"Done..."
I took a deep breath while staring at the screen in front of .
If I said I wasn’t nervous, that’d be a lie. I was incredibly nervous. But at the sa ti, I was also confident.
’I’ve already seen how the ga perford against actual trainees. I’m sure this update will be massive.’
This was going to be a significant boost from the previous version.
Not only that, but with Nova Studios no longer interfering in my ga, I didn’t need to worry about its performance.
"Well... this is as long as another studio doesn’t suddenly co in and try to do the sa thing."
A lot of studios were incredibly scummy in this regard.
Thankfully, I was also aware of the fact that they were all probably paying attention to the Nova Studios situation.
There was probably going to be a lot of poaching happening.
"...Okay. I’m done with my part. But even then, this is far from enough."
I scrolled through my comnts and paused in Idris’s contacts.
After a brief pause, I sent him the link to my ga.
[There’s an update. I’d appreciate it if you checked it out. I’ve improved the ga quite significantly.]
[Really?]
I received a notification right after.
[What amazing timing! Now that Nova Studios is no longer interfering, I can upload my old video back and create a new video too! Let get right on it. I can’t wait to try it!]
The ssage ended there.
However, I couldn’t help but smile while staring at the ssage.
’I can’t wait for him to upload his video...’
Just thinking about the face he was going to make while playing the ga and the absolute look of dread on his face made —
"Ehm."
I cleared my throat and thoughts as well.
"...I can’t wait because it will boost my sales of the ga. It’ll help out there. Yeah."
I closed down my laptop and stood up, stretching my arms and back in the process. Since I had uploaded the update, and there was nothing else for to do, I planned on killing so ti.
"It’ll take so ti before the ga starts gaining traction again. If... it’ll even gain traction."
Coming out of the room, I expected everything to be normal.
Just a bunch of busy people hanging out in the kitchen, dumping several buckets of powdered coffee into their cups.
But...
"Hm?"
The mont I ca out of my office, the first thing I noticed was several people huddled up together in one cubicle.
The sight appeared all over the place, and I couldn’t help but grow curious.
I spotted Rowan not far from where I was.
He was sitting by himself on his laptop.
"What’s going on?"
"Hm? Oh..."
Rowan scratched the side of his face, unsure of how to answer. Eventually, he pulled up a certain video.
"This has been going viral within our space recently."
[Crownfall Press Conference - Introducing Samuel R. Milshine. The newest super recruit!]
"...The hell?"
Crownfall was one of the three King-Grade Guilds on the island.
I was naturally aware of them.
But...
"They do press conferences for new recruits?"
"Yes, sotis. It really depends on the Guild. Take Crownfall, for example; they like to showcase their recruits, especially those from the main island who ranked within the Top 100."
"...Oh."
Seed like a bit of overkill, but it didn’t really matter to .
This was their money, not mine.
Just as I was about to lose interest, the screen flickered, and the interview began. But the mont it did, my eyes widened instinctively, and I leaned in, drawn closer to the screen without even thinking.
"Wait, hold on... I recognize this guy."
He—
"He’s one of the new recruits that the Guild had hired but left."
"Yes, that’s... I can see."
It was hard for to forget that face.
Staring at the caras, one of the interviewers asked,
—Sam, hello. I’m from the Daily Voice. Would you like to tell us the reason why you joined Crownfall? Last I heard, you had accepted a deal with another Guild.
Another Guild...
Really?
I was sure everyone present knew what the ’another guild’ in question was.
—Haha, you can just say that the two of us were incompatible. I previously joined because they looked promising, but after arriving there, I quickly realized that it just wasn’t for .
—Can you care to elaborate on that?
—Well...
Sam paused for a mont before bringing his face closer to the microphone.
—...Let’s just say that the people who run the place aren’t exactly the brightest. Their Section Chief, in particular. He doesn’t look like he’s been to a gate in years. And funny thing...
Covering his mouth, Sam laughed.
—On our first day... They actually made us try a ga. A ga... Hahaha. I couldn’t take them seriously anymore and just left. Several others left with , but I’m sure all of you are already awar-
Click!
Rowan ended the interview there.
As he did, he turned to look towards .
"This is basically the gist of it. Right now, the Guild is in a ss because of the interview. The other Section Chiefs have started to file complaints against our departnts, and we’re getting a bunch of calls from investors asking if this is true."
Rowan pursed his lips before hesitating.
In the end, he found it within himself to ask, "This ga he’s talking about... It’s your ga, isn’t it?"
"Yup."
I nodded slowly, still staring at the screen.
"...It’s my ga indeed."
My lips pulled into a smile.
’Looks like I’m going to have to pay a visit to the Section Chief.’
A massive opportunity had just presented itself for all of us.
***
*Buuurp!*
Letting out a large burp, Idris tossed a can to the side and looked back at his own monitor.
"Alright, it looks like the ga has updated."
He stretched his fingers and tilted his neck to the left and then to the right.
Pressing onto the ga, he loaded it up real quick, and imdiately, he couldn’t help but be amazed by what he saw.
"Wow, this is so much better than before."
Let alone the opening page, but even the insides of the ga felt a lot better.
The ga felt smoother, and the graphics looked even better.
"A multiplayer feature?"
Wow...!
This was a much bigger update than he had originally expected.
It was also the realization that made him stop as he turned his attention towards his cara. After a while, he nodded his head, mumbling a brief ’why not’ and booted up his streaming apps before suddenly going live.
"How are you doing, guys?"
—Yoooooo!
—First XD
—I’m here!
—You’re streaming? This is a surprise. You rarely stream.
The viewer count quickly started to rise as Idris sat in his seat while answering so questions. It was only when the viewership stopped growing after passing the five thousand mark that Idris began to address everyone.
"Alright, everyone. There’s sothing exciting today!"
He pressed the mouse and booted up the ga.
"Do any of you rember this ga? A Twisted Ga? Well... a new update rolled in and a multiplayer feature has been added! This is why I’ve decided to stream today! I plan on playing this ga with five of you!"
—Wah!!
—I’ve got the ga! Pick !
—Sa!
—Wait, shit! I don’t! What is the ga?
—Twisted Ga. It’s called a Twisted Ga!
The chat imdiately started to spasm with ssages as they couldn’t contain their excitent.
Seeing the scene, Idris couldn’t help but chuckle.
"Settle down, everyone. I plan on playing a couple of rounds. There will be more than five lucky winners. Anyways, I’ll give you ten minutes to download the ga before starting the random selection."
Idris leaned back on his chair as he watched his chat beco even livelier.
As he did, his gaze fell on the screen of his computer.
He couldn’t help but want to try the ga imdiately. Following his first failure at the ga, as a true gar, he began to grind the very sa ga until he finally managed to clear it.
Despite Seth saying that the ga had improved, Idris was confident in himself.
He truly believed he could clear it.
And—
"Ten minutes are up. I’ll start the wheel!"
He also believed he could carry his followers in the ga.
This was, however, a decision he quickly ca to regret.
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