Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 508

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 228
79. Arcade of Memories (1)
When Almond won the challenge or event game, the rewards typically went to the viewers.
But in reality, this was also a significant advantage for the streamer.
Viewers flocked to streamers who performed well to receive these rewards, which certainly helped.
Most importantly, when viewers actually received their rewards, they posted verification posts in the community.
I was working a part-time job while watching Almond’s stream, and I ended up getting chicken ㅠㅠㅠ
[I ordered Nut Fans but got a Bird instead]
Just verified Bibicoon chicken lol
I use the Bibikun gift card right away, so chicken and beer today lol
From the streamer’s perspective, distributing a hundred chickens they couldn’t possibly eat to viewers for advertising effect was far better than keeping them all.
[Ninja Mode looks fun]
[Ninja Mode’s pacing is insane??]
“Man, they made a crazy game lol”
From the game company’s perspective, it created a marketing effect by naturally keeping the game mentioned continuously in the community.
Especially when a famous streamer won the challenge like this time, the effect was maximized.
Almond Ninja Mode champion ㅠㅠㅠ Awesome ㅠㅠ
[The scene where Pung cuts is really satisfying lol]
[???: This level of water technique in a place without a single drop of water!?]
That last one was crazy lol
Almond even showed off a performance of fighting two opponents simultaneously when only three remained, generating far more mentions.
8th) ???: Sorry. I drew aggro to show you this
In particular, a related post rose to 8th place on Baera31’s trending issues.
It contained this:
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Is the Pungsna vs Almond fight real? It’s truly the strongest in the world playing around. Pungsna just looks pathetic. My heart swells with pride. Thanks to Supo-jwa, Almond’s wallet swells with pride too.
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It was a parody of a persistent meme that once circulated among communities.
Is this here…lol
Is that the Poongsnaga that looked like a total loser? This is what it should be, but they just slapped on that it looks like a total loser lolㅋㅋfuckingㅋㅋㅋㅋ
lol lol lol lol lol lol
I’m dying laughing here lol
The strongest being in the universe getting played around with lolololol
-Supo-jwa… What kind of fight was that…
└By the way how much did the kill mission payout?
└Wasn’t it almost 300-400k?
When there were 7 people left, he had 27 kills, and he killed all 6 of them himself, so he got 330,000 won lolol
Lol got wrecked ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ playing the game alone ㅋㅋㅋ
└This is originally a solo game you idiot

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Meanwhile, Almond was in the process of receiving his accumulated settlement.
Pabababam!
[Kill Mission Success!]
[33 Kills]
[Shy Yeopo has donated 330,000 won!]
With the mission complete, I’d secured 330,000 won from Shy Yeopo.
“Ah, thank you so much, Shy Yeopo!”
Bow.
Almond bowed to the empty air.
Hahahahaha 330,000 hahaha
Out of 60 people, 33 people wow
-Wow the wallet grows mighty…!
-Kyaa
The donations weren’t over yet.
I’d achieved the Achievement of winning the challenge, so there was no way the donations would end here.
[Rubisword has donated 300,000 won!]
[Wow! Challenge Champion! Where’s the next challenge?]
lol
-Kyaa, classic Ruby
Just throwing in 300,000 won with no mission or anything lol
I killed the swindler twice lolol
-Whoa, Princess Ruby following along again
“Rubisword, 300,000 won! Thank you for the donation. As I mentioned earlier, the next challenge would be to head to Jetpumped, wouldn’t it?”
[Jansen has donated 30,000 won.]
[If Jansen had been here, Pungsna wouldn’t have acted up, you know?]
Hahahahaha
This bastard only talks about himself lol
[Gaji-bokkeun has donated 20,000 won.]
[I bet Ruby’s sign would’ve said ‘I’m dead, Jansen’ instead]
Gabolkki didn’t work out lol
Lol, a flash sale here?
-Hey ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
It’s a battle between the strongest beings in the universe ㄷㄷ
“Thank you for the donations, Gaji-bokkeun and Jansen. But wouldn’t Jansen have acted up if he’d been here?”
I’m dying laughing ㅋㅋㅋ
-Real talk
That pro is seriously scary.
The law of conservation of energy, lol
-Is there any scenario where there’s no acting up??
Following that, donations continued to pour in from several viewers seeing the stream for the first time.
[Bulbeoking donated 30,000 won.]
[First time watching and this is insane lol]
[Horuru donated 20,000 won.]
[The champion’s gotta be Almond!?]
