It was 5: 00 in the morning when I was drunk in my sweet sleep.
I lifted my heavy eyelid to Yuki's urgent voice as if it were coming from a dream.
"Joon-Hyuk!! Joon-Hyuk!!"
"Hmm…? "
"Get up quickly!! "
"What? What's wrong? "
"The whole house just thumped and rang. Didn't you feel anything? "
I know you feel a vibration on this soft bed...?
For Yuki, who was expressing anxious, holding Seohyun in her arms, I woke up tired and looked for a remote control.
The moment I tried to put my hand on the TV remote on the little table next to the bed...
Wooooo...
The remote control shivers away from my hand on the table.
"You just did it again, didn't you? "
"Calm down. You've never been in an earthquake like this before..."
"I'm still nervous about the earthquake that happened this morning. It's been almost 30 years, so..."
To reassure Yuki who was still shaking, I pressed the power button on the TV remote.
The moment the TV screen lit up with a ticking sound.
Me and Yuki lay down on the bed and became stiff.
"What... hey? Where is that?"
"If it's Awaji, it's near Kobe. "
The word "Kobe" came to my mind.
Kobe Earthquake!? How can you be so abrupt?
The scene of the disaster beyond the TV screen was already just after a straightforward 7.2 earthquake swept through everything.
At the time of the earthquake, the CCTV inside the station was shaken so badly that household appliances inside the office were destroyed in just a few seconds.
I was staring at the TV dazed, and I could feel Yuki's trembling hand gripping my hand.
"What should I do? They..."
Soon, the scene was even more devastating, reflecting the residential streets of people who were not stations.
Time for everyone to go to sleep. Because of the earthquake that hit the residential area, many people were buried alive in the pile.
In addition, the hot tubing in the house breaks and the gas leaks out, and the sparks from the nearby telescopes have set the housing on fire.
A broadcast helicopter flew up and lit up the disaster area, and it looked like it was watching a scene from a disaster movie.
Among them, what caught my eye was that an expensive road designed to be enormously thick with a column was bent and collapsed like a flint.
"Oh my…"
The station's helmet spoke with a pale face to see if it was no longer possible to fly in the blazing smoke.
"Since the shoot is no longer possible, I will follow up with you in the morning about the incident. Now, the Hanshin, Awaji and Kobe areas, as you can see, are still burning up all over the city due to the devastating earthquake damage. We will conclude the emergency report by informing you that the interior is gathering at the disaster site, including in the area of the accident, as well as firefighters in Osaka, Nara and Kyoto. "
Reports from the accident site ended, but TV continued to show alternate footage taken on CCTV and helicopters at the time of the crash.
After watching Yuki and the disaster broadcast for a while, I looked up at the clock on the wall.
6: 10 a.m.
I got out of bed, picked up the phone and immediately called Mr. Kawaguchi.
The tone rang for a moment, and there was a slightly bewildered voice of Kawaguchi behind the handset.
"Mr. Kawaguchi, have you seen the show?"
"Yes, I was just getting up and watching the news. God, I don't know what's going on in the morning..."
"First, use the Emergency Contact Network to notify the General Employee of the temporary leave, and gather only as many people as possible in the meeting room as 10 am. "
"Yes, I understand. I was going to give you a leave of absence because there are temples with families in the Kobe area. Good.
"Then I'll see you in the conference room. "
At that time, Yuki and Seohyun left the living room.
"Joon-Hyuk... should go, right? "
"Yes, I think we should. Why don't you go with Seohyun to his family for a few days just in case? "
Tokyo would be safe if the situation was the same as the past I had originally known, but today's earthquake was about a month behind the events of the past I knew.
So? I couldn't be sure that Tokyo would be safe.
Your mother-in-law's house is a private house, so it's relatively easier to evacuate than the mansion, and even if the house collapses, even if it's a timber building, even if it's buried there, it's easy to get out if there are people nearby.
However, in the case of high-rise mansions made of concrete, if the entire building collapsed in a single straight earthquake, it could cause tremendous life damage.
Like a giant highway that just collapsed on TV...
"Okay, I'm just going to go to my parents' house for the day. "
"It's going to be okay. Don't worry too much."
After a while, I finished breakfast a little early with Yuki, and her wife dropped her off at home.
As soon as Yuki arrived, her mother-in-law ran out surprised, but she was nervous. She said she was welcome and took Yuki and Seohyun inside.
The father-in-law was also appointed on temporary leave today, and was waiting for him at home without going to work.
"Are you still going to work today? "
"The general staff turned to temporary holidays, but the Executive Group has a countermeasure meeting. "
"Countermeasures? What kind of countermeasures does a gaming company have against earthquake damage? "
When my father-in-law asked me a question, I hesitated for a moment, then I stopped.
