Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 153

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 153
53. Jia’s Effort (2)
At this moment, Sanghyeon was still in the midst of clearing Reina’s story mode.
Jia, who had returned home after drinking with Juhyeok, immediately opened the refrigerator.
Click. Click.
After downing an entire bottle of pear juice, known to be excellent for hangover relief, she promptly sat down at her computer.
And then she simply stared blankly.
“Hmm….”
Jia, who always instinctively grasped the editing points and moved things around, was moving sluggishly today.
‘Maybe I really should study.’
Since she knew nothing about Reel, she had no idea what made it impressive or how certain scenes should be directed.
Battle Rage and Kingdom were such realistic games and the rules themselves were simple enough that ordinary people could understand them.
Reel was different.
It was a team-play game, and the skills were complex.
‘This is a crisis….’
As an editor, she felt a crisis for the first time.
‘I can’t lose twenty million won a month.’
Yet she didn’t want to quit either.
It was too good of a job for that.
The thought of this suddenly disappearing made her hair stand on end, and fear crept in.
Was she really going to lose this heavenly job—earning twenty million won a month while watching Almond’s face all day and not even commuting—just because of Reel?!
-Hello?
“Yeonju? It’s me, Jia.”
She immediately called someone.
Fortunately, they answered right away. It must be lunch time.
-Who is this?
“It’s me, Jia. Seojia.”
-Whoa! Jia? Is this a new number? What’s going on? What happened?! Why did you suddenly leave the company?! Was it really because of that manager bastard?! You didn’t even tell me anything….
Jia momentarily wanted to hang up.
She felt sorry. Yeonju was one of the few people she had been close to at the company.
To suddenly call asking for help without giving any updates all this time.
‘If I ask for help right away, I’ll get cursed out.’
Yeonju, though she didn’t seem like it normally, had a rough mouth when among close friends.
Jia decided to meet up first and have the conversations they hadn’t been able to have.
“By the way, what are you doing after work today?”
-After work? I’m off right now. I took a half day. I wasn’t planning to do anything. Want to meet?
“Oh. Perfect. The sooner the better.”
-Did you take out a loan?
“Ugh. It’s not like that.”
As if she would take out a loan.
At this point, I could even start a loan business.

