Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 284

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Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 4
2. The Essence (1)
Why did you retire?
This question fell entirely within my expectations.
Yet Sanghyeon’s lips trembled ever so slightly.
“Do you know why you’ve become the talk of the town right now?”
The words Juhyeok had spoken flashed through my mind.
“It’s because of your story. I told you. That narrative has power.”
Sanghyeon closed his eyes for a moment and steadied his breathing.
“All the media outlets contacting you now—they’re calling you because they want that story. If you answer their call, you’ll inevitably have to tell that tale over and over again.”
Again.
Over and over.
Like a machine running on autopilot.
Juhyeok had emphasized this countless times.
“Eventually you’ll become numb to it and be fine. And I think that’s how it should be. But if you don’t want to do it, you can refuse everything.”
He understood the weight Sanghyeon carried, so he urged him that he didn’t need to pursue major channels.
“You don’t have to appear on major channels. We can make enough to live comfortably, and I can find my own way.”
It was a fair point.
Especially for Sanghyeon—he had no real need to pursue major channels. Simply running his personal broadcast was enough to accumulate substantial wealth. If he continued steadily like this for just one more year, he could even afford a decent house.
Yet Sanghyeon shook his head.
‘Soyeon would laugh at me from heaven.’
With that thought, he clearly communicated that he would pursue major channels.
‘Me, supporting myself alone, stopping here? And the reason being that I can’t repeat some trivial story? Then Soyeon would really laugh at me.’
That Juhyeok wanted him to pursue major channels. No—that this was necessary for him.
And not only that, but Jia too would benefit from moving into bigger waters.
Sanghyeon understood it all.
He was no longer alone.
There were people who had helped him along the way. The CEO of Divers had proposed this advertisement anticipating Sanghyeon would soar even higher. Fantasia, who had been supporting him before, and Department Manager Oh—they had all given him special treatment while expecting something greater from him.
Now it was Sanghyeon’s turn to repay them.
“I had an accident.”
He raised his right arm and offered a faint smile.
“Huh. An accident?”
“Whoa….”
“Really?”
The panelists responded in unison, as if on cue.
“After winning the gold medal at the championship. I was in a car accident. It became a hot topic back then… because of an autonomous taxi.”
“Ah…! That, that accident?”
Mingu Han looks startled and glances at the other panelists.
“You remember that accident, right? When the autonomous taxis first came out ten years ago. It was all over the news.”
The panelists nodded vigorously. Kim Tru, who came from a journalism background, showed particular interest and asked.
“Were you a victim of that incident? I was the one handling that case.”
“Yes. Since then, my right arm… I can use it well enough for daily life. But the aftereffects caused severe tremors and such.”
In truth, it was a problem with my brain, but I omitted those detailed specifics.
It was difficult to explain, and part of me wanted to settle for the explanation of tremors.
After that, Sanghyeon articulated his story of struggling to survive with his Grandmother, his efforts in rehabilitation and how that was ultimately his limit.
And the conversation extended to his joining Asung.
“Ah… so you entered through the disability quota. But people think you got in through nepotism…”
“That’s right. Back then, the Department Manager asked whether the disability quota or nepotism would be better. I said the latter seemed preferable.”
He also clarified the rumors about nepotism.
I’m crying so hard.
Wow, so you were working at the company because of your grandmother ㅠㅠ
Honestly, how could I give up on a big company ㅠㅠ
My heart really aches ㅠㅠㅠ What do I do ㅠㅠㅠ
“Ah. So you had no choice but to hide your age. Military service plus two extra years.”
“Right. Since I didn’t say it was the disability quota. It was nepotism. Naturally, I’d want to say I completed my military service without any issues.”
“Oh my…”
Thus, the reason for hiding his age came out as well.
The hosts’ reactions went without saying, and even the production staff let out sighs.
I’m crying so hard.
Bring Almond’s right arm back to life ㅠㅠ
-Why doesn’t the Archery Association help with things like this??
Wow, life turned out to be harder than I thought.
-I thought he was just a streamer because he was born with a silver spoon…
Those seeing Almond for the first time or only vaguely knowing about him all expressed sympathy upon hearing this story.
‘It’s so much better now that I’ve tried it once.’
Almond was satisfied with today’s broadcast.
Especially the part where he brought up his past.
