The Game Developer Who Left the Company Is Too Competent

36. Level up alone

‘I think it’s about time I got used to it… … .’

Tarak. Tattak!

‘I can’t get used to this feeling of exhilaration.’

Taeyeon stopped moving for a moment and checked the pupil mark on her wrist.

A mysterious mark that can only be seen with one’s own eyes.

The bracelet I bought on the footbridge disappeared and was left behind.

‘It must be the influence of the mysterious power of this eye mark.’

Lately, Taeyeon has been gradually figuring out what kind of ability the leather bracelet left behind.

Besides showing the status window.

‘It raises my ability level.’

Of course, it’s not just uploading.

There are conditions.

‘To be immersed in something for more than a certain amount of time.’

If you focus, you focus.

When you exercise, you get the right stamina, muscle strength, and quickness.

If you work on game planning, programming, and art, you can acquire the appropriate abilities.

‘It can be seen as the concept of increasing the status and skill experience that is being used little by little, and then increasing the skill when the maximum value is reached.’

When the experience point rises, you feel the strange uplift you feel now, and that continues.

Then, when the experience points are satisfied and the status and skill level up begins.

flinch!

‘come!’

Pleasure sweeps through the body and replenishes exhausted physical and mental strength.

‘Level up!’

The ecstasy of this time is incomparable to anything.

‘It would be better if I could check my status window… … .’

No matter what I tried, it just didn’t work.

‘It seems to have been blocked on purpose. Or there’s a special trigger that I haven’t discovered yet.’

Anyway, the important thing is this.

‘My life started to change.’

After that, whenever I had time, I would go to the pedestrian bridge where I bought the bracelet and wait. However, the old street vendor did not appear.

‘I want to repay you in some way, but it’s a pity.’

There is no other mind.

I was just grateful that they sold good things and provided an opportunity for positive change.

‘The day we will meet again will surely come.’

It was a simple hunch.

I have a hunch that there will surely be a day when, for some reason, I will meet the old man again.

‘In the meantime, I should be faithful to my work.’

Of course, that’s not all.

‘It’s a double experience event that may never happen again, so I’ll have to make the most of it.’

last night.

Remembering Yoona’s words, Taeyeon smiled.

* * *

In the process of confirming the efficacy of the bracelet, Yoona and I came to exercise regularly in the morning and evening.

In fact, it started because of Yoona’s suggestion, not the confirmation of efficacy.

“Brother, you spend too much time sitting at your desk. Let’s exercise hard even when we are at home!”

As a wife, it was a natural recommendation.

‘I’m not confident in sports… … .’

But when it’s Yoona’s words, how could I deny it?

“That, yes. Let’s do it.”

Live or die, let’s do it!

The very next day, we started exercising together early in the morning.

Stretching, jogging, and light muscular endurance exercise.

She was a national representative and the world’s best female gymnast. He was good at all sorts of exercise training techniques, even organizing a workout diet.

“Let’s try to aim for a muscular body and Pacific shoulders. Oppa has a good skeleton, so with a little effort, he will soon become pregnant!”

The moment when a world-class gymnastics goddess claims to be a dedicated trainer!

This is the husband’s privilege. I know it’s okay to be honored, but more than that, my eyes went dark.

It’s not enough to do this hard exercise in the morning and evening, and even manage your diet… … !

But something amazing happened.

‘uh?’

When I exercise, it’s really hard and painful like I’m going to die, but… … The moment you cross the limit, your stamina will be restored.

It doesn’t end there.

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Motor nerves are getting better little by little.

Stamina, strength, quickness… … in all parts.

‘Looking at it now, this must have been a growth item with a great buff function.’

Calmness, concentration, etc. when you work. I only knew that it gave a synergistic effect in many ways.

I never thought it would help in this way.

Since then, Taeyeon has been active in sports.

And the harder she worked, the more Taeyeon changed day by day.

“Brother, I see now that you have a talent for sports! great? How can I increase it the more I do it?”

If it’s a trivial problem, is it that Yoona started to be greedy?

“I will teach you an exercise routine that I often did during gymnastics.”

“I actually had a romance, right? We do various couple exercises together… … Oppa, who cares about sports, I think it would be really fun to do it together!”

Taeyeon did not refuse.

It feels like playing a game in real life.

‘I want to see how far I can grow.’

Until now, I thought I had no relationship with exercise.

Of course, it’s the effect of the bracelet, but… … When I actually did it, I was very happy that my skills improved and positive changes came to my body.

I was able to understand why exercise addicts, which I didn’t understand before, come into being.

The most crucial reason is… … .

“Brother, it’s really nice to work out together!”

Yoona likes it.

Actually, this was the most important reason.

Even if it wasn’t for the bracelet, if Yoona liked it, she would have done something.

“Couples tennis? okay. Let’s do it together if you want.”

“really? Are you really going to join me?”

“of course.”

“Wow!”

Just because she likes it.

* * *

“I’m leaving work!”

