Another World Returner’s Game Streaming

24 – Second Broadcast, Aftermath (3)

“… So, Powell Software wants to meet me in person?”

“Yes, yes. Didn’t the general director even directly mention that he wants to make a DLC boss monster with your brother’s battle data?”

Winter opens his mouth with a voice full of heat, as if he is very excited.

“It wasn’t just words. That general director, Hayao Misaka, even emailed me directly! He said he wanted to meet with my older brother in the near future and have a serious talk!”

While saying that, Winter ran around as if he had been offered such a proposal, but unfortunately, Winter’s passion did not reach Eugene at all.

No, in the first place, Eugene couldn’t understand why the winter was so exciting.

‘What did the general director or something mention about me?’

I don’t know why the general director is not close to Eugene, and he didn’t promise any material benefits to him, and at least he gave him a few words of lip service.

“… Are you really not excited? Being able to create an NPC based on your battle data is like every gamer’s dream.”

“I can’t be excited about something like that all of a sudden.”

Eugene replied with a timid smile.

It would be even more strange that he, who used to receive respect and admiration from people all over the continent while working as a warrior, is excited that the general director gave him a few words of lip service.

‘Besides, at a glance, that guy who’s the general director or something seems to have an ulterior motive.’

Eugene doesn’t know much about the game industry, but instead he has a lot of experience with a lot of people.

When he was a hero, the people he always talked to and got along with were mostly important members of the empire, such as members of the imperial family or nobles.

And what these people have in common is that even if they spit out a single word, they say something with multiple meanings.

‘It was the way he spoke that really made people go crazy.’

At first, I was very embarrassed because I didn’t know anything about those things, but after 20 years, I got used to that kind of speech, and in the end, I was able to overwhelm them.

Because of that experience, he could easily notice.

The general director also has a goodwill toward Eugene, but at the same time, he has some calculations of his own.

Well, the position of general director was hardly a philanthropist, so it was only natural that he wanted to benefit from Eugene.

“So what are you going to do? Are you going to meet with Powell Software? If he doesn’t like it, he won’t recommend it.”

“Hmm.”

At those words of winter, Eugene seemed to be pondering something about him, and then nodded his head.

“… Well, it wouldn’t be bad if we just met first.”

Because it’s a matter of meeting in person and listening to what they’re saying, and if you think it’s a good offer, you can go there and accept it.

‘And in this situation, A is always on this side.’

At first glance, Eugene and Winter are mere streamers, and Powell Software is a huge company, so it seems that this side is E and the other is A.

However, the reality was completely different.

Eugene is a person who pioneered a hidden route based on his physical ability that no one can imitate.

Didn’t the general director also declare this in an interview?

The way Eugene pioneered the hidden route was not the way they had envisioned when making the game.

In other words, Eugene’s greatest weapon was not the fact that he discovered the hidden route itself, but the physicality he possessed.

So, if Powell Software makes an outrageous proposal to Eugene, or if it seems like they’re going to abuse the power, Eugene can just walk that way.

Just beat Nightfall from that moment on and start another game.

If Eugene has the physical ability, even if he plays another game, he will be able to create a sensation like this.

The game Nightfall was replaceable, but Eugene was irreplaceable.

“Oh, and Ecclesia-sama has openly proposed an annexation to us? What do you plan to do with this?”

“…Proposal for merger?”

As Eugene frowned, Winter played the Ekklesia video uploaded a while ago and showed it to him without bothering to explain.

“It’s fun.”

That was Eugene’s impression after watching the entire video.

“And it’s also a bit funny. No matter how you look at it, you look like you don’t know how to do it.”

As far as Eugene knows, the streamer named Ekklesia said he couldn’t beat Ariandel in the tutorial.

After 100 challenges, Ariandel’s body was wounded, but at the same time that was all.

But what the hell are you thinking, to declare a duel to Eugene with just that kind of skill?

It’s almost as if there’s no chance for her to beat Eugene.

