Chapter 21: Chapter 21: A New Friend
Later that day, Galena and I continued to receive calls until late night.
There is no video game culture at all in Maldea.
Since there is no common sense of how to play, customers may be confused and ask for help.
"Can I take this mushroom-looking thing?"
"It's okay."
There was such exchange.
To put it bluntly, it was not at the level of asking capture strategy or anything like that.
But with this, the concept of gaming will be created step by step in Maldea.
In the middle of the night the calls finally quieted down, I fell asleep on my desk.
The next morning.
At around nine o'clock, the start time of the workday, the calls for additional orders were concentrated and we kept taking orders.
Galena says, with her eyes squinting.
"Err, we're running out of stock. We haven't received any additional orders from department stores or supermarkets yet, but toy stores are selling quite well."
After all, customers who want to play come to the stores that sell play equipment. It appears video games are compatible with toy stores.
The next production has already underway and we have to wait for at least a month.
"But this call answering thing is getting annoying. It's gotten to the point where two people can't handle it."
"Yep, I guess we'll have to hire someone."
While both of us were discussing the future of our business.
Something happened
"Hey!"
It was a woman with red hair who came running up from the first floor of the building.
"Can I help you?"
"There's nothing. They don't sell racing games."
The one with the sad expression on her face was, I guess, the woman from the lab who called last night.
The address of this office is written along with the call number, so she must have seen it.
She quickly went inside the office and says
"I went to the toy store just now and they said it was sold out. Today is my day off and I was planning to race with Maruo all day, now what should I do? …"
"Even you say that, Ms. Galena, what should we do?"
When I asks for help, Galena stares at the woman and says.
"You're Sania Bakery from Lab 1, aren't you? Do you really want to play games that badly?"
"What? Of course I want"
Galena smiled bitterly at the stern looking woman.
"No, I know how you feel. Maruo can get killed as soon as he gets hit, so I' ll have to keep an eye on him."
"That's right. That guy's a wimp. I have to make him dodge. But if I control him properly, he'll move as fast as I want him to."
When Ms. Sania started talking about the game, Ms. Galena nodded sincerely.
"Hmm. That's the interesting part. Well, we are selling such games, but there are only two of us now. We're short on staff. If you're willing to help, I can let you play Maruokarts in here."
Sania gulped at Galena invitation.
"Maruokarts. .... But I'm from Lab 1. I can play games, but I don't have enough time ... to help you with your work."
"Are you enjoying your research over there?"
"Ugh….."
Sania looks distressed, and Galena continues.
"Being in Lab 1 would be a shortcut to success. But a magic researcher has a choice. In Maldea you have a freedom to decide what you want to research. And it is a researcher's duty to follow the path they love."
"…., I'm …"
When Sania showed her hesitation, Galena smiled at her.
"Also. If you come to us, you'll have the privilege of playing as many unreleased Earth games as you like."
"What? What do you mean? What kind of unreleased stuff is that?"
"What's it like?"
Sania and Galena looks at me simultaneously.
"That's right. For example, Super Smash Bruisers, where Maruo and his friends smash each other. Dragon Quast, Final Fantasia, and Legend of the Zeldo, where you can explore the world and uncover mysteries. Enjoy creating in the wide world of My Craft. You can also play other games on a much larger scale here, although they are not yet translated."
After my explanation, Sania suddenly took a seat.
"Okay, I'm a person of this place now".
"Oh, really?"
"Yes, I am. So please let me play Maruokarts"
Is it even with withdrawal symptoms? Sania, who has a black circle on her eyes, glares at me.
TLN: Looks like she play maruo from that time until the game released lol (2days strike)
Apparently, I've made another unique friend.
She is the second ally in Maldea. Well, whatever it is, I'm happy to have her.
I was all alone at first, you know.
I have no choice so I launch Maruokarts on a huge monitor. Give the controller to Sania and I hold one as well.
"Are you going to do it too?"
"Maruokarts is a competitive game. It's more fun to play with multiple people"
"That's right. I'll join too"
Galena joined us, and the three of us decided to play together.
I gave Sania a quick lesson on how to control the game, and we started the game.
"Wow, what's this? This is nothing like Hypermaruo!"
Sania is amazed at the magnificent and colorful graphics with a sense of depth.
"It's a 3D game, so you'll be heading to the back of the screen."
"Yep, it has gorgeous visual."
Hyper Maruo is a 2D game that you can watch with peace of mind.
It is an easy introduction to gaming that anyone can play.
But Maruokarts is in full 3D which is fast and powerfull.
"Wow, amazing, it's really advancing."
Sania was excited to see the cart running around in any direction.
"Pick up the item, please. You' ll need it."
"Hmm, a red koora."
Galena picked up the item, and deliberately slowed down to throw it at Sania.
"Oh, Wow, Maruo's is killed!"
"Hahahaha! That's what happens when you don't guard with items."
As Galena's Yoshi passes by, Sania has indeed noticed and became angry.
"You did it!"
From that point on, it was a game of friendship destruction.
We lashed out at each other, and blue koora flew at me as well.
Still, I took first place, probably due to my experience of playing around with SNES in a previous life.
"One more time!"
She continued to play against Galena and got hooked on Maruokarts.
In the end, it was up to me to handle the calls in the meantime.
"What? I've never dealt with a customer before."
That was what Sania said to me after we finished the game.
What are you saying after playing a lot?
"So far, our work involves a lot of customer service. We get a lot of calls, especially from people with questions. A customer can't clear the game and asks us how to do it. You know what Maruo is, don't you, Ms. Sania?"
Sania raises her eyebrows at my words.
"Well, I did it all night in the test room, and I did it all night yesterday, so I can understand it. But it's a hassle to answer the same thing one by one, so why not put out a strategy on the communication page? I make a lot of homepages. That's why I think I can do the job of disseminating information to customers."
TLN: Lol
Galena nodded to Sania, who was very proud.
"Hmm. I did a search for Sania Bakery and I found this page."
When I looked at the device Galena had brought up, I saw a page with a gorgeous picture of Sania's face on it.
It must be her personal website.
The design is beautiful and easy to read.
The pictures are also very cute.
It's like a 30% increase from the real thing.
"You're looking very pretty. Your eyes look bigger than they are. Did you tweak the image?"
Sania's face reddened as Galena asked with a sarcastic smile.
"Oh, come on. Doing that much is fine! Everybody does it"
Anyway, she seems to be good at designing pages.
Surprisingly, I may have found an ally I can rely on.
TLN: Sorry only one chapter for today, also the author update this WN everyday so I will take it slowly… maybe … hahaha