“You have worked hard.”

Taeyeon, who was lost in thought while working, looked up and checked the time.

‘It’s already time for work.’

He stood up and clapped his hands.

“If you don’t have anything really important, everyone get off work quickly. I have to go and get some rest so I can work hard again tomorrow.”

“… … !”

I can see some developers flinching at that statement.

Taeyeon laughed inwardly and encouraged her to leave work, then sat down to check her phone.

[brother. You know today is the day we go to play couples tennis, right? I’m driving to pick up my brother, so hurry up!]

It is clear that she is excited.

Would she, who avoided driving because she hated the unique tension, drive to pick her up?

After shutting down the computer, I simply packed my bag and went out to the main street in front of the company building.

After a while, a familiar vehicle and license plate come into view from afar.

It was a German-made SUV purchased in the used car market with the help of Choi Jong-hak.

Taeyeon went to the driver’s seat and opened the door.

“I had a hard time coming. From now on, I will drive.”

“huh! But brother did i come soon? Will I come pick you up in the future? Then it’s convenient to go to the gym together!”

“Then what are you going to do after buying it… … .”

“I don’t buy. Even if I go slowly, it’s a caution to drive safely!”

“I can’t. i’m anxious You are still inexperienced in driving. just wait at home I’ll pick you up.”

Yuna’s mouth pouts.

“still… … Brother, you are uncomfortable.”

Are you uncomfortable?”

Are you going to pick her up?

Taeyeon smiled.

“Never uncomfortable. So, don’t even think about driving yourself with clumsy skills in the future.”

“tooth… … .”

disappointed face.

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My heart was a little different.

Picking her up was another pleasure.

Excitement along the way.

I don’t want to give up that feeling.

Taeyeon smiled happily.

* * *

It turns out that Yoona has been training tennis for quite some time.

“Yoona-ssi, you are doing very well. Are you semi-professional?”

It was to the extent that the instructor praised how good his skills were.

Compared to that… … .

Tuong!

“Ah, your posture is very disturbed. I’ll show you again. When serving… … .”

Taeyeon is a beginner among beginners!

It was unavoidable.

‘I’ve only encountered tennis in games… … .’

I have the confidence to do better than anyone else in the game of tennis… … !

Still, Taeyeon trained hard.

‘Concentrate on learning, and if you work hard, you’ll get better little by little.’

I believe in the potential for growth given by the bracelet.

Even if that wasn’t the case, it didn’t fit my personality to give up in frustration because I couldn’t do well right away.

‘A journey of a thousand miles starts with one step.’

It was Taeyeon’s favorite proverb and motto.

The game is especially so.

When you start a project, you feel like you’re thrown into the open sea, but as you collect ideas, select useful ones from them, and put on weight little by little, you start to see the way to go.

‘You can’t make up your mind in a hurry. There’s no need for that.’

This isn’t a project, isn’t it a movement that started as a hobby with my wife?

“Now, try it sometime. From the posture… … Yes!”

Taeyeon has no intention of showing anything.

I just focus on learning the basics steadily.

And Yoona was watching Taeyeon with a face mixed with various emotions.

Late at night, on the way home.

“In my opinion, oppa would have succeeded in anything other than game development.”

“What made you think that?”

“The concentration is very good. And I think I know how to take steps steadily without rushing.”

“Did it look like that?”

“huh. If you continue like today, the day will come when you can freely rally and enjoy yourself.”

“when?”

“hmm… … About two or three years?”

“It takes a long time.”

“It is a very difficult sport. Still, isn’t learning sports fun?”

Taeyeon nodded and thought.

‘You must mean that it usually takes that long, right?’

That’s assuming you’ve been training consistently.

‘If the buff and experience increase effect are included… … How much can I shorten it?’

I do not intend to rush.

However, I wanted to see her surprised by her faster-than-expected growth.

Also, I think it will be fun to check how much you can grow.

‘I’ll have to make a lot of hobbies like this.’

In this way, Taeyeon was opening her eyes to a new fun.

* * *

“Is it today?”

“yes. Today.”

The Atlantia Electric Development Team was full of anticipation and vitality.

The reason soon became apparent.

“Patch complete.”

A cry from the program team.

Taeyeon stood up from her seat and said.

“As announced yesterday, various works, including phase change, have been updated on the internal server today. If you play from the beginning, the test will take a long time, so please receive a specific quest with a command and test it.”

It’s not 100%, but it’s time to play and check some of the results everyone has developed together.

In particular, this time, expectations were high because it was the day to experience the phase change system applied to World of Warcraft.

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Modeling, animation, effects, sounds, systems, levels… … .

‘How was my work reflected?’

anticipation and anxiety.

Conflicting emotions swarm in your heart.

Soon the patch is completed, and the developers quickly log in to the developer-only test server.

Soon, the studio was enveloped in a more tense silence than ever before.

Taeyeon also conducted a test with the developers.

‘where… … .’