Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 511

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 231
80. A Developer’s Combat Power (1)
I was now browsing the arcade to try a different game. But the world wouldn’t let me be.
‘Ugh….’
Ding dong.
Ding ding dong.
The donations continued pouring in as always.
[Taekwondo Federation donated 10,000 won.]
[You picked a taekwondo character and lost to a Japanese person…]
A voice speaking in my grandfather’s tone rebuked my patriotic spirit.
Haha, why can’t that guy hold back~
-When you come back to Korea, swim back~
Hahahahaha
Ding ding dong!
[DoYouKnow Club donated 10,000 won.]
[Please leave our club. Almond-sama.]
A voice speaking in some aristocratic maid’s manner asked me to leave a club I’d never even joined.
Hahaha, that’s so funny.
Why do you talk like that when you’re in the Do You Know club lol
Has your nationality already changed to Japanese? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Haha, you’re so funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
At this point, I was too lazy to respond to each one individually, so I just brushed it off.
“Yes. Thanks for the donation. I’m losing, so donations keep coming in. It’s intentional~”
-?
I can’t laugh that hard lol
-???
-Anyway it’s intentional~ ^^ Let’s go with that~ ^^
Sure, of course, Director. Haha.
-Wow, a calculated move!
Even with such a dismissive response, donations continued to pour in.
[Bontovi donated 3,000 won]
[That’s not how you’re supposed to do it…]
What’s this mainland fee? lol
-Bontovi don’t cross the line or you’ll regret it ^^
You’re out of your mind lol
It’s not “born to be” lol, it’s “homeland” lol
It was then that I realized something.
“Yes. Thank you. Bontovi.”
Donations meant to tease the streamer continue regardless of whether I respond properly or don’t respond at all.
In fact, even silence becomes a reaction for them.
Almond’s current expression itself was their reaction.
-That expression lmaooo
-This is the expression someone gets when they’re about to be purged? lmaooo
-Nut Shake lmaooo what’s with that pouty face lmao
Just as they predicted, a so-called “finishing blow” donation appeared.
[Kyakakaka donated 10,000 won.]
[Belly goes boom~! Chin goes boom~! Belly goes boom~! Chin goes boom~! Belly goes boom~! Chin goes boom~!]
Belly goes… boooom~! Chin goes… boooom~! A deflating, high-pitched female voice rang out mockingly.
“Chin goes boom” referred to getting hit in the chin by Jeon-ja-pa’s character in the last match and dying from an infinite combo.
Belly goes… boooom~! Chin goes… boooom~!
As the donation voice continued, Sanghyeon’s expression grew increasingly rigid.
-This is insane lmaooo
-Hahahaha lmaooo
-Chin goes boom lmaooo
-Almond’s about to cry…!
-His expression is actually dangerous lmaooo
-Oh no, he’s bowing…!
The finishing blow donation to his patience had hit its mark.
“Kyakakaka, thank you. Please step away for 30 minutes.”
In the end, he paid 10,000 won and received a 30-minute ban.
-???
-Oh no, I’m sorry…
-(Deleted message.)
-This is insane lmaooo
-Purge him! It’s a purge!!

