Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1192

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 77
25. The Masked King (1)
A week had passed since the inter-platform tournament rules introduction video was released.
Now, teams one by one were beginning their activities.
[Balloon Gum, Jello, Chocosong, Mosol, Dotorimuk 5-person Hell Party]
[Jello]
[We’ll overcome this]
[Mosol (Most Solia)]
The team composed of Balloon Gum, Jello, Chocosong, Mosol, and Dotorimuk had also begun.
[Was a fairy during trainee days]
[Cutie Pie]
[ALL Female Team Magical Girls Please Love Us]
[Strawberry Shooter]
The ‘Magical Girls’ team composed of Miho, Cutie Pie, Shu Cream, Strawberry Shooter, and Churros had also thrown their hat in the ring.
From now on, team practice would begin in earnest.
And so, five members gathered in the Disworld channel [Knight Order].
Dun-dun—
“Shall we head in now?”
Danmuji, sitting on a box-like structure and striking a pose.
And beside him stood Goguma with arms crossed.
“Well… we’re going to be first anyway. Let’s take our time heading out.”
The remaining three team members were also striking poses.
Click!
[Knight Order Departure Ceremony Commemorative Photo]
-kkkkkkkkkkk
-What are they doing lol
-Oh they’re taking pictures
-Concept acting lol
-Nice
They had named themselves the Knight Order and were taking a team commemorative photo.
Using Disworld’s drone photography feature, it was automatically capturing shots from several angles.
A drone descended and printed out the photo like a Polaroid.
“Let me see, let me see~”
Hong-cha examining the photo.
“This one looks the best.”
Lemon nods in agreement.
“We look like the Demon King and his four heavenly kings.”
-Demon King and four heavenly kings lol
-For real lol
-kkkkkkkkkkk
-Haha
-The team colors are definitely distinct
Goguma approaches and adds his thoughts.
“Oh. Danmuji looks the strongest.”
“Why?”
“Squinty-eyed character.”
“That’s just because I’m smiling.”
“Are you smiling right now?”
“….”
-kkkkkkkkkkkkk
-kkkkkkkkk
-kkkkkkk
-But he’s not even smiling in that photo…
-kkkkk
-It’s not squinting, his eyes are just small!
-He’s gritting his teeth while smiling lol
Ahem.
Danmuji quickly changes the subject.
“So should we submit this one? You all need to think carefully about this. If we win the championship, this photo will be featured on both platforms’ main pages.”
-Right, gotta choose wisely lol
-For real
-lol like that’ll happen lol
-But there’s no way this photo will actually be used…
-It’ll actually be on both platforms lol that’s insane lol
-If the Knight Order photo gets posted on Paprika, everyone will be too scared to even turn on the broadcast lol
Some viewers think winning the championship is impossible, while others believe they might actually pull it off.
They’ve all heard that if they win, the photo will be displayed.
“That’s how it works?”
But there was someone hearing this for the first time.
Almond.
“…?”
Everyone stares at him in confusion.
Almond elaborates.
“I didn’t know the photo would be displayed if we won.”
-Then why did you take the photo in the first place lol
-?
-What is this even lol
-lol
-Huh?
“Oh. You didn’t see that, did you? The inter-platform tournament introduction video.”
“Well… I did see it. I saw it twice.”
We’ve already seen that twice, you little bastard haha
-Fact) The one who watched it twice is the viewer…
Back then, I only remember the spicy almond mukbang lol
Ah, that thing haha
Now that I think about it, back then Almond said he’d watch while eating spicy almonds, and he completely missed it once.
After that, he was so focused on eating spicy almonds while watching that he couldn’t concentrate properly.
“Wait, brother! You couldn’t concentrate because you were eating spicy almonds while watching?”
Goguma’s chat must have picked up on that comment, because Goguma laughs dejectedly.
“Ah, no…”
“Then that’s it. You just forgot for a moment.”
Danmuji tries to move past it.
“It wasn’t because of the spicy almonds that I couldn’t concentrate.”
Danmuji blinks.
‘So you’re saying you couldn’t concentrate, then?’
