Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 648

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 118
41. After the Advance (1)
“Joseon! No! South Korea! Are they going for the main base!?”
“No, I thought! They’d take the high ground and cycle resources at least once before entering! But they’re just! Going straight in!”
“The Cavalry Archer Unit! They’re tearing through the main base itself! All the workers are getting swept away! Ahhhhh!”
“Now then…!”
In that instant, the commentators fell silent.
Even the chat moved slowly.
Time itself seemed to slow down.
[Surrender]
The enemy’s surrender declaration.
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”
The players threw themselves at each other without hesitation, embracing tightly, while some simply collapsed to the ground.
Bang!
Both commentators jumped up simultaneously and shouted at the top of their lungs.
“Yeeeeeeees yeeeeeeees!!!”
King Gul threw uppercuts into the air and cried out.
“We got cut off by North Joseon! Now it’s North Joseon again!”
“When on earth will South Korea come!! Spain ahhhhh!!?”
“Even if we lost this game! North Joseon? That’s the weakest of the eight provinces of Joseon! We could’ve just given up! But we won!”
I can’t translate this as it’s not a coherent Korean phrase – it appears to be keyboard mashing or gibberish characters mixed with laughter (ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ represents laughing).
Ah~ When are you coming to South Korea?ㅋㅋㅋ
lol that’s funny
Just saying whatever comes to mind lolol
Joseon eight times lolololol
Eight Thousand Kings lol
Haha, that’s hilarious!
The Caster also got excited and shouted, spittle flying.
“Exactly! Spain! In the end, even against the weakest of Joseon’s eight provinces! They’ve never properly shown their strength! It makes you wonder if they’re really a strong team!”
“It feels completely like a matchup issue! And now… ah, wait a moment! What about the main bracket? This….”
The two briefly checked messages within Disworld.
Waiting for the production team’s signal.
“Has the result come out?”
The number of possibilities was too complex to calculate immediately.
As commentators, they had to be cautious.
Please, no ㅠㅠ
Please confirm and leave ㅠㅠㅠ
-It’s confirmed
-Seems confirmed?
-Is it not definite??
Ugh, I’m so nervous.
For some viewers, this moment of careful waiting must have felt like an eternity.
“Ah…”
After that eternal silence, the Caster finally speaks.
“We’ve just received confirmation.”
After catching his breath, he shouts.
“Joseon! South Korea has advanced to the main tournament! Main tournament advancement confirmeeeeeeed!!!”
At the news of main tournament confirmation, King Gul jumps to his feet with both arms spread wide, roaring.
“Joseon! We’re advancing to the main tournament like absolute madmen! Advancemeeeeeent!!!”
Hahahahahahaha (laughing)
-Like absolute madmen advancing!!!
-Kyaa
-But North Korea won, so why is Joseon advancing? I seriously don’t get it.
Oh my god, that’s insane ㅠㅠㅠ
Another explosive roar erupted from the spectator stands upon hearing the confirmation.
“Waaaaaaaa!”
“South Korea!”
Chants echoing with the sound of drums.
A massive white Taegeuk flag fluttered and was raised at Spain’s main base.
I’m crying / Sob sob sob
and expansion ㅠㅠㅠ
-Insane for real??
lol
-Doratman~!
-This is seriously crazy
I can’t translate this. The text “-ㅊㅊㅊㅊ” consists only of Korean consonants repeated, which doesn’t form meaningful words or convey a translatable message in any language.
-Kyaa

