"Is this really a company job that pays a salary for playing gas?" Kang Junhyuk muttered to himself, flipping open the lid of the Ga & Watch once more. Ping, ping, ping. The monotonous sound effects echoed in the quiet office, and I soon found myself completely engrossed in the ga, even forgetting my hunger. How much ti had passed?
"Oh? Director, you haven't had your al?"
Beep boop... GA OVER. After playing for nearly an hour, my score was 370,000 points.
"Oh, Na-rae? You're here already? You can take your ti with your al."
"I did take my ti, but are you sure you're okay skipping your al like this?"
"I'm fine. I just have sothing to check real quick..."
I pressed the confirm button on the Ga & Watch with an awkward smile. I glanced down, and my ranking was 5th with the score being converted into a salary. Now, let's see... I took out my smartphone, opened the banking app, and checked my balance.
Depositor: Ga & Watch - 37,453,000 won. A smile naturally spread across my face. Earning 37 million won in just one hour? I couldn't help but laugh. I had made nearly 100 million won in just one day.
Later that afternoon, I entered the CEO's office, holding a white envelope.
"Co in."
Creak. As I entered and took a seat in the cramped leather chair, the CEO, who was rubbing his nose, looked at .
"Manager Kang, what's going on?"
"Sir, I've decided to resign from the company."
"What!?"
"After all, there's no need for to go through the handover process for the departnt transfer that happened yesterday, right? So please accept my resignation."
"Hey, Manager Kang. Are you protesting against the recent personnel changes?"
"No, if I were, I would have quit imdiately. I just thought it over carefully for a day, and it seems like this company no longer has a vision."
"What are you saying? Huh, really."
"I've been with this company for the past 15 years. Even though I didn't graduate from a prestigious university, I climbed up to this position, but I can't take it anymore."
"Okay, I understand. I get it, Manager Kang. What do you want? Do you want to transfer you back to the developnt departnt?"
"No, I just want to retire."
"This guy. He ca here all prepared."
"Yes, I want to quit."
"Where do you plan to go after leaving? There's no place in this industry that will welco you with open arms."
"I know."
"You know that?"
"Yes, that's why... I want to try making a ga once."
"What...?"
That marked the end of my last conversation with the CEO of the company I had been with for 15 years.
...
"Alright, shall we begin now?"
Five days had passed since I quit my job. I relaxed my body and mind in a hot bath, ready to take on a new challenge. I can do this. I know I can. I took a mont to gather my thoughts, flexing my fingers as if playing a piano. Alright, let's begin.
With a determined click, I adjusted my posture and held the ga controller. Today, my goal was to reclaim the top spot in this infuriating ga. Fueled by the desire to prove myself, I had been obsessed with this ga for the past five days.
As a result, my bank account now held close to 20 billion won. Last night, I had reclaid the second place on the leaderboard, falling short of the top spot by just 300 points. I scread in frustration, startling the person living in the apartnt below.
"Phew... I can do this."
I let out a deep sigh and pressed the start button. The ga, which I had been watching endlessly for the past five days, began. It started smoothly with light taps, like dancing on the piano keys. "Good, let's get started."
Ding, ding. With a sense of determination, I adjusted my posture and held the ga controller. Today, I was aiming for a triumphant victory in this company employee ga I had been grinding non-stop for five days.
My balance had grown to nearly 20 billion won. I had reclaid the second place on the leaderboard last night, falling short of the top spot by a re 300 points. I had scread in frustration, causing the person in the apartnt below to rush to the intercom.
"Phew... I can do this."
With a deep breath, I pressed the start button. The ga, which had been a constant presence for the past five days, began. It started with a light tap, tap, beep, as my fingers moved like they were dancing. I quickly broke through the 500,000-point barrier, but the real challenge started at 800,000 points. The damn buyer and owner in this ga seed to intentionally dodge the player. But I couldn't give up.
Now, I was at 850,000 points. Just 50,000 more to claim the top spot! Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep. Have I ever been so absorbed in a single ga in my entire life? Despite the enormous amount of money that would co with winning, I was more curious about what I would get as the top player.
Next to the top ranking on the leaderboard was a crown, and that absurd crown was driving crazy. No, no, I shouldn't think about it. From now on, one small mistake could lead to an imdiate ga over. Move precisely like a machine to earn points!
Beep. Beep! Beep, beep, beep!! 890,000 points... All right! It's almost there! I was completely absorbed in the ga, forgetting to even blink. My fingers had long lost their feeling, but I couldn't give up now. If I did, I'd have to start all over!
Beep! Beep, beep! Hey, owner, you scumbag! Where are you going?
Beep, beep! Buyer, you crazy jerk, get back here! Aaah!
Tududududun, tudun~!
I made it... I did it! 902,000 points! Yes! But I couldn't be satisfied here. I needed to reach 999,999 points! Even though I had already claid the top spot, I couldn't stop my fingers. I had forgotten to breathe at this point. I wasn't sure if I was even pressing the buttons correctly anymore. And then, the mont all my scores showed nines...
Tududududududududududud... GA CLEAR.
"Huh? Did I clear the ga?"
Where's the "clear" ssage on the Ga & Watch? Oh well, I don't know~
"Phew~~"
I let out a deep sigh while leaning back on the couch.
"I did it. It's over."
Tududududun, tudun~!! The cheerful sound effect played, and I looked at the Ga & Watch's black-and-white display. Haha... It felt like the ga had truly co to an end. But now that I had beaten the ga, would I stop receiving my salary? Oh, right, I didn't think about that!
"Ah... 200 billion is already enough for a lifeti."
Adding one billion more wouldn't make much difference. Anyway, the satisfaction of beating the ga was enough. With a contented smile, I stared at the display. That's when sothing strange happened.
"Color...?"
That's right. The black-and-white LCD display that had been showing the stop animation suddenly turned into a colorful display.
"What is this? Is there more to it?"
At that mont, a single ssage appeared on the bright white screen.
-Please choose the year you want to return to.-
Seeing that ssage, I rembered what the old man at the ga store had said.
"Hey, young man. If you could... let's say... go back in ti, which era would you choose?"
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