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“Curry that tastes like poop vs. poop that tastes like curry!”

“So what’s up next in the Marketplace?”

“Surprise selfie throw!”

“Hmm…”

After a certain human farming incident involving a permanent ban and some disruption.

The Gallery was still peaceful.

But once rumors spread, it wouldn’t be surprising if copycat crimes started popping up.

“We need to catch them before that happens.”

Nothing is scarier than a traitor from within.

I looked into whether there had been similar incidents in the area.

[Title: Did I just get scammed?…jpg]

(Meme of someone holding 10 mana pills)

(Meme of a robed human stealing the mana pills)

No, I had no intention of handing it over, but I just realized I did. Damn.

[Likes: 95] [Dislikes: 2]

– This person is just a charity angel.

– This person loves to spend money.

– So what were you planning to do with that money?

ㄴ Original poster: I was going to go to the pub;

ㄴ Got robbed real good.

[Title: Hey, who took my breakfast?]

(Meme of a burger left on a bench)

(Meme of a blank-faced frog)

…

(Meme of the frog running out with a sword)

Who had the guts to take food after a week of hardship???

If I catch them, I will literally kill them.

[Likes: 312] [Dislikes: 12]

– LOL, how unfortunate.

– But what is this “hardship” anyway?

ㄴ That’s the people from the Marketplace.

– Fact: It’s the original poster’s fault for leaving it on the bench.

ㄴ Fact: That’s a fact.

ㄴ Really LOL, so reckless.

ㄴ Original poster: Damn.

“Isn’t this just ridiculous?”

The level of crime was something trivial.

All they did was steal breakfast.

A robed figure running away, it was hard to view them as anything other than silly.

[This user has been permanently banned.]

[Ban Reason – Murder]

But the system doesn’t lie.

Somehow, they must have gotten caught when I was managing bans.

“First we need to catch them.”

But I had no suitable methods.

A robber in a robe in medieval times.

Almost a cold case, no way to find them.

I thought about putting a bounty on them like before, but I decided to use a faster method.

“I know their location anyway.”

In a medieval period with limited transportation.

With monsters lurking everywhere, moving through the regions wasn’t easy.

If I knew the location of the robbed Gallum, I could roughly gauge where they were.

After checking the location of the village, I left a short message in the chat.

Head of Gallery*: Dragon.

And as soon as the message sent, a massive shadow began to loom over the village in real-time.

[Title: What is with this weather?]

(Meme of a huge shadow over the village)

It’s morning and it’s already getting dark.

Are you all feeling this too?

[Likes: 2] [Dislikes: 0]

– Does it even matter?

– But it really got dark suddenly.

ㄴ Original poster: What the hell?

ㄴ Original poster: Oh!

ㄴ Original poster: AHHHHH!!!!

ㄴ ?

ㄴ ??

– WHOOM!

With a harsh impact sound, something fell onto the village.

– ROOOOOAR!

The strongest red dragon roared.

“Felici, go forth.”

It was time for the dragon, who could distinguish criminals by smell and color perception, to make a move.

Method was simple.

1. Send the deputy to the village.

2. Catch the criminal, done.

Dragon Dragon X: Catching mortals is a piece of cake…

Dragon Dragon X: But will you truly brew me a coffee in exchange?

I made a deal with Dragon Dragon X, who had an unusual obsession with coffee.

In exchange for brewing coffee, I’d do a task.

Head of Gallery*: Sure.

Head of Gallery*: But why do you want me to do it personally?

Dragon Dragon X: Just curious about your brewing skill.

Head of Gallery*: ?

Dragon Dragon X: No, I’m just curious about how your coffee tastes, you know?

Anyway, using Dragon Dragon X’s power made it a breeze to catch the criminal.

I quickly caught the robed human sneaking out of the village.

Head of Gallery*: Gotcha.

“YIKES.”

The permanent ban disruptor who committed murder.

