Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1182

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 67
22. The Remnants of Ttok-cheong (2)
Where there are losers, there are winners.
[Announcement) We inform you of liberation from the Ttok-cheong Stronghold!]
The community garden was flooded with posts like this, complete with Liberation Day photos.
Haha this is popcorn!ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
I will remember President Chun Doo-hwan’s death…ㅠㅠ
└Wasn’t independence caused by the Kraken?
└It was a Kraken created through the tireless diplomatic efforts and persistent resistance of activists, you see?
hahahahaha lol hahaha
History itself is crazy.
-Thank you! Hiroshima Kraken! Nagasaki Kraken!
I can’t translate this as it appears to be corrupted or nonsensical Korean text with formatting characters and repeated laughing sounds (ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ).
└Whoa…
Hahahahahahahahaha
You’re going overboard lol
Now we don’t have to change our names to Japanese ones anymore, right? ㅠㅠㅠ
Haha, that’s so funny/ridiculous!
└Letmi, log in
This post even became the number one post.
1st Place) Real proof that the Ttok-cheong Stronghold has ended
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Almond, unable to answer the question “Who’s commanding?”
(Video)
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A video was attached to this post.
It was a scene where one of Almond’s viewers had sent a donation asking “Who’s commanding?”
After finishing in 2nd place, Almond sat in expressionless protest and couldn’t respond to that donation.
-Damn
-It’s really over
-So we don’t have to visit the shrine anymore?
hahahahahahaha
hahahaha
Lol visiting the Yasukuni Shrine on Armando’s day ㅋㅋㅋ
Almond’s expressionless face ㅠㅠ I feel kind of sorry for her ㅠㅠ
-Ah, refreshing. This is true liberation!
“I don’t have to hear that annoying barking sound anymore, right? Damn, I almost quit the community for a while.”
Stop it already lol
The Ttok-cheong Stronghold had indeed ended.
However, the end of the stronghold didn’t mean the end of the clever young man.
3rd Place) Honestly, if they seem smart enough, I’ll give them props
The remnants of Ttok-cheong had infiltrated society so deeply that they couldn’t be completely eradicated.
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Did you miss the mind games when fighting Popcorn? Acting like it wasn’t a direct approach, then going straight in.
Plus, he was already reading Popcorn’s movements ahead of time. Anyone who knows how to watch games should acknowledge this.
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-For real
-Acknowledge
-Ugh… these pro-Ttok-cheong bastards are annoying lol
└kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
└kkkkkk
-Annoying for real
-That guy just has no thoughts lol
Because he became independent as Kraken rather than Pop Jung-geun, he couldn’t eliminate the remnants of Ttoktcheong ㅠㅠ
└For real lol
└Oh…
└Ohhh lol
-Honestly he is smart, but everyone just refuses to acknowledge it for fun.
└This kind of bastard is the worst lol
The Ttokcheong Stronghold had been so ruthless that deep scars were etched throughout society.
5th Place) Our ancestors who even underwent forced name changes
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Please remember.
(Photo)
Those who suffered Q’s first “tag” during the preliminary exam.
Nangpunch, Walwalkick, Basakbasakk.
We will not forget.
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-Why is it a black and white photo lol
Hahahahahaha
-For real lol
-But to say that, these guys also shouted “intelligent youth”
└They’d die if they didn’t shout…
“lol is that all it was ㅋㅋ”
ㅋㅋㅋㅋ (lol/haha)
└Where does the Nuts Punk worldview even evolve to
-Not everyone can participate in independence movements… they did their best too…
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ (crying/laughing)
-We will remember…
-???: Why did they change names? Who threatened them with a bow?
Even though remnants of the pro-Ttok-cheong faction still lingered.
The community’s atmosphere seemed to be celebrating the end of the Ttok-cheong Stronghold occupation.
After all, just a few Remnant Soldiers left—they’d disappear after a few more days of fighting.
There was no longer any place for the pro-Ttok-cheong faction in public opinion.
Everyone was certain of this, and the community had taken on a festive atmosphere.
Until a video was uploaded.
[The Trash’s Slam Dunk]

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A few hours earlier.
After Almond’s defeat and the end of his broadcast.
