Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 874

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 4 Episode 5
2. Young Man’s Comic Strip (2)
“Huh?”
Almond blinked at the absurd message that greeted him upon entering.
[Tribby Korea Service Termination Notice]
Did I read that correctly?
He couldn’t believe his eyes.
“What is this?”
It was hard to believe.
Yet it looked real.
He instinctively opened the Balloon Stars group chat.
They all had the same reaction.
[Miho: Are you kidding me??? Did you all see this???]
Miho: I’m going crazy, I’m really losing it ㅠ
[Takoyaki: They’re just ending it like this? Hahahaha]
[Bubble gum: The CEO is explaining the reason live right now… It’s ultimately because of network usage fees ㅠㅠ]
[Strawberry Shooter: What about Mond? He’s on break.]
No one seemed to have known about this beforehand.
Of course, no one had failed to anticipate this situation either.
There had been signs for quite some time, after all.
Ever since the Civil Empire finals drew massive viewership, whispers had occasionally surfaced in the community.
“The viewership for CivialM is insane lol the bandwidth costs are exploding!”
[Telecom Company: A national competition? I’m not sure what that is, but I’ll enjoy it~ Gawk~ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[2 million?? Wow, how much are the bandwidth costs? Isn’t Tribby shutting down?]
What had been said in jest became reality.
The more viewers, the higher the traffic, the more bandwidth costs had to be paid—there existed an ironic paradox where success meant spending more money.
Given that this issue had already been a topic of discussion, the international competition finals, which drew record-breaking Korean traffic, seemed to have delivered the final blow.
‘This can’t be happening.’
From my perspective, it was absurd.
I had simply performed too well in the international competition.
‘I destroyed Tribby.’
The platform had collapsed.

* * *
Tribby was not only dividing South Korea’s internet livestream market in half but was also the largest internet broadcasting platform company in the entire world.
With such a corporation announcing its withdrawal today, naturally this issue spread like wildfire.
[Tribby dying like dogs lol]
[Wow this is actually happening]
The CEO directly said it’s because of network usage fees ㄷㄷ
[Info) The only countries Tribby hasn’t entered are North Korea and China lol]
[All Tribby viewers wiped out lolololol]
Discussions about Tribby’s withdrawal appeared across numerous online communities.
Surprisingly, the CEO directly mentioned this national competition.
[Tribby CEO: Lost tens of billions from this national competition’s traffic lolol]
Posts with this title appeared in communities as well.
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Just copied it directly.
“This Korean national competition was impressive. The roots of an esports powerhouse truly run deep. That’s why the exclusivity of their internet network business is all the more regrettable. We suffered losses of tens of billions of won in Korea alone due to this national competition. When the content is good, the losses grow larger. We determined we cannot continue.”
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-This is crazy
-Good content = losses lolol
-Wait? So if you do well you just get more work? Hmm…
└Oh… lolol
-But didn’t they really just mess up monetization? They’re leaving because affiliate business doesn’t work out.
└Yeah next is North Korea and China~
└Since Tribby’s monetization is messed up, the whole world uses Tribby but only North/South Korea and China use domestic ones lol
-Funniest comment: Japan is a digital Galápagos.
└lololol
-The kings of telecom companies filling us with national pride from the competition, then bringing it back to normal levels—truly our country is supported by large corporations!
└lololololol
└Right lolol
-If you’re gonna do business, pay your “protection fees” lol
Since the communities were filled with people who loved internet broadcasting, public opinion toward the telecom companies was not good at all.
It’s impossible to know whose fault it truly was, but one thing was certain: Tribby announced its withdrawal from Korea.
“We will do our best to help the remaining streamers settle on other platforms. It’s been fun. Korea.”
The CEO left this final greeting and immediately began the handover process that very day.
True to being a global corporation, the conclusion was quite graceful.
ㅠㅠㅠ (crying/tears)
-Tribby has become a legend…
I’m crying so hard
Because of this, public opinion tilted heavily in one direction.
-Son, when I was young, the whole world was connected through the internet, you know?
└lololololol
└Hahahaha
└Son: Really!? I don’t have to pay 50,000 won every second!?
└Lmaooo
-Now let’s bring back the “Kate On” button on iPhones~
└Kids these days wouldn’t know about that
└Ah haha seriously, pressing it would drain your bill and the fact that it’s designed the biggest is so infuriating
└Digital forbidden fruit resurrected lol
└Haha forbidden fruit hahahaha
Thunk.
After reading up to this point, I found myself pressing my forehead against the desk without realizing it.
“Sigh.”
What happens from here on out?
When moments like this came, there was only one person I turned to.
“Ju….”
“Hey. Insane. What? I just got a call, you know?”
Juhyeok suddenly burst out of his room, his eyes wide with shock.
“No, they said they’re launching a new platform and told us to come? We’re doing well on Tribby, so I was wondering what they meant….”
“….”
Juhyeok looked at my expression and grasped the situation.
“It’s real, isn’t it?”