Haha, I can’t really concentrate haha
Don’t you just not know anything? lol
-Kya
No lol
-You do know the survival match is the main event
Almond’s expression grew somewhat serious.
After all, he’d just remembered it again.
‘That’s right…’
What had prevented him from concentrating.
‘The hidden team!’
Paprika’s hidden team.
Jeon-ja-pa’s former colleagues were appearing.
Among all the platform tournament participants, only Almond knew about this.
‘Should I… tell the team about this or not?’
His head started getting complicated again.
Keeping secrets to himself alone was something that really didn’t suit him.
The only secret he’d ever seriously hidden in his life was about his arm.
‘Hmm.’
If his teammates knew this information, it would definitely give them an advantage.
‘But it doesn’t seem like fair play…’
He couldn’t share information that had been intentionally kept hidden only with his side.
Even if he’d learned about it by chance.
‘Why is he like that?’
Danmuji watches Almond, who’s been staring blankly into empty space this whole time, and tilts his head in confusion.
“Well, since we’ve taken the photo, should we talk a bit about the Coach?”
Danmuji opens the conversation.
“!”
Though others might not catch the significance, Almond’s eyes snap wide open at those words.

* * *
The CEO’s office at Mixnuts.
Juhyeok was monitoring Almond’s live broadcast.
‘He’s doing well.’
I’d worried a bit about leaving him alone at home, but Almond was streaming just as smoothly as always.
“Maybe this will fill in some of the regrets from the Nant Tournament.”
Generally, in these major streamer tournaments, the real content comes from the practice sessions rather than the tournament itself.
Though Almond had won the Nant Tournament, he’d joined the team midway through, so it was essentially half-baked content.
The true appeal of this streamer tournament lay in starting from a blank slate, assembling a team, finding a coach, and analyzing each other’s strengths and weaknesses.
‘Many viewers actually prefer this process.’
In terms of duration, the practice period spans a month while the tournament itself barely lasts two days, so the real core is the practice.
‘This is where everyone’s masks come off.’
Survival matches would be somewhat less intense than siege warfare.
Ril as a game has a way of exposing humanity’s uglier side.
Why else would the term “Ril demon” be attached to hardcore Ril players?
A five-person cooperative game was essentially a test of the limits of human sociability.
Of course, there was Almond, who’d won with Balloon Gum, and Almond, who’d endured five years in Aseng.
There’s no reason problems should arise for someone like that in this tournament.
‘It’ll probably be better than last time with Balloon Gum, but… this will be difficult in its own way.’
He would face new challenges.
Juhyeok could already see roughly how those problems would present themselves.
He simply chose not to tell Sanghyeon.
Because watching him solve those problems in his own way was the viewers’ entertainment.
‘The coach recommendation alone will be tough.’
Chuckle.
When Sanghyeon first told me he was bringing Choi Sa-rang on as coach, I was genuinely shocked.
It wasn’t because the coach’s credentials were so impressive.
I was shocked because I had no idea how he planned to convince everyone.
‘Even if he brings her on, how will he make them accept it?’
Danmuji came from a professional background, and Hong-cha had even been a professional trainee.
Would they listen?
If their opinions differed, who would mediate?
It was a completely different problem from what happened with Balloon Gum.
[Ahahaha! The~ Daegam~]
[The Demon King Daegam and the Four Heavenly Kings! Woohoo~]
For now, they’d be chattering away excitedly.
After studying several cases, Juhyeok had concluded that this relationship would definitely change within a week.
That’s what competition is.
Wasn’t the Civil Empire international tournament the same?
Not all teammates got along all the time.
Especially those two assistant commanders—they defaulted to fighting each other from the start.
Yet they still managed to cooperate and win through it all.
That’s teamwork.
‘What I learned from Aseng, what I learned from the international tournament… let’s see how much more there is.’
Sanghyeon already had the experience points he needed accumulated.
He just hadn’t demonstrated that kind of strength yet.
Juhyeok was curious.
For the streamer Almond to expand further from here, he ultimately needed to be able to lead a crew.
Just as Juhyeok led Mixnuts as its CEO, Almond was now being put to the test.
[Well, since we’ve taken photos, shall we talk about the coach now?]
