Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 272

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Spin-off Episode 8
3. A Secret Within Secrets (2)
Gulp. Gulp.
After Ran drained the Potion completely, his expression grew noticeably better.
“Let’s get out of here quickly.”
He stepped forward as if to guide Almond, then froze.
“…Lete?”
Only now did he properly observe Almond’s appearance.
“Ah….”
Almond struggled to find an answer, but Ran figured it out perfectly on his own.
“You’re wearing Lete’s shell, but you seem completely different. Who are you?”
“Almond.”
“Almond… Thank you. I don’t know why you entered Lete’s body, but… you will return their body eventually, won’t you?”
It was the same with Laurent, but here it seemed natural for someone to enter and exit another person’s body.
It was a rather bewildering setting.
“Yeah.”
Once the game ended, it would happen naturally anyway, so Almond answered immediately.
“Thank you. Lete is a bit simple-minded, but they’re a clean and good-hearted child.”
-A simple-minded but kind friend lol
I’m crying over the lag ㅠㅠㅠ
-Now that Ran says it, Lete really does seem simple-minded lolololol
-He says it so matter-of-factly lol
Click.
Ran picked up a torch that had fallen to the Floor. He led the way, and Almond followed.
Thud. Thud.
They made their way through the space where countless Guards lay unconscious.
As they went, Almond asked, watching Ran’s back.
“What will you do once we get out?”
“…What do you mean?”
“You’ve caused quite a commotion. Won’t the Sect come after us if we escape?”
“I’ll have to explain the situation.”
“…What?”
Almond stopped walking, dumbfounded.
-This guy’s insane
Why are you like that, Rana ㅠㅠㅠ
-So we barely rescued this crazy bastard and now he wants to get caught again???
-Was this guy a support main in his past life? Why are you walking into a minefield?
Explain the situation? Was there ever such a naive answer?
“Ran. Where exactly are you going to explain the situation? If you do that──”
“To you.”
“Huh?”
“I have something to explain to you. I wasn’t able to finish what I was saying earlier.”
I naturally assumed he’d explain the situation to the cult. But he’s explaining it to me instead.
-Phew~ (relieved)
Ugh, me again ^^ haha
I got all worked up for nothing haha
Ding.
[The secret is just one step away.]
‘The secret…!’
That message appeared again.
It seemed Ran’s explanation was connected to the secret (★) that was the clear condition.
-Ooooh
-Something’s actually happening!
tsk tsk tsk
-1-star condition
The secret Ran would reveal was a one-star condition. It was worth the effort to obtain it.
“Good. Let’s get out of here quickly.”
Ran took the lead again, and I followed behind him without complaint.

* * *
Escaping the dim basement and heading up to the 1st Floor.
From here on, I could encounter human Soldiers.
“I’ll take the lead from here on.”
I nocked an arrow and moved ahead of Ran.
After walking a bit further, I came upon the corridor I’d passed through before. The one with doors lined up on both sides.
I kept my hearing as sharp as possible and walked slowly.
But then Ran suddenly opened a door?
Creak.
“!?”
What? Why are you opening the door? I silently mouthed, frustrated that we were trying to stay quiet!
But…
‘No one?’
There was no one inside.
I’d expected someone to be there.
“…There was no sign of anyone, so I opened it to check.”
Ran said that and stepped inside.
“Shouldn’t we be leaving quickly?”
“…Since no one can carry word of this place, they won’t know I’ve escaped. This facility seems suspicious, so I’ll take a look.”
There were no cell phones here. There was no way to contact anyone from a distance. If one of the Guards had gotten away, time would be critical. But whoever imprisoned Ran wouldn’t know he’d escaped yet.
I followed Ran inside and examined the surrounding equipment. Glass containers resembling triangular flasks and various distillation apparatus…
‘What kind of research lab is this place?’
Clatter!
Ran pulled out some box from the shelf with a loud noise.
‘Potions?’
The box was packed with what appeared to be Potions, but nothing remained inside.
