"Do you know what time it is? "
"Ow!! Oh my god. What are you!? "
I wanted to squeeze a honeymoon, but Yuki was watching from behind, so I pressed down on the boiling stomach and opened my mouth.
"Your mother sent me. Hey, why don't you go home? "
"Really!? What time is it?
"It's night already."
"I was killed by my mother. "
Young Joon-Hyuk hurriedly got up from his seat because the word "night."
I guess Yong-min who was with me didn't think he'd be too busy playing these games.
"Yongmin, let's go home!! "
Joon-Hyuk quickly rushed to the entrance of the arcade, holding the hand of his friend who was next to him.
And Yuki and I followed them out of the arcade.
"Hey!! Kid, wait!! "
Young Joon-Hyuk, who was just running out with Yong-min, stopped walking in my words.
"What's the matter? "
"When you go home with this money, stop by the butcher shop and buy some meat. "
"Who are you? My mother told me I shouldn't accept things from strangers."
"It's okay. Take it. Don't use it for anything else, just buy some meat at home. You know that butcher shop I went to with my mom at home? Go there and give me 50,000 won separately for grilled beef and grilled beef. "
"Beef, grilled beef, noodles... 50,000 won..."
Joon-Hyuk repeatedly muttered how many times he tried to remember what I said.
I gave the same amount of money to Yongmin who was jealous of Joon-Hyuk.
"If you do your chores right, I'll give you a present tomorrow. You're going to keep your promise? "
"Gifts?"
"Yes. He'll be by your house tomorrow. Meet me at the Yeongnam Supermarket in front of your house at 5: 00 p.m. tomorrow. "
Joon-Hyuk warned me with suspicious eyes, but slowly nodded his head at the Young Nam Supermarket in front of the house.
"Then go in quickly, both of you. Mother will be worried."
"Yes!! "
The two scumbags started running home holding hands tightly. Then Yuki, who was watching everything, approached me and asked.
"Do you know these kids? What did you say? "
"No, I told her not to play until late, but to go early. It reminds me of my childhood."
"Did Joon-Hyuk do that when he was young? "
"I'm stuck."
I smiled as I looked behind the children as they were moving away.
Glug-ug-ug...
What are you talking about? Yuki frowned, avoiding my gaze, turning his head in surprise.
"Actually, I haven't eaten anything besides breakfast. I'm so hungry."
Oops... I couldn't even eat properly because I was so focused on my work.
I didn't know I was hungry because I was so nervous until I found a house, but I started to get hungry, too.
"Sorry. I was distracted when I was different. Let me know if you're hungry."
"Well, I'm not gonna starve to death, but my legs hurt. Heheh."
Yuki smiled, holding out his little tongue and smiling, was a great comfort to me.
"We're done for the day, so let's go to the hotel after dinner. "
"Yes, but eat something. Us?"
"Well, do you want something to eat? "
"Don't you know Joon-Hyuk well around here? "
"Well, it's been a while since I've been here, so I don't know what's going on."
"Then Joon-Hyuk ate a lot when he was young!"
"I've... eaten a lot? "
Well... I wish I could say that...
Don't you think it's too humbling for Yuki to follow you through all the hard work?
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"I came out here first. "
"Thank you."
Five red spiced skewers were mounted on top of a green plastic plate with white spots.
200 won per skewer... is a thousand won.
It appeared as a child and caused a tectonic shift in the snack system.
Yuki was extremely hungry, but pressed the shutter towards the hot skewers that just came out.
"What's the name of this food? "
"Bam bam. I put bread in a skewer, fried it in oil, and seasoned it. "
"Oh, is it hot? "
"No, just spicy? "
"Hmm..."
Yuki, who was nervous about the red marinade, took a loaf of bread from the skewers after a while and made a very surprising face.
"Phew... yummy!! The outside is crispy, but the inside is chewy. The seasoning is not spicy!! "
"Isn't that right?"
But isn't it too much to react to a 200-won tackle? At that time, the lunch lady brought the food into the tray.
"I got kiddy rice and Tteokbokki. And this is Odeng Soup, a service."
The table is filled with various foods soon, but the total is about KRW 3,000? I was too sorry to come all the way to Korea to serve Yuki all day.
It's delicious, but...
"Joon-Hyuk, I think this Tteokbokki is very spicy. "
"But it's still my favorite food. If it's too hot, you can wash it in Odeng Soup over there."
"Hmm..."
While thinking about it for a while, Yuki picked up a Tteokbokki with a fork and put it in his mouth.
"It's quite spicy, but it's also delicious. "
Yuki looks satisfied with his fork.
I looked at the back of the lady who was stirring so that the Tteokbokki soup wouldn't get scared and remembered for a moment.
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"Thank you. Come again. "
After calculating, I looked at her smiling at me. I sent Yuki out first and called her.
"Did I miscalculate the guest? "
"No, it's not like that."
"Then?"
"Ma'am, this may sound a little strange, but I think you should go to the hospital. "
"Yes? Hospital? I'm healthy."
"Actually, I'm from medical school. I saw the look on her face, and she wasn't feeling well. "
"Me?"
"I know you're busy at work, but don't overhear me. Please go to the hospital. "
"Oh, yeah. I will."
"Well, thanks for the Tteokbokki."
The shop was very good because of the spicy Tteokbokki soup and the friendly mistress. When it snowed or rained, she worked tirelessly, and suddenly fell before my young eyes in '91.
Luckily, he went to the hospital early and woke up, but soon he died of liver cancer.
