Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 494

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 214
74. The Festival Begins (3)
Going to G-Star basically meant doing outdoor broadcasting.
Triby’s numerous viewers held subtle anticipation for this outdoor broadcast.
Almond’s night look is so damn gorgeous ㅠㅠ
I want to go too ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-Sang-hyun Yu is really doing 3 days of outdoor broadcasts starting today? That’s paradise
This was because viewers could see streamers in a different light compared to scanned images from virtual reality or cameras inside capsules.
The so-called “real-life feel” photos and videos mostly came from cameras used in outdoor broadcasts.
Given this situation, streamers who were already famous for their appearance received particularly high expectations.
“You’re filming well, right?”
Since Juhyeok was also mindful of that aspect, he glanced back and spoke casually.
“Wahaha! Yes! Manager! This starts when the red light goes off, right?”
The person holding what appeared to be quite a high-performance camera asked. His voice sounded somewhat simple-minded, like something I’d heard before.
“Ah… No. You start filming when the REC light comes on.”
Click.
The man hurriedly pressed the button and answered.
“Ahaha…! Yes! I’m filming!”
“Wait….”
Juhyeok felt uneasy for some reason and checked properly, only to find it wasn’t the desired aspect ratio mode.
“Bontovi. Since this is outdoor filming, once we miss it, we can’t do it again.”
“Uh, uh… I’m sorry!”
“I’ll explain it one more time, so pay close attention.”
“Yes!”
That’s right.
This cameraman’s identity was Bontovi.
He was the person who served as Almond’s commander during the Civil Empire era.
They had a pretty good chemistry (?) and created many impressive videos together.
Above all, because he had a good personality, Juhyeok continued to remember him.
‘Since he mentioned he lives around here, I did call him….’
Outdoor filming usually required one more camera.
Sanghyeon’s GoPro camera had clear limitations.
I was already feeling like I’d need one more cameraman, so I was trying to hire someone.
Then Bontovi contacted me after hearing about G-Star participation.
The contact came through Kim Chi Warrior.
[Chiseung Kim: Bontovi says he lives in Busan and will definitely help if there’s anything he can do, so is there anything?]
Even if I couldn’t trust Bontovi’s professional abilities, the person himself seemed pure, so Juhyeok accepted.
If he was going to follow the streamer and manager around all day with a camera, trust was actually more important than ability.
Of course… the fact that it didn’t cost money was what I considered the biggest merit. Hiring someone to carry a camera all day would be quite a financial burden.
In other words, Bontovi was a talented person who possessed both trust and free volunteer service.
Of course, Jia also met both of these conditions, but during that time, continuing to edit and upload videos was more profitable for her financially.
Thus, Bontovi became the cameraman for their GiStar schedule.
“Like this….”
After Juhyeok finished all the settings, he handed the camera back to Bontovi.
“Ah. I’ve got it. Using such a nice camera for the first time… I’m sorry. Wahaha!”
Bontovi nodded vigorously and lifted the camera again.
Juhyeok’s eyes gazing at the large lens.
“Why… are you doing that? Is there something else I need to learn?”
“Ah, no. I was just spacing out. Let’s go.”
Juhyeok turned around and gave Sanghyeon a signal that they could proceed.
‘The camera Father gave me….’
The camera Bontovi was holding was the one Father had given him before studying abroad.
‘It’s still such a good camera.’
He’d told me to go take pictures of foreign landscapes freely. It must have been quite a good one, as it’s still in active use—a masterpiece that has endured.
I had wandered around taking countless shots of the scenery near the university back then, traveling with the connections I’d made at that time.
“I didn’t know back then….”
“Hm?”
“Nothing. The broadcast is starting now.”
“Got it.”

