Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 469

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 189
65. Icarus (3)
A moment later.
King Gul’s broadcast went live.
Given his usual patterns, the timing and title were unusual.
[Almond vs Jeon-ja-pa! Reclaiming the Orange Juice – Live Commentary]
-??
-What’s this?
-King Gul’s streaming already?
-Is this the day he’s doing a collab with Almond?
-Hey there
“Ahhh, testing, testing…”
After a brief microphone check, King Gul greeted everyone cheerfully.
He offered a warm welcome.
“Hellooo everyone!”
-Hey there
-King Gul!
-Hello~
Viewers trickled in gradually.
“Well, I started the broadcast a bit early today at Almond’s request.”
He began explaining today’s broadcast content.
“The thing is, I’m planning to stream a showdown against the final boss of the Rubisword story—the one who holds Jeon-ja-pa’s data.”
-??
-Ahh lolol that’s why the orange juice
-You should be the one reclaiming that juice…
Orange juice.
It was a meme mocking the incident where King Gul cried profusely after losing during his professional days.
People said they’d never seen someone cry so miserably, and it was still frequently used as a reaction image in the community.
The opponent who dealt him that tearful defeat was none other than Jeon-ja-pa, back when he was a rookie.
In other words, Jeon-ja-pa had stolen his juice.
King Gul had always dreamed of revenge, boasting that he would reclaim his juice.
But Jeon-ja-pa swept every series that year, and King Gul never got his chance.
“Well, ideally I’d reclaim the juice myself, but now that I’m in the position of nurturing the next generation…”
In summary, he’d delegated the mission to Almond instead, and
he’d decided to stream this match as commentary.
-That’s so typical of King Gul’s cowardice lol
-That’s what a real man does! lol
-King Gul special) Pay someone else to do it. That’s right, yeah?
The chat was flooded with sarcastic remarks about him, but
since this was nothing new, King Gul didn’t mind at all.
“Yes, yes. Let me give it a try!”
With that, King Gul’s broadcast began.

* * *
Upon reading Juhyeok’s message, Almond paused the game momentarily.
[Sanghyeon: King Gul is broadcasting this too?]
[Juhyeok: Yeah, that cool with you?]
[Sanghyeon: That’d be great. So… explain it to the viewers a bit?]
Joo Hyuk: Okay, okay.
Juhyeok made quite an enticing proposal.
The person who had wagered the mission earlier was actually King Gul himself, and he would be broadcasting today’s final story mode battle as well.
-?? What is this?
Could it really end here? ㅠㅠ
-What? What? Why are you talking in secrets!
-Is the stream ending?
Since they were exchanging messages invisible to the broadcast, the viewers still didn’t understand the situation.
They even thought Almond was considering ending the stream.
“Ah. Everyone…”
Almond explained what Juhyeok had just mentioned.
-?? Is it really King Gul?
Was it real?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
The crazy orange juice recapture operation already changed the quarantine measures lolololol so funny lol
-Haha
I’m finally getting my revenge from back then lol
[Ah. Ah. Hello everyone. Nut Clan members. This is King Gul.]
King Gul’s voice began reaching the viewers as well.
However, since Almond couldn’t hear it, he could only tell the broadcast had started by observing the viewers’ reactions.
-King~
Is that for real? lol
-???: You shouldn’t have taken the orange juice…
Damn, this is driving me crazy haha
“Everyone. If you can hear King Gul’s voice clearly, we’ll start. This is the setup from the Civil Empire era. Is that okay?”
-ed
gg gg
ㄱㄱㄱ (or “kkkk”)
[UNTRANSLATED LINE 76]
This is Korean onomatopoeia representing laughter, similar to “hahaha” or “lol” in English.
-Sounds good
Since they could just use the same settings from the Civil Empire era, there was nothing complicated to adjust.

