Demolition King

Chapter 10: Crack & Temple

Slowly but surely, the gloom on her began to wash away, as the truth began to wash over.

"Yeah... I guess." Not forgetting to put on the appropriate voice, she answered.

"Uh-huh! The 'outside' practically lives for Satisfy, ya know!? People are fighting for the stocks of the S.A. Group, literally the richest organization in the world. And Lim Cheolho?----Shit, all he does is support the player's endeavors! Keeping away the governments of the world and their hands from tainting this beloved place."

Amidst all this information, all that went through Moon's head was, 'This guy is definitely geeking out.'

Not stopping, the infomercial continued.

"And did you see the tournament last year, and how incredible that was? How incredible they all were? Their strengths, their weaknesses, everything they've forged, put on screen?"

"Sorry to interrupt, but... why are you telling me?" Although she didn't feel as pressured as before, she didn't understand why the guy kept talking to her about Satisfy.

"Do you know how they got that strong?"

"Uh... with ti--"

"WITH TIME!" Rang his outburst.

"They put their time, their lives into the game. And you know what they got in return for their performance? Money! Repertoire! Connectiii~ons! They made this 'game' a job that they will forever enjoy."

There.

Crack!

Right there.

Craaaack!

It finally broke.

CRSSSH!

After hairline fracture and hairline fracture, the arrow carrying Godspeed's message broke through and struck something in Moonshine. Her adherence.

Specifically, her adherence to denying Satisfy from being something bigger than just a 'game.'

'Oh. I get it now.'

She enjoyed it. She enjoyed her life in Satisfy. It wasn't anything exhilarating, but she couldn't deny that most of her feelings awoke when she entered this world. But.

Real life had to come first. She had a job to do. A life to support. Money to earn. But realization finally set in. Sure, she could continue what she was doing. Nut maybe. Just maybe.

She could give some more time to her happiness.

"So you're telling me... that I should just let myself get immersed in the game, and enjoy it as much as I want, giving it the time I want?

Are you Crazy!?" Instead of gloom, foulness instead starting to creep into Moon.

"You're telling me to abandon a stable income for something that I have no guarantee I can be good at!? Be realistic here! These people that you are talking about have talent for these things. There's a reason they're at the top!"

"Haha... I mean, yeah... you got a point. But I'm not saying that you should go ahead and ditch your job or something! No no--- far from it, dude. I'm just saying that you should try to put more time into here: Into Satisfy. I'm not saying that you should be trying to get into the top 100 or anything, but I can tell that you enjoy this, this WORLD.

Just give it a chance."

.....

"You drive a hard bargain." Finally relenting, a slight smile grew on her face. "I suppose I'll think about."