Chapter 74: Voting (2)

Valuing principles and rules was not a bad thing at all.

If people did not value principles and rules, then what would laws and society even exist for?

They only end up being criticized as rigid old-fashioned people or inflexible individuals when they take it too far, but the logic itself was not wrong.

Rather than something bad, it was something frustrating.

The kind of people who thoroughly check things they could easily let slide without issue.

They may have problems in personal relationships, but socially they usually have no problems at all.

In fact, if that personality connects with discipline, they could even become successful.

Of course, only if they have the ability to back it up.

Title) Moderator, I have something to ask.

WildGrills

Before, you said you were considering modifying the 24-hour trade cooldown. When are you planning to do it?

The time is way too long, and it’s frustrating not being able to trade when you actually need to.

Huh? Wait? The moderator said they were going to reduce the cooldown?

ㄴHe mentioned it briefly the other time. But nobody knows when he’ll do it hahaha.

ㄴWhat if it was just empty talk? He probably just said “I’ll consider it~” and that was it.

ㄴThe moderator has never lied, but I don’t know either.

ㄴBut Grills, why do you want it reduced? Are you planning to trade like crazy?

ㄴWildGrills) That’s part of it too, but there are awkward situations where trading becomes difficult. I want to give away some pieces of delicious fish and I can’t even do that.

ㄴThis bastard already got way too comfortable hahaha.

ㄴHe adapted a little and now he’s already satisfied with life, huh?

ㄴWildGrills) Want to come here? It’s seriously a pretty livable place.

ㄴPass.

ㄴNow that I think about it, he does have the right to ask for it.

ㄴJust give Grills an exception lol.

ㄴHeroDontThrowAway) The 24-hour cooldown is still something we are considering! If we handle it badly, major problems could arise!

ㄴWildGrills) Then can’t you just remove it for me alone?

ㄴHeroDontThrowAway) No! Removing it for everyone would be one thing, but giving privileges to only one person would be unfair!

ㄴWildGrills) What about Heavenly Demon then?

ㄴHeroDontThrowAway) She has a moderator badge! Are you also thinking of becoming a moderator, Mr. Grills?

ㄴWildGrills) ;;

ㄴHey hey. Don’t go down that road.

ㄴYou can’t turn blue too ;;

ㄴAnd even if he turned blue, would he even have time to moderate?

ㄴOf course not HAHA. He’s way too busy trying to survive.

ㄴWhat do you mean privileges only for him? That’s never happening! HAHA.

The logic of the moderator, HeroDontThrowAway, was completely correct.

You cannot give special treatment to only one person.

If the restriction is going to be removed, then it should be removed for everyone.

And if you want privileges, then wear the badge and fulfill your obligations.

And if you fail to fulfill them, prepare to get banned.

‘How harsh.’

It’s not that I didn’t understand it, but it still felt frustrating.

It was like forcing a completely healthy person and another with an injured leg to compete in a race, all in the name of equality.

If I weren’t in the Forest of Four Seasons, I never would have made that request.

‘But I need something like this to increase my chances of survival.’

The more I traded, the more problems I encountered.

From the 24-hour cooldown to the short amount of time available for conversation, like some kind of three-minute instant curry.

They said it was to prevent crimes, but it was still very inconvenient.

And on top of that.

ㄴLook at how shameless Grills is hahaha. He just wants to make life easier for himself alone.

ㄴAs if the rest of us aren’t uncomfortable too lol.

ㄴThat bastard is selfish as hell.

Since forever, people feel resentment toward those who receive privileges.

Because I openly asked for special treatment, anonymous users started flooding me with mockery and criticism.

ㄴWildGrills) Make a fixed account and get verified before talking, you anonymous bastards.

ㄴLiterally lol.

ㄴLiterally lol.

ㄴPoor Grills, just let him off…

Of course, I crushed them quickly.

They didn’t even have fixed accounts and were already talking about trading.

Those who did have fixed accounts had even verified that they were in the Forest of Four Seasons, so they couldn’t treat them lightly.

They were probably thinking something like.

“What if I also get some kind of reward?”

And honestly, if they helped me, I did plan on sharing part of that.

ㄴHeroDontThrowAway) Then if another person as unfortunate as Grills appears, should the restriction be removed for everyone too?!

ㄴWildGrills) Yes.

ㄴHeroDontThrowAway) Ah…

ㄴLook at how shameless he is lol.

ㄴWhat a funny guy lmao.

ㄴThe moderator got stunned hahaha.

ㄴBut the moderator is right too, isn’t he? Remember that guy who sold his daughter to get donations.

