Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 36

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 36
14. Game Transition (1)
Emilia’s eyes.
Eyes that sparkled like a summer lake. White snowflakes danced across them.
Winter was truly upon us now.
Amid the biting wind, Almond stood before her clad in frigid steel armor.
Clang.
He knelt, assuming the posture for the oath.
With both hands raised high, holding the sword aloft, our gazes met.
As our eyes locked, Emilia offered the most radiant smile I had ever seen from her, extending her hand toward me.
“I appoint you as my Knight.”

* * *
Warm sunlight.
Gentle breeze.
Flowers of five brilliant colors adorning the verdant landscape.
It appeared to be full spring. The Knight’s oath had been sworn in winter, after all. Time had clearly passed.
“We suddenly jumped to spring?”
Now free to move about, Almond began interacting with the viewers.
-Looks like time skipped.
-Ooooh
-Is this the ending now?
-Emilia’s smile was so beautiful….
-Emilia nooooo
-But what do we do now?
What should I do?
Understanding the situation came first. Almond focused on his appearance.
“My clothes have changed. They seem much more refined….”
The formal attire had a texture entirely different from the casual wear I’d worn as a mercenary. Had I become nobility?
Boom—
The familiar drum sound echoed, and a mission was given to me.
[Pass the final trial to become a Knight!]
So I hadn’t actually become a Knight yet? Almond stared at the text floating in the sky with a puzzled expression.
It was difficult to keep up with the situation.
Time must have passed again without warning.
“Sir Almond!”
A voice called to me from afar.
“We’ll be late for the tournament!”
It was a young boy. He appeared to be a squire, the kind each Knight supposedly had.
But since I wasn’t yet an official Knight, I wondered why this boy was attached to me.
“What competition?”
“Pardon? Did you perhaps smoke opium yesterday!?”
“…No.”
“Then did you fall into a wine barrel and climb out? Today is the day when the legitimacy of Sir Almond’s knightly status is decided and the dispute is settled, is it not!?”
“I see.”
“‘I see’ is not the answer! If Lady Emilia finds out, she’ll be furious! Please….”
“What does it matter if I know?”
A woman’s voice came from behind.
It was Emilia.
“Eek… Miss….”
“Sir Almond.”
Emilia passed by the attendant and approached Almond directly.
The light in her eyes as she gazed at Almond was unmistakably extraordinary. Or rather, even more extraordinary than before.
As expected.
Smack.
-Lolololol
-What an incredible reward from the start!
-I have no more wishes now…
-I can abandon the Kingdom now….
Emilia pressed her lips against his.
Sanghyeon was flustered, but Almond was not.
As if they had been like this for a long time already.
‘Well, this started back when I spent seven days at the castle.’
From Almond’s perspective, it was only natural.
“You understand that if you don’t perform well in this competition, our future will be bleak, right?”
“Of course.”
“I believe you’ll do well.”
“Thank you.”
Setting aside what exactly this competition to become a knight entailed.
Even Sanghyeon, who knew little about games, could instinctively sense that this was nearly the ending segment.
It was a conclusion in the form of being united with Emilia.
This was probably the final gateway leading to that ending.
“Let’s go now.”
Emilia grasped Almond’s hand and walked toward somewhere.

