Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1120

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 5
2. Spicy Memories (2)
Tteokbokki warmed in the microwave, its sauce a vibrant red.
I pierce it with a disposable fork and push it into my plump lips.
Slurp.
“Wow. This is really delicious.”
Soyeon’s eyes widen in admiration.
“Convenience store tteokbokki is tasty too.”
She quickly swallows a bite of the fish cake as well.
“Mmm!”
Soyeon exclaims with a furrowed brow.
Soon her chubby cheeks burst into laughter.
“It’s delicious! This isn’t bad either?”
“Yeah.”
Tap.
Soyeon taps Sanghyeon’s shoulder.
“Hey. I’ll eat well. Thanks.”
I was dragged into the convenience store in a daze, and Sanghyeon paid for it.
“Ah… yeah.”
Sanghyeon simply nodded with tteokbokki in his mouth.
I could only stare blankly as Soyeon carelessly put the tteokbokki into her mouth.
She seemed intent on eating in earnest, so she swept her half-tied hair completely back and began retying it.
“I should eat quickly.”
Perhaps from eating in haste, sauce was smeared all around her mouth.
Sanghyeon pulled out a tissue.
After hesitating for a moment, he simply handed her the tissue.
“Wipe your mouth.”
“Ah…”
Soyeon looked around while tying her hair.
“My hands are busy.”
The corner of her mouth curved into a slight smile.
A playful smile tinged with shallow tension.
Our eyes met.
Gulp.
Sanghyeon’s Adam’s apple bobbed.
I raise my hand.
The hand that never trembled once during archery now shakes wildly holding the tissue fragment.
The eyes that had stared at targets countless times soon waver, unable to even look at Soyeon’s face properly, and I hastily wipe it away.
In doing so, I lose all control of my strength.
Boing?!
Soyeon’s head gets pushed back.
“Ow, hey! Don’t push my hair like that….”
Soyeon’s eyes widen in surprise.
“Sorry. I’ll wipe it again.”
Sanghyeon supports the back of my neck.
After securing it so it won’t get pushed back.
I wipe it again.
“….”
A moment of silence falls between us.
“Well, I’m going to eat it again anyway.”
After tying up my hair completely, I mutter while staring at the tteokbokki like someone who’s done something wrong.
“Then wipe it again.”
After a brief silence.
Soyeon bursts out laughing.
“Wipe poop?”
“What… I’m eating. Don’t say things like that.”
Kyahahaha.
There was something oddly childish about the joke.
“You told me to wipe poop!”
“I didn’t.”
“Yes, you did! You just said it!”
While talking about poop, they scraped up the tteokbokki and fish cakes without hesitation.

* * *
More than half remained.
I check the tteokbokki brand again.
‘It should be the same.’
The taste seems to have changed completely.
‘Cost cutting?’
While I’m at the convenience store, I decide to interact with the viewers separately.
I detach the camera from my collar and point it toward my face.
-Ooh
-Finally back to male streaming
-Kyaa
-Is this eye candy getting things back on track?
“Since I’m here, let me talk for a moment… huh?”
Ding~
Just then someone enters.
It’s a familiar face.