Since her death, which I had seen every day as a child, remained a big shock to me, I wanted to meet her when I came to Korea.
Luckily, it's 1988 now, so if you go to the hospital and get an early checkup, you should be able to fix it.
After leaving the snack house, I ran to Yuki who was trembling with the evening breeze.
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The next day...
On the hotel bed, Booth opened his eyes and I turned my head blinking in the sunshine.
Yuki was also very tired and fell asleep next to me.
This is a misleading scene, but nothing happened between Yuki and me yesterday.
Yesterday evening, I also walked around all day and immediately wanted to rest at the hotel, but I lost sight of Yuki's curious expression that was taken away by the night in the colorful streets of Myeong-dong, which is completely different from the day.
Yuki, who saw a winter delicacy bun in a street stall, said she was very happy that it looked like 'Taiyaki' in Japan, and she eventually came back to the hotel late at night to watch Myeong-dong Street and washed first and fell asleep.
I snuck out of the bed and headed to the washroom to keep Yuki from breaking up.
After a while, Yuki wiped his head with a towel and looked out the window, wrapped in a blanket.
"This is a great view. That's the tower on the mountain, isn't it? "
Namsan Tower, a radio tower that broadcasts TV and radio broadcasts to Seoul's metropolitan area, was established in 1975 in collaboration with three national television stations.
Since 1980, it has become a tourist attraction in Seoul, but I don't remember climbing Namsan Tower at this time, so I suddenly wondered about Seoul's '80s nightlife scene.
"If you finish work early today, shall we go up there? At least the night view from above will be worth seeing. "
"Really? Well, as soon as Joon-Hyuk's work is done. I don't want to see things get out of hand because of me. "
"Don't worry. I won't be wandering around as much today as I did yesterday. "
"Then I'll wash up, too. "
Yuki returned to the washroom with her horses turned around since the wind in her pajamas was embarrassed.
I changed my clothes while Yuki was washing and burned a cigarette on the terrace, checking my bag to see if I forgot anything.
Inside the heavy bag was a portable gamble boy for young Junhyuk and a cartridge containing a special message.
"I... never thought I'd make a game out of something I gave to me as a child. "
I smiled as I looked at the game cartridge I was going to give to Joon-Hyuk.
"He'd like that. "
"Joon-Hyuk, are you on the terrace? "
"Oh, you washed everything? "
"Wait!! I'm gonna change, so it's gonna be cold, but just stay there for a second. "
... I'll just go in there and pretend I don't know.
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After breakfast at the hotel, we got into a taxi and headed back to Myeongsan University.
Through the wide avenues of the Gwanghwamun Gate in pleasant weather, the former Viceroy of Joseon, now used as the National Museum, appeared.
1995. It was a building that was going to be demolished as part of President Youngsam's 'history immediately', so I also saw it for a very long time.
The next day, President Kim Youngsam sent a video to the world that said he wanted to move the entire building, including the conference room, although he was originally going to tear it down.
President Kim Youngsam, who said he would fix the Japanese's bureaucracy, said the bomb was an IMF crisis, but he thought it was an excellent choice to get rid of the building.
At that time, Yuki, who was staring out the window with me, hurriedly turned his eyes to the remnants of the Jeonju Dynasty.
"That building is now a museum, right? "
"Yes, behind that building was the palace of the Joseon dynasty."
"How... a king of a country built a building like that in front of his residence. I'm ashamed to be the same Japanese. "
" .... "
"I told my parents about Joon-Hyuk, and my dad told me. Japan has committed a great offense to Korea, which is probably a great sin even if it is a lifetime penance to Korea, so when you meet Joon-Hyuk, he asked you to remember that. "
"I can't believe you said that. Yuki's parents are quite awake. "
"Actually, I haven't talked to Joon-Hyuk yet. My mother is Korean. "
"Really?"
"Yes. That's why I heard you broke up with your family when you married your mother. That's why my father is very fond of Joon-Hyuk. "
... You were scoring at Yuki's father in a bird I didn't know...
But Yuki is 20 years old this year and even her older sister, so it would have been a difficult decision to marry Koreans 23 to 4 years ago... It naturally made sense that Yuki's father broke up with his family.
Yuki's dad is amazing, too...
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A moment later, the taxi driver dropped me off at a boulevard a little distance from the entrance to Myeongsan University.
As you continue up this path, there is the mountain of the Hundred, which used to sometimes rise and fall as a child.
But since the trip to memory ended yesterday, I'm not here to see Mount Baek...
He tied his heavy bag around one shoulder, saying he got out of the cab.
"What is that? "
"This? Hmm... a merchandise tool? "
"Yes? Trade? "
In fact, there were no fingernails on Korean soil at this time.
So far, Korea has been a step up when it comes to 'games'.
Of course, even though the NEGA disk, which was fully licensed by Company S, was sold under the name GamDoll, it was more widely known as Mintendo's family.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. You're saying that the mintendo machine that was made from replicating the family substrate was powerful?
In fact, the fake family created in Taiwan was in some ways much stronger than the real family.
If it is a proper game made in Korea in the future, there was probably a mantra that was released in 'Actonicia Story' made in Somnplay in '94 or' Blood, Gitti 'and' Princess Makes' made in the future software.
Especially Mantra, who acquired the license of the Iss Series from Calcom Company in Japan, was very popular as the 'Iss 2 Special', which was refurbished in the form of a local game.
The East 2 Special, which reconstructed the original scenario to create the original story, is a masterpiece and ruin for the Korean gaming industry.
