Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 670

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 140
46. Vlog (2)
“Vlog’s done.”
Clap.
After applauding and ending the Almond vs Takoyaki broadcast, the Unemployed Fleet members headed to the second round.
“The second round’s on me.”
Sanghyeon was treating everyone, perhaps feeling sorry that he hadn’t gotten to talk properly during the broadcast earlier.
Cheers erupted from the back.
“Kyaaaa~!”
“Waaahhhhh!”
“Thanks so much!”
Pangeo subtly squeezed in among his younger teammates and let out a cheer of his own.
“Is this young and rich and handsome?! Is this young and rich and handsome?! Is this young and rich and handsome?!”
Receiving Pangeo’s enthusiastic support, they headed to a famous izakaya nearby.
I remembered coming here during a business trip before.
It was a place where Japan’s unique drinking culture of “nomihoudai” was available.
In other words, it was a place where not just beer but any drink or beverage could be refilled infinitely during the designated time.
Chiseung was startled by this and asked again.
“Wow… really, truly unlimited? We can really just eat as much as we want? Even stuff like this?”
He pointed excitedly at fruit-mixed cocktails.
“No. Hyeon-a said you can’t have cocktails today because of the pressure change.”
“Hey!”
A moment later.
The ordered drinks and beverages arrived first.
“Come on, come on. We couldn’t even toast at the takoyaki place because it was cramped. Everyone, let’s make a toast.”
“Total middle-aged vibes.”
Danggeun made a comment, but Pangeo didn’t mind.
He’d always enjoyed acting like a middle-aged man anyway.
“Alright! Joseon! To the finals! Let’s gooooo!”
Fortunately, the toast went smoothly.
Clink.
Countless glasses clinked together, foam sloshing.
“Ahhh~!”
“Monster!”
Despite being unlimited refills, the draft beer quality was quite impressive.
Honestly, it was far better than domestic beer halls.
“What appetizers should we order? Huh?”
“I want that one with tuna and egg yolk…”
“Oh, I’ll have…”
“No. Why are you ordering? Almond’s treating us.”
Watching Sanghyeon eagerly order appetizers, I couldn’t help but smile.
‘It feels like I’m on vacation.’
For the first time, it felt like I was traveling abroad for leisure.
I’d envied people who spent large sums of money traveling overseas, and I hadn’t understood it well.
But now I was beginning to grasp why.

* * *
“Phew. I’m stuffed.”
The team members who’d eaten their fill at the izakaya for their second stop patted their bellies.
“Come on, come on. Now we drink real alcohol.”
Pangeo grinned and grabbed Chiseung and me.
“…But didn’t that place have unlimited beer refills?”
Chiseung asked in bewilderment at the mention of “real” alcohol.
“Ah. You fools. What kind of drink is beer!”
“What kind of drink is it!”
Ratte, thoroughly drunk beside him, echoed Pangeo’s words.
“Let’s drink real alcohol. My treat!”
“Sure. Then me too.”
Danggeun seemed reluctant at first, but jumped in at Pangeo’s offer to pay.
“Ah! Great. Great. You guys… don’t know Japan is famous for whiskey? Your hyung! Exactly~! I know…!”
Sway.
Whiskey walked as if he’d collapse from just one beer.
“Ah… I know something! Huh? Let’s go there! I’ll buy! Alllll!”
But?
He raised his index finger in warning.
“But! On, only… one glass, okay? Huh? I’m un-em… I have a fleet….”
“You mean unemployed.”
Chiseung supported him and added a remark, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
“So where is it?”
“Not far… there, over there. Um… over there.”
We’d later learn that, amusingly, Pangeo hadn’t actually gone to the place he knew. He’d just pointed at some random bar nearby, which he’d confess later.
But for me, it turned out to be a stroke of luck.
Because I got to see a familiar face.
“Welcome… eh?”
The young man wiping glasses at the bar looked incredibly familiar.
“Ah… Almond?”
It seemed he recognized me too, as he greeted me.
‘What?’
I searched my memory for a moment.
He spoke urgently.
“Whiskey! Whiskey desu.”
Whiskey? Right, I know this place sells whiskey. But his face looks familiar.
“Whiskey.”
He pointed to himself once more as he spoke.
“Ah!”
Then it clicked for Sanghyeon.
The Japanese player I’d met at Civil M—it was Whiskey.

