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86 – Nightfall DLC – World Premiere (2)

“First of all, I would like to tell you about our proposed terms before we officially sign the contract.”

With that said, the general director handed over a contract to Eugene and Winter.

“In the past, we signed a contract with Geomju, promising to treat him equally as a channel with approximately 500,000 subscribers on MuTube. Even though Geomju did not open a Mutube channel at the time, we still judged that Geomju had great potential.”

And Powell Software’s judgment was surprisingly accurate.

This is because the number of subscribers to Eugene’s Mutube channel has long since surpassed 500,000.

When he finished streaming Nightfall, the number of subscribers hovered around the high 200,000s, but after uploading an edited version of the highlight video of his performance in the Streamer League, the growth was explosive!

“But that doesn’t mean we will treat the Sword Lord the same way as if he had only 500,000 subscribers. Both then and now, at Powell Software, we consider Geomju a partner who works well with us.”

While saying that, the general director tapped a certain part of the contract with his finger.

“First of all, we would like to clarify that we signed the contract under the assumption that Geomju is an influencer who has reached the gold button on Mutube.”

“Oh, gold button?”

At the words of the general director, Winter opened her eyes wide.

Speaking of the gold button, it is a benefit awarded to those who have more than 1 million subscribers to their MuTube channel!

If the number of subscribers on MuTube exceeds 1 million, it effectively means that millions of people are watching the channel’s videos.

Mutubers with more than 1 million subscribers are not only more famous than most celebrities, but the revenue they generate from their name is equivalent to that of most small businesses!

But now, Powell Software is saying that it will give Eugene similar treatment to the mutuber who achieved the gold button.

Although the current growth of Eugene’s channel is very rapid, it is still too early to reach 1 million subscribers!

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“Of course, Geomju’s channel has not yet reached 1 million subscribers… Considering the social influence that the sword lord currently has, I think he should be treated sufficiently. No, actually, I feel like this is a little lacking.”

As he said that, the general director smiled.

“While trying to save a few pennies, we want to avoid a situation where our relationship with the most talented streamer we know goes sour. This is especially true if you consider the benefits that the Sword Lord will bring to us in the near future.”

With hands that seemed to be shaking, Winter began to carefully read the contract handed over by the general director.

And the next moment, she couldn’t believe her eyes

‘What’s this? I never would have guessed that Powell Software valued her brother so highly…!’

It is a truly enormous contract, with the down payment alone being a whopping 50 million won and additional incentives depending on future DLC sales.

Considering that a typical branded advertisement for a Mutuber with 1 million subscribers costs 30 million won per ad, this is truly a huge amount!

Powell Software is currently treating Eugene as a very large mutuber and influencer with over 1.5 million subscribers.

‘I have to do this! You have to do it absolutely!’

Although Winter did not show it on the outside, she felt an exhilarating feeling inside her.

As expected, her own judgment was right.

Her own older brother was a streamer who had the talent to reach the highest heights of anyone in the world.

It’s only been two months since the first broadcast, and I’m already receiving love calls from various large companies, and I’m in a position to be treated the same way as 1.5 million mutubers!

As Winter tried to calm her pounding heart, she glanced at Eugene sitting next to her.

It was because I thought that if Eugene was sane, he would immediately accept these ridiculous conditions presented by Powell Software.

But.

“Hmm… “I’m sorry, but I’m not really interested in this contract.”

Eugene glanced at the contract in front of her with an expression of dissatisfaction.

Anyone else might think it was a ploy to raise his own money during the contract process, but Eugene’s younger sister, Winter, could clearly see his sincerity.

Now that person was truly saying those words.

So, right now, Eugene is truly reluctant to sign this contract!

‘This crazy person really is!’

At Eugene’s direct refusal, the general director looks at Eugene with an embarrassed expression.

“… Well, if you don’t mind, could you tell me why you’re so reluctant to sign a contract? At Powell Software, we are proud that we have prepared the best conditions for the Sword Lord… “

To the general director’s question, Eugene scratched his head and answered.

“No, it’s not that I don’t want to sign a contract because I’m particularly dissatisfied with Powell Software’s terms. Rather, I would like to express my gratitude to Powell Software for valuing my value so highly. But… “

“… But?”

“I’m not that reluctant. It means fighting again with an opponent you have fought with once. This is especially true if the opponent is significantly weaker than me.”

“… Yes?”

As she said that, Eugene crossed her arms.

