Chapter 41

Do you believe in the Head of the Gallery?

One day, a post with that title appeared in the gallery.

A rather cult-like phrase.

But that post soon gained a lot of attention and confidently took its place among the notable posts.

Author: Orange Group

(Cute illustration of the Head of the Gallery)

Actually, it doesn’t matter whether you believe or not.

You can just start believing from now on, can’t you?

All you Gallum folks must have received help from the Head of the Gallery at least once.

Perhaps that help saved your life.

No, it definitely did.

Even if it wasn’t you, someone in your family, relatives, friends, partners, or acquaintances might have had their lives saved by the Head of the Gallery.

So why don’t you believe in the Head of the Gallery?

Why do you passionately cheer for other gods who haven’t done anything for you?

We need to recognize this contradiction.

Now, believe in the Head of the Gallery.

Join the worshippers group.

And so your mind and body thrive within the gallery.

It’s not too late yet.

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– Wow, look at the downvote count.

– What kind of meme is this?

– Check out that illustration!

– (Spread your arms and praise it!)

– But it smells really cult-like, yet if you read it quietly, it seems to make sense, huh?

ㄴ That’s how it becomes a cult.

ㄴ You’ll end up giving all your money to the leader and working for them forever.

ㄴ All in body and mind? Whoa.

Of course, the first reaction wasn’t good.

In a decaying world, the image that springs to mind when thinking of a cult is greed, opportunism, and nothing more.

In fact, many cults were popping up everywhere, fostering disgust.

The cold reactions from the gallery were expected, but oddly enough, the more you interacted, the more you felt something different.

– Hah, it’s just those crazy money-grabbers trying to rip us off under the guise of donations, right?

ㄴ Orange Group) Donations are voluntary.

ㄴ Orange Group) Donations are a voluntary expression of the believers’ feelings. Why would we extort that?

ㄴ ?

ㄴ Oh?

They don’t collect donations forcefully.

Donations are voluntary.

For a moment, a puzzled atmosphere arose from those words, but in fact, there was nothing they couldn’t say.

– I’m also the Head of the Gallery in words, you know?

– For real, who would believe that just empty words are good?

– For real, then I’m also Frederick!

ㄴ ?

ㄴ I’m the one who takes Frederick!

ㄴ Damn, so in the end, it’s just the Head of the Gallery, huh?

Everyone just regarded it as one of those common cults and didn’t think much of it.

They probably financed themselves with illegal activities.

However, everyone’s expectations were simply overturned.

[Title: I Tried Commissioning a Cult Artist…jpg]

(Cute illustration of a half-elf girl Head of the Gallery)

Wow… um… hehe.

Anyway, the detail is really amazing.

Isn’t it pretty good, considering they’re skipping the cult part?

And they only charge 50 Mana Pills for this quality?!

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– Oh.

– Wow.

– What the heck, they’re really good at drawing!

– I mean, the detail on the wrinkles of the clothing is insane, right?

– I Will Not Die Even If I Am a Vampire) Wow!

– Why are you making money by working so diligently?

The worshippers of the Head of the Gallery, known as the ‘Worshippers’ group, funded all operational costs honestly through hard work.

But they were incredibly diligent too.

Especially strong in the arts.

Commissions, sculptures, novels, and so on.

– They must be different for real.

– I’m amazed every time I see their commissions!

– I should ask for a commission from the Head of the Gallery too!

ㄴ Head of the Gallery*) Why are you asking me from earlier?

ㄴ Head of the Gallery*) The drawing doesn’t even look like me!

ㄴ What’s with that strong denial?

ㄴ (Cute illustration of the Head of the Gallery shyly wearing a skirt)

ㄴ Head of the Gallery*) Aaaah!!!

Being diligent with voluntary donations?

The reactions of the Gallum folks began to shift towards fondness.

“You can’t ban this person…”

The problem was that they kept trying to channel that talent into drawing and sculpting, but they cleverly never crossed the line.

While contemplating whether to let them be or not, a familiar face suddenly appeared.

[Title: Don’t Be Deceived by the Whispers of Heretics]

It was the church, which turned redder than anyone when it came to religious bait.

