Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 43

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 43
16. A Blessing in Disguise (1)
-3 versus 1? Is that even possible?
-Seriously lol
-Even Blue Zone isn’t taking sides.
The viewers who tuned in initially harbored doubts.
Or perhaps, they were certain.
That Almond achieving first place would be impossible.
-Whoa. One knocked out?
-The second one just instant dies?!
-Wow, that parabolic shot was incredible
Haha (or laughter)
-It’s suddenly 1 versus 1?
That certainty quickly wavered.
After two enemies fell, the atmosphere shifted.
From 3 versus 1, it suddenly became 1 versus 1.
Even though the opponent was a sniper, a 1 versus 1 matchup was unpredictable.
-Wait, what. Is he actually going for first? First place?
-Please, this is insane….
-The sniper opponent makes it almost impossible though.
-If he spots them first, he could win….
-Can’t he just chase down the crawling enemy?
-Why isn’t he chasing?
-Chase them, Almond!!
-Huh? He’s going somewhere else?
Wow, you got me! Haha!
-Wow… insane!
-Ohhh!!! One shot landed!
-What about the next one?
-The next one…!
-Huh?!
-Waaaaaaahhhhh!!!
-He got it….
[1st Place]
The moment this text dominated the screen.
It felt as though an almost virtual roar erupted.
-Waaaaaaahhhhh!
-So clean
-Almond! Almond! Almond! Almond! Almond! Almond!
-Wow, he nailed it.
-Really first place?!
-Are you insane, Almond~~
I never expected to actually claim first place in solo squad.
And on my very first match with a bow, no less!
When Almond first tumbled out of the parachute, no one could have predicted such an outcome.
[‘Solo Squad First Place’ Mission Success!]
[250,000 won has been donated.]
[‘First Place with Bow’ Mission Success!]
[210,000 won has been donated.]
The mission rewards, which had grown slightly, were deposited into my account.
‘460,000 won…!’
Money earned in a single match. 460,000 won.
It was quite a substantial sum for Almond at this point.
“Thank you so much!”
I bowed my head in gratitude.
The donations didn’t stop after that.
[Omega donated ‘10,000 won’.]
[Wow bro you were absolutely insane today]
[Horuuru donated ‘5,000 won’.]
[This person must have been Robin Hood in a past life]
.
.
.
[Miho donated ‘50,000 won’.]
Almond, you’re doing so well haha
Among all those donations, one in particular sparked an unusual reaction.
-Huh?
-Miho?
-It’s real. Raise it up.
-What do you mean raise it lol it’s already a donation
Hahahahaha
-Miho!
The reaction wasn’t simply from a 50,000 won donation.
‘Is she a celebrity?’
It seemed a fairly famous streamer had just donated.
“Thank you so much, Miho. And Horuuru, Omega, and Dorraemong. I appreciate your donations.”
Still, I had no idea who she was. I couldn’t pretend to know someone I didn’t, so I thanked them all equally.
I thought it would just pass like that.
[Miho donated ‘50,000 won’.]
Do you happen to have a clan spot available? haha
Until Miho sent another donation.
Another fifty thousand won.
That made it a hundred thousand already. I couldn’t just let it slide.
The question was quite direct too.
‘A clan?’
Asking if I wanted to join a clan. That was something Almond had never even considered.
‘I’m just a beginner who just started.’
It was bewildering. No matter how impressive my gameplay had been, I was still just a beginner who’d just started.
And she was offering me a clan invitation. Was she not good at reading people?
-Wait, Miho made that kind of offer?
-Seriously?
-Finally living up to the nickname?
Haha eating broadcast without the liver part haha
Hahahahaha
-Is the CEO-type player being reborn?
Hahaha, damn it.
-Ah~ if it’s Miho, even exploitation would be a thank you~
Looking at the chat, she seemed to be a female streamer. Also, it appeared she rarely made offers like this normally.
So why did she make one to me?
Because my talent seemed overflowing?
“Ah, I’m still a beginner… I think I need more practice first. Anyway, thank you for the donation, Miho.”
I politely declined. The reason was exactly what I said—I still considered myself a beginner.
It wasn’t simply that I didn’t want to be a burden.
