Click. Click...
Blankly staring at the monitor and staring at the rendered product before , I sat in silence without saying a single word.
I was ntally exhausted, and I felt completely drained.
In fact, I could hardly keep my eyes open, but... staring at the interface that stood before , all the exhaustion and pain felt worth it.
"Done. I’m really done..."
After what felt like forever, I was finally done with my second ga. I had spent practically my entire two weeks on it, forgoing sleep and food in order to ensure that it was perfect.
While I couldn’t guarantee that the ga wouldn’t have any glitches and bugs, I was really happy with the final product. At the very least, I had been able to create what I had envisioned for the ga.
Unlike the first ga, I was confident this ti.
This ga...
It was certainly going to create a larger splash than the first ga.
’It’s not like the first ga was unsuccessful, but the overall sales are at around 30,000. I am almost certain that this can reach six digits in sales if everything goes well.’
Then again...
I could be severely overestimating myself.
Looking at the screen, I pressed my lips together.
"This won’t affect the sales, right?"
The main interface wasn’t anything amazing.
It was just a simple black screen with a few smoke graphics and three words.
[Continue]
[New Ga]
[Options]
[Quit]
I invested all of my ti in creating the ga and didn’t bother with the aesthetics of it, from the ga logo to the interface. Everything was rather plain.
The ga logo depicted a tall, slender figure in a black suit, one hand tipping its top hat in a gesture that felt like a disturbingly polite greeting. Its face was mostly obscured by the brim of the top hat, but just enough was visible to reveal a pale complexion and a long, twisted mouth that curved unnaturally at the edges.
The logo was essentially a rip-off of the Twisted Man.
I didn’t really see the need to be creative with the logo. The Twisted Man was an anomaly that was registered within the Guild database and was sowhat known to the public.
I wasn’t really worried about the cult targeting because of it.
Well, that and the fact that they were already targeting .
Since that was the case, I didn’t hold back and just went along with it.
"The logo and interface might not be the best thing, but it’s not like I’m selling those two things. What I’m confident in is the ga. I’m confident even Kyle might get affected by it."
Thinking about Kyle, how was he doing?
I... hadn’t really been paying much attention to him or whatever was happening in the Guild.
’I know sothing has been happening since there’s been quite a bit of chaos, but I’m not entirely sure.’
Rubbing my eyes, I closed down my laptop and leaned back against the chair.
Feeling the only source of light fade as the room plunged into darkness, I closed my eyes for a brief mont before finally standing up and heading for the door.
"Might as well check up on him."
I needed a guinea pig to test out my new ga.
...I was just about to leave the room to find my guinea pig when all of a sudden, soone knocked on the door.
To Tok—
"Hm?"
I was a little surprised at first, but then a smile ford on my lips.
’Oh, no...’
I hastily covered my mouth, trying my best not to show my smile as Rowan eventually opened the door and looked around the room.
"Seth...?"
One look at his haggard face and the deep, glaring black circles under his eyes told he was far from doing well.
The smile that was forming on my face grew even more as Rowan turned on the lights and looked in my direction. He looked at with visible relief.
"You’re here. I’m here to have my session."
"....Right."
I turned my wrist and checked the ti.
It was indeed ti for the two of us to have our session. Apart from eating, working on the ga, and sleeping, there had been one other thing that I had been doing.
And that was the private counseling session with Rowan.
If it had been up to , I would’ve stopped our sessions and focused entirely on the ga. It wasn’t like I didn’t try. However, the mont I even tried to propose the idea, Rowan’s face would turn completely pale. As though the entire world was crumbling before his very eyes.
Seeing him like that, I felt quite a bit of pity towards him.
In the end, I decided to continue the sessions.
’Thank god for that.’
I’d been searching for a guinea pig, then one just happened to appear right in front of .
What great luck!
"Have a seat, Rowan."
I pointed towards the seat before as I opened my laptop again and crossed my legs. Watching as he sheepishly sat in front of , I booted up the ga while making so small talk with him.
"You are not looking very great. Having nightmares?"
"...Nightmares? No, not really."
Rowan shook his head while massaging his tired eyes.
"I’m just overworked lately. With the new exchange mbers coming into the departnt, we’ve been forced to enter one gate after another. I’ve hardly got any ti to rest."
"Is that so?"
Oh, right. There was indeed that. I had been so imrsed in my ga developnt that I had completely forgotten about the exchange mbers.
’I haven’t really paid much attention to the situation, but seeing how tired Rowan looks, I guess the situation isn’t very good.’
Right, Kyle had also not been bothering much lately, which was kind of odd.
I grew a little interested.
"How are they doing? I’m sure it’s hard for them to get adjusted to this departnt. The gates aren’t so ea—"
"Monsters."
Rowan cut off mid-sentence, leaving stunned as he covered his face with both hands.
"They’re fucking monsters."
"Eh...?"
What did he just say? Did he say monsters?
"It’s... as if they aren’t bothered at all by the gates. Although we haven’t been entering any big gates, they’ve been clearing them at record tis, bulldozing their way towards clearance. Do you rember the initiation trial?"
"Initial trial?"
I thought for a mont. Was he referring to the Nightwalker one?
"...I think so. It was sowhat di—"
"They all cleared it in record ti. Beating everyone’s record by quite a large margin."
"....."
The words that were about to co out of my mouth stopped the mont I heard Rowan’s words. And just before I could even process them, Rowan continued.
"Of course, considering their strenght, it is only natural that they clear the trial extrely fast. If Kyle and the others were to clear the gate at their current strenght, they would pull similar tis, but it’s not just them. Even their first years are pulling record tis. It’s gotten to the point where everyone is starting to question the competency of the departnt."
Rowan’s voice grew a little more haggard as he spoke.
"The reason we’ve been working extra hard is because we’ve been trying to prove to them that being in this departnt isn’t easy, but..."
Rowan stopped there. However, he didn’t need to say anything for to understand.
’I guess these exchange people are a lot more competent than I initially thought.’
It seed like they were going to have tough tis ahead of them.
Not that it mattered much to as I stared at my laptop and turned it in Rowan’s direction.
"Here."
"Hm?"
Slowly raising his head, Rowan looked at .
"What—"
"It’s a new ga that I developed."
I quickly cut Rowan off, trying my best to hide my smile.
"This should help you get your mind off these matters. Have a go."
Staring intently at Rowan, I felt my heart start to quicken. A question erged in my mind as I stared at him.
How loud was he going to scream?
I licked my lips.
’I really hope this works.’
User Comments
0 comments from readers