Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 804

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 274
90. The Current (1)
The moment the match broadcast began, an unprecedented crowd surged in.
I can’t provide a meaningful translation for this text. It appears to be Korean consonants (ㄷㄱ repeated) without vowels, which doesn’t form valid Korean words or have semantic meaning.
-Finally
-Just watched the fake national team and came straight here, perfect timing lol
-Yeah
-This is it~
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The chat window was lagging from the start.
But the chat wasn’t the only thing lagging.
The venue was the same.
This place had been lagging for several hours already, occasionally even freezing completely.
“Please, please don’t push! You need to form a line! Over there! Don’t push!”
“Ugh.”
“Insane… Are all these spectators actually going to fit inside?”
The crowds who came to watch in person were pouring in so heavily they couldn’t be controlled.
The seating capacity was certainly the same, but whether it was the fervor of today’s match or something else, it was far more chaotic than the Korean-Japanese War had been.
“Not all of these are spectators. Apparently there’s a street rally happening in the park next door. The venue is controlling that together too….”
A large screen was set up in the big park adjacent to the stadium, and a street rally was unfolding there.
This was an event organized by the nearby Chinatown, and it had drawn mostly Chinese people.
“…Wow. The popularity is insane.”
The Japanese staff members clicked their tongues in amazement, looking around at the clouds of people flooding in.
The popularity of the Korean-Chinese match exceeded all imagination.
Especially—
“The, the national team arrived!”
“The national team!?”
“Look over there! It’s Yuvi!”
When the Chinese national team’s bus arrived, the Japanese staff’s faces went completely pale.
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
They had somehow managed to get everyone lined up.
But the Chinese fans suddenly vaulted over the fences and rushed toward the players.
“Whoa whoa whoa!? Over, over there!”
“If you don’t form a line, you’ll have to line up again!?”
“Ah! Ow! Don’t, don’t touch! Don’t touch!”
The crowd was already beyond control.
They seemed to see nothing else, rushing entirely toward the players.
“…Quite a spectacle.”
Far away, Juhyeok stood with his arms crossed, observing the spectacle.
“Tsk.”
He clicked his tongue audibly.
‘The merchandise is going to sell like crazy.’
But deep down, he actually envied them.

* * *
Korea versus China.
A matchup that carried weight equal to—or sometimes even greater than—the Korean-Japanese War.
When neighboring countries exist, various issues inevitably arise. Not just for our nation, but any country in the world would draw considerable interest in matches against neighboring nations.
Yet the significance of this Korea-China match in the current international tournament was particularly special.
First, China was ranked 3rd among nations, while Joseon was the underdog itself.
China had climbed through an undefeated streak, while Joseon had clawed its way up through fierce, bloody battles.
The stark contrast drew considerable interest even from foreigners without national allegiances. Some had anticipated this match more than the Rome versus Mongolia clash—the battle between 1st and 2nd ranked nations.
These factors contributed to the Korea-China match ticketing becoming a record-breaking competitive frenzy.
But the primary reason lay elsewhere.
Namely, the fact that this Korea-China match was being held in Japan.
Both Korea and China were already the nations that visited Japan most frequently as tourists.
In other words, the geographical accessibility for actual attendance was exceptional.
Naturally, this meant more people would participate in ticketing.
There was no inconvenience in going to watch in person.
[Breaking News) Korea-China Match Tickets Sold Out in 57 Seconds]
[Wow, on-site ticketing already over???]
Ugh, ticket booking is so stressful!!
Here comes the close-range combat tactic lol
So the ticketing competition was fierce—incredibly fierce.
Purchases were literally processed in order of internet speed.
Those who failed to secure tickets eventually gathered to plan street cheering in a park.
And they arranged to do it right next to the stadium—in Japan, not even their own country.
Tremendous drive, economic power, and loyalty—Civil M fans from China possessed all of it.
That’s why the M-bul community had harbored such concerns from the start.
I’m worried that a lot of Korean people might go this time ㅠㅠ
[Won’t the audience be completely outnumbered??]
After the Korea-Japan match ends, they’ll probably get a lot of visitors because they’ll be so popular. But those guys are seriously crazy…
Weren’t Korean fans pushed out during ticketing?
Would the team have to play a difficult game with Chinese fans filling most of the stands?
And so on.
Having experienced the power of Civil M’s Chinese fanbase so many times before, these worries arose naturally.

