I read a story on a Japanese website that was related to a creepy tale.
"On a Korean website, nudes of grandmas and grandpas are occasionally posted."
"What's really strange is that the users of that site act as if it's nothing..."
"There are even people who collect those photos, saying they'll use them for something."
It was a creepy story that would shock anyone.
— Huh? There's no way a site like that exists... Nudes... and of grandmas...
— Doesn't the site have any admins?
— Collecting those kinds of photos? You don't really believe that, lol.
Nudes of grandmas and grandpas are being posted?
And there are people who collect them?
What's even scarier is...
— I heard there are admins who erase those photos for free.
— Huh? For free? That's even scarier...
On some site, there's an admin who repeatedly looks at and erases weird photos for free.
You'd think such a horrific thing couldn't be real, but it is. It actually existed.
Well, that's my story.
Discharged from the military, college graduate, unemployed, 26 years old.
What's my job?
'Admin of 17 minor galleries.'
I'm the guy who erases those grandma and grandpa photos.
I said it proudly, but the fact that I'm just a guy who cleans up the trash in galleries didn't change.
What's the point of acting cool when I smell like crap all over.
Today, just like any other day, I spent my day erasing crap posts.
'At first, I didn't plan on going this far.'
I took over the Head Admin position without much thought.
Who would like a job of cleaning up crap for free?
I planned to just do it for a bit and then dump it on someone else, but it wasn't easy.
As I managed the gallery, I grew attached to it.
And so, as I devoted myself to the gallery, I ended up becoming a super admin managing 17 galleries.
What kind of position is a Head Admin?
A position that manages the gallery for free but has no honor.
It's a position that only has responsibilities, but there was one thing I was sure of.
'It's fun.'
My primal desire to have a space where I can just blabber away without thinking.
That's what made me become an admin for the gallery.
But now, I can see the end in sight.
'Once I get a job, I'll take off this armband.'
It's time to shift the balance from online to offline.
People call it passing through the Reality Gate. In short, 'Hyun-gae'.
If I work in reality, my time online will decrease. It's obvious.
But getting a job isn't easy either.
Other people grit their teeth and focus on job hunting.
Me?
I'm a 'jobless guy' who lives comfortably with a few inherited buildings.
I've been treating job hunting like a hobby, and I've already been rejected dozens of times.
At this point, maybe I'm just not compatible with society.
For now, I'll just keep throwing darts at the board.
Today, just like any other day, I sent out a perfectly written resume...
And logged back into the gallery.
I found a post that I couldn't pass without clicking from the start.
— Single smiling Russian feminist's recent situation.jpg
The title itself grabs your attention.
What's a Russian feminist, and what do you mean by recent situation? Why is it single smiling?
I clicked the first post that greeted me, and as always, I was hit by a tactical nuke.
I felt like digging my eyes out and rinsing them with tap water, but I'm used to it by now.
"Haa."
But maybe because it's early morning, there are a lot of posts.
Trash cans.
Is it a curse that comes with the early morning?
When it's early morning, people's true natures are awakened.
All kinds of troublemakers. Perverts. Liars. And so on.
I should be grateful for the ones who post lewd stuff.
The other images inflict deep wounds on people's hearts.
I won't forgive the troublemakers who hurt my heart.
Click, click.
A few clicks and I gave them an IP ban and deleted the post.
"Phew."
I dealt with the lewd pics I was now used to and moved on to another gallery.
And inwardly, I grumbled.
This is a game gallery, so why aren't there any posts about games?
I left the posts about the ajummas from Dongtan and Osaka alone.
Politics, religion, society, inciting gender conflict, hate, gore pics, etc.
I surgically removed them with fast and precise clicks.
This is a delete. This too. You get a 72-hour ban.
"Ah."
●
This time, I was hit by a reverse tactical nuke.
Attacking before I can even press the back button is foul play, isn't it?
I've seen it countless times, so it doesn't affect me, but it's still powerful.
I'll never forget this.
Probably until the day I die, it'll pop up in my head.
I've been hit by tactical nukes hundreds of times.
When you get used to it, you wonder where it was dredged up from some dystopia. A new one appears.
