Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 380

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 100
35. B-Rank Commander (1)
The broadcast went live at 1 PM, earlier than usual.
Yet viewers flooded in regardless.
-Hey! Nut CEO! I thought you wouldn’t go live at 1 PM!? Fat chance! Unemployed gang, assemble!
-Kings of the jungle, gather!
-What’s with this lunch dessert time slot!?
-1 PM broadcast?? Finally cracking down on discipline?
[Current Viewers: 1.6K]
Starting at around a thousand, the viewer count steadily climbed.
[Current Viewers: 3.8K]
[Current Viewers: 8.2K]
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[Current Viewers: 11K]
Right from the start, we’d crossed ten thousand viewers.
Even though my average viewership had climbed to around twenty thousand, this kind of surge didn’t happen unless something was trending.
This was likely thanks to the interest in the international tournament and yesterday’s fan meeting becoming a hot topic.
And the stream title probably played a role too.
[Training That Will Shock the Entire World]
-What’s with this title…?
-Is this really the same Nut Fans who used to stream with auto titles looking like a total loser? My heart swells with emotion….
Hahaha, a national competition??
With such a grandiose title, anyone who knew even a little about me couldn’t resist clicking in.
Of course, some viewers were worried by such a title.
[Rubisword donated 10,000 won!]
[Gasp. What kind of training are you doing exactly…?]
Unfortunately, it was unfounded worry.
From day one, there was no hellish training prepared to shock the entire world.
“Rubisword, thank you for the donation right at the start. The title just means training for the international tournament that will shock the entire world. There’s nothing particularly amazing about it, really.”
In short, it was just clickbait.
The viewers chimed in one by one.
Yeah, that’s right, nuts shake lol
-Ugh, just
-Now I’m craving chestnuts ^^
What’s up with this narrative trick lol
‘Not wrong though.’
It was clickbait, but not a lie.
I was thinking shamelessly like that when another donation came in.
[CM donated 1,000 won.]
[Hey! So what training are you doing!? Are you actually doing it!?]
-The voice lmaooo
-Is CM real?
-Mom! Your donation’s stingy!
“Yes. Of course I’m training.”
I wouldn’t have used a title like this if I wasn’t actually training.
But I have no idea what kind of training it is.
“But I don’t know what exactly. I just arranged to meet Kim Chi Warrior in Dis World. We’ll probably figure it out there, right?”
-Wait, so you don’t even know what training you’re doing and the whole world’s shocked about it? lmao
-This streamer! Hodu’s amazing!
-Yeah~ if you bait attention, that’s all that matters~
As countless criticisms poured in toward Almond, an invitation message arrived right on cue.
[Dis World Invitation]
“An invitation came. Let me enter.”
[Enter]
Poof.
Almond’s avatar materialized in the world, and Kim Chi Warrior was waiting there.
“Hello!”
-Oh, is that the Commander from back then??
-Commander Kimchi lmaooo
-Hi there
-The ID’s extraordinary but lol he looks pretty ordinary
-What, he’s more normal than I expected?
The viewers were seeing Kim Chi Warrior in person for the first time. He had the kind of ordinary appearance you’d see anywhere.
If I’m being harsh, I’d say he looked a bit bland, but if I’m being kind, his expression was gentle.
“Am I being judged on my looks right now?”
And he seemed quite perceptive.
-Is this the Commander?
-lmao how’d he know
-So he’s not just skilled at games
I shook my head.
“No. We’re not the type of channel that judges people by appearance.”
“Ah….”
-???
-Not a looks-judging channel. It’s a looks-obsessed channel.
-(Completely unconvincing face)
-Most popular people in a channel that doesn’t care about looks: Miho, Almond…???
-Reina, The Face ID is the heroine of this channel, right?
Kim Chi Warrior just laughed it off.
It was just a joke he’d thrown out anyway. Being evaluated when your face appears on camera was only natural.
He moved straight to the main topic.
“Alright, starting today we’ll be climbing ranks. I’m sure you’re curious how we’ll help, right?”
