Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 259

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 259
91. Reflections (3)
[Balloon Stars 3 : Godanbaek 2]
A score of 3 to 2.
Victory after a fierce battle.
[Current Viewers: 401,000]
A record-breaking viewership.
It was worthy of being called the greatest finals in Nant Tournament history.
-Wooooah! Almond! Almond!
-Almond! Almond!
Nearly every spectator in the stands was chanting Almond’s name.
Even those who had been supporting the opposing team.
-Wow, I have to admit this.
-He went crazy
-Reina is truly art
-I thought they’d lose because they didn’t pick Flash Sword…
Some people were even crying.
The Caster grasped the microphone again with an overwhelmed voice.
“Balloon Stars! Balloon Stars is the champion! They have become the greatest team among the 16 teams in this Nant Tournament!”
Boom!!
Countless fireworks shot into the air, and colorful lights illuminated the five members of Balloon Stars.
-Woooooooah!
Whoooosh! The Caster’s body enlarged as he strode into the stage.
“No one predicted this! One player went out and saved their teammate! And that teammate is Almond, a new streamer! When he first came, he was Silver!”
“That’s right! And it was at a time when he had barely played any Reel matches!”
King Gul followed from behind, enlarging himself as well to add his commentary.
“Does this even make sense!? That player’s solo rank is currently Diamond 1 and he’s on the verge of Master promotion! And now he’s the hero of the championship! No matter what anyone says, he’s the hero!”
The two casters nodded vigorously.
“Yes! This doesn’t even need a separate vote! I’ll just declare it! Almond is definitely the MVP! Especially in this finals! Really, wow…”
“I felt honored just to witness such a mid-lane hard carry. The level of the Nant Tournament was higher than expected, and it was really fun.”
“That’s right! Everyone! Let’s give a round of applause to today’s victors who made this Nant Tournament entertaining until the very end!”
-Woooooooooah!
-Love you! Almond!
-Gum! Gum! Gum!
-Taco!
The stadium erupted with cheers that seemed to shake it apart.
And some people began launching fireworks purchased from Discworld using cash.
Fireworks depicting Almond’s face shot up from various places.
Even fireworks shaped like edible almonds were launched.
Poof-boom!
Amidst the brilliant fireworks, the Caster shouts out.
“Now! Time to lift the trophy!”
Kuuuuung…!
The ground splits open as a colossal trophy rises upward.
-Wooow lol
-How are they supposed to lift that?
-Isn’t it way too big?
It was literally a trophy the size of a house.
Just as everyone was puzzled about how they could possibly lift it.
“The victors! You’ll need to put some muscle into it!”
Shwooosh!
Following the Caster’s words, the victors’ bodies began to grow larger.
“Uh, uwahhh!”
All five members of Balloon Stars grew to match the Caster’s size.
They were now large enough to easily lift the house-sized trophy.
“Let’s go!”
Following the Caster’s guidance, the five of them rush toward the trophy.
“You grab it.”
“Yeah! Big bro, you go first!”
Sanghyeon reached out and touched the trophy first.
-Uaaaaaaah!
-Miho, you did great!
-Gum hyung did amazing too!
-Almond! I love you! Marry me!
-Taco’s alive!
-Strawberry! You did great too!
The roar of the crowd and dazzling spotlights flash from all directions.
Paaah!
And the trophy is lifted high.
It shone brilliantly.
‘…Wow.’
My mouth fell open involuntarily.
My body began to glow just as brightly as the trophy.
“How’s that!? Isn’t Nantro worthy of a championship!? Hahahaha!”
Taco followed next, lifting the trophy and laughing.
His body also began to glow. Just as brightly as his hair.
“Wow! You, I love this so much!”
Next, Miho placed her hands on it as well.
Her avatar too blazed with light without exception. She looked just like a radiant angel.
“Wahaha! This is it! I’m winning it all!”
“Oh, big brothers! Give me some strawberry too!”
“…”
Then all the other teammates blazed brightly as well….
Boom!