Seriously, how many versions are there?
After counting up to tactical nuke ver. 13, I gave up.
I can't possibly memorize the names of all the grandmas and grandpas in the world.
'Still, it's relatively quiet today...'
I've been wading in the abyss for too long.
Even after being hit by tactical nukes dozens of times, my reaction is just nonchalant.
This isn't a good thing. It's not a skill I can brag about to others.
Anyway, while guarding the gallery today, I also ran some mobile games.
No noise coming from the galleries I manage... and no Head Admin requests. Not bad.
As I was managing the gallery, a post caught my eye.
— Title) What does the Head Admin even do?
He's managing 17 minor galleries? lol
Is he an AI? How can a person be Head Admin in 17 places, lol
— ㄴMust be an AI lol, no way this is a person
— ㄴFor real lol, and he's on 24/7
— ㄴManaging 17 galleries for free?
— ㄴNo way this is a person lol
— ㄴHuh? Scary lol
— ㄴJust now, a tactical nuke was posted and he deleted it right away, for real, he gets taken out no matter when it's posted
— ㄴF*cking hell, stop posting
— ㄴWaiting
— ㄴNo, I said stop!!!!!!
I should be angry seeing a post like this.
But since I'm getting recognition on the internet, I feel good. Without realizing it, the corners of my mouth curl up.
In reality, I'm a college-graduated, jobless bum, but online, who am I?
"Admin of 17 galleries."
I said it proudly to the mirror, then turned my gaze out the window.
The sun was slowly rising, telling me it was time to sleep, and the world brightened.
The sun is rising? That means other people are waking up.
Along with that, the sub-admins, 'Pa-ddeuk', who are active during the day, started to appear one by one.
It was my daily routine to run the gallery until they started their activities, then go to sleep.
Actually, I'm just a nocturnal human who sleeps during the day, but I need to make it sound cool.
'An admin who takes responsibility for the gallery.'
Anyway, cool. Confirmed.
Thinking that, I threw myself onto the bed.
I meticulously drew the blackout curtains to block the sunlight and laid my head on the pillow.
Sleepiness started to creep in.
'I'm not ruining my sleep schedule, I'm just living faster than others.'
My usual sleep is from 11 AM to 5 PM...
So I'm living 12 hours faster than others.
My body is in Korea, but my spirit is on Argentina time, so it's true.
Or not? Whatever.
"Haaahm..."
I'm sleepy. As I stretched and yawned, I remembered what I forgot to take.
I have to take this for sure.
I swallowed the supplements I had by my bedside with water and lay back down on the bed.
Of course, I don't fall asleep right away.
If I fall asleep right away, I can't be called a zero-rank.
I carefully read the popular posts I hadn't read yet on my phone.
It's fun to visit places other than the galleries I manage.
While holding back my sleepiness, I scrolled through comics posted in translations.
I entered the post with the most recommendations and comments, and saw a comic that made the unicorns hemorrhage blood.
— No concept of chastity is great Ep. 3 [281]
"Kyaa. This is the stuff."
It was a triple kill with the 'Holy Trinity of the Mind and Body'. But it was fun.
I left a comment saying 'This one's not a virgin...!' to trigger the unicorn horns, and moved on to another gallery.
The next destination was the Modern Game Gallery.
The main posts were about posting the results of games they played, or what new games are coming out.
This new release. Trash. Any games to play? None.
Now there are no more galleries to browse.
As I was about to finish my gallery tour and turn off my phone...
[You have been appointed as the Otherworld Gallery Admin.]
A notification from the app popped up.
'Otherworld Gallery?'
What's the Otherworld Gallery?
Is it related to anime or comics?
Or is it a place being run as a shelter from another gallery?
I can't tell what the gallery is about just from its name.
What on earth is this place? I got curious.
If I like what I see, I can just manage it roughly.
If I don't like it, I can just abandon the Head Admin position and run away.
[Do you accept the appointment as Gallery Admin?]
[Yes]
I lightly tapped it, and the scenery around me changed in an instant.
"Huh?"
It's white.
A white space with nothing around me swallows me up.
A chill. Fear washed over me as goosebumps rose on my skin.
My existence felt alien in the white space.
