Title: I am Princess Ruabel, Imperial Regent.]
Author: Princess Ruabel
The Magnesia Imperial Family fully acknowledges the allegations of Demon God Summoning and the Academy Internal Affairs Interference Incident raised against His Majesty Emperor Rudric.
In place of His Majesty Emperor Rudric, whose mobility is currently impaired, I, Ruabel, will faithfully compensate the Great Forest and the Academy for the harm caused and offer our apologies.
Furthermore, once His Majesty the Emperor’s health improves, I will request that the Holy Church hold a heresy trial. I also promise to transparently disclose our efforts to prevent any recurrence.
And I swear to accept and faithfully implement the Gallery Bill of Rights recently announced by the Noble Council... (Rest omitted)
As soon as the Academy term ends, I will return to the Imperial Palace and faithfully carry out these matters.
Once again, I apologize to the Great Forest, the Academy, and the citizens of the Empire. This concludes the notice.
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It was not the declaration of surrender from the Emperor himself that everyone had awaited, but its contents were still something people across the continent had long wished for.
[Grinning Empire Village Gossip Gallery]
[✪I never thought I’d live to see the Empire become functional lololol]
[✪Upvote if you think Emperor Rudric will show up to his heresy trial in a wheelchair lolololol]
[✪Gallery Bill of Rights <<< Isn’t that wording fucking hilarious? lol]
[✪(Breaking) Great Forest Gallery’s access restriction has been lifted!!!!!]
Naturally, explosive reactions began pouring in throughout the Gossip Galleries, including the Empire Village Gossip Gallery.
Anonymous1: But why is Ruabel <<< the Imperial Regent?
ㄴAnonymous2: Are you a Crown Prince shill? You don’t know he has over a hundred exposés?
ㄴAnonymous3: Balding Crown Prince <<< Upvote if you think he should hand his heir status to Princess Ruabel if he has any conscience lol
ㄴAnonymous4: From now on, the Crown Prince’s faction and the Princess’s faction are going to fight a brutal succession war lol
ㄴAnonymous5: Ruabel <<< Upvote if you think the royal family’s only full-haired freak should become the next continental head mod ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
As I read every favorable reaction pouring in for Princess Ruabel, who had become Imperial Regent, I suddenly thought to myself.
‘Princess Ruabel as the next continental head mod....’
Princess Ruabel was, at least, a decent person.
Anonymous7: Is it true Ruabel <<< can’t go to the Imperial Palace immediately because she is at risk of expulsion from the Academy???
ㄴAnonymous8: Princess Ruabel was an idiot?
ㄴAnonymous9: Huff huff huff huff huff huff....
ㄴLady Roanna, Imperial Palace Maid: She missed too many classes because of her frail health. Yeah, stop making things up.
ㄴAnonymous11: She’ll lose quite a lot of Imperial authority if she can’t complete the Academy lol. Do better, yeah.
“Hmm....”
If author identities were not visible in the Gossip Gallery, I probably wouldn’t have been worried at all.
(Author: Princess Ruabel)
[Anonymous: What do you think would happen if the right of first night <<< were introduced? Heh.]
‘I don’t know whether the Empire’s future is bright or dark.’
Scratching my head, I flopped onto my bed, drained all over.
“Error! Error detected!”
At that moment, Mini Sepi suddenly crawled out of the makeshift corridor and urgently spoke to me.
“The hologram Sepi in the Imperial Palace has been destroyed!”
“Hm?”
“Th-the stored data has been lost too!”
After hearing that, I checked the Project Sephiroth system logs and frowned slightly.
“Restoring it will take... time and effort.”
I didn’t know who had done this, but the memory data of Sepi, whom I had planted in the Imperial Palace for surveillance, had been damaged.
Of course, Sepi’s main body had not suffered any harm, but it would be difficult to determine what had happened in the Imperial Palace.
“S-Sorryyy....”
“No, Sepi.”
It wasn’t Sepi’s fault.
‘Who could have done this...?’
It seemed my suspicions had been at least partly correct.
