Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1240

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 125
39. There’s No Way He’s Smart (1)
Imagine if the subway and roads you commute through had an owner who could set tolls however they pleased.
That owner would have a profound impact on your life.
That’s exactly how platforms make their money.
Theoretically, Streamers can broadcast from anywhere as long as they have fans.
But in reality, there are only certain places where they can actually stream.
For most Streamers, the platform is an entity that can shake their entire existence in its hands.
If a platform makes a request, it’s extremely difficult for Streamers to refuse.
Especially when it’s a planned broadcast event.
“Who ordered this! N-not even the tournament organizers… is this from the platform!?”
So it made sense that Jello would interpret the official document he brought as a decision from the platform.
“No.”
It wasn’t even that.
The way the world works isn’t that simple—there’s no eternal superior.
For a Streamer like Jello, the platform is actually the subordinate.
No matter what they try to change, they have to seek his approval, and they can’t control him with some official document like this.
“It’s higher up.”
Obviously, it came from somewhere higher.
But compared to him, the other Streamers—ordinary mortals—were bewildered.
Even Balloon Gum.
“…H-higher up?”
Dotorimuk trembled violently.
Like an ancient theologian first having geocentrism refuted.
Learning for the first time that there were other stars beyond this solar system, that galaxies even existed.
“S-something like that exists?”
“What on earth is this. Did a government audit come down!?”
Hahahahahahaha
State audit lol
If it’s a cross-platform competition, it’s worth coming out for.
Haha, damn it lol
How far are you going, bro? lol
Surprisingly, it was Mosol who got the answer right.
“Pollis… is it?”
Being a Streamer who specialized in Ril, he could tell immediately.
There was no one but Pollis who could make even Jello, a ‘platform-tier Streamer’, tremble.
“…P-Pollis?”
Dotorimuk and Balloon Gum asked again, as if confirming.
*Nod.*
Jello’s head nodded heavily.
Ril’s production company and operating entity—the administrators of countless games and tournaments connected to it.
While streamers could switch platforms easily enough, most of those who had built their fanbases on Ril were mere insects before these titans.
If they decided to permanently ban an account or file a broadcast restriction request?
Since the copyright holder was the game company, the streamer had no recourse whatsoever.
Of course, such things didn’t happen easily.
There was almost no precedent for it.
Yet if the conditions and justifications were in place, they could execute it.
It was much like how countless nuclear powers in the world had never actually launched their weapons.
The fact that they’d never wielded their power didn’t make that power disappear.
Rather, it only grew stronger.
Pollis occupied the same position.
-Gasp
-Wow
-Scary
-Whoa
-That’s higher up, huh kekekeke
-Seriously higher up
-Wow…
-A thousand people…
-Did you receive a divine revelation? Jello?
So the viewers all seemed to understand.
From the start, this official notice had clear grounds.
They were not only the game developers but also the largest sponsors of the inter-platform tournament.
They had more than enough control over the unspecified details of how this tournament would proceed.