Almond nodded.
Kim Chi Warrior continued from there.
“A Commander and Player duo is possible. That’s the system we’ll be using for now.”
-Huh?
-That won’t work.
-But seriously, that’s pointless lol
-One out of 200 is my friend!?
-You’re climbing with that? lol
“…The viewers are saying it’s pointless?”
“Pardon? Why?”
Kim Chi Warrior tilted his head in confusion.
Almond shared the chat window with him to make it easier for him to see.
[Would you like to share the chat box with this user?]
[Yes]
The chat box sent to Kim Chi Warrior floated around his field of vision.
After glancing at it briefly, Kim Chi Warrior flinched and spoke.
“…They’re evaluating my appearance?”
-Caught red-handed… lololol
-Lmao
-Nut Fans say talk and share lol
“Even now?”
When Almond panicked, Kim Chi Warrior laughed and said.
“Just joking. Anyway, ‘even now’… Ah, never mind. I understand what you all mean. In normal circumstances, a Commander and Player duo is pretty much pointless.”
-Yeah
-You’re handsome, Kim Chi Warrior!
-Yay~
The viewers encouraged Kim Chi Warrior to keep talking.
Perhaps because of that, Kim Chi Warrior continued smoothly.
“But in a situation like this, it’s quite useful. If the Player’s abilities are quite good and the Commander understands those abilities well, then it’s a different story.”
Then, someone in the audience who knew a bit about the Civil Empire asked.
[CM Cheo-dol-i donated 1,000 won.]
[But don’t the ranks need to match?]
“That’s right. If the Commander and Player ranks differ by two tiers or more, it won’t work. That’s why we brought in a B-rank Commander. We’ve been drilling our strategy into that B-rank Commander through intensive education. Based on that, we’re calculating a win rate of around 70-80% in the lower rank brackets.”
That was it.
Kim Chi Warrior’s strategy was simple.
Bring in a B-rank Commander.
Drill the strategy he’d devised into that B-rank Commander through intensive education and hammer it in.
What if the two of them ran a duo after that?
At least in the lower ranks, the win rate would be extraordinary.
“For now, the goal is to reach A+ rank. Until then, I’ll climb one rank per day.”
Kim Chi Warrior set climbing to A+ rank with an 80% win rate as the top priority.
“The real problem comes after that, but… we won’t climb to A+ rank for free. During that time, I plan to develop another strategy based on the collected data.”
The real problem is actually from A+ rank onward. That’s where the real players fight.
I hadn’t thought about how to break through there yet. I’ll need to find solutions during the climb.
“That concludes my explanation. By my calculations, we should be able to complete about eight matches today.”
The viewers began reacting to Kim Chi Warrior’s confident and assured tone.
-Wow, 80% win rate???
-That confidence is insane
-This is crazy, is this a national team player!? Is this a national team player!?
-Really looking forward to this
-One rank per day?
Almond was surprised too.
‘Setting an 80% win rate as a goal.’
He himself wasn’t someone who fell short when it came to winning streaks, but due to the nature of Civil Empire’s gameplay, luck played a major role, so his current win rate was 50%.
To casually state an 80% win rate in such a game.
‘That’s impressive.’
Almond suddenly found Kim Chi Warrior looking cool.
“Huh. They’re here?”
Meanwhile, Kim Chi Warrior had been exchanging messages with someone.
“Oh. Good. So…”
Kim Chi Warrior gestured toward Almond.
“Shall we go? The Commander is ready.”
He created a portal, apparently ready to start immediately.
Whoosh.
[Civil Empire]
It was a portal entering Civil Empire from Dis World.
“Do I not need to hear the strategy?”
Almond only knew he’d be doing a duo with a B-rank Commander, but he hadn’t heard what strategy would be deployed.
That would be more important.
“With Civil Empire, you have to formulate strategy based on the map situation, so you need to see it once you’re inside anyway.”
In hindsight, Kim Chi Warrior’s words were a blatant lie.
