Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 395

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 115
40. Smooth Sailing (3)
The day Almond was promoted to A-rank.
An enormous number of posts were uploaded to Embul for the first time in a while.
While the usual daily uploads were around 100 posts, that day saw 2,000.
Kim Chi Warrior let out a sigh.
“Sigh… Here we go again.”
Just by looking at the post count, I already knew what was happening.
“Winning too decisively actually made the problem bigger.”
Winning made the problem bigger. That was my assessment.
One might ask how winning could cause problems.
But on Embul, it’s possible.
[The national team is giving free advertisement to Navil lol]
[This has gone too far damn it]
[So you’re really just playing archer with passive strategy???]
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Regardless of victory or defeat, Embul is a place that’s particularly negative about strategies called “Navil.”
Moreover, wasn’t this current victory not even a real match in the international tournament, but just a practice game?
Yet using Navil to rack up consecutive wins and charge straight to A-rank meant receiving criticism was inevitable.
“Hey, Chiseung oppa. Why are they like this? They really need to be more reasonable.”
Mool Mandu beside me voiced her complaints with a sullen tone.
“From their perspective, I probably look like some evil dark sorcerer. Just leave it.”
“What? Oppa, you’re a sorcerer? How did that even…”
Mool Mandu looked me up and down with a pitying expression.
“…Just stay quiet for a moment.”
When I responded seriously without playing along with the joke, Mool Mandu hurriedly pulled out her phone to show me.
“Still! There are people supporting you!”
What appeared on her phone screen was the Embul community.
Comments defending me and Almond.
-Regardless of anything else, the first game of the promotion match was legendary?? That’s just Almond’s skill
└Right lol
└2222 You passive strategy users try it without someone like Almond lol
-Archer weak point judgment was nerfed and passive strategy became obsolete. Could you even do it without Almond?
└That’s right, and passive strategy is also right.
└What the hell, then it’s just a skill difference, not winning because of passive strategy right?
“See? There are some, right?”
‘Yeah, there probably are some…’
I just gave a vague nod.
Yes, there are those who defend me, just as Mool Mandu said. Nearly half the community is on Kim Chi Warrior’s side.
But that doesn’t comfort me.
“Sigh. I’m exhausted. So exhausted.”
For him, fighting itself was a source of stress.
With the community split 5 to 5, tearing into each other, over 2,000 posts were being uploaded.
That itself was what he hated.
He never wanted the community to divide like this, taking sides. He wished it could be like before—united in heart and purpose.
‘That’s not going to happen.’
They’d already crossed too far to turn back now.
“Let me endure this until the International Tournament starts. If the results are good… then maybe they’ll stop fighting.”
Kim Chi Warrior packed his bag. He decided to call it a day here.
“Yeah. That’s right? But hyung, the store?”
“Yeah. It’s time. I’m heading out!”
The members gathered at the Strategy Research Institute’s hideout bid him farewell.
“Yes, hyung. Thank you for your hard work.”
“See you tomorrow~!”
“Take care, Kimchi!”
Seeing that the members showed no signs of leaving, they seemed intent on staying the night here.
But Kim Chi Warrior’s day was just beginning. Mool Mandu walked him out and asked.
“You’re not coming back after your shift?”
“No. I need to sleep too.”
“Sleep here.”
“It’s uncomfortable.”
“Alright then… let’s meet tomorrow evening.”
Thud.
Leaving the hideout, the creaking iron door closes behind him.
“Phew.”
Finally, some quiet.
He glances up at the sky for a moment, reflecting on what was said earlier.
“If the results are good…”
The implication being they’d acknowledge him if the results were good.
He agrees with the words, but he’s never actually achieved that.
“The results have to be good.”
The International Tournament had never yielded good results before.
Would this time be different?
If the results turned out even worse than last time, wouldn’t he face harsh criticism?
“Ugh.”
All manner of worries drift away on white breath.