With a massive fireworks display, screens materialized across the air, and highlight clips began playing.
[Almond! Almond! Fen…Drakil!]
[Insane!]
[Did you just buy this from the shop!?]
[All the spirits are moving alive! How is this even possible!?]
[Mosol’s Monk did this!]
They were edited match footage.
The Caster picked up the microphone again.
“Everyone! It was an exciting match created through relentless effort from practice to actual competition, day and night!”
The practice process of all the teams passed by.
Red Carpets’ practice, Soloizebaek’s practice, Green Tea Bagging’s discord, victory, defeat.
A collision of various emotions.
It seemed no one had taken this match lightly.
“Though it’s a match between streamers! With the thought of showing you all an exciting game, we spared no effort, pursuing only victory!”
The Caster pointed to a specific location.
It was where the already-eliminated players had gathered.
Spotlight!
As the lights came on, Mosol, Hong-cha, Greentea, Lemon, and Pickle became visible.
They waved their hands with bright smiles.
“Let’s give them a round of applause!”
-Wooooooooo!
-Waaaaa!
“Now, today’s runner-up! The silver medalists! Godanbaek!”
Boom!
Light shone down on Godanbaek’s section, which had remained in darkness until now.
Fortunately, their expressions were bright.
As expected, the audience sent them applause and cheers.
“Now~! And! This is important, right!”
The Caster pointed to the screen behind again.
“We’re going to do a winner’s interview! The POG (Player of the Game) for this finals has just been selected. We’ll start the interview with the player who received this POG!”
[Player of the Game]
Boom!
With the sound, light shone down on where Sanghyeon was standing.
[Almond]
-Wooooooooo!
-Almond! Almond! Almond!
“It was unanimous!”
Almond, selected by receiving every single vote in the officials’ poll.
Since he was such a clear carry that he deserved unanimous recognition, most people had already anticipated this outcome.
Whoosh!
After everyone’s size returned to normal.
The Caster approached.
“Well, Almond!”
He extended the microphone.
“How are you feeling right now?”

* * *
Gulp.
Juhyeok swallowed hard as he watched the screen.
Because they started the interview with the Player of the Game, this moment arrived faster than expected.
‘I hope the production team does well.’
A few minutes ago, the moment victory was confirmed, he had handed the file Jia had prepared to the production team.
「When you interview Almond about his past, please display this material on screen as well.」
Since the production team was already preparing questions about Sanghyeon’s past anyway, he had made the suggestion with the thought that if they were going to do it, they should do it properly.
「That seems like a great idea! The PD has approved it.」
The initial reaction seemed positive.
But Juhyeok had no way of knowing exactly how they would play it. He couldn’t control every detail like that anyway, and even if he could, it would be disrespectful.
In the end, he had no choice but to leave it in their hands.
“Wow, you actually won.”
The researchers who had returned after finishing their meal sat down beside him and spoke.
At first they seemed uncomfortable being in this house, but now they roamed around like it was their own place.
“Ah, yes. We ended up winning the championship. Haha.”
Juhyeok scratched his head awkwardly and laughed as if he had won it himself.
“You’ve worked very hard.”
“Not at all. It’s all part of the job.”
These researchers had stayed by his side throughout, continuously checking his vital rhythms and other metrics in case any problems arose with the capsule today.
According to them, ‘remarkably, there were no problems at all.’ As if the heavens had ordained his victory today.
‘Come to think of it, I should mention the capsule too.’
The CEO had said he would proceed with an additional contract if the capsule was mentioned after winning.
‘The advertising fees won’t be small.’
Juhyeok didn’t hate himself for thinking about money even at moments like this—he was actually proud of it.
Because this was his work.
[How are you feeling right now?]
Then, Sanghyeon on the screen hesitated for a moment before taking the microphone.
He spoke without any hesitation, his tone clear and firm.
[I feel great.]
It was a simple answer, but the audience erupted with tremendous enthusiasm.
-Kyaaaaaaaa!
-Almond! Almond! Almond!
-Woooow! So cool!
-Marry me!