Wasn’t it much more natural now compared to the first time he brought up his past? He barely trembled at all.
Rather, words spilled out so fluently that it felt like my tongue was moving on its own.
‘This is how you become numb to it.’
You become numb.
That expression fit perfectly.
The way his painful past was diluted into something so insignificant felt strange in one sense.
But it was time for the past to finally remain in the past.
It should have been like this all along.
‘It’s not really a big deal when you say it out loud, is it?’
‘I got a lot of content out of it too.’
Currently, Almond had spoken for approximately an hour and a half.
The idol guest next to him, Inho, had only about forty to fifty minutes. This was far more than that.
How the editing would turn out later was unknown, but in any case, since he’d said so much, there was some reassurance.
‘I’ve done what I needed to do.’
I leaned back against the chair with that thought.
I’d been nervous since it was my first talk show appearance, but now the tension had completely melted away.
From here on, I could just sit back and listen to the other guests. The moment that thought crossed my mind—
“Oh my… goodness. Serin, why are you crying again?”
The sound of sobbing echoed through the studio.
Serin, the female idol panelist, was crying.
-Serin’s crying?
Why are you being like that? lol
What the heck, haha!
I was caught off guard by her reaction.
This wasn’t quite what I’d been aiming for.
“Sob… s-sorry about that.”
“Oh dear… well, that’s…”
Mingu Han couldn’t quite find the words, his expression troubled as the mood suddenly shifted downward.
“Anyway, things are going well for you now, right?”
“Ah, yes.”
Mingu Han asked me again, as if trying to console Serin by steering toward a brighter story—whether I had any more positive tales to share.
We’d already been talking for nearly an hour and a half, so even I was caught off guard.
“Tell us one of those success stories. She’s crying like someone’s entire life just fell apart.”
“Ah, well…”
I began telling the story of how I started streaming recklessly after being laid off from Asung during the restructuring.
‘This probably won’t be very entertaining.’
From here on, it was just the kind of story any streamer would have. Nothing particularly interesting.
But I spoke earnestly, trying to convince Serin that I was doing well and that the response had been quite good from the start.
Yet, surprisingly—
-lol
“What’s with this guy’s action speed lolol He was actually trying to use his jeonse deposit money to buy a capsule toy”
That guy’s crazy lol
-Wow, this story’s new! Almond really does have something off about him!
People found it quite entertaining.
Come to think of it, this was the first time I’d explained how I started streaming.
“Wow. So… you’re saying this actually works properly in the game?”
Kim Tru asked, swinging his right arm as if fascinated.
“Yes. It worked without any problems. So at first, I just kept doing it because shooting the bow itself was so fun.”
“But then, what was the first game you played? You must have started with an archery game, right?”
The conversation stretched on longer than expected.
The panelists kept asking questions. For them, a streamer’s story—especially how it all began—seemed fresh and novel.
“The first game I played was Kingdom Age. I chose it pretty strategically.”
I can’t believe -and Kingdom made it to a major channel ㅠㅠ Almond new ㅠㅠㅠ You’re a hero of Kingdom!
-The Kingdom Birds will achieve enlightenment lol
-Evening Wide mentioned Kingdom lololol
-They’re even talking about Kingdom lol
“Kingdom Age?”
“Ah, yes. It’s not popular, but it has a niche fanbase.”
“Ah, you picked quite an obscure game? But you made it big with this game?”
“Yes. That….”
When I explained how I became successful with Kingdom, my first game, the panelists showed considerable interest.
That was because Almond had demonstrated the conditions for a perfect shot flawlessly for the first time.
Upon hearing that explanation, Mingu Han widened his eyes in disbelief and asked back.
“Wait. From the very beginning? You suddenly discovered a perfect shot condition for that game? Something like that?”
“Yes. I didn’t discover it myself. Several people had discovered it and there were rumors about it. But since I could consistently land it, it became concrete proof.”
“Wait. The perfect shot condition right now….”
Mingu Han recited the conditions I had mentioned, his expression showing disbelief.
“You just need to hit the vital point in one shot, and specifically the exact center of the vital point. But if you miss even once, you can’t do it after that, right? Does this even make sense? Can you do this whenever you want?”
“Yes. Of course. That’s how it was revealed.”
“That’s obvious!?”