"We should also take a look at the relief supplies we need in the affected area in advance, and at some point during the stabilization period, we should also review our service activities. "
"Oh, well, that, too. You won't be able to use electricity or water right now, so you'll need a lot of help in the affected area. What an extraordinary thought... Yes, I'm sure you're busy. Go now. "
"I'll be back to pick Yuki up from the situation until evening. "
I greeted my father-in-law with a happy smile and hurriedly got into the car.
At the same time, when the phone that was sitting in the car rang a rather trivial ringtone, I put the car in the ignition and pressed the call button on the phone.
"Director, it's Hayashi. "
"Uh, what's going on? "
"Well, I heard about the summons..."
Unlike usual, Hayashi's voice felt uneasy.
"Are you...? "
"Yes, I have Bonga in Awawa, but I can't reach her at the moment. I think I need to go back to the mainland for a while. "
"Yes. Yes, Hayashi. You used to be a handyman, okay. I'll talk to Jules. Have a good trip.
"Yes... thank you. "
"It's going to be okay. Don't worry too much. Drive safely. "
"Yes, I understand. We'll get back to you when we get there."
"Yes. Yes. "
After hanging up the phone with Hayashi, I sighed a little and drove straight to the company.
On the radio, we were talking about the magnitude of the damage and casualties of the Kobe earthquake on every channel, and it was growing over time.
The casualties increased dramatically, unlike when we first heard the news, because the area was so devastated.
While waiting for a signal, I bit the tip of my hand in nervousness, hoping that nothing would happen to Hayashi's parents.
The Kobe Earthquake must have caused a great deal of casualties and caused a tremendous amount of despair for the affected villagers. Also, many Koreans who lived there were also there, so it was heartbreaking in many ways.
However, the Japanese government, as I know it, has taken the crisis of the Kobe earthquake as an opportunity to boost the economy.
Because of all the work that has been done to rebuild a ruined city. Then, companies called Japan stood up for the fallout effect.
Among them are Minten and Sensoni. It also included the NEGA.
&
Could it be the Kobe earthquake? I parked my car in the company parking lot just past a particularly thin central road in Shinjuku today, and took the elevator straight to our meeting room.
At that moment, Morita was rushing to the conference room to see if she had just arrived at the company.
"Hey, Morita. "
"Ah, Director. Good morning. In fact, Hayashi..."
"Yeah, I heard that on the way over. But, Mauritana, are you okay? You have a principal's office. "
"I'm fine. Mainland is in Osaka, but she said she's doing well because she's on the phone this morning..."
"Yes, thank God. Hayashi's supposed to call me when she arrives. Let's wait. "
"Kaori from the design department went with him, so he should be fine. "
"Kaori? He teases Hayashi all the time, but he's really creepy too. "
"I see. "
After speaking with Morita and entering the conference room, several team leaders greeted me.
"If you're in the accident area, you're welcome to go. The content of the meeting is not more important than the family. "
Then Ueno, who planned a "gift of God" with me, replied.
"I would have contacted you this morning. He said it was fine."
"Well, that's good, then. Everyone except Hayashi, who's more than just a team leader, is fine. "
"Mr. Kawaguchi. He's coming."
The secretary said, and all the staff gathered in the conference room stood up.
As he entered the meeting room, he told the staff to sit comfortably and sent a small greeting to me.
"First of all, I'm glad you have no earthquake victims. I hope everything goes well with Hayashi, the head of the second development team. "
An urgent summons with a short greeting from the Kawaguchi delegation announced the beginning.
The agenda was to discuss the list of relief supplies needed in the affected area and which companies would win.
Once the electricity and gas are blocked, living supplies such as water and food are assigned as priority relief items, as well as blankets or sleeping bags. Various opinions came out, such as clothing items.
Everyone was genuinely concerned about the inhabitants of the affected area, so they decided to select all the relief supplies they could say.
At that time, the Kawaguchi representative asked me with a cautious look.
"Joon-Hyuk, do you have any other opinion? "
His question opens his mouth, tapping the tip of the ballpoint pen against the desk.
"I already have a lot of good opinions about the necessities. But I'd like to suggest something a little different. "
"What part? "
"For example... if you bring a broken Raon and a game cartridge against the villagers affected by this incident, will you get a free A/S?" "
"Yes? Do you really want me to trade you for a broken console for the earthquake? "
I smiled, raising one lip slightly at the head of the Kawaguchi delegation, looking embarrassed.
"There are definitely people who like our games in the affected areas.
Companies are sustainable with the help of every single one of those customers. In the past, when the company was struggling with Final Frontier 1 and 2, as many of you believed in our Pentagon games and bought them... I think it's time for our Pentagon to help them. And I think that's exactly the kind of social action a candidate would have to take. "
The staff gathered in the conference room looked dumbfounded by my words.
Then Morita slowly clapped her hands at me, and two of her staff started clapping with him.
