Chapter 18

I’m going to get straight to the point.

I want to buy weapons in bulk.

Our Rabbit Beastfolk are surrounded by far too many threats and are currently facing life-threatening situations.

I would be really grateful if you could leave a reply upon reading this. Myoran.

– Somehow, I thought these guys would come out.

– Wow, it’s been ages since I’ve seen Beastfolk posts.

– The Head of the Gallery’s items are irresistible for Beastfolk.

“Yeah, I was worried about this.”

I read the message with a sense of inevitability.

If modern weapons were released to help, I expected others would step forward as well.

But I never thought it would be the Beastfolk who had been lurking around without posting at all.

“How many years has it been since they went dark?”

Since my reincarnation, I have explored the Gallery.

Of course, I read the posts that were registered in real-time, and I also devoured the ancient concept posts from long ago.

What I learned from that was that most of the Beastfolk went underground after the Great War.

– It’s been a real long time since they posted anything.

– By the way, why did they go into hiding?

– Probably because of the humans’ misdeeds? Haha.

– Yep, the Elves were attacked by Monsters and other races during the Great War.

– Isn’t it because they didn’t want to be located?

– They’ve been hiding really well.

– There’s no location tracking function in the Gallery, is there?

– Nah, they probably can’t help but spill everything when their instincts kick in due to their species traits.

– Oh my…

Indeed, the biggest disadvantage of the Beastfolk was their inability to control their instincts.

So rather than risk being located by babbling nonsense, the entire race has turned to lurking.

“So they finally contacted us after seeing modern weapons?”

Overwhelming firepower.

If they have the power of modern weapons, having their location revealed wouldn’t be a problem.

They could just suppress everything with force.

Especially the Rabbit Beastfolk, who had lived in hiding for so long, had their eyes opened to the might of weapons.

The representative was pulling such attention.

“But even so, it feels a bit strange to make a trade.”

I can’t just distribute modern weapons in this world.

Even if I only distributed ten to avoid the Deputy of the Gallery from dying while rampaging, if I gave out more than that, it would truly become an apocalypse.

If everyone ran around armed, there would be no guarantee that a stray bullet wouldn’t hit me.

To put it bluntly, I wouldn’t distribute an unmanageable amount of weapons even for my own sake.

[Do you want to invite ‘Myoran’ to the Barter Exchange?]

So, I called Myoran, the author of that post, separately.

There wasn’t any intention to trade.

It was more about refusing.

Myoran: I am Myoran, the representative of the Rabbit Beastfolk!!!

Myoran: I endlessly praise the Head of the Gallery for accepting my request!!! Head of the Gallery, he is a God!!! Myo!!!

The excessively excited Gallum misunderstood everything.

*

Years ago / Please look at the field I’ve cultivated

(Farm photos looking so fresh they might burst)

(A Rabbit Beastfolk wearing a farmer’s hat looking proud)

I took care of them like my own children^^

How does it look? Myo?

– Wow, amazing!

– (Elf thumbs up)

– The field is so cute and charming~

– Author) Thank you, Elves!

– How did you do that?

– I mean, how is the field perfectly fine without any issues?

– Seriously, did you use magic or something?

– Author) Thanks to the nature of the Rabbit Beastfolk.

– Author) We’re born with the instincts of farmers! Myo!

– Oh…

– Hmmm?

– Oh, I’m going to raid!

– They look so cute; I want to catch them and raise them!

– Author) ?

*

Eight years ago / Please stop, humans

(A Rabbit Beastfolk meme going to the slave market)

(A Rabbit Beastfolk working like a slave in the fields)

Please stop the hatred against Beastfolk!

Can’t we trade for fair compensation?

(Bunny Cosplaying smacking their chest)

We are also lives! Lives! Myo!

– Wow…

– No, seriously, it rips my heart out!

– The teary eyes are just so cute!

– With even one, my whole field would be fertile, so why let this go? Haha.

– I can’t take it; I’m going to catch one again, haha.

– Author) I curse you, humans!

*

Five years ago / Humans die. All die! Kishi!!

(A meme about the outbreak of the Great War)

(Monsters crossing over from the ‘outside’ meme)

(Beastfolk escaping underground during chaos)

– No, where are you going!!!

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– I’m sorry, Chunsik, please come back!

– [Author) Kishi!! Good for you, humans. May you die under your karma. Myo!

I knew well about the Beastfolk’s hatred for humans.

Starting from ten years ago posts, they were spotted by humans and lived like slaves.

Then, seizing the opportunity during the Great War, they managed to flee underground.

“Naturally, it makes sense that they would turn crazy about their own safety.”

Myoran: We have lived oppressed for a long time.

Myoran: We need weapons to protect ourselves, and fortunately, the Head of the Gallery possesses them.

Myoran: Please grant salvation to the Beastfolk! Myo!

Myoran: (Image of teary Rabbit Beastfolk)

Head of the Gallery☆: Hmm…

But before that, a question arose.

I had heard that there are many Beastfolk who can handle mana compared to other races.

Then couldn’t they chase away the Monsters coming from underground with that power?

However, that question could be clarified by a new concept post.

Concept post) The astonishing reason the Head of the Gallery’s items are amazing…jpg

(Animated gif of a High-Explosive Grenade exploding)

You can see here how the Bone Dragon gets obliterated.

However, since Bone Dragons are basically mana itself, such explosions shouldn’t be anything to them.

So one might wonder, but according to the Elves, they say there is absolutely no mana flow in a grenade.