* * *
[Vlog ep.2) Almond vs Whiskey]
Viewers were confused by the broadcast that suddenly went live in the middle of the night.
-??
-What’s this glitch
-The title’s different?
-What is this lol
-Drinking stream? Whiskey?
-A mistake?
Some thought it was a mistake or a bug.
After all, it wasn’t common for Almond to go live twice in a single day.
“Um… can you hear me?”
But this was real.
Almond’s face appeared on screen, and his voice came through.
Soon the camera focused on the background behind him.
It was a bar with an old-fashioned design.
Viewers quickly realized where this was.
So they understood that Almond was really doing a whiskey mukbang.
-I can hear you!
-lololol
-Two episodes in one day wow
-Maybe add “fake” before vlog?
-Whiskey?? No way
-A real fake vlog lol
-Insane lol
“Ah. Everyone. Do you remember this person?”
Almond grabbed the camera and moved closer to the bar, shifting his face next to someone else’s.
“Hello~!”
The bartender greeted them in awkward Korean. To the viewers, he just looked like an ordinary bartender.
-?
-Women’s relay broadcast~! Where?
-The bartender speaks Korean
-Hah!
-This isn’t the Nut Fans… it’s the Korean Wave!
So I thought he was filming this to showcase the Korean Wave craze in Japan or something.
“No. That Whiskey. You don’t know him?”
-???
-Whiskey?
-He just turns on the stream and asks if anyone knows some Japanese guy lol crazy lol
-What??????
-Wow
-That’s the guy
It seemed like half the people knew who he was and half didn’t.
“That Japanese player who helped out in the early days of Civil M.”
The moment I said that, Whiskey suddenly reacted from behind.
“Nani!?!?!?”
-Lmao lol lol lol lol
-Oh Nanija lol lol lol
-Wow lol they actually met??
-Insane
-It was Nanija lol lol
With that single “nani” from Whiskey, most people figured it out.
-Wow they really met
I’m crying because of you ㅠㅠ
-The way he says nani is so charming lol lol
“Let me show you the bar here. This is the bar that Whiskey runs.”
Almond turned the camera around with an amused expression, showing off the bar.
The interior was elegantly decorated in mahogany wood tones.
Whiskey, dressed in a suit and seated in front, looked quite fitting for the place.
But then he waved his hand and clarified something.
“Ah… I, I’m not the owner….”
It seemed he was saying he wasn’t the owner.
“Oh, is that so? Then….”
“Otousan… Ah, my father.”
“Ah…!”
So this bar was operated by Whiskey’s father.
-Oh, typical Japanese inheritance
-Cool~ that’s romantic
-Wow so that’s how it is amazing??
-So that’s why he’s Whiskey lol lol
-He was born with a silver spoon lol
After introducing Whiskey to the viewers that way.
Almond leaned back in his seat and whispered to the viewers.
“Everyone, I just happened to come here and ran into him. Pangeo brought him along—said he knew this place.”
Why are you whispering? Haha
-real talk???
-Almond finds everything fascinating. Everything’s amazing~
“It’s not a civil M connection? Does that even make sense? lol”
Wasn’t Pang어 the one who knew about whiskey lol
Did Pangeo really know Whiskey?
Come to think of it, they both had Civil M in common.
“Ugh… Ah… W-where am I?”
Pangeo looked around like someone who’d just regained consciousness.
“Where? I brought you to this bar I recommended.”
Pangeo glanced around frantically, then looked at the bar’s name and shook his head.
“Huh? I, I… this isn’t the place? I don’t know this place? What is this?”
“…?”
Hahahahaha
Let’s just say it never happened lol
-it was pure 100% luck
-Mond’s luck is insane
lol
Just a dice lol
“You remember I said I’d pay for everything, right?”
“…What? W-what are you talking about? I, I never said that. That wasn’t me. S-Satan possessed me. Satan…”
This was unbelievable.
He was trying to weasel out of the third round he’d promised to buy.
No lol
The almond liquor must be really strong because nobody seems normal lol
-where did you guys go…
No, it’s like every almond is a demon lol, they’re trying to cover this up
“No, I’m not covering anything up. I really did say that?”
Haha, you’re lying / that’s bullshit
How does an unemployed fleet drink alcohol? lol
-come on
“I’m serious…”
The viewers laughed heartily watching the aggrieved Almond.
“Ahem. I’ll have some whiskey.”
Almond turned to the menu, but honestly, he knew nothing about it.
He’d never actually ordered premium liquor before…
That’s when it happened.
A crystal glass filled with amber-colored liquor was pushed in front of him.
“Service death.”
Whiskey said he was giving it as a service.
-Ooooh
-This is an advertisement
-Kyaa
-The life of an insider…
-What? Is Whiskey actually a woman?
-“That gentleman at the other table” where’d he go?
I accepted with both hands in surprise and bowed respectfully.
“Wow… Thank you so much.”
Whiskey made the rounds, offering a glass to each of the other members as a service.
Everyone eagerly accepted. Chiseung, tasting it for the first time, had a bewildered expression at the unusual flavor.
Pangeo made a ‘kuu~’ sound and gave enthusiastic thumbs up.
‘Me too….’
I took a sip as well.
‘Oh.’
The whiskey I’d had before tasted like cold medicine in my memory.
But this was a straight pour with nothing added, yet it had quite excellent taste and aroma.
‘Did he just give us something incredibly expensive?’
Suddenly I grew worried.
I’d accepted without thinking—what if this was an extremely expensive liquor?
“…The taste is really good. Do you happen to know how much this costs?”
-??
-How would you know just by looking lol
-You gotta taste it to know lolol
“I’m worried it might be too expensive… it’s a bit scary. You just gave it to me….”
-Lolol
-He’s scared lolol so cute
-Nah, surely he didn’t give you something too expensive
-Still, since he gave it, just enjoy it
Besides, refusing a gift could be impolite.
Since Whiskey gave it willingly, I should express my appreciation enthusiastically and enjoy it.
[Taster has donated 10,000 won.]
[Just give a thumbs up!?]
“Ah. Thank you, Taster. Should I?”
So I kept giving Whiskey thumbs up while sipping the drink.
Click!
-Thumbs up click lol
-Ah lol
-You can see Almond’s reaction for 10,000 won in Japan!? What’s the exchange rate!?
Every time Almond took a sip, he’d flash a thumbs up.
Click!
Click!
Click!
Whiskey had started with smiles and nods, but as Almond kept raising his thumb at every opportunity, his nodding gradually became more restrained.
hahaha
No lol stop expressing yourself like that lol
I’m dying laughing
-How many thumbs ups per glass? The ratio is insane!
Regretting the whiskey lol
“Lol it’s so funny how the whiskey left side’s head angle keeps decreasing ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ”
[Guugu donated 10,000 won.]
[Maybe… the thumbs up thing should… stop…?]
That’s ridiculous lolololol
I’m dying laughing ㅋㅋㅋ
-Stop!
haha that’s hilarious
“The thumb… Ah. Yes. Should we stop? Let’s just drink instead. Though with the quiet atmosphere here, it’s a bit awkward to keep talking.”
Due to the bar’s nature, Almond had no choice but to speak softly throughout the broadcast.
Thanks to that, viewers could enjoy the stream as if they were quietly sharing drinks with Almond one-on-one at a bar.
-Kyaa oppa! Is this like a long-distance date or something!? (Flustered)
I’m a guy but my heart is racing lol
-Bro… you… no wait!
Those damn bastards lol
No lol
-The vibe is actually nice
-Props to Pangeo for bringing him here

