Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 374

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 94
33. Fan Meeting (2)
Sanghyeon was honestly a bit flustered.
‘How am I supposed to guess?’
Fan #1’s eyes gleamed with anticipation.
She seemed to desperately hope that Almond would recognize who she was.
But Sanghyeon wasn’t a god, and there was no way he could identify someone whose face and voice he’d never seen or heard—someone he’d only received text donations from.
Still, they say humans have intuition, don’t they?
“Rubisword?”
At those words, she lifted her head and murmured softly.
“H-how did you know…? How did you figure it out…?”
Fan #1 was Rubisword.
-Why isn’t she a gym-rat muscleman??
-Wait, seriously?? She’s actually a total beauty and refined lady!?
-Almond’s heart just exploded! Where did that Ma Dong-seok energy go!
Why is this so hard? Seriously.
That’s crazy rich.
Rubisword’s total donation amount was quite substantial. Though not the highest overall.
In terms of consistency, she’d be overwhelmingly first place compared to anyone else. That was probably why she earned the Fan #1 designation.
‘I was confused because she’s so young.’
Sanghyeon honestly hadn’t expected someone who donated that much to be this young.
‘She’s not a case like Jia, right?’
I was worried it might be a situation like Jia’s. But just from her appearance, she looked like she came from a wealthy family. I really hoped that was the case.
“Ah… that’s unfortunate.”
Rubisword smiled bitterly and murmured.
What was she disappointed about?
“It would’ve been nice if you’d worn this.”
So that’s why—she was disappointed because Sanghyeon hadn’t worn the item she’d brought.
-Put it on right now, Sang-hyun Yu!
-???: Nope~ Not wearing it~ Chiki-cha~
-Put it on immediately
-Sang-hyun Yu, the worst streamer on Earth…
The viewers erupted at Rubisword’s harmless disappointed expression.
An unfair situation where even though he’d guessed correctly, they were demanding he perform a penalty.
‘This isn’t really a penalty though.’
Still, Sanghyeon extended his hand to her.
“Give it to me.”
Rubisword’s eyes widened in surprise at his words.
“Really?”
“Yes. Of course I should wear it.”
-Ooooooh!
-Yeah, that’s the stuff
-This guy deserves to win!
“Th-thank you so much.”
*Click.*
I caught the gift Rubisword held out. Looking at it, I recalled the countless fan signing videos Jia had shown me. She’d done things like this there too.
‘It’s harder than I thought to actually do it.’
I’d known it beforehand, but I couldn’t help thinking that being an idol really wasn’t an easy profession.
To be able to do something like this so effortlessly.
Right in front of tens of thousands of people!
‘Wait. Tens of thousands?’
Come to think of it, idols don’t do this in front of tens of thousands of people.
They only do it in front of their fans.
Meanwhile, I’m being broadcast live right now, and even pedestrians passing through the office district are watching on the massive screens to see what I’m doing.
‘…Damn.’
I’d said I’d do it confidently, but my hand just wouldn’t move up to my head.
My eyes just kept darting around nervously.
-Lol his eyes rolling around is hilarious
-Dude, your social awareness is showing! Just put it on!
-Do it! Do it! Do it!
As I hesitated for a moment, the chat started pestering me relentlessly.
‘Maybe I could just turn the camera away while I put it on.’
I was briefly entertaining that ridiculous idea when—
*Ding ding ding!*
[Almond Rabbit Ears Endurance Squad donated 100,000 won!]
[Success──Failure]
-Lmaooo ATO Endurance Squad
lol
-Hahahaha Almond’s pupils dilated lol
Haha, you’re embarrassed~ You’re so cute, what do I do ㅠㅠ
-Now he has to do it lolol
A donation sent with the assumption that I’d definitely wear the rabbit ears.
And it was a whopping 100,000 won.
In that moment, I shut my eyes tight and made my decision.
*Snap.*
Before I knew it, rabbit ears were sitting on my head.
“Wow…”
Rubisword gasped and covered her mouth in amazement.
“Wow! It looks so good on you!”
She clapped excitedly.
It was nice seeing Rubisword so happy.