“It seems they were manufacturing Potions here.”
Ran muttered this while beginning to search through the other shelves.
However, finding nothing of value, he quickly put everything back in order.
“Shall we move to the next room?”
“…Yes.”

* * *
The next room had a completely different structure. If the previous room resembled a Research Lab, this one was an outright production line.
At least, that’s what it looked like to Almond, who possessed the eyes of a modern person.
“…I have no idea what all this is. How strange.”
Ran seemed equally confused.
“It’s a factory. For mass-producing Potions.”
I didn’t know how they operated it without electrical technology, but it was unmistakably a factory structure designed to accelerate Potion production.
Why could I be so certain?
“Because I worked in a factory. Everyone.”
Speaking as if addressing the broadcast channel, I had tried my hand at all sorts of work when I could no longer practice archery.
ㅠㅠ (crying face/tears)
I cannot provide a reliable translation for this text. It appears to contain Korean characters mixed with symbols that don’t form coherent words or standard Korean text.
So you worked at a factory too ㄷㄷ
I cannot provide a reliable translation for this text as it appears to contain a typo or unclear characters. The “ㅠ” at the end is a Korean consonant that doesn’t form a complete word in this context.
Haha, they know quite a lot actually.
It wasn’t for a long period. Due to the nature of factory work, it was difficult to care for my Grandmother from the side, so I went in for a short stint to make quick money.
But I hadn’t forgotten that structure I saw every day while having meals and lodging provided.
This place was definitely a factory.
“A factory… You know about such things. I understand.”
“But….”
Just as Ran was about to leave the room.
Almond finally asked the question that had been bothering me all along.
“Why did they all flee?”
“Flee?”
“This is a flight. Look. There’s not a single piece of luggage from the people. Not even a coat left behind.”
All the Potions were completely empty, and the bottles in the Research Lab showed no signs of recent use.
I ran my finger across what looked like a conveyor belt.
“Dust has accumulated slightly. If they had kept running it and were just absent today, it wouldn’t be like this. They stopped using it recently.”
“…Why would that be.”
Why was this happening?
I didn’t know either. If Ran didn’t know, how could I?
“I’m not sure. Maybe they’re relocating the Potion factory? But why would they hide a Potion factory in a prison in the first place…”
That was when it happened.
Rummmmmble──!
An earthquake struck.
“!”
Crash! Boom!
Chunks of stone began raining down from the Cave ceiling.
“…Damn it.”
I grabbed Ran’s hand.
“Run!”
“Wh—yes!”
Tap-tap-tap-tap!
The two of us bolted forward at full speed.
But having played as Ran before, I knew better than anyone else.
‘Incredibly slow!’
Just how slow this guy was.
“Huff…huff…”
The space where we’d been standing just moments ago was being buried under rubble, yet this was all he could manage?
Hahahahaha, so slow.
Wait, wasn’t the next room supposed to be off-limits??ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-dying like this~~
Why did you waste so much time killing that guard earlier? ㅋㅋㅋ
The Cave was collapsing faster than we could escape.
It seemed I’d wasted more time compared to other Players.
But I couldn’t just die here. I turned my back toward him and shouted.
“Come on! Get on my back!”
“What?”
“Climb on! Unless you want to die!”
Thump.
Ran threw himself onto my back, and I caught him while sprinting forward.
“Ugh—uaaah!”
The added weight put considerable strain on my thighs and lower back. But as a Player, it was merely part of the debuff—nothing that could be called painful.
Because of that, I could run at maximum speed with a clear mind.
‘I can do this. I can do this.’
I couldn’t afford a single misstep. Not just stumbling—even the slightest shortening of my stride or pushing off at a suboptimal angle was unacceptable.
I had to perfectly land on the flat surfaces of the stone piles ahead while pushing off with maximum physical efficiency.
Only then could I maintain speed while carrying Ran on my back.
tsk tsk tsk
-Why is he so fast???
