Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 120

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 120
42. Game Switch (2)
The advertising fee that had been set at 2,000 had risen to 5,000.
From that negotiation, I had gained a whopping 3,000 in profit.
Sanghyeon and Juhyeok both shouted with excitement without hesitation.
“Krraaaaaah!”
“Woooooaaah!”
Clap!
They didn’t forget to high-five each other.
“Man. That’s awesome, Hyeok.”
“Same to you, Hyeon.”
Grin.
Along with beaming smiles, praise that they had been stingy with before now flowed freely.
After all, 50 million won was about to come in!
‘Wow…’
The phrase about losing one’s mind.
Sanghyeon thought this was exactly when that phrase should be used.
‘5,000. That’s insane.’
Juhyeok immediately called Department Manager Oh on his phone to express his gratitude.
“Ah. Manager. I saw the email. Can you talk for a moment? Oh, no. I just wanted to express my thanks. Haha…”
Sanghyeon began writing a reply email to Fantasia on Juhyeok’s behalf.
Tap tap tap.
[I’m glad yesterday’s negotiation went in a positive direction…]
A clean business email typed with fingers worn thin—expressing gratitude for the amount they cared about without showing too much joy.
Ding.
[We’re the ones who should be grateful…]
The email came back with a reply almost immediately, and it contained the expected meeting date and filming schedule.
[Advertisement Schedule.pdf]
‘Fortunately, there’s no conflict.’
It doesn’t overlap with the hospital schedule I need to attend next week.
Hehehehe.
Laughter continued to leak out.
‘It really seems like everything is working out.’
Bzzzzzzzz.
Just then, my phone rang.
If it were Juhyeok, that would be one thing, but my phone rarely rang at this hour.
[Dis World Message]
Dis World Message?
I tilted my head in confusion. When did this sync with my phone?
For someone as tech-challenged as me, it was surprisingly convenient integration.
He unlocked his phone as instructed and opened the message.
[Balloon Gum: I heard the news!]
“Oh!”
It was a congratulatory message from Balloon Gum.
[Balloon Gum: The ad deal is confirmed! Do your best!]
[Almond: Yes! Thank you so much! ^^7]
Sanghyeon couldn’t quite bring himself to shout, but he pumped his fist in the air with delight.
Balloon Gum had messaged first!

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Sanghyeon and Juhyeok.
The two of them had decided to indulge themselves today.
Specifically, by ordering pizza for lunch.
And they went all out with a brand new pizza.
“Delivery is so convenient.”
Juhyeok said as he stretched the cheese and ate it.
“Though I do feel bad for the delivery person.”
“Ah, right. Some people come here and curse on their way out….”
“Still tastes good though.”
The guilt toward the delivery person lasted only a moment, but the pizza remained delicious. The two of them giggled and devoured the pizza in no time.
After finishing an entire bottle of cola, they patted their full bellies and enjoyed a blissful rest.
“Ugh. I’m stuffed.”
“Ha. Thirties really aren’t like they used to be. Though I guess some people are still in their twenties.”
“Uh, ahem….”
“You’re taking a bath.”
Juhyeok suddenly decided to take a half bath and got into the tub, while Almond muttered “petty bastard” and lay on the sofa watching Reel videos.
This time, he didn’t watch Jeon-ja-pa’s content. Since Jeon-ja-pa barely spoke, it wasn’t very suitable for a complete beginner like Sanghyeon.
It was better to watch lecture-style videos to improve his skills.
[Dae-hyeop]
Among them, the channel called Dae-hyeop was the most famous.
Having only watched Balloon Gum’s broadcasts until now, he had been completely unaware of things like line management techniques or why vision fights were important… and so on. The channel explained everything in a way that even beginners could understand.
However….
“…*yawn*.”
The problem was that I had absolutely no talent for listening to lectures.
My eyes slowly closed, and a moment later they opened again.
The sun’s position had changed.
“…Huh?”
What on earth is this. Am I still in this world? I scratched my head in confusion when I glanced at the clock and was startled.