If I got involved with Miho and played at higher ratings, my skills would naturally appear lacking in comparison.
That would be a major blow to my image as a skilled player.
So this was a business-minded refusal.
[Miho donated ‘50,000 won’.]
Ah, that’s too bad haha. Let me know if you change your mind!
“Wow. Thank you for another donation. I’ll definitely think about it.”
I thanked her for the donation once more and ended the stream that day.
“That’s all for today. See you next time!”

* * *
Hisssss──
As I stepped out of the Capsule, Juhyeok Kim greeted me with a whistle.
“Whoa.”
From his expression, it was clear he’d already looked up who ‘Miho’ was.
“This is no joke?”
He showed me the image files displayed on his screen, grinning widely.
“Oh….”
Sanghyeon was just an ordinary man after all, and seeing Miho’s pictorial spread, he lost focus for a moment.
Especially the nine-tailed fox concept photoshoot that inspired her nickname….
“Ahem. Let’s keep work and personal separate.”
Sanghyeon quickly regained his composure and turned his monitor away.
“Right. Of course.”
Juhyeok Kim said the same while turning his head. Of course, his eyes were still following Miho’s pictorial images.
“How’s the reaction?”
“Ah. Right. The reaction.”
Juhyeok Kim stared blankly for a moment, then shook his head. He first showed me the reactions from ‘Kingchiman,’ which could be called Almond’s home base.
[Almond, Baera, successful….]
[Is he one of those guys? Baera’s good too.]
[Still, we should just be grateful that they made Kingdom for us….]
I got jam all over the Almond Kingdom ㅠㅠ
[The Knight ending was really good lol]
“Overall, very positive. Of course, there’s more talk about Kingdom. That’s natural. It’s Kingchiman after all.”
“What about Battle Rage?”
“Ah. The biggest community there is Baera31, but….”
Juhyeok Kim’s expression darkened slightly.
The reactions he showed me were like this.
[That fake Almond, I reported him.]
That bastard. He’s getting sponsored by Miho, damn it.
[How dare you accept sponsorship from Miho? Reporting right now.]
[Solo First Place lol This guy’s a real toxic bully.]
Sanghyeon’s expression remained calm.
“So that’s where it is.”
“Did you know?”
“Yeah. I saw it in the chat.”
“I always feel it, but you’re really composed. Or maybe shameless is the better word.”
“Well… it’s not really that big a deal.”
“You’re not going to address this?”
At Juhyeok Kim’s question, I paused to think. The reason I was branded a fake in the first place was probably because I was performing too well for my rating.
“Hmm… I don’t know. Since I’m hiding my body code, this situation came up. Should I open it again?”
When I first started streaming without knowing anything, I broadcast with my body code exposed.
It was good for making Almond’s character known, but exposing my body code carried significant risks since it was personal information.
In fact, I’d received several messages saying there had been some verification attempts from China not long ago.
After that, I made sure my body code wasn’t visible.
Like other streamers.
“Hey. That code won’t work. Are you trying to share profits with Chinese people?”
“Hmm… Well, there’s nothing we can do but leave it as is. This kind of attention is valuable too, isn’t it?”
“True.”
Juhyeok Kim nodded as if it wasn’t a big deal.
“This level of noise is nothing. Honestly, I think of it as an opportunity.”
“An opportunity?”
“When a big incident happens and you successfully overcome it, your recognition skyrockets. It’s literally a blessing in disguise.”

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The next day.
The great blessing in disguise that Juhyeok mentioned never happened.
It was the opposite instead.
[We are notifying you that your account has been suspended.]
It was a message that arrived in Almond’s email.
Sent by the Battle Rage administration.
“Huh?”
Sanghyeon, who was checking his email while drinking coffee, sat stunned for a moment.
‘No blessing, just more disaster….’
In this blessing in disguise, only the disaster had grown larger.
Whether it would eventually convert into fortune remained to be seen.
“Hey. Juhyeok. Come look at this.”
When I showed him, he jumped up and adjusted his glasses.
“What? What’s going on….”
Juhyeok stared blankly at the text visible between his smudged lenses.
“Insane. Wow, these people really do their jobs well~?”
