Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 154

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 154
54. An Encounter (1)
A woman with long black hair asked a question.
“What time is my appointment today?”
“11 o’clock, ma’am.”
The middle-aged man answered and carefully offered a suggestion.
“The chairman said he would drive you there himself today….”
“Never mind.”
The suggestion was flatly rejected.
“Have the department manager drive me.”
“I… well, but….”
“No. Father is too bothersome.”
“Um… understood.”
The department manager could already picture the chairman’s disappointed face and hesitated, but ultimately her own wishes came first.
There was nothing to be done about it.
“Then finish your meal slowly before we go. Should I call the housekeeper to help with your clothes?”
There were clothes too burdensome to put on alone when going out. Though he was like family, the department manager was still a man, so they usually called the housekeeper.
“No.”
But the woman rejected even that.
She didn’t want to become someone who couldn’t do anything on her own.
“Understood.”
The department manager withdrew, and the woman moved to eat her meal.
Whirrrr.
The wheelchair rolled forward on its own, settling at the table where breakfast had been prepared.
She ate slowly, savoring the food laid out before her.
It didn’t taste very good.
She couldn’t properly taste anything.
Her mind held only one thought right now.
‘I hope the results are good.’
An important result would come today.
Stem nerve accelerant.
Whether she could receive this injection again would be decided today.
If she could get it, she would be able to walk around like a normal person while the drug was effective.
Of course, her father would fiercely oppose it, and she had no intention of using it recklessly either.
Her body still vividly remembered the catastrophe that came from taking this drug too frequently.
Yet there were those who questioned why she wanted the prescription.
They asked because they didn’t understand.
Being able to walk whenever needed by taking the drug in an emergency versus being absolutely unable to walk—it was a world of difference.
Click.
After a tedious twenty-minute meal, she set down her utensils and headed to her room.
After a long time, I pulled out neat clothes from my wardrobe.
‘…A skirt, though.’
Without thinking, I had grabbed a skirt. But they said there would be a cold snap today, so I should put it back.
Still, my hand wouldn’t move easily. I felt reluctant. If things went well, I wouldn’t be able to wear it for a while.
After hesitating for a moment, I made a decision.
‘I’ll wear it.’
I pulled out a long, flowing black skirt.
With this kind of outfit, I could dress myself without much trouble, and if I wore leggings underneath, it wouldn’t be too cold.
Besides, I’d be indoors the whole time, so it wouldn’t be that cold anyway.
After going through all manner of rationalizations.
“Phew….”
I pressed a button on my wheelchair.
Whirrrr….
The wheelchair seat rose upward, lifting my body halfway up like a baby walker.
In that position, I moved the wheelchair to the bed.
Then I pushed my body with my arms and threw myself onto the bed.
The moment the soft sensation touched my back, I quickly stuffed both legs into the skirt.
After struggling, the skirt was pulled up to my knees.
Next, I thrust my hips up to my waist.
‘Done.’
A click sounded as the waistband tightened around me.
The size still fit perfectly.
I had managed to put on the skirt completely and perfectly.
But this wasn’t the end.
I had to get back onto the wheelchair to put on a top.
I rolled my body and carefully crawled down to the floor from the bed.
I had practiced many times how to crawl from the floor and get into the wheelchair.
First, I switched the wheelchair to boarding mode.
Whirrrr.
The wheelchair seat jutted forward and rotated once.
Without needing to turn my back and sit, if I sat there backward, it would rotate again and seat me properly.
I grabbed the handles with both arms, lifted my upper body, and hoisted my entire body up.
My arms trembled, but it would only be for a moment. If I could just hold on for about 3 to 4 seconds, it would be enough to sit in the wheelchair.
Thud.
My body fit snugly into the saddle that had jutted out in boarding mode.
Whirrrr.
It switched back to driving mode, and my body rotated once and settled into the wheelchair.
From here on, it’s easy. Now I just need to put on a top.
“Phew.”
A sense of accomplishment flooded through me.
Without thinking, I caught my reflection in the mirror inside the wardrobe.
My eyes met that pitiful gaze.
It was pathetic.
The pathetic feeling swept away the pride from moments before like a lie.

