The Game Director That Returned from Hell - Chapter 234

Episode 234 Epilogue 1 – Problematic Man

With Helic 5’s GOTY award, the gaming industry finally undergoes a revolution… !

“I didn’t.”

… didn’t

The gaming world was moving along peacefully as always.

Actually, if you think about it, it was only natural.

Isn’t that so, no matter how great the games of the year were or how many new records were set in history, all accounts are over.

And humans are animals that live in the present.

This means that the past is only an idea that is looked back on for a moment, but the vision of the species is always directed to the future.

“Actually, it’s GOTY, it’s Nabal, and GTV6 will be released next year.”

“But you’re welcome.”

“Lost Kingdom was also amazing.”

“I did as well as last year. Last year, it was 10 million or two. Daegai 3, The Legend of Link.”

What’s wrong with setting record sales?

Humans are animals of adaptation.

If you play even a crappy game, you will get tired of it at some point.

The flames of GOTY competition slowly subsided as 2024 came to a close.

It simply resulted in the three characters ‘Cheon Yeon-ho’ being engraved in the name of ‘the man who defeated Rousseau’.

Of course, the work was not without value.

“This time, the gaming industry was completely turned upside down.”

“Don’t even talk. As a group, game companies have become dumb. “People keep asking me what I’ve been doing all this time.”

“If you think that all this chaos was caused by a single natural lake, well, it really is a record.”

Yeonho’s GOTY award brought a strange excitement to the entire industry.

After stepping up to the top of Russo, who was always at the top and seemed unlikely to fall, in his mid-30s, the differences between him and other developers began to be clearly compared.

―Hasn’t the industry been lax so far?

―They also chant eras, what do they do?

A sound like this came out.

Now, the perception of users has changed from ‘It’s Rousseau, so there’s nothing we can do about it lol’ to ‘He’s winning Russo too, so what are you doing?’

It was an unfair story for the developers.

―Did someone not win it because they didn’t want to win it?

I feel like saying that, but there’s no way it will reach the ears of users.

That doesn’t work either.

The failure to meet the needs of consumers is due to the seller’s lack of competency.

So in the end, the place where the resentment was directed was Yeonho, who created this atmosphere and raised the standard for evaluating future games.

“천연호 개새끼… !”

Now, even people in the industry call him that man, Natural Ho.

So what is he doing now?

If you ask, there is only one answer.

“let’s go.”

“Where?”

“To hear the answer.”

… I was in the process of clearing out my karma.

* * *

It’s Christmas.

It seems like only yesterday that I shed tears while receiving the GOTY award, but so much time has already passed.

Changes so far include the addition of several more trophies to the Rewind headquarters.

There was an influx of requests for various interviews, and the number of applicants for jobs, which had been stagnant for a while, increased significantly (how many of them will survive is another story).

As I organized these things one by one, the time came until the end of the year.

I couldn’t put it off now.

That damn answer. So he brought the two people out.

The West Sea spread out before my eyes.

“Why are you coming all the way to the sea?”

“It’s close. “West Sea.”

“But it’s only a few hours.”

“Well, I like it…” !”

Han Seo-rim grumbled and adjusted her clothes.

Jo Ayun was just smiling brightly.

If it’s awkward, it’s awkward, and if it’s comfortable, it’s comfortable.

Before we knew it, this structure had become established.

“… So, are you going to tell me the answer now?”

Han Seo-rim asked.

Even though Jo Ayun was next to me, I didn’t care.

Jo Ayun was like that too.

The two people seemed to be fully aware of what each other was feeling and what the situation was.

I nodded.

“huh. “I decided.”

I looked at the two people standing side by side with their backs to the sea.

I felt grateful to the two people who had waited for me after a long, long period of worry, and I tried my luck.

“thank you. “For coming all the way here with me.”

From here, reactions were divided.

Han Seo-rim turned her head away as if she was embarrassed, and Jo Ayun nodded vigorously.

It’s so unique.

There is no resemblance between the two.

If I had to pick just one thing, it would be my grateful heart for always being on my side.

Even if you think of it as the future, it may be so.

“If I had to choose between the two.”

“… .”

“I thought that no matter which one I chose, it would be a very different future.”

If you live with Han Seo-rim, it will be quite sophisticated and neat.

It would be an ideal life in the eyes of others, and I also felt like I could live a quiet and elegant life.