* * *
A few minutes earlier.
Outside the banquet hall.
Gichan crouched in a narrow alley, muttering to himself.
“Ugh, what now? Why do they hold me to such strict standards!”
“That’s exactly what I’m saying!”
“I’ve done my part, haven’t I?”
To anyone watching, he’d look like a madman talking to himself.
But he was actually arguing with his viewers.
-Why’d you say you were going to the bathroom into thin air? lol explain
-Aren’t you going to the bathroom? lolol
-???: I’m going to the bathroom~ (silence, ignored, scorned)
The current debate was why he’d announced he was going to the bathroom with his hand raised, yet never actually went.
“I said I was going to the bathroom because… it’s rude to suddenly leave without saying anything… I did say it, you all heard me. Why didn’t I go? Well… I just don’t need to anymore.”
-lol now you don’t need to lol
-Then just go in
-If you need to poop, where should you go instead of the bathroom?
Ding.
[Mobeong donated 2,000 won.]
Please keep this concept ㅠㅠ Gichan ㅠㅠㅠ I was worried that the concept would break at the end of that performance ㅠㅠ Thank you so much ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-lololol
-Come on everyone~ we should thank Gichan!
-fr
-A masterpiece…
-Thanks for being such a loser! Gichan!
“Sigh… you know why you’re all like this?”
In the end, no streamer could ever win an argument against their viewers.
Gichan knew this well.
But he made one last desperate attempt.
If he backed down now, he’d be a loser forever!
“Earlier when I was talking with Almond, I looked totally cool. I even said ‘Yo, what’s up~’ when I greeted him. You all saw it.”
-lololol
Yo, what’s up~ Is OJL a delusional psycho or something? lol
-Not cool, you looked like you were about to poop lol you raised your hand saying you were going to poop
-Don’t you only say hello? I genuinely don’t know.
-Cool? lol Are all cool people dead?
“The one going to poop is me.”
-lololololololololol
-Ahhhh lololololol
-Not cool, but poopy lol
-This guy’s only a coward to the viewers lol
-Says he’s going to the bathroom and doesn’t come back during this time, he deserves to be called out
-Called out lolololol
Ding.
[Called Out donated 1,000 won.]
[Why can’t he say anything there but talks back to us? It’s like those losers getting beaten up at school and taking it out on their mom by flipping the dinner table~]
-1,000 won big punch lol
-Gobong rice bowl oof
-1,000 won efficiency is insane
-lolol long message punch lol
“You really need to leave.”
-Jeong Gi-chan flipping the dinner table activated!
-Lololol
-Real talk he got banned lol
-Lolol
-Got scratched up lol
“Let me show you what being popular really means.”
With that absurd declaration, Gichan immediately headed toward the convenience store.
-Why’s he going there?
-Huh?
-He should go to the banquet hall lol
-What’s he doing lol
“No, I need to prepare. Prepare. Tsk. Haven’t you even tried drinking?”
Gichan scolded the viewers instead and entered the convenience store.
He went straight in and grabbed a few hangover remedies.
After paying, he headed to a table to drink.
“…Huh?”
“Yeah. Mosol.”
“Oh, A-Almond hyung… W-w-what are you doing here?”
“Ah….”
I had run into Almond.
Almond was also taken aback by this sudden encounter with Gichan.
What would he think about me eating tteokbokki?
“Do you… want to eat some too?”
I casually pointed at the tteokbokki and fish cakes and asked.
But what’s this?
More than half remained, and steam still rose from it.
Gulp.
I was actually hungry since I hadn’t eaten properly earlier.
-Gasp
Exclusive merger opportunity wow
Lol your luck is insane
-What is this???
-Huh?
-Why tteokbokki here?