Wait, there’s an MMR coefficient for movement speed??ㅋㅋㅋ
If you don’t look carefully, it just seems like he’s moving fast.
-Wow, his physicality;
That’s awesome! It’s like a dedicated off-road vehicle! lol
Running at peak efficiency lol
-Not a single mistake
-I don’t know about Walnut, but Almond’s physicality is unmatched
Those who knew what to look for could see that Almond’s physicality was overcoming this situation.
However, since he was running while carrying a person, he was being caught up by the progressively collapsing Cave.
Running away ㅠㅠ
-Just a bit more!!!
-Oh please
Please die ㅠㅠㅠ
Hahahahaha
To make matters worse, I encountered Soldiers who had been in the break room.
“You, what are you guys!?”
“Isn’t that a prisoner?!”
As the Cave seemed unusual, the Soldiers were hurrying out as well.
The thugs stupidly tried to draw their swords even in this situation.
“Ran. Hand me the bow.”
“Yes!”
Ran drew the bow mounted in front of him and passed it forward. I immediately drew two arrows and pulled the bowstring taut.
Twang! Twang!
Arrows embedded themselves precisely in the center of the neck, the part the helmet couldn’t protect.
Thud!
One Soldier who was about to draw his sword naturally toppled over, and the Soldier beside him soon received an arrow to his forehead and collapsed.
There were about five or six more Soldiers emerging. I shot them all down while running.
lol
-He shoots like this while running and carrying Ran???
-This is a bug!
I can’t believe there’s someone who goes this far in story mode;; lol
-Wow…
The viewers were astounded, and Ran let out an exclamation as well.
“…This is incredible.”
I’d seen it before, but this archery skill was amazing no matter how many times I witnessed it.
“P-perhaps… are you the incarnation of the Archery God?”
“…What are you talking about.”
The incarnation of Archery lolololol
What are you talking about lol
-Hahahaha
-What kind of ridiculous naming is that? Hahahaha
Almond scolded him for wasting time with explanations and bolted forward again.
‘The exit!’
When I spotted the exit flooding with light, I threw myself forward and slid through.
Screeeech…!
[Eerie Forest]
A notification appeared indicating I’d entered a different space.
I’d escaped the basement dungeon.
Boom!!!
Right after, even the entrance to the basement dungeon collapsed, and the entire structure caved in.
“I… I survived…!”
I’d finally made it out alive.
“Um… I’ll get down now.”
Ran mumbled with his head hung low, embarrassed that he’d been carried here.
“Yeah. Sure.”
Thud.
I set Ran down like a piece of cargo. It wasn’t intentional—my strength had simply given out.
-Hahahaha
-Is this package delivery? Hahahaha
-Expected response: Well, I’ve done package handling before…
-Hahaha
Ran either panicked or experienced a brief lag, standing there in stunned silence without saying a word.
“…Ah.”
After a moment, Ran remembered his earlier promise and opened his mouth.
“Now I’ll explain the circumstances.”
“Right. That thing. It was because of Sallie, wasn’t it?”
Finally, I could hear the explanation.
“Yes, it was because of Sallie, but… it’s somewhat different from what you might expect.”
“Alright. Tell me.”
Thinking the ordeal was mostly over, I sat on a rock with a lighter heart. But the story that followed was anything but light.
“I approached Sallie with deliberate calculation.”
“…Deliberate calculation?”
-So Ran was playing us? Hahahaha
-What is this?
-A host in another world!?
-So he didn’t fall head over heels for Sallie?
-So he’s saying he got rejected but it was all according to plan anyway!
That Ran, a pure-white believer, would approach Sallie with calculated intent was peculiar indeed.
“Why?”
“The cult ordered me to gather evidence that Sallie is a witch. And they commanded me to kill her.”
-????
lol
-An identity no one could have imagined!
-This can’t be real
At that moment, an alert chimed.
Ding!
[Secret(★) Clear… Failed!]
[There are additional hidden conditions related to the secret.]

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