Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 23

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 23
9. Recruiting an Editor (1)
Clatter, clatter.
The sound echoing through the subway during rush hour.
“Sigh.”
Seojia hated this sound.
She hated being swept back and forth by the waves created by this massive train.
If she could be swept away and fall into an endless ocean with no one around.
If that were the case, it might actually be better.
-…The exit is on the left, on the left.
But even when this wave ended, she was swept into another one.
“Come on, let’s go!”
“Move!”
“Going~”
Brushed by passing neckties, she arrived at Huchae Station. It was her neighborhood.
A small village nestled in a remote corner of Seoul. Some called it Daldongne—the hometown where she was born.
“I’m home.”
Seojia greeted the empty house as she arrived, but no one answered.
Thud.
She tossed her bag aside and crouched down in front of her computer.
She opened a bag of almonds, shoved a handful into her mouth, and gulped down water.
Gulp.
After swallowing it all at once.
She headed to the Tribee web page.
There, she clicked on one from her follow list. It was an internet broadcast she’d recently found entertaining.
A broadcast by a man with the same name as what she frequently ate as a meal substitute.
Almond.
‘Perfect timing.’
Her beautiful lips curved into a smile.
It was her happiest expression of the day.
This was her only source of joy. Watching Almond’s broadcast after work. Though this joy had only recently begun.
She would gladly donate half her salary for this pleasure.
After all, it was money spent on happiness.
She thought spending it here was far better than wastefully buying luxury items.
Almond on the screen began to move.
‘This quest is really strange.’
Almond had received a quest from the young lady Emilia to conquer an entire castle.
He had accepted that absurd mission and seemed genuinely intent on completing it.
It didn’t seem like he accepted it merely for the sake of entertainment.
‘Is he really going to clear it?’
Almond was scaling the castle wall. After dispatching two soldiers simultaneously with remarkable skill.
“….”
Seojia watched his broadcast as if entranced. While her gaze drifted often to the camera feed in the lower right corner, Almond’s stream was undeniably a showcase of pure skill.
-Whoosh!
When the arrow that felled the last soldier flew through the air, Seojia found herself clapping without thinking.
‘Wow!’
And when he shattered the lord’s armor with rapid-fire shots like a machine gun, she couldn’t help but cry out aloud.
“Woooow!”
Tap tap tap.
She quickly typed on her keyboard.
To send a donation.
‘Should I do 100,000 won?’
A person named Rubisword, who had set a 100,000 won mission before, crossed her mind.
‘Let’s go with 300,000 won.’
When it came to supporting Almond, she didn’t want to lose to anyone.
-Now, let’s see the surprised expression on Lady Emilia’s face… Huh?
Almond’s eyes widened in shock.
She focused more intently on the camera feed embedded in the lower right. Sanghyeon’s actual face was also showing quite an honest reaction.
‘What kind of reaction will he give?’
Seojia was already satisfied with just this level of reaction, but the Almond she knew would probably try to show something more.
Almond stared blankly at the chat for a moment.
-Ah, a whopping 300,000 won…! Thank you so much! Seojia! But the name doesn’t feel unfamiliar….
He scratched his head.
Watching him, a beautiful smile played across Seojia’s lips.
“He remembers.”
She murmured contentedly in that instant.
Almond was reading through the chat when an idea seemed to strike him.
-A somersault while… going wild…. That sounds good.
The moment he said that, the chat erupted into chaos. People questioned who brought it up, asked why he was being reckless, and teased each other. Of course, there was no malice in it.
It felt like close friends joking around and laughing together. Seojia loved this atmosphere in this room.
-Splash!
Almond did a somersault and threw both arms up. In that instant, an arrow lodged itself in the top of his head.
It was honestly an impressive stunt. But Tribee’s viewers were too busy laughing.
“Pfft… how cute.”
Seojia felt the same way.
The funniest part came next.
-Huh…?
Almond was reborn at the respawn location, and the broadcast didn’t end.
-Ah, it seems the optimization settings were configured so it didn’t crash.
And he manually shut down the game.
“Pfft, haha. Wait, do I really have to turn off the broadcast?”
At that, Seojia burst out laughing.
The viewers did too.
“Utterly debauchery…lololol”
Even doing backflips, I couldn’t let loose, but still lol
-That’s hilarious
hahahaha
-It’s about time for some chaos~
I’m going crazy lolol
Seojia typed in the chat while tears of laughter streamed down her face.
‘This is fun.’
Rather than thinking the money was wasted, she could only think about how entertaining this was.
It might have been as much as 300,000 won, but seeing this kind of reaction was more than worth that price to her.
If the purpose of earning money was happiness, then this spending truly aligned with that goal.
‘I need to save some clips.’
Now I returned to my main work.
I would capture several video clips of Almond and use them to create another mad movie.
I opened the folder and reviewed numerous music files one by one, selecting background music that would fit well.
‘These are from the Company, but samples like this are fine for anyone to use…’
Seojia justified herself while diving into the work.
Her eyes sparkled as excitement began to build.
‘This one will be legendary.’
Compared to what I made last time, this video would be far superior.
The storyline was clean, and the visual quality far exceeded my previous work.
Moreover, the shooting performance that bordered on wizardry that Almond displayed had actually improved even more than before. I wondered how that was even possible.
He had truly grown stronger.
‘So the mad movie will grow too.’
Seojia popped another handful of almonds into her mouth and began moving her mouse rapidly.