Almond resumed the game.
[UNTRANSLATED LINE 82]
* * *
A bird ablaze with the power of transcendence.
The bird had transformed into a proper man’s form.
Black hair, a straight nose, sharp eyes.
Quite handsome, actually.
With white wings draped across his back, he looked like an angel itself.
Literally a messenger descended from the heavens.
[So. That’s the last boss, right? I placed a bounty of 200,000 won on that bastard’s head… Huh? Wait, the bounty went up?]
A total bounty of 700,000 won now hung over the angel’s head.
You’re making a lot of excuses while asking for 200,000 won lol
-King of the cheap
The speculators have more swords than you lol, and there’s no juice to get back either
King Gul quickly changed the subject.
[Ah. By the way, that bird doesn’t seem to be coming down?]
King Gul was right.
The bird showed no signs of descending from the sky.
‘I can’t reach him.’
Almond shared the same concern.
From his position, there was no way to hit him at such a height.
This bow was a weapon with clear range limitations.
[Huh? What’s he doing?]
Whoosh.
As the thug raised his right arm in a commanding gesture.
The blades that formed the shape of wings aligned in unison.
They pointed their edges toward Almond and Luna, waiting to be unleashed at any moment.
That worry of imminent release quickly became reality.
[Ah. What is this!? Is this a blade rain!?]
Whoosh.
As he pointed downward with his index finger, countless blades began to fall.
Clatter clatter clatter!!
‘Blade rain?’
Almond realized this technique was similar to the blade rain used by the Valkyrie avatar.
He had already survived within this blade rain before.
Not just once, but multiple times.
I could shoot them down with arrows, or simply walk through and dodge them.
Bang! Bang! Boom!
Even as the blades pierced the ground and fell menacingly, I could leisurely weave through the gaps thanks to that experience.
[Blade rain against Almond? Not a chance! They said the data was all there! Typical bird brain!]
ㅋㅋㅋㅋ (lol/haha)
-King Gul excited about reclaiming the orange juice
-A bird’s head lol
-But right now it’s clearly a human head?
[But we’re not done yet! Here comes one more!]
Whoooosh!
The bird unfurled the blades from its left wing as well.
And an identical rain of blades descended.
Crash!
Would the second time be any different?
As expected, Almond evaded them all.
-Wow, he’s insane
-He’s actually dodging all of it
-He’s basically a machine
[He dodges it all as expected! Almond says so himself? These are all scenes we’ve seen before, aren’t they?!]
-When did Almond say that?
-He’s saying it lol
-Lmao
-For real lol
-Why specifically a blade rain lol
Crash!
The blade rain only carved into the ground.
Countless blades were now embedded in the earth.
In other words, there was increasingly less space to stand on.
Dodging blades coming at such density was easy for Almond.
But it was far from easy for the others.
“Ugh…”
Luna was bleeding, clutching her shoulder.
[Ah! Almond dodged it, but Luna couldn’t escape!]
Luna’s situation was relatively better. Ben was already on death’s door.
“Kgh…”
“Ben!”
He was barely clinging to life.
[Ben? This character is nearly dead? But do we really need to keep them alive?]
-??
-Oh…
-Right lol
-Lmao
-Suddenly getting to the point like that…
Since even King Gul didn’t know much about clearing the Rubisword’s three-star challenge, he too had many questions.
[If that thing just keeps raining blades from up there, won’t those two just die? How do you kill something at that height?]
As if hearing King Gul’s question.
Whoosh.
The thug’s main body began to descend.
[Ah! Thank goodness he’s falling! This really is a birdbrain move! Just shooting from above would’ve been fine! Why’d he come down?]
-Whose side are you on, King Gul lol
-A clash between the self that doesn’t want to waste 200,000 won and the self that wants to reclaim the orange juice
-Game mechanics lol
-If he didn’t come down it’d be overkill lol
King Gul seemed somewhat disappointed (?) for some reason.
‘Thank goodness.’
I felt relieved inwardly.
If the thug had kept raining down blade feathers from up there, honestly I couldn’t think of a way to counter it.
Boom!
The thug descended with a deafening roar, then
grabbed one of the countless feather blades embedded around him with his bare hand.
Swish.
The blade then transformed into a proper sword.
He pointed the sword at me and spoke.
“Do you regret opposing the administrator?”
“No.”
“It’s already too late.”
“?”
-???
-Lol no
-His reaction speed lol
“Die.”
Crash!
After stomping his foot with his words,
the angel’s form vanished—
Whoosh!
—and appeared right in front of my face.
“Almond!”
Luna, who had collapsed, suddenly rose and threw her sword while crying out.
Clang!
Luna’s sword clashed with his sword.
[Ah! Luna! You’re still participating in combat! Ben appears to be dead?!]
I retreated backward and drew my bowstring.
Snap!
Luna’s deflected sword flashed as she teleported into position.
[Amidst the chaotic battle! Almond’s arrows and Luna’s blade strikes secure both flanks!]
