Chapter 338 ·Why On-site Attendance is Great (2)?

Why 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Attendance is Great (2)

At the time of Lee Gyeongbok and Shoulder's final match.

[Japan's Trends]

[#Shoulder (3,714 tweets)]

[#PerfectPlay (3,712 tweets)]

[#Metalpunch (3,027 tweets)]

[#アッパー大戦 (2,974 tweets)]

Even before, the keyword "Metal Punch," already on the rise, instantly took over the real-time trends.

Even after the tournament ended, tweets about it didn't decrease; instead, they increased.

However, once a fan-cam video was uploaded to the Purple channel, new keywords emerged.

[#Sweetpurple (3,168 tweets)]

[#Behindpurple (2,821 tweets)]

Japanese viewers weren't any different at heart from their Korean counterparts. No, they were perhaps even more desperate.

[Hey, hey, are you kidding? Doing that behind the camera?! I'm so jealous!]

[Huh?! Purple hyung. As expected, he's so real! Only someone truly "real" could be so considerate, lol]

[Hey, does anyone actually know a flaw of Purple? No, seriously—he's handsome, has a nice voice, and is so caring? How is someone like this even possible?! No choice but to fall for him—!♥]

[For a moment, I wanted to be Korean. Am I the only one who thought that? I lost my chance to attend just because I'm a foreigner. Ahhh, I want to be Korean!]

[Listen up! Tri Japan! At least announce Purple's schedule a week in advance from now on! I'll make sure to go on a tour to Korea just to see it! Got it, right!?]

Since most of them never had the chance to attend in person, they envied the on-site audience even more after seeing the behind-the-scenes footage.

As comments and tweets of envy and tournament impressions piled up, one tweet from a certain account rapidly gained shares and trended as a popular tweet.

That account was—

[MetalPunch_Triple]

[@MetalPunch_Triple]

Japan's champion, triple.

[All the matches at the Korea-held tournament this time were, literally, moving. Anyone who enjoys fighting games, not just Metal Punch, would have to praise these matches.]

[Especially, I was deeply moved by Purple's victory speech at the end. I never expected my own name to be mentioned. "There is no eternal champion in fighting games,"—that's definitely something I said (smile)]

[Still, truly, I never thought Purple would remember those words. This tournament was truly the best!]

[(Photo)

P. S. The one I was cheering for was Purple, too. At last, even Shoulder has experienced defeat!]

He wrapped up his impressions tweet with a photo of his avatar wearing a Perfect hoodie.

Replies came quickly.

[Right, right! I was so surprised when they suddenly mentioned Triple there?]

[Um, wasn't that Purple and Triple's first meeting? Did he remember what was said way back then?]

[Well, even if it was the first time meeting, I mean, triple is the champion of Japan, right? It'd make an impression!]

[Hey, are you serious, lol? You think Purple remembered just because he's famous? Purple respects Metal Punch, that's why he remembered!]

[You don't remember what Purple said while using the Ban-Pick card? Purple's respect made my heart race! If you miss that, you really are the worst kind of player.]

[Hey, miyuki doesn't know Triple as well, but I'm jealous! Purple called his name! Um, if you ever get to meet Purple, mention Miyuki's name. Please? Thanks!]

As replies piled up, one in particular caught everyone's eye.

[Ah, triple, you were watching too! I completely agree! As a director, that match was truly moving! And it made me resolve, "I can't just sit still like this!"

I hope Triple is happy too! (See my tweet for details)]

It was a reply from Metal Punch's director, hamada Hirokatsu. Many immediately searched for Hirokatsu's account after reading it.

[First, congratulations on the successful conclusion of the Korea-held Metal Punch tournament, "Let's Go Set-To!"]

[I am a director, but more than that, I'm a fighting gamer myself. All the matches were great, but no one can deny the final match was the best.]

[Watching that match, I thought, "If I had to express the essence of 'fighting,' wouldn't it look just like this?"

There were plenty of people there, but on the stage, it was only those two. Both poured everything into the match in pursuit of victory and to topple their opponent.]

[My hands were soaked with sweat. Yet inside, flames were burning. I believe it wasn't just me burning like that. Every gamer who saw that match must have yearned for it.]

[So, I made up my mind.]

The tweet abruptly ended.

Just as people were about to clamor for more, hirokatsu shared a tweet.

[MetalPunch_Official]

[Official Announcement! Permanent Burst Mode, "Full Metal Punch," will soon be added as a new ranked game mode!]

It was a tweet posted from the Metal Punch account, not the director's own.

[The "Full Burst" featured in this tournament was not an official rule. Since this wasn't an IVO official tournament, it was run as a "friendly match" with custom rules.]

[We are also considering an "Original Match" rule for ranked games, where collab characters are excluded. We'll announce the results after further discussion.]

[Thank you for your huge interest in Metal Punch, and again, heartfelt thanks to @Metalpunch_Shoulder and #Perfectplay for lighting up the game!]

As his tweet wrapped up, the number of replies exploded like wildfire.

