Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 1290

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 5 Episode 175
54. There Is No Country for Slaves (2)
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
The audience seats blazed with golden light as cheers erupted.
“Nice!”
Clap!
All of Cheese’s players exchanged high-fives while screaming in celebration.
“The strategy was seriously insane, and the command was amazing! Oppa!”
Miho shouted at Almond, trembling with excitement.
She had every reason to be.
The Almond she saw during the Nant match was completely different from this.
-Gasp
-Don’t bring that up!
-This is insane kkkkk
“Conducting? That’s crazy. I’m reporting you.”
-Ttok-cheong faction assets should be confiscated…
-Begone, evil spirit!
-???: What about the command?
Viewers who had developed neurosis from Almond constantly asking “What about the command?” during the Ttok-cheong Stronghold era pleaded desperately with Miho.
“Huh? Ah… c-command? Why command? I did command it… Is command a bad word in the community? B-but it’s still a real word, isn’t it?”
She tilted her head in confusion, racking her brain with all her imagination.
“Unnie… you don’t watch Oppa Almond’s streams, do you….”
Shu Cream approached and reproached her.
“No, I do watch.”
“You just watch his face. With the sound off.”
“….”
Hahahahahahaha
I’m dying laughing ㅋㅋㅋ
-Then watch the photo spreads…
Turn off the sound lol
-“A wise consumer”
lol
-Actually pretty smart though?
Miho blocked out all of Almond’s nonsense and only consumed his greatest advantage.
So she had no idea what was happening.
At this moment, Strawberry Shooter brought up a difficult topic.
“Ahem. Winning is good and all. But how are we handling team rankings? The point distribution needs to be fair so that later….”
“Oh, right.”
Those exchanging high-fives weren’t actually a team.
From here on, there was no common enemy, so naturally everyone was on their own.
-I have to do what I have to do
-Are you going to make King’s Team 1st place?
-Is it settled??
“Huh…? Oh, Older Sister!”
Shu Cream let out a sharp shriek.
“Huh?”
“Almond disappeared! The Knight Order too!”
“!”
-Insane kekekekekekeke
-Straight into business mode lol
-No kekeke
-Did he just high-five and disappear?
-Wow kekekekeke
-That’s so messed up kekekeke
“No….”
Miho was dumbfounded.
“Just ask for 1st place! Why are you running away!”
I thought I was pretty close with Almond, but to be abandoned like this.
She seemed a bit hurt.
-Kekekekekekekerl
-Just because you say you’ll give it to them doesn’t mean it works
-Didn’t he run away after seeing the ‘Foolish Youth’ behind him?
-The Knight Order’s Danmuji is dead too so it’s pretty disadvantageous
“We need to hunt our targets quickly.”
Cutie Pie ordered from behind.
“We left our Red Turtle behind too. Let’s go back quickly.”
“Sigh… okay.”
Miho felt regretful.
To not be able to share this joy of defeating Paprika together.
But then, it happened.
Tap tap tap tap tap!
Suddenly someone from the Magical Girl Team started running away.
“What. That person…?”
Miho’s eyes widened.
[Chocosong]
She was Chocosong, who had been dispatched.
“Hey! Stop right there!”
Miho shouted sharply.
“Our lunch box is running away! Kill her!!”
-Kekekekekekekekekekekekeke
-Kekekekekekekekekekeke
-It’s literally Bento Box kekekeke
-In the end kekekeke
-No way kekeke that’s too much kekeke
-Legendary kekeke
-The system makes the person…
-Kekekekekekekekekekekekekeke
-Bento Box kekeke
-Does Bento Box have legs?!

