Horror Game Developer: My games aren't that scary!
Chapter Summary
From reporters to scouts of other Guilds, all sorts of people had gathered. Alongside the fact that there was still a ’traitor’ within the Guild that seemed to be aware of some of my secrets, I knew that I couldn’t waste time. The fragments flared to life a moment later, their light blinding the room as I drew a sharp breath, trying my best to hold myself back as my mind entered a familiar space where I took notice of a large lattice.
Chapter 513: Enough to shake the world [2] Even as the days passed, the news didn’t die down.
Instead, it grew even more explosive.
The entrance of the Guild was practically packed, making it almost impossible to enter.
From reporters to scouts of other Guilds, all sorts of people had gathered.
Aware of this, I didn’t leave the Guild the entire time.
Not that it mattered since I usually never left the Guild anyway.
My room was also in the Guild, and...
’...
Do I have a life outside of the Guild?
’ I sighed and looked up.
"Wow, it doesn’t look like it’ll die out anytime soon.
" "This is pretty crazy.
The amount of hate that you’re receiving his crazy.
" "It’s even gone as far as reaching our game.
Our rating has dropped quite a bit.
" "There are some that are supporting us, but it’s nowhere near the amount of the ones that are dropping our ratings.
" "Still, the sales are constantly jumping.
" Listening in on the conversation, I stood up and left the game studio.
Walking back into my office and checking my phone, I didn’t know how to feel.
——● [Trash] ↳ 0.
1 hours played.
: Honestly, I expected more from this game.
It wasn’t really that scary, like they’re trying to suggest.
A massive waste of money.
——● There were a lot of reviews like this.
I knew most of them were from trolls dissatisfied with their favorite "star" being replaced by me, along with the usual troublemakers.
I contacted Dock in order to address the issue, but they had yet to reply.
Perhaps there were simply way too many trolls for them to do something quickly.
"On a good note, I’m at least making good money.
" ...
And it wasn’t like all of this was bad.
In fact, it was good.
The more people who purchased the game, the better.
I put my phone away.
"Soon.
" The update was coming really soon.
By then...
To Tok—!
A sudden knock on the door disrupted my thoughts as the door opened not long after.
"Excuse me?
" Holding onto a box was a person I wasn’t quite familiar with.
Meeting my gaze, he lowered his head.
Seemingly afraid of looking at me.
"I was told to hand this to you.
" "This is...?
" I walked and took the package.
I scanned the top of the box and felt at a loss.
But soon, taking note of a certain notification, my brows jumped up.
"Okay, I’ll take this.
Thank you.
" "Yes.
" Not wanting to stay any longer, the one who delivered the package to me left, closing the door on his way out.
I didn’t pay any attention to his attitude and placed the box on the table, extending my finger as a dark film formed, and I swiped down, cutting the tape off.
"Haha.
" Staring at the contents within the box, all I could do was laugh.
"...
Good thing it’s finally here.
" Reaching down, I took out the fax machine and placed it on the table next to me, patting it a couple of times.
"I was just about to get impatient.
Now that it’s here, I guess I can start reaching the Fourth Order right away.
" Reaching down from my desk, I retrieved a small bag.
’This should be enough.
’ With the Guild Master’s sponsorship, I wasn’t worried about lacking fragments.
He had sent me quite a few, including several of high purity.
I gathered all of the best fragments and placed them on the table.
Of course, I didn’t forget to remove their attribute as I did.
I also used the fax machine to improve the purity of each of the fragments.
I didn’t bother saving any of the SP I had and just tried my best to increase their purity.
The end result...?
[Forty fragments have been located!
] [You have met the criteria to advance] [The purity level is 86.
4%] [Do you wish to advance?
] ▶ [Yes] ▷ [No] I hesitated.
"This should be good enough, right?
" 86.
4%...
The purity of the fragments wasn’t what bothered me.
For me, this level of purity was good.
Great, even.
What worried me most was my Cognitive Shard.
Even though I had supposedly improved it with the Emblance Shard, a part of me was still uneasy.
What if I turned?
What if— "Why are you hesitating so much, human?
" A voice suddenly whispered into my ear.
Turning slightly, I saw the Conductor staring at me with its empty eyes, the stitches already torn as the darkness in its gaze locked firmly onto me.
"...
I can tell your mind has stabilized a lot.
Even though I can see something else trying to influence it, your mind is far more resilient than before.
There shouldn’t be any problems with you entering the Fourth Order.
I need you to hurry.
" The Conductor’s lips twisted sadistically.
"Now that I’ve had a taste of your abilities, I can’t wait for you to become stronger.
It won’t be long until you can freely replicate what you did back in Malovia.
For that, I need you to improve quickly.
" Grasping the table, the Conductor’s hollow gaze seemed to twist as its body trembled, almost as if it were experiencing withdrawals.
"I don’t know how long I can endure.
D-o it...
You must do it quickly.
" The Conductor’s eyes twirled even further, and for a moment, chills ran down my entire body.
This was also the moment I pressed [Yes].
I didn’t quite understand what the Conductor was going through, but I didn’t plan on stopping.
My goal was clear.
I wanted to reach a high ranking in the [World Congress].
Alongside the fact that there was still a ’traitor’ within the Guild that seemed to be aware of some of my secrets, I knew that I couldn’t waste time.
"——!
" A familiar pain invaded my body a moment after I pressed [Yes].
The fragments flared to life a moment later, their light blinding the room as I drew a sharp breath, trying my best to hold myself back as my mind entered a familiar space where I took notice of a large lattice.
’This place...
’ I had been here before.
I recognized it immediately as I noticed a certain mist off in the distance, alongside a red dot that seemed to call out to me.
Beneath were thousands of different orbs.
Each divided into different ’layers’ connected with one another.
The lattice trembled as I fixed my attention on three orbs in particular.
I could feel my connection to them, and as I stared at those orbs, a new path appeared, linking towards a series of different orbs.
I felt connected to the new path.
As if I could move it at will.
Looking around the lattice, I stared at the numerous different orbs that I could connect to.
I didn’t really know what I was doing.
But as if my mind were already aware, I locked my eyes onto a particular orb, not hesitating as I connected to it at once.
I didn’t even know why I connected with such an orb, but it just felt right, and the moment I connected to it, the world faded from my sight.
A string of notifications followed right after.
[Advancement complete!
] [Second Order shop unlocked!
] [Intermediate Node: Herder] [Fragments: 0/80]