Got a Gallery in the Wild

I didn’t put the virility mushroom that Dad Raccoon gave me up for auction.

It wasn’t that I didn’t trust him.

I simply thought I needed an expert’s opinion to confirm whether the effect he described was real and whether it posed any danger to humans.

After all, it was a mushroom.

‘Wouldn’t it be enough to ask StarlightPrincess?’

At the moment, AllFather was busy and could barely log into the gallery, so he was out of the question.

The only one left was StarlightPrincess. Now that I thought about it, hadn’t I already asked her to analyze a mushroom before?

[WildGrills: Miss StarlightPrincess. Could I ask you a favor?]

[StarlightPrincess: Yes. Go ahead.]

[WildGrills: Dad Raccoon gave me a mushroom. But he says it’s good for virility, so I think it should be verified. I don’t worry much about other things, but since it’s a mushroom, I’m a little concerned.]

[StarlightPrincess: I understand. If it’s a medicinal herb, that’s one thing, but for a mushroom I only need a small sample.]

[WildGrills: Alright. Now that I think about it, what happened to the mushroom I gave you last time?]

[StarlightPrincess: I forgot to tell you! It was a poisonous mushroom. It contained all sorts of compounds that are harmful to humans.]

[WildGrills: I see. Thank you.]

As expected, mushrooms that practically screamed “Don’t eat me!” were dangerous.

And inconspicuous mushrooms weren’t necessarily safe either.

It was best not to eat mushrooms recklessly.

[StarlightPrincess: If the effect turns out to be real, I recommend selling it or consuming it immediately.]

[WildGrills: Why?]

[StarlightPrincess: Because mushrooms decompose quickly. Of course, you can freeze them. Are you planning to eat it?]

[WildGrills: Even if I ate it, I wouldn’t have anywhere to use that effect, so I was thinking of selling it.]

[StarlightPrincess: I see. I’ll examine it right away!]

I had already nearly gotten into trouble after eating eel before, so I believed it was best to stay as far away from aphrodisiacs as possible.

Maybe things were different for normal people, but I had no idea what might happen to me if I consumed that mushroom.

Besides, even if Dad Raccoon had personally verified its effectiveness, there was no guarantee it would have the same effect on a human.

‘Even so, since he gave it to me…’

At the very least, I could roast a snake.

So I ate snake together with the raccoon family.

It was my first time eating snake, but it was surprisingly good.

The texture was unexpectedly pleasant, and the flavor was quite similar to chicken.

It had a slight fishy smell that I hadn’t even noticed in fish, but the salt covered it up.

“Kiee!”

“Kieee! Kieee!”

“Kieee.”

The raccoon family also seemed very satisfied when I sprinkled salt over the snake meat.

They alternated between tasting the salted and unsalted pieces, but in the end they enthusiastically ate only the salted ones.

They had probably never tasted meat seasoned that way before.

It was a sort of message.

If they helped me in the future, they could continue enjoying things like this.

It seemed the raccoons perfectly understood the intention, because they kept bringing me more meat to salt for them.

They were incredibly adorable.

I finished lunch with snake meat and filled my stomach well.

[StarlightPrincess: Mr. Grills. I have the results.]

[WildGrills: And?]

[StarlightPrincess: It seems that raccoon really is extraordinary. It contains many compounds beneficial to men. It also has no toxicity whatsoever.]

[WildGrills: Then I can sell it, right?]

[StarlightPrincess: Yes. I don’t know who the wife of the person who takes it will be, but she’ll surely be very happy.]

That made me smile bitterly.

Whoever it was, they must be a fortunate person.

Not because they would consume something like that.

But because they had someone by their side.

No matter how effective it was, in the end you needed someone to share it with, didn’t you?

I buried that feeling deep in my heart and thanked StarlightPrincess.

Then I contacted the person I had in mind.

[SunForEver: Do you have something to give me?]

[WildGrills: Yes. I can’t think of anyone more suitable than you.]

[SunForEver: The way you’re talking, it sounds like something edible. Did you ask the dwarf? Or is he going to turn it into liquor again?]

[WildGrills: I didn’t ask him. But since I thought he’d do exactly that, I decided not to.]

[SunForEver: Then give it to the dwarf. I’ve already received plenty from you.]

[WildGrills: But it’s already been verified as being extremely good for men.]

[SunForEver: How much do you want for it?]

SunForEver was the kind of person who couldn’t resist anything that was good for health.

And if it was also beneficial for men, even more so.

[SunForEver: Thank you. If you ever need anything, just tell me.]

[WildGrills: Ah. Can I ask you for something right now?]

[PraiseTheSunForever: Go ahead.]