I want to go too, I want to go too ㅠㅠㅠ
My heart is literally breaking.
-Brother… The path of a streamer. It’s not easy.
Can I put handcuffs on Almond too? lol
Ah, I need to put an arrow in my mouth lolol
The problem was doing this in front of the camera.
The normal fans waiting in the back were also preparing something after witnessing this scene.
Of course, they were being rewarded handsomely for it.
[Almond Rabbit Ears Jonbur Group 2 has donated 200,000 won!]
I cannot provide a meaningful translation of this text. The string appears to be Korean characters and consonants/vowels arranged in a non-standard way that does not form coherent Korean words or sentences.
The fans who had been waiting for this for so long began pouring in enormous donations.
Crazy lolol
-“True madness”
That’s hilarious lol
[Oppa Die has donated 10,000 won!]
[Ahhhhhhhhh!]
[Rubishin has donated 100,000 won!]
Long live Ruby! Long live Almond! I can’t believe I’m seeing this ㅠㅠㅠ *sobbing*
[Mirae has donated 2,000 won.]
[???: The next fan meeting will be decided as 1v1 mid-bread~]
As various donations continued to pour in.
Rubisword, who had been admiring Almond from the front alone.
“C-could we take a photo together?”
She approached from the side and requested a photo.
Looking at her hopeful eyes, I couldn’t possibly refuse. Besides, this was a fan meeting, so I shouldn’t refuse anyway.
I nodded and spoke.
“Of course.”
“Wow!”
She smiled brightly and pressed the shutter button.
Click!
A photo was completed with me looking awkwardly stiff for some reason and the girl smiling as if she had the whole world.
“Thank you. Thank you.”
After that, Rubisword repeatedly thanked me and began unpacking the gift bundle she had brought, laying them all over the desk.
Thud. Thud.
Massive shopping bags appeared on the desk from who knows where.
“I’ll be going now! See you later!”
“Um… why are you leaving all this?”
Since this was my first fan meeting and Rubisword was my first (normal) fan, I didn’t think everything she left behind would be gifts.
“They’re gifts! Gifts! The sizes should fit!”
Before I could head downstairs, I only understood everything was a gift after hearing what she called out.
‘Is this all of it?’
There appeared to be three or four boxes emblazoned with luxury brand logos, and their considerable size suggested they contained far more than scarves or simple gift accessories.
They seemed to hold coats, bags, and shoes.
-Tribute class;
-Wait, is this Rubisword!?
-The life of a successful streamer….
Just as I found myself paralyzed, unable to do anything about receiving such lavish gifts.
Juhyeok entered and swiftly collected them.
“I’ll hold onto these for now. They’re gifts, after all.”
“…Ah, yeah.”
Juhyeok was essentially saying it would be impolite to refuse them now.
I nodded in agreement.
‘I still can’t get used to this.’
I thought I’d grown somewhat accustomed to becoming famous as a streamer.
Apparently, I hadn’t.
I’m confused about whether I should even be accepting things like this.
“The next guest will be coming in.”
The guide’s voice came from beyond the partition.
Who would it be this time?
I swallowed hard.
‘Didn’t someone mention bringing handcuffs earlier?’
It had to be a joke, I reassured myself.

* * *
Only after Rubisword passed did I realize: he was actually an exceptionally affectionate fan.
The next fan in line didn’t reveal who he was, quietly received my autograph, took a photo, and left. The fan after that stammered nervously, barely managed to snap a picture, left a gift, and bolted.
The confidence they’d displayed in the chat was nowhere to be found—they all shuffled awkwardly, thrust their gifts at me as if tossing them, and scrambled away.
‘So this is normal.’
Most fans were like this originally. I was starting to get the hang of things at this point.
Was it around the fifteenth fan or so?
There was one fan I remembered.
“Hmm.”
He appeared to be a man in his early twenties, a college student. And what did he do but present me with a piggy bank—something you rarely see these days?
“It’s a gift. Almond.”
“Ah….”
Oh my god, seriously?
What’s with the piggy bank ㅠㅠ Are you giving me what you’ve saved up? ㅠㅠ
-So touching…
A piggy bank covered in fingerprints. At first glance, it was such a heartbreakingly sincere gift to receive.
