Chapter 110

[Title: Finally Passed After Three Attempts]

(Cathedral Certification Meme)

I thought this path was my destiny and worked hard for it.

But wait, there’s a cliff at the end? LOL

I thought I was winning at life, but guess I was wrong, haha.

When the job opening for the Gallery Doctor came up, I thought, “Shouldn’t I take a break from this sh*t…”

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– LOL, you’re an idiot.

– You made your choice, and it’s your fault and so on…

– Sorry, but I don’t feel sorry for you at all, LOL.

– Knight ← Tax Thief

“Ugh… damn it.”

Inside the cathedral’s dining area.

Colin, a cathedral knight chewing on an old baguette, muttered while wiping his face.

“What the hell am I doing…”

He was what you’d call a stable jobber.

With exceptional strength, he had the honor and fortune that people revered, indeed the most spotlighted position.

Or, at least he was.

Before he made an enemy of the Head of the Gallery due to the trollish acts of upper management.

“This is getting old too.”

A few miserable, stale bread pieces.

The cathedral’s inventory wasn’t even good enough for a marketplace use.

At that, a fellow knight nearby muttered self-deprecatingly.

“A knight has to do such sh*t, right? Just gotta bear it.”

But everyone knew the truth.

The current situation was more than just wrong; it was deeply flawed.

It was a serious problem, beyond just honor and conscience.

“Yeah, orders are fine. But we’re talking about the Head of the Gallery here. This is ridiculous, isn’t it?”

They’re used to being hated, so they don’t mind that.

But when it’s the Head of the Gallery, it’s a different story.

“I might never see a tuna can again…”

Permanent ban.

They might be denied access to the Gallery forever.

That thought darkened everyone’s mood.

Then, another knight, who had been keeping his head down, spoke up.

“Thanks to the Head of the Gallery, my daughter’s life was saved.”

“Hmm…”

“I owe my life to the Head of the Gallery too.”

“What the hell were those Inquisition Officers thinking with their archery…”

It all started with archers aiming at demonstrators.

It was an act orchestrated by the Inquisition Officers.

Falling images only got worse, pushing them deeper into the muck.

It was around this time that unease and discontent began to sprout in the knights’ hearts.

– Bang!

“Were you all gathered here?”

The initiator of this event, Archbishop Louis, barged into the dining hall, accompanied by Inquisition Officers.

“…”

Could anyone really see him with all his pathetically arrogant talk?

The knights rolled their eyes at the sight of someone who showed not a single aspect of being a clergyman.

The knights did not participate actively in suppressing this situation, filled with deep doubts and skepticism.

Thanks to that, the military power of the cathedral was thoroughly depleted due to the Gallery Doctor.

“Why on earth can’t you all do your jobs properly?”

For Archbishop Louis, this was an unbearable humiliation.

“Archbishop, even so, your words…”

“What do you mean by words? Heretics! Heretics! What did you all do?”

The cathedral was absolute.

“If it was just a far-off spectacle, wasn’t it?”

His word was essentially law.

If he said a common person was possessed by a demon, they could take their life.

Wasn’t he, the archbishop, like a god?

“Must the cathedral bow down to a filthy basement dweller like that?”

But that was no longer the case.

A being who could change the fate of humanity with a gesture had appeared.

“What did you just say?”

“Filthy basement dweller?”

The problem was that many knights here had received help from the Head of the Gallery.

Some had their parents’ illnesses treated.

Some were given food when they were starving.

He had established rules and policies to make the chaotic Gallery a source of fun all day long.

– Clatter

When they were being insulted, the sitting knights immediately rose.

With the intention of drawing their swords at any moment.

“W-wait…!”

Archbishop Louis felt more anger than fear at that sight.

‘Those who trembled and lowered their heads at my single word!’

All of this was thanks to that guy, the Head of the Gallery.

Things went downhill ever since he showed up.

