Chapter 299 It''s a game anyway (2)


    Arcadia''s official press conference.


    In normal times, they only spread statements or press releases to rify various controversies and suspicions, but it was not verymon to directly stand in front of the camera and make a statement, so the reporters gathered at the office building of Arcadia Co., Ltd. were really crowded. .


    “Wow... how many people did you really have?”


    “It seems that all the mediapanies in Korea have gathered. A lot of foreign media also came to visit...”


    A scale beyond imagination.


    Even for a globalpany, it was extremely rare to find a case where hundreds of reporters rushed in like this, so it was extremely rare to find a case like this. It was quite a strange spectacle for the employees of Arcadia Co., Ltd. whoe and go.


    “This time, Executive Director Myung-Han Kwon said he was briefing in front of reporters.”


    “what....? The executive director himself?”


    “uh. Overall, there is so much information with limited ess that no one really knows the inside information about this situation. Because of that rtionship, they said that they would have to step forward directly to the reporters to cover only information that could be made public.”


    A situation in which most of the detailed information is restricted from being read by all employees below the department manager level. In such a situation, the decision was made because it was difficult for the public affairs office or spokesperson to deal smoothly with the reporters who turned on the light in their eyes and rushed to find the story.


    “Well... if that''s the reason, then it''s only right that the executive director step forward.”


    “yes. To be honest, when I see him talking with manager Kang Tae-hoon, it seems like the executive director doesn''t know much about it, but at least among us, he knows the situation very well... Huh...?”


    Two employees whispering while having a heated discussion about this press conference. However, soon after they saw a person with a very familiar face walking from afar, they opened their mouths in a daze.


    “The boss of thepany...?”


    “No, boss, why are you here...?”


    Even the public rtions staff who were preparing for this press conference were looking at her as she walked proudly with an expression of embarrassment. And President Lee Mi-yeon, who approached them, asked with a very bright smile.


    “Am I notte?”


    “yes....? ah! yes!”


    The person in charge hurriedly handed over a wad of thick paper at President Lee Mi-yeon''s gesture to ask for a statement to be announced at this press conference. Sensing the gaze of the employee staring at her with questionable eyes, CEO Lee Mi-yeon then began to exin why she had appeared here instead of managing director Myung-han Kwon.


    “Ah, Executive Director Kwon Myung-han had a situation, so I decided to take charge of the briefing for this press conference myself. Then can we start now?”


    An employee who realized that he acted rudely in front of the boss in a very unexpected situation. He started guiding President Lee Mi-yeon, sweating with a slight embarrassment.


    “ah! yes. Reporters have all arrived. When you are ready, you can start the press conference right away.”


    Following the guidance of the staff in charge of the public affairs office, CEO Mi-yeon Lee slowly climbed onto the podium. After btedly informed that she had decided to hold a press conference, the executives and the head of the public affairs office came down to the lobby with paleplexions, but numerous cameras and spotlights were already shining on her.


    [Hello, reporters from Korea and around the world. My name is Lee Mi-yeon, general manager of Arcadia Co., Ltd.]


    She appeared for the first time at an official press conference and began to speak. Although it was held due to a bad incident in the game, President Lee Mi-yeon opened her mouth with a very bright andfortable smile.


    Pang Pang Pang.


    The camera sh burst out furiously as if it would go blind.


    In the heat of the hot coverage, CEO Lee Mi-yeon dered.


    [Then, from now on, we will begin aprehensive press conference briefing on the recent events at the Imperial Castle of the Shōen Empire.] * *


    *


    The rtionship between the Shōen Empire and the Faros Empire.


    Continent unification by world tree.


    The history and characteristics of the Gael Federation.


    It was a virtual setting, a historical content and a fictional story that was useless in reality, but the reporters listened attentively to all the things that flowed out of Lee Mi-yeon''s mouth, writing them down diligently so as not to miss a single thing.


    [In conclusion, the unification of the continents by the world tree implied the possibility that all continents would soon regard each other as rivals or objects of conquest and start a war with each other. It is true that the time hase much sooner than we predicted, but the fact that the Shouen Empire and the Ferros Empire, which were originally enemies, joined forces to attack the Gael Federation, an external enemy, can be seen as inevitable. ]


    The Japanese continent united as one to attack the external enemy, the Korean continent. This process can happen on other continents and can be easily found even in the thousands of years of recorded human history, so President Lee Mi-yeon said as if it was a very natural thing.


    [So, in this process, the executives and employees of Arcadia Co., Ltd. held a festival based on the Fantastic Universe before the Pangea update was made so that users could coexist with each other. We hope that yers from other continents will not be ostracized and hostile because they have different cultures andnguages. However, seeing what happened this time, it seems that our feelings have not been conveyed to Japanese users, so it is a very unfortunate situation for me as the president.] As a global citizen, I pray that we will not act hostile toward other continents while showing


    humanity President Lee Mi-yeon who said that. Watching her speak as if she was sincerely sorry, some did not hide their difort.


    “Does that mean that the Japanese yers who participated in this war did something wrong?”


    [It doesn''t mean that. It is the user''s individual freedom to carry out the given quest for personal gain or organization''s sess. It just means that there is a personal regret that we could have made a different choice ording to our basic moral sense beyond our role in the game.]


