The Emperor told me to become a Grand Duke.
“Why me?”
I had no intention of doing so whatsoever.
What benefit would being a Grand Duke bring?
– Head of the Gallery: So does that mean you’ll give me a favor if I do it?
Huh?
Suddenly, my trust in the Head of the Gallery skyrocketed, lol.
Nah, I really don’t want a real-life Head of the Gallery.
Taking orders from others was enough like being dragged into the army.
Of course, I could just refuse the Grand Duke title.
But aside from the Emperor, the problems concerning the Orcs needed addressing.
[Title: What Happens When Orcs Sweat?]
(An Orc smashing a village barrier meme)
(An Orc wrecking houses meme)
What else could it be, dammit my house is getting wrecked!
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– Ah, lol.
– Those damn Orcs are really smashing things up!
– For real, those Orcs are a bunch of jerks!
The notoriously familiar Orcs, the very embodiment of tactical nuclear chaos, began raiding and pillaging the villages on the outskirts of Adrian.
“Can’t we just kill them?”
The Orcs were a whopping 1.5 times the size of an adult male.
But that was all there was to it.
Back when oversized trolls were all the rage, I didn’t think Orcs were that much of a deal.
[Title: These bastards are real, lol]
(An excited Orc meme after losing an arm to the guards)
(An Orc ripping its shirt in excitement after getting stabbed in the shoulder)
What the hell do we do about these war freaks? 😂
Ah, lol, the more you hit them, the more they wreck the village!
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– Damn, my eyes!!!
– Can’t I just watch this alone?
– Those guys’ brain structures were like, ‘war is food!’
– (I’m so pumped! Orc con!)
– (Ohhh! Orc con!)
– Damn it!
“Ah, crap.”
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The issue lay with the Orcs’ nature.
For them, war was a pleasure zone.
They were monsters so aggressive they made even that statement seem trivial.
– How the hell do we catch these guys?
– Just kill everyone would work, right?
Except there are friggin’ tons of them, you jerk…
(A meme of a triumphant Orc)
– Damn it!
“Attacking them halfway will only make them excited.”
Even just cutting off an arm would boost their aggression dramatically, making them dangerous.
Usually, the method was to wipe out the small number of them completely, but there were just too many this time.
“Hmm?”
Just then, I noticed a larger, more intensely green-colored Orc.
The Orc was rubbing its sweat-soaked body with its hands and letting out war cries.
“Is that the leader?”
It definitely looked like it was steering the group.
Killing a few regular Orcs would be pointless.
If anything, seeing their comrades die would only make them more excited; they wouldn’t run.
“Then let’s just make them think about anything but fighting.”
Fighting requires a partner, after all.
Head of the Gallery: Hey there!
Colin: What can I do for you?
Within three seconds of sending a message, the reply came back.
Ever since the recent sniper incident, Colin’s tone had been more polite, it seems.
[Head of the Gallery has delivered ‘AWM’!]
Head of the Gallery: “Deploy!”
Colin: …!
As soon as I could see the palm of my hand, I’ll just kill it, and that’s that.
The densely wooded outskirts of Adrian.
The Orcs began their rampage, creating chaos in the village while bellowing loudly.
“Chief, the village…!”
“Just run, we don’t have the numbers to face them!”
Typically, an Orc horde moved in groups of about ten.
But what I saw was more like a legion of over a hundred.
Watching the Orcs destroy everything in sight, the villagers were left in shock.
“My house…”
“…Where are we supposed to go now?”
The village they had built over their lifetime was being demolished.
At this rate, they’d completely wreck the place in just a day.
In fact, this wasn’t the first time such a disaster had happened.
“This makes five times already.”
Though that number was unprecedented, Orc raids had been frequent.
I had managed to fend them off somehow until now, but there were no people left with the strength to resist.
“What’s the Empire doing!”
“…”
Despite multiple requests for help from the Empire, the only response was silence.
No, there was no response at all.
The Empire was busy falling apart with the separation of Kellierhton and the declaration of independence in Fron, leaving us in a chaotic state.
