Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 130

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 130
46. The Reckless Warrior (1)
Reina’s arrows were projectiles made of mana, so they would disappear once they traveled beyond a certain distance.
It was a setting designed to limit range within the game.
So naturally, I couldn’t perform the trick of shooting upward into the sky and hitting my own crown.
The mana arrow would vanish somewhere in between.
But beggars can’t be choosers.
[Descent – Arcane Archer]
Almond suddenly summoned Reina.
Boom!
Red light burst forth as the descended Reina appeared.
-???
-What is this
-Descent?
-Is this a performance?
Not only the viewers but Reina herself felt confused.
“W… why are you calling me out now?”
There was only one reason to use Descent when victory on the battlefield was already assured.
It was purely for performance.
Reina didn’t particularly like contractors who pulled such stunts.
Sure enough, Reina’s fan club members started chiming in.
-Our Reina hates stuff like this, man…
-All the affinity we built up is about to vanish
-That’s 700k won down the drain for a bad ending!
-Lore note) Reina despises contractors who summon her outside of combat and then order her around like a superior. She has tremendous pride…
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The so-called Demian Society.
People who were active in what was called the Demian Society were here in my chat. I couldn’t believe how many there were.
Almond glanced at the viewer count and understood.
[Current Viewers: 9.0K]
The viewer count had swelled considerably.
They were probably people who came to see a proper display of Reina’s abilities for the first time in a while.
There was a high probability they were from the Demian Society.
‘So Reina dislikes things like this.’
I hadn’t known about Reina’s preferences.
But what could I do?
I’d already received the donation, and I’d already called her out.
“Everyone, I received over 1.05 million won. I can’t just let that slide, right?”
He began addressing the viewers in his broadcast tone.
-Ohhh here it comes. ‘That’ thing.
-Something big is coming!!
-Yeah~!
-I can’t hold back! I just can’t!
-Ughhhh!!! I can’t take it!
Hahaha, is this kindergarten?
Almond had decided where to use Reina’s Divine Descent skill.
Normally Reina would shoot on her own, but he could designate the target through a cognitive command as well.
All he had to do was point with his sword finger.
Tap.
The direction his sword finger pointed was directly at Almond’s crown.
“…What’s that supposed to mean?”
Reina asked back with a slight frown.
‘…Is she, is she really asking this?’
Reina’s AI was more impressive than I expected.
I thought she’d just shoot if I told her to.
Suddenly I felt apologetic.
“This is… well….”
Almond didn’t know what to say.
“A ritual for the Constellations, you could say….”
“Constellations?”
Why is Reina’s expression changing? lol
-Reina’s supposed to shoot at his crown?! Industry award DDDDD!
-Reina getting serious? I’m actually into it!!!
-Wait, is he trying to die to Reina? That shouldn’t be possible though…?
Am I the only one who finds it funny that they call it a “constellation”? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ This guy’s crazy ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Your imagination is crazy lol
-??? : What’s a Constellation you weeb
Regardless of Reina’s expression or Almond’s imagination, her bowstring was drawn back.
Crackle crackle crackle…!
Dense blue mana gathered on her pale fingers, taking the form of an arrow.
“What… fine. So there’s a special reason for this, right?”
Despite her clearly displeased expression, she seemed willing to go through with it.
-What is this. She’s actually doing it?
-And so it’s been revealed! The advancement of AI is truly terrifying! She’s deep-learned both facial recognition and the aesthetic standards of this era!
-Reina! Come to your senses!?!
-Reina, since when did you become the contractor’s pet?! Reina, since when did you become the contractor’s pet?! Reina, since when did you become the contractor’s pet?!
While the viewers were thoroughly annoyed, the team members were excited, thinking this was some kind of ceremony.
“…Oh! ADC! A ceremony? We should wait for this!”
“Dammit! I can’t hold back! The ceremony is too good to skip!”
Meanwhile, the enemy team watching from afar in defeat raised their voices, demanding we finish quickly.
“Ah! Just end it already, you filthy bastards!”
“You pathetic wretches!”
They shouted desperately, but who would listen to the words of losers?
No one interrupted our sacred ritual.
“Woohoo! Let’s go, Reckless Warrior!”
“Reina, yeeeees!”
“Ah~~! The top difference showed up, right?!”
“That’s! The! Difference!”
Instead, my teammates grew more excited, waving their arms wildly and taunting the enemy.