* * *
There was still a decent grace period.
Tribby would be maintained for about two months.
During that time, the streamers had to find a way to survive.
Perhaps that’s why?
Ding.
[Almond is starting a stream!]
[Return broadcast) I took a break and came back to find my house gone]
A notification rings out to Almond’s subscribers.
He too had turned on his stream to explore his options for survival.
‘I have to go anyway.’
Tribby disappearing is one thing.
A streamer is a streamer.
The work must be done.
Perhaps because it had been a while since his last broadcast, the chat window was stuttering from the start.
-Insane
-Wow Almond really came back??
-Crazy;
-Whoa!
-Timing legend lol
-Here comes the “Tribby Killer”
-“My arrows pierce through platforms”
.
.
.
In an instant, an enormous flood of viewers rushed in.
[Current Viewers: 73,000]
The platform was already swarming with people due to the Tribby controversy, and this was Almond’s first broadcast since the international tournament, which likely explained the surge.
Before the intro music even finished, the viewer count had already surpassed 100,000.
[Current Viewers: 102,000]
-Look at those viewers lol
-This is basically a major company now
-Wow
-How much is the server fee for 100k viewers?
-Server fee “Last Dance”
Soon after the music ended.
Almond appeared on camera.
“Hello everyone. It’s been a while.”
Ding.
A donation greeting him right from the start.
[Gaji-bokkeun donated 1,000 won.]
[Almond, I watched the international tournament and came to Tribby for the first time today… and the platform’s already crashing lol]
“Ah, so you’re saying… wait, that’s Gaji-bokkeun, isn’t it?”
-Lololol
-Joking around right from the start lol
-Lol
-Shaking Almond with just 1,000 won? That’s bold
-That’s what I’m saying lol
Boom!
[Rubisword donated a whopping 500,000 won!]
[Congratulations on winning! Are you feeling okay?]
“Ah, Rubisword. 500,000 won. Thank you so much. I’m perfectly fine. I must have pushed myself a bit too hard back then.”
-The owner of this room has arrived lol
-Rubisword was at the stadium too
-Rubisword! Hi
-Keep the name mentions reasonable, you guys
As the named donor Rubisword appeared, the chat exploded with mentions of her.
Normally, mentioning usernames would result in a ban for encouraging viewer fraternization, but for named donors like Rubisword, it’s somewhat overlooked.
Not because the donations aren’t substantial—they’re enormous—but rather to avoid an overwhelming number of bans.
Ding!
[Jeon-du-pang donated 10,000 won.]
[So, now that the international competition is over~ let’s switch the room host to Rubisword. If you fail─]
“You’re banned.”
Almond clicked his mouse a few times, then immediately deleted the message.
-Lmaooooooooo
-Jeon-du-pang’s voice lol
-Mentioning it in a donation crossed the line lol
-If you fail you’re banned~ ^^
-He’s making a nickname request for just 10,000 won? Get out
-Lololololol
-Lmao
-So fast lol
Since this was his first broadcast back in a while, and there was the event of winning the international competition.
The donation amounts were substantial.
Pababam~!
[BigSon donated a whopping 1,000,000 won!]
[I cried seeing Joseon win. Bong Joon-ho, BTS, Kim Yuna, Son Heung-min, and Almond—let’s go~]
-Wow
-BigSon oof
-Is this guy not a huge Son Heung-min fan? lol putting him on the same level oof
-1 million won lmao
-A true big spender
-Entering the millionaire’s club oof
“Wow. 1 million won!”
Almond jumped up and found something.
A moment later….
Poof!
He stuck a fake arrow in his hair and greeted them.
“Thank you so much for 1 million won~! Let’s go~”
-Lololol
-So cute lol
-That’s what you gotta do for 1 million won~
-I wanna bite him
-Do Chiki-cha for us
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you ㅠㅠ
Pabam!
[Soryongpo donated 300,000 won!]
[Joseon wins! MVP! I watched while crying up and down.]
-Lololol
-It’s pretty rough~
-Haha, wow
-Another big spender
Ding.
[Inu has donated 100,000 won.]
[How does it feel to have destroyed Tribby?]
-Hahahaha
-For real
-Almond’s arrows even pierce through platforms~
-The sin of shooting too well
-State-level arrows that kill even global corporations lol
“Thank you so much, Inu. I just found out myself, so I don’t have any thoughts yet.”
The donations continued after that.
“Ah, yes, thank you. Dehaep~ I don’t know about the next game yet. The doctor told me not to play for about a month.”
“200,000 won. Thank you. The opponent that was hardest for me was Rome.”
“Thank you, Orochi. The fake national team will probably take a little while… It originally took a week anyway.”
There wasn’t enough time just to respond to the donations.
Ding!
Ding!
Ding-ding-ding!
But it had been a while since I’d made money like this, