Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 343

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 63
23. The Greatest Among Wanderers (2)
“Director, a fax came in.”
“Hm? A fax?”
Hana Song received a fax today.
“Seriously. These people really….”
Surprisingly, the American medical field remained quite conservative, still preferring this kind of fax communication.
Especially when the materials were important—the more critical, the more they relied on it.
Using such outdated communication methods in this day and age. Hana Song personally found it embarrassing.
‘The research results have arrived.’
The moment she heard it came by fax, she immediately understood what documents had been sent.
Whoosh.
With a practiced motion, she shook the paper once and unfolded it.
Her eyes fixed on the documents, scanning through them intently.
Her nails gnawed between her teeth.
It was a habit that emerged whenever her heart raced—whether from something fascinating or something frightening.
“This….”
She entered her research lab and scattered the documents across her desk.
On the first page of those documents were two beautifully featured faces.
[Choi Sa-rang]
[Sang-hyun Yu]

* * *
I entered the game.
Pop!
A fairy suddenly burst forth.
“Hello! Wandering Mercenary!”
She was an incredibly small fairy, about the size of Almond’s right fist.
“I’ve been assigned to guide you this time….”
Mid-sentence, a message appeared.
[Please name the fairy!]
I had to decide the fairy’s name before my own. Almond hadn’t thought it through beforehand, but the answer came out quickly.
“Peanut.”
Hahahahaha
That’s too much lol
Is that real?lol
[That name is currently unavailable.]
“Ah…”
Unfortunately, Peanut didn’t work.
It would’ve been perfect too.
However, Almond found it difficult to give up on Peanut, so I kept trying similar variations.
“Peanut Butter.”
[That name is currently unavailable.]
“Peanut Jam.”
[That name is currently unavailable.]
“Peanut Allergy.”
[That name is currently unavailable.]
Are you crazy? lol
That’s crazy lol
-To that extent….
“Legume.”
[That name is currently unavailable.]
No, just settle for macadamia or something lol
-His determination toward the Nutspunk universe…
-Is this a word chain game?
Almond pondered for a while.
“Ah… I think this one will actually work.”
I spoke as if it were the last attempt.
Very slowly. Savoring each syllable.
“Tangkong.”
A name with a bit of creative workaround.
Hahahahaha
-That’s it lol
-Tangkong lololol
-Calling that name must be so annoying
-Tang lololol
Ding!
[The fairy’s name has been set to ‘Tangkong’.]
“Yes. Done!”
Aamond clenched his fist and raised it triumphantly.
-This won’t work lol
-I want Dikong for real lol
-Pang’s charisma just skyrocketed lol
-Hehe
-Tangkong!
The fairy, who had been still, brightened up again and introduced herself.
“…I’m the guide fairy ‘Tangkong’! Would you tell me your name, wandering mercenary!?”
-The name sounds so weird
-Now she has to say her own name like it’s lagging forever lol
I’m sorry, fairy ㅠㅠ
“Almond.”
[That name is currently unavailable.]
Naturally, the nickname Almond was already taken.
In fact, even if it weren’t for Streamer Almond, simple object or food names like that were generally difficult to use as nicknames.
“Ah….”
-Who is it anyway lol
-Buy an ID
-Could it be Reckless Hero?
-Zombie School
-Juhyeok Kim lol
People offered various ideas, but Sanghyeon realized there was no need for that.
“Aamond.”
[Your nickname has been created as ‘Aamond’.]
“…Aa! Mond! Sir! Nice to meet you!”
-Wow…
-He’s versatile lol
-At least it’s not Aamoond lol
-Aa! Mond lololol
-Aa…
The fairy fluttered her wings and perched on Aamond’s shoulder.
“In every great battle, there has always been a hero.”
-Suddenly?
-Spouting epic dialogue lol
-???: Oh right, I need to work
“They dominated the battlefield through their very presence and led their forces to victory. Yet even those heroes began as wandering mercenaries like yourself.”
Whoosh.
As she swept her hand forward, countless wars passed like blueprints before my eyes. Within them lay both the magnificent exploits of heroes and the desperate struggle for survival of soldiers.
“Heroes do not descend from the heavens—they are those who have reached the sky through their own efforts.”
Swoosh!
She flew about, scattering golden dust.
“The Aamond I serve will surely become a hero who strides across battlefields one day!”
As the fairy waved her small wand, the golden dust she had scattered gathered together.
A golden vortex swirled and twisted, transforming into an elliptical gate.
Crackle…!
Everyone instinctively understood. Stepping through that gate meant entering another world.
It meant the game was finally beginning.
“What wandering mercenaries brimming with ambition and spirit need is only opportunity! Go forth and explore the battlefields of your choosing!”
Whoosh.
As I stepped into the portal, my entire body was pulled through in an instant, and the scenery changed.