ㄴThat’s different. At least Grills already earned trust. Besides, did you already forget he almost disappeared buried underground?

ㄴI think Grills really should be an exception.

ㄴYou never know. There will definitely be people pretending to be miserable to gain privileges.

The anonymous people who were just yelling “No!” without thinking had already been crushed, and the rest started a relatively healthy debate.

ㄴWould you also wait 24 hours if your parents were about to die?

ㄴThen go outside and buy medicine, idiot.

ㄴI hope someday you end up dying because of the 24-hour cooldown.

ㄴYeah yeah~ that’ll never happen to me~

I take that back.

It was not a healthy debate.

It was a war full of insults and personal attacks.

Using extreme examples was the bare minimum, and direct attacks were not lacking either.

It felt as if the small ball I threw had turned into a massive meteor crashing down on everyone.

ㄴHeavenlyDemon) It’s about time I start handing out hammer strikes. Who wants to go first?

ㄴSorry. From now on I’ll stop insulting other people’s parents.

ㄴParents are greater than any hero.

ㄴDamn, the fire-attribute model children arrived haha.

ㄴAre they really that scared of getting banned? Haha.

Well, in the end everyone turned into obedient sheep in front of Heavenly Demon.

Before the threat of a ban, everyone is equal.

In a world without communities, the role of the gallery was enormous.

When the situation seemed to calm down a little, I pressed the moderator again.

ㄴWildGrills) Moderator. I already have a fixed account, I verified that I’m in the Forest of Four Seasons, and right now I’m fighting to survive. As soon as I leave the forest, I’ll immediately give up the special treatment, so couldn’t you at least consider it a little?

ㄴHeroDontThrowAway) Hmm…! Then does that mean if someone enters the Forest of Four Seasons, they should also receive privileges?!

ㄴWildGrills) As far as I know, you can’t access the gallery from the Forest of Four Seasons…

ㄴHeroDontThrowAway) Ah! I had forgotten! I can’t believe I forgot something like that!

ㄴHonestly, I forgot too hahaha.

ㄴIt completely slipped my mind kaka.

ㄴNow that I think about it, you can’t access the gallery from the Forest of Four Seasons? Lol.

ㄴI felt like something was weird ;;

Did everyone seriously forget that?

Honestly, that left me a little dumbfounded.

Now that they remembered, the moderator’s heart was surely wavering too.

This was my opportunity.

I decided to push a little harder.

ㄴWildGrills) Please, consider the pitiful situation I’m in and at least remove the trade cooldown…

ㄴHeroDontThrowAway) Hmm! If it’s you, Mr. Grills, surely you won’t do anything strange!

ㄴWildGrills) What kind of things do you think I’d even do…?

That was no longer pushing.

It was practically begging.

Even so, I could feel the moderator gradually starting to lean toward my side.

ㄴHeroDontThrowAway) Since it’s difficult for me to decide this alone, we’ll have to hold a vote! But I’ll adjust it so only fixed accounts can vote!

ㄴWildGrills) Well, if that’s what the moderator decided.

ㄴWhy can only fixed accounts vote? That’s unfair too.

ㄴBecause the requirement for trading is having a fixed account, dumbass. If it bothers you that much, make one yourself.

ㄴThe guys who only talk just to talk are disgusting hahaha.

ㄴThat’s exactly why democracy ended up destroyed hahaha.

ㄴThey don’t even know the difference between justice and equality lol.

Democracy?

The same democracy I know?

The gallery translated everything automatically.

So there was a high probability that this democracy was exactly the same concept I knew.

But it was strange.

This was a world where kings and nobles existed, so hearing people talk about democracy felt odd.

ㄴWildGrills) What is democracy? The same one where voting rights are guaranteed?

ㄴYeah, that same one. Though except for the beastkin country, almost every attempt failed hahaha.

ㄴWildGrills) Why did it fail? Did they try to rebel and fail?

ㄴBecause there were too many arguments over voting rights. Like, “Is it really okay for people from the slums to vote too?”

ㄴAnd besides, if we’re talking numbers, peasants are the majority. Just winning the support of the peasants would let you control everything hahaha.

ㄴNone of that mattered. In the end the strong just crushed everyone by force, so there was no solution. There were so many civil wars that they ended up abandoning democracy.

ㄴThey simply didn’t want to have the same vote as a commoner lol.

ㄴBut the ones who didn’t want it were precisely the people controlling the country’s military power, so nobody could do anything ;;

ㄴ???: Everyone is equal? OK, then I’ll go to another country.

I had heard about this before.

The reason why democracy could not be established in fantasy worlds.

