Chapter 7
-A user who meets the conditions has been detected.
-Would you like to become the Gallery's administrator? (Y/N)
-23 hours remaining until closure.
‘Realistically, becoming an administrator is impossible.’
I hadn't properly adapted even to the city, let alone the Gallery. I had no room in my life to manage something on top of that.
It was a decision I'd reached after considering the matter objectively.
‘..But it would also be troublesome if the Gallery disappeared.’
The problem was that I still needed the information on the Gallery to adapt and perfectly play the role of a priest.
I didn't want to become the administrator, but it would also be troublesome if the Gallery disappeared.
In the end, the only choice was to put it on hold.
‘There’s still time, so I should hope someone else becomes the administrator in the meantime. If no one does, I’ll think about it then.’
I pushed the message aside and continued looking over the Gallery's atmosphere.
The Gallery's atmosphere couldn't be called pleasant even as a figure of speech.
[Is there still no backup head mod?]
[The Gallery's really going to close..]
[There are a shitload of Gallery addicts here, so why is no one being appointed head mod?]
[You guys worked hard all this time. Let's meet again with smiles later.]
The inside was still filled with nothing but chaos.
I clicked on a post asking about something that had puzzled me as well.
Title : There are a shitload of Gallery addicts here, so why is no one being appointed head mod?
Author : ㅇㅇ(177.177)
Are there some kind of conditions? Can't they just make anyone the head mod?
[According to the head mod before last, the cutoff is at least sixth tier.]
ㄴ[For real?]
ㄴ[I'm just a farmer, so how powerful is sixth tier?]
ㄴ[Just below Sword Master. From seventh tier onward, they're called Sword Masters and Archmages.]
‘Then that means an A-rank Awakened is at least sixth tier.’
I could certainly understand why a new administrator hadn't been found immediately.
But it was hard to believe that not one of the Gallery's many users was a sixth-tier individual willing to volunteer as administrator.
My question was answered soon enough.
Title : If the condition is at least sixth tier, weren't there several Gallery users who qualified?
Author : ㅇㅇ(91.91)
I think there were a few among the registered users. Why aren't any of them stepping up?
The ones I know are NineDemonSword, FurryLover, WhiteMagicFuckOff, and PrincessFootWiper—four of them.
[You're right. Why aren't any of them coming forward?]
[The registered users would sooner give up the Gallery than volunteer to be head mod.]
ㄴ[Why??]
ㄴ[I don't know the details, but I heard the Gallery doesn't run for free. Apparently they don't want to pay that price, so they don't step up.]
‘..It doesn't run for free?’
Come to think of it, that was only natural.
No matter how trivial something was, it couldn't happen and continue without some kind of price being paid.
The problem was what that price might be.
The answer appeared soon afterward.
One of the registered users mentioned earlier came forward personally.
Title : Yours truly shall explain why she refuses to become head mod
Author : WhiteMagicFuckOff
You need to be at least sixth tier to handle the Gallery.
Well, everyone knows that much by now.
But the problem is that reaching sixth tier doesn't mean you can maintain the Gallery without any risk.
I don't like explaining things at length, so to get straight to the point,
maintaining the Gallery means giving up one tier—that is what I'm saying.
In other words, your tier is forcibly lowered while you remain head mod.
The previous head mod, who is already dead, was a researcher, so he willingly accepted the loss of a tier..
But that was only because the previous head mod was an unusual case, so don't get your hopes up too high.
If you understand, get lost.
[If your tier drops, your life isn't even in danger, so can't you just do it? You're fucking selfish.]
ㄴ[Hmm.. If you cut off one arm and post proof, I might consider it.]
ㄴ[Is an arm the same as a tier? Say something that makes sense.]
ㄴ[What amusing nonsense. Naturally, a tier is more important than one's life. Only someone ignorant could say otherwise.]
[Can't you just do it for us? The sub-mods handle the actual Gallery management anyway.. Without the Gallery, we have no idea what we'll do tomorrow..]
ㄴ[No. Can you willingly cut off an arm for an unspecified multitude? Especially when this is something you don't even need to do?]
ㄴ[(Sobbing con)]
‘In my terms, that means an A-rank Awakened would drop to B-rank. It's no wonder no one wants to volunteer.’
It was difficult to equate tiers and awakened ranks completely, but that was how I understood it, at least.
Only after I understood the risk to some degree did I stare at the message I'd put on hold.
‘If I don't have to manage it either, regardless of the rank drop, then it should be fine.’
-Would you like to become the Gallery's administrator? (Y/N)
-22 hours remaining until closure.
Of course, losing an awakened rank was unfortunate.
