Chapter 361
Every game has a boss.
The
The final stage boss is essential in any game.
There are special BGMs that play when you fight such a boss, and they are commonly known among players as 'boss music'.
As a player who has enjoyed many games, I have also listened to this music a lot.
As I am looking at the planning manager now, it seems that a magnificent and intimidating boss BGM is automatically playing behind him.
'Did I touch the sleeping lion's nose hairs wrong?'
I thought I had made the best attack.
However, he was able to defend that decisive blow with ease, which was not ordinary.
"I didn't know that Mr. Karis would adapt this quickly. Thanks to you, I realized. I shouldn't let you off."
It's awake. I shouldn't let it go.
"Haha.......... You're talking differently than before."
"It's fun to beat your opponent at times like this."
A terrifying statement that someone with a promising seedling should be trampled from the start.
I gulped and took a defensive stance against the planning manager's attack.
However, the planning manager rolled up his sleeves and unleashed a devastating attack as if the shackles that had been restraining him had been released.
"........"
"Haha, Mr. Karis, what's wrong?"
Why would you do that?
How on earth would a beginner block an attack that came flying at him like lightning just now?
I gulped as I picked up the ball that had flown away because I couldn't properly block it.
Just a few minutes ago, I had definitely thought it was worth a try.
However, after receiving my counterattack, the planning manager boasted of an impenetrable fortress-like spirit that was completely impenetrable.
'But wouldn't it be okay to try it without giving up?'
I feel sorry for myself, but this kind of thought was impossible to have in the first place.
A spin attack coming from the opposite direction.
A drive attack that suddenly flew into the middle of my body.
And then an irregular attack that fell exquisitely in front of the net.
I had no choice but to be helplessly attacked by the planning manager who had lifted the limit.
This was beyond my control.
It was just a natural disaster.
Oh. That's how my score couldn't go up any more than 2 points.
The planning manager, with the enthusiastic cheers of his subordinates on his back, showed off his best skills to his heart's content.
The final score was 2 to 7.
The planning manager, who boasted such great spirit that I could feel the boss's energy, won.
"Mr. Karis, this was a truly great match!"
"......... Thank you for your hard work."
I shook the Planning Manager's hand weakly.
My bewilderment was clearly visible on my face, so the Planning Manager smiled awkwardly.
"Actually, my mini-games are the most difficult. Instead, I have a lot of New Year's cash gifts....."
"What you mean is, I just happened to get caught in the most difficult game."
"Haha, somehow...."
There's no such thing as a twist of fate.
Somehow, he was hiding in a place like the break room for a reason. He was going to suggest a game with that much difficulty.
"Be honest, Manager. You didn't play table tennis as a hobby, did you?"
"Hmm, that was a long time ago."
The Planning Manager wiped his sweaty forehead and smiled slightly.
"I was in the table tennis club until high school. I prepared to be a player, and it was just a hobby, but I did win a few neighborhood competitions-."
"That's too much. How can I win by playing with these pros!"
As I showed my face to the camera and cried out my grievance with my whole body, the planning manager waved his hand urgently.
"I, I'm the most difficult game. But the more difficult it is, the more yoy get the pocket money."
"...I feel even sadder when I see the thick envelope."
Yes, it was the same in other MMORPG games.
Every time you beat a boss with a difficult difficulty, you get a generous reward.
I looked at the 200,000 won pocket money that the planning manager took out of the envelope with an empty look.
Well, what's regrettable is regrettable, and what's done is done.
I shook my head and checked the clock on the wall in my office. It had already been over 45 minutes since the battle began.
Now, there was just a little over an hour left.
'I still have zero pocket money.'
Even though I was mentally and physically exhausted, I had no choice but to get up.
Didn't they say there was a huge penalty for the bottom two?
I have to escape that humiliation somehow.
Even if I don't win, I have to at least avoid the penalty to save my pride.
"If another member comes, please treat them with the same sincerity as you did now. I sincerely ask you."
"Of course. I won't give them even a single point next time."
"That's it. Please do that."
I even asked the planning manager to do his best so that no other member would receive a large amount of New Year's money.
I left a message to the other employees thanking them for their hard work and then walked away again.
There was one hour left.
Assuming that the other members played two or three mini games like me, they would have earned at least 50,000 won.
What I should aim for is a chance to make a fortune, to overcome this unfavorable situation by winning a large amount of New Year's money at once.
However, I thought it would be extremely difficult to find an employee who would give me a chance to make a fortune overnight.........
"Hey! Karis! Hey, come quickly! Just you!"
"What's going on?"
"Come quickly, we don't have time!"
Kang Si-yoon, who was loitering in front of the vending machine on the third floor, saw me and immediately grabbed my arm.
I have no idea where he's taking me.
"Why are you all gathered here?"
"Oh, we're finally down to five!"
"Hurry up, let's start the game!"
Kang Si-yoon, Chae Eun-gyu, Song Hyung-bin, and Heo Yu-bin were gathered in the third floor break room.
In front of them, a female employee from the public relations team was busily setting something up.
I wondered what it was, and it was a rice bowl.
