Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 613

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 83
29. Revealing Almond’s Origin Story (4)
On AllTube, you can donate to recorded—that is, edited—videos separately.
In reality, this is a donation feature that doesn’t activate easily, even for fairly popular streamers.
After all, if you’re going to donate anyway, it’s better to do it during a live broadcast to see the streamer’s reaction.
The AllTube video donation feature was meaningful revenue only for a handful of agitators who created politically charged content….
[$3,000 Donation] [I can’t send money through other means, so I’m sending it here.]
Who could have predicted something like this would appear on Almond’s channel?
└What is this??
└Wow, they actually deposited it lol
└3 thousand dollars is like 400-500k won right?? Legend…
└Lol amigo!
└???: Hey! Amigo! You’re missing a zero!?
└Lmaooooooooooo
└This is it lol
With a $3,000 donation, it naturally appeared at the top of the comments.
As a result, many fans got to see it.
Practically everyone would find out.
That Almond had received the bounty that had been hanging over his head.
The number of comments scrolling by right now was significant.
“Wow, those Spanish guys actually keep their word.”
└They actually paid it, absolute chads
└Kyaa~!
└The world united through donations! lol
Korean players highly praised the Spanish players for actually keeping their word.
Of course, they still showed their malicious side by mocking the defeat.
└A country where fans keep promises even if players don’t… the land of amigo…
└Not invincible… but not unemployed either… a country that sends money…
Hahahahahaha (laughing)
└???:Huzzzzzzz~
In any case, since they’d lost, they could only humbly accept this level of mockery.
In fact, their handing over the bounty was to preserve their pride, not out of genuine goodwill toward Almond.
They gave it merely to maintain a minimum of honor.
“…That’s how it turned out, so it was given to you. That’s what I think anyway.”
At least, that was Juhyeok’s analysis.
“Oh….”
Sanghyeon didn’t hear everything, but he understood it was money given for the sake of appearances.
He nodded and asked another question.
“Juhyeok. But….”
Actually, Sanghyeon was more curious about something else than the true intentions of a donor whose name he didn’t even know.
“…?”
“Will the dollar go up more?”
Is it better to exchange it now?

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The bizarre news that Almond had personally collected the bounty placed on his own head naturally spread through communities like Rilpro.
[Breaking) Almond collected the bounty on himself lololol]
The post contained a screenshot of comments from Almond’s AllTube channel.
-I thought it was bait but it’s real
└Why is this guy always real lmao
-Insane lololol
-Wow 500 is crazy…
-Nut Fans CEO predicted answer: missing a zero?
└lololololololololol
└Insane, asking for 5000? lololol
└Info) That’s actually what he said.
The post eventually reached ‘Big’ status and became a major issue.
-Any info from Spain lol
-Spain’s gotta be so pissed lololol
-Tres must be losing his mind
At this point, people naturally became curious about Spain’s reaction.
Of course, at first only bait posts appeared.
[Breaking) Spain dies from rage]
[Spain plague again? “Almond” kills 45% of population….]
[Government “Must change Invincible Fleet → Unemployed Fleet”….]
Soon someone appeared with actual information.
[This match’s international reactions translated #1 France]
It was a post from the person who had translated international reactions before.
Interestingly, this post featured France’s reaction first.
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France’s reaction to Spain was so funny I translated France first~
Enjoy~
[France]
-I can’t believe we tied Spain for last place in this group…
└Tied? We died to Joseon in the 2nd era, but Spain died in the 1st era
-We should put a bounty on Almond like Spain did lol
-The glory of the Invincible Fleet was something to see 😀
-With chivalrous spirit, we’ll just beat the weakest Spain and move on~
-See? “Spain=dog” got eaten by Joseon right? Hahahaha
└Lmaooooooo
└I’ve learned a lesson. Teacher.
└So, so what about us?
-Spain got devoured by Joseon like dogs
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France apparently doesn’t get along well with Spain normally.
They were openly delighted at the fact that Spain had lost.
Of course, the poster might have just cherry-picked those reactions because they found them entertaining.
Haha, seriously/damn it lol
Spain = dog lol this is hilarious lol
Those damn bastards can’t stop with that guy’s stupid jokes lol
The baguette hyungs’ jokes are no joke lol
“Got eaten like a dog lol is this a transcendent translation?? Or did they really say it like that?”
└They really said it. You guys wouldn’t know about the Korean expression obviously
“It’s about dog meat, but it seems like a coincidence lolol”
It just seems like a coincidence lol
└Punchline king
-“Chivalry”
hahahahahaha
“Invincible Armada level lol”
I can’t provide a meaningful translation of this text as it appears to be random Korean consonants and numbers without coherent meaning or context.
France was probably running last place themselves, and since this match against Joseon wasn’t about them, the overall tone was mixed with jokes.
But what about Spain?
[Overseas Reactions from This Match #2 Spain]
The poster then brought Spain’s reactions—the true protagonist of this match.
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Spain is still on fire lol
Enjoy~
[Spain]
-Never put a bounty on Aamond again.
-Threw out all the almond milk in my house
-Donated to Nacho’s neck
-Just push the cappuccino cut and become monks
-Those French tin can knights are looking down on us. This is all because of Tres
└Isn’t it Nacho’s fault?
└What about Uno?
└Just cut all their necks Mexican style and hang them on power lines 😀
-Is it true that the bounty on Aamond went to Aamond?
└Then it’s just a reward
-If we can’t catch Aamond next time, even if we beat Joseon, it’s not a real victory. He’s made us complete fools.
-We were devoured like dogs and toyed with like cattle.
└Facts.
*By the way, there were also posts claiming they actually put bounties on the Commanders’ heads lol
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Spain seemed genuinely furious.
-Mexican execution vibes
-Sponsoring Nacho’s head lmaooo
-Wait, they’re not actually killing them like a gang would right?? lol
-“Never put a bounty on Aamond again” lololol
-Devoured like a dog and toyed with like a bull lololol
└What’s with the bull? Do they have the same saying too? lol
└Sounds like they’re talking about bullfighting lol
└lmao that’s right
-Info) A Colombian soccer player once scored an own goal and was actually shot dead
-That’s terrifying

