Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 302

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Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 22
8. A Customer (1)
Boom…!
The sound of the fire door slamming shut echoes through the corridor.
“This one’s done.”
“Okay. This one too!”
The fire doors at both the western and eastern stairwells at either end of the corridor had been sealed shut.
Now, no one could reach inside the corridor without opening these doors.
Only the Convenience Store Clerk, Almond, and the Shaggy-haired Boy remained here. Of course, along with a multitude of zombies.
“Grrrrr!”
“Kwaaaaah!”
There was no real danger. Properly immobilized, they were nothing more than dangerous decorative fish, their teeth merely clicking against each other.
Still, I had to be careful not to let their blind snapping take a chunk out of my ankle.
“Careful. Careful…”
The three of us, including Almond, carefully picked our way across like stepping stones and returned to the convenience store, locking the door behind us.
Click.
The moment the door locked, the Shaggy-haired Boy and the Store Clerk collapsed.
“Phew. This convenience store feels like home now.”
“I-I really thought I was going to die.”
Current time: 2 AM.
Certainly late enough to be exhausted.
Almond was the exception. He was a being who lived on an entirely different schedule from them. He could stand right in front of the whiteboard immediately.
“Now we can use the bathroom, the convenience store, and even the music room if needed—all of it belongs to us.”
Almond began coloring over the floor plan I had drawn earlier.
The corridor, the convenience store, the bathroom, and the music room—all painted in the same color.
This was our territory now. With this, I had secured both food and a solution to basic biological needs.
In a zombie apocalypse, being able to live at this level was certainly an enormous blessing. But then again, humans were never ones to be satisfied so easily, were they?
“But…”
The Convenience Store Clerk. She lifted her blood-stained clothes with tweezers.
“…Laundry would be impossible, right?”
Almond’s expression hardened completely.
Laundry.
Hahahahahahaha
-Do we really have to do laundry too!?
-Just go to heaven and get it all sorted there, ma’am.
-We’ll send you up! They have everything there!
Don’t say anything harsh to the clerk lol that’s literally their job lol
Laundry…
If I had soap, there was nothing I couldn’t do in the bathroom.
But was this urgent? Almond opened the status window. He was gradually learning that in this game, my current condition was the most important thing.
[Hunger]
[Fatigue]
[Discomfort]
Three status conditions were currently active. The refreshed state had vanished, replaced by discomfort.
‘I understand the hunger and fatigue….’
But what was this discomfort?
I pressed it to check.
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Sticky bloodstains and sweat… Disgusting. I wanted to wash up.
There’s a risk of developing irritability, and mental strength decreases slightly.
(*If mental strength drops sharply, dissociative symptoms begin, causing hallucinations, dizziness, and all stats decrease.)
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There were no significant debuffs yet. Just a slightly bad mood.
‘Mental deterioration is the biggest risk.’
However, the dissociative symptoms that come with decreased mental strength seemed difficult to handle if they occurred.
Future risk versus present convenience….
I made a decision.
“Why don’t I just sleep tonight and wash my clothes with soap in the bathroom tomorrow morning?”
“Oh. I see. But… what will you wear while they’re drying?”
The Convenience Store Clerk seemed worried, probably because she was the only woman here.
I scratched my head.
‘Now that I think about it, I need clothes. Given this game’s nature, there must be some disadvantage to not wearing anything.’
It would be amusing to imagine myself like a true veteran, killing zombies in just underwear, but that doesn’t seem beneficial in this game at all.
Wait. Just underwear?
A good idea occurred to me.
“What if I wash just the outer clothes first, wear the underwear and wait for them to dry, then wash the underwear after?”
It might be a bit embarrassing, but it’s a reasonably practical solution. After all, everyone at the beach is practically in their underwear anyway.
The Convenience Store Clerk nodded in agreement.
“…It’s a bit awkward. But I guess there’s no other choice.”
Just as I was glancing at the chat window, somewhat proud of my solution,
the Shaggy-haired Boy, who had been dozing with his head on the table, lifted his head.
“Sis, are you dumb? They sell gym clothes here.”
“Oh! Damn! I must be an idiot!”
Gym clothes? There were those?
I felt slightly disappointed.
“I just thought of them as items for sale, not as actual clothes!”
The Convenience Store Clerk jumped up excitedly.
Hahaha, I just rolled a walnut for them and…
-Wait, there were clothes???
-A convenience store selling gym clothes?? That’s such a thoughtful store
-If my school had been like this, I probably would’ve gotten hit by the PE teacher like twenty fewer times.
-Lol
The Convenience Store Clerk rummaged beneath the counter and pulled out a dusty box.
“These. They don’t sell well, so they’ve gathered some dust.”
PE uniforms at 20,000 won per set.
The quality wasn’t as shabby as the price suggested. After all, these were sold at near-cost for the students.
“Let’s find the right sizes.”

