I Became the Head of Returners Gallery

[Title: I like women’s tears]
[Author: RichHikikomori (Manager)]
[Content: zzup]

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-Anonymous(411.99): Our gallery head is a disrespectful son who likes to see his mother’s tears of blood, lol
ㄴRichHikikomori(Manager): Yeah, I don’t have a mom
-HeadRetard1: Lol mandatory real names for upvotes

[Title: Head, what the hell are you doing?]
[Author: HeadRetard1]
[Content: Why do tactical nukes get removed in 1 second even in broad daylight?]
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-Anonymous: Probably a rich unemployed pe1rson
-RichHikikomori(Manager): You bastard

[Title: Upvote if it seems fake that a third returner has already appeared]
[Author: TrashWebNovelWriter]
[Content: .]

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-RichHikikomori(Manager): Tactical nuke, you bitch
-Anonymous: Lol upvoting for visibility

[Do you want to ban the fixed nickname TrashWebNovelWriter for 1 year?]
[Yes]

Click.

I clicked the mouse to ban the troll who posted in the middle of the night.

Unemployed.

Hikikomori.

Orphan.

It might sound like a hopeless life.

Fortunately or unfortunately, I was a rich unemployed person.

When my parents passed away, it hurt, but the wealth they left behind filled the void.

But after my parents’ funeral, I lost all motivation.

I’ve been holed up in my room since then, immersed in online communities.

‘When I run out of money, I’ll just die alone.’

Since I owned my place, there was no landlord to demand rent, and I had no relatives or friends to interfere with my hikikomori lifestyle.

With this mindset, I stayed locked in my house.

One day, as I was browsing galleries as usual.

A new gallery appeared on my monitor.

[Returners Gallery]
[Head MacaronFlavoredDori has selected you as the next Head.]
[Loading…]
[The Head transfer process has been completed.]
[Welcome, Head.]

“Returners Gallery?”

The news has been buzzing about returners lately—

But I’ve lived a life completely unrelated to returners.

So why am I the head of the Returners Gallery?

Is this Head, or rather, the former Head, playing a prank?

There wasn’t even a transfer procedure.

[Welcome to the Returners Gallery.]
[Gallery lv.1 (2000 points to reach level 2)]
[Current gallery points: 0]
[Permissions: Appointing managers, Gallery shop, Transferring Headship]

Ah, so I can pass the Headship to someone else.

I clicked the Head transfer button.

I should just pass it back to the former Head and leave.

How can someone who isn’t even a returner be the Head of the Returners Gallery?

Beep!

The moment I pressed the transfer button, a warning message appeared with a spark.

[Warning! You must reach Gallery lv.999 to transfer the Headship.]

“What the f…”

I was about to curse but closed my mouth.

‘This former Head bastard is crossing the line.’

Ding─

At that moment, a gallery notification sounded.

-Why the hell did you really transfer the Headship
-The Head ran away! Catch him! Catch him!
-The former Head moves differently from the start
-Not Returners Gallery x But Head Rotation Gallery o

Looking at the post list made my head spin.

When I checked the gallery introduction that regular users and anonymous users could access, I saw that the Head had changed from “MacaronFlavoredDori” to “RichHikikomori.”

[Title: Found you, former Head, you bastard]
[Author: TheHeroIsGone(■■■-001→Earth-131)]
[Content: Head, are you sleeping? Tactical nuke coming]

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When I entered the post about finding the former Head, numerous tentacles and black holes—

[The Head’s authority negates the mental attack.]

“Huff… Huff…!”

As soon as I regained my senses, I quickly deleted the post.

Where the hell did this guy return from?

[Do you want to ban the fixed nickname TheHeroIsGone for 1 year?]
[Yes]

And I issued a 1-year ban.

I left a memo next to his name: “Ban renewal-trolling bastard.”

I don’t know if I’ll still be the Head of the Returners Gallery a year from now, but I needed to prevent this horrific image from spreading in the gallery.

Ding─

Then, a notification popped up.

[100 points have been added for gallery management (blocking trolls).]
[Accumulated points can be used in the shop.]

So I can use gallery points in the shop?

Since I need to collect points to transfer the Headship to someone else, I should just manage it diligently.

-? Where did the Head go
-Is it just me or did the Head change to someone else
-What’s suddenly happening
-Head, come back!!!!!
-Let’s start impeaching the moderator now

Even while I was blocking trolls and removing tactical nukes to earn points, posts looking for the former Head kept appearing.

They say lurking comes first in communities, but this time I had to write something.

I needed to let the entire gallery know that I too was a victim of the damn former Head.

Then maybe I wouldn’t get lumped in with the former Head and cursed at together.

“But first, I should check out the gallery atmosphere.”

I decided to read the notices and popular posts.

I shouldn’t slack off now that I’m the Head.