* * *
Today was a strange day for Sanghyeon.
It started with the peculiar sight of Juhyeok Kim sleeping in late.
‘That guy sleeping in? That’s odd.’
He had a medical appointment scheduled for this morning.
Juhyeok had agreed to go with him, but there was no sign of him waking up.
As always, Sanghyeon woke early, brushed his teeth, and washed up again.
Even by then, Juhyeok still hadn’t stirred.
‘I’ll just go alone.’
It was just a hospital visit anyway—Juhyeok coming along was actually the stranger thing.
Sanghyeon didn’t stop to wonder why Juhyeok had wanted to come in the first place.
There was no time for that.
Sanghyeon decided to go alone and put on his outer coat.
They said a cold snap was coming today.
‘No time. Let’s go.’
He checked the time, wrapped his scarf snugly, and set out.

* * *
I had said today was an unusual day, but it wasn’t just because Juhyeok had overslept.
My reputation had grown quite decent lately, so I always covered my face when going out.
Usually it was just a mask, but today with the cold snap rolling in, I covered myself with a scarf instead.
So I thought I wouldn’t run into any fans.
But what do you know—I ran into someone the moment I descended the neighborhood stairs.
“Almond.”
“Huh?”
It was Jia.
She had asked when I was leaving—was she trying to meet me?
For some reason, she was outside the door since morning.
“You’re heading to the hospital, right?”
“Yeah.”
“Did Juhyeok fight with you again?”
“No. Just overslept.”
“Ah… um… I have a favor to ask.”
“A favor? What is it?”
“My friend is a fan of yours. She said she wanted to see Almond, so…”
“Oh, really? Who is it? Looks like they’re here right now.”
Sanghyeon glanced toward the window and spotted a woman peeking out.
“Hello!”
She was a woman with an adorably bright smile.
“I’m, I’m Yeon-ju Heo!”
Haha.
She greeted Almond with an awkward laugh—she was Seojia’s friend.
“I’m so happy to meet you! I’m a fan!”
It looked like she planned to keep watching from the window like that.
“She helped me with that reel video. I didn’t know much about reels. Even though she might seem lacking in some ways now, she’s actually smart.”
“Wow. Thank you so much.”
When Sanghyeon greeted her with a smile, Yeonju bounced up and down with joy.
“Th, thank you! He thanked me! Kyaaaa!”
She really was full of energy.
Sanghyeon scratched his head.
Jia smiled awkwardly and quickly went inside to stop her friend.
“Have a safe trip to the hospital.”
“Thanks. You too.”

* * *
Today wasn’t strange because I had seen Jia’s friend.
It was because, for the first time, a male fan had approached me—someone who had always been surrounded by female admirers.
“Wow. You’re Almond, right? I see you use public transportation. Could I take a photo with you?”
A fan I’d encountered on the subway.
“Ah. Yes, that’s right, but….”
I lowered the scarf I’d rolled up to my mouth and tilted my head in confusion.
‘How did he recognize me?’
I’d deliberately hidden myself with the scarf like a mask, so it was more surprising that he’d recognized me.
“Should we take it in here?”
Taking a photo inside the subway seemed a bit odd, so I asked.
“Oh, no. I’ll get off with you.”
To that extent?
He was an excessively enthusiastic fan.
‘Then I’ll have to stay with him the whole time.’
It was burdensome that he would go to the trouble of getting off separately, but continuing to stick around and chat was even worse.
“Let’s just take it here.”
In the end, I held onto the subway handrail, struck a casual pose, and took a photo with the man.
“Wow. Thanks, man. I look like a squid in this photo. Hahaha.”
“Hmm….”
I wanted to find some words of comfort.
But it was the truth, so I couldn’t say much. The man really did look like a squid in the photo.
Even though I said nothing, the man laughed cheerfully and moved on.
Then he walked to the next car on his own. He seemed to sense my discomfort.
And before crossing through the connecting door, he shouted this:
“Kingdom! Do it for me!”
Whoosh—
In that instant, all the previously indifferent subway passengers turned to look at him.
He seemed to enjoy the attention, raising both arms to show them off.
As if displaying his muscles.
“King~! You can’t beat me! ~Dum!”
“…Crazy.”
I turned my head away with a bewildered expression.
‘So he was a Kingdom Bird….’
Not just a simple Kingdom Bird, but an incredibly attention-seeking one.
Shouldn’t a streamer be someone like that?
[The next stop is ──]
About five more stops.
Checking the time by the announcement I heard, I turned my eyes to my phone screen.

