The Divine Genius’s Game Broadcasting Chapter 2

Episode 2 – Maga is in (2)

It was like an icy rink, not just ice, but more like thin ice that would shatter if touched even a little.

“Don’t you know what happened yesterday?”

“Oh, I know that well.”

“You know? Really? You know what the situation is like?”

The manager asked with his eyes wide open. But he wasn't expecting an answer.

He quickly exhaled deeply and looked back at the conductor.

“This temple knows the situation well, so I think I need to explain it properly.”

“Yes, I understand.”

The deputy manager also seemed to be quite angry, as his eyes were sharp. However, since he was in front of his superior, he restrained himself and continued speaking while checking the data.

“The contract in question this time was signed on a condition that the unit price was a whopping 70% lower than the previous contract. The expected damages due to this are approximately 130 million.”

At those words, not only the team leader but also the shooter who was the main culprit swallowed dry saliva. However, Lee Kyung-bok just looked at the deputy manager with an indifferent gaze.

“Even if we cancel immediately, the penalty fee is 100 million won. In addition, it is inevitable that our reputation will be damaged.”

“Yes, this is the situation. Did Mr. Lee Kyung-bok know about this as well?”

The form was a question, but the intention was sarcastic. That's why the manager turned to the team leader without waiting for an answer.

“How are you going to take responsibility for this?”

But before the team leader could answer, Lee Kyung-bok intervened.

"is it so?"

The manager's face distorted as if to say, "Is that really so?" and he slammed the table hard.

Everyone except Lee Kyung-bok flinched at the loud noise.

“Hey! What the hell are you talking about? I know you well!”

“I didn’t know what you just said.”

The manager's shouting continued in response to the indifferent answer. It seemed as if he didn't care whether other employees outside heard him or not.

“You little punk! This isn’t something a mere employee should be responsible for! Are you going to say that in front of the boss!? Shouldn’t you come up with a solution to the problem and find out how it happened!”

The team leader couldn't answer and just trembled. The shooter also pretended to be scared and just looked around. However, Lee Kyung-bok remained calm.

The manager's arrows soon returned to the two people.

“Hey, what the hell! How on earth do you work on-site to cause problems like this!? Huh?! Did you sign a contract after getting drunk on entertainment!?”

The manager, unable to control his temper, took a deep breath and grumbled. In the meantime, the deputy manager looked at the manager's expression.

As the manager nodded slightly, the deputy manager glared at Lee Gyeong-bok.

“First, explain why the contract unit price is like this. This isn’t just a mistake in numbers, right?”

Now a question worthy of being called a question was asked. Lee Kyung-bok answered in a clear voice.

“That’s not the contract I prepared.”

"……what?"

“After the meeting yesterday, I got a call from Manager Jeong. He said he would finalize the contract for me.”

Lee Kyung-bok briefly explained the situation at the time. At those words, the three people's eyes turned to the shooter.

“What! That’s nonsense!”

Naturally, he immediately denied it. Even watching it again, his acting of feeling wronged was top-notch.

“I finished work yesterday and went home right away to rest!”

His words were full of confidence. Lee Kyung-bok could guess the reason why.

'I guess my smart link doesn't record calls.'

Lee Kyung-bok's Smart Link was a product made by Pineapple and did not provide a call recording function.

That's why it was clear that I confirmed it again yesterday over the phone.

However, it was not impossible. It was possible to install a call recording app through a method that was not recommended by the manufacturer.

“Then what does this mean?”

“I don’t know either. No, can’t you find out about this problem by contacting your business partner?”

All three nodded, as it was not a wrong statement. The team leader quickly opened his mouth.

“Mr. Kyungbok, as you heard, lying like that now won’t change the situation. And if you’re going to lie, do it properly. Do you think that kind of talk will work here and now?”

“Hey, if you can’t even lie properly, then you must have brought a total idiot with you… … .”

“I’m going crazy. Who on earth hired this guy? Is the HR department working like crazy?”

The vice-president and the manager continued to make contemptuous remarks. They had already branded Lee Kyung-bok as a lacking person.

String.

At that moment, I felt like cursing again at the pain that was coming back to me.

'As expected… … .'

I guess it wasn't just one rotten thing.

A cool smile appeared on his lips for a moment. And the voice that came out next was just as cool.

“You’re the one who’s lost your mind.”

"what?"

The manager's eyes widened.

The embarrassed team leader intervened.

“Hey! Are you crazy!?”

“It’s the same for you too.”

Lee Kyung-bok clicked his tongue as if he found it pitiful.

“He can’t even manage his subordinates who steal the unit price, he has no eye for people, and he doesn’t have the ability to judge what’s real. I don’t know how the team leader did it.”

Lee Kyung-bok looked back and forth between the team leader and the shooter and then said.

“You were a marksman of marksmen, so did you get promoted using the same method?”

“Lee Kyung-bok! Are you really crazy!?”

The team leader was furious, but Lee Kyung-bok had no intention of participating in this farce any longer.

“Are you saying this because you are confident that you can handle it?”

The manager's face turned red as if he was about to burst into tears.

“Of course. Let’s look at SmartLink.”

At Lee Kyung-bok's words, everyone reflexively turned their gaze to Smart Link.

A buzzing vibration and a beeping sound were heard simultaneously.

While everyone was wide-eyed wondering what was going on, Lee Kyung-bok spoke.

“This is the email I sent.”

"……what?"

“To be exact, this is a reserved email. I sent it to let you know that the situation is serious, but now that I look at it, it seems like there are more than a few people involved.”

“No, what is this… … .”

Lee Kyung-bok smiled.

The expressions of the team leader and the shooter who saw that scene spread with discomfort. Why are you so confident?