[Title: Returners Gallery Notice ver.02]
[Author: MacaronFlavoredDori(Divine Realm)]
[Content: Hello, this is Head MacaronFlavoredDori. This gallery is for returners.
Since it’s not visible to non-returners, you can feel safe.

The Returners Gallery is a community to help returners adapt.
No forming personal relationships without ‘special reasons’.
Cross the line and your posts will be deleted or you’ll be banned.]

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[★Title: Surviving as a homeless person after returning 766 days]
[Author: HeavenlyDemonRebornAllDemonsKneeling(MartialWorld-993→Earth-999)]
[Content: (Wet newspaper and crisp newspaper)
Foolish children, it is I.
Today, I shall teach you how to turn unusable wet newspaper into newspaper you can sleep under.
As you children know, sleeping under damp newspaper lowers your body temperature.
So, I used my Energy Absorption Grand Technique to suck the moisture from the newspaper, making it fluffy.
You may try this once before the police or Hunter Association catches you.
I have attached the incantation.
Tomorrow I shall return with methods to avoid being caught by the police and Hunter Association.

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-This guy came back alive again today
ㄴAuthor: Would one who survived the Martial World die here?

-Downvote for consistency

-Poor guy lol I’m an S-class Hunter who just had dinner with an idol while some become Heaven Demon but still homeless lol
ㄴThis B-tier guy is annoying
ㄴAuthor: You… never mind. Just enjoy your current happiness.
ㄴNo proof means what? Fake~
ㄴThis guy actually has proof that he’s a B-tier

-Hunter sir! Over here!

-Demon pretending to be important! If you returned, why not report to the Hunter Association instead of running around?
ㄴAuthor: You righteous hypocrite with a long tongue. Do you want a life-or-death duel?

[★Title: SSS-class returned star hit 1M followers on StarStar]
[Author: KingOfSClassClimber(Fantasia-006→Earth-457)]
[Content: (StarStar profile page showing 1M followers)
Returners living like beggars because they can’t adapt to reality is all old news
Ah lol ad revenue is sweet~]

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-What’s this strange word “star”? Isn’t “returner fool” the correct term?
ㄴAuthor: -Wrong-
ㄴMy physical age is 20.
ㄴAuthor: You’re all wrong lol
ㄴI have not aged.
ㄴClick.. Click..
ㄴYou! Do you really want a life-or-death duel?

-B-tier die
ㄴWhat can you1 do about it lol

-Mod! Remove this B-tier!
ㄴThe mod ran away..

-Weren’t you banned for being B-tier?
ㄴAuthor: It was lifted yesterday? lol

-(Some kind of image icon)

[★Title: I’m a returner who came back from fantasy to Earth, but I can’t read Korean..]
[Author: HawawaHighSchoolGirl(RomanticFantasia-005→Earth-314)]
[Content: I’m a returner who went to another world in 8th grade and came back now at 18
They say I need to graduate high school to live normally in Korea, so I’m studying for my middle school equivalency exam
But I can’t read Korean..
I can read the books I brought from the other world, but Korean just looks like shapes
How can I understand speech but not read?
The Returners Association says I’ll adapt, but it’s been 1 year since I returned
I wasted 6 months on rehabilitation, and now I’m illiterate. Is my life ruined now?]

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-That’s a side effect of language cheat skills. Stay away from anything similar to other world languages
-Ah, the former Head was a goddess who was good at solving side effects, but she abandoned us

-Poor thing lol
ㄴSeriously, can’t this guy be banned?
ㄴHead, do your job dammit

[★Title: 3 reasons the current Head is a godde1ss lol]
[Author: FantasyNostalgia(Earth-275→Fantasia-001)]
[Content:

The former Head was a goddess
The current Head isn’t lurking, they just don’t know how communities work
My type]

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-(Pedophile treatment icon)
-This is just your opinion, idiot
-Pedophiles should die

-(I’m interested in teacher’s unusual fetishes icon)
ㄴYou get out too

-(Get out of Returners Gallery icon)

Returners.

Those who went to another world for some reason and came back to their home world.

Disasters who returned to Earth with powers that cannot be handled by modern technology.

I realized that returners’ communities weren’t any different from regular people’s communities.

No, they were actually more chaotic.

Returners were strong but broken.

It would be strange if they weren’t broken.

And the stronger they were, the more vicious trolling, bigger egos, and more dangerous “tactical nukes” they used.

I don’t know why the former Head chose me as the Head of the Returners Gallery, but I had nothing else to do anyway.

I’ll just think of it as having one more gallery to manage.

However, I must never upset the returners.

Wait.

This isn’t any different from my usual gallery browsing.

[Title: I’m the Head.]
[Author: RichHikikomori (Manager/???→Earth-999)]
[Content: I’m not a returner.
Just a hikikomori gallery addict.
And I’m not the goddess you all wanted.
I don’t know how to prove my lack of abilities, so believe what you want
I also think the former Head is annoying
One day I woke up and suddenly became the Head
But I’ll do my best]

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