Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 599

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 69
25. Strategy Meeting (1)
Had my interview touched a nerve that was particularly sensitive?
Some of the local reactions were less scary than they were vicious.
Even Korean players, who pride themselves on sharp tongues second to none worldwide, seemed taken aback.
-European hyungs are savage
-kinda scary;;;
-France bros mentioning K-meat lmaooo
Meat lol so funny hahaha
└for real lol
Check out the devil effect of interviews lol
-breaking news) Solomon “recruiting the 73rd demon”
hahahahaha
└wait, could it be…?
Spain’s passion is seriously felt all the way over here lol
-just enjoy~ we won anyway~
While overseas reactions were full of vicious personal attacks, fortunately Korean fans had already won against France, so there was little real damage.
-France lol stop crying and speak
-hey. if you “lost,” shut up.
-info) the Byeong-in incident is also recorded as a French defeat.
└”Byeong-shin incident”
That’s legendary lol
“Can’t even beat the real North Korea, so how are you gonna beat cyber North Korea lol”
Among all this, there are comments saying he’s handsome lol
└for real
I’m dying laughing hahahahahaha
-would be fun if other players did Tres talk too
└for real
“Hmm….”
As I scrolled through the comments, a thought crossed my mind.
‘If I had lost….’
Since I won now, I could laugh it off like this.
But what if I had lost?
Of course, I wouldn’t have given an interview like that after losing.
‘….’
Wait, would that really be the case?
After thinking for a moment, I realized this wasn’t a question I could answer with certainty.
“Hmm….”
What if I had given an interview like this after losing, and the reaction had come back like this?
Then Korean public opinion wouldn’t be this lenient right now.
Anyway, I’m just glad we won.
With that thought, I set my phone aside.
“So, have you seen all the foreign press articles?”
Juhyeok asks with a grin.
“They’re better than the domestic reactions.”
Pfft.
Juhyeok barely stifled his laughter.
It wasn’t wrong, but his expression made it clear that wasn’t quite the reaction I was expecting.
“Well, that’s good enough. Let’s stop checking interview reactions now…”
Juhyeok then thrust his own phone toward me.
“Look at this.”
What appeared on the phone screen was the main page of Runstagram.
“…Runstar?”
When was the last time I managed that? Suddenly Runstar?
Since I hadn’t been managing it well, my followers had stalled at around 130,000.
“You said you’d manage this yourself. You haven’t done anything?”
“…Honestly, it doesn’t help much for streamers.”
“Yeah. But I think you need to start managing it again.”
“?”
Juhyeok says I need to manage Runstagram again.
Tap.
Juhyeok turned the screen toward me.
There was a Runstar account showing 600,000 followers.
“…That’s mine, isn’t it?”
It was in the low 100,000s, and now suddenly 600,000?
What on earth is happening?

* * *
Clink.
Chiseung sets down the coffee for everyone to share, then casually asks.
“The Spain guys seem genuinely upset. This is all strategy, right? Cookie?”
There are six people at the conference table.
Three commanders from Joseon’s team and three core strategists from the think tank.
They’ve all gathered to discuss strategy for the next match.
“What? What strategy?”
But from the start, something feels off about the topic.
“…Oh, no. The interview. You didn’t deliberately provoke them?”
“What… interview?”
Hee-cheol tilts his head in confusion.
He had no idea—he’d conducted his commander interview separately and immediately left the capsule to prepare strategy.
“Ah….”
Chiseung scratches his head.
“It wasn’t discussed beforehand. Almond said something that you usually joke about casually.”
“?”
Hee-cheol quickly finishes his coffee and searches for it.
“What did he say?”
Finding it wasn’t difficult.
Now that M-bul’s error was fixed, every post that received massive ‘Fire’ (*M-bul’s recommendation system) was talking about exactly that.
“The Demon of Interviews? What did he say to earn that title?”
“Ha ha…”
Chiseung laughs awkwardly.
If he hadn’t known, he could’ve just let it slide… why did he have to look it up….
“France and Joseon’s compatibility is like the Invincible Armada… just the name though…?”