But the current Almond nodded and entered the portal.
[Login]

* * *
Whoosh.
The waiting area of the Civil Empire.
A tavern where mercenaries gather.
I logged in while leaning against the bar table as usual.
The shop owner approached and whispered.
“Well, well. Aamond. It’s been a while. Someone’s been waiting for you? Seems like quite the important person.”
From what he was saying, it seemed he was referring to the Commander I’d be doing a duo with.
The shop owner handed me a note.
“He gave me this to pass along.”
The message on the note read:
Ding.
[Commander ‘Born to B’ has requested a duo match with you.]
I pressed accept.
Then Tangkong appeared and opened a portal for me.
“A Commander is already seeking out Aamond separately!? Wow!”
She made a fuss as usual and entered the portal first, and I followed right after.
‘Huh?’
Inside was a conference room of a medieval palace.
Among what looked like a dozen or so seats, someone was sitting alone at the head seat.
“Hello there.”
[Born to B]
This was the Commander I’d be working with.
He appeared to be a man in his twenties. The aura he gave off was exactly like when I first saw Balloon Gum.
Even his laugh sounded similar.
“Wow, you’re really handsome. Ahahaha.”
‘Is this… okay?’
I felt an inexplicable sense of unease.
Well, considering Balloon Gum’s skill level… it wasn’t just unease, it was downright terror.
“Please sit here. The queue is running right now. You just need to wait.”
“Ah, yes.”
The queue is running?
Only then did I realize that Commanders play the game differently.
‘That makes sense.’
From a mercenary player’s perspective, you accept incoming requests and enter. But Commanders have to find their opponents.
[Searching for match…]
Since it seemed it would take some time, I settled into my seat.
“You watched all the videos, right? But I’m worried I might not live up to expectations… Actually, I’m a Commander who lives up to my name… I really wanted to rank up this time, so I applied here…”
“Ah… yes.”
This guy, who already gave off an unsettling impression, was now telling me he’s been B-rank since birth.
‘…He must have a plan.’
I figured Kim Chi Warrior had thought this through, so I stayed quiet.
However, my viewers seemed to share the same unease.
-So that’s what Born to B meant lol
-Something feels off, hyung.
-Wouldn’t it be better to just do it alone? lol
-Something feels like Balloon Gum… something…
-Did Kim Chi actually do this right? lol
There were even viewers sending donations with these concerns.
Ding.
[Gaji-bokkeun donated 1,000 won.]
[Kim Chi Warrior… looks like he brought his little brother. Hyung.]
-Is Kim Chi you? lol
-How does he not get banned for giving out fake info like that?? lolol
-If Gaji-bokkeun says I’m here, dying would be easier
The Commander inspired so little confidence that even Gaji-bokkeun was thinking like this.
I decided to probe the situation just in case.
“I heard you got the strategy from Kim Chi Warrior….”
I asked about the strategy, even if just a little.
Even if he couldn’t understand after hearing it, I wanted to see if this Commander actually knew what he was doing.
“Oh, yes. That’s right. He said if we just do that, we’ll hit 80 percent….”
Born to B scratched his head with a blank expression.
“Does it really look that way?”
“It’s kind of just seeing who wins early on… if we do well?”
-If we do well??? You said 80 percent win rate~~~!
-Why does he have no confidence? lol
-Early game? Like some 4-drone thing? lol
An 80 percent win rate didn’t seem like something that could come from an answer like “if we do well?”
But I no longer had a choice.
Ting!
[Opponent found.]
[Game starts in 5 seconds.]
The game had already begun.
“Oh, right! He told me to mention this! You only need to show up when you’re an Archer!!”
-…?
-??
-He’s saying it now? lol
-What’s he talking about?
Now that I think about it, I had no idea how this duo was supposed to work.
The game started before I could ask for the details.
‘Only archers will deploy.’
Almond simply etched the Commander’s final words—spoken as though they were a last testament—into his mind.
[Game Start!]

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