‘Maybe it’s telling me to take a nap?’
Lying on the grass as Lee Hyun closed his eyes.
Though the wind was a bit chilly, it was a beautiful sunny day and the weather was great for a nap.
He closed his eyes, and in a short while, he drifted off.
Then, after finishing off their meals in the cafeteria, the students from the Virtual Reality department came out and passed by him.
“Hey, is that not the Seonbae?”
“Yea, looks like him. Seems like he ate here.”
“That must be right. But look at that.”
“Eating and sleeping……”
“Ugh, so embarrassing!”
The students increased their paces to pass Lee Hyun quickly.
He was a sample of laziness and idleness.
Lee Hyun, more than before, was shunned by the students.
His afternoon course was about the Technological aspect of Virtual Reality. And he saw some familiar faces.
Choi Sang-Jun, Min Sura, and Lee Yu-Chong who were taking similar classes.
“Hey.”
When Lee Hyun approached them, their faces stricken.
“Ah, Hello!”
“……”
“Did you want to sit here?”
“Is it alright?”
“We’ll go to the back seat.”
“You don’t have to. I’ll go back there.”
“No no. We’ll do it.”
They deliberately rose from the front seat and moved to the back.
Similar with the two that showed up afterward. They were students of the martial art department, so it was even more shocking. At first, they spoke in low form(less honorific) until he looked up; then it became unbearable for them too look at him straight in the eyes.
There were many, but Lee Hyun sat alone.
Lecture time was approaching and students continued to pour in, but no one sat next to Lee Hyun. Most of the reason why was due to the two he faced earlier, everyone else simply avoided him in fear of the unknown.
Ddiriririri.
Four minutes until the lecture officially began, Lee Hyun heard the phone rang.
He purchased an old and used phone to keep in touch with his sister while in college.
The three dimensional images that was so common when one calls did not show up, nor was this able to get online due to it being a discontinued antique phone.
Through the phone, a cheerful voice of Shin Hye-Min came over.
- Hello, Lee Hyun nim.
***
During the KMC media Planning Committee.
Everyone who was involved in broadcasting Royal Road was to find new item. Trends were quickly becoming out-of-fashion; no matter how fresh the material was, after a week or so, the committee would discard said material.
“How is it going with the other day’s precipitated proboscidean analysis?”
“Will be done before noon tomorrow.”
“Too late! You’re working on that overtime and get it finish before today end at all costs. Don’t even think about leaving your office until it’s done!”
“Keoheok!”
Director Kang Han-Seop was pushing the employees.
Broadcasting was the only thing, but it was busy every day.
KMC was growing as a media broadcaster, so one pretty much was expected to be working all day without sleep.
“Nowadays, there is an increase of beginners playing, so what do you think about programs directed at them?”
“That’s not bad. Is the age group high?”
“Yes. The majority of them are seniors.”
“Then the broadcasting contents are easily resolved. I think it’ll be fine to place emphasis on the path of the adventure. Broadcasting time…lets make it at 10 in the evening.”
“Overlap it with the Terrestrial Drama.”
“To make it comfortable for the family to gather in order to watch.”
The number of elders playing Royal Road was moderate, but shouldn’t be overlooked; since the number increases proportionally as each month passed. They were beings slow to adapting to new changes, but the generation has the purchasing power that was very formidable if they ever get involved.
“We got to seize them from the beginning. If our broadcast captures their attention during their novice time, this generation of gamers will become loyal followers.”
“Yes!”
“Attach in advertisements you investigated that are enticing to the seniors.”
“If you want the viewership and have the committee coming up with advertisements, then I don’t think that’s a good idea at all.”
The rapidly growing KMC Media.
Due to and the increasing of the popularity of Royal Road, the advertising fee that gets attach to the program is also on the rise.
But due to the increasing birthrate of new channels broadcasting games, the competition was fierce. Even the channels which only specialize in Royal Road were scared of the increasing trend.
“But Director-nim, what would entail in this month’s special program?”
One member asked silently.
He really didn’t want to say have a rerun, but there was only a few days left until the date.
Unlike regular broadcasts, the special program ran once per month and featured a special story on the Versailles continent. The date, which loomed about in five days.
“How is the relationship between the two warring guilds, Legend of the Hammer Guild and the Silver Wings?”
“We already did two takes on them.”
“What about the adventurer who traveled north?”
“It was late last month, I don’t think he succeeded.”
“Well, is there anything fresh?”
Director Kang and other members stricken.
Fresh events in Royal Road were dwindling, while KMC Media steadily continued its timely and accurate reports.
Newly discovered locations.
Quests.
Warring forces!
They were deep events of storytelling that builds the Versailles continent’s history.
Nevertheless, the special programs did quite well for the station.
Director Kang and the others bound their heads in their hands and groaned, until a new suggestion entered the conversation.
“How about we intersect it with some of our broadcasts?”
“After all, would it be better to broadcast the people flocking to the north?”
“Ok, the north. It’s still going through consecutive broadcasts, but there’s probably something there the regular program didn’t retell.”
“That’s true.”
That suggestion was easily accepted, and time drifted on hopelessly. But suddenly, Director Khang’s eyes followed the stream to an empty seat.
“Why is it I don’t see Sin Hye-Min ssi?”