I remember why it was' ruined 'because of the lack of experience of amateur developers and they released it without fixing an out-of-progress bug. (Although the endpoint could be continued with subsequent patches, very few people have seen the endpoint by completing the patches due to the unstable communication environment.)
Moreover, there was another gold-striking event in the game, which also merged the Korean 'Legion Myth' to gain knowledge of the item called 'Legion Sword'.
So why are you suddenly bringing up a story about a gaming company called Mantra?
Actually, I'm meeting someone who's going to be one of the founding members of the Mantra.
When Yuki and I entered a store near Myeongdae University, I noticed a PC store that I had forgotten so much about.
- Mantra's computer--
This is the shop where you picked up the Dragon Warrior 4's Raid House and led me to the game.
It was like a small shop with only a few family cartridges in the window.
At that moment, Yuki, who was looking at the window, called out in an excited voice to me.
"Joon-Hyuk, there's a dragon emblem here too! "
Oh, my... It's real. The dragon emblem in the corner of Showwin was worth 100,000 won under the Japanese name tag Rare.
Well, they're selling it in secondhand shops in Japan for that amount now, but it looks like a lot more zeroes.
I looked at the dragon emblem I met in Korea for a moment before opening the store and going inside.
"Welcome."
Along with the sound of walking, a man in his mid-30s walked out, opening the curtain in the shop.
Mantra computers used half of them as game games, while half of them were in your workshop. The store smelled of sleeping noodles, whether he was eating or burning cigarettes in the shop, and the smell of sleeping noodles mixed horribly with the smell of widows.
"I'm here to sell some family games. "
"Oh, really? I don't have a lot of cash just opened, let's see. "
You unwrap the heavy bag and place it on the table. The sound of a cough echoes inside the narrow shop.
"... How many did you bring?"
"Thirty? "
"Thirty dogs? This is... awkward. I wonder if I can buy them all."
"Please take a look at the item and consider it. "
"I'll do that. "
I looked forward to the surprise of him and pulled out a cartridge in his bag.
It was a dragon emblem wrapped in black paper packages as opposed to being sold as egg packs in Japan.
When he received the cartridge from me unconsciously, he took a moment to look at the package with his eyes wide open to see if he suspected his eyes.
"Dragon emblem? But what about this?"
There's only one reason why you're so surprised by the familiar dragon emblem logo.
It's in English.
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"Dragon emblem? But what about this?"
There's only one reason why you're so surprised by the familiar dragon emblem logo.
It's in English.
"This? Is this really what the package says? "
"If in doubt, play it. "
The owner stabbed the cartridge into the family that had been set up on the back of his head with a slightly trembling hand.
Yuki glanced back at the TV screen, puzzled by the dragon emblem cartridge from my bag.
After a while, when he saw the phrase "Dragon Emblem" written in Korean under the familiar title logo, he was stunned and cried out.
"Ha... It's Korean!! It's Korean!! Oh, am I dreaming? "
I also felt like I had repaid my childhood grace a little because of the appearance of the man who asked me to like him running around like a little child.
In fact, thanks to him, I learned the real fun of the Dragon Warrior series, and I was happy as if I was going to run "The Iss 2 Special," which he later gave me for free.
(Of course, I've been there a few times during play because of bugs... but now I was wondering if I could use a young me to beta test for free.)
"Knowing that the creator of the Dragon Emblem was Korean, I was a little sad that he didn't speak Korean, but seeing the Dragon Emblem in this way is so new. But did you do the handwriting yourself? "
"Of course."
I looked at Yuki for a moment and slowly said, answering him.
"I built the dragon emblem. "
But the first thing I responded to was Yuki, not the owner. Apparently, because I studied Korean, the short sentence was able to be interpreted.
"What!?? "
"Joon-Hyuk really made a dragon emblem? "
"Yes, it's true. I'm sorry I kept you hidden."
"And you were able to finish the game at the event once...? "
"Well, I did design the level, so I was able to clear it somehow. "
"Oh, my God."
Yuki stared at me with a stunned look of silence. And so was the owner.
"Are you really the developer of the Dragon Emblem? "
"Too late for introductions. I'm Kang Joon-Hyuk. I'm a Minten employee now. Recently played games..."
"A psychic battle...? "
"Yes, that's right. You know very well. "
"Then don't know!! It was created by a Korean developer from Mintendo, so I went to Japan and bought it with great difficulty! Oh, my God, how could someone like that... let me see a signed pen..."
The man looks around in an excited voice and starts looking for a pen and paper.
"You don't have to do that."
"Are all the thirty cartridges in there dragon emblems?" "
"Yes, psychic battle is a mintendo game, so it's hard to translate. "
"Khh ~ I see. It's a bit of a pity, but it's a blessing that the Dragon Emblem has been engraved... But isn't this also a character deletion system...? "
"A new model that can be recovered with its own cartridges, although it's in there, of course. "
"I see. But how do I buy this? "
"Actually, I'm not looking for a second-hand purchase deal. "
"So...? "
"Ms. Grant, do you want to be the first to publish a game in your country? "
"Pubble..? What?"
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My plan was simple.
First of all, we have the first in-country gaming publishing business with the owner of Mantra Computer's store, which was very accessible to kites as a child.
Publishing was a distribution structure that resells games published overseas through localization and into local content. In this era, South Korea was not supported by the gaming industry because there were too many pouch merchants, let alone game development.
Korean gamers had no choice but to play Japanese as opposed to a target house, and at the very least, they enjoyed the English version of the game.