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A moment later.
Sanghyeon headed to the food court plaza with Juhyeok and Bontovi.
“Let’s grab a bite before we do our challenge. I’m running on empty.”
When they arrived at the food court plaza, famous franchises from across the country had set up shop, and there were quite a few niche brands you wouldn’t see every day.
Beyond that, a considerable number of food trucks had moved in as well, and the atmosphere was quite pleasant.
It had that feeling of people gathered around tables set up outside, eating food and chatting away merrily.
“Hey. You haven’t even played Jetpumped once, right? So what challenge are you doing?”
“Uh… let’s just find an empty table first.”
[Current Viewers: 41K]
He was suggesting that Sanghyeon sweep through challenges that were easy to win and ones he’d already played before.
“Plus, I heard they’re giving special rewards later to people who win a lot of challenges.”
“Wow. This looks delicious.”
Of course, Sanghyeon wasn’t listening to a word he said, heading straight for the food truck to satisfy his hunger.
Due to the nature of outdoor broadcasting, everything happening right now was being streamed live.
The viewers seemed to find this scene entertaining.
Hahahahaha, that’s hilarious!
-Dude, Paling’s commentary is killing me
-Hodu’s ears are getting a full defense lol
-Poor Hodu’s having a rough time…
-So he’s really doing Jetpumped?
[Current Viewers: 41K]
Almond’s viewership had peaked just before winning the last challenge and was gradually declining now.
Still, it remained at 41,000, his personal record.
Because of that, the chat was twice as busy as usual.
“Sigh. Alright, let’s eat first.”
Juhyeok put his persuasion on hold for now and followed Sanghyeon to the food truck he’d chosen.
“Hello there—”
“YOOHOOOO!”
“?”
The food truck owner cut off his greeting and suddenly let out a strange exclamation.
“Hakuba~ Matata~!”
Even as Juhyeok stood bewildered, he adjusted his glasses and checked the food truck’s sign.
‘Hakubamata-ta?’
This childish naming sense. I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere before.
‘Wait….’
My gaze turns toward the shop owner.
I couldn’t tell because of the hood wrapped around his head, but his face is familiar.
The owner pressed the sandwich down onto the grill with a practiced motion and spoke.
Even his voice feels like I’ve heard it many times.
“We only sell Cuban sandwiches here!? Cola and a combo! Or maybe a simple non-alcoholic mojito! What would you like!”
“Popcorn…?”
The food truck owner was Popcorn.
-Wow…
Dude, is he seriously doing this? Haha
The extreme of brain-dead nonsense lol
-Wow, he’s really running a food truck. That’s so romantic
-Who’s the female worker next to him?
Most of the viewers recognize Popcorn and react with delight or surprise.
“Huh? You know me… Wait, Almond!?”
Popcorn finally gets a good look at Almond and Juhyeok’s faces.
“Wow! It’s an honor to have you visit my food truck! The person in front must be the manager! And this person is….”
“Ah. I’m Bontovi. I’m a new streamer and a one-day cameraman!”
“…Oh. Two jobs! Two jobs are great! I have two jobs too? I’m a pro gamer and a food truck CEO!”
“…?”
What kind of side hustle is that? lol
-I’m a former unemployed person and convenience store part-timer!?
Hahaha, that’s ridiculous logic haha
-Was he really doing the food truck thing? That’s so romantic, lolol
Juhyeok asked from beside me, looking puzzled.
“You said it would take a while to launch. Are you already doing it?”
“An opportunity came up. I was selected for the Youth Business Support Project, and they’re giving me a free booth here. There was no reason not to start right away. Though the official launch will take a bit longer!”
“Ah… That’s impressive. Honestly, someone like you, Popcorn, could just ask G-Star and they’d set it up for you.”
“Aha… So should I just give everyone in your group one each?”
“Ah, yes.”
“Would you like to eat here?”
“Yes. Well… There’s nowhere else convenient anyway.”
They ended up sitting at the tables set up in front of the food truck, taking a brief rest while biting into their sandwiches one by one.
“Mm. This is delicious.”
“The flavor is exotic, but it’s really good.”
All three of them began devouring their sandwiches in an instant, clearly enjoying them.
The food truck had quieted down for a moment, and Popcorn struck up a conversation.
“Ah, Almond! That challenge you mentioned? The one you’re doing with Iseok Kim.”
“A Jetpumped Developer?”
“Yes, a Jetpumped Developer.”
