Chapter 3
I fell asleep after putting potions up in the Treasure Shop of the Admin.
When I woke up, the sun was already high in the sky, and I felt an extreme hunger. I wandered outside as if possessed.
In haste, I left my one-room apartment and searched for a pasta shop, eventually finding one in the downtown area.
The food I took home was Aglio Olio. Fifteen thousand won for pasta. Quite expensive.
I sat down at my desk and reverently unwrapped the packaging.
The rising steam and the tantalizing smell of peperoncino and garlic wafted towards me, tempting me.
“Kyahahaha! This is what s*x is!!!”
There was no such thing as table manners. I shoved the pasta, richly infused with umami, into my mouth.
Garlic sex! Peperoncino s*x! Olive oil s*x! This is what I came back to Earth for.
Anyway, going outside made me realize something even more clearly. While I was gone, Korea had undergone several significant changes.
My one-room apartment was still intact, but the surrounding area had turned into a wasteland.
When I asked a passerby, they said that six years ago, a troll attack had destroyed the place, and they never rebuilt it afterward. No wonder the utility bills in my mailbox had stopped coming at some point.
“Well, it’s good for me. No need to pay rent. And I can enjoy browsing the gallery without interruption.”
Leaving the ruins behind, I arrived downtown. The scenery downtown was even more ridiculous.
Weapon shops, Armour shops, and smithies, like those seen in Selendar Continent, had popped up on the corners of shopping districts.
They were all run by owners who had awakened to match the characteristics of their shops: blacksmiths, alchemists, and such.
There were no restaurants using monster ingredients. I’m sure they tried a few times, but they must have given up quickly.
Wise decision. Dishes made from those ingredients are simply inedible.
Luckily, there wasn’t an open Gate near where I lived.
Still, I occasionally spotted people who looked like Hunters.
Can you even imagine people strolling around downtown with longswords strapped to their backs?
Anyway, I finished the last bite of pasta.
“Now that I’m full, let’s go back to browsing the gallery.”
[Throne Usurper’s Authority]
[Current Points: 5]
[Balance: 585,000 won]
What is this? With just a few clicks, money was duplicated.
“It’s not Aglio Olio; I can even fulfil my dream of owning a home at this rate.”
After putting up the red potion, I registered two more types of potions.
Those were the Mana Potion and the Invisibility Potion.
“A price of two thousand won seems reasonable for the Mana Potion and Invisibility Potion.”
Who charges a hundred thousand won for potions? When I was in the otherworld, I carried thousands of these around.
The potions I registered, a hundred of each, had already sold out.
The gallery was ablaze.
- “Admin, is the Treasure Shop going to open again?” [203]
- “Am I the only one who missed out on potions?” [129]
- “Give us more potions! Give us more potions!” [79]
- “By any chance, are you selling stamina potions too?” [392]
- “The Admin saved me.” [102]
- “How can potions be sold this cheap?” [89]
It’s just a common potion, yet it’s causing this much fuss?
I chose one of the posts and read it.
Title: [D-rank Porter] Thanks to the Admin, I Survived!
(Image of a hand holding an Invisibility Potion. JPG)
I was on the brink of death against an ogre, but I barely survived thanks to the Invisibility Potion from the Treasure Shop….
You’re really pushing it to the limit, huh.
ㄴ “Isn’t that too harsh, lol.”
ㄴ “I feel like he would’ve survived even without the Admin, haha….”
ㄴ “[D-rank Porter] It’s ‘왠’ not ‘웬’.”
T/n: In Korean, ‘왠’ and ‘웬’ are often confused due to their similar pronunciation. It’s a common grammatical mistake in the Korean language between the use of ‘왠’ and ‘웬’.
ㄴ “I just want to kill him myself, damn it!”
ㄴ “[D-rank Porter] You’ll be in the same raid party as me tomorrow ^^.”
ㄴ “Heeeelllllpppp!”
Did the rest of the raid party survive too?
ㄴ “They probably made it this time because the Treasure Shop was open.”
ㄴ “[D-rank Porter] Everyone died before the Treasure Shop opened….”
ㄴ “The porter who always gets everyone killed, lol.”
ㄴ “Hahahaha.”
Now that I think about it, I’ve seen this guy, D-rank Porter, quite often.
His gimmick is always getting everyone killed in the party. Look at the effort he put into preparing even a picture.
“Turns out guys like D-rank Porter are actually veterans in disguise.”
I moved on to the next post.
Title: Admin, Because of You….
I’m a C-rank Hunter, but I just spent ninety thousand won at the black market to buy ten red potions to catch a B-rank Monster.