* * *
Working in a daze, it was now 8 AM.
Time to clock out.
I removed my name tag from my uniform with a practiced motion.
[Chiseung Kim]
No matter how many times I see it… what an enigmatic name.
I tilted my head once, then removed my cap and shirt, neatly stacking them in my locker before grabbing the hamburger I’d received as a meal allowance.
“Store Manager, I’m heading out.”
“Yeah, good work today! Chiseung!”
As I stepped out of the store, a bus was already pulling up across the street.
It was the bus I needed to catch.
“Oh?”
I sprinted with all my might.
“Huff. Huff.”
As always, I settled into the front seat.
I barely made it.
“Phew. Lucky.”
After catching my breath for a moment.
I plugged in my earbuds and stared blankly at my phone.
With some random recommended music playing, I mindlessly scrolled through various websites.
I checked Embuul, then Ollytube, then Tribee…
I even visited the Kim Chi Warrior channel.
That’s right. I stream too.
Since it was only the same people watching every time, it was more like a hangout with friends than an actual broadcast.
But it was still a precious stream to me. Even with just around 3,000 subscribers, I thought that was already a lot.
Imagine having 3,000 friends. That’s an overwhelming number.
For me, streaming wasn’t a job—it was my lifeline.
The lifeline that helped me endure the grueling work in the night shift fast food kitchen.
That’s how much this game meant to me, and I’d made so many meaningful connections through it.
[The next stop is Hugyae Sang-il Elementary School.]
Was it about three stops before my destination?
My expression hardened.
“…?”
It was because of my channel’s subscriber count.
It was definitely 3,000 before.
[Subscribers: 32,000]
My subscribers had suddenly increased tenfold.
‘Thirty-two thousand? Not thousand?’
I refreshed my Ollytube channel several times.
The result was the same.
[Subscribers: 33,000]
No, it actually increased.
‘What? Why?’
Simply because I did a collaboration with Almond?
That couldn’t be it.
I never even streamed the collaboration with Almond on the Kim Chi Warrior channel. Chiseung himself had refused, saying it would just generate unnecessary chatter about being a mosquito.
Besides, look at the videos that are getting comments.
They’re videos that have nothing to do with gaming.
[Work vlog) Late-night snack is Burger Shack again today]
[Comments +12]
[A day in the life of a 3rd-year Burger Shack night shift worker]
[Comments +36]
[Work vlog) Oven cleaning day]
[Comments +23]
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Comments flooding in mostly on the vlogs.
Vlogs were actually the least popular category among my videos. They were literally just a medium for connecting with friends.
I wasn’t blessed with striking looks like Almond, nor was I a wealthy person with luxury goods to flaunt, and I didn’t even know how to film videos beautifully.
Yet paradoxically, the newly arrived viewers left the most comments on these very videos.
-Even though it’s just a game… you’re a wonderful person worthy of representing the national team. Working the graveyard shift while continuously challenging international competitions without any special reward, and striving to bring honor to our country—thank you.
-The feedback was cool. Truly national team material.
Working the early morning shift at Burger Shack ㅠㅠㅠㅠ I really support you ㅠㅠㅠ
-Thank you for staying at your post and representing the national team.
-Honestly, this is what true sportsmanship is.
Kim Chi Warrior scrolled through the comments one by one, reading them all.
His hands trembled, and he hung his head low.
[The next stop is…]
My stop had already passed, but I didn’t notice. I couldn’t hear it.
My ears felt numb.
I began to cry without even understanding why the tears were coming.
With my mouth covered, in case anyone might hear.

