Chapter 128
This wasn't the first time a dungeon had appeared.
It was simply that the large and small nations where dungeons had manifested were destroyed without even realizing it.
A dungeon meant the end of civilization.
“Kieeeek!”
It was the moment when such a dungeon began spewing monsters onto the surface!
“Kieeek?”
The ghoul tilted its head.
There was nothing to be seen.
The only things there to welcome the ghoul were black smoke and the smell of the flesh of another ghoul that had crossed over first and burned.
The ghoul was staring blankly up at the sky.
- Is this the newbie? Welcome lol
- Then I guess you should die?
- Whaaat lololol! My insides are all blown wide open!
Something was flying toward it in the distance.
It was faster than a dragon and more ominous than a dragon's breath.
The moment it realized that the thing was growing larger—
“Kieeeeeek!”
-KRAKABOOM!
The third bunker buster collided with the dungeon.
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[Title: What the fuck is this?...jpg]
(GIF of a bunker buster flying across the sky)
(GIF of flames rising with a deafening roar moments later)
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- Is that... grand magic?
- No, it just turned the place into hell.
- Wow, that's fucking cool lololol. What would it even feel like to use magic like that?
- But seriously, setting aside the hardcore fanboying, does that make any sense?
- So a fire mage can use something like that after reaching the ultimate level?
ㄴ For real, the potential of mages is insane.
ㄴ No, you demon.
ㄴ I'm a grand mage, and I can't use anything like that.
ㄴ Grand mages don't talk like that.
The dungeon incident was resolved without too much trouble.
Though we did burn down a bit of forest and blow the ground away completely.
“It's better than being destroyed, right?”
Of course, there were injuries as well.
[Title: What the fuck, give it back]
This is your arm.
( Proof GIF of someone holding up a severed arm)
What am I supposed to live on now? lol
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- What the hell, what happened?
ㄴ OP) lol; I went to the site trying to make some money and got my arm cut off.
ㄴ Damn, that's fucking pitiful...
- Head Mod*) (A recovery potion has been delivered!)
ㄴ OP) ? What is this?
ㄴ Head Mod*) Put it back on and spend twice as much time on the gallery.
ㄴ OP) Gasp, no, holy fucking shit, I love you so much.
We provided the injured with recovery potions.
Witch Morone's research results were a great help.
She worked without rest, showing me her results several times a month.
[You have performed a good deed!]
[Some of the points spent will be refunded.]
“System, are you a god?”
On top of that, there was even a good-deed system.
I had absolutely nothing to lose.
Next, to keep the flames from spreading through the forest, I hired workers to clear away anything flammable in advance.
Then I dropped massive water bombs through the delivery system.
[Title: Ha-ha-ha, I am Aquaman]
(GIF of a forest fire being put out with water)
I'm a water mage, and I successfully landed a part-time job from Head Mod's notice lol.
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- Wow, I'm fucking jealous;
- Dumbass, you think that makes you a lot of money? It'll all come back to you as health problems in the end.
ㄴ For real, does mana come from your ancestors?
ㄴ OP) (GIF of the mana stone Head Mod gave me)
ㄴ OP) lol, jealous?
ㄴ Holy shit.
[Title: What If Food Suddenly Fell from the Sky?]
(GIF of hamburgers falling from the sky)
(GIF of workers looking bewildered during the fire-prevention work)
Why is this actually real?
It was food made by mixing meat, vegetables, and so on between strangely shaped pieces of bread.
Cola and things that looked like fried potatoes came down too.
There was even a note inside, so I looked at it.
[Lunch break 11:30 ~ 13:00 / Take a break, yeah]
That's what it said.
Is this the part where I can plant a kiss on Head Mod's cheek?
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- Did you buy this?
ㄴ They'll obviously deduct it from your hourly wage lol.
ㄴ OP) No, they just gave it to me;
ㄴ ?
- Lunch break ← What's this supposed to be?
ㄴ OP) They told us to stop working and eat. They even pay us for the time.
ㄴ ?
ㄴ ??? Don't talk bullshit, there's no way that's possible.
Of course, we provided meals.
“The minimum wage felt a little wrong, you know?”
I paid them a little more per hour as well.
Come to think of it, this wasn't any different from building a firebreak in the military.
And yet the gallery applicants filled every spot in an instant, as if the list were about to burst.
- An hourly wage lolol, 20 dango lololol
- Isn't this a bit of a sucker deal?
ㄴ Doesn't seem like it'll even scratch Head Mod's fortune.
“No, hmm, is it really that much?”
It was grueling work that few people would have applied for even if I had posted it on a job site.
And yet here, applicants were overflowing, which left me feeling strangely conflicted.
On top of that, I went a step further and even found a bizarre featured post.
[Featured Post: Gallery Academy Recruiting New Students!]
Eligibility: Anyone of any age
Classes five times a week (Monday–Friday)
- Learn how to get a job at the gallery step by step!
- Masterful lectures from seniors who actually succeeded in getting hired!
