Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1121

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 6
2. Spicy Memories (3)
The day after the chaotic funeral.
A hangover struck Sanghyeon’s morning like a hammer blow.
“Ugh.”
What happened?
Somehow I’d ended up drinking an entire bottle.
“I feel nauseous.”
Sanghyeon muttered this to himself as he pushed his body up from the bed.
Of course, the nausea wasn’t from Tribby disappearing.
It was purely from overdrinking, overeating, and going wild.
I’d already come to terms with Tribby’s departure.
Perhaps it was because I’d shared the sorrow with so many colleagues.
Being together is a force almost impossible to imagine in its magnitude.
I wonder why I didn’t understand this before.
Ding.
A message chimed on my phone.
[Goguma: Hyung. Here’s the group photo.]
[Goguma: (photo)]
Sanghyeon checked the photo.
A single photo crammed with numerous streamers.
I placed it next to the framed photos on the corner of my desk.
There were exactly three photos that could be called group pictures.
One was from the archery club, one was a fake national team photo shoot from the international competition, and the last was a group photo from the survival craft event.
‘It’s similar to the Seok photo.’
I overlaid the funeral photo on top of the Seok photo.
‘Almost everyone’s here.’
Surprisingly, the members were quite similar.
If I combined these two photos, it would be fair to say all the people who participated in Seok were present.
Of course, there was one person missing from both photos simultaneously.
‘Triana would be in it too.’
Hmm.
Sanghyeon lay back on the bed with a sense of regret and replied to Goguma.
[Almond: Oh. Looks good lol]
[Goguma: I got ruined being next to you hyung.]
[Danmuji: And Miho’s right next to you, so you literally ended up looking like a sweet potato itself haha]
Sweet potato: ㅠㅠㅠ (crying)
Goguma seemed unhappy with his positioning.
It couldn’t be helped.
Goguma had gotten drunk quite quickly, so I’d had to support him almost the entire time.
*chuckles*
I recall that hazy memory from back then and laugh.
‘Now that I think about it, Gichan probably threw up.’
Despite how solemnly I’d entered with even a hangover cure in hand, Gichan had shot back the champagne and immediately vomited.
Thanks to that, Gichan received a considerable amount of donations that day.
It had essentially become a vomiting reaction.
‘Ugh.’
I shudder as I recall that horrific moment, standing up.
‘Today’s broadcast… that clip’s definitely going to show up in the donations, isn’t it?’
Given the flow of things, I’ll probably see that scene several times during today’s broadcast.
I need to mentally prepare myself.

* * *
When I went out, Juhyeok was cooking.
It was clam sundubu jjigae.
It was a menu he occasionally made after drinking.
In truth, it doesn’t really help with hangovers—it’s just a delicious dish.
“You were completely wasted yesterday, huh?”
“Yeah, I was.”
Juhyeok set the stone pot on the table and started nagging.
“Today’s your broadcast comeback. How are you going to do that if you get that drunk?”
“It was the atmosphere…”
“No, if you’re going to get drunk anyway, at least make a legendary clip out of it. Something like Drunk Iron Ball.”
Juhyeok held up his pad to show me Balloon Gum’s incredible donation reaction(?).
He’d become a single sphere rolling all over the floor.
It’s still funny watching it again.
“How am I supposed to do something like that…?”
“Fair point. You just fall asleep when you drink too much.”
Juhyeok nodded and sat down in front of me.
“That’s why you need to drink in moderation. Ahem. You remember what we decided to do before this comeback, right?”
“Yeah. Case study on Balloon Gum and Jello.”
Internet broadcasting might seem like you can just do whatever, but that’s not how it works.
There are trends in broadcast styles too.
During my break, I watched Balloon Gum’s broadcasts again.
It felt completely different from when I watched him while working at the company.
Now I started seeing his actions from a business perspective.
“Kkeom is really… good at broadcasting. There’s a reason why it’s entertaining even though he’s so bad at games.”
I eat the sundubu jjigae while saying something that could be either an insult or a compliment.
“Right. What was that?”
Juhyeok already knows, but asks again to help me recall.
“A positive mindset.”
This was the essence of Balloon Gum’s approach.
“Stay unshaken and maintain that positive stance.”
Juhyeok clarifies once more.
“We don’t stream to vent our emotions—we stream to entertain our viewers. So we can’t just act on impulse.”
“Yeah….”
Sanghyeon nods absently while eating.
“What was Jello like?”
“Well… Jello is pretty skilled at games, and he’s incredibly entertaining when he talks. He’s got that acerbic commentator style….”
