Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 319

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 39
13. The Circumstances of the Incident (3)
“Unnecessarily clever.”
I said this to the viewer channel.
The class representative couldn’t hear me. That’s why I could jab at him like this.
“Your school store got robbed, didn’t it? By Baek Jun-su? I’m right, aren’t I?”
-Class rep lol so hyped
-How’d you know
-Does he have a telescope or something
The class representative knew far more than I expected.
Half from his own observations, half from what he’d heard from Almond—he’d pieced it together to understand something close to the truth.
“Your expression tells me I’m right. Since you’re lying from the start, I can’t make a deal with you.”
The class representative raised his spear again.
The blade caught the hot sunlight, gleaming with a cool sharpness.
Against zombies, a hammer or golf club might work better, but in a human-versus-human fight, that spear would be far more advantageous.
A laceration wound at a time like this would be fatal—there’s no way to treat it.
In other words, the enemy’s weapon held the advantage.
But Almond wasn’t particularly worried.
‘Even so….’
These guys don’t know how to fight properly.
That’s why they lost to Baek Jun-su’s group despite having this level of equipment.
If it came down to close combat, I was confident I could subdue the class representative in under five seconds.
“Care to make an excuse?”
The class representative thrust his spear forward and asked.
Then, a student who appeared to be second-in-command raised his hand.
It was clearly a signal to the archer.
From the corner of my vision, I saw the archer with the bow draw the bowstring taut again.
A threat that he could shoot.
But Almond had a question.
“Would he actually hit me from that distance?”
The archer flinched, caught off guard.
“…What?”
The class representative furrowed his brow.
“Why are you worried about that, you loser bastard.”
“He’ll probably miss.”
“What?!”
This wasn’t a naive assumption born from thinking he couldn’t shoot because he was just a student.
‘There are too many obstacles in the way. Unless he shoots a curved shot….’
Obstacles blocked the line between me and the archer.
Though it seemed like a clear straight path at first glance, it was actually an angle from which he couldn’t shoot.
Arrows don’t fly in straight lines, after all.
“I think I understand why you couldn’t beat Baek Jun-su.”
“?!”
The Class Representative’s gang bristled.
I must have hit a nerve.
“You damn loser! Who do you think you are to say that!?”
“Didn’t you raise Baek Jun-su by bringing him bread!?”
“You bastard!”
Curses erupted from all directions.
They were all in the same class as Juhyeok Kim, after all. They knew his social standing from his school days.
-lmao the cafeteria kids’ reaction
-Who raised Baek Jun-su!?
-hahahaha
-You raised him by bringing him bread lol too much lol
-The kids are sensitive cuz they’re hungry lol
The viewers burst out laughing at the Class Representative’s gang’s words.
After all, they were merely observers.
But those who belonged to this world were different.
“Hey!!! That’s too much!?”
Hyeon-a forgot she was surrounded and shouted back.
“You damn cafeteria brats! You cowards who just watched your friend suffer—what gives you the right to call anyone a loser!?”
-Here it comes, Jegal Hyeon-a’s mana burst!
-Is a mental attack incoming!?
-How do they even endure a college student’s verbal skills lol
“And what’s this about bringing bread and raising Baek Jun-su, you idiots! His mother raised him!”
-Insane lol
-Bigi activates ‘Eloquent Torrent’!
-Um… Hyeon-a noona, are you perhaps S-tier?
“Just because he’s kind means he’s a loser? Huh? We’d all be dead without him! You can’t beat him! You can’t beat me either, you bastards! I’ll smack you with the edge of a lunch tray! You cafeteria punks!”
-The edge of a lunch tray lol
-King~ you can’t beat him~
-Wait, is this really Jegal Hyeon-a!?!?
The children were momentarily flustered by the adult’s personal attacks.
Oddly enough, they took a step back, weapons in hand.
The Class Representative’s eyes wavered noticeably—he’d struck a nerve.
“….”
He hesitated for a moment.
Then he pointed at Almond and asked quietly.
“So there is bread, then.”
-Why’d he lose his nerve lol
Is this seriously a psychological attack that worked???ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
That’s hilarious lolol
Almond nodded.
“Yeah. I took it from the school store.”
“But why are you lying?”