Then, Reina released her bowstring.
KWAAAAABOOOM!!!
A straight path erupted in brilliant white light.
A mana explosion of truly devastating power.
“Tuba!”
Almond raised both arms to block it.
-?
-??
-What… is…?
-Is he stupid?
-Is this staged?
-??
Damn, I tried it just in case lol lol, but it didn’t work as expected lol
The chat was flooded with question marks.
Whiiiiiing….
After Reina’s descent skill passed through.
Almond—no, the Reckless Warrior’s avatar stood perfectly unharmed.
‘…So I don’t take damage from that.’
Almond, who had only ever played games based on realistic mechanics, had overlooked one crucial thing.
In this game, allied skills and attacks had no effect on allies.
“Is that all you’ve got, Contractor?”
Reina tilted her head curiously.
Meanwhile….
“Wow, the ceremony is solid! Now we finish!”
“Why are both arms spread out? Anyway, this is jungle carry~~”
“Top difference~~~”
My teammates thought he was performing some strange ritual and continued battering the sacred nexus.
Boom…!
Finally, the enemy’s sacred nexus shattered, and the golden lake of the sanctuary lost its light.
[Victory]
The word “victory” floated before my eyes.
The game was over.
‘Ah….’
I wanted to move, but right after the game ended, I couldn’t.
As if being punished, I stood motionless with both arms spread wide, staring blankly up at the massive text that read “Victory.”
“I thought you’d use me somewhere more important than this.”
From behind came Reina’s voice, cold as ice.
It was a complete disaster.
-Lmaooooooooooooooo
-This is insane lol
-Reina’s mad lol yes!
-Dude’s seriously dumb lol
-Ahhh~~~~ this is the real Almond! Honestly, he got too smart at the end of Battle Rage, it was boring~~
-Son, if you don’t study, you’ll become Almond?! Actually, that sounds good! Mom! Son, if you don’t study, you’ll become Almond?! Actually, that sounds good! Mom!
I desperately racked my brain trying to figure out how to escape this awkward situation.
‘Right, that exists.’
Then I remembered the virtual button.
A button I always kept anchored at the top right of my vision for showmanship.
If I stared at it intently, I could press it with just my gaze.
Click!
[Stream Ended]
Pressing it immediately ended the stream.
-????
-Huh?!
-Wait, did he just disconnect?
-Why does he have to go this far!! Teacher!!!
-Lol what
-Lol he’s relentless, so relentless~~~
-Is this a curveball buildup? No way? That was insane….
-Is this… professionalism?
-?????
-Did he seriously just do that!!
-Yooooo!!! Show us the damage numbers before you go, you madman!
Viewers unfamiliar with the virtual button system misunderstood it as a performance, thinking I’d even disconnected.
Whether it was ending via virtual button or disconnecting, it was all the same to them.
“Phew.”
I let out a sigh of relief and ended the stream.
-Hey! Almond! Show us the damage numbers before you go!
-Plot twist after plot twist after plot twist… the streamer Forbes selected that you can’t relax until the broadcast truly ends.
-No, the damage output! The damage output….
Soon, even the extra time for the remaining viewers came to an end.
The chat window disappeared.
[The broadcast has ended.]
[How about a broadcast like this?]
Recommended broadcasts appeared for the viewers, and they could no longer send messages.
[1. Miho]
[This game’s ad outfit preview is insane]
[2. Balloon Gum]
[Struggling in Bronze that Almond uploaded. A desperate match in Bronze!]
[3. Takoyaki]
[Closed training complete. I advance forward. Along with my forehead.]

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Hisssss──
The Capsule door opened.
Almond emerged, far more drenched in sweat than usual.
“…Phew.”
I already knew it from being inside the Capsule, but Reel consumed stamina overwhelmingly more than other games.
Toss.
As always, Juhyeok threw me a towel.
Every time this happens, I feel just like a boxer.
The only difference was that Juhyeok, playing the Coach role, was chuckling with laughter.
“Hey. You were having fun with that game?”
“Shut up.”
“No, but you really were having fun though?”
There was teasing in his words, but since Juhyeok was my friend, I could tell.
Today, I had completely focused on that game, setting the broadcast aside.
Especially after the tutorial ended and I started the normal Battlefield, I was in complete immersion.
Even more than when I first played Battle Rage.
“…That’s true.”
Sure enough, I nodded without hesitation.
Reel was fun.