* * *
Meanwhile, in Paprika’s Coach channel.
The atmosphere was subdued, unlike the elated mood in Cheese’s section.
They’d been in such high spirits after their overwhelming victory in Group A, but they’d crashed hard in Group B.
That’s what happens when you fall from a great height.
The mood was as dark as the gap between those heights.
“Sigh… It’s over.”
Officially, the match was still ongoing, but for them, it might as well be finished.
“Wouldn’t it be better if we all started feedback for the next match…?”
“Be quiet. For now.”
Since Paprika’s match was already over, it would be proper to begin feedback for the next one.
But that wasn’t easy.
Even though only Cheese remained on the field, no one could easily tear their eyes away.
Was it regret?
They wanted to find any weakness at all in their opponents.
But it seemed they couldn’t find anything concrete….
Only silence flowed between the coaches.
Especially the Group B coaches didn’t say a word.
It was Udong, the Group A Rocket Squad Coach, who broke the silence.
“I think they’ve already secured their ranking.”
“…What?”
“They eliminated Paprika, but they haven’t decided how to distribute points among themselves. We’re all focused on one goal, so it’s clear who’ll be first, right? They don’t have that.”
“…Huh?”
They’d secured first place.
What’s the big deal about that? It’ll come from within Cheese anyway… one might think.
“You know there’s a special advantage for first place in the scoring system, right?”
In the Platform Championship system, the same type of match is held five times total, points are assigned by ranking, and the final advancement to the main tournament is determined by summing these total scores.
“If they don’t secure first place, the score calculation could collapse.”
All other rankings have a 1-point difference between them.
Only first place has a 2-point difference from second.
10th place earns 0 points, 9th place earns 1 point, 8th place earns 2 points, 7th place earns 3 points… 2nd place earns 8 points.
And finally, 1st place gets 10 points.
So who takes 1st place in each round becomes critically important.
You have to control this precisely so everyone gets points distributed evenly and passes through.
“This is a fatal weakness. Basically, you didn’t even calculate who’s going to advance, did you?”
Only then did color return to the faces of the B Group Coaches.
“If we shake things up starting next match, we definitely have a chance. We in B Group too.”
They were saying a variable would definitely emerge in the final tally.
“If the math doesn’t add up later, the teams will have no choice but to fight each other.”
“Right. There’s no way to just concede.”
Cheese has a high probability of internal conflict.
Then B Group also sees hope.
“Yeah. Let’s do well next round.”
“We’ll take what we can get too.”
“Right. Right. We just need to create one upset.”
We don’t even need to completely eliminate Cheese.
If we create just one upset, their calculations won’t add up and they’ll fight among themselves.

* * *
The Commentators were saying something similar too.
“If they don’t decide on 1st place beforehand, there’ll be internal conflict later. Will this work?”
The Caster raised the question, and King Gul and the Analyst offered their opinions that it wouldn’t be easy.
“Hmm… If they haven’t decided the order beforehand, it won’t be easy, right?”
“It seems like they’re just doing it for broadcast entertainment, probably.”
The Analyst even believed this wasn’t strategy, but rather maintaining the line for broadcast entertainment.
But then─
“Wait a moment?”
King Gul suddenly spread both arms wide and froze as if time had stopped.
“What’s wrong!?”
“That, that is….”
King Gul had discovered something.
“Internal conflict could happen within Cheese too. There’s that possibility, right?”
“Ah, yes.”
“It’s a cruel thing to say, but… internal conflict only happens when there’s power behind it, you know?”
“Isn’t that the same for Paprika too? 1st place is decided by power, and the rest fight it out among themselves, right?”
“That’s right.”
“But Cheese is similar.”
“What?”
“In a much crueler way. Ah, the replay is showing now. I didn’t quite understand this part?”
Just then, the final teamfight scene between Cheese and Paprika was being replayed.
This was undoubtedly the most decisive moment of the match, so it was being replayed in slow motion.
“Look here at the Knight Order. They’re sending Mosol and Jello forward first, yes?”
“Yes. Well, they’re slaves, after all?”
“No! Previously, they always tried to protect at least one of the slaves! Because they’re the communication hub, right!? It would be problematic if they disappeared.”
-Kekekekekekekekeke
-The analysts don’t even treat them as people…
“Either a slave or broke as hell lol”
-Wait, are we really talking about people here???
-Please call them ‘players’
Slaves, communication hub, shield—among the countless terms used to refer to them, the word “player” from Motmotmot’s team was nowhere to be found.
“When the communication hub disappears, Cheese’s coordination disappears too! By throwing away these communication hubs here, I thought it was somewhat… a foolish youth-like decision? That’s what I thought?”
“Ah. I see?”
The Analyst agrees with this assessment.
“It wasn’t a good decision. It seems like they just rushed out because of the urgency…”
The rest of the commentary team is somewhat lukewarm about it.
“But if you look closely, he gives a clear order! He tells Jello and Mosol to go forward! Why is that?”
“Is there meaning in analyzing Almond’s orders? I ask cautiously. King Gul.”
-Kekekekekekekekekekekekeke
hahahaha for real
What are you doing? Haha!
-Might as well study quantum mechanics
-Why are they trying to find meaning
“No, Almond completely eliminated these two here, and something happened as a result! The hierarchy was finally established! So…!”
That’s when it happened.
[Chocosong has been eliminated!]
-?
-??
-Kekekekeke
-It’s starting
-Oh…
“Motmotmot is now completely falling apart!”

