Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 47

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 47
16. A Blessing in Disguise (5)
Creak.
Walking out after closing the glass door of the Department Manager’s Office.
The Manager exhaled deeply and glared at Kiyeol Kim.
“I told you to write that letter of resignation in advance last time. Submit it right now.”
“….”
Kiyeol Kim said nothing.
“You didn’t write it?”
“….”
“Damn it. You….”
The Manager glanced around briefly, then muttered “forget it” and headed back to his desk.
Kiyeol Kim watched his retreating figure and quietly muttered under his breath.
“…Damn.”
His corporate career had just hit rock bottom.

* * *
Sanghyeon finished his meal with cereal and was brushing his teeth.
Creak.
Just then, Juhyeok opened the bathroom door and stepped inside.
“Hey, so what happened yesterday? I waited but just fell asleep.”
“Ah….”
When I got home yesterday, Juhyeok was already asleep. It was because I’d been drinking with Director Han Tae-ho until late.
After rinsing out the mouthwash, I answered.
“It went well.”
“Huh? What do you mean it went well? How much?!”
“Honestly, I’m not entirely sure. Um….”
Juhyeok Kim was dying of frustration, but he waited for me to continue.
“She seemed to like me though.”
“What made you think that?”
“She asked me to teach her traditional archery later. And we made another appointment. The director did.”
“!”
Juhyeok’s expression twisted quite amusingly.
“That’s huge?!”
“Is it?”
“It is!”
I nodded.
‘It is pretty good.’
I knew that too. I just wasn’t showing much enthusiasm compared to Juhyeok’s excitement.
“Wow. So traditional archery is your hobby. If you ever give private lessons later, that would really… this is actually really good, isn’t it? Wow….”
Even after saying this much, this guy downs the kimchi broth in one shot.
If I’d shown any more enthusiasm, it would’ve caused a commotion.
Juhyeok asked with eager anticipation.
“Hey… but there was something more important than that, right?”
“Hm?”
“Battle Rage, I mean.”
“Oh… that.”
“You did mention it, right? Huh?”
“They said they’d contact the director over there about it.”
“…!”
Juhyeok’s eyes widened.
“Really, for real?”
“Why would I lie to you about something like this?”
“Oh, no, I know it’s real. Just making a sound of acknowledgment.”
“Don’t get your hopes too high. It might’ve just been something they said in passing.”
“Don’t get my hopes up? That’s already completely okay?!”
Juhyeok immediately sat down in front of the computer.
“Oh! It came! It really came!”
In about a minute, Juhyeok jumped up.
The screen he pointed to was Almond’s email inbox.
[Hello. This is the Battle Rage Operations Team.]
An email with this subject line had arrived.
“We are lifting your suspension along with a modest compensation… We apologize for any inconvenience caused….”
The content naturally stated that the suspension had been lifted, and that they had included a modest compensation.
“Hey. This seems real.
Juhyeok turned around with a smile. Sanghyeon tilted his head.
What did he mean by real?
“What are you talking about?”
“That you like me. Seeing how this got resolved right away at this hour, it seems you really do care about me.”
Sanghyeon checked the time then.
‘It’s 9 AM right now….’
To call the director’s office of another company directly this early in the morning meant he truly had been looking out for Sanghyeon.
“I should make you into Jumong through archery lessons, huh?”
Juhyeok giggled and headed toward the kitchen.
Watching Juhyeok’s back as he rummaged through the cupboards in the kitchen.
Pfft.
I let out a hollow laugh.
‘What is this silver-spoon bastard even doing here.’
I never expected Juhyeok to become like this. Wasn’t he always the one showing the perfect image of an elite?
“Hey. What are you trying to do this early in the morning.”
“You might be fine with just some crackers and milk for breakfast, but I actually eat a proper meal in the morning.”
“Ah. Is that so?”
“It is.”
Juhyeok seemed intent on preparing a proper breakfast for me.
‘Well, I should probably loosen up my body then.’
I’d drunk quite a bit yesterday, and my muscles felt stiff. After stretching for a moment, I planned to head out for some exercise.
“Oh.”
But there was something I needed to do first.
‘I should post on the board.’
I needed to inform my fans on my personal community that the situation had been resolved well.
I slipped on my sneakers for convenience and composed the post on my phone as I headed out.