While Sanghyeon and Juhyeok’s work was finished, there was one person who was just beginning to get busy.
“Huh? By tomorrow? No, that’s impossible. Balloon Gum is uploading it? What does that even… oh, because they’re all streamers…?”
It was Jia.
She was on the phone with Juhyeok, discussing the video they would create.
This round had turned into something like a collaborative broadcast with quite a few streamers participating, including Balloon Gum, so there was more work to handle.
She had to call around and get permission to use everyone’s footage.
But during that process, a unique proposal came up.
「I’m making a promise. If we win this, we’re all uploading this round together on YouTube. The title will be… ‘The Rebellion of Trash.’」
They wanted to create videos with this kind of theme together.
Of course, each channel’s editors would work separately and upload in different ways.
The problem was the upload date.
-Timing like that is pretty sensitive, right? If we get pushed back…
The later this gets uploaded, the worse it is for view counts.
Based on recent momentum, it was obvious that Almond’s channel would get pushed back the most, which is why Juhyeok was saying this.
“No, I know that too. But we still haven’t finished the 4-Tank Insurance thing? We need to organize our office more too.”
There was a reason work was piling up.
The problem was Mix Nuts’ situation.
They were simultaneously proceeding with the move of operations to the office and regular work.
So far, the only person hired as an editor was Macaron.
This was actually the real problem.
-Macaron… still nothing? You said you’d figure something out.
“Ugh… they’re not responding well.”
Macaron wasn’t exactly an offline type of person.
To put it kindly, she was just shy; to put it harshly, she was someone who barely came out for the interview and hated being outside.
The problem was that Mix Nuts had switched to an office system now, requiring commuting, so she said she’d consider working and then disappeared.
Going from work that doesn’t require commuting to work that does is quite a big difference.
“What if she suddenly stops working…?”
Jia let out a sigh.
She knew she was a unique person, but wasn’t this too much?
Going silent like that.
Was he trying to quickly figure out something else in the meantime?
-Ah… Well… Do I need to recruit someone else quickly? The settlement’s coming up soon.
This was also what Juhyeok was worried about.
In this field, there were really a lot of strange people with abilities.
Actually, from Juhyeok’s perspective, Seojia wasn’t exactly normal either.
But now she seemed like a fairy.
-Should I go visit Macaron’s place?
“?!”
Jia was startled by those words.
“Brother. What, what are you doing? You’re never going to see her again?”
-Huh? Why? I’ll even bring some gifts….
“Wow. What an amazing solution.”
-Amazing? It’s just natural.
“No, that’s not it!”
-?
People like Juhyeok, the ‘social butterflies’, didn’t understand.
What happens when someone like Macaron has her territory invaded.
“Just let me contact her. Leave that person alone.”
-But you said she went silent? What about the settlement?
“That’s… we just need to pay what’s contractually agreed upon.”
-I think it would work out if we just talked face to face….
Jia pressed her forehead at Juhyeok, who spoke like such a proper working adult.
“Brother….”
-Alright. Alright. It’s just frustrating. Then do your job well.
“…Yeah.”
Click.
After the call ended, Jia let out a deep sigh.
At least she’d stopped the rampaging Juhyeok Kim from suddenly breaking through Macaron’s outer walls and invading.
But honestly, she didn’t know what to do either.
“….”
She covered her face and sat quietly for a moment.
“I don’t know. I’m helpless. So helpless.”
There was something she felt when looking at Juhyeok.
She found herself thinking again about the company she used to work for.
In her hazy memories, that place was a sweatshop itself.
And the people there were all cold and irritating.
But I really hate to admit it!
“I guess I just can’t do social life.”
Honestly, she saw her former self overlapping with Macaron’s image.
I’ve never gone silent before—absolutely never—but there’s something about this situation that feels familiar.
There’s an overlap in certain aspects.
That particular look of those born unable to properly integrate into society, as if it were their nature from the start.
But what about Juhyeok, who was so fundamentally different from birth?
He doesn’t understand Macaron at all, and whenever they meet, he charges in as if he can solve anything.
‘If Juhyeok Kim had been in Seojia’s position back then….’
The outcome would probably have been different.