* * *
A moment later.
All three of them had changed into fresh PE uniforms.
Fortunately, the changing scene was skipped.
-Shame
-Ah, this is supposed to be real survival!
Hahaha, I won’t fall for it twice now haha
The viewers tried to trick him again, but unless Almond was an idiot, he wouldn’t fall for it twice.
The Convenience Store Clerk spoke with a noticeably fresher expression, tying her hair up.
“Ah. Much better.”
“Right?”
“We should wash everything in there tomorrow.”
“Yeah.”
The three of them placed a box containing all their worn undergarments and outer clothes by the door, looking forward to the next morning.
“Ugh. But it feels a bit rough.”
The Shaggy-haired Boy tugged at his PE uniform uncomfortably, bothered by the sensation of not wearing underwear. The convenience store didn’t sell undergarments.
The Clerk seemed uncomfortable too, constantly glancing down at her clothes. But given the situation, this much should be more than enough to be grateful for. At least, that’s what Almond thought.
‘The discomfort has disappeared.’
Simply by changing clothes, the discomfort vanished. In its place, a different state took root.
[Contentment]
Almond smiled faintly upon seeing that status message.
“Hey. Pizza Bread. What if we dismantle this box and sleep up there?”
“Yeah. Like homeless people.”
The Shaggy-haired Boy, who had barely spoken at first, now conversed quite freely with the Clerk.
They spread the boxes widely across the convenience store floor, creating their own sleeping spaces and settling in for rest.
Fortunately, this place was in the basement, and it was summer. The coolness of the basement and the warmth of summer overlapped, creating quite an appropriate temperature for sleeping.
[Sleep: 7 hours]
Almond set his sleep duration for 7 hours and drifted off.

* * *
By Almond’s reckoning, it was only moments later. By this world’s time, seven hours had passed.
Chirp. Chirp. Chirp.
Bird songs drift through the small window above the convenience store as sunlight streams down.
Sunlight….
Almond suddenly glances toward the door.
There’s a box set aside for laundry.
“I suppose it’s time to do the laundry.”
I head off to do laundry. The very fact that I can say this speaks volumes about my current standard of living. In just one day, I’ve managed to secure quite a bit of infrastructure.
“Ugh….”
The Convenience Store Clerk stirs at the sound of her phone alarm. The Shaggy-haired Boy does the same.
“Sigh. Sleeping on hard concrete….”
Sleeping on such a rigid floor must feel like torture.
“How about we try the infirmary next? They’ve got beds there.”
“…Oh! That’s brilliant! Pizza Bread!”
That’s hilarious ㅋㅋㅋ
They’re talking like it’s something for them to eat lol
Are you seriously trying to hint at almonds??ㅋㅋㅋ
The viewers chided the NPCs, but Almond nodded in agreement.
‘The infirmary. I see. Next is the infirmary.’
If I can obtain beds, advancing to the infirmary seems like the right move.
“As it happens, the infirmary is on the first floor of the annex here.”
“Oh. Right. The route works out perfectly!”
The two speak as if they’re saying it for my benefit. It seems the next objective will have to be the infirmary.
“Let’s start with the laundry. Follow me.”
I say this and pick up the laundry box, opening the door.
“Grrrraaaagh!”
“Kaaaagh!”
At the sound of the door opening, the zombies—unable to move even their limbs—let out agonized shrieks.
But Almond walks toward the bathroom without any particular reaction, box in hand.
Thud! Tap!
The zombies try with all their might to bite at his ankles. Yet not a single tooth reaches him. Is it because the zombies can’t move?
No.
The zombies can still writhe about. Moreover, given their numbers, it’s quite likely someone could get their ankle bitten if they’re not careful.
That’s why the NPCs can’t easily leave.
“Hey! S-Soboru! How can you just go like that alone?!”
At this question, Almond scratches his head.
“I dodge when the zombies try to bite.”
“What? How are you supposed to do that?! One bite and it’s all over!”
“…What am I supposed to do if these zombies can’t even dodge?”
That person named ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ is weird.
-Isn’t it way too packed?
-If the timing’s off, we’ll get bitten
-Wait~!
“Hey! Do you think we’re all monsters like you!?”
In the end, Almond came up with a solution—he left the laundry basket in the bathroom and devised a plan.

