Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 55

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 55
19. Unexpected Spectators (2)
Gurgle.
An alarm sounded from Seojia’s stomach.
She hadn’t eaten a proper meal all day.
“….”
Yet she didn’t move an inch.
In a dark corner of her room, her gaze remained fixed on the monitor.
The hunger would fade soon enough anyway.
Like all the pain in this world.
As long as I watched the broadcast like this, everything disappeared.
That bastard who drove me into hell.
Gone.
“Wow….”
Within the hazy glow of the monitor.
Almond’s superb play unfolded, and Seojia gasped in admiration repeatedly.
The real Sang-hyun Yu and the Sang-hyun Yu in virtual reality were truly so different.
Click-
She marked an edit point at Almond’s play of breaking through four opponents with a dribble.
Then she opened her notebook and wrote something down. Simple synopses and storyboards.
Swish-
Her pen moved as if an AI had been installed to operate it automatically.
Then it suddenly stopped.
[Indomitable Warrior has donated a whopping 1.5 million won!]
It was because of the donation alert.
‘…What?’
Seojia’s expression hardened rigidly.
She quickly opened another window to check Almond’s donor list.
1. Indomitable Warrior
2. Seojia
.
.
.
Second place.
Seojia was in second place.
The mouse had somehow moved right above the [Donate] button.
The pointer trembled left and right.
‘But I’m an editor?’
Seojia remained frozen in place.
After staying like that for a long while, she simply collapsed onto her desk.
My disheveled hair cascaded across my face like a veil.
My eyes grew heavy.

* * *
A short while later.
Seojia rose again.
‘I need to get back to work.’
My mouse darted across the screen.
Click. Click.
I pulled up the footage using the edit points I’d marked earlier, splicing and rearranging segments to test different combinations.
‘This one’s looking good.’
From an editor’s perspective, this footage had the right feel.
Without even touching it up, there were already multiple standout plays that spoke for themselves.
The low-frame-rate clips were already queuing up as trending posts in the Community.
In other words, the viral potential was already guaranteed.
Add some skillful editing on top of that, and this could genuinely blow up.
“Time to make it explode.”
I’d craft something so polished that even those who’d watched the live stream would find themselves speechless, compelled to watch again.
This wasn’t about sponsorships anymore—this was my actual job now.
With that singular focus, I continued working, oblivious to the sunrise breaking outside.
Finally….
[Battle Rage EP.2 All These Plays in a Single Round?]
A video with this title was born.
Chirp, chirp──
Now I could hear birdsong drifting through the window.
My eyelids were already crumbling with exhaustion, but I forced them open to glance outside—sunlight was streaming in.
Even this lazy early winter morning had already arrived.
“Yaaaaaawn.”
My small frame trembled as I stretched.
[Video Upload in Progress 43.2%]
Thump.
I collapsed onto the bed like my body was melting.
Whoosh.
Sleep took me like the film cutting to black.