There was someone behind Emperor Rudric.
‘For the time being, I should devote everything to restoring the data.’
Just as I rose from the bed to begin the restoration, which looked like it would take quite a while...
“Master! Master!”
“...Why are you calling me?”
“I have something to report!”
Sepi suddenly tugged on my sleeve, shooting blue light from her eyes.
“Ta-da!”
“What is this?”
“It is data I collected from across the continent through Sepi Wiki!”
At the same time, an enormous amount of data appeared across the wall.
“It is a present for you, Master!”
I stared blankly at the vast data for a moment, then narrowed my eyes and looked down.
“Sepi, sit down.”
“Yeees?”
Then I crooked my finger.
Flick!
I gave Sepi a light flick on the forehead.
“Ow!?”
“You need a scolding.”
“...I-I don’t understand.”
Having lost her balance and fallen backward, Sepi tilted her head with a bewildered expression.
“This data will be a tremendous help to Master’s plan....”
What Sepi had done was certainly thoughtful.
“Did you get consent when you collected it?”
“Ah, that...”
“So this data was collected without permission?”
However, the problem was that she had not obtained the other parties’ consent.
“Unauthorized wiretapping. Collecting data without consent.”
“......”
“That is the sort of thing the continent’s ruling class does, Sepi.”
When I deliberately spoke sternly, Sepi, who had been watching my expression, mumbled with a dejected look.
“I didn’t think that far....”
Seeing that, I no longer felt like scolding her.
“...Destroy all data collected without consent.”
“Understood....”
“Never do something like this again. All right?”
Sepi nodded at my words, then tearily drooped her shoulders.
“Don’t get too discouraged.”
“Ah!”
“Learning from mistakes is the core code of Project Sephiroth.”
I gently praised Sepi as I patted her head.
“And... thank you so much for the thought.”
After watching my expression for a while, Sepi finally began to smile brightly.
“Hehe!”
“That’s right. Good girl.”
“Master is the best Papa!”
Watching her, I couldn’t help smiling like a father.
“Emotion circuit! Excited!”
This must have been what raising a daughter felt like.
“Sepi, shall we go on an outing?”
“An outing!?”
“Let’s relax for the first time in a while.”
Having said that on impulse, I suddenly changed my mind as my entire body ached.
“But not today. Maybe in a week....”
“Ah.”
“...I’m too tired right now, haha.”
But at that very moment.
“Beginning life force supply.”
“Hm?”
Sepi suddenly took my finger, her eyes turning green.
“Huh.”
At the same time, a rather vast amount of life force began flowing into me.
“Sepi, where did you get this much life force?”
“That is....”
When I asked in surprise, my eyes widening, Sepi instantly began breaking into a cold sweat.
“...It is a secret!”
Sepi then ran into the makeshift corridor, hid among the bushes, and answered that way.
‘Could this be adolescence?’
I scratched my head at the sight when...
“Elrod, are you in there?”
The voice of Father, whom I had found most frightening lately, suddenly came from beyond the door.
“Why are you sweating?”
“Ah, it’s nothing.”
“...Is that so?”
I hurriedly hid the makeshift corridor containing Sepi behind me, and Father entered as the door opened.
“By the way... what is it?”
A bad feeling washed over me as I asked, cold sweat running down my face.
“Go to the Academy.”
My ominous prediction was proven true all too quickly.
“...Pardon?”
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“F-Father.”
Elrod, breaking the silence that had filled the room for quite a while, sat up in bed with a cold sweat.
“I-I told you I wasn’t going to the Academy.”
“Haa, you did.”
“A-And my condition has worsened lately....”
He tried to compose his expression and fake poor health, despite Sepi having already left him feeling refreshed.
“Listen to everything I have to say.”
Count Durgel cut him off and spoke with his usual stern expression.
“I am not telling you to enroll in the Academy. I am telling you to participate in the Vacation Special Class.”
“A Vacation Special Class?”
“Yes. Take classes at the Academy for about one month.”
