Ch.547″That place is your new prison.”

But the wing-flapping toward freedom by those with armbands…

The mass offensive of disturbing images by escaped users didn’t last very long…

And for good reason. Barely five minutes after I was excitedly posting nonsensical comments shouting about freedom in the gallery.

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<General Announcement>

<<<Ranking System Update Notice!>>>

<Notice to all Commanders.>

<We have confirmed numerous controversies regarding the ranking calculation criteria, so we would like to provide additional information.>

<Until now, the ranking calculations through events have shown serious discrepancies compared to what Commanders generally consider to be practical rankings.>

<In particular, we’ve confirmed significant differences in how Clan leaders and solo players can respond to events.>

<After internal discussions among the operations team, we have decided to completely overhaul the ranking system!>

<The ranking system will be changed as follows:>

<Previous ranking system ⇒ Split into Individual Ranker and Command Ranker categories>

<Starting with this event, the ranking system will be updated monthly through internal score calculations rather than through events.>

<Individual Rankers and Command Rankers will have different systems applied.>

<The conditions for ranking calculations will not be disclosed.>

<Additionally, while ‘Command Rankers’ will primarily consist of Clan leaders, this also includes those who issue appropriate orders and lead other Commanders in various battles.>

<Finally, Commanders in the top 10 of each ranking will be granted gallery management privileges as before!>

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Our operations team friends who always do things strangely brought us back to reality with this new announcement.

Of course, up to that point, the content seemed like something you could just acknowledge with an “I see” and move on.

Unfortunately, right after that announcement appeared, a new event message appeared before my eyes and other users’…

Well, no—alongside the existing “Command” rankings, proper “Individual Rankings” had also appeared.

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<General Announcement>

<Individual Rankers 1-10 Revealed!>

<1. Raksha>

<2. Laura>

<3. Icarus>

<4. Indefatigable>

<5. Menaldu>

<6. Koenig>

<7. MintChocoLover>

<8. Tarantula>

<9. Testosterone>

<10. GarlicBread>

<Congratulations on becoming this month’s Individual Rankers and gallery administrators! ^^>

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“Oh shit.”

“You were so happy just a moment ago. What happened?”

Seeing that smiley face emoticon tacked on at the end, I couldn’t help but curse internally at the operations team’s message that seemed to say escape for armband slaves was impossible.

And it seemed like other former solo rankers felt the same way.

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<‘Indefatigable’ has invited you to ‘Chat Room for Dignified Solos’!>

<Do you accept?>

<Y/N>

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As soon as the announcement appeared, an invitation message arrived.

I immediately pressed Y, and while I was chatting, I instructed Jessica to use all our remaining resources to hire mercenaries to attack and capture the “escort outposts” near Daedalus, then return.

“After taking the outposts, terminate the mercenary contracts… and have the main force stand by at Daedalus.”

“Yes, Commander. By the way, when are you planning to relocate the base?”

“I’ll think about it after this conversation.”

“Okay.”

After giving all those instructions, I entered that strangely-named chat room, wondering what nonsense would come up this time.

And sure enough, when I entered the chat room…

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<Chat Room for Dignified Solos>

<Notice: Only solo rankers with armbands allowed. Other users can’t enter without invitation. FYI>

<Icarus has entered.>

-[Oh, here comes our eternal 3rd place](Indefatigable)

-[LOLOLOLOL](Menaldu)

-[This will be our new prison](Koenig)

-[Sigh, damn it](Laura)

-[Hey Your Majesty, or should I call you President now?](Raksha)

-[All familiar faces here]

-[But why did you call me?](Icarus)

-[Since things turned out this way, we wanted a chat room where we could talk comfortably]

-[And also to effectively catch and punish the troublemakers running wild in the gallery](Raksha)

-[I need to tear those trolls apart to vent my frustration](Menaldu)

-[Is this everyone?](Icarus)

-[Ah wait, more coming soon](Raksha)

<MintChocoLover has entered.>

<Tarantula has entered.>

<Testosterone has entered.>

<Varyag has entered.>

-[Hey, long time no see](Raksha)

-[Hi hi](Varyag)

-[Is this the paradise for solos?](Tarantula)

-[Dunno](Menaldu)

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It had become a place of lamentation for poor serfs who dreamed of “freedom through escape” only to be captured again.

Seeing this, I couldn’t help but shake my head.

But the saddest part of this whole situation was that the number of “armbands” had suddenly doubled…

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Title: Real-time status of trolls.gif

Author: Georg Mashu

Content: [GIF of various troll posts being uploaded and deleted with each refresh]

With moderators increasing by 1.5 times—specifically, user moderators doubling—

Trolls posting garbage are now getting their posts removed twice as fast

Comments:

-[LOLOLOLOLOLOL]

-[What did the newly selected rankers do to deserve this?]

-[Becoming a ranker and getting new work before even receiving rewards, damn]

-[Nooooo]

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Title: It’s nice not having those perverts with weird fetishes here!!!

Author: Anonymous

Content: [Image of a screaming toad]

For real

Comments:

-[Now we can write things like this without crazy people attacking]

-[Wait for it]

-˪[Blocked](Icarus)

-˪[LOLOLOLOLOL]

-˪[Idiot LOL trying to attract attention while the purge is happening]

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Title: Wow, so many moderators makes the gallery super comfortable

Author: White Space Whale

Content: [Image of a blushing toad]

This is how it should be

This is what a gallery and moderators should be

Work hard, moderators

Comments:

-[For real LOL]

-[The guys whose 15-day full blocks expired thought it was their chance, but now they’re all getting caught by the 20 multiplied moderators, it’s hilarious]

-[Ah, so refreshing. This is what a gallery should be]

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With the gallery’s surveillance system more than doubled, trolls showing even the slightest hint of trouble were mercilessly blocked and deleted.

Of course, only the trolls themselves found this sad.

As the gallery reactions showed, the rest of the users were happy, saying “This is how it should be!”

Seeing this perfect example of utilitarianism—the sacrifice of a few for the happiness of many—I nodded with satisfaction.

‘This is the completion of a world where everyone is unharmed.’

Of course, “everyone” didn’t include the trolls.

But since trolls couldn’t be considered citizens of the gallery, most users would surely agree with my thinking.