Why on earth does the executive director, the big shot Oh Hong-kyun, want me so much? It was just a position I took out of sheer curiosity.
He even expressed his ambitions, assuring me that I wouldn’t be disappointed when I showed up. And sure enough, I found it was less disappointing than I expected.
At the same time, I realized why the Abyss had turned into a god-tier game. From my perspective, it was simply a case of wishing upon a star and having the game become a masterpiece; I had no idea about the details in between.
If you work hard like this, the game thrives. Oh Hong-kyun’s talk about reforming the supporters to present a new paradigm was so fascinating that I almost nodded along without realizing it.
In fact, the supporters up until now have been nothing more than budget eaters; I’d say many regular users probably didn’t even know they existed.
But now they’re changing all that, and as an old-school veteran who understands the internal affairs, it felt so refreshing to have those frustrating aspects finally addressed.
If they were going to do this well, why didn’t they start ages ago? It’s puzzling whether I gained enlightenment by transforming into Camilla at a critical moment, or if they only realized things right before going belly up. Who knows?
Anyway, it was undeniably an intriguing proposal just to hear about. I almost wanted to jump in right away and stamp my approval emphatically. As someone who prides themselves on loving the Abyss more than anyone, it felt even stronger.
But I kept my true feelings hidden, maintaining my poker face. The viewers would tease me, saying they’d catch me if I lied, but hey, I can play the game too!
The reason I pretended to be uninterested was simple. I wanted conditions to be put on the table beyond just the money I’d receive for being a supporter.
After all, I already had enough money. I’m not particularly greedy, and the income from my current broadcasts is even more than I need.
What I wanted wasn’t money but something else. I desired knowledge related to the game, something within the Abyss.
It goes without saying that I wasn’t asking for anything immoral. I wasn’t even considering asking for insider information about the upcoming patch or anything like that.
Doing something underhanded like that would only make my conscience prick, and honestly, if I did that, what’s the fun in playing the game? Even when cheat programs that let people perform outstanding plays without having the skill themselves circulated, I couldn’t understand it at all.
Even when unauthorized programs were circulating, I couldn’t wrap my head around it.
Well, at this point, I do have Camilla’s body, which is practically cheating…but it’s not like I asked for it or requested it, so it can’t be helped.
That’s why I was shocked by Honggyun’s words.
What? A Camilla buff? Do you really think I, a clean user, would want something like that? Isn’t that practically bribery?
Plus, if we’re being honest, I was hoping for a nerf rather than a buff. While a lot of people enjoy playing Camilla, I’d prefer to have my own little Camilla again like before.
So, I shot a sharp glare at Honggyun, expressing my disappointment.
Finally, he raised his hands in surrender as if acknowledging his mistake.
“I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to offend you, Kayak, the ultimate gamer!”
“I don’t do bribes like that.”
While he continued to apologize, he asked, “So, what kind of conditions do you want? As long as it’s not buffing or nerfing a specific hero, I can meet most conditions.”
Finally, I got the answer I wanted.
They say to gain the upper hand at the negotiation table, you need to make your opponent anxious first.
That’s exactly what was happening now.
My indifferent attitude towards Honggyun’s explanation was also part of that strategy. I wanted to give the impression that if my request wasn’t met, I wouldn’t participate as a supporter.
The snowball of my act allowed me to demand boldly, having concealed my true intentions.
In fact, Honggyun’s guess was half-right. It wasn’t a buff for Camilla, but I was planning to ask for something related to her.
When Honggyun encouraged me to just say what I wanted, I deliberately paused for a moment before speaking.
After running a quick simulation in my head to avoid stumbling over my words, I swallowed hard and said with a meaningful tone,
“Please give me a new skin for Camilla.”
Done! I said it!
Internally, I felt relief for revealing my demand, mixed with anxiety about how Honggyun would respond. All sorts of emotions were swirling inside me, but I did my best to maintain a neutral expression.
Though I was caught in a whirlwind, I made an effort to maintain my poker face yet again.
