Chapter 187 – Episode 187. The Rat Head That Annoys Me
A rat head with a face that was always disgusting to see greeted me.
[Kang Min-goo!!]
Why are you calling me so warmly?
I’m not happy with anything.
[It’s been a while! How are you?]
I replied with a sad face.
“Long time no see. How are you doing… As you can see.”
[Oh, I see..]
A mouse head that hesitates at my answer and can’t speak.
Ah-oh. Hateful face, I just want to kick it off.
I said to the rat head with an annoyed face.
“You said it was urgent. Is there a problem?”
[That’s what I mean…]
The rat head is still hesitant and unable to speak.
I said with annoyance at the rat head.
“Oh, tell me quickly. Don’t be tantalizing. It means that I came here while doing something important!”
[Ah, I see. Let me tell you.]
Only then did the rat head tell the business he had come for.
[Now this game. A little.. Something uneasy happened.]
“It is unsettling. What is it?”
[Ah… I don’t know what to say.. Now, this game is getting attention from noble people.]
“Noble people? Who is that?”
[That… It’s hard to tell who it is… Isn’t that right. Those who watch the games…]
Hmm.
If you are going to open a game like this and watch it, you are talking about creators like God.. Right?
But what’s the point of getting their attention?
“So what?”
[That’s why. Our game shouldn’t be in the spotlight. Have you forgotten our plan?]
If our plan is to keep the hero and the demon king alive until the end, isn’t it to continue the game for 1,000,000 years without ending it?
Can you forget that plan?
It’s what I want more than anyone else.
“Someone forgot, yes. I mean, those noble money-makers would have been paying attention to our game anyway. Because they are spectators. But what does it mean to not get attention?”
[No, I was not noticed. That’s why our company was able to make such a plan.]
“Have you been unnoticed? How is that possible? It means the audience wasn’t paying attention to the game.”
[It’s not like that. How many games do you think are currently being played simultaneously in all dimensions? Not just one or two. I mean, that’s a lot. As such, the eyes of the spectators are diversified, and most of them are watching popular games.]
Hmm.
Numerous games are being played in all dimensions, and spectators tend to watch fun and popular games among them, right?
Earth’s game was relatively unpopular, so there were no spectators paying attention, and that’s why we were able to come up with a plan to keep the hero and the demon king alive and enjoy the tangja tangja for 1,000,000 years.
Then, all of a sudden, Earth came to the attention of those noble authors.
So now that rat head and his company are in an emergency.
What,
I roughly understood
If there are a lot of eyes on you, it’s hard for me or the rat head to do tricks like we’re trying to do.
Come to think of it, this could be pretty serious…
I frowned and asked the rat head.
“Why did you suddenly catch the attention of the audience? It’s not like anything big happened…”
At my words, the rat head sighed heavily and said,
[That… First of all, the speed of the game on this planet played a part.]
“Game speed?”
[Yes… The speed of this game is very fast right now. The game is only 2 years old, but I heard that one of the corps commanders has already died? No, it was too early from the arrival of the demon king in the first place. Right now, this game… Is progressing too fast.]
Hmm.
It’s game speed.
Come to think of it, the average completion time of a game is about 5 years.
If it’s long, it’s about 10 years.
“It is strange. Well, I know it’s not slow, but is Earth’s game speed that fast right now? I heard that there are often games that end in just two or three years.”
[Of course, it’s not that long. However, all games that end so quickly end in defeat for the planet’s inhabitants. It is a case where a warrior who has not awakened ends up dying in an accident of injustice. But the Earth is different now. No matter who sees it, the planet’s inhabitants are superior, and the Demon King’s army is inferior. At this point, which is only two years old.]
“Hmm…”
I bit my lip and nodded.
Certainly not.
One of the corps commanders on the Demon King’s side died, and one became my subordinate.
On the other hand, what about the human side?
All three of the 5-star professions are dead, but they are all my subordinates and are walking around openly.
It’s a situation where you’re thinking that if you want to assassinate the demon king because you’ve even acquired a crazy skill called Meteora, he’ll be able to find it somehow.
Certainly… I think it would be quite an interesting situation from the point of view of the spectators.
It’s understandable that the level of attention goes up… But,
“Even so, it is strange. It’s a game that didn’t get much attention in the first place. But suddenly, ‘Oh, that game sounds like fun! Let’s see!’ Leave the games they were interested in?”:
[…
A mouse head without words.
What.
Why can’t you say anything
As I was staring at it, the mouse head sighed deeply and told me.
[Mr. Kang Min-gu is right. No matter how fun the game is, it’s hard to get the audience’s attention without publicity. That’s why most management companies advertise their games in order to show them to the audience. That is at a separate cost. However, in our ‘Sura Corporation’, we never promoted it. As I said earlier, it was because we didn’t want our game to be noticed. However…]
“… However?”
[This time, a promotional video was produced and distributed to the audience…]
“…?”
I frowned and said to the rat head.