I hate admitting that.
That’s just how it is.
Acknowledgment is harder to give than to receive.
‘Certainly….’
It’s difficult.
Damn difficult.
Jia decided she had to do something anyway and checked the KakaoTalk messages with Macaron.
“…This, this bastard?”
A curse escaped her lips involuntarily.
The ‘1’ disappeared, didn’t it?
Anger surged up in an instant.
But I tried to calm down first.
“Ah, no… at least he’s reading them, right?”
I tried to think of the positive side.
If he didn’t read them at all, there’d be no way to communicate.
But if he reads them, we can communicate.
“So….”
I felt that Macaron was similar to me earlier.
If I were in his position, how would I bring up the subject at a time like this?
Or rather, why did he disappear in the first place?
I have a suspicion about that.
‘Because the contract changed from the original agreement.’
Not commuting must have been a huge advantage for Macaron.
Juhyeok doesn’t really understand what adding this condition means to this person.
That’s why he thinks it’s a decent arrangement if the base salary increases instead.
But it absolutely wasn’t.
It was a deal that was difficult to establish in the first place.
‘I should have adjusted things by slowly asking about his intentions.’
I should have discussed commuting with Macaron.
Of course, there’s still the question of whether the person paying should go that far for the person being paid.
But aren’t we partners seeking mutual benefit?
I need Macaron too.
‘But that’s already too late….’
At this point, if I brought up the commute issue, Macaron would either not respond or simply say she’d change jobs.
‘If it were me….’
Jia put herself in Macaron’s position.
How should I approach this?
What Macaron loved.
The reason she took on this work in the first place.
“!”
Tap tap tap tap tap!
Jia realized something and began composing a message.
Gia: Macaron. Did you watch the almond broadcast today? lol We failed the supo-jwa mission for the first time. The team was crazy. We got matched with Born to Be for bubble gum. I’m serious, it’s not rigged.
Surprisingly, the ‘1’ disappeared immediately.
Bontovi with Balloon Gum, no less.
Would she really skip watching?
But there was no reply.
“….”
Jia hung her head low.
‘Damn it.’
There was nothing to be done about it.
She decided that even if Macaron came in late, she would proceed with the work in order.
If she handled everything alone and the order got jumbled, the other interesting videos might not get their moment to shine.
And the next day came.
After waking up from sleep.
“!”
[You have received a message from Macaron.]
This notification appeared.
I opened it.
[Macaron: Hello.]
[Macaron: I’ve been depressed for a while and couldn’t watch anything… but after seeing your message, I watched Almond’s stream.]
[Macaron: Not as work, but for the first time in ages, I just laughed without thinking about anything.]
[Macaron: Actually, when I heard about the commute requirement, I just couldn’t focus on video editing the way I wanted to… so I was pretty troubled…]
[Macaron: The CEO kept sending me dozens of messages…]
“Dozens of messages….”
Jia found it remarkable that Juhyeok had sent such a message bombardment in the meantime.
Pffft.
She soon relaxed her expression and hugged her phone to herself.
“Phew. Thank goodness. Damn.”
Because there was one final message that came through.
[Macaron: I heard it was urgent, so I made it. I was so impressed that the video came out quickly.]
[Macaron: (file)]
Jia opened the file and reviewed it.
As the video began, her sharp eyes widened into perfect circles.
Images flowed across her gleaming pupils.
‘This…’
I couldn’t believe something like this had been produced so quickly.
‘They really made this in just one day?’
I decided to only touch up the thumbnail.
‘I just need to adjust the thumbnail…’
A moment later.
[Trash’s Slam Dunk]
A video with this title was uploaded.
The thumbnail was a photograph bleached white by light.
Five people in the image.
Almond, Letmi, Balloon Gum, Bontovi, and Chocosong.
Overlaid on the thumbnail were these words.
[…But this photograph would never be used.]
-lmaooo
-what is this
-wait is this that final placement exam thing? lol
-you’re really gonna make the final placement exam into a championship match? Nut Shake!?
[Viewers Waiting to Watch: 1.8K]
The viewers who had casually entered and were laughing and chattering had no idea.
What kind of consequences this video would bring.

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