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[Title: I… I can’t breathe properly…]

Author: Elves are pretty and cute and all

Suddenly, I have a headache and feel suffocated…

It feels like all the strength is just draining out of my body…

I can’t even twitch a finger, what am I supposed to do??? T_T

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– What to do x How to do o

– Just carry the elf…

– No!! Seriously!! My!!

The elves suddenly began to show strange symptoms.

From feeling dizzy to wanting to throw up.

In severe cases, it led to fainting.

“Did a rift open or something?”

The first thing that came to mind was a rift.

It could cause headaches and it’s the only thing that would affect the outside.

But it wasn’t a rift.

Full-Peel Elf: I have no idea about this

Full-Peel Elf: I don’t have any such symptoms

“Hmmm…”

If all the elves were experiencing this, then Full-Peel Elf should too.

But the partially appearing symptoms were indicating it wasn’t due to a rift.

And one would normally worry if an entire race exhibits such strange symptoms…

– So what?

– What are you saying? lol

– (Elf – Con)

– That’s just strange

Isn’t it? How can you have a headache with nothing in your head?

Aren’t you just drinking too much alcohol every day?

Could it be the karma piling up?

No one seemed to be worried.

[Title: Recent News from Elardrien.jpg]

(Tombstone meme)

Lol

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– Gold star lol

– What the hell is this crazy stuff lololol

– Don’t pick a fight, my head hurts ㅡㅡ

– Oh my gosh, have you seen this

– Don’t talk to me, human

– (Black and white sparkly magic gif)

– Heeek

More than anything, they were too busy making fun of it as if it were a festival.

There wasn’t even a World Tree in sight.

The elves, who couldn’t get help anywhere, had one destination.

– Head of the Gallery, please save us T_T

– Sister, give me some too!!!

– Head of the Gallery, help!!! Help!!!

They were calling for help on the day they’d been lurking.

At times like this, the elves’ chatting power had increased.

Where did their usual eagle typing go? The latest posts were flooding in.

– Oh damn, looking for the Head of the Gallery again

– Every little thing is Head of the Gallery, Head of the Gallery

– Let the Head of the Gallery do the posting

Of course, other races didn’t look kindly on them rushing to find someone when trouble arose.

But ironically, I was curious too.

“Why are only the elves acting like this?”

Looking at the elves’ symptoms, it seemed like a mana deficiency.

When the World Tree suddenly disappeared, mana had sharply decreased, and elves who usually used mana were just like this.

But unlike back then, aren’t they conserving mana nowadays?

And I was able to find the reason sooner than I thought.

“I found the culprit.”

The cause of the elves’ symptoms was none other than themselves.

[Title: It’s me]

Author: Head of the Gallery*

[‘Elves are pretty and cute and all’ author’s post list]

[n hours ago / My head feels like it’s about to explode!]

[4 hours ago / Friends only have alcohol, as always]

[3 hours ago / My head feels like it’s about to explode!!]

[2 hours ago / Drink up, drink up~!]

.

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[1 hour ago / My heeead!!!]

What the hell is “choa” and “gal”?

If your head hurts, why do you keep drinking alcohol?

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– What the hell is this lol

– But what is choa and gal?

– Are you really complaining about a headache after guzzling alcohol all this time?

“Unbelievable.”

The reason the elves suddenly complained of pain was all because of alcohol.

Mana erases hangovers and drunkenness, but there was no mana left for that.

Continuing to drink in that state naturally led to hangovers.

Then drinking again in that state, it’s a repeat cycle.

Actually, the gallery would often get invaded by elves’ emotional posts every night.

– Me, the night sky, and sweet alcohol^^

– Life… really tastes like sour apples…

– What is an elf? What is life, what is this world…

– Oh damn, elf sh*t

– Please just sleep already

– No, these guys really get annoying every dawn

Even humans who loved alcohol would shake their heads at such heavy drinkers.

Elves don’t handle beer.

Only soju, absolutely soju.

Even if the alcohol content isn’t that high, drinking it like water changes the situation.

“So the conclusion is it’s the alcohol.”

No wonder the alcohol sold the fastest in the marketplace.

Once listed, soju would be snatched up immediately, and I think I understand why.

It used to be fine when the World Tree was around, but now that it’s gone, it needed to be regulated.

– Hey… Head of the Gallery? ^^

– The headache was a lie!

– Actually, we don’t think we need help that much ㅎㅎ…

The elves, realizing late that they had dug their own grave, started posting that they were fine.

But it’s always late when you realize something.

[Marketplace’s alcohol corner is temporarily closed.]

[Locking region IP – Elard]

– Eww, elf!!

– Unbeatable!!!

– Lol, this is too satisfying

– This is the gallery being normalized!!!

In order to ensure the health and survival of the elves, the alcohol was banned from the marketplace.

Sometimes you just need to take firm measures.