Tension filled the air, and it felt like it was about to burst at any moment.

[Notice: Absolutely Do Not Read This Post]

Author: Head of the Gallery*

Suddenly, a new announcement post appeared from the Head of the Gallery.

“Absolutely do not read?”

Amid the tension, Colin felt compelled to check the announcement in the gallery.

As if the Head of the Gallery’s words meant more than those of the archbishop.

What in the world could they have posted this time? He was filled with curiosity.

“!”

The moment he glanced at the content, Colin’s eyes widened.

[Notice: Absolutely Do Not Read This Post]

Author: Head of the Gallery*

Hey, it’s me.

I left a post because I had some questions about the cathedral’s violent suppression orders.

Did the cathedral just order people to be killed?

Here’s the meme taken afterward.

(Meme of hesitating cathedral knights)

Most people, like this meme, would hesitate, right?

Why? Because if you’re human, you really can’t do that.

Who would be excited about a massacre order against their fellow citizens all of a sudden?

(Meme of an Inquisition Officer assaulting a person)

But these bastards thought otherwise.

So I did some investigating.

How?

(Meme showing IPs exposed)

(Meme of the system searching for all past deleted posts)

Don’t mess with me.

The gallery is god, and I’m invincible.

Anyway, I followed the Inquisition Officers’ IPs and looked for past posts…

Six months ago/deleted) sh*t been caught killing and looting around Adrian. I’m receiving questions.

Two months ago/deleted) some archbishop asked me if I wouldn’t work with them? What a score, LOL.

A month ago/deleted) LOL, I made it big as an Inquisition Officer.

A few hours ago/deleted) Let’s go (suppressing the protest)~

(Meme of a pondering frog Con)

(Meme of a frog Con realizing something)

(Meme of a fist-swinging frog Con)

LOL

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– ????? What the f*ck?

– Wow, my head’s spinning, LOL.

– (Meme of an elf Con with an open mouth)

– Wait, did they use death row inmates in Inquisition Officers???

– What the hell is going on here?

That means the cathedral used criminals to consolidate power.

Frederick being exiled and the majority of the military forces moving to Kellierhton.

At that time, the cathedral had an idea to consolidate their power.

Their biggest enemy in Adrian.

They brought in looters, murderers, and criminals to reinforce their military forces.

“Archbishop, what’s the meaning of this?”

“They recruited criminals to be Inquisition Officers?”

The knights’ expressions quickly soured.

– Wow, LOL, no wonder there weren’t any looters.

– Sh*t, didn’t they announce that public safety had succeeded?

– Ah, they caught criminals and made them soldiers, so it’s a success, LOL.

Thieves were as detestable as monsters.

It was a time when they were already at odds with monsters, let alone thieves who prey on their kind.

Hadn’t the cathedral classified them as heretics for abandoning humanity?

That very cathedral had organized a force of criminals to kill civilians.

– Srrrrng

The knights immediately drew their swords.

“Calm down! Are you really drawing your blades for something just so inciting!”

Archbishop Louis, who had been rigid, shouted, but the potency in his voice was fading.

“Arrest them.”

Knights trained to elite levels against thieving criminals turned Inquisition Officers.

The difference was clear.

The knights advanced to forcibly apprehend the hesitant Inquisition Officers.

And the moment they pulled off their white hoods to reveal their napes…

X

“Ugh…”

They were indeed marked as heretics.

*

“Graaah!”

It was painful. It was hot.

But it had to be done.

Because it was photosynthesis cooldown time.

“I should’ve come out sooner…”

Finally decided on a stroll after months.

Sitting on a square bench under the sun with Penny.

Of course, it wasn’t easy.

“Why must humans bask in the sun?”

“Malfight, you just sounded really like a vampire.”

As I seriously pondered about humans, a bizarre new post popped up in the gallery.

Even while strolling, I couldn’t resist checking it.

As I accessed the gallery, an absurd post greeted me.

