Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 328

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 48
18. Schrödinger’s Almond (1)
‘So they’re deciding right here.’
Watching the directors turn away for their meeting, I pondered this thought.
‘Who will win?’
Usually in these kinds of matchups, I’d have some intuition about who might come out ahead. But this time, I couldn’t get a read on it at all.
I scratched my head.
‘The other teams’ concepts are just too strong….’
The directors had pointed out my team’s weaknesses quite clearly.
Balloon Stars’ filming concept was a bit weaker compared to Mosol or Green Tea Bagging.
At least Balloon Gum being a volleyball player was revealed later, which helped a little.
But the other teams have similar comedic elements too.
Green Tea Bagging has Green Tea and Pickle literally fighting in the ring with a martial arts concept.
They even named themselves “Eunpyeong-gu Fist Fighters” with great wit.
And honestly, Pickle is the type whose face alone makes you laugh.
In a way, it’s unfair to me.
When it comes to providing laughs, I’m stuck with an endlessly disadvantageous face.
‘Mosol’s concept is fun too.’
Not just Green Tea Bagging, but Mosol’s team is pretty entertaining as well.
Mosol takes all the water gun hits from his teammates alone. It’s supposed to express how he has to bear all his teammates’ burdens.
They even elevated Mosol’s noble(?) image with a cross and bandages covering his eyes.
Green Tea Bagging and Soloizebaek.
These two teams look quite strong.
Surprisingly, Red Carpets didn’t seem to bring out their unique team atmosphere.
“Ugh. We’re going to lose, unnie.”
“Ugh….”
Lemon and Hong-cha seem to sense they’re falling behind, muttering to themselves.
Besides that, the other teammates were buzzing with talk about who they thought would win or what their team lacked.
A moment later.
One of the directors came out and spoke.
“Only one team will be selected for the merchandise anyway. We’ll just announce that one team and wrap it up.”
They weren’t going to rank the remaining teams—just announce the single winning team.
“Wow… That’s bold. Just like Taco’s haircut.”
Mosol said something harsh without hesitation, rubbing his hands together eagerly.
“The team selected for the physical pictorial event is….”
Boom boom.
The staff in the back created the sound by doing knee drums.

* * *
I had overslept today.
I didn’t get up until lunchtime, clutching my lower back.
“Ugh.”
I must have slept wrong.
…Or rather, I had a drinking appointment yesterday.
“I shouldn’t work on days I’ve been drinking.”
Almond’s broadcast had ended early, and the person who invited me was someone I couldn’t refuse. Surprisingly, it was a meeting with the Divers CEO.
Despite his wealth, we had a modest conversation over grilled intestines and soju.
“He’s still the same.”
I recalled meeting the CEO as my father’s acquaintance during childhood and smiled bitterly.
It was a very different time from now. When Park CEO was still a young man full of dreams.
His love for grilled intestines hadn’t changed since those days.
Even though everything else about him—his position, his demeanor, his dignity—had transformed.
“I’m still the same.”
Sigh.
I exhaled deeply and sat up completely.
I couldn’t tell what was different from my childhood self.
Change is supposed to be progress.
Am I progressing?
I’m not sure. At thirty, my greatest achievement is just leaving home.
If there’s anything I can boast about, it’s my diligence and sincerity.
“What kind of fortune was I chasing, coming back from drinking and still working?”
This was actually my drinking habit.
Working as a drinking habit—surprising, but true.
It was a habit I developed during my study abroad years.
As a foreigner, it was impossible to complete the same assignments as native speakers in the same timeframe.
Naturally, I had to invest more time in assignments than others.
But I couldn’t skip social gatherings either.
My father always said that if I skipped all the parties in Western culture, there was no point in studying abroad.
There, parties weren’t just places to have fun and eat—they were social venues where you could make yourself known and build connections.
Unable to give up either socializing or assignments, I simply did my work while drinking.
I even did assignments on days when I drank heavily and got sick.
That habit carried over to Asong, where I became notorious as the crazy guy who’d show up to work even on company dinner nights.
“Well… it’s better than being difficult. Still, I’m glad it’s finally settled.”