-lol for Almond it’s obvious
-Mingu Han bewildered every moment by the nut’s confidence lol
-it is actually obvious lol
“Man, we absolutely have to see something like this.”
In the end, he requested footage as well.
This would eat up another ten minutes or so.
‘Isn’t this getting too long.’
At this point, even I was worried whether it was dragging on too much.
I glanced at the production staff’s expressions, and the PD looked pleased.
Moreover, the writers were waving signs telling me to continue.
‘So the production staff had been asking me to keep going.’

* * *
About two hours later.
The filming had wrapped completely.
“Phew. Good work, everyone. Today’s recording was quite long.”
Clap clap clap!
Everyone applauded and shouted, “Thank you for your hard work!”
Rumble rumble.
The sound of all the filming equipment leaving the set filled the air.
“Thank you for your hard work!”
Almond moved about diligently, greeting everyone.
Since I’d decided to think of myself as just a new employee here, I was dusting off old memories and practicing my bowing technique earnestly.
“Thank you for your hard work!”
“Thank you!”
Juhyeok was also greeting the crew members as they stood up. Both of us felt nostalgic for those old days.
Then Serin approached and greeted us.
She was probably the only one who came over first to say hello.
“Today was really fun. Thank you for your hard work!”
Whoosh.
A resounding idol-style bow so deep that her hair flew everywhere.
“Ah. Yes. Thank you. You worked hard too, Serin.”
“Almond!”
Lilzandi popped out from behind.
“You were so fun today! I do some streaming too. Can you come on my broadcast?!”
“Ah, I don’t stream anymore….”
“Ah! Of course! Absolutely! Let’s do a collab!”
Whoosh.
Suddenly Juhyeok jumped in and greeted her instead.
“I’m Juhyeok Kim, Almond’s manager. I’ve been a fan of yours for a while. It’s such an honor to meet you.”
“Oh. Really?”
“Yes. I listen to your single regularly.”
“Ooh, would you like an autograph?”
“Wow! That would be amazing! Right here….”
Juhyeok handed her a pen, asking her to sign his phone case.
“Huh? Is it okay to sign here?”
“Of course!”
After signing, Lilzandi left the set in quite a good mood, waving her hand continuously.
After she completely disappeared.
“…Single regularly?”
Sanghyeon turned to Juhyeok and tilted his head in confusion.
“Real Pussy Beach… it’s the abbreviation.”
“…Ah. Usually people abbreviate it in English, don’t they?”
“That’s how people refer to Lilzandi’s singles.”
Once again, I felt anew that this guy was truly remarkable. He’d investigated things in such meticulous detail.
That’s right. He’d done research.
Sanghyeon knew better than anyone that Juhyeok’s music taste didn’t lean that way at all.
“Since Lilzandi seemed most favorable toward you, I did a bit more investigating while I waited.”
Juhyeok also laughed sheepishly and confessed.
“Well, even so, I’m keeping this. It just looks nice, you know?”
He shook his phone case to show it, adding an excuse even though no one had said anything.
“How did you know Lilzandi was most favorable toward me?”
“Hm? I just had that feeling. Why? Was I right?”
“Well… yeah. Anyway, let’s head home first.”
“Ah. Okay.”
Juhyeok walked ahead toward the parking lot, chuckling quietly.
“Hey. But did you see the viewer count today? We got about 130,000? That’s really solid for a live stream. Usually we don’t even break 100,000.”
“Oh….”
“Once the edited version comes out, Department Manager Park will find out about you too, right? Hey, I think we got a ton of content this time. Ah, that would be really satisfying.”
Kekeke.
Juhyeok flashed a wicked grin, and Sanghyeon chuckled and followed him into the parking lot.
“Nah. It probably won’t be that bad. That guy probably just watches trot broadcasts.”
“Trot? Department Manager Park is in his forties though. Isn’t that too much?”
“Really? By his appearance, he looks like he’s in his mid-fifties….”
Ding!
The elevator arrived as they laughed and chatted.
“Yeah. PD Jang also doesn’t really….”
Inho, who was inside, stopped speaking with a displeased expression.
He’d definitely left earlier.
And now there was a Manager with him who hadn’t been there before.
Juhyeok’s mind raced quickly.
‘What?’
If these two hadn’t forgotten to press the first floor and had been stupidly talking this whole time….
‘They came from upstairs?’
They’d gone up and come back down.

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