* * *
The Caster laughed heartily.
It was because of the tremendous roar from the audience that erupted with just one word from Almond.
“Wow! You’re incredibly popular! Did you know that Almond became the number one future dream of children selected by Forbes this time?”
“…?”
Sanghyeon wore a surprised expression as if asking what that meant.
“I’m joking!”
It was a joke.
Light laughter spread through the audience.
“Well~ anyway, wouldn’t it be strange if Forbes actually did select it that way?”
As the Caster turned to the audience and asked, they responded as if they were elementary school children.
-Yes!
-That’s right!
-What’s Forbes! Just bring us more Almond!
“So, Almond. Have you felt your popularity rising while progressing through the Nantes tournament?”
At that moment, the chat produced some rather unusual predicted answers.
-Unknown: I had a lot of popularity from birth.
-Unknown: Korean soccer is also quite popular.
-Unknown: Didn’t I elevate the Nantes tournament?
However, contrary to their expectations(?), Sanghyeon gave a normal answer.
“Yes. A lot.”
It was an answer filled with sincerity.
“A lot? How much!?”
“I don’t know the exact numbers. But through the Nantes tournament, I’ve become most satisfied with the job of being a streamer.”
At that moment, the faces of my teammates appeared on camera.
Affectionate glances were being exchanged.
I made eye contact with each of them once more before speaking again.
“This is the first time I’ve truly pooled my strength with teammates like this to achieve something, and it felt different from when I did things alone. In a good way.”
“Ah! So you usually tend to move more individually?”
“Yes. I don’t meet many people.”
“But I heard you had quite a bit of corporate experience! That’s completely organizational work, right? Was it difficult?”
The Caster naturally brought up the topic of the past.
He too had key interview content that he’d been instructed to cover by the production team today.
-Ooooooo!
-Sang-hyun Yu? Really?
-Wow, elite
-Whoa
The audience members unfamiliar with Sanghyeon buzzed with curiosity at the mention of Sang-hyun Yu, while his fans erupted in cheers.
“My achievements at the company were lackluster. It felt like I didn’t belong there. But through the Nanteu competition, I finally became certain of where I should be, and for the first time in a while, I truly devoted myself to living.”
-But why is Almond so good at speaking?
Didn’t Hodu write the script for this?ㄷㄷ
Optional talent is so sick lol
-He’s always been good at speaking. You should’ve seen him in commercials.
“Ah, I see! Having your place in this society is truly important, isn’t it! Adults understand it! Young people wandering through life understand it too! But I heard that Almond also experienced considerable wandering before joining Sang-hyun Yu!”
The Caster gave Sanghyeon a questioning look with his eyes.
Sanghyeon nodded.
Then the Caster sent a signal to the production team and spoke slowly.
“I heard you had something you wanted to say in today’s championship interview on your personal broadcast?”
“Yes.”
“What is it?”
Until now, Sanghyeon had answered without hesitation, much like when drawing a bow.
This time, he hesitated, swallowing hard.
His hand gripping the microphone trembled noticeably. Though this was virtual reality, so his right hand shouldn’t have been able to tremble.
-What’s this?
-Ah, that…!
-That, that
-Wow, it’s real.
Then Sanghyeon opened his mouth.
“Not long ago… and from what I’ve heard, that archery video that became a hot topic today as well—I’m the one in it. My name is Sang-hyun Yu. I won a gold medal in the championship at seventeen years old.”
The entire audience fell silent for a moment at his words, delivered while suppressing his trembling.
Ting.
The production team began playing the video they’d received from Juhyeok on all the screens.
-Sang-hyun Yu! The youngest! The youngest to…!
-Gold medal!
-He’ll definitely go far! Truly remarkable!
Those voices from ten years ago echoed from all around, and countless people stirred, covering their mouths.
And this video also contained an interview conducted by seventeen-year-old Sanghyeon at that time.
When the interviewer asked about his future plans, young Sanghyeon answered curtly, as if questioning why they would ask something so obvious.
-I’m going to win the Olympics.

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