* * *
[My suspension has been lifted! Broadcasting at 7 PM today!]
A single post appeared on Almond’s community board.
Because of the incident where he’d been reported as a cheater and faced sanctions, viewers were already on high alert for any new developments.
As a result, reactions came quickly.
-Oh. Congrats congrats congrats
-Congrats congrats congrats
-Now that’s how it should be.
-Is that pathetic compensation really all they’re offering?
Haha… ugh, that’s so salty, so salty lol
-So these bastards really did mess up, huh?
-Since they admitted it, I’ll let it slide.
-Give me back my broadcast from yesterday that I missed!!!!
Viewers generally offered congratulations or vented their anger at the Battle Rage management.
The compensation they’d offered was far too meager.
-Wow, they’re just giving a skin as compensation?
Hahahaha
-Just one day suspension, so whatever….
-That’s actually a gain, but still. It’s really too much. It’s not just a simple profit-loss calculation, you know?
-Right, the real issue is that a system flaw was exposed….
-This was only possible because we sent trending posts and made a fuss, if he was just an ordinary person, he would’ve just eaten the loss.
The post spread to various other communities, and ultimately Almond’s innocence was proven.
This interesting incident caught the attention of journalists who had been preparing to criticize Battle Rage’s management.
[Battle Rage Management Finally Admits Mistake]
[Reckless Operational Flaws Exposed….]
Articles with titles like these began appearing.
While these articles themselves didn’t garner much attention, once issue-focused content creators picked them up, major mainstream audiences eventually became aware of the incident.
[Why Battle Rage’s Management is Currently Being Criticized]
[Poor Management) A Rookie Player Who Nearly Lost Money on a Game Purchase]
And so on. Several issue-focused Oltube streamers began what they called “tearing into” Battle Rage with similar titles.
Battle Rage had accumulated quite a few controversies even before Almond’s incident. They’d simply been putting them all off.
Until the day Battle Rage’s management admitted their mistake.
“Hello everyone. This is Smallrong.”
A masked Oltube streamer gestured with conviction as he launched into an impassioned speech.
“Battle Rage’s management being incompetent? How many times has that happened? Everyone. First match! First match! Seriously… how do you ban a first-time player as a cheater? How badly is this game being run?”
He even added this:
“Apparently Punk Company called Battle Rage directly. And they went straight to the executive level. That’s why it got fixed just two days later. Originally, they just threw Almond’s email straight into the trash. They didn’t even know Almond was a Punk partner because he had so few viewers.”
and lol
-This is legendary.
-They apologized in two days and thought we’d just let it go, but this is infuriating.
Hahaha, wow. This is K management!
-Looks like they were just trying to sweep it under the rug.
The video reached 100,000 views in just three hours.
Many people were furious about Battle Rage’s management practices.
Or so I thought.
Later, I realized the real reason was completely different.
-Wait, how good do you have to be to get reported as a cheater on your first match?
-I’m really curious about his skill level.
-Almond? Isn’t this guy a Kingdom master? And he reached the peak right from the start too
-What? Is that even possible?
-There’s a video of Almond. Let’s watch it.
The variable was the casual player base.
Casual players who enjoyed Battle Rage lightly weren’t that angry at the management.
They were simply intrigued by the identity of Almond, who’d been mistaken for a cheater on his first match.
-Wait, show me Almond’s video.
-Smallrong’s lost his original spirit. Editing a video like this?
-How well do you have to play on your first match to look like a cheater?
Lol, I want to see it too.
Countless people wanted to verify Almond’s skill level.
Eventually, Smallrong, who uploaded the video, even added a link in the description.
-Hello everyone. This is Smallrong. For those curious about Almond’s gameplay, I’ve linked the video in the description below.

* * *
It was around the time I was about to have dinner.
“Hmm…?”
I glanced at my phone while taking a spoonful of stew, my expression turning puzzled.
Juhyeok then asked me.
“Why… don’t you like it? I made it based on that ‘Seungwoo’s Mom’ Oltube video…”
“No, that’s not it. Our Oltube view count is… normally… around 400,000?”
“…What?”
That couldn’t be right. The average was around 50,000.
Juhyeok muttered to himself and looked down at his phone.
Since Seojia handled Oltube, he hadn’t been paying much attention to it either.
“!”
His eyes behind his glasses looked ready to pop out of his head.
“Wait, is this really 400,000? Not 40,000…?”
“Well… among other Oltubers, there are sometimes videos that blow up like this.”
I simply said that and went back to eating.
I was deliberately controlling my mindset.
Not getting excited too easily and not despairing too easily either.
It was basic mental management as an archery athlete.
“Hey! Why are you reacting like that? Even so, 400,000… there must be some reason behind this?”
“Hmm…”
There was only one thing I could guess.
“Is it because of the suspension incident?”
Looking further, several videos related to Almond appeared.
Juhyeok was impressed watching those videos.
“Wow… how many views does this have? You really pulled in the attention.”
“A blessing in disguise, just like you said.”
Pfft.
Juhyeok laughed.
I never thought my words from when I first got suspended would actually come true like this.
“Hahahaha! I told you─”
“Look. Oltube view counts don’t correlate much with livestreams anyway. Let’s just work hard.”
I covered Juhyeok’s mouth.
I couldn’t let myself get caught up in the highs and lows.
Even celebrities’ popularity is fleeting, so a single video like this is nothing but a candle before the wind.

* * *
After finishing my meal.
I did some stretching to aid digestion, then climbed into the Capsule.
[Starting the stream.]
The broadcast came on right on schedule.
This had become my routine by now—second nature.
The intro music played as the chat window appeared.
-hey hey
-is this almond?
-hey hey
-almond hi!
-wow what’s with today’s viewer count lol
-came here after watching smallrong’s video lolll
-he’s really going live at 7?!
The chat was moving faster than usual today.
I glanced at the viewer count displayed below the chat window.
“!”
Thud.
I was so startled that I bumped my head against the Capsule.
The exclamation I’d been holding back burst out.
“Ow.”

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