Scroll.
Sitting before the monitor and scrolling down, I smiled.
These were the games I had analyzed yesterday.
The purpose of the analysis was naturally to determine what games Almond should play.
I had made a list once before, but this time I conducted a complete review.
I wanted to select a game that would allow me to utilize the bow to its fullest potential. After sifting through dozens of options, I finally managed to pick just one.
‘This game is different from anything I’ve played before.’
That was the biggest reason this game earned my selection.
It was because of what people call “national pride” content.
I don’t have much patriotism to speak of, but even I can’t help but smile when I watch videos showcasing Korea’s insane technological prowess and content that shocks the world, astounds people, and crushes Japan like catching mice.
That’s not all.
Surprisingly, such videos occasionally appear in Sanghyeon’s AllTube recommendations too.
It’s a code that resonates that much.
Heh.
I smiled imagining my viewers’ comments searching for the main character, but my expression quickly turned bitter.
“Ugh. My stomach’s killing me.”
A hangover.
I headed to the kitchen to get something to settle it.
“…Did I even buy groceries?”
My memory was hazy, but when I opened the refrigerator, there were exactly the ingredients for soft tofu stew.
It’s the stew I usually make to cure hangovers.
“Doesn’t seem right though.”
Would I really forget buying groceries?
I scratched my head and checked the expiration date.
The products were definitely fresh.
“Guess I did buy them.”
I stopped thinking about it.
I was hungry and my stomach was burning.
Whoosh.
I pulled out the earthenware pot and turned up the heat.

* * *
Shhhhk.
My capsule opened smoothly, as if it were alive.
I stepped out with a rather refreshed expression.
The moment I opened the door and left, the warm aroma of stew filled the air.
“Did it go well?”
Juhyeok asked while slurping his soft tofu stew.
Instead of answering, I quickly sat at the table and picked up a spoon.
“Oh. You really did it.”
“…?”
A question mark appeared on Juhyeok’s face.
“Don’t tell me… you bought this?”
“Yeah. You always eat this the day after drinking.”
“….”
Juhyeok felt like he’d been played.
It seemed like I had used him just because I wanted to eat clam soft tofu stew.
However, the fact that I was gradually getting used to eating meals was a good thing, so he let it slide.
“I made two servings just in case.”
Plop.
He scooped rice and placed it in front of me with a smile.
“So how did it go? You said you were selecting something for the shoot. Did it work out?”
“Yeah. Our team’s getting merchandise. We came in first.”
I spoke with a hint of excitement.
Whether I was excited about the merchandise or the egg yolk on top of the stew was hard to tell.
“Oh?”
Juhyeok nodded approvingly.
“Seems like you had fun?”
Most of all, I was glad to see my expression looked brighter.
“Mm-hmm. It was pretty fun.”
Haa.
My pronunciation was muffled from eating something hot.
But the message came across well.
Slurp.
Only after finishing a mouthful did I add more.
“The technology in DisWorld these days is insane.”
I went on to talk at length about the swimming pool party set as well.
‘Seems like you really had fun.’
I’d said it was fine, more or less.
But anyone could see I was excited and having a blast.
Juhyeok decided to change the subject.
“But… look at this.”
Juhyeok showed me his phone screen as he spoke.
OlTube was displayed on his screen.
“This is what Jia hastily edited and uploaded as a Short yesterday because the reaction was good.”
“Oh….”
“The views are coming in nicely.”
[Zombie School) Nut Fans… First Death?]
It’s a Shorts video uploaded under that title. The format is perfect for gauging people’s reactions since it’s short and digestible.
[370,000 Views]
370,000 views in just a few hours of being uploaded.
I watch the video, feeling that Jia really does have a knack for handling fans.
[Here comes the reaction!]
The scene of me shooting an arrow back at myself while sticking my head out, claiming I’d react.
Then, just before the arrow hits, the broadcast cuts out.
-Is he dead? Does that mean we have to start over from the beginning?
-Info) Almond didn’t know you have to restart if you die
-He’s definitely dead. Gotta go for attempt 2
Attempt 2.
A term meaning the second try, or in simpler terms, the second round.