I slowly got up, and a message appeared before my eyes.
"You have been appointed as the Otherworld Gallery Admin."
"Ah."
This is a cliché.
Suddenly, dizziness hit me and I closed my eyes.
How many hours must have passed?
When I forced my eyes open again, nothing seemed to have changed.
What is this? It's a normal house.
A structure similar to the house I lived in. The only difference is that where the computer used to be, there is nothing.
In its place, a hologram that looks like a computer screen appeared before my eyes.
"You can access the Otherworld Gallery by focusing your consciousness."
"Please manage the Otherworld Gallery according to the principles."
Otherworld Gallery...?
I lay on the bed and recalled the gallery I knew.
— What's this? A new Head Admin
— Did a good spot appear?
— If you're happy about the new Head Admin, give an upvote lol
— Ah, f*ck, clean up that goddamn tactical nuke first!!
— If it were me, I'd wipe everything out lol
— Ugh... Demon King-chan is waking up...
— Elf Queen nude exposure training walk.jpg
— ㄴThe lewd pic poster is cute, going to sleep
— Honestly, isn't the Hero a bit too old?
— Does the Elf Queen smell like a chicken coop?
— Demon King << This guy seems like a bubble, lol
— ㄴI'm going to purify the elf spies
Is this the Otherworld Gallery...?
My mind went blank.
***
First, I took a deep breath.
I logged back into the gallery.
Basically, my authority is Head Admin. I'm an admin.
The ID is set to 'Head Admin'.
The orange tag attached to the front of the ID was especially noticeable.
'Am I only supposed to manage?'
Are there risks for mismanagement, or getting sued? Or getting a cold from eating sulrontang through a straw? Nothing like that?
As I was clicking around the gallery, I found a gear-shaped button.
Click.
I lightly tapped it with my finger, and a new window opened.
『Gallery Admin Mode』
— Management Level: 1
— Points: 0
『Gallery Head Admin Shop』
[Weapons]
[Armor]
[Accessories]
[Consumables]
[Food]
[Etc.]
There are no other interfaces besides this.
I tapped the Shop tab, and various items appeared.
The most noticeable one is Food.
Delicious-looking dishes are lined up.
I found the thumbnail that looked the most delicious.
[Golden Roast Chicken]
(A picture of a well-fried chicken.jpg)
— 5 Points Consumed
Maybe because my stomach is a bit empty. My mouth is watering.
I want to eat this. How do I earn points?
Since it's a gallery management point. Can I get it from the gallery?
I closed the window and headed to the gallery.
— If you're curious about what the Head Admin does, give an upvote lol
— ㄴUpvote upvote lol
— ㄴDon't you know this kind of culture?
— ㄴHe's not even writing any posts, has it been a while?
— ㄴJudging by the looks of it, he was so shocked he ran away lol
— ㄴIt's full of tactical nukes, all sorts of bait, and f*cked up posts, lol
— ㄴHe might have been hit by a tactical nuke, for real lol
— ㄴStop the tactical nukes!!!!!!!!
— ㄴWaiting
— ㄴI said stop!!!!!
It's a different word. Is it auto-translated to tactical nuke?
Just in case, I clicked the next post and frowned.
●
'Why is there a tactical nuke here too. F*ck.'
How is it exactly the same?
Reading the post makes my head dizzy.
What should I do with these guys?
While pondering, I found a user I didn't like.
— If you want to hit the Head Admin with a tactical nuke, give an upvote lol
[Do you want to block this user?]
— Block Period: 10 minutes
— Block Reason: Get out
I gave them a 10-minute ban as a test.
Then, a notification went off.
[You have earned 1 point.]
"Oh..."
So just by acting as an admin, I get points?
Then what happens if I delete posts as I please?
I found the most heartfelt post.
— Title) Ah, lol. Posting something cool and bulky.
(A picture of a dwarf holding a cool hammer.jpg)
How's this? Just made it, for real.
— ㄴKyaa lol
— ㄴDwarf shack lol, he's pretty cool lol
— ㄴEven so, he's no match for humans
— ㄴCrazy bastard lol
— ㄴDo dwarf weapons look like d*cks to you?