* * *
As I exited the subway station, the hospital came into view immediately.
A peculiar thought struck me anew.
‘Wow. There really are a lot of strange people out there.’
I’d only met two of them, but the impact was overwhelming.
I realized that the fans I’d encountered so far had been relatively well-mannered.
‘I’ll have to get used to it.’
Still, they weren’t malicious people—just individuals with eccentric personalities.
Sanghyeon decided not to dwell on it and entered the hospital.
He didn’t know.
That a fan he would meet here was about to make this day truly extraordinary.
“You can wait over there.”
The spot I was directed to at the hospital counter.
My waiting number wasn’t long. I’d booked an appointment a week in advance, and the doctor had mentioned wanting to observe me specially.
‘There are quite a few people here.’
The place where I waited was in front of a door labeled “Specialized Neurology Brain Wave Examination.”
Unlike a typical clinic room with a small door, it had double doors like the entrance to a building.
At first glance, it seemed like a place where some significant examination would take place. There were quite a few people waiting for it.
‘From what I know, it should have been a test almost specialized for the Capsule.’
The term “brain wave” is rarely used directly outside of the Capsule-related industry.
Then did that mean everyone here worked in something related to the Capsule?
I could see an elderly person of considerable age and a young woman in a wheelchair.
All of them?
‘The world has really changed so much.’
Sanghyeon sat in the waiting area, sounding like an old man.
Click. Click.
The sound of a wheelchair rolling. Children chattering softly as well.
Around the time I was starting to feel drowsy sitting still like this.
A wheelchair stopped in front of me.
‘What’s this.’
At that moment, I thought surely they hadn’t stopped because they had business with me.
The person sitting in the wheelchair handed me a small notebook.
“Please sign this.”
She spoke in such a matter-of-fact tone that it felt like a delivery driver asking for a signature.
At that strange feeling, Sanghyeon lifted his head.
Our eyes met.
“…?”
In that instant, his pupils trembled.
His focus faded, and his gaze went blank.
The fan who had suddenly asked for his signature was a Black-Haired Woman.
A woman with long, jet-black hair and sharp, piercing eyes.
Thick, elaborate lashes and large eyes that remained striking even when half-closed.
Yet when one gazed into them, something remarkably pure emerged.
A certain yearning. Perhaps passion.
Either way….
‘She resembles her.’
She bore an uncanny resemblance to Soyeon Han in my memories.
Beyond mere appearance, the aura she emanated and the presence she conveyed.
It felt as though her very philosophy was embodied within her.
Of course, I knew better.
Soyeon Han could never be here.
It was impossible.
And yet──
「Not fun enough… is that your reason?」
That auditory hallucination echoed in my ears once more.
This time, however, I immediately recognized it as a hallucination.
The woman’s lips were moving in an entirely different way.
“Give me your autograph.”
She spoke with confident ease, as though entrusting me with a task, yet her tone carried no hint of rudeness—a peculiar quality.
The fact that she sat in a wheelchair certainly contributed to that impression.
“You won’t do it?”
The woman tilted her head, asking.
Sanghyeon let out a small laugh.
He realized he had been lost in thought longer than he’d expected.
“Ah… of course I will. But you do know who I am, right?”
“Almond.”
Our eyes met once more in a brief glance.
Even now, she didn’t seem like the type to enjoy games.
It was simply the impression she gave.
“…You don’t seem like you’d particularly enjoy games.”
To Sanghyeon’s unconscious remark, the woman responded as if she’d been waiting for it.
“I’m good at that game.”
Her smile was almost provocative.
“Perhaps even better than you.”
In that moment, their eyes locked.
A faint spark flickered between them.
‘Better than me?’

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