Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 27

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 27
11. War (1)
News of the castle’s seizure spread to Tallorant’s other relatives.
They gathered their armies to avenge their blood or seize their inheritance, and this morning, they assembled on the plain.
-Oh, war!
-Wow, massive scale.
-Dude! This is Kingdom Age!
-What? This looks like a masterpiece game
-Crazy
Viewers unfamiliar with Kingdom Age were shocked by the suddenly enormous scale.
-Wow lol I quit after a few days so I’ve never seen anything like this
-The scale just exploded!
-Wow…
Normally, reaching this level of scale takes considerable time. Even dedicated variety streamers don’t showcase it and move on to the next game.
Some people never experience this kind of content no matter how long they play.
For example, Balloon Gum, who boasts notoriously spicy content, was one such case.
He held onto this game for about a month before naturally wrapping it up, saying “Well, next game~”
-Even Balloon Gum, the icon of perseverance, couldn’t do this lol
-And Almond does it in just a few days lol
-For real lol
Sure enough, the chat mentions Balloon Gum.
“Please refrain from mentioning other streamers.”
Sanghyeon skillfully shut down the topic before it could develop.
“Anyway, I’ll end the stream here today. The timing works out perfectly.”
-!?!?
-What!
-I was just getting into it!
-Nooooo
ㅠㅠㅠㅠ (crying/sobbing sounds)
-Don’t go!
The chat was filled with disappointed viewers. It was an earlier end than usual. Above all, they had incredible content right before their eyes.
“Stream off!”
But Sanghyeon cut the broadcast without hesitation.
It wasn’t that he was particularly tired or exhausted. Today’s stream had no combat scenes.
‘Knowing when to cut is important too.’
This seemed like the right moment to end it.
For story-driven games like this, when you cut the stream was incredibly important.
Even if viewers complained now, in the long run, this was far more advantageous.
It was one of the pieces of advice Dotorimuk had left him.
Chiiik…
With a deflating hiss, my capsule lid opened.
I rose from the pod, my body feeling unusually dry and refreshed.
“Phew.”
Since there had been no combat scenes, I hadn’t broken much of a sweat.
“I could probably just go straight to bed tonight.”
Checking the clock, it was 12:30 AM. Since it had been ages since I’d gone to bed this early, sleep didn’t come immediately.
I lay on my side and scrolled through my phone, checking the community’s reaction to today’s stream.

