Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 123

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 123
43. Tutorial (3)
Above Juhyeok’s unglassed eyes, a meteor shower of blue arrows poured down.
A scene where approximately fifteen arrows were unleashed in an instant.
And every single one found its target.
Even Juhyeok, who watched Almond’s broadcasts regularly, stood slack-jawed.
It was a performance that naturally drew admiration.
“…Huh.”
The chat exploded into chaos, messages scrolling upward in a frenzy.
〔Fine… I’ll teach you how to invoke me.〕
Even Reina, who had seemed quite particular, ultimately decided to teach the invocation technique without delay.
‘It seems my affinity has increased.’
Reel was not a simple MOBA game. It contained various other content mixed within.
Affinity with each avatar was particularly notable among these features.
Even with equal skill, low affinity with an avatar put you at a disadvantage.
Raising affinity was itself a form of skill.
This affinity essentially equated to proficiency in handling that avatar.
Only the avatar themselves could recognize and validate that proficiency.
In that sense, Reina’s shift from being particular to becoming quite friendly was an excellent sign.
-Looks like you’re already getting close with Reina.
I’ve never even gotten this far with Reina, but how did they get this far in the tutorial… ㅠㅠ
-Hmph. She’s a trash character anyway so I’m not even jealous!
-If it’s this far in the tutorial, what happens later?
The viewers shared similar thoughts to Juhyeok’s.
They were all already experiencing Almond’s overwhelming skill firsthand.
Right from the tutorial.
“Setting the tone from the tutorial itself. Nice.”
Almond’s first Reel broadcast seemed destined to leave an intensely strong impression.
[Current Viewers: 7.5K]
The recovery of roughly a thousand viewers was one sign of this momentum.
Clap! Clap!
Juhyeok clapped his hands and pumped himself up.
“Good. Let’s hit 10K again.”
We can do this.
No, we had to do this.
We switched games, and within a week we had to recover our original viewership no matter what.
Otherwise, the transition would be considered a failure.
‘What I can do is….’
My gaze turned to the statistics program displayed on the right monitor.
I picked up my pen again and began recording the key statistics in my notebook.
I needed to understand what kind of viewers were coming in, and what broadcasts they watched together.
Based on that, I had to devise a strategy.
That was Juhyeok’s job.

* * *
〔Not just Divine Descent, but all active skills have something called ‘cognitive action’…〕
Meanwhile, Reina was in the middle of explaining.
I was also keeping track of the viewer count in the chat window.
‘7.5 thousand… it’s recovering. Or is this new traffic?’
The numbers had risen from the 6,000s to the 7,000s.
Even though we were still just doing the tutorial, this kind of growth wasn’t bad.
But I had no way of knowing whether the Battle Rage users who had left were returning, or if new casual players were flowing in.
Juhyeok would probably provide statistics on this anyway.
〔Contractor. You’re listening, right?〕
Almond flinched without realizing it.
“Ah. Yes. Of course. The cognitive action….”
〔Sigh. I’m not explaining this twice. Got it!?〕
“Yes!”
This wasn’t right.
Almond reflected on himself. At the same time, he was surprised at himself.
He was being shaken more than expected by the viewer decline.
This was something he hadn’t anticipated.
‘Why am I like this.’
Without realizing it, he had already become a true broadcaster.
Now the viewers had become far too precious to him.
That’s why he was dwelling on it.
Even though he already knew the viewers would decrease, he couldn’t help but be concerned.
Almond shook his head vigorously.
As if trying to regain his focus.
‘Get it together. If you only watch the scoreboard and miss the ball, how can you win the game.’
He recalled the words his basketball senior used to always say, and refocused on the game.
Delivering the best gaming performance and broadcast to the viewers who were here now.
That was the only thing he could do.
If he concentrated only on that, before long all the viewers would return.
Just as the scoreboard changes without you noticing when you focus on the ball.
〔…Got it? Now, try it once.〕
“…?”
Oh no.
I didn’t hear it again.
〔…Hey!〕

