Got a Gallery in the Wild

Title) I’ll Tell You What Ludwig Said

My name is Ludwig van Erold. I am a Holy Knight who serves the Goddess Aris.

I cannot say that I have lived a completely blameless life, but I do believe I have lived without being ashamed of myself.

Therefore, I must tell the truth.

The current Pope no longer serves the Goddess Aris.

He is using the position of Supreme Pontiff that Aris bestowed upon him to pursue power and authority.

At this very moment, he has built his own faction and, under the pretext of hunting heretics, is carrying out purges… (omitted)

Furthermore, bishops are chosen according to their political power and wealth rather than their faith… (omitted)

Under the pretext of preventing conflicts between races, they deliberately discriminate against the other races… (omitted)

The Holy Kingdom I once knew no longer exists.

The entire country has been corrupted by the Pope’s selfishness.

Although I am in the Forest of the Four Seasons and cannot help you directly, I beg you to restore to my beloved homeland the faith it once had.

ㄴ So all those conspiracy theories turned out to be true?

ㄴ Yes. It’s all true. I don’t know about everything else, but the racial discrimination there is truly terrible.

ㄴ The racial discrimination alone would be enough to turn the country upside down, and now it turns out there’s political corruption too.

ㄴ Turns out there was still a bottom beneath the bottom. LOL.

ㄴ So what’s going to happen to Eldorado now?

ㄴ What’s going to happen? They’ll throw another firebomb at it. At this point they should even strip it of the title of “Holy Kingdom.”

ㄴ The people of Eldorado always took pride in being chosen by the Goddess Aris. And now it turns out the Pope is using that privilege for his own benefit? They’ll never tolerate that.

Title) Why Ludwig’s Testimony Is So Credible

Because he’s in the Forest of the Four Seasons.

That alone is enough to make it believable.

ㄴ Sorry for being slow, but what does him being in the Forest of the Four Seasons have to do with it?

ㄴ Because it was practically the Vatican that pushed him in there to die.

ㄴ From Ludwig’s point of view, he has no reason to lie. If he was going to lie, why would he enter the Forest of the Four Seasons?

ㄴ If they don’t like it, they can send more people. LOL.

ㄴ LOL. If they really doubt him, let them enter the forest themselves.

Title) A Surprising Fact

According to Ludwig.

It is impossible to use mana in the Forest of the Four Seasons.

The mana density is so high that the mana inside the body is completely crushed.

Even circulating mana is extremely difficult.

If I hadn’t had the sword that Grills gave me, I would’ve died before making it through the first day.

My foot has now been surgically amputated, and I’m recovering.

I don’t know if I’ll manage to escape, but I’ll do everything I can.

I had no idea it was completely impossible to use mana there.

Then how the hell is anyone supposed to survive?

ㄴ I don’t know about anything else, but not being able to use mana is insane. That means you have to survive using only your body.

ㄴ But Grills uses mana without any problems.

ㄴ Yeah. And he doesn’t even rely on an item. He can use it naturally from the start. LOL.

ㄴ Could he be some kind of new stage of human evolution?

ㄴ Who knows. Grills’ existence has been strange from the very beginning.

ㄴ And he didn’t even know how to use mana when he first joined the Gallery.

Title) Starting Today

The strangest animal in the Forest of the Four Seasons is WildGrills.

If you disagree, you’re wrong.

ㄴ Totally agree.

ㄴ Totally agree.

ㄴ Totally agree.

ㄴ Completely agree.

ㄴ WildGrills) What the hell are you all agreeing with?! I can’t even get out of here either!

ㄴ But at least you can use mana.

ㄴ WildGrills) And what good does that do? I’m stuck here.

ㄴ Ah… that’s true too.

ㄴ LOL. What’s the point of using mana if you’re still weak?

ㄴ Just stick to writing “LOL.” That’s enough.

Title) Upvote the Pope Who’s Scared Shitless. LOL

At this point, shouldn’t he resign on his own?

ㄴ Louis, resign!

ㄴ Louis, resign!

ㄴ Louis, resign!

ㄴ What if he doesn’t resign?

ㄴ Then we’ll have to teach him a good lesson.

ㄴ Honestly… I’m a little worried.

It didn’t take long after I uploaded Ludwig’s video for the Gallery to completely explode.

Apparently, he had revealed practically the entire internal situation of Eldorado.

But that wasn’t all.

He also talked about the Forest of the Four Seasons.

According to him, anyone who entered from the outside completely lost the ability to use mana.

