episode_0102

Seongho and Jooyong were working diligently to decorate the booth.

Senior Seongho, who spotted us, tilted his head.

“What is it? You arrived quickly?”

“I left my luggage behind. If we want to rest, we have to rest together.”

I said as I put up a sign that was mixed in among the luggage.

“But there’s not much to do.”

“Umm… Because I’m making it small.”

Senior Seongho scratched his head and continued.

“I’m worried that the scale of the event is getting smaller every year. what… For a gaming event, it took a long time. This year might be the last.”

Umm.

Come to think of it, this event is also in its third year, so the seniors must have experienced all the events.

In my case, I’ve seen it online, but today was my first time attending an offline event like this in person.

As a first-timer, I thought this was quite big.

After listening to the story, my thoughts that there might not be a lot of goods prepared for sale turned out to be unfounded.

Still, one consolation is that there is no need to worry about inventory since the performance in mail order was excellent.

It doesn’t matter if you can’t sell a single good at today’s on-site sales.

… That doesn’t mean I hope it won’t sell, though.

We helped the vice-president and secretary quickly decorate the booth.

For convenience when selling, optimize the flow between the collected goods boxes and the stand.

All that was needed was to display signs and sample goods on the stand, so the work was completed quickly without requiring much labor.

It was natural since the booth was small and the variety of goods was limited to begin with.

“Keuung.”

I lifted a lot of heavy things and patted the back of Jooyong, who was groaning.

“Is there anything else to do now? There is quite a bit of time left.”

Considering that I arrived early, I felt like I was running out of time, so I massaged my senior’s back and asked him a question.

“Let’s see. Attendance was confirmed at the entrance earlier, the booth was cleaned up, and all the luggage was brought out. This time… There are about 30 minutes left.”

Yes?

“Not an hour and a half?”

It was the manager who answered my question.

“An hour before the main gate opens, the organizer gathers festival officials to check on attendees one last time and makes various announcements.”

“Ah.”

That’s why you came early.

If that’s the case, I understand.

“Oh. Then we’ll have to stay separate.”

In response to Ise-ah’s sudden intervention from the side, the manager crossed his arms and responded with a troubled expression.

“Mmm. Iknow, right. Wouldn’t it be okay if we all gathered in the waiting room and then just went and listened to the announcement?”

The vice-chief said, supporting the manager’s opinion with one hand.

“Yes. The notice time won’t be that long anyway. It was like that last time too. Actually, it’s like a small fan meeting… .”

“Fan meeting?”

“Hehe. I’ll find out later.”

… I don’t know the English, but anyway.

After deciding where to go, someone suddenly came to mind.

“… But, you don’t have to have Senior Yoo Seol?”

Senior Jooyong stuttered in response to my words.

“No… It should have been there originally.”

Senior Seongho shook his head at our reaction.

“It’s okay. It’s not like I’m kicking you out. We can tell you important things.”

“Right?”

Still, I just wish the rumors would come sooner rather than feeling uncomfortable in an unnecessary place.

* * *

When there were about 5 minutes left until the assembly time, a broadcast calling for attendees to gather on stage rang throughout the exhibition hall.

“When do you think it will arrive?”

[About 20 minutes… ? Sorry! I’ll go there as soon as possible.]

“The train doesn’t get faster no matter how hard you try. You can arrive within an hour, so don’t get in too much of a hurry and get into trouble. ”

[Yes… . Tell your seniors that you’re sorry too. I’ll hang up.]

“Yes.”

I put my phone in my pocket and told everyone about the call.

“I can’t help it. We have no choice but to go by ourselves.“

The manager stood up and said.

Ise-ah spoke to the two seniors who followed the manager.

“Oh. Then, that senior Yoo Seol… ? We’ll pick you up.”

As she spoke, Sung Yu-rin and Lee So-yoon, standing on either side of her, also nodded vigorously.

For some reason, you suddenly seem very motivated… .

“That’s a good idea. Because Seol may arrive earlier than when we finish.”

The vice president answered by clapping his hands.

They said they would do it too, so there was no reason to stop them.

“Uh… Do you want to? Then, I’ll give you my senior’s phone number.”

