Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 550

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 20
8. If We Survived (3)
Shhhhhhiiiiing…!
After the capsule opened.
“Here come the champions of the challenge!”
“Woooooow!”
Cheers and applause from the spectators watching near the booth.
Balloon Gum, the first to burst from the capsule, breaks through it and lets out a primal scream.
“Grrrraaahhh! Cackle cackle! Boom boom! I destroyed them all!”
He shapes both hands like guns and starts firing them wildly. His excitement has truly peaked.
ㅋㅋㅋㅋ (lol/haha)
-He hard carried
An empty cart itself lol
That’s so funny lol
That’s crazy lolololol
-Info) There were no guns in this game
He rushes in front of one of the cameras and shouts, thrusting his head forward.
“I told you I’d do it! I said I’d win at least one challenge!”
-Info) Balloon Gum is making a bigger fuss because he’s embarrassed about getting carried
I’m dying laughing hahahaha
It’s pretty funny lol
-Lol typical behavior
“Ah! A very impressive entrance! Balloon Gum! And now the real heroes are coming out!?”
Real heroes lol
Fake hero bubblegum lol
-Fake gun, fake hero, fake carry… who exactly is he…
-lol so much lol
“Takoyaki!”
Woooow.
Takoyaki emerges, his hair noticeably thinner than his in-game appearance.
“Almond!”
Following Takoyaki, Almond steps out of the capsule.
Then the roar erupts as if the very venue itself might lift off.
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
“Almond!!!”
“We love you!”
“Woooooow!”
If there were a wyvern-screaming competition among the fans, Almond might just beat Jello to first place.
The live reaction was that intense.
“Wow~! Is it because of his handsome appearance? Or because of his hard carry? The cheers are absolutely incredible!”
“Exactly. I had no idea this challenge booth could get this loud?!”
The commentator chimes in from beside me.
That made sense—this space wasn’t nearly as expansive as the sound reverberating through the venue suggested.
When Almond waved his hand, the cheers intensified to the point where even the commentators had to stop speaking.
“Waaaaaaaahhhhh!!!”
“Come on, come on! Over here! Please come over here!”
Employees rushed over frantically to bring them to the spot.
Almond and Balloon Gum Takoyaki stood side by side, holding up a massive gifticon replica.
[Bibikun Chicken 100 Pieces]
Click! Click!
Flashes and shutter sounds erupted.
The three of them accepted it naturally, waving slowly.
“Phew. We finally won. Mond, I’m really grateful.”
Balloon Gum kept thanking him and made this promise.
“If you need anything later, reach out. Not game-related stuff.”
“The way you added ‘not game-related’ at the end shows you mean it. Brother.”
Takoyaki teased from beside him.
Puhahaha.
The three of them burst out laughing, and it was captured well on camera.
Click!
After all the photography and gift distribution wrapped up.
“Have you eaten?”
“Yes. Earlier at that food truck over there….”
Balloon Gum and Takoyaki hadn’t eaten, so they decided to go get a meal.
“Then I guess we’ll have to go separately.”
“Miho must be disappointed.”
“Hey. I told you not to mention that?”
“You shouldn’t mention that you told me not to mention it. Brother.”
“You shouldn’t mention that you shouldn’t mention that you told me not to mention it. Man.”
Thanks to the two of them continuing this infinite loop and repeatedly spilling the secret (?), it became clear that Sanghyeon would be having a meal with Miho and the others.
Anyway, Sanghyeon had already eaten, so it wasn’t his concern.
He started conversing with the viewers.
“Well. Everyone. You all saw that, right? Those who got chicken, enjoy it.”
-Thank you haha
-Wait, seriously?
Don’t give up ㅠㅠㅠ ㅠ
-Broadcast recklessly?
Me and you, chicken ㅠㅠ That’s crazy
People noticed that Sanghyeon was about to wrap up the G-Star broadcast.
