Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 633

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 103
36. My Primary Weapon Is the Microphone (1)
Juhyeok occasionally enjoyed working while lying on the couch.
Whether this could truly be called work was debatable.
“Pffft… pahahaha!”
Watching OlTube while sprawled across the sofa was, in Juhyeok’s mind, part of his work routine.
“Ah… hahaha! That’s ridiculous.”
On one side of his phone, he watched an OlTube gaming broadcast, while on the other screen he browsed through Almond’s video library.
[Fake National Team ep.1 – Heart of a True Champion]
[3.028 Million Views]
The staggering view count immediately caught his eye.
The video had accumulated three million views in less than a week since upload.
Almond’s typical videos rarely reached such numbers even after months of being live.
This video had instantly become one of Almond’s most popular uploads.
“The investment paid off.”
Observing the response to this video, Juhyeok felt convinced that project-based content requiring significant production budgets held tremendous potential.
“Hmm…”
The sound from the entertainment program compilation video playing on one side of his phone gradually faded.
He fell into contemplation.
‘This might actually work.’
Though initially uncertain, the response to Fake National Team had been overwhelmingly positive.
Perhaps this type of project-driven content was the path for Almond’s channel to grow beyond two million subscribers toward three million and beyond.
‘Of course, the risks would be substantial…’
Such large-scale content required significant upfront investment.
He would need to find corporate sponsors willing to fund these projects.
If anything went wrong, he’d face enormous penalty fees.
There were certainly OlTubers who had collapsed trying to overextend themselves with such ventures.
‘Still, the impact is undeniably different.’
Yet such content was necessary precisely because of its ‘scalability.’
OlTube housed countless potential viewers beyond those who simply watched solo gaming streams.
Some watched entertainment edits, others watched cooking broadcasts, and still others watched documentaries.
Among these audiences, planned project content could attract the vast majority, excluding only the most niche viewers.
By borrowing the format of traditional television entertainment that older generations had grown up with and repackaging it with contemporary sensibilities, everyone could enjoy it easily.
‘I should observe the trends first, then discuss this with Department Manager Jang later.’
With that thought, Juhyeok slowly rose from the couch.
The second episode of Fake National Team was about to premiere.
[Fake National Team ep.2 – Release]
[Now Premiering!]
Juhyeok settled onto the couch, utterly mesmerized by the video.
“Ooh…”
This video was filmed starting after the loss to Rome.
So from the beginning, it contained scenes hinting at significant conflict.
[Current Viewers: 287,000]
The viewer count was substantial.
Last time’s live viewers were in the low 200,000s, but this time it was nearly 280,000.
Almost 300,000 people were watching the premiere.
It seemed more people gathered as the first episode became a hot topic.
‘Nearly 300,000 live viewers.’
Though they weren’t watching a live stream, but rather a properly edited, high-production planned video.
Still, hitting these numbers in real-time was incredible.
It was on par with Cutie Pie’s live viewership, currently the top streamer in the domestic industry.
[I don’t think you need to let go right now. I haven’t even practiced my aim properly yet.]
The final segment was Sanghyeon and Chiseung eating at a kimchi stew restaurant.
[Isn’t that the same for you?]
The video ended with Sanghyeon’s words to Chiseung.
“…!”
Juhyeok had no idea it would end here, staring blankly at the countdown transitioning to the next recommended video, “The Devil of Interviews.”
“Ah. It’s over.”
After the premiere time ended, real comments—not live chat—began appearing on the post.
-Who dubbed Almond’s voice at the end?
hahahahahahahaha
That’s why lol, there’s no way our Mond can speak this well lol
“Lol they’re openly doing a fake broadcast ㅋㅋㅋ Anyone can see at the end he was complaining about the almonds, saying ‘why can’t I control the heat, I don’t like the fire intensity,’ but they dubbed over it.”
Lol market share ㅇㅈㄹㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
What’s up with the fire occupation rate lolol, is it Prometheus?
Most comments questioned Almond’s sudden linguistic improvement and received the most upvotes.
Below that were discussions about the next recommended video.
-Lol is the next recommended video really an Almond Civil M interview?
└That’s a curveball too, but this guy actually speaks well when you look closer. Just when he wants to.