* * *
“Phew!”
I pushed back my sweat-drenched hair and stood up. I wiped my glistening face with a towel kept nearby.
“Now even if I die, I won’t bounce back….”
I reacted while feeling a bit flustered. But looking at the chat’s response, things seemed to have gone well regardless.
It was a 300,000 won donation, so it had better have gone well.
“…A 300,000 won donation? Who could it be?”
Seojia….
The name didn’t feel unfamiliar at all.
“Ah.”
The memory came back to me before I even sat down at the computer.
‘Seojia, an Almond fan.’
The fan who had made that incredible fan video for me.
‘She donated 1 million won too… I think.’
She was the person who had donated a whopping 1 million won during the collaboration broadcast with Dotorimuk.
‘She seems like a woman, which is a bit burdensome.’
Judging by what people said about me being handsome and by her name, she was a female fan, but her excessive affection was somewhat burdensome to me.
She seemed young somehow, yet she was throwing such large amounts of money at a streamer.
‘Am I being too uptight?’
I scratched my head and shook off the thought. She’s probably loaded anyway.
If I’m uncomfortable receiving money from others while streaming, what am I supposed to do?
‘Time already….’
After the evening broadcast, it was already 2 AM.
I quickly washed off the sweat and went to bed.
‘Let’s see.’
Before sleeping, I logged into the Kingdom Community Kingchiman. This has become my set daily routine now.
Checking the public’s reactions at the easiest place to find them every time.
First, the Kingdom Community Kingchiman.
[Almond 300,000 won donation.gif]
I saw a post with this title.
There were quite a lot of comments attached.
Hahahahaha
-What happens when 1 million won drops later
Back then, did you upload videos of smashing capsules? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Almond do whatever you want! Smash the earth! Smash the Capsule!
-Crazy… Real talk, crazy….
Haha, they did a somersault.
└But he’s not just good at archery—does he have naturally good athletic ability? A backflip is pretty difficult even in a Capsule.
└Easier than in reality.
People who actually do b-boying in real life say that’s actually more frustrating. The required skills are different.
└Dotorimuk says Almond’s concentration level is insanely high.
-Oh, I missed today’s stream. Now that I’m awake…
ㅋㅋㅋㅋ (lol/haha)
└Average wake-up time for 0 troops: 2 AM.
Even I couldn’t help but chuckle as I scrolled through the comments. The internet really had some entertaining people. Of course, there were strange ones too. But that’s what made it fun.
[If arrows are this crazy.gif]
Among the popular posts, there was one with a title like this.
It was a scene of me conquering Seongjoo.
It was a looping gif where I fired like a madman with rapid-fire shots, eventually destroying the armor.
-Wow, that’s insane
hahaha
-You’re saying you hit the exact same spot repeatedly with all those consecutive shots…?
└Apparently, if you don’t hit the exact same spot, you can’t get that kind of judgment.
It’s not a method made by the game company, it’s just that they hit it so hard that the physics engine had no choice but to break lol
-I have nothing to say.
-Does this even make sense?
-Even an Olympic archery gold medalist couldn’t do this.
This too was filled with praise comments about Almond.
Beyond that, countless posts about Almond were being uploaded.
Most of them had high view counts and recommendations.
It was a moment where I truly felt that Almond’s popularity had risen quite a bit.
“Not bad.”
I was roughly satisfied with this response.
Even popularity in this small community felt good.
I was gradually establishing myself as a streamer, and I felt a sense of pride.
‘I should sleep.’
I closed my eyes with a faint smile.
As the phone’s screen light went out, not a single ray of light remained in the small room.

* * *
The next day.
I woke to the sound of my phone ringing incessantly from the morning.
“Ugh….”
I was about to ask who on earth this could be, but I swallowed the words back. It was Juhyeok.
He must have something important to discuss.
“…Yeah. What is it.”
“You awake?”
“What, you expect me not to be?”
“Lasagna for lunch today.”
Click.
I just hung up on him.
Bzzzzzzzz….
After my phone rang about ten more times, I finally answered again.
“I’m sorry.”
“Fine.”
“There’s a problem.”
“What is it.”
“Remember that person who uploaded the mad movie back then? Seojia.”
“Yeah.”
“That person just won’t check the comments. I have no idea what they’re doing….”
“Comments? You were trying to contact them through comments?”
“I don’t have any other information. There’s nothing I can do except leave comments.”
“What about a Tribby message?”
“They have messages blocked.”
This really does seem like a difficult situation.
“It looks like it’s going to take more time. If Seojia’s donation comes through again next time, I might have to bring it up during the stream then.”
“That’s a bit risky… but I understand for now.”
Click.
After hanging up, I scratched my head.
‘Let me think about this slowly for now.’
With that thought, I began tidying up my room.
Today was the day I needed to take out the trash.
I stuffed a handful of accumulated garbage into a bag, and after leaving my home.
Ding.
A new mad movie was uploaded to Almond fan Seojia’s channel.

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