Chapter 23 - Marketplace Upgrade Gallery (1)
Spirytus was the final stage of edible alcohol.
Of course, it wasn’t meant to be drunk straight, but rather used as an ingredient.
‘Even in my past life, people only took a few sips as a challenge.’
No one drinks this for pleasure.
Well, no human does.
Concept post) I am Head Moderator
I am the one who drinks alcohol.
I love alcohol.
Head Moderator is my brother, but he is also like me.
‘I’ am ‘Head Moderator.’
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– Ugh, I can smell alcohol from this post.
– Did he really drink that Spirytus stuff?
– Head Moderator is also me.
ㄴ Author) He is you and also me.
ㄴ Head Moderator is a dwarf.
ㄴ What kind of conversation is this?
ㄴ Old men, get a grip;
ㄴ They’ve collectively lost their minds.
Concept post) How to drink Spirytus
Author) Dwarf Gourmand
Hold the Spirytus bottle directly.
And drink.
As you drink, there will come a point where your insides start to feel hot.
If not, drink the next bottle too.
When you feel it, stop and neutralize your insides with some fruit liquor.
Finish with a piece of fruit and go to sleep for the best sleep ever!
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– Oh! What a fantastic method!
ㄴ Is the author a wise dwarf?
ㄴ This is truly revolutionary! The best taste!!
ㄴ My insomnia disappeared as if it were a lie. There’s no better sleep aid in this world!
– Speedrun to the graveyard, wow;
ㄴ Damn, this seems like the fastest way to die.
– Why would you use fruit liquor as a hangover cure?
ㄴ Isn’t fruit liquor around 30 proof?
ㄴ Do these guys have like four livers?
ㄴ Do you need a detox function for drinking water?
ㄴ ?
ㄴ ??
ㄴ Calm down before you get angry.
ㄴ !
ㄴ !!
– Damn it!!!!!
ㄴ Put a warning for dwarves only in the title!!!!!
ㄴ Idiot, haha.
ㄴ No need to ask why, haha.
ㄴ They actually followed it, haha.
ㄴ Are you serious?
Dwarves were different.
Dwarves were a race crazy about alcohol.
– Spirytus, this is my soul.
– The sensation of my insides burning, it’s ecstatic.
– One drink and lying in bed, that’s my natural sleep aid.
Just as Innocent and Virtuous said, 96 proof Spirytus became a sleep aid for the dwarves.
Title: ㅇ u ㅇ
Author: Innocent and Virtuous
Actually, I was very hungry.
Alcohol alone couldn’t be my main food.
So, I was wondering if I should upload GIFs like before…
(GIF of downing Spirytus in one shot)
Spirytus, the peak of desire!
This can truly become my main food!
> u <
I love you, Head Moderator!
– Head Moderator☆) You deceived me!!!
– Head Moderator☆) You said thanks! You said you love me!
ㄴ Innocent and Virtuous) ^^;
It also became Innocent and Virtuous’s main food.
Anyway, originally, dwarves didn’t obsess over proof this much.
They valued the taste and color of alcohol, and simply having high proof often caused rejection.
“You can tell by looking at posts from a few years ago.”
Before the gallery had the prefix “Destruction.”
6 years ago) High proof alone doesn’t make it alcohol.
(GIF of a storage full of alcohol bottles categorized by proof)
Humans, with their shallow knowledge, think high proof is always good.
But that’s not true.
The taste and aroma of alcohol are what’s important.
Pride in alcohol is meaningless.
– For once, the dwarf is right?
– Really, I don’t get why people like high proof for no reason;
ㄴ Right, 30 proof is like disinfectant, is that even alcohol?
ㄴ Author) Can’t you even drink 30 proof?
ㄴ ?
ㄴ Author) Weakling.
ㄴ ??
But the Great War changed the dwarves.
An intense longing for alcohol remained like a deficiency.
The higher the proof, the greater the satisfaction they felt.
The problem was the other races who got curious.
Title: Aaaah!!!