Meanwhile, whether he knew my true feelings or not, Honggyun wore a somewhat perplexed expression and asked again.
“…Huh?”
His face was blank. Did he even catch what I was saying? To make me repeat such an important thing again was beyond me.
I once more emphasized my point in a serious tone, leaning closer to him.
“Camilla skin, give it to me.”
“…?”
At that, Honggyun’s face turned even more clueless, tilting his head. He seemed to be scratching one ear as if questioning whether he misunderstood something.
Seeing that, it dawned on me.
I realized I had made a slip of the tongue.
“Give it to me”? What was that? It seemed my inner thoughts had slipped out. I hadn’t meant to sound this forceful, but here we are…
Well, no turning back now. I put on a bright smile and declared my demand boldly.
“Give me the Camilla skin in exchange for being a supporter!”
*
[Did the patch drop?]
(Abyss Large-Scale Patch 13.7 Patch Note.jpg)
It’s dropped! Finally dropped! Oof!
– Please, Jerome buff!
– Jerome is already OP, what more buff do you want?
– Not exactly OP though, let’s be real;;
– People calling Jerome OP are usually comparing him to Lennok or Danham.
– Only at Bronze/Silver; it’s frustrating at higher tiers.
– I’m on the Eonix balance team, and no Jerome buffs this time, ㅇㅇ.
– When will this patch end? I want to try it out soon!
– Wait, is a lot changing this time?
– They say items and in-game terrain are changing too.
– I play occasionally, and each time it’s too hard to adapt.
– Still, frequent patches mean the game isn’t dead.
Currently, Eonix is a bona fide corporate giant. A game that almost vanished but was restored to the top, having a tale close to a legend in the gaming industry.
Such a large-scale patch from Eonix impacts not only the users playing the game but also many others.
[Eonix at Level 25?]
(A photo of Eonix’s skyrocketing stock price.jpg)
Haha, did any fools not buy Eonix stocks before the patch? LOL!
– Are they making their stock rise every time they patch?
– Honggyun, I just want to kiss that pretty face of yours, lol.
– Just waiting for payday to buy more Eonix, ah haha.
– Money just copies itself!!!
– “If you don’t know, just memorize it.”
– Tried to do some quick trading and got stuck, dammit.
– I was waiting for it to drop a bit, why does it keep rising?
– Would you believe there was a time when Eonix was only 20,000 won?
– What what what what what?
– Ah haha, back when they were about to go bankrupt and delist.
– Those who bought back then are the real winners!
– ???: That’s like throwing money on the ground!
– If you see posts in the gallery, there are people who averaged 20,000 or 30,000 won, you know.
– Seriously beasts, whoa.
– It’s not too late to hop in now, quick!
– I’m scared it might go back to the 20,000 won days, so I can’t get on!
– What on earth do I have to do for the stock to go from the 24th floor to the 2nd, lol.
The stock market starts bustling from the morning. It was a sudden surge due to the large-scale patch from Eonix.
This had been somewhat of an annual event whenever Abyss implemented a major update. Every time a patch was successfully finished, the stock would always jump up wildly.
However, this time, the situation was quite different. No matter how well the patch went, the upward trend of the stock refused to stop.
The reason would soon become clear a few minutes later.
[Eonix, those guys are getting a thumbs up for the new patch, lol]
(Part of Eonix’s announcement)
Welcome. Kayak! Streamer Kayak is joining the Abyss supporters!
They brought in Kayak as a supporter, haha. Honggyun really has a knack for this stuff!
– Wow.
– Kayak is definitely the best. Instead of some random no-names as supporters, it’s better to have a core user like Kayak.
– What does the supporter group do?
– Originally, it didn’t do much, but I heard it’s changing this time.
– Kayak will read the patch notes for us.
– Oh…
– So the stock is rising because of this?
– Who is this person? As beautiful inside as she is outside, haha.
– Oh lol, it’s a sister! She came to copy your money with Eonix.
– Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!
Just like that, discussions started popping up in various communities, even in stock discussion boards related to domestic stocks. Kayak’s name began to spread widely.
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