At that moment, rough footsteps were heard behind Lee Kyung-bok. Soon, the conference room door opened with a bang.

People who saw the person who suddenly barged in jumped up from their seats.

“Hey, boss!”

“You’re here!”

Four people bowed deeply. However, instead of greeting, Lee Gyeong-bok simply took a step aside.

The president's gaze turned to the shooter.

“Manager Jeong.”

“Yes, yes, sir!”

“Are you really not involved in this contract?”

“Yes! Of course!”

“Really?”

"yes."

“Can you take responsibility for what you just said?”

The shooter trembled with calm, yet deep anger underneath.

'Just take a look. You won't know!'

The shooter added strength to his voice, thinking that his plan was perfect.

“Boss. Haven’t you seen how hard I’ve worked for the company? Isn’t that right, Team Leader?”

“Manager Jeong, you are a truly capable friend. Sir, I don’t think this kind of treatment is right.”

The president turned his gaze to the manager without even pretending to hear what the team leader said.

“Manager Cha, how on earth did you manage your employees?”

“Huh? Did I do something wrong?”

“Yeah, that’s a huge mistake.”

The boss showed off the SmartLink. Then he pressed the button and a voice that was clearly the shooter's began to flow out.

<The boss can just say that he signed a contract with Lee Kyung-bok. And if we leave out this much, wouldn't both the boss and I be a little more satisfied? That bastard will take the blame anyway.>

The excited voice made it possible for others to immediately understand what was happening.

The expressions on the faces of the manager, deputy manager, and team leader who had been defending the shooter until just a moment ago suddenly changed.

The president sighed as he looked at the three with cracks on their faces. He approached Lee Kyung-bok, who had taken a step back.

“Can we consider the fact that you have made this decision as a solidified determination?”

“Yes. No matter how much I think about it, I feel like if I end it quietly, there will be another victim besides me. I thought it would be better to clean up before I leave.”

The president, who had glared at the manager and team leader, apologized to Lee Kyung-bok.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Lee Kyung-bok. I apologize on your behalf. I will definitely handle this matter and compensate for the damages.”

“I will gratefully accept it, given the circumstances.”

After saying that, Lee Kyung-bok handed the envelope to the president.

It was a letter of resignation.

“I guess I’m not suited for this job.”

“No, suddenly resigning… … .”

Lee Kyung-bok's gaze shifted from the manager to the team leader, and then to the shooter who looked like he was going to die at any moment.

“There is a lot of bad luck in the company. I am sure you will have a hard time, sir. But since I have taken away one of the bad luck, I hope you will give me a proper retirement allowance as a reward.”

“Hmm. I guess there’s nothing I can do. I promise.”

The president didn't stop him any longer. This is often the result of whistleblowing. It's better now.

That was the end of my relationship with the company.

As I left the conference room, the door slammed shut.

Even beyond the closed door, the president's angry voice began to echo.

* * *

After completing the resignation process, the street was quiet. Lee Kyung-bok started walking.

“I thought it would last a while this time. The investment came in and the delusion came in too. Tsk.”

My mind was relieved, but on the other hand, I was worried. While I was lost in thought, my body headed to the bus stop along the familiar road.

Then, an incoming bus caught my eye. To be exact, it was an advertisement attached to the side of the bus.

[“Dohwangcha in a tiring daily life!”]

[The best virtual reality capsule!]

[It's different when 'reality' is created.]

[-Streamer D'Artagnan-]

An exaggerated and ridiculous streamer's face and text. It was an advertisement for a virtual reality access device called 'Capsule'.

“I’m a streamer… … .”

Lee Kyung-bok smiled faintly without realizing it.

Is it because I feel tired of the current reality, as the advertisement says? I thought back to my school days when PCs and consoles were the main thing, not virtual reality.

'I had no worries back then.'

Like most other students in Korea, there was a time when Lee Kyung-bok was obsessed with games.

'If things had gone well, I would have been a pro-gamer by now, or retired and become a coach.'

He wasn't just a passerby, he was also quite skilled.

But before he could immerse himself in memories, the vibration of the Smart Link pulled him out.

"what……."

I checked to see if it was a company, but it wasn't.

“What is it?”

<Oh, are you out of town? Can I talk to you?>

The person he was talking to was his childhood friend, Choi Byeong-hun.

“What about field work? There’s no such thing anymore.”

<Huh? What does that mean?>

“I resigned.”

<Resignation? Again?>

“Why do you look so happy?”

<Wow, this is awesome.>

“Is it really that good that my livelihood has been cut off?”

<No, that's not it. I got cut too.>

“You were bragging about how well your channel was doing last time?”

Choi Byeong-hun was a friend who worked as a freelance video editor.

<Damn it. I should have listened to you from the beginning when you told me to be more careful with contracts. It was a mistake to believe what another fortune teller said and do it.>

“That fortune teller seemed like a quack too.”

<Hey! Anyway, this is a good opportunity. I was going to suggest that we have a drink. Let's talk about the details when we meet.>

“What? Who met you?”

Lee Kyung-bok pretended to be serious and lowered his voice. In fact, there was no reason to refuse.

Lee Kyung-bok was also hungry for a drink with a friend, but he was just joking around.

<Ana, we're both unemployed, so why are you ignoring me? Okay, let's meet up in the evening. No, I don't have a job anymore, so let's meet up a little earlier. Please reconsider my life. In return, I'll buy you dinner. Call?>

“Call. And, let me just point out one thing.”

<One? What are you talking about?>

“I wasn’t cut off, I was left behind.”

<Did you really have to pick that up? Yeah, you did great, Inma!>

Lee Kyung-bok laughed at his friend's reaction.

“Okay, see you later then.”

It was an eventful day.

A day of rest would have been enough.