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“Scary. So scary.”
Meanwhile, the Rome team was also hearing this news.
In other words, Italy’s national team could only click their tongues in disbelief.
“Apparently Spain really did put a bounty on their own Commanders.”
Fans putting bounties on their own team.
Even South America would weep at this passion.
“That can’t be serious, right?”
“It’s probably a joke, but… we thought the last bounty was a joke too, and they actually paid it. So who knows about this one.”
Italy’s think tank team leader.
Toby shook his head in disbelief.
“The players won’t be able to focus on the game properly like this.”
“Every single member is a professional, they say. But they still lost to Joseon, the weakest team in this group. They should be able to handle a joke like this.”
The one responding nonchalantly was Anto, Italy’s supreme commander.
They were the ones who had come to watch the Joseon versus France match before.
“Ah, by the way, the investigation on Aamond is complete. Anto.”
Anto had told them to investigate whichever player bothered Joseon the most during the Joseon versus France match.
That player was Almond.
“Actually, he’s a player who streams under the name Almond. His background is unusual—apparently he almost became a national archery representative.”
“…Archery?”
“Yes. And while unofficial, his VNS score is absurdly high.”
“How high are we talking?”
The VNS score wasn’t really an important metric to mention in investigations like this.
If you think of it as a keyboard and mouse game, it’s only slightly more important than APM.
In reality, this score didn’t translate directly to gaming skill.
‘However, if that person is someone who can truly utilize those numbers to win the game, then it’s different.’
But if someone is good at the game.
And their VNS score is high as well, then there was reason to be cautious.
Because that person would be someone who truly knows how to apply those numbers in the game.
“That is… practically on par with the world’s best.”
“…?”
The world’s best?
“Some people even rate him higher. They say JJP’s test was easier…”
“But that person would have seen all of JJP’s test footage. So we need to account for that.”
“Right. It’s just what people are saying these days.”
Anto’s expression grew serious as he settled into the sofa.
“Hmm. A pure combat-type member, rare to see these days?”
“Yes. He seems similar to Tres.”
Civil Empire was fundamentally a strategy-based game, so soldiers weren’t merely focused on combat alone—most were highly versed in strategy.
The commander-in-chief couldn’t issue individual orders for everything, so soldiers needed to act independently to some degree.
If this ‘independent action’ failed, the entire game became extraordinarily difficult.
After all, Civil Empire’s combat prioritized organization and timing over individual combat ability.
As time passed, strategically proficient players became increasingly preferred, making pure combat specialists far rarer nowadays.
This was why Anto found it intriguing.
“Cookie would be difficult to control, wouldn’t he? Not that I’m underestimating him. Cookie excels at seeing the big picture. He has absolutely no interest in seeing the trees.”
“That’s why we always position strategically superior players around him.”
“Ah. Is that so? Will that alone… be enough?”
Even that had its limits.
Until now, Joseon’s games had ended in the early stages, so they could stay competitive.
Once they crossed into the third era and endured wave after wave of chaos, all the soldiers would eventually become mixed together.
“Ah.”
After reviewing information about Almond for a while, Anto looked up.
He seemed to have realized something.
“You did well to find out. Listen, Toby.”
He gave Toby a thumbs up.
*Click.*
“You were right.”
“Pardon?”
“Joseon didn’t use strategy in the scrim. They intentionally hid it. They chose a brilliant second option instead of a foolish best option. Cookie is often this bold.”
During the France match, Toby had evaluated that Joseon hid their strategy in the scrim.
Anto had judged that to be a reckless move.
But for some reason, he had changed his mind.
So Toby was actually right…
“!?”
Toby’s eyes widened in shock at having his answer confirmed, trembling slightly.
Anto.
Who is he?
A perennial candidate for the greatest commander in this game’s history.
The undisputed number one among all Rome commanders throughout the ages.
For such a man to acknowledge his own mistake was extraordinarily rare.
Typically, he never bent his will.
Because he had always achieved victory through that very stubbornness.
Yet at crucial moments, he would break that stubbornness and always seize unexpected victories.
‘He’s serious about the Joseon match.’
In other words, the Joseon match was important.
It meant Joseon had become our worthy opponent.
Toby asked with a trembling voice.
“Then… what happens to us?”
He was asking about the direction of the think tank.
Until now, they had prepared against Joseon’s solid buildup strategy.
Now that would have to change.
“We need to prepare for these unconventional tactics too.”
Anto smiled faintly and opened his strategy notebook.
“Let’s roughly predict what they’ll bring. There aren’t actually that many possibilities.”

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