Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1206

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 91
29. Who’s Directing? (3)
In truth, I knew it myself.
I had never really demonstrated anything through strategic gameplay.
There were countless reasons for that, but the most fundamental one was this.
‘I don’t understand the game well enough.’
I became famous as a streamer precisely because I played without understanding the game at all.
The appeal was how I excelled in my own way despite knowing nothing.
That was my selling point.
The strange unconventional plays that emerged were mostly just results of me trying my hardest in my own way.
But the problem arose as my career progressed.
Now I was beginning to understand the game bit by bit.
I learned the skills of dozens of incarnations in Ril, and I understood lane phase split operations.
I knew how certain matchups countered others.
I even studied in my spare time now.
And gradually, things became clearer.
Where the enemies feared, the moments they couldn’t predict.
‘What I can do.’
Plays only I could execute.
When these three elements combined─
Whoosh!
My arrow pierced perfectly through the enemy team’s vital point.
[Team 7 eliminated!]
Another enemy team was annihilated.
[The Reckless Warrior is running wild!]
That approach worked again.
‘It worked again.’
My own path.
It definitely existed.
So I couldn’t help but wonder—what would happen if I led the team proactively?
What if the entire team walked my path?
‘I’ve tried it before though….’
Ah, of course I had tried it.
‘As the Clever Youth.’
Even after winning the international championship, I had similar thoughts, so I created a commander account called Clever Youth and played with it.
I thought I might be able to do it like Cookie or Choi Sun-sin.
I believed there would be my own path there too.
-Stupid youth…
-What is this
-This is disgusting lol kkkkk
-And…
-Legend kkkkk
The results came out in the exact opposite way from what I wanted.
The name “Clever Youth” had been tarnished.
But Almond didn’t give up, and look at me now!
He simply loosened his neck without saying much.
“Ahem~”
Praise flowed out on its own.
-Direction? Clever Youth~!
-Ttok-cheong! Ttok-cheong! Ttok-cheong
-“If you personify strategy, that’s Almond” by Ttok-cheong
-This is it~kkkkkkk
That’s not a standard Korean phrase that can be directly translated. The characters “-아몬도일 ㄷㄷ” don’t form coherent Korean words. Could you provide more context or verify the spelling?
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This was the result of all my efforts so far… or so I believed.

* * *
[The Reckless Warrior goes berserk!]
The Knight Order heard the news that the opposing team had been completely wiped out on their way to the vault.
[Team 7 out!]
An entire team vanished from the game in an instant.
“Whoa!? What! They swept them all!”
“Insane strategy, Almondil…”
Clang.
The Knight Order opened the vault as quickly as possible while muttering those words.
“Done… done!”
Hong-cha solved the vault lock.
Earlier he said he’d smash the wall, but the lock puzzle turned out to be easier than expected, so he just solved it.
-Ooh
-Wow
-Hong-cha’s good
-This level for a first try?
-The puzzle was hard though…
-Lucky with the key duty~
Each vault lock has a different puzzle prepared for it.
Since these are often harder than expected, most teams end up taking the risk of smashing the wall.
When that happens, there’s a fatal disadvantage of having to face all the monsters inside.
But since the vault’s lifeline is “clear time,” there was no helping it.
“Get inside! Get inside!”
Danmuji is urgently checking behind us and gesturing for me to hurry—for much the same reason.
‘We’re falling behind in levels.’
Despite having defeated quite a few enemies, we’re likely losing out on experience.
In the early stages, monsters grant far more experience than Players do.
Defeating Players without contracts is merely slaying Minions.
So the longer we delay cracking the vault, the more pointless it becomes.
In a survival match, time is experience itself.
‘Huh?’
Someone is running toward us rapidly from over there.
“Big brother~!”
Danmuji waves his hand.
It was Almond.
“Come quickly!”