(Animated gif of a high-level magician’s explosion magic)

Every magic requires casting, and casting gathers mana.

Therefore, Monsters generally have a high magic resistance, so defending against it is typical.

(High-Explosive Grenade gif)

Yet this has none.

No traces of mana, no casting traces.

Head of the Gallery, TLqkf, how the heck did you do this?

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– Can you summarize it in three lines?

– Author) F*ck!

1. Every attack contains mana.

2. Yet the items of the Head of the Gallery have no mana.

3. Magic resistance and mana shields are meaningless.

– That’s what I’m most curious about too, damn.

– I’ve spent my life researching magic, but how can you hide mana itself?

– The Head of the Gallery is indeed a Great Magician.

– So that means he’s a half-elf beautiful Great Magician?

– Oh?

– Huh?

– Wait, what?

It’s precisely because it doesn’t contain mana.

The overwhelming majority of attacks involve magic, and Monsters have high resistance to mana.

But, since modern weapons lack that, the Bone Dragon just turned into a massive skeleton.

However, there wasn’t enough time to ponder.

In this other world, where countless lives are lost every day, it’s impossible to guarantee that being underground is completely safe.

Title: Head of the Gallery!!!

(A Sandworm appearing underground gif)

(What a Rabbit Beastfolk’s field gif being destroyed)

Help!!!!!

Monsters have begun to appear underground as well.

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Monsters originally only existed on the surface.

No matter how grotesque and terrifying, it was thought they would only sweep through the surface.

“Kieek!”

“To think they would even attack underground.”

Yet the Monsters kept entering from outside, and their variety continued to increase.

Now it was no longer safe just to be underground.

“Chief, our field is!”

“The field isn’t the main issue!”

The fields of the Rabbit Beastfolk, who had settled underground, were shattering, but that wasn’t all.

There was only a wooden barrier between the Rabbit Beastfolk’s village and their fields.

While they hadn’t starved underground due to their excellent agricultural skills, they had no power to protect themselves.

Next, it would be the village.

“What do we do…?”

Myoran’s rabbit ears kept flopping.

Was this the only way to extinction?

As despair crossed my mind.

[Head of the Gallery☆: This is really the last time…]

[Head of the Gallery☆ gives an offer of ‘12-gauge Shotgun’ and ‘3 Bullets’ as barter items!]

[Head of the Gallery☆: Just throw anything in for an exchange, go!]

An unexpected notification popped up.

Barter items?

But I had no time to prepare anything to deliver.

“Kieek!”

With a Sandworm charging towards the wooden barrier from afar, coherent thought was impossible.

Crash!

“Ch-Chief!”

The solid wooden barrier seemed about to shatter.

As everyone was thrown into confusion by the impact, Myoran clutched something and swiftly delivered it as a barter item.

[Barter Exchange has been successful!]

At the same time, a peculiar object dropped in front of Myoran.

“What’s this?”

It was dark like coal but intricate.

The long hole at the end sent a bizarre chill down my spine.

[Head of the Gallery☆: Shoulder-mounted, aim carefully!]

[Myoran:]

There was no time to reply.

“Is this how I should hold it?”

Unsteadily aiming straight ahead.

And just as I pulled the trigger.

“Kieek!”

Flames began to erupt from the black object.

*

Title: Notice of Rabbit Beastfolk’s Gallery Activity Resumption

Author: Myoran

Greetings, Gallery members.

Our Rabbit Beastfolk have been exposed to too much oppression and abuse for far too long.

However, that issue has been resolved as of today.

Thus, I announce that our Rabbit Beastfolk will resume our Gallery activities starting today. Myo.

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– Welcome back ^^

– Beastfolk? I can’t resist this haha.

– Rabbits yay!!!

– ? What does it mean returning to activities?

– Right? There’s no guarantee humans won’t behave like last time.

– Myoran) Ah, if that’s the case, it’s alright.

– (the Sandworm that was)

– (the majestic appearance of the 12-gauge Shotgun)

– That one is just lying next to the Sandworm.

– Oh dear.

“Well, that’s good.”

A Gallery filled only with lurkers isn’t ideal.

With the shotgun and three bullets, I was able to secure the safety of the Beastfolk and make them active users in the Gallery.

“Of course, now there are only two shots left…”

It could be risky to resume activities with just that.

To put it bluntly, two shots couldn’t bring about a dramatic change.

But no one from other races knew.

There’s a chance they wouldn’t even know that bullets are required to make it function.

– Haha, the Rabbit Beastfolk are definitely coming for a raid.

– Myoran) (12-gauge Shotgun gif)

– Myoran) I’ll kill you all!

– I’m sorry.

Thanks to that, there wasn’t anyone foolish enough to plot a raid.

“Now that the Rabbit Beastfolk are involved, won’t it help a lot?”

Actually, there was another reason I helped the Rabbit Beastfolk.

There was an endless shortage of food, whether through the marketplace or messages.

Just then, the Rabbit Beastfolk, known for their exceptional farming skills, seemed to offer hope for the food scarcity.

And the Rabbit Beastfolk began to be of great assistance to the Gallery right away.

– Hello^^ It’s a bit embarrassing…jpg

– Exercise completed today //^^//…jpg

– Anyone feel like chatting with me…? //

– A story about a love triangle that happened in the village…jpg

“Uh, this isn’t what I had in mind.”

However, they were revitalizing the Gallery in a way far different from what I expected.