"That's right, relief supplies, but we're a gaming company, right? Moreover, in the case of Raon, a portable device, it would be a good play for the kids in the affected area. "
"Oh, that's good. It's dangerous to wander around an earthquake, so why not create a playground for the kids in the shelter? "
The atmosphere of the meeting, which was going on rather rigorously, began to reverse in one word.
I leaned on a chair and smiled as I listened to the ideas pouring out of their mouths.
Then the Kawaguchi representative who was sitting near me asked me.
"If Joon-Hyuk is right, I think the amount of the propulsion will be substantial, is that okay? "
"It doesn't matter. Consider it Complex Laon's promotion fee, which will be released later..."
Two days from now.
When the action is halted somewhat and the rescue activity in the affected area is short-handed…
I found the scene with about 20 Pentagon employees volunteering to volunteer.
Normally, I would come at least a week to 10 days, but the schedule was pulled a little ahead because of the overlap of 'personal' matters.
"Director!! Over here! "
As we got out of the car, we heard a good voice from a distance, when we arrived in the Awaji area that was most affected by the earthquake.
"Huh!? Isn't that Kaori?"
"Wow, Team Leader Morita is here too!! "
When the happy staff got out of the car one or two, Kaori ran toward us with almost a crying face. Behind her, Hayashi in the hood smiled at me with difficulty.
"You don't have to rush into this..."
"But the parents of the employee I work with are hurt, so come as soon as you can.
How's your mother? "
"You got pinched leaving the collapsing house, but fortunately, there's nothing else. "
"Really? I'm so glad..."
"The house that I lived in since I was a child, however, collapsed very badly. Haha!"
As Hayashi was helping with the restoration, there was a black soot on her face to see if she had left a ride. We took a walk to the middle school auditorium where the refugees gathered, guided by Hayashi.
In the beginning, the scene was more severe than what I had seen on TV, so I couldn't tell where it was long and where it was.
Other employees also began to utter a word about the situation that was more serious than they thought.
"Now, that's not funny. "
Miyazaki, backed up from the Pentagon Shop, swallowed a dry saliva as he saw 119 rescue workers crumbling through debris from all over the crash site.
"Shouldn't we just be in the way? "
Kaori, who was walking with her, replied.
"It's okay, Miyazaki. We're not supposed to be doing rescue work here!"
Since we went to CES together last year, they've been hanging out together like sisters recently. Especially after the company finished, he ran to the Pentagon shop to help Miyazaki and entertain his guests, although he was quite popular with customers even though he was not an official salesperson.
The Pentagon operates its own premium shop, and unlike other gaming companies, it has taken a fairly open distribution approach. In addition, he was regularly hosting unique events inside the shop, but if it wasn't for this earthquake, he would have prepared a Gala Show themed "Gift of God" event at the end of February.
'There have been many disruptions to the schedule. Thanks to you, we were able to keep up with the launch of Complete Raon. If you release a new product, will you sell it? It's perfect for a headwind…'
But my concern was very light compared to other companies at the same time.
Complicated Raon is a new product that's been getting a lot of attention from Mitch's users since last year, so even if it's a little late for launch, it won't hurt much...
However, small and medium-sized businesses had different circumstances.
Specifically, it was a survival game called 'The Saved City', which was released next month through Raon. The 'Emerging Cities' were the main survival adventure games aimed at surviving a major disaster, and the theme was' Earthquake '.
Thanks to this work, just before cartridge production, the Kobe earthquake made it impossible to guarantee its release.
As CEO, I thought it was clearly the right decision, but considering the company's finances, it was a significant risk. It was such a pity that the game that I worked so hard for a year to get rid of without seeing the light of the world.
After a while. Hayashi and Kaori Couple (?), a trailer was already parked in front of the middle school auditorium containing all sorts of relief items in advance from the Pentagon.
Originally intended for street events in Akiba, this trailer had a clear pentagon logo, meaning the Pentagon Soft.
"Hey, Director!! "
After escorting the trailer back to the other route, we met with the Kawaguchi Representative and said a quick hello and quickly started distributing relief supplies to the evacuees.
When I lowered my drinking water with the blanket I ordered in bulk from the Pentagon, some of the migrants in the auditorium came with me to help us.
A middle-aged man who appeared to be the emigrant representative approached us and greeted us.
"Thank you for coming. I was absolutely out of drinking water..."
"You seem to be devastated by the sudden disaster. I only brought what I thought I needed right away, but if you need anything else, just let me know. "
"I'm glad you came all this way. Where are they from, by the way? "
"Oh, we're a game developer called the Pentagon. "
Then the evacuee representative slightly tilted his head and asked me again.
"Game development? Not a relief organization?"
"Yes, it is. "
Even in Japan, where there are people of all ages from children to adults who play games, there are some who don't like games very much, so his reaction was not disappointing or disappointing.