On the other hand, if you live with Jo Ayun, it will be cozy and friendly.

I have a feeling that I will live with a smile on my face as I cook and stir-fry.

I was thinking about them.

Since I was given a choice, I thought deeply about which of the two I was drawn to.

“Actually, either way is fine. “Because I like you guys.”

“… “He’s like a playboy.”

“I’ve been single since birth. Anyway, as I thought about it, a question suddenly came to me.”

It was a flash of a moment.

At one point, I suddenly felt as if I had just woken up from a nightmare.

“… Why should I choose?”

That’s it.

“?”

“oh… .”

Han Seo-rim tilted her head and Jo Ayun let out an exclamation.

It seems like only one of them understood.

… Yes, that is the answer.

“I like both.”

Think about it.

If you live with Han Seo-rim, you have to give up comfort.

If you live with Jo Ayun, you have to give up a little bit of your humanity.

However, if you live with both, you don’t have to give up anything.

I have confidence gained from working together for a long time.

These two people, as different as each other, can complement each other in their shortcomings.

Han Seo-rim spits out profanity.

“This fucking bird… .”

“Seorim, calm down and listen. Why do you think this is a problem?”

“That’s because it’s a leg of lamb… !”

“Is that a problem?”

Han Seo-rim opened her mouth blankly.

Yes, I know what I said was nonsense.

But I couldn’t give up.

“Isn’t it okay if we just like each other?”

“… ?!”

“It’s not because I don’t want to choose. That’s because I like both. really.”

I have never thought deeply about romantic feelings in my life.

Therefore, I cannot yet answer for sure what love is.

But I know what it feels like to lose something.

I know that it is precious that my heart aches just at the thought of losing it.

One thing is certain.

These two people are so precious to me, and I am not an adult enough to give up something precious.

“I don’t want to lose anything. “I’m sorry for being selfish.”

I’m sorry for not being able to give you the answer you’ve been waiting for.

Of course, that won’t change my choice either.

“I mean it.”

He said strongly.

“Let’s just live together, three of us.”

I know it’s sophistry, but in reality, this is the best we can do after coming this far.

When I looked at Jo Ayun, she was nodding as if it didn’t matter.

good night.

As expected, Jo Ah-yoon.

So now the problem is Han Seo-rim.

“how is it? “What is your opinion?”

like that,

Wow!

I got slapped.

The winter sea breeze cooled my hot cheeks.

* * *

Several days have passed.

Seorim wasn’t in a good mood as she welcomed the new year.

“You crazy bastard… !”

This was the line uttered most often these days.

The target was, of course, Yeonho.

Of course, the first reason is that the three of us are saying crazy things about living together.

However, there was a second reason that forced me to say this these days.

“Seorim, I like you.”

These were the words that Yeon-ho persistently chased after Seo-rim these days.

Seorim’s heart pounded like crazy at the sudden attack of someone who had acted as if he would never say such a thing in his life.

I hated myself for shaking my heart every time this happened.

So I spat out words of rejection, but

“i like you.”

The words were so sweet.

“Why are you doing this to me… !”

He said in anger.

There was only one answer.

“i like you. “I don’t want to give up.”

That moment continued until today.

Seorim proposed a drink to Yeonho.

The judgment was that this sluggish standoff could no longer continue, and that a conclusion had to be reached no matter what.

“Is that the answer you really seriously considered?”

Resentment is evident.

Nevertheless, affection is also evident.

It was something Seolim could not do on his own.

This is because I have only liked one person in my life, and the time I spent looking at that person was too long.

It must be the inertia of life.

To Seorim, there is no answer other than Yeonho, and it cannot exist.

“It’s strange. just… This is strange… .”

Of course, it was a remark made under the influence of alcohol.

Seorim confessed to Yeonho all the troubles she had been going through.

“You know this isn’t right. “Senior too.”

“… .”

That was the trend.

Seorim cursed Yeonho, and Yeonho listened to Seorim with a serious tone, expression, and mood.

Then, an answer was given.

“I can’t think of an answer other than this.”

“Are you crazy?”

“I’m very greedy.”

Yeonho sat with his back straight until the end.

Seorim knew he was overdoing it.

After all, wasn’t she the only person who saw Yeonho drunk?