— ㄴSaying he's no match for humans? Is that from a worthless perspective?
— ㄴWe humans attach the adjective 'worthless' to the weapons you make
— ㄴhahahahaha
— ㄴhahahaha
— ㄴWorthless weapons characteristic) Made by humans lol
— ㄴLook at that dwarf shack smashing with his hammer lol
— ㄴDeal some proper damage, lol
'Dwarf shack is pretty cool.'
This post suits the Otherworld Gallery.
If I delete this, there'll be a reaction. As a test, I pressed delete.
Ding.
Another notification went off.
[1 point has been deducted.]
"Hmm..."
So there's a principle.
They said to manage according to the principles, so I have to manage while keeping the line.
'It's just like a minor gallery?'
Delete f*cked up posts. Give f*cked up guys a ban. Cut out the troublemakers.
First, I decided to kill the guys who spam posts.
— Da
— Rin
— ㄴWho knows this guy's address? I'll buy it for a high price
— Da
— ㄴWhy does this bastard keep doing this
— Jeon
— Sul
— Hyeok
— ㄴPlease kill this malicious bastard
— Da
— Rin
— Da
Is this a diary?
I clicked the post just in case, and it was a post with just a tactical nuke picture attached.
These kinds of guys must be banned.
You get out too.
[Do you want to block this user?]
— Block Period: 1000 days
— Block Reason: You get out too
It's nice that there's no limit on the block period here.
These malicious types need to be killed in units of years to get their act together.
'It's a bit pitiful to ban for 10 years.'
Just 1000 days. The minimum mercy.
Take it, reflect, and come back.
[The user has been blocked.]
Along with the notification, my points went up!
[You have earned 5 points.]
"Kuh! Thanks for the chicken!"
I didn't hesitate and bought the Golden Roast Chicken.
The chicken quietly descended to the floor from thin air.
"Wow."
As expected, the Otherworld. Is this magic?
It's warm as if it was just made. I picked up a chicken leg and took a bite.
Crispy on the outside. Juicy on the inside. Oil drips down. Kuh.
I almost wrote a bait post on the gallery but held back.
It's not the right time to be active on the gallery yet.
As I lazily browsed the gallery while eating the chicken, I found a new way to earn points.
'Just reading posts on the gallery gives me points.'
I didn't count precisely, but I get points when I read about 50 to 70 posts.
Then shall I start some 'serious gallery browsing'?
It was time to become the Head Admin.
***
Dok-nung-sam.
Short for 'Shut up and lurk for 3 months'.
3 weeks. Or 3 months. 3 years.
You can attach any number to it.
In short, it means when you come to the gallery, shut up and lurk until you understand the atmosphere.
I knew this rule, so I didn't post and just quietly read the gallery.
Fortunately, the post rate isn't that fast.
It's similar to or greater than the combined 17 galleries I manage, but it's manageable.
I gave instant bans to the malicious guys I occasionally saw and leisurely ate chicken.
During that time, I got a general idea of the gallery.
'First, there are many races.'
Just the races I can see are demons, elves, dark elves, dwarves, humans, and beastkin.
There might be other races, but I don't see them yet.
I focused on managing the gallery while reading through the posts.
— Title) The weather is nice today ^^
(A picture of a demon woman taking off her top.jpg)
— ㄴOh wow oh wow
— ㄴKyaa lol, sis, please post more
— ㄴIf she sits on me, I probably won't be able to breathe
— ㄴI sincerely want to hold you. Please leave your contact.
First, I saved the picture.
I can save and view pictures too.
And I lightly pressed delete on the post.
'1 point for deleting 5 lewd pics.'
It's more stingy than I thought. When I'm active in the gallery, I see posts with high levels of exposure.
They appear frequently, so it's not easy to earn points.
[Points: 133]
It's already 133 points. Kuh. Sweet.
As I started managing the gallery, the gallery users started to notice.
— Title) Is the Head Admin active?
— ㄴSeems so lol
— ㄴF*ck lol, the Head Admin is deleting posts like crazy
— ㄴThis guy is fast, for real
While browsing the posts, I saw one with many recommendations.
It was a post that became a popular post right on the first page.
