Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1122

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 7
3. His Way of Survival (1)
The announcement about the Platform Championship had actually come down several days ago.
But there had been an embargo in place.
Since the Platform Championship would be the biggest event after Cheese’s launch, they were exercising caution.
But today was different.
After the funeral, all embargoes were lifted.
[Platform Championship Briefing]
With this title, Almond returned.
Moreover, since I had already watched the entire parade of drunk videos and various parody videos.
The warm-up was over.
Now it was game time.
-Almond’s explanation video hits different
-Is there something to explain? Isn’t it just a platform war with Paprika??
-How are the teams formed? Using what appeared in the mirror back then?
People who had only been waiting for drunk history suddenly began to grow curious.
Above all, since it was Almond’s broadcast, the fans seemed to be expecting him to explain directly.
-Is Sang-mu Yu appearing again?
-Bring a blackboard
What’s up with the horns?
Back then, to clarify why I had killed Mosol, I had held something called a “shareholders’ meeting” to explain.
The response at that time had been quite good.
So viewers thought I would do something like that this time too.
But─
“The Platform Championship explanation video just went up. Let’s watch it together.”
Almond simply searched for the video on AllTube.
Then I played the explanation video prepared by the organizers.
-?
-???
-What are you doing lol
-Just watching the video lol
-Isn’t this just watching a video, not a briefing?lol
-Audiovisual materials hits different
The video began with cute graphics.
-This is actually the right way
-Watching together and talking about it makes it a briefing
-Watching is the right thing to do
The viewers didn’t mind as long as we watched together.
“You’re watching. I’ll just step away for a moment….”
But then Almond left his seat.
-Huh?
-?
-What is this guy doing lol
-lmao
-Legend
Thud thud.
I rushed toward the kitchen and rummaged through the cabinets.
‘I set it aside to eat while watching.’
Since it was my first communication broadcast in a while, I must have forgotten something.
The plan was to show a mukbang while watching today’s video.
“What? Why are you like that?”
Juhyeok approached me in surprise.
“Where’s that Almond?”
“The one you always eat is right here, isn’t it?”
“No, not that one. The special spicy Malay-flavored Almond I bought before….”
“…?”
Did such a thing exist?
Juhyeok had no idea.
“Just eat the original one?”
“I was planning to eat this while watching the video?”
“…When exactly.”
Juhyeok truly had no clue.
“Yesterday.”
“Ugh….”
Juhyeok’s mouth hung open blankly.
Meanwhile, Sanghyeon finally found the spicy Malay-flavored Almond.
“Found it.”
Thud thud thud!
I quickly rushed back to the computer.
[Please look forward to it!]
The video had already ended.
-lmao
-Where did you go?
-Is he doing this on purpose??
Pop.
[Rubisword donated 10,000 won.]
[You’re annoying people to bait donations, aren’t you?]
-lololol what is Rubisword even doing lol
-lmao
-Maybe so
-I’m not that intelligent…
-Rubisword…
“Rubisword, thank you for the donation. I mean, I always do ask for support… but I wasn’t trying to annoy you or anything….”
Almond’s honest confession in the midst of it all.
-Rubisword says it’s not an ad lol
-Lmaooo always does it lol
-Yeah he always does lol
-Rubisword getting free promo lolol
-Facts lol how else is a streamer supposed to make a living if they don’t ask for donations lol
-lololololol
“I brought this to snack on while watching.”
Almond shook a special edition, spicy Sichuan peppercorn flavored almond snack.
“You know Green Diamond doesn’t usually make things like this, right? This just came out as a special edition, so I grabbed it straight from the store.”
-Is this an ad?
-It was Almond’s almond presentation lol
-He got sponsored
-It was a Sichuan peppercorn almond presentation
-What is this an ad lololol
The viewers naturally assumed it was an advertisement.
Anyone watching would have thought it was an ad.
Odd timing, sudden explanation, unnatural feel.
Even Green Diamond’s headquarters probably thought they’d given him an ad deal.
But it wasn’t an advertisement.
“An ad? No, it’s not an ad.”
-?
-…?
-Huh?
-Then what are you doing lololol
-It’s not? lololol
The viewers were even more shocked that it wasn’t an advertisement.
“I got sponsorships back in the day, but that’s all done. This has nothing to do with that. I just brought it because something interesting came out and I wanted to ‘connect’ with you all. To ‘communicate.'”
That was it.
This was Almond’s own way of connecting with his audience.
He thought that if he showed his viewers something interesting and fun—by his own standards—they’d enjoy it.
