Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 649

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 119
41. After Advancement (2)
Thump…!
Chiseung, who had been standing throughout the entire match watching the screen, collapsed into his seat.
“…Is this real?”
I had already calculated the probabilities for advancing to the main tournament.
[Victory]
The moment this word appeared before my eyes, I knew for certain that Joseon had advanced.
Yet I couldn’t help but ask again.
“Are we really going to the main tournament?”
I thought it might not actually happen in reality.
Despite hoping so desperately for this moment and working so hard toward it, part of me believed it was something that could never happen in reality.
It was a contradiction.
And yet it was the truth.
The more I worked, the more I only proved that the belief lodged in one corner of my heart was correct.
I believed the spear I held could pierce through anything, and I kept thrusting, believing that someday it would break through.
But no matter what stance I took or how many times I repeated it, the shield remained unbroken.
The more I thrust, the more I only proved the shield’s strength.
Even calling it a contradiction seemed insufficient.
The clash between an unstoppable spear and an immovable shield—that’s the true contradiction.
This spear was not so formidable.
That shield was easily pierced by others as they climbed higher.
A battle between an unremarkable spear and an unremarkable shield.
That was the fight I had been waging.
Clang!
Every time the shield’s resonance rang out.
Mockery came with it.
-Sigh. The Joseon team is always like that lol
-Get rid of the seeding rights, damn it. Civil M can’t do anything in Korea anyway.
Oh no, please… T_T
-At this point we should be grateful just to get into the preliminaries lolol
-The seeding rights honestly lol It’s definitely given out of respect since we’re the esports birthplace
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How ridiculous must it be?
In a world where you can always watch the clash between the world’s greatest spear and the world’s greatest shield whenever you wish.
Watching my fight, which seemed like a contest over who was more pathetic, would naturally invite ridicule.
I had now accepted their mockery.
Perhaps what I was doing really was something trivial.
Then one day, the shield shattered.
Boom!
I was astonished.
Something so steadfast in its endurance crumbled so easily when it finally broke.
Had invisible cracks been spreading through it all along?
Or was there some method to shatter it in a single blow?
Regardless, it was broken.
Shattered into countless fragments, its form was now beyond recognition.
The countless jeers and mockery vanished with it.
Even if they remained, I couldn’t possibly hear them.
[Great── Korea!!]
[Waaaaaaaaaa!]
A thunderous roar of cheers erupted, so fierce that mockery dared not even approach it.
[Waaaaaaaaaa!]
The crowd’s support crashed down like waves.
I tried to swallow hard, desperately holding back, but once the tide began, there was no stopping it.
“Ah. Damn….”
Chiseung’s face contorted.
I hadn’t wanted this.
Tears streamed endlessly from my eyes.
Once they started, I couldn’t contain them.
My legs gave way, and I couldn’t even stand to move.
I knew it was pathetic.
“Hnngh… ugh….”
A grown man crying so loudly. The whole world might mock me for it.
Yet if I didn’t let it out, I felt I couldn’t move at all.
My entire body burned hot, trembling violently.
What… what emotion was this?
I couldn’t understand.
A whirlwind of emotion I’d never experienced before.
I tried to guess.
Was it pity for my past self? Or sorrow? Rage?
‘I hated it so much….’
No, that wasn’t it.
I’d been so bitter and angry and despondent. All those who ignored me, looked down on me, refused to acknowledge me….
Those guys….
Now I could finally have my revenge!
But those feelings—where had they gone? Swept away by the crashing waves?
No.
The pain had been so deep; it couldn’t simply vanish.
They would remain firmly embedded like stones, eternally fixed in place.
Yet the anger and sorrow I felt back then no longer stirred within me.
“E-everything… had… meaning.”
Only now, having achieved my goal, could I see it clearly.
Whoooooosh….
As the tide receded, I looked back and saw it.
The path I had walked across those firmly embedded stones.
The journey I had traveled was never in vain.
Every moment of doubt and anguish I had endured held profound meaning.
Every step was crucial.
“This was it… a-all of it….”
Because of this, I could move forward.
Even if I stumbled, I could rise again.
Even if someone gave up and left the team, Chiseung could continue.
