Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 307

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 27
9. Reactions (2)
A dimly lit space.
Only the faintest light filters down.
Like an aria from a grand musical opening.
At the end of where that spotlight shines, Sanghyeon sat.
On a toilet seat!
-Waaaaaaah!
-Encore! Encore!
Cheers echoed from the darkened audience.
Sitting on a toilet, and they’re calling for an encore.
Could this actually be a real musical stage?
I wish it were.
Sanghyeon’s stomach genuinely hurt, and his pants were pulled down.
This was real.
I wanted to pull my pants up immediately, but there was no way. My body wouldn’t move.
-We love you! Almond!
-When I grow up, I want to be Almond’s poop!
-Kyaaaaaaah!
The audience cheered even more vulgarly.
Sanghyeon looked around the audience in bewilderment.
Huh? It was empty.
The sounds weren’t coming from the audience seats.
Looking again, countless firefly-like things were circling around him. The sounds were coming from there.
hahaha
I’m dying laughing
Hahaha, that’s so funny!
Above the heads of these firefly-like creatures (or what appeared to be their heads) was written “Constellation.”
Sanghyeon couldn’t refuse their viewing. They circled in all directions—north, south, east, west, up, down, left, right—scanning over him.
Apparently, that’s just how Constellations are.
There was nothing more unfair than this.

* * *
Early morning.
Sanghyeon jolted awake with a start.
“Haa… haa….”
He tilted his head, noticing the sleeve he’d used to wipe his forehead was damp with sweat.
“It was just a dream.”
Since switching Capsules, this was sweat he’d shed without any exercise—a testament to how jarring the dream had been. Not only was it vivid, but it kept replaying scenes that should never happen again.
‘What kind of nightmare was that….’
It was definitely because of what Juhyeok had told me yesterday.
「Ran’s story mode got uploaded today. The Zombie School video uploads tomorrow, apparently. And Evening Wide airs in the evening.」
Tomorrow… meaning today, the first Zombie School video would be uploaded to Ollytube. Probably around lunch. It couldn’t overlap with Evening Wide.
‘That video’s definitely going up.’
With my experience as a streamer, I could roughly guess what would be included in that footage.
The most certain thing was probably the scene of me getting fooled by viewers, logging out in a panic.
It had already spread like wildfire as clips and become famous. There’s no way it wouldn’t be in the Ollytube video.
If it wasn’t separately edited and uploaded as a ‘Short’ video as well, that would be a blessing….
But that blessing probably wouldn’t come. Jia was a thoughtful editor.
Countless related videos would circulate on Ollytube.
“Sigh.”
Anyway, that’s why I had such a ridiculous nightmare. Feeling the heavy weight(?) of my shameful logout scene spreading to the entire nation, I’d gone to sleep and ended up dreaming something strange.
I gathered my thoughts about the situation, folded my blanket, and headed to the living room.
My feet naturally led me toward the kitchen cabinet.
Opening it revealed what always awaited me—almonds from Green Diamond.
Crunch.
I quickly tossed several into my mouth with practiced speed, then grabbed milk from the refrigerator.
No matter how I thought about it, roasted almonds and milk seemed unbeatable for staying light while still satisfying hunger.
Crunch. Crunch.
As the pleasant texture and nutty flavor spread across my palate, I took a long sip of white milk.
Gulp.
The nuttiness intensified, and satisfaction bloomed within me.
“Oh. You’re up.”
I wiped the white residue from my mouth and greeted him. Juhyeok had just emerged from his room.
“Ah, yeah….”
“Want some?”
“…Ah, yeah.”
Juhyeok seemed out of it, having just woken up. That’s why he accepted the almonds I offered without hesitation.
Crunch crunch.
Juhyeok chewed the almonds with a blank expression, as if reluctantly taking medicine. His face and gestures showed no hint of finding them tasty or delicious.
There was no expression or gesture suggesting he found them nutty or enjoyable at all.
I suddenly pointed to the cabinet behind me and spoke.
“From now on, you’ll eat that one instead.”
“…?”
Juhyeok looked bewildered.
‘That’s also an almond though.’
What Sanghyeon had pointed to for him to eat from now on was indeed an almond as well.
‘Am I still half asleep?’
He rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was seeing things.
But rubbing his eyes wouldn’t suddenly turn an almond into a walnut.
It was still an almond.
“That’s also… an almond though.”
“Yeah.”
“But why should I eat that one?”
“It’s cheaper.”
“…?”
Juhyeok tilted his head in confusion.
But with however many years of social experience he had, he quickly caught on to Sanghyeon’s intention.
You know that psychology where you want someone else to eat the food you like and tell you how delicious it is.
“Ah. Green Diamond almonds. Really fragrant! This is California’s premium grade….”
“Am I an idiot? Just eat that one.”
“Okay.”
Juhyeok accepted it easily.
He couldn’t tell the difference in taste anyway. He’d just tried once out of a desire to eat something expensive, and since that failed, he’d simply eat the cheaper one. That was all.
Sanghyeon chuckled knowingly. But unfortunately, which type of almond he ate wasn’t really a big deal to Juhyeok.
Something far more important than almond varieties was filling his mind today.
“By the way, Department Manager Jang. Why hasn’t the edited version come yet?”
The edited version that was supposed to arrive yesterday still hadn’t come by this morning.
Though the time to review the edited version and make corrections had long passed, it’s human nature to want to see it early just in case.
Moreover, since Almond’s major debut was quite an important issue for Juhyeok, the kid couldn’t help but be anxious.
“Just wait a bit. That kind of program editing always takes some time anyway.”
It was a strange sight—Sanghyeon himself, the actual participant, was reassuring him.
“Whether it takes time or not, deadlines should be met. Geez. The broadcast station guys sure have it easy.”
Crunch.
Juhyeok furrowed his brow and tossed an almond into his mouth.
Someone might say he was being too strict, but Sanghyeon didn’t see it that way.
‘Juhyeok has every right to think like that.’
Sanghyeon had always watched him work at Asung, so he knew better than anyone.
Juhyeok had every qualification to say such things.
His ability to handle assigned tasks at designated times was exceptional. No matter what variables arose, his ability to deal with them was remarkable even to watch from the side.
Sanghyeon had once wondered if that wasn’t almost like a superpower. Because his abilities manifested so diversely across different situations that calling it a single “processing ability” seemed insufficient.
So Sanghyeon had concluded that it was a kind of superpower.
“Put your mind at ease. It’s not like things will just pop out because you complain about it anyway.”
Sanghyeon tossed out words that would sound utterly carefree to that esper, then returned to his room.
“Right. I should at least post an announcement.”
Juhyeok let out a deep sigh, then sat down at his computer and began typing the announcement.
Even in the midst of it all, he found his tasks with practiced ease.

