Chapter 101: Firewood (4)
2Py4YsI was stunned by the shocking news for only a moment before immediately commenting.5QuHGkD
en6OZOnThe comment section was already a complete mess, but I couldn’t contain my curiosity.WrXBZw
ldaEZM└WildGrills: What the hell is that? Are they going to send survivors in because of me?x2v
skzGkf2└The protagonist has arrived.FtsM
2cV1X2k└Grills. You won’t be alone anymore.sZIU
0QMtU└They’re saying the Holy Kingdom is going to send a tracking squad after you lmaooo.Sz4wI
elAOKw└The Holy Kingdom accomplishes what nobody else could!cZJPpQa
rN4uK└WildGrills: I can take this as stupidity, right? Damn. You’re giving me unnecessary hope.FE6O
uX0└Normally you should be scared, but Grills is excited lmao.0tTn
RMram└Well, it’s the Forest of Four Seasons, so it makes sense hahaha.pJOd1Ws
TEk└But who the hell are they going to send?RoTIkG
hmid3└They’re saying they’ll send people who oppose the current Pope’s system.PPWzY
lkbGtYF└Basically they’re using this to eliminate political enemies hahaha.d9zCp1e
dWOarU9└And do they even have the ability to find the Head Moderator?fdJDy
WS2L8└They’ll never be able to hahaha. Unless the moderator reveals the location in real time, it’s impossible.SRz
AM2HQK└Didn’t they say a Head Moderator once revealed the location of someone who announced the assassination of an emperor?xhqSLY
c4k└Yeah, but he only showed the person’s real-time location. He didn’t reveal their personal address.DTRMx
CKu1i└And that moderator ended up losing his eyes for stalking lmaooo.cfsv
lGL└So they can send messages to the moderators, huh?BmAXcR
1IHJ└Yeah. Those bastards will definitely try sending messages.FA5q
aXISo they were only pretending.eTIv8a
nTSWWJI more or less understood how it worked.yBZg
6UBHNormally I’d think this kind of thing only happened on Earth, but since the gallery existed here, the situation ended up developing in a similar way.d2F0X
HiTYKFMI guess this was what they called a media war.PBaGCS4
Sb69QmAfter all, the gallery was practically the only place where public opinion could be seen.xGeR
f8I‘They keep stepping on every possible landmine.’F4cQctH
cZ3i3FAs expected, public opinion toward the Holy Kingdom was at the worst level imaginable.wuhV8
ly1UaTThere were a few people trying to defend them, but they were a minority among minorities.RPBh
By9wEQ8All I had to do was quietly watch the show.iErxFH
tCmJEven if the Holy Kingdom wanted to declare the gallery something evil, well.TKMxLL
Ecgw9AR‘Didn’t they say an emperor from the Central Continent ended up getting beheaded for trying to stop people from using the gallery?’ZkRojP
ChjIt was a pretty famous incident.SUqNzf
5sd0vcThe assassination of the Central Continent’s emperor.l1g
K9XorI knew about it too because it occasionally came up as a topic of conversation.9tESbAF
v1v2ODThey said the emperor had tried to block access to the gallery and ended up being assassinated.Fq2JvhT
N3nqThe imperial family claimed he died from illness, while people on the Central Continent suspected an internal power struggle.mex33v
YLLeugAlthough, considering the attitude of Central Continent users in the gallery, almost nobody there believed that version.mDJBLZ
IB5iL‘I’m sure they’ll know how to handle it.’VoHg
aB4RSJI didn’t care if Eldorado kept making mistakes or even if they ended up entering the Forest of Four Seasons.efqsUsF
aQdLZBuWhat mattered was how the Head Moderator, HeroDontThrowAway, would react.KOrtK
EmHvAfter all, he could even display my location in real time and apply penalties to me.2YOdQ
0w4Dt‘Although he told me not to worry, considering how the Holy Kingdom is acting…’GBDeZ
QUnBoCiBesides, the Head Moderator was probably originally from the Holy Kingdom.ftBSJ
cBBHis deep devotion to the goddess Aris hinted at his origins.12iz
IUXnmG6But seeing the miserable state of his country, perhaps he had already lost all patriotism.tcT
AQU9After all, he worshipped the gods, not the Kingdom of Eldorado.cAjENWh
5bX‘I guess all that’s left is to wait and see.’nDu1
k1pKzOIt seems the small ball I threw ended up becoming a gigantic meteorite.5xP9
6BARReIt would take time to clean up this mess.GJH