    “....?”


    Something is ambiguous and ambiguous, but anyway, President Lee Mi-yeon speaks with the feeling that Japanese users are wrong. However, there were so many other questions to ask about, that I wandered off to another topic.


    “The imperial castle of the Shoen Empire has beenpletely destroyed. What is your recovery n for this?”


    [Um..... I think everyone knows this because there have been several simr cases in Korea and Japan, but there are many foreign reporters, so I have to say it again. There is no n to restore the ruined castle of the Shouen Empire at all, and there will never be any in the future.]


    “Yes...?”


    “What do you mean! It''s not going to be repaired.”


    The imperial castle, the core heart of the Shoen Empire.


    Incredible impact and quality quests. And at President Lee Mi-yeon''s deration that he would blow up the ce where all the major facilities needed for various high-ranking jobs were lined up, a cry of bewilderment erupted here and there.


    [Infinite freedom. And infinite possibilities.]


    President Lee Mi-yeon mentions Arcadia''s motto.


    And then, she smiled.


    [If the gamepany was going to provide such convenience, it wouldn''t have blown up the beginner''s vige in the first ce, right? Even for the sake of fairness and equity, we will not artificially intervene to restore the imperial castle of the Shouen Empire or take special measures.]


    President Lee Mi-yeon deres that there will be no negotiations or adjustments in this area. Then, gesturing as if he had nothing more to say, he began to ask the next question.


    “In the case of the newly introduced Cannon Shooter...”


    “The magic turret that the Gael Federation made is an instable item...”


    “I wonder if a new job could be created on another continent...”


    Other than the reporters from Japan, reporters who have little interest in the Imperial Castle of the Shouen Empire and are more interested in topics other than that. At the moment when the subject had been quietly buried by them and was about to move on, shouts of protest began to erupt from here and there.


    -As a result of checking the game data, it was confirmed that the user was abusing the bug.


    - We will sanction the user in question and immediately proceed with full-scale restoration of the damage situation.


    - We deeply apologize to Japanese users who have been affected by this incident.


    The press conference waspletely different from the reaction that Japanese foreign media were expecting. Seeing CEO Lee Mi-yeon smiling and saying, “Let''s take the enormous damage to Japanese users,” they lost their reason and shouted, forgetting even their duty as reporters.


    “This is the tyranny of gamepanies against Japanese users!”


    “Since the Korean president is in charge, such malicious and biased measures are taken!”


    “The game that Josenjing eats! How do you win mentally in a weak country like this!”


    “President Josenjing! Back off!”


    and that moment. Only cold silence lingered around the press conference.


    CEO Lee Mi-yeon, who was directly insulted by them.


    Other key reporters who are Korean, such as CEO Lee Mi-yeon.


    Even other foreign reporters who were covering with them next to them.


    Everyone in the lobby here is looking at them with cold eyes.


    The lobby, which had been as noisy as the floor of the market, fell into silence for an instant, and the Japanese reporters, who had been pouring out curse words that were almost out of control, only then rolled their eyes with a puzzled face.


    [Ohe to think of it, thanks to the Japanese reporters, I remembered one more thing to tell you.]


    President Lee Mi-yeon, smiling at them. Wearing a very uneasy smile, she looked back at the other reporters and said,


    [This time, the number of users who collectively attacked the Gael Federation was 329,213. An unusuallyrge number of people participated in a short period of time. And in the process of internally investigating this, we were able to capture arge amount of hate speech and organized propaganda posts on numerous portal sites andmunity sites in Japan.] “What does that mean again...?


    ”


    “So.... who instigated the attack on the Korean continent in Japan?”


    “really? Wow... you mean it wasn’t just like that?”


    The press conference room was agitated for an instant at those words. Since it was the president of Arcadia Co., Ltd. to expose the suspicion, they began to write something down busily with strange expressions as if they were thinking of a usible story in their heads.


    [It is not possible to know exactly who instigated the public opinion, but it was confirmed that the branch manager Kazuki, who is in charge of the Japanese branch of Arcadia Co., Ltd., was deeply involved in this n.] “What is that?


    ”


    “The Japanese branch manager intervened in the attack on the Korean continent?”


    “Wow... Really?”


    A collective attack on Korea by Japanese yers.


    And when they heard that there was a high-ranking executive of Arcadia Co., Ltd. in charge of the Japanese branch behind it, the press conference room started to be noisy as if a bomb had exploded.


    [Therefore, as of the current time, Kazuki, the branch manager of Arcadia Co., Ltd. Japan, will be dismissed from his position, and an intensive special audit will be conducted for the entire Japanese branch. In the future, through a thorough investigation and audit, we promise to thoroughly understand the circumstances of this incident and to disclose all the results of this in a transparent manner


    . He looked at the Japanese reporters standing there with shocked faces and said.


    [And.... There are people who keep tying it up with what happened in the past, saying that what happened in the Japanese continent this time was maliciously plotted in Korea to feed Japan...] Mushroom


    cloud People who show intense PTSD and run away with their eyes closed. Mentioning them, President Lee Mi-yeon winked her eyes and smiled.


    And she said it like it really didn''t matter.


    [It''s in the game anyway, right? Don''t rush to die too much.]