Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 306

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 26
9. The Reaction (1)
The mission I had undertaken, hoping Wujung Kim would disappear quickly after stubbornly clinging to life.
[When Wujung Kim dies, say “Chiki-cha”]
If I interpret the mission objective literally, word for word, then Almond has definitely cleared it.
“Chiki-cha.”
The moment Wujung Kim collapsed, I shouted it.
-Ultra-fast mission clear lol
-Wujung got cut!
-Wait, did Almond seriously just clear the mission by peeking through the door handle lmaooo?
-Wow lololol
-Chiki-cha reaction speed 0.0001 seconds wtf
Even though I cleared it by peeking through the gap in the door handle, a mission success is still a success.
Pabababam!
[Mission Success!]
[Shy Yeopo has donated 100,000 won!]
-It was you again, Math Quitter!!
-Now I understand why you gave up on math…
-Math quitter lololol
Of course, the person who had set the mission probably didn’t expect this outcome.
He probably hoped that Juhyeok Kim would awaken magnificently, defeat Wujung Kim, and overcome his past—and that’s when Almond would shout “Chiki-cha.”
But since when did things ever go according to plan?
[Daymeok donated 1,000 won.]
[I set the mission expecting an exciting and desperate struggle against the delinquent gang. But no way—just peeking through the door hole and chiki-cha!]
-Lololol
-Ban the long message
-Long message ban gg
Almond quietly banned the long-winded donor and then shared his thoughts on the situation.
“I got lucky.”
-King’s lucky lol
-“Lucky indeed.”
-Wujung’s lucky.
A simple yet fitting observation.
I was just lucky. I stabbed his hand, but Hyeon-a came up with the plan.
Everything that happened after that was born from countless random variables overlapping.
For instance, the thug fighting in front of Wujung Kim stumbled and became a zombie, making him more exposed to danger.
Baek Jun-su discovering Wujung Kim’s bite marks.
It was all coincidence.
Those countless coincidences overlapped, and that’s how the three of us inside the convenience store survived.
“Sigh.”
“We barely made it.”
Thump.
Hyeon-a and Suhyeon collapsed to the floor as if they’d made a pact. Despite their composed facades, they’d clearly been quite tense.
“Pizza Bread. Suhyeon. How was that?”
Meanwhile, Hyeon-a laughed, pointing at herself with her thumb.
“From now on, call me Jegal Hyeon-a.”
She seemed pleased that her plan had worked perfectly.
‘The strategy of using the zombies was brilliant.’
Hyeon-a had noticed that the zombies recovered, and she’d devised a plan to release the music room zombies.
If the zombies blocked the exit, they’d instinctively want to escape from here.
Her plan had hit the mark.
Instead of breaking through the convenience store, they chose to escape first. In other words, they ended up protecting the store.
-Jegal Hyeon-a lol
-This is insane
-What is Jegal Hyeon-a lolol
-Jegal Hyeon! Jegal Hyeon!
The viewers were also cheering for her strategy.
[School Violence Eradication donated 100,000 won!]
[Please pass it along to the lady at that table.]
[Convenience Store Noona Is Goat donated 10,000 won!]
[Degal Hyeon-a! Degal Hyeon! Degal Hyeon!]
-What is Degal Hyeon-a lolol
-Degal Hyeon-a lol this is hilarious
-Not even Jegal Geon, just Jegal Hyeon lolol
-Degal Hyeon: In other words, it means her head is Hyeon-a.
Donations were even coming in for Hyeon-a.
Of course, all that money went to Almond. Nominally, it was Hyeon-a’s share.
“Thank you for the donations. School Violence Eradication. Noona.”
-lol Hyeon-a does the tricks and the nuts eat the money
The middlemen are the problem, that’s why lol
-School Violence Eradication getting school violence’d lol
[Can’t Help But Be Curious donated 1,000 won.]
[But didn’t you say you don’t accept donations for ads…ugh!]
“Ah. Can’t Help But Be Curious. The mandatory ad play time actually ended yesterday. Today isn’t an ad.”
-Oh it wasn’t an ad
-Can’t Help But Be Curious lol you sneaky nut
-King move right there lolol
-Wait it wasn’t an ad;
-Seems fun
That’s right.
I’d already completed the mandatory ad playtime on the first day. The advertising contract they’d offered came with such favorable terms that the required playtime itself was remarkably short.
Today’s Zombie School session was happening purely out of my own curiosity and a sense of professional integrity.
“Ah, speaking of mandatory playtime—I’ll wrap up here for today.”
Almond suddenly made the decision to end the broadcast.
-What’s this flow
-???
-What?!
-No! We need to counterattack now!
Oh my god, seriously?
“It’s gotten pretty late. I’ll counterattack against those delinquent gangs the day after tomorrow!”
Almond kept his farewell brief and said goodbye.
“See you next time!”
-Byebye
ㅠㅠ (crying/tears)
-Why the day after tomorrow??
-What?! Why not tomorrow!!!
-Later
-That was fun~~
-Make sure to do it next time!
Almond had said he’d play Zombie School the day after tomorrow.
Why it was the day after tomorrow instead of tomorrow would become clear the next day.