“Right. You can’t imitate that, but he walks the line so well that he manages his viewers perfectly. He spots toxic trolls immediately and shuts them down. He definitely maintains the upper hand over his audience.”
“That’s exactly what I was trying to say.”
“…Yeah, well. You’re remembering things pretty well at this point.”
Juhyeok nodded with satisfaction.
‘Sanghyeon’s streaming will keep improving.’
In truth, Almond’s broadcasting management skills were already quite solid.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to draw viewers away from Jello and the others in Cheese Village.
But he was a ‘supernova.’
Newcomers who appear like meteors have a particular characteristic.
‘They burn out fast.’
They capture attention with brilliant talent and skyrocket in popularity, only to eventually crumble in the long run due to a lack of substance.
What Juhyeok wanted for Almond as a streamer was to be loved and active for many years to come.
‘At least ten years.’
Ten years that Sanghyeon had lost due to an accident.
Juhyeok believed that Sanghyeon deserved to spend at least that much time happily active as a streamer.
‘To make that happen, no matter how much my head aches, I need to analyze things strategically and cleverly.’

* * *
After finishing his meal.
Sanghyeon began preparing to start his broadcast.
Since there was a communication broadcast today, he was touching up his hair a bit in front of the mirror.
“Done.”
Sanghyeon declared he was finished without even touching his hair more than a few times.
“That’s it?”
“Yeah. Should I turn on the broadcast?”
“Sure, go ahead. Fighting.”
Juhyeok extended his palm.
Clap!
Their palms met.
“Good.”
And, a moment later—
Ding.
[Platform Championship Briefing]
Almond’s broadcast started.
“Hello everyone. I’m Almond.”
As the camera switched from the capsule to the computer setup, viewers grew excited.
-Oh, a communication broadcast?
-Is this the main chat?
-Hey there
Almond, you’re finally streaming ㅠㅠ
-Wow, it’s been forever since you did it from here lol
Some viewers were excited for different reasons.
-Almond’s done for lol I saved all the drunk clips from the funeral~
-lololol is it coming
A big one’s coming ㄷㄷ
-Funeral clip parade incoming~ lol
At Tribby’s funeral, Almond had also drunk quite heavily, so clips of him rambling did exist.
Compared to other streamers, it wasn’t much, but since it was such a rare sight, it had spread endlessly among fans.
“Hello everyone… Actually, broadcasting without Tribby and just on Cheese feels… genuinely like the first time. I’ll test out several features…”
Before Almond could even finish speaking, a video donation was sent.
[Oh donated 10,000 won.]
[Almond’s Drunk Rambling (Video)]
-lololololololol
-lololol
-lmao
-Is it starting~
Several more videos followed.
Almond rested his chin in his hand and simply watched until it all passed.
He was already quite seasoned as a streamer.
In truth, when viewers excitedly sent in videos one after another, Almond mostly just half-closed his eyes and mumbled drowsily. There wasn’t much to call a drunken display.
Of course, even that was precious to Almond’s viewers, so they were thrilled.
“Honestly, compared to a truly drunk Iron Ball, this is nothing.”
It was impossible to compare to the real thing.
-How’d he even get through that
lol that’s hilarious
He’s immediately throwing aggro at the bubble gum lol
[Bartender donated 5,000 won.]
[Ordered: Iron Ball. On the Rocks (video)]
Ahhhhhhhhh!
A clip uploaded showing Balloon Gum rolling across the floor, crashing into streamers, and the fallen streamers screaming.
hahaha for real
-Legend
Hahaha, that’s hilarious!
-Wish Almond got hit too
Everything’s collapsing like bowling pins lol
Among them, a peculiar message appeared.
[Almond Love Rumor donated 30,000 won.]
[Almond. Care to explain? (video)]
“…?”
What love rumor?
Could there be some new gossip about me and Miho again?
With such naive thinking, I watched the video and received a massive shock.
[B-brother…]
[Actually, I like it…]
[Shhhhh! Shhh!]
It was a strangely edited mukbang of me and Mosol eating tteokbokki.
Hahahaha, that’s hilarious!
Hahahaha
-Ewww!!!
-Ugh
-The vibe’s trash
-Blehhh…
At this moment, I thought to myself.
‘The Jello-style malicious viewer management technique!’
A skill I had decided to apply to my broadcast.
“Ah. Found it. The block function.”
I said that and gave the donor a 30-day ban.
-Already heading to jail lol
-First inmate created lol
-Honestly, I have nothing to say about this
-Who edited this again lmao
The viewers loved it.