* * *
The place Jia had suggested meeting was a brunch cafe. Brunch cafes in areas crowded with companies were expensive, and this one was among the priciest.
‘Is she insane? Why would she want to meet here….’
Yeon-ju Heo, true to her name, felt her face go pale as she glanced around the cafe.
Everyone wore casual clothing, yet there was an unmistakable air of expense about their outfits.
She checked her own appearance again and made an awkward face.
Today’s outfit suddenly didn’t sit right with her.
“How many people are in your party?”
A handsome staff member approached her.
As she admired the man’s jawline, she thought the cafe was worth every penny.
“I’m meeting someone. Under the name Seojia….”
“Ah. Yes. I believe she just went inside.”
The man smiled and guided her forward.
A petite woman seated not far away came into view.
Yeon-ju Heo’s face went pale once more.
‘She’s definitely lost it.’
Seojia’s appearance was practically that of a vagrant.
“Oh. Yeonju. You made it.”
Yet she herself seemed completely unbothered, her expression perfectly serene.
“Come on, sit down.”
“…What’s your concept? A wealthy Chinese person?”
“What are you talking about? I just wanted to spend some money since we haven’t seen each other in a while.”
“No, I get that. But what about that getup?”
“What about it?”
Jia looked down at her training clothes with a genuinely confused expression.
“Sigh. You’re so pretty. That face of yours really puts me through the wringer.”
“You’re prettier.”
“Ah….”
Yeonju clutched her chest and frowned.
It was something Jia did often. She snickered and handed over the menu.
“Just order whatever. I’ll just have eggs Benedict, the rest doesn’t matter to me.”
“Whatever? Everything?”
“Yeah.”
“Wow. Let’s get married.”
“Get lost.”
Yeonju didn’t order “everything” like she’d said.
She simply ordered the most popular item on the menu. She’d order drinks later.
That handsome staff member from before took their order. A brief conversation about what they’d been up to followed.
“Hey. You left, and do you know how much people at the Company talked about you? I’m in a different department, but I still heard about you.”
“…Why.”
“I mean, you didn’t leave even when that Manager was being ridiculous, but then suddenly you say you’re leaving right when everything was wrapping up… that’s strange, isn’t it?”
“I just. Moved to a different job.”
“A different job? Where?”
Yeon-ju Heo’s eyes scanned Jia up and down again. Her appearance certainly didn’t look like someone working at a company.
“Freelance… something like that.”
“Ah….”
A hint of sympathy and envy flickered in her eyes.
After that, the conversation naturally drifted into Company gossip.
“In the end, that project succeeded properly, so that Manager changed jobs. Went to some major corporation, which is frustrating, but not seeing that bastard’s face anymore… he was always pestering every woman around… it’s been so nice… .”
“….”
“Ah, um, are you upset? He’s still your ex-boyfriend… did I make a mistake?”
“No.”
Jia shook her head.
“I feel good. Tell me more.”
Pffft.
Yeon-ju Heo burst into loud laughter.
And as if repaying Jia’s honesty, she unleashed even more insults about that Manager. She even threw in some of his dark history.
“Your order is ready.”
“Wow.”
Jia’s eyes sparkled even more brightly than when gossiping about her ex-boyfriend.
Whether then or now, her love of eating remained the same.
Jia ate in silence for a while.
They even ordered some Colombian coffee on the side to get their caffeine fix.
Only then did Yeon-ju Heo slowly ask.
“But why did you want to meet me?”
“Just. Wanted to see your face.”
“Don’t lie.”
“You said I was good at Reel, right?”
Reel?
Yeon-ju Heo was startled by the sudden strange topic.
“All of a sudden?”
“You said you were Platinum or… something, and you bragged about it to me.”
“Yeah. I’m Gold now… but still, I’m pretty good for someone working at a company!”
“Who cares what anyone says. Even Bronze is better than me. It’s fine. Explain Reel to me a bit.”
“…Here? Is that why you wanted to meet?”
She wasn’t asking because she was upset, but because she genuinely couldn’t believe it.
She quit her job and finally met up to chat about what’s been going on. And now you want me to teach you a game.
“You….”
Yeon-ju Heo leaned her face in close.
“What exactly do you do for work? Do you stream online?”
Jia hesitated for a moment, but decided there was no harm in telling her.
“It’s similar, but I’m not the one streaming. I do editing.”
“Ooh! Really? Who’s the streamer?”
“…There’s this guy named Almond. You probably don’t know him though.”
“Almond?”
Yeonju didn’t seem to recognize the name.
Which made sense—he wasn’t that famous yet…
“Kyaaaaaaa!”
At the sudden shriek, Jia flinched in surprise.
“Oh, oh, I’m, I’m sorry…”
While apologizing to the adjacent table, Yeonju suddenly grabbed Jia’s hand.
“Wait, Almond? You’re really Almond’s editor?”
Yeonju’s eyes sparkled brighter than ever before.
“I, I’ll help you. With editing!”
“Well, that would be nice for me. But I’ve been handling it myself anyway…”
“I’ll help! Once I help you once, you’ll be able to do it yourself. But first…”
“?”
“Let’s go to a Capsule Room first!”
“A Capsule Room?”
“Hands-on experience is always the best!”
Why is she being so enthusiastic all of a sudden? She’s not usually like this.
Thinking this, Jia got dragged along.