* * *
Ding.
An alarm ringing out to countless followers.
[Almond is starting a stream!]
A message that Almond had turned on the broadcast.
-Ooooh
-Finally!?
-You’ve arrived, bro!
-Bro, where are you! I’m at GiStar!
I can’t translate this as it’s not a meaningful word or phrase in Korean. The characters “ㄷㄱㄷㄱㄷㄱ” are consonants repeated without vowels, which doesn’t form valid Korean text.
-Already here?
-Aha aha!
After a brief delay.
A camera showing an outdoor background turned on.
It was the GoPro screen that Almond was holding.
-???
-Where’s Almond going?
-What is this
“Haaah~”
I could hear Almond’s voice, but Almond wasn’t visible.
“Huh? You can’t see me? Oh….”
Whirl.
As the camera spun around, I finally appeared on screen.
Hanging upside down.
“Haha~ so this was the front.”
-??
-Whoa!
-Are you a bat?
lol
Why is the angle like that lol
-Call Hodu! Hodu!
As if hearing the viewer’s call, Juhyeok appeared from the side and corrected my camera angle.
“Ah~ haha!”
-Three tries on the camera angle?
So cute ㅠㅠ
-Goggles?
The camera angle is legendary lol
lol that’s so funny
-Ahahaha!
-In this other world I’m getting three stars and one try with the Rubisword, but in reality I’m getting three tries with the camera angle?!
-But what are those goggles?
Finally, I held the camera up properly.
People asked about the transparent, oversized goggles I was wearing.
“Oh, these goggles? I heard that VIPs who wear these around get to participate in some fun events.”
-Oh…
Even wearing those ridiculous goggles, he’s still handsome… ㅜㅜ
-With Almond wearing them, he looks like a lonely genius scientist… if I wore them I’d look like a mad scientist.
That would be fun with –
“Let me take a look around G-Star first. Let’s see.”
I walked around in a circle so people could see the background behind me.
-Ooh
-Wow it’s huge
-The lighting is insane
-Where should we go first?
The massive dome accepted external light very limitedly, so gaming-style lighting shone brilliantly throughout. It felt like stepping into a massive futuristic city. The entire aesthetic seemed perfectly designed to appeal to gaming enthusiasts.
It was exactly the kind of place that would captivate any hardcore gamer.
“Wow, this is actually my first time at G-Star too. It’s incredibly flashy.”
I spoke with a slightly excited tone.
“There are tons of game booths I’ve never seen before, and they have everything—mobile, PC, capsule games, you name it. And….”
I turned the camera to show something.
The laser lighting that stands out even from a distance flickers brilliantly, cutting through the sky—the main booth.
The massive hologram text revealed what kind of booth it was.
[Legends Tale]
[Re; Birth]
This was Legends Tale, the highly anticipated title from Pollis and WePlay, the largest sponsors of this year’s G-Star.
“Wow, the Legends Tale booth over there is the biggest! I think they said it’s a remake?”
-Yeah that’s right
-They must’ve spent a fortune, how many booths did they consume
-A game made by the devil lol
-I wonder if it’ll be fun
-At least ‘that bastard’ is involved, so it’ll definitely be entertaining.
As you could see from the text that switched to Korean shortly after.
[Legends Tale]
[A World Reborn]
This game called Legends Tale was a remake.
They were launching it by completely overhauling the existing game that had been called Ril RPG, keeping only the framework.
“As someone who enjoyed the Ril story mode, I’m actually looking forward to it. But I’ll save that booth for last. It doesn’t look like it’s fully open yet.”
-Yeah
-That place is too big lol
-Seems like you arrived too early?
-Let’s try the trivial games first lol
G-Star wasn’t all about grandiose games.
Mobile games were there, of course, but games submitted by university clubs or game-major students as graduation exhibitions also occupied corners of the booths.
There was such variety in games, and so much to see.
-Wow cosplay
-Ohhh…
-S-sis…!
Cosplays by models who could capture the attention of the predominantly male gaming audience, idol performances, and so on.
-It’s Seo-yeon Choi, the Runstar model
Oh my god, you’re so pretty!
-Insane
It was truly a festival atmosphere.
For some, these performances or cosplays could be the main attraction of this festival.
Since I was already walking around outdoors anyway, participating in such active content wouldn’t be bad.
However, for skilled gamers like me, that was someone else’s concern.
“Looks like I arrived too early. Everyone’s still preparing….”
Zing.
A faint vibration came from my goggles.
“Hm?”
[Challenge Proposal]
Such text appeared in one corner of my vision.
It was an AR service provided to streamers who received VIP tickets and entered the broadcast.
The game production company could request a challenge from him through this.
This function naturally synced with the broadcast, so viewers could also see that a challenge had arrived.
-Ohhh
-A challenge?
-Wow, such amazing tech!
“Let’s see what kind of challenge it is.”
As Almond stared at the text reflected in the goggles, a box opened and new text appeared.
[Battle Large – Ninja Mode]
[1st Place: Chicken gifts for 100 random viewers + Multiple missions prepared!]
-Ohhh
-Insane
-For real?
-Wow
-Look at that scale lol
-3 million won per round lol
-Ninja mode??
It was a challenge message sent by Battle Large.
Battle Large was a game company called Fantasia, a massive corporation rivaling Pollis.
“Oh… it was a message from Battle Large. But this is a strange challenge. Why would they give chicken to the viewers? I’m the one winning.”
-?
-??
-Lol what
-Already won lol
-Nut Shake…
While I was making such jokes, numerous game companies that noticed Almond had entered began sending messages.
Zing.
Zing.
[20 pizzas upon clear!]
[Headset event for fans upon victory!]
[Premium speakers for 50 fans upon clear]
And so on.
All sorts of prizes were on the line.
There were even challenges with personal rewards for Almond himself, not just viewer rewards.
“Well… shall we try this one?”
Contrary to what I’d said earlier, I chose the challenge with the largest viewer reward.
[Battle Large – Ninja Mode]
[Path guidance will begin.]
A blue path was drawn in the goggles.
In this relatively dimly lit Gstar Festival, designed to enhance the gaming atmosphere, it proved to be quite a useful feature.
“Let’s go.”
Almond led the way, with Bontovi and Juhyeok following behind.
“To get chicken.”
-Kyaa
-This is gonna be fun lol
-Isn’t this a reaction game? lol total BS
Are you seriously eating chicken with me!? ㅠ
-I bet there’s a per-kill mission too
The viewers, who trusted Almond’s skills without a doubt, were already drooling at the thought of eating chicken.
And it wasn’t just Fantasia who was setting up missions.
Boom boom boom!
[Shy Yeopo has registered a mission!]
[I can’t miss out either lol I’m putting up a 10,000 won per-kill mission! Let’s go to hell!]
-OMG
-Wow
-Typical) Knowing it’s hell but going in anyway
-This is insane…
-Another per-kill mission?
-Let’s go to hell lol
“Wow. Supo. A 10,000 won per-kill mission. Thank you so much. I’ll make sure to earn it.”
With the promise of treating viewers to 100 chickens if he placed first, plus now securing Supo-jwa’s per-kill mission, all the conditions were set for Almond to burn with enthusiasm.
‘But what is this Ninja Mode?’
The only concern was that Battle Large probably wouldn’t look like what he knew from before.
Over 70% of the games exhibited at Gstar are new releases, and the remaining 30% are existing games coming to advertise major patches like new modes or maps.
So he had to approach it without knowing anything about the game, which meant there were many variables.
No matter how skilled at games one is, there are situations where a complete beginner can win against you in a game you’re playing for the first time.
[You have arrived at your destination]
While thinking such thoughts, I arrived at the destination.

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