— Title) If you agree, give an upvote lol
I don't know about anything else, but I wish the Head Admin was an academy girl, for real lol
Recommendations: 699, Disrecommendations: 1
— ㄴHead Admin, downvotes require real names lol
— ㄴThe Head Admin is an academy girl, confirmed!
— ㄴFor real, it's true, I saw it
— ㄴIf she dances in a school uniform, I'll press upvote 5000 times
If I were a girl, would I be doing this?
I smirked and browsed the gallery again.
Even in the Otherworld, it's the same chaos.
The malicious ones themselves were spread out before my eyes.
Maybe that's why. I like it even more.
— Can I post lewd pics?
— ㄴPlease, beastkin lewd pics
— ㄴThat furry guy is suspiciously suspicious...
— ㄴI heard a war broke out this time
— ㄴWhere? Demons vs Dwarves?
— ㄴNo no, now it's a war between the parents
(A picture of a house exploding.jpg)
— ㄴCrazy bastard lol, broadcasting a couple's fight
— ㄴA demon couple's fight is so brutal lol
I smirked watching videos of demon couples fighting like they were trying to kill each other.
The Otherworld is the same where people live.
But how were these photos taken?
It doesn't feel like there are things like electricity like in the modern world.
Is there something like magical tools?
"Hmm..."
Magic tools.
If there are things that could be useful later, it might be okay to buy them.
I started to think about revealing myself now.
Dok-nung-sam. Shut up and lurk for 3 hours.
It's about time for the 3 hours to be up.
I've roughly gathered information about the gallery and understood the atmosphere.
Shall I start managing properly now?
As a test, I lightly wrote a post.
— Head Admin
Title) Hello
Hello
Recommendations: 391, Disrecommendations: 0
— ㄴWhat's this, f*ck lol, it's really the Head Admin
— ㄴHey you, what's up
— ㄴhahahaha, crazy bastard, finally writing a post
— ㄴHead Admin, are you a hot demon lady? Head Admin, are you a hot demon lady? Head Admin, are you a hot demon lady? Head Admin, are you a hot demon lady?
— ㄴWhat have you been doing all this time
— ㄴThis bastard probably got off to the lewd pics that were posted lol
— ㄴCould be a girl
— ㄴGirls don't do it?
— ㄴSo they do?
— ㄴHow would I know
— ㄴlol, don't know any guys
As expected, even in the Otherworld, where people live is similar.
Even the gallery is similar, so it feels like my hometown.
After reading through the chaotic comments, I wrote another post.
— Head Admin
Title) Recruiting sub-admins, for real.
Conditions: Can browse the gallery 24/7, must be immune to tactical nukes
Reward: A blue tag in front of your ID, unpaid
Please show lots of interest.
Recommendations: 251, Disrecommendations: 91
— ㄴCrazy bastard lol, unpaid lol
— ㄴFor real, unpaid slave recruitment lol
— ㄴYour name is now Chun-sik lol
— ㄴRun away
— ㄴF*ck lol, he's recruiting sub-admins right after arriving, look at the conditions, crazy bastard lol
— ㄴlol, the sub-admin is pitiful
— ㄴHey admin, why are you turning blue
— ㄴHawahwa, Demon King-chan wants to be a sub-admin~
— ㄴDon't recruit weirdos like this only
— ㄴThe Head Admin said she's an academy girl, the Head Admin said she's an academy girl
— ㄴFor real?
— ㄴYou think it's for real? lol
— ㄴIf it's for real, sub-admin is a go, I'll even lick your feet
— ㄴI can do it even if it's a guy lol
— ㄴ?
— ㄴYou're gay...
— ㄴThat's your...
Among the chaotic comments, I checked the applicants.
I had already thought about who to pick while browsing for 3 hours, so I just had to pick.
'If I pick this one, it'll cause a riot in the gallery.'
That's exactly why I should pick them.
My intuition and big data accumulated during my Head Admin career are telling me to pick this one.
[Do you want to appoint them as a sub-admin?]
[Yes]
I lightly pressed the button.
— ? For real?
— ㄴWhat's this!!!!!!!!
The gallery buzzed.