At that time, a young man carrying a bucket next to us was surprised and cried out to us.
"These supplies are from the Pentagon? "
He glanced at me alternately with the logo of our company that was clearly embedded in the bucket he was holding and looked at me in horror.
"Are you Kang Jun-hyuk? "
Ugh... Someone recognizes me here.
Recently, though, it has been published many times in game magazines, and now when I travel around Akiba, there are a lot of users who recognize me. At that time, the evacuee representative asked the young man,
"Takuya, do you know this company? "
"I told you before. Dad, when I graduate from college, I want to go to Tokyo and get a job at the Pentagon..."
"Was this the Pentagon you were talking about? "
"Yes, that's right. "
I said, "Wow, I want to be in a game company. I was worried I'd never heard of it. Sounds like a pretty solid company. "
"Dad, if you're a gaming company, you only know Minten. The Pentagon is the number one company I want to go to right now at my age. "
Haha... I appreciate the compliment, but I can't be happy in a place like this...
I said something to the evacuee representative while clearing the air for a moment.
"Anyway, if you need anything, please let me know or let my staff know nearby. "
"Thank you for your attention. Can I get a business card, please? "
The evacuee representative picked up his business card from me and opened his mouth with a strange expression for a moment.
"You're the director. That's a strange name... are you Korean? "
"Yes, it is. "
"I see... volunteering like this from a far-off land. Thank you so much."
"I'm going to go down with the rest of the staff. "
"Yes, we'll help you. "
&
During the morning, Pentagon workers who dropped off supplies along with drinking water wore aprons and rushed to lunch with migrant women.
The meal prepared simple cream stew and bread, as it was difficult to supply these people with proper meals with just a kitchen appliance installed in a mobile vehicle.
But even just that, the people gathered in the auditorium had put their hands together and thanked him several times.
I looked at the people eating for a while and left the auditorium to talk to Hayashi.
Just when I saw the Pentagon staff carrying relief supplies and simply taking off their food, I got up in a squat.
"Don't mind me. Eat. Thank you all very much. "
"Thank you very much, Director. Have you eaten?"
"Yes. I just baked it with bread. "
Among the Pentagon staff, the second development team members all volunteered to come here, and many of the employees I had known had followed me.
Well, the second development team is now the head of Hayashi's team, but it's only natural that he should come because his boss has been turned.
However, I couldn't find Hayashi's face either.
"Do you know where Hayashi is? "
"She went to school to see her parents for a while. "
Somehow, when I told you there were no patients in the refugee ward, the people who were injured in the disaster were at school.
I told the dining staff to finish their meal and headed to the school building across the playground. Soon after, however, Hayashi, who was burning cigarettes on the bench in front of the school, met me, smiled slightly and leaned against him.
"How are your parents?
"That's okay. Some of the neighbors I used to know were hurt, and some of them are dead, so I'm a little disappointed. "
Hayashi brought the cigarette to her mouth with a bitter expression.
I stood up after preaching consolation and tapping Hayashi on the shoulder.
Maybe he just needed some time alone.
Today, on the third day of the big earthquake...
Rescuers who were still trying to save lives were busy.
I heard from the evacuee delegates that less than a tenth of the people in the auditorium today lived here.
I felt uneasy because I was recording a huge number of missing persons in the auditorium.
That's how I turned my foot towards the auditorium. I saw a child sitting alone on a swing set in the school grounds.
I was worried about the child with his head down, but I approached him and asked him.
"Why are you here alone? "
The boy who held his head tightly in my voice lowered his head and opened his mouth.
"My brother is gone..."
"Bro...? "
"When the earthquake hit, Mom and Dad are trying to get me and my brother out of the house, and all of a sudden his room collapses..."
"Oh... my parents...? "
"Mom and Dad went home. I have to find my brother..."
"Don't worry too much. If you wait a little longer, the rescue workers will find you. "
Then, the boy's shoulders slowly flutter up and down, listening to me.
"Hehe... If I had known this, I would have given it to my brother when he said he wanted to play... I shouldn't have..."
"Did you have a fight with your brother...? "
The boy nods as he wipes his forearm with tears falling like a marble.
"It was... it was game night, and I was just... ugh..."
The boy wept in horror about what happened that day.
I stroked the boy's head for a moment and comforted him.
"Don't worry too much. You're gonna be fine, okay? If you find your brother today, ask those people in the auditorium over there and come see me. I'll give your brother a good gift. Okay?"
I just stopped crying and walked again, giving him a card and a loaf of bread that I had.
"This is worse than I thought..."
On my way back to the auditorium, I decided to take a look outside for a moment and left the school and entered the affected area.
Then I heard the voice of the paramedics scared to go outside.
"Ordinary people shouldn't be out of school yet. "
"Yes, I understand. I'll take a quick look around and be right back. "
I walked slowly down a long road in front of the school.
