Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 220

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 220
75. Almond Bread (2)
The next day.
For the first time in a while, I had a day off without any practice.
There were no matches scheduled for the next three days.
‘I’ll take it easy today.’
That’s what Sanghyeon thought when he woke up in the morning.
Unfortunately, his prediction was way off the mark.
The selfie he’d posted yesterday was creating far more of a stir than he’d anticipated.
[Almond, what is this?]
Haha, that’s hilarious!
[This bastard only survived because he’s handsome…]
Lol so cute ㅠ
People in the community began sharing his photo everywhere.
Fortunately, since most of them were gaming-related communities, it didn’t make it to the trending posts.
Even if it had, the moderators probably would have deleted it anyway. It wasn’t gaming-related content, after all.
Instead, my RuneStar followers began skyrocketing.
[104,000]
I didn’t have that many RuneStar followers to begin with. Was it because it was becoming a new communication channel?
Since I first created it, the numbers had been climbing quite rapidly.
-Is this the origin of the Almond Bread selfie?
Wow, the selfie choker is so cool ㅠㅠ
-You asked me to attack your heart, so why are you hitting my diaphragm?!
Oh my, this is a mess.
-Please don’t use that face like that.
-It feels like watching that guy who gave our team all the experience and gold in League suddenly dive in and troll.
└What are you talking about
└God gave us all our looks and concentrated them on Almond. Isn’t that what you mean by diving in?
“That’s ridiculous. How can you still be a theist after seeing Almond’s face lol”
Hahahahaha
This is crazy lolololololol
Lol that’s right
Countless comments began pouring in.
‘Hmm… Is this good or what.’
While I was thinking this.
Other things besides comment notifications caught my eye.
[Hello. This is Kim Suhyeon, Team Leader of April Cosmetics Marketing Team.]
[Hello! This is the Three Lips Marketing Team…]
“…?”
What is this.

* * *
Puhahahaha!
A ridiculous laugh burst out.
The owner of that laughter was naturally Juhyeok.
“What. Why.”
Sanghyeon asked with a stiff, rigid expression.
“Hey. You really don’t see what’s wrong with this?”
Juhyeok asked, barely suppressing his laughter.
What he was holding was a selfie Sanghyeon had posted to RuneStar last night.
“Ehehehehehe—hack!”
He was practically gasping for breath, and it seemed like he was deliberately laughing harder just to upset me.
“Hey. How many makeup advertisement requests are you getting? You really need to do your makeup.”
“….”
Sanghyeon had plenty to say, but he didn’t argue further.
Why?
Oh my… *sobs*
-Hyung if you’re gonna make that face give it to me
Haha, but honestly, he looked handsome no matter how we took the photos.
-Handsome bread
Almond bread lol
Isn’t it just a walnut pastry with only a head? lol
Sanghyeon had a conscience, after all.
With so many people looking at his photo and laughing, he couldn’t really claim he had no idea what the problem was.
“So. Are you going to do all those advertisements?”
“…Why would I do a makeup advertisement.”
That day passed like that. It was just a peaceful, uneventful day of rest.
But the next day.
Thunk. Thunk.
Delivery boxes were stacked in front of the door.
“Heh heh.”
Juhyeok let out a hollow laugh seeing those delivery boxes.
“Look at this guy. Just takes a selfie and posts it, and cosmetics come pouring in as gifts.”
“…What is all this.”
Sanghyeon poked his head out from the bathroom window while brushing his teeth.
“What else. Bribes sent by companies asking you to advertise.”
“…Bribes?”
“Yeah. They asked yesterday how you felt about doing a cosmetics advertisement.”
Sanghyeon finished rinsing his mouth completely and poked his head back out.
“You just accepted them?”
“These days, they just send stuff for you to try out first, I guess.”
Click. Click.
Opening the box, I found cosmetics with a clean design inside. These weren’t products for women—they were made for men.
Mostly skin tone correctors and lip products. There was also an eyebrow grooming and drawing kit.
“Huh….”
So this is what happens when you start streaming on Lunestar. I didn’t think much of it.
“I don’t need to advertise this stuff anyway, right?”
“Right. It’s not like you’re actually going to use makeup.”
I had no intention of advertising cosmetics, obviously.
I considered sending the package back. They’d even included instructions for easy returns inside.
There was even a handwritten letter included.
‘Hmm….’
My resolve was weakening.
‘Let me just keep it. I’ll use it eventually.’
I decided to just stack the box in the storage room.
Maybe I’d do an unboxing video later. It would find a use somewhere.
That day, I spent my time playing practice matches.
It was a scrim against Godanbaek, who had the same free schedule. The result was a crushing defeat, as expected.
My mid laner had beaten Soloizebaek, who’s a Challenger, so we had quite a bit of confidence.
But Danmuji was a player on a completely different level. And his teammates were far stronger than Soloizebaek’s as well.
After the scrim ended.
Balloon Stars discussed how to counter Danmuji for quite a while before disbanding.
Of course, most people thought Balloon Stars couldn’t beat Godanbaek.
-they’re really trying to beat danmuji lol
-ambition tier 1! balloon stars!
-honestly they’re already doing really well as is
It seems like it’ll be hard to win against Scream Form… ㅠㅠ
-danmuji’s really protecting almond’s privacy.
This was the general consensus.
It made sense. There was actually a skill gap. The difference between them and Soloizebaek was on a different level entirely.
However, the members of Balloon Stars thought differently.
They pretended to take a break, then regrouped a few hours later.
“It’s important that teammates understand Flash Blade’s movements and coordinate with him.”
For this reason, they now conducted team-based training led by Flash Blade.
“Even if Flash Blade plays well solo, usually the teammates don’t adapt to how far he can go in and escape, so most matches don’t work out.”
They set up AIs at maximum difficulty and ran simulations with me playing mid lane Flash Blade, adjusting to match the situation.
Of course, there were limits to practicing with AI, but what could we do? Without a sparring partner, you have to beat the heavy bag. In the process, Balloon Gum even got solo killed by the AI once, which made the training feel quite realistic.
“Wahaha! I died on purpose to raise the quality of our team training… King move!”
Balloon Gum’s face turned red from embarrassment as he made the joke.
“B-but why Flash Blade specifically?”
He seemed to want to change the subject, asking another question.
“Danmuji is quite skilled with Frost Archer too, so stealing the pick has real value. They won’t even consider banning it—they’ll try to pick it themselves.”
“Ah…!”
By stealing the pick, we could shut down the opponent without using up a ban card.
“Plus, most of Danmuji’s main picks are either countered by Frost Archer or have unfavorable matchups against it.”
“…Really?”
Taco had discovered this through additional research as well.
“The reason he started maining Frost Archer was because he kept getting his champions stolen to prevent counters, and he just ended up becoming good at it.”
“Ah…”
“This isn’t common knowledge. I actually contacted one of his old teammates to ask about it.”
He’d even leveraged professional connections. Taco was truly committed to this match against Green Tea Bagging.
“Alright. That’s all for practice today. Thanks everyone for working hard even though this isn’t a broadcast!”
“Yes! You should get some rest too, oppa!”
“Thank you~!”
“Let’s do well in tomorrow’s match!”
That night, Sanghyeon dreamed of darting back and forth with Frost Archer…
commuting to and from the castle.
‘Ugh, seriously…’
It was a really strange dream.