Pq0cjQ3Though if the Holy Kingdom kept stepping on landmines, the flames would never die out.mEKQ
Q6RXUntil then, I would simply continue minding my own business.qd6sJ
qA2I9XTitle) WildGrills6ufDrrv
SSYw6E5(A fairly well-built oven)otPbj
uIKAI made an oven using bricks and mud. How did it turn out?c1IQ
XE4x└HeavenlyDemon: It looks like a pretty decent oven. Are you planning to make bread or something?B69A14J
QnYqd└WildGrills: More than bread, it’ll be for cooking fish. I think it’ll save me a lot of time.hV2
BqNS└HeavenlyDemon: I wonder what fish cooked in an oven tastes like.cNsBcrv
CY2J└WildGrills: Would you like me to give you some later?ldCSI
4SM8hX└HeavenlyDemon: Even just a piece.8tcfB
SXXw└Swordmaster: Weren’t you the one talking about extracting the liver from even a flea? Haha.XzUAsaB
Dry└HeavenlyDemon: I simply realized this is not a flea’s liver.WEKB
pkXY└Swordmaster: What a pathetic excuse.OOWwTPC
xRSHH└HeavenlyDemon: I can do something even more pathetic, you know?4us
2zv└Swordmaster: Ah. Ma’am;;azAb
1DkDe└He got crushed instantly lmao.i90PQ
nUQCWL└Swordmaster, if you’re angry, you know what to do.pNuPeT
lyRt└You just have to turn blue ^^.IGHagII
7tcB└Swordmaster: I’m not going to die just to become a secondary moderator;;JpgQ
b1VHFfo└StarlightPrincess: Did you build it yourself? It turned out quite impressive.CLv
jmRme└WildGrills: Thank you haha.Pl0eYk
8eSkTg└StarlightPrincess: Now that you have an oven, you’ll be able to make a greater variety of meals. Do you have anything in mind?l5JE
0u1u└WildGrills: I only have fish…YeR
t9pLTH└StarlightPrincess: I can give you flour if you want. Would you like to try making bread?gu9Q0qA
C9o6d└WildGrills: It’s fine. No need to go that far.ISSs9
ym836Bread was a luxury.l2PSj
jaLxNMWUnless I personally cultivated wheat, it was a ridiculous idea.HcuR
YJaOIoThough at least I could reheat smoked food.A17MR
awy2ymThat was practically what it would be useful for.HuU9wG
NxGk9As I said before, the main reason for building the oven was to save time.zDH6
ThvHP‘Although this will still be complicated until the dwarf gives me the iron plate.’7kBCN
gVGSfF7He said he’d deliver it together with the barricades at noon.PCsC0X
g3lQplUntil then, I could continue training.lyPMp
pvLctoYThis morning’s training would be sword practice.ogvf
6x0ouytDing!OgLqw
1bNVFJust as I was about to close the gallery, a notification appeared.iwXX0T8
8klX2dNotifications only appeared when someone commented on one of my posts or sent me a message.vtjAJ
elYIf it was a comment, I normally just checked who had left it.Cf70s
0Me81bBut this time it was a private message.mqpB
8EtVgHThinking it might be from the Head Moderator, I opened it immediately.ScHl
x1A8KB[NecromancyIsLove: Are you the one who uploaded Rice Craone’s final records?]odkSh
JIRGyIt was a nickname I had never seen before.Q9cwTgH
ksaAEAfter reading the message, I raised an eyebrow.Kpr3ZPp
zb1Come to think of it, if I had privileges similar to those of the Head Moderator, then it wasn’t strange for others to be able to send me messages as well.XBl
GVGUT‘Although that nickname is pretty weird…’iU5qQaV
oicRight now, the only group that might send me something like this was the Holy Kingdom.4LE0Sq
e3ZGhWondering what kind of nonsense they were about to say, I replied politely.tOGzU
WvV[WildGrills: If you’re asking about the books related to the Immortal King, yes, I was the one who uploaded them.]nQa
mMmR[NecromancyIsLove: Then you’re also the one who gave the books to Kadir.]K9B
M2mAEKadir?Or5
VcUThe Mage King?U6L
GZZ7I had vaguely heard about the Mage King Kadir in the gallery.Vzk
DejiG6IA being who not only knew all the magic in the world, but had also understood the very laws of reality.rLL0tuO
GQnAf6They said he had defeated the Immortal King together with the previous Hero and had even slain a crazed dragon.hgjEW
zq0RvThere were also rumors that he was eccentric, but beyond that, he was simply someone extremely famous.UVBiL
tdPbwN‘The person I gave the books to was AllFather. No, wait.’q1q
c6RVSHow the hell did he know I had handed over the books?ILdvk
