Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 761

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 231
76. The Sea (2)
Ringo had been continuously analyzing Daisunsin Choi’s style throughout the tournament.
While Cookie had a high probability of appearing, he was certain that if Joseon found itself in a desperate situation, she would return to shift the momentum, and that conviction was unwavering.
More than anything, her ominous nickname bothered him. It felt like she would cause trouble whenever given the chance.
And indeed, that’s exactly what happened.
‘I never expected her to start as the opener.’
She took the field as the opening player and won her first match.
Yet Ringo remained unshaken.
The quarterfinals of a national championship required playing up to five matches maximum.
Rather than focusing on each individual match, one had to observe the overall flow of the tournament.
And truthfully, he was grateful that Daisunsin Choi had appeared.
‘My analysis wasn’t wasted effort after all.’
He had actually conducted far more analysis on Daisunsin Choi than on Cookie.
Cookie had accumulated data over time, but Daisunsin Choi had none, so he had no choice but to invest more effort in a short timeframe—and fortunately, it had paid off.
Each Commander possessed their own unique worldview regarding their civilization.
These interpretations accumulated and connected, forming a complete world.
Ringo could sketch out a rough outline of the worldview she possessed.
‘First, there’s an obsession with early aggression.’
She absolutely made her moves in the second era.
Her interpretation of Joseon was a civilization that must gain advantages through combat from the early game.
He’d never considered operating Joseon this way before, but having experienced it firsthand, it certainly made sense.
‘She avoids siege weapons as much as possible.’
Second, she never used siege weapons.
She prioritized efficient combat centered around soldiers.
But why was that?
Ringo couldn’t resolve this question here.
He only had hypotheses.
Perhaps she lacked confidence in direct control, or maybe she was pursuing resource efficiency to an extreme degree.
It could have been both.
Though merely hypotheses, these assumptions consistently manifested in her matches.
Ringo had to devise countermeasures accordingly.
Especially on this ocean map.
‘Both hypotheses are telling me the same thing: Fire Ships might not come.’
Regardless of which hypothesis he trusted, there was no guarantee that Joseon would definitely choose Fire Ships.
With any other Commander, it would be absurd, but Daisunsin Choi’s Joseon could potentially aim for Swift Ships instead.
He had to prepare for this unreasonable possibility.
This too came at a cost.
However, having lost the first match, Ringo had already confirmed that his hypotheses were at least partially correct.
However, Ringo, having lost one match, had already confirmed that his hypothesis was somewhat correct.
He gladly paid that cost.
‘If she comes….’
She could load archers onto Swift Ships in the second era.
He had to prepare for this absurd possibility.
‘She’ll sneak through the side routes like this.’
He positioned two scout fishing vessels on each flank.
He’d lose distance efficiency transporting fish, but there was no choice.
Only by preparing for this contingency could he defeat the author.
And─
“…!”
The goddess of victory in this match favored Ringo.
An enemy Swift Ship appeared on the scout fishing vessel he’d positioned.
Ringo’s lips curled upward.
“Let’s go. Sekibune.”
Whoooosh!
The freshly produced Sekibune cut through the water and departed from the coast.