I handed over Yoo Seol’s phone number to Lee Se-ah, and also sent a message to Yoo Seol.

[We have work to do, so my friends will pick us up instead. Please call this number when you arrive.]

After sending Se-ah Lee’s phone number along with the message, I followed the seniors in the club who were waiting.

“I have a favor to ask.”

“Don’t worry~”

I left Lee So-yoon’s playful answer behind and left the waiting room.

* * *

When we left the waiting room, participants like us were passing by.

It seemed like there were quite a few invisible people in the waiting room.

As I passed through the passage and came out to the exhibition hall, a crowd had already formed, with people decorating the booths also gathering.

“Until now, there weren’t many people except for a few people, but while we were taking a break in the waiting room, this many people gathered.”

“Of course. I guess we arrived a little early, right?“

Do it. If I had come by train, I wouldn’t have had so much time.

From my heart, I expressed my deepest gratitude to Seong Yu-rin.

Because I have to take care of you again when I go home.

By the way, as expected, they are all adults.

Well, since I was wearing civilian clothes, you might not be able to tell the difference, but… At least the people I saw looked like adults.

Of course, we are a unique case.

In fact, it seems like a bit of attention is drawn to our youthful appearance.

We moved to the audience seats provided under the stage.

Later, I will go up on stage and the audience will fill this place.

“Ah. hello. Everyone.”

At that time, a man holding a microphone on stage attracted attention.

He was a middle-aged man dressed politely in a suit.

“Yongjin is my older brother.”

“Wow~ I’m a fan.“

Cheers erupted from all over the audience.

Aren’t there usually some managers in every game who are like face madams who come out to the public?

The man holding the microphone on stage right now was that kind of person.

PD Joo Yong-jin.

With his flashy speaking skills, he was a being who alternately made users experience paradise and hell with each large-scale update or patch.

There are probably very few people who play this game who don’t know that guy.

“It’s amazing to see it in person.”

It wasn’t something I was really expecting an answer to, but I heard the vice president’s laughter coming from the right.

“Hehe. I was like that at first too. I thought he was a person who only existed in the digital world, but he was alive and moving.”

This is what the fan meeting was about earlier.

Certainly, for that person, it could have been called a fan meeting.

As if responding to everyone’s cheers, PD Joo Yong-jin put his hands to his ears in an exaggerated gesture.

Even louder cheers followed for a moment.

What is this… Even though general audiences couldn’t even enter, it felt like the event was already underway.

As the cheers died down, PD Joo Yong-jin cleared his throat and continued.

“Keuhumhum. This is already hot. I am also really happy to meet you all in such a great place.“

He skillfully calmed down the audience and, with a hint of humor, briefly explained the process of the event and what course players and booth staff should pay attention to.

“You have already been informed of all of this online, so I will end it quickly rather than talking about it for a long time. Haha.”

“Woo~ Please do more~”

“I am also a salaried worker, so the more time I have to rest, the better. Hehe, then let’s meet again with the audience at the main event!”

Producer Joo Yong-jin left the stage with a joke left until the end.

The atmosphere on site was definitely good, and I had a feeling that today’s event would go smoothly.

* * *

Meanwhile, the three girls who saw off Jin Lee and his senior group with smiling faces quickly picked up their phones after they left.

“Let’s find out what your senior looks like!”

They became curious about the senior they would meet in less than an hour.

Sung Yu-rin and Lee So-yoon swallowed their saliva as they watched Lee Se-ah’s hand tapping her cell phone with nervous eyes.

“Let’s see… . Ah.”

However, what caused their intention to collect information about Yuseol in advance to fail was Yuseol, who kept the default profile photo plainly.

“Issing. Not a single selfie.”

Lee So-yoon puffed out her cheeks and expressed her dissatisfaction with her unquenched curiosity.

Lee Se-ah, who had been lost in thought while looking at her cell phone, spoke.

“… Are you someone who uses SNS?”

The two looked at the distant mountains in response to Se-Ah Lee’s question.

“… … .”

“… … .”

They weren’t social enough to do something like that.

Lee Se-ah, who spoke, was in no different situation.

… … As a bonus, their target, Yuseol, was also like that.