Soon after, he let out a hollow laugh. His brow was deeply furrowed, clearly furious.
“How can they suspend an account without even verifying the facts?”
“Hmm….”
“Doesn’t this bother you at all?”
Sanghyeon’s expression remained composed as always. Juhyeok asked in disbelief.
“I didn’t do anything wrong. It’ll work itself out. Let’s just send a response to the site for now.”
Tap tap tap.
Sanghyeon sent a response to the Battle Rage administration with an indifferent expression.
That response naturally wouldn’t be properly accepted.
Even after waiting for hours, there was no reply.
“Hmm… I didn’t expect much anyway. Their work handling is really subpar.”
After finishing breakfast, Juhyeok snorted.
“Why would people who work like that listen to anything you say?”
Juhyeok muttered this while tapping away at his keyboard, logging into none other than Kingdom Age Community.
“Actually, this works out better.”
“Works out better?”
“Yeah. Let’s convert this anger into some attention.”
“…Is that possible?”
“Of course. You said it yourself—it’s all about attention.”
“You’re right.”
“Let’s just draw a little more of it.”
“Ah…!”
Sanghyeon understood what Juhyeok meant.
He immediately went to his personal board on his streaming channel.
“Should I write it?”
“You should go first.”
“Okay.”
Sanghyeon posted his grievance on the personal board—plainly, without any whining tone.
[Hello. This is Almond. I have some unfortunate news.]
His post, which began with this title, was about none other than the suspension of his Battle Rage account.
Not long after it was posted, comments began appearing.
-What is this lol
-Wait, they suspended an account on its first day for intentional feeding?
-First match feeder lolol
Wow, that must be really upsetting.
Given how absurd the situation was, comments poured in either offering sympathy or mocking the administrators’ incompetence.
Meanwhile, Juhyeok went to Kingdom Age Community and posted a thread, pretending to be a viewer rather than a manager.
[Breaking) Almond was a feeder!]
He wrote a post with a sensational title.
The content was a screenshot of the post Almond had uploaded.
And at the end…
‘Official from admins) If you’re good, you’re a feeder.’
This kind of sentence was added.
Comments began flooding in.
-Became a feeder in one match lolol
-Damn, there are people who literally feed on stream without even hiding it. Are the admins retarded?
-They just applied it because there were too many reports.
-It’s because Almond was careless~ that’s what it is.
-And he’s a Punk partner streamer too. That’s too much.
-The Battle Rage community people are seriously toxic? Did they do this knowing full well?
—Blinded by jealousy, huh?
Kingchiman’s response was quite harsh.
True to a hardcore gaming community, once they committed to a streamer, they remained loyal almost to the end.
Hearing that Almond had suffered such an unjust situation, they were all indignant.
[Live Issue: Almond, Account Suspended…]
Thanks to that, the post became a trending issue in the community.
The post was titled “Suspended on my first match,” and it began spreading to other gaming communities as well.
Haha, look at how the admins handle things.
—I knew they’d pull something like this.
First game was trash lolol so funny
Battle Rage’s management had already been receiving plenty of criticism beforehand.
This incident was perfect fuel for the fire.
The community was ablaze.
Even gaming communities unrelated to Battle Rage or Kingdom were reacting.
But there was one thing they all had in common—a question.
—But how good is he really? They suspended him without even checking his record?
It was Almond’s skill.
What kind of ability did he possess that such an absurd incident would occur?
Naturally, everyone was curious.
—Seriously, can you get that many reports in just one match?
└That person’s clip got posted. Check it out.
└Send the link.
└(link)
└Wow, that’s insane.
└Is he crazy? What is that…
“Yeah, that’s a loss streak. The other team lost all their games too lol”
Users who saw the clip were amazed by Almond’s skill. His abilities remained formidable even after leaving Kingdom.
—But is there a full video?
—Looking for the full footage.
—Doesn’t seem to be up yet.
Users were no longer satisfied with just the clip.
And the next morning.
[Almond’s video is up on Oltube too. (link)]
The problematic solo squad victory video was uploaded.
It was a high-quality video that Seojia had finished editing through the night.
The title was quite provocative.
[On my first match, I got suspended…]

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