As Dragon Dragon X peeled off the robe from the frightened criminal, a sinister figure revealed itself.

Head of Gallery*: Huh?

No, it was a quivering silver-haired woman.

“Hmm.”

Dragon Dragon X looked down at her and soon sent me a message.

Dragon Dragon X: A witch, huh?

Head of Gallery*: Huh?

Dragon Dragon X: And she’s an emotion-related witch. That’s why mortals were targeted.

Head of Gallery*: (realization meme)

“Ah, that’s why.”

The man who had been robbed leaving only his underwear, and Gallum who had his money taken.

If I thought about it, they all seemed perfectly fine with no injuries.

It seemed she had naturally robbed items using her emotions.

“So did she use that ability to commit murder?”

Of course, it was faster to hear it directly from her.

Head of Gallery*: (smoking a cigarette like a badass)

Head of Gallery*: Can’t you be honest?

“I-I’ll tell everything!”

Under my mild threat and Dragon Dragon X’s sharp gaze, the witch lay flat and confessed all.

How it happened that she committed murder.

Why she did robbery in the first place.

Why a witch was in this situation.

After listening to everything, I crossed my arms and pondered.

“What a pathetic excuse for a person.”

The reason the witch was permanently banned was simple: murder.

She had killed a man, and the reason was not due to robbery as it is this time.

“I did it to survive… I came all the way to the human city just to live…”

The witch, who had no choice but to come down to Adrian to make a living.

Such a witch was truly a good target.

“A great mark for scamming.”

Although she had come to the city, there was no way to find work.

The scammers approached her with promises of loans and then bound her with crazy interest rates.

Like a medieval loan shark.

The interest rate was a whopping 1000% per month!

“Wow, cheaper than modern illegal loan sharks.”

Surprisingly, compared to modern loan sharks, it was quite pathetic.

But the inability to pay back was a common theme.

What was asked of such a witch was simple.

“They told me to become their slave… then they’d consider my debt settled…”

The witch had no choices.

It was either to become a slave or starve to death outside.

So she chose to become a slave.

And was exposed daily to looting, assault, and all sorts of crimes.

Until she could bear it no longer.

– GASP!

“When that person wanted something from me, I impulsively killed him.”

And so the witch sought the power of the Gallery.

Instantly purchasing the dishes put up for sale in the marketplace.

Taking advantage of the feature that made the items ‘delivered’ in thin air, she killed when they were distracted.

The man who was killed was indeed a victim.

But he had lived as the aggressor all his life and only became a victim this once before being killed.

“But why didn’t she resist earlier?”

But there was something odd.

A witch of her caliber should have been able to resist easily.

But there was a problem.

Dragon Dragon X: It’s because she’s an emotion witch.

Head of Gallery*: Oh?

Dragon Dragon X: She’s weak because she’s not fully developed, just a half-baked witch.

Dragon Dragon X: It’s not like she studied, she was just struggling to make a living, so she’s weak.

“Huh…”

At Dragon Dragon X’s blunt description, the witch cringed.

[On October 9th of xx year, the Adrian trial resulted in not guilty verdict.]

“So she got a not guilty verdict.”

Moreover, the representative hero Darian restored Adrian’s normal state, leading to the trial’s alteration.

Considering various situations, a not guilty verdict was delivered.

But just because a not guilty verdict was given didn’t mean everything was resolved.

Even a healthy, strong man couldn’t find a part-time job.

[A month ago] (Job Seeking) Looking for a part-time job…!

(Awkwardly smiling front shot)

I don’t turn down any work.

I’ll work like a dog regardless of the task.

No, I don’t even need pay. Just give me a place to sleep and food! Please…

[Likes: 1] [Dislikes: 0]

– I have been thinking of hiring someone…

ㄴ Original poster: Oh my, I’ll do whatever you ask. I have no pride.

ㄴ Okay okay, but what’s your race?

ㄴ Original poster: I’m a witch!

ㄴ Excuse me?

