Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 81

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 81
29. Fan Service (1)
[Platinum II]
A curtain gleaming with brilliant light.
“Oh… I’ve ranked up.”
Only two tiers remained between me and Diamond rank. It had been less than a week since I declared I’d reach it within two weeks.
-Omen
-Ooooooh….
Wow, you actually did it lol
-Almond’s really going to Diamond?
-Pretty much guaranteed he’ll break another Jeon-ja-pa record.
-Even with snipers on his back, doing this is just insane.
This is no joke, seriously lol
-I wish Jeon-ja-pa had tried a bit harder back then….
-What’s Jeon-ja-pa even doing these days? Not streaming at all? Someone teach this cocky little nut a lesson!
Diamond within two weeks. When I first made that declaration, everyone doubted me.
Even my own fans saw it as nothing more than cute audacity.
Back then, I was a complete novice who’d only played two matches.
But now, reaching Diamond rank had become an absolute certainty.
Breaking Jeon-ja-pa’s monthly record had also become inevitable.
The only question was by how much I’d surpass it.
“Everyone, I’ve achieved today’s goal, so I’ll be heading out now.”
-???
-Huh.
-Almond not going to Diamond?! Almond not going to Diamond?! Almond not going to Diamond?! Almond not going to Diamond?!
-Oh, why!
Crying, Dad
I’m so frustrated/upset with the broadcast
The chat descended into a sea of tears.
[Not Possible donated ‘10,000 won’!]
[You’re going to Diamond, right?]
[Rubisword donated ‘10,000 won’!]
[Take care of yourself~]
[Gaji-bokkeun donated ‘5,000 won’.]
[Fighting]
Unfortunately, I had to turn off the stream.
There were health concerns to consider, after all.
“Thank you, Rubisword and Gaji-bokkeun. I’ll be going now! See you!”

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Hisssss──
The capsule lid hissed open with the familiar sound of hydraulics.
Almond stumbled out like a zombie, drenched in sweat.
‘After flying around in that power suit, coming back to reality feels like I’m wearing some heavy straightjacket.’
The reason he looked particularly exhausted today was none other than the experience with the power suit.
That’s why I ended the stream early.
‘Did I get too immersed?’
Was it just me?
Almond wondered if this was a phenomenon only he experienced. If everyone went through something like this, surely word would spread. He’d never even heard of similar occurrences.
Juhyeok followed along and spoke up.
“Was today rough? You were fine at first, but by the end you were just sweeping everything away?”
He seemed to have noticed that I looked more exhausted than usual. Well, since I’d ended the stream earlier than originally planned, he’d catch on immediately.
“Ah… I guess dealing with those snipers earlier was more draining than I thought.”
Sanghyeon answered briefly and headed straight to the bathroom to shower.
“Ah, right. I’ll report those snipers and get them banned.”
It didn’t seem like he’d hear it while showering, but Juhyeok shouted it anyway.
“They’re on the community site.”
Juhyeok logged back into the community website.
Baera 31, as it was called, was the largest community for Battle Large.
‘…What?’
Juhyeok’s eyes widened.
It definitely wasn’t like this when he logged in an hour ago.
‘The stream just ended?’
Had it really only been five minutes since Sanghyeon’s stream ended?
1st) Today’s Almond Power Suit Gameplay
2nd) Almond Achieves ‘Single Match’ Plat 2!
3rd) Miho’s Statement About Almond
4th) Miho’s Outfit Today OMG
5th) Balloon Gum Returns to Battle Large Main Game! Win Rate Updated! 0.04% → 0.03%
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The word “Almond” was already appearing quite frequently in the issue posts.
And there was one post that caught his eye at the end.
‘Balloon Gum. She’s started again.’
Balloon Gum, a general game streamer, constantly switches games. She clears one game and moves on to the next.
For endless online games, she designates the main game for that season and plays it.
When she met Almond before, Battle Large wasn’t the main game for this season.
It was just a one-off event.
Since Battle Large had already been the main online game last quarter, most opinions suggested the probability of it becoming the main game again seemed low.
However, it appeared that Battle Large had been decided as the main game for this quarter.
‘The manager wasn’t just talking nonsense.’
Juhyeok had received advance notice about this.
Previously, he’d received contact from Seong-tae Park, the Balloon Gum manager.
