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Chapter 45 - Chapter 45

The young director didn't have a good sleep in a while

It was normal for a college student to not have a good sleep schedule

But it was more than the books he needs to read or the research he has to make

It wasn't even the fact that he was not a filial son and fell out with his father

Now that had happened a while ago

The reason;

Well it was the normal reason of leaving the path set out for him

In his offense, there was only one path set out for him

In a one way path, there are really only two options

To stay or to leave

His parents had been working in a big technology company all their lives

They had been there since the beginning and stayed as a simple worker till now

There was obviously a problem somewhere if they had been in a low class position after so long

But they still persisted and made all their children persist with them

But he didn't want that; to continue to persist and struggle

The result was that he didn't get along with his family

He hardly agreed with his father on anything and his mother was dead

The arguments eventually escalated and he left the house to go to college

The image of his father was someone who had his back always lowered

He didn't want to be like that too

He didn't want to be stuck in that wretched apartment living life from hand to mouth

Living on a tightrope where falling means poverty

A life where the account book had to be calculated every night

Just to be sure that you didn't overspend and swallow the budget for tomorrow

The cost of food, water and electricity were accounted for clearly

He felt that the cost of his entire life had to be budgeted and counted and scraped

The life of frugality formed a brand

A brand that could be interpreted as one thing

Poverty

In a sentence

You are poor

He didn't want that brand to become permanent so he left before it could

He was always a smart kid

It was easy to get to a scholarship in any school that he wanted

Not to talk of an art college

His family situation was also a very good card to play

He was certainly eligible for a scholarship considering just that

If you ask why a director

Then it's just because he wanted a way to get a lot of money

Actors required talent and he can't pretend to save his life

His singing voice was so bad that he vowed never to sing

His body coordination required to dance was even worse

Though he had been in scuffles with bullies before so he does know how to throw a punch

The school was prestigious and his life was a hundred times more comfortable

He didn't have much friends and people ignored him but it was practically a breath of fresh air compared to his home

Besides he was a man with a goal and not some pretentious rich second generation

He was cordial with his roommates and they could be considered a mix between friends and acquaintances

But that normal life was taken from him after a bad experience

It was after classes and the school was buzzing with excitement

It was more colorful and the staff seemed to be working harder than normal too

He didn't know what they were so excited about because he really wasn't part of the social life of school

How could he have time to for parties and have fun

When he was plagued by a life that could lead to poverty

No he was a serious student albeit with mediocre talent

So he worked harder than everyone else

At the end, the excitement got to him and he inquired the reason from his roommates

They said the best director from a famous entertainment company was here

He wasn't concerned after hearing that but still stuck in the crowd

That is because everyone else was here and he would be too conspicuous if he wasn't

His mind gradually drifted away as he stood in the crowd dazed

Hmm how much do I have left

When is the manager going to pay me for my part time

I think I finally have enough savings to buy a new shirt

But I might not be able to eat well

Unless there is a discount in the cafeteria

Maybe I can ask for one

Huh....why is everywhere so quiet

He snapped out of it and realized that everyone was looking at him

He also realized that the famous director was frowning at him

He had developed a skill from a life of being treated as less than human

He can sense when people show malice to him

And the director infront of him has pure malice directed at him

"I'm sor.." he chose to apologize first

"It seems the school allows just anyone to waltz in" the director interrupted him and walked off

He had said it casually but the damage had been done

The school started to subtly 'advice' him that he wasn't a right fit for their institution

The students treated him like the plague while some started to harass him

His roommates completely ignored him and tried to force him to leave the room

The life that seemed like a breath of fresh air slowly became polluted

Until it was a living hell....as always

And the absurdity of it all is that it only took a sentence

A sentence that was casually spoken managed to destroy the only stable life he had

But he didn't give up though

No he searched for a means to stay in school

He ignored the harassment and fought back occasionally when it was at a dangerous level

He ignored his roommates antics and firmly stayed in his room

He was a beast that had grown from an intense environment

He had the tenacity of a cockroach that just wouldn't die

He licked his wounds and fought fiercer than even his enemies

He was a beast

They say that a wounded beast is the most dangerous

Especially when it was at it's last breath

It would fight fiercer than even the hunter

He was cornered and covered in wounds and the scythe of the grim reaper was at his throat

But a way out of the situation was presented to him

He had investigated the director and his company

Sun Entertainment

He also knew of the mysterious game

The day he received the game was the day the beast tore his cage

A live stream title attracted some familiar netizens and unfamiliar ones too

A reveal on Sun's Entertainment No 1 Director

Anything that has to do with a reveal attracted melon eaters

The second group were the live stream netizens

They didn't believe in the sincerity of the Sun Entertainment

They were also very bored and wanted another interesting live stream

How could they ever return to their normal lives after doing something so exciting

They had become a united family of seeking melons and justice along the way

I think those last two were meant to be switched

They weren't disappointed and flocked to the live stream

The detective also joined the first batch of netizens

He already knew that the mysterious person was going to release a game soon

"Hello everyone, I am ID [Rich director] and I recently had a very horrible experience" he said to the netizens watching

He then narrated the events that had happened

"I hope that after this live stream, justice will be served"

The wounded beast sharpened his claws while gazing at the hunter turned prey.

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