Otherworld Destruction Gallery

Notice Post) Specific region IP ban announcement

Author: Head Moderator☆

There was an assassination attempt on me at my residence in Adrian.

I felt a significant threat to my life and deemed this a severe and excessive crime.

To maintain peace in the gallery, I will permanently ban all IPs from that region.

I ask for your understanding.

-Wow, it’s really happening.

-Permanent expulsion from the gallery? This is seriously terrifying.

-If it were me, I’d just move to the next chapter.

-Lol, does that sound like asking for understanding to you?

ㄴ Does it look like a request to you, gallery dweller?

ㄴ Wouldn’t you be pissed too?

ㄴ Head Moderator☆) Understand this.

ㄴ ddddddd

ㄴ Let’s be cautious and tread carefully, gallery dwellers…

July 14th, 12:00 AM.

10 minutes before the IP block time I announced for the Adrian Empire.

The gallery was ablaze with activity.

-Please, save me!!! There are people here!!!

-Please, revoke it, please revoke it.

-(hugging emoji)

ㄴ (a frog emoji crying while hugging)

ㄴ (a frog emoji pointing at a guillotine)

Title: Head Moderator, isn’t this too hasty? Is this right?

-(An elf spinning and dancing emoji)

-Yes, it’s right.

-The Elad IPs are fine.

-Who told you to cause chaos?

-As long as you’re not an elf, I don’t care lol.

-Damn it.

-Does this mean I can’t even see posts like this anymore?

-Sigh… I’ll miss you, elf troublemakers…

-Who’s going to post bait threads to get my adrenaline pumping now…

ㄴ Author) Why, why are you guys acting like this? Sorry.

ㄴ See you in the next life.

ㄴ ㄷㅇㅅㅇㅂㅈ ㅈㅁㅇㄷ

And precisely at the moment it became the 14th.

(IP blocked)

(IP blocked)

(IP blocked)

ㄴ Author) Why, why are you guys acting like this? Sorry.

(IP blocked)

(IP blocked)

ㄴ Author) Oh my god, this is insane.

ㄴ No, this is seriously scary, for real.

All the people from the Adrian Empire, who made up a significant portion of the gallery, had vanished.

“Really… they’ve all been kicked out, haven’t they, Myo?”

“That’s right.”

If they had taken it easy, I wouldn’t have done this.

I guarantee, even if I dropped tactical nukes, I’d never have resorted to a permanent IP ban.

The assassins who directly pointed a knife at my throat were all killed, but those who indirectly did so still remained.

Crunch.

I munched on a carrot Myoran had shared with me, chewing it raw while observing the gallery slowly.

“It’s up.”

Before a full day had passed, the slowed post frequency began to pick up again.

-Keh hehek kek.

-Puhah!

-Hmm, yes, yes. It’s true I was IP-banned and escaped Adrian.

The important thing is an unyielding spirit.

Escaping Adrian takes intelligence.

Gallery dwellers who escaped the empire began to emerge.

Top Post) Adrian’s 100% real internal situation.jpg

Hello, I was an Adrianian until yesterday.

I just successfully escaped and am writing this post immediately.

The day before the IP ban

I was drinking cola when I suddenly heard a commotion outside.

So I looked outside, and what on earth was this?

(A gif of a blazing warehouse.)

Someone had set fire to the baron’s food warehouse, hadn’t they?

The baron came out, raging, yelling that he’d kill everyone and causing a huge scene.

He slapped the guard captain, cursed at him profusely, and hurled insults, demanding why he didn’t prevent this.

But the baron had long been rumored to be a lackey of the royal family.

And as he kept bringing up the gallery incident and nagging incessantly…

(A gif of the guard captain shaking with rage.)

(A gif of the guard captain beheading the baron.)

The guard captain snapped and killed him on the spot, ddd;

-Wow, holy crap, this actually happens in real life?

-This is why people should watch their words.

-Wow, his veins must have been popping out of his face from sheer anger.

-So, what happened to the guard captain?

ㄴ He committed a noble’s murder, so obviously direct execution, right?

ㄴ Author) ㄴㄴ He became a revolutionary army officer.

ㄴ What?

ㄴ Author) All the soldiers in the territory were gallery dwellers, so they just joined the current situation.

Title: Adrian Update.jpg

(A gif of a rebel leader stirring the crowd, veins bulging.)

(A gif of people fleeing across the border.)