[Whoa...!? Really? That lazy Hirokatsu is doing another update?]

[After Perfect Mimicry, now a Full Metal Punch update, lol! Purple's influence is crazy!]

[If it's Full Metal Punch mode, the tempo is going to be wild, right? It's bound to be fun!]

[Whaaat? Hirokatsu? Seems like you left out any news about balance updates? Only doing what you like, huh?]

[Ah... you did it again. Well, to be honest, I'm happy about it—but don't forget the basics!]

Of course, not all replies were positive, but most welcomed the news.

It meant more things to enjoy.

[Man, now I have to come back, don't I? Should I log in for the first time in a while?]

[Shoulder and Purple were so cool. Can I be like that too? Nah, I bet it's impossible...! But I want to have a hot match like that at least once!]

[Ahh, I bought Metal Punch. Seriously, I bought it! For a while, it's going to be just convenience store meals for me! Not that it matters—I was going to spend that money on gacha anyway (lol)]

["Metal Punch," was it? Hmph, you've piqued my interest. BUT! The price for that will be terrible. I'll crush Metal Punch's ecosystem myself!]

It was because all sorts of new people expressed their interest in getting into Metal Punch.

* * *

Around the same time, at MetaGamer headquarters.

Within the dark office, only one spot was illuminated.

That seat belonged to Purple-specialist reporter Shin Hyerim.

"Okay...!"

She finished checking her article and stretched deeply.

"Aaah... It's finally done."

She spoke as she glanced sideways. On her desk sat a Kemalcon figure and an OTP tumbler.

'Ah, I wanted to go on-site too.'

She pouted as she looked down at the Perfect hoodie she wore.

It was unfortunate, but monitoring broadcasts was still part of her work, and she couldn't write articles while attending the tournament in person. So she had to swallow her disappointment and give up the on-site experience.

'Wanting everything is just greed.'

She comforted herself as she pulled up her phone to report to the team leader. But soon, her hand stopped.

"... What's this?"

Among the sites she'd kept open to track the tournament's trends was Tweety.

'The director's doing another update?'

This was newsworthy, too.

She urgently checked the details and quickly updated her almost-finished article with the new announcement.

"This should do it—ah!?"

While finishing her article in a daze, she suddenly panicked.

"Oh, right. Scheduled upload..."

She'd preset the upload time to look tidy, but the article had gone up before she even reported it to her team leader.

'He did say to do as I saw fit...'

He had previously delegated authority to her. But still, she couldn't help feeling a bit uneasy.

After all, sticking to the reporting system would look better to higher-ups.

"Eh, can't be helped."

She couldn't exactly take down a published article. Doing so might come off even worse.

So Shin Hyerim reported what happened by messenger. Soon after the read receipt showed, she got a call.

It was the team leader.

'Crap, did I screw up?'

Her eyes wavered, but she answered the phone anyway.

"Yes, team leader!"

〈Hey, I saw your message—is it true?〉

Luckily, there was no hint of anger. Instead, he sounded excited.

〈The director mentioned it directly?〉

"Yes, but Purple doesn't have a Tweety account, so it's only through hashtags..."

〈Hey! Great job—really great! That's our Shin reporter!〉

"... Sorry?"

When she sounded puzzled, laughter came through the phone.

〈Think about it. Right now, shoulder and Purple just fought, right? So foreign streams even covered it.〉

"Yes, that's in the article too."

〈Right, right, but do you think the overseas webzines will just sit and do nothing? They're all waiting to write about it.〉

"Oh... that's true?"

〈Of course! But the thing is, because of the time difference, north American webzines will probably be first? They'll be desperate to break the result first thing in the morning. But we have you.〉

People in the U. S. would hardly expect a game reporter like Shin Hyerim to pull an all-nighter and submit her story.

〈I haven't checked yet, but our article is probably the first in the world.〉

"The world's first?"

〈That's right! And it's not just fast, right? You even added news about the fresh new mode that just got announced? Wow, this'll bump up the company's prestige even more!〉

Normally, breaking news articles are brief and shallow. But because Shin Hyerim wrote hers while watching the event in real time, it was thorough and rich.

"So then...?!"

〈What do you think? Seriously, you're the best, Shin reporter! You worked hard, so go home early!〉

"Yes, got it!"

Just as Shin Hyerim was about to end the call with a laugh, he called out to her again.

〈Ah! Shin reporter!〉

"Yes?"

She was startled again by the team leader's urgent tone.

〈Take a premium taxi home today! I'll cover it!〉

"What do you mean, premium? A regular taxi is fine."

She ended the call with a smile and happily got ready to head out. Later, as she rode a taxi home, she casually checked the internet.

'Let's check those overseas webzine articles.'

The team leader was confident, but she wanted to confirm it herself for reassurance.

She quickly scanned North American webzines.

[Undefeated King is defeated!]

[Perfect Mimicry Win!]

[What is 'Full MetalPunch'?]