[WildGrills: You live in the desert, right?]

[SunForEver: That’s right. Why?]

[WildGrills: Are sandstorms common there?]

Setan.

The nation of the Dark Elves and also the country of the wealthy.

A kingdom built in the middle of the desert, similar to the Middle East on Earth.

From what I had heard in the gallery, both its culture and society were quite similar to that region.

[SunForEver: Between spring and summer? Yes, they happen quite often during that time. Do you think you’ll have one where you are?]

[WildGrills: I don’t know. That’s why I wanted to ask if there’s any useful clothing or advice for dealing with sandstorms.]

[SunForEver: I have a mask that works very well. But the best thing is not to go outside.]

[WildGrills: An unexpected situation could arise. I’d rather prepare for every possibility.]

[SunForEver: Makes sense. How many do you need?]

[WildGrills: Six in total. One adult-sized and the other five small ones.]

[SunForEver: Are you planning to give them to your animal friends? Honestly, I don’t think they’ll need them.]

[WildGrills: Why?]

[SunForEver: They’ve lived there their whole lives. It might even make them more uncomfortable. Have you seen those videos where people put shoes on dogs?]

It was a perfect comparison.

I had seen those videos too.

The dogs walked in a very strange way because they weren’t used to it.

Besides, dogs already have paw pads, so they don’t really need shoes.

The same must apply to the animals of the Forest of Four Seasons.

Wonmo had started preparing for hibernation far in advance.

Surely they all knew how to adapt quickly to sudden changes.

‘And there’s also Sloth.’

With Wonmo’s signs and Sloth’s warnings, I would have plenty of time to prepare.

I received a sandstorm protection mask from SunForEver.

It was completely white, probably to withstand the intense desert sun.

‘Although I don’t even know if there will actually be sandstorms.’

Even if they didn’t occur during spring, they could appear at any time.

After all, I had already seen the environment and terrain on the other side of the river changing in real time.

In the worst-case scenario, a sandstorm from the other side could cross the river.

‘A volcanic zone won’t suddenly erupt, right?’

If that happened, I would die without even understanding what had happened.

The idea was quite terrifying.

But considering the old footprints in this cave, something like that probably didn’t happen very often.

I spent the rest of the day meticulously preparing for the next change of season.

“Kyuuu…”

“Oh! Wonmo? You’re awake already?”

Wonmo finally came out of hibernation.

His sleepy expression was incredibly adorable.

He had lost quite a bit of weight during that short period of sleep.

I missed how chubby he had been before.

So I immediately gave him food.

There was still some snake meat left.

I would have liked to buy him a huge chunk of meat from the auction house, but he had just woken up.

If I gave him something too heavy right away, it might upset his stomach.

“Nom nom. Nom.”

“Is it good?”

“Kyuu!”

After eating the snake meat, Wonmo began to regain his energy.

I hugged him and rolled around on the ground with him for the first time in a while.

That alone was enough to make me feel comforted.

“Wonmo. I’m going to introduce you to some neighbors.”

“Kyuu?”

After playing for a while, I decided to introduce him to the raccoon family.

Although it was still cold, the weather was gradually becoming warmer.

Perhaps because of that, Wonmo was shivering slightly, but he didn’t try to go back into the cave.

“Alright. Say hello. This is the raccoon family. This is Dad Raccoon, this is Mom Raccoon, and this is Baby Raccoon.”

“Kyuu?”

“Kiee-kie!”

“Kiiing…”

“……”

Even though I had gone through the trouble of introducing them properly, the reactions were completely opposite.

Wonmo tilted his head with pure and innocent curiosity.

The raccoon family, on the other hand, was frightened.

At least Dad Raccoon seemed to be making an effort to greet him, but the others weren’t.

No matter how much of a baby Wonmo still was, he was still an Owlbear, a predator.

A beast that hid a ferocious nature behind its adorable appearance.

For a raccoon family that trembled in fear even at snakes, it was only natural to feel intimidated.

‘I just hope he doesn’t see them as food.’

Would that be possible?

If Wonmo ended up considering them prey and attacked them, I planned to stop him immediately.

I would feel truly bad for the raccoon family, but I would probably have to ask them to move away.

It was an unavoidable decision if both sides were going to coexist.

And so, after they finished greeting each other—

“Kyuuuu! Kyuu!”

“Kiiie! Kii!”

Wonmo was happily running around the yard with Baby Raccoon riding on his back.

He seemed so happy about having made a friend that he was smiling from ear to ear.

Baby Raccoon had also been terrified at first, but adapted quickly.

‘Hmm. Excellent.’