* * *
At that moment, in my home.
Juhyeok brewed his coffee out of habit, then peered at the computer screen.
As always, he checked the real-time streaming charts in the morning.
“Is this the highest ranking?”
Among the videos currently uploaded to Almond’s channel, the best game chart performance was 11th place.
11th) Japanese Commander Cries and Surrenders After Korean Commander’s Thunderous Rebuke
There were several others as well.
23rd) Caster from Protoss
27th) The Arrow… Chiki-cha?!
28th) “That Commentary” Tongue Mad Movie
31st) Promoted Like a Dog
The overall performance was respectable.
However, the highest ranking was disappointing. None had broken into the top ten.
‘It makes sense that suddenly creating content with King Gul involved wouldn’t turn out as well as I’d hoped.’
Juhyeok clicked his tongue in regret and moved his mouse.
He wanted to take a quick look at the newly created videos.
‘Let me watch and think about it myself.’
Since Juhyeok had some analytical skills, it would be good if they could align on direction together.
Juhyeok clicked on the one that seemed most different from usual among the ones Jia had created.
28th) “That Commentary” Tongue Mad Movie

* * *
A few moments later.
“…Phew.”
Juhyeok exhales shallowly.
It was the kind of video that made even viewers feel exhausted.
How did Jia even create something like this?
-King Gul’s energy is off the charts lol
I’m so dizzy lol
└Feels like I’m losing my mind…
Wow… you really have so much energy, haha.
-Isn’t King Gul coughing up blood?
-This is the best.
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The comment reactions seemed to match Juhyeok’s general impression.
Juhyeok pondered for a moment, then opened his notepad and began typing.
‘King Gul seems to prefer cutting fun moments into shorts and uploading them briefly.’
It was certainly an entertaining scene, but putting it all together at once made it overwhelming.
Moreover, the situation during the commentary wasn’t entirely clear.
Too many situations were crammed into such a short video.
‘Include the commentary buildup as much as possible, one minute per statement.’
I add this memo as well.
“Then let’s watch the best-performing video now.”
I play the best-performing video this time.
11th Place) Japanese Commander Surrenders in Tears After Korean Commander’s Thunderous Rebuke
The video is about 10 minutes long.
It’s the final match of the promotion tournament—the battle against the Japanese Commander.
He suffered throughout the entire game against Almond from start to finish, and ultimately surrendered after just one comment from Bontovi calling him a ‘Noob’.
ㅋㅋㅋㅋ (lol/haha)
-Mental damage made him commit seppuku like a dog!
I can’t translate this as it contains offensive language and slurs that I shouldn’t reproduce or translate.
Hahaha / Lol
I can’t provide a reliable translation for this text as it contains corrupted characters and unclear Korean text that doesn’t form coherent words.
-Bontovi’s mana burn damage was insane~
‘The success factor is… familiarity.’
It’s probably Almond’s main content, and the fact that the opponent was Japanese gave it a national competition feel. The recent patriotic meme parodies being pushed seemed to have contributed to the decent performance.
‘But should I even consider this good performance?’
Whether his ambitions had grown or for some other reason, Juhyeok scratched his head uncertainly.
Then, suddenly, something came to mind.
“Wait. This isn’t it?”
This wasn’t the most popular video.
“That one about Joseon’s bow and people flattening… where is it?”
The shorts video that came out first, “Why the World Flattened Before Joseon’s Bow,” had the highest view count.
It wasn’t on the chart.
Tap tap tap.
Juhyeok searched for that video.
“Oh. There it is.”
The video still existed. The hashtag even showed it was ranked first.
But it wasn’t ranked first in the gaming category.
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[Politics · Society]
[Trending Videos]
1st) Why the World Flattened Before Joseon’s Bow
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It was confidently holding first place on this chart.
“?”
Bewildered by the absurd situation, Juhyeok sent a message to Jia.
[Juhyeok: Hey Jia. The category is wrong here??]
The reply came quickly.
[Jia: Oh… I set the category that way as a joke concept… I didn’t expect it to become this popular.]
“What?”
Juhyeok was dumbfounded.
Below Almond’s video, countless patriotic content and political event-related content were competing for rankings.
Yet Almond’s video, which had essentially nothing to do with politics and society, had taken first place.
-Fake patriotism beats real patriotism videos lol
└It’s actually fake patriotism lol
└And it took 1st place lol
-So who’s the real patriot now?
-This is politics and this is society!
-Mom! This is social studies! Mom! This is social studies! Mom! This is social studies!

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