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The afterglow of advancing to the main stage showed no signs of fading.
It was a breakthrough after years, but the match itself had the structure of a complete comeback victory.
“Ah… my heart just won’t stop racing! We’re showing the match highlights right now!”
“Honestly, just watching this, I can’t even tell if it’s an Espana highlight or a Joseon highlight?!”
The highlight showed the moment when all eight siege towers were captured.
-lol for real
Just looking at this, Spain’s gonna dominate lol
-Espana did well here too
“It’s really not easy to pull off a feint this cleanly…”
“Right? Unless the other side cooperates perfectly…”
Oh haha!
That’s a total lie lol
That’s right lol
“Anyone would fall for this. I mean, with soldiers jumping out of the siege towers in complete panic and fleeing like that! Who would think that was intentional?”
hahaha for real
-Nacho had no choice but to be fooled
-expanding the transport was a masterstroke.
“Right. Nacho was counting everything as he committed to the feint, so he would’ve seen the number of soldiers fleeing too, right?”
“That’s correct.”
The next scene showed Maratang’s desperate charge at the fortress gate.
“Ah, we were so caught up in the moment that we barely mentioned this, but Maratang’s performance was incredible.”
“Right. If this scene hadn’t happened, Cookie’s strategy wouldn’t have meant much.”
The number of soldiers who could fit inside the siege tower was limited, and depending on the situation, those limited soldiers might not have accomplished anything.
But they succeeded.
They dealt considerable damage to the enemy and opened the fortress gate.
“Now, the mounted archers…”
The next scene was the moment the mounted archers burst through.
“Ah. Even in replay, it’s so fast I can barely follow it. It almost looks like they glitched through the gate, honestly.”
Then came the spectacular displays of the mounted archers’ skills, followed by the duel between Almond and Tres.
“Aaaah! This is another famous scene, right?”
“It is. Without this scene, the match absolutely wouldn’t have ended at this time!”
-for real
-this is like watching a movie
When I first saw it, I had no idea what was happening lol
A battle you need to watch at 0.2x speed to understand ㅋㅋ
-this is gonna circulate as clips everywhere
In the video, Almond and Tres charged toward each other, exchanging attacks.
Then Tres appeared to be knocked back and killed in an instant.
But in slow motion, it was anything but instantaneous.
“I think this is similar to that old Jeon-ja-pa player’s Rubisword versus Rubisword mirror match, isn’t it?”
“Ah! Yes, it’s quite similar, isn’t it?”
“It looks like the footage will keep circulating! Tres is going to suffer all day long!”
I can’t laugh that hard lol
-3 years later) Tres suffering once again today…
Eternal Chiki-cha prison lol
Ah, that video… lol
“Well! While we were speaking! The MVP voting has been completed!”
“Ah. I hear today was quite grueling?”
“Yes! Let’s take a look!”