* * *
“Wait! The, the Joseon Swift Ship’s been spotted!?”
The commentators also noticed the Joseon Swift Ship’s position had been discovered.
Since they could see both perspectives, they couldn’t be certain, but.
“At this distance, they’d definitely see it!? Plus, ah… Joseon isn’t even stopping—just pushing forward!”
Rather than stopping, Joseon surged ahead, making it impossible for either side not to recognize each other.
-Yikes
-What
-Seriously
-Why is that ship here???
-Huh?
“Wait, why is a fishing vessel here!?”
Neither the viewers nor the commentators—not even Daisunsin Choi—could understand why a Japanese fishing vessel was positioned in such a remote location.
“Did you anticipate this? You prepared for it?”
“Joseon, just forward! Even though we’re spotted, we’re landing on shore as fast as possible, right!?”
Whoooosh!
The Swift Ship cut through the water without a single course correction.
However─
“Ah… but because of the flat-bottomed ship faction! This!”
Flat-bottomed ships.
They slow down the farther from shore. Up to 20% slower.
“Right now we’re at maximum slowdown!?”
If only the Japanese coast were visible, it would speed up again, but this was open sea.
The flat-bottomed swift ships were not the stage where they could truly shine. Meanwhile, Japan’s vessels were pointed-bottomed ships.
With their sharp undersides, they cut through the water beautifully. While inconvenient for coastal use, they become incredibly fast in deeper waters.
Whoooooosh…!
[Sekibune]
The Sekibune cutting through the water’s current was precisely that kind of vessel.
“Ah. The, the Sekibune is complete and charging forward!? Joseon! I don’t think they know!?”
Japan’s Sekibune had been deployed one timing earlier.
“This looks like someone who came here with a plan! Ringo!!”
-No way
-They’re gonna ram from the side??
-This is insane
-Oh shit, total annihilation;
-It’s over
Joseon’s swift ship was advancing from the western edge of the map.
Ahead of it, a fishing vessel blocked the way, and the Sekibune was closing in from the east.
This was the section where the speed difference became most pronounced, so the distance between the Sekibune and the swift ship was narrowing in an instant.
Of course, this was all visible to those watching from above.
But Joseon still had no idea.
“Can we reach the shore before the Sekibune arrives!?”
“We’ve always succeeded with the 2 o’clock thrust!? This time too! Uwon! Our ADC is Almond! Why wouldn’t it work!? Can’t we just destroy the ship with arrows!?”
-lmao
-Like that’ll happen lol
-Is he a psychic or something
King Gul had to throw out such a joke-like hope, showing just how precarious the swift ship’s situation was.
Still, all Joseon could do was push forward.
They had to reach the shore before the Sekibune arrived.
With this resolve, they had to charge straight ahead.
The problem was that Joseon didn’t even know the Sekibune was coming.
“Ah! Right now! I see it now!!!”
And then—
“The Sekibune is accelerating dramatically!”
The Sekibune appeared in view from the eastern edge.

* * *
“Ah. A ship? I’ve been caught.”
Almond scratched his head casually.
So what I was seeing ahead wasn’t an island—it was a ship.
That was all there was to it.
“Hmm… I should be careful when disembarking. I could fall into the water.”
“Sir. If you don’t have any orders, you don’t need to say anything.”
“…Ahem.”
Ratte figured that Almond, thinking he was the leader, just blurted out whatever came to mind.
That was actually an accurate assessment.
“A true leader should command capable subordinates.”
Ratte pointed at Danggeun as he spoke.
“Ah. Right. That’s true.”
Almond nodded, then asked Danggeun.
“Alright, Danggeun. Tell me what we should do now.”
Pfft.
All the members burst into laughter.
‘What is this comedy?’
‘Is he an AI?’
But Danggeun couldn’t laugh.
She was the only one watching the east at that moment.
“Here’s what we’re going to do. A ship is about to crash into us from the right soon. Figure out how to jump onto the enemy ship and fight.”
“…?”
Almond tilted his head, overwhelmed by the sudden flood of information.
‘Huh?’
Something really was coming from the east.
And incredibly fast at that.
Pangeo, who had been sitting quietly at the stern, jumped up in surprise.
“Oh, it’s coming! What is that!?”
“A Sekibune.”
Danggeun murmured that as she climbed up toward the eastern edge.
Almond also took position at the eastern front and prepared for battle.
But just looking at it, the enemy ship’s size put them at a significant disadvantage.
‘Why haven’t orders come…’
No proper orders were coming from above.
If this ship sank now, ten archers would die meaninglessly.