“We’ve finished all the scheduled games. Only Civil Empire is left… but apparently that’s a challenge where only certain Commanders participate today.”
-Ah…
-Commander Almond?
-They said he does it like StarCraft lol
-Commander lol this is hell
-???: Why can’t he hit that? Troll?
-Ril, check out the RPG too!
“Well then. Even if I stop streaming games, should we watch more of the G-Star tournament?”
Now that I think about it, as long as I’m not playing games, there shouldn’t be any stamina issues.
And, is it just my imagination?
‘I feel surprisingly energetic.’
Zombie School didn’t seem to strain my body at all.
“Then let me check out some of these strange games…”
“hey.”
A sudden silhouette cutting in.
Someone abruptly inserting themselves into the scene.
“!”
I could tell immediately just from the color scheme—it was distinctly different.
“Jesse…?”
“yeah! I’m ‘the’ jassey. you are almond. right?!”
(That’s right! I’m that Jesse. You’re Almond, right?)
The way she asked with such a bright smile was just like the protagonist from a high-teen sitcom. Probably because she was a foreigner.
-Wow
-For real, it’s Jesse
-Jesse (physical)
-Damn, she looks so different speaking English lol
-Interpreter!! Over here!!
Seeing her in person, her expressions were so much more dynamic that even without understanding English, I could tell she was genuinely thrilled.
“Yes. I am. Almond.”
Sanghyeon confirmed that it was indeed him.
-Honest English lol
-Yes lol
-Still, being from Asung, he speaks English well lol
-Surinamese English lol
“I knew it! you look even cuter in person.”
(I knew it right away. You’re even cuter in person.)
Once Sanghyeon confirmed he was Almond, she started openly excited.
Almost like she was about to dance.
I’m crying alone.
-Even cuter… lol
-So this is how good it feels to be a woman…
-Die. Almond. Die.
-Mom! When I grow up, I’m going to get revenge on Almond!
The chat window naturally began flooding with all sorts of aggressive messages.
Even donations.
[SuperCuteGuy donated 10,000 won.]
[All you guys who said when a woman calls a man cute it doesn’t mean she has feelings for him—get the hell out of here.]
lol that’s so funny
Let’s see if you can still say that after seeing this~?ㅋㅋㅋ
-Isn’t it more like “A… c-cute?”
Hahahahaha lol hahahaha
That’s cute, lol
[TelecomUnion donated 3,000 won.]
[From now on, our Sanghyeon should pay all the internet bills, right?]
Still, that’s not gonna work, you bastard lol
-I’d rather pay double taxes
lol network usage fee
He’s ripping me off lol
-???:If we laid down all that telecom equipment, submarine cables, and he’s doing long-distance dating internationally, then we should be charging him a matchmaking service fee, right?
Here comes the online gangster lolololol
[Nietzsche donated 10,000 won.]
[Nietzsche said, “Couples go to hell”—but it was Nietzsche who went to hell.]
Damn, haha
Why is Nietzsche leaving lol
-He said God is dead, so he had to go~
That’s hilarious lolol
As donations poured in and obscured the view through the goggles.
“*%(#&@(@*”
“@&*$*@”
She was chattering away rapidly to her colleagues.
It wasn’t English—it sounded like Danish.
Judging by her gestures, she seemed to be introducing this person as Almond.
Then she turned to Sanghyeon, turned on her phone camera, and pointed at it.
“Can I…?”
(I wonder if it’s okay…?)
She seemed to be asking if she could take a photo.
Almond nodded and said yes.
Jesse excitedly pressed against Almond’s side and started snapping photos.
Click! Click!
I’m envious…
The worst streamer on Earth, Almond lol
“God is Dead” by Gichan Jung
She was far more affectionate than I’d expected, which left me somewhat flustered.

* * *
“Ah. Excellent. Excellent.”
Juhyeok nodded with a warm, genuine smile blooming across his face.
I couldn’t help but laugh.