Surprise flashes across Hee-cheol’s eyes.
“He actually said this.”
It was something he occasionally joked about. High-level humor among those well-versed in history, you might say.
It was a jab at how Spain’s Invincible Armada was famous mainly for its name, not its actual combat prowess.
“Not just crossing a line, but actually saying it directly to the people involved.”
Pffft…hehehehe…!
Hee-cheol finally can’t hold back his laughter.
“Ahahahahaha!”
“?”
“That’s hilarious. A hundred times better than my jokes.”
Chiseung lets out a relieved breath.
“Well… I’m glad it matched your taste, sir. Yes….”
Chiseung had no idea it was an interview that hadn’t been planned beforehand.
‘He really is crazy.’
Clink.
Baram, who had been quiet, sets down his coffee cup.
“I know about that interview too.”
“Really?”
“Yes. France and Spain saw that interview and they’re really sharpening their blades. Especially Spain—our next match is against them. They’re absolutely fired up.”
“But how did you find out about the overseas reactions?”
Cookie thought it was a natural question, but Baram’s face turned bright red.
“?”
“Well… I was just searching the internet….”
Baram whips his head away, avoiding eye contact.
Chiseung immediately understood the situation.
‘He totally searched for his own name.’
It’s the natural thing people do when attention is focused on them.
Baram had a subtle attention-seeking streak, so he probably spent a good while checking reactions about himself.
His performance in this match had been excellent, after all.
“Regardless, the enemy being excited is actually a good sign.”
Chiseung nodded in agreement.
“Yes. Since they’re a full pro team with sponsors, they’ll become sensitive if provoked like this.”
“Oh. Right. Chiseung really does read the flow well.”
Hee-cheol smiled slightly.
His statement happened to include something he’d wanted to tell his teammates.
“It might seem like pros have an absolute advantage, but they don’t.”
Several of his teammates felt fear toward Spain’s all-pro composition.
But Hee-cheol genuinely thought it was worth a try.
“Is a pro’s spear one centimeter longer? No, it’s not. Meanwhile, they’re carrying enormous pressure.”
What does “pro” even mean?
It means they get paid. It means they’re under the influence of sponsors and organizations that provide that money.
Who do those sponsors and organizations care about?
The fans.
“These players can’t help but be sensitive to public opinion. They’re probably not angry because of Almond’s interview—they’re feeling the pressure from their fans being upset.”
“Ah… there could be confusion in their strategy. Maybe they’ll overdo things….”
“There’s definitely a chance of that. Anyway….”
Hee-cheol seemed determined to say this last part, straightening his posture and speaking clearly.
“People who play games for a purpose, to earn money—they can never beat someone who truly enjoys it.”
Everyone nodded quietly.
“Well then, enough small talk….”
Hee-cheol picks up something like a chess piece from the table.
Thunk.
He plants it on the virtual map toward Spain’s main base.
“Now….”
What he was pointing out referred to siege weapons.
Siege weapons are generally deployed from the 3rd era onward.
In other words, this match would develop into a 3rd era scenario.
“Let’s review that strategy. What did we call it again?”
“Ah. The ‘Destroy’ operation?”
A soft chuckle.
Hee-cheol smiled at the clever name.
“Yes. That name. I like it. We’re beginning the review of the Destroy operation. Since we couldn’t run a scrim, we need to conduct thorough simulations. This time, Baram will take Spain, and Dujun will take Korea.”
“Yes. Understood.”

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Meanwhile, Spain’s command headquarters was also holding a meeting in DisWorld.
“Joseon defeated France with a 2nd era archer rush.”
Commander-in-Chief Nacho was in the middle of briefing the team on the Joseon match.
“This means we could end the game in the 2nd era, even before upgrading our Conquistador faction!”
The Conquistador.
Spain’s signature 3rd era faction, representing the civilization that aggressively expanded its colonies.
It increases the production speed of gunpowder-based ranged weapons by a full 30%.
That’s right.
Spain produces ‘guns’—gunpowder-based ranged anti-personnel weapons—starting from the 3rd era.
The problem is what comes before reaching this 3rd era.
“What do you all think?”
