Chapter 89 of 100

Chapter 89 - I Clearly Handed It Over for Repair, Didn't I? (1)

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A while after the broadcast ended.

Park Joo-ho visited Lee Kyung-bok's house.

"Are you okay?"

"Well, nothing seems off."

As soon as he opened the door, Lee Kyung-bok shrugged at his friend's inquiry.

"Did you rest well? The broadcast ended early, so you didn't even exercise, right?"

"......What do you think of me, exactly? I almost fell asleep lying on the bed."

"Then that's good. Did you also get a call from Byung-hoon?"

"That guy said he's coming, but I told him to just edit the footage. If the viewers found out, they might have called it a black company again."

Lee Kyung-bok laughed playfully. Park Joo-ho chuckled and then examined the capsule.

"What's the problem with that?"

"I checked the manual on the way."

"......Did you really understand it all in that short time?"

"Only the parts related to data."

Park Joo-ho answered while manipulating the smart link without even turning around. Lee Kyung-bok clicked his tongue at his friend.

'Well, he's always sharp in these kinds of things.'

While Lee Kyung-bok and Choi Byung-hoon were in the arts and physical education field, Park Joo-ho was undoubtedly in the humanities and science field.

"Alright."

A moment later, Park Joo-ho got up and returned to the living room. As he manipulated the smart link, holographic charts and graphs appeared.

"Whoa... What's all this?"

Lee Kyung-bok was taken aback by the hologram filled with numbers and shapes.

"This is the raw data measured by the capsule."

"Raw?"

"Raw, as in unprocessed. If we categorize it by game, it looks like this."

The mixed graphs neatly aligned with Park Joo-ho's gesture. Lee Kyung-bok whistled and lightly patted his friend's shoulder.

"Wow, that's impressive."

"It's not that difficult. Anyway, this is the computational load mentioned in the message. See the part where the graph spikes?"

"Yeah, I see it."

"If we replay the recorded video at that moment..."

Following Park Joo-ho's manipulation, the play video of the corresponding part started.

<This... This time, I might really fail.>

<I'll focus.>

Lee Kyung-bok's clear voice was heard. Park Joo-ho silently found the same part in another game.

As a result.

"There are times when you talk and times when you don't."

"The computational load increased when I focused."

"That's right."

"Hmm..."

Lee Kyung-bok wrinkled his nose.

'Every time I use my special ability, such changes occur.'

There were similar cases in other games, but no warning message appeared. Why did it appear this time?

He could easily infer the difference.

'The graph spikes a lot during the boss fight with Aiden.'

The manifestation of his special ability lasted longer due to the unprecedented threat. This kept the computational load high.

"Umm... Is there a solution to this?"

"Well, I couldn't find anything even after searching."

"Nothing?"

"There were no cases where such a message appeared. Of course, I only did a quick search, so I can't be certain."

"Absolutely nothing?"

Lee Kyung-bok looked at his friend with a puzzled expression. However, there was no hint of joking in Park Joo-ho's face.

He wasn't the type to joke around much anyway.

"There were no such cases with the reality model we're using, nor with other companies' products."

"Umm, then what should we do..."

"We need to look for more information and also search through capsule-related papers."

"Papers?"

Park Joo-ho nodded as if it were obvious. Lee Kyung-bok waved his hand lightly.

"Hey, why do you need to look for papers? Just hand it over for repair. The manufacturer knows it best, right?"

"That's true. Since it's late today, I'll contact the service center tomorrow during business hours."

"Wait, you'll do it?"

"That's the manager's job."

Park Joo-ho said this and cleared the hologram.

"And I'll prepare an announcement for the broadcast hiatus."

"Hiatus? Why?"

"Well, we can't broadcast without fully understanding the situation."

"But wouldn't it be okay to just show the ending?"

"Doing it half-heartedly would be worse than not doing it at all. The viewers will understand. Even if they don't, I won't leave it as a manager."

Lee Kyung-bok rolled his eyes and nodded.

'I don't feel any ominous vibes.'

There was nothing wrong with his special ability.

Perhaps it was a sign that the problem would be resolved soon.

"Alright, let's decide after hearing the service center's response tomorrow."

"Sure. I'll go look for some papers."

"No, there's no need... Fine, do as you please."

"Rest."

"Sure. Go."

With the matter settled, Park Joo-ho left for home without hesitation. If it had been Choi Byung-hoon, he would have stayed for a beer.

They were both friends with distinct personalities.

"Phew..."

Lee Kyung-bok lay on the bed and let out a short sigh.

The broadcast ending early felt awkward, unlike usual.

'Well, I guess I'm a streamer now.'

He chuckled sarcastically.

He realized that what he felt wasn't really awkwardness.

'I want to broadcast.'

It was a kind of hunger.

If he hadn't tasted it, he might not have noticed, but it felt like the food was taken away after just a taste.

'So, should I be more restrained from now on?'

Until he fell asleep, Lee Kyung-bok pondered the answer.

* * *

At the center of the Elden Soul community, Elsome.

As usual, after the broadcast ended, the viewers visited the community.

[The Era of Elden's Best Swordsman is Over (812)]

[Is the Three Kingdoms of Purge the Real Deal? (671)]

[Short but Intense God Play, Not Bad? (472)]

[What's the Capsule Error? (271)]

The usual popular posts dominated. Those who missed the broadcast could get a rough idea of the content through these posts.

[The Era of Elden's Best Swordsman is Over.

Now it's the Era of Elden's Only Swordsman!

(Clip video)

...]

[-I was shocked by the title, but even more by the videos lol]

[Yeah, I thought even God Play would die]

[The title is a bit clickbait lol]

[-Are these named players here?]

[Yeah lol, they really are lol]

[They were all gathered there lol]

[God Play really cleaned up the old guard]

[Purge is so funny lol]

[But the reason for the sniping is a bit sad]

[The newbies need to reflect!]

[-Wow, how did this happen?]

[That's why he's the Only Swordsman!]

[Wow, he really has the top-tier skills]

[What? The broadcast is already over?]

[Yeah, it ended early today]

[If I had known, I would have watched the live stream]

[What's up with the capsule?]

[LOL, why are you so upset?]

[-Why are you worried about a hiatus? Is it funny?]

[What's this sudden appearance of Purge?]

[He's the exclusive model for Reality, lol]

[Purge says not to show off, but he always does]

[Let's see, Reality has almost 80% market share, so that's why he can be a model]

[What? 80%?]

[I can't even understand that the rest is 20% lol]

[They must be employees of other manufacturers]

[But they would use Reality too, right? lol]

[-I have AS experience. The Reality service center is great]

[Why did it break? Can I ask?]

[LOL, don't ask the community, they'll get mad]

[Spill the beans, damn it!]

[This is how community conversations go, it's refreshing]

[You guys are crazy lol]

[It's not a system issue. I accidentally broke the display part]

[That's supposed to be really sturdy, what did you do to break it? lol]

[It was my fault, but the service center fixed it for free. I was so happy, I cried in all directions]

[For a streamer of God Play's level, the service center will take care of it]

[LOL, who are you worried about?]

[Focus on your own poor skills, Elden fans!]

[You're pretending not to lose, huh?]

[Want to duel?]

[I sent the code in a private message, come at me]

[That's definitely another Elden fan's code lol]

[Be a good Elden fan and look forward to God Play's AS day!]

Fortunately, the reviews of the manufacturer 'Reality's service center were positive. As expected, there was a reason why they were the top company.

* * *

The next early morning, at the headquarters of 'Reality'.

Unlike regular employees, the