
by seyak2b
Gospel_of_Ghost_Glitch() # or: THE_Gymnopédies.spin-off except Prayer: pass finally: sati(as).hack(you.systems) "Greetings, traveler. This is the village of CUTTIE." Seven words. That's all the Elder's seal left me. I'm the NPC who says them — the village greeter, the smoke signal, the thing you walk past on your way to the real story. Then the window appeared. [ EXP +1 ] Apparently, guiding people grants experience. Even me. In this world, magic is a majority vote of prayer — and somebody, somewhere, is counting mine. This is the story of how an NPC became the Grand Sage and changed the world. Funny, right? It isn't, though. Part of the WWW universe — Gymnopédies is a self-contained story that reads complete on its own, no prior reading required. Originally written and completed in Japanese. This is the author's English edition: the original story, worldview, and translation guidelines are the author's; the English prose was generated by AI from those materials and reviewed by the author. Illustrations: layouts and composition by the author, finished art by Landoov. Complete dark fantasy (~90k words), daily updates until the end. The System in this story is real, diegetic, and not your friend. The Ministry of Truth certifies that none of these people ever existed. Content Warnings: graphic violence and body horror; harm to and death of an animal; death of a child; starvation; psychological conditioning and coercive manipulation (depicted critically). The Ministry of Truth reserves the right to revise this record.
| # | Title | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapter 1 —— Lent et douloureux | 0 |
| 2 | §1-03 Strip down and bow, or you get nothing. | 0 |
| 3 | §1-04 See? Told you. | 0 |
| 4 | §1-05 ...Not a bad day. Probably. | 0 |
| 5 | §1-06 It's not like I wanted praise or anything. | 0 |
| 6 | §1-07 HACKling | 0 |
| 7 | §1-08 I just wanted someone to find me. | 0 |
| 8 | §1-09 I'm leaving you alone. Don't leave me alone. | 0 |
| 9 | §1-10 Because it's something I have to do. | 0 |
| 10 | §1-11 Is it okay if I say I'm not unwanted | 0 |
| 11 | §1-12 slowly, with pain | 0 |
| 12 | §2-02 Even as I am swept off my own feet! | 0 |
| 13 | §2-03 Have I done it again somehow! | 0 |
| 14 | §2-04 If you're the ones filling it in. | 0 |
| 15 | §2-05 Please. Let me be the one to protect you. | 0 |
| 16 | §2-06 ROVING | 0 |
| 17 | §2-07 Tremble before my magnificent swordsmanship! | 0 |
| 18 | §2-08 Detonate! My magic! | 0 |
| 19 | §2-09 Reach them! My prayer! | 0 |
| 20 | §2-10 Just the three of us. | 0 |
| 21 | §2-11 Two curses and. | 0 |
| 22 | §2-12 three wishes and | 0 |
| 23 | §2-13 four feet grind it into the dirt. five-pointed promise. | 0 |
| 24 | §2-14 even if we fade at the sixth hour | 0 |
| 25 | §2-15 remember that promise in seventh heaven, somewhere. | 0 |
| 26 | §2-16 even if the only way through is what fate ate. | 0 |
| 27 | §2-17 if nine lives is what it takes to get back what we lost. | 0 |
| 28 | §2-18 Tent to end. | 0 |
| 29 | §2-19 slowly, with sadness | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 3 —— Lent et grave | 0 |
| 31 | §3-02 Look, look — how's this for a miracle! | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 2 —— Lent et triste | 0 |
| 33 | §3-03 It seems my power is required after all! | 0 |
| 34 | §3-04 Wait — is this actually easy?? | 0 |
| 35 | §3-05 SPINNING | 0 |
| 36 | §3-06 Just watching you spin the thread was enough. | 0 |
| 37 | §3-07 Your back was kind. | 0 |
| 38 | §3-08 『To you, who loved me.』 | 0 |
| 39 | §3-09 I'll save everyone! | 0 |
| 40 | §3-10 I! Will save you all!! | 0 |
| 41 | §3-11 ...Not bad days, all things considered. | 0 |
| 42 | §3-12 I've still got things to do. | 0 |
| 43 | §3-13 No culture that came up with this plan | 0 |
| 44 | §3-14 『All prayers are made for an ending.』 | 0 |
| 45 | §3-15 Lent et grave | 0 |
| 46 | (Interlude) The Dried Fetus | 0 |
| 47 | chapter4_Von fremden Ländern und Menschen | 0 |
| 48 | §4-02 2564 | 0 |
| 49 | §4-03 2408 | 0 |
| 50 | §4-04 2192 | 0 |
| 51 | §4-05 2176 | 0 |
| 52 | §4-06 2084 | 0 |
| 53 | §4-07 2068 | 0 |
| 54 | §4-08 1932 | 0 |
| 55 | §4-10 1906 | 0 |
| 56 | §4-11 WINDING | 0 |
| 57 | §4-12 Finality Fantasy | 0 |
| 58 | §4-13 1758 | 0 |
| 59 | §4-14 1714 | 0 |
| 60 | §4-15 1572 | 0 |
| 61 | §4-16 1548 | 0 |
| 62 | Chapter5_Der Dichter spricht | 0 |
| 63 | 5-02 Protocol: Blending | 0 |
| 64 | §5-03 Phase: Carding | 0 |
| 65 | §5-04 Protocol: Hackling | 0 |
| 66 | §5-05 Phase: Drawing | 0 |
| 67 | §5-07 Phase: Roving | 0 |
| 68 | §5-08 Protocol: Spinning | 0 |
| 69 | §5-09 Phase: Twist | 0 |
| 70 | §5-11 Phase: Setting | 0 |
| 71 | §5-12 Protocol: Winding | 0 |
| 72 | §5-13 Phase: Weaving | 0 |
| 73 | §5-14 Protocol: Scouring | 0 |
| 74 | §5-15 Phase: Fling | 0 |
| 75 | §5-16 Protocol: Tentering | 0 |
| 76 | §5-17: UN[R/L]AVEL | 0 |
| 77 | §5-18 【K】night's 【K】not-【K】ill | 0 |
| 78 | §5-19 CUT | 0 |
| 79 | §5-20 Lent et grave ~空欠一如~ | 0 |
| 80 | §5-21 Loose thread | 0 |
| 81 | §5-22 TIE | 0 |
| 82 | -1 | 0 |
| 83 | §5-24 The Poet Speaks. | 0 |
| 84 | Afterword — Von der Welt des Autors~穂垂稲熟~ | 0 |