* * *
After the long stream of donations had passed.
Beep beep beep!
Beep boop!
Sanghyeon settled into the fighter jet game and was eagerly twisting the joystick.
-Ohhh
-Pretty good?
-Nice
The fighter jet game primarily required moving the left stick. Dodging the opponent’s missiles depended entirely on this left stick movement.
The right hand only needed to repeatedly hit the button that fired bullets infinitely. Precise movements were barely necessary.
Thanks to this, Sanghyeon found it quite manageable.
Moreover, this game didn’t require prediction—just decent reaction speed was enough to dodge adequately.
“Oh. I cleared it.”
He ultimately completed the stage and secured a modest challenge reward.
-Ohhh
-He’s pretty good at the fighter game?
-First try???
-That’s impressive lol
-It’s possible because it’s baby mode lol
By clearing easy mode, I could send 10 chickens to the viewers. If I cleared normal mode here, I could earn 20.
Normal mode looked doable too.
“Should I try normal mode as well?”
But such an opportunity wasn’t granted to me.
Zing.
Ziiing.
[Juhyeok]
A call came through from Juhyeok.
“Yeah. What’s up?”
-Hey. It’s almost your turn. I think you need to come here?
What? I stared blankly at the screen for a moment.
A lot of time had passed.
“You’ve been waiting in line this whole time? Didn’t you grab a waiting number?”
I wondered why Juhyeok hadn’t come, but he’d been standing in line the entire time.
-They don’t do that here. They just said if you want to face them, get in line. It’s not like some trendy restaurant marketing or anything…
How could there be such a terrible system?
“…Ugh. Got it. I’ll head over now.”
Click.
After the call ended.
I spoke to the viewers.
“I’m heading to the next challenge.”
-Ooooooh
-Finally, that bastard’s getting nerfed
I’m worried because Jetpump is a complete mess right now…
[Rubisword donated 10,000 won.]
This time I can win, right? haha
“Ah. Rubisword, thank you. Of course I have to win… huh?”
I was answering Rubisword when I suddenly stopped in my tracks.
“?!”
I’d run right into Rubisword who was standing directly behind me.
She hadn’t expected me to turn around so abruptly and was caught mid-donation, unable to move out of the way in time.
Isn’t that Ruby Sword? lol
No, you’re sponsoring right after? Just do it verbally, lolol
-Rubisword princess! I love you!
As expected, ultra-luxury rich kid lol
“Ah. You were here?”
“Ah… Yes. Um… I’ll just stay behind you!”
Rubisword flustered and quickly dashed to the back behind me.
‘?’
She’s not usually the shy type. I wondered why she was acting like that.
I’m sorry ㅠㅠ for interrupting the broadcast ㅠㅠ
Looking at the chat, I could understand her intention.
Oh, I see you’re trying not to be a bother ㅠㅠ
Ugh, seriously, the viewers are killing me.
-I’ll remember you! Rubisword!
-Isn’t Nut Shake the one interrupting Rubisword? What are you talking about???
She probably didn’t want to interfere with my stream and just wanted to watch as a viewer.
That’s why she sent a donation even though she was standing right behind me.
“Well, that was quite an unexpected moment.”
Hahahaha, seriously haha
-(physically unexpected)
-Almond Shake, so jealous…
“Alright then, let’s really go meet that infamous Contractor.”
Striking a heroic pose like a warrior heading off to defeat the Demon King, I set out toward the booth where Iseok Kim was.
-??
-But he’s a developer?
I’m pickled in the reel lol
-The contractor lol
Since he made a contract with that damn demon, technically he’s a contractor lol