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9 AM.
A notification appeared on Almond’s channel.
[Battle Rage EP.2 All of This Gameplay in a Single Match?]
[Premiere in 5 minutes!]
True to the premiere system, viewers began flooding in.
-Who told you about the premiere!!!
-Almond!! Almond! Almond!
-Let me in!
-Ahhh I’m losing it! Start it already!!
Hahaha those guys up there are all pissed off hahaha
-I can’t hold back!!
-I can’t take it anymore!
-Mini I can handle. But… Mega I absolutely cannot ahhhhh!
-Almond hyung everyone here is going crazy! Forget the premiere just upload it!! Please!!
If there had been a door to the Oltube channel, they would have kicked it down to get in.
Thump. Thump.
The phantom sound of knocking on the door echoed so vividly in Sanghyeon’s ears.
‘This many people?’
Though it was my own channel, I found it strange how many people were so desperate to watch.
[Premiere in 1 minute]
Gulp.
With one minute remaining.
Both Sanghyeon and Juhyeok, watching from the side, swallowed hard.
[Seojia: Video uploaded. I’m logging off.]
She left only this simple message before uploading the video.
Neither Juhyeok nor Sanghyeon had even seen what the video was. For them too, this video was a ‘premiere.’
So it was natural to feel nervous.
[1,450 viewers currently watching]
Moreover, a considerable number had already entered for a premiere. Sanghyeon remained calm about it.
“…It should be good, right?”
Juhyeok couldn’t hide his anxiety.
“He’s confident, so he’s probably sleeping.”
Along with Sanghyeon’s indifferent response.
Boom!
Finally the premiere began.
The background music used today was an upbeat new age style track. It seemed like it wouldn’t match well with such hard-boiled action.
But Almond’s movements were so light and fluid that it created a strange harmony.
It was like watching a near-future robot battle film set to classical music.
The music continued with a light prelude, then suddenly shifted into a tense dramatic moment.
「Compound Bow」
When Almond’s signature weapon was revealed, the camera suddenly zoomed in.
Boom! Boom!
A grand drum sound began layering over the footage.
This wasn’t simply music with light piano accompaniment from the start.
Dum-dum-dum──
Even someone who knew nothing about Almond could tell something was about to unfold.
And unfold it did.
Crash!
Almond shoved the door open roughly with his shoulder.
Simultaneously, the bowstring snapped taut with a sharp sound.
「Huh?!」
The opponent’s shocked face was close-up, and Almond’s hand gripping the arrow’s nock crossed into frame.
Then his hand released the string smoothly.
Twang──
The opponent’s face zoomed in once more.
An arrow embedded itself directly in the center.
It was as if it had pierced a camera lens.
Viewers wanted to turn their heads away.
-Ugh….
-Eek
-Insane kill lolololol
-That startled me.
-Wow, he’s playing like he can see everything.
-He seems better than when he got reported last time???
The first kill already had an excellent response.
“Wow… it’s like an action movie. Seriously.”
Juhyeok tapped Sanghyeon on the shoulder.
“It definitely has momentum.”
It was far more thrilling than the actual gameplay.
After the first kill, the footage rapidly skipped to the next highlight play.
「Almond, obtaining nothing from farming….」
With text like this, quite a bit of time had passed.
-Lololololol
-Almond-style farming….
-Nut ‘type’ farming lololol
-His luck is nonexistent.
-Since he doesn’t use guns, his farming options are naturally limited anyway.
-Consistent bow love….
-Lol how many minutes got skipped
Then the second Blue Zone contraction occurs.
Crackle.
Seven players total, including Almond, were fleeing to escape the Blue Zone.
“Oh. Here?”
Sanghyeon immediately recognized which part this was.
Juhyeok nods in agreement.
“Yeah, that’s the spot. That 4-on-1 dribble play!”
“Watching it in third-person really makes them look stupid.”
Seven fools running desperately to escape the Blue Zone.
Most of them were actually idiots in reality too.
At a moment when they shouldn’t attack each other, someone started fighting, even risking their own life.
Boom-boom-boom-boom!
A sudden turn of events.
Almond had no choice but to join the fight.
Two players near Almond die in an instant.
Thanks to this, the enemies notice Almond’s skill level.
The remaining four exchange these looks.
「That guy’s pretty good? Should we kill him first?」
It wasn’t exactly what the enemies actually said.
But with appropriate editing, it was made to look like those four really did exchange such words.
It’s not fraud.
Without a doubt, they really did gang up on Almond with exactly that intention.
-Lol those troll bastards
-Ugh lololol
-They’re attacking each other there?!
-Stones is truly incomprehensible…
I’m so frustrated I could die ㅡㅡ
-Sweet potato…
Four idiots breaking their team, one competent player in danger—a situation as frustrating as a sweet potato stuck in your throat.
But soon a refreshing carbonation hits.
Whoosh…!
Along with Almond’s fluid waist movement.
The video plays in slow motion.
As the focus shifts to Almond’s motion, it emphasizes that everything about to happen stems from this single simple move.