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The next day.
I opened my eyes in the morning.
Someone was hanging above my pillow like a bat, waiting.
‘Huh?’
In his hand was something like Thor’s hammer.
He grinned wickedly and smacked my head.
*Ding!*
“Ugh…”
A hangover.
I grimaced and cradled my head.
Pangeo was awake too and said something.
“Is this a dream? How can I still taste the alcohol?”
“What time is it?”
“Today… Ah. 10 o’clock.”
“Let’s get up then.”
“Yeah. Let’s get up.”
“Get up?”
“Yeah. Get up.”
“…”
“…”
We were still lying in bed.
“Let’s get up on three.”
After counting to about thirty, I finally pushed myself up.
I quickly brushed my teeth and splashed cold water on my face. I needed to clear my head.
‘We agreed to meet at 10 o’clock.’
Today was the day of the bracket draw. I’d be heading to the stadium and meeting plenty of players from other countries.
‘This is really starting now.’
*Smack.*
My reflection in the mirror slapped my cheek.
Thinking about heading to the stadium, it finally felt real that I was here for the main tournament of the international championship.
“Hey, Sanghyeon. Put this on. I was supposed to give it to you yesterday but forgot.”
Especially when I put on the uniform the game company had provided.
“…They give out these too?”
“Of course. We’ve got to look the part. It’s the main tournament, after all.”
After Pangeo chuckled and headed to the bathroom to shower.
I looked at myself in the mirror wearing the uniform.
‘KOREA’
My gaze lingered long on the country name emblazoned boldly across the back.

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