“It’s all over now…”
They were beings who found pleasure in suffering.
Frightening the Orcs was out of the question.
Just when the villagers were beginning to lose hope…
-Thunk!
“…?”
Something passed by.
It was such a tiny noise I could barely hear it over the chaos.
-Urgh!
The chief only realized something was amiss when the Orc leader fell suddenly.
“What, what was that?”
-Thunk!
Again, a strange noise echoed.
-Huh?
This time, the nearby subordinate Orc fell dead right where it stood.
“…Huh?”
“Is it magic…?”
To them, who had never heard a gunshot, it felt too foreign.
Yet one thing was unmistakable: each time that sound echoed through the peaceful woods, it claimed lives.
“…Is that… the sound of a bell?”
That light yet chilling sound was akin to the toll of a death knell.
-Thunk!
Then as the sound rang out once more.
-Urgh!
One gigantic Orc trembled and then collapsed without a sound.
-Urgh…
The Orcs loved to fight.
They adored the scent of blood and the adrenaline that flowed through life-or-death struggles.
But they couldn’t even savor the thrill if they were immediately taken out.
-Urgh, urrrrrgh!
One by one, the Orcs began to flee in fear.
“No way…”
The village I had fought my entire life to protect was resolved with just three gunshots.
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[Title: Something… Something’s happening…jpg]
(Orcs dying one by one meme)
(Orc army fleeing in panic meme)
For now, I’m just a resident of the outskirts.
Technically, I belong to the Empire, but I’m treated like I don’t really exist, lol.
Since the Great War, the Orcs had attacked without pause.
This time, I genuinely thought it was all over.
(Orc dying right in front of me meme)
But then, a bell-like sound echoed, and I survived!
Damn it, I’m so glad to be alive!
But what on earth was happening???
[Upvotes: 6121] [Downvotes: 102]
– What are you usually doing not looking at news?
– You should at least pay attention to the news.
– True though, lol.
– Author) ?? What was going on?
– https://gall.dcinside.com/juddacksaranghea
– Read it through, lol.
– Author) Head of the Gallery, are you a god?
– Author) Damn, I almost spit my burger, lol.
The red-haired lady from that game was absolutely right.
Nothing gets resolved?
“Let’s consider if you lack strength.”
Somehow, I ended up executing a command given by the little Emperor.
But if saving Gallum was a pressing matter, then…
Just when I was about to leave a message saying I wasn’t interested in the Grand Duke nonsense anymore, a new post appeared.
[Title: Oh, so you like sweet things, huh?]
Author: Muffin
(I share a picture of candy bags from the Gallery)
Once upon a time, you had some candy for sale at the Marketplace.
I want to eat it, so please bring it over!
[Upvotes: 102] [Downvotes: 4021]
– Damn, this kid’s a total nutjob!
– Reminds me of my little cousin, lol.
– Seriously, just quit being Emperor and come down!
– Hey, Head of the Gallery, could you really take the throne?
– Oh, that’d be nice!
– Get lost, Head of the Gallery isn’t interested in playing human Emperor!
– Quit making demands of your brother. Want to die?
Deliberately dropping national treasures into my lap…
What was this nonsense of publicly asking for me to bring candy on the Gallery?
“This is…”
I was convinced of it.
And so, following the Emperor’s request, I bought a piece of candy and handed it over to the little Emperor.
– Head of the Gallery: Okay, here you go!
– No way, are you really giving it to me?
– No, why are you acting so submissively?
– Muffin) Well, I suppose I’ll take this specially…
As the little Emperor popped several of the candies I’d given into his mouth without any suspicion…
– Muffin) Kek! Kehheh!
– Huh?
– What’s happening all of a sudden?
The Emperor began to show reactions I’d never seen before.
– Head of the Gallery: Are you back to your senses?
– Muffin) What in the world did you make me eat!!!
[Mega Sour Raspberry Candy 200g] – 28p
The most godly candy in the world.
– Head of the Gallery: Stand at attention, Emperor!
It was time to hear the truth.