Because everything had meaning. Because even falling would only make this shine brighter.
Now I could go forward anytime.
I was not afraid.
No defeat, no rejection, no despair could frighten me.
The last thing crawling out from Pandora’s box.
“It was all hope.”
This brilliantly radiant emotion was hope.

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After Joseon’s advancement to the finals was confirmed.
Everyone was shocked.
It was shocking news no matter how you looked at it.
For Espana and France, who had been eliminated, and for Rome, who was advancing alongside them.
And for all the teams advancing to the finals who would face Joseon.
But most shocking of all was for the Korean players who supported Joseon.
[Is this real? Not a bug?]
Traffic is crazy.
[It’s gonna blow up again…]
Wow, I’m going crazy ㅠㅠㅠ
[Cookie interview ㅠㅠ seriously you have to watch Cookie from her rookie days to understand this ㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
On M-bul, the most famous Civil Empire-related community, an absurd flood of posts began appearing in an instant…
[Poof. We apologize. Currently recovering…]
The result was that the server crashed again.
[They said they expanded it but we’re refugees again]
[Does M-bul even work?]
Sibil M Korea no jeoera ——
Server expansion wasn’t something that could be done in such a short timeframe.
They eventually relocated to the shelter set up on Rilpro.
[Applying for refugee status~]
Wow, I’ve come all the way to Lil Pro lol
[Saved today’s game highlights]
After the poor showing at the Ril Cup, people talking about Civil Empire began to exceed half of all discussions.
No matter how much they tried to suppress it and push it away, there was no stopping the tide of public sentiment.
When did I ever talk about reels on Reelflow lol
“lol these guys just mess with the players all day long ㅋㅋㅋㅋ”
[Wasn’t talking about Ril on Rilpro a bannable offense?]
The logic itself that you couldn’t talk about anything other than Ril on Rilpro was rather flimsy to begin with.
Since it was a community that had existed for quite some time, so many diverse people had gathered there that conversations naturally generated from various topics.
So selectively blocking only Civil Empire discussions didn’t gain much support.
In the end, Rilpro decided to ride the wave instead of stopping it.
[Civil Empire Pro]
They created a space where people could only talk about Civil Empire.
[Wow victory!!!]
“They’re creating categories lol that’s crazy haha”
I can’t believe this day has come for CIBILme ㅠㅠㅠ
Are there more newbies in the civil service exam community these days? lol
[Wow the finals really hit different with national pride… wow…]
[Mounted Archer entry scene gif]
As M-bul exploded onto the scene, Rilpro began to surge with tremendous energy.
This was welcome news for Civil M players as well.
Within the massive Rilpro community, Civil M content was being officially categorized and continuously reproduced.
This was undoubtedly an enormous promotional effect.
Not only was the game being promoted, but everyone involved in it benefited as well.
[Civil M Related Streamers]
[Curious About Civil M Skill Broadcasts? Check Here]
[Rules Regarding Stream Promotion]
Particularly, the promotional effect for Civil M-related streamers—if such a thing still existed in Korea—was substantial.
“Huh…? What? Why are my viewers like this?”
Haha, you surprised me! Lol
-Is this that Mool Mandu?
-lol, haha
-Mool Mandu when are you becoming Kimchi Mandu?
-Are you dating Chiseung?
Mool Mandu had never experienced a significant surge in viewers even after the fake national team broadcast ended.
As a member of the Sync Tank team, she wasn’t mentioned for her gameplay, and she’d only played a supporting role in the fake national team.
But as word spread that her stream was quite excellent as a skill broadcast, countless people flooded in.
[Current Viewers: 2.1K]
Two thousand people entered a broadcast that usually had only dozens watching.
If Mool Mandu saw this much growth, then Chiseung’s surge—who was practically the lead in the fake national team—was even more dramatic.
“…Wow. So many people came, didn’t you?”
He was speechless upon seeing the viewer count.
Since he only streamed occasionally in the evenings when he had time, his viewership had at best reached the hundreds.
Despite having a decent reputation in this industry.
But after the fake national team broadcast, it gradually climbed.
[Current Viewers: 5.9K]
A full five thousand people came to watch.
