Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1218

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 103
33. Still, the Mind Works (1)
Despite changing my nickname to Foolish Youth.
I believed my orders would be necessary for victory.
‘If I rely too much on Danmuji alone… it won’t be fun.’
I would follow all of Danmuji’s orders, but I thought that would definitely lead to poor results.
Honestly, I thought that would be better for the broadcast too.
So what were the results?
‘My orders weren’t needed at all!?’
An undefeated victory.
Even if it’s just a casual team rank, there’s quite a difference between 10-1-10 and 1-1-1.
[Frog donated 10,000 won.]
[Ahhh, the hot spring is so warm~ right? Mond?]
-kkkkkkkkkkk
-kkkk
-We jumped in together lol
-The hot spring temperature is just right~
-kkkkkkskkkk
-At least there’s a colleague
Even the viewers were excited.
At least the broadcast was thriving.
After all, I had made comments about Frog’s defense and such.
Wasn’t that plan completely ruined?
But even in this situation, I still held onto hope.
“Ah… we still don’t know how the feedback will turn out.”
Still unknown!
-?
-??
-Almond doesn’t know lol
-Huh? lol
-From his perspective he lost so the feedback will be brutal
-But you’re all 1st place
-lololol
“Well, I see…”
I chuckled, feigning composure.
“You probably don’t understand because you haven’t played sports.”
I recalled my days as an archer in international competitions and explained.
“Not all victories are the same. Some victories are meaningless. They’re hollow victories.”
It wasn’t wrong.
In practice matches where you design the process, winning wasn’t unconditionally the most important thing.
How I won was far more important.
This applies to all professional matches.
Building a solid foundation in the process is what matters most.
The result is merely a byproduct of the process.
Sseung.
After they all returned to the DisWorld lobby,
‘She’s not someone I can just overlook.’
Almond held expectations for Choi Sa-rang.
After all, those games weren’t perfectly flawless.
Feedback would come.
And—
“Thank you for your hard work.”
Clap clap.
Choi Sa-rang smiled and even applauded.
‘Why…?’
Almond’s expression became that of someone who had lost a nation twice over.
-kkkkkkkkkkk
-And Choi Sa-rang’s smile… my heart ♡
Hahaha, that’s hilarious!
-Even the last bastion…
So this is Almond’s grand plan to put an end to the nepotism controversy, right? Wow.
-Did that unnie actually know how to smile like that
-kkkkk I love this so much kkk
Danmuji’s already small eyes grew even smaller as she laughed heartily.
“Ahahaha! What are you saying, thank you~”
-kkkkk Ah~ Ril is so fun!
-Danmuji’s happiness story kkk
-This is what gaming is!
The other Knights were all in a cheerful atmosphere too.
“Ah. Thank you all for your hard work~ Finally the Order has been properly decided~”
“Yes~ Yay~”
“Good! Good! Fighting all the way to the championship~!”
They approached Almond and praised him.
“The Foolish Youth was truly the Ace.”
“For real, for real~ He’s an Ace as long as he doesn’t call the shots~”
Gobong and Lemon spoke excitedly.
But Almond’s expression had simply frozen like glass.
Yet no one noticed.
His expression had never been particularly good at revealing negative emotions anyway.
Hong-cha drove the final nail in here.
“That’s why you’re so foolish~ so foolish~!”
“Straight death sentence lol”
-kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
-Foolish foolish kkkkk
-Foolish<<< the way it sounds is so funny kkkkk
-Are the kids doing this on purpose?
-Should we purge them? Daegam?
-They keep saying foolish foolish? kkkkk
"…."
Since "Foolish" was actually an abbreviation of his real username, Almond had nothing to say.
"Then shall we wrap up for today?"
Choi Sa-rang spoke to everyone with a smile like a kindergarten teacher.
However, that didn't apply to everyone.
"But… Foolish stays behind."
"!?"
Choi Sa-rang specifically pointed at Almond and told him to stay.
lol
-Gasp
-Is this a green light?
-Face ID (Despair Edition)
-Again? kkkkk
-But why did he carry? kkkkk
Wow, that's hilarious lol
-The Room of Truth was where Almond was going~ kkkkkkk
-Now he's not even using formal speech kkkkk

