episode_0051

After leaving the dinner party, I knocked on the door of Kuroshio’s office.

“Please come in.”

As soon as Housemaster Petra Lin saw my face, she whistled.

I sat down on the sofa facing us and opened my mouth.

“I thought about the things my sister said.”

“But?”

“First of all, logically speaking, I’m not sure whether helping the Crown Princess is that dangerous.”

My sister raises her eyebrows.

“There is no other royal family that can replace the Crown Princess.

No matter what the nobles who want to replace do this or that, that fact does not change.

Even if they go against the grain in the era of romance… Would that be such a critical flaw?”

“It would be worth using you as a cannon fodder.”

“I wish you could be more specific about what you said. What kind of bullet canister?

assassination? execution? imprisonment? Bullying? insult? It’s just words to scare, it’s not a proper threat.”

In response to my rebuttal, my sister closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

After a moment of silence, she blurted out.

“Coleman, you know what? When I followed Everard, I thought I was making logical decisions.

I gave all kinds of reasons why Everard was a good man and why I could succeed as a circus.”

“That’s right. I still remember my sister speaking passionately.”

I turned my head. I could see stars outside the window.

“Well, my sister is right. This is just my hope, the world won’t work like this.

So, I will try hard. I will be prepared to suffer.”

“You talk as if you didn’t put in any effort or prepared yourself?”

I looked at Haley again.

My sister is staring at me with an expressionless expression.

“You know, sister. If my sister says that, I actually have nothing to say.

What my sister is talking about is invincible logic.

I tried it all, I tried it all, but it didn’t work.

How on earth can you refute someone who says this?”

“So?”

But you know what, sister?

I tried it too. In a past life.

I closed my eyes.

I wanted to become a game designer, so I wrote an application for computer engineering.

However, my parents pushed me into mechanical engineering, saying that only if I show up can I become the owner of a chicken restaurant.

After leaving there, I got a job at a small company that manufactured precision equipment.

There was no reward and no motivation.

I only used my savings to buy miniature game models, but I had no plans for the future.

And AlphaGo defeated Lee Sedol, introducing big data and AI to the entire nation.

An unprecedented startup craze riding the wave of ultra-low interest rates.

As the coronavirus outbreak broke out, the time has come for chicken restaurant owners to attend government-funded coding schools.

I resigned from the company I was working for and created a portfolio based on the miniature games I made in my spare time.

We knocked on the doors of all kinds of game companies, but their responses were cold.

He died while struggling to achieve his dream despite the hardships of life. And I reincarnated.

What is the lesson here?

Will Compong Coin win?

no. In the end, I don’t know who was hit, my parents in my past life or me.

As the IT bubble bursts, there may come a time when developers open chicken restaurants again.

There is no guarantee that you will become a game designer just because you majored in computer engineering.

The lesson here is that I regret not resigning, but rather not going to computer engineering.

Even if things go well and you become a planner, there is no guarantee that you will make more money than you did when you worked as a precision equipment engineer.

“Coleman.”

I opened my eyes.

“Haley’s sister. Let’s say you can turn back time.”

“What?”

“Let’s just say so. Then, at what point will you go back?”

My sister snorted.

“You call that a horse? Of course, I heard that bastard Everard’s confession… I… ”

The tail of the horse became blurred.

“No. No matter how much you criticize Everard, that’s not the biggest regret of your life.”

“… ”

“It’s the day I lost my daughter.”

“Coleman… ”

“ Turning back time and saving Morgana won’t make my sister suffer any less.

If you don’t want to suffer, it’s better not to meet Everard at all.”

Hayley Cantor just looked at the table in silence.

“In the end, your sister doesn’t regret because she went through a hard time, but because she couldn’t protect her daughter.

That’s why I don’t want to go back to the way it was before I had children.”

“What do you want to say?”

“I think that shows that my sister’s choice to leave with Everard was not necessarily wrong.”

“What?”

“If it weren’t for the misfortune of Morgana dying, my sister’s running away wouldn’t have been such a regrettable thing.

Rather than being stuck as a baron and constantly blaming your parents, wouldn’t it be a healthier and more desirable life to live resolutely as a mother of a child in a back alley… That’s the story.”

I slowly got up from my seat.

“Sister, now that I have failed, stop cursing that you will also fail.

My sister was just unlucky. No, actually, my life is not a failure even now.

Anyway, you became an intelligence agent and came back to us again, right?”

“… Fuck the sophistry. I didn’t want to live a life like this.”

