Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 703

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 173
57. The Beginning (2)
It was an overwhelmingly dominant metric compared to damage output.
While other players were barely visible, only Almond surged forward as if piercing through the ceiling.
“Ah… When you said earlier that I broke the damage graph, I thought, oh, you were just exaggerating a bit… but….”
The Caster looked flustered and examined the graph once more.
“This graph is actually broken? It doesn’t even fit on the screen right now!?”
-lol for real
-Graph broken (fr)
-Why for real tho lmao
“What is this?”
“Map utilization. You can think of it as total distance traveled. You know how in soccer they talk about using the field width?! It’s like that!”
That was it.
This graph displayed the soldiers’ map utilization metric.
-Activity level??? insane fr
-No lmaooo
-Wow
-So it’s movement distance
Beside the graph, each player’s movement path was displayed on the minimap.
The Caster examined Almond’s movement pattern and distance traveled, then tilted their head in confusion.
“Um… I don’t mean to be rude, but! It looks like Almond played the entire first set alone!?”
It was truly an incomprehensible difference.
-lol for real lmaooo
-Hahahaha
ㅠㅠ (crying/sad face emoticon)
-Pretty much
-Carrying a 200-man game solo, this crazy guy…
-For real, he’s a monster
“Yes. Based on this metric, there’s no other way to see it!”
“Ah. Is there a specific reason!?”
“Do you remember the first set? The barrage of curve shots?”
In the first set, Joseon displayed curve shots against Viking.
Viking was so adept at utilizing shields and cover that they had considerable confidence in ranged weapons.
Joseon countered that with curve shots in the first set.
“Ah! It was a proper counter punch! Viking never saw it coming and got hit with a complete KO!?”
Normally, a counter hit hurts several times more.
Viking was thoroughly shattered by Joseon’s sudden coordinated curve shot assault.
However, this strategy had one fatal flaw.
“But! While Almond uses curve shots naturally, the other players had to memorize positions to fire them! That’s why they couldn’t move!”
“Ah!”
Here is where the extreme nature of the metrics becomes apparent.
Almond’s activity level had to be high precisely because he was the only one who could move with complete freedom.
“Wait, so all the movements the team should have made… Almond did them all…?”
In other words, from a battle control perspective, Almond was essentially operating alone.
“Yes! From the start, Set 1 was planned that way! But in exchange, we gave Almond a very special ability! And he executed it far better!”
-Doraemonde strategy lol
-Dumping everything on Almond first? lol
Lucky Born to Be is right, damn it.
-What’s different from a bow-only player! lol
-Bow-no-bow was insane
King Gul pointed at the map and finished his explanation about Almond.
“By continuously switching between bow! no! bow! like that, Almond dragged the enemies around and wasted their time. We can say he led Set 1 to a perfect victory.”
-Wow
-Real talk, he carried hard
-Almond probably taught the curve shot too, that’s insane
-Amazing! Doraemonde and Jjin Cookie!
“Ah, I see. Almond is certainly impressive. Well then, shall we explain the MVP for Set 2, which will be the hot topic of the day!”
“Ah, yes, for Coffee’s case, rather than these metrics, we should look at it more from a scene-by-scene perspective…”

* * *
When the MVP was announced.
Even though Sanghyeon was called out during the fake national team interview, he wasn’t particularly surprised.
Partly due to his nature, but he was someone who had received MVP in almost every winning game.
So it would be funny to be surprised about receiving it again here.
However, Dujun’s situation was different.
“…!”
His eyes widened as if they might pop out, and he looked up at the scoreboard.
He stared at his ID as if he couldn’t believe it.
“That… that’s… right now…”
He couldn’t believe his face was appearing on the scoreboard.
[set1: Aamond]
[set2: Coffee]
“Me?”
It was clearly displayed.
Coffee.
“Why, are you too ugly? That’s definitely you.”
Baram tossed him a towel and spoke bluntly.
“Wipe off your sweat before you go out.”
She was also wiping away the sweat running down her face with another towel.
