I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents

I picked up the terminal.
In this thoroughly ruined current situation, what should I do?

First, I should take a selfie in front of this unprecedented difficulty called ‘Pandemonium’.
I wanted to just capture the damn letters, but there’s nothing better than a selfie to show my current situation.

As expected, there’s a selfie function.
I adjusted the angle so that my face and the Pandemonium letters were clearly visible.

The screen flashed.

Kimchi.
Ah, what a refreshing selfie.

Oh, come to think of it. Does this mean I can never eat kimchi again?
…Before that, I might not even have a ‘lifetime’ left.

I should take one more picture with Queen Anstrotrope and then go up to the 2nd floor.

After climbing all the stairs, there was a huge door. I pushed it open.
What unfolded was a fairly wide space. I think it was about the size of a high school auditorium.

This seems to be the waiting room.
As soon as I stepped on the white solid line, notification windows cluttered my view.

[Pandemonium Tower #01]

[Welcome to the 2nd floor.]

[Status – ‘Mana’ has been added.]

[‘Mana’ stat has been granted 10 points.]

[System – You have gained the qualification to use the ‘Coin Shop’.]

[300 coins are granted as a reward for clearing the 1st floor.]

[System – ‘Inventory’ has been activated.]

[A weapon has been awarded as a reward for clearing the 1st floor of Pandemonium. Check your ‘Inventory’.]
[Armor has been awarded as a reward for clearing the 1st floor of Pandemonium. Check your ‘Inventory’.]

There were no chairs or desks.
The only fortunate thing was that there was a sleeping bag.

There was a clock on the central wall.
Next to the round analog clock was a rectangular box.
It looked like an electronic display board.
February 4th.
Time left until Tower Exchange Meeting: 21 days.
Tower Exchange Meeting Date: February 25th 12:00

I can ask our gallery friends about what the exchange meeting is.

“Status window.”

Strength: 20
Agility: 21
Vitality: 18
Mana: 10

Skills: Pain Suppression Lv.2 Composure Lv.2 Cover Lv.1 Crisis Detection Lv.1
Visual Field Expansion Lv.1 Concentration Enhancement Lv.1

If these stat figures are possible because I’m a Pandemonium climber, I wonder how fast the 21st century Earthlings in Easy, Normal, or Hard are increasing.

I wonder if the coin shop will just pop up if I say it.

“Coin shop.”

It popped up.

[2nd Floor Coin Shop]

Food 2. Drinks

“…What kind of shop only has things to eat?”

But unlike my mouth, my stomach was honest. A rumbling sound was immediately heard.

When I pressed , a list appeared.

Ramen, small amount of kimchi – 10 coins
Pork Soup – 10 coins
Char Kway Teow – 10 coins
Cream Bacon Pasta – 10 coins
Sandwich – 8 coins
Nuts (peanuts, walnuts) – 6 coins
Jerky – 6 coins

There’s kimchi.
It was ridiculous in many ways.

My current coin balance is 300.
If I eat one meal a day, that’s about 30 days.
Who the hell is setting these coin prices?

I pressed .

Water (1L) – 5 coins
Black Coffee – 8 coins
Cider – 9 coins

Cider is the most expensive, huh.
Anyway, I didn’t feel like buying any drinks except water.

I think I’ve seen it somewhere. If your body is in good condition, you can survive up to 8 weeks on just water.

“If I think about surviving, I’m bound to die anyway.”

I couldn’t help but be scared in front of the difficulty called Pandemonium, but prolonging time with minimal food and parasitizing in the waiting room was the worst option.

In the end, after preparing as much as possible, I’ll have to move forward regardless of whether it’s Pandemonium difficulty or not.

Lastly, it was time to check the weapon and armor that were said to have been given in the inventory.

“Inventory.”

A translucent window popped up.

There were two slots with items.
I pressed the slot in the front.

[Nameless Knight’s Straight Sword]
Category – Weapon (Sword)
Attack Power + 30
Usable Level: 3 or higher
Grade: C+

[Nameless Knight’s Armor Set]
Category – Armor
Defense + 35
Usable Level: 3 or higher
Grade: C+

At a glance, it looked better than the sword I used on the 1st floor.
Now that I’ve checked everything I needed to, it was time to let the Transcendent Gallery know about the harsh reality I faced.

I took out the terminal and accessed the Transcendent Gallery.
Most of the posts in the gallery were curious about whether I survived or not.

-ㅇㅇ) If you’re not dead, come out. Quickly ㅠㅠㅠ
-Priestess) Hawawa, didn’t I say that Climber-gong has a long life thread? His limbs should be intact.
-Pioneer) Hmm, if you’re crying because it’s Hard difficulty, you can come out. There’s still a possibility of clearing it, right?
-ClosedRoomTheorist) He might be hiding out of embarrassment because it’s actually Easy difficulty.
-Saint) I’m praying. For our climber brother not to lose his way.

Saint.
There’s one person I haven’t seen before.

-ㅇㅇ) That climber guy can’t be Easy. Looking at the monsters that appeared.
-HeavenlyDemon) This one is making a beginner’s martial arts manual for the first time in a while. Come in quickly and write a post.