“No one can choose the life they want to live.

There are just people who can do what they want to do.”

For some reason, memories and experiences from my past life that had been buried for a while came to mind.

At least for this moment, I felt older than my sister.

“Of course, I could also experience ridiculous misfortune like my sister.

But anyway, I think it’s better to try and be frustrated than to give up and have regrets.”

My sister had no answer.

“To be honest, if this was a game for just me, I might have listened to my sister.

Even if I say this, it doesn’t mean that going down a dangerous path isn’t scary.

Of course, there are thoughts about whether I should just pursue it as a hobby.

but… ”

“But?”

The scene at the dinner party.

“I felt like I wasn’t the only one who was sincere.

Everyone, from the president to the vice president, Cleo secretary, and Hwayoung, are working hard.

so… I couldn’t give up.”

“… I see That’s your choice.”

The answer seemed somewhat lonely.

I grabbed the doorknob of the supervisor’s office to get out.

“Coleman. I know very well what you are saying.

But remember. Regret is not something that won’t come to you even if you prepare for it.”

“I know that.”

After hesitating, I told my sister.

“… sister. You may be enemies with me now, but why don’t you tell your parents that you’re still alive?”

“It’s too late for that.”

“… ”

With those words, I left the supervisor’s office.

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My strike was dismissed as a minor disturbance caused by fatigue, and the student council had a busy schedule for two weeks.

And after 15 days…

“ character. Final inspection!”

The chairman drew our attention by applauding.

“Sample models and temporary ability tables for five new factions! And quizzes and challenges for treasure hunting!”

“Ready!”

I pointed to the box containing the models and data sheets.

The night before the social festival, these will be hidden in various corners of the academy.

“Table for the preliminary round! Battleground projection for the finals!

A modified version of the Magic Eye that allows you to broadcast matches!”

“Twelve preliminary tables were placed in designated locations at the academy, and a projector and virtual table were prepared in the main auditorium for the finals. With the help of the faculty, we attached magic eyes to 50 bat familiars and completed the installation of crystal plates in 10 locations, including the central hall and reception hall of each dormitory!”

Cleo’s neat answer.

“Special talismans and stage settings for the opening show!”

“Ready! The stage was all set up!”

Kyo Hwa-yeong proudly held up the amulets she had prepared.

“Have you received the items that Priestley said they would prepare for you?”

“200 subspace folding pouches and 1000 toshi with information processing magic are currently stored in the warehouse. If you receive support from the leadership team, you can bring it out at any time.

Oh, and.”

Feed falling into the bowl with a clanging sound.

The vice president held out a bowl of rice to Silade with firm determination.

“Since you’ll be busy here and there, I’ve already ordered three days’ worth of feed for the little ones.”

“Krrrr… Wow!”

A small animal that preys on food by swinging its scaly tail.

“It was good. So now… ”

Chairman Lilac took out a thick stack of documents from a drawer.

“If you just submit this, an independent corporation, not the student council, will now take over the affairs of the Romantic Age.

Of course, since it is a corporation with five of us as directors, the actual personnel composition is the same… ”

“Do I just have to bet?”

“Yes. Me, Tangaroa, and Cleo finished all the paperwork. Except for one thing.”

She pointed to a blank section of the document.

“Name.”

“Ah… ”

Come to think of it, I didn’t say that.

Since I was too busy doing other things, it was put on the back burner.

“ character. Come on, come up with your ideas.”

“What is your opinion, Chairman?”

“Umm… Quain boom?”

What is the name of the Yakuza organization?

The other people also had shocked expressions.

“I know, it’s not good.

So, I want to hear your opinions.

ruler. From Tangaroa!”

“The Age of Romance Production Committee.”

That’s the name of an animation.

“Cleo.”

“Umm… Just fine…

Lilac, Tangaroa, Cantor, Macariel and Gyo.”

Is it a law firm?

Now it’s Hwayoung’s turn. She tapped her chin thoughtfully and said.

“Isn’t it okay to do business?

It’s a fun company. So, it’s a fun workshop!”

Are you okay? As expected, artists are different.

The others also raised their eyebrows as if it wasn’t that bad.

“What do you think, Coleman? Shall we go with this?”

“It feels good, but I wish it would stick better in my mouth.

So, let’s change the expression… ”

I scrawled the words.

“Funforge.”

“Funforge.”

Everyone else said the name at least once and then nodded.

The chairman grinned and held out his hand.

“Okay, then.”

“Funforge, fighting!”