* * *
[Chocosong has been eliminated!]
This happened the moment the notification rang out.
Click.
A gun barrel pointed at Balloon Gum.
“Boss. You need to go.”
He asked in bewilderment.
“You, you all… Why? After I’ve been so useful to you all this time!? Huh!?”
-Kekekekekeke
-Asking if it’s noir kekeke
-Wow kekeke
-What is this, was it designed this way??
-Only the Slave Team didn’t know lol
That was it.
When Paprika was completely eliminated, or when a crucial level-up moment arrived.
The Slave Team could be eliminated at any time.
That was the rule of temporary employment.
The Hamburgies, which had progressed relatively peacefully, were no different.
“Don’t you see the restructuring closing in right now!? Boss!?”
Pickle lamented as he saw the notification “Shadow of the Abyss descends!”
-So it was restructuring kekeke
-It’s similar though kekekekeke
-Ah, restructuring is unavoidable…
“It’s the CEO’s orders. Send out the temporary employees first. That’s common sense… he says.”
“Ah, no! Is the CEO the King!? Just one thing─”
Boom!
By someone’s command, Balloon Gum died.
“Full-time employees come first.”
-Kekekekekekekeke
-Kekekekekeke
-Full-time employees do come first…
-Kekekeke
-If you’re upset, come in through public recruitment keke
Now only Dotorimuk remained.
He was in the same situation.
“So… it was this all along?”
Everyone from the Agricultural Cooperative had their guns trained on him.
“You were….”
Doughnutz said with regret.
“An excellent radio operator.”
-Hahahahahaha
-Kekekekekeke
-Kekekeke ahahaha
-Nooooo
“A perfect ending.”
Boom!
Dotorimuk soared into the sky as well.
Thus, all of Motmotmot were eliminated, providing excellent experience points for each team.
Beeeep!
[Team Motmotmot Eliminated!]
Motmotmot had been eliminated.
-?
-??
-?
-Insane hahahaha
-That’s too much hahaha
-Lol hahaha
-Brutal… those Cheese bastards…
-They’ve gotten vicious, these guys

* * *
“That’s it! I believe this team fight will be decisive for Almond! By sacrificing the Walkie-Talkie, he’s also neutralized Motmotmot!”
That was true.
Almond sent Motmotmot into that final battle, thinking of it as the decisive strike.
That part was correct.
However, he hadn’t done it with such grand intentions.
By his standards, the most expendable person was simply a temporary contractor.
That much was guaranteed.
“But so what? What does that have to do with internal conflict!? First place still hasn’t been decided, has it?”
“Cheese isn’t aiming for first place! They’ve set up a strategy to secure last place! Once last place is locked in, there’s no risk of elimination for anyone else!”
“…!”
Cheese’s system was far more solid than Paprika had imagined.
A method of firmly securing the bottom, while allowing the top four teams to compete freely.
“With this setup! Motmotmot absolutely must eliminate all of Paprika! If they don’t, they’re definitely eliminated! Meanwhile, the other teams are guaranteed to pass! That’s why they have no choice but to fight with everything they’ve got!”
It was a strategy that forced the Slave Team into a do-or-die situation.
-Isn’t this insane hahaha
-Literally the Slave Team lol
-Like hahahaha
-Wow…
-Nooooo
-This is messed up…
-That strategy is insane?
The Caster summarized Cheese’s strategy like this.
“If we send one team to hell… does that really make everyone this happy?”
Peak utilitarianism.
This was the strategy Cheese had prepared.
-Kekekekekekekekekekeke
-Lololkekekeke
-That scary young man…
-Seriously though
-Ddddd
You’re too much ㅠㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋ
A few minutes later.
All the rankings were decided.
“Well~ in the end! In the end! The Knight Order, who participated most actively in the fighting, takes 1st place! And that wraps up Group B!”
The Knight Order had taken 1st place.
“Ah~ how remarkably convenient! King’s Team is 1st! Slave Team is last! Oh, of course, last among Cheese’s teams! The real last place is Paprika, right!?”
“That’s right! From Slave Team’s perspective, if Paprika didn’t exist, they’d be in last place. They really need to keep knocking Paprika down! Ahahaha!”

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