Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 614

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 84
30. It’s Okay, Again (1)
After the match ended and a meeting concluded, more than half a day had passed.
Hisssss…!
Hee-cheol finally lifted himself out of the capsule.
“Phew.”
Since he used the capsule at the team’s headquarters during the tournament, those waiting for him weren’t his wife but his Sync Tank teammates.
“Woooooo!”
“Cookie! Cookie! Cookie!”
They all waited for the moment Hee-cheol emerged and waved placards like devoted fans.
“Ha ha. What’s all this…?”
They hadn’t cheered this loudly even after our first victory.
Today, everyone on Sync Tank seemed incredibly excited.
This victory was certainly a far more valuable win from Sync Tank’s perspective.
“To finish it in the first era like that! We never even imagined it!”
“If things go like this, we have a real shot in the second match too, don’t we?”
“Of course!”
This match was a victory achieved without using the strategy we had prepared.
The defensive tower harassment was actually just a foundation for advancing simultaneously into the third era, yet we won the match with just that alone.
“The players just played the battles well. It wasn’t anything special.”
“No, hyung! But making that decision right there on the spot is what’s amazing!”
Sync Tank’s assessment was correct.
In games this large, play typically revolves around prepared strategies.
Since it’s ultimately people executing it, in matches as significant as international tournaments, tension runs high. Controlling all the variables that pour in during such situations is extremely difficult.
Yet Cookie took that risk, trusted the players’ abilities, and pushed forward with ending it in the first era.
Having successfully executed a major decision on a grand stage.
It was no wonder he received high praise.
“Look, hyung. The foreign press is going crazy praising us right now.”
Gob Spear, who was well-versed in overseas information, thrust a tablet forward.
Since Civil Empire was incredibly popular in the Western market, game journalists typically referenced English-language sources.
This article was published on ‘7chans,’ an overseas gaming web magazine.
[Spain got “Schooled” by Cookie the Commander of South Korea]
(Spain received a harsh lesson from Cookie, the Commander of South Korea)
The article’s use of “harsh lesson” was hardly an exaggeration.
In fact, from Spain’s reconnaissance strategy onward, Cookie and all of Sync Tank had already predicted everything.
Cookie’s strategy was always one step ahead of Spain’s.
They were playing right into our hands.
Cookie laughed good-naturedly and seemed pleased.
“Ha ha… Yeah. That’s nice. Seeing things like this.”
As a Commander, this was certainly the highest honor one could receive, yet he seemed embarrassed reading such praise and turned his gaze away.
“Ah. And there’s an article about Almond too!”
“Almond?”
“Yes!”
Hee-cheol turned his head back, apparently interested in the article about Almond.
[Hot Rookie Spotlight: Aamond]
Getting to Know the Hot New Talent: Almond
It was a series article from 7chans that appeared whenever there was an international tournament, selecting the season’s hottest rookie.
And among them, Korea’s Almond had been selected.
“This is….”
Hee-cheol had already been a fairly promising commander under the name ‘Cookie’, so it wasn’t strange for an article about him to appear.
But the fact that Almond had gotten an article meant something significant.
Especially since this rookie spotlight series was rarely used except for true rookies.
“This automatically puts him in contention for Rookie of the Year.”
Hee-cheol chuckled as he finished reading the article.
“That’s right. It’s been how long since a Korean player was featured here….”
Since players only get attention if they win, Korean players hadn’t appeared in this series for a very long time.
Moreover, since this game wasn’t particularly popular in Korea, the number of promising rookies was steadily declining.
“Anyway, it’s good news. It means the English-speaking regions are taking interest in our team. That’s proof we’re doing well. But….”
Hee-cheol had a concern.
“It’ll be easier to analyze us.”
Once articles like Almond’s rookie spotlight and my teaching moment get published, other teams will take notice.
When that happens, the strong teams from other groups who never considered Joseon a threat will start paying close attention.
Up until now, Joseon’s victories had been greatly aided by the opponents’ carelessness, so while this attention was gratifying, it wasn’t entirely welcome.
“That’s true. Rome probably won’t underestimate us going into the game.”
Chiseung added, sounding a bit tense.
‘Rome is already the toughest opponent in our group.’
In a way, facing Rome last could be considered unfortunate.
They would be certain that Joseon was preparing something, and they would prepare as well.
‘If it’s Anto like I know him, he’ll prepare thoroughly.’
Rome won’t be like the other two teams.
They’ll prepare with certainty.
“I’m thinking the same thing. So here’s what I’m thinking….”
Hee-cheol gathered the Sync Tank team and posed a question.
“We need to calculate the possible scenarios for advancing to the main tournament.”
“Possible scenarios?!”
Everyone on Sync Tank reacted with surprise.
Well, the group stage has two rounds.
Calculating possible scenarios at a point when the first round hasn’t even finished is a bit premature.
Moreover, calculating possibilities at this stage is difficult in itself. There are too many variables.
“We need to think about what scenarios allow us to advance, assuming Rome wins all their other matches.”
“…!”
Chiseung was taken aback.
‘It’s remarkably realistic.’
After all, being human, one tends to lose sight of their position when intoxicated by consecutive victories.
Yet the moment Hee-cheol emerged from the capsule, he had already reverted to his original cold-blooded strategist self.
“If you watched the Rome match, you’d find it hard to believe they won’t advance to the main tournament.”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Rome was formidable.
From their civilization faction to their players and commanders, they were a team without weaknesses.
Just as Rome had been in the past.
“In the end, there’s only one remaining spot for main tournament advancement. Find all the possible scenarios where we can secure that spot. The cases where we lose twice to Rome. The cases where we lose once.”
“Understood.”
Sync Tank immediately began their calculations.
Some might call it counting chickens before they hatch, but for Joseon, who pursued unconventional strategies, this was an essential factor to consider.
The same unconventional tactic rarely works more than once.
We had to conserve our strategies as much as possible while still advancing.
There would be more games after the main tournament, after all.
Hee-cheol was already looking beyond that point.
‘We can make it….’
Not just Hee-cheol, but everyone in Sync Tank—Chiseung, Mandu, and the rest—all thought the same thing.
Whether they won or lost against Rome, Joseon would cross the threshold into the main tournament.
They spent the day burning with that fervent passion.

