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After a while, the crowds who were waiting outside rushed in at the opening of the event.

“Get the Raon Dragon Emblem Limited Edition Set!! ”

“Me too!! ”

A limited edition 49,800 yen with flash memory cartridges was sold at the same time as it was opened.

It cost a lot of money for a game console and a cartridge, but it was actually very cheap.

Because the flash cartridge with the dragon emblem is a high-capacity version.

Raon only costs 29,800 yen for the instrument.

And a high-capacity flash cartridge of 19,800 yen. Together, it was 49,600 yen, and the dragon emblem was just a random one.

There, thanks to the white version of only limited edition Dragon Emblem devices, the event was completed 30 minutes after the event began.

“Shit!! Zenziang! I've been in line since 9: 00! ”

The user who could not get the limited edition because of the difference made a small commotion, but there was nothing I could do.

There was an additional quantity, but it could not be sold lightly for exchanges for equipment faults in case you didn't know.

The hard-working people waited for the first car for almost four hours, so he had to give up after the commotion in the back.

Meanwhile, the person who bought the limited edition enjoyed hugging the shopping bag, which was made exclusively for the limited edition, with the face of the whole world.

“Khhh! It's worth the wait for the first edition!”

“The real Pentagon is very good at business. I never thought I'd get a limited edition dragon emblem. ”

“I already have Raon, but I... I'll buy another one. ”

“Won't there be another limited edition of Dragon Emblem II later? ”

“Oh, no. My wallet...”

A smile came out of the conversation that came from somewhere.

It's one of the most commonly used marketing techniques in the future that I know, and I didn't expect it to work so well in the early '90s. Obviously, human ownership never ends.

Then another voice came from somewhere.

“By the way, are we really doing a psychic force demonstration today? ”

“I think so. When do we start?”

The sale of Dragon Emblem in advance leaked information about the Psychic Force, and even customers who had bought the product were waiting for the event to start without going home.

As the venue became crowded, I climbed to the stage ready to grab the microphone.

“Hello, and I want to thank you all for coming today to buy dragon emblems. ”

Then 10 demonstrators, including Yuki behind my back, slowly stepped onto the platform.

“As you may remember, those behind me were the last remaining users of the last Dragon Emblem event hosted in Palmy Communications in 1986. ”

“Wow, that was five years ago? Time flies.”

“Huh? I remember that woman. I lost before the last boss, and the winner handed me his Te Cartridge. ”

“Hmm? Really? Why??"

“I saw it in a magazine at the end of last year, too, when the winner was the developer of the Dragon Emblem. That's the guy holding the microphone right there. ”

“What? You built it and you woke up for the first time? ”

“It was really hard at the time. It was hard to find the cartridge itself, and the event would have been called the Dragon Emblem Punitive Force. It was a real game five years ago, but it's still not popular. Do you have any idea how much the original Dragon Emblem cartridge costs? ”

“How much?”

“Between a remake launch and a collector collecting a series of two, the cartridge status is over 200,000 yen. ”

“Ugh... it's my month's salary. ”

“But they can't live without it. Anyway, so the developer invited those 10 people to give him a limited edition of the Dragon Emblem. ”

“Wow! It's so big, there's really no one to talk to now. ”

“He was originally a Mintendo employee, but he moved to the Pentagon last year. Last year, he turned the gaming industry upside down once. ”

“Oh, I see. ”

My face was burning with the sound of hearing after I handed them a shopping bag, asking people to shake hands one by one.

A few moments later, I grabbed the microphone again, from the waiting room to the man who reacted sharply with his arms folded.

“It's been a pleasure to host this event with those of you who participated in the Dragon Emblem five years ago. Please raise your hand if any of you have participated in the Dragon Emblem Punitive Force five years ago. ”

Then, of the many people gathered in the venue, nearly one-third of the people's hands flashed. Some of them were looking at me with eyes full of anticipation whether they could receive the Dragon emblem as well.

“Thank you. I think we have quite a few dragon emblems waiting for us. I'm so proud of you as a developer. We have a special guest here for you. As you may remember, a monthly family-communicated reviewer who saw society at the time. Meet Junpei Ishimoto!”

“It's Jun Pyo!! ”

Jun Fei, who was wearing a baseball cap as usual with my introduction, came to the top of the platform in a light step and shouted vigorously towards the users.

“Hello!!! This is Junpei Ishimoto from Pammy Communications!!! ”

“Waaaahhhh!"

Jun Fei has been a gaming journalist for a long time and has belonged to quite a celebrity among gamers.

I've written an article asking about the Pentagon's fresh intel through me, so it's worth mentioning...

I raised my mouth slightly and chanted it in a small voice, handing Junpei the microphone.

“Don't talk nonsense about game development for no reason. ”

“Of course!”

Jun Fei snatches the microphone I give him and starts yelling at the president, raising the mood.

“You are the great demons who forced us to sacrifice one of Katrina and Mirea!! ”

“Whoa!"

“That's not all. Bring back memories of the cruel difficulty during the psychic battle!! Is that what people do!? ”

“Waaaahhhh!"

“And in the streets without me, I'm the developer who made you shed tears like waterfalls from your naive eyes!! ”

“Yes!!! ”

I knew you had a good vibe. I take a step back, shaking my head to the left and to the right with a smile.

Then Jun Fei glanced at those who were passionate about him for a moment and laughed.

“I'm proud that he's my best friend.”

I was standing behind him in a word, and my heart started to tingle.