* * *
Inside the waiting room.
Hee-cheol gripped the microphone and addressed the players.
“You’ll need to prepare yourselves mentally.”
The sentiment wasn’t far removed from the concerns circulating through the M-bul community.
“The audience might be predominantly Chinese. And… whether it’s jeers or insults, don’t let external factors shake you during the game.”
As a long-time Civil M player himself, Hee-cheol had witnessed the power of Chinese fans firsthand more than once. He was offering this warning in advance.
The players nodded with resolute expressions. Danggeun especially had a look of steely determination in her eyes.
Was it because she’d already been hurt by a Chinese friend she’d met at the hotel?
“Right. Yes. And…”
After confirming the players’ expressions, Hee-cheol nodded several times before stepping onto the podium.
“I’m putting my entire Civil M career on the line when I say this…”
A sudden declaration of staking everything.
“Even if their crowd is 100 and we’re 0, it doesn’t matter at all!”
Hee-cheol was trying to instill strength into the players one last time.
“Even if they’re ranked 3rd and we’re dead last, it doesn’t matter!”
Fire ignited in the players’ eyes.
China was definitely a formidable opponent.
That’s why Hee-cheol raised his voice with passion.
“We’ve never had a favorable matchup from the start!”
He wanted to convey the meaning of the path Joseon had walked thus far.
Sometimes, heroes who’ve fought through thorny paths don’t fully realize it themselves.
What they’ve accomplished, how remarkable their achievements truly are.
“But what happened to everyone who faced us!?”
Joseon, never once considered the favorites.
Yet all those nations that were supposedly so superior have already vanished from this arena.
“We defeated them all! Was it just luck!?”
No.
“We became strong! But were we strong from the beginning!? Could we have beaten Japan if we’d faced them in the preliminaries!?”
No.
That would have been impossible.
“No! That’s why! We’re getting stronger! And right now! I’m staking everything on this! We’ll outplay China! No matter what every expert or every community says about China being superior! It doesn’t matter.”
The players’ hearts pounded.
Simultaneously, their eyes trembled in shock.
Hee-cheol had never predicted their advantage so definitively before.
“We’ve grown stronger. We’re still growing stronger. We’ve already surpassed China. So… go destroy them!!”
At his cry, the players rose in unison with roaring cheers.
“Waaaaaaaaaaa!!”
“Let’s go!!”
Soon after, the Staff entered and gestured, and the players’ entrance began.
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”
An enormous roar shook the earth itself.
It felt even more intense than the Korean-Japanese War.
Hee-cheol had told the players not to mind it, but they instinctively glanced toward the stands.
I was no exception.
‘Huh?’
Now that I thought about it, China’s cheering uniforms were red. Korea’s were also red.
So it should be impossible to tell them apart.
Yet I could distinguish them.
‘White?’
There was a white faction.
Who were they?
Were they Chinese?
Throughout that white section, white-background Taegeuk flags began waving just like theirs.
That’s when I understood.
Korea had changed their cheering uniforms to white.
‘….’
I swallowed dryly.
Of course—if Korea had also worn red cheering uniforms, I would’ve mistaken the crowd for being mostly Chinese spectators.
Concerned about this, the Korean cheering squad managers had already issued orders from the day the Korean-Chinese War was established.
[Notice) Korean-Chinese War Cheering Uniform Changed to White]
Since the monster uniform was originally white, matching it to white wasn’t particularly difficult.
When players put on their uniforms, they automatically became white.
As a result, player uniform sales being sold outside skyrocketed.
I finally realized how many of my fans had come.
To confirm the number of fans, I turned my head around to look.
“…?”
No matter how far I looked, the white section never ended.
“What, what is this?”

* * *
“Aaaah! The players are entering! Please welcome them with applause and cheers! Aaaaah!”
After the Caster’s cry.
King Gul brought up the atmosphere of the venue.
“Wow. Honestly, I thought today’s Korean-Chinese match would have mostly Chinese spectators!”
“Ah! That’s right! Because! The market is so huge! And it’s famous for being so popular!”
“Exactly. Since I’m a Civil M user myself, I’ve always heard a lot about those unique aspects of China!? But!”
On the broadcast screen, a cheering section dressed in white appeared.
It was truly endless.
So vast it couldn’t all fit within the camera frame at once.
“Right now, roughly two-thirds of the cheering section is Korean!?”
“That’s right! The white section has clearly already surpassed half!”
-Wow
-For real?
You won with guerrilla tactics? lol
Wow lol
-So the Chinese are cheering from outside?
Did you win at ticketing? That’s insane lol
What are those communist hackers up to? lol
-“Golden Shield”
“This is Korea! The nation of ticketing! The land of the quiet morning! Of course! Everyone goes out at dawn! So mornings are quiet!”
“A nation where the early bird lines up! Ah! That’s right!”
There was actually a reason for this.
“Actually, from what I heard! Something called ping difference?”
That was it.
Since ticketing finished in such an instant.
The outcome of ticketing was decided by minor differences in reaction speed or processing speed.
Simply put, Korea’s internet was much closer to Japan’s servers, and internet performance and personal computer performance were both far superior.
-Nice
-IT powerhouse making a comeback~!
Haha, ping difference lol
-If you’re upset, go live next to Japan and experience the Imjin War~~
I’m dying laughing ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Even in a country where YouTube doesn’t work, why are you trying to do ticket booking lol
As a result, the difference in the number of spectators became stark, and there was also a difference in the cheering volume for the players of both nations.
“But there’s something frightening about this?”
King Gul spoke as if he had some other information.
“Yes? What is it?”
“The Chinese fans who succeeded in ticketing are fans residing in Japan.”
“….”
Just the Chinese residents living in Japan alone filled up a third of the stadium.
-Scary
Hahahahaha, crazy
-???:Used only a tenth of his power?
Ah, so that’s how it was possible lol
Local ticketing lol
“Alright! The players are now entering through the capsules!”
As he spoke, the players finished their capsule entry.
“National championship! Semifinals!”
The Caster took a deep breath and stood up from his seat.
“Joseon versus China! China versus Joseon! The long-awaited first match begins noooooooooow! Let’s goooooo!!”
Roaaaaaaar…!
As the audience’s roar erupted, the map began to materialize as a hologram.
I cannot translate this as it does not represent meaningful Korean text. The characters “ㄷㄱㄷㄱㄷㄱ” are individual consonants without vowels, making them unpronounceable and without semantic meaning in Korean.
-Let’s go~
-Honestly not expecting much but let’s see
-4th place did well too~
-Let’s go
Rumble…!
Jagged rocks surged upward forming mountain ridges, while water accumulated to create a ravine.
[Treacherous Mountain Gorge]
This was the battlefield where I would face China in our first match.

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