Along with the ruins of the houses on the floor, household goods were scattered that didn't even know who they belonged to. Among them was a portable gamble boy from Mintendo, who was lying on the floor with broken liquid crystal plastic.
Kneel on the ground and slowly pick it up, I sighed a little and looked up the power button.
Tsk, tsk.
Ugh... It works! Although we couldn't find where the cartridge flew to, the device was still alive.
I think it was yesterday that Kamachi threw it on the floor to make it strong, but you and I made it well at the time...
I suddenly woke up slowly, smiling in my old memory, and this time I saw Laon's cartridge case underneath my feet.
"Huh…? Dragon Emblem 1, right? "
By the way, everything around here is just a game cartridge, right? What is it?
Was it the house of a great game collector? However, my question was immediately solved by a man nearby.
"Hah... we're screwed. Damn... What's this in a week..."
"Hah... we're screwed. Damn... What's this in a week..."
The man who muttered to himself with a disdainful look, he naturally met me and headed toward the portable gamble boy in my hand.
I hurried to stop thinking I might be mistaken for a thief.
"Oh, well..."
"Never mind. You can't even sell a broken product anyway. It's rubbish now."
The man looks sad and stares at the Gameboy for a moment, then sits down on a broken plank that was nearby.
This is a very strange situation...
I looked at the Gameboy for a moment and approached him.
"Did you run a game store here? "
The man who was about to light a cigarette was shaking the lighter nervously, whether he didn't even listen to the lighter.
Then I lighted him up with the lighter I had and asked him again.
"Are you the owner of this item? "
He glances back at the portable gambler I gave him, and his eyes turn red.
You may laugh at the fact that all grown-ups smell like children, but once they're really open and in just a week, everyone's left to their own fucked-up reality...
He frowned and took a deep cigarette and accepted the gamble I gave him.
Then I turned up the same broken Gameboy power switch as I did.
Heave-ho!
Even though the plastic screen was broken, the sound of a clear effect sounded to the ears as if he was still alive, and the man swallowed a ridiculous smile.
"I'm surprised it worked after all this trouble..."
"We made it strong because it's a toy that kids play with. "
Then the man opened his mouth, staring at me.
"Sounds like you just made this...? "
"Yes, that's right. I made it with Gunpei when I was working in Mintendo. "
"Ugh…? So you work for Minten, too? "
"No. I quit Mintendo and work for the Pentagon now. The last super family we built in Mintendo or LaTemperature is pretty sturdy, so if you look around, there might still be some intact products left. "
"Now, wait a minute... what if I worked at Mintendo and then moved to the Pentagon... and developed a super family? "
As the owner of the gaming store, how well do you know the industry news?
He seemed to know who I was with just a few clues at once.
"Yes, this is Kang Jun-hyuk from Pentagon Soft. "
"Ah... I see. By the way, what brings you here to Pentagon Soft at the scene of the disaster? "
"One of our employees is from here. I ran as soon as I heard what I had, but I was also worried about the staff and wanted to bring relief supplies to help the affected area. "
"So the soup and bread from lunch was from the Pentagon? "
"Well... I don't mean to brag, but yes. "
"I thought I was from a government aid organization. It was the Pentagon. It was so chaotic, I didn't even check where the relief supplies came from. "
"You don't have to worry about that. I heard you talking to yourself a while ago, and you must be devastated. You look like you've only just opened the shop..."
The man smiled at my comfort and took out another cigarette and asked.
You know, if there's a gas leak anywhere around here, we'll both be on the express train to Hwangcheongil...
I was anxious, but if it had happened and this much time had passed, the city's gas pipeline would have been locked...
The man stares at the end of the cigarette burning as black as his insides, and after a moment, he opens his mouth with a burst of white smoke.
"You may not remember, but I've actually seen that one before. "
"Me? Have we met before? "
"It's been a while since I met you. It was because of him that I touched you. "
I rolled my head for a moment and replied to the man looking at the portable gamble boy, crushing the cigarette filter.
"Did you come to the launch ceremony of the portable gambler…? "
"Yes. It was a snowy winter day, and it was cold all the way from the day before.
My mouth was frozen and I couldn't speak. And just then, as you were passing by, you gave me a warm cup of coffee. I wanted to thank you properly, but my mouth froze shut... "
"Oh, you mean the one who said, 'I'd appreciate it...' when I got the coffee? "
"Huh? You remember? "
I couldn't remember his face, but I could not believe it was him. I almost burst out laughing in front of this situation.
"Of course. I never thought I'd see him here. "
"I'm sure it's Kang Joon-Hyuk, but I've heard a lot about you in magazines since then. You were recently married..."
"Oh, yes. I recently had a daughter. "
"Haha... That's nice. Time flies. I was a bachelor then, too, but now I have a three-year-old son who's married. After beating up a good company, he said he would do what I love and set up shop just 10 days ago…"
The man sighs, gazing helplessly at the place where his shop had collapsed.