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The next day.
It was the day of the match between Balloon Stars and Green Tea Bagging.
Almond was once again surprised by Green Tea Bagging’s current ranking.
‘Why are they like this…’
They were currently holding 8th place.
8th out of 16 teams was exactly middle, but playoffs only had 5 teams participating.
At this rate, we might not even meet them in playoffs.
It was easier to understand if you thought they ranked lower than Foolish Deer.
“First of all, it’s pretty clear there’s some kind of discord on their team, right?”
Taco was confident enough to say it outright.
“Still, let’s not get careless.”
The briefing was simple.
Taco probably sensed it too. That this match would be too easy.
[Players, please enter through the portal.]
After the ban-pick phase began.
Almond was certain of victory.
“Huh!? They’re attempting an unusual ban-pick strategy!”
The enemy made some kind of mistake in their bans and picks.
“Green Tea Bagging? Are you confident? Almond’s Reina is open!”
Reina had been left open.
“Wait, you banned Frost Archer and left Reina open? What’s this about?”

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“Why did they leave Reina open? That thought will dominate their minds. This is where the ban-pick strategy starts to unravel.”
The highest tier of Green Tea Bagging and the team’s brain (?).
Greentea raised his index finger and spoke.
“Dominate their minds? More like the Reckless Warrior will dominate the battlefield.”
Pickle responded with his arms crossed, his tone indifferent.
“No, you’re just spouting nonsense because you don’t understand!”
“The ban-pick strategy isn’t unraveling—our game is.”
Pickle wasn’t getting through to him.
“That’s exactly why you got kicked out of the Hamburger Crew, you idiot!”
Greentea struck back by bringing up Pickle’s past, but it didn’t seem to land any real damage on him.
He simply shrugged his shoulders.
“Look. And she hasn’t played Reina in how many weeks now? Data-wise, Frost Archer is scarier. Don’t you know the pro gaming rule? You ban a must-ban champion every day, and when you finally let it through once, people choke because they haven’t practiced. That’s just how it goes.”
“But what if they’ve been practicing diligently?”
“Then I’ve got a plan too.”
“Everyone’s got a plan until they get hit.”
Thwack!
Greentea’s fist finally smashed into Pickle.
Pickle’s head wobbled back and forth comically.
“Phew. I’ve learned how to deal with Reina as the Ppokjujok.”
Greentea blew on his swollen knuckles as he explained.
“Everyone knows this, but thanks to the recent patch, it’s actually a subtle counter.”
The Ppokjujok character received a minor buff.
Specifically, the passive “True Man” was enhanced.
True Man grants increased defense each time you take damage and each time you deal damage.
This increase became more pronounced.
In short, he just became a bit more durable.
“Because of that small difference, in early trades he gains a subtle advantage over Reina. A ton of ADCs in public matches lose because they can’t adapt to this.”
The Ppokjujok was already a good pick against Reina.
The Ppokjujok’s weakness is the shotgun’s range, but Reina doesn’t have particularly long range for an ADC either, and her burst damage is weaker than the Ppokjujok’s, so he’s the perfect matchup.
Moreover, the Ppokjujok is one of Greentea’s most-played champions. His mastery with it was exceptional.
In fact, it was this pick that had salvaged Green Tea Bagging from nearly last place to 8th.
“But she probably won’t pick Reina? She hasn’t played her in so long. She’ll probably pick Sana instead. Then we….”

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Greentea’s plan was only half correct.
First, Almond’s thoughts aligned exactly with what Greentea had anticipated.
‘What? Why didn’t they ban Reina?’
That doubt was justified.
‘Are they idiots?’
However, he didn’t think as deeply as Greentea had predicted.
“Brother, I’m going with Reina.”
“Yeah? But it seems like you have something prepared──”
“I’m just going with her.”
Whoosh!
Mana ignited in brilliant flames, and a divine figure with lustrous golden hair descended behind Almond.
〔It’s been a while since I’ve seen people with courage.〕
Beneath the hood of azure silk, Reina’s crimson lips murmured softly.
In that instant, a thunderous roar engulfed the arena.
-Ooooooooooooooh!
-Reina! Reina! Reina!

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