It was something I had never known because I had always been able to use mana freely.

And it was truly important information.

In a place like that, the difference between having mana and not having it directly determined your chances of survival.

‘Even the animals use mana here.’

I had managed to survive thanks to the Gallery.

But the others hadn’t.

Unless they entered with an extraordinary weapon like HeavenlyDemon’s sword, conquering this place was practically impossible.

Even someone as powerful as Ludwig in the outside world had ended up in that state.

And that was with the weapon I had personally given him.

‘Well, I’ll leave the people outside to deal with the problems outside…’

I looked at Ludwig, who was resting with his back against the wall.

His eyes were closed.

I didn’t know whether he was meditating or simply sleeping.

From now on, I would have to survive and live together with him in the forest.

And honestly, it wasn’t going to be easy.

He had lost a foot.

In practice, I’d have to support him.

‘At least the Head Moderator told me he was a good person.’

And not just him.

Almost everyone who knew Ludwig said the same thing.

He was rigid.

An old-fashioned man among old-fashioned men.

But he was also a kind man.

In fact, he had entered the Forest of the Four Seasons for the sake of honor.

He wanted to prove the sincerity of his convictions through his actions.

‘It’s good that he’s such a hard worker, but with his leg in that condition…’

Even if a prosthetic was impossible, I should at least make him a pair of crutches.

That way, he’d be able to move around on his own, even if only for short distances.

Of course, he first needed to recover his strength.

‘If I keep feeding him fish porridge and honey, he’ll probably get better.’

According to Ludwig, he hadn’t been able to sleep properly for several days.

Since he had been in a grassland, predators had been attacking him constantly.

Fortunately, he had managed to survive thanks to the mithril sword and the giraffe’s help.

‘If we’re talking purely about survival, the grassland is probably even harder than this forest.’

As I’d said before, getting food in the grassland was extremely difficult.

Water could be found.

But to get food, hunting was practically mandatory.

‘And then there’s still the communication problem…’

I’d solve that little by little.

The most important thing right now was to wait until Ludwig had fully recovered.

That came first.

Before anything else.

I had to boil some water.

Because, above all else, that smell was absolutely unbearable.

I went outside and started boiling water.

“Haa!”

“Kyuu!”

While I waited, I took the opportunity to watch Lackey and Wonmo training.

Now that I thought about it, I’d heard that Ludwig was the master who had trained numerous disciples, including the Hero.

In other words, he could also teach me all kinds of techniques.

‘I’m sure he’ll teach me. After all, I saved him and I’m feeding him.’

If he still acted proud and refused, I’d kick him out without hesitation. He could go live happily with the giraffe.

Though I seriously doubted that would happen.

While the bathwater finished boiling, I took a look around the area.

There was nothing out of the ordinary.

Most likely, Ludwig would be staying at the shelter for a while.

With that thought in mind, I returned to the cave.

“…Huh?”

Ludwig had changed positions.

Before, he’d been leaning against the cave wall.

But now he was at the very back, right where the mithril vein was.

Wondering how the hell he’d gotten there so quickly, I walked over.

“Why are you over he…?”

“……”

And when I saw Ludwig’s situation, I had no choice but to stand there in shock.

The self-regenerating mithril vein that I’d abandoned because I had no idea what to do with it.

What if I told you that the vein was attached to Ludwig’s ankle?

I could hardly believe it myself.

But it was real.

‘…What the hell?’

What had happened to end up like this?

It was as if the mithril vein had become his new foot and fused perfectly with him.

“What the hell, man?! You just got here and you’re already causing trouble!”

“$@$%#. @%$%$#.”

“I don’t understand a single word! Just pull first!”

The important thing was to separate him.

I grabbed Ludwig’s leg and pulled with all my strength.

He seemed to understand what I was trying to do and pulled with everything he had left.

“Nnggggh…!”

“……”

“Graaah!!”

“Ah. Ah. Ah.”

As we pulled, Ludwig started making some pretty strange noises.

I turned my head and saw that he was drenched in cold sweat.

And he still had a completely expressionless face.

Was he saying it hurt?

I immediately let go of his leg, and the sounds stopped.

“If it hurts, say so.”

“#%@%$%”

“Ah… damn it.”

I couldn’t understand a single thing he was saying, and it was maddening.

On top of that, the situation was so urgent that I couldn’t even ask about it on the Gallery.

‘What the hell happened here?’

Since there was no way to pull him free, I decided to analyze the situation first.

