Chapter 39: It’s Just Skill, Is There a Problem? (Part 4)

Arfellium Corporation sent a message.

“What? You got a message from headquarters?”

Kim Ji-eun, who was right next to me, widened her eyes at my explanation.

Her eyes widened as if they would pop out, and she had an expression that said she couldn’t believe it.

Is this such a surprising thing?

“I, it’s unbelievable. Arfellium Corporation replying, and to an individual….”

“Is it that great of a thing?”

“Shihyun-ah, are you stupid? This is a world first! You’ve become the first person in the world to receive a message from Arfellium Corporation!”

Kim Ji-eun was excited and bouncing around.

I couldn’t understand that at all.

Frankly speaking, it’s just a game company sending a message to a user.

Isn’t that something that can obviously happen?

“Because it’s never happened before.”

“…I think that’s the game company’s fault, no matter how you look at it.”

“That’s true, but anyway, it’s that big of a deal. Receiving a message from headquarters. It’s a world first, I tell you? The first!”

Kim Ji-eun pushed her face close to my nose and emphasized the word first.

It’s too close!

I turned my head slightly because that face was overwhelming.

Whether she knew my feelings or not, Kim Ji-eun asked me with a slightly excited face.

“So? What’s the content of the message?”

“Huh? I haven’t checked it yet.”

“What? What have you been doing without checking it? Check it quickly. Come on! Just looking at the current situation, it’s definitely going to be something incredibly groundbreaking, you know?”

Kim Ji-eun frowned and scolded me.

My lips naturally pouted.

The reason I couldn’t check it was because you rushed at me as soon as I brought it up!

I shook my head.

And then I manipulated the interface again and turned on the message window.

Only one message remained in the message box.

I deleted all the useless ones before, and after that, I blocked messages from anyone who wasn’t registered in my contacts.

Of course, the only person registered in my contacts right now was Kim Ji-eun.

I pressed the only message, the message from Arfellium Corporation headquarters.

Then a message in English appeared in front of me, and then it was translated into Korean one letter at a time.

[Sender: Areuperium Corp.]

[We wish you infinite development.]

[First of all, we would like to express our deepest apologies for the situation you are currently experiencing. The headquarters is aware of the controversy over the use of unauthorized programs that you are currently experiencing.]

[And we have also prepared a countermeasure. What the headquarters can offer you is as follows.]

[First, our expert engineers will check your device to check whether you have used unauthorized programs. No fees will be charged for the inspection process, and if there is a problem with the device, we will also repair it.]

[And Arfellium Corporation’s Korea branch will prepare an explanation video. You can come to Arfellium Corporation’s Korea branch and use the VR device prepared by the headquarters to show the same performance as before. You can film the entire process and upload it.]

[Finally, if there is evidence that you did not use an unauthorized program, the headquarters will officially certify that you did not commit any wrongdoing.]

[Areuperium Corp. CEO Emilia King]

As soon as I checked the entire message, I widened my eyes.

Certainly, as Kim Ji-eun expected, it was groundbreaking content.

A company that never communicates externally will directly provide an explanation.

It was a very aggressive attitude unexpectedly.

It was also an unusual attitude considering the rumors related to Arfellium Corporation.

“What’s the content? Tell me quickly.”

At the urging voice of Kim Ji-eun, I read the entire message.

Kim Ji-eun’s mouth dropped open after hearing it all.

“Oh my god. Was that really written there?”

“Yeah.”

“Unbelievable….”

“I think it’s a strange thing too.”

I thought I answered with sincerity, but did I feel that my answer was insincere?

Kim Ji-eun stared at me and said in a serious voice.

“Just a strange thing, you say that about such an amazing thing? You should apologize to the countless exclamation expressions in the Korean language, Shihyun-ah.”

Apologize to Korean?

“…Is it that much?”

Aren’t you exaggerating too much?

Or am I still taking this situation too lightly?

But it couldn’t be helped.

No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t seem like something to be this excited about.

According to my common sense, that was right.

Of course, most of my common sense was established before I left for ‘that world’, so there will be parts that don’t match the changed world.

But is there this much of a discrepancy?

I scratched my cheek and made an awkward expression.

Anyway, if the world has changed, I have to adapt to that world.

I will continue to live in the modern world, and if this is the common sense of the modern world, I have no choice but to follow that common sense.