“There’s nothing I can’t do if I’m asked to, but I don’t think I’ll be able to truly immerse myself in the game. If I can’t immerse myself in the game, the broadcast will naturally become less fun, I don’t accept this contract.”

At Eugene’s quiet but firm refusal, the general director let out an inward exclamation.

If nothing else, you’re rejecting this contract just because you don’t think you can be serious about the game because you’re an opponent you’ve already been defeated once by an overwhelming margin of skill?

If Geomju had eyes, he would know how much Powell Software made to make this deal.

However, Geomju suppressed all his desires and refused to sign the contract, citing the logic that he could not be sincere in the game.

A person who remains aloof from material desires and does not give up on his or her beliefs.

Such a person was someone who deserved respect as a human being, regardless of age or social status.

Meanwhile, contrary to what he said on the outside, Eugene’s inner feelings were a little different.

‘I have to fight with that bastard again? And that in front of everyone else? Am I crazy?’

A lot of time has passed, but Eugene still can’t forget that scene.

He has the same face as himself, but at the same time, he looks like a guy with two of the worst outfits on his whole body!

The moment he saw that, Eugene was so embarrassed that he almost committed a shameful death.

It has long been said that humans are creatures that cannot look straight at their own weak points.

It was definitely as he said.

Eugene didn’t have the confidence to face that guy again with a sober mind.

It would be better to return to another world and face the Demon King one more time. I wanted to refuse to fight him, even if it meant dying!

Even though Eugene explained in a stern tone the reason why he would not sign the contract, the general director did not look that upset.

“Certainly, if that’s the reason, it’s understandable that you wouldn’t accept our offer. But you don’t have to worry about that.”

“… Why?”

In response to Eugene’s question, the general director smiled bitterly.

“Do you know that? In fact, the bosses in the hidden route that the Sword Master defeated, namely ‘Stargazer’ and ‘Blood God’, were bosses designed to never be defeated one-on-one. They could only be defeated using a specific gimmick.”

However, Eugene ignored all the gimmicks set by the production team and ended up catching the bosses from the front.

“Looking at that scene, all the developers of Nightfall, including me, felt an overwhelming sense of despair. The boss monster that we did our best to create, which no one should be able to defeat, was caught so easily.”＜ Br﹥

So at Powell Software, we put in a lot of effort to prevent such a terrible situation from happening this time.

Last time, I asked Eugene to measure the limits of the Demon King and had them fight together for that reason.

This means that it was a kind of build-up to refine the skills of the demon king-prototype they created and create a boss monster that is much more powerful than before.

“When we first created the Demon King, he was only a half-pun who could not properly use the sword lord’s battle data and was swayed by his power. However, the demon lord that was completed this time is much like the half-pun that the sword lord faced before is on a different level.”

With that said, the general director showed some data in front of Eugene.

In that data, there was only an image of a character who looked exactly like Eugene, not a demon lord with a strange tattoo on his cheek or radiating black energy from his whole body like before.

“I was mistaken. We added the setting that the Demon King is a corrupted entity of the Sword Lord in order to give a sense of intimidation to users playing the DLC. However, now that I think about it, there was no need to do that.”＜ Br﹥

He looks at the image of the devil in the data with a somewhat pleased expression.

“The Sword Master is a living Cosmic Horror who defeated all bosses and rulers with just a single sword… To make users nervous, it was enough to show the Sword Master’s true face.”

Therefore, Powell Software was confident this time.

The demon king they created this time was a monster that not only perfectly accepted Eugene’s battle data, but also pioneered something more.

So, in other words, this contract was no different from a challenge issued by Powell Software to Eugene.

A challenge with the intention of completely washing away the humiliation they suffered in the past through the greatest masterpiece they have created!

And Eugene stared at the reformed Demon King for a long time, then nodded his head.

“This… Isn’t bad.”

“Yes? Then, what you mean is… ?”

“If this information is true, I think it would be okay to fight him once.”

“Are you sure? Thank you for saying that! You will never regret this contract!”

The general director was excited and bowed his head towards Eugene, but Eugene’s eyes were still fixed on the current appearance of the devil in the data.

An extremely ordinary appearance, with no horns like before, no strange tattoos on the cheeks, and no black energy radiating from the whole body!

At least on the outside, the fact that there were no middle school pathological elements like before made Eugene very satisfied.

‘This… It’s not bad.’

Neither Powell Software, Eugene, nor even Winter are dissatisfied with this outcome.

It was the completion of a world where no one was hurt.