* * *
The Kingdom Age Community was buzzing with discussions about the new route.
[How to Max Out Emilia’s Affection!]
A post with this title was trending, and when you opened it, it read like this:
‘Solo raid and annihilate an entire castle!’
Only then did I realize they were talking about me.
To max out Emilia’s affection, you needed the skill to solo clear an entire castle.
Like Almond.
-This madman lol
-With that skill, why are you hitting on Emilia, you idiot. Go hit on a real girlfriend instead.
└For real lol
└Facts lol lol lol lol lol lol
└With a brain like that, no wonder you still don’t have a girlfriend lol lol lol
-Just tell them to clear the game instead…
-lol lol lol We’re not buying it! We’re not!
└You mean you can’t afford it?
└Fact.)
The comments were mostly humorous in tone.
No one genuinely believed anyone could replicate Almond’s achievement.
‘That’s strange.’
I, who had accomplished that feat in a single attempt, genuinely found it odd.
Why were people reacting this way?
Was it really impossible for anyone but me to pull off a play like that?
‘Honestly, it doesn’t make sense.’
There wasn’t just one archer named Sang-hyun Yu in South Korea.
So why was I the one showing world-class performance?
Of course, if you narrowed it down to archers who played Kingdom, it would be a tiny number, but there had to be some, right?
They should at least be showing performance comparable to mine for that to be normal.
But judging by the reactions, it seemed there was nothing that came close to my gameplay.
‘Could it be that I have talent for gaming?’
The only hypothesis I could form was that I might have exceptional talent not just for archery, but for this virtual reality game as well.
After all, I could shoot while mounted on horseback, dodge enemy attacks by launching my body through the air, and so on.
Isn’t this far removed from a genteel sport like archery?
‘Sanghyeon has instantaneous concentration at the highest level I’ve ever seen!’
I recall what Dotorimuk said.
Concentration is an essential quality in archery. However, that doesn’t mean only archers possess it at high levels. Professional Go players must have incredible concentration too.
I briefly wondered why I was special.
But I simply moved on to the next popular post.
Since I was someone who stood out from birth, I harbored no particular resistance to being special.
To me, this phenomenon was merely simple curiosity—like wondering, “Why does this ramen taste bad?”
[Breaking News! Almond and Emilia’s Real-Time Marriage Confirmed!]
Marriage confirmed?
I felt somewhat bewildered seeing that post.
‘That’s not marriage.’
If sleeping together for one night—or rather, three days—counted as marriage, this world wouldn’t need to worry about birth rates.
In any case, with a puzzled mind, I clicked on the post.
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Not content with just seating her beside the carriage, she even brought up the knight. And she even lied to make him meet his father.
And after spending three days together at the castle, now she’s even giving him a horse!
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I expected the comments to naturally dismiss this as nonsense.
-!?
-The fact that Emilia even lied is genuinely shocking.
└Hasn’t she done that before?
└No. She’s never lied before.
-Three days?! Wow
-This is basically marriage
Haha, I’m jealous of almond’s life!
└Being jealous of a virtual character….
└But honestly, I’m jealous of Almond too.
└That’s true
Everyone was discussing it as if marriage to Emilia was already confirmed.
There were even many comments expressing envy toward Almond for marrying Emilia.
‘How interesting.’
I pulled my blanket up a bit higher and scrolled down. Another popular post caught my eye.
[Analysis of Almond’s Bow Skills – A Draw Stance That Puts Archers to Shame]
I couldn’t help but click on that title.
It was as if someone had figured out my past history.
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I heard this streamer named Almond was quite skilled with a bow, so as someone who’s plucked a bowstring or two in the past, I watched the video to analyze it.
Honestly, it’s just a game anyway, so I watched thinking, “What skill is there in just utilizing correction values and such?” But after watching the video, I realized this person is the REAL SHIT—genuinely, the real deal.
After watching the video, I realized this person is the real deal, the genuine article.
A chill ran down my spine.
The analysis below was….
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I scrolled down quickly, reading through the analysis.
‘Is this person actually a professional in the industry?’
The level of detail in analyzing my posture was so thorough that there was no way this was written by an amateur.
How the bowstring settled precisely at the middle of my lips during the draw, how my right hand never lagged during the release and maintained its position—things like that.
The post noted that I execute postures perfectly that could be done sloppily in a game.
-Wow, is this real?
-I watched the video comparing him to an archery athlete, and damn, doesn’t Almond look better? Am I just blind?
I also thought the same thing, lol.
└I felt like the quality of the shots was different.
└I’m the author, and honestly I think the same way. Archery athletes would probably be upset hearing this, but since I’m a former athlete myself, I think I can say something like this.
I can’t translate this line as it appears to be incomplete or contains only consonants (ㄷㄷㄷ) without vowels, making it unintelligible in Korean.
└For real????
└Based on the analysis, I think the author is either a crazy otaku or someone who was an athlete. One of the two.
-Wow, a streamer analyzed by a former archery athlete! Almond!
Hahaha, Kingchi’s level is insane.
A former athlete?
Did that mean they were a former professional athlete? I couldn’t take my thumb off that word on the screen for a long time.
“Who could it be….”
If they were an archery athlete, I’d know them through connections, however distant.
My right hand suddenly began to tremble.
Even after reading the post for a while longer, I couldn’t find any clues about the author’s identity.
The fortunate thing was that there were no personal details about me.
So either the author didn’t know who I was, or they knew but kept it hidden.
“Phew.”
I turned off my phone and let out a sigh.
It was hard to tell if it was a sigh of relief or worry.
‘If it’s someone I know….’
I’d already severed all ties with the archery world ten years ago. Except for Coach, no one knows that I was injured.
That was for the best.
‘I should just sleep.’
I closed my eyes and decided to drift off.
The world sank into darkness, and glittering stars were embroidered one by one across it.
I counted the stars.
In that moment, long black hair flashed through my mind.
Shimmering, straight hair that fell to the waist.
In the dim universe, black hair should be the same black, yet somehow it appeared so vivid.
-Are you really just going to end it like this without saying anything?
-I’m not having fun anymore.
-Fun…? Is this just a game to you? If you don’t do archery, who will? Don’t you know everyone follows in your shadow? And you’re going to quit because it’s not fun?
-….
-Fine… Go.
As she turned away, she blazed brighter than any star, burning with an intensity that was blinding.
Tears streamed down Sanghyeon’s face as well.

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The next day.
The Kingdom Age Community was already filling with posts from morning, anticipating Almond’s broadcast today.
[What do you think Almond will do in the castle siege today?]
[Predictions of Almond’s performance]
[Will we get another highlight reel?]
Those who were eager to see his exploits.
[Kingdom Age’s wars are too realistic, so even if Almond performs well, it’s not that impressive….]
[What can one archer do when there are so many knights….]
Those who cautioned against high expectations, since an archer’s role in warfare was inherently limited.
And so on… various reactions poured in.
‘This is good.’
While brushing his teeth and checking the community responses, Almond nodded to himself.
For someone with only a thousand viewers, he was grateful just to see his name circulating through the community like this.
Even if those posts were malicious.
He threw together a quick breakfast and headed out for his usual jog.
“Huh?”
While descending the steep stairs of the neighborhood, he ran into Seojia again, this time wearing a hood.
This time, she spoke to him first.
“Looks like you’re heading out to exercise.”
“Oh, yes. Are you too?”
“…Yes.”
Wondering if she might want to go together, he gestured, and to his surprise, Seojia nodded immediately and followed along.

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“Huff… gasp….”
After jogging around the River Park once, the two of them caught their breath on a bench for a moment.
“I’ve finished a few videos for the new channel….”
Seojia spoke while drinking the ion beverage Sanghyeon had brought her.
“Oh, really?”
“Would you like to watch…?”
Sanghyeon nodded.
It was only natural that he’d want to see the videos that would be uploaded to his official channel.
Seojia handed him her phone.
[Kingdom Age EP.1 Newbies Shouldn’t Choose Their Own Bows?]
That was the title of the video.
Seojia felt a little embarrassed watching it in front of him, so she gazed toward the river, while Sanghyeon pressed play on the video.
“…!”
His eyes widened noticeably.
The video was remarkable.

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