Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1204

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 89
29. Who’s in Command? (1)
Even after the Coach Selection Tournament ended, messages continued to flood the CK team group chat.
Ding.
[Cosmic: I thought we could’ve won with simulations]
Cosmic had initially said, “How is Choi Seong-hyeon supposed to coach!?”
Now he was claiming that simulations suggested they could have won.
[Banana: Now you say that?]
[Banana: How pathetic, Comics!]
Banana pointed this out clearly, but Cosmic completely ignored it and continued with what he wanted to say.
[Cosmic: But honestly, the real problem with Choi Seong-hyeon’s coaching starts now kkk]
He was saying that the true difficulty of coaching would begin from here on.
Popcorn: lol for real
Popcorn was simply agreeing.
Not because he actually understood the content, but because teasing his friends was just too fun.
[Cosmic: Being a coach is honestly almost half mental care rather than strategy and tactics. Do you think she can pull that off? As long as she doesn’t blow up, we’re lucky kkk]
[Marshmallow: hh]
Popcorn: lol for real
[Banana: That’s… hmm.]
But Cosmic’s reasoning seemed quite convincing to them.
Suddenly, everyone was agreeing.
After all, her methods during her active playing days weren’t exactly humane.
[Popcorn: Even I think nobody but Danmuji could handle it kkkkk Choi Seong-hyeon can’t handle it kkkkk]
[Cosmic: lololololololololololol for real]
[Marshmallow: kkkkkkkkkk]
[Banana: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ For real, Sunghyun couldn’t hold it in~]
They laughed raucously, eagerly anticipating when their long-time friend’s mask would finally crack.

* * *
‘Let me see how they do it first.’
I’ll observe one game before making any moves.
That’s the most fundamental principle of coaching.
‘One game will tell me everything.’
Someone once said it.
That a single game of Ril contains an entire life.
Choi Sa-rang agreed with this to some extent.
Ril as a game had the nature of pushing players to their absolute limits, forcing their true nature to emerge.
Even professionals lose their composure in one out of every ten games.
It was a game with that much stress, but in exchange, the satisfaction of winning was equally intense.
‘The bottom always shows itself.’
So an excellent player could discern not just a person’s playstyle or the range of their abilities, but even their personality and values by watching them play a single game of Ril.
Of course, I already had some data on them.
‘I know roughly what to expect from Danmuji.’
Despite appearances, Danmuji was quite the veteran player.
Though professional gaming had an early retirement age, he was two years younger than Almond.
But in terms of career, he was a solid “veteran.”
Just then, Danmuji’s voice came through.
Crackle.
[Ah. Can you hear me, Coach?]
“Yes.”
[Ah. Yes, I was just confirming. So we can just play among ourselves now, right?]
“Yes. Just play as if I’m not here.”
Danmuji’s personality remained unchanged.
Look at how he confirmed something he’d already been told once.
He was the type to tap even a stone bridge before crossing it, and that trait clearly showed in his gameplay.
The player I thought would clash most with him was probably…
‘Almond.’
My gaze turned toward Almond.
Almond was essentially a bundle of variables.
In essence, he wasn’t much different from Balloon Gum.
Fundamentally uncontrolled, the moment he saw an angle, he’d go for it.
The only difference was that Almond’s success rate was overwhelmingly higher than Balloon Gum’s.
In the end, it was a difference in execution ability; their human nature was similar.
Danmuji, on the other hand, thought things through, and only acted when he was truly confident it would work.
Of course, being a former professional gamer, the process of his repeated thinking was incredibly fast, so ordinary people didn’t even realize it was the result of deliberation, and sometimes even thought Danmuji was bold.
They didn’t know the calculation process, and his speed was several times faster than others’.
‘But that approach made it difficult for him to perform in major tournaments.’
The problem arose when he faced someone with judgment speed equal to or greater than Danmuji’s.
Danmuji would repeat his calculations two or three times, while his opponent would do it once—or even half a time—before committing. There was nothing he could do against that.
‘That’s probably why he’s been perpetually second place.’
In the end, Danmuji’s ceiling as a player was second place.
‘And of all people, the Coach he brought is a Division 2 Coach too.’
Hmm.
Sarang felt a mischievous thought cross her mind, but she shook her head and dismissed it.
‘I’m curious about the rest of the team.’
I already knew Almond and Danmuji well enough.
Her gaze soon shifted to the others.
‘Goguma, Lemon, Hong-cha…’
Could they really mesh well together?