- Achieve the perfect physical condition needed to apply to any job posting!
Just 100 dango!
Apply right now!
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- All this stuff is just a sales pitch, yeah.
- If I learn this, can I get a job at the gallery too?
ㄴ OP) I can't guarantee you'll get hired, but I can guarantee you'll get a part-time job!
- lol, so have you gotten hired?
ㄴ OP) Five part-time jobs, one month of chemical-processing work, and experience registering a résumé post before anyone else.
ㄴ Oh?
ㄴ Wait, should I try it too?
ㄴ Don't. Getting a job at the gallery is harder than becoming a knight.
“What the hell is this?”
A bizarre featured post had gone up.
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Gallery Academy.
Wondering what kind of bizarre academy this was, I looked into it and found that it was a job-preparation academy.
Its goal was getting a job at the gallery.
They didn't care whether it was a particular occupation, short-term, or long-term.
All that mattered was getting hired.
Head Mod*: Are you the owner of Gallery Academy?
Head Mod*: Answer me.
So I summoned that gallery user.
Gallery Academy? Who gave you permission to start something like that?
Then, less than ten seconds after I sent my message, the other party hurriedly replied.
Gallery Teacher: I go... Head Mod, that's not what I meant...
Head Mod*: Don't make weird excuses. Just tell me straight, okay?
I had warned them beforehand.
If the fixed-handle user called Gallery Teacher said they'd established it to meet demand, for everyone's wishes, or some bullshit like that,
I planned to put them in the 40,234th fixed-handle purge without delay.
That's why I told them in advance.
Gallery Teacher: How could I possibly be so presumptuous in front of you, Head Mod...?
Head Mod*: Warning 1.
Gallery Teacher: Yeah, I just wanted to make some money selling my experience in this shitty world, so I started it.
Gallery Teacher: Nothing's as popular as gallery jobs these days, right? So I invested in riding the wave.
Fortunately, they had some sense.
The moment I warned them, the likable gallery regular called Gallery Teacher laid out their true intentions.
“Wait, you really started an academy? This isn't just some ordinary attention-seeking post?”
Honestly, I couldn't believe it.
Gallery Academy? How could such a thing possibly exist?
But this Gallery Teacher was serious.
No, the entire gallery, Gallery Teacher included, was serious.
Gallery Teacher: (GIF of Gallery Academy on the second floor of Kellierton Street)
Gallery Teacher: (GIF of a classroom overflowing with students)
Gallery Teacher: It's seriously popular. All the spots are already filled, and there's even a waiting list.
Head Mod*: But why?
A world where everyone was desperately struggling to get a job at the gallery.
Wouldn't that be hell itself?
I'd thought it was just a meme.
But Gallery Teacher asked back as if I were the one who didn't understand.
Gallery Teacher: Head Mod, is it really possible that you don't know?
Gallery Teacher: It's not like finding work is easy these days.
Gallery Teacher: There are more people than you can shake a stick at who can't even earn 30 dango a day.
Gallery Teacher: But don't you pay more than 100 dango a day, provide meals from the market, and provide work equipment?
Then they cited my minimum hourly wage as an example.
They also brought up the meals and work equipment I provided...
“Isn't that just common sense?”
The jobs I offered were not easy.
Naturally, they were physically demanding, and working without equipment took a heavy toll on one's health.
Many of them involved working in the forest, so providing meals was only natural as well.
When had this become the dream job everyone wanted?
“I can't believe it.”
I needed to confirm whether this was really true.
I was about to open a poll on the gallery when another thought occurred to me.
“I could just post a job opening myself and see.”
The gallery and reality were different to some extent.
I decided to hire part-timers to investigate whether this was actually true in the real world.
[Jobs/Job Seekers: It's me, yeah]
Author: Head Mod*
I'm looking to hire part-timers. Any gallerybros interested?
Field: Undisclosed
Duties: Undisclosed
Number of openings: 100
Hourly wage: 9.86 dango
Meals provided / Equipment provided
Yeah.
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- Holy shit, a job posting just went up.
- But the work is undisclosed?
ㄴ So you're not applying?
ㄴ (Human emote: There's no time to hesitate!!!)
“Then we'll know.”
I deliberately kept both the duties and the field completely undisclosed.
The only things made public were the minimum wage and the fact that meals were provided.
[Remove the application-post limit?]
[Application limit 0/100 → No limit]
According to Gallery Teacher, there should have been plenty of applications even under these conditions.
But I was shaking my head even as I uploaded it.
“Who would apply just because of this?”
In the modern world, this would have been a job posting that deserved to be reported, with no excuse for it.
I lifted the limit and posted the job opening solely to prove that Gallery Teacher was wrong, but...
[Résumés received so far: 9999+]
- I can do any damn thing you ask me to do.
- If you told me to lick your feet, I'd lick them. That's how hard I'm willing to work.
- If you hire me, I'm prepared to give you my very soul...
“Wha?”
Applications started pouring in so fast it looked like the gallery was about to burst.