“I think you reacted this way because the game he created was really fun. So I'm actually thankful to my friend. Thanks to you, I've had a really new and fun experience, and if you could pick five memorable games to play now, I would definitely say the distance between Dragon Emblem and myself.

And one more thing... ”

The crowds at the venue began to listen to Jun Fei's sucking in event.

“I'm going to introduce you to this game today. This is a piece that all of you will recognize. who was introduced as the spiritual successor of the psychic battle

Psychic Force. ”

“Wooooo!!! I've been waiting for this!! ”

“Khhh! I didn't even get a glimpse of what the game was like just showing me the opening at the Raon launch, but today I see the real thing!" ”

As a matter of fact, the Psychic Force, which was about to reveal information, after all its development was shattered by the idea of a battle of eight, had never been made public externally.

Is that why?

Users gathered here began to have a hot reaction to Jun Fei's introduction.

Jun Fei also opened his mouth, smiling satisfactorily at the enthusiasm of those following him.

“But before I do, there's one more thing I'd like to move forward with. ”

“Hmm? What is it? ”

“The first Psychic Force demonstration will be accompanied by 10 people standing behind me. Then, let's take a brief interview with Ishikawa Yuki on our knees at the last stage of the Dragon Emblem Punitive Force for a moment. ”

‘Ugh!? Wait, that wasn't supposed to be cold, was it? ’

However, Yuki, who was standing beside me with no time to stop me, approached Jun Fei.

At that moment, Jun Fei, who was greeting Yuki, smiled at me with a little wink.

Did they... did they make it up?

“Hello, I'm Ishikawa Yuki from the Dragon Emblem Punitive Force event. ”

“Oooh!!! A girl who loves games! And cute!! ”

“A woman who understands men's hobbies... such a creature exists!? ”

“That's the last of them, isn't it? Awesome...”

“By the way, why does your voice look so familiar to you if you've never met someone before? ”

“Really? Me, too. ”

Yuki blushed at people's reactions and held onto the microphone without turning back.

“There are some people who say my voice is familiar. Now, if I were to say this, would you be able to understand a little more clearly? ”

Yuki clenched her neck for a moment, then held her little lips close to the microphone.

“I still miss him so much.”

Then the festival hall became quiet as if it were dead in Yuki's voice.

And after a while...

“Uahhhh!!!! Hasegawa Miyuki!!! ”

“It's true!! It's real!! ”

“Oh, my God, that was a street urchin without me!? ”

“I heard it in my real voice, and it just... it just stopped my heart.”

“That voice is harmful to the heart. ”

At the shocking event, Yuki and Junpei smiled at each other.

I didn't even think about that, but I took a good shot at this.

Yuki smiles with his finger as if to look at me.

“An unforgettable line for fans on the streets without me, right? But Ishikawa, I heard you had something to say to me here. ”

“Oh, actually, I was proposed to by a boyfriend I was seeing a while ago. ”

.... W-wait a minute. What did Yuki say?

“Ouch!!! Congratulations."

“Thank you, Ishimoto. But I was so disappointed in him after I got a professional pose. ”

“What? How the hell did you propose?”

“Well, you didn't even look at me and call me with a big proposal, did you? ”

At the same time, the voice of condemnation against me rang out at the venue.

“That's terrible.”

“Who are you? How dare you!! ”

“Hasegawa... No, Yuki! Marry me instead of him!! ”

Yuki waited for a moment for people to settle down, then put her lips back on the microphone.

“So I'm going to be formally proposed here today. ”

“Does that mean your boyfriend is here now!? ”

Jun Fei looked angry, even though she knew it all.

“Yes."

“May I ask who that is? ”

“The first person I ever met at the Dragon Emblem... is Kang Jun-hyuk, the developer of the Dragon Emblem behind me. ”

“Oops!! ”

“Cough!! That's Yuki's boyfriend!? ”

“Oh, all of a sudden I want a refund. ”

“Ehhh!! Dammit! Take all my money and women! Give me the game until you die. ”

“I... envy...”

“Damn it. If you're jealous, you lose!! Don't be jealous!! ”

While all the gazes of the venue were on me, I briefly covered my face with my hands and asked Yuki.

“I thought you were asleep. ”

Then she stuck out her little tongue and replied to me.

“No! I just pretended to be asleep because I confessed so absurdly!”

“You, really...”

At that moment, Jun Fei snaps at the microphone and shouts.

“Then I'll hold a surprise event here. Let's have Jun-hyuk and Yuki join the battle in the demonstration of the Psychic Force starting now. ”

“Hmm? Together? What's that sound? You mean fight together? ”

Users who are not yet familiar with the battle system of Psychic Force have puzzled Junpei's description.

Jun Fei smiled at their reactions and replied.

“There's nothing to worry about. The Psychic Battle is the world's first eight battle systems. Therefore, eight players, including Junhyuk and Yuki, can play the battle together. ”

“Wooooo!!! ”

“Three of you who have not participated in the initial battle and I will have other players replaced at the time of death. ”

“Awesome!! So the eight of us can fight without rest!? ”

“Cheer up and crush that couple!! ”

“My heart goes out to you!!! ”

Jun Fei responded to the shout that was pouring towards him.

“Of course. I'll stand on the front lines of the solo army and... take care of them." ”

And after a while...

I was sitting in front of a demo model of the Psychic Force, which was overwhelmed by the atmosphere.

Wh-what is this?

At that time, Yuki looked at me and smiled.

“So we're playing with the developers again. Then please take good care of her this time. Joon-Hyuk.”