Youngbin had been wrestling with an unusual dilemma lately, and for good reason.

If he accepted the director position, backing out would no longer be an option. Rejecting it outright seemed awkward, but accepting it and then backing out would be a declaration of intent to cut ties with Raywill Games entirely.

So his choices boiled down to two: accept it or not. Becoming a game director for a major corporation—a career pinnacle for some—might have been an easy yes for others, but for Youngbin, it was about something else entirely.

The reason? A piece of his high school dream …