-lololol
-So it’s not even about keeping sponsor loyalty or anything? lololol
-Huh?
-Communicate lololol
“Let me try one.”
Crunch.
Almond picked up a spicy mapo-flavored almond and tasted it.
“Hmm. It’s nutty, spicy, and has a slightly pungent flavor to it.”
Crunch. Crunch.
He grabbed a few more and ate them.
He seemed to be enjoying it.
-Whoa… spicy? That reminds me of a certain video
Almond fratricide lol
What’s a hamster ball ㅠㅠ
So cute lol
Ding.
[Mobunji donated 5,000 won.]
[Brother… sniff… spicy you say? Is it the same kind of spicy as the tteokbokki we ate together?]
hahahaha lol
That’s tough, for real.
-*beep. Strawberry Shooter subscriber.
-Ugh…
This time, Sanghyeon didn’t step in—Juhyeok banned him instead.
[Mobunji has been banned for 24 hours.]
Hahahahaha got banned right away lol
-24 hours lol
-Paid van lol
“Now that I’ve brought the spicy mapo-flavored almonds, I’ll start the explanation.”
The viewers focused as Almond said he would begin the explanation.
They’d already seen the video earlier.
What would his direct explanation be like?
But then—
-?
-…?
-What are you doing?
Click.
He played the video.
“Let’s watch it together.”
“lol asking if we’ll see each other again”
That’s crazy hot
-What is this
Hahahahahahaha
No manners lolololol
-I surrender…
The viewers’ complaints flooded in.
‘Balloon Gum-style positive mindset.’
Almond applied what he’d learned during his break period.
“Everyone, think positively. If you watch something fun twice, the fun doubles, doesn’t it?”
-?
-??
-What even lolololol
-Lmao lololol
-Crystal clear logic wtf
-Barbarian-style positivity
Whether he did or didn’t.
Sanghyeon was optimistic.
‘Think positively.’
Crunch. Crunch.
He leaned back against the chair and watched the video while eating wasabi-flavored almonds.
The video content was simply explaining the tournament rules.
Of course, the participating teams appeared as well.
The members were exactly as they’d shown themselves at the end in Cheese Village.
[Almond]
[Danmuji]
[Goguma]
[Hong-cha]
[Lemon]
These were the Knight Order members.
There wasn’t any particular twist.
There was just one trap here.
[*Coach requires individual contact]
They had to find their Coach themselves.
The content would probably start from here already.
Actually, this wasn’t that important in the video.
The real kick of this video was at the end.
Boom!
Five black silhouettes appeared, and these words flashed on screen.
[Hidden Team]
They called it the Hidden Team.
It was a surprise invitation team prepared by Paprika.
Their identities weren’t revealed at all.
-Ooh omg
-Crazy there’s something like this~
-Wow I had no idea~~ didn’t watch the video earlier~~ hehe
-But seriously what is this hidden team?
-Wow seeing it for the first time is interesting ^^
While all the Viewers were burning with curiosity.
‘Huh…?’
Almond had a feeling I knew who they were.
‘This is bad.’
I would have preferred not to know.
But what could I do about this inconvenient memory suddenly kicking in?
I remembered what she had said while blowing cigarette smoke.
「Everyone except me left Paprika.」
She had said that all the former teammates from CK ENTUS, the legendary squad, were coming out as a hidden team from Paprika.
Looking at it now, that hidden team had to be them.
‘Hmm… what do I do.’
I’m not good at acting.
Given that they’re listed as a hidden team, there’s clearly an embargo in place.
‘Hmm…’
I maintained my silence and finished chewing my spicy Almond.
Crunch crunch…
‘Let me think.’
How could I smoothly move past this?

* * *
After the broadcast ended.
-Here we go again lol
-Knight Order is crazy
What’s this hidden team? Crazy.
-Why’d you go silent lol
-Say something about your thoughts?
-Wow the platform tournament is a survival match
-Hidden team?? What is it?
The Viewers asked me to explain the things they couldn’t understand even after watching the broadcast.
Isn’t that what Streamers are for?
But I had been keeping silent the whole time.
Ding.
[Marasword donated 10,000 won.]
[Come on, say something.]
Only when the donation came through did I finally open my mouth.
“Ah, yes. Um… thank you for the 10,000 won donation, Rubisword. I was just thinking about strategy…”
-It’s Rubisword again lol
-lol
-It says Marasword lol
-Strategy my ass lol
-Strategy? Do I just laugh here? Kyahahaha!
