Chapter 513

Chapter 513. I never said that, you jerks. (1)

And after diligently collecting all sorts of information and looking into it in detail, I felt like I had ascended and was just about to land, only to have to use a second-stage rocket booster to shoot back into the atmosphere.

Sure, those miscellaneous gallery posts are posts, but why on earth are they making such a fuss over something I never even said?

“Did I say that?”

Moreover, while I was looking into this, the bubble of the story kept growing.

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Title: Real-time summary of the controversy surrounding the Icarus Kingdom.txt

Author: Pinocchio

Content: [Kingdom of Burning Chaos.jpg]

1. Initially, Icarus said nothing about users creating clans.

2. So, everyone saw the existence of the Ersangseu Clan and thought, “We can make one too,” and started creating them like crazy.

3. But at some point, a rumor started spreading that if you create a clan, Icarus would allocate territory to that clan.

4. Then, a debate arose about what exactly “territory allocation” meant.

5. After that, there was talk of making village chiefs from each base into clan leaders, turning them into independent clans, and letting users gain clan leader-clan experience.

6. Then, the idea emerged that these experienced users would gather to form a massive clan centered around Icarus.

TL;DR: “Icarus said they wouldn’t make a clan, but isn’t this them trying to make one now?” Central Zone is furious.

Comments:

– “[Life is so exhausting, damn it.]”

– “[Why not just make a massive clan directly? Why go through all this trouble?]”

– “[If Icarus becomes the clan leader, there’s no one to support them as a high-ranking officer, unlike other massive clans.]”

– “[That’s why people speculated last time that Icarus’s fierce refusal was because they didn’t want to shoulder all the responsibility alone.]”

– “[But isn’t it already basically a clan? They even appointed village chiefs for their bases.]”

– “[It’s their base, so of course they’d appoint their own managers, right?]”

– “[Obviously.]”

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Rumors like this were being fabricated and spread left and right, shaking my mental state in all sorts of ways.

Of course, other users were also reacting with disbelief at the internal controversy erupting everywhere.

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Title: The Central Zone controversy is ridiculous.

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [Image of a toad staring blankly]

Now there’s talk of making village chiefs into clan leaders and turning them into independent clans, and then Icarus sharing the Leviathan Fleet with each clan after eating Tanhoizer.

But wasn’t all that Icarus’s stuff to begin with? LOL

It’s their decision, so why are people telling them what to do? LOL

Comments:

– “[It’s not about telling them what to do, but about them saying they wouldn’t do it and then rumors saying they are.]”

– “[The person in question never actually said anything.] (Author)”

– “[Silence means yes, haven’t you heard?]”

– “[It’s a bit over the top.]”

– “[For real.]”

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Naturally, users from other zones familiar with the clan system couldn’t understand the Central Zone users’ outbursts.

Or there were strange opinions like, “Icarus is only now thinking of making a clan, so stop with the concept stuff.”

Though the direction was different, things were just as chaotic on this side too.

And on top of that…

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[Icarus-4 Clan Representative Chat Room]

[Notice: Direct inquiries here]

– “[Icarus, I heard you’re planning to take on the role of clan leader this time.]”

– “[Are you finally taking off the mask and becoming the rightful king of the Central Zone?]”

– “[Humanity congratulates Icarus on the creation of their clan ^^]”

– “[What about mercenary work if it’s a clan? Our clan leader asked me to ask.]”

– “[Ughhhhhh] (Icarus)”

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[Icarus-Wyriddy Chat Room]

– “[Hey, hey, hey]”

– “[I heard you’re dividing clan territories, so if we revive our Biomass Clan, will you give us a share?]”

– “[My clan members are bombarding me with questions, and I’m so confused.] (Wyriddy)”

– “[Huh?] (Icarus)”

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[Icarus-Vermouth Chat Room]

-[I heard there’s talk about giving away your territory and base.]

-[What’s going on?]

-[Can we get some too?] (Vermouth)

-[…] (Icarus)

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The representative clans from each zone docked—no, stationed at Tanhoizer, of course.

The former Biomass Clan members, who were wiped out by the Loki Clan, barely managed to gather people and fled here, along with their representative, Wyriddy.

Even Vermouth from the Ersangseu Clan, who somehow became the cause (?) of this whole mess.

“Everyone’s looking for the Commander from all directions.”

“The world just won’t leave me alone.”

Seeing the world filled with unfairness, I felt a wave of irritation rising like a tide.

And that irritation, after fully grasping the situation, sent my head into a state of extreme rage.

As soon as I fully understood the situation, I immediately posted a notice in the chat room and started to quickly suppress the chaos.

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[Central Zone Neutral Zone Chat Room]

[Notice: We won’t give away territory just because you create a clan.]

-[I don’t know who spread it] (Icarus)

-[We’re not giving away territory just because you create a clan] (Icarus)

-[Unless it’s some kind of privacy guarantee zone internally, there’s no such thing as giving away bases, so behave yourselves] (Icarus)

-[Dang]

-[So creating a clan is a lie?]

-[I never said anything like that] (Icarus)

-[???]

-[Wait, didn’t you say you’d give us territory?]

-[Even the base village chiefs were talking about territory while taking on clan leader roles]

-[I never allowed such things, why are you making up stories among yourselves?] (Icarus)

-[Oh]

-[Wait, what benefit do I even get from going through such a complicated process to become a clan leader?;;] (Icarus)

-[Now that you mention it, that’s true]

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Of course, my reaction caused quite a bit of confusion in my territory’s chat room…

But regardless, as mentioned earlier, there’s no reason for me to do such things, and there’s no benefit in it for me…

Seeing other users going “Huh?” I openly expressed my disbelief and shook my head in exasperation.

And of course, I didn’t even need to write anything in the gallery.

With so many lurking in that chat room, it took less than 5 minutes after I posted the notice and clarified my stance…

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Title: Breaking News) Icarus’ Real-Time Statement

Author: News Boy

Content: [Icarus clarifying in the chat room that all the suspicions so far are just lies.jpg]

Yeah

It was all WWE until now

Comments:

-[What?]

-[All that controversy was just a lie?]

-[So Icarus was lying?]

-[This guy’s subtly aiming for a kill angle]

-[The dream of securing territory for a ruined clan is gone]

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Title: Real-Time Update on Those Who Were Sure Icarus Was Creating a Clan.gif

Author: ㅇㅇ

Content: [Posts disappearing every time you refresh.gif]

Executing forest friends mode

Comments:

-[LOLOLOLOL]

-[Counterattack in progress!]

-[I knew it, tsk tsk]

-[But if you think about it, doesn’t Icarus share some responsibility in this?]

-[Seriously, not clarifying his stance sooner is also a problem]

-[These guys are still pulling off kill angles here;;]

-[Not clarifying fast enough (one day passed)]

-[Wait, it’s only been a day?]

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All sorts of lurking posts (?) were popping up like that, acting as megaphones to spread my words everywhere.