(GIF of lightly touching Spirytus with the tongue)
(GIF of writhing on the floor in pain)
Don’t drink it!
Don’t let other races buy and drink it!!!
– Haha, weakling.
ㄴ Author) If you can’t handle it, get lost;
ㄴ I drank it, and it was fine.
ㄴ Author) ?? How did you do it?
ㄴ Haha, I didn’t taste anything. I just couldn’t see well, haha.
ㄴ Author) Oh, your taste buds are broken.
ㄴ I think more than just your taste buds are broken.
Title: Ugh, sob, sob, sob
Author: Full Elf★
(GIF of tears and snot running down the face)
(GIF of an elf saying, “Not a human”)
This isn’t alcohol.
This isn’t water…
It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts.
– Haha, I’ll ruin your taste buds~
ㄴ Haha, pretending to be good at drinking.
ㄴ Right, haha, got caught?
ㄴ But that’s not real alcohol, is it?
ㄴ Who drinks that as alcohol?
– Hmm… some…
ㄴ ?
There were numerous posts that seemed like scenes of an incident.
Some reviews ended with the writer passing out, and some had broken their taste buds and drank it like water.
But in the end, those who adapted quickly found the answer.
Title: Haha, so there was a proper way to use it
Author: Adrian Torturer
(GIF of forcing Spirytus into someone’s mouth)
(GIF of a traitor crying and confessing)
Isn’t this how you’re supposed to use it? Yes?
– Aaaah
ㄴ No mercy at all.
ㄴ Just watching it makes me want to throw up.
– Aaah!
ㄴ These heartless bastards!
ㄴ Don’t you have any mercy?
– Aaaah!
ㄴ Even dwarves fear torture?
ㄴ Wasting precious Spirytus!
ㄴ You stupid and pitiful humans! Pour it into my mouth immediately!
ㄴ ???
Title: Spirytus is a real weapon
(GIF of throwing burning Spirytus)
(GIF of demon beasts suffering from the smell of Spirytus and staying away from their homes)
It seems to be a hard counter for demon beasts.
Spraying it in the field keeps not only wild animals but also demon beasts away, haha.
But there’s a downside.
– Oh
– This was the answer.
– It has only advantages, what’s the downside?
ㄴ Human!!! How dare you use the water of the soul!!!
ㄴ Oh, this is the downside, haha.
ㄴ Downside: You’ll be on bad terms with dwarves.
ㄴ Already lost your soul? Haha.
ㄴ Haha, it’s called Spiritus for a reason, haha.
“Well, as long as they’re using it well in their own ways.”
While the gallery was going wild, I also watched the endless recommendation posts.
– So, Head Moderator, did you drink this?
ㄴ Of course, as the seller, I’ve tried it, haven’t I?
ㄴ Head Moderator☆: Why would I drink this, haha.
ㄴ ?
ㄴ This guy?
Sometimes I responded to such questions while munching on Mana Pellets.
Mana Pellets, gallery browsing, Mana Pellets, gallery browsing.
As I continued this repetitive routine, the message I had been waiting for appeared before my eyes.
[Gallery level has increased!]
[New functions have been added to Head Moderator’s marketplace!]
It was a level-up.
*
The first level-up was really easy.
But the problem was the next one.
“When will I level up again?”
No matter how many times I ate, there was no movement towards the next level.
Just when I was getting tired, the message appeared.
[Would you like to view the new functions in Head Moderator’s marketplace?]
What’s the point of asking?
“Of course, damn it!”
[Sales functions have been upgraded.]
[Free Marketplace – Bartering is possible without Head Moderator’s involvement.]
“Oh?”
The new function was the trading function.
Initially, I had to be involved in every transaction, but now it was free.
And that wasn’t all.
[A 5% fee will be charged for each transaction.]
[All fees will be Head Moderator’s profit.]
All fees would be mine.
In other words, I could grow at a much faster rate than before.
This function blocked any possibilities that might cause me even the slightest loss.
“It was hard to handle bartering alone.”
