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◈ The Dungeon Gallery's Terrifying Newbie ◈

Chapter 2: Became a Dungeon Master (2)

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The holographic window in front of me flashed wildly.

So what the hell is this new-user notification? [12]

Information on the new user that even the head mod doesn't know about...txt [38]

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Title: I came up with a theory about newbie's identity...

Author: antqueen

Like hell I did, fuck lol. Someone please tell me.

Also, take a look at pictures of my adorable little ones hehe.

Comments

└op_ghost: Ah, fuck. Seriously.

└squintychar: Don't bait.

└dip: Hmm...

└golemking: Here we go again.

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Dungeon Gallery.

A gallery I could access without even having a computer.

I'd never experienced anything this strange, not even in the rapidly advancing twenty-first century.

I'd never seen a gallery like this in my life, but apparently I was the biggest topic of conversation right now.

That made sense.

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Title: newbie, leave a comment if you see this post.

Author: orange★

I know you're reading this message right now.

Who the fuck are you, and where are you????

I've never had anything like this happen before, so I'm fucking thrown...

Reveal who you are right now, or you're getting banned.

Comments

└anonbutcher: The admin has appeared.

└squintychar: Lol, I've never seen the head mod flustered before...

└op_ghost: This completely destroyed the theory that it was the head mod's hidden-camera prank.

└psychward_mvp: For real? This isn't fake?

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The person who seemed to run the Gallery was threatening me.

I quickly left a comment.

└newbie: Wait a sec, fuck.

└humanluvr: Wow, the person in question is here. Hiiiii.

└antqueen: Are you really a new user??

└dip: Oh...

└no_minions_4_me: You smell sexy.

└magichero: C-c-could you maybe say hi to me just once...?

This Gallery seriously didn't have a direct-message function?

I was drawing a shitload of attention.

└orange★: You've finally opened your mouth.

└newbie: No... I was confused because I don't know what's going on either;;

I couldn't let my only chance to communicate with another person(?) slip away.

└newbie: Spare a thought for someone who woke up and suddenly found themself inside a cave...

└newbie: I woke up in some fucking godawfully creepy cave, so I don't know what the hell is going on either...

└newbie: I wasn't ignoring you on purpose...

After I explained the situation as clearly as I could, a few moments passed.

└orange★: For real?

└whaleyeah: "For real?" lololol.

└golemking: Give me back the cool and haughty head mod I loved. ㅠㅠ

└sealedconq: If the head mod is confused too, there must be something to this.

└orange★: Hmm...

newbie: I seriously don't know anything, so what even is Dungeon Gallery?? I can see all these weird holograms besides the Gallery too. I'm not mentally ill, right??

Had my desperation somehow come across through the text?

Orange's attitude softened considerably.

orange★: Dungeon Gallery is a community where Dungeon Masters communicate.

orange★: The weird holograms you're seeing are a type of power visible only to those chosen by Oblivion. We just call it the System for short.

orange★: I need to check something. There should be a number written in small letters below the hologram. Send me that along with a screenshot of your Status Window.

Dungeon Gallery and Oblivion.

Even after hearing the explanation, there was still too much I didn't understand.

I'd learn it little by little.

I operated the screen as Orange instructed.

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LV. 1

Class - Dungeon Master

Dungeon Theme - Null

Population - 0/50

Device count - 0/50

Point - 5000

STR - 3

DEX - 3

CON - 3

MP - 3

UN - newbie

UC - dm_6_666666666

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Is this how I take a screenshot?

I took a picture and sent it.

└orange★: It isn't fake... Then was what you said actually true?

└sealedphilo: Wow, it's been a long time since I've seen a real Lv. 1.

└golemking: Hmm... This really is a new Dungeon Master.

└kongkong: The user code is different from ours too. Why is it all sixes?

└squintychar: Interesting. Have you ever stopped a Wave before?

└sealedconq: newbie, have you picked a Dungeon Theme yet??

└humanluvr: newbie, are you human by any chance??

└no_minions_4_me: You smell sexy... newbie, could you tell us your dungeon coordinates too??

No...

I was supposed to be the one asking questions.

└dip: Do you like Winter?

└op_ghost: newbie, if you haven't chosen a Dungeon Theme yet, let's go with a Death theme together.

└magichero: C-c-could you please leave just one comment for me...?

Once I verified it with a screenshot, the reaction became even more explosive.

Like me, the Gallery users seemed to have plenty of questions.

└orange★: Starting now, anyone except newbie who comments below this gets a one-day timeout.

└antqueen: newbie is cute.

└antqueen: Ah, fuck. Bad timing.

【You have been temporarily banned.】

The overheated atmosphere fell silent in an instant.

Was this the power of the head mod?