* * *
Almond truly lacked any talent for listening to lectures since childhood.
According to Almond’s own claim, one could say he possessed “an exceptional talent for letting things go in one ear and out the other.”
This talent proved invaluable during archery. The moment he released an arrow, his mind filled entirely with that single action, and no distracting element could affect him.
However, now that “exceptional talent” was pushing Reina to her absolute limit.
〔…Hey!〕
Reina finally let out a shout.
-Lolololol
-Insane lol
-There it is, Reina’s shout!
-Industry award lol
-I’m actually loving this!
She always maintained her composure as a divine being, speaking in a measured tone.
Now it was simply the voice of an ordinary angry woman.
〔Are you ignoring me!? Or are you deaf!?〕
“W-well, that’s not it….”
-Lololol this is hilarious lol
-Almond getting scolded is so cute
-Almond… you’re just like me. Can’t pay attention in class.
-I can feel the academic achievement level, bro.
-Geniuses always get like this when they’re lost in their own thoughts lol
The viewers watching Almond get scolded for the first time laughed heartily.
It was a scene that revealed Almond’s unique humanity.
No one watched streams to see perfectly virtuous humans, so these moments were actually positive for the broadcast.
〔Sigh… really… I can’t do this.〕
“W-well then, should we just stop? We can try again next time.”
Almond seemed almost sincere.
He was thinking that since Reina was just a game character anyway, if he turned her off and back on, she’d return to her non-angry state…
-This crazy guy is trying to pull the quitter card here?
-Dude, you gotta finish the tutorial!
-No lol what are you doing!
-Wow Reina’s really about to go berserk now
-Bro this is all being saved!
Because Almond was the type to view surrender like a kill condition, the viewers were equally shocked.
Moreover, such a defeatist statement was precisely what Reina hated most.
He thought she might spiral out of control beyond any point of return.
However, all expectations were shattered.
〔W-what!?〕
Reina instead reacted with surprise, asking in return.
“What… what are you talking about? Why are you stopping?”
“You said you couldn’t do it….”
“That’s… fine. This is really the last time. Listen carefully.”
Reina suddenly resumed the lesson.
She had unintentionally collected countless hooks.
-????????
-???
-Rei…na?
-Breaking news) Reina’s facial recognition feature has been patched….
-Sis, you never….
-What is this?
Even for Reina, she didn’t want to lose a contractor like Almond.