I had to be involved in every transaction, and the requests had long exceeded 99999+.
I was only checking occasionally to see what items were available, so this was a relief.
[Would you like to activate the new function?]
At such an obvious question, I immediately pressed the yes button.
And a notification of the new function opening with much interest came…!
[Head Moderator’s marketplace has been upgraded.]
[Free trading is now possible.]
[Marketplace remodeling …7 days 00 hours 00 minutes]
It didn’t appear.
– Head Moderator, suddenly the marketplace access is blocked?
– What kind of sudden misfortune is this!!!!!
– I can’t breathe, gasp gasp
– ㅠ ㅅ ㅠ Head Moderator oppa?
– Head Moderator, you aren’t abandoning us, right? Right?
– Please say it’s a joke!!!!!
– It’s the end. The end of the gallery has come!!!
Instead, the sudden misfortune started to shake the gallery.
*
– Proof that Head Moderator abandoned us…jpg
– It’s all because Innocent and Virtuous didn’t upload a GIF.
– Head Moderator: I give up on managing this dirty gallery.
– Selling tuna can for 534 Mana Pellets.
– Buying 5 bottles of 500ml water.
The gallery became a lawless zone.
Posts mixed with all sorts of agitation and fabrication, posts trembling in fear thinking I abandoned the gallery.
There were even posts selling marketplace items at 55 times the original price.
Before the gallery got more chaotic, I posted a mediation post.
Title: It’s me
Author: Head Moderator☆
(GIF of a handler calming down monsters)
Okay, calm down, calm down.
This wasn’t my intention.
The gallery function has been upgraded, and it’s undergoing marketplace remodeling.
From now, there are 7 days left, so no worries.
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– How can we endure a week, you crazy person!!!!!
ㄴ Calm down? Calm down? Calm down…calm down?
ㄴ My brain is broken.
– I should have bought it earlier, I’m just unlucky.
ㄴ (GIF of a frog with a rope around its neck)
ㄴ (GIF of a cat saying, “Great~”)
ㄴ Yeah~ I bought 100 packs of spicy ramen in advance~
ㄴ Yeah~ I’m so jealous, you bastard~
ㄴ Yeah~ Damn, I’m so jealous~
– But how can we trust your words?
ㄴ How do we know you didn’t stop it on purpose to test us?
ㄴ Prove it to us then.
ㄴ Head Moderator☆: Why should I?
ㄴ ???
ㄴ Head Moderator☆: It’s my function, my decision.
ㄴ Head Moderator☆: Or should I really shut it down?
ㄴ Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.
ㄴ Please, not the chicken, please, not the chicken.
ㄴ Head Moderator yay~! Head~ Moderator~ yay~! Head Moderator hooray~!
“I thought it would just work like before.”
I didn’t know it would stop for this long either.
Of course, I could use the store, so it didn’t matter to me, but the gallery was in total chaos.
And this atmosphere only intensified as the days went by.
Title: If you wait a day, the marketplace will open!
(GIF of a broken vase)
Because from now on, every time waiting exceeds 24 hours,
I’ll smash my head hard and make a mess of my brain!
If I don’t remember waiting,
Isn’t it as if I didn’t wait?
So if I erase my memory each day until the marketplace opens,
Doesn’t it open in a day?
Waiting a night means the marketplace opens!
Just thinking about it is so fun… fun… ugh, ugh.
– Why is this guy acting like this?
ㄴ His head is already broken?
ㄴ Hitting a broken part again must have done it.
ㄴ (GIF of a completely shattered head)
ㄴ Haha.
A week that felt like it would never end.
But time eventually passed.
The day the gallery members’ heads broke seven times, the awaited marketplace reopened.
The dwarf blacksmiths were the first to take the spotlight.
[Items for sale: Weapon Enhancement]
I am a dwarf weapon craftsman.
Leave your weapons to me, and I’ll help you enhance them as much as you want!
Caution* Weapons may be destroyed.
But no one knew.
That this would make the gallery even more chaotic than before.