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Once I secured three consecutive 1st Place finishes under the Foolish Youth regime, the community's hot topics transformed entirely.
1st Place) From now on, being foolish is a compliment
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(Photo)
"Do you understand?"
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A photo of my face from the Almond era, massively enlarged and looming down from above.
The perspective was quite violent.
This was because it was taken from the viewpoint of a certain Streamer just before becoming fertile.
-Damn ㅋㅋㅋ the photo ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Ah… I understand!
Stupid youth <<< smarter than smart youth lol
lol lmao
That's irony itself lol
-Melly got wrecked
Mel really needs to get banned lol
The next post was also about Almond.
It seemed like praise for Melly.
2nd Place) ???: Wake up
But it wasn't when you opened it.
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[Reckless Warrior: Wake up, I said. Danmuji.]
[Gobong: Brother, this bastard's laughing?]
(Photo)
"Ahhhhhhh?!"
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A template ending with Danmuji's expression of shock.
The actual content was that I never changed from Reckless Warrior to Foolish Youth.
"Pickled radish expression lol"
That's crazy lolololol
Hahaha, that's so funny!
That's hilarious lol
"Is that what you wanted to happen? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ"
5th Place) Almond's intelligence is an inverse function
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If you try to be smart, you become 3 times dumber, and if you try to be dumb, you become 3 times smarter lolololol
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It was a post comparing my intelligence to stock derivatives.
So Nick is a stupid young man, and even shortened he's still stupid, but just how smart has this guy become? lol
└Unknown: Elon Musk, come out!
└Real talk kkk seems worth a shot
-Lol kkkkk real
-The Clever Youth faction existed too, just the same
Haha, damn it
Come on, you guys are too much. How is Almond supposed to understand this? Mond hyung should be laughing too, right?
Hahahahahahaha (laughing)
└That was the worst kkk
A stolen smile…ㅠㅠ
While we were in the middle of discussing Almond and the Foolish Youth.
10th Place) Real-time Foolish One) Entered the Room of Truth like a dog kkkkkkk
A post about Almond being summoned to the Room of Truth again even decorated the final trending issue.
With just a single nickname change to Foolish Youth, I had generated massive buzz in a match that wasn't even a tournament or scrim.
-Real-time Foolish One kkk kkkkkkk
-When they called me Clever Youth, I didn't think much of it, but Foolish One is ten kkkkkkk
So now idiots are just almonds, right?ㅠㅠㅠ ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-I was wondering who Foolish One was
-It is Foolish One though…
-Lol kkk
-Why's he going again kkk