[New Metalpunch Supreme, perfectplay]

['Perfectplay' shows perfect play]

Many game webzines had rushed out their news. But all their timestamps came after MetaGamer's.

Only then did Shin Hyerim feel relieved. Glancing at their articles, she compared them to her own.

'Wow, must've written these in a huge rush.'

Compared to hers, the articles were shallow and incomplete. She chuckled as she read the comments below.

[-WTF? Are you serious? Why include a spoiler in the headline?]

[-You ruined it! I wanted to rewatch the tournament during lunch! My whole enjoyment's gone!]

[-A textbook clickbait article with no consideration at all. I hope you get spoiled on every piece of content from now on!]

The foreign fighting gamers' comments were seething with fury. But, reading a headline was not something that could be undone.

They ended up reading the articles and realized that it wasn't just the spoiler headline that was the problem.

[-FXXK! What is this content? Did you even watch the tournament? Are you a journalist or not!?]

[-OMG, this is only about Shoulder and Purple? What about Part One's cheering? The female division? Where did all that go?]

[-Absolutely agree. The fans' cheering in Part One was amazing! And the streamer called "Decibel" showed incredible potential!]

[-I really can't understand this. Were there only two participants? We don't call that a "tournament"! Does this so-called journalist even know what the word means!?]

[-Guys, this is an article that completely ignores fighting game players. And they still call themselves a "game webzine"? What a joke!]

[-So funny how these people call themselves "journalists."

Looks like journalism is just a concept to them.]

The article focused solely on Shoulder and Purple. For foreign fighting gamers who watched the first part of the broadcast, it was beyond frustrating.

[-Damn, times like these, I'm jealous of Koreans. Just because it's a local tournament doesn't mean you should look down on it! Local means Korean fans get to fully enjoy it!]

[-Yup, I doubt Korean webzines would write an article like this. They'd cover everyone!]

[-These so-called reporters clearly respect the game less than Purple does. The more I learn about him, the more amazing Purple seems.]

[-lol, they ought to let Korean webzines like "K-wave" expand into America. XD]

Shin Hyerim closed the browser with a smile. She couldn't stop grinning.

'Well, there aren't many reporters in Korean webzines who put in as much effort as I do.'

Part of it was about her own fandom, but it was also satisfaction at having fulfilled her journalistic duty. When it came to Purple articles, she had no doubt she was number one domestically.

'Looks like this will be another hot topic. Purple's recognition is going to skyrocket.'

Those who hadn't known before would realize from the comments that other outlets' coverage was lacking. Naturally, they'd use communities or Q-tube to get full details.

'North America and Japan will both remember this for sure.'

Particularly in Japan, Lee Gyeongbok's name would be thoroughly spread.

Alongside Eclipse, who was already well-known, the new face in the fighting game scene Decibel, the globally famous Shoulder, and now Triple and Hirokatsu got involved as well.

'Purple, you're definitely going to get busier.'

She organized her thoughts and steeled her resolve.

'I can't afford to get complacent.'

If Lee Gyeongbok became more active, then she'd have even more article topics to cover.

* * *

The next day, early morning.

The "Logline" team at NEVER JAPAN started their morning meeting.

"So, as you can see from Tweety trends, Purple is in the spotlight again."

The team leader turned to the Logline "sticker" (emote) manager.

"Did anything progress with the proposal we sent to Purple?"

The staff member looked awkward as his eyes darted.

"Well, there hasn't been any definite answer yet. He hasn't said yes or no, just replied that he's discussing pending matters with the emote artist."

"I see..."

The team leader sighed with frustration.

"This is a great opportunity. If it had launched already, sales would be massive. We can't miss this timing..."

"Yes. Purple searches are soaring, even on Q-Gle Japan."

"Along with Kaniuma-kon, keywords about Perfect Common Sense are trending too."

"He's not only well-known, but has a high favorability rating as well."

With colleagues' reports, the team leader furrowed his brow even more.

"Hmm... If we could, I'd even try improving the terms just to get this done, but that's not easy. For now, let's send one more email to check on the progress."

"Yes, understood."

By company policy, emote contract terms were always identical. Exceptions couldn't be made for Lee Gyeongbok.

Everyone nodded, when one team member cautiously raised a hand.

"Um, I just thought of an idea..."

"Oh? An idea?"

Everyone stared, and the staff member gulped and nodded.

"If we can't change the terms, why not add on more conditions instead?"

"Add conditions?"

"Yes. Purple isn't an emote artist—he's a game streamer. And let's not forget, nEVER has a subsidiary, log Games."

When he said that much, the team leader's eyes shone; he caught on immediately.

"Ah! Request game advertising and produce emotes as a user benefit?"

"Yes, exactly!"

"Right! After the event period ends, we can switch to sales!"

"Ooh, that's a good idea!"

The mood in the meeting picked up again.

The employee who suggested it shrank back but looked pleased.

"Good! Set up a meeting with Log Games about this."

The team leader clapped cheerfully.

"I'm sure they'll want to move ahead quickly, too."

This was no time to miss an opportunity.

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