「I’m planning to go with Battle Large as the main focus this quarter too. For a natural meeting with Almond to happen, that would be best, wouldn’t it?」
He was already operating under the premise that he would meet Almond. Given the nature of the tutoring format, it was only possible if Almond reached Diamond rank.
「Reaching Diamond rank is a predetermined future, isn’t it? It’s just a matter of whether the record gets broken or not.」
Seong-tae Park had no doubt that Almond would reach Diamond.
‘He knows how to read people.’
Juhyeok smiled faintly and continued scrolling with his mouse.
“Ah. Found it.”
He finally found the post he was looking for.
[Today’s list of Almond broadcast snipers lol]
A post where someone had kindly compiled a list.
Juhyeok copied their IDs and pasted them into a notepad.
He couldn’t report them just because their queues overlapped once, but if it happened repeatedly, he was determined to get them suspended by any means necessary.
“Anyway, these bastards’ reputation completely flipped. Seriously.”
Pfft.
Reading the posts to find the snipers made him laugh.
[When will Almond reach Diamond? Day 8? Day 9?]
[A week before the electromagnetic wave record gets destroyed by double the margin lol]
“Even electromagnetic waves are outdated now lol”
Just recently, there had been plenty of talk that Almond could never surpass Jeon-ja-pa, that it was absurd.
Now the main interest was by how large a margin Almond would beat Jeon-ja-pa.
Those defending Jeon-ja-pa were being treated as ‘has-beens’ or ‘relics.’

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After finishing my shower, I felt refreshed.
“Phew.”
Pat, pat.
I roughly dried off the water with a towel, then draped it over my head.
I opened the refrigerator and consumed a sweet instant fruit pudding.
I seemed to need some sugar.
“Mmm.”
It tasted satisfying.
After eating a snack, my condition had recovered quite well.
I checked the time.
‘It’s only 6 PM.’
If I were at the Company, this would be the time to prepare for overtime after dinner, but now my day was already finished.
That’s because I wrapped up the promotion match in just one game.
‘This is what skill gaming is all about.’
I lay down on my bed with a light heart.
Power suits or whatever—could my body ever feel this light except when I lay in bed after finishing everything?
I was genuinely in a great mood.
As always, I lay there staring at my phone. I sampled various Ollytube videos, and eventually checked the Community reactions.
“…Oh.”
The hottest streamer on Bera 31 recently was undoubtedly Almond.
The issue posts were plastered with the word Almond.
Though it was a virtual space, the fact that so many people knew me made my heart race.
For someone like me, born with a love of attention, it was even more thrilling.
‘The reactions are good?’
Moreover, today’s reactions were the best I’d seen so far.
Snipers blowing heads off and getting promoted, so cool.
[Real talk, this is my first time seeing a promotion like this]
[Savage warrior Almond….]
The way I cleanly took down the snipers in the early fight was getting quite positive responses.
[Almond 5v1 clip.gif]
A gif showing me fighting 5 against 1 was receiving considerable attention.
‘…5 against 1?’
I tilted my head in confusion.
Was it really 5 against 1? I thought there were at most 4 people.
Looking into it, the count included the opponent who threw the sword first and the Champion Goblin, making it 5 against 1.
“Come on. That’s 1 against 1.”
I chuckled and rewatched my own clip.
At first, it’s 1 against 1.
After that one is dealt with, suddenly 3 more rush in.
That 3-versus-1 scene satisfied me even watching it myself. It was short-sword action that rivaled an action movie.
Since it was a gif, it was a shame there was no sound.
and ten lol
-Going to watch it right now
-I can’t believe I missed this live. That’s half my life wasted….
I’ll watch it when it comes up on YouTube. That’s gonna be way cooler lol
└For real, Almond’s editor does have some skills
└The editor’s name is Seojia? How do you know?
└She used to run a fan page. Almond fan Seojia
“…Wait. You even know Jia’s name.”
The level of interest was absurdly high. My feelings were complicated.
I moved on to the next post.
Jackson! ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ This crazy bastard ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Jenson Zoella is so funny lol
Wow, the broadcasting gods are really helping out lol lol Jensen is crazy lol
There were many posts saying that Jansen in the power suit was funny.
“Huh?”
Snipers didn’t necessarily ruin streams. In fact, streams that dealt with snipers often became more entertaining.
Especially the legendary “Obidoabi” was a legendary moment that would remain in streamer history.
