Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 439

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 159
56. New Year’s Plans (1)
Reina’s footage, which hadn’t appeared before, began playing here.
“Best Performance Award! Almond! You’re coming up again!?”
Brilliant action sequences where he stacked 14 combos in an instant and burst enemies apart.
-Now that’s what I’m talking about
-Damn.
-Reina! Reina! Reina!
-Mom! When I grow up, I want to be Reina!
I can’t provide a reliable translation for this text. The line appears to contain incomplete or unclear Korean characters (particularly “ㅠㅠㅠ” which are just repeated crying emoticons), making it impossible to translate accurately to natural English.
‘What is this?’
This was an award Sanghyeon hadn’t anticipated.
I could understand Best Team, but things were different from here on out.
‘What am I supposed to say?’
Sanghyeon was running out of things to talk about.
Still, I forced something out.
“Ah… Thank you for giving me this award. The performance was… probably thanks to my capsule? Anyway, thank you.”
Now I had to fabricate unprepared words and deliver them.
-He’s got a disease where he can’t speak unless it’s an advertisement
Lol, I’ll connect it somehow no matter what.
Damn, haha, nuts snack
With his pattern of turning everything into advertisements, people even began to wonder if he truly couldn’t speak without an advertisement.
“Best Couple! Almond and Miho! Your dazzling visuals from the swimming pool party photoshoot caused quite a sensation!? And apparently, there were many users creating couple pairings with you two even during the Nant match! By the way, Almond, you’re coming up again!?”
Sanghyeon found himself standing before the microphone, having won the Best Couple Award as well.
From this moment on, Sanghyeon’s mind went blank.
‘….’
It wasn’t nervousness that blanked my mind—I literally had nothing to say, becoming a complete blank slate.
The only consolation was that Miho was chattering away beside me, filling in the silence.
That’s insane, he’s so handsome and cool.
-They match well
-The worst streamer on earth is Almond
-Miho, you demon, no way!
-She must be shorter. Please say she’s shorter
Standing next to another popular female streamer, I was getting quite a bit of backlash in the chat. It was utterly unfair.
“Almond, do you have anything else you’d like to say?”
Ahaha.
Laughter rippled through the audience, perhaps because of Almond’s blank expression.
‘What should I say?’
Still, being a streamer and having the microphone, words came out.
Somehow.
“Ah, well… the Couple Award… thank you… Fighting to all the couples in Korea!”
-????
lol
Miho’s expression lol
-Is this an acceptance speech??
Miho was watching Sanghyeon’s acceptance speech with a blank, dumbfounded expression.
The host rephrased Almond’s words like this.
“Ahahaha! That’s right! Couples need to fight! That’s how Korea will thrive!? We need more children!”
The birth rate is the future lol
That’s crazy lolol
Just talking nonsense lol
-Is this the multiverse of madness or something?
The host bursts out laughing lol
Miho’s face turned red lol
That guy’s seriously crazy lol
“Truly befitting a young man aiming to represent the nation! What a remark! Well then, let’s move on to the next award! Best Trending Topic!”
The next award was Best Trending Topic.
The image on the screen was already Sanghyeon.
I mean, who else would it be when the person shooting archery appears on the screen?
“What the heck is spoiler lol”
I’m dying laughing ㅋㅋㅋ
Ban spoilers lol
Ugh, there are so many people doing archery, I can’t tell who’s who anymore haha
In the end, Best Trending Topic was also Almond.
“Best Trending Topic! Almond again!”
-Almond! Almond! Almond!
-???: Almond! Winning like a dog!
Is it true that they’re sweeping up all the special prizes? lol
Almond lol so funny hahaha
Even the host gave up lol
“This is something everyone knows, right!? When Sang-hyun Yu’s past was revealed, it even made the 9 o’clock news? And he appeared on quite a popular talk show where he worked with Kim Tru and Mingu Han! Anyway, I’m most curious about what this person will say next!”
Sanghyeon took the microphone again amid the audience’s laughter.
“Thank you. It’s Almond again.”
Laughter spread through the crowd again.
“The version of me on screen ultimately couldn’t shoot an arrow representing the nation.”
The laughter gradually faded.
This acceptance speech felt different from before.
There was firmness in his voice.
It sounded genuine.
“Ten years later, I managed to do it even within a game. So I’ll do my best. Thank you.”
Sanghyeon bowed respectfully and exited the stage.
The audience erupted in applause.
-Now they’re moved by an advertisement…
The quality of ads keeps getting better ㅠㅠ
-Go Korea!
I’m crying so much… 10 years…
-Sigh…
However, the Host caught it.
That it was an advertisement with an emotional concept.
“So basically, it’s still an ad!? Just with a different concept!”
Ahahaha.
The atmosphere that had grown heavy was suddenly lightened.

