I Became a Gallery Manager in Another World
Chapter 80: The Sacred Day Of Lady Elise (1)

May 4th, 1026, dawn.

Eve of ‘The Sacred Day of Lady Elise’.

[Ah, fuck!! A ladder fishing; it's a disgusting image. Why hasn't the admin deleted this??][4]

[From now on, mentioning the Day of Elise means death. Literal death.][12]

[Those not seen in the gallery tomorrow are all considered deceivers.][3]

[The meaning behind the gifts for Lady Elise's Day, all smiles.][56]

[Starting tomorrow, checking every 30 minutes to see if that bastard admin is in the gallery.][5]

[Is the chocolate I'm giving to a male friend too much?][43]

[Legal wife (正室), dignity (品格), pure love (純愛) with a childhood friend, endless defamation.][3]

[Legal wife (正室), dignity (品格), pure love (純愛) with a childhood friend, endless defamation.][0]

[Legal wife (正室), dignity (品格), pure love (純愛) with a childhood friend, endless defamation.][0]

[If you've never received chocolate on Lady Elise's Day in your life, press like lololol.][131]

[Today's empire dorm reservation situation.jpg.][45]

[Special Edition for Lady Elise's Day by the Mesugaki Witch.][24]

[The poor gallery user on the eve of Lady Elise's Day...jpg.][11]

[Special ladder for commemorating Elise's Day until tomorrow 11:59 pm dddd.][54]

The gallery was already buzzing with fervent excitement.

[Posted by: ㅇㅇ(829.18)]

[From now on, mentioning the Day of Elise means death. Literal death.][12]

[Is the chocolate I'm giving to a male friend too much?][43]

(A pic slathered in chocolate all over the body.jpg)

The pic is from last year. I'm going to give it like this this year too; isn't this loyalty, agree?

Pengseuklyeok■: This girl doesn't know what friends are, d? Idiot, d?

ㅇㅇ(829.18): They are friends, though? fwb lol.

Pengseuklyeok■: Eh? d slut, d.

ㅇㅇ(829.18): Ah, how pathetic... Who cares about virginity these days lol.

VirginDetector■: Definitely not a virgin. Sᴇaʀᴄh the NƟvelFɪre.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality.

ㅇㅇ(829.18): Yep, yep~ So what if I'm not a virgin? lol.

VirginDetector■: Blocked.

ㅇㅇ(829.18): lololol Pfft! Cute, should I give you a chance?

“Hmm…”

Although I frequently used ‘married NTL’ as material, I was definitely not a unicorn. Honestly, the concept of ‘sex friends’ was hard to understand.

Of course, Evelyn and I have drawn a line by calling it ‘sex friends’.

If we hadn’t drawn a line, the world would have ended because Evelyn was too beautiful…

But even through the mosaic, the pic girl wasn’t at that level.

[Posted by: ㅇㅇ(211.209)]

[The meanings behind the gifts for Lady Elise's Day, all smiles][56]

Chocolate -> I 'love' you or true loyalty.

Candy -> I 'like' you.

Marshmallow -> Don't be sticky.

Macaron -> You are 'special' to me.

Cookie -> I want to be 'friends' with you for a long time.

Baumkuchen -> I wish you happiness.

CatEatingDogFood■: But why are chocolates for both loyalty and love? Cookies mean friends too, isn't that overlapping?

ㅇㅇ(211.209): I don't know?

CatEatingDogFood■: Just 'If you don't know, go find out!' lol.

MemoriesOfMorak■: ...It's because pretending to be loyal while conveying love, right?

CatEatingDogFood■: Oh dd smart.

ㅇㅇ(124.804): Wow... This person definitely has given chocolate before.

JustSayNiceThings■: Really making a fuss lolol Just putting unnecessary meanings into candy bits lolol It's obviously a marketing tactic, and isn't it a waste of life to spend time on such things?

ㄴㅇㅇ(74.817): (Wasting life debating online with hate comments on the eve of Saint Yuris Day)

ㄴㅇㅇ(159.178): Elf -> Means you're a 'chicken coop'.

ㄴTenant Farmer Fan■: lolololol.

ㄴJustSayNiceThings■: Your mom's a long dragon.

ㅇㅇ(211.209): But I heard you shouldn't give chocolate to demons at night.

ㄴㅇㅇ(137.38): Why??? I'm a demon and this is the first time I'm hearing this?

ㄴㅇㅇ(211.209): Because the only white thing about them is their teeth, and if even their teeth turn black, you won't see them at night.

ㄴㅇㅇ(137.38): ...Reported.

ㄴAcademyToiletPaperThief■: Crazy woman lololol.

“Macarons had this meaning? …Did I ask for too much?”

It felt a bit embarrassing, as if I was confessing to Estelle that I wanted to be someone special to her.

“…Well, Estelle wouldn’t care about this kind of thing anyway.”

If she had cared, she wouldn’t have asked me what I wanted in the first place.

And as JustSayNiceThings■ said, it seemed like a marketing tactic considering the average that the costlier the item, the better the meaning.

[Posted by: MojitoDeliveryman■] = [Poporing Spyria]

[If you've never received chocolate on Lady Elise's Day in your life, press like lololol][131]

Not even friend cookies, let alone chocolate, press like lololol.

It was today’s top recommended conceptual post.

“….”

Tadak- Tadak-

Eight Times a Day◆: If you're not expecting to receive any this year, press like lol.

I've been holding back until now, but I couldn't hold back any longer.