Honestly, I felt it was qualitatively different from the previous games. At least in terms of the destructive fun of the moment, no other game could compare.
Juhyeok chuckled.
So what I saw was right, he thought.
“Don’t get too absorbed, game addict. The day we have to play our mass-produced game ‘Reckless Warrior’ isn’t far off.”
“Ah… Is that so?”
Juhyeok showed me his phone schedule.
“The schedule is tomorrow. First advertisement shoot.”
“Ah…!”
That was tomorrow.
So I couldn’t stream tomorrow?
Almond felt a bit disappointed.
“Right. Right. I need to do the advertisement.”
Either way, advertisements were good.
They made money.
So Juhyeok was happy, and Jia was happy too.
Almond headed to the bathroom to shower.

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Whoooosh….
The sound of water droplets echoing from beyond the closed bathroom door.
Juhyeok decided to check the community reactions.
‘We hit 9,000 viewers at the end there.’
Today’s peak viewership had been 9,000.
Considering we started around 7,000, the recovery speed was indeed impressive.
After all, the skill that built this stream from just 4 viewers wasn’t going anywhere.
It seemed like full recovery was just a matter of time.
However, the reaction to Almond streaming was what mattered most.
I headed to Kingchiman and Baera, where the existing fanbase was.
[Did you see!? This is the bow of Kingdom!]
I found a post like this.
Even though Almond hadn’t played Kingdom in quite a while, it was still in the top posts of the issue thread.
The fanbase had incredible loyalty.
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1. The scene where Reina sees the Kingdom bow and is surprised.
2. The scene where the streaming-addicted players see the Kingdom bow and are amazed.
The scene where Valkyrie, the embodiment of deception, is caught mid-flight with the Kingdom bow.
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At the end of the post with photos and gifs, they attached a title like that.
Pfft.
I burst out laughing without realizing it.
How could they possibly call that the Kingdom bow?
But the comments only escalated further.
-Ugh, the Kingdom hype is rising!!!
-Ughhhhh Juhyeok…! Give me a… no, an ale!!
└Juhyeok wanting ale lolololol
└Juhyeok’s so cool lol
└Lil-$umo lololololol
-This is Kingdom lolololol damn lololol
-Wow. Kingdom has grown so much. They even implemented flying monsters?
-Wow! Kingdom! You know about it!
Generally, these kinds of comments dominated the thread.
Comments stating the truth, on the other hand, were poorly received.
-It all looks like arrows from some bow called Demian… Is that a Kingdom bow?
└Poser
└Fake expert
└Self-proclaimed critic
-Sorry, but that’s not a Kingdom bow. It’s Reina’s Arcane Archer weapon called ‘Demian.’ Demian is made from the essence of mana…
└Pretending to be real while actually being real.
└Why did you come all the way here… Just leave it be.
└Get out
He headed to Baera31 next.
This place was far larger than Kingdom, and it was the stage where Almond had been active just before.
‘As expected, there aren’t many loyal fans here.’
Since the numbers were so large and it was a major game, discussions about Almond—who didn’t even play Battle Rage—weren’t trending as issue posts.
However, the number of posts related to Almond was overwhelming.
[Almond’s reel gameplay is insane, right?]
[I played Reina as a carry and got destroyed.]
[Those Balloon Gum guys winning normal mode again is driving me crazy]
[Everyone ignored Almond back in the Stones era too. But what was the result?]
Stop talking about almonds.
[Reina fighting Valkyrie in awakened form is genuinely epic. You gotta watch it.]
[Reina is always epic anyway]
There was even some fighting breaking out on the board.
Rather than arguing in comments, they were creating separate posts to fight and sway public opinion.
“Hmm…”
Juhyeok thought for a moment, then wrote a post like this.
[Did you see!? This is the bow of Battle Rage!]
It was the exact same post as before, just with the name changed.
Hahahahaha, wow, I’m suddenly getting such a rush!
-Yeah it’s getting me hyped too
-Baera is a great game lol the company is just trash
-Ohhh…
Even those who constantly criticized Battle Rage apparently loved it after all.
They were feeling pride in it.
‘That worked…’
Having accumulated new data about the community, Juhyeok now moved on to Reel Pro.
This was probably where the real battle would begin.
“Phew…”
This community embodied the fierce and untamed nature of Reel users in its entirety.
Juhyeok clicked on the website with a slightly nervous heart.

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