The screen flashed.
A notification appeared shortly after.
[Ga Cleared]
A pair of hazel eyes stared at the screen in front without blinking.
"....."
The room was silent as I stared at the Team Leader with my lips pressed tightly.
She...
"Is this supposed to be scary? Fun...?"
Even though I had seen firsthand how she managed to clear the ga in record ti without even blinking once, seeing her confused and bored expression still made my heart tighten.
"More or less."
The Section Chief answered while leaning forward to stare at the cleared sign on the laptop.
He then looked at the ti and whistled.
"That’s even faster than my ti."
"You tried it too?"
"Sure did."
The Section Chief replied.
"Not too long ago, actually. Kyle showed the ga and told that we should use it to train the new recruits."
"This ga?"
The Team Leader looked at the screen and then at the Section Chief. Her expression said it all. It looked as though she was looking at a lunatic.
"Why would you want to give this to the new recruits? It’d be a massive waste of ti."
"Yup, I think so too."
My lip twitched upon hearing their conversation.
Even though I knew my ga wouldn’t affect those with a high order, it still stung to hear them say how unscary it was.
’The ga is scary, alright? It’s just that... Well, you guys are different.’
The look on the Team Leader’s face turned even stranger.
"If you think so too, then why would you consider using this to train the new recruits?"
"That’s because Kyle insisted that it managed to scare Rowan alongside the recruits from the other departnts."
"Eh...?"
The Team Leader paused, her brows slowly furrowing in doubt.
"Did you say that Rowan got scared?"
"...I was also confused, but that’s apparently the truth."
"Really?"
The Team Leader turned her attention back towards the ga and started it again. This ti, she played the ga more slowly, but even then, she was still able to clear it without much effort.
"I an, I wouldn’t say that the ga is terrible. The storyline is quite great, and I like the chanics of the monster. I can tell that it’s inspired by VILE - 1071."
[VILE - 1071] was the official classification for the Twisted Man.
"...I also like how by the end of the ga you realize that the investigator is actually her latest husband, and that this was all planned by her to trap him and turn him into another creature. It’s a nice twist, but... It’s not really that scary."
She leaned closer to the monitor and sighed.
"Then again, this could be because I’m different. Since it is confird that Rowan got scared, then it might actually work."
"Mhm. "
The Section Chief nodded his head a couple of tis.
"I’m also thinking the sa."
In the end, they both turned towards .
The Section Chief spoke.
"You’re here about the ga. What do you need?"
"That..."
Feeling both gazes, I felt a little nervous. However, thinking about my current situation and how desperate I was for money, I laid everything out for them.
"I’d like so funding. If you can provide with so funding, then I can hire a temporary team and enhance the ga further by providing a multiplayer feature. With the multiplayer feature, I believe that it will create a better environnt for teams and will also serve better for training."
The Section Chief and the Team Leader both looked at each other.
Then, with a frown of his own, the Section Chief opened his mouth.
"How much do you need?"
"...Hmm. Taking into consideration that I might need them for a week, and that they need to be rather experienced, I’d say maybe fifty thousand to a hundred thousand?"
This was the best estimate that I could co up with.
While adding the multiplayer feature wouldn’t cost too much money, I wanted to properly enhance the ga even further. I wanted to improve the graphics, the voice acting, and everything.
"If you can grant the funding, I can improve the ga in all aspects, and then you can start giving it to the trainees to train."
I felt quite nervous while speaking.
At the end of the day, the amount of money that I was requesting wasn’t very little.
It was quite a lot in fact.
Furthermore, neither of the two had any incentive to invest that much money in . After all, the two didn’t find the ga scary, and if the ga ended up not working with the trainees, then it would just be a massive waste of money.
I was nervous that they’d reject.
But—
"Fifty to a hundred thousand? That’s not that bad."
"You’re right. If it’s this little money, then it’s worth considering. I don’t think it would make that much of a dent in our budget. Plus, you did say that Rowan got scared. If it really works, then it might actually help us out a lot."
"....."
Hearing the conversation between the two, I was left speechless.
It wasn’t like I didn’t hope that they would agree. However, I thought that things would be much more difficult.
And yet...
Staring at the two as they were casually chatting, I realized sothing.
’...The amount of money I asked for is really nothing to them, isn’t it?’
I really wanted to laugh at the mont.
But before I could do that, the Section Chief walked up to and patted shoulder.
"I’ll send you the money over. Work on your ga and then send it over to us. I’ll have it tested with the new recruits. If you really can manage to scare them and provide a good way for them to train, I’ll consider giving you even more money in the future."
My eyes lit up in that mont as I silently clenched my fist.
Yes!
This was exactly what I wanted.
I had to do my very best to keep my expression firm while slowly nodding my head.
"Understood. I’ll get to work imdiately."
"At it."
The Section Chief slapped on the back, nearly making spit out in pain. However, suppressing the urge, I walked towards the door and left.
As I did, I couldn’t hold my excitent.
’I’ll get to work imdiately. I’ll make sure not to waste this opportunity.’
I couldn’t wait to see the new trainees’ trauma—Gathering funds. I couldn’t wait to gather funds.
***
Nova Studios.
There was one week left until their newest ga [Blade in the Dark] was set to release. Following their aggressive advertising and ’secret workings’, there was a lot of hype revolving around the ga.
*Puff*
Taking a drag of his cigar, CEO Malone sat with his legs on the desk as he cracked a smile. He was currently holding onto a piece of paper where an email was printed.
"So you’re saying that he wants to work with us now?"
"...That is correct."
"Haha."
Cracking a laugh, the CEO dropped his legs down as he placed the paper on the table.
"How laughable. He’s obviously realized that his ga is no longer doing well and is now looking for our company in order to look for a stable job."
"...You are correct."
Matthias, the Chief Manager of Ga Oversight, stood on the opposite end of the desk while lifting his glasses.
"Ever since we’ve taken action, the ga has sold less than five thousand copies. Right now, it is hardly selling more than a hundred copies in a day."
"Haar! Har!"
The CEO laughed once again, his laugh coming out rather hoarse. Most likely from all the tar built up in his throat.
Tracing the lines on the paper, he looked back at Matthias.
"He says he wants to have an interview with . Do you think I should give him one?"
"...I think it’s worth a shot. Since he’s submitting to us, we might as well take him in. He’s rather talented."
"Mhh."
The CEO’s eyes narrowed as he looked at the paper.
In the end, he agreed.
"You’re right. It would be a waste to let go of such talent, but..."
He paused, a smile tracing his lips as he slid the paper forward.
"Change the terms from before. Since he’s refused our first offer, it’s only natural that the terms won’t be as good."
As he said this, the CEO took another drag of his cigar before chuckling.
*Puff*
"...He won’t refuse since he’s already in our hands. Oh, and regarding the interview. I’m not going to be bothered to attend. You take care of it."
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