At least it was not until the Super Family era that Korean subtitle games such as' Taekwondo 'or Dragon Ball Ultimate 3 appeared for the first time, so it was never too much for you to be impressed by the Dragon Emblem.
"So Joon-Hyuk is saying that we should work with a business that is formally distributed by Hangling the games that come out of Japan? "
"Yes, it is. "
In fact, this idea was not my first, but the business plan that you came up with in 1991.
At the time, amateur developers at the programmer's club, Tim Mantra, formally obtained a license to play the game 'Princess Makes', which was released in Kainax, Japan, and established an achievement in Hangul.
"Actually, I'm not as good as Joon-Hyuk, but I have some younger siblings who know how to program. "
Yes, actually, I came for them.
I smiled in my heart and listened to him. Yuki also did not understand Korean, but when she brought up the business story, she quietly waited for me to see if she had read the atmosphere.
"To be honest, the business you proposed is tempting, but there are some concerns. "
"What concerns you? "
"First of all, the Korean market is a problem. Even if the market itself is too harsh, we can't be sure if it will sell as well as we'd hoped. "
"Of course I'm aware of that. "
"Is there a soft company on our side that would grant us a goodwill license in that situation? "
"At least one place. "
"Couldn't have been any easier without a major. Where is it? "
"Pentagon Soft. "
"You mean the Pentagon Soft that made the Final Frontier? "
"Yes, that's right. "
"Oh, you're joking. What kind of a soft company sells 1.5 million copies in Japan and the United States gives you a license to sell a thousand copies in Korea? "
"I know a lot of the Pentagon Soft high ups. "
"No matter how tall a person may be, they're not going to be very supportive."
However, the man who noticed my smile in the middle asked me again, just in case.
"Do you even know who the boss is? "
"Something like that. "
Actually, I'm the boss, but...
Yuki looked at the owner alternately, wondering if she didn't understand our conversation well. However, the owner's face was now moving beyond surprise and towards fear.
"Don't worry about business funds, too. We can support you until you gain some awareness. "
"Oh, my God. My dad died last night, and he said something good would happen in his dream, and then something like this happened."
The conversation went well after that.
After recruiting as many developers as he knew, he decided to contact me separately.
"If things go well, can we sign with other companies besides Pentagon Soft? For example, the Dragon Warrior Series of Phoenix, or the Iss Series of Calcomb."
"Of course there's nothing you can do. "
Just give me the money. Why not? Money is all that matters...
If you give me a license fee that exceeds the expected return, then maybe you'll run, too.
It was a pretty crappy business, of course, but I wanted to make it happen, even if it was a little hard.
Hangul Project, many of my favorite paintings from my childhood.
Maybe this little stunt of mine can turn the gaming industry upside down in the future.
"So, where do we start? "
New beginnings include excitement and anxiety. The man asked me with a slightly trembling voice.
In fact, Mantra Soft, which you made with your colleagues, in 1998. South Korean users' illegal copying resulted in the release of Princess Makes 3 and concealed themselves from the gaming industry.
In the end, he added an appendix to the game magazine to recover money, but eventually he was bankrupt without overcoming the crisis.
His hopes that the good games would be recognised by the users had become a foam after a few frustrations, and I couldn't see him anymore.
I took a moment to look at his face and took my mouth off.
"Do you currently have gaming magazines in Korea? "
"No, I have PC magazines, but I still have gaming magazines."
As far as I'm concerned, the first in-country game magazine has been released since the '90s, so it's still early...
But giving the right information to the right user is what the information media of this age should do.
Let's start there.
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"Then we will create the first magazine that specializes in gaming. "
"So you're saying we should start with the publishing business, not the purpling you just mentioned? "
"No, you should do both. But first, we have to change the way we perceive the game. Honestly, when you sell PCs, you play games for free, right? "
"Well, that's... embarrassing, but yes. because if you don't do that, it's not going to sell at all. "
"If you continue to be favorable, you have a right. On the contrary, buying a gaming machine doesn't give you a free cartridge. Ultimately, awareness is important. "
"That's true, but it's not as easy as it sounds. "
"That's why we need to instill more awareness into consumers about purchasing the right games. And in order to do that, I'm going to have to temporarily shut down his mantra computer. "
"Huh, that's a... that's a change of business in one day."
"How long are you going to keep playing free games to suit your consumers? Why don't you start a business with me for Korean gamers' dreams? "
Now that you mention it, isn't that exactly what Apple's Stephen Jobs said to Pepsi? However, the look on Mantra's face was impressed by what I said.
"Khh... The dreams of gamers... Fine. There's nothing you can't do if you have a good developer like Joon-Hyuk. By the way, gaming magazines don't have a clue where to start. "
"There's nothing special about game magazines. Do you know a game magazine called Pammy Communications in Japan? "
"Oh, that's it. Of course I know. "
"Similar to that as much as possible, information about new releases and reviews and approximations of released games. And you can focus on the gaming industry. Mantra Computer will now be reborn as the first gaming magazine company in Korea with the publication of family games. "
"But if we're going to do this much business, we need some initial funding, don't we need publishing people, or people who speak Japanese for game reviews? You'll also need a printing facility."
"Return to Japan next week and we will send you KRW 10 million in initial business funds. First of all, use that money to get your new office and the facilities you need to publish. "
"Ten million won? It's that easy? What do you believe in so much money? What if I disappear with the money? "
"If you just throw away your chance to make more money because of 10 million won, the boss is just a cloth. Mann. He's just a prodigal man. It will take time, but I can work with others as much as I want. "
As I looked at him slowly and quietly, the boss swallowed the drought and nodded his head up and down.