He was sweeping up advertising contracts at every booth he visited.
At this rate, I could host G-Star twice more from my own pocket.
“Oh my. Then yes! Please, we’d be most grateful!”
“Yes. We’ll discuss it and contact you!”
Everyone bowed ninety degrees to Juhyeok. He left the booth feeling as though he’d become a Department Manager himself.
Did someone who accepted advertisements deserve such treatment?
This hierarchical structure was truly amusing.
Once you crossed a certain threshold, the subordinate could paradoxically become the superior.
“This is why the world feels worth living in.”
I hadn’t understood this when I worked at the company. The world wasn’t a place where superiors and subordinates were rigidly fixed as I’d thought.
In this vibrant, living marketplace, such dynamics were far more fluid.
Even those in positions of power were cautious with their subordinates. The subordinates were naturally cautious too.
Everyone maintained courtesy toward everyone else.
There was no one like that Department Manager who habitually disrespected people from the start.
“Let’s see… Zombie School, Battle Rage Ninja Mode, some mobile game…”
Juhyeok checked the contracts he’d secured today and headed toward the booth where Sanghyeon was.
It was time to start preparing to leave soon.
“…At this rate, I won’t have to worry for half a year?”
Heh heh.
Just as Juhyeok’s lips were curling up to his ears.
「To move forward, you must first clean up your surroundings. Sanghyeon. Being swayed by personal connections isn’t good.」
His expression suddenly hardened.
A forgotten memory surfaced.
“Sigh.”
After hearing those words, Juhyeok had been quite shaken, embarrassingly so.
‘I thought I was solid enough by then.’
Even after experiencing enough of the world’s harshness, betrayal from a trusted colleague (?) always hurt.
Of course, Almond hadn’t actually betrayed me, but his words had made me imagine such a scene.
‘That’s why I decided to prove it.’
Right now, Juhyeok was working harder than ever at G-Star.
He was prepared to endure a hellish one-night, two-day camp. Thanks to that determination, hadn’t he secured this many advertisements?
He wanted to show that Sanghyeon could succeed without relying on a large company.
‘…Is that really true?’
Juhyeok glanced around once more.
Not a single person from a major management company was present.
There was no reason for them to be wandering around like this at G-Star.
Advertisements came directly to their companies on their own.
It was a concept similar to what Punk Company did for its partners.
But Punk only distributed games that circulated through Punk, whereas management companies oversee all games.
Perhaps Sanghyeon had already transcended the level of having to suffer through events like G-Star.
Juhyeok gazed down at his briefcase and offered a bitter smile.
‘What I was trying to prove wasn’t that Sang-hyun Yu could succeed without a major company, but that I could do just as well as one.’
The focus had already shifted to himself as a manager.
Perhaps he was using Sanghyeon to prove himself.
Still, as long as the results were good, they’d both be happy and nothing would be amiss… but.
‘Am I really performing at a major company’s level?’
Ding.
A message arrived at that moment.
[Sanghyeon: Help me]
[Sanghyeon: (photo)]
A message asking for help, along with a photo Sanghyeon had sent.
He was surrounded by three foreigners.
Had he been kidnapped or something?
If the background weren’t the G-Star venue, his expression would genuinely suggest that level of distress.
“…?”
Juhyeok, who had been momentarily dazed, burst into laughter.
“Ahahaha!”
It had been such a long time since he’d seen Sang-hyun Yu look this flustered.
Or perhaps memories of being together with Sanghyeon in a certain organization from the past had surfaced.
“Ah. Right. He was always uncomfortable around foreigners… but what’s with that expression? Haha…”
Or perhaps…
In a small, infinitesimally small corner of his heart.
A sense of relief bloomed that Sanghyeon still needed him.
And that might have been what made Juhyeok laugh.
“Sigh… ah. This is hilarious. I’ve been laughing for a while now.”
Let’s set aside these complicated thoughts.
If he’s needed, then that’s enough for now.

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