Alright.
I’ll write.
After writing the post, I published it.

Title: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Author: ㅇㅇ*
-I feel like I’m going crazy. Look at this.
Attachment: 238409122.jpg
[Han Yuseong standing next to a huge door with 【Pandemonium】 clearly written on it.]

Silence.
It was a longer silence than I expected.

ㄴ ?

Finally, a comment.
That single question mark seemed to represent everyone’s feelings.
I was the same when I first saw it.
After that, as if the floodgates had opened, endless comments poured in.

ㄴ Wh?at?
ㄴ ???
ㄴ No fucking way
ㄴ ArchMage) What is this. It’s not photoshopped, right? Pandemonium???
ㄴ ClosedRoomTheorist) Umm – This world is made up of a giant closed room
ㄴ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋLOLㅋㅋㅋ Hey, is that a memorial photo selfie?
ㄴ IceQueen) …Freeze. Frozen. Hang in there.
ㄴ How can he hang in there ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ Panㅋㅋdemoㅋㅋㅋㅋniumㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋniumㅋㅋㅋㅋnium…nium.

ㄴ Okay, I’ve read your will carefully. Your writing is good. A great calligrapher.
ㄴ Fuck, I rubbed my eyes and looked again but it’s still the same ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Why did that come out
ㄴ Wow, our climber brother was an amazing bastard. Surviving the 1st floor of Pandemonium. I’m sorry I didn’t recognize you, bro.
ㄴ Oh, he looks quite handsome?? But why does the photo background look black and white? Uh…uh? Bre, breathe. Climber! Climber!! Call, call a doctor!!!

I expected that level of mockery.
It was just a day ago. Just a day ago, community browsing was most of my daily life.
I had already thought of that level of mockery as self-deprecating humor.
It was just amusing.

ㄴ GalleryMaster) …What’s this. Was the fact that you got the Trans Gallery in the first place somehow related? I don’t know….
ㄴ Total! Confusion!!!!

Hmm.
Although the GalleryMaster posted a disorganized comment, I understand what he wants to say.
0% survival rate.
Me, stuck in the no-answer difficulty of Pandemonium.
And I, by chance, picked up a terminal that can access the on the 1st floor.

He’s probably talking about whether these events are situations deliberately created by the tower or not. Well, how would I know?

ㄴ ArchMage) Well, I don’t know. I’m a bit skeptical. Even if he receives help from Trans Gallery users, it’s still Pandemonium difficulty in the end. It’s a difficulty we haven’t experienced either, right? No matter what help we give, he always has to risk his life. The possibility of completion… Ah, I don’t know.

ㄴ AbsoluteMonarch) ArchMage, didn’t you say with your own mouth not long ago? That all beings summoned to Pandemonium probably had even a speck of possibility to complete that Pandemonium. Even if they died. Are you retracting those words?

ㄴ ArchMage) Retract… Of course, since the climber was summoned to Pandemonium, I think he has that possibility. It’s just damn difficult, that’s all.

ㄴ Fr lol The mage always talked about the climber in an ambiguous way, but now that the climber turned out to be in Pandemonium, he’s lost for words ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ ArchMage) What are you saying?
ㄴ Scratch?
ㄴ ArchMage) Forget it. What’s the point of talking more with an inferior bastard. I’m done with gallery browsing for today.
ㄴ Scratch?

ㄴ What ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It’s Pandemonium? For real?
ㄴ R.I.P
ㄴ Saint) Not Easy, not Normal, not Hard, but Pandemonium… this is precious. I will pray.
ㄴ AbsoluteMonarch) Climber, even if you feel desperate, don’t make any extreme choices.
ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) Hey, I won’t do that. Don’t worry ㅇㅇ

Why would I die?
Not in style.

ㄴ HeavenlyDemon) Yes, that’s a good spirit! This one supports you too.
ㄴ Look at him not saying anything and then suddenly popping out to write a few words when he seems surprisingly sane. Are you really a demon head?
ㄴ HeavenlyDemon) Are you in the same Murim Earth as this one? Where do you live?

ㄴ LightSword) Take a look at your Trans Gallery terminal. See if there’s one more app.

App?
I pushed the screen to the side for a moment.
I went to the first page of the terminal.
Hmm, I see something that wasn’t there before?
I pressed on something that appeared below the camera app. It was an app with a blue star-shaped logo.

『’Dimensional Exchange’ under Transcendent Gallery has been activated!』
『Welcome! New customer!』

ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) Oh, there is. Dimensional Exchange?
ㄴ GalleryMaster) I guess it activates on the 2nd floor.
ㄴ LightSword) Eat a hearty meal and come back.
ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) Huh?
ㄴ LightSword) What’s your weapon now?
ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) When I came up to the 2nd floor, they gave me a sword?
ㄴ LightSword) A sword, that’s good. I’ll make sure you don’t die.
ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) How?
ㄴ How else ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ He’s probably going to train you to death.
ㄴ LightSword) I’ll have to take the position of your first teacher.

The SwordParrot suddenly started pushing forward.
What’s this?
He seems to have become more active now that I’m in ‘Pandemonium’ difficulty.