Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1252

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 137
43. Demonstrating True Skill (1)
While the first scrim game was underway.
“I think I need to demonstrate my true skill.”
Choi Sa-rang had said this to Suhan.
That she would demonstrate her true skill.
“Why demonstrate your skill? Just because of those attention-seeking nobodies?”
Suhan jumped to his feet, thinking that demonstrating true skill meant Choi Sa-rang would enter the game herself and play a match.
If that was the case, he was about to stop her immediately.
Aside from risking exposure as Jeon-ja-pa, it would put too much strain on her body.
Suhan felt he had to prevent that at all costs.
“No. Don’t do it. They don’t deserve that from you.”
“I don’t care.”
“What? If you stare into the community, the community will stare back at you… Don’t you know Nietzsche’s famous quote?”
“You think I’m doing this because of community posts?”
“That’s exactly why you’re doing it.”
Suhan pointed at the messages Cosmic had sent, displayed on the monitor.
She was definitely angry because of that!
Sarang shook her head shamelessly at his words.
“No, I’m not.”
“Yes, you are. I saw—”
“It’s a matter of trust. If our team doesn’t believe in the Coach, we can’t win games.”
“!”
She understood well how waves of public opinion like this would ultimately affect the team.
If it was true even in the professional world, how much more so for streamers, where public opinion was essentially money?
“Hey, but you didn’t trust the Coach either.”
“I’m the exception.”
“…”
What kind of person was she…
Suhan’s urge to stop her vanished in an instant.
“How exactly are you going to demonstrate your skill? You can’t even cast it if you follow mid.”
Suhan would soon find out the answer.
“You’ll see when it happens.”
By the time four out of five games had passed without any feedback, he had roughly figured it out.
“This… this bastard… doing it again?”
This was the same method she used back in her Jeon-ja-pa days to discipline her teammates.
She would showcase bizarre plays in scrims, making them lose every game.
「We’re going to win from now on.」
Then she would say this and go on a winning streak in the scrims.
Of course, not only in scrims but she swept through every tournament that season undefeated and even claimed the Worlds championship.
From that moment on, my teammates and all team staff treated her like a deity.
And─
[We’re going to take first place from now on.]
She was attempting to employ the exact same method now.

* * *
We’re going to take first place from now on.
Only after hearing those words did Danmuji understand.
‘…I don’t trust this person.’
In less than a second, countless counterarguments to that statement flooded his mind.
Regardless of whether those counterarguments were actually right or wrong, Danmuji recognized the distrust he harbored toward Coach.
‘Everything Coach said was correct. I knew it was right, and… even Tottia admitted we won….’
Acknowledging something and trusting it seemed to be entirely different matters.
Danmuji checked the time from the corner of his eye.
Though truthfully, no one would have noticed him doing so.
[Time Limit]
[09:54]
Barely ten minutes remaining.
We’re supposed to take first place with just this much time?
How?
It’s hard to believe.
Then, Sarang immediately pointed at Danmuji with her chin and spoke.
As if she’d read his mind.
“Having trouble believing?”
“Ah… well, more like why didn’t you give feedback on those four games….”
“We need to play with the same approach throughout all four games to accumulate advanced data.”
“…!”
So it wasn’t merely to distinguish the difference between having feedback and not having it?
The Knight Order’s data from four consecutive games played the same way was far more advanced information—much easier to interpret than other teams’ data.
In professional terminology, it’s called Thick Data.
“We don’t have time. I’ll stop trying to convince you. Now, Danmuji?”
“Yes?”
Feedback begins immediately.
“Throughout all four games, you’ve been selecting routes. Open your eyes wider. Your route thinking is still too confined. We’re running a split composition, remember? You need to think in a way that matches our split. You keep playing like a five-man team that’s always short on numbers.”
“Ah… yes. I, I do have my eyes open.”
“…Don’t talk back.”
“Yes.”
“And don’t lie either.”
“?”
Pfft!
Goguma and Hong-cha laughed the loudest.
The frozen atmosphere thawed a bit thanks to her joke.
-Kekekekekekekeke
-Kekekeke
-Ahahakekekeke
-Unknown: Why are you opening your eyes like that?
I’m not sure if the coach is joking or what, but it’s hilarious lol
From the start, eyes wide open lol
-Ugh… Coach…
“So, Danmuji keeps selecting the route?”
“No, it’s just… kind of a competition over who picks the best one. I just happen to be a bit faster. Can’t help it.”