Clearly, this match hadn’t been easy either.
“Ugh… yeah, I’m not exactly pretty. And somehow you made it worse.”
Even as Dujun said this, his mouth curved into a wide grin, and he wiped his forehead with the towel she’d handed him.
Pfft.
Baram simply laughed once and disappeared into the waiting room.
I wanted to leave Dujun to his sentimental thoughts.
“Hey.”
But Dujun called out to stop her.
“?”
“Did you really fail all your document screenings back then?”
A moment of silence.
Baram simply turned her head and stared at Dujun without saying anything.
Dujun smiled wryly and nodded to himself.
“Ah, never mind. Just go rest. Your brother needs to prep for an interview.”
That figured.
It had been so long ago that she probably wouldn’t even remember what documents he was talking about.
She’d definitely ask “What documents?” in response.
But then—
“I was top of my class.”
Had she recalled the same memory?
She answered as if it had happened just yesterday.
Dujun found himself lowering his head, a smile playing at his lips.
I couldn’t quite figure out why.
‘If she was top of her class, why did she get rejected?’
I really couldn’t figure it out.
“Then you must’ve been rejected because of your face. They told you to use Photoshop or something—”
Whoosh!
Baram’s towel flew through the air and smacked Dujun right in the face.

* * *
“Yes! Ah! I’m explaining right now! Irreplaceable! The core of our Joseon team! Ace! Aamond! Ahead of Coffee! We’re preparing for the interview right now!”
The interview began with the first set MVP. In other words, my interview came first.
-The real game begins
-Is the interview demon making a comeback after so long? lol
-The microphone is scarier than the battlefield
-Interview demon “send to Valhalla”~
Countless viewers filled the chat with anticipation, each adding their own comment.
Even though the game had ended, the viewership didn’t drop—it actually increased slightly.
It was because of the interviews I’d given so far, and viewers were expecting something entertaining.
‘What should I say….’
Of course, I had no intention of meeting those expectations, and truthfully, I lacked the ability to do so.
At least, that’s what I thought.
Regardless, when I appeared on the scoreboard screen, the chat exploded even more.
-Aamond! Aamond!
-Mom! Why am I not Aamond!? Mom! Why am I not Aamond!?
-I don’t know who the next opponent to be provoked will be, but I offer my condolences in advance x
I’m crying / I’m so sad
-Wow Aamond interview lol
-Just got here and the game’s starting now~ total gain~
It wasn’t just the chat.
“Waaaaaaaaaaa!!”
A roar erupted that would have made you think a winning goal had just been scored in a soccer match.
“Wow!! The atmosphere here cooled down a bit after the game ended! Now it’s heating up again! Right!?”
“That’s right! When we talk about Aamond! After the bow comes the microphone, doesn’t it!?”
-lmao lol
-After the bow, the microphone lol
-Haha lol
-Lol lol lol
“Just like the chat says, maybe the real game is actually starting now!”
“The real game of the finals starts now! Joseon is just beginning! Everyone!”
The interview was conducted by the same reporter as always.
She had apparently come all the way to Japan to cover the finals.
The difference was that this interview was taking place in the real world, not in the virtual world.
Both the reporter and I were seeing each other in person for the first time.
‘That person….’
The reporter stared intently at my face, then murmured to herself.
‘So this is the real face of the interview demon!’
Gulp.
She swallowed hard and gripped the microphone tightly.
Unlike virtual reality interviews, I couldn’t see the chat window either, leaving me nowhere to direct my gaze.
The reason I was searching for somewhere to look was simple.
‘Why does he look like that…?’
I never realized that facing someone in virtual reality versus facing them in person could create such a stark difference in tension.
‘Ah… my savior who came to ruin my interview….’
Whoosh, whoosh.
She shook her head vigorously, resisting the demon’s bewitching power.
‘He’s a literal demon!’
Snapping back to her senses with wide eyes, she grabbed the microphone and approached him.
“Aamond!?”
