Chapter 34: Domestic Incest Gallery (5)

Online communities are made up of a diverse group of people.

People with different thoughts gather in a public square where they can share common interests.

Communities fundamentally guarantee anonymity. Because of this, people can confidently say things they wouldn’t dare say in real life.

<I dream of doing it with my younger sister just once.>

Author: WantToEatMySister

She’s a pretty younger sister with a really pretty smile and kind words.

Seeing her come home right after school, it seems like she doesn’t have a girlfriend.

I shouldn’t just take her, should I?

00 : What’s stopping you?

WantToEatMySister:But she’s too kind, so I feel guilty…

OO:HII;;

00 :This guy is really persistent lol.

For example, posts like these.

It was the first post that greeted me when I started the Yuri Gallery. The nickname was quite familiar.

Isn’t this the guy who always posts about incestuous relationships?

He seems to be one of the regulars who was active until I deleted the thread yesterday.

Even after being so heavily criticized, it was awe-inspiring to see him come back alive.

Hmm…

I suddenly became curious and searched for posts from the regular who keeps posting about incestuous relationships.

As expected.

He was indeed the one who started the fire yesterday.

The reason… it started because another regular exploded.

I carefully read the cause of the gallery fire.

I_won’t_ask:Aren’t you always posting about your younger sister on this gallery?

-WantToEatMySister:If you don’t like it, block me.

-I_won’t_ask:Aren’t you ashamed of constantly posting such an uninteresting thread?

Hmm… it was ambiguous to assign blame to either side.

Because I understood the feelings of both sides.

Because of the nature of the moderators, the Yuri Gallery doesn’t heavily regulate off-topic posts. This is also the fate of minor galleries.

A gallery created with one topic can’t maintain that topic forever. Off-topic or real-life threads are common.

Moreover, the attacked regular was posting a type of yuri thread, not an off-topic one.

It’s called sisterly yuri.

On the other hand, the attacking regular is also understandable. In anonymous communities, attacks are common.

It was probably just that they didn’t like the regular posting constantly.

A notable point is that the act of targeting a disliked regular to make them leave the community is called “goroshi.” Usually, goroshi isn’t done by regulars but by casual users.

This is called logging out, shortened to log-out. I’ll skip over this for now.

The fact that they didn’t even log out before posting suggests that it was likely written out of genuine anger rather than a planned action.

Moreover, casual users who joined the fight between the two regulars fueled the fire even more.

: That regular who keeps posting about incest is such an idiot lol.

Not_a_troll:Are you feeling jealous and getting angry?

-I_won’t_ask:Mental illness is an illness.

So that’s how it burned yesterday.

Once a conflict arises between these two, there’s a high chance of more friction.

I should make a note of them.

If they fight again, I’ll make them buy burgers.

In conclusion, they are fighting again.

But it was secretly fun watching the Yuri Gallery at school. I think I watched it for the entire class.

The gallery seemed fine until the end of school…

After I got home, it seems the incest regular posted another nonsense post.

And another regular jumped in, biting the bait.

I stared at the monitor while sipping my hot chocolate.

It’s not a big fight to make a fuss about.

However…

<‘That’ regular’s quotes are legendary.>

Author: I_won’t_ask

(Roughly, posts about wanting to do it with his younger sister all day. The author’s faintly obscured nickname is visible.)

Level;

00:LOL

Not_a_troll:It’s vulgar, but did you forget yesterday’s attack? Like a goldfish, you’re attacking again today, huh?

-I_won’t_ask:Is that their alt account? It’s obvious lol.

-Not_a_troll:Seriously questioning their intelligence.

<What’s with that annoying regular who’s so interested in other people’s posts?>

Author: WantToEatMySister

Did this idiot even make a proper nickname? Are they horny?

Not_a_troll:Weren’t you trying to get attention with your post?

-oo:Whose side are you on?

-oo:Anyway, they’re definitely losers.

They’re indirectly engaging in a battle of wits.

While it’s currently contained to a nervous standoff, it might engulf the entire gallery again anytime.

I sat in my chair, fidgeting with my toes, and thought.

I just want to sleep without having to manage anything.

It would be comfortable to just go to bed, so why am I doing this?

It’s not like I get paid for all this hard work.

Wow, moderator! Wow, unpaid s*ave!