“Okay.”
Since this was a 10-minute feedback session, there wasn’t much time for back-and-forth conversation.
She intended to cover all the correct answers within 10 minutes.
“I’ll explain the difference between standard routes and split route selection.”
Doodung—
A massive map appeared on the screen behind her.
“With splits, you can use the map more broadly. But if you encounter enemies, that’s a problem, right?”
“Yes.”
“So the main objectives are spread out widely, and you land in places that feel awkward for other teams. The key isn’t landing in the best spot for us, but going to a place that’s the worst for other teams—something that’s just a second-best option for us. Then, surprisingly, you avoid meeting anyone and can farm comfortably together while gaining an advantage.”
‘Ah…?’
Danmuji felt a bit dizzy at this point.
‘No way. The key wasn’t choosing the best option, but choosing the lesser evil.’
Ding.
Coach then pulls up a photo.
“I’ll show you examples. Open your eyes wide and look.”
“I… I’ve got them wide open.”
-Kekekekekekekekekeke
-Ahahakekekeke
Eyes wide ㅋㅋㅋ
-Already asking the impossible
“In game one, here, here, and here.”
Danmuji looked at the starting points she indicated and actually opened his eyes quite wide.
Of course, no one noticed, but he tried hard.
‘That was it.’
With the example, it clicked in his mind right away.
“In game two, here and here.”
“Game three, this spot is our best….”
“Game four is here.”
It was incredibly rapid-fire instruction, taking into account that Danmuji was a former pro.
This was quite suitable for short-term use.
Danmuji began to truly understand as I showed him examples.
‘Damn it… Now I get it. Now my eyes are open! This isn’t a lie—it’s really true!’
The moment Danmuji trembled and achieved enlightenment.
[Time Remaining]
[08:13]
As time passed, Choi Sa-rang immediately moved on to the next point.
“Next, I want you to think about me and Lemon Tea splitting as a two-person unit.”
“Ah…”
Lemon and Hong-cha looked at each other.
Gulp.
Both swallowed dryly.
“Let’s switch it up this time. How should we change it?”
“Um…”
Almond raised his hand.
“I’ll take the two-person role.”
Sarang pointed at him with her finger and nodded in agreement.
“Got it. Next? Who wants to pair up?”
“Um…”
“Lemon, you’re in.”
“What!?”
Lemon had only been thinking for a moment.
She assigned him anyway.
The answer was already predetermined.
“A support goes next to the ADC. Didn’t you know?”
“Ah, I know, but… ugh…”
“Hong-cha.”
“Y-yes!?”
Hong-cha was startled at being suddenly called out.
“Your briefings are terrible.”
“Ah… yes, I’ll work on it…”
“That’s not something you can fix—it’s a personality thing.”
“…”
-Kekekekekekekeke
-In the end kekekeke
-His voice disappeared?
I’m crying / I’m so sad
-Kekekeke
-No time so just throwing it out there kekeke
“A three-person team is perfect. From there, focus on a traditional auto-attack-based ADC.”
“Yes…!”
“And not just that—if you coordinate with Lemon, a traditional Mage works fine too. We’ll already have an ADC anyway. We’ll balance it based on our team’s final composition. You’re a Challenger, so you can make that kind of judgment, right?”
Hong-cha was an ADC Challenger, but a traditional Mage?
I didn’t understand what she meant, but there was no time to dwell on it.
Hong-cha answered loudly as she always did.
“Yes!”
“And, Goguma.”
Gobong, who had been praying not to be called on, startled visibly.
“Yes?”
“Iron Ball is what Balloon Gum always tries to pick.”
“Yes.”
“We’re going to grab it first.”
“!?”
-?
-Taking the liver of a flea…kekekeke
-That’s devious…
-Hmm. This is debatable…
-Whoa
-This is practically a war crime
-Starting by crushing 10th place~
“C-could you explain why you’re going to such lengths? I believe that while power is important, a man should also value ‘honor’…”
Goguma tried to appeal that maintaining honor was the natural order of streaming.
“Setting honor aside for now—you don’t have the power.”
After that, she showed him 15 screenshots out of roughly 130 captures, effectively silencing him about why he couldn’t do it.
“…I understand.”
From that point on, Goguma used a Discworld item to change his mouth into an X mark.
-Gobong Troll kekekekeke
-Insane kekekeke the folder name is Gobong Troll kkk
-kkk Is it real that there are 127 more photos after this?