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The next day.
A notice appeared on the Tribi bulletin board.
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[Broadcast Hiatus Notice]
Today is the day the edited version of Almond’s Evening Wide airs. While there’s no explicit rule, we’ve decided to take a hiatus out of professional courtesy to avoid having Almond appear on two platforms simultaneously.
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The reason for the hiatus was simple—today was the airing date for the edited Evening Wide episode.
Even for internet broadcasting, having two versions of Almond streaming at the same time wasn’t considered a sound strategy.
After the meeting, Juhyeok and I decided to take the day off.
Naturally, the comments section beneath the notice overflowed with disappointed reactions.
Are you telling me to go watch Evening Wide? lol
Hey boss! Open the door ㅠㅠ
-Now I finally understand how the zombies felt knocking on the door… Arghhhh…
-Hey! Nutty! When did you ever care about professional ethics?! Ahhhhh!
Of course, there were plenty of comments from people who understood the reasoning and genuinely supported my endeavors.
There’s nothing we can do about it ㅠㅠ Get some good rest.
-Wow! So today’s the day!
Evening Wide?? When did you leave?? ㄷㄷㄷ
I watched that live too. Guess I gotta watch it again lol
-Oh, I’ll definitely watch it!
-What time does it air?
People began showing interest in the broadcast time for Evening Wide.
A quick search would reveal the answer.
The broadcast time was 9 PM.

* * *
9 PM. A department at Asung Corporation.
Despite the official quitting time being 6 PM, many employees remained at their desks.
“Damn it. How am I supposed to manage this season with two rookies in tow? This is ridiculous.”
Tap-tap-tap-tap…!
The Team Leader’s irritable keyboard clacking echoed through the office, and the other employees quietly averted their gazes back to their monitors.
The atmosphere was tense. It seemed like work had been piling up.
“I can understand Sang-hyun Yu being gone, but why did Juhyeok Kim leave? Huh? He walked out on his own, didn’t he?”
Sensing the Team Leader’s irritation rising again, Manager Kim beside him interjected as if to calm him down.
Just then, the youngest employee suddenly stood up.
“What are you doing?!”
The Team Leader growled and shouted.
“Ah, the late-night snacks you ordered earlier just arrived. I’ll go get them!”
“Ah… Yeah. Go ahead and bring them back.”
I thought so.
The Team Leader scratched his head and turned his attention back to the monitor.
Click. Click.
He closed the scattered windows one by one, preparing to take a brief meal break.
“Ugh. That bastard Department Manager Park.”
As he closed each window, frustrating memories resurfaced.
“He sits on an unapproved document and then tells me about it right before I leave on Friday? That’s basically telling me to go to hell, isn’t it? Why does he hate our team so much? Huh?”
He habitually invoked Sang-hyun Yu and Juhyeok Kim again. His complaints flowed out according to his established repertoire. It was a talent of sorts, if you could call it that.
“No, seriously, it’s too much no matter how many times I think about it. Huh? That restructuring—he specifically chose Sang-hyun Yu to let go. Even if he wasn’t the best, how could he do that without saying a word to me? And on top of that, my ace Juhyeok Kim got dragged out too. Damn it!”
“Ahem. Well, Department Manager Park is… a bit like that. You know how it is.”
The Manager chuckled, trying to appease him.
Why Department Manager Park had it out for the Team Leader was common knowledge, even among the new employees.
The Team Leader naturally knew this too.
He was simply asking for the Manager’s agreement, and the Manager, understanding this, was earnestly appeasing him.
“Our company needs to change. How can they act so unproductively just because someone isn’t in their line?”
“That’s right.”
The Manager agreed sharply.
When the Team Leader complained, the Manager agreed and gently soothed him, going back and forth like a ping-pong rally.
Tap.
The Team Leader closed his document case and stood up.
He could see the youngest employee returning from the far end.
“Alright, everyone eat the snacks and let’s get back to it. We can eat in the break room.”
At the announcement that snack time had begun, the employees responded brightly.
“Yes!”

* * *
The city’s nightscape sprawled across the sleek curtain wall, crisp and clear.
Pitter-patter…!
The raindrops tapping against the glass made it look like a watercolor painting.
Manager Kim walked to the spot where the view was best and pulled out a chair.
“This spot will do.”
“Good call. Nice view. Late-night snacks at the office on a Friday night. You all work hard.”
While the employees bustled about setting up the late-night meal, the Team Leader turned on the tablet connected to the table.
“Let’s watch something while we eat. We’re too tired to talk anyway.”
The Team Leader flipped through channels casually and stopped at random.
It was a channel featuring his favorite female idol.
“Wow. Serin looks beautiful.”
Manager Kim, sitting beside him, chimed in.
“Serin seems even more beautiful on talk shows like this than on stage.”
The new employees agreed.
It wasn’t flattery—it came from genuine appreciation.
“Wow. She’s really pretty.”
“Yeah….”
The Team Leader chuckled and looked back at the new employees.
“What? You guys don’t know Serin?”
The new employees nodded.
Tsk.
The Team Leader shook his head, speaking in the tone of someone who’d wasted half their life.
“Not knowing our Serin. Serin, you see, even on talk shows like this, she has such camera presence….”
Just then, the screen showing Serin switched abruptly, revealing today’s guest.
“Oh. That person looks handsome too.”
“Is he an idol….”
The new employees chattered on, oblivious.
But the managers nearly choked on their late-night snacks, gasping for breath.
“Cough! Hack!”
Manager Kim especially almost spilled his food.
“…Huh?”
The Team Leader’s chopsticks trembled in his grip.
“What, what is this. That person. I know him….”
The main MC asked the question the Team Leader had been about to ask.
[Almond, your real name is Sang-hyun Yu, correct?]
[Yes. That’s correct.]
“Sang-hyun Yu?!”
The Team Leader let out a sharp cry.
His voice echoed loudly through the empty break room.
The show continued regardless.
[Hey, nice to meet you. Sang-hyun Yu. You look even better in person. I was really surprised. Right, Serin?]
[Huh? Ah… Yes! Haha….]
[No, Serin. You seem a bit out of it?]
[I’m not!]
[Hey. What do you think? Serin. Could you pull off being an idol center?]
As Serin fumbled with her gaze and flustered, laughter rippled through the audience.

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