Phew... The story is back to square one...
But if you've come to see this broken shop, your wife and son are safe.
I looked at the silent man for a moment and asked him.
"What are you going to do? "
"Well, we should wait for the government to take action. I don't know how much of this is going to cost me, but I think it's going to cost me a fortune. Once you get your reward, you'll need to set up a home near you and get a job again. "
"Aren't you going to reopen the shop? "
Then the man swallowed a laughter and said, "Are you tired of me asking you to set up shop again?"
"Do you have any money left to set me up in this situation? "
Of course there won't be any. But that doesn't mean there's really no way.
"I don't know about the other companies, but at least our Pentagon has decided to compensate our Pentagon owners who run gaming shops in Hanshin, Awaji and Kobe for 100 percent of their gaming cartridges. "
"Yes...? You'll reward me 100%? "
"At least as much product as we ordered from the Pentagon means it can be recovered. We'll return 50% cash to the owners who fold up their stores. "
In the beginning, Kawaguchi cried out for such a dramatic proposal.
Even though my proposition to publicly distribute the new console was clearly outrageous in the face of mass manufacturing soon…
However, the owner of the shop next to me, unlike Kawaguchi, said to me with a stuttering voice, wanting to catch a straw.
"Y-you sure? You're returning 50% of the order...? "
"He still looks like he's a director at Pentagon Soft. I'm not in a position to make promises that I can't keep to a CEO who's been affected by a disaster. "
"Th-that would be unfair of me to take a breath."
"By the way, like I said before, when you get paid in cash, would that be okay with you? When you get your inventory back, you'll be 100% rewarded. "
"I'd love to, but even if I get my stock back, I still need a store to display and sell it in... if I'm going to move to another area, it's going to cost a lot to settle there, but I don't have enough money to get it back. "
"What if we get you a shop instead? "
"Yes? What did you just say...? "
"If we were to get the store for you, would you accept the product you bought from us again? "
"Well, if you're going to do it, then I have no reason to refuse, but... why are you so...? "
The man asked again, starting to look anxious about my proposal.
Even if you're too good for no reason, you're suspicious.
I replied with a slight smile toward the store owner who looked odd.
"There are a few conditions instead. "
"Condition…? "
At that time, an employee in a Pentagon uniform who had left the school's front door shouted my name whether he was looking for me.
"Director Kang Jun-hyuk!! Where are you!! "
Is that Kaoringa?
As I sat with the man on the pile of ruined debris, I slowly got up and shouted toward Kaori.
"Over here!! Is something wrong? "
"Ahhh!! Director! Mr. President is looking for you!! Reports from the station!! Oh, and Jun Pyo, a pammy reporter, is here too! "
"Okay. I'll be right back!! "
After speaking with Kaori from afar, I still open my mouth to the man with the strange look on his face.
"Let's go back to the evacuation center for more details. "
After dusting off the clothes, I gave him a business card and ran to the place where Kaori was waiting.
"Th-thank you!! We'll be in touch!! "
The voice of the man coming from behind my back is a little brighter than the first time I met him.
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After a while, after returning to the school hall with Kaori, a happy face greeted me for a long time.
"It's been a long time, Kang Jun-hyuk. "
"Huh, Misato? What are you doing here? "
"What's going on? Isn't it natural that a news reporter is on the scene? "
"Oh, right. Yes…"
As she scratched her back head and smiled softly, Jun Fei waved her hands at me behind her back.
"I'm here, too!"
However, I asked Misato, ignoring Junpei's greetings lightly.
"So it was Mr. Misato who requested an interview with our Pentagon? "
"Yes, that's right. I know you're busy, but could you give me a minute with Jules? Kawaguchi said he really wants to do an interview with Junhyuk. "
"Oh, it doesn't matter. So, shall we go where Jules is? "
"Hey! Hey! I'm here, too! "
Jun Fei keeps talking back to us, smiling face to face.
"Hey, Mossimo! Can't you hear me? I'm here, too!"
"I heard from Jules briefly that the Pentagon will not spare the aid and support of the displaced villagers. Is that true? "
"Of course, we also have a little bit of a backup plan for the gaming shops and the self-employed people we can help out with the game. "
"Oh, that's interesting. "
"Of course, I'll tell you more about that too. "
"Hey, man!! Kang Jun-hyuk! I'm here too!! Pretend you know!!! "
"Got it. Got it. Do you and I see each other for a day or two? Why are you mumbling so much today? "
In fact, I already knew why Jun Fei wanted to be next to me.
An interview? Well, if it wasn't for me, you'd have a much easier interview if you asked the Pentagon clerk around.
What he really wants is to be with Misato a little more, who we've been reunited with for a long time. No more or less.
And as I expected, he was grumbling at my face and chasing me behind Misato.