As always, the church was the first to strike.

[Title: The Head of the Gallery is Just a Human]

No matter how remarkable they are, they are still not a god.

Why should humans worship and pray to other humans?

Do not fall for the whispers of heresy.

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– But that’s the case too.

– The Head of the Gallery is indeed remarkable, but they are an extraordinary human, not a god.

– I want to kiss the Head of the Gallery, but it feels a bit too much to worship them as a god, you know?

ㄴ Head of the Gallery*) Can’t we just do both?

Most people believed in the church during the Middle Ages, which had faced many heretics.

This time, they aimed to suppress it with overwhelming numbers and media manipulation again.

But the issue was that the world was no longer the typical medieval one.

[Title: So Did the World End?]

(Drawing of a thumbs-up porcupine)

Was the god you believed in so great that they just watched the world fall apart?

Were they supposed to give you even a piece of moldy bread from the sky?

Or did they show a muddy drink to the thirsty?

Or were your religious beliefs just a plaything for profit?

The believers were famished, yet the bishops were awash in fat.

One or two cases of donation fraud wouldn’t fool anyone, haha.

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– This blasphemous one!!!!

ㄴ Haha, hit by fact hard.

ㄴ Fact) It’s a fact.

– Thinking about it, this makes sense.

– Haha, see how the anti-church votes flipped!

– It fills me with joy~~

– As expected, the right words always come from the great sage.

ㄴ Great sage’s candid remarks are magnificent.

– But aren’t these guys also a bit crazy?

ㄴ They’re drawing adult content of the Head of the Gallery they believe in, right? Haha.

ㄴ Author) That’s also devotion!

ㄴ Author) What’s the issue with honoring and worshiping the beautiful Head of the Gallery as a goddess?

ㄴ Author) (Cute illustration of the half-elf Head of the Gallery shyly pulling down her skirt)

ㄴ Wow wow wow!

ㄴ Oh? Suddenly seems persuasive.

Cults may just be names, but they have never done anything harmfully to society.

“Except me.”

Regardless, the church had nothing to say.

In fact, it carried a chestful of charges that would make anyone’s heart swell: all sorts of fraud, donation coercion, and violations against believers.

– Is there a rebuttal from the church?

ㄴ Haha, they seem to have run away in fear.

ㄴ Every time, they all just bow their heads, and then when they’re told to leave, they have nothing to say, right?

In an argument, the church was undeniably losing.

And in such a situation, the church’s method of choice was very simple.

[Title: A Religious Trial is Being Held in Adrian]

(Drawing of cult missionaries bound to a cross)

(Drawing of abuse and humiliation)

While they were drawing commissions for the cult members, suddenly, heretical judges barged into the bar;

And just like that, they snatched the cult members and held a religious trial.

Seriously, I can’t bear to watch this!

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– Oh hell, this is a bit much;

– Even Satan would skip this…

– What did they do wrong to get beaten up like that?

– Author) Meanwhile, the cult people are shouting about not admitting any wrongdoing, wow.

ㄴ What did they say?

ㄴ Author) They said…

ㄴ I definitely heard them say this, you know?

ㄴ Damn, that’s it!

They immediately began a religious trial and witch hunt.

When Adrian was split in two, the church chose to remain with Adrian by more than 80%.

Still clinging to their power, the church began intimidating the cultists in Adrian.

Of course, in defiance, rebellions occurred in Kellierhton, where many cult members were.

[Title: Kellierhton is in Chaos Too ㄷㄷ]

(Drawing of a church believer collapsed on the ground)

(Cult believers gathering around him)

One church believer went wild in the square, shouting curses towards the cult, and seemed unable to hold back, leading to a group beating in the square ㄷㄷ

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– What happened to cause such a ruckus?

ㄴ Author) The believer threw filth at the Head of the Gallery’s statue, and the cult folks got furious.

ㄴ Ah, that’s understandable.

ㄴ You shouldn’t mess with the cute Head of the Gallery statue, you know?

In the end, the verbal argument was escalating into a violent confrontation.