Even though his face doesn’t naturally show his intoxication, that doesn’t mean he isn’t drunk.

Yeonho was already drinking more than his limit.

“You know. Being greedy. “I am a person who must achieve what I set my mind to.”

This must be Yeonho’s true feelings, which he did not hide.

It was shameless and selfish.

But, it was just as he said.

It was like that from the first time we met.

-I don’t think this will work.

He is a person who only looks ahead.

If you have a dream, you have to get it in your hands to be satisfied.

He doesn’t care what others think.

He was just a person who wanted to be proud of himself.

That was the reason I burst out laughing.

Because it doesn’t change.

Because he realized that he would remain the same until the end.

‘really… .’

It was clear that he was crazy.

I became willing to grant that desire just by believing that he would not change.

“… “Let’s go out.”

The two left the bar.

I walked down a dark street with only the street lights shining.

Seorim said that.

“… It has to be me. must.”

“Yes, it’s you.”

“It’s not just me.”

“But you are still there.”

“I have to come first.”

The situation of facing each other under the streetlight was not unfamiliar.

The day of confession was like this, and by some coincidence, this was also like this.

“You know me.”

“I don’t like second place. “Because you have to be the best.”

“So my senior and I got along well.”

“I know, that’s why I want to catch you.”

“Senior is really bad.”

While drunk, I hugged Yeonho.

As I buried my head in his arms, my heart pounded.

“… i like you. Even if he’s such a trash person.”

And when I raised my head, I immediately saw Yeonho.

He was struggling to hold on to his swaying body until the very end.

The answer was shown in his actions.

Yeonho’s arms stretched out and wrapped around Seorim.

Seorim felt like his breathing had stopped.

The feeling of being hugged by another person was quite numbing.

“I will take responsibility. forever. Even if I die and go to hell.”

The whispers were so sweet.

Seorim knew.

Those words are also true.

And this is a confession that only the creator of the Helic series could make.

It was funny.

“Senior, you will definitely go to hell. “Me too.”

“You won’t be around for long.”

“Are you going to take responsibility?”

“huh.”

Seorim relied on that firmness.

He wrapped his arms around Yeonho’s waist.

“If possible, please provide full service until hell and the afterlife.”

It was 2 am at that time.

The car was cut off, I didn’t have the presence of mind to call a substitute, and the closest thing was Yeonho’s house.

The two people looked at each other intoxicated by the atmosphere and headed towards that place without anyone saying anything.

There was a whisper in the unlit room.

“… Prove it to me. “To my seniors, I am the best.”

“… huh.”

I had an accident.

In many ways, it was a late accident.

* * *

I did everything I could.

Seorim thought so, and left any remaining feelings of rejection to time.

In fact, I just thought that it was a good thing anyway.

It was definitely a happy thing to spend time with someone you love and touch each other.

However, traffic control is necessary.

Since it was a matter of two people sharing one person, Seorim was determined to fulfill all of his desires, just as Yeonho had done.

“Ayun-ah.”

Jo Ayun, my younger sister, lover, and (official) boyfriend who has been with me for half of my life.

While organizing the concept on her own, the word ‘boyfriend’s share’ was so dizzy that it felt like she was going to collapse, but Seorim stood up strong and tried to speak.

“Senior said it’s okay. I’m fine too. I think you’re okay too. “Because there was nothing said.”

“yes!”

“… ?”

Ayun was bright and cheerful.

Really, he seemed like a person who didn’t find this situation difficult at all.

Seolim could not understand at all.

I felt like I had become a petty person, and I had doubts about it.

“Are you really okay? really?”

Ayun responded as if asking what was the problem.

“Well, Uncle Myeong-gyu also does it…” .”

thud!

Seorim had to feel like he had been stabbed in the back.

I closed my eyes in a daze.

The accident drew the faces of three people who were particularly close to each other.

‘What is it, is everyone doing it?’

I didn’t think it was strange at all.

Something, I vaguely felt, felt like it was being hit by an official.

So, I had a thought.

‘… Actually, isn’t this such a strange relationship?’

Compromise and acceptance, and self-justification.

It was a good posture for mental health.

And, there was one more thing that was good news for Seolim.

“Ho, I want you to file the family register…” ? I can do anything… .”

Ayun was a madman.

With the clearest eyes in the world.

“Hehe, take care.”

Seorim nodded without thinking at those words.