Nacho asks the others.
“Well… Nacho. I felt a bit uneasy.”
Assistant Commander Uno answers carefully.
“If they can do that against France, wouldn’t it be even easier against us Spain… is what I thought.”
France was a typical early-game powerhouse civilization that dominated from the 2nd era onward.
Joseon, a late-game strong civilization, had just created a precedent of successfully executing an all-in early rush against such a civilization.
From the opposing side’s perspective, it was incredibly troubling.
Because Spain had no faction in the 2nd era as powerful as France’s Knights.
“I recommend we produce more soldier weapons in the 2nd era, establish solid defensive towers, and then advance to the 3rd era.”
Murmuring.
The table grows noisy for a moment at Uno’s words.
Spain had never considered the need to focus on the 2nd era when facing Joseon.
“Establish solid defense? What if Joseon just rushes to the 3rd era again?”
“Then we can send our soldiers forward to pressure them.”
“Right. We should even consider taking the offensive ourselves. Isn’t this too passive?”
“What offensive against an archer civilization? I think that opinion makes sense. We won’t be at a disadvantage just because we reach the 3rd era a bit later.”
Bang!
Someone recklessly interjected among the murmuring people.
Another Assistant Commander—Tres.
“That’s wrong.”
“…?”
Everyone turned to look at him, their eyes demanding an explanation.
“The premise itself is flawed. That was France’s mistake when accounting for Joseon’s defensive tower rush, wasn’t it?”
“So?”
Uno crossed his arms, his tone dismissive as he pressed back.
Tres growled even louder.
“Joseon isn’t a civilization capable of executing a 2nd era rush! That firepower isn’t real firepower! It’s overlapping with France’s mistake!”
This crisis had unfolded due to France’s error, not because Spain needed to seriously consider such a strategy.
His argument wasn’t wrong.
But Uno, who had been advocating for a solid approach, countered him.
“Then what about us? Can we avoid being deceived? Can we tell if Joseon is rushing with 1st era defensive towers or just scouting? Joseon’s soldiers can construct defensive towers, so we can’t distinguish between them!?”
Among Joseon’s 1st era factions, there was a mechanic called “Corvée Labor.” Joseon could construct defensive towers using soldiers if necessary.
Of course, it was less efficient than using workers, but the fact that it was possible was the problem.
“Soldiers build towers slowly! Once they start, we can stop them then. No need to panic!”
“Panic!? Who said anything about panicking!?”
“No, no! Uno, Tres!”
Bang, bang, bang!
Nacho slammed the table to calm them down.
“I didn’t bring up this topic so you’d get rattled by Joseon’s unconventional tactics.”
Everyone fell silent at Nacho’s words.
“Find a solution. A way to enter the 3rd era at a similar timeframe so they can’t pull any strange moves!”
Catch two rabbits with one stone?
Everyone gathered at the table wore bewildered expressions.
How could they possibly do that?
Tres objected.
“Honestly, even if we’re deceived and enter the 3rd era slightly late, we still have the military advantage. Nacho, looking for solutions like that is actually letting them control us.”
“How naive!”
Nacho glared at him with blazing eyes.
“That’s exactly what France was thinking when he got hit! Can you handle losing to Joseon!? Do you know what it means to lose to Joseon in this tournament? It’s a death sentence!”
“…”
“Besides, did you all see what that bastard said in the interview!?”
Everyone nodded slowly.
“You saw it and still!? Do you think our fans will accept a defeat? Even if we win, if we struggle, we’ll get cursed out. Am I wrong?”
Everyone shook their heads slowly.
Fans were both a tremendous asset and a tremendous responsibility.
Disappointing them could lead to anything.
Nacho understood this well enough, which is why he was so fired up by their attitudes.
He shouted, his voice rising with intensity.
“Crush them! Crush them all!”
Boom.
Nacho stomped his foot.
“For the next match, I want you to completely dominate! Don’t even show a moment of being pushed around from the start! From beginning to end! Win! Find a solution right now and bring it to me. There has to be one!”
He seemed genuinely fired up, as if someone’s interview had struck a nerve.

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