I was being sincere.
Of course, the difference was that this wasn’t the gaming strategy the viewers were thinking of, but rather a strategy to breeze through the briefing.
“We… well, we discovered one crucial fact. You said we were doing Ril, but it turns out we’re playing a game called Survival Battle?”
-??
-?
-But that’s still Ril lolol
-Wait, you didn’t know that until now?
-lololol
-Wow legendary lol
-King’s trying to bait donations
-Don’t fall for the donation bait
Ding.
[Beggar Stir-fry donated 10,000 won.]
[No! Survival Battle is a mod in Ril! You nut-brained idiot!]
[Soryongpo donated 30,000 won.]
[Survival Battle as a game lololol]
Ding! Ding!
More donations poured in after that.
The corners of my mouth lifted slightly.
‘The aggro is shifting.’
Donation baiting and aggro redirection.
A strategy to catch two rabbits with one stone… or rather.
‘Phew. Lucky.’
I just happened to stumble into it.
But I’d found a useful tool.
-Lol collecting money is easy
-Hyung, he’s smiling
-Almond is smiling…
-lol was that really donation baiting?
“Ahem. How is Survival Battle Ril? It’s Survival Battle. Literally.”
I pushed my luck and provoked them once more.
Then, as if to say “that’s right,” more donations came flooding in.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
As it continued, people’s attention gradually shifted to whether Survival Battle was Ril or not.
[Serious-faced donated 10,000 won.]
Honestly, survival mode isn’t it for Rilo, but if you’re a real man, it’s siege warfare.
[Agreement Association donated 3,000 won.]
[Honestly Ril is Siege Battle. Agree? Actually Escort Battle is more Ril]
[ㅈㄹㄴ has donated 4,000 won.]
[I don’t know about anything else, but Escort Mode being included is absolutely disgusting. It’s so fucking disgusting~]
As factions that took pride in Siege Mode began to appear, the chat became even more chaotic.
‘Was there a controversy like this?’
Almond had no idea, but within Ril’s versus mode, there had been an intense rivalry between the two sides.
He had inadvertently stirred up a hornet’s nest.
-Fucking disgusting lmaooooo
-Escort Mode should honestly just disappear
-Guilt Mode, where’s that at lmao
-Daegam figured out the monetization method…
-Survival Mode is where Ril truly is
Money tastes like almonds lol
-This is crazy lol what even
-Siege Mode is the real deal~
-Ugh so annoying lol Double and triple annoyed
So for about thirty minutes, Almond debated whether Survival Mode was truly Ril or not—among the supporting viewers.
After finishing his spicy Almond snack, Almond wrapped things up like this.
“Well everyone, we’ve heard the explanation about today’s Platform Championship. Does anyone have questions?”
-???
-?
-…?
-What lmaooooo
-He gives an explanation and then asks for questions lol
-No like lol
-Seems like you’re the one with questions?
-When did you explain lmaooo
-Platform Championship Explanation (Not Given) Session lol
“If there are no questions, then….”
Just as he was trying to slip past it.
Ding.
[Hermione donated 5,000 won.]
[Looking at Paprika’s side, one team is completely blacked out. It says Hidden Team. Do you know anything about it?]
“Well!”
He shot up!
Almond suddenly jumped to his feet.
“Seeing is believing! Let’s go try out a Survival Mode match!”
-?
-What?
-Does he know something??
-Huh?
-What lmaooo
-LMAO, you didn’t know????
Why is he like that lol
The Viewers were puzzled by his strange energy.
Whoosh!
Almond immediately jumped into the capsule and switched the broadcast to capsule mode.
[Life is Legend]
He launched the Ril client.
“Today’s game is~~ Survival Mode. I’ve never played it before, so let’s learn it together as I try it out.”
At his awkward recorded broadcast tone intro, the chat flooded with question marks.
-?
-??
-What’s this?
Of course, it wasn’t just because of the awkward intro.
No lol, I thought you said it wasn’t Lil (a moment ago)
Damn, you little bastard ㅋㅋㅋ That’s straight up Lil Kine ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
So it was just bait to get donations after all lol
You said earlier that survival mode wasn’t real lol
Almond shamelessly pretended to be surprised and pointed.
“Oh. There really is Survival Mode?”
[Siege Mode]
[Survival Mode]
[Escort Mode]
The modes you choose when first entering Ril.
Among them, he selected Survival Mode.
Boom!
[Survival Mode]
And so Almond’s first Ril Survival Mode game began.

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