* * *
A moment later.
Pat pat.
Almond brushed off his hands and asked.
“How about this?”
The zombies that had been in the hallway were now neatly cleared away.
He had methodically moved each one into the music room.
“Whoa…! You’re smart!”
The Store Clerk was pleased with the hallway, which looked reasonably clean aside from the blood stains.
“Alright then, shall we get started? I’ll handle the laundry, so you two clean the hallway.”
“Huh? You’re doing all the laundry alone?”
There was quite a bit of laundry to handle by herself.
“Yeah. I’ll do it alone. The hallway will be more work.”
The laundry would actually be more work, but she was clearly trying to avoid it because of her own underwear. What could we do? Naturally, Almond and the Shaggy-haired Boy ended up agreeing to mop the hallway.
“Alright. If we finish first, we’ll help you.”
“Yeah. Sounds good.”

* * *
Thunk.
A water-soaked mop drops onto the hallway’s cheap marble flooring.
Swish, swish—the mop glides across the surface. I still couldn’t tell if this counted as actual cleaning.
‘It’s been forever since I’ve done this.’
Mopping the hallway made it feel like I was actually at school. The only difference was the detail that I was wiping up pools of blood instead of the usual grime.
About ten minutes had passed in real time, I’d say.
I finally finished wiping away all the bloodstains all the way to the eastern stairwell where the fire door was sealed shut.
[Refreshed]
Then came that refreshing state again.
Maintaining this state for long periods not only permanently increased mental fortitude, but also accelerated the healing of minor wounds.
“Phew. All done.”
The Shaggy-haired Boy said the same, and leaned against the end of the hallway as if exhausted.
“Now I should help with the laun──”
Just as I was thinking I should help the Store Clerk with her laundry.
──Boom!
A fairly loud sound echoed out.
It came from the fire door.
‘What is it? Which direction?’
‘No idea.’
Again, boom…!
It sounded again.
This time I could tell for certain. The east side. The farthest from the convenience store.
The two of us held our breath and crept toward the western fire door.
‘How many zombies could there be?’
If there were too many zombies, the door might break. If that happened, we’d have to open the opposite western fire door and escape.
Boom. Boom boom.
The door continued to be pounded on.
And then I heard this.
“Was this door originally closed?”
“What? What is this? Isn’t this the door in the hallway? Why is it closed?!”
“Damn it. Can’t we get to the convenience store?!”
They were students’ voices.
I glanced toward the Shaggy-haired Boy. His eyes had widened considerably.
‘They were people.’
I placed my index finger to my lips and gave a signal to stay quiet.
Boom! Boom boom!
They pounded on the door a bit more.
Then a woman’s voice spoke.
I could never forget this voice.
“Hey, Baek Jun-su. Can you destroy this? You can do it, right?”
The one speaking was Sohee Yun.
“Hmm. How am I supposed to….”
The one answering was Baek Jun-su.
“Is there someone inside this?”
The one interjecting with quite a sharp deduction was….
‘Wujung Kim.’
It was Wujung Kim.
Thump. Thump.
This wasn’t the sound of a door.
It was the sound of Almond’s… Juhyeok Kim’s heart pounding.

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