I know it sounds a little overwhelming, but I actually believe in the personality of the man I used to know as a child. You left the company when it was hard, but you were left alone.
I'm going to make sure that doesn't happen again.
"But if you start publishing, you'll need something that will attract the attention of your readers in the beginning. We have a private event in PC magazine to increase the number of publications during the outbreak. "
"You already have enough rare items. "
"Yes? To me? None of our merchandise is worth that much."
"No, I just told you. "
I smiled as I pointed at the dragon emblem on the table.
"Is that...? "
"We will draw tickets for the first six months of treatment. Quantities 30 per month. "
"Ah, dragon emblems are sure to attract the attention of gamers. And it's in English."
"After six months, you'll see the edition of Final Frontier 1. "
The president of Mantra Computer held my hands tightly in my voice.
"Joon-Hyuk... I'll take good care of you. "
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4: 00 P.m.
After not knowing the time to talk to the boss about the new business plan, I temporarily left Yuki on Mantra computer and went to Young Joon-Hyuk to meet the Young Yeongnam Super.
Glug. Opening the glass door and stepping inside, you find a bag of all kinds of snacks inside the cramped super. Among them, there were those who would live to see 2015.
Shrimpking or potato king... The food of the Indians who sometimes poured milk. Those were banana punches. Of course, some of them disappeared from memory and I met them a long time ago.
'But, whatever it is, it's the best...'
I smiled gladly at the children's gift box lined up on one side of the store.
"Hey!"
When I called the owner from the counter with no one, she came out of the room with the shop.
"Welcome. "
"Give the children's gift set no. 6. "
I answered pointing to the biggest gift set. Compared to a typical gift set of two to three thousand won, everyone was more structured than a gift set.
'It's a convenient gift to choose from. '
Youngnam's wife smiled with a single expression and took out a gift set.
"Do you need anything else? "
"Oh, and do you have a spam set? "
"Of course I do."
"Give me the biggest one, too. "
I remember that the spam set, which I thought would be eaten once a year, was very expensive at the time, so I did not buy it well.
That should be enough for Father's Lunch Box. While I was pulling out my wallet on top, a little girl came running out of the room, picking up a bag of chitos.
"Youngnam, you. I told you not to touch things in the store!! "
"Win the Cheetos I ate earlier!! One more bag!"
Does that make sense to you, the supergirl?
This was my childhood adversary, Jo Nam, who coldly handed Cheetos' bonus card to his mother. It's a girl, but it's dangerous to rush like that.
If I mocked the singer Jo Nam for the same name, I would have followed him to the end of the earth and punched him.
"Still..."
I smiled at young lady Young-nam whom I had met for a long time.
After a while, I carefully unpacked the gift set for Joon-Hyuk while sitting in front of the store.
Then I put the prepared portable gambler in between the sweets. After carefully repackaging, I put a letter in the spam gift set along with an envelope of money for my parents.
At that time, Joon-Hyuk popped out his face because the small front door was crunchy and open on the other side.
"Huh? You're really here? "
"You promised. But did you keep your promise to him yesterday? "
"Absolutely. 30,000 won for grilled beef and 20,000 won for domestic use. But I was scolded by my mom for asking where I got it. "
Haha... My son showed up with 50,000 won worth of beef. My doubtful mother deserves it. I gestured at Joon-Hyuk with a frowning face.
"Well done. Gift as promised. "
"The children's whole set!! That's also my favorite number 6!! "
"And this spam is for my mother..."
"Thank you. But who are you? I asked my mom yesterday, and she said she never sent anyone like that."
"Well, he's just a distant relative. "
"Oh, well, can I just tell Mom that this was given to me by my cousin? "
"Yes. I'll see you then. Listen to your parents and study hard. "
"Huh? You're leaving already? She's at my mom's."
"It's all right. Be well, then. "
After patting Joon-Hyuk a few times who was looking up at me without knowing the English language, I took a step to the Mantra computer that Yuki would be waiting for.
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I skipped lunch again today just talking business with Mr. Mantra.
I was in a hurry to open the mantra computer door because I couldn't even serve Yuki to Korea properly.
"Sorry, Yuki. You must be hungry. "
"Oh, Joon-Hyuk is here? "
Yuki, who was sitting with Ms. Mantra, turned his head to my voice.
However, there was a large chunk of black ginseng sauce lying around her bright mouth.
"The boss gave it to me, but it's delicious! What was her name again? Have you ever eaten Joon-Hyuk? "
"Oops, you're here early. I asked her to join me because she seemed hungry. Should I order another? "
Chinese food yesterday and Chinese food today...
I'm glad it was delicious, but I glanced at her with a bloody smile.
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A moment later, Yoda is excited to receive the final frontier tamago I gave her and goes home.
I was a little distracted, but the black tamago that I pulled instead of Yoda came back into my hands.
There was a lot of gas on the outside, whether Yoda dropped it or not, but it didn't matter. Let's turn the Tamago-san upside down again, and the musical crest shining in the sun was clearly the Dragon Emblem crest.
"Awesome. The pumpkin rolled into the vine. '
It was as if in my head 'Uchimura had obtained the dragon emblem's tamago.' I feel like I am reminded.
Boom. Boom.
I locked my door and came back to the room, sat on the bed and pressed the black tamago-san button. Then I saw an 'egg' that was asleep on the screen.
