Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1241

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 126
39. There’s No Way They’re Smart (2)
Though it’s siege-based, the Knight Order’s specs rank among the highest within Cheese.
First, there are officially two Challengers.
Hong-cha and Danmuji exist.
Lemon is a Supporter who reaches Master-tier skill level under the premise of being together with Hong-cha.
Goguma is a solid Gold player, but has good game sense.
And Almond is essentially an existence that doesn’t fall behind the Challengers above in terms of combat power—or perhaps even surpasses them.
The possibility of them finishing at a low rank in a regular survival match, not even an internal scrim, was astronomically slim from the start.
“…But an idiot pulls it off.”
Hong-cha muttered with an exasperated expression.
Doodung!
[Too bad!]
[8th Place]
-Kekekekekekekekekekekekeke
-Kekekeke wait kekeke
-Why are they listening to him kekeke
-His persuasion power just went through the roof lol
-This is ridiculous for real…
-How did they end up 8th with that roster…
How did this even happen?
Those watching from this point onward couldn’t help but be curious.
-Wait why is the idiot calling orders again???
-Insane kekekekekeke
-Big idiot
-Lolkekekekekekeke
-What’s going on exactly
The incident began like this.
Twenty minutes earlier.
Coach Choi Sa-rang said she had to attend a coach meeting and left after instructing them to practice with team ranking today.
When only the Knight Order remained alone on the channel.
“So who’s calling our orders?”
Hong-cha casually brought up the team’s taboo topic.
No one answered easily.
They already had the answer in their heads, but they weren’t confident enough to insist on it.
Even though Coach Choi Sa-rang had called Almond aside to scold him, she hadn’t said anything like “don’t call orders again,” and she hadn’t praised Danmuji either.
Most importantly, Danmuji himself couldn’t assert it as confidently as last time.
His thoughts had changed considerably after watching King Gul’s field study.
“Let’s just go in for now.”
“…Just like that?”
“Yeah. Pro teams don’t usually set separate main orders like that anyway.”
“Well, that’s because they’re all skilled.”
“….”
-Kekekekekekekekekekeke
-Lol kekekeke
-That’s true
-Real talk…
-Haha, that’s the truth
That was the reality.
All the players on professional teams possessed considerable game understanding.
Of course, there was a hierarchy among them, but fundamentally they were people who far exceeded the level of ‘being able to have discussions.’
But this place was different.
At this, Goguma spoke up.
“Hong-cha… what are you saying right now? Are you implying that someone here isn’t skilled? Huh?”
Goguma was trying to put Hong-cha in an awkward position.
“Ah… No! That’s not it! We’re, we’re not a pro team!”
Hong-cha’s face turned bright red.
He was flustered.
“Let’s coordinate and play.”
At that moment, Almond made a decision.
“Huh?”
“?”
Almond shrugged and spoke again.
“Let’s go in and coordinate as we play. We’re wasting time like this anyway, so let’s just get a match in.”
“….”
That made sense.
The Knight Order all nodded their heads.
At that moment, they probably all felt it to some degree.
‘In the end, Almond has to be the one making decisions.’
‘After all, everyone listens well to what he says anyway…?’
An order couldn’t simply be determined by skill level.
Since it was ultimately something people did, it could be more important who people listened to better and who the leader was.
The position of leader was determined in a strangely natural way by instinctive animal sense.
When it came to the Knight Order’s leader, it was undoubtedly and truly Almond.
Even now, as they were debating the order, his single word instantly organized everything.
“Let’s do it. Let’s go in. Losing doesn’t matter anyway.”
“Okay~”
“Yeah, yeah, let’s have fun~~”
Whack!
Danmuji smacked the back of Gobong’s head.
“Stop playing games just for fun!”
“…Ah, no, I meant to play the game enjoyably… sir?”
“Don’t play it enjoyably! Damn it!”
“!?”
Danmuji was taking out his frustration on Gobong for no reason.
-Kekekekekekekekekekekekeke
-Kekekekeke don’t play the game enjoyably kekeke
That’s too much ㅠㅠ ㅋㅋ
-Fun-focused players are annoying
-Put in more effort, Gobong
-He needs a bomb necklace lol
And so they began the game without any particular strategy.
It was more of a warm-up, you could say.
They had decided to go in and coordinate as they played.
“Let’s go this way. The route from the vault to the turtle is smooth.”
“The shadows gather around there. Won’t they group up here? If we win here, it’s a huge advantage.”
“Here! Here! Enemy!”
In reality, Almond was calling all the shots.
This was the natural flow of things.
Even Almond himself didn’t understand why.
‘Huh?’
At some point, he realized he was the only one talking.
He wished the results at least turned out well.
[8th Place]
Kwakwang!
He had greedily aimed for 1st place and ended up in 8th.
This was a typical Ttok-cheong style defeat.
“…Sigh, we haven’t improved at all.”
Hong-cha muttered in disbelief.
This applied not only to Almond, but to himself and the rest of the teammates as well.
Everyone was too captivated by Almond’s words and just followed along.
Danmuji in particular was even more captivated by Almond’s words than before.
Had something changed in his mindset?
“Ah… no. We didn’t fail to improve.”
Danmuji spoke as if making an excuse.
“Then what is it?”
“Almond’s persuasiveness has improved.”
“!”
-Kekekekekekekekekekekekekekekeke
-Kekekekekekekekeke lol
He/She got way too good at talking shit.
His political skills are maxed out lol
-This is scary…
An almond equipped with populism lol
That was it.
I had learned how to build the foundation for my arguments.
I learned that from King Gul.
So my judgment seemed oddly sound in every way.
But that was precisely the problem.
“….”
I stared blankly at the number 8 before speaking to the viewers.
“This is a transitional phase.”
As my persuasiveness increased, my rationalization became equally impressive.
“Muscles only grow when eggs crack and hurt.”
-For real…
Hahahahahaha
Hahahahaha lol hahahaha
-That’s true though
-There’s always a transitional phase~
-But it hurts way too much…?
“They’re saying it’s not that the egg cracked, but that the arm broke lol”
‘Hmm….’
I was spouting excuses with my mouth.
But my mind was working overtime.
‘What’s going on.’
I tried applying what I learned from King Gul in my own way.
Yet even in team rankings, I’m getting results like this.
Of course, survival matches rely heavily on luck, so bad luck could cause this outcome.
But I couldn’t use that excuse even in tournaments.
Because the core of survival matches is the ability to control situations based on the luck you’re given.
This wasn’t a concern only I was having.
‘What could it be….’
Danmuji was the same.
Though it was a slightly different concern.
‘How am I supposed to use this person exactly?’
I clearly saw King Gul coordinating Almond’s opinions.
But when I tried doing it myself, I just got dragged along.
I couldn’t figure out how to do this.
This seemed like a different domain from gaming.
“Let’s go again?”
Danmuji makes a suggestion.
“Should we just go and coordinate like before…?”
“Yes. As is.”
Everyone nods in agreement.
Only Hong-cha seems dissatisfied and speaks up.
“No, war is all about this! Like, go and die! Then you die! That’s what war is, isn’t it!?”
-Kekekekekekekeke
-True man right there
-Military service veteran?
Haha, seriously though lol
-For real though
-But still…
She thinks it’s better to decide on the main order quickly.
In truth, there was no right answer to this problem.
“Let’s just go. Older sister. We just need to win.”
“Sigh. Alright.”
Winning is the answer.