* * *
“!”
Sarang’s eyes flew wide open.
‘What is this.’
A Japanese ship was where it shouldn’t be.
From the moment she spotted the fishing vessel, she had sharpened all her senses.
And sure enough, a Sekibune approaching from the east.
‘This is… big.’
She’d been completely read.
There was no other way to see it.
If she’d been read this thoroughly, these ten archers might as well be surrendered.
But even so, she couldn’t give them up easily.
‘I need to manage this.’
She had to hold on somehow, no matter what.
‘Forward first.’
The ship, with only a simple advance command input, was still pushing toward the Japanese coast.
But at a glance, the Sekibune would ram her first.
With a ram at its bow, larger size, and greater speed, the Swift Ship would shatter on impact without question.
Yet advancing to the coast like this was absurd.
But she let the Swift Ship advance anyway.
The enemy must not suspect.
That Joseon was charging straight for the coast.
‘The moment it enters.’
She kept her eyes wide, waiting only for the Sekibune to arrive.
Whoooooosh!
It began closing in at tremendous speed.
‘It’s aiming for a ram strike.’
Just as expected, it was targeting the classic ramming tactic—using the solid ram at the bow to collide and destroy.
That was the basic strategy of Japan’s early ships.
‘Coming. Just a bit more.’
The distance between the ships was about 100 meters.
‘More.’
80 meters.
Whoooooosh…!
Close enough that those aboard could feel the waves the opposing ship was creating.
And then, the archers began firing their bows.
Of course, to destroy a ship with arrows would require an insanely massive barrage, so it was meaningless at this point.
Still, Sarang didn’t give them separate orders.
She didn’t have the capacity.
This kind of direct control required her to devote all her concentration.
‘Now!’
And in the moment the Sekibune drove its bow into the Swift Ship’s hull.
The Joseon vessel twisted its head sharply away.

* * *
The Sekibune charged forward, its massive ram jutting out like fangs.
“Oh… here it comes!”
The Archers had all crowded toward the stern, preparing to leap onto the enemy vessel.
“Huh!?”
Crash!
It happened in an instant.
“Whoa!?”
The ship suddenly spun at a sharp angle.
The Archers, caught off guard, were swept up by the violent motion and tumbled over, while the ship tilted nearly on its side before righting itself.
Chaos erupted for a brief moment.
Almond was the first to push himself up and draw his bowstring taut again.
“It… passed by?”
The Sekibune that had meant to ram them had swept far past instead.
“!?”
The Player inside the Sekibune met Almond’s eyes with a bewildered expression.
“Wh… what? Why is this…?”
He grabbed the helm urgently and tried to do something, but unless the Commander relinquished control of the ship, there was nothing the Player could do.
A Sekibune simply couldn’t turn its bow so easily.
With its pointed, flat-bottomed hull, it experienced significant resistance when turning. Instead, it excelled at forward speed.
And so the Sekibune made a wide turn.
Like a shark searching for prey, it carved a large circle around them.
No matter how fast it was, it would take considerable time to strike the Swift Ship again.

* * *
Boom!
The commentators couldn’t help but be excited.
“That’s a flat-bottomed ship! That’s it!!”
It was a maneuver that maximized the flat-bottomed ship’s advantages to the extreme.
“All those so-called honorable Japanese people who were bragging about how ships slow down when they leave the coast, blah blah blah, thinking ‘now’s our chance’—come on out now!!”
Hahahahahahaha
I can’t laugh harder lol
-For real
-Flat-bottomed ship propaganda content
-Is, is this a flat-bottomed ship!?
The flat-bottomed ship’s design often drew criticism for its usual limitations, but it was undeniably a vessel with clear advantages.
Its superior turning radius made it the perfect form for Joseon, which fought primarily with cannons.
Now those advantages were being revealed even without cannons.
“But wait! The Sekibune will come again soon!? Is there anything we can do about it!?”
Of course, Daisunsin Choi’s control right now had merely postponed the crisis.
They were still on the ocean, and the enemy ship would come charging again after turning around.
“What do we do now!? Should we ram one of those fishing ships as a suicide attack!?”
This was King Gul’s judgment.
These archers were going to die anyway.
So the strategy was to ram a nearby fishing ship and take it down with them—a dragging-the-enemy-down tactic.
It wasn’t a bad backup plan.
However, Joseon saw beyond that.
“Ah… no!?”
Whoooosh!
When the Sekibune charged again, the swift ship turned once more and evaded.
“Bullfighting!? They dodged again!?”
“Joseon, which swallowed Spain!! They’re even doing bullfighting!?”
But it didn’t end there.
The archers inside the ship.
[Attack]
This time they didn’t fall over. They waited, stood up, and fired their bows in unison.
“They’re shooting the ship!?”
Each of them fired arrows that had accumulated their full three-second focus directly into the vessel.
Thwack!
Thud!
The Sekibune’s health began to chip away, however slightly.
-?
-This…?
-Huh?
-Destroy the ships??
Sinking the ships with arrows.
“Ah… No, I was just joking earlier!? You’re actually going to do this!?”
It’s the kind of task that could take an eternity.
Yet Joseon was determined to attempt it.
They were resolved to hold their ground here for as long as it took.

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