“It’s not a lie. I’m going to share all the bread from the store.”
“…What?”
“If you just give me that weapon, I can drive out all of Baek Jun-su’s gang and reclaim the store. That was the plan from the start anyway.”
“…?”
The Class Representative looked back at the archer.
Why has he been so obsessed with the bow since earlier?
Does he really have that much confidence?
“…You’re that confident? Then why not just beat Oham to death?”
“I’m a coward.”
“…?”
The Class Representative was taken aback by such an honest answer.
Yet, it seemed to carry weight.
“Fine. Then. I’ll lend you just one arrow.”
Murmur, murmur.
The children stirred at the sudden decision.
“You might not understand, but lending you even this one arrow is a big decision for us. Because there’s no guarantee you won’t shoot me with it right away.”
Almond looked at him with an expression that said ‘Why would I do that?’
Hahaha, you’re so self-conscious, class president.
-You can just beat him with a hammer
-You can’t waste arrows on him, Class Rep
“So. I want you to prove it beforehand. That with that bow, you can really reclaim the store.”
“Deal.”
The deal was struck.
Jegal Hyeon-a’s diplomatic(?) skills had come into play.
“Until then, we’ll be keeping your two teammates. Even if you fail, you’ll just be kicked out of the construction site. Don’t worry.”
-Class Rep suddenly got nice
-Class Rep… Is he actually a good guy?
-Guess Hyeon-a’s words got to him
He handed over the bow and arrow, adding:
“That… I’ve been….”
He paused, trying to say something.
“…I’m sorry. As your Class Representative.”
Up to here, he spoke quietly.
After that, he spoke louder.
“I can’t accept your joining us easily. We’re struggling too. Most importantly, there’s no trust yet. But if you prove your abilities. Then there’s no reason it can’t work.”
Likely, it was something he wanted his gang to hear.
“Show us what you can do with just one shot. Prove it, and we’ll invest in you too.”
Ding!
…It felt like a Quest should appear.
But this game wasn’t that kind of game.
Regardless, Almond accepted the bow and arrows.
“Follow me.”
“?”
The Class Representative looked bewildered.
“Follow you? What about the proof?”
“I’m not proving anything here.”
They seemed to think Almond would demonstrate shooting arrows at the construction site.
Hitting distant targets, or perhaps performing some trick shot.
Of course, that wouldn’t be bad either.
But it had nothing to do with the true purpose of this bow.
“What you’re really curious about is whether I can drive away Baek Jun-su’s gang with this bow.”
Even if it’s just one shot, I intend to move toward that exact objective.
That’s the only real proof.
And Almond was curious too.
‘If I shoot from a distance, the fear effect won’t trigger, right?’
Whether this hypothesis was actually correct.

* * *
Almond turned from the construction site and headed back toward the annex.
Beside him were the Class Representative and two of his teammates—four in total as they moved forward.
Dealing with zombies along the way proved effortless.
Not only were their weapons superior, but they were also well-versed in eliminating zombies.
Besides, anyone who’d survived this long wouldn’t struggle to kill a zombie.
Rustle.
They concealed themselves in the garden shrubbery near the annex.
“What’s your plan?”
The Class Representative whispered from beside me.
“Baek Jun-su’s group will definitely pass through here.”
Almond pointed toward the window near the annex’s entrance.
It was the space between the infirmary and the school store.
“…?”
The Class Representative didn’t understand.
“…You’re saying we shoot from here at someone passing through there?”
The Class Representative looked again at where Almond had pointed.
It was too far. I couldn’t imagine shooting an arrow through that distance to hit someone inside.
And there was a window too. Even if we ignored the glass, wouldn’t hitting the window frame be a complete miss?
Then Almond murmured quietly.
“They’re coming.”
Several silhouettes were moving beyond the window.
「They went to the second floor?」
This was the moment Baek Jun-su was saying such things.
Before the Class Representative could even ask how I’d shoot, Almond rose alone.
Rustle.
Completely exposed, standing alone in the shrubbery.
Yet Baek Jun-su wasn’t looking in this direction, and even if he were, he wouldn’t be able to distinguish anything.
‘That looks like Baek Jun-su.’
Almond was simply shooting based on conjecture.