This is that problematic fake move.
「Eek!」
「What…?」
「Shoot, we have to shoot!」
Text passes over the four trolls’ heads with these words.
They hastily start shooting at each other.
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat!!!
Gunfire nearly approaching suppressive fire erupted toward each other.
Bullets that would turn anyone into a honeycomb if they were hit.
Whoosh!
As if I’d anticipated it, I’d already thrown myself flat on the ground, so the bullets didn’t touch me at all.
In the end, all four of us had shot each other to death. The bullets we’d fired at each other had detonated each other.
Boom!
hahahahahaha
That’s comedy lol
Hahaha (that’s hilarious)
and reclaimed land ㅠㅠㅠ
So that’s the dribble, man, it’s crazy for real lol
Gate Troll’s Grand Chaos Party lol
and almonds lol
-That’s legitimately cool…
-I want to do something like that too….
Wow, it’s a 4-on-1 dribble move lol that’s insane
The reactions were intense.
Juhyeok nudged Sanghyeon.
“The reactions are pretty good, huh?”
“Yeah… definitely.”
The chat here had a different flavor from what I saw during live broadcasts. The atmosphere was quite different.
These people seemed more like the kind of people you’d see in everyday life.
“Oh. Now comes that grenade part.”
Now Juhyeok leaned forward excitedly.
Just as he said, the next scene was the grenade exchange with Pungsna.
In one corner of my vision while farming.
Pungsna’s silhouette came into focus faintly.
「Named Notorious Elo Booster: Pungsna」
This text appeared with a thud.
Below it, Pungsna’s misdeeds were listed like a timeline.
Sanghyeon felt a peculiar satisfaction here.
-Huh??
That bastard Poong is pissing me off.
-Wow, ran into Pungsna
“Diamond rank but plays like trash lol how are you still alive?”
Almond got executed by the Pacemaker, but that bastard is still walking around alive lol… what a world…
-Is this even a country!?
After a barrage of curses from the viewers.
Pungsna rolled a grenade with a vicious smile.
Rumble—
An advanced technique commonly known as an assassination grenade.
Upon seeing that grenade, my eyes shrank to the size of beans.
“Wow… I didn’t know I could be this startled.”
Text appeared before my astonished gaze.
「Flee Backward VS Kick」
At that same moment, the screen froze.
It was a cinematic presentation that instantly conveyed the dilemma I faced.
Sanghyeon clicked his tongue here. Excellent technique.
-Both options are sketchy
Damn bastard ——
-That’s why it’s called an assassination grenade, gotta dig deeper
-Either choice is iffy….
Even the initial public participants couldn’t find a solution.
Ting!
The video resumed playing, and new text appeared.
「Shoot with the bow while retreating!」
-???
-What are you talking about
-Huh…?
-Where did the bow come from?
I hurled my body backward rapidly. Simultaneously, I aimed my bow at the grenade.
At first glance, it looked like I was trying to detonate it.
-If it explodes, I’d take damage
I can’t… / I won’t…
-What’s happening?
Ting!
The fired arrow struck the grenade at a precise angle, deflecting it.
The bouncing grenade flew back toward Pungsna.
「What…?」
Pungsna left only those words before exploding on the spot.
-Waaaaa
-So satisfying lolololol
-That’s insane lolol
-Glad that patch creator bastard got destroyed lol
Pungsna was eliminated.
“Haha. Satisfying, right? Hey, isn’t it?”
“Yeah… it is.”
The video quickly moved forward again.
Toward the final opponent—Balloon Gum.
Even Sanghyeon’s body flinched at this.
「Streamer: Balloon Gum」
A scene appeared showing Balloon Gum holding a sniper rifle, waiting for Almond.
His playful, round avatar looked quite striking wielding the sniper rifle.
During the live stream, Balloon Gum’s encounter with Almond hadn’t really been a major issue.
‘How will it be this time?’
The Oltube platform might react differently.
Sanghyeon focused on the chat window.
-Shaking Balloon Gum
-Style lolol That won’t work!
Lol that skill gap is insane
-Wait, he encountered Balloon Gum?
-Pung pung pung pung!
Wow, that’s hilarious lol
Bubble gum ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Of all people, it had to be Amondine lol
Ugh, that’s hilarious lol
Ah, this is hilarious lol
It’s fate playing tricks on me lol
‘The reaction is… good?’
Sanghyeon’s lips began to curve upward.
Could this become a trending topic on Oltube again?
At that moment, Juhyeok nudged him from beside.
“Hey. Look at this.”
What Juhyeok showed him was the situation on Balloon Gum’s fan page and the Baera31 bulletin board.
[Balloon Gum vs Almond Showdown]
A showdown between extreme aiming skills lol
Chewing bubble gum lol so funny haha
Why is that so funny?
The encounter with Balloon Gum, which had been overshadowed during the live stream, was drawing attention again.
Perhaps this was a gift Seojia was giving to Almond.

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Balloon Gum’s manager, Seong-tae Park.
He was looking at the same screen Juhyeok had seen.
As he stroked his beard, he muttered.
“I didn’t expect this to blow up.”

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