"It doesn't look any different from the old Tamago-san, for starters. "
Once the egg is in 'egg' state, Tamago-san takes time to hatch. It's about two hours in real time. Let's just leave it at that and get back to figuring.
I put the Tamago table back on and put on my thin folded rubber gloves.
'Okay, here we go. '
At that time, a loud alarm sounded on Tamago's desk.
Beep, beep, beep, beep.
"What? You can't be awake already. "
As I tilted my head, I picked up Tamago's table on the desk and saw Tamago's table, which had just begun to play, in a game over state.
"What? Why?? "
That's absurd...
I thought I'd done something wrong, but I'm not good at starting games.
After pressing the start button again, the game started again with an 'egg' status.
I thought I'd be okay now, but I went back to my seat and picked up another part of the figure.
The right blend of enamel dye makes it as light as possible and carefully grabs the brush.
Beep, beep, beep, beep.
"Ah! Why!! "
Why is he doing this at such an important moment?
I couldn't help but check the Tamago-san again, and this time I also remembered the game over phrase.
"Strange. Is it broken? "
But no matter what, it was three times. I played the game again and continued looking at the screen this time.
It is because Tamago-san leaves a 'Dying Message' before he dies.
If you drop the device on the floor, it will hurt for a while. I get a message.
I wondered why Tamago-san died as soon as she started.
If I hadn't done anything, I'd say, "Ow! 'This is most likely due to the failure of the shock-recognitive sensor part if the message appears.
After a while, I kept getting messages from Tamago-san.
And I choked as soon as I saw the message.
"It's hot..."
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep.
What do you mean hot? My room?
Of course!! It's been a summer! There's no air conditioning!
No, more than that, how did you know my room was hot? I've never seen a Tamago like this!!
I looked around for a moment, holding the Thamago statue in my hand.
I don't know if there's a cool place in my room, but there was one place that caught my eye, and I couldn't help but notice...
"Will it be okay?"
After a moment of deliberation, I finally opened the door of the refrigerator installed next to the sink.
If it's hot, we need to cool it down. What are you gonna do?
I started the game and set up the Tamagoku Statue where I put the eggs at the door of the refrigerator.
"I know it sounds crazy, but no one's saying anything."
I carefully closed the door in case Tamago-san died again due to the impact of closing the door on the refrigerator.
"Let's get to work. Work."
I returned to my seat and looked at the refrigerator, just in case, but the alarm no longer sounded.
I sighed of relief and grabbed Miyuki's leg again.
Looking at Miyuki's long, smooth legs, I picked up the cutter knife a moment later.
This is because I felt that the line leading up to my buttocks was not a little smooth.
'If your legs go back like this, it's normal for the bottom of your buttocks to fold slightly. '
I can't see it if I dress it later, but I have a strange habit of keeping details in a worthless place.
After several decades of carrying a cutter knife, I smiled satisfactorily, expressing a folded crease with a slight hip flesh.
This is good. Surprisingly, I have a knack for this side of the family. '
After admiring his accomplishments and picking up the brush again, I was wasting almost a few hours working on one leg of Miyuki.
Did Michelangelo feel this way when he made the Pieta statue?
It feels like a handful of his soul is being swept away.
When I made it, I saved one of her sleek legs using even mining gradient techniques.
Glug-ug-ug...
I was staring at the clock because of the hunger. I had already passed my lunch.
"It's already time. I need to get some sleep before I go to part-time."
I looked at the refrigerator and remembered something that I had forgotten, taking off the gloves of the sticky enamel and rubbing the stubborn legs for a long time.
"Oops, Tamago-san!! "
I even lost track of time when I woke up focusing on figures.
Carefully opening the door of the refrigerator, he took out the Tamago-san, and there was a game over on the screen.
"He's dead again. What the hell is all this..."
But when I thought about it for a moment, maybe it was enough.
Rare eggs not yet known on the market.
Moreover, it led to the idea that maybe this fellow is also a Tamago-san who boasts the worst difficulty of family games with the phrase 'Dragon Emblem' on his back.
Tamago-san has each personality.
Final Frontier Tamago, who exchanged it for Yoda this morning, was a fierce one who enjoyed eating and playing well when he fed the 'Great Party'.
Compared to him, this black egg's personality seems to be "extremely bitter."
Plus, a system of temperatures I've never seen before in Tamago-san.
I thought raising him would take more care than I thought.
'Now it is more important to complete Miyuki's figures. I'll postpone hatching you ever since. '
I put the Tamago-san that ended the game in the drawer first.
&
And then another week.
"Enough.. enough!! "
The original appearance, or more, of beauty, was insanely elastic in her face.
When I saw Miyuki's smile smiling at me again, I felt my eyes burning without knowing it.
The shattered arms, legs, and waist were tucked together. (Including a little extra gimmick.) Plus, I changed into underwear by repainting her outfit, which was a bikini swimsuit, with more version up.
'By the way, I feel more like Yuki from the event than Miyuki. Anyway, next week when I get my paycheck, I'll dress you up in pretty clothes. Wait a little longer.'
That night.
On a part-time holiday, I returned the 'Street Without Me' OVA from start to finish as a celebration of Miyuki's completion.
The streets without me, made with the original video animation, were made with great quality as Maurita himself went into the painting screening.
When I saw the article that the animated main Hiroin was done through the survey of the users' antiques and finally decided to be Miyuki, I cheered.
It was Miyuki's victory with a marginal difference of 200 votes from the second place, Nasse.