* * *
The next day.
Civil Empire’s Korean branch.
There sat Elisia, an employee brimming with passion.
She was quietly studying something intently.
It was an interview scene.
[You showed us an incredible ceremony at the very end, didn’t you? Could you tell us what that meant?]
It was none other than Almond’s interview scene.
A video uploaded separately to Almond’s channel.
Since it wasn’t game footage, he’d uploaded it without any embargo restrictions.
In truth, the broadcast rights for international tournaments only applied to match footage, so there was nothing to complain about.
Elisia wasn’t asking to pick a fight about this either.
She was asking whether we should be doing something like this too.
[Almond Interview Reveals Phone Number!? Reporter’s Eyes Widen]
[1.408 Million Views]
The video uploaded yesterday evening had already surpassed 1.4 million views by this morning.
Looking at those numbers, Elisia muttered with a serious expression.
“Department Manager, don’t you think we should be doing something more?”
A single interview video had more views than the broadcast footage itself.
Wasn’t that humiliating?
Meanwhile, the Department Manager puffed out his chest proudly, patting his generous belly and raising his nose.
“Huh? We’re already doing it. Elisia. We’re preparing new user events, and we’ve been spreading viral content all over the community. Didn’t you see how we completely consumed Rilpro? Hmm. Hmm.”
“No! I’m not talking about that kind of undisclosed advertising!”
At the mention of undisclosed advertising, the Department Manager flinched.
“Ah, no. Un-, undisclosed advertising? Everyone does it! Everyone does!”
“What if we created videos about our players?”
“Players?”
The Department Manager’s ears perked up.
He seemed intrigued.
“No matter how entertaining the matches are, if people don’t know about the players, the fun is cut in half. Look at this! Almond’s interview video is getting more views than our full-version international tournament broadcast upload.”
“Ah… that’s true… but if we count global views….”
“What does global viewership even mean to us?”
“Ugh….”
This is the Korean branch.
Korean viewership is what matters here.
Making Civil Empire thrive in Korea is the founding goal of this place.
So the Department Manager opened his ears.
“You’re not saying we should upload interviews together, are you? What are you suggesting?”
“Right. Even if we brought in interviews, we’d just be splitting the views anyway.”
“That’s true.”
Simply claiming exclusive rights to Almond’s interview was just stealing the opponent’s slice of the pie.
They were in a position where they needed to grow the pie itself, but even if they took what the opponent had, the total size remained the same.
Elisia had an idea.
“What if we tried something like this?”
She presented a video about the Rilpro Cup.
More precisely, it wasn’t about the Rilpro Cup itself, but rather a video produced by one of the teams competing in it.
“A team documentary?”
It was a documentary-style video that gave narrative depth to footage of teammates training or receiving feedback.
Surprisingly, it was quite popular.
Many people even became fans of that team through these videos.
“So you’re suggesting we apply this team documentary format to our national team?”
“Yes!”
“Here’s the thing—we have 200 players. Two hundred. They only have five starters.”
“Ah….”
Elisia’s expression fell.
However, the Department Manager decided to consider it.
“Still, it doesn’t seem like a completely ridiculous idea.”
There appeared to be potential.
Even without spotlighting all 200 players, there seemed to be a way.
“We could focus the filming on just the command staff who handle strategy. Or scenes of the Sync Tank team deliberating… The players could appear minimally. Only those who stood out in each match.”
“Oh…! Right? I think this could work!”
Elisia began pulling up all the sports team documentaries she enjoyed watching and started throwing out various ideas.
Meanwhile, the gap between the view count of Almond’s interview video and the full version upload continued to widen.

* * *
Jia woke up late from her sleep.
As I checked the view count on the video, my eyes widened in disbelief.
“Why are the views like this?”
[Almond’s Phone Number Revealed During Interview!? Reporter’s Pupils Shake]
[View Count: 1.761 Million]
Not only in Korea, but the international view count was also climbing remarkably.
“If things go well, it might even hit 3 million.”
I had never reached 3 million views in a single day before.
But this bizarre interview video seemed like it might actually pull it off.
“This month’s earnings might be salvageable after all.”
Because I couldn’t upload videos frequently due to the Civil Empire’s international tournament, I had resigned myself to accepting lower earnings this month.
Yet the interview was receiving such an incredible response.
“And here I thought I’d given up hope~”
While Jia was lost in these pleasant thoughts.
Zing.
A text message arrived on her phone.
[Silhan Card]
[Hello, valued customer. Notice of delinquency due to account freeze….]
Jia tilted her head in confusion.
“…?”
I looked back at the monitor once more.
Almond’s video, soaring through the stratosphere.
Then, I glanced back at my phone.
“Frozen? Delinquent?”
A notification that my card payment was overdue.
Worse, my account had been frozen due to the delinquency.
These two pieces of information simply didn’t add up in my mind at all.
“What the─”
──I bolted upright.
As if something had suddenly struck me, I jumped out of bed.
“No way.”
I quickly dressed and headed straight to the nearest bank.
This wasn’t something I could resolve over the phone.

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