* * *
“Welcome! This is TenTen Capsule!”
I had visited the Capsule Room a few times before.
Unlike Almond, I wasn’t a complete beginner who needed to register biometric codes first.
So I got started right away.
I skipped the tutorial and went straight into a bot match against low-tier bots.
〔This is really frustrating.〕
The avatar I chose was Jackie, known as the Poison Fang Bunny.
Literally a rabbit-like creature that shoots poison barbs.
〔Hey. Do it right. Are you shooting poison barbs or caressing it?〕
The small thug had a remarkably crude way of speaking.
“Hey… Yeonju. Is he always like this?”
“Huh? Oh, yeah. Don’t mind him. That bastard’s just got an irritable concept. Anyway, finish shooting that turret.”
“Got it.”
Whoosh! Whoosh!
I blew air intently into something like a flute.
‘What am I even doing…’
Running around with rabbit ears while blowing a flute.
It felt strange somehow.
Still, actually trying it taught me a lot.
“You’re doing pretty well though? Even for a bot match, most people don’t even understand it.”
“I used to go to Capsule Rooms too.”
“I see.”
“Kyung-ho Lee liked games.”
“Ah… Manager Lee… he did that…”
The atmosphere suddenly became solemn.
We both fell silent and focused solely on the game.
[Yeon-ju Heo is going wild!]
[Yeon-ju Heo cannot be stopped!]
[Legendary!]
The game ended in a complete victory thanks to Yeonju’s carry.
All I did was endure while getting cursed out by Jackie.
After that, I cleared the intermediate and advanced bot matches, completely mastering the basics.
〔Don’t you ever call me again. Unless you’re going to shoot your poison barbs backwards.〕
I never heard anything nice from Jackie until the very end.
As I left the Capsule Room, I grumbled.
“It’s similar to working at the Company.”
“What is?”
“Getting cursed at and enduring, then suddenly everything’s resolved.”
Yeonju burst into laughter once more.
Poison Fang Bunny was rumored to actually shoot poison from her tongue, so it made sense that Jia would be shocked.
“This unnie is still doing that right now. Should we go check on the editing?”

* * *
“Phew.”
After working until morning, Jia let out a sigh and collapsed onto the bed.
‘I managed to finish it in a day thanks to Yeonju.’
I hadn’t planned to complete it in a single day, but when Yeonju helped, I pushed myself to make as much progress as possible, and before I knew it, I’d finished everything.
And now it was the next morning.
Two completed videos.
[Lilmond-0 | Is Reina Really Overpowered?]
[Lilmond-1 | Don’t Dodge the Blade Rain—Block It!]
After submitting the premiere upload request, Jia waited with a tense expression.
As the video started, approximately seven to eight thousand viewers flooded in instantly.
-Whoa, is this that thing?
-Reckless Warrior lol it was Almond
-Blade Rain lmao
-Feet also dead…
-Reina’s totally broken ugh
-Kyaa~ Almond!
.
.
.
After the premiere ended.
The view count began climbing.
Fifty thousand, one hundred thousand, one hundred fifty thousand, climbing steadily….
‘Wow.’
#Trending Video #5
For the first time on Almond’s channel, a video had entered the top five.
‘Fifth place!’
It was a record.
She quickly sent a message to the group chat.
[Check out today’s video!]
Tap, tap.
Jia even woke up Yeonju, who was sleeping beside her.
“Yeonju. We hit fifth place.”
“Huh…?”
Yeonju woke up and first checked the time.
She was checking if it was time to go to work. Jia had once had that habit too, so she understood it well.
“It’s Saturday today.”
“Ah… right. That’s why I took a half day yesterday… But what are you talking about? Fifth place?”
Yeonju rubbed her eyes and barely managed to sit up.
The guest bed creaked as she moved. She was amazed at how well she could sleep in such a place.
“Trending video right now.”
“…?”
Yeonju slowly peered at her phone screen, then stared at it for a long while.
“Wow… wow! This is huge, isn’t it?!”
“Yeah.”
Grin.
Jia broke into a wide smile. Though exhaustion clung to her, it only made her joy shine brighter.
“Jia! You’re amazing!”
Whoosh.
Yeonju pulled Jia into an embrace, making a fuss over her.
“You really pulled it off!”
“You helped me, though.”
“I just showed you how to use Reels and told you what to do. You’re the one who stayed up all night doing it!”
“Never mind that. Tell me what you want to do or eat.”
“Wow. You’re seriously cool.”
“Come on, tell me. Is there anything you want?”
“Hmm…”
Yeonju wore a sluggish expression as she pondered for a long time. Or rather, pretended to ponder.
She had already decided what she wanted from the start.
“Do you… happen to see Almond often?”

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