Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 485

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 205
71. Execution (1)
[Lmao Popcorn showing up in Ril’s Avatar lol]
Popcorn vs almonds lol
“What? Usually when a streamer appears, you call the streamer out, lol”
The news that Popcorn had appeared in Ril’s Avatar spread through the community in an instant.
That made sense—like Jeon-ja-pa, Popcorn hadn’t been exposed to the media much after his professional career either.
Of course, it wasn’t that he was intentionally hiding; he simply hadn’t been active because he found it bothersome or was busy preparing for his new venture.
Regardless, he hadn’t shown his face for a long time.
The “champion from memories” who appeared after so long naturally stirred up quite a bit of buzz.
“Wait. Writer. How did you manage to get Popcorn?”
It wasn’t just the viewers who were amazed by Popcorn’s unexpected appearance. Even the Pollis staff members were curious and asking about it.
“We’ve tried to recruit him every time a new Top Avatar came out, but we could never reach him.”
The writer tilted her head as she answered the question. She seemed equally confused.
“Ah, well. Interestingly, he reached out to us first.”
“…Excuse me?”
“I’m not sure why. But apparently he contacted us after the announcement that this guest would be Almond.”
The writer spoke as if sharing some grand secret.
“There’s been a rumor that Almond has some kind of connection with Jeon-ja-pa, right? So maybe Popcorn knows him too?”
Now that she mentioned it, there was indeed a rumor that Almond was acquainted with Jeon-ja-pa.
They were mutual followers on Runestagram.
Of course, this wasn’t a secret.
People in the community even made light of this achievement(?) by calling it “mutual follow-dor,” so anyone who paid attention knew about it.
However, no one knew why Jeon-ja-pa had followed him.
Even Sanghyeon himself didn’t know.
In any case, Jeon-ja-pa followed very few accounts, and there had been no additional follows since then, so it was certainly a meaningful event.
“Hmm… So Popcorn knows him too. What exactly does this guy do?”
The Pollis officer’s eyes scanned the capsule where Almond was situated.
“Anyway, it’s good that Popcorn showed up, but since he’s a sub-guest opposing the main guest rather than playing Sori… is this really okay?”
The officer asked his colleague who had come along. The one with his arms crossed nodded.
“Yeah. Sori could definitely look relatively weaker in comparison.”
“Right. Their classes are honestly different.”
“But…”
The officer with crossed arms pointed at the screen, tilting his head in confusion.
“Doesn’t it look like she’s winning?”
“What!?”
They stared blankly at the screen.
Honestly, there were almost no instances where this program had lost when a guest of Popcorn’s caliber appeared as an opponent.
It was absurd to think that someone with a new Avatar could defeat a former or current pro who was already familiar with their Avatar.
Moreover, King Gul, who was always on the same team, had skills no better than a clown compared to his professional days—in fact, he’d often been the cause of defeats, hadn’t he?
‘What kind of person is he?’
They gazed at the capsule containing Almond once more.

* * *
Hisssss…!
The capsule opened and Almond emerged.
Almond seemed somewhat exhausted, and without any particular comment, he wiped the sweat from his brow while chugging an ion drink.
-Is he filming a commercial?
-So handsome lol
-Sports drink commercial model lol
-Bartender! One more sports drink here! The one I was drinking! No, not the usual one! The one he was drinking!
-Do you get sweat droplets when you buy that?!
-His adam’s apple though…
While everyone was talking about Almond’s entrance, glistening with sweat.
Hisssss!
King Gul burst out.
Before he’d even fully emerged, he clenched his fists and roared.
“Kraaaaaaah! Monster jungler! King Guuuul!”
-Lmaooo
-What a lunatic lol
-Did he just say that himself? lol
-Lol
Even the staff members burst into laughter at the absurdity.
“First, congratulations on the victory, King Gul. And Almond. Ah, but actually, I’d say this was Almond’s victory, wouldn’t you?”
“Ah….”
At the host’s words, King Gul suddenly fell silent.
Because it was far too accurate.
-For real lol
-Right lol what did King Gul even do commentary?
-All he did was talk lol
“Almond, you were the true hero of this victory.”
“Yes.”
“How did it feel using Sori?”
