Another World Returner’s Game Streaming

85 – Nightfall DLC – World Premiere (1)

Not long after that, Eugene visited the headquarters with Winter due to a call from Powell Software.

It was because I received a call from Eugene saying that he had something urgent to say due to the Nightfall DLC that was scheduled to be released in the near future.

Not long ago, I had the experience of visiting this place countless times to collect battle data to create boss monsters, so now visiting Powell Software’s headquarters feels like a no-brainer!

‘Even so, I visited Ragnarc Studio’s headquarters not long ago.’

When he got his job as a streamer, he never imagined that he would be able to visit the makers of the games he played.

Anyway, when Eugene entered Powell Software’s headquarters, Nightfall’s general director Hayao Misaka welcomed him with a smile.

“Hello. “It’s been a while, Director.”

“Yes, nice to meet you too. It’s been quite a while. “It seems like this is the first time we’ve seen each other since the Sword Lord took charge of adjusting the DLC boss.”

Like that, Eugene and the general director began having trivial conversations about each other’s well-being and the streamer league that Eugene had recently participated in.

But that only lasted a moment, and the general director cleared his throat a few times and slowly began to get to the point.

“Hmm, actually, the reason we invited you back to our headquarters like this is because we had something we wanted to say to you.”

“… “Is this what you want to say to me?”

“If you don’t mind, would you mind if I ask what game the Sword Lord plans to play next?”

In response to the general director’s cautious question, Eugene tilted his head.

“Well. “I really need to play some games, but I haven’t made any plans yet.”

First, I played Nightfall, a gothic fantasy-style ARPG game with a dark worldview, and then I ended up playing One of Thousands, which focuses on multiplayer play.

So, I don’t know, but next time I might end up playing a game of a genre I haven’t played before.

Even so, not long ago, Eugene had a conversation with Winter about this topic.

“Streamers who mainly stream games can be broadly divided into two types. There are two types: streamers who sell a lot of games in one field, and streamers who play all kinds of games.”

And according to Winter’s explanation, streamers who play various types of games are also divided into two types.

On the one hand, streamers are not very physically strong, so they focus on communicating with viewers rather than playing the game itself.

On the other hand, he is a talented streamer who can show extreme physicality no matter what game he plays.

And according to viewers’ opinions, Eugene is already being recognized as a streamer who falls into the latter category.

Or, to be more precise, viewers are hoping that Eugene will play as many types of games as possible, rather than being tied to one type of game like other streamers.

“Because streamers who fall into the latter category are almost non-existent in this industry as a whole. No matter how physically great a streamer is, it is difficult for him to show such impressive performance if it is not a game he focuses on.”

But Eugene was different.

Eugene pioneered the hidden route in Nightfall, which he played for the first time in his life, and he succeeded in killing the hidden boss, the Evil God, without suffering a single death.

In addition, in the second game, Thousand, not only did he win the streamer league full of master tier players, but he also defeated Chunhwa, a professional gamer who is currently active in the first division.

From the perspective of Nightfall, Thousands, and Eugene, even though they were both games they played for the first time in their lives, they ended up showing overwhelming performance that no one could have imagined.

And looking at Eugene’s ridiculous performance, viewers began to have some kind of expectation for him.

He created an incredible scene in Nightfall, and he also showed such overwhelming performance in Thousands.

If you were to play another game, what kind of amazing thing could you show us?

Of course, Winter, who lives as an independent person in the community, was very aware of the public opinion of viewers.

Therefore, Winter was looking for a game that could highlight Eugene’s new appearance in order to meet the needs of viewers.

“Uhm… If so, I would like to ask you a favor from the perspective of our Powell software.”

“… “Please?”

The general director looked at Eugene and cautiously opened his mouth.

“If it’s okay with the Sword Lord… Would you mind if I ask you to stream Nightfall’s DLC, ‘Descent of the Demon King’?”

“Play Nightfall’s DLC?”

As Eugene frowns at the general director’s words, Winter next to him suddenly joins the conversation.

“Wait. Didn’t you say earlier that Nightfall’s DLC is still in the process of being released? So, does Powell Software want to conduct a beta test of the DLC for my brother?”

The general director smiles bitterly at Winter’s sharp question.

