Ch.325I, Who Am I? “The King of Neutrality.” (6)

Of course, my intervention didn’t immediately stop those two from fighting.

Realistically speaking, when you’ve been fighting someone for months and they’re right in front of you, how easy would it be to stop just because someone tells you to?

But when the one trying to stop you isn’t some common refugee(?) around here, but…

“Now everyone, I clearly warned you not to fight here, didn’t I?”

-“…”

-“…”

“Smile.”

Perhaps it was because of my fleet, which included two drooling Krakens that seemed hungry, along with Avalon’s security fleet.

The two users’ fleets that had been trying to kill each other instantly became as docile as cute little Golden Injeolmi Retrievers.

Of course, even now, the result of their expulsion wouldn’t change.

After sending the two Xenovia Empire users ‘separately’ far away from each other, I posted something on the gallery.

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Title: Come back when you’ve chosen new representatives

Author: Icarus

Content: [North Alliance and South Union envoy user fleets hitting each other.jpg], [Icarus’s fleet subduing the fighting fleets.jpg]

Yeah

What am I supposed to do when representatives arrive at the same time

I don’t support either side

Whoever wins is our side, good luck

Comments:

-[Admin’s classic “I’m not responsible” statement ON]

-[So you’re saying you beat up and drove away the representatives?]

-˪[What]

-˪[Are you accusing our beloved Admin of beating up faction representatives and driving them away?]

-˪[WTF?](Author)

-[LOLOLOLOLOLOL]

-[Seizing the opportunity to execute someone right away]

-[Watch and learn, newbies… the “execution angle” is alive and well.]

-˪[That’s a bit -wrong-]

-˪[You little shit, where do you live?]

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As always, the gallery’s jokesters tried to subject me—or more precisely, tried to “execute” anyone when an “admin” was involved.

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Title: Users getting their comments blocked by the admin in real-time.gif

Author: Anonymous

Content: [Comments disappearing one by one with each refresh, and finally a troll user’s comment wailing.jpg]

This seems familiar somehow

Can any knowledgeable buddies explain?

Comments:

-[Newbie’s attitude is top-tier]

-[Boldly asking “can someone explain”]

-[“What’s happening? First it was a quartet… trio… duet… solo… sob.”]

-˪[Yes, exactly this]

-˪[That moan at the end LOLOLOLOLOL]

-[“What is this… leaving only the accompaniment…”]

-˪[Hmm, excellent]

-[Gandaaaaaaaa]

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‘If I use the admin’s power… no one will suffer anymore.’

I handed out 1-day gallery bans to those spouting nonsense, quickly removing the slander directed at me.

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Anyway, after finishing that business.

With no more daily quests to do, I was planning to work on leveling up our fleet and superhumans.

Especially Kraken Unit 2, which had gained significant levels during the battle with the Walpurgis Alliance, but hadn’t had any opportunities to level up since then, causing its growth to stagnate.

With no one to fight internally, and no signs of major external problems like invasions or other spectacular events on the horizon.

I was planning to deploy a fleet including Unit 2 to hunt down independent pirates or wild monsters that must exist somewhere nearby to help it level up.

But at that very moment.

“Commander, Commander, Commander.”

“What problem has erupted now, Jessica?”

Hearing Jessica calling me with great urgency, I temporarily postponed my fleet deployment order and turned to ask.

And in response to my question, our Jessica said:

“You know those commanders you guided to relocate to Barracuda before?”

“Um… yes, I remember, but what about them?”

“One of them is currently docked at Barracuda’s central system, saying he’s going to take over the base?”

“…”

Is this what they call returning kindness with enmity?

No, I did rent out docking privileges for a price…

In this case, it’s less about ingratitude and more about overstepping boundaries.

“Commander, more importantly, this ungrateful commander is trying to take over our base without permission, shouldn’t we respond somehow?!”

As I was lost in thought, Jessica stomped her feet and even twitched her tail in frustration.

But in response to Jessica’s reaction, I shook my head, saying there was no need to react that way.

“First, try to open communications with him, for chat…”

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<This commander has blocked chat with you!>

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“…Seems he’s not accepting.”

“He’s not accepting communications either.”

“Oh, really?”

Here I was trying to show mercy to a poor clueless newbie.

Yet the person in question had blocked all routes of help themselves. I sighed deeply, then quietly opened the management window for “Barracuda Logistics Supply Base” and ordered the main fleet to deploy.

Of course, security fleets came out as well, so users currently docked at Barracuda would clearly be terrified…

“Oh right, Jessica, did other users try to stop the guy trying to dock at the central area?”

“I couldn’t check the chat window, but I confirmed there were people who warned him with their fleets or tried to communicate that he shouldn’t do it.”

“They’re kinder people than I expected.”

To think there were still sprouts of conscience(?) in the central area, which is like a den of fierce demons.

Impressed by the unexpectedly reliable residents(?), I fixed the ‘status’ of those users to ‘friendly neutral’ in the management window.

Then I changed only the status of the bastard who dared try to take over someone else’s central base to ‘hostile,’ allowing the security and main fleets to demolish his base on their own.

Of course, Jessica showed a rather puzzled reaction to my actions, just as she had earlier.

To explain, I showed her a whiny post that the user I’d just dealt with had posted on the gallery.

“Look, Jessica, a glowing post.”

“…Pardon?”

“If you look at this, you’ll find the answer to our current problem.”

“Ah, yes.”

And our Jessica, despite floating question marks above her head, obediently followed my instructions and checked the post.

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Title: WTF why are base fleets attacking me after I took over the base?

Author: Anonymous

Content: [Base being forcibly pulled up while being attacked by Barracuda security fleet and main fleets.jpg]

WTF is this shit

If I took over the central area of the base, shouldn’t the base become mine?

This is a fucking bug?

Icarus is supposed to be a ranker but he’s using bugs?

Pathetic

Comments:

-[What is this idiot doing?]

-[You moron, if all the forces are still intact and you haven’t taken out the command center, but just placed your base on top, how is that a takeover? LOLOL]

-˪[Shouldn’t it be? I did take over the central area](Author)

-˪[Fuck this…]

-[LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL]

-[Oh, pure-brained newbie confirmed]

-[LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL]

-[I can feel all the emotions in that veteran’s last reply]

-[The system ownership belongs to Icarus, and for you to take it over, you’d need to destroy all the deployed security fleets, main fleets, and command center forces, you idiot]

-˪[Oh](Author)

-˪[So I’m screwed?](Author)

-˪[Yep, try begging Icarus not to destroy your base]

-[If it were me, I’d immediately demolish this guy’s base LOLOL]

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After reading through all the comments, Jessica nodded, saying she now understood why I had reacted that way.

“Ah… so the system protects it, which is why you were so relaxed about it, Commander.”

“That’s right, so now all we need to think about is how to crush that pathetic friend’s base.”

“Understood, Commander.”