jzpUudsThere were too many suspicious things that didn’t add up.NVp5aiz
LPeo8rdMaybe he was simply probing me.YaY1
0X8LMThere was no need to answer hastily.cpr3ITt
td0xl[WildGrills: I don’t understand what you’re talking about.]yw1rtx
NVJp[NecromancyIsLove: There’s no need to pretend ignorance. I’ve already seen the books in Kadir’s possession.]OBuU5A
x7Bi[WildGrills: Are you saying AllFather is Kadir?]kSxwQ5d
kgV[NecromancyIsLove: Correct.]IWzvQ76
Svk[WildGrills: Then who the hell are you?]5CjR
h8BS2[NecromancyIsLove: The Immortal King, no.]t4PFL5
X5HQygTNecromancyIsLove seemed to hesitate for a moment before revealing his identity.WdePO
txMyaf[NecromancyIsLove: I am Kazan Craone III, the last king of the Kingdom of Valkhan.]6bUtYt
MKrc[WildGrills: I heard the Immortal King was dead.]lNErlz
k9vOu[NecromancyIsLove: My body disappeared, but my soul remains. I am currently sealed inside Kadir’s refrigerator.]tRKBS
JN0[WildGrills: That’s roleplay, right? Where the hell did you get tha— no, wait. You’re saying nothing but nonsense. They sealed the mighty Immortal King inside a refrigerator? You might as well say they’re fermenting you like kimchi.]U7Vq9
Gm0bIt seemed I had accidentally guessed correctly about the books being given to AllFather.JCbKF
BgaBut that user was so committed to his character that he continued speaking as if nothing had happened.wAQAQ3N
RxYuhK[NecromancyIsLove: Whether you believe it or not is up to you. That’s not what’s important to me.]fBKzTlF
ZxW5[WildGrills: Then what do you want?]dQPdjvw
hpd[NecromancyIsLove: I simply wanted to thank you. Even if it wasn’t your intention, you helped clear our kingdom’s name.]F8nyXs
VUyQJIt was strange to feel genuine sincerity in a private message.S13ya
j26ELMAnd honestly, I didn’t feel it.zec
F31yuGZI just thought he had chosen an extremely bizarre character.Yos
p1csHAfter all, the world was full of weird people.676ADmr
IbnX8uBesides, the Immortal King was supposed to be an undead.hr9xC
1vJcAnd I seriously doubted an undead could use the gallery.AvKA5d
2c0nfDidn’t they say undead didn’t even have egos?OuZ
cSavmHhNothing he said made sense.IWu
eDtd‘Even if AllFather really is Kadir, it doesn’t matter.’8mJaEZf
exSOTo me, they were still just people from a distant country.te6Df
1MkmMjEven if I told someone this, nobody would believe me.wkm
kKVmFeIt would be easier to believe that HeavenlyDemon was actually the Heavenly Demon of the Central Continent.6UbXv1
NFfJvI figured it was best to just play along.blH73c
mWA5k[WildGrills: I uploaded those books to obtain useful information too.]jHD716L
qt8[NecromancyIsLove: I see. Then, is there anything you desire?]udUKOV
9ZS89Come here and help me out a little.iR7f
5uUE0sl[NecromancyIsLove: Unfortunately, I lost my body, so that would be difficult.]WVJ52Ya
nUFAJust as expected. I hadn’t had any hopes to begin with.FZlhO
szR1VQI snorted and continued the conversation.Y8BRb
S21aH[WildGrills: Then at least tell me something that can help me. I’m curious how the person who wrote those books survived.]Dyt7Bx
of0O[NecromancyIsLove: First, I’ll tell you how my brother died.]PYC
dU5[WildGrills: You’ve already deciphered it?]Nkjh
6LPOA6y[NecromancyIsLove: This king never forgot the kingdom of those happy days, even if it was poor. Nor could I forget its language.]akNN8dq
ACacLW[WildGrills: Ah. Yes. I see. What a peculiar concept.]7hxb9b
BPj9Even so, it was good to know he knew the cause of the book owner’s death.xHuaTE
EcADUJ1Of course, he had absolutely no credibility, so I planned to ask AllFather separately afterward.dDIOi
oj2F[NecromancyIsLove: The cause of my brother Rice Craone’s death was an infection.]PQNLPs
eNCAn infection?xleb9V
UN3t3f[NecromancyIsLove: The wound slowly began to rot, and unable to endure the pain, he eventually took his own life.]hRi2
W9svo[NecromancyIsLove: That was what he wrote in his final lines.]CrIpP3X
zrEme6[WildGrills: Who injured him?]Ct7
d2k4cp[NecromancyIsLove: It seems he was attacked by a troop of gorilla-like apes.]YKeW
2T2etGorillas…? Could he mean those things over there?IXZCg
yM7njI remembered those monkey-like sounds I had heard while traveling upstream.clv0