‘Do you want to attract people’s attention by attracting aggro?’

But looking at it objectively, the possibility was quite low.

Because, according to Winter, Ekklesia is one of the biggest streamers with an average viewership of 30,000 and a peak viewership of 80,000!

From the present point of view, it was incomparably larger than the winter broadcasts that are just starting to grow.

There was no reason for a streamer in such a position to draw aggro like that just to get viewers’ attention.

“So… what do you plan to do? Will you accept that offer from Ekklesia? Or will you just ignore it?”

“Well… It wouldn’t be bad to have a room with her.”

At Eugene’s sullen reaction, Winter clicks her tongue and opens her mouth.

“No, so I’m asking you which option to choose between Powell Software and Ekklesia’s proposed merger.”

Both the proposal from Powell Software and the proposal to merge with Ekklesia asked for answers as soon as possible, but did not say when to meet exactly.

So, if one side is chosen, the meeting with the other side must inevitably be postponed.

Meeting with Powell Software and Proposal of Merger of Ekklesia.

Which of the two will be more helpful to Eugene and Winter if they meet first?

“Then let’s go to Ekklesia.”

Eugene replied without hesitation.

“Uh… why? I thought you would ask me to meet with Powell Software first.”

Didn’t she show an uneasy attitude about merging with Ekklesia just a moment ago?

But now you want to merge with Ekklesia even while putting off meeting with Powell Software?

“As I said before, we are the absolute best in terms of Powell Software.”

Eugene said that in a nonchalant tone.

“The reason Powell Software wants to meet me is probably to get my combat data, right? The sooner the better, the better, but at the same time it doesn’t matter too much if you’re a few days late.”

No matter how much DLC was added, there was no way the work could be finished in a day or two as it was definitely a game production job.

“However, the proposed merger with Ekklesia is a bit different from the Powell Software side.”

“Why?”

“Because Ekklesia has set a way to enter the hidden route as a bait for merging with us.”

Saying that, Eugene continued with a soft tone.

“At this moment, other people are eagerly searching for a way to enter the hidden route. But this time, that Ekklesia woman was lucky and she was the first to find it.”

It’s true that Ekklesia is her country’s best nightfall expert, but that doesn’t mean her skills are significantly inferior to her other streamers.

From Eugene’s point of view, it was only a matter of time before the way to enter the hidden route was revealed.

The method that she presented as her bait, it means that it was a method with an expiration date.

“That’s why merging with Ekklesia comes first. Because if you delay even a little bit, you might not be able to use the bait at all.”

At Eugene’s words, Winter nodded.

“Okay, then contact Ekklesia right now-“

“It’s good to contact her, but before that, tell her clearly. In return for accepting the annexation, we would like to place some conditions.”

“…Any conditions? Why? Do you want something from Ekklesia?”

As Winter innocently blinks her eyes, Eugene smiles at the sight of Winter.

“I don’t really want anything, but I’m taking this opportunity to make it clear.”

“…What?”

“The fact that our side is the absolute top, and that side is just the absolute bottom line that we have to bark calmly if we bark. If you made such a cheeky proposal in a public broadcast, you should have been prepared to be treated like this. .”

So, in other words, I don’t really want anything, but since I don’t have a partner, I’m just going to be mean.

“… No, do you really have to be mean like that? Don’t you know what a famous streamer Ekklesia is? Besides, large corporations with far more followers and subscribers than us-“

“So, between Ekklesia and us, which one is more regrettable?”

“… Ecclesia.”

That was an undeniable fact.

Because if she hadn’t regretted anything on her side, she wouldn’t have tried so desperately to marry Eugene.

“Should I bet? No matter what proposal we make, in the end, she will accept it without saying a word.”

Yujin said that with a smirk.

“Let’s take this opportunity to tell you clearly. To that cheeky woman, about who the hell is first and who is second.”

I don’t know what Ekklesia’s plan was, but she touched the wrong person.

Originally, warriors were a family whose main specialty was to strike someone else with power and to show condescension.