Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 379

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 99
34. My Profession (5)
Ding.
My phone rang, and the caller ID showed Doctor Song Hana.
[Doctor Song Hana]
“…?”
What a coincidence.
Sanghyeon glanced around, wondering if she’d somehow installed a camera in the capsule.
If he had to pick the one person he least wanted to talk to right now, it would naturally be Song Hana.
She would certainly oppose his participation in the international competition.
Sanghyeon answered the phone with a slightly trembling voice.
“…Hello?”
But the call was about something entirely different from what he’d expected.
-The experimental results I sent to America have come back.

* * *
At first, Sanghyeon listened with the subdued posture of a scolded student.
But gradually, his expression brightened.
-What do you think? Promising, right?
Promising.
A word too cautious to apply to his right arm.
But this time, it seemed he could use it with certainty.
‘There are some odd points, though.’
According to Song Hana’s explanation, the experimental results from America had actually arrived quite some time ago.
However, she found it difficult to trust those results personally, so she continued researching further, ultimately failed, and is now delivering them to him.
Sanghyeon felt the same way. The results were hard to believe.
“So… the SKED (Neural Compatibility Index) deterioration phenomenon only stops when I play Zombie School… is that what you’re saying?”
Currently, the deterioration of my arm only stops when I play Zombie School.
In other words, even the natural aging that comes with age stops as well.
-Yes. So far, we’ve only been able to confirm that this result occurs only when playing Zombie School.
Even in an era where capsules are prevalent, brainwaves remain largely uncharted territory.
One could understand it roughly and move on… but.
Doctor Song Hana naturally couldn’t do that.
-But that’s a bit strange, isn’t it? The deterioration only stops if you play Zombie School without fail… other games don’t work at all? There must be some function within Zombie School that stimulates brainwaves in a certain way to produce this result….
Certainly, the current situation is somewhat unscientific.
There’s only a beginning and an end, but no understanding of the process in between.
-I’ve also made formal inquiries to the production company of this game. They say there’s nothing suspicious… I’d like to obtain all the game-making code if I could. But there’s no way the game company would do that….
Even the person who should know this best couldn’t provide an answer. A cause unknown even to the production company.
‘Playing Zombie School stops the deterioration. For now, that’s all there is.’
That’s all that has been revealed so far.
“That’s good news, at least.”
Sanghyeon hesitated for a moment before asking about someone experiencing the same condition.
“Does Sarang know about this?”
If Choi Sa-rang was experiencing this phenomenon as well, then this could truly become a cure.
But if that wasn’t the case….
-Well….
Hearing Doctor Song Hana’s subdued voice, I felt like I already knew the answer.
-Sarang tried playing it too. But strangely, there was no particular reaction.
What is this.
Why only me….
Sanghyeon even felt a sense of guilt.
I knew well enough what she must have felt when she received the results after playing Zombie School.
-Ah, that’s why we’re looking for the differences in the capsule first?
The capsule?
‘Now that I think about it.’
My gaze turned toward my capsule. A customized capsule made solely for me.
‘Could that be related?’
The capsule was certainly a clear difference from Choi Sa-rang.
-Could we set a date and move the capsule to the research facility so we can test it there? We can only conduct precise examinations there.
Moving the capsule to the research facility. Sanghyeon hesitated a bit. That meant my streaming activities could stop immediately.
-There’s no need to arrange it right away. Take your time with it. Even a few months from now is fine.
“Ah, yes. I’ll do that.”
-And please come in for your checkup this month. We’ll discuss more between ourselves then… uh, uh!?
Hm?
Suddenly, a woman’s shout came through the receiver.
Click.
And the call ended.
I’d never heard Choi Sa-rang shout like that before, but somehow it sounded like her voice.
‘Could it be.’
She’s a woman who always maintains her composure. I didn’t think she’d lose her composure like that.
-Ah. Ah. Almond? Are you done with your call?
It was Kim Chi Warrior’s voice.
I’d forgotten. He’d been waiting for me to finish the call.
“Ah. My apologies.”
I decided to put aside all other thoughts for now.
“My doctor called for a moment… but it seems to have actually resolved things better.”
If I play both Zombie School and Civil Empire together, the situation becomes much better than before.
That’s the only clear fact right now.
And my hope.
“I think we can start preparing for the International Tournament right away.”

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“Ahem, ahem. I understand. Thank you. You’ve given me courage.”
Click.
Kim Chi Warrior hung up the phone and spun around sharply.
“You guys. What are you doing screaming like that? It looks unprofessional.”
Behind him were the think tank teammates for this international competition. They had gathered this morning for a strategy meeting when
they heard that Almond had accepted the proposal and started shouting.
One of the teammates scratched his head and answered.
“No. We thought it wouldn’t work. But it did… We were just shocked.”
Kim Chi Warrior and Cookie had been pessimistic about Almond joining.
But then he suddenly called and gave a definite yes, so the screaming just burst out naturally.
Another teammate chimed in.
“Right! We just secured a top-tier archer candidate! How could we not scream!”
Everyone on this think tank team knew how crucial the archer’s role was in the international competition.
Especially for Korean civilization, which specializes in bows and gunpowder, the choice of who becomes the top archer could determine the entire game’s outcome.
The top archer was an archer who led other archers, and it was similar to the special commander role that Almond had held in the games Kim Chi Warrior had led.
‘The problem is whether the other archers will acknowledge him…’
Recruiting Almond now hadn’t been agreed upon with the other archer players.
The other archers were also highly skilled with impressive careers. They wouldn’t easily accept him.
Nevertheless, Kim Chi Warrior believed that Almond would perform the role of top archer better than anyone.
The think tank had somehow been persuaded, but the players would need Almond to convince them directly.
‘He’ll manage. If not, then that’s just how it is.’
The position of top archer wasn’t something that could be handed to someone.
He had to convince them himself.
For that, raising his rank first was the urgent priority.
“Seok-hyeon. Did you find a B-rank Commander?”
Kim Chi Warrior swiveled his chair and asked his teammates.
“Ah, yes. It’s ready.”
“Let’s start right away today.”