At least in this Gallery, the head mod seemed to have absolute authority.

orange★: Then there's one last thing I want to ask. Do you have your memories?

newbie: Memories?

orange★: Yeah. Everyone chosen by Oblivion gains power at the cost of losing their memories. Dungeon Masters get a dungeon on top of that. Anyway, do you have any memories of where you were born or what you've been through? For example, memories of your parents?

newbie: I have memories...

I remembered very well.

I even remembered what I had for dinner a week ago.

orange★: I've never seen a case like yours before, so I'm fucking confused...

newbie: Really?

orange★: Yeah... Everyone except you has no memories from before becoming a Dungeon Master.

newbie: Hmm...

orange★: Anyway, that's not important. How much time is left until the next Wave?

newbie: It says 24 hours...

For a while, the head mod didn't post anything.

The head mod was probably writing a long message.

orange★: Listen carefully to what I'm about to say.

orange★: You may be confused, find this hard to accept, and feel dizzy.

orange★: But there's one thing you need to understand first. Your current situation is no different from standing in the middle of a battlefield.

orange★: Simply put, a dungeon is a place where an enormous amount of treasure is buried. That's how the public sees them. If you conquer a dungeon even once, you'll gain enough money for three generations to live comfortably, and not only that, but tremendous power as well.

orange★: So what do you think would happen? Of course, plenty of bastards would want to conquer dungeons.

orange★: You're the owner of that dungeon... and the biggest obstacle in their way.

orange★: To sum it up, enemies are going to start coming after you.

orange★: A Wave is when invaders can enter a dungeon, in other words, an invasion cycle. Dungeon Masters like us need to prepare for invasions.

orange★: If you don't want to die.

It was a horrifying story, one I wanted to deny.

Honestly, I wasn't sure I should take it at face value.

Unfortunately, they were the only people I could rely on in this situation.

It wouldn't be too late to decide whether it was true after hearing everything.

orange★: What's your dungeon address?

newbie: Wait.

Dungeon address, dungeon address... Was this it?

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Dungeon Protocol Address - (321, 532, 444, 5.)

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orange★: Fortunately, it's in the Lowjinrat Great Mountain Range.

newbie: Why?

orange★: Intelligent races like humans, elves, and dwarves don't live in the Lowjinrat Great Mountain Range. The smarter they are, the more troublesome they become, so that's fortunate.

newbie: For real?

orange★: Yeah, but there are also Trolls that are strong and have powerful regeneration, so it isn't completely safe.

newbie: Those things invade dungeons too?

It was hard to imagine.

orange★: Regardless of species or intelligence, dungeons have the power to attract every living creature. Think of it as instinct. If you're unlucky, wyverns or dragons can enter too.

newbie: Seriously...?

orange★: Still, there aren't any creatures that powerful there. Don't worry too much.

orange★: It's about time for me to prepare for my Wave too... If you have questions, ask the people here. You can use the search function too.

orange★: They're a bunch of idiots, but our world is a damned battlefield, and this place is the only place we have to rely on. Most of them will be kind to you.

orange★: Once you stop the Wave and have time, read the Gallery announcements too. Okay?

newbie: The head mod is a good person... Thanks...

orange★: No need to thank me. Just stay alive. I'd feel bad if the newbie who showed up after decades died.

newbie: Okay, okay. I'll try my fucking best. But am I the only newbie?

orange★: Yeah, you're the only one.

newbie: Why?

orange★: Explaining that means explaining Oblivion, but it isn't important right now. I'll tell you later.

I considered myself a fairly skeptical person.

Still.

After talking with the head mod, I felt that they at least didn't seem to be lying.

The person acting as the administrator had no reason to control other users and spend so much of their own time carefully crafting a lie.

Unless I was mentally ill and hallucinating, that is.

It would be better to ask the Gallery users for help.

Whether they were trustworthy was another matter, but I had no choice besides believing them anyway.

orange★: You can talk now, everyone.

└whaleyeah: You really have your memories too??

└magichero: P-p-please leave just one comment for me...

└dip: If it's the Lowjinrat Great Mountain Range, most of them will probably be Goblins. I can share an effective way to stop them.

└squintychar: But there's no guarantee that only Goblins will come in. If you're unlucky, Trolls or Orcs might enter too. I know quite a bit about preparing for Waves. I've even stopped the East Kingdom's Royal Knights before. Would you like to talk for a bit?

└humanluvr: What race is our newbie, by the way???

└no_minions_4_me: Want to walk the path of the lone wolf too?

I looked over the countless comments.

Was this what they called pampering a newbie?

I'd never received such enthusiastic attention before, but I had no time to get excited.

newbie: Thanks, everyone. Let me ask a few questions, then.

What lay ahead was an unknown ordeal.

If survival was my priority, I needed to gather as much information as possible.

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