-Wow…
-You must’ve taken them frame by frame~ hehe
-130 cuts from 4 games, that’s crazy
After Gobong sealed his mouth.
She explained the reason for picking Iron Ball.
“Iron Ball isn’t something you’re picking because Goguma is good at it. When you’re unfamiliar with split operations, an avatar that can quickly rejoin from a distance is key. Among them, Iron Ball is the easiest to handle, so that’s why you’re picking it.”
“Yes. I’ll just do it. Coach. But what do we do if Iron Ball isn’t available?”
“We’ll leave that to Danmuji. Something that can rejoin from a distance and open up the initiation.”
Sarang said that while looking at Danmuji, and he nodded.
“Ah, yes. I’ll have a few options ready. But what’s the priority level for securing Iron Ball?”
He was asking whether they needed to prioritize Iron Ball in the draft from the start.
Then the route selection could have been different again.
“If you factor in the damage to the opponent, it’s quite high. Since he’s a tank anyway, it’s good to pick him early.”
Gum-shaped ㅠㅠㅠ It’s here ㅠㅠㅠ
Asking about gum-shaped ones lol
-Can’t do it…
Gi-chan is crying hard lol
Boom!
[Bird donated 100,000 won!]
[Could it be that Jello teased them earlier, so you’re trying to crush that team~?]
A donation popped up for Almond.
Since the donation window and chat window were currently displayed in the back of each stream, Choi Sa-rang definitely saw it, but she didn’t particularly respond.
Hahaha, oops!
-Huh
I guess that’s it lol
That’s so funny lol
I guess so, for real lol
-Otherwise the malice in crushing Kkeom doesn’t make sense
Choi Sa-rang didn’t answer me lolol
“No time.”
Sarang deflected by saying she had no time rather than not answering at all.
It wasn’t a lie.
[Time Limit]
[03:18]
I’d spent too much time on Gobong.
I needed to move on quickly.
“Two-person split. Lemon.”
“Yes.”
“You’ll support Almond’s tempo. And communicate with Hong-cha to balance the magical and physical damage ratio as you engage.”
“Got it!”
“Almond.”
“Y-yes!”
Almond was anticipating what kind of important mission would fall to him.
But then—
Thwack!
Choi Sa-rang smacked Almond on the head with a stick balloon.
“Don’t fight just because you see them. Are you a brawler?”
“…?”
Hahahaha (laughing hard)
-Mind blown~!
-The perfect cure!
-Kyaa
-Their head’s broken, so we’ll win now
King Penguin’s special feedback ㄷㄷㄷ
“In survival matches, the gains from combat don’t outweigh the risks. That’s why it’s called a survival match. And we already executed our split, didn’t we? Almond suggested it, so we need to make it work. Play accordingly.”
“!”
Almond’s eyes widened.
‘My strategy…!’
The Coach acknowledged it.
No, Jeon-ja-pa acknowledged it.
The split was Almond’s!
“Yes, sir!”
-Gasp
-He said “our split”…
-Kyaa
Why are you so fired up? lol
Split’s about to bring in the copyright lol
I got recognized lolol
“The two-person route will be led by Almond.”
“Got it.”
He had effectively become the leader of the two-person party.
-Almond wins!
-Ooh
Two out of the two are class presidents lol
-Kyaa
Almond, wouldn’t you be satisfied if you just quit gaming now? haha
-Finally!
-He’s giving orders!?
-What did Lemon do to deserve this
“To reiterate, Lemon will handle the briefing. Your role is to relay the situation to the three-person team and help them make decisions. This is important.”
“…Ah, yes!”
Important? Lemon looked bewildered.
‘Can I do this well?’
It was a scrim, after all.
I was worried.
“Um, but do I not have to play Mage anymore then?”
“Just support this round. We’re going for first place.”
-Gasp
lol
-Kyaa
That’s so confident lol
-Did you really see that?
-But honestly, this is the first time someone’s pointed out every single detail like this…
-We completely overhauled everything, but will it work??
After that, she spent the remaining time pointing out Almond’s foolish decisions.
Beeeeeep!
[Time Limit]
[00:00]
The feedback session had ended.
“Let’s go!”
Danmuji raised his hand with a solemn expression and entered the game first.
‘Let’s do this. Yeah.’
I still didn’t completely trust Choi Sa-rang, but I understood everything she said.
Something… felt like it was coming together in my mind.
Something was stirring within me.

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