As long as I kept Wonmo well fed, no tragedy should occur.

Since the introduction between neighbors was already finished, I entered the gallery and made a post.

Something this adorable couldn’t be kept to myself.

Title) Wonmo woke up

WildGrills

(Video of Wonmo playing while carrying Baby Raccoon on his back)

And he’s also getting along really well with the neighbors. Looks like they’ll become good friends hahaha.

└ HeavenlyDemon: Watching this puts my heart at ease.

└ DemonPrincess: They’re really adorable hehe.

└ StarlightPrincess: I wish only heartwarming things like this were posted.

└ Don’t worry. If there’s an emergency, that raccoon will end up going up in flames hahaha.

└ It’s an emergency ration, isn’t it? Hahahaha.

└ StarlightPrincess: You really are complete wastes of human beings.

Although jokes about the “emergency ration” appeared from time to time, most people simply found Wonmo and Baby Raccoon adorable.

Satisfied, I checked the time.

There was still quite a while before sunset.

Title) What the hell did Kadir say?

Damn, this is going to start another huge argument again hahaha.

But if even the King of Mages spoke like that, doesn’t it mean the situation is really serious?

I think the Holy Kingdom is completely screwed ;;

Quick summary.

While checking the time, I browsed the gallery to see if there was anything interesting.

I saw people talking about Kadir and entered a popular post.

The discussion was completely on fire.

‘Why are they talking about Kadir?’

Kadir, the King of Mages, was an extremely famous figure who constantly appeared in the gallery.

Besides, NecromancyIsLove had recently mentioned Kadir to me as well.

Since he was such a recurring topic, it was impossible not to become curious.

Damn, this is going to start another argument all over again hahaha.

Kadir even released an official statement. What’s going to happen if the Holy Kingdom keeps acting like this?

└ What did he say?

└ Kadir met face-to-face with the Pope. Then he got angry and secretly released the entire meeting transcript hahaha.

└ What???

Is that even possible? It’s the Vatican!

└ He’s the King of Mages ;;

└ It’s not that the Vatican is weak. It’s that Kadir is absurdly overpowered.

Quick summary.

Kadir: Repent before God while there’s still time.

Papacy: No. Go to hell. We’ll handle things ourselves.

Kadir: What you should be looking at isn’t God, but the people of the Holy Kingdom.

Papacy: The citizens are livestock.

└ Did they really say that?

└ No way hahaha.

└ Well… they said something pretty similar hahaha.

└ Isn’t this going to end in a civil war?

└ Hard to say. There’s no figure capable of uniting everyone. If the Hero were here…

Title) Current situation in front of the Vatican

(Video of a protest)

(Video of protesters shouting insults)

(Video of protesters throwing stones)

(Video of Holy Knights blocking the way)

(Video of a bard playing music to encourage the protesters)

└ I understand everything else, but what the hell is the bard doing? Hahahaha.

└ This proves why an adventuring party needs a bard hahaha.

└ Wow, with the bard’s music the whole scene feels completely different hahaha.

└ Just watching it makes me feel energized hahaha.

It seemed that Kadir had thrown even more fuel onto the fire.

The Holy Kingdom was already in chaos because of the Ludwig affair, and now the transcripts of that meeting had been revealed on top of everything else.

‘Livestock…’

It seems there are always people who see citizens as nothing more than animals.

I let out a small chuckle and closed the gallery.

It was probably better not to visit it for a while.

‘Will everything have calmed down by the time I manage to escape?’

Or would the Holy Kingdom be completely burning?

That, I didn’t know.

After closing the gallery, I turned my head toward the yard.

“Kyuuuuu!”

“Kiiieeeee!”

Wonmo was tossing Baby Raccoon into the air and catching him over and over again.

To Wonmo, it was simply a fun game.

To Baby Raccoon, however, it was probably a near-death experience.

Dad Raccoon and Mom Raccoon seemed to be trying to stop him, but it was useless.

“Hey! Park Wonmo! Don’t do that!”

I hurried outside to stop him.

There was still a long way to go.

***

“Frrr.”

“……”

Ludwig was still riding on the giraffe.

He stared fixedly at the animal blocking his path.

“Frrr.”

“Hmm.”

The animal standing before him was a horse.

More specifically, a creature covered in black and white stripes.

A zebra.

A Holy Knight riding a giraffe while facing a zebra blocking his way.

It was, without a doubt, a rather strange situation.

‘It seems to be a dangerous individual. Wearing such flashy markings in the middle of the grasslands…’

Tap. Tap.

Ludwig gently pressed his heels.

The giraffe immediately obeyed and began moving forward.

Ludwig’s peculiar adventure continued.