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Episode 89 – I clearly left it for A/S? (1)
Some time after the broadcast ended.
Park Joo-ho came to Lee Kyung-bok's house.
“How about the body?”
“Well, there’s nothing strange.”
As soon as he opened the door, Lee Kyung-bok shrugged his shoulders at the greeting from his friend who came in.
“You’re resting, right? You didn’t even exercise because the broadcast ended early, right?”
“… … What on earth do you think I am? I was lying still in bed and almost fell asleep.”
“Then that’s good. Did you get a call from Byung-Hoon too?”
“I told them to edit out the fact that that kid was coming. If the viewers found out, they would have called it a black company again.”
Lee Kyung-bok said with a playful smile. Park Joo-ho burst out laughing and quickly looked at the capsule.
“What do you know when you see that?”
“I checked the manual on my way here.”
“… … You figured it all out in that short amount of time?”
“Only the data-related part.”
Park Joo-ho answered without even looking back, operating the smart link. Lee Kyung-bok stuck out his tongue as he looked at his friend.
'Anyway, he's a guy with a good head on his shoulders when it comes to this kind of thing.'
If Choi Byung-hoon and Park Joo-ho were in the arts and physical education departments, Park Joo-ho was definitely in the liberal arts and science departments.
"Okay."
After a while, Park Joo-ho got up from his seat and returned to the living room. As he manipulated the smart link, holographic diagrams and graphs appeared.
“Uh… …What is all this?”
Lee Kyung-bok pulled his chin back as if he was amazed by the hologram full of numbers and shapes.
“This is the raw data measured by the capsule.”
“Low?”
“Just as it is. If you divide it by game, it becomes like this.”
The jumbled graphs were neatly aligned at Park Joo-ho’s gesture. Lee Kyung-bok let out a sigh and lightly tapped his friend on the shoulder.
“Hey, is this awesome?”
“It’s not that hard. Anyway, this is the amount of computation I mentioned in the message. Do you see the part of the graph that pops up here?”
“Oh, I see.”
“If you play back the recorded video at this time… … ”
The play video of that part was played according to Park Joo-ho's manipulation.
<This… … This time, it might really fail.>
<I'll concentrate.>
Lee Kyung-bok's clear voice was heard. Park Joo-ho silently found the same part in another game.
in result.
“Sometimes I talk, and sometimes I don’t.”
“When I concentrate, the amount of computation increases.”
"yes."
"hmm……"
Lee Kyung-bok wrinkled the tip of his nose.
'They say that this kind of change happened every time you used your power.'
This has happened in other games too, but no warning message appeared. Why did it appear this time?
He could easily infer the difference.
'There are a lot of parts where the graph is particularly splattered in the boss fight with Aiden.'
The unprecedented threat has prolonged the manifestation of the divine power. The state of high computational load has been maintained.
“Hmm… … Is there a solution to this?”
“Well, I couldn’t find anything even when I searched for it.”
“No?”
“I’ve never seen a message like this pop up before. Of course, I can’t be sure because I only skimmed through it briefly.”
“You’re saying that none of them came out at all?”
Lee Kyung-bok looked back at his friend with puzzled eyes. However, there was no sign of playfulness in Park Joo-ho’s expression.
To begin with, he wasn't the type of person to joke around a lot.
“There has never been a case like that in the reality model we are using now, or in any other company’s products.”
“Hmm, then what should I do… … ”
“I need to look into it more and look through papers related to capsules.”
"thesis?"
Park Joo-ho nodded as if it was obvious. Lee Kyung-bok lightly waved his hand.
“Hey, why are you looking for a paper? Don’t do that. Just leave it to AS. Don’t you think the person who made it would know best?”
“I guess so. It’s late today, so I’ll try contacting the service center tomorrow during business hours.”
“Huh? You did it?”
“This is something a manager should do.”
Park Joo-ho said so and put the hologram away.
“And we will also prepare a notice of closure.”
“A break? Why?”
“Because we can’t broadcast it when we don’t even know the exact situation yet.”
“But wouldn’t it be okay to just watch the ending?”
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“If you make it ambiguous, it’s worse than not doing it at all. The viewers will understand. Even if they don’t understand, as a manager, I won’t let it be.”
Lee Kyung-bok rolled his eyes for a moment and then nodded.
'I don't feel any ominous feelings at all.'
Nothing caught his fancy.
Perhaps it was a sign that the problem would be solved soon.
“Okay, then let’s hear the service center’s response tomorrow and then decide.”