ㄴJustSayNiceThings■: Idiot lol Knew it. lol.

ㄴEight Times a Day◆: Ah, I sincerely wish I could receive at least one, please...

ㄴJustSayNiceThings■: You? lol The one who's only hitting it with a vibrator? lol.

ㄴChildhoodFriendAssault■: ...Really sad, man. Should I give you one, admin?

ㄴEight Times a Day◆: Oh? Really?

ㄴChildhoodFriendAssault■: Just kidding, you idiot lololol Why would I give you one lololol.

ㄴEight Times a Day◆: ...Feel like blocking everyone.

“Ha! Why give me… Obviously, they would.”

Evelyn’s comment made me chuckle.

15 years of being childhood friends.

I’ve never once failed to receive a gift from Evelyn on ‘The Day of Lady Elise’.

Of course, I’ve received plenty from Evelyn but none from anyone else.

‘But a gift received is still a gift!’

Seeing the gallery users who think I’ve never received a gift made me feel a bit superior…

-I can control the emotions of the gallery users!-

“There’s a good chance I’ll actually receive some this year…”

Estelle definitely said she’d give one, Yuris would obviously give one, and since I’ve built ‘real trust’ with Laplace, I think she’ll give one too.

‘That’s already four?’

If I was lucky enough to get loyalty chocolate or cookies from ‘Anya’ and ‘Kuolli’, that would make six.

“Wait… Isn’t that quite a lot?”

Thinking about receiving between four to six gifts on Lady Elise’s Day, I wondered if I was actually quite handsome…

‘…That can’t be right.’

For nearly ten years, Evelyn has officially described me as ‘an ordinary country youth whose feature was having no distinguishing features’.

Sad, but if Evelyn, who loved me, assessed my looks like this…

Every other ‘handsome’ comment was definitely just polite flattery, 100% sure.

“…The handsome guys are probably going to receive dozens of chocolates tomorrow.”

Envious!

So envious!!

How great it would have been if I were handsome too!!!

A sense of inferiority towards those exceptionally handsome surged momentarily…

“Ah, what’s the use of envy when I won’t be reborn… Let’s just go to sleep.”

Click-

It was a relief thinking I wasn’t too unattractive as I closed the gallery.

Click-! Click-!

“Perfect! Miss! Absolutely perfect!”

“…Frederica. You’re too intense.”

“Ah… So, sorry…”

“No, I’m not angry. …Sorry for making you help out this late. You must have a lot of other things to do…”

“Nonsense! There’s nothing more important to me than you, Miss!”

Frederica’s desperate management of the Blackdahlia family was all in preparation for the day the Miss would take her rightful place.

Click-! Click-!

“…Thank you. …But why do you keep taking pictures?”

“For memories! Miss!”

“…What exactly are you commemorating?”

“These moments with you, Miss!”

“….”

Frederica was overjoyed that the Miss’s long-closed heart seemed to be opening again.

‘Does that lucky man even know?’

How hard the Miss was trying.

The delicate Miss was still afraid to convey ‘love’, so she masked it with ‘specialness’…

Yet, she’s sacrificing her sleep to make macarons, hoping he’d somehow notice!

‘Please…!! May he be a good man!! Please!!’

For Frederica, only one thing mattered.

Was this person capable of making the Miss happy?

Even if he were a penniless nobody, as long as the Miss of the Blackdahlia family could support him, there would be no problem.

But what if ‘that man’ turned out to be a scoundrel who hurt the Miss?

‘…Pests must be eliminated.’

Click-! Click-!

Frederica’s gaze turned icy as she continued to snap photos.

She would never forgive anyone who caused the Miss to shed tears for any reason other than joy.

“…Frederica. …Can we stop the commemoration now?”

“Ah! Uh… Yes, understood…”

“…Thank you.”

“No, I should be the one thanking you… But, Miss? Doesn’t it seem like your heart isn’t in it?”

“…Heart?”

The Miss was stirring the dough with a seriously focused expression, yet to Frederica, it appeared merely serious.

“Yes! The heart! If you just follow the recipe, how is it different from store-bought goods? What’s important in homemade cooking is putting your heart into it!!”

“…But Frederica. You’re terrible at cooking.”

Despite holding 17 different positions, including head maid, Frederica was specifically not the cook for a reason.

“Ugh…!! That, that’s because I put too much heart into it… Anyway, you need to put your heart into it! This is certain!!”

“…And how do you ‘put your heart’ into it?”

“It’s simple! Imagine him in your mind and continuously call his name in your heart while you stir the dough!”

“…Got it.”

Swoosh- Swoosh-

“….”

Then, the corners of the Miss’s mouth began to rise slightly as she initially stirred the dough expressionlessly.

‘Ah…!’

Just from that expression alone, it was clear how deeply in love the Miss was.

Frederica wished she could capture this moment with her camera immediately…

But she restrained herself, fearing it might disrupt Miss’s concentration.

‘Grrr!! Please!! May he recognize Miss’s feelings. No! Accept them!!’

Given Miss’s personality, she wouldn’t even properly speak to someone she wasn’t interested in.

And yet, to give a gift on Lady Elise’s Day?

…And homemade macarons at that?

Anyone with a bit of sense would realize Miss was in love with them.

“…Ian.”

“….!!”

Was it a slip of the tongue due to being too focused?

A small but definite male name escaped Miss’s lips.

‘…Sorry, Miss, for eavesdropping!!…But Ian!! …I’ll definitely remember it!!’

It was the moment Ian’s name was added to Frederica’s mental checklist.

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