Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 131

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 131
46. Reckless Warrior (2)
Is it true that history repeats itself?
Upon stumbling across the first post by pure chance, Juhyeok’s hands trembled.
[Almond, this nobody bastard lol]
To think the post started like this.
Well, even perfectly sane people go insane after just a month of Reel ranked matches.
What about the hardcore users who come all the way to the Community searching for strategies?
There can’t be many who maintain their sanity.
No, they probably only come here when they’ve lost it.
Juhyeok decided to check anyway.
It was better for him as the manager to see it first. If Sanghyeon saw it, even if he pretended not to care, it would gradually wear on his mental state.
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Who is this? Why are they so good?
Reina was seriously insane at this.
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“Ah… damn.”
He’d been baited.
Even though he thought he’d spent enough time on the Community, Juhyeok still had no resistance to this kind of thing.
-lol
-Don’t post crap like this here, you’re just begging for attention
-Almond? Isn’t he that Baera streamer?
└Recently switched to Reel
└Wait, really? He was a veteran? Damn, did he set records on Baera? That guy’s insane
-Baera 31 came out with a scout lol, take down the post, asshole
-Account level?: 1 / Wins?: 1 / Rank?: Unranked / Skill?: World-class???
└This is fucking hilarious lol
└Upvoting because of this comment lol
└Disappear with your upvote~!
-Almond, you shouldn’t do this here.
-Almond, you use AK Telecom~ hehe
-To properly judge Reina’s skill, you’d need to see an escort match too
Juhyeok brushed his hair back and smiled bitterly.
“The reactions are really…”
The post content itself was fine, but the comments were vicious.
Well, Almond hadn’t shown much yet to warrant outright praise.
He’d only played one normal battlefield match in total.
And that was a siege battlefield, not an escort or conquest match.
So he hadn’t even experienced 20% of Reel’s content yet.
Reel users had no choice but to view him through tinted glasses.
[I have to admit Almond’s talent with Reina is seriously insane.]
“Honestly, normal or whatever, I’ve never seen that level of performance against users lol, these bastards don’t even know how to recognize potential.”
[Honestly, the ones who play Reel are the worst. All those Yongpal guys came from here anyway.]
Despite all that, the fact that posts like these still get uploaded is actually encouraging.
Why the hell are you hitting an unranked noob? Go up in rank first, asshole lol
Anyway, those Big Pro bastards and their territorial behavior, lol.
Back then during the Stones era, they totally disrespected them too, and it was even worse because they were struggling, lol.
└Feeling a sense of community belonging
Isn’t it famous how those Bae Ra bastards got suspended out of jealousy seeing Almond’s face? How dare they compare themselves to Lil Pro, lolol
└Feeling a sense of community belonging 2
It seems like you’re the one feeling that sense of belonging, and there’s still that video from back then where you were super famous as a 0-loss player ㅋㅋㅋ
Lol it’s literally one of Almond Channel’s “popular videos” lmaooo
‘Now that I think about it, that’s true.’
Juhyeok had somehow forgotten about that.
When Battle Large first started, the Community reaction was insane.
False reports piled up so much that the game got suspended.
So many reports came in that they didn’t even check properly before issuing the suspension.
In the end, they’re all the same people.
So eventually, this place will become like Battle Large is now.
‘Someday they’ll acknowledge Almond.’
Since Reel is a difficult game, I don’t know when that day will come, but eventually it will arrive. That’s what Juhyeok believed.
And he captured the posts that gave Almond positive evaluations—though there weren’t many—one by one.
[Almond seems to be working hard, doesn’t it feel good to watch? His broadcast time is short, but he’s always dripping with sweat.]
[I’m Diamond and Almond’s pure skill with Reina is legit. You’d definitely see it if we did an escort match!]
[Almond will eat Reel someday too! The Nut Clan swears on our heads!]
[Almond fighting!]
Pure cheers, positive evaluations, sympathy, and so on.
Either way, these are the kinds of things that give you strength when you see them.
Juhyeok had created an ‘Almond Support’ folder and saved them there.
Honestly, he was collecting them to show if Sanghyeon’s mental broke, but that bastard is invincible so it never breaks.
‘If anything, I’m the one who needs to watch them….’