I had slept for nearly three hours straight.
Sanghyeon shook his head in disbelief.
“Ugh. This is ridiculous.”
I’ve always found that hands-on experience beats everything else.
I dragged my sluggish body upright and stretched, working through the stiffness in my joints before moving on.
I headed straight toward the Capsule.
Why not just dive in and play? What’s the point of overthinking it?
When did I start studying everything before jumping in?
I can’t lose my original spirit just because I have more viewers now.
The essence of Almond’s stream is watching Almond—someone who knows nothing—charge in headfirst and figure it out as I go.
‘After all, nobody expects me to be good at this from the start anyway.’
Lil is a game with an entry difficulty far higher than Battle Rage.
Surely people don’t expect me to excel at this too, I thought, opening the Community.
[Wow Almond doing Lil today? So hyped lol]
[Real talk, moving to Lil? The archer god’s about to show up. If he plays someone with insane physicality like Reina, it’s gonna be insane.]
[But does he actually have good physicality? He only shoots arrows]
[His VNS stats are crazy high so Lil’s gonna be broken too]
[Now we’re really marching into Jeon-ja-pa’s main base lol]
“….”
After checking the Community for a moment, I was left speechless.
Absurdly enough, these people held enormous expectations for someone playing Lil for the first time.
‘Ah.’
I realized the reason.
‘It’s because this is the Bera 31 Community.’
This isn’t a Lil Community—it’s the Bera 31 Community. So most of these people primarily enjoy Battle Rage rather than Lil, and many of them have deep affection for me.
Since Battle Rage was my main game for a while, they naturally expect me to be good at Lil too. They want to feel pride in their own game being more difficult.
That’s probably what drives their expectations.
‘Let me check out Lil.’
I decided to visit the largest Lil-related Community.
[Lil Pro]
It’s a Community called Lil Pro.
Originally, it was a Community where aspiring professionals gathered, true to its name.
Since semi-pros were active there, the quality of strategy posts was quite high.
Thanks to that, casual players also started joining to read guides.
But at some point, the dynamic reversed, and now casual players far outnumber the rest. Currently, it’s the largest Lil Community site.
The distinctive aspect is that, having started as a Community for aspiring professionals, it’s more critical of players’ and streamers’ skill levels than any other Community.
‘There’s nothing about me yet.’
At least, I didn’t see any posts about me among the visible threads.
That made sense. How many people outside of Bera 31 players would regularly discuss me?
I decided to search for my own name to find out.
The Bera 31 Community people probably posted here too. There should be at least some comments about me.
‘As expected….’
Even combining yesterday and today, there were only about a dozen posts.
And not a single one had anything nice to say.
[So Almond, some nobody, is coming to Rift?]
[A guy who only played in Bera—can he even survive in this jungle? Kekeke….]
Hahaha, from my perspective, I hit Gold and got the victory skin, so I’m satisfied~ and then I ran away in my underwear.
[He didn’t even make Bera Challenger, so coming here just proves his skill is obvious lol]
[If he even duos with Balloon Gum, it’s gonna be a real spectacle]
.
.
.
A spicy taste.
“So this is Rift.”
I’d heard countless times that Rift was a brutal game. But seeing it with my own eyes, it certainly stings.
‘Well, what does it matter? I was going to do it anyway.’
Whirrrrr──
I squeezed my body into the Capsule.
“Playing Rift?”
Just then, Juhyeok’s voice came from behind.
“Yeah. Gotta play Rift today.”
“Then I better get to analyzing too. We’re gonna lose a lot of viewers today. I’ll do a thorough analysis and reupload it.”
Juhyeok immediately sat down at the computer.
And he spoke as if unburdening himself.
“Hey. Honestly, I’m a bit nervous.”
“Why would you be?”
“There are quite a few streamers who fail when switching games. I even dreamed last night that you messed up.”
“Don’t say unlucky things, man. The reaction was good, wasn’t it?”
“That doesn’t tell us anything. We won’t know until we actually do it.”