At this distance, I couldn’t even distinguish who the opponent inside the window was.
However, a leader has distinctive behavioral patterns.
Identifying the leader within an anonymous group is quite simple.
Even if it’s merely a silhouette—the one who points frequently, the one everyone walks behind, or the one everyone’s gaze is directed toward.
‘There.’
That’s where the leader is.
And it’s probably Baek Jun-su.
Creak.
Almond drew the bowstring taut.
Gulp.
The Class Representative and the children swallowed hard.
The archer they’d brought along was on an entirely different level.
The trembling in the hand holding the bowstring gradually subsided.
When the body became fixed as if nailed to the air itself.
Without anyone noticing, his right hand released the string.
Twang—
With the sound of air tearing apart, the arrow flew.
「He’s probably already lost. There’s a monster over there.」
The moment Baek Jun-su spoke….
Crash!
Glass shattered.
“!”
I felt the silhouettes inside the annex flinch in surprise. It was only a 0.001-second gap.
But Almond clearly felt it.
‘I hit him.’
And certainty had already arrived.
That I had struck Baek Jun-su.
──Thunk!
The arrow pierced Baek Jun-su’s right eye.
The Class Representative and the children jumped to their feet.
“Gah, gaaaaaahhhhh!”
Baek Jun-su screamed and collapsed backward.
“C-crazy! Did he actually hit him!?”
“H-how…!”
“W-who got hit!?”
There wasn’t a single student in the class who didn’t recognize Baek Jun-su’s voice.
From the screams alone, it was already nearly certain that the target was Baek Jun-su.
And the successive screams that drove the point home.
“Ahhhhhhhhh! J-Jun-su!”
It was Sohee Yun’s voice.
“!”
Joy surged in the eyes of the Class Representative and the children.
He really did hit him.
Baek Jun-su.
Everyone was in a festive mood, but Almond felt slightly unsettled.
‘So it actually works.’
I could even kill Baek Jun-su.
But… is this okay?
‘I should tell Balloon Gum to watch the broadcast.’
I’d already come too far to turn back.

* * *
WePlugin’s conference room.
Overseas developers materialized as holograms, pouring out praise in awkwardly translated tones.
“The character AI implementation is very well done. It’s beautiful.”
“It’s the best craftsmanship I’ve ever seen.”
“Especially impressive is how the Baek Jun-su character has its own separate story progression. This is a significant achievement.”
“It’s unbelievable. It’s like you’ve trapped a real person inside the game.”
Flinch.
At that last sentence, developer Iseok Kim shuddered visibly.
It wasn’t that he, accustomed to praise, felt embarrassed by the compliment and cringed at his own limbs.
“Ahem. Watch your words there. What do you mean trapping a person in a game? That’s creepy.”
“Oh? I apologize.”
The associate startled at the unexpected reaction and apologized.
Why was he reacting like that?
Had something been mistranslated?
“In any case, overall, it seems we’ve implemented everything according to our intentions. CEO.”
Hotae beside him summarized the associates’ remarks.
Iseok Kim finally nodded with satisfaction.
“I told you, didn’t I? I’m confident when it comes to implementing NPCs with AI. I married an NPC, you know?”
A common phrase emphasizing expertise, like “I married the game” or “I married art.”
The associates simply understood it that way.
“Ahahaha! That’s right!”
“That makes sense!”
For Iseok Kim, it was far more than just a metaphorical expression.
Hotae, knowing this, quickly changed the subject.
“Ahem. CEO. We don’t have only good news.”
He moved to the next scene.
A scene of Almond shooting Baek Jun-su from far beyond the emotional line intersection.
And the scene of cleanly sending off ‘Baekgwi’ on the 2nd Floor—a boss they’d placed in early access—with a golf club.
These were already the “iconic scenes” of this game circulating as clips.
The problem was that from the developer’s perspective, they were far from iconic scenes—more like reference material for incident reports.
“….”
Watching those scenes, Iseok Kim’s expression became dumbfounded.
He could have overlooked Baekgwi.
After all, it wasn’t even a real boss—just an early access placeholder boss.
But Baek Jun-su was a core character of this game, a critical checkpoint. He’d put considerable effort into him…
“…How is that even acceptable?”
Iseok Kim was at a loss for words.

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