“Okay. Then I guess I’ll go look for some papers.”
“No, there’s no need… … Okay. Do whatever you want.”
“Take a rest.”
“Okay. Go.”
After finishing his business, Park Joo-ho returned home without hesitation. If it had been Choi Byeong-hun, he would have had a beer before leaving.
They were both friends with distinct personalities.
"ha……"
Lee Kyung-bok lay down on the bed and let out a short sigh.
There was something awkward about the broadcast ending earlier than usual.
'Wow, I'm a streamer now too.'
He let out a self-deprecating laugh.
It was thanks to the realization that what I was feeling now wasn't actually awkwardness.
'I want to broadcast.'
It was a kind of hunger.
If I hadn't even put my mouth on it, I wouldn't have known, but it felt like I had just tasted the food and put it away.
'So, should I exercise some self-restraint from now on?'
Before falling asleep, Lee Kyung-bok pondered the answer.
* * *
Elsometa, the center of the Elden Souls community.
As usual, after the broadcast, viewers turned to the community.
[Elden's First Sword is Dead (812)]
[What is the Three-Division World of Pergalyang? (671)]
[A short and thick Godful broadcast, maybe not so bad? (472)]
[What is a capsule error? (271)]
Now, it has become commonplace to take over popular posts. People who missed the broadcast were able to get a general idea of the broadcast content through those posts.
[The era of Elden's First Sword is over.
Now is the era of Elden's Only Sword!
(clip video)
(clip video)
(clip video)
(clip video)
(clip video)
(clip video)
(clip video)
… ]
[-I was shocked when I saw the title, but I was even more surprised when I saw the videoㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[ㄹㅇㅋㅋ I thought Godple died in the end]
[The title is a bit aggro lol]
[-Snipers, aren't these the named people?]
[Oh lol it's true lol]
[They were all gathered there lol]
[N-Gotple has taken control of the old man's discipline]
[I'm going to spread it lol It's so funny]
[But the reason for the sniping is a bit sad]
[The first martial arts instructor, reflect on your actions!]
[-Wow lol how did you let that slide?]
[That's why it's the only sword!]
[Wow… … This is truly top-notch skill]
[What the heck? The broadcast is already over?]
[ㅇㅇㅇ Finished early today]
[Nah f*ck, if I knew this would happen I would have watched the original broadcast]
[What should I do with this capsule?]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Why are you complaining when you didn't even look at it? ㅋㅋㅋ]
[-Hey you're crazyㅋㅋㅋ How many videos are thereㅋㅋㅋ]
[ㄹㅇㅋㅋ If it's going to be like this, why don't you just upload a link to watch it again?]
[N King Chi Man… … Every moment is a legend?]
[I reported you because your speech annoyed me^^]
[-What the heck is Triple Crown!]
[Isn't it supposed to be done one at a time?]
[If you do what other people can do, it's not Elden's Only Sword, lol]
[Nah haha I guess I'll have to go to the branch and watch today's broadcast]
[Is the full video uploaded?]
[Not yet]
[Today's one is short, so it might be better to watch the full video]
But what particularly caught people's attention was not the content of the game. Ironically, even though it was a gaming community, people's attention was focused on the 'warning' that Purple had experienced.
[-Overload? What is that all of a sudden?]
[LOL lol what kind of Rick show is this]
[You didn't do it to indulge me, did you?]
[Get out of here, you piece of shit!]
[Anyway, I really hate viral and fake news]
[Nah lol it's viral overload]
[I told you not to do it so you did it right away lol]
[N-No-chin ㅋㅋ Why is Overload going viral ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[-I've never seen a message like that before lol I can guarantee it as a community diehard]
[Njjini's f*ck account level look]
[Please, get out of here!]
[Mr. N, please live in the present life… … ]
[I'm serious, this isn't an Elso problem]
[So it's a capsule problem?]
[Let's say the manager says it's a capsule problem]
[This isn't a level of illegibility, it's a vision problem lol]
[-At first glance, it looks like the capsule can't keep up with the user]
[Oh my gosh, this was it lol]
[There's no way… there is!]
[It seems like it would be really hard to implement the movements of the god player lol]
[-Where does Godple use it?]
[Isn't this reality after all?]
[ㄹㅇㅋㅋ I've never seen anything that wasn't reality TV during the show]
[Poor Hakkos use something else]
[ㄴㅁㅊ Why does it say I'm poor? If I use a different brand, am I a dirt spoon?]
[I see you're getting angry, is it HOXY?]
