I Became a Gallery Manager in Another World

“Agh! That infuriating troublemaker…!!”

Elfrida huffed as she walked towards the academy’s main gate.

She felt like she was on the verge of losing her mind from anger.

Over the past few months living at the academy, she had learned that not everyone was as they seemed.

It was hard to believe, but there were indeed good people, bad people, smart individuals, crazy folks, and various other types of personalities.

ㄴㅇㅇ(74.803): That place smells just like our school's chicken coop···

ㄴㅇㅇ(74.835): (With a scrunched-up face, it's a chicken coop... said Kon)

ㄴㅇㅇ(74.816): Ew, it smells like rotten dog urine...

ㄴㅇㅇ(74.856): (With a scrunched-up face, it's rotten... said Kon)

But she wanted to personally reform that troublemaker, who constantly caused issues using a VPN, into a better person.

‘How the hell does she manage VPNs like that?’

In fact, anyone with some experience in using the gallery knew how to use a VPN; it wasn’t a special skill.

By maintaining a different magical pattern than usual and writing posts with a floating IP, the IP would naturally change.

But even knowing the method, being able to do it as effectively was a different story…

Elfrida’s answer was NO.

Knowing the method and executing it were completely different things.

Using a VPN while writing posts was like playing the piano with one hand and the violin with the other.

Writing just one post was already difficult.

…Moreover, constantly changing IPs while spamming posts required an enormous level of magical control, akin to performing an orchestra alone.

‘So, does that mean he has better magical control than me? That can’t be right. I’m the contractor of the Spirit King… No, seriously, is he a “Dragon” or something?’

「Dragon」

The demons of the present age were insignificant compared to those of the ‘Dark Ages’.

Even so, the church considered these demons a threat to humanity and issued seals against them.

So, how did humanity survive during the ‘Dark Ages’ when demons were at their peak?

The answer was simple.

Before the descent of the Goddess Elise, humanity was protected by beings known as “Dragons.”

If there were dragons capable of standing against the peak demons, it might be possible to control magic at such an unbelievable level.

‘Ha… But that’s impossible!!’

Elfrida shook her head and sighed briefly.

The dragon race had long been extinct, and even if one remained, a protector of humanity wouldn’t write spam posts like that.

‘So the only ones who could do such a thing are the Blacks… but a Black with that level of skill?’

Her mind was tangled.

Blacks were the only ones who would do such a thing, but her pride refused to accept that a Black could have better magical control than her.

‘Ah… This is seriously confusing. And who’s calling me a slut? I had my first kiss just recently…’

Continuing her train of thought, Elfrida blushed slightly as she remembered her kiss with Ian.

• It’s prepayment.

She never expected Ian to be so bold.

‘Agh… My heart is racing again… But… What has the senior been up to these days?’

Elfrida pouted her lips.

He had said he would take care of her, but he had subtly disappeared.

It annoyed her that he only contacted her when he needed her, treating her like a convenient tool…

But the problem was that her annoyance disappeared whenever she saw his face.

‘…He’s really damn handsome…’

Even Elfrida’s heart, who grew up among high elves, beat faster at Ian’s appearance.

He didn’t seem to take care of himself much, but he still looked that good.

If Ian started taking care of himself properly, what would happen…

Thud─!

“Ah!”

“Hngk!”

Elfrida, lost in her fantasies, frowned deeply as she felt a sudden impact.

“Hngk… Ah?.. Ah!.. I-I’m sorry!!”

The cause of the impact was an unknown Black.

“….”

Normally, Elfrida wouldn’t have paid much attention and just moved on.

Objectively, Elfrida didn’t have a great personality, but she wasn’t mean enough to get angry at someone who apologized after accidentally bumping into her.

However, the individual she bumped into…

‘Poporing Spyria’ was unlucky.

It just so happened that Elfrida’s disdain for certain individuals had reached its peak after arguing all night.

“…Hoo.”

Of course, Elfrida still possessed her rationality.

No matter how much she disliked certain individuals, she couldn’t just lash out at them without reason, right?

‘I know… but…’

Whining-!!

Elfrida’s tightly clenched fist trembled.

The individual in front of her was a ‘bad one’!