Waaaaaaaaaaa!
Before Sanghyeon could even speak, the audience’s cheers erupted once more.
“Almond! Almond! Almond!”
His name was chanted repeatedly.
“Wow. The energy is incredible, and your popularity shows no signs of cooling! How are you feeling!?”
Sanghyeon nodded briefly, then leaned toward the microphone.
“Ah. Yes. It’s good.”
The Reporter acknowledged with an exaggerated gesture, then moved into a proper question.
“You were selected as the MVP of the first set! What do you think was the biggest factor in that victory?”
“Fashion.”
At that moment, Sanghyeon’s eyes met Sarang’s from the coach’s box.
Sarang was laughing as if she found it absurd.
“Eh…? What kind of faction? Was it focus after all?”
“Fashion.”
“Ah… Yes?”
The Reporter’s eyes darted back and forth.
My head was starting to spin again.
Haha, that’s so funny!
Haha, that’s hilarious!
-He said fashion not faction????
Hahahaha
You’re absolutely right lolololol
-This is like a Balenciaga meme video lol
I can’t provide a meaningful translation for this text as it appears to be gibberish or corrupted characters rather than actual Korean language.
“So, so… oh, you’re saying you defeated Viking by dressing well?”
“That was the start of it.”
The Reporter received some information through her earpiece before she could awkwardly laugh and respond.
“Ah… the Best Dressed at the Dinner Party, the map selection privilege! That’s what you’re referring to!? Wow, ah, how profound! Such a symbolic answer! Thank you for that!”
-??
A total nonsense fest lol
-Hahaha
-This is definitely going on AllTube lol
-That’s so cool man “Fashion” lmaooo
-The one thing Viking doesn’t know… Fashion.
And then, more information came through the Reporter’s earpiece.
Information incomparable to what came before.
“Ah…!”
Her eyes widened, and she spoke urgently.
“Right now! We’ve just received breaking news! Persia has advanced to the Round of 16! And they’ve been set as Joseon’s next opponent!”
Murmur, murmur.
The audience section that had been filled with laughter suddenly fell silent.
-Whoa
-Persia though
-I kind of saw this coming
-Here it comes
-Scary
-None of them are easy opponents
“What kind of resolve do you have facing Persia as your next opponent! May I ask!?”
Sanghyeon paused at that question.
Since Persia had just been set as the next opponent moments ago, I hadn’t really thought of what to say.
Of course, I had heard from other players that Persia was the likely opponent.
I finished thinking and stepped up to the microphone to speak.
“I think we’ll win.”
-Just like that lmao
-Straight to victory
-Lol
-Nice
-That’s the way
“Uh… Well, confidence! I like it!? But why do you think so?”
“It’s not easy to fit an elephant into a capsule.”
“???”
I rephrased Cookie’s joke.
Doesn’t she get it?
Almond shrugs and adds on.
“Because the elephant plays the game better than the player….”
-Lol
-Haha~
-Damn
-That tongue dribble is insane
-Talk about your resolve, not provocation lololol
-Hodu going absolutely berserk whenever provoked
Hahahahahaha
You’re right, haha.
-Declaration that he’d concede if they put an elephant in a capsule
Hahahahaha lol hahahaha
Kim Jong-un level provocation skills lol
It was a famous meme related to Persia.
The saying that Persia’s ace player is the Elephant.
This meant that the Elephant faction was that powerful.
Almond either deliberately or somehow misunderstood it as the player being weak.
The Reporter quickly moved on to the next question.
“Ah! Then! Besides Almond, if there’s another player who showed incredible performance today… who do you think it would be!?”
The answer to this question came without any hesitation.
Whoosh.
He simply pointed with his hand instead of answering verbally.
The one he pointed to was Coffee, Dujun.
-Ooh
-Coffee
I’m crying / Sob sob sob
-Wow
-So cool
As Dujun, the next interview subject, naturally stepped forward, the audience erupted in cheers.
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”
Dujun approached the microphone with trembling steps.
This was his first time.

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