* * *
Back in his room, Sanghyeon.
He lay on his bed browsing the Community Site.
Compared to his friend, one might think him quite idle, but this too was work for Sanghyeon.
It was important to know how people were receiving the newly launched game.
He started with ‘RealPro,’ which he’d visited most frequently lately.
This was a place where people discussed Real, but since his main viewership consisted of Real users, it was one of the places he needed to check.
He scrolled through the Big board, but there was no mention of Zombie School. At least it hadn’t made it to ‘Big.’ Even if it had, it probably would’ve been deleted since it wasn’t about Real.
Instead, there were posts about Almond.
[Almond’s Ollytube upload today is absolutely insane]
Insane?
Not knowing what Almond was talking about, I clicked on the post.
There was a clip video there.
From the thumbnail alone, Reina was gazing at Almond with an unusual expression.
When I played it, it was a scene of Reina and Almond parting ways at the end.
[So you’re leaving soon…?]
[Probably.]
Reina shook hands and waved, and then…
Whoosh.
She pulled him close and kissed him.
[Take care.]
Since the Story Mode had been conducted as a small-scale broadcast with barely any chat visible, there were probably many people seeing this for the first time on Ollytube.
-What is this?
-Is that Reina right now?
-Almond’s face is implemented exactly as is???
└Nerf that face, it’s too OP
Because of that, many people had no idea what the situation was.
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The mercenary Leader who was a supporter during Ran’s Story Mode was revealed to actually be Reina. Probably appeared as an easter egg after clearing 3-stars.
Anyway, in that situation, Almond possessed Lete, Ran’s friend, and fought, then they discovered each other and had quite the heated confrontation.
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Of course, there was an explanation attached. But like most Community users, they didn’t read anything longer than three lines.
‘We never had a heated confrontation like that…’
I scratched my head at the somewhat unfair description and continued reading other comments.
-Is this Ran’s story mode? Going to watch the full version;
-Rape again, damn it…
-Rape! Rape! Rape!
-Wait, Reina’s lips were that easy to get!? What!? Sister!!! Was that how it worked!?
-I hate myself for spending so much on Reina’s transcendent skin as Dehaep….
-Let’s send a truck. We can’t overlook this.
└2222
└33333
Those who understood the situation were too busy being furious that Reina’s lips had been stolen(?) again.
There wasn’t just one video related to this.
-Reina’s lips stolen story posted. (link) Reina’s lips stolen story posted. (link) Reina’s lips stolen story posted. (link)
└Big Google is disgusting.
└Stop spamming;
When I followed one of these links in the comments, perhaps out of admiration for the effort of spamming throughout the comments,
this post had already been moved to the ‘Big’ board.
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So that was the reason! Reina!
(video)
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When he played the attached video, Reina was glancing up at Almond.
[…Is that your real face?]
She asks the question and immediately averts her gaze.
[Ah. Yeah. This is my real face.]
[I see. It suits you much better.]
At the mention of his real face, a bright smile blooms across her features. Her entire face seems to shine with radiance.
He kisses her right after this, damn it.
-Is Reina’s lips an iPhone? Why does it unlock with Face ID!? Really!?
That’s what you’d expect from an ADC – face checking and immediately shoving in the deal haha
Lol face check hahaha
It looks way better on you! lol
-Visual nerf please…
-If he’d said it wasn’t his real face, rape wouldn’t have been possible, I bet my entire fortune of 15,000 won on it.
lol
└Forreal
Nearly half of the posts about Ran’s story mode were about Reina. About 40% were praise for Almond’s excellent Hodu skills in defeating Ghostly Soldiers without unnecessarily using fire. The remaining 10% were about Lete and Laurent’s plot threads.
This wasn’t bad publicity either, but reactions about Zombie School were hard to find.
‘I guess I need to go there.’
Sanghyeon exited Rilpro and headed to a new community.
It was ‘Zom’s Garden’.
Since this community was newly created and hadn’t been around long, the number of users was small.
However, there’s no reason to regret it. The mere fact that a community has formed around an Early Access game that hasn’t officially launched yet is tremendous good news.
Much of this success was thanks to Balloon Gum playing Zombie School for us.
Looking at it, sure enough, I can see mentions of Balloon Gum. It’s the number one trending post.
1st) Analysis of the Balloon Gum and Almond route lol
It was a post analyzing the game.
True to a minor community with still limited numbers, an analysis post had become the trending topic. Sanghyeon clicked on it, thinking that only people truly passionate about the game were here.
His eyes began to waver.
‘So that’s how you do it?’
Balloon Gum was playing Zombie School in a way that was distinctly different from anything I had done so far.

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