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After the broadcast ended.
Almond and Choi Sa-rang remained alone in Disc World.
[Entry Denied]
The door was locked.
She seemed to be having trouble standing now, so she summoned a chair and sat down, crossing her legs.
"Why did you stay again?"
"…I'm too foolish to understand."
Pfft.
Laughter leaked from Choi Sa-rang's lips.
I didn't want to laugh. The nickname just fit too well.
"Are you upset?"
"No. It's just… well… I realize I don't know Ril very well."
Almond hadn't actually taken emotional damage from Choi Sa-rang's feedback.
I didn't have the mental fortitude for that.
I was simply beginning to face my own problems head-on.
There was a wall between me and professional gamers.
I felt it clearly.
"Of course you don't. Your opponent is a professional gamer."
"But how did I win against Danmuji back then?"
"Hmm?"
Choi Sa-rang tilted her head with curiosity.
As if asking how I didn't already know.
"Well, that's good. The fact that you're even asking me shows you've grown."
Choi Sa-rang explained it clearly.
"There are often amateurs who can win lane matchups against professionals."
She said such cases happened frequently.
"Moreover, Danmuji wasn't even an active player anymore—he'd already retired after his form had declined significantly."
Lane matchup.
The process of checking each other in the lane while killing minions to earn gold.
In siege warfare, this battle continues until the turret is destroyed, and it becomes the center of all game operations.
"So compared to the Foolish Youth, his physical abilities are inferior and he lacks any sharp edge."
"But he's a professional gamer?"
"Exactly. That's how much talent the Foolish Youth has."
"…."
I was surprised.
I hadn't expected her to acknowledge talent so readily.
"Do you know something?"
"?"
"What happens to most professional gamers when they first get promoted from the second team to make their first-team debut."
"They get crushed?"
"They often carry that match. About 65% of the time."
"…?"
This was completely unexpected.
It's so different from actual sports.
"Why is that?"
"…."
I didn't know.
In archery, that never happens.
"It's because they lack information about their opponents."
"But there should be information from the second team."
"Not that kind of information. Something more…."
Choi Sa-rang suddenly moved close.
Right in front of my face.
"Intuitive things. Like making eye contact with you like this, sensing when you breathe…."
Tap.
Her finger touched the tip of my nose.
"Whether you look left when flustered like now, where your feet are pointing…."
"…."
Her eyes blink as I see them from far too close.
Long lashes settle calmly downward, her gaze shifting lower.
It feels like everything about me is being scanned.
"I want to know everything about you. In the pro scene. Because everyone's skill level is actually quite similar. Battles are decided by psychological warfare and split-second judgment."
"Skill level… similar?"
"Yes. In the scope you're looking at, skill is similar. You might even be worse than the Foolish Youth."
"…?"
Almond thought for a moment.
'Broadcast material.'
If the Viewers mocking him saw this, it would be quite satisfying.
Of course, Almond knew this wasn't simply meant literally.
So he asked.
"Ahem… why are you saying I'm worse than them?"
"Pardon?"
"You just said the pros are worse than me…."
Choi Sa-rang's expression grows serious.
"No, that can't be right. They're better."
"…."
Are you messing with me?
Choi Sa-rang snickers seeing Almond's expression.
"Not teasing~"
Almond doesn't usually show much expression.
But with her, it felt like she could read everything.
'Is that why she's good at games?'
Tap, tap.
She taps her own head again, as if answering his inner thoughts.
"The 'concept' of better and worse is different."
"Concept… what is that?"
At this point, Almond wanted to know.
What was this 'concept' that Ril talked about.
'I've heard it mentioned many times.'
He had tried to study Ril, and learned much through Takoyaki as well.
So he'd heard about concepts many times.
But it was too broad.
Could it be summed up in a single word?
As if shattering such a question, Choi Sa-rang raises her finger.
And explains it precisely.
"In Ril, 'concept' refers to universally occurring phenomena in Ril—things that should occur—systematized as theory. Not merely inductive compilation of information, but a deductive formula."
"…!"
Something suddenly clicks in my mind.
Perhaps because it's mathematical terminology, it's easy to understand.
"Why establish a concept? To understand why something must happen, what causes it, what results it will produce, and what it will cause in turn. In other words… to read the future."
Almond's mouth fell open slightly.
'I couldn't possibly understand this.'
He hadn't delved deeply enough into Ril to truly grasp what theory meant.
"You say it's not inductive or empirical data, but for it to truly become embodied, you need sufficient experience. Time is absolutely crucial. Yet some people can solve calculus with just a few formulas. Others need to learn calculus before they can solve it. That's the growth gap."
"Ah…"
That was true.
For people who love mathematics, there's something puzzling when learning in school.
There's no real need to use that specific formula to solve it.
Yet they insist on substituting that formula to solve it.
But Ril doesn't seem to be that way.
"Everyone can solve Ril's problems differently. The Foolish Youth's homework is to establish your own method as a theory. To show your own concept."
"But…"
Almond tilted his head in confusion.
It wasn't that I couldn't understand everything you said before!
There was genuinely something puzzling me.
"Why are you asking me to do that? Danmuji could just do it instead."
Hadn't I seen today's results?
Almond was already almost convinced.
I only reacted that way because the viewers were teasing me.
I had made up my mind that I'd just follow Danmuji's instructions and win.
"Are you serious?"
"…?"
"First place in all three games today… was that really a first-place strategy?"
Why is this person doing this?
Why are they stirring things up again?
I just need to listen to Danmuji and win the game.
"A concept isn't truth. If someone proves it wrong from a different perspective, it changes. Before Galileo, someone said Earth was the center of the universe. That person was correct. They got first place in school. But was that really first place?"
"…?"
"Anyway, do the homework. It'll help you. Trust me."
Sseung.
Choi Sa-rang vanished, leaving only those words behind.
'My own concept…'
Choi Sa-rang's words lingered in my mind.
Could something like that really develop?
"Hmm."
Sanghyeon opened the search bar.
[Search: Galileo]
"… Ah. He wasn't an incarnate deity after all."
I scratched my head.
"I knew about this."
I felt genuinely grateful that I hadn't turned on the broadcast.

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Meanwhile, Sarang emerged from the capsule, muttering to herself.
"I'm going crazy. Seriously."

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