She felt an urge to smash the individual’s head right now!

“….”

Of course, since her only evidence was her ‘intuition’, she didn’t really plan to act on it.

But…

“…Tsk. You startled me. Hey, walk in well-lit areas from now on.”

“Y-Yes… I-I’m sorry…”

“People like you pop out from dark places, so I can’t see your face clearly.”

Instead of resorting to violence, Elfrida muttered loudly enough for Poporing to hear, causing her to clench her fists and widen her eyes.

Whining-!!

Under normal circumstances, Poporing would have thought, ‘That’s just how Elves are~’, and let it go.

However, after arguing all night with ‘JustSayNiceThings■’, her disdain for the Elf race had spiked!

Moreover, seeing Elfrida looking somehow sophisticated in contrast to her own stretched-out t-shirt, her deep-seated inferiority complex exploded.

Thus…!!

“Hey! Take that back! Don’t you know that racial discrimination is not allowed under Imperial law? I am not what you said, I am a demon! Especially within this Holy Academy, making discriminatory remarks is a punishable offense!”

‘…That’s what I want to say.’

But Poporing was too introverted to actually say all that out loud.

“Chicken coop girl…”

Even the words Poporing managed to squeeze out weren’t said as openly as Elfrida’s.

She calculated that whispering quietly, with a considerable distance between them, wouldn’t be overheard.

…That’s what she thought.

Stopped-!!

“Hngk.. Hngk!?!”

As soon as the words ‘chicken coop’ escaped her lips, Elfrida halted, radiating a deadly aura.

Run-!!

Shortly after, Poporing, having run until her heart was nearly bursting, caught her breath, her large chest heaving despite her small stature.

“Haa… Haa… Haaa…!!.. Haah…”

Her instincts warned her.

Had that Elf caught her, the outcome would have been dire.

“…Haa… I almost… How… how did she hear that… Haa… Could it be because those Elves have large ears… But… where… where am I…”

Poporing quickly turned her head, surveying her surroundings.

After running away in panic, she had no clue where she was.

Tap!

“Hiiik!?!”

At that moment, Poporing screamed as a hand clasped her shoulder from behind.

“I-I’m sorry!!… I… I didn’t mean to… Please… spare… spare my life…”

“Calm down. Are you alright?”

“Huh… What? Ian-nim?”

Seeing Ian’s face, Poporing nearly collapsed in relief.

She was immensely relieved it wasn’t the fearsome Elf who had caught her.

“It’s been a while, boss. It seems I startled you. You were panting so hard, I thought something had happened.”

“No… it’s… it’s just that… chicken…”

“Chicken…?”

Poporing instinctively refrained from mentioning “chicken coop”.

“Chicken coop” was a term known in the gallery.

Ian, being an ordinary person, wouldn’t grasp its meaning.

“Ah… a hen chased me.”

“A hen? Did it escape from a chicken coop?”

“…I guess so…”

Ian cocked his head at Poporing’s response, then spoke again.

“But boss, what brings you to the academy…”

“Ah… I… well… it’s… actually…”

Poporing found herself unable to admit she came to see his penis.

Noticing her hesitation, Ian seemed to misunderstand and clapped his hands together.

“Ah! You came to collect the unpaid bill.”

“No, that’s not it… well, I do need to collect the bill too…”

“Sorry to keep you waiting. I was planning to visit you over the weekend. Just a moment…”

Swish─

“Here’s the unpaid bill. You’ve been a great help. Thank you.”

“A… help…?”

What had she done that was so helpful?

Of course, the items Poporing made were never intended as ‘adult toys’…

But she was well aware that they could be used as such.

“Yes. Boss, if you ever need my help, just say the word.”

“A… anything?”

“Yes, anything. Just tell me. If it’s something I can do, I’ll do my best to help.”

Ian said with a bright smile to the frozen Poporing.

He owed her a big debt.

If she hadn’t extended credit for those items that day, the exorcism of Estelle wouldn’t have even started.

It wouldn’t be right to receive such a great favor and just move on as if nothing had happened.

“Really… anything, right?”

“Yes. Really.”

With Ian’s confirmation, Poporing swallowed hard and spoke.

“Then… could you… could you show me your penis just once?”