Right now, all of Adrian is stuck with a simple choice, lol.

Run, or fight.

What does “fight” mean?

ㄴ As in capture the crown prince and beat him senseless.

ㄴ Ah, got it, ddd;

It had only been two days since the IP ban was enforced.

The gallery was filled with stories from dwellers who had escaped the empire.

But surprisingly, it wasn’t just because of the IP block.

“Turns out it wasn’t just because of the gallery IP block.”

Adrian had been rotting from the inside for a long time.

Wasting taxes was just the beginning.

Mixing half sand into soldiers’ rations as a joke or committing all sorts of corruption, big and small.

Even selling noble titles for bribes was rampant.

When the gallery ban happened, it became the spark that ignited everything.

Nobles are flocking to the capital now.

Simultaneous revolts are breaking out everywhere.

-Screw it, I don’t care anymore~

-Adrian’s done for in the end.

-I went into the blocklist.

-And I unbanned the IP of a knight named Lloyd, the one whose leg I had healed before.

Lloyd) What’s this? Why am I connected?

Head Moderator☆) Want to be a war correspondent knight?

Lloyd) Pardon?

“I need to know what’s going on internally, at least to some extent.”

And as soon as Lloyd’s IP was unbanned, he began posting live updates about Adrian’s internal situation.

Title: Burning Nicely~

(A gif of flames rising from various places in the capital.)

(A gif of nobles being tried on the spot by mobs and executed.)

(A gif of people staging a sit-in in front of the imperial palace.)

-Ah, lol, it took me four tries to become a knight, and now…

-My workplace’s shutters are down, lolol.

-I don’t know anymore, lol.

-Wow, the scale of this is insane.

ㄴ Look at how people have completely lost it.

ㄴ You can tell who’s a noble without even looking.

ㄴ The people are all skin and bones, while the nobles look like they’re about to burst.

Humans’ rise and fall happens way too fast.

ㄴ Sometimes when you go outside, the leading country has already changed.

ㄴ Their lifespans are just too short.

-Still, it was once the greatest empire in the world…

ㄴ I don’t think so, though.
I suppose the Adrian bloodline ends here.

The long-lived elves didn’t see this as a big deal.

Human civilizations tend to bloom most brilliantly in an instant and vanish just as quickly.

Like the end of many tyrants, they thought Frederick would simply be deposed.

But this time, the royal family was a bit different.

Title: It’s Cleaner Than Expected?

Author: Lloyd

(A barren and empty interior of the imperial palace.)

(A few maids and servants trembling in fear.)

(A burning imperial food warehouse.)

-Damn, it’s way too clean.

-Where did everyone go?

-What the hell is going on?

-Where’s the crown prince? Did he run away?

-No way, did he really flee? Seriously?

-Really? Are you serious?

And of course, they only took the valuable stuff with them.

Crazy bastards even burned the food warehouse.

“What.”

The crown prince had abandoned the imperial palace and fled.

Not only that, but he burned all the food stores as well.

While the gallery was momentarily stunned, a new post popped up.

Title: Apparently, they’re heading north?

Author: Lloyd

They’re fleeing to Duke Isaac’s territory to hold out there.

-Wait, is this for real?

-Who are they holding out against?

ㄴ Lloyd) Their own people.

ㄴ The reason they burned the food was exactly this.

ㄴ Solution to rebellion = Abandon the capital, burn the food, and flee.

ㄴ Damn, are they being invaded by a foreign power? Lol, they’re making history by fleeing from their own citizens.

-Hey, author, what about your job?

ㄴ Author) Damn it…

ㄴ Lolol, worked so hard to get my knight certification, but the state ran away.

ㄴ “Steel rice bowl,” they said! “Stable job,” they said!!

ㄴ Knight = No, Job = Gone. This guy is just hilarious, lol.

Title: But how did they flee?

All the routes are being watched, so escaping should’ve been impossible. What route did they use to get away?

But there was something puzzling about it.

The entire empire was in turmoil, with rebellions breaking out everywhere, converging on the capital.

So how did they manage to avoid this chaos and escape north?

The answer was simple.

Title: These Idiotic Commoners, lol

Author: Frederick

(A fleeing army gif.)

(A gif of someone flipping the bird while crossing a vast plain.)

Rebelling against heaven itself, huh, peasants?

How long do you think you can last against demon beasts without proper armies or systems?