Why had he ended up there?

The first thing was to follow the trail.

Before long, I found drag marks.

It looked as though something had pulled him toward the mithril vein like a magnet.

‘But why? Wait… and he didn’t even scream?’

The mithril vein had always remained motionless.

I couldn’t find any explanation.

I already knew the Forest of the Four Seasons was a place that defied logic, but this was too much.

‘Should I ask AllFather?’

All I could do was sigh.

But first, I had to solve this problem.

No matter what, I had to separate his leg from the vein.

“Wait a moment.”

After saying that, I went to get several tools.

If the leg wouldn’t come off.

Then I’d dig out the mithril vein.

It was a simple, brute-force method, but it was the best I could do.

Clang! Clang!

Before starting, I struck the vein with the hammer.

Since it had fused without any warning, I first needed to check whether hitting it caused him any pain.

“Does it hurt?”

“……”

Ludwig slowly shook his head.

He didn’t feel anything at all.

Even if he couldn’t understand my words, he’d probably grasped what I was trying to ask.

In that case.

There was only one thing left to do.

I gripped the pickaxe.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

It had been a long time since I’d worked in a mine.

I never imagined I’d end up doing it again like this.

Careful not to strike Ludwig’s leg, I slowly kept working.

Little by little, results began to show.

Twitch.

Twitch.

The mithril attached to his ankle gradually loosened.

If I kept striking it like this.

It looked like it would eventually come free all at once.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Fragments of mithril flew in every direction, and chunks of ore scattered across the ground.

Then.

Shluk!

Ludwig’s leg suddenly came free.

And I saw it clearly.

“…?”

A foot.

Made of mithril.

It emitted a faint greenish glow.

But anyone would recognize it as the shape of a foot.

‘What the hell is that…? Damn.’

I was speechless.

Not even Tony Stark could make something like this.

Although, of course.

The most bewildered person was Ludwig.

His foot had just been amputated, and now he already had a brand-new prosthetic.

And a mithril prosthetic, no less.

He stared at the new foot with a completely stunned expression before his face turned serious.

“#%$%?”

“…Do you want me to help you?”

“#$%!@.”

I couldn’t understand anything he was saying, but it seemed like he was asking me to support him.

I had no idea what was happening.

But if he had a new foot now, it made sense that he’d want to try walking.

He had only just recovered some of his strength, but taking a few steps shouldn’t be a problem.

“Be careful.”

“#%@.”

I assumed he was thanking me.

I carefully supported him to help him walk.

I had no idea what kind of insanity that mithril vein had pulled off, but the height matched perfectly.

The weight distribution did too.

After all, mithril was a lightweight material.

Because of that, although he limped, his balance wasn’t completely thrown off.

“@#$%.”

Now he seemed to want to walk on his own and gently pushed me away.

I did as he wanted, though I stayed nearby in case he fell.

Tap.

Tap.

Apparently, not even mithril was capable of reproducing a joint.

Essentially, it was simply a prosthetic shaped like a foot.

But being able to walk at all was already an enormous advantage.

I didn’t understand how it had happened.

But as long as it worked, I wasn’t going to question it.

‘By the way… what’s he trying to do?’

Eventually, Ludwig stopped in front of a tree.

Specifically, one of the trees I had been planning to cut down soon.

I wondered what he was doing.

And then something happened that I could barely believe.

Shhhhhh.

Although it wasn’t as brilliant as the Mithrilcon sword, a dazzling glow began to envelop the mithril prosthetic.

At first, it was faint.

But as the seconds passed, the light grew brighter and brighter.

And the aura it gave off was anything but ordinary.

I watched the scene in complete bewilderment.

Fwoosh!

Then Ludwig threw a kick as though he were cracking a whip.

Since he had only just recovered, the movement wasn’t especially fast.

CRAAASH!!

But the important part was the prosthetic.

A crescent-shaped wave of energy burst out from it.

That energy struck the massive tree head-on.

And completely split its trunk in half.

It wasn’t exactly a small tree.

The power was monstrous.

“Hmm.”

“……”

Ludwig nodded in satisfaction.

But I couldn’t do the same.

‘…That’s not normal, is it?’

He had just used a technique straight out of a pirate manga.

‘No… the one that’s insane is this world.’

In a village of one-eyed people, someone with two eyes would be the odd one out.

But this was a world full of people with three eyes.

‘…Or maybe I’m just incredibly weak.’

I was simply a two-eyed man who had fallen into a world of three-eyed people.