└Watch his interview during the awards ceremony—you’ll want to die.
└???: For me, interviews are murder…(People watching actually want to die)
Of course, Juhyeok also found plenty of comments praising Chiseung’s so-called “confession attack,” which had him bursting with laughter.
Wait, is Kimchi Warrior crazy???ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Confession attack ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Actually attacking with a confession in reality… Truly brilliant Chiseung.
Lmao light speed ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
The girl was watching seriously, but then burst out laughing when she saw the confession attack lol
And today’s video star is totally Chiseung, lol so fun lol
-Confession attack succeeds, then Jammin punch stance followed by “Cut.” Is this modern art?
The fake national team’s second video became an even bigger hot topic than the first episode.
[Joseon vs France]
[Current Viewers: 287,000]
Some of them switched over to the Civil Empire broadcast, and today the viewership numbers soared to new heights.
“For some reason, I’m getting a good feeling about this?”
Though France had the civilization matchup advantage, after watching the fake national team video, Juhyeok didn’t feel like Joseon would lose.
The look in Chiseung’s eyes when I heard Sanghyeon’s story.
‘He’ll pull it off.’
That gaze carried a strong resolve.

* * *
“Now then, today’s match—Joseon versus France, France versus Joseon….”
Despite winning once, France remained a difficult opponent for Joseon.
Among the group stage preliminary nations, it was the worst civilization matchup. Yet France not only lost to Joseon but failed to secure a single victory in this group stage.
They needed to win every remaining match without exception.
Ironically, after suffering a complete defeat to Joseon today, their last hope was crushed.
“Push! Push! Push… Kyaaaah!”
“Ahhhhh! Squeeeee!”
Boom!
King Gul shot up from the broadcast desk, striking an odd pose with both arms.
“Joseon! Overwhelming! Victory!”
-Wow! Win! Hahahaha
What the hell is this lol
Don’t push weird stuff on me, you crazy bastard.
“Hey, France! If you want to beat us, bring someone like Mbappé!!”
There was a reason King Gul was making such a fuss.
Joseon had defeated France even more perfectly than in the first match.
“France ultimately couldn’t withstand Joseon’s powerful gold suppression!? The match was essentially decided right there!”
“It was a match where Joseon held complete strategic superiority. They’re showing completely different form compared to the Rome match!?”
“Right? No matter how different the opponent is, they’re sharp today! Sharp! Could it be that the awakening of Kim Chi Warrior from today’s fake national team video actually had significance!?”
“Ah. Yes! It’s hard not to talk about the fake national team! Personally, it was a really impressive episode today?”
Since the video was produced with help from the Civil Empire Korea branch, the commentators had no qualms about mentioning the fake national team.
In fact, they actively encouraged it, saying it was even better when mentioned.
-Fake national team??
That’s crazy/insane.
Oh my god, did you really wake up?! Kim Chi Seung!!!
-Day 1 of praying Chiseung dates the part-time girl (prayer)
-If he’s a strategist who even uses confession attacks, France is nothing…
The Caster begins to steer the conversation back to the game.
“Joseon’s victory factor was the awakening of the sync tank team. France, which was a representative powerhouse, is now confirmed eliminated. So what would you say is the key factor? King Gul.”
“It’s a kind of resource curse, you could say?”
“Resource curse? In what way?”
“Their civilization has such obvious strengths that they only rely on that.”
“Ah!”
The curse of resources.
It’s a term for how countries with abundant resources like oil eventually collapse economically by depending solely on those resources.
It was a perfect description of the current France team.
“Since Mbappé came up, I’ll mention this. In soccer terms, their buildup and passing map are identical every single time. For five years straight! Even the worst teams have national representatives as opponents. Of course they figure out how to counter it, right?!”
-That’s exactly right
-Yeah, this is it
Speaking of Mbappé, what do you mean? Did you say something about Mbappé???ㅋㅋㅋ
-France should just stick to soccer~^^
Haha, they’re getting roasted hard.
The commentators move on to discussing main tournament qualification.
Viewers were likely most interested in this topic anyway.
“Now Joseon has three wins. We’ll need to see today’s Rome versus Espana match, but currently we’re tied with Rome. How likely do you think main tournament qualification is?”