"This is a masterpiece, after all these years... I was glad to have it. "
A total of five pieces of video tape from a street I did not have in the case opened a drawer on my desk and took out the dragon emblem's tamago.
"Wait, I'll raise you right soon. Let's see who wins. '
&
"Good work this month. Uchimura. This month's salary. "
"Thank you, Chairman. "
I felt a faint note inside the white envelope from the manager.
Late night Alba had a slightly higher salary than weekly, so she earned about 160,000 yen working for four times a week.
But 40,000 yen in rent and other administrative expenses. And if I deduct the cost of transportation, what do I have left, about 100,000?
Every day since I bought Miyuki's figures, I remember the last time I lived as a cupbearer, and it felt like my throat was opening.
But at the same time, what's going through my head...
'Should I throw away the limited figures of Setsuna and Nasse? '
It seems lonely to be alone with Miyuki, and I'm sure you'll feel confident with the three heroes together.
When I returned home from my part-time job at dawn, I closed my eyes for a moment and woke up in the morning.
Then he quickly packed his clothes and headed straight for the train station.
It's because I had a place to go before I went to Akiba this afternoon.
After a while, I arrived at a place called Ginza called Tokyo's Luxury Street.
With many stores selling traditional Japanese costumes, I was looking for a concept to create Miyuki's costumes.
I was quickly sketching the costumes on the show window while looking around the street with my notebook in my hand. I found a bright pink fabric that suits Miyuki just fine.
However, I hesitated for a moment and slowly opened the store after being overwhelmed by the interior of a very luxurious store.
"Hey, I'd like to buy some fabric."
When I opened the shop door and carefully spoke, the staff welcomed me with a friendly smile.
"You want to get dressed? "
"Oh, well..."
I can't say that I came here to match my clothes for the figure, but I laughed awkwardly and turned around.
"I'm studying traditional costumes, but I need samples. Can I buy some? "
Then the shop clerk nods with a slight look on his face.
"What fabric do you need? "
"I want a kimono with the same color on it."
"Oh, that's a very high-end kimono made in a traditional way. The main fabric is silk. "
"Silk?"
Well, isn't it expensive? It's very ominous to suddenly see the glow on the shopkeeper's face.
"How much for a horse? "
"Yes, the price is 16,000 yen. You can feel it, but it's the finest fabric. It's a popular color because it reminds me of cherry blossoms that bloom in spring. "
Cough. Size 90cm x 110cm 16,000 yen!? Well, it's worth a limited edition figure, isn't it? Extremely expensive
We need at least two horses if we're gonna fail, herd. Absolutely not.
However, even though I tried to turn around, I kept getting trampled on by that fabric, and I closed my eyes and said to the clerk.
"Just give me one drink of that color. "
"A drink? Hmm... We don't usually sell them on a per-mile basis, but she's a student studying, so I'll give her a special treat this time. "
"Thank you."
After a while, I thought about paying for the fabric and leaving the store.
'Only one chance. There is no failure. '
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That evening.
When I returned home, I sighed, resting my purchases on the floor today.
'I did it. I spent about 50,000 in one day on my salary. '
The items on the floor are fabric for making figure clothes and accessories for decorating them separately. And three sets of summer figures for the heroes on the streets without me.
I bought three limited edition figures, why not 50,000 yen?
It's because this is a pre-paint model.
Unpainted, unfinished figures are relatively cheap.
The last time I was painting a broken figure, I felt like I was stepping into a new world.
I originally went to Akiba to buy a limited figure of Nasse, but when I looked closely, I noticed a little bit of a regret, even though the painting was complete.
'I could have saved a little more detail back there.'
I was looking at the store with that in mind. What caught my eye were the figures before this painting.
Rather than buying a finished product, I ended up buying all three Hiro's limited figures, which I enjoyed making with love one by one.
'The cost of living will be high this month, but I have no regrets. '
First, I picked up a notebook and walked along Ginza Street in the morning, looking for something that would suit Miyuki.
'This better be good. '
After a while, I picked out a target and started cutting the fabric I had bought cheaply.
It was one of the ways I devised because expensive fabrics could not be carelessly consumed.
'First practice with this, and silk is the last challenge. '
So many more days went by.
"Wow... perfect!! "
Miyuki was showing off a beautiful figure on her desk, just as I had imagined.
"Dangerous. I made it, but I made it too well!! '
Come to think of it, the silk fabric made by Miyuki is much more expensive than the piece of cloth I'm wearing now.
Miyuki's kimono, which took a sweat to avoid making a mistake, was really a result of the blooming effort.
The only figure in the world.
The fact alone made me feel overwhelmed, but I felt a strange feeling as well as a void for some reason.
"I want to boast to others..."
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Then one weekend.
After much thought, I carefully packed Miyuki's figure on my desk into a bag.
I was curious about people's reactions to the Kimono version of Miyuki, so I decided to rent an exhibition at the Figure Shop that I frequented.
Occasionally, if the figurehouse craftsmen display personal collections, they would auction off visitors to the figurehouse.
Of course, I didn't want to sell the first work that I worked hard to create to anyone.
Just how will it react? How much will the bid be placed?
I was so curious.
A moment later, I stopped by the Figure Shop and contacted the staff to rent a small shelf at the entrance.
'Not a bad position. I'll see it as soon as I get inside the store. '
Sign the contract the employee signed and pay for the display. Shortly after, my figure was on the shelf.
Looking at her smiling brightly, receiving the spotlight installed inside the shelf, I felt like I had found a place for her to belong.
And pretty soon, a lot of things started happening.