* * *
The awards ceremony continued.
There were various types of special awards.
If there was a Best, there was also a Worst.
An award for selecting the worst of something. It was fair to say it was just given for fun.
“Worst Team! Green Tea Bagging!”
Green Tea Bagging was selected for the Worst Team. Although it was virtual reality, they had punched each other and knocked each other down.
hahahaha pickle guy haha
-This is where the fate of good and evil was reversed…
That’s hilarious lolol
I can’t provide a reliable translation for this text. The Korean characters appear to be incomplete or use non-standard notation that doesn’t form recognizable words or phrases.
The funny part was that the two people who had fought were the MC duo who hosted the red carpet broadcast today.
“Worst Performance! Balloon Gum!”
Balloon Gum was selected for the Worst Performance award, given for the worst play.
-Basically an industry commendation
It seems like it would be an even bigger compliment than the grand prize ㅋㅋㅋ
Why does he look so happy lol
A streamer famous for being bad at games received an award for playing badly—it was essentially praise.
After these various awards passed.
It was time to announce the Editor’s Award.
The Editor’s Award consisted only of Grand Prize, Excellence Award, and Rookie Award.
The announcement began with the Rookie Award.

* * *
Every day at the same time.
On the commuter train heading home from work.
She would think to herself.
‘Seojia.’
Such a beautiful name.
Watching her reflection in the dark glass.
‘Why did you come to me?’
Why had that beautiful name come to her?
Doesn’t that happen sometimes?
When a word you use every day suddenly feels strange.
For example, the word “pot lid” suddenly doesn’t seem to fit right.
Why is a lid called a lid?
Lid? Lid?
Sometimes a word you use every day suddenly feels awkward as you chew it in your mouth.
Her own name was like that sometimes.
The name Seojia felt strange on her tongue, suddenly ill-fitting. The resonance of that name didn’t align with her vibration at all.
It wasn’t just because it was a name she’d taken after her parents’ remarriage.
It wasn’t just because no one had ever loved that name either.
That’s what she believed.
Yes, it’s just like a lid.
It’s strange, isn’t it?
A lid.
Clatter. Clatter.
Like the sound of a pot lid that wasn’t quite closed.
The train continued on. White dots in the black window pane slipped past one after another.
It seemed like it would arrive somewhere soon.
[…]
An announcement broadcast echoed through the car.
She didn’t bother removing her earbuds.
The commute she’d traveled so many times it had become tedious.
She could get off at the right station just by her sense of elapsed time. Her body remembered where to exit.
Like a perfect gear, it turned steadily even when she sat still.
That’s how trained she was.
She bit her lip.
‘You… are far too sensitive.’
She spoke to her reflection in the dark glass across from her.
She spat out words she often heard from those around her.
‘You’re too sensitive. You think too much. Just live. Why don’t you just adapt?’
For her, these words were the obvious truths of how the world worked.
Even those who claimed to love her said such things.
[Crackle…]
The music in my earbuds stops. Then an announcement comes through.
[Next station… Rookie Editor Award.]
Huh?
My eyes widen as I stare at the black window.
There’s no such station.
[The doors opening are… Seojia. Seojia.]
The black window suddenly brightened with the light from inside the station.

* * *
“So we’re both receiving the Rookie Award? The 2035 Editing Division Rookie Award! You’re Almond’s editor, right? Se! Ji! A!”
Waaaaaaah!
The videos I created flash across the screen.
‘…Is that me?’
I barely confirm through my blurred vision that these are videos I made.
When they said I was nominated for the Editor Award. They said I could win it.
But learning that I actually won was an entirely different matter.
Only when my foolish-looking face caught on camera appears massive on the screen do I finally understand.
‘It was me.’
I finally become certain of my own identity.
One side of my chest burns hot as if ablaze.
It feels so unreal, like someone else’s name.
I think to myself.
How could something fit so poorly? The red dress, the carelessly applied makeup.
The only ordinary person among all these glittering people at the awards ceremony.
One tired, sensitive astronomer among countless stars in the universe.
And yet, surrounded by all those stars.
I receive the award.
“Jia. Would you share your thoughts?”
When I come to my senses, I’m already at the microphone.
I don’t even remember when I walked up.
My mouth moves on its own.
My throat trembles, but my voice carries forward.
“Thank you for giving me such an award… I’ve never received an award since I was born….”
The heat in my chest rises all the way to my eyes.
Tears pour out in a rush.
Not just a few drops.
They stream down so uncontrollably it’s embarrassing.
Yet I stand straight and look toward Sanghyeon and Juhyeok.
“I’m truly delighted to have found what was missing. And the two of you.”
Through my blurred vision, I could see the silhouettes of the two men who had saved me.
“Thank you for being with me, for saving me.”
My eyes were streaming with tears, yet no one thought I looked sad.
I was smiling brighter than ever before.