‘Sigh.’
I let out a breath.
That’s when it happened.
Pababam~!
[Rubisword has donated 500,000 won!]
[The one person who still hasn’t let Almond go (video)]
My first and greatest fan.
Rubisword.
As expected, she came through big on my comeback broadcast.
“Wow. Rubisword! 500,000 won! Thank you so much for the donation!”
*bow*
I lowered my head to express my gratitude.
The video began playing.
The title was this.
[The Daegam We Loved Back Then]
-What is this?
-The title lol
-Oh I’ve seen this lol it’s hilarious
A compilation of the Daegam’s exploits up until now.
[Should I call you… Danbong?]
-lololol
-From the first line lol
-Haha lol
-The birth of the Daegam lol
Whoooosh!
Burning buildings.
[Bongbong! Songsong! Bongsong! Bongsong! Knight Order~!]
[Waaaah!]
Five knights.
[But Doughnutz… was the Agricultural Cooperative?]
Potato transformation magic.
[Do I need to press this button to get a warning?]
[Ah, no─]
Boooooom!
A spectacular explosion flowing with the music.
Iron ore rain pouring down.
Jello and Chocosong.
Hahahahahahaha
Hahaha, oh that’s hilarious haha
Even watching it again, it’s so damn funny lol
A scene of Almond entering Aseng appears.
Boom!
The door opens, and his cloak billows dramatically.
Truly the golden age of the Daegam.
Retainers standing on both sides sing in unison.
[Ahhhhh~! Daegaaaam~!]
-Wow
“What kind of choir is this? lol”
and lol
I’m getting hyped ㅁㅊㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Just as the tension reaches its peak.
The atmosphere quickly darkens.
Dun dun!
[I… I just wanted to fish.]
Such a humble wish.
Yet it created far too great a ripple.
The Daegam’s downfall and the confrontation with Mosol.
[Why are you ignoring me…! I even sent you a letter asking to team up!]
Mosol shouts and charges at Almond, fighting him.
Is it you again, you loser? lol
No, not again lol
-This bastard is the true hero
Clash!
Their blades cut each other.
[You could never kill me from the start?]
But only the Daegam fell.
[What on earth is this! Daegaaaaaaam!!]
Subtitles flow across the screen along with Mosol’s wailing.
[Is he a villain?]
[Is he humanity’s savior?]
Boom!
The music intensifies as Almond and Danbong kick people and burn them.
[Is this what you wanted to become fertile!?]
Gobong’s thunderous voice.
hahahahahahaha
Hahahaha lol hahahaha
-Is this that bad boy type girls supposedly like?
Gobong is so funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
A caption appeared above it.
[Spicy Reality]
Purple stage lights shot down.
A scene of Cutie Pie singing above Tribby’s city appeared.
[Sweet Memories]
A scene of everyone singing along to Partishe’s song appeared.
A giant Almond and Jello danced together.
[Bitter Farewell]
Gobong played guitar by the campfire while everyone counted down.
Ten!
Nine!
Eight!
.
.
.
[Take Care]
Triana waving her hand as she departed.
Almond watching her go.
Thud!
[Those Days, the Almond We Loved]
The title rose up, and the screen faded to black.
“Oh….”
Up to this point, it was truly moving.
-Wow
That’s a masterpiece.
-Fan-made?
I’m so frustrated with spicy food ㅠ
“…and it’s fun lol”
No matter how many times I watch it, Amond really is pathetic lol
The quality is insane lol
I miss you so much ㅠㅠ
But there was one more scene remaining.
Crackle.
A donation message appeared over the black screen.
[Jeong Gi-chan donated 10,000 won.]
[I loved you. You bastard…]
“?”
For a moment, I was left speechless.
Paabaaam~!
With a loud trumpet blast, the broadcast truly came to an end.
-Lmaooooooo
-It’s you again!? Jeong Gi-chan!?
-Getting banned again lol
-Mobunji, come on lol
-Dude, we were doing so well until the end lol
-Insane drift lol
My face reflected in the black screen hardened.
“There’s no helping it. Rules are rules.”
Click.
‘Jello-class malicious management law. Applied.’
I ended up giving Rubisword a 30-second ban.
-Is it 30 seconds because the bond is high?
-30 days vs 30 seconds lol
-Lmaooooooo
-Even Rubima lol
-Sudden plot twist at the end lol
-It’s 30 seconds because it’s Rubisword
After banning a few more viewers, I could finally move on to the main topic.
“Now, let’s go over the platform championship briefing.”

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