Playing house back in Seok was completely different from running toward real victory.
They’d probably clash along the way.
But even so, they couldn’t stop pushing toward victory.
Even if it was just a Streamer tournament.
‘If those guys are waiting at the end.’
The opponents they’d face weren’t to be underestimated, so I had to be fully prepared.

* * *
The Knight Order landed safely and found the sacred relic box.
“Oh…”
For Almond, who had been suffering under Balloon Gum, the fact that the landing went without a hitch felt like a significant achievement.
“Nobody died.”
-kkk is that really something to be surprised about
-Because nobody got killed…
-Almond, who only knew Balloon Gum writing, finally meets the real world kkk
-A log… is light!
-Ah, it’s already refreshing
The five current Knight Order members were far superior to any of the teammates Almond had met during the placement exam.
Above all, with smooth communication between them, it felt incredibly satisfying.
“Hey! Gobong, you bastard!”
Thwack!
Especially when Danmuji kicked Gobong in the rear end just as he was about to grab a weapon—it was so cathartic.
“Grab the shield! You lowborn fool!”
-kkkkkkkkkkkkk
-kkkkkk haha
-This is it
-Discipline? Danbong
-kkkkkkkkkkk shield kkk
-???: Tank~
“B-but… I’m not very good at tanking!?”
“What do you mean you can’t? Then tell me—is there anyone else here who can tank!?”
“…”
Gobong looked at the rest of the group.
They all avoided his gaze and simply picked up their weapons.
Hong-cha grabbed the gun, Almond the bow, Lemon the staff.
‘No one. Damn it.’
Gobong finally lifted the shield.
-It’s just you
-???: If you think it’s me, come on out
-kkk why are you being so cautious, it’s obviously you
-Info) Gobong is actually pretty good at tanking kkk
-You… you tank anyway.
Truth be told, Gobong was quite skilled at tanking.
Yet he muttered very indignantly.
“From Bong-ja Bae to Tank Bae… how did this happen…”
It seemed he was quite upset that his honorable title of “Bong” had been reduced to “Tank.”
-kkkkkkkkk Tank Bae kkk
It’s not even a boom, just a tank ㅠㅠ
-This is a bit rough…
Bong has some pride, you know ㅠㅠ
“Well then, I’ll take the spear for now.”
Danmuji decided to take on the bruiser role.
Back during his professional days, he’d mainly handled avatars like mages and assassins.
But it was better to have the person who was originally best at something sacrifice themselves for a different position.
‘The bruiser’s good at leading the charge anyway.’
Since the bruiser usually set the timing for engages, having Danmuji control it would create excellent synergy.
The weapon distribution ended up going quite smoothly this way.
Even Almond, who usually emphasized things like “4 tanks” or “3 tanks,” stayed quiet for once.
That was because Danmuji’s shot-calling ability was on a completely different level.
“Since it’s obvious the streamers will have caught a lot, I think we should go for the vault control route. Those guys are dopamine-addicted, so they’ll definitely touch the vault once. And with the kills we get there, what if we quickly target the Abyss Shark? Like this… like this…”
As Danmuji projected a holographic map on the ground and drew out the route.
“Wait, this feature exists?”
Almond, seeing this feature for the first time, whispered to the viewer chat in surprise.
The reason he whispered was in case they found out he didn’t know about it—he didn’t want to lose command.
-kkkkkkk what is this
-First time seeing it too
-Why are you only telling us kkk
-What is this kkk
Since nobody does it, it’s hilarious lol
-There’s no point using it in solo queue anyway. Even if you draw it, nobody’s going to see it.
-Danmuji must have played this a ton, right?
It turned out that Danmuji wasn’t just fluent in siege warfare—he knew survival mode inside and out as well.
He was the kind of person who had the map burned into his mind.
“Wow. Danmuji, you’re really good at survival mode?”
Even Hong-cha-do, a Challenger, said as much—it was clear he’d played this mode extensively.
“Yeah. I hit Challenger with this back in the day. It was pretty fun and well-designed, honestly. But people just dismissed it too much.”
Danmuji grins and confidently leads the way forward.
Moments later—
“Uh, uh! They’re really here!?”
Gobong, hidden in the bushes, shouts out.
There really was a group that had come to raid the vault.
“These crazy bastards are already going for the vault?”
Hong-cha clicks his teeth in disbelief.