Thinking of my grandmother, my hands began to tremble.
“That… I can’t really accept something like this. It looks like you’ve been saving for a long time. And it’s cash too… I’ll just accept your feelings──”
Just as I was about to politely decline, the man grinned and said this.
“No, Almond. This isn’t my savings.”
-???
-Huh?
-…?
The chat exploded with countless question marks.
Meanwhile, the man with the piggy bank’s lips were curling up into a smile.
I figured out who that bastard is lol what a mess lol
Someone had already caught on to his identity.
And I could tell immediately after hearing his next words.
“This is my younger brother’s.”
“!?”
That crazy bastard lol
Did the concept eat you alive? lol
I’m dying laughing ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Suddenly, the emotion crumbled away.
“Gaji-bokkeun… no, you’re a person, right?”
“Stir-fried guy lol”
What the hell is that guy?
I’m dying laughing ㅋㅋㅋ
My slip of the tongue was worth it.
He really was Gaji-bokkeun.
“Yes, you recognized it right away! Haha!”
‘Of course. There’s not a single overlapping concept among them.’
What a peculiar person, I thought, letting out a hollow laugh.
Then Gaji-bokkeun placed the piggy bank back into his bag and pulled out another gift.
“Here. Now receive the real gift!”
“…?”
But this gift was equally bizarre.
-Did he steal this from some newborn cousin this time?
-I was a rice police officer, but in this world I’m a gift thief?!
What the heck is this now lol
Making aaah sounds!?ㅋㅋㅋ
Another trial had arrived following the rabbit ears.
“Please… wear this!”

* * *
Two men and one woman gathered in a plaza.
The tallest man among them voiced a complaint.
“But do we really have to go this far?”
He was the commander of the national team with the ID ‘Gob Spear’.
“Cookie told us to meet him in person no matter what….”
The one speaking in excuse was the key figure who recruited Almond. Kim Chi Warrior.
“No, you already said you’d do it?! So isn’t that the end of it?!”
“No, brother….”
Then a woman interjected from beside him. Her ID was ‘Mool Mandu’, and she looked the youngest among them.
“What if he drops out midway like Cookie said? How are we going to fill that gap then! Just go!”
“Sigh….”
This ‘Cookie’ they kept mentioning was the most leader-like among all commanders.
He was currently ranked first among Korean commanders, and was the only one to achieve the honor of advancing to the main tournament in the national competition.
“Right… If Cookie said so, there’s no helping it.”
The reason Gob Spear, who was no pushover himself, capitulated to his words stemmed from the aforementioned credentials.
In fact, his reasoning was sound.
「I looked into it and found out that person has health issues. You did explain the schedule properly, right?」
Kim Chi Warrior hadn’t given Almond a proper explanation.
「If he drops out midway, the damage will be significant. Better to explain things properly now and let him decide.」
With the national competition now just over a month away, and needing that entire month solely to raise Almond’s rank, the situation was precarious.
But what if he ultimately had to drop out due to health issues?
The problem would become too massive.
“Well, it’s about this time.”
That’s why Kim Chi Warrior was currently walking down a street lined with office buildings, heading toward Almond’s fan meeting venue.
Of course, he knew he couldn’t enter.
So we decided to just go ahead and wait there without any particular plan.
“Huh? Isn’t that over there?”
Mool Mandu pointed toward something.
A location where crowds of people had gathered. Anyone could tell it was a fan meeting venue.
‘He’s really that popular….’
Gulp.
Kim Chi Warrior swallowed hard and walked toward the crowd.
Squeezing through the throng of chattering people, Almond’s live stream was playing on a massive display screen.
-Lmaooooo
-Almond’s got ‘physics’ on his side. Nobody can stop him
-Why is this actually real lolol
These kinds of messages were flooding the chat.
Kim Chi Warrior and the other two couldn’t tear their eyes away from the display screen showing Almond’s current situation.
“…What, what is this.”
They looked utterly bewildered.
It was because Almond’s appearance(?) was far too bizarre.

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