"What is this? Who did this?"
"What? Huh? Ugh! Phew... Cool! "
As soon as they saw the new Kimono version of Miyuki, they began to admire it.
"No one has registered for this bid yet? Is this for sale? "
I had already registered for sale, but it didn't matter because I could have paid a partial fee and declined in the future. Now, let's see how far we can go.
At that time, those with some snow sleds realized that Miyuki's model was the same as the summer limited swimsuit version.
"Looks like you've already customized another version of the finished figure. Same pose as the swimsuit version. But what's the quality of this madness? "
Soon people began to gather around the figures I made. Then came the first bidder.
-25,000yen -
It's not a bad price for the initial bid, but it doesn't cost you any materials.
Watching people's reactions in a corner of the figure shop, I swallowed the drink I had in my hand with a mouthful of laughter.
A second bidder appeared shortly after.
-35,000yen -
Ten minutes later, 10,000 yen was added. But it's just a precursor to the value of the material in the figure. Compared to the time and effort I put in, the money seemed cheap.
But in less than 30 minutes after the exhibition, the price went up to 35,000 yen...
A miracle. A miracle...
The next day on Sunday.
After part-time work, I was excited to head to Akihabara without going to sleep.
As soon as I arrived before the opening of the Figure Shop, I simply stopped for breakfast at a nearby fast food store and went back to the shop.
'Well, let's see how far it goes. '
As soon as I walked into the store smiling like that, I saw the amount on Miyuki's shelf, and it hardened.
-189,000 Yen-
Am I dreaming?
189,000 yen is more than I've worked for a month!?
I can't believe the price just jumped up and down in a day. Suddenly, the calm heart began to pound.
What is this? Do I have to sell it? It's the first one I've done with a lot of effort, but it's worth 189,000 yen... "
I thought you were good enough to climb up to 70-80,000, but you've suddenly become a super rare item, right?
No. There's only one in the whole world, so it's a very rare item...
And that moment. One evil thought crossed my mind.
"Hey, this is the guy who made the Miyuki figure for the kimono version. I need to adjust the figures for a moment, but could you open the decorations? "
"Oh, yes. Okay, sir. "
The clerk took Miyuki's figure from the shelf and smiled delightfully, returning it to me.
"Really, it wasn't because of the figures you showed me yesterday. At the end of the day, we had a fight with our guests. "
"Really?"
"It was really, really popular. How the hell did you come up with these figures? "
"Haha, that's a coincidence."
The figure was crushed.
I roughly twisted my horse and pulled off the kimono's collar and threw it over Miyuki's outer shoulder. Then a scream came out of the mouth of the shopkeeper who was watching him.
"Customer!? This...!! This!!! "
Following Miyuki's first broken arm and leg, I made a kimono, which was the version that flowed down.
As her covetous brassiere emerges between the spilled kimonos, the clerk does not conceal his excitement as he howls his nose.
Why don't you take this?
I turned the heel of the naturally loosened kimono in reverse, revealing the folded butt flesh, Miyuki's maximum appreciation point.
"Phew!! Oh, my God!! Look at the detail.
I drove Miyuki back to the ornament with a bloodied smile in the shopkeeper's enthusiasm.
"Oh, and please don't film this. "
"Yes, I understand. I'll do as you say."
A few moments later, the customers came to the store and were astonished at the appearance of another Miyuki from yesterday.
"What the hell!? You changed into underwear!! "
"Cough... genius. I can't believe you made a kimono on purpose... You're so desperate. "
But is it because of a huge bid? No one was able to offer a new bid amount.
At that time, a customer holding the camera pushed the lens towards the figure, and the clerk who was watching it hurriedly suggested.
"Customer!! No pictures!! "
"Oh..."
The customer put the camera down, expressing his regrets at the shopkeeper's cry.
People were looking around the shelf to see if they wanted to capture Miyuki with their eyes.
At that time, a man openly looked at Miyuki's butt and shouted, "Eureka."
"Here. This part!! It even embodies folded expression!! I'd buy it right now if I had crazy real money!! "
"But why don't you sell this? 189,000 yen is a lot of money for a newcomer, and you didn't pay for it? "
'I'm still worried about it!? '
At that time, a middle-aged man who looked like he felt like he was going into the store came in and asked the cashier.
The man who looked very burdened looked at the Miyuki figure in a new look and went to his mouth, flapping his tongue.
"Have you heard from the Miyuki Figure seller wearing a kimono yet? "
Then, the clerk looked at me.
With a sinister look on his face, he turns his head to the right and to the left, and the clerk opens his mouth with an embarrassing expression.
"Oh, well, not yet."
"I'll be back later this afternoon, so please let me know if the seller comes by. I want to buy whatever I want. "
The middle-aged man tapped the glass display and disappeared with a nasty smile.
'Ah... I can't. I'll take it back instead of taking money from him. '
I made up my mind and secretly approached the cashier.
"Hey, I think we should take the Miyuki figures. "
"Yes? What do you mean, sir? How much is this now!? "
"I never meant to sell it. I just wanted to see how much it would go up."
"What!? Guest. You should not induce bidding with that intention. However, since the original owner doesn't want to sell, I have no choice but to cancel this time. Pay 10% on the bid and we'll cancel it for you. "
"Yes? 10%? "
"If you take back the product you were trying to sell, you will lose our store image and you will receive a 10% commission to cover it. "
Wait, if you pay 10% of 189,000 yen, you can get it back!?
Khh... This is bad. I don't have that kind of money right now!
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