* * *
“So from now on, it looks like we’ll be conducting scrims only within Cheese.”
Choi Sa-rang finished her explanation within the Knight Order channel.
“So, so does that mean we can participate in scrims now too?”
Danmuji asked on behalf of the group.
“Yes. A separate channel has been opened for the coaches to coordinate and take turns managing it.”
“Wow~”
The usual complaints that always surfaced during these streamer tournaments—who provided scrims and how much, who deliberately didn’t help, and so on.
All of that would be completely eliminated now.
“Once we get past the preliminaries, ten teams from each platform will remain, and from that point on, scrims won’t be a problem at all.”
They’d be playing against the same set roster of opponents every time.
“That’s amazing.”
Hong-cha-do was pleased as well.
She too—though she didn’t look it at all—had always found it difficult to ask other teams for scrims.
“But… how did you find out about this first, Coach?”
“Oh.”
Sarang smiled as she answered.
“I just happened to receive it first by chance. That’s also why I was late today. It’ll probably be distributed to all the other teams soon.”
“Ah…”
It wasn’t particularly hard to accept.
Even if it came down from Pollis, the ones actually distributing it would be the platform managers.
She probably just happened to mention it while contacting a manager about something else.
That’s what the others thought, but Danmuji felt differently.
‘What is this.’
He stared intently at Choi Sa-rang’s face.
‘Who exactly is that person…?’
He couldn’t shake the feeling that she had orchestrated this entire situation.
‘Right when finding scrims became difficult, suddenly this massive restructuring happens.’
Usually, rules like this came down along with the announcement that tournament practice was starting.
He’d participated in many large and small streamer tournaments, but never once had Pollis set practice rules from their end like this.
Even for large-scale content featuring inter-platform competition, this was a special case.
If it was special, they should have informed everyone in advance with special consideration.
No matter how much power Pollis wielded, they didn’t abuse their position carelessly.
‘Hmm.’
Danmuji scratched his head.
‘Is she the daughter of someone important?’
From the atmosphere she gave off, she was definitely from a wealthy family.
But did she have connections to some place with actual power, not just money?
Usually families like that don’t let their kids play games?
‘No… even if she did have that kind of influence, would she really use it for just some event tournament…?’
Is she seriously into the game?
If I had to guess, could she be the daughter of some high-ranking person in the gaming industry?
Various thoughts swirled together.
*Tap.*
Goguma tapped his shoulder from beside him.
“Hey. That worked out, didn’t it?”
“Ah, um… what…?”
“Finding Scream is so stressful.”
“Right, right.”
Danmuji, nodding slowly, suddenly smacked the back of Goguma’s head.
*Whack!*
“Ow! What the—!”
“You fool! Why did you drop the formal speech all of a sudden! Did you forget you lost the bet!?”
“Ah… oh no! I apologize! But, um, how long ago did I lose that bet anyway…?”
“Stop talking! The bet condition was supposed to last until this whole thing ended!”
*Stomp stomp!*
Danmuji stomped on Goguma repeatedly with his feet.
Hahahahaha that’s too much haha
He’s only a hero when it comes to sweet potatoes lol
I can’t laugh that hard lol
“Then just practice separately until today. The other teams are doing the same anyway. I’ll go to Coach’s channel and coordinate the schedule, then come back.”
Goguma jumped up and saluted.
“Yes! Understood!!”
*Whoosh!*
Choi Sa-rang disappeared like that.
“So then…”
The Knight Order all looked at each other awkwardly.
They had to practice on their own without the Coach leading them.
“Who’s calling the shots?”
“!”
Hong-cha pulled out a bomb from the start.
hahahaha
-Is that still not settled??
-Wasn’t it decided to be Danmuji?
-Could it be the Foolish Youth…?
-Oh
“Is it Tsukuyomi? lol”
-Just take turns doing it
-Whoever threw the hamburger should be Class Representative~
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Meanwhile, Tottia, who had been Danmuji’s friend and Coach.
He was also relaying information to his own team.
“And so… Paprika will be playing against Paprika. We’ll need to readjust the schedule.”
Everyone looked confused.
But Kalchi, the ace of this team, clapped his hands in delight at the news.
“Ah. That worked out well.”
“?”
Everyone’s eyes questioned why.
“You don’t know? The Cheese team isn’t in good shape. What’s going to come from them just practicing among themselves? Kalkalkal!”
Kalchi laughed excitedly.
-Lolololol
-For real lol
-Kalkalkal lololol
-Some teams really do have all their strength concentrated
-Lololol that’s right
-For real…
“It’s the natural law of ranked games: you become like those around you.”
No matter how skilled someone is, if they play ranked games at the platinum tier for too long, they become accustomed to that level’s rules.
That’s why maintaining the highest rank possible each season is how you preserve your skills.
That’s why you have to maintain the highest rank possible every season to keep your skills sharp.

“That’s true.”
“Oh… our average skill level is higher, so we almost got screwed over.”
Kalchi’s teammates all nod in agreement.
“Truly a solo queue warrior.”
Kalchi performed well during his pro days, but even after retirement, he’d never dropped outside the top 10 rankings, and the same held true for survival matches.
He was a representative skilled broadcaster.
“Plus, here’s what’s even better. It’s a platform inter-league tournament anyway. There’s prize money for the winning team, but there’s also platform rewards and benefits. Basically, we’re all one team, right?”
Kalchi certainly had a sharp eye for the bigger picture.
He analyzed even the tournament rules like a game.
“We can just share all strategies and tactics from the back, and we can even team up with certain teams. There’s nothing about that in the rulebook at all. Right?”
Tottia nods at those words.
“Yeah, that’s right. It actually seems like they’re encouraging teaming. Like how we’re not doing scrims with each other either.”
At this, streamer Flounder makes a surprised expression.
“Wow… damn… so we’re doing 25 vs 25 in the survival match?”
He looked like a flounder, so his name was Flounder.
He was often mistaken for being named after Kalchi because he was a fan.
After revealing his face later, everyone understood that was a misunderstanding.
His main position was Tank.
-Expression kekekeke
-Real flounder himself
-Hit the aquarium wall;
-Kekekekekekekekekekeke
-This guy’s face is literally a cheat code
Tottia corrects Flounder’s thinking once.
“I’m not sure if it’ll work out that easily. But in extreme cases, that situation is possible.”
Another streamer asks a question.
Her name is Pretzel.
Her main position was Assassin.
“Coach! But do the hidden players also participate in scrims? I heard those people are with Paprika?”
“Ah…”
Tottia examines the official document carefully.
“There’s no mention of that… but instead, there’s one more team added to Paprika?”
“Really? What’s the team name!?”
“Ril Classico.”
“!?”
-Gasp
-What
-Huh?
-Ril Classico? Kekekeke what kekekeke
-Are they old-timers?
-People with class showing up, are you serious? Kekekeke
-Could be sarcasm lol
-Aren’t they has-beens? Kekekeke

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