“What bullshit is that? Who distributes the promotional video?”
[… It’s the vice president’s work.]
“Boo, vice president?”
I looked at the rat head with a puzzled face.
Come to think of it, the ‘Sura Corporation’ to which that rat head belongs was said to be in conflict with the president faction and the vice president faction.
Those who move with the same stance as me are the bosses.
The vice president who puts a tackle on everything the president does.
But this time, the vice president had a serious accident.
We spread the promotional video of our game to the audience and brought their interest.
The rat head gritted its teeth and said with a growl.
[Dog-like vice presidents. It must have been so fast that the work was carried out without our knowledge.. By the time we noticed their tricks, the promotional video had already been distributed. From the president’s point of view, it was something to be done, but there was no reason to say anything. It’s natural for a management company to work to promote a game…]
“Oh, what are you really doing like that? You should have cut that much on your own, right?”
[… I have nothing to say.]
“Oh, really… Ha…”
I sighed heavily.
Anyway, rat-headed babies.
From how they look to how they work, there isn’t a single thing that I don’t like.
I sighed deeply and calmed myself down.
What will you do if you get annoyed?
I need to come up with a countermeasure.
“So, what should I do?”
[… Yes?]
“No, there shouldn’t be any countermeasures. What should I do next?”
[Ah yes. That’s right. Countermeasure… Our position is to make the game as boring as possible.]
“Are you boring? How?”
[Ah, judging from the situation here, I think the demon king will attack soon… It’s a story to drag on the fight with the demon king for as long as possible. Then, the interest of the audience will disappear again.. Around the time when so many eyes will be moved to other places, by capturing the demon king…]
“…Do you think that will work?”
[Yeah, that shouldn’t be possible..?]
I sighed heavily and said to the rat head.
“Listen well, the rats- Keuheum. Mr. Sue. The power of the Demon King is completely unpredictable. One of the corps commanders died, and one of them became my subordinate, but I don’t know how much the power of the demon army itself has decreased, and there is no information. Do you think it would be possible to prolong the fight sluggishly while dealing moderately against such an unknown enemy?”
[…
Haha, that’s really crazy
Why do I have to suffer because of the rat-headed clique fight?
I gritted my teeth and said to the rat head.
“I will try. I don’t know if it’ll work out…”
[Can you do it?]
“It can’t be helped. I have no choice but to try.”
[Go, thank you!! Please be kind to me]
“Haha, what the heck is this…”
The rat head said as if appealing to me with its eyes shining.
[That, smoke. Please act well. No matter who sees it, it’s not intentionally dragging out the fight, it’s a natural attraction. You know? I don’t mean to make you feel suspicious about something. One day, the demon army, and the other day, the human army repeats the push and pull battle-]
“Until there. Smoke sucks. Don’t expect too much.”
[Heheh..]
“Let me ask you one thing.”
[You ask.]
“If only. If the. What will happen when the spectators find out that we are cheating with this game?”
At my words, the rat head said to me with a stinging expression.
[Muh, you’re talking about scary things.]
“You said if.”
[That shouldn’t be the case, but if you do, I’ll let you know. First of all, our company will be a contract benefit as it is, and all executives will be in a bad situation. Even ordinary employees like me are in good shape-]
“No, someone asked how your company is doing? Whatever it is, it’s not my part-time job. How am I This game.”
[Ummm… The game will continue.]
“Huh? Is it just going on?”
[Yes, no matter how cool the game that started is… Hmm, pretend you didn’t hear it. Anyway, once the game started, no matter how noble you are, you can’t touch it. You have to let it flow on its own. That is also the contract with the Demon World side.]
“Is it so? Then I have nothing to worry about-“
[Of course, sanctions will be imposed on those who try to take advantage of the loopholes in the game. In this case, Min-gu will be subject to sanctions.]
“.. Sanctions? What sanctions?”
[As I said earlier, noble people cannot directly touch the game itself. But there is only one thing that can intervene. That’s… Putting in the ‘destroyer’.]
“Destroyer? What is it?”
[A creature of the gods that thoroughly destroys those who interfere with the game-Ah, I made a mistake again. It refers to the creatures of noble people.]
“… You mean that the creatures created by those gods are coming to kill me?”
[Poetry, God. Who said it was God? Please be careful-]
“Ah, no matter if it’s a god or a noble one, you mean the combat weapon they made is coming to kill me, right?”
[That’s right.]
“That creature, how strong is it?”
At my words, the rat head said to me with tense eyes.
[This is a creature of the highest sin power created to eliminate the target on behalf of noble people. You can’t be weak. There is a saying that fighting ability alone is more than noble people. I’ve never seen it, but…]
A man stronger than God?
What kind of nonsense…
Hmm.
As the rat head said, I have no choice but to fight the demon king as well as possible.
It’s because the strongest assassin might come after looking wrong for nothing.
Oh, it’s hard.
Why are you making it so hard for me
I sighed helplessly and glared at the rat head.