“…True.”
In this market, nobody knows what’ll happen tomorrow.
“What can we do? We just have to face it head-on.”
“Yeah.”
Sanghyeon gave a thumbs up and entered the Capsule.
Ding.
[Full Dive System Activated]
Countless starlight rushed toward me.
I was instantly pulled into the Virtual World.
Various icons floated about in that Virtual World.
I executed Rift, which I’d downloaded the night before.
[LIFE IS LEGEND!]
The phrase “Life is Legend!” appeared, and the game launched.
If things went as he understood them, the tutorial would begin.
As I mentioned, Reel prided itself on considerable difficulty, so it forced all players through the tutorial without exception.
That would probably take quite a bit of time as well.
‘Should I start streaming…?’
Would people really enjoy watching from the tutorial? They’d probably find it tedious.
Almond deliberated for a moment.
‘Let’s do it.’
The deliberation didn’t last long.
Ollytube was one thing, but live streaming thrived on the charm of ‘raw, unfiltered’ content.
Even the most skilled gamers made a mistake or two, and a new game was always bound to trip them up.
Being able to witness all of that was the true appeal of live streaming.
Above all, if viewers stuck with me even after switching to Reel, they were people who genuinely loved Almond myself.
For their sake, extending my broadcast hours felt worthwhile.
[Will you begin streaming?]
I activated the streaming function.
Normally I’d start broadcasting right here, but today there was additional work to do.
[Change Tags]
I needed to change the tags.
[Battle Rage → Life Is Legend]
It felt like starting fresh from the beginning.
[Stream Title: Experienced Newcomer, Almond’s Reel Tutorial]
[Beginning stream!]

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Szzzt.
A bright red cigarette flame flared to life.
Gray smoke rose into the crimson sky of dusk.
As if yearning to become a cloud itself, it climbed higher and higher.
But soon, it scattered and vanished.
“Ahhhh.”
After so long, exhaling the smoke felt considerably better.
The woman’s gaze shifted to the cigar in her hand, as if assessing whether this product satisfied her.
A handmade cigar imported from Cuba. The wait had been worthwhile. My head grew dizzy, and a sense of guilty pleasure washed over me as my body felt tainted, but the taste was exquisite because of it.
“Lady, you’re smoking that right after leaving the hospital? What good will that do?”
“…Ah. You’re ruining the taste.”
The woman scowled at the Department Manager, her expression darkening.
“It’s not like I smoke every day.”
“Ahem…”
She pulled a hair tie from her clutch and gathered her disheveled hair up neatly.
As if that were a fair trade—’I’ve tidied my hair, so I’ll finish this cigarette’—she took another deep drag.
The smoke dispersed once more.
Szzzzzt…
The tip of the cigar burned slowly, ash beginning to fall in flakes.
The woman tapped the cigar into the ashtray beside her. The scattered ash, perhaps because of her hair color, resembled her perfectly.
Burned away completely…
Like me.
The woman stared at the blackened pile of ash and asked.
“When’s the next appointment?”
“Ah. I’ve scheduled it for next week.”
“I hope the results are good.”
Regardless of its surface meaning, the words that actually left her lips carried no hope.
“They will be. Someday you’ll stand at the top again, as if there was never a gap to begin with.”
The words of comfort never reached her.
“I’ll stay here and smoke a bit longer. Wait in the car.”
“Understood.”
The Department Manager withdrew.
The woman picked up her phone with the hand not holding the cigar.
‘He said he’d do a reel.’
Almond’s broadcast was underway.
He was only just doing the tutorial now.
I wonder how it will go?
Does Reel have talent too?
‘It won’t be easy.’
She generally held Almond in high regard.
But when it came to his streaming, doubt crept in.
This was far too different from the games he’d played before.
The game began.
Ssshhhhh….
The cigarette burned far more rapidly.
Between the ashen smoke she exhaled.
[Wow… the scenery is quite beautiful.]
Almond gazed at the sheer canyon with a bewildered expression.

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