* * *
We arrived at a circular arena—the kind of place where gladiators would compete.
‘Surely they’re not making me fight a Knight in single combat?’
The word “combat” evoked images of duels, and seeing this arena made me wonder if that’s exactly what was about to happen.
“You’ve arrived?”
Hmph.
A stiff-faced nobleman with an air of irritation snorted the moment he saw me, his eyes narrowing downward as he spoke.
“I cannot fathom what wind blew through the Zannet Family to make them raise such a person as a Knight. The title of Knight is not something to be taken lightly.”
He stroked his upturned mustache while lecturing Almond, as if he’d done something wrong.
“If you haven’t inherited an honorable name, you must prove yourself worthy of it.”
“Almond has proven himself countless times. He single-handedly overthrew Tallorant Castle and captured a massive monster alone.”
Emilia countered from behind.
“Hmph. How can mere rumors and hearsay constitute proof?”
“Then does the Count’s honorable name have any tangible achievements to show, or is it merely words as well?”
“What?! Now listen here, Emilia!”
As the stubborn old nobleman grew angry, other nobles behind him tried to calm him down.
They all appeared to be high-ranking nobles.
Since they were familiar faces from other routes, the viewers chimed in.
-Alberto Shek….
-Alberto, proudly selected as #1 NPC we want to strangle on Forbes’ list!
Hahaha, the mustache is so gross.
-The beard attached to his chin needs a beating too.
Almond chuckled softly and turned his body toward the arena.
“Emilia. Don’t worry. I suggested this combat anyway.”
Emilia stepped forward from behind Almond and placed her hand on his back.
“…I’m not worried. I just hate being disrespected.”
“You won’t be disrespected. Not anymore. Starting today.”
Leaving her petulant encouragement behind, I stepped into the arena.
“Woooooah!”
“Almond! Almond! Almond!”
Cheers erupted from the spectator stands.
They were my Vassals who had gathered to support me. Just from this, I could gauge my standing within the Domain.
I paused briefly to acknowledge their cheers, then turned to face the nobles in the judge’s box.
“So what have you prepared?”
Alberto, the mustached noble, answered with a chuckle as if he’d been waiting for this.
“There’s an old saying: a true Knight can face a Troll alone and emerge victorious.”
A Troll?
The moment the word registered in my mind.
Screeeech…!
The sound of iron gates opening, followed by a heavy tremor.
Thud…
“A real troll is coming?”
“That can’t be right.”
“Isn’t that way too dangerous?”
“I heard Knight Almond only uses a bow.”
“You can’t kill a troll with a bow!”
The murmur of the crowd engulfed the arena, yet a piercing screech tore through even that noise.
“Grrrrrraaaaaahhhhh!!!”
Thud….
The tremor of the earth resonated once more beneath my feet.
Scraaape.
A massive hulk of flesh dragging an enormous wooden club behind it.
It was a living, breathing troll.
“Come on then! Face me! If you’re a true knight!”
The mustachioed nobleman Alberto shouted those words before hastily vanishing into the distance.
“It seems he’s not a true knight after all.”
I muttered under my breath.
-lmaooo
-ahahaha
-Did he really just run?
-He was like 400 meters away and still got scared and bolted ahahaha
-Full sprint ahahaha
The nobles all retreated.
Only the troll’s dangerous breathing echoed through the arena.
Gulp.
Even the sound of swallowing was audible in the silence.
-Damn, can you even kill a troll with a bow?
-I’ve watched this before… you can’t do it with just a bow, you have to slice it up.
-You need to deal massive damage instantly, so you’d need something like a mace to crush it completely.
-If you cut off enough body parts, its regeneration weakens and it dies!
It’s a monster weak to slashing weapons.
Almond began circling cautiously, glancing at the chat as he surveyed the situation.
“Grrrrr….”
The troll didn’t seem intent on attacking immediately either, merely watching Almond as I circled around it.
-When’s he gonna shoot?
-Who knows.
-Will shooting even work?
-This time, let’s use a sword instead!
-You have to sever its neck completely.
At that moment.
Screech—
The draw and release flowed as one seamless breath.
Twang!!
An arrow tore through the silence, streaking across the arena in an instant.
Thud!
It struck the troll’s neck dead center.
Almond raised both hands as if to say it was already over.
-???
-What.
-The troll didn’t die from that… huh?
Boom!
The troll’s corpse crashed down with a thunderous sound.
The stone floor shattered from the sheer impact.
“!”
What was truly shocking was that such a creature had been dispatched in a single shot.
-Oh, damn right!
-Perfect Shot!
-Perfect Shot judgment lololol
-Trolls are no exception~
-lololol why replay it? It’s a one-shot anyway!
It was Almond’s signature technique—the Perfect Shot.
Strike the vital point’s center with a single attempt, and any target would fall instantly dead.
Naturally, “any target” included trolls as well.
“Uaaaaaaaaaah!!!”
A roar like thunder erupted from every corner of the stands.
“Almond! Almond! Almond!”
“The Knight of the Bow!”
“Long live Emilia! Long live Almond!”
Count Alberto, who had been smiling while the troll shrieked, now wore a devastated expression.
“…This… this is impossible! Someone must have poisoned it!”
Whether shock had scrambled his mind, he began insisting that something was wrong with the troll they had brought.
“Go examine it at once!
He bellowed at his subordinates with all his might.
Yet none of them moved.
Anyone could see the troll was dead. If someone rushed forward to confirm it, they might end up the same way.
“What are you all—”
“It’s already over.”
Emilia stepped forward to stop him.
“Are you trying to waste another life for nothing?”
“….”
In the meantime, Almond had returned to Emilia.
“I’ll consider the Knight’s title as maintained.”
Almond spoke only those words in a threatening tone, then took Emilia’s hand and turned to leave.
The Vassals spread their arms wide and cheered for the two of them.
Alberto and the other nobles who had stepped forward for verification stared blankly at their retreating figures.
Those figures had transformed into a white wedding dress and a tuxedo.
The cheers of the crowd had become the blessings of the guests.
The barren rocks of the Circular Arena had become bouquets of multicolored light.
The Church’s choir was singing a song of celebration.
THE END
Six letters were inscribed across the blue sky, and the theme song flowed out with the ending credits.
Almond’s life in the Kingdom had come to an end.
-Ooooh.
-Wait. They got married?
-Wow…
-So this is the ending.
-The couple should go to hell!
Sanghyeon stared blankly at the ending credits slowly rolling up.
‘It’s… over.’
I had found the fastest ending route, but this game hadn’t been short for me.
It was a game I’d played for a full week. My first virtual reality game.
And the game that changed my life.
‘Take care.’
I slowly waved my hand to Almond in another world.
That Almond still seemed to have a connection response with me.
He waved his hand in an awkward gesture.
It felt just like a mutual greeting.
I stared at that scene with an indescribable emotion.
After quite some time had passed.
I turned back toward the viewers.
“Well, everyone. The Kingdom has ended.”
I grinned and delivered the prepared comment.
“Moving on to the next game.”
-Ooooooh!
-Really!?
-You’re playing a new game!?
and lol
-So cool
-Show us! Show us! Show us! Show us!
-A real man’s gotta hit up the convenience store.

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