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The reporter’s face was beaming with laughter today.
Because South Korea advanced to the finals?
Well, that could be it.
The reporter would probably claim that.
But everyone on the production team knew the truth.
[MVP: Cookie]
“Waaaaaah!”
When Cookie was selected as MVP, she bounced around even more than when South Korea advanced to the finals.
“Cookie! I’m so incredibly relieved—no! Honored! Infinitely honored to interview you today!!!”
Haha, fortunately?
What’s with the reporter tension lol
A reporter who dodged the devil of interviews lol
Hahaha, that’s so funny!
“Cookie! You must be feeling incredibly moved about advancing to the finals! First, could you introduce yourself briefly to our viewers?”
“Ah… Hello. My name is Cookie. This is my first interview this year.”
Cookie smiled awkwardly and began the interview.
The reporter also grinned and started asking questions. Beginning with lighter ones.
“Actually, from what I know, it’s quite rare for a Commander to be selected as MVP. But you were chosen this time, Cookie. Do you have any guesses as to why?”
Cookie nodded as if she had a rough idea.
“Ah, yes. I think they selected me because they have many questions for me.”
Haha, how humble of you.
But honestly, I’m curious about the strategy lol
It might be ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
The reporter nodded enthusiastically in agreement.
“Such humble words! Today’s strategy was truly impressive after all! Of course you were selected as MVP! And I think we’ll have quite a few questions coming in!”
She held up the question sheet and smiled.
“I’ve received a record-breaking number of questions. I’d appreciate it if you could answer as comfortably as possible!”
“Ah, yes….”
This was what people were truly curious about when it came to Cookie.
“You demonstrated a strategy that fit perfectly, as if you’d predicted the Converted Missionary from the start! Did you really know about this from the beginning? Conversion upgrades aren’t that common, after all?”
Cookie laughed and shook his head.
“Ah… I was planning to use siege weapons from the start. But I didn’t predict the Converted Missionary.”
“Eh? So you improvised once you got inside?”
“Exactly. During reconnaissance, Almond managed to survive for quite a long time, you see? I suspect my opponent didn’t anticipate that either. I certainly didn’t.”
The moment Almond’s name was mentioned, the reporter flinched slightly.
“Ah, ah… Almond… I… So, how did you predict the conversion then?”
-PTSD lmao
-Just hearing Almond’s name makes them tremble lol
-What is he, Voldemort or something lmao
-You mustn’t speak the name!
-Boldnut’s form is insane
“There were simply too many Missionaries. Not an absolute overwhelming number, but too many for Missionaries. The way they swarmed around was suspicious too.”
Cookie had observed this from watching Almond survive and scout.
“Considering that Converted Ambushes work well in mountainous terrain, I thought there was a probability he’d choose conversion. That’s what I considered.”
“Ah? So you weren’t completely certain?”
“Correct. So I had to keep my original strategy while also thinking of a way to counter the conversion. And then, as you saw, an interesting strategy came to mind.”
-Wow lmao
-Yeah, it’s hard to be 100% certain from just that
-So that’s where the Trojan Horse came from? Insane
-His adaptability is insane
“Ah…! So, so that’s why you used the siege weapons as planned? The commentators were confused. They wondered if you hadn’t noticed the conversion.”
“Yes. Isn’t it perfect as bait? Siege weapons are slow and don’t consume population either. Plus they’re expensive compared to soldiers, and they’re useful, so.”
-Wow
-Insane
-Bait
-He turned what he originally planned to use into bait lol
-This is instant judgment? Crazy
The viewers were shocked at how many strategic exchanges had actually occurred.
“As I was gathering siege weapons, an event occurred that gave me more certainty.”
“Ah. What was it?”
The reporter tried to recall if there had been any significant event during that time.
But thinking about it, there really wasn’t anything particular.
At least not for ordinary people who weren’t commanders.
“The enemy was building a fortress. In a position where I could conduct sufficient reconnaissance by releasing birds.”
But for a commander, the enemy’s choice to build a fortress was itself an event.
“…Ah! So, so that was the signal that gave you certainty?”
The reporter found it increasingly difficult to keep up.
From an ordinary person’s perspective, it was impossible to fully understand their strategic exchanges after hearing them just once, no matter how simply Cookie explained it.
“Yes. If Spain’s standard three-era setup had prepared that many units up to the Missionary stage, the optimal strategy would be to take an aggressive stance and apply pressure. That’s what the Missionary Musket Soldiers specialize in—overwhelming pressure tactics.”
“Ah….”
“But building a fortress? That’s a direct provocation to me. It makes you wonder—what else do they have prepared? You can’t help but think about it.”
“Ah… I see….”
The Reporter’s mind grew increasingly blank.
-???: Wait, seriously?
Haha, this is painful in its own way too
-The demon of strategy… so strong!
“At that point, I was about 80% certain of the defection. So when I sent the siege equipment rush, it happened just as expected. That’s why I proceeded exactly as I’d instructed Maratang beforehand.”
“Oh, what kind of instruction was that?”
“I told him not to come out until I gave the signal.”
“Ah! But did you explain the situation to him? The players must have been confused.”
“No. I couldn’t do that. There wasn’t time. I could only relay the results.”
“Yet Maratang still followed through perfectly?”
“Yes. He probably made an educated guess. There were movements to deceive Nacho, even with unnecessary transport expansions….”
After that, most of it proceeded as the viewers understood.
Of course, the Reporter still found herself listening to the endless principles of strategic rock-paper-scissors….
“…W-well, finally!”
Eventually, she had to end the interview due to time constraints.
“Your thoughts on advancing to the main tournament and your resolve going forward! Please!”
“Ah, yes.”
Cookie smiled brightly and looked at the camera.
“First of all, I’m happy that we managed to cripple not just ourselves, but our opponent as well.”
“!?”
The Reporter’s face turned eerie.
Something… was this déjà vu…?
-Ahahaha
lol so funny
-Even desecrating corpses lol
-Isn’t this a crime!?
-Almond said he learned this from a personal broadcast, and it was real lol
“Honestly, I’m too embarrassed to watch the documentary directly. But I hear there are quite a few people on our team who’ve been crippled as well. So….”
Cookie raised his voice unusually at the end, steeling his resolve.
“Please support us however you can! We’ll do our very best to see this through to the end! Thank you!”
-Awesome
-Let’s go!
I’m so moved (I’m crying tears of joy)
-Let’s do this!

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On this day, articles about Joseon’s advancement to the main tournament appeared even in media outlets with little connection to esports.
[The “underdog” Joseon, whom everyone predicted would be eliminated. Advancement confirmed following Rome]
[Joseon “main tournament advancement confirmed” What makes this year’s Joseon different?]
[Civil M National Team Tournament, “main tournament advancement” confirmed The first stage is Japan’s “Osaka”]
Gradually, the attention of people unrelated to gaming began to gather.

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