You’ll starve and flail without food or weapons, only to be punished and die.

As soon as the assassination attempt failed, they chose to flee in the middle of the night.

They completely left imperial territory, fleeing in a wide arc.

“This is a bit messy.”

The empire’s land was absurdly vast.

Even though over half of it had been devoured by demon beasts, the empire and the northern regions remained intact.

Especially the north, where Duke Isaac’s influence was particularly strong.

But will they accept him in the north?

They probably will.

That’s Duke Isaac’s territory.

Isaac’s been keeping the factions in check for ages, so he’ll probably let them in before anyone can even decide.

On top of that, the north wasn’t a place where food shortages were a major concern.

And since the gallery IPs were blocked, even if rebellion was raging nationwide, they probably didn’t know the current situation in detail.

“That said, it’s not exactly ideal to lift the IP ban either.”

Even if I were to lift it now, the northern nobles, busy keeping each other in check, wouldn’t likely unite.

Most of them are part of Duke Isaac’s faction anyway.

And with ominous fissures forming everywhere and demon beasts running rampant, a prolonged conflict would be the worst-case scenario.

Title: I Will Become Emperor

Author: Frederick

(A gif of all the food hoarded away.)

(A gif of the imperial crown passed down through generations.)

I will ascend to the north, officially designate the duchy as the new capital, and become emperor.

It’s too late now, even if you crawl here.

By the time you arrive, the defenses will be complete.

Just starve to death where you are.

-Look at this smug bastard.

-Want to settle this one-on-one with me?

ㄴ Lol, seriously, I might just…

ㄴ If you like the crown prince, give a thumbs-up.

ㄴ Thumbs-up lol.

Meanwhile, Frederick continued his chaos-stirring antics.

As I pondered what to do about it, someone commented on the prince’s post.

Diehard Vampire) Head Moderator.

Diehard Vampire) At this level, is it chaos?

ㄴ Frederick) Ah, damn it.

The forgotten walking legend, Diehard Vampire, had appeared in the post.

ㄴ Oh, snap.

ㄴ But why does her tone sound smarter than before?

ㄴ Did she drop her gimmick or something?

ㄴ Agreed. It’s way better now.

Diehard Vampire) It’s not a gimmick. It’s a curse.

Diehard Vampire) It’s partially lifted.

Diehard Vampire) Long sentences are still… hard.

ㄴ Ah, okay, got it.

ㄴ Even when she replies, she’s terrifying. This one’s on another level.

ㄴ Lolol, pure menace.

ㄴ Head Moderator☆) Yeah, this is legendary chaos.

ㄴ Head Moderator☆) Any way to resolve it?

Diehard Vampire) Naturally.

Title: Chaos Elimination

Author: Diehard Vampire★

(A gif of Diehard Vampire hovering in midair with a scythe.)

(A gif of the royal army fleeing in terror.)

Reality ban works.

“Wow.”

I couldn’t help but gape at the gif of Diehard Vampire.

It was my first time seeing her in her full form.

Diehard Vampire held a massive scythe, almost as big as herself, with an innocent expression on her face.

She was the epitome of a real-world final boss.

However, not everyone was cowering in fear.

Standing before her was Duke Isaac, glaring at her defiantly.

Wow, look at Duke Isaac holding his ground.

He could literally drop dead and rest in peace right there lol.

Maybe because he’s a genius swordsman?

Isaac vs. Diehard Vampire.

This is going to be epic.

ㄴ Sorry, I drew attention to show you this…

Naturally, the gallery buzzed with excitement over the brewing showdown.

With Diehard Vampire’s appearance, no one seemed interested in Frederick’s escape anymore.

-Head Moderator, shouldn’t you do something?

-This feels like it’s going to escalate into a disaster.

Seeing posts urging me to act snapped me out of my thoughts.

“I’ve got to do my job.”

Hurriedly, I fiddled with the system and created a new post.

Poll!) Round 1 / Otherworld Gallery Reality Death Match

Author: Head Moderator☆

Chaos vs. Order

Who will win?

Diehard Vampire

Duke Isaac

*Minimum bet: 100 Mana Pellets

-Come on, everyone, place your bets now!

-Damn lololol.

-This guy’s just a beast lol.

-Wow, seriously? I kind of respect it.

-Is this the dignity of the Head Moderator?

I found a way to gather the experience points I was lacking.