Of course, this was a temporary phenomenon.
Depending on what he did from here, his future path would diverge.
Still, the fact that fresh water was flowing in was definitely good news.
“Did you come to congratulate me on advancing to the main tournament? I can’t stream for long though… Ah, at least I got fired from my part-time job so I can… Ugh! Thank you for the 100,000 won donation!? You’re saying I should quit my job entirely!? That’s a bit…”
Chiseung floundered as the chat and donations suddenly poured in.
-Hahahahahaha so cute
-Wow I didn’t know before he played Civil M but this guy is seriously insane
-Sync Tank guys are seriously so good
-Kimchi! Kimchi! Kimchi!
-So if these guys are this good, how good are the actual pro players?
-Quit your job now Chiseung~
Either way, having this many viewers on his stream was quite a joyful thing.
For one thing, it’s nice not having to stare at a chat window that’s been dead all day long.
It’s nice not feeling like I’m talking to myself against a wall.
Truly, nothing but good things.
“Ah. If you want to hear more about the main tournament, there’s actually Pang-eo Ajae and others besides me, or….”
And he mentioned the broadcasts of Pang-eo, who had quit his job because of advancing to the main tournament, and numerous other players from the fake national team who hadn’t received much attention.
Whether that was good or bad, the truth was that among the national team members, those who streamed consistently were quite rare, so it didn’t take long to mention them all.
And at that very moment, Pang-eo, now unemployed, casually entered the capsule to do today’s broadcast, but….
“…Huh?”
He blinked his tired eyes and stared at the viewer count.
“Is this a bug….”
hahahahahaha
-So this is where Pang-eo Ajae’s stream is
-Wow the viewers really exploded
-Unemployment fleet, can I join too!?
I can’t translate this as it’s not a meaningful Korean word or phrase – it appears to be random consonants without vowels.
-Sir. Just give us one Red Card~
-We’ve caught the big one~
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[Current Viewers: 4.3K]
Pang-eo’s stream was one that struggled to get even dozens of viewers, let alone hundreds. That was because the broadcast schedule itself was so irregular, and while Commander streams were popular, Player streams had a hard time gaining traction.
“Wait, so 4.3K means 4 thousand 3 hundred, right?”
-Yes
I can’t translate this as it’s not a complete word or phrase in Korean – it appears to be just consonants and vowels without meaningful content.
-What else would it be
Hahaha
I can’t translate this as it’s not a complete word or meaningful text in Korean. The characters “ㅔㅔ” are just vowel sounds without consonants to form a word.
“…Wow.”
He let out a quiet exclamation.
“Quitting my job was the right call!”
…he said excitedly, then immediately started the game.
Acceptance comes fastest.
Perhaps this is his true calling.

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Meanwhile, Almond had always been an established mid-tier streamer in his own right.
I was the complete lead of the fake national team, the owner of the channel where that content was uploaded, and the most active player in this national team competition.
So my viewership surge was tremendous even without the favorable news of advancing to the finals.
And so I turned on my broadcast today.
Ding.
[Almond is starting a stream.]
[The Interview Demon Resummoned Broadcast]
Judging by this title, it seemed to be a communication broadcast where I’d be sharing behind-the-scenes stories about advancing to the finals.
-Haha
-Hahahaha
-Wow, how long has it been since Almond’s solo stream
-Guess all the Civil M members are resting today lol
-Nice
I miss you so much.
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Viewers who heard the news of my broadcast began flooding in at an incredible rate.
Not just people who had been watching Triby before, but people from other platforms as well.
“Oh…”
Even I, who rarely mentioned viewer counts, couldn’t help but hesitate for a moment seeing the number displayed at the bottom.
‘I was just going to chat about what happened.’
The numbers were such that I wondered if I should be playing a game instead.
“Um. So… today is just a communication broadcast where I talk about behind-the-scenes stuff.”
I was asking if a communication broadcast would be okay.
-Actually, we prefer this lol
-Why would you even ask that lololol
-Probably asking because there are so many viewers lol
-Translation) Anyone who wants to leave, leave now
-The Interview Demon Resummoned broadcast? We’re all for it
So many people had gathered that I felt compelled to ask such a thing.

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