"Why the rice bowl all of a sudden...?"
"Oh, there are five of us! Okay, then I'll briefly explain the rules."
After listening to the explanation in detail, I realized that the mini-games that took place in the break room were games that required multiple members.
Once the 5 people who are required to participate are complete, a game of fortune-telling with a large amount of New Year's money is possible.
There are 4 rice bowls with coins in them and one empty rice bowl.
The member who chooses the empty rice bowl is immediately eliminated, and the remaining members continue the game of fortune-telling in the same way.
The last member who chooses the rice bowl with coins is given a huge amount of New Year's money.
The other four members will be disappointed, and they just wasted time.
'This is it. The chance to make a fortune that I've been hoping for!'
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me, who needs New Year's money right now.
However, I couldn't help but hesitate a little.
My fortune has not been good so far today, so will I be able to win the game of fortune-telling that relies solely on luck?
Still, I have no choice but to challenge myself in this situation.
"Did you all get a lot of New Year's money?"
Before the game started, Song Hyung-bin gave us a quick look in a playful tone.
Then Kang Si-yoon immediately laughed loudly and spread smoke.
"That depends on what you think. We could have earned a lot, or we could have earned nothing at all."
"What kind of Schrödinger's cat is that?"
"It wouldn't be fun if I told you easily."
The fact that Song Hyung-bin asked that question..........
Does that mean he has some money?
If he really had no money like me, he wouldn't have even asked how much we earned in the first place.
In that case, all I could do was hope that Song Hyung-bin wouldn't win first place.
"What about Eun-gyu hyung?"
"Me? Haha, honestly, I didn't earn enough to brag about either."
"Hey, I can tell just by looking at your eyes."
"Huh?"
Kang Si-yoon shook his index finger at Chae Eun-gyu.
"Are you lying, hyung?"
"No! Why would I lie?"
"It's suspicious at first glance. Isn't it, Karis?"
"...Is that so?"
"What? Why is he so weak?"
"Is that so?"
Song Hyung-bin slightly squeezed my cheek with both hands.
When I didn't resist much, he spoke in a really serious voice.
"What should I do? Karis must have really failed. He doesn't say anything even like this."
"I've never seen him do that before."
"Are you okay, hyung?"
"I'm okay."
"He doesn't look okay at all?"
It's just as Heo Yu-bin said.
Today, I'm on a particularly bad day.
"Okay, I'm ready! Please choose."
"What order do you want?"
Chae Eun-gyu said that we should first decide who would choose the rice bowl first.
As a result of playing rock-paper-scissors, I won first place.
'Why am I so lucky in this way?'
I quietly looked at the rice bowls and thought. They all looked the same, so I couldn't figure it out at all.
"It's over if you touch it, it's over!"
"Oh, it's taking too long, Karis? Choose quickly!"
"Why are you pressuring me like this, hyung,"
"It's because I'm being held back, you must have saved a lot of money."
I smiled bitterly at Chae Eun-gyu's words.
I knew you would think that too, hyung-nim.
But in reality, I'm broke.
There's no point in thinking deeply about it here.
I closed my eyes tightly and chose the rice bowl right in front of me.
"He chose it! It's over!"
"No change!"
"Wow, what is this? Even I, who's watching, am nervous."
Everyone's eyes were on the rice bowl I chose.
I carefully pulled the rice bowl toward me so that the coin inside wouldn't shake and fall.
"I'll open it."
The probability of landing on an empty rice bowl from the beginning is 1/5. It's a probability that converges to 20%.
In fact, the first runner to go out has an 80% chance of surviving.
This opportunity is a really golden moment for me!
"Huh?"
"Huh?"
"What?"
".......?"
When I cheerfully opened the lid of the rice bowl, everyone made a sound like a deflated balloon.
Clearly, coins should be jingling inside the rice bowl to celebrate my passing.
No matter how many times I rubbed my eyes, my rice bowl was empty.
It didn't take long for the members to realize this situation.
"Hey, is this real!"
"Karis is eliminated!"
"Wow, hyung-nim. How did you get so unlucky? You weren't like this, hyung-nim!"
"What's he really doing today?"
"I! Always! Said it! Justice will prevail!"
Kang Si-yoon was the happiest about my elimination.
When he jumped up and down and threw an uppercut, he looked like someone who had won a gold medal at the Olympics.
"T-this must be wrong. There's no way an empty rice bowl would come out from the beginning."
"Open all the rest! Quickly!"
As I tried to deny reality, Song Hyung-bin quickly opened all the remaining rice bowls.
Inside was a shiny 500 won coin.
Really, it was a situation where they couldn't take it out or put it in.
'This can't be right. This must be a dream.'
I held my head as I listened to the cheers of the members.
I felt the soul of the crown prince sleeping inside me flinch.
The crown prince who should be above everyone else was experiencing continuous failure.
I felt like I wouldn't be able to make excuses even if he suddenly appeared and scolded me at any time.
'No way. No way, I'm going to get punished.'
Despite my continuous denial of reality, the shadow of the lowest rank was gradually approaching me.
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