* * *
The entire Knight Order entered the vault.
Thud.
Danmuji shut the door behind us, making it appear from the outside as though the vault hadn’t been cracked yet.
“Phew.”
He observes the outside through a small gap in the door and exhales in relief.
“Everyone, quietly open one box each.”
The entire Knight Order dispersed throughout the vault, opening Rune boxes.
Not every Rune box yielded quality Runes.
In fact, at this stage of the vault, even if a Legendary Rune appears, only one drops.
Ting~
“Ooh!”
[Rune of Enlightenment]
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Grade: Legendary
Effect: Gain enlightenment regarding one contracted ability and awaken it.
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It was a Rune that strengthened skills.
With three additional Runes appearing, we now had enough to contract two more people.
“Well then….”
Danmuji felt we needed to proceed with contracting immediately.
Since we’re already falling behind in levels, we need to increase the number of Contractors quickly to catch up.
“Gobong, and….”
Contracting the Tank first would be the orthodox approach to gain an advantage.
However, we cannot give the Legendary Rune to the Tank.
This legendary rune is for Ace.
‘The problem is that it’s a skill-enhancement type.’
Skill-enhancement runes are somewhat ambiguous.
They’re undeniably powerful, but you need the expertise to maximize their potential.
Normally, I should contract this with Almond or Hong-cha. That way we’d have good balance with one ADC and one tank.
But—
‘This… this is bad.’
Almond’s eyes were sparkling far too brightly.
Hadn’t he just displayed incredible prowess by annihilating an entire team of seven?
Hong-cha didn’t seem eager to contract first either, for whatever reason.
‘Ah… this rune really needs to be used skillfully…’
A rune that strengthens and transforms skills.
It’s the ultimate variable creator, but if it’s used on some bizarre avatar’s bizarre skills, or handled by some strange player, it becomes meaningless.
‘Actually, for Almond, a pure stat-boosting rune would be the best.’
My head ached.
But I found it too difficult to ignore his performance just now.
“Almond. Please take it.”
“Got it.”
Almond nodded and accepted the rune.
A legendary rune.
‘Oh…’
This was my first time equipping a legendary rune.
And a rune that transforms skills at that.
“By the way, sir. To use that rune properly, it would be better if you didn’t play as Reina—”
Kwakwang!
Light poured over Almond, and a figure with long blonde hair materialized.
〔It’s you after all, Almond.〕
“Pu… puhuh?!”
“What? Just now? I must have misheard, right?”
When contracting with an avatar for the first time, its voice echoes throughout the surroundings.
-King, it’s you Almond kkkkkkk
-It’s me~! Almondoo!
Hahahaha lol hahaha
-Kya
Face ID is crazy.
“That’s… that’s not the problem!”
Danmuji flailed both arms wildly, shouting frantically.
-?
-??
-Why is she like that
-Huh?
I finally let slip what I’d been holding back.
“Reina has no skills worth enhancing! Plus… she’s a trash character! Wasting a legendary rune on her is madness!”
A moment of silence fell.
Even Almond scratched his head.
‘Is that really it?’
Since Danmuji knew survival battles so well, if he said so, there was no choice but to accept it.
-Oh
-Gasp
-Yikes
-Kkkkkkkkk
-Well, that’s true…
-Kkkkkkkkk
-If she transforms weirdly, she’s completely doomed lol
-Real talk lol
Oh no, this is bad ㅠ
Regardless, Almond’s body began glowing red.
[Through the Enlightenment Rune’s effect, you can gain a profound understanding of one of two abilities.]
1. Mana Burst
2. Rolling
[However, be cautious as the skill may transform in unintended ways.]
Every member of the Knight Order’s eyes turned toward Almond.
But Almond’s gaze remained fixed on the skill window.
He was completely absorbed in it.
‘Mana Burst is definitely the superior skill. Enhancing that would be the right choice.’
Truthfully, it was an unusually practical thought for someone like me.
When you think of Reina, what skill comes to mind?
It’s not Rolling.
It’s Mana Burst—the skill that chains combos together and deals explosive damage.
If I were to enhance something, this was obviously the right call.
But then Danmuji urgently tried to stop me.
“W-wait, hyung. If you pick Mana Burst—”
Boom!
[You have gained enlightenment regarding the skill ‘Mana Burst’!]
Danmuji was always one step behind me.
-Too slow man
-Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
-Kkkkkkk lol
-Almond just picks whatever
-Tsk tsk, slow
-Hahahahaha
-Alpha male choice lol
-The choice? Almondil
Pfft!
The other Streamers burst out laughing.
But Danmuji didn’t.
“No… this can’t be happening!”
Thud.
Danmuji collapsed to the floor.
-Hahahahahahahaha
-Hahahaha oof hahahaha
-Danmuji sobbing hahahaha
-Damn it hahahaha
He simply couldn’t handle watching his strategic blueprint crumble like this.
“What? Is it really that bad?”
Almond wore a genuinely puzzled expression.
This was just a team rank match, after all.
Not even a practice game or scrim.
-Hahahahahaha
-Perpetrator mentality lol
-That’s fair though
-Hmm I guess so
-Danmuji’s got some obsessive tendencies
Danmuji wanted to win this tournament.
Even during his cursed pro days, he never won once—only second place.
And didn’t this man prevent him from winning the Streamer Tournament too?
‘This is serious.’
That’s why he thought teaming up with Almond would guarantee victory.
He thought it would be that simple.
‘Now that I’m actually playing with him, he’s really not that different from Balloon Gum.’
Almond is just Balloon Gum who plays games well.
I don’t understand how the two propositions “plays games well” and “is Balloon Gum” can move together like this.
Anyway, he’s that kind of existence.
An absurd irregular like no other.
“Taco… what exactly is he…”
-Hahahahahahahahahaha
-Hahahaha for real
-Taco’s father finally realizes~
-Damn hahahaha suddenly praising Taco haha
Chuckle.
Almond honestly thought Danmuji was overreacting as he read through the enhanced skill.
‘…Hm?’
His expression gradually stiffened.

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Sarang tilted her head.
‘Hmm.’
She had chosen enlightenment regarding Reina’s mana explosion.
‘Enlightenment runes have so many variables that using them on a skill that touches the core of an incarnation like that is problematic.’
Mana explosion.
This skill was practically Reina’s lifeline.
The massive damage that triggers when you build three or more combos and destroy the targets created by her unique passive ‘Sharpshooter’s Pride.’
The more combos stack, the higher the damage dealt.
Without this, Reina only deals slightly more damage when hitting targets.
It doesn’t build explosively.
If the transformation’s variance became too large, Reina would become nearly unusable.
‘But… if it turns out well?’
What if the enhancement worked out perfectly instead?
It would unleash absurd destructive power.
A moment later─
-Gasp
-Yikes
-Huh?
-?
-Pfft kkk
The transformed skill appeared.
‘This got interesting.’
That was the extent of my impression.
Either way, winning or losing didn’t matter in this game.
Wasn’t this game meant to test the team’s synergy?
‘Right now, something else is the real problem.’
Danmuji is fuming, and Almond looks bewildered.
‘As expected, Almond and Danmuji aren’t clicking.’
It wasn’t a matter of who was right or wrong.
Their personalities were completely different.
This never showed in Seok.
Because their hierarchy was clear.
Almond was the Daegam, Danmuji was the strategist.
This would be the most ideal structure, but Ril is different.
Danmuji’s knowledge and skill are too exceptional.
Now I understand why Almond was so eager to demand command authority.
‘They clearly want to establish their hierarchy.’
These two need to settle the order between themselves.
‘But… that won’t be easy.’
Sarang let out a bitter smile.
Reflecting on her own past, that process had been anything but smooth.

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