As I swallowed a smile into Jun Fei's actions, I suddenly heard someone's urgent shout behind my back, rolling my head slightly over what to say in the interview after a moment.
"Come out quickly!! Our oldest son was just found by the paramedics!!! "
"What!? "
Then Misato, who was next to me, opened his eyes wide and asked him.
"Where is it? "
"Yes…? Oh, it's... it's not that far from here..."
"Show me the way!! "
At the end of the conversation, Misato takes his cameraman and disappears like the wind.
I mean, I can do it anytime, but I can't miss that kind of specialty.
Jun Fei looked at the rest of me alone and said with a bloody smile.
"How does it feel to be ignored? "
"Um... I'm sorry. "
"It's okay. My friend's kid."
Jun Fei lightly tapped my shoulder, imitating a shy bureaucracy, and said after.
"You were rescued almost 60 hours after the earthquake. What a miracle..."
The people in the auditorium were gloating with relief that the child, Tayama, was alive. Among them, some people I used to know quickly started running behind Misato, dressed in their clothes.
And then I saw a little stranger running out of the auditorium with his naked eyes, and I chased him with my own two eyes.
He was a kid who had just been sitting alone on a swing in the playground crying.
"Huh…? "
"Why do you know him? "
"It can't be..."
"Huh? What is it? What's wrong with you?"
I heard Jun Fei's voice behind my back, but my feet had already started running along those who were heading to the rescue site.
"Hey!! What's wrong with him all of a sudden? "
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After a while, how long would it take to run through a pile of crumbling contours in an alleyway turned to rubble?
I saw the back of Misato's cameraman with the paramedics dressed in orange.
And next to him, the little boy earlier was holding his parents' hands and watching the rescue site.
Is that it?
When Jun Fei and the paramedics arrived on site, they were using the ledge to lift the concrete heap. Then a middle-aged man, who appears to be the head of the paramedics, shouts over the radio.
"Is the crane ready yet!? How long is this going to take? "
"Cheeky!! We're on our way there now, but there are a lot of obstacles on the way, so it's going to take some time. Ticktock."
"Hey, man. Is that what you want me to see? The patient is exhausted! "
"Tsk!! We'll ask you to move as quickly as possible, and we'll ask you again. "
From what I hear on the radio, it looks like there's still a lot of rescue going on...
Around the pile of crumbled contours, the villagers who were watching the scene were holding their hands together and praying.
The rescue captain frowns and shouts at the crew holding the foundation.
"Don't ever put your hands there!! Even if it collapses, it's really bad!! "
"Yes, I understand!! "
The three rescuers who were holding on to it with full body strength, forcefully replied with their heads held high.
"All right, just hold on for a second. I'll go in. "
"Yes? But, Captain!? "
"I think it's a long way to get the crane to the hospital, but it's the only way to get it to the hospital fast. "
The head of rescue, who had let go of the equipment he was wearing, lightened his body as much as possible and headed for a narrow crevice where the child fell down.
However, the gap seemed too narrow for the middle-aged and extremely sturdy head of rescue to enter.
"Dammit... can't you just open up a little more?" "
"No. That could break the foundation. "
"Ugh... Damn it."
The child's mother, who was trapped under the scene of the accident, cried as she looked at the head of the rescue, with a mournful look on her face.
"Oh my baby... Please save my baby. "
However, it was difficult to stand up to anyone in an urgent situation.
The child's parents wanted to go in and save the child, even if they could, but they were both so heavy that they seemed to be quite difficult to get into.
It was then.
Misato, who had reported some urgent news from the scene a little distance from the people, lowered his microphone and headed to the rescue supervisor.
"I'll go in. "
"Yes!? "
"I think I might be able to get into that gap. "
"No. But considering the second incident, we can't have civilian help..."
"That's not the point. If you just hang in there a little longer, I'm gonna go in there and get him out first. "
Then the people around her looked at her in surprise.
I felt it from the first moment I met you, but your personality is broken once.
I was amazed at my inner self. I took a moment to look at the crevices of concrete and slowly stepped forward.
"I'd rather go in there. "
Then some Pentagon employees who followed me shouted in an urgent voice.
"Director!! It's too dangerous."
I took off my suit and tie and left it as comfortable as possible for the staff to move around. I don't know how to squeeze it a little bit, but I think I'll get in.
I tried to loosen up a little and walk to the scene, but someone grabbed my shoulder.
"Wait."
"Yes…? What is it, Junpei? "
"You fool. You and Seohyun are just born now. What if it breaks?"
Jun Fei took a moment to look at the crack in the scene and opened his mouth, swallowing a dry saliva.
"I'd rather go. "
"Yes. That's a good idea, since you're thinner than me. "
"Huh…? No, wait…"
"Jump in, send the kid up, and you're out. "
"No, wait, wait. I was thinking about my parents..."