I had to put up such a pathetic act, begging them to knock off ten thousand won from the price.
But what am I supposed to do now that you’re selling them for this cheap?
??? “Why are you buying potions for ninety thousand won?”
ㄴ “Hahaha!”
ㄴ ???: “If there’s no bread, eat cake instead.”
ㄴ “Hahahahahaha.”
ㄴ “Hahahahahaha.”
ㄴ “Seriously, the black market merchants are screwed, haha.”
The alchemists are shocked! Hahaha.
ㄴ “Hey, those guys who were charging a hundred thousand won per potion! Here comes the Potion 3-set!!!”
ㄴ “And for just a thousand won each, lol.”
[Elsa] “Don’t raise your voice…. Don’t raise your voice.”
ㄴ “This lunatic is back again.”
ㄴ [Elsa] “That’s harsh. It seems winter has arrived in your heart as well.”
ㄴ “This isn’t the time for roleplaying. Did you buy potions?”
ㄴ [Elsa] “I am a queen. I have potions overflowing in my inventory.”
ㄴ “If you’re going to be like that, give me a potion or something, damn it.”
ㄴ [Elsa] “Begone.” (Let it go~)
ㄴ “Your mom, dude.”
The main culprit behind selling potions for a hundred thousand won seems to be someone with the Alchemist profession.
“No, no. From now on, all potions must be priced below ten thousand won.”
Title: But Doesn’t This Make Porters Unnecessary?
Porters were originally just tools to carry potions, but now when you buy a potion from the Treasure Shop, it falls directly from the sky.
Doesn’t this mean those tools are no longer necessary?
“Tools,” you bastard, lol.
ㄴ Are you the Potion Miser, haha.
ㄴ Porters are gonna cry now, they’re gonna cry.
[D-rank Porter] We’re risking our lives too, you know….
ㄴ Looks like you’re risking the raid party’s lives instead, haha.
ㄴ Hahaha.
ㄴ Hahahaha.
“Is it time to introduce myself?”
I’ve roughly grasped the flow of the conversation, and I’ve caught their attention.
It’s the perfect time for my first greeting.
Title: [Throne Usurper Admin] It’s the Admin.
Hiii~
For about two minutes, there were no comments, which made me a little flustered.
Do they think I’m just some role-player? But I’ve got the orange badge, don’t I?
My doubts were embarrassed by the torrent of late comments that flooded in.
“He’s real? He’s real? He’s real?”
ㄴ What have you been doing all this time? What have you been doing all this time? What have you been doing all this time?
ㄴ Just be honest. You’ve been looking at breast pics the whole time, haven’t you?
Did you bring potions?
ㄴ What about Mana Potions?
ㄴ What about Invisibility Potions?
ㄴ No rare potions?
Did you delete all my favorite MakCass pics?
ㄴ ?
ㄴ Is the Gate being corrupted?
The gallery started to heat up with new topics.
Title: Admin, Are You a Hunter? [203]
Eh? Me?
Just as I was about to write the next post, I got distracted by another post.
What rank did you awaken as? Are you active as a Hunter right now?
Hey! Are you really a Hunter! Hey!
ㄴ Have you ever caught an Orc! Hah!
ㄴ What’s your skill rank!
ㄴ In the Hunter Gallery, it’s etiquette to state your rank first!
Must be at least B-rank.
ㄴ Yeah, what’s your ability?
ㄴ Could he be S-rank?
ㄴ There’s no S-rank Hunter yet.
ㄴ There are only a few A-ranks too.
How did you get your title?
ㄴ For real, Throne Usurper sounds badass.
ㄴ Don’t tell me you killed the previous Admin?
ㄴ Murder Admin….
Title: [Kellogg] Former Admin here.
I was diligently deleting the MakCass pics until yesterday afternoon, then suddenly my orange badge disappeared.
?
ㄴ But why are you still alive…?
ㄴ Don’t tell me you got replaced while the previous Admin was still alive?
ㄴ I thought Kellogg was dead.
Is this someone pretending to be the former Admin?
ㄴ Didn’t the former Admin’s spiritual pressure disappear?
ㄴ [Kellogg] When did you start assuming that I was dead?
ㄴ Hahahahahahaha.
ㄴ Seeing Kellogg’s post alive like this, he seems legit.
ㄴ This is the first time I’ve seen a living former Admin, haha.
ㄴ A former Admin who’s not a corpse? Wow, haha.
But why didn’t you distribute potions through the Treasure Shop?
ㄴ Yeah, you should have done it like the current Admin.
ㄴ [Kellogg]: I didn’t have access to that feature.
