Chapter 6: Red save episode 1 exhibition 30 minutes…

The calm before the storm.

Whether I’m pathetic, or you all are, the results will prove it.

This is the PC bang with the fastest internet speed in our neighborhood, and I’ve even prepared a stopwatch for the ticketing site.

I abandoned gallery management and dumped it on the other sub-manager.

It would be stranger to fail.

Right now, I can definitely make it into the top 0.25%.

[Ticketing preparation complete]

[If you’re nervous, recommend it lolol]

[Ah, my heart is pounding]

[If I fail, I’ll just die~]

As expected, everyone seems nervous.

And for good reason.

It’s already a very popular game, but for some reason, they rarely held events, and now it’s the 1st ever only-event for that game.

On top of that, the solo developer, who has never shown their face until now, is even coming…

It will definitely be incomparable to other event ticketings.

Let’s prepare thoroughly.

****

6:59 PM.

One minute left.

No posts are appearing on the Resave Gallery either.

They’re probably focusing on ticketing.

Okay, as soon as the site opens, I just need to select one ticket and pay with my check card.

Then it’s done.

I’ve practiced it over 30 times at home.

Just in case, I even practiced on the PC bang computer…

I can do it.

6:59:56 PM.

57 seconds.

58 seconds.

59 seconds.

7 PM.

Ticketing starts.

As practiced, I entered the site and clicked the ticketing button.

Waiting queue: 5317 people.

…I’m screwed.

Why? How?

Are other people using supercomputers when they ticket?

With my mind blank, I accessed the Red Save Gallery.

[Rebung successfully ticketed lolol]

[Rebungs who successfully ticketed, recommend it lolol]

[What are those who failed at a PC bang when they could succeed on their phone?]

Ugh.

The posts were full of digs at my heart.

As I aimlessly scrolled through the gallery with a blank expression, I saw a post like a ray of light.

[For those who failed ticketing, take note!!]

Oh?

Is it a surprise ticket restock?

I immediately clicked the post.

[‘Take note,’ they said lolol]

This bastard, mocking someone desperate? Straight 30-day ban.

But no matter how many of those malicious trolls I ban, the tickets that are gone won’t return.

‘I’m a failure.’

****

“That’s… what happened.”

To vent, I turned on my stream and told them my unfortunate story.

Perhaps due to the last stream, the number of viewers had increased quite a bit.

–Idiot lolol

–Don’t care, just play the game

–OMG, I just lounged around at home and got one

“I’m, I’m banning that bastard. Don’t flex.”

“More importantly… why isn’t that person who always comes here, NewbieHunter, here yet?”

‘That’s strange.’

They were someone who always came as soon as the stream started and stayed until the end.

Well, I’ve only streamed 3 times so far.

Still, I was getting worried since they weren’t here… Just as I thought that, NewbieHunter entered.

–(NewbieHunter)Hi hi

“Oh, NewbieHunter, hello. But you’re later than usual?”

–(NewbieHunter)Busy preparing for an event

–(NewbieHunter)Seems like I’ll be busy for a while now

“An event, huh… Hmm…”

“Hearing about events… the sadness of failing to ticket for the only-event is resurfacing…”

–(NewbieHunter)?

–(NewbieHunter)You failed to ticket for the only-event?

“Yes… even after going to a PC bang…”

–(NewbieHunter)Hmm

–(NewbieHunter)Hey, please contact me here (link) in a bit^^

“Huh?”

With those words, NewbieHunter left.

‘I guess I’ll have to check the link later…’

****

I had spent quite a lot of time lamenting, so after a few more words, I turned off the stream.

Alright, then…

Time to check NewbieHunter’s link.

Surely, my computer won’t get hacked the moment I click the link and ‘h’ photos get spread to my acquaintances, right?

As I pondered the same concern, I realized I didn’t have any acquaintances to spread photos to anyway, so I clicked the link with ease.

Clicking the link brought me to an open chat room.

It was probably NewbieHunter’s chat room.

(Me)[Hello]

(NewbieHunter)[Hi hi]

As soon as I sent my greeting, NewbieHunter replied.

‘Were they waiting for me…’

(Me)[But why did you call me?]

(NewbieHunter)[Because you said you failed to ticket for the only-event]

(NewbieHunter)[Take this]

(Me)[?]

NewbieHunter then gave me the only-event ticket and left.

Even when I sent messages, only the ‘read’ receipt appeared, but no reply came.

(Me)[Hey]

(Me)[Even so, how can I use this?]

(Me)[You?]

As I kept sending messages, a reply finally came.

–(NewbieHunter)It’s a ticket I no longer need because of my schedule.

–(NewbieHunter)If you don’t use it, I’ll have to throw it away.

‘…Then, I’ll gratefully accept it.’

(Me)[Thank you…]

The Great Hunter.

GOAT.

Although I somewhat resented them when I had to play a horror game…

What does any of that matter now?

They even gave me a ticket like this.

Thank you.

****

It’s the day of the only-event.

The highlight, the developer’s greeting, will be much later, so let’s just walk around and look at things until then.

“Thank you for your purchase~”

“Yes, yes…”

I only intended to look around for a bit, but…

I ended up spending 100,000 won.

‘It’s fine, I can just skip meals about 10 times.’

I was walking while thinking that.

Thump.

Splash.

I bumped into a passing woman.

No, to be precise, I bumped into the coffee she was holding.

The coffee spilled…

“A-are you alright?! I-I’m so sorry!”

“…”

“I-I’m really sorry!! I’ll pay for the dry cleaning, so…!”

Thinking I’d just have to skip meals about 15 times, I handed her the dry cleaning fee and apologized.

“…No, it’s fine.”

“Huh? But your clothes are all wet because of me…”

A woman with short black hair and yellow highlights.

The woman, with strangely captivating brown eyes, smiled broadly and spoke.

“It’s really fine, it was fun.”

“?”

‘She must be a bit strange…’

‘She’s pretty, but what a shame…’

“…You just thought I was a crazy b*tch, didn’t you?”

Startled.

‘Is she a mind reader?’

“Well, it’s fine. I sometimes think that myself.”

Just then, an announcement blared from the speakers.

“The developer’s greeting will take place in Hall 3 shortly!”

As soon as she heard the announcement, the woman uttered ‘Ah,’ and bid farewell.

“Anyway, it was fun. See ya.”

“Yes, yes… I’m sorry too…”

The woman walked away, smiling brightly and waving her hand.

‘…She was strange but kind.’

Anyway, I finally get to see them.

The Red Save developer.

‘What kind of person will they be…’