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A short while later.
Almond uploaded a group photo with fans to his Runestagram.
[That was so much fun. #FanMeeting]
It had been quite a while since his last upload.
And it’s been how many tens of thousands of years since the last upload ㅠㅠ
-Please upload a genuine selfie! Yes!? Hodu, aren’t you working!?
Look at all the guys stepping aside because they don’t want to stand right next to the almond lol
If you stand next to it, you’ll instantly become squid food lol
With simple hashtags, the post continued to receive comments right up until the broadcast started.
Hey boss, I saw your rabbit ears yesterday, haha. Do you happen to be wearing them today too…?
└You… really…
└Almond, do a cosplay for us!
ㅋㅋㅋ (laughing)
└Hey. “Almond” is now a forbidden word.
“Right now, Almond’s memes are spreading like crazy in the community, right? Even in idol communities lolol”
lol
└For real. (link)
└How amazing…
-So if a guy’s going to do a fan meeting, he does it this spectacularly. I respect that.
As expected from a post about a post, most comments were about yesterday’s fan meeting.
What made Sanghyeon chuckle was a comment that summarized that day’s fan meeting like this.
-At the very front of the long line outside, Jansen was growling, on the first floor King Deomdja was raising both arms in a display of might that no one could overcome, and on the second floor there was a great rogue who had stolen a pacifier from a baby nephew…
Looking at it all gathered like this, it seemed like it was truly an amazing day. But really, it was just a fan meeting.
Of course, that was by Sanghyeon’s standards.
How did all of this happen in just one day lol
└Was yesterday the opening ceremony of a psychiatric ward?
Hahahaha… unbelievable…
Sanghyeon felt quite good communicating through his personal SNS after a while.
He opened AllTube. Jia had said she’d upload the fan meeting video.
When he checked, there were not only official channel videos from his channel, but also quite a few shorts videos filmed directly by fans. And they were quite popular.
[Yesterday’s Almond fan meeting was legendary lol]
[Almond Fan Meeting Legend ㅋㅋㅋ + Review After Attending in Person]
[First Floor: King Deomdja, Second Floor: Almond?]
Among them, the video that was quite popular was definitely this one.
[Is, is this a streamer’s archery?]
It was an event where Almond taught archery to fans of his choosing.
Rubisword appeared in the video.
[Oh, what should I do….]
Since Almond was adjusting her posture right beside her, Rubisword was embarrassed as expected.
Still, true to being the top viewer, I manage to hit near the center of the target.
What? There was an event like that? ㅠㅠㅠ I should’ve scraped together all my money to get a ticket ㅠㅠ
-He actually touched her hand?!
Is that person Ruby Sword? Wow.
-Such a pure beauty is the top fan?? This balance patch is broken!
└”The Worst Streamer on Earth: Almond”
Due to my arm condition, I can’t shoot the bow directly. But if I concentrate hard enough, I can manage one shot, so there’s a scene where I shoot once in front of the fans.
My trembling arm made it look a bit shaky, but since the target distance was so close, it hit immediately.
“A game doll who only plays ‘entertainment’ games… how the heck would they know how to shoot a real bow~~~?!” (gets hit in the head)
Hahaha so pathetic hahaha
└Almond’s archery skills are insane~~
Oh wow ㅠㅠ I thought Almond couldn’t shoot a bow. She’s shooting it in front of fans, that’s so touching ㅠㅠ
I was shocked when I saw it too ㅠㅠㅠ
└Really?!
Seeing how much of a hot topic this became, it was clear that all the effort I put into preparing the fan meeting was worthwhile.
I spent the entire time rewatching the videos the fans had uploaded.
And a few hours later.
[Kim Chi Warrior: Can you log into Dis World right now? I’ll start today. I’ll let you know once you’re in.]
[Almond: Oh, yes. Let’s go then. But this is all broadcastable, right?]
[Kim Chi Warrior: Oh yes! Of course! The entire process can be broadcast.]
I thought there might be cases where we couldn’t stream due to strategic exposure concerns.
But they were surprisingly cool about it.
[Kim Chi Warrior: Nobody cares about Korean team strategies anyway! Haha!]
Behind that coolness lay a sad story.
Either way, it was good news for me.
[Almond: I’m heading in right now]
After sending the message, I quickly changed into clothes that absorbed sweat well.
From today on, my playtime would be getting longer.
‘This is going to be fun.’
My heart pounded in my chest.
A smile hung on my lips.
My steps as I dove into the capsule were light.

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At 1 PM, earlier than usual.
Ding!
[Almond has started streaming!]
The notification for Almond’s broadcast chimed.
Today’s title was refreshingly straightforward, without any exaggeration.
[Training That Will Shock the Entire World]

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