Zombie School is what you’d call a roguelike game, so when you die, you start from the beginning.
“Everyone thinks I died?”
I scratched my head.
I didn’t expect everyone to think I was dead just from that.
That broadcast that day was legendary lol. The broadcast time was legendary too, like we did it for 3 hours? lol
A nut who didn’t get Kingdom but went back to their Kingdom-era mindset ㅠㅠㅠ
-If we reset today and go straight to the infirmary, it’d be insane
Why can’t we just run straight to the gym from the start and shoot Baek Jun-su with an arrow? lol
└We could just go straight to the construction site and do construction site defense
The production company is crying/losing it lolololol
Now the comments are even devising strategies for how to do the second round this way or that way.
“Wow, everyone thinks I’m dead?”
“There are a few though. People who think you survived.”
Juhyeok shows me the comments.
There were still a very small number of people putting forth theories that Almond didn’t actually die.
-Almond’s Zombie School, actually he didn’t die right? At the end it cuts off
└Yeah that’s right, there’s a UFO too
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ (hahahahahaha)
└Yeah Tupac is alive too.
But the response was pathetic.
They were treated like American conspiracy theorists claiming Tupac is alive or that JFK never died.
└The Nut Fans are losing their minds lol
“Lol those guys are stuck in cognitive dissonance”
This is a comment that the user wrote on purpose to get criticized, damn it.
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Nuts conspiracy
They call it delusion, or say they’re experiencing cognitive dissonance, and some even claim that anti-fans deliberately manipulated and posted this.
To that extent, they’re convinced Almond is dead.
Some comments have turned into outright arguments.
“The nut guys were acting all tough saying they’d crush it on the first try lol, but they ended up dying anyway, right?!”
I should’ve smashed your inferiority complex-ridden head instead of breaking out of zombie school, lol.
I can’t provide a meaningful translation of this text. It appears to be Korean characters mixed with “ㅋㅋㅋ” (which represents laughter/giggling in Korean internet slang) and mathematical notation, but it doesn’t form coherent Korean words or sentences.
I can’t provide a reliable translation for this text. It appears to contain Korean characters mixed with internet slang/emoticons (ㅋㅋㅋ = laughter, ㅅㅂ = abbreviation) and unclear notation (└견^2), making it difficult to determine the intended meaning without additional context.
Ugh, those damn bastards ㅡㅡ They don’t even know if I’m dead yet, why are they acting like me?
The only one who doesn’t know they’re dead is the dog lol
“How did the fandom name become ‘Gyeongyeon’ lol”
It seems Almond’s fans had been loudly boasting that he would completely clear the game in just one attempt.
When there’s a lot of praise, criticism becomes fierce.
People naturally want to tear him down.
And they’re always watching for an opening, ready to bite the moment their opponent shows any weakness.
This is that moment.
Almond threw away all your expectations for a million won lol
Dogs abandoned like nuts…lolol so sad
Right now, when Almond appears to have died during a million won reaction.
-Just ^Nuts^ abandoned by their master
“They’re just hating on him because he’s good-looking lol”
└Woof! Woof woof!
└Almond is my, my master…? Actually, I like that….
They’re excitedly attacking the Nut Fans.
In truth, this was just the typical back-and-forth that happens online all the time, and there was no need to waste emotional energy on it.
Just like how animals playing with each other might look like they’re fighting, these people seem to be arguing, but essentially they’re just playing around.
However….
“Tch. These bastards need some real discipline.”
It was clear that Sanghyeon didn’t like what he was seeing.
“Oh~ You’re confident. Can you survive?”
Juhyeok asks while clapping.
“Huh? I’m alive, I’m telling you?”
Sanghyeon asks back, confused.
“No, I mean you’re alive, but what about the arrows coming at you?”
“What do you mean….”
“You. You turned off the stream the moment the arrows came. What about that? They’re still coming.”
“….”
I was momentarily rendered speechless.
It seemed I hadn’t thought that far ahead.
“…I can just dodge it. Whatever.”
A moment later.
I entered the capsule.
[Almond’s stream has begun!]
Almond’s broadcast started.

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