But with no intention of climbing the Tower anymore, a high awakened rank held no meaning for me.
‘Treating ordinary people is more than possible even at C-rank.’
Besides, I had no intention of taking on the position for long.
A few months would be enough.
I didn't deliberate for long.
I reached out and pressed the message.
-You have become the Gallery's administrator.
-The Gallery closure procedure has been halted.
The Gallery's countdown to closure finally stopped.
At the same time, a heavy fatigue began to consume my entire body.
It was the effect of losing one tier.
‘……I'm sleepy.’
I wanted to collapse and fall asleep immediately, but I barely held on to consciousness long enough to write a post.
I lost consciousness just after the post was uploaded to the Gallery.
…
At that same moment, silence descended upon the chaotic Gallery because of a newly uploaded announcement.
-A new administrator has been appointed for the Gallery.
-Administrator : ㅇㅇ(123.123)
Author : System
It was an announcement only a few lines long.
But it was enough to calm the Gallery, which had been in flames.
[??? Is this the new head mod??]
[Mom's spiritual pressure has appeared..?]
[So the Gallery isn't disappearing now??]
[I was scared shitless thinking the Gallery was about to blow up]
[But who is the head mod? More importantly, was there a sixth-tier user among the anonymous users?]
[So who is 123.123?]
The relief soon led to another question.
The question of the new administrator's identity.
Besides, it was hardly strange that people were puzzled by the appearance of an unfamiliar big shot of the sixth tier.
Fortunately, their identity was figured out quickly.
The Gallery addicts who practically lived there immediately dug up their old posts.
Title : 123.123? That's the weird newbie who showed up a few days ago.
Author : GalleryAddictNEET
(Picture of an orc subdued barehanded)
(Screenshot of 123.123's comment saying he impersonated a priest)
[He was the new head mod?]
[Fuck, he still hasn't been executed after doing that?]
[A newbie is sixth tier..? What have I been doing all this time..]
Once the question was resolved, the atmosphere returned to a festive mood.
Title : I don't know whether the new head mod is a newbie, but upvote if you're happy the Gallery didn't blow up lol
Author : ㅇㅇ(91.91)
Me first.
[Upvote]
[Upvote]
[Upvote]
[What's with the upvote cheat code?]
Title : So what field does the new head mod work in?
Author : ㅇㅇ(171.171)
Since he subdued an orc barehanded, did he reach sixth tier through martial arts?
If he's sixth tier in martial arts, is he at the Peak Transcendent level?
This is kind of lewd.
[A gorgeous Peak Transcendent head mod, damn]
[Head mod hitting the super-climax]
[This Gallery's average, shit]
[The head mod said he was a healer.]
ㄴ[What's a healer?]
ㄴ[Something like a priest, but an Awakened person with healing abilities.]
ㄴ[What's an Awakened person?]
ㄴ[Someone who awakened an ability like healing.]
ㄴ[What's awakening?]
ㄴ[This conversation will never end, Sasuke..]
ㄴ[(Dumbfounded con)]
The atmosphere reached its peak when the new head mod's first post went up.
[I'm the new administrator. Nice to meet you.]
[So is the head mod a virgin?]
[Why the head mod has to be a high school girl]
[The head mod's here!!]
[The head mod appeared??]
But the moment they saw the content, the Gallery went quiet as though someone had thrown cold water over it.
Title : I'm the new administrator. Nice to meet you.
Author : ㅇㅇ(123.123)
It may only be for a few months, but I look forward to working with you.
I'm tired because a tier has been shaved off, so I'll keep this short.
[..Wait, a few months?]
[What do you mean by declaring a limited lifespan the moment you arrive, Head Mod?]
[Head mod..?]
[(Emote begging while clinging to his ankle)]
[Seeing how he's already training us, he looks like he'll work his ass off]
ㄴ[Is this really training?]
[Kraaagh, if you don't show up and post a correction notice right now, you'll have to taste my feces, Head Mod..!]
ㄴ[Why would I have to taste your feces?]
ㄴ[The Gallery's going to blow up in a day, not a few months..]
ㄴ[Ah! Come on! Come on! Come on! Nuts!]
[Fuck lol, if this isn't trolling, what is?]
The Gallery became a complete shitshow.
…
I only understood the situation the next morning.
[The trolls are going wild, fuck]
[Head mod!! Taste my banana feces!!]
[The Gallery is fucked]
[Previous head mod.. I already miss him..]
But I didn't bother responding.
‘They said I didn't have to manage it, so I could ignore it, right?’ That only became relevant after I suffered mental contamination from GoblinCas and shitpics.
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