-Wow
-Is it really possible?
-If Spain loses to Rome, is it basically confirmed?
Ugh, this is so frustrating…
-Blessed Rome, show us your power once more
-Let’s go!
“I’m calculating the scenarios right now… Ah… Spain is the variable. Even if Spain loses to Rome today, if they beat us and then beat France again, they’d accumulate three wins and tie with us, right?”
“If Rome beats Spain and we also beat Spain, then there would be no variables at all, correct?”
“Yes, that’s right. In that case, Joseon would secure four wins and eliminate all variables.”
Joseon was now on the verge of direct main tournament qualification.
If we win the next matchup against Spain, main tournament qualification is guaranteed.
“What happens if Spain beats Italy today?”
“Ah… that’s…”
There were still too many scenarios to discuss all of them on the broadcast desk.
-Stop with the World Cup-style qualification math!
Let’s calculate King Woo’s numbers later ㅠ
-Is it confirmed only if Spain loses to Rome and Joseon beats Spain?
If I make it to the finals, I’m seriously going to Japan ㅠㅠ
The caster stops calculating after acknowledging the chat.
“Ah… haha. Stop with the scenarios! Understood. I feel the same way. I just hope we go in one shot!~”
“Right. Having rematches and all that just drains the fun!”
“Then shall we talk a bit about the main tournament itself? We’re almost seeing qualification happen, right?”
Since main tournament qualification could be confirmed in the next match, the commentators provide information about the main tournament.
“Yes. The main tournament venue for this national team competition is Osaka, Japan. Thirty-two teams will participate, and it’s a tournament format.”
“Ah… Osaka! That’s a place Korean people love, right?”
“Yes. Well, it’s practically a reverse Japanese occupation at this point. So many Korean people go there and love it!”
-Reverse colonial era lmaooo
-Heard Joseon police hunt Japanese people there.
-Real talk Korean people crazy there
-But if we do it in Osaka it’s literally perfect we could film mukbang content too lololol
“Ah. I really hope we get to broadcast from Osaka too.”
“That’s right. And! The most important thing, right? The team we’ll face if we advance to the main tournament.”
“Ah! That’s right! Which one is it?!”
-Something big’s coming
-Probably Viking or Kuman??
-Oh…
-We’re really in kimchi soup now lololol
The team we’ll face if we advance to the main tournament.
Since losing in the main tournament means immediate elimination, it was arguably the most crucial luck factor.
“Well, the other side’s 1st and 2nd place in their group aren’t decided yet? But the main tournament advancement is becoming pretty clear. First, there’s Viking.”
“Oh…! That’s Denmark’s civilization, right?”
“Yes. Norway can also choose this civilization. But the one that came this time is Denmark.”
-Damn
-Viking is so scary ugh
-Viking’s coming out? lololol
“Viking is the most likely, and what else?”
“Next would be Kuman and Ottoman.”
“Wow. Ottoman. Ottoman is incredibly strong. Isn’t it scary?”
“Yes. But in this group stage they’re being outpaced by Viking.”
“Ah. While I’m explaining! The MVP has been selected… It’s amazing!?”
[MVP: Aamond]
It was Aamond again this time.
“Aa! Mon! D!!”
Snap!
King Gul struck another bizarre pose.
The Caster continued speaking naturally, barely sparing him a glance.
“Right now Aamond is taking MVP in every single victory match?!”
“You might say this is biased voting. But this voting is done by Civil M headquarters and mostly overseas judges, so they only learned who Aamond was after seeing the national tournament report!”
“That’s right. It’s incredible, isn’t it? Anyway, let’s hear the interview!”
Before long, Aamond appeared on screen with a familiar expression, microphone in hand.
And the viewers sensed it instinctively.
-Here comes the real game…
-My lips are already rising lololol
-Ah the interview lol
Something far more captivating than the actual match was beginning.
-Warning! Those who watched the fake national team can leave now~
-Almond with a bow vs Almond with a mic, which one’s stronger??
-That guy actually pulled out his real weapon…
-Chiseung’s confession attack vs Almond’s interview attack, which one’s stronger?
-I was moved watching the fake national team today, but now it’s all about to come crashing down~

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