“It’s a very surprising thing. Ji-eun-ah.”

“Shihyun-ah, if you say that in a tone like you’re reading a textbook, do you think you’ll sound surprised?”

“…….”

“Sigh, yeah. Shihyun, you have that strange, innocent charm.”

“Innocent charm….”

Isn’t that just saying I’m stupid?

Being treated like an idiot.

It’s a lifelong shame.

But since it was actually true to some extent, I had no choice but to nod with a sullen face.

Seeing me like that, Kim Ji-eun thought about something for a while, and then said to me.

“For now, Arfellium Corporation headquarters will help you explain the hack controversy, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Then it’s fine.”

Kim Ji-eun’s face brightened.

“Your controversy will be resolved immediately.”

Rather, she said to me with sparkling eyes.

“Rather, now is the chance.”

“Chance?”

When I tilted my head, Kim Ji-eun sighed again.

I think I know the meaning of that sigh.

That sigh was definitely a sigh that came out because I was slow to understand the situation.

And as I expected, Kim Ji-eun looked at me and smiled bitterly.

“Yeah, Shihyun, you were like this.”

“I don’t think that’s a good thing.”

“You live with an attitude that seems to have transcended the world, don’t you? I’m sure that even if you run out of money right now and become penniless, Shihyun, you’ll just live thinking that it will work out somehow, right? Definitely.”

At that, I frowned.

No matter how much I am, surely not that much?

And I’m under the protection of the lottery constellation.

That situation is impossible, it can’t happen at all!

Kim Ji-eun, who tried to deceive me with ridiculous logic.

I stared at her with resentful eyes.

Then, Kim Ji-eun passed her hair behind her ear and said.

“First, I’ll explain why it’s a chance.”

Kim Ji-eun lightly flicked her hand.

Then a translucent board appeared in the air.

It was a board with a function that allows you to use the air like a whiteboard.

I remembered it well because I saw Kim Ji-eun use it often during her stream.

Kim Ji-eun waved her hand and started writing on the whiteboard? Translucent board? Anyway, in the air.

Following her touch, letters mixed with sparkling effects began to be written in the air.

“First of all, all of this applies when Shihyun, you stream.”

“Huh? Uh.”

“There’s a timing to start streaming. What was it? Where did it come from? Timing, location, and harmony… I think. Anyway, I think I saw something like that that Zhuge Liang said in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. There is such a thing, you know?”

It was knowledge that I had also vaguely heard.

Timing, location, and harmony.

Three elements that Mencius said determine world affairs.
Auspicious timing from heavens.

A favorable location.

And people’s… something.

I scratched my head.

It seems that I don’t remember exactly.

“Anyway, according to that saying, Shihyun, you are now in the optimal moment to start streaming.”

“Really?”

When I tilted my head, Kim Ji-eun crossed her arms and began to explain calmly.

“First, the timing is good. In addition to the recognition and fame that Shihyun, you already had, this time, the hack controversy spread properly, so you did proper noise marketing, right? Right now, you’re in a situation where a lot of aggro is drawn. If you start your first stream in this situation, people’s attention will be focused on Shihyun, you. It’s a great help in increasing the initial scale of the stream.”

“I see.”

“Of course, this also has a disadvantage, noise marketing doesn’t only have a positive effect, right? You can get a lot of antis, and after all, it’s a highly volatile aggro, so when that aggro burns out, the room can shrink back to its original size. Here!”

Kim Ji-eun stretched out two fingers to me.

“Location and harmony come out.”

Kim Ji-eun continued to explain in an excited voice.

“Arfellium Corporation headquarters’ explanation and resolution of the situation. This alone is a huge topic, but through that, Shihyun, you will eventually become an Arfellium headquarters certified clean user. All the guys who were criticizing you for using hacks will be annihilated.”

“Then what’s harmony?”

“Uh… Shihyun, your skills? You have enough ability to attract viewers’ eyes. Your appearance too. So it’s enough to solidify that inflated bubble and make them your fixed viewers.”

Kim Ji-eun said that and grinned.

“How is my explanation? Did you understand it perfectly?”

At that, I had no choice but to make an awkward expression.

The explanation was easy to understand, but…

“Haha.”

It was clear that Kim Ji-eun had some kind of strange misunderstanding about timing, location, and harmony.
And first of all it is not Zhuge Liang’s quote….