I finally understand why regulars avoid being moderators.

This is what’s called a red pill. Despairing at the truth, I checked the monitor.

The same scene as yesterday unfolded. It was burning.

Slurp-slurp.

Hmm, my hot chocolate is gone.

Should I have another one?

I went to the kitchen and asked my mother for more hot chocolate.

“Tsk. You need to eat less sweets.”

“Just one more… school was hard today.”

“Then this is the last one?”

“Okay!”

Whew, I almost didn’t get any more.

While waiting for the hot chocolate, I looked around.

The bookshelf and family photos caught my eye first.

I missed them. They’re still here.

Looking at the family photos, I thought of my older sister, who had lived separately from me despite being born from the same parents.

A life anyone would say was successful, unlike my failed life.

A sister who seemed more like a stranger than a family member.

It still doesn’t feel real that we’re close now.

Come to think of it, what is my sister doing?

I think I haven’t talked to her at all today.

I asked my mother, who was making the hot chocolate.

“Mom, where did Unni go?”

“Your sister went to her room right after coming home. She’s been doing this lately. What should I do?”

“Aha… maybe she has important things to do?”

“Important things? Come to think of it, it’s almost dinner time. Should we eat out today?”

Whoa.

It seems like it’s been a long time since we ate out.

I nodded enthusiastically.

“Yes!”

“Okay, then get ready to go out. Tell Jiyeon too.”

“Yes.”

Strike while the iron is hot, I stood up and ran towards my sister’s room.

Knock knock-

“Unni, can I come in?”

I asked cautiously, but there was no answer.

I knocked on the door again.

Knock knock-

“Unni…?”

When there was still no answer, I got worried.

Did something happen?

With a growing sense of anxiety, I carefully opened the door and peeked inside.

Fortunately, my sister was fine, sitting in front of the computer, busily typing.

But why was she so focused that she didn’t hear the knocks?

Now that my worry subsided, I started to resent her.

I decided to surprise her from behind, and I began to sneak towards her.

As I got closer, I inadvertently glanced at the monitor.

She wasn’t playing games but writing. Was she working?

I got curious and skimmed the contents.

<That regular has a serious inferiority complex.>

Author: WantToEatMySister

And I received a shock.

The regular who had been tormenting me… was my sister?

I held onto my dizzy mind and watched silently from behind.

I wondered how long she would keep doing this and when she would notice me.

Fortunately, my sister quickly took her hands off the keyboard.

It was impressive how she diligently wrote comments and pressed the self-promotion button in that short time.

My sister, who closed the community and stretched, turned around.

And our eyes met.

“Ah…?”

“Unni.”

“…”

“Unni.”

“J-Jia? I’m scared…”

We were sitting facing each other. More precisely, I was sitting on the bed, and my sister was kneeling.

“Didn’t we do this before?”

“Yeah…”

“It seems like your nickname is different this time, what’s that about?”

“Oh, that… I made a new nickname after you found out, Jia.”

I grabbed my head. My sister looked at me nervously.

After a suffocating silence, I spoke first.

“I saw what you wrote, Unni.”

“Wh-what…?”

“I saw everything. The attacks, you fighting with other people.”

“How did you… oh, wait a minute?”

My sister’s eyes widened. It seemed like she realized I was a moderator.

I spoke before the tables could be turned.

“That’s not important right now.”

“R-right…”

“And I’m not here to scold you.”

“Really…?”

It was true.

I didn’t intend to blame my sister.

Communities are accessible to everyone, and they’re not inherently bad.

I have a lot to say about her tastes, but I already knew about them.

However,

“I wish you wouldn’t write those posts, Unni.”

“…Suddenly?”

“It’s not sudden. You got a lot of hate yesterday and today. I’m upset that you’re being insulted by anonymous people online.”

It’s the truth.

After seeing my sister’s monitor, I had many complex thoughts, but the biggest one was worry.

I was worried that she might be suffering. I’m sad that my sister, who seems amazing to me, is being attacked by strangers online.

“Ah… okay, Jia. I’m sorry for worrying you.”

Seeing my gloomy expression, my sister quickly got up and hugged me.

My sister’s embrace was warm.

It almost made me cry.

“Separately, we need to reduce the number of your communities.” “Wasn’t this a touching moment…?” I had to do what I had to do.