Suddenly, I whispered in Jun Fei's ear, quickly pulling Jun Fei out of the way to see if something was wrong.
"If you make it back alive... I'll give you a figure for the 'Psychic Force' exhibition you wanted back then. "
"Give me two. "
... you daft bastard. I never thought I'd hit a deal like this. Eventually, I nodded and replied to Jun Fei's offer.
"Cole."
"· · · · · · · Yes. I'll go."
Eventually, Jun Fei, who was skinny, decided to go to the rescue site to pick up the child, threw his thick parka away and shoved his leg through the crack in the concrete.
I and the paramedics stood around the site and stood against a huge concrete wall.
When Jun Fei turned on the flashlight that went down, I noticed the child who had fallen over the dark space.
He was a little taller than the kid on the swing, but he was skinny and could easily escape through the gap.
"I'm breathing!! Alive!! "
Then you hear a bass of concrete debris falling in response to Junpei's voice.
The rescue manager relayed the message to Jun Fei in a calm voice.
"If you scream too loudly, the vibrations will make the interior ring dangerous. Is there any injury to the child first? You're bleeding or something."
"I... don't think so. You just look very tired. "
"Okay, now just slowly drag the child up to this side. "
"Yes, I understand. "
Jun Fei slowly pulled the child along with the rescue captain's advice and came close to where we were.
"Okay, you're doing great. Just point her head up and over here. "
As he carefully lifted the child's head against the concrete, the rescue supervisor put his hand under his armpit and dragged him out.
"Wow!!! That's it!! That's it!!"
As his body left the scene of the accident, the people around him began shouting in unison. Even Misato and the cameraman, who were capturing the scene of the rescue, were delighted with their excitement.
"Hey, well done. That's cool."
"You... you have to keep that promise you made to me earlier..."
"Got it. Got it. What do you want me to do, donate the entire diorama to Pammy? "
"No, I don't like that. Then it's not mine. "
I went down with a nervous look, and my mouth was still alive.
I gave Jun Fei the strength to hold Jun Fei's hand reaching towards me with a smile, revealing white teeth in the dark.
It was then.
Fazec...
Huh...?
"The foundation is broken!!! "
A concrete wall twice my height struck us with the voice of an urgent lifeguard.
"Stop it!! "
Kuang!!! At that moment, I stood against the concrete wall on my shoulders instead of the embarrassed paramedics at the broken ground. The weight of concrete was greater than I expected, and my legs almost faltered, but the rescue commander and his crew pushed the wall up in a hurry and managed to make it through.
"Hey, man. Hurry up and come out!!! "
"Oops!!! "
Suddenly, Jun Fei, who had a white face, crawled out of the ground four times, and the rescue workers slowly put the concrete on the ground. At the same time, I sat down on the floor and breathed out loud.
"Phew... Ten years."
"Wow!! Thank God. I'm so glad..."
I felt sore on my shoulder, but I was also very proud of myself thinking that I saved a friend. Then why are your shoulders so wet...?
I'm not sweating.
He turns his head and looks at his right shoulder, and his white shirt is covered in blood.
"Oops!! Director!!"
As soon as the Pentagon staff saw my shoulder, they rushed toward me.
Apparently, the steel that was protruding from the concrete was torn apart.
Gosh... If this had been a little twisted, it would have gone through your arm...?
Luckily, it wasn't a big wound, so I slowly got up and stood up because the torn wound wasn't hot enough to use my arm.
Then Misato, who was watching all this, approached me and opened his mouth.
"This is going to be more of an interview, are you sure you want to do this? "
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A month has passed since I traveled to the earthquake with the Pentagon staff, and the news revealed my interview with Mr. Misato. I felt a completely different perspective on the Pentagon Soft.
The first company to find the scene of an accident after hearing about the earthquake. Director Kang Jun-hyuk, who jumped into the rescue site and saved lives.
With the active support of relief supplies required for evacuees, a special A/S policy to replace broken consoles for free for disaster regional gamers has contributed to a massive rise in corporate imagery called the Pentagon.
Previously, if it had been a company that was only familiar with gamers, this would have been a way to grow into a likable company that was loved by the people of the archipelago.
Meanwhile, the media commended the Pentagon in an interview that they had developed a policy like this to repay users for their generosity, and the resulting image promotion effect began to rise above expectations.
However, when he did not stop there and announced that he would automatically use some of the proceeds for migrants when purchasing DL editions of games released to Raon through game magazines, he began to double his downloading revenue using handsets.
What was also interesting was the child we saved, and the first thing the child said in the hospital opened his eyes.
"Been locked up in the dark for 60 hours, Hiro. May I ask what you most wanted to do at the time? "
" · · · · · ·. "
"Anything's fine. Can you say something?"
"Raon..."
"Hmm?"
"Raon really wanted to do it. "