“Ah.”
I had a sandwich in my mouth, so my pronunciation wasn’t quite right.
“If you want to face off against that person, you’ll have to wait in line for quite a while. There are a lot of people waiting their turn.”
*Gulp.*
I swallowed the sandwich along with my drink and asked again.
“Waiting their turn?”
“Yes, of course. That person… well, there are many people who… respect them. Haha.”
Hahahahaha what’s with the tongue drift
Damn, haha
Why isn’t Popcorn broadcasting lol
Swift-class tongue dribbling lolol
Damn, haha
“That will probably require your manager to get on the waiting list first, and then wait for your turn. They did an opening rush from morning, so I thought it was like Chanel~”
Luxury developer Kim Lee-seo lol
How badly did you want to get beaten up that you did an open run lol
Hahahaha that’s so funny lol
“Ah… the wait is long…”
It seems that getting a chance to personally deal with the Developer isn’t easy.
And so Popcorn makes a suggestion.
“Yes. First, get on the waiting list. How about trying a different kind of challenge?”
“A different… challenge?”
“Yes.”
Popcorn pointed somewhere. It was a booth right next to us.
“Playing only virtual reality games drains your stamina, right? There are some pretty fun challenges over there too, so why don’t you give it a try! There’s something if you achieve a winning streak.”
I turned my head following Popcorn’s finger.
I was surprised to find quite an unexpected space.
[Nostalgic Arcade]
This text appeared on my goggles.
[3+ Win Streak in Fighting Game: 10 Chickens per Win]
[Fighter Game One-Coin Clear: 10 Chickens]
[Three Kingdoms Game One-Coin Clear: 10 Chickens]
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The rewards weren’t much, but overall the challenges were quite easy.
Especially the fighting game rewards stood out as particularly good.
Achieving 3+ wins gives 10 chickens, 4 wins gives 20, and 5 wins gives 30.
‘It’s true… playing only virtual reality games makes me fatigue too quickly.’
As Popcorn had said, continuing to play virtual reality games with a poorly fitting capsule was exhausting work.
Taking a break to stretch with something like this might not be a bad idea.
“Looks good. I’ll go line up over at Jetpumped then.”
“Huh? You’re lining up? You said not to earlier.”
“Are you listening with your ears or your elbows? I just have to do it anyway.”
Juhyeok shrugged and tossed the trash into a nearby bin before heading toward the Jetpumped booth.
“Hey. You’re not pretending to line up and then not actually lining up, right?”
Sanghyeon asked to confirm, but what came back was a middle finger raised from behind as Juhyeok turned away.
“He’s definitely going to line up.”
Hahaha, is that sign language?
The language of real men is crazy/insane.
-So if I raise my middle finger like that from now on, it means I’m definitely going to do something?
Sanghyeon turned his gaze toward the nostalgic arcade. Bontovi adjusted the camera accordingly.

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In one corner of the nostalgic arcade.
Two characters were fiercely fighting on a large screen.
Thunk. Pung. Pung.
To be precise, only one character was being pummeled.
Interestingly, rather than using combos—the essence of fighting games—the opponent was simply tapping and beating them down using only precise range and strike speed.
Pung. Pung. Pow.
Godlike distance control and flawless defense that never allowed an opening for a combo.
In the end, the result was….
[K.O.]
“Wow… Damn…! This game is bullshit!”
Bang.
The player who hadn’t landed a single proper hit unconsciously slammed the arcade cabinet in a childhood habit.
“Where the hell did this person crawl out from to play games so recklessly….”
Standing on his tiptoes to look across, he froze.
‘A woman?’
The opponent was a woman with long black hair, and moreover….
‘A wheelchair?’
She was in a wheelchair.
Was it his imagination?
He heard murmuring around him.
“That’s so rude….”
“Wow. What’s he doing.”
He’d inadvertently become a petty person who’d threatened someone weaker.
In the end, he left with these words and disappeared in a hurry.
“Ah, ah… In the industry, that’s, um, high praise!”
“What are you talking about.”
The person in question seemed unbothered, casually tapping the joystick as he waited for the next challenger.
[Current Winning Streak: 5]
With such an impressive five-game winning streak, no one rushed forward to challenge him.
As challengers failed to appear, his matches against the AI stretched on.
“If no challengers step up! He’ll be declared the champion with a 10-game winning streak!?”
Whether it was because of the host’s words or something else.
[A new challenger has appeared!]
Fresh prey had arrived.

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