“The vault is easier to hit early. Plus, this isn’t a Kraken vault—you can actually steal from it. Dopamine addicts like these streamers wouldn’t pass up an opportunity like this, right?”
-Dopamine addicts kkk
-Makes sense since they’re streamers kkk
-Wonder who they are kkk
-Looking at how they’re stealing, I bet it’s Jello and Chocosong’s team? kkk
From the very front, Gobong, hidden in the brush, asks excitedly.
“S-should we go now!?”
“Not yet, man.”
Bonk!
Danmuji smacks the back of his head.
“Ugh… then when!? Let’s raid that vault!”
The enemies were already striking the vault’s side with hammers, gradually breaking it open.
You could solve the vault by reading the password hints and answering the puzzle, but you could also just brute force it.
Of course, this risked waking the monsters guarding it, but that team seemed to have some experience—nothing had gone wrong so far.
Crunch…
The wall gradually crumbles.
“Uh, when are we going!?”
Gobong complains, but Danmuji is firm.
It wasn’t time yet.
Why?
“There’s one more team.”
“Huh?”
“That’s… because of the shadow.”
[A moment later, the shadow of the Abyss descends!]
Just as Danmuji said, as the shadow fell, another team began to appear.
‘How the hell did he know that?’
I didn’t know how Almond figured it out, and honestly, I didn’t want to know.
lol
-What?
-He must’ve figured it out from the monster positions lol
-Was that team just forced to surrender?
-Ooh
“Those two are going to fight.”
Kwakwang!
Tada-dang!
Both teams suddenly began unleashing skills at each other indiscriminately.
-This is so fun lol
-Wow, it’s real
-What?
-This has to be rigged, right?
-After watching Ttok-cheong’s stream, seeing this is pure healing lol
-They can play this well?
Danmuji seemed to float above everyone’s heads.
I felt a sense of crisis.
This wasn’t right.
While my other teammates swallowed hard, timing when to strike.
Gulp.
I swallowed for a different reason entirely.
‘I should be the one calling the attack timing.’
I wanted to seize command of the battle.
“Attack!”
I just shouted and charged forward.
“Uh, uh… hyung! I should go first…”
Danmuji was slightly flustered, but Gobong roared and rushed in.
“Deeeerge!”
The rest of my teammates charged forward as well.
They must have been waiting for the attack signal, because their reaction speed was incredible.
The only problem was that the ADC—me—was in front.
And the enemies noticed it too.
“Another! Another!”
When both teams charged while exchanging fire, it wasn’t all advantages.
Both teams could suddenly focus their fire on one target.
And with the ADC rushing forward like this, it was even worse.
The aggro level was completely different.
“There! The archer! The one with the bow!”
“Fire!”
Kwakwang!
Kwakwang!
A barrage of fire pours down from the enemies.
‘Damn… we’re screwed!’
Danmuji thought this was a disaster.
At this rate, it would look like both teams were voluntarily getting sucked into the enemies’ gaping maw.
But then—
“!”
Almond evades everything with fluid footwork.
Even from Danmuji’s perspective, the level of evasion was incomprehensible.
‘Insane.’
-Ooooh
lol
-Whoa
-Wow
-Damn
Twang—
The moment I drew the bowstring, aiming and release happened almost simultaneously.
Thwack!
The arrow embeds perfectly into the enemy’s head.
[Headshot]
From the very first shot, critical damage that shouldn’t be possible at this hour burst forth.
With just that, the enemies panicked.
-Whoa
Even attacking lol
-Wow
-???: Hey Danbong, you forgot what I’m like?
That’s it, haha.
“Die!”
Thang!
Hong-cha’s barrage follows, then Lemon’s fireball.
“Whoooosh!”
Kwakwang!
Gobong charges through the flames.
“Hyaaaah!”
Thud!
A perfect stun on the frontline with a shield slam.
Hahahahaha
Haha, so now you’re a tank? Lol
The willpower of Born to Be… lol
Then came Danmuji’s spear, piercing through.
Whoosh!
The Knight Order team entered perfectly between the enemies in a large formation.
It was a rather successful initiation.
At this, Almond cried out.
“W-who’s calling the shots?”
Damn, haha
That’s totally forced lol
-dude, please shut up.
Let’s just kill them all first and talk later lol
No lol
-why’s he in such a rush today
Haha, the smart guy feeling threatened by pickled radish lol
“Wait, what about conducting? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I was in such a rush that I even stuttered ㅋㅋ”
-please stop… Jott…

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