* * *
Juhyeok, who had been standing in line, turned around and muttered.
“Oh. Perfect timing.”
Bontovi came running up behind Sanghyeon, breathing heavily.
“You’re third in line now. Did you watch the video I sent you?”
“I’ll watch it now.”
“…Sigh. Really.”
Juhyeok had sent a video related to Jetpumped.
-Last-minute cramming lol
-Bruh what are you gonna do about not even playing one round lmao
Clean water almond ㅠㅠ
Sanghyeon stood in the waiting line with Juhyeok and watched the video.
“That’s not Almond, is it?”
“Ah… the Manager was standing in line?”
“Whoa. Almond?”
It seemed a few people recognized him. Everyone here was a Jetpumped player, and even though I hadn’t touched Jetpumped yet, they recognized me surprisingly well.
It meant my public recognition had grown considerably.
‘My recognition has become quite substantial.’
Juhyeok smiled with satisfaction, on the other hand.
Sanghyeon, meanwhile, was too focused on watching the video to notice.
I needed to learn it quickly while I could.
‘The graphics really look ridiculous.’
It was the most absurd virtual reality game graphics I’d ever seen.
The polygon count was very low and everything felt exaggerated.
‘Fundamentally, the base is a fighting game.’
Just 3D instead of 2D. You could feel that a fighting game was the foundation.
The only difference was that with the addition of a parts system called ‘Jet,’ the combat became faster and more like rapid-fire strikes.
In a way, the combat style was somewhere between Ril and a fighting game.
Then, someone shouted in a loud voice.
“Next!”
‘?’
At the sharp sound, Sanghyeon unconsciously lifted my head to check.
‘Ah. So that’s who it is.’
Someone was sitting in the commentary booth, shouting into the microphone.
From the murmuring around me, it seemed that person was Iseok Kim.
‘What’s this. Why is he doing commentary.’
That’s strange. Wasn’t I supposed to fight that person?
Sanghyeon poked Juhyeok and asked.
“Why is that guy doing commentary? Isn’t that Iseok Kim?”
“Ah. Well, we haven’t reached his turn yet.”
“Huh? A turn order?”
“Yeah. You know how in old comics, the Four Heavenly Kings fight the Demon Lord first before the hero does? It’s like that.”
So I wasn’t fighting Iseok Kim directly. Wait, then during all this time the challenge has been going on….
“You’re saying you haven’t beaten the Four Heavenly Kings yet?”
“Hey, hey now. What Four Heavenly Kings… I’m just speaking figuratively. They’re just other developers working under me. Plus, it’s not four of them, just two or three.”
“So you’re saying you haven’t beaten the Two or Three Heavenly Kings then.”
“That… yeah. You’re right. The Two or Three Heavenly Kings still haven’t fallen.”
Juhyeok nods reluctantly, accepting the existence of the Heavenly Kings.
-Two or Three Heavenly Kings lololol
-Why is all the embarrassment falling on Hodu… hahahaha
-Manager’s reality check incoming lol
“Alright, our first challenger is none other than our team’s head developer, Wonmu Heo! Can he win?”
Iseok Kim begins the broadcast.
It felt like he was mocking them too.
“By the way, our development team didn’t include a single cash-pumped Jet? Meanwhile, users are coming with Jets that are currently controversial, pumped in the controversial way!?”
Oooooh.
Jeers erupted from the long line of people.
“Drop dead, Iseok Kim!”
“Wipe your neck and wait your turn!”
It was this brutal. Being a game head developer is supposedly a job where you put your neck on the line, but this was a different kind of neck-on-the-line situation entirely.
-Wow
-Public opinion isn’t great lol
-Wow lol what is this a medieval execution ground
“The atmosphere is getting heated.”
Sanghyeon summarized it roughly like that for the viewers. Then he tried to turn his attention back to the video.
Or rather, he tried to.
‘Hmm. Maybe it’s because it’s loud, but I can’t really focus….’
Sanghyeon was watching intently, but the feeling just wasn’t there.
Well, it was just a video after all.
Sanghyeon still mustered up the maximum concentration he’d shown back in his school days and focused. After a few minutes passed like that.
“Next!”
The challenger before the previous one was soundly defeated.
“Neeeeext!”
The previous challenger also lost, and now it’s Sanghyeon’s turn.
The guide gestures toward him.
“Next challenger~ please come in!”
“Yes.”
Sanghyeon enters the capsule with a solemn expression.

* * *
Click.
Iseok Kim muted the microphone for a moment.
Then I checked the tablet to see the information about the challenger who had just entered.
“What? Why isn’t it showing up?”
Whether my tablet wasn’t cooperating or not, the nickname of this applicant wasn’t appearing.
[No Information Found]
There was no information.
The information entered during the waiting application should have been automatically converted to user data within JetPumped.
“Ah…”
It might seem like no big deal that the information wasn’t showing, but for Iseok Kim, it was different.
“This won’t do.”
I needed to see this information to understand the user’s tendencies and combat data habits.
And I could transmit the information to the developers below.
That’s right.
This was the secret behind the developers’ high win rate.
“Did they omit something?”
Instead of the in-game information, I decided to check the profile that this applicant had filled out directly.
“Sang-hyun Yu… Date of birth… Everything is written correctly?”
Everything was written correctly.
But then why was the in-game information showing as non-existent?
“Could it be a lie?”
If this information itself was false, that could be the case. I was about to contact an employee to tell them to get the correct information.
“Uh. CEO.”
Knock knock.
An employee knocked on the door at a speed that seemed to read my mind.
“Yeah. Come in. You came at the right time. That person’s information is wrong. Get the correct details. It’s not showing up properly here. You guys should be seeing it too, so why didn’t you verify it properly?”
“Ah.”
The employee adjusted his glasses and nodded.
“That’s actually why I came. The challenge might be delayed a bit.”
“…Why?”
What’s this sudden talk about something else?
“The challenger is currently clearing the tutorial.”
“…What?!”
That’s right.
This was his first time playing this game.
“That’s why the information isn’t showing up. There’s no in-game data yet. The personal information was filled out correctly.”
“…”
Iseok Kim was momentarily at a loss for words.
My gaze turned toward the capsule where the challenger had entered.
‘First game?’
I couldn’t believe it.
This thug came to beat me, and today was his first game?
‘What kind of lunatic does that?’

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