What started as a simple religious conflict attracted attention, drawing outside individuals into the chaos.

And it seemed that the Deputy of the Gallery was also taking an interest.

[Administrator Chat]

I Will Not Die Even If I Am a Vampire: This is interesting.

I Will Not Die Even If I Am a Vampire: (Cute illustration of the Head of the Gallery eating popcorn)

Full-Peel Elf: Tactical nukes are being launched indiscriminately ㅡㅡ

Full-Peel Elf: What are we going to do now?

Head of the Gallery*: Hmm.

The situation was truly about to become a complete mess.

The Deputy awaited my decision.

– Head of the Gallery, help!!!

– Head of the Gallery, do something!!!!

Many Gallum who weren’t involved in the fights began to feel the chaos growing when the reality started affecting them.

“Well, solving this isn’t that hard.”

Fortunately, I had learned a method from an organization in a previous life in Korea.

It was called joint responsibility.

And just like it had always been, that method was…

[The Head of the Gallery’s Marketplace item ‘Cola’ has disappeared.]

– ???

– What the hell, Head of the Gallery! What is this about!!!

– Head of the Gallery, what’s going on?

I was going to find a solution.

*

The cola had disappeared from the marketplace.

Gallum who drank cola daily were suddenly thrown into a whirlwind of chaos.

– What am I supposed to do without cola?

– Are you telling me to die of thirst?

ㄴ You can just drink water.

ㄴ Is water like cola?

ㄴ You’re talking about cola and bringing up water, aren’t you?

ㄴ ???

Especially, the cult Gallums who relied on the refreshing and liberating feeling of carbonation felt the greatest loss.

– I pause the commission for a bit…

– It’s the will of the god, it’s the god’s excretion… just accept it quietly…

– This is all because of those church folks.

ㄴ For real, if the church had just kept quiet.

ㄴ ? Isn’t this all due to the cult causing a ruckus?

ㄴ Where did that dog bark? Haha.

Of course, within that chaos, the hate stacks exploded, and they began blaming each other for what went wrong.

But even at such times, there’s a good method.

[The Head of the Gallery’s Marketplace item ‘Castella’ has disappeared.]

– Ah!!!!

– No way that’s happening!!!!

Eliminating another item.

Especially, regarding castella, the church couldn’t be arrogant anymore.

– Isn’t the communion approaching soon?

– Should we bake some bread if we don’t have castella?

– No castella at a communion?! Boom boom!

– Church is done.

Because castella was the church’s communion item.

– Oh, I really want to throttle these religious nuts, haha.

ㄴ Cough, cough.

ㄴ For real, what sin have I committed?

– ? Head of the Gallery, why did castella suddenly disappear from the marketplace?

– It might just be a glitch!

– But I can’t see any cola either, ㅠㅠ

ㄴ Oh, the Elf seems really slow at picking up info here.

ㄴ ?? What’s with the sudden bait…

The atmosphere was heating up increasingly.

“Well, surely they would have at least reflected at this point, right?”

Particularly because the church had already been burned once, they were quick to bow down.

Then, only these self-proclaimed worshippers should reflect.

…It’s too quiet.

“What’s going on?”

Suddenly, it got this quiet?

[Requests for barter exchange have come in.]

At that moment, a Gallum, presumed to be part of the worshippers, suddenly sent a request for barter exchange to me.

“Hmm, suddenly?”

As soon as I entered the barter chat room.

Orange Group: Ohhhhh, oh Head of the Gallery!! I’m deeply moved and grateful that you responded to my request!!!

Head of the Gallery*: ㅇㅇ What do you want to exchange?

Orange Group: Not that, but I have something important to ask, so this humble believer dares to pray!!!!

Head of the Gallery*: What?

“Are they seriously trying to make a new social connection like this?”

It was a thoroughly bold attempt at socializing, second only to the World Tree.

Before I ban that Gallum, I watched to see what they were planning to say by initiating a barter exchange.

And the question that the Gallum asked was quite ridiculous.

Orange Group: May I ask where you reside, Head of the Gallery?

They were openly trying to dig up my personal information right in front of me.