Jansen seemed like a character that contributed quite a bit to the stream’s success in that sense.
‘It was funny, though.’
When I thought back on it, I couldn’t help but let out stifled laughs. That said it all.
An enthusiastic fan of mine wearing a power suit, no less.
It seemed ridiculous now that I thought about it.
[Got the Jansen video! Sound is essential!]
This post received an unusually high number of recommendations. Probably because people were curious about Jansen and someone had brought the video.
In the video, Jansen could be seen rushing forward shouting lines like “Mom, I want to be Almond when I grow up!”
Hahahahahahaha
-Real madness
I can’t believe I missed this live, that’s crazy lol
Ah, damn, that’s such a shame. This will definitely go up on YouTube, right? Hahahaha
-Hahahaha, crazy
-With the power suit on, he really looks like a madman.
-Omen!
└O──men.
└O…men.
└Omen.
hahahaha
-The god of entertainment really helped out
└Still, a sniper is a sniper.
Almond left a final comment before moving on to another post.
He had no intention of forgiving Jansen.
[The coolest part about crushing the 5 Mercer Brothers]
The 5 Mercer Brothers?
I paused for a moment wondering what that was, then burst out laughing again with a pfft.
It seemed they were calling the five people who sniped at me the 5 Mercer Brothers.
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When I climbed up to the second floor while planting my sword.
Wasn’t that seriously so cool? ㅠㅠ
It was like watching a thriller movie protagonist!
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That was all the post contained.
I was amazed that something so trivial was getting this many recommendations.
Yeah, I know ㅠㅠ
-222222
I never imagined it would actually turn out that way lol
lol
└A viewer gave him that advice!
-He took the viewer’s suggestion and did it! Sweet Almond!
-Someone please clip that. It’s so hard to find in the replay….
Still, comments kept pouring in. Any post about Almond naturally attracted plenty of comments.
But──
‘Hm?’
Almond came across new information in the comments.
-Isn’t ‘Papapa’ who gave that advice Jeon-ja-pa?
What the hell are you talking about? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└???
└No, seriously. Papapa is Jeon-ja-pa’s Tribee username? It’s a sub account, but it’s real. I know because I’m a hardcore fan.
I can’t be sure of the exact meaning, as this appears to be Korean consonants without vowels or clear context. It could be an abbreviation or slang that’s difficult to translate without more information.
“As if electromagnetic waves would give advice there lol”
Jeon-ja-pa?
Sanghyeon, who had been lying down comfortably, sat up.
The moment I heard the nickname Papapa, certain chat messages suddenly flashed through my mind.
‘…What is this?’
It could just be baseless rumor in the comments, but for some reason, I wanted to verify it properly.
I accessed my Tribee account on my phone and checked the chat logs.
-Plant your sword while climbing up.
-Plant your sword while… ah, I should donate.
-Oh. Nice.
What’s with bending the bow like that? Creepy. I’ve never seen that before.
-If you have a power suit, just slowly tighten the magnetic field from outside and kill them all.
-From now on, just sweep them all away!
…If I had to call it anything, it was ordinary chat logs.
“Something’s off.”
But the feeling wasn’t ordinary at all.
Every single message was correct.
Everything he said was the best judgment for that situation.
At least, that’s how it seemed to me.
Could an ordinary viewer really send only these kinds of messages every single time, even if they could make good judgments a few times?
Knock knock—
That’s when Juhyeok tapped on my door.
“Yeah. What’s up.”
“Hey. Let’s go out and grab some food for once today.”
“Huh? Where?”
“I’m craving kimchi stew, and a new chain restaurant just opened.”
“What’s the occasion going to a chain restaurant.”
“They approached you with an ad offer there, so I wanted to see if it’s any good.”
“Ah… That place with the ten-thousand-year tradition or whatever?”
“Yeah. That one.”
Puhaha.
Juhyeok laughs at the absurd descriptor of “ten-thousand-year tradition.”
Looking at the time, it’s 6:40 PM.
It was dinner time anyway.
“Ah… Okay.”
“Want to grab a shot of soju too?”
“Sure.”
It was my first time eating out in a while.
I hadn’t gone out for anything other than work, and this was probably my first time since Juhyeok moved in and we had that chicken dinner gathering.
‘Sounds delicious.’
Beer with chicken is great, but soju with kimchi stew is also good.

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