X6xHe had probably encountered those creatures.Dz7
Vwm4Npr‘This is important information.’1V9m
RVbySWI didn’t know how far that person had explored, but it definitely seemed better to avoid that area.o57G30n
xjny5JwAfter all, he was talking about several creatures, not just one.NLRQz
OvYx[WildGrills: Thanks for the information. It helped a lot.]pQc8Od
ChCFK4X[NecromancyIsLove: If you have more questions, go ahead.]CKrX
wqskE[NecromancyIsLove: This king will retire for now.]FAl
RCWA[WildGrills: And what are you planning to do?]Cy85WXJ
2gx[NecromancyIsLove: I plan to observe the world. After so much time, it feels strange.]iHVLW
M2R8z6eHe was simply dressing up the fact that he was going to spend the day browsing the gallery.XUstN9N
VusHis character radiated a level of insanity comparable to HeavenlyDemon’s.hyetYh
WvGaI ended the conversation there and immediately sent a message to a certain user.tYbN5EP
XUtMti7[WildGrills: Mr. AllFather.]BWP3Yi
eBon[WildGrills: May I ask you a question?]Z4xV
IK41[AllFather: Go ahead.]TPP3b
bfbMH[WildGrills: A user just told me that you are Kadir the Mage King.]Z6t
9j3[AllFather: Yes. That’s correct.]uqAy
MwnxoNVHuh?eqHIAQ1
BVLJJObNow I was the confused one.XUIw2S
vZcI never expected him to admit it so easily.8gb
NPmH8SN[AllFather: Do you believe me?]a8v3cv
QgR[WildGrills: Mmm… No?]yA2SJ
glQOH0HThat also made sense.JtyG
Tfh7whC‘I guess it’s better to think of him as just a weird old man.’nwCnv3r
UaSvwcrThere was no need to make things more complicated.NNL
tfjn***yki6JVa
y9N5y3The current Heroine and Head Moderator of the gallery, Asella, was in a difficult situation.eMEiXt
C6gYO6QIt wasn’t because a tracking squad was on her heels, nor because she had run out of money.Jz09l
1KEoEverything was still related to that gigantic bait that had spilled over from the gallery into the real world.1qPsOf
ZPBj7‘Not… a single message has arrived.’VcAI
D0DDD3What Asella was waiting for was a message from the Holy Kingdom of Eldorado.0b8ocI
oJSVTo send private messages, it was mandatory to have a fixed nickname.Eso
B07Eo2HIn other words, sending a message to Asella was practically equivalent to admitting that one actively used the gallery.vX7t
cUOFortunately, she hadn’t received anything so far, but that was also a problem.LukRHU
WEHuJTp‘Could it be that the Holy Kingdom… has no intention of resolving this?’ytLKxR
hSRf5mYIf messages arrived, it would be a problem.WugFiA
faktgAnd if they didn’t arrive, it would also be a problem.rdIv
riLThe former would mean they had a guilty conscience.hwG
SvnCuThe latter would imply they had no intention of solving anything.U517Lr
6IuNo matter which answer it was, Asella couldn’t help feeling disappointed.gK20
MBwkeSy‘If I received a message…’pmr
OrHDUEGPerhaps she could reveal that she was the Heroine and gain an opportunity to clear up the misunderstanding.CC3
gD0But the moment she thought that, she quickly shook her head.DNoCY7n
DU1oAs had been said before, Asella could be naive in some respects, but she wasn’t stupid.45A
qbCjEven if she managed to resolve the misunderstanding, Eldorado would surely try to use her as the Head Moderator.r9H
kbzp7And then they would pressure whoever had leaked the information.ZTfIFp
Z83o1In other words, Grills.IJ2zQfF
wn2NIn the worst-case scenario, they might even demand his permanent suspension.Mtx7ud
lCzmuLFor someone whose survival rate depended heavily on the existence of the gallery, that would be devastating.3Wo
Map‘This… isn’t right.’6lnhK
IUPmaThe gallery was a space accessible to everyone.iMO8u
S7I7OZNot even a country should have the right to regulate it arbitrarily.uYG5q
Y45a8U6At least, that was what she believed.nX8c
QC4ppBut the actions of the Holy Kingdom were completely removed from Asella’s convictions.963kn
yXAHLA country blessed by the gods using those blessings to commit atrocities.3L3J
YaTWYZ‘I would rather…’neZGfp
pGDtgAsella closed the gallery.8sj
8jEjHer mood was becoming more depressing by the moment.zxg4EQN
GVPH5IL‘I would rather they do nothing.’EY8oF
MRwFMqThat way, at least, she would be a little less disappointed.E4zML
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