* * *
Reina finished the lesson on Divine Descent once more.
“There aren’t many contractors at your level these days, so I’m teaching you again as a special case. Now try it for real.”
Listening to it, the explanation wasn’t particularly grand.
It was simply that Almond’s concentration during the lesson was remarkable.
‘If I execute the predetermined cognitive motion, it activates immediately.’
Cognitive motion.
In full-dive style games, activating skills by pressing buttons is inefficient.
First of all, there simply isn’t a keyboard.
You’d have to summon a virtual keyboard and press buttons in an instant.
It’s far too slow.
Next is the ‘thought recognition’ method.
A method where it activates automatically just by thinking.
This method is sometimes adopted. Kingdom Age is a prime example.
However, the thought recognition method often goes haywire during complex melees.
Because human thought isn’t formed in a single thread.
It might work in solo games like Kingdom, but it’s unusable in multiplayer games where combat becomes chaotically entangled.
So the method Rill adopted was the ‘cognitive motion’ system.
When you execute a specific motion, that skill activates.
The cognitive motions are chosen to be distinctive enough that they can’t be performed accidentally, yet quick enough to execute.
Generally, complex finger movements are frequently used.
‘The hand blade and index and middle fingers….’
For example, Reina’s method activates Divine Descent when the index and middle fingers of the right hand cross in an X shape with the hand blade of the left hand.
‘Like this?’
As Almond executed that motion,
Boom──
A heavy, resonant sound erupted.
[Divine Descent – Magical Archer]
Crimson letters like blood materialized before my eyes.
They were unsettling characters that seemed to drip viscously downward.
〔I shall now realize the contract sealed in blood.〕
A majestic voice resonated—far different from the familiar Reina from moments before.
And then──
Crash!
A sticky, dark crimson tide of blood surged forth from ahead.
It was like lava forged from blood itself.
And from within that lava, a silhouette gradually took form.
Contrasting against the acrid ash and dark red liquid.
Pale skin, a blue cloak, silver hair and brilliant golden locks that were nearly indistinguishable from each other.
“At last, you’ve summoned me. My contractor.”
In the blue eyes glancing backward, Almond’s face was reflected.
Reina’s crimson lips curved upward slightly as their eyes met.
-Reinaaaaaaa!
-Damn, Reina’s Divine Descent never gets old
-This is what a masterpiece looks like
-Kyaaaa~~~!
-Activate the skill, sis! Kill them all!
Reina turned her head forward and drew her bowstring.
Screeeech──
The fluttering blue silk robe and golden hair, combined with her precise drawing stance.
If carved into a statue, it would be worth a fortune—a dazzling figure that hurt to behold.
Above it, the aura of blue mana stirred to life.
Huuuuum…!
Mana gathered into the enormous bow.
The surrounding air began to tremble violently.
The blue light accumulated and converged, creating sparks.
Crackle crackle crackle…!
Pure condensed energy itself.
That immense power rested solely in Reina’s hands gripping the bowstring.
Her slender white fingers then released it.
Twang──
The fusion of energy rushed forth like a wild beast returning to its savage nature,
──Booooooom!!!
devouring everything ahead and sweeping it away in white light.
Even Almond, my contractor, had to close his eyes against the sun-like intensity.
“….”
Grooooan….
The ground still trembles like an echo, unable to fully absorb the impact.
‘…Wow.’
As the smoke cleared, half of the enemy stronghold’s tower health had vanished, and all the enemy archers positioned on the hill and the soldiers charging forward were gone.
They had all burned to death in the light.
“This is my divine skill. It activates once right after I’m divinely possessed.”
Gulp.
Only after witnessing Reina’s divine skill firsthand did Almond truly feel it.
‘This is it.’
Perhaps this incarnation suited him even better than Sana.
Seeing Almond’s expression, a fresh smile graced Reina’s lips.
It wasn’t a mocking smile.
“I haven’t taught you everything yet. But at this point, you’re ready to face real combat. Contractor.”
“Have I learned all the skills now?”
“No. Not yet. But there’s too much to explain word by word. You’re supposed to learn by getting beaten up anyway.”
Smirk.
She laughed once, as if to reassure him.
After that, Reina vanished like melting snow, and the tutorial came to an end.
Don’t go, noona ㅠㅠㅠ
-Sis I’m dying
-Sis kill them all!
“and Jonye boss ㅠㅠ”
-That’s why Reina is the best lol
[You have completed the tutorial!]
[Try challenging the real battlefield!]

* * *
Almond was summoned back to the waiting area where he could queue.
As if on cue, a message appeared.
[Please set the Contractor’s name.]
It was a nickname.
Almond naturally wanted to use Almond, but someone already owned that name.
[That nickname is already in use.]
-Lmao Almond got stolen
-Almond’s the kind of name worth stealing anyway.
-How about nuts
He tried nuts too, but that was already taken as well.
‘This is serious.’
It was a moment where I could truly grasp the sheer difference in player count compared to Battle Rage.
“Hmm… I guess I’ll go with something people don’t know much about.”
[Reckless Warrior]
Almond typed in the name of the mobile game he was supposed to advertise.
[The Contractor’s name has been set to ‘Reckless Warrior.’]
“Oh. That worked.”
Fortunately, Reckless Warrior went through successfully.
It felt like divine guidance telling me to advertise.
-You crazy bastard…
-You tricked me! This is an ad
-Even now with the ad lmaooo
-Were you in the marketing department at your previous company!?
-What is this?
-The persistence is insane lol
-The god of advertising.
Now Almond quickly turned the queue to head to the battlefield.
[The Contractor’s level is too low; Ranked cannot be accessed.]
Ranked wasn’t available.
-lol newbie cutoff
-How can you do Ranked without even an ID!
-lololol
I can’t even reach almond rank ㅠㅠ
“Ah… right. I’m a total newbie.”
Almond scratched my head.
‘Yeah, that would be a burden.’
After all, proceeding through Ranked knowing only how to use a single Incarnation was absurd.
If Reina got banned, I’d have nothing I could do.
I had no idea what kind of abuse my teammates would throw at me.
“Alright. Let’s try a casual Normal match then.”
The Normal queue popped in five seconds flat.
Whoooosh!
The scenery shifted in an instant, and I found myself in some sort of Magical Realm.
There were four other contractors there—users, in other words.
The moment I entered, Almond could grasp what kind of game this really was.
“Damn it. We’re level one?”

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