* * *
The Knight Order seemed almost desperate, frantically spinning through games.
[8th Place]
[6th Place]
The results were poor again.
“Ugh… again!”
“Go!”
There was no feedback anymore.
They just went again.
[1st Place]
“Yesssssss!”
There was a 1st place in between.
[2nd Place]
“Ah, damn.”
They got 2nd place too.
[5th Place]
“…What?”
“Is anyone going to give us a mission to get every single placement?”
Hong-cha focused on collecting mission donations with a resigned attitude.
-Kekekekekekekekekekekeke
-They’re gonna do it all
Is there still 4th place and 10th place left?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-10th place is Kkeom (not Balloon Gum)~
-Kekekekekekekeke
It was complete chaos.
Danmuji’s head was throbbing too.
‘I even called out orders in the middle. But….’
Something about the team’s strategy just wasn’t clicking.
There was no way forward like this.
Almond was also sitting on the floor, staring blankly upward.
“Hmmmm….”
He was waving his hands around, seemingly calculating something.
His expression was quite serious.
Given that the tournament scrim was about to start soon, Almond was clearly thinking this situation was quite grave.
Pabam!
[DrStrange donated 10,000 won!]
[Searching for the one universe where I can win with my calls kekekekeke]
-Kekekekekekekekekekekeke
-Kekekekeke only one?…
I can’t laugh like that either lol
-There should be plenty of universes where we win?kekekeke
-Possible if you collect all the Infinity Stones
-Ah the way he’s squatting is so cute kekekeke
The viewers just found Almond’s deep contemplation hilarious.
But then Almond suddenly clapped his hands.
Clap!
“Now I really understand.”
“…?”
Every single member of the Knight Order stared at Almond with terrified eyes.
After a long silence, Danmuji responded.
“…Why?”
-Why kekekekekekekekeke
-Ahahkekekekekeke
-Why did that come out kekekeke
-Why did you figure it out? kekekekekekekeke
hahahaha
“Ah, no… um, what kind of strategy is it?”
That was when.
Sseung!
Coach Choi Sa-rang entered again.
“You’re doing well, aren’t you?”
“!”
Everyone scratches their heads, dodging the question.
“Guess not.”
Choi Sa-rang mutters this while reviewing the record sheet.
“….”
She momentarily lost for words.
A conclusion she’d painstakingly arrived at.
“Could it be you only rotated with four people?”
-Kekekekekekekekekekekekekeke
-Ahahahahaha
-Coach’s sense of humor is insane
-Kekekek lol
-Crazy kkk
-Lmao
Of course, I hadn’t actually suspected that.
I was simply trying to brush past this situation with a joke.
“No. Not four people, but three.”
“?”
Suddenly Almond says something strange.
“…!?”
The entire Knight Order is taken aback.
‘Is this for the broadcast?’
‘I… I don’t know….’
‘Is he lying?’
It sounded like he was joking, saying we actually rotated with just three people…
But his expression didn’t seem that way.
“What do you mean by that, Almond?”
This time Choi Sa-rang didn’t call him Ttok-cheong or Meongcheong.
She seemed somewhat irritated.
Yet Almond continues speaking steadfastly.
“Three and two. A split. After practice matches, we became certain. The strategy that suits our team is a split.”
The moment these words left his mouth.
Danmuji’s eyes widened.
‘Huh?’
And then—
“Wow.”
A smile spreads across Choi Sa-rang’s lips.
“You finally figured it out?”
-Gasp
-Gasp
-Insane
-Gasp
-Gasp
-Gasp
-Wow
Countless viewers were shocked.
Just as much as when Almond took down the Math Ghost.
And there were those moved to tears.
Mond, nooo ㅠㅠㅠ
Finally with the nut shake ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-King Gul’s insane lessons actually worked!
Split is crazy.
-King Gul, Teacher… your drum beat echoes even here…!
-What’s crazy is that King Gul never even attempted a split once
-Tears of emotion
-For real? This?

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