episode_0110

“Sorry.”

I bowed my head and apologized.

Because it was the right thing to do.

and… The flow developed in a direction I did not want.

Applause pouring in from all directions.

“Yes. That’s enough!”

“Cantor Director! I believed it!”

Rather, the crowd encouraging me.

Is this really a trivial matter that can be concluded with a light apology? Not like that.

The turbulent balance caused by the launch of a new faction is the first crisis that the Romantic Age has experienced.

Academy students experience this kind of organized, advanced live service for the first time.

The level of expectations is different from Korean gamers who have played a lot of gacha games or online games, where accidents are common.

It is said that it is difficult to ignore it at this level.

That means…

Everyone is looking at my mouth with anticipation.

It’s obvious what they want.

Gygax Rong is ousted. A return to the original Funforge 5.

If I declare that, I will only receive a light reprimand for negligent management and supervision.

The Academy will return to its habitual worship of me…

That can’t be possible.

Director is not a position that is meant to be earned.

The director is a responsible position.

“I would like to talk about issues related to the launch of new factions over the past two months.

First of all, I acknowledge that the balance between factions in the current Romantic Age has collapsed.

After an overly strong new model was released, drastic adjustments were soon passed, causing anxiety and confusion to players.”

Students are finally lowering their voices.

“This shook the identity of Romantic Age, a duel simulation game, and had the problem of betraying the trust of players who purchased the new model. I apologize again for this.

Responsibility for all the recent events is… ”

I swallowed my saliva and then spoke.

“It belongs to me, the director.”

Applause.

I need to make my wording stronger.

“In case there is any misunderstanding, this is not an idiom used ceremonially by top managers.

Literally, I, and only I, am responsible.”

The auditorium became quiet as if cold water had been poured on it.

“Marquis Gygax Rong is the story manager of the Romantic Era and has no influence on the balance and ability design of units in the game.”

Well, this part is not 100% true.

I participated in coming up with unit ideas, and I converted those ideas into specific mechanics, so I have some influence.

But there is no need to mention that fact here.

“Even with the release of the final Time Keeper model, Marquis Long wrote the novel first and I did not design the unit accordingly.

My idea came first, and Marquis Rong added an appropriate narrative based on it.

Only I was involved in determining the unit’s abilities.”

Some students helplessly took down the LONG OUT signs they had brought.

“Next, I will respond to the suspicions raised by Mr. Billingham’s magazine, Romantic Monthly.”

I took out a magazine from the bag I brought with me.

“They claimed that the prices of Romelo Village militia units were set unfairly low.

And this claim… ”

You can’t hide this.

As long as the Macariel Company runs the magazine, they will continue to bite on this issue.

Here, it must be acknowledged so as not to cause as much damage to the village head and village as possible.

“I admit it. We undervalued militia units.

The first reason was purely for gameplay balance reasons, and the second was a mix of tactics from Funforge’s side.”

I drank a glass of water and continued.

“First of all, the militia has little access to magic, so it is difficult to give variables in the game.

In order to overcome this, we thought that we had to measure points cheaply so that we could compete with other units.

The goal was also to attract new players to the easy-to-understand and plain-looking militia camp rather than monsters, golems, or gangsters. I apologize again for this.”

The atmosphere after bowing my head for the second time was mysterious.

Disappointment? Embarrassment? fear?

As I was trying to read the crowd’s expressions, one word brought me back to reality.

“So what are you going to do now?”

The voice of Kyowoonguk.

He was leaning against the wall and looking at the podium with narrowed eyes.

“First of all, in order to take responsibility, I will retreat to the second line.”

“Gasp.”

“What?”

As the students became agitated, I quickly started to extinguish the fire.

“This does not mean that I will resign as director.

However, this means that I will reduce my involvement in the Romantic Age.

My role will be limited to providing initial design and general inspection.

Assistant Director Cleo Macariel will now take on the position of Balance and Gameplay Manager, responsible for implementing and balancing the design.”

Students feel relieved.

“Also, in order to prevent new models from drastically changing the meta in the future…

We are recruiting user testers to help review and test the design.”

“Ohhh!”

“ja, ja.”

I waved my hand to calm the crowd.

“This task is not an award. It will not be linked to rankings and will not be awarded as a reward.

It is meaningful for everyone to participate, from those with high gaming skills to those with low gaming skills.

All you need is a passion for the romantic era.

Specific recruitment criteria will be disclosed later.”

Since I had nothing more to say, I apologized one last time.

“We would like to apologize once again to all gamers, and we will actively work to prevent a recurrence.

This concludes the meeting.”

The students dispersed in small groups, as if they had no more questions to ask.

Although it wasn’t a very satisfied expression, there still seemed to be a small number of students who were angry.

Even at the beginning of the launch, I confidently declared that meetings were only for companies on the verge of failure, but here I am with my head down, showing that I don’t know what’s ahead for people.

“Good job.”

The chairman sneakily approaches me from behind and hugs me.

“Did you do well? I don’t think it was really like that.”

“No. I was really touched.”

Starting with Angela, other colleagues gather one by one.

“Yes. I, and only I, am responsible.

Ugh. Coleman. Even if I am falsely accused, do I have to say that?”

“Vice President. If something like that happens, I will happily hang it on a stake and throw it to the students.”

Gygax approaches us smiling.

He didn’t say anything because he was embarrassed, so I just tapped him on the shoulder.

“Now that we’ve taken a breather, let’s all go to the company dinner!”

“Is that so?”

“Let’s assume Coleman buys it.”

“No, why is this me again?”

“You received 2,000 gold in profits, right?”

“If you think about it that way… ”

So we left for the dock in a noisy manner.

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Three letters left on the desk of the secretary of the Gubongshinguk Division 2 of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The first of these letters was short enough to be called a note.

It would be best not to dig any further.

Although the sender’s name was not on the single line of the note, one could tell who had sent it just by looking at the handwriting.

his older sister. Hayley Cantor.

Seeing as he sent a letter like this, it seems that Coleman’s guess was correct.

Alistair Cantor tore up the note and threw it in the trash can in his office.

Should I stop at this point like my sister said?

If I go any further, I’ll be in trouble with the Director of Intelligence.

The existing stance, which was somewhat close to the replacement group, will also have to be abandoned.

With that in mind, he checked the second letter.

The Crown Princess’ reply to the question he sent.

Alistair, who was reading the letter, raised his eyes at the content that was different from his expectations.

It is true that Coleman acted carelessly, but I will not blame him because it is in line with my wishes.

But I don’t want to put you in danger, so feel free to decide whether to continue the investigation…

Such an indecisive decision.

Well, but this solves my problem.

The parties involved are like this, so do I really need to dig into it?

Alistair tapped the pen.

but…

Why on earth did the Director of Intelligence invest money in creating a Romantic Era gaming hall?

That question never left my mind.

An eerie feeling ran down my spine.

I have a hunch that maybe this is a bigger deal than collecting weapons or soldiers…

“Let’s go a little deeper first.

I need to know what the plan is to be able to judge… ”

Muttering that, Alistair moved on to the next envelope.

As soon as you open the envelope, what comes out is a lot of documents.

What is “? ”

Alistair quickly checked the documents.

Valuable documents that can track the flow of funds of Macariel Company.

With the help of our friends at the Treasury, we might really be able to take them to court.

When Alistair shook the envelope to check if it was empty, a small card fell out of the sky and landed on the desk.

Phantom thief Ombrega.

As a thank you gift for the promotion.