“No, there is no need to beta test now. All we want is to release the DLC for the first time through Sword Master’s channel before the game is officially released.”

“… Why?”

“Hmm… There are many reasons, but the biggest reason is this.”

While saying that, the general director operates his smartphone and shows something to Eugene and Winter.

It was none other than a part of an article written by a renowned overseas game-related webzine.

〈A genius Korean streamer who pioneered Nightfall’s hidden route. 〉

Not long ago, the hidden route of ‘Nightfall’, a game developed and distributed by Powell Software, was revealed and became a hot topic.

But can you believe this hidden route if it is an achievement achieved by a new Korean streamer who has just started playing the game?

The streamer’s name is Soma.

Among the new streamers currently existing in Korea, it is no exaggeration to say that he is the most talked-about person.

… (Syncopation)…

In this way, Soma succeeded in highlighting his existence by having a more spectacular debut match than anyone else.

Unfortunately, this genius streamer has currently temporarily stopped streaming games.

This is because he is currently participating in a Thousand-related streamer competition being held in Korea.

However, that doesn’t mean new fans of this genius streamer need to be too disappointed.

Nightfall’s production company, Powell Software, not only plans to introduce a boss monster based on Soma’s battle data in the DLC scheduled to be released soon, but is also planning some kind of ‘special event’.

Soma, an amazing genius streamer who has appeared for the first time in a long time and easily surpasses human common sense.

Let’s wait with excitement for him to return again with a ‘special event’ that will be held soon.

“…”

The moment Eugene read the article, he felt a mysterious feeling that could not be expressed in words.

There have been many posts about winter on various community sites, but this one was on a different level from those nonsense posts.

Even though it is a webzine specializing in games, it was written as an article on the topic of Eugene by the media!

Well, since I had been active as a warrior for such a long time, I didn’t suddenly feel hot or anything, but I couldn’t help but feel a bit off.

Also, he scrolled down and saw that there were several comments about the article.

-What kind of article is this making a fuss about? Has IGM finally gone crazy? Or did you get some kickbacks?

-No fuss. In my opinion, the reporter is just listing facts very plainly.

– Soma? I know this guy well. That’s because I accessed a Korean site to get information about the Nightfall hidden route and ended up watching a video of him playing.

– An edited version of that streamer’s highlight video is up on Mutube, and if you see it, it will be deleted for the day, so be careful.

– By the way, I’m very curious about what ‘special event’ Powell Software is preparing. Are they planning other events besides the event where they give $10,000 to the person who kills the boss monster first?

– I’m looking forward to that. Actually, I was thinking that that one event wasn’t enough. Powell Software is doing amazing business.

“… “This.”

The moment Eugene read the comments on the article, he realized why the general director had made this request to him.

“That’s right. I don’t know what happened, but there are rumors going around overseas that we are preparing an event other than giving $10,000 to the user who first kills the boss monster.”

From Powell Software’s perspective, it was just a rumor, but that didn’t mean the company could come forward and reveal that it was a rumor.

Because, as clearly stated in the comment, overseas users were very excited about the news that another event was being prepared.

From a company perspective, marketing for the game is taking place even though no money has been spent.

However, you probably want to avoid disappointing people by pouring cold water on them.

“But no matter how much we put our heads together and have meetings, we couldn’t come up with a clear solution. Except for one method.”

While saying that, the general director looked at Eugene with burning eyes.

“When we were promoting Nightfall’s DLC, we put the Sword Lord at the forefront of the advertisement. As such, people are likely to view the Sword Lord’s public pre-play of the DLC as part of the event.”

It could be said to be a similar strategy to a game company aiming for promotional effects by bringing in celebrities to play the game.

“Also, we are confident that the Sword Lord will be able to create a huge stir just by playing this DLC publicly.”

“… Why?”

“Because the boss of this DLC is none other than the Sword Master himself.”

The general director’s eyes were shining sharper than ever as he answered that question.

“Through the last Nightfall broadcast and this streamer league, people may have realized that there are very few people in this world who can stand against the Sword Lord. However, that is precisely why people have expectations. With the Sword Lord, What would be the outcome if a boss that was a copy of the Sword Master collided?”

And he was looking at Eugene with a very confident expression.

“The confrontation between my present self and my future self, who denies my present self. There can’t be a more interesting event in this world than that, right?”