Juhyeok scratched his head with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
He wondered if he should change the folder name to Juhyeok Support.
‘Anyway, is there anything fun happening today?’
Soon after, Juhyeok headed to the ‘Big’ board to see what happened today, even if it wasn’t specifically about Almond.
Roughly half the posts were about tournaments, and a few were about Divine Descent patches. Apparently some Divine Descent got nerfed so hard it became unusable….
There wasn’t much about streamers.
But….
[Reina VS Valkyrie Divine Descent Battle. They totally baited for views with this…gif]
“…What?”
Could this possibly be Almond?
Juhyeok adjusted his glasses.
But nothing came up when I searched for him?

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The next day. 5 AM.
Fantasia’s conference room was in emergency mode due to today’s filming schedule.
“Camera 3!”
“Yes!”
“Camera 2!”
“Yes!”
“Lighting 1!”
“Yes!”
One by one, they called out numbers to confirm everything.
It was a time to inspect and prepare everything to ensure there were no mistakes in the upcoming shoot.
“Hey! Get your head in the game, you bastard! I’m calling you!”
“I-I’m sorry!”
“Sigh….”
Shouting happened more often than not.
Every project up until now had been riding on this single shoot.
Naturally, the tension was drawn taut.
Those being scolded simply perspired and stammered, showing no real complaints.
Department Manager Go, who directed the set, habitually tucked a pen behind his ear as he shouted.
“Alright. The filming team has no position issues. Everyone received the briefing about the additional schedule added for today, right?”
All the employees nodded.
But their expressions weren’t particularly good.
“3D work has been added, so the 3D team came to the set. 3D team? Where are you!”
“Here~”
Employees sitting together in one corner of the set raised their hands.
The Department Manager thrust a hologram displaying a man’s face toward them and shouted.
“This person named Almond was decided on suddenly in the latter stages, so he hasn’t submitted his biometric code yet. Extract the code right away using iris and fingerprint scans, then proceed with the design work.”
“Yes~!”
“There’s a part where this character interacts with the others during filming, so you’ll need to participate in that scene as well.”
“Yes~!”
“It’s not just the 3D team. One more person was added to the filming crew, and all the individual storyboards should have come in the day before yesterday. You all confirmed that, right?”
“Yes~!”
The employees answered with considerable vigor.
But their expressions were grim.
‘No way. The schedule is already packed. Suddenly adding more people?’
‘Isn’t this decided way too late?’
‘Who the hell is this guy….’
‘Seems like Almond’s getting special treatment.’
‘He’s the one Punk is pushing this time.’
Department Manager Go wasn’t unaware of the employees’ complaints.
Almond’s arrival had become a bothersome element, regardless of the circumstances.
‘That bastard Department Manager Oh… at least finalize this quickly.’
He didn’t want to work while reading the room around the employees either. This kind of situation was genuinely grueling for field workers.
The executives just had to nod their heads once, sure.
“Understood. Then let’s take a brief break, and I’ll check the equipment afterward.”
Department Manager Go drew lines through the schedule chart with the pen he’d tucked behind his ear. He was crossing out tasks that had already been completed.
On his neat schedule chart, there was an additional task written in red ink at the bottom, standing out like a blemish on jade.
‘Almond character field work.’
He genuinely wanted to grab the executive by the collar and ask who came up with the idea of doing this on-site with everyone.
“Who the hell is this guy that they’re making such a rushed decision….”
The department manager examined Almond’s face once more.
It was a face he hadn’t seen before.
After staring at Almond for a while, the department manager murmured to himself.
“…He’s pretty handsome, though. Huh.”
Fortunately, he didn’t have the kind of face that would look awkward in front of the camera.
You could say he had the look of an actor or model—features that responded sensitively to light and shadow, yet not overly Western, with just the right amount of gentle Eastern softness.
In short, his impression was good.
He didn’t know what his personality was like yet. From a cinematographer’s perspective dealing with visual effects, he at least passed on that front.
“But do people who play mobile games really like this type… Does he have overwhelming viewership that would give him impact… Hmm….”
That aside, he still couldn’t figure out why they’d cast this guy for the advertisement.