“Well. The reload time is definitely long, but I didn’t know that as the level increases, that time decreases too… Anyway, having many skill options seems to be a big advantage. In many ways.”
“Ah. So she’s better than Reina?”
“…?”
-Oof
-Oh no
-She’s watching…
-Why’d you have to bring up his wife?
If Reina said she was better, Sori’s sales would plummet, and if Reina said she wasn’t as good….
I feared the backlash that would follow from the viewers.
That’s when King Gul interjected.
“Well, those who rise by their mouth fall by their mouth, right? Almond. You need to speak carefully!”
“Pardon? King Gul. You think Almond rose by his mouth like you did? Almond doesn’t talk that much for a streamer.”
“Ah. That’s not the mouth I meant.”
“?”
“Reina’s mouth too….”
Hahahahahahaha
I can’t translate this – it appears to be keyboard mashing or gibberish characters rather than actual Korean text.
Damn, haha
-So, that’s that mouth…
Ahem.
Almond cleared his throat and redirected the attention.
“Ah, yes! Almond, go ahead and speak.”
“Generally speaking, Sori seems better. She has more skills and more variables.”
-Dun dun…!
-Real talk?
-Whoa
-So Reina is already your girl!?
-Dehaep won’t forgive this situation…
“But if you can handle her well, Reina definitely has better burst damage. So for me, Reina is better.”
-Kyaa
hahahaha
-A player who ‘handles’ Reina suspiciously well
-Movement guide please
Almond somehow managed to get past the difficult question.
“Ah. Yes. I understand your opinion well, Almond. Then what’s your opinion, Popcorn?”
Ping.
Popcorn’s face appeared large on the screen.
“Yes. You’re asking what I think about Sori, right?”
“That’s correct.”
Gulp.
The production staff and game company employees swallowed hard.
Depending on what Popcorn said, the reputation of Sori would diverge greatly.
Even though his skills had declined now, he was a top laner who had conquered the world alongside Jeon-ja-pa.
“Honestly, when I first saw the skill set, I didn’t expect it to be this good….”
His words carried considerable influence.
Probably the moment he spoke, it would be archived immediately on overseas communities.
Popcorn rolled his eyes for a moment, then spoke exactly what he felt.
“Isn’t that just cheating?”
-Shudders
-According to Popcorn, Sori is the incarnation of broken balance
-We need to issue a solo queue warning lol
-It’s over
-Damn, the matchup’s gonna be completely skewed
-For real
The chat scrolled upward in a torrent.
The production staff and game company employees didn’t even bother hiding their rising smiles.
“Why do you feel that way?”
“Well, there are three elemental arrows. And three divine descent skills on top of that. From the opponent’s perspective, how many different variables do they need to account for? It’s impossible to predict.”
“Ah. Yes, certainly… it would take time to adapt.”
“Right. And the rope movement resets its cooldown whenever she gets a kill, so that’s another unpredictable variable.”
Popcorn continued speaking, apparently having a lot pent up.
“And honestly, the handicap of only firing four arrows doesn’t feel that significant. A two-second reload? Sure, that’s fatal for an ADC. But the movement speed increase is so massive. She can just leave the battlefield for a moment, come back, and fight again—plays like that become possible.”
“Ah. So you’re saying Sori is so broken that’s why you lost?”
King Gul pierced right through his true intention.
-For real lol
-My loss is because Sori is totally broken!
-Nailed it lol
-Ah…
“No, no. That’s not what I’m saying! King Gul? There’s something wrong with Sori!”
Popcorn’s words accelerated as if he felt wronged, matching King Gul’s pace.
“Damage is insane, speed is insane, back and forth, should I shoot or not, wind water fire? Pick and choose, today’s the day for everything!”
-What’s with that rap speed
-Did they put Popcorn on 2x speed? lol
-Lmao
-The rhythm is crazy lol
-Lmaooo
-Shell game ADC damn
“How are you supposed to deal with this nonsense?!”
At Popcorn’s words, King Gul grinned as if conceding defeat.
‘Perfect.’
By provoking Popcorn, he’d made it seem like Sori was truly the incarnation of broken balance.
‘That’s enough material.’
Enough footage for the edited version.