With a criminal record in trial.

And the fact that she’s a witch, someone to be wary of.

But she wasn’t even strong.

“Wow, this isn’t easy.”

An unemployed person has no chance.

Just as the motto of the fallen Another World says, failing to find a job leads directly to death.

She had been trying hard to find a job, but everything resulted in failure.

Then, as if fate drew near, she was looted by a Gallum who had been banned for murder.

And with winter approaching, she could no longer resist the cold and hunger and resorted to theft.

“Sigh…”

The world exemplifying suffering.

It felt like poverty itself had come to life.

Even in the atmosphere of the Gallery, which had grown tense due to the Gallum robbery, public opinion began to sympathize.

– No, that’s a bit extreme;

– Wow, I won’t complain about tough times anymore…

– I was a Gallum who was looted; I should have just taken off my pants, seriously;

ㄴ That’s not it, okay;

ㄴ Put them back on before you beat them up.

ㄴ Okay, haha.

At that moment, the witch, who was sitting down, raised her head with a resigned expression.

“…I’m sorry. I didn’t mean for it to come to this.”

She spoke with a voice filled with regrets.

“I’m thankful to you, Head of Gallery. If it weren’t for the Gallery, I’d have died long ago.”

She still had charges of theft hanging over her head.

She was in a position to repay her victims.

But with her reputation already ruined, there was nowhere left for her to go.

“If I had known it would come to this, I’d rather…”

As she muttered regretful words, I lost myself in thought.

“I don’t know what an emotion witch does but…”

For now, the effectiveness was clear.

If I could somehow get her to make potions,

I could milk from the stingy medieval people.

“It’s rare for witches to show up.”

Due to deep-seated distrust of humans, they don’t usually show up at the Gallery.

In that situation, she was the second witch to appear.

The witch was like a scientist in a medieval fantasy.

“Supporting her wouldn’t hurt, right?”

Just looking at Morone, she had recorded the legendary tale of the healing potion.

It wouldn’t hurt to try.

“I guess I have to…”

I made my decision.

Head of Gallery*: I’ll lift the permanent ban.

“…Huh?”

– What?

– You’re actually going to lift the permanent ban on her?

– Wow, I’m seeing the lifting of a permanent ban right before my eyes.

I made a bold judgment.

“B-but why?”

Of course, if a murder was unjust and a guilty verdict was issued, it would be a different story.

But in her case, only theft charges remained.

At that moment, the witch shook her long hair and lowered her head.

“I-I lack courage above all else.”

Head of Gallery*: What courage?

“There’s no way I can repay that money. No one will accept someone like me anymore…”

In medieval times, it’s common to settle debts in food.

Even as an employer, I wouldn’t hire a witch with a bad reputation.

“But who am I?”

I’m the Head of the Gallery, the omnipotent representative of this fallen world.

[Notice: All theft victims please read]

Author: Head of Gallery*

(Meme of steaming castella)

(Meme of 10 boxes of cola)

(Meme of 1,000 mana pills)

I’m willing to pay your debts,

Of course, memes 1 and 2 can be exchanged for something else.

Deal?

[Likes: 9999+] [Dislikes: 502]

– Deal, definitely deal!

– No freaking way, you would repay after a theft?

– Witch, please steal my items.

– I saw that robed girl; I should have just stuffed my sleeves.

ㄴ Stuffing your sleeves is… haha.

Compensating for a theft is something I could do endlessly.

*

“Ahh…”

The witch glanced up in surprise.

Her mysterious purple eyes, previously hidden, were now fixed on the Gallery.

“Why… go this far…”

Her round eyes began to glisten.

Head of Gallery*: Let’s work on a task together.

Not stopping at just repaying her debts, I believed enough to hire her even though she believed herself to be useless.

“Ahh, really.”

The witch’s tearful expression twisted into a beaming smile.

“Head of Gallery…”

In an instant, the witch’s purple eyes sparkled dangerously.

 

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