Elrod’s eyes shifted around for a moment before he breathed a sigh of relief internally.
‘One month... This isn’t the worst-case scenario.’
A month was a length of time even a shut-in Hero who had fits just from going outside could somehow endure.
“But why all of a sudden?”
“As the family’s heir, shouldn’t you build connections and knowledge, Elrod?”
Even so, he frowned and asked, then mumbled with a dumbfounded expression.
“I don’t need those things....”
“Don’t speak nonsense.”
“No, I really don’t....”
Of course, he had the knowledge of the previous Hero, and he also had many connections thanks to Gallery friends with terrifying social status.
However, in reality, he was merely the sickly second son of a count family. There was no way he could persuade his father.
“I-I mean... Is the Vacation Special Class something you can take just because you want to?”
“Of course not.”
“Right? It’s a privilege offered only to Academy students, so it’s difficult for outsiders to take it....”
Elrod tried bringing up the Academy’s regulations this time, but...
“Duke Agnail wrote you a letter of recommendation.”
The next moment, Count Durgel gave him an answer from which there was no escape.
“Furthermore, a scholar of very high standing will be coming to teach this special class.”
“......”
“You are very fortunate. This person comes to the Academy only at regular intervals, so if you miss this chance, it will be difficult to attend their classes again.”
Silence filled the room once more.
“Oh dear, chills are suddenly running through my whole body....”
Elrod grimaced and rolled around in bed as though having a fit.
“If you do not participate in the Vacation Special Class, I will forcibly enroll you in the Academy.”
But Count Durgel, looking down at him with a frown, delivered his final ultimatum.
“...I’ll go.”
“Yes, that is better.”
And with that, Elrod’s trip to the Academy was decided.
“Oh, right. The list of participants has been posted in the Academy Gallery, so take a look.”
Count Durgel turned to leave Elrod’s room, then suddenly looked back and added that.
“...Why would I need to see the participant list?”
“If you see it... you will understand that this special class is the best opportunity to build connections and knowledge.”
With those words, Count Durgel left Elrod’s room and disappeared.
‘What does that even mean...?’
Left alone in the room, Elrod scratched his head and accessed the Academy Minor Gallery.
[(Notice) Third Quarter Academy Vacation Special Class Participant List]
“Ah.”
The next moment, his eyes widened.
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[Title: Third Quarter Academy Vacation Special Class Participant List]
Author: Student Council President Celine
Invited Professor: Moria Wevergale
Teaching Assistant: Eirin Durgel
Students: Ruabel Rag Magnesia, Elrod Durgel
(More to be added later)
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“......”
Then Elrod shifted his gaze to the Empire Village Gossip Gallery, which he always kept open at his side.
(Author: Yurian von Agnail)
[Anonymous: How should I write an application for readmission to the Academy?]
(Author: Saintess of the Holy Church)
[Anonymous: Academy Vacation Special Class <<< Non-Imperials can attend too as long as they have a recommendation letter, right?]
(Author: Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Army Elosia Durgel)
[Anonymous: Academy Vacation Special Class <<< Does anyone know how to apply for an associate professor position? Hehe.]
“Fuck.”
The next moment, a curse slipped from his mouth as goosebumps rose all over his body.
“We are revising the outing route to the Academy!”
Unaware of Elrod’s feelings, Mini Sepi shouted that with an excited expression.
* * *
“Hm....”
Meanwhile, at that moment, in the Western Continent Forbidden Zone.
“The Princess is one thing... but who is this fellow?”
A languid voice echoed through an antique mansion there.
“...I’ve heard that name quite often in the Gossip Gallery.”
The woman muttering those words was none other than Moria Wevergale, the invited professor for the Academy Vacation Special Class.
“Well, does it matter...?”
And behind her, a wicked witch whom any Imperial citizen would recognize lay deeply asleep with her eyes closed.
“To endure such unbearably dull seclusion....”
Leaving behind her own true body, which resembled a doll, the Witch of the West left the mansion, murmuring in a low voice.
“...One must indulge in secret hobbies from time to time.”
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