The host seemed to have the same thought and cut in at this point.
“Well, it seems you’re quite impressed with Sori! Popcorn!”
He was timing the program’s conclusion.
“So we’ve learned quite a bit about this incarnation called Sori, and I believe the fact that she passed the second verification so successfully puts her in the upper tier.”
“Yes. We’ll need more real-world data to be certain, but it looks quite promising, doesn’t it?”
“Yes. Well, that concludes our segment on Ril’s Avatar. Thank you so much for your hard work today, our main guest Almond. We truly appreciate it.”
“I’m the one who should be thanking you.”
“And thank you to Popcorn as well!”
“Huh? No, wait….”
Beep.
Popcorn seemed to have more to say, but the connection cut off.
-Lol that’s harsh lol
-It’s editing ^^
-Cut!
I thought the recording was wrapping up.
The host was removing his earpiece and tidying up his station.
But then, a writer sitting behind the PD held up a sign.
[It’s not over yet! Earpiece!]
The program wasn’t finished yet. She pointed to her ear, asking him to put his earpiece back on. There was apparently something to convey.
There seemed to be some kind of announcement.
“Ah… one moment, everyone? The production team is trying to tell us something right now.”
The host hurriedly put his earpiece back on and extended the broadcast with practiced ease.
Since no one but the host had their earpiece on, I couldn’t tell what was being said. I had no choice but to wait quietly.
‘What is this.’
The information wasn’t being relayed to the guests. I could only watch the host’s lips.
“Ah…! That supporter from earlier! You remember Iron Ball, right?”
“!?”
King Gul froze.
I never expected that topic to come up.
That troll I’d encountered during my solo rank verification earlier.
“You’re… talking about that bastard? The troll!”
-That bastard lol
-Yeah that’s the one lol
-Lol what
-What’s going on?
“Yes! Our team found that troll’s ID! And the production team is revealing it right now!”
-???
-For real?
-Seriously?
-Is this even allowed?
-Criminal doxxing lol
-Lol is this for real?
-They must have a reason for this…

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Ping.
After the connection dropped, Popcorn stepped out of the capsule.
“Ugh… what does King Gul have against me?”
Someone who heard his muttering answered.
“Hey. You provoked him first. Calling yourself second place.”
A young man sitting on the couch, peeling a banana.
He was Banana, a former colleague of Jeon-ja-pa’s and a Jungler.
He’d already retired as well, but he was so close with Popcorn that he practically lived at his place.
Popcorn shrugged as if to say what nonsense.
“But I really am second place, right?”
“No. That’s exactly the problem.”
“???”
Popcorn tilted his head, not understanding.
“Top laners are hopeless. No matter how much you explain it to them.”
Tsk.
Banana clicked his tongue and tossed the rest of the banana into his mouth.
“What?! You butcher Jungler, how dare you—!”
The two of them still bickered about their positions even though they weren’t playing Ril anymore.
And as always, it was the Jungler who either let it slide or conceded.
“Anyway, that avatar thing you mentioned—Sori’s one—it’s not that good. You know that too, right?”
“Not that good?!”
Popcorn’s mouth twitched as if he was about to burst.
“Yeah. You didn’t read the passive description properly. It doesn’t get attack speed scaling.”
“…?”
Popcorn tilted his head.
“Attack speed scaling… what? You’re the one who read it wrong, aren’t you? I-I mean, I don’t usually read skill descriptions carefully either.”
Popcorn was used to playing by instinct.
Rather than calculating everything in his head, if a skill description went beyond three lines, he’d skip it.
Especially now that he wasn’t even playing Ril, there was no way he’d read through the newly released avatar skill descriptions word by word.
“I figured as much. How are you going to handle the fallout now? Your opinion’s already archived all over the community.”
“…No. I’m telling you, that’s totally broken, right? You’re the one who misread it. You watched the match too, didn’t you? How could it not have attack speed scaling?”
“I’m serious. Instead, the damage is insanely high.”
“Then what was the attack speed I saw…?”
“That’s Almond’s pure mechanics.”
“?!”
For a moment, it felt like a ‘ding~’ sound rang out in his head.
“T-That’s pure mechanics?”

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