[Now they're even fighting over capsule brands ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
As the Elden series has a long history, there were many people within the community who had experience in virtual reality games.
But none of them had ever seen a message like this.
[-ㅅㅂ If there's a capsule problem, isn't tomorrow also a holiday?]
[No, I won't do that]
[Ignore reality? AS is a great place]
[N In the first place, reality shows hardly need AS, right? LOL]
[ㄹㅇㅋㅋ I haven't heard anyone around me say that the reality show capsule broke]
[There are people around Nelbungi?]
[My friend has internet friends^^]
[Hit it gently ㅋㅋ The baby is crying ㅋㅋㅋ]
[Why are you laughing? Doesn't it seem like it's not about you?]
[-Why are you sitting there worrying about the break? Do you think D'Artagnan is funny?]
[Why did D'Artagnan suddenly appear?]
[She's an exclusive model for a reality show, lol]
[I told D'Artagnan not to show off outside, but he always does this]
[lol, the order of the letters is really bad, lol, reality has almost 80% of the capsules, lol, so you can use it as a D'Artagnan model]
[Huh? 80%?]
[I don't understand why the remainder is 20% lol]
[N: Other manufacturing company employees, I guess]
[Those people will also write reality shows? LOL]
[-I have AS experience. The Reality Service Center is really good.]
[Why is it broken? Can I ask?]
[nshb don't ask permission in the community, it's annoying]
[Quickly tell me the story, you piece of shit!]
[Oh, it's refreshing. This is a community-style conversation method.]
[Are you guys crazy? LOL]
[It's not a system issue. I accidentally split the display part.]
[That thing is so hard, what did you do to it to break it? LOL]
[It was my fault, but the service center just fixed it for free. I was so happy that I cried all over the place.]
[-If it's a size of Godple, the service center will take care of it for you]
[LOL lol who are you worried about]
[You guys should just worry about your own meager skills!]
[Pretending not to know is awesome]
[Will you come to the duel?]
[Sent a code note, come at me]
[That's 100% another Elbung code lol]
[The kind Elbungi is looking forward to Godple’s AS story!]
Fortunately, the manufacturer 'Reality''s service center had good reviews. As expected, there was a reason why the company ranked first.
* * *
Early the next morning, at the 'Reality' headquarters.
Unlike regular employees, executive-level employees arrived at work earlier than usual.
The three people gathered in the conference room after finishing preparations.
They were the heads of the customer service department, development department, and marketing department, respectively.
“The CEO said that he would like to ask for your understanding as he will have difficulty attending the meeting due to the time difference. Instead, he said that he will delegate authority to us.”
The customer service manager spoke first. The other two nodded obediently.
“You’ve probably seen my email, but let me briefly explain the situation.”
The development manager continued speaking. He cleared his throat with a short cough and began to explain.
“The overload warning reported yesterday was something that was set up in both hardware and software. However, I didn’t think it would actually be used.”
He then projected a hologram into the center of the conference room. Diagrams and graphs appeared on it.
“The red graph is the average computational volume of our current capsule users, and the blue graph is the computational volume of the customer who caused this issue.”
“The difference… is huge?”
The marketing director opened his eyes wide.
Even without looking at the numbers separately, the gap was revealed just by the height of the graph.
“Yes, just the simple numbers alone are five times the overall average.”
“Yes, five times?”
“I was also very surprised when I looked into it this time. But this is not all. Although it is surprising, this is something that can be covered with our capsule specifications.”
“Yes? But didn’t a warning message get sent?”
The development manager looked at the other two people's faces alternately and nodded.
“Yes, that’s right. The overload issue is a very sensitive issue in capsule design. Since it is a device that implements brain stimulation, if you are not careful, you may cause some damage to your brain. That’s why only over-specs that exceed the average are approved.”
Finally, he moved his hand and a new green graph appeared.
“This is the amount of computation that was performed when this warning message was sent.”
“No… what is this… … ”
"oh my god……"
Since the overall scale of the graph was not adjusted, the average of all users, the red graph, was hitting the floor, while the green graph was hitting the ceiling.
The difference is so clear.
“At first I thought it was a faulty device, or maybe there was an error in the computational measurement software.”
“… … No, really?”
“No, it’s not. I checked it remotely myself, and your capsule is fine.”
“No, then what the heck… … ”
“It’s almost 10 times the average for all users, if not more. We don’t know how much it actually is because it exceeds the set limit.”