My arrows and Luna’s blade strikes came attacking from both sides.
I had no choice but to allow the attack.
But─
[Wh-what!? What is this!?]
Swoosh.
The Angel swung his blade at a mystical angle, deflecting both Luna’s returning sword strike and Almond’s arrow in one fluid motion.
Clang…!
[Wh-what!? How did he do that! Is this Jeon-ja-pa’s data!? It was genuinely dangerous, but he deflected it so smoothly!]
Almond didn’t back down and fired another arrow.
Whoosh.
The Angel’s wings fluttered once.
Boom──
The Angel’s form scattered again, leaving only afterimages in its wake.
The speed was incredible.
[And he’s insanely fast!]
──Swish.
The Angel appeared behind Almond.
It felt like he was persistently targeting only Almond.
[Did he sense that Almond’s combat power is higher? He’s only targeting Almond!? Or is it because Luna, who uses Rubisword, is too difficult to catch!?]
His blade strike would have cleaved Almond in half.
[Almond blocked it…! He blocked it! Incredible! It’s hard to even follow with your eyes!]
Boom…!
Instead of being split in half, Almond blocked the blade strike with his bow.
[But he blocked it with the bowstring!?]
lol
-So fast lol
-Teacher. The pace is too fast!
[Is that bow okay!? That’s not how you’re supposed to use it!?]
Crack…!
“!?”
A crack began forming down the center of the bow.
No, it didn’t stop at just cracking.
[Huh!? The bow is breaking!]
Snap!
Almond’s bow split into two pieces, and the Angel’s blade strike flowed right through.
But Almond threw himself backward and dodged.
[Almond survived! But what now!? The Bird is on him!]
Boom!
The Bird flapped his wings once more and pursued Almond.
Crackle!
[Rubisword]
Luna appeared alongside the Rubisword, intercepting the blade instead.
Clang!
“Almond! Grab a weapon, now!”
While Luna bought me precious seconds, I snatched up one of the scattered blades—a weapon the children had been using.
Luna continued to trade blows with the Angel, stretching out the moment.
[Wow! L-Luna! This is incredibly helpful!? I don’t remember any NPC being this useful!]
-That’s because of your face
-You recognized the avatar’s face lol
-fr fr Luna isn’t like that
But that very assistance became our undoing.
[Ah! But! I tried my best! I’m being pushed back! This is too difficult for a test-taker to handle! Jeon-ja-pa is!!!]
For some reason, my blade began losing ground inch by inch, and time slipped away without me being able to use the Rubisword.
Shhwaaack—
Luna’s upper body was carved diagonally in a deep gash.
“Ugh… ugh…”
Luna collapsed, her mouth hanging open in shock.
[Fortunately, Almond has a weapon now! He’s charging in!]
“Luna!!!”
I threw caution to the wind and rushed forward with my blade.
Clang!
I intercepted the Angel’s finishing strike aimed at Luna.
[Ah, Almond blocked it!]
Shing!
I deflected the blade smoothly, causing the Angel’s sword to lose its momentum.
In the same motion, I twisted my own blade upward and cut.
Whoosh!
The Angel immediately beat its wings and retreated backward.
[That was incredible!? Is that swordplay trained by the Civil Empire!]
I managed to force the Angel back once, but—
The Angel charged again, determined to finish Luna.
Whiiing—
[W-What is this!? This urban legend-style footwork! How are you even… blocking it!!!]
-Urban legend footwork lol
-Lmao
-For real though lol
Clang-clang-clang!
Clang!
With terrifying focus, I deflected every single one of the Angel’s strikes.
My only thought was protecting Luna.
It wasn’t for any grand reward or benefit.
‘I need to take Luna with me too.’
Even though she’s an NPC, I’d grown attached to her over time.
The image of Luna taking that blade in my place had left a deep impression on my mind.
Her circumstances were heartbreaking.
Even if I still couldn’t fully understand what lay beneath the surface.
As I continued to block the Angel’s attacks.
“Haa… haa… ah, Almond….”
Luna lifted herself up from the ground.
“Luna. Stay still. You can’t fight right now.”
“No. That’s… that’s not it.”
“?”
Luna grabbed my leg.
“I… kill me.”
Luna was asking me to kill her.
My grip on the sword weakened in an instant.
“What…?”
“Kill me. Pierce me with that blade.”
I couldn’t believe what I’d just heard.
For a moment, it made no sense.
“Kill me, p-please. Take my skills and my sword! If I die to her, it means nothing! If it’s you, you can escape. I, I….”
“What are you saying? We’re getting out together!?”
Hahaha.
Luna let out a hollow laugh.
“I can’t escape anyway. I’ve repeated this so many times. I’ve been given countless chances. Yet I could never even reach her heels, could I?”
Tears fell from the corners of her laughing eyes.
“Kill me.”
“What….”
Luna shouted as if frustrated by my stubbornness.
“Kill me!! I’ve written everything on your body! Don’t you understand yet, you idiot!?”
“…!”
“You were only used by me! Every single time! You just moved the way I wanted! So─”

My sword finally pierced through Luna’s heart.
[UNTRANSLATED LINE 316]

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