ㄴ Idiot.
ㄴ Maybe it was there, and you just didn’t notice?
There’s no need to hide information when I’ve already sold potions worth over a hundred thousand won for just a thousand won.
But there’s no need to brag either. Honesty is the best policy.
s
Title: [Throne Usurper Admin] It’s the Admin.
My ability is D-rank, and I’m not a Hunter. I’ll be putting up more potions and other items in the Treasure Shop.
But since you need points to buy items, I’m feeling a bit stressed, damn it.
So, does this mean your awakened ability is really gallery management?
ㄴ [Admin] Yeah.
ㄴ Haha, his ability is gallery management, haha.
ㄴ How do you earn points?
ㄴ [Admin] By managing the gallery.
ㄴ Oh, the roleplay is hilarious, haha, so absurd.
ㄴ So, what’s your skill?
ㄴ [Admin] Adding content to the gallery. I added the Treasure Shop.
ㄴ Hahahahaha.
Can you buy every item that exists with points?
ㄴ Seriously, can you buy everything~~?
ㄴ [Admin] Yeah, it seems like it’s possible. There are some items that are locked though.
ㄴ Hahaha, then can you buy something like the Golem’s Activation Core?
ㄴ Hahaha, as if that’s possible, haha.
ㄴ [Admin] It can be bought. But I’ve already used all of them.
The comment section fell silent for a moment.
ㄴ How can you say you’ve used the Golem’s Activation Core when your ability is just D-rank gallery management? Did you steal it?
Then a comment appeared.
ㄴ [Admin] Because I was a Hero.
The comment section froze again.
‘Did I say something wrong?’
Ah~~~ So that’s your setting, huh.
ㄴ Are you really a seventeen-year-old girl, haha.
ㄴ Ah, haha, you’re just a high school girl who finished her military service, haha.
ㄴ If you’re the Admin of the Hunter Gallery, you need at least this level of bluffing.
ㄴ Hero-concept Admin….
Just bringing down the noses of those alchemist bastards is enough to make me like you.
ㄴ For real, I didn’t know you could sell potions this cheaply….
ㄴ Damn, do you find this funny? Some people’s livelihoods are on the line.
ㄴ Those damn alchemists are here! Haha.
ㄴ I’m warning you; you won’t be able to sell potions to us anymore.
ㄴ You won’t be able to sell po-tions any-more~~~
ㄴ Hahahahaha.
How did you get your title?
ㄴ [Admin] Dunno?
ㄴ No, how did you become the Admin in the first place?
ㄴ [Admin] Dunno. When I transferred back from the otherworld, I just became the Admin.
ㄴ What kind of roleplaying is this, damn.
ㄴ You’re clueless, yet you’ve tried every item, huh, Admin?
You don’t believe me?
This is frustrating. In a blink of an eye, I’ve become a roleplaying Admin. No, wait. This might actually be a good thing. It’s fun too.
As much as the responses were heating up, the gallery was filling with offensive pictures.
I deleted the offensive images and spam posts at an incredible speed.
[Ding!]
[You have earned points!]
[Current Points: 300]
[Balance: 1,385,000 won]
“If you don’t believe me, what can I do? I just duplicate points with a click.”
After restoring some of the points I spent on selling potions, I noticed the mess in my room.
A bed covered in dust, a rotting desk, a shattered mirror, and a moldy toilet.
“Maybe I should clean up a bit…. No, should I buy new furniture instead?”
But to buy furniture, I’d have to go out again. What a hassle.
When I went outside earlier, I noticed that peoples were bartering goods. Should I trade some items with my downstairs neighbour?
Wait, do I even have a downstairs neighbour?
Hold on a second—barter?
I looked through the settings I could add to the Treasure Shop.
Of course, it was possible to change the transaction method too.
“Changing the method costs 50 points. Guess I’ll just delete a few more offensive images.”
[The transaction method has been updated to barter!]
Now, I just need to register items that can be used for bartering.
What should I choose? The potion bait might be getting a bit stale.
“They mentioned something about the Activation Core earlier. Should I put that up?”
[Golem’s Activation Core]
A crucial material required to create a golem. Even if it’s not used for golems, it can channel mana into almost anything, depending on the creator’s intent.
Warning: Cannot be applied to living beings — 30 points.
With an appropriate number of these, you can build structures and make something like Howl’s Moving Castle in reality.
“I used to play bowling with these when I was bored during my days as a Hero.”
I registered the Golem’s Activation Core in the Treasure Shop.
The response should come soon, right? Is it too common?
[Real-time transaction requests: 995]
“Oh.”
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