[Title: (Breaking news) Pantyhose Cult Leader]

“What is this nonsense?”

Without knowing, I clicked the link, and to my surprise, a meme appeared that was nothing like I expected.

(Meme of Archbishop Louis being executed surrounded by knights)

(Meme exposing the truth of the Inquisition Officers)

(Meme of a religious trial conducting a burning)

Wow, execution! Wow, event!

Since it’s happening at Adrian Grand Plaza, better come watch, OOO.

Time: Right Now

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– Pantyhose Cult Leader meme, where?

– Ah, sh*t, I came expecting something…

– Pantyhose Cult Leader is the tenth year.

– The title was really bad, LOL.

That was the execution post of Archbishop Louis.

“Wait, that’s sooner than I thought?”

I expected it might go up tomorrow, but they actually worked faster than I imagined.

Even during the protest, I found the Inquisition Officers off, but it turned out they were a criminal group after all.

They used criminals as military forces to seize power.

The problem was, thanks to a system that could nail down IPs even in memes, it got out to me instantly.

“Wait, but it’s actually going to execution?”

It was a problem to use heretics and criminals.

But Louis was the archbishop.

In the absence of a cardinal, he was next in line after the pope, how could this happen?

But that could soon be seen in a meme.

[Title: Evidence video of Archbishop Louis’ statements…jpg]

(Meme of Archbishop Louis being dragged away)

“Let go of me, you savages!”

“I’m the archbishop. I am the law, I am God! Don’t touch my body, filthy ones!”

Ah.

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– LOL, this is legendary.

– This is… the archbishop?

– The reaction after saying that is the point.

– LOL, humans should expect this.

– –Elf–

– (Meme of a human pulling on the elf’s ears)

“Oops, I misspoke.”

Normally, he would have been dismissed and imprisoned for life.

But while being dragged, in his anger, he seemed to have spilled his inner thoughts.

And from there, it led directly to the guillotine execution show.

[Title: Major Reformation Announcement of the Cathedral]

Author: Colin

After the execution show, we plan to conduct internal reform of the decayed cathedral.

1. Reduction of Inquisition Officer personnel.

2. Reduction of personal guards for ranks above archbishop.

3. Transparency of donation usage.

4. Voluntary donation system.

5. Voluntary prayer meeting attendance.

If you have further suggestions, please let us know.

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– Wow, this is awesome~

– Reformation of the cathedral.

– Fact: This is how it should be.

– What about the pope? No guillotine show for him?

– Author: We’re currently investigating potential involvement in violent suppression crimes.

– Haha, LOL.

– Just watch, the pope is probably worse than the archbishop.

– A statue of the contributor, the cute girl Head of the Gallery, under review?

– Author: Positively under consideration.

– Hahaha.

The reformation that the Adrian people had only imagined began to take form.

A winds of change even started within Adrian.

“Didn’t want to see this, but it’s turning out well.”

Personally, I believe there is a God.

After all, I was a former heretic.

However, there were issues with the organization that believed and followed that.

I thought if the new changes succeeded, it could benefit Adrian greatly.

“Ugh…”

“Hmm?”

From the side of the nearly lying bench, I heard a groan.

Turning my head, I spotted a beggar slumped in front of my TS-made statue.

“My… my stomach is so hungry.”

He looked to be almost a high school student.

Wearing tattered clothes as he shivered in the cold, perhaps he had his own story.

After a brief moment of thought, I handed him my coat.

“Hey, take this.”

“Aah…”

I also pulled out some tuna cans and set them in front of the man.

I didn’t need the coat since I wouldn’t be going out.

Wouldn’t it be a gain if I could raise a homeless guy with just a few tuna cans?

At that moment, the man, who had been eyeing the tuna cans, suddenly looked up and stared at me.

“Y-you’re the Head of the Gallery?”

“What?”

And he recognized me as the Head of the Gallery, locking eyes with me immediately.