The first hurdle had arrived.
*** 
“Danmuji knows, right? The coaches.”
Hong-cha spoke up immediately.
She naturally assumed that Danmuji would bring the coaches.
Seeing everyone nod, the rest thought the same.
Well, it was only natural since Danmuji was a former pro gamer.
“But they’re all still active players…”
Danmuji scratched his head.
Coaching careers lasted longer than playing careers.
Even though Danmuji had retired, they were all still active.
“Ah… then a retired teammate?”
“Yeah. Right. The way I see it, the ADC is pretty important in survival matches?”
“True.”
“So…”
That’s when Almond noticed something.
‘He hasn’t thought of anyone yet?’
His animal instinct told him.
This was the moment to step in.
“Hey… I ‘strongly’ want to recommend someone!”
Doodung.
“?”
“…?”
Everyone’s eyes widened in surprise.
‘Ril doesn’t even play.’
‘What? Does Ril know people?’
‘Could it be the archery coach?’
‘No, what kind of voice is that… Are you bringing in Jeon-ja-pa?’
No one had expected Almond to attempt a recommendation like this.
If it were his usual self, he wouldn’t be the type to meddle in such affairs—he’d simply wait patiently.
But now he was suddenly making such a bold recommendation.
Who on earth could it be?
Gulp.
Everyone stared intently, tension filling the air.
“W… who are you talking about?”
But Almond suddenly fell silent.
His hand was raised, but…
‘Right… what do I say?’
I came here determined to recommend the Coach no matter what.
But I never thought about how to actually make the recommendation here!
Because I can’t reveal who Jeon-ja-pa is!
“Just tell us. If they have the skills, anyone is fine…”
‘They have the skills.’
Almond remained silent.
“Brother?”
“Daegam?”
-?
-??
-Lag issue??
-Almond’s doing the donation bait again
-This is asking for donations, right?
-If you want to know, 50k won~kkk
Ding!
[Rubisword donated 50,000 won!]
[Who is it anyway kkk]
Almond actually received a donation.
-kkkkkkkkkkkk
-kkkkk
-Lol
-R U B I
Lol fuck
-Donation baiting again for real???kkk
-So persistent, so persistent
-???: Donation baiting is just what I do normally.
-Lolkkkkk
-K I N G G O D S W O R D
Now I had to reveal who I was.
Everyone was staring at me.
So Almond opened his mouth.
“…Uh, a mysterious master?”
-?
-??
-Are you talking about a reclusive master?
A master of mystery lol
He’s probably some reclusive master ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
That’s creepy.
What the hell, a martial arts novel?ㅋㅋㅋ
“You mean a reclusive master, right?”
“Ah, yeah.”
“….”
Everyone’s eyes filled with confusion.
Meanwhile, Danmuji asks again.
“What’s that reclusive master’s ID? I’ll search for it.”
There were very few, but there were those who possessed incredible skill while hiding their identities and operating in secret.
“Ah… that’s….”
Almond turned his head sharply.
“I’m not telling you.”
“?”
-?
-???
-?
What the heck lol
“What’s with that sulky expression lol”
-Is he being a bit sulky right now?
Hahahahahaha
Hey, give me the money lol
No matter if they’re a reclusive master or hidden talent….
‘No. It’s a game, so you won’t tell me the ID?’
Shouldn’t they at least have a nickname so people know they exist?
The Knight Order members exchanged glances with each other.
‘What is this?’
‘Is this for broadcast?’
‘The Daegam knows best about broadcast timing. Should we just go with it?’
They thought Almond was intentionally saying strange things because of the broadcast.
The Knight Order couldn’t forget the thrill of the broadcast moments Almond showed back in his Daegam days.
“So this is like a masked director situation, right?”
-kkkkkkkkk
-kkkkkkk for real?
-Director auditions?kkk
-damnkkk
-First time in history holding auditions for a Coach kkk
“Oh, then we should too! Why don’t we call over the people we recommend and have a skill showdown?”
Hong-cha-do suggests excitedly.
“Yeah. Sounds good. Honestly, once you go one-on-one, you’ll know right away.”
“This is going to be so fun~!”

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