On Earth, at least there were means to reduce differences in power.

But not here.

The gap in strength was so absurd that the basic concept of “equality” simply could not exist.

ㄴAt least they managed to let commoners participate in politics too. Just that alone was a huge achievement.

ㄴWildGrills) And the nobles? Don’t they get upset about commoners participating in politics?

ㄴBecause politicians and nobles are practically the same thing. As long as nobody removes the ladder, everything’s fine HAHA.

ㄴIf they don’t like it, a farmer can grab a plow and split a noble’s head open;; That’s exactly why they tolerate it.

ㄴLook at the elves. Imagining sharing the same vote with those lunatics gives me chills ;;

ㄴThe funniest thing is that the country where democracy became the most established was With HAHA.

ㄴWildGrills) What is With?

ㄴThe beastkin country. What the hell do you even know?

ㄴWildGrills) Aren’t you being too harsh on someone from another world?

ㄴYeah right, stop lying and use the search bar hahaha.

ㄴWhen you see beastkin democracy, you’re going to faint.

What the hell kind of beastkin democracy was it for everyone to be laughing like this?

At most, I thought it would be something where only nobles or certain people could vote.

‘What a strange world.’

Though it wasn’t something that would help me right now anyway.

What I really needed was the moderator’s blessing.

The removal of the 24-hour trade cooldown.

ㄴHeroDontThrowAway) I already posted the thread! Please check it!

ㄴWildGrills) Thank you.

Shortly afterward, the comment saying the moderator had uploaded the post appeared.

Since it was a moderator post, it would surely get a lot of attention.

If this went well, the 24-hour restriction would disappear.

Title) Vote to remove WildGrills’ 24-hour trade restriction!

HeroDontThrowAway

The fixed-account user WildGrills is desperately fighting to survive in the Forest of Four Seasons!

Normally we should never grant this kind of privilege! But WildGrills has already been verified and is also a highly trustworthy person, so we will hold a vote!

And WildGrills promised to give up the privilege as soon as he escapes the Forest of Four Seasons, so please keep that in mind!

In favor
Against

It was a simple post, but it got straight to the point.

With something like this, there was nothing to worry about.

The vote would last an entire day.

Meanwhile, I could take care of other things.

Though before that, the beastkin democracy had left me a little curious.

What kind of system was it for everyone to laugh like that?

Title) Democracy delivered to your doorstep.

(Photo of a lion beastkin tilting his head)

We never asked for that.

(Photo of an angry dog beastkin)

Here, we’ll give you voting rights, so accept it.

(Photo of a lion beastkin baring his teeth)

Did these sons of bitches go insane? Do they want to die?

(Photo of a dog beastkin shouting)

Hey! There’s a bastard here saying he doesn’t like democracy!

(Photo of a cat beastkin)

Who?

(Photo of a horse beastkin)

Who?

(Photo of a deer beastkin)

Who?

(Photo of a completely stunned lion beastkin)

……

“……”

That did not look like democracy.

It looked like imperialism.

Had they imposed democracy by force while taking advantage of being the majority?

Since I still did not fully understand it from one post alone, I searched for more.

Title) The reason democracy prospered in With.

In most countries everyone belongs to similar ethnic groups, but these beastkin bastards have more than ten different races HAHA.

And the whole “carnivore” and “herbivore” thing doesn’t mean much either, because a single rear kick from a deer beastkin can kill a tiger beastkin.

That’s why democracy ended up developing in a really bizarre way. Though if you think about it, maybe this really is true equality.

ㄴBeastkinTiger): What the fuck?

ㄴBeastkinLion): What the fuck?

ㄴBeastkinLeopard): What the fuck?

ㄴBeastkinBear): What the fuck?

I guess it could be interpreted as.

“With the arrival of democracy, there were races that started becoming oppressed.”

Though they said that was basically ancient history by now and more of a meme than anything else.

The beastkin, just like humans, had short lifespans, so generations changed quickly, and now they simply coexisted more or less peacefully.

‘Whatever. It’s not something that affects me right now anyway.’

Forget democracy.

What mattered was the gallery vote.

Please let this go well.

I carefully entered the moderator’s post.

‘First, I’ll vote too.’

Naturally, I voted in favor.

[Thank you for participating in the vote.]

“……?”

But even after voting, I could not see the partial results.

Only that message appeared and nothing else.

Normally those things were shown in real time, so I wondered if it worked differently here.

ㄴWhy doesn’t this vote show the results in real time?

ㄴHeroDontThrowAway) Because this is an important matter! The results will be revealed tomorrow!

“……”

What the hell does this guy even have inside his head?