Balloon Gum was a character that evoked the typical familiarity of middle-aged men, backed by a major corporation with an average viewership of 50,000 to 60,000.
Miho, needless to say, would become the one-pick that opened the wallets of male users.
But Almond seemed a bit ambiguous.
His viewership hadn’t even stabilized at 10,000 yet; when he checked, yesterday he’d wrapped up with 9,000.
He’d probably earn enough to slap the cheeks of ordinary office workers, but if you asked whether he deserved to be in an advertisement like this, well, that was another matter.
“Well, as a man in my mid-thirties, I’m already impressed. He’s just too handsome.”
A colleague manager next to him chimed in smoothly.
“…Really?”
“I’m joking. Image-wise, it seems like men in their 20s and 30s would follow him well. Women would like him too, of course. He seems universally appealing overall… but the age demographic is the issue.”
“Right? Mobile games are mostly played by middle-aged men after all.”
“That’s true.”
“Looks like they’re going younger with this game. Oh well.”
Department Manager Go just brushed it aside like that.
But the doubt remained, knotting up inside him like a lump and continuing to gnaw away at his patience.
He wasn’t satisfied.

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“Phew. Now it’s finally taking shape.”
After rehearsing the movement and work sequence, Department Manager Go nodded in satisfaction. The preparations were finally complete.
“We still have an hour left. Everyone, take a break as you see fit.”
“Yes~”
The preparations had finished earlier than scheduled.
Department Manager Go left the set and headed upstairs to grab a cigarette.
The office was bustling with people working here and there. A shout could be heard from somewhere.
“The Reckless Warrior is trending in real-time search!?”
Real-time search?
If a game that had just started filming was trending, it usually meant bad news.
Department Manager Go wasn’t unrelated to the game’s success either. He felt a chill run down his spine.
“Yes! This, this…”
“This…”
They chattered excitedly, then soon began laughing brightly.
Fortunately, it seemed to be good news.
Department Manager Go felt relieved.
But why was it trending?
He went over and asked.
“What are you talking about? Real-time search?”
The Planning Department Manager didn’t seem to hear his question properly. His face was flushed with excitement as he continued chattering.
“This is huge! It’s at number 10! It was at 15 yesterday evening. I guess I missed it!”
There are cases where things spike briefly and rise.
But if it’s been maintained since yesterday, it has some significance. This makes me even more curious.
Department Manager Go asked again.
“What on earth is causing this?”
“Huh? Department Manager Go. When did you arrive?”
The manager only then noticed his presence.
“I just came up to grab a cigarette, and I heard all the noise.”
“Ah. Was I being that loud? Hahahaha! Take a look at this too.”
The Planning Department Manager laughed heartily and thrust his phone screen forward.
[Reina VS Valkyrie Divine Descent Battle. I was trying to show this…gif]
A post with this title was displayed.
It was a meme about a famous animation that had been popular in the past.
It seemed this was the source of the issue.
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Is the Divine Descent Battle between Reina and Valkyrie real?
This is a fight between the true strongest in the world…That nerdy Reina? Is she really Reina? The real Reina is a legend…
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Below these comments was an additional animated gif.
The screen showed Valkyrie unleashing a barrage of blade strikes while Reina parried each one with her bow.
Department Manager Go adjusted his glasses for a moment.
After watching the entire video.
His assessment was this.
“This isn’t rigged, is it?”
Suspicion of fraud.
It made no sense to that degree.
“I was a Lil user myself back in the day. This seems impossible.”
“No, man. It came from a broadcast.”
“A broadcast?”
“Look here.”
Tap, tap.
On the screen he tapped, Reina’s ID appeared.
[Reckless Warrior]
[Arcane Archer – Reina]
[Lv.7]
“…Huh?!”
Puhahahaha!
Department Manager Go burst into laughter.
“This is completely insane luck!”
What are the odds of such a coincidence?
Of all things, the ID had to be Reckless Warrior.
“…Ugh, man. How could this be luck?”
“What?”
“This is the original. Look.”
If this wasn’t luck, then what was it?
Department Manager Go’s expression, which had been confused, turned rigid.
The face of the person he’d been watching with irritation until just now was embedded at the bottom of the screen.
‘Almond…?’
It was Almond.

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