Like the elves’ sobriety.

– I’m really going to die!

– Head of the Gallery, unlock the soju!!!

– I feel like I’m going mad, going mad, going mad

After starting the soju ban, it had been one week, and the elves began to go wild.

“But I expected this much.”

Flooding the gallery with posts?

That was nothing compared to this.

“It’s not like it’s one-day entertainment or something.”

Most importantly, it was a matter of survival.

Without the World Tree, elves needed to reduce alcohol consumption.

It was obvious that they would drop like flies if even a serious wave hit.

– Head of the Gallery*) How about one bottle per person a day?

– Do you think that makes any sense?

– One bottle?? One bottle???

– Can the Head of the Gallery survive on just 360ml of water a day!!!

The elves had reached a point where they drank alcohol instead of water.

If they couldn’t reduce it themselves, I had no choice but to control it directly.

“What, do you really think you’d die if you don’t drink?”

This was all a matter of patience.

I just thought it that way and took a firm stand.

[Title: What the hell are these guys?]

(An elf meme seen on the borders of the Adrian Empire)

(A meme of an elf looking raggedly around the Adrian outpost)

I thought I was seeing things, but no, they were really elves.

I drew my bow in surprise, thinking it’s war, but they didn’t even react.

They slowly approached while looking furtively, and suddenly had soju in their hands?

Are these guys seriously trying to buy soju at the Adrian IP?

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– ??????

– Wow, this is unbelievable lol

– Is this for real?

– Usually, if you curse at elves, at least a downvote goes up, but these guys are so distracted by drinking that there aren’t any downvotes

[Title: Found an elf in the warehouse]

(A meme of an elf drunkenly clutching soju like a cat)

Oh dear;

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– What is this?

– What, what is that?

– Looks like they snuck in through the heightened defenses and got into the warehouse;

“Are you crazy?”

But the elves’ love for soju was worse than I thought.

They were actually trying to sneak into human society to buy soju.

The elf society was pretty closed off.

Considering that vibe, if things were like this outside, the inside must be obvious.

[Title: Head of the Gallery… please…]

(An empty image of the inside of Elardrien city)

(Elves transformed into street homeless with no will to live)

(Even pulling their ears for a test, the elves showed no reaction)

The elves are dying…

Please… don’t take away our only happiness… T_T

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– Lol;

– I like alcohol too, but this is a bit much…

– Did they absorb some soul? There’s no light in their eyes

The elves had lost the will to live.

I thought surely they were trying to forcefully release soju, but Full-Peel Elf confirmed it.

Full-Peel Elf: Head of the Gallery, the situation is serious

Full-Peel Elf: (Image of an elf being lifted and dropped)

Full-Peel Elf: (Image of ears being grabbed and scrunched)

Full-Peel Elf: Normally, elves hate this, but they’re showing no response

Head of the Gallery*: Wait, is soju really that serious?

Full-Peel Elf: There are even elves praying to the Head of the Gallery to lift the ban on soju

That made me realize.

Elves didn’t love soju.

Elves were soju.

For the long-lived elves, soju had become an essential source of joy and amusement.

“I give up.”

If I didn’t lift the ban on soju, they’d all die first.

Rather, strangely enough, it felt quite pitiful watching them scrunch up like that.

[Notice: Soju-related announcement ㅇㅇ]

So I wrote up an announcement.

To my surprise, it managed to surpass 10,000 views in less than a minute and climbed up to 100,000.

– Were the elves really just waiting for this?

– Wow, what’s with this speed of increasing views? lol

– They really are a race crazy for soju

[Notice: Soju-related announcement ㅇㅇ]

Author: Head of the Gallery*

I give up ㅇㅇ;

I never imagined I’d end up in jail trying to cross another country’s border just to drink soju.

I’ll limit it to three bottles a day, but for now, the Elard IP ban is lifted.

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– I love you!

– Finally, my time is beginning to move!

– (I’m an elf! Head shot)

– (I’m an elf! Upper body shot)

– (I’m an elf! Lower body shot)

– (This time, I’ll spare you… knight shot)

Instead, I set a limit of three bottles a day.

With this, I thought there wouldn’t be any more collapsing like before, but the problem remained.

Drinking would still drain mana for detoxification.

“Can’t we do something with a Mana Stone?”

I could have thought of Mana Stones first, but I soon shook my head.

There weren’t that many Mana Stones and the downsides far outweighed the benefits.

“Also, it’s not like there’s another World Tree around.”

World Tree? It was currently in a teenage phase.

It had been receiving extreme care from the Dark Elves and came to realize its own value.

After all, the being that would benefit the most from the current situation was none other than the World Tree.

As I pondered how to handle this, something happened.

Thunk!

“Hmm?”

Suddenly, the bunker shook.

I was startled by the sudden shock and peeked into the gallery, where a post with an odd title had gone up.

 

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