* * *
Needless to say, collaborating with a streamer of a much larger scale provides tremendous growth for one’s channel.
Almond himself had benefited greatly from his collaboration with Dotorimuk, who operated a far larger channel at the time, which contributed to his rapid growth.
Later, his collaboration with Balloon Gum, a streamer from a major corporation, became the complete catalyst that launched him forward.
Thus, in the streamer market, collaboration is an inescapable destiny.
At some point, it becomes a kind of cheat code that must be used once.
However, like all things in the world, nothing is unconditionally good, and there are legitimate drawbacks.
-Every time he collabs it’s just gross
-Ugh…
-Can’t watch, leaving
-I’ll unsubscribe
For a streamer lacking social skills, it’s absolutely poison.
The way someone appears when with others inevitably differs from how they are when streaming alone.
When the disconnect between the two becomes too apparent, viewers abandon them.
Jeong Gi-chan and Mosol were naturally among such streamers.
Collaboration had always been toxic for him.
Of course, true enthusiasts actually enjoyed Mosol’s collaborations, calling them the true “spicy flavor.”
But just as not everyone enjoys fermented skate like aged fish, this was no different.
The more Mosol collaborated, the less his expansion potential became, and only his core fanbase solidified.
The one collaboration he had ever successfully pulled off was the “Come Visit Cheese Village” series.
So perhaps it was inevitable.
‘Almond is here!?’
The reason he wanted to be in a shot with Sanghyeon was simple.
Because he was his only successful collaboration partner!
Of course, Sanghyeon himself had no idea.
He didn’t know why Gichan had been hovering around him like this, nor did he even realize he’d been hovering at all.
‘Before, there were too many people, so it wouldn’t have mattered even if we did it together….’
Gichan saw this as a golden opportunity.
That’s why he could approach, despite being so timid and lacking courage.
“I-I’ll eat some!”
“…I already had some of this. Is that okay?”
“O-Of course! I’d actually love to!”
“…?”
Even the most timid person takes a step forward when life’s opportunity arrives.
-No seriously, don’t say you’re happy about this lol
-No way lol that’s so weird
-Gichan got distracted by the chance for a solo collab lol
-I’m actually happy about this lol
-In this industry, that’s considered a reward, isn’t it?
“Uh….”
I felt something was off, but I gave up my seat anyway.
Gichan appeared in my camera frame alongside me.
The two of us began eating tteokbokki and odeng with a convenience store as our backdrop.
While everyone else was enjoying the party at the banquet hall.
This kind of eccentric behavior was more than enough to spread through the community.
[What’s with Almond and Mosol’s convenience store collab?]
[What are they doing? lol eating tteokbokki mukbang lol]
[Mosol and Almond solo collab wow]
Gichan was hungry, so once he started eating the tteokbokki, his tension eased and he ate with gusto.
“But hyung, why were you eating here?”
The words flowed naturally, just like during his usual solo streams.
“Ah. I just suddenly felt like having this.”
-He has no reason lol
-What is this even
-Pure eccentricity;
“Wow. I see.”
Even though I gave no real reason, Gichan immediately seemed to understand, nodding his head as he finished his tteokbokki.
“Are you still hungry? Should I buy you more?”
“Oh, no. We have free food too.”
“Then why are you eating here?”
“…?”
-Wait, you’re the one who said to eat lol
-Why are you tossing the question you should be answering lol
-lol
-Nut Shake lol the staff really is different lol
-Gichan’s pupils dilated
-So how is the collab going lol spicy right? lol
Gichan coughed slightly as if he’d choked.
“Cough, cough! That’s….”
Gichan was about to say something.
But I wasn’t listening anymore.
“Ah. Can you ask me some questions? Ah, like a guest segment?”
I engaged with the viewers.
“Gichan. Why is your ID Mosol?”
I bombard them with questions.
The convenience store has suddenly become a guest appearance venue.
“Ah… well, that is… in Ril, the most… Mosol is Solia….”
But looking at this, it’s an opportunity.
An exclusive collaboration guest appearance, essentially.
“Is it really true?”
“Huh?”
“Is it really Mosol?”
“No, that’s not it, in Ril….”
Gichan rambles on while somehow explaining everything.
But Sanghyeon turns to the camera with a serious expression and makes a declaration.
“While playing Ril, it became Mosol. But they say the truth cannot be revealed. Everyone.”
-Hahaha
-Ahahahahaha
-Why does it end up like that lol
-It’s actually true which is creepy;
-Summary king lol
-Almond, have you considered becoming a journalist?
“The next question is….”
“Hyung, let me eat this first, I think I’ll get indigestion… from the interview.”
“Ah, right. Why do you think you’ll get indigestion?”
“….”
And so their tteokbokki gradually emptied.
-Hahahahahahahahahaha
-So just adding a question mark makes it a question?
-Lol
Pure talent is crazy.
Sanghyeon personally cleared away the dishes.
Thunk.
Mosol handed over a hangover cure in return.
“Here… take this.”
“Are you drinking?”
“Yes… I, I’m going to… b, b, become an insider today!”
Clench.
Seeing them clench their fists, Sanghyeon felt a certain ‘wall’ for a moment.
‘Oh….’
The viewers feel the same way.
-Wow…
-Jjin
The level of authenticity is different, for real.
-Kyaa… This is truly an art form.
Hahahahahahaha
Sanghyeon’s viewers’ chat continued streaming across his arm.
Right in front of Gichan.
“…Ah, no, why is this! Why?!”
Either way, Mosol’s viewer count was steadily climbing.

* * *
The two of them returned to the venue.
With hangover cure in hand, they went back to the tables where people were gathered and raised their glasses.
Sanghyeon also drank freely for the first time in a while.
He visited not only the Knight Order but also where the former Balloon Stars Members were gathered.
Miho didn’t even notice Almond had arrived and kept muttering something.
“Sigh… Oh, what do I do, it’s because of me that Almond left. So that’s what first love is… Sob…”
Shu Cream tried to console her from beside her.
“No, older sister. You’re being way too self-conscious. That guy just left, okay? Can’t you see that? Don’t speculate about the reason. It was just… just that.”
“No, I’m telling you I saw it… S-sad eyes… Sob…”
Balloon Gum was also quite drunk.
“Wahaha! I am Iron Ball!”
Rumble rumble rumble! Crash!
He actually rolled across the banquet hall.
Apparently it was a reaction to a sudden 500,000 won donation.
Haha, that’s hilarious!
This is legendary lol
That’s legendary lol
-This is what a streamer is
-The weight of responsibility…
That chaotic day passed.
The next day.
A notification appeared on Almond’s channel, which had been on hiatus for a long time.
Ding!
[Platform Tournament Briefing]
That was it.
He had begun preparing for the Platform Tournament.
Surprisingly, the viewers had no interest in the Platform Tournament whatsoever.
Finally lol
The almond shake totally flopped lol I saved all the drunk clips from the funeral service~
Haha, are you coming?
A big one’s coming ㄷㄷ
Funeral clip parade, let’s go~ lol
Perhaps because this was Sanghyeon’s first broadcast while intoxicated.
Many viewers were eagerly clipping and saving his every action.

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