There was a brief silence in the conference room. The customer service manager shook his head and said,
“Now, wait a minute. If you look at the graph, it’s not just today. This value has been recorded before, so why is the warning message only appearing this time?”
“That… … Actually, I don’t understand it either.”
"yes?"
The development manager grimaced at the two bewildered people. Soon, he manipulated the smart link again to display another graph.
“What you just saw was daily, and this is a more detailed hourly metric. These are the days when no warning messages were sent out.”
"uh?"
“What is this… … ”
The development manager looked at the two people's faces and laughed as if he had known this would happen.
“Do you two feel strange? The amount of computation increases and then immediately decreases. This has never been reported. So the system arbitrarily judged it to be an error and did not send out a warning.”
“But it’s not an error, right?”
“Yes. This time it was different. The amount of computation increased so much that it lasted for a certain period of time, and so a warning was sent out.”
“What does this… … mean?”
The development director sighed deeply at the question. It was a question he had expected, but had not yet found an answer to.
“I can’t believe it… … but it’s as if the customer is choosing the information to process himself.”
"yes?"
“You choose?”
“I can’t explain any further than that. This customer is probably the only one with this kind of data.”
The development manager folded his arms as if his part was over. The other two were dumbfounded, but soon came to their senses.
They were competent enough for their position as directors and knew what the priorities were.
Solving the problem was more urgent than answering the question.
“First of all, the customer has applied for after-sales service online. Based on the content, the service center will contact you again when business hours begin. I need an answer on how to respond at that time.”
“Since it is not a device defect, sending a repairman is useless. Of course, replacing the device would be the same.”
“Ha… … This is difficult.”
The marketing director chewed his lips and adjusted the smart link. With that, the graph disappeared and the YouTube channel appeared.
“As you can see, this is a streamer with 600,000 subscribers. And he hasn’t even been streaming for a month.”
“600,000 in one month?”
“Yes. In addition, like Mr. D’Artagnan, we have a high level of recognition to the point where we were interviewed by the Metagamer webzine. You know that we have to avoid getting entangled in negative issues with influencers due to the nature of our products, right?”
“… … Even unlimited refunds won’t solve this.”
The other two people looked gloomy at the marketing director's words. In reality, it was not the company's fault, but the public would not accept it that way.
“I need to resolve this issue as quickly as possible, but in a way that is acceptable to the customer. I can delay the response time if I ask for your understanding, but I need to find an answer by today at the very least.”
“I’m going crazy, really… … ”
“Is it impossible to cover it even with a high-end model?”
The head of the customer service department asked the development director, who was wiping his face. He shook his head with a stern expression.
“There is no significant difference in specifications between the high-end model you are currently using and the high-end model. As I said, the specifications themselves are already overspecs, so only the convenience features are different.”
"then……"
Silence fell again in the conference room. But we couldn't give up. It was just one customer, but it could be a problem that affected the company's image.
At that moment, the head of the customer service department suddenly raised his head.
“Amount of calculations… …! Do I just need to cover the amount of calculations?”
“Yes.”
“Then, is it not possible to customize it by only increasing the computational limit?”
“It’s custom… …?”
The development manager rolled his eyes. Meanwhile, the marketing manager clapped his hands.
“If it’s a manufacturing issue, that’s okay. We’ve set aside a factory line for the limited edition D’Artagnan this time. If we use that, we can produce it right away!”
The clue to the answer was finally found. The two looked back at the development director with earnest eyes.
He didn't get caught up in the atmosphere. Instead, he raised his hand to calm them down and became lost in thought.
And finally he too raised his head.
“Yes. I would have to do a simulation to know for sure, but I think it would be possible to customize the high-end version.”
“Oh, that’s a relief.”
“Wait a minute, we can’t just end this with AS.”
Unlike the customer service manager who was relieved, the marketing manager's eyes lit up.
“Custom model, reality that values each and every customer. How does it feel? Good, right? This is your chance!”
“Yes? Are you planning to create a custom model line?”
“No, if we assign a separate line, the loss will be too great. Instead, we are emphasizing that if a case like this customer occurs, the company will definitely take responsibility. But, you said that Purple is the only person like this?”
The development director nodded.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“But what are you going to do? Isn’t D’Artagnan already our exclusive model?”
“There are many ways, even if they are not models.”
The marketing director smiled.
Surprisingly, Lee Kyung-bok inquired about AS.
“A custom model exclusively for streamer Purple, unboxing broadcast. I should try signing a sponsorship contract with this concept.”
What came back was an advertising contract.