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A massive beer mug sat menacingly atop a rough wooden table.
Thud!
“Ahhh!”
A burly man with unkempt whiskers loudly savored the taste of his beer before shouting.
“Damn this mercenary life! If I drop dead like this, who’s going to hold my funeral!?”
‘Mercenary?’
I looked around at those words.
This was a tavern.
My gaze lowered to examine my own appearance.
‘Armor. Cheap stuff though.’
Shabby leather armor and a short dagger.
That was all I had.
I swept my eyes around again with curiosity. A medieval-style tavern. It felt just like the old Kingdom days. Come to think of it, I’d never visited a tavern in Kingdom before.
“Hey! You there! By the looks of you, you seem to be sniffing around trying to become a wandering mercenary!”
A voice called out to me.
Not the man who had been drinking and lamenting earlier. This one looked somewhat more genteel, out of place in this setting.
You know how it is—even among bandit gangs, there’s always one who uses his head.
He seemed to be the type assigned to that role.
He tapped on a massive blackboard.
“Write your name here! That’s the only way anything gets going!”
There was something written as a waiting list, but amusingly, it was changing wildly in real time. As if by magic.
These were the names of users who had queued up for deployment.
The names were classified into categories E, D, and C—apparently corresponding to the rank of the mission to be undertaken.
“What’s your name!”
“Aamond.”
“Aaa! Mond! Got it!”
He wrote Almond’s name in the section of the blackboard marked E-rank.
That’s when it happened.
Thud.
Someone shoved him from behind and made their entrance.
Three figures with massive builds and menacing expressions.
“What’s this. A newbie, huh. You think you can eat mercenary wages. Go drink more of your mother’s milk first.”
Gahahaha!
Clichéd provocation and equally commonplace laughter echoed through the tavern.
The two flanking him chimed in as well.
“When you see C-rank brothers, you greet them first, you bastard~”
“Not all mercenaries are the same. You bastard~”
Though they wore rather menacing expressions while threatening, neither Almond nor the viewers found them particularly intimidating.
-What’s with that tone lol
-Dumb and dumber lol
-lololol extra cute
It was the other NPCs in the tavern who actually felt threatened.
“The Troll Triplets of C-rank…!”
“Why, why are they here….”
“This can’t be.”
They made a fuss about the Troll Triplets and whatnot.
Almond asked his viewers.
“Is C-rank good?”
By the sound of it, C didn’t really feel like a good grade.
Of course it was better than E or D.
But even in school grades, C was hardly something to be proud of.
-Nah it’s just low
-At this stage it’s not good, you’re E-rank lol
-It’s the highest among wandering mercenaries.
Ding.
[MWellInformed donated 2,000 won.]
[Wandering mercenaries max out at C. You need to become a seasoned mercenary for B~A, and an elite mercenary for A+ to S-rank requests.]
“Oh… Thank you for the explanation. MWellInformed.”
-How is someone’s name MWellInformed lol
-That username is rough lol
-Lmao
“Anyway, since I’m a wandering mercenary myself, and this is a tavern where wandering mercenaries gather, C-rank is the highest here?”
Almond pointed to the tavern’s sign.
[The Romance of Wandering Mercenaries]
The deliberate inclusion of “wandering mercenary” in the name likely meant this was their exclusive space.
-ed
-That’s correct
I can’t provide a meaningful translation for “-ㅇㅇ” as it’s not a complete Korean word or phrase. The “ㅇ” characters are placeholder consonants typically used to obscure or abbreviate words in online Korean text, but without context, I cannot determine what word is being abbreviated.
“So the strongest ones here are the ones who picked a fight with me…”
The toughest thugs started trouble with me. Almond observed the three men standing before him and repeated this to himself.
‘And there are three of them.’
Three mercenaries of the highest rank had picked a fight with me.
“Hey. Newbie. Why are you spacing out? Can’t you hear me? You bastard~”
“Did you piss yourself? You bastard~”
-Why do they talk like that lol
-Are they Pokémon? lol
-This is hilarious lol
They approached with their scripted lines and threatened me.
“Just hand over all the armor you’ve got and get lost. That’s how newbies show respect to their seniors.”
Though it was clearly an unreasonable and shameless demand, none of the men filling the tavern tried to stop them.
Far from stopping them, they actually egged them on.
“Yeah! Damn it, take everything!”
“This is the Troll Triplets!”
“Kyaaah! Give him a hit!”
-This is medieval alpha males?
-Crazy lol
-Wow, the energy is draining lol
Crazy bastard
-Well, they’re the type who throw shit out windows…
‘Ah. So this is how it is.’
I was beginning to understand the atmosphere here.
Flutter.
The fairy Tangkong landed on my shoulder and offered clarification to dispel any misunderstanding.
[They’re the Troll Triplets, known for their habitually vicious behavior. Why don’t you fight them to demonstrate your qualities as a mercenary!]
Only I could hear the fairy’s voice now.
[The Troll Triplets are incredibly strong and massive, so you’ll need to close the distance…]
And so on and so forth.
I nodded vaguely and drew my dagger.
By that point, I wasn’t listening to anyone anyway.
“Huh─”
In my shallow exhale, shallow tension and deep concentration were palpable.
My gaze alone seemed to pierce through the forehead of my opponent.
The owner of that forehead, the Leader Troll standing in the center, placed his hand on his crude sword and spoke.
“Oh? Drawing your blade? If you’ve drawn it, then you should be prepared to face─”
──Thunk!
A dagger embedded itself in the forehead of the Troll in the center.
“!?”
Thud…!
The massive figure collapsed backward limply.
A moment of flowing silence.
-???
What if you kill me! ㅋㅋㅋ
Lol, shoot them right away
Oh my god lol
-Is this even allowed?
Only then did the sound reach my ears.
Only then did the chat messages become visible.
“Ah….”
Only then did I realize I had made a mistake.
It was just a duel, yet I had killed him.
Did I get too absorbed?
“I guess the Zombie School habit stuck with me….”
I looked around the tavern with an awkward expression, wondering what to do now.
Would they rush me as a group?
But that was a miscalculation.
A few men began raising both arms, and soon all the patrons were waving their arms in the air, erupting in cheers.
“Wooooooooooooo!”
Zzzzzt.
The sound was so loud that a faint tremor ran through the ground.
“Wow! That was killer!?”
“Literally killer!? Sir!”
“I couldn’t even see the throw!!”
The man who had been writing mercenaries’ names on the board pushed through the crowd and extended his hand.
“Aamond! You! You’re the finest wanderer I’ve ever seen! Let’s start from here!”
Bang!
The slot he pointed to with his stick was C-rank.
-Wow.
Starting from C-rank, that’s crazy.
-???: Aamond… he was the finest wanderer I knew.

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