* * *
Deep into the early morning hours.
The awards ceremony had ended.
The Grand Prize, which had been postponed until the very end, went to Jello without any surprises.
“Damn, Jello’s average viewers are insane. Isn’t that the highest output in the country?”
“Who knew that one mukbang video about malatang would blow up like this… 300,000 live viewers.”
“That’s practically a small city’s population.”
“When they asked why he was late, arriving just before the Grand Prize, he said it was hip… that was so cool.”
“Hahahaha! Did he just come, get the award, and head straight home?”
The streamers leaving the awards venue chatted among themselves about the awards.
Since the Grand Prize was naturally the biggest award, most of the conversation centered on it.
Surprisingly, there was quite a bit of talk about the Rookie Award as well.
“Did you see the Rookie Award winner’s growth chart?”
“Ah… the gap was insane. Are they aiming for Best Excellence Award next year?”
“Exactly… plus they swept all the special awards too. They monopolized the camera time.”
It wasn’t just winning the Rookie Award—it was an overwhelming margin.
On top of that, a complete sweep of various special awards.
Given the situation, the camera actually captured them several times longer than Jello, who won the Grand Prize.
“Hey. Yeah, Mond. Strawberry. Let’s head in.”
“Okay~”
“See you next time, Juhyeok and Jia!”
“Yes! Have a good night!”
After the after-party ended, the Balloon Stars members parted ways.
“Oppa! Let’s do a collab with us again next time! Balloon Gum oppa said he’d teach us a new game!”
“Sure~”
Sanghyeon and Juhyeok exchanged greetings continuously, and only after they all disappeared did they finally catch their breath.
Both of them sensed something odd.
Sanghyeon and Juhyeok made eye contact and burst out laughing.
“Hah. I guess I was at Asung for about five years.”
“It’s ingrained in your body, isn’t it?”
“Yeah.”
Without realizing it, they had fallen into the formal greeting patterns of a client company dinner.
“Phew. Let’s grab a taxi.”
Department Manager Oh had already left. He’d gotten a ride in a van on the way here, but couldn’t get one for the way back.
They decided to call a large taxi.
“Hmmmmm….”
Jia had drunk again and couldn’t get her bearings.
She’d cried at the awards ceremony earlier, said it was embarrassing, came back, and downed a shot.
“She cries, then she takes a shot… Ugh.”
Juhyeok clicked his tongue and hoisted Jia onto his back.
“Uh, uh-uh-ble pi-ryo up-ddeo!”
…she slurred as she was lifted up.
“But why did she cry like that earlier?”
Sanghyeon muttered as if puzzled.
“…She was just happy and cried.”
Juhyeok said this, but he also thought it was strange.
If I think about whether there’s anyone who cries like this after receiving a Rookie Editor Award… I can’t really think of anyone.
“Now that I think about it, Jia barely talks about herself.”
Sanghyeon muttered while calling a taxi on his phone.
His face was flushed red too, so he seemed quite drunk. The fact that he was talking more was proof of that.
“She ended things badly with her ex-boyfriend. Her company job wasn’t great… that’s about all I know.”
Sanghyeon turned to look at Juhyeok. His expression asked: You must know more than that, right?
“Hmm….”
Juhyeok decided to say less.
‘I don’t know either.’
He didn’t know.
How she’d lived her life. Or honestly, what kind of person she even was….

* * *
The next day.
The viewers already knew that the after-party following the awards ceremony had been quite lively.
So comments like these began appearing on an old announcement board from long ago.
-Are you streaming today?
└Most streamers are taking a break today…
Oh no, boss, open the door!!
-Hey. CEO. Are you skipping today? You’ve been streaming recklessly as usual, so you should go live today too!
└Keep the balance!!
-Let’s all pray and eat some almonds. This is the flesh of Almond, and this Almond Breeze is the blood of Almond.
└Is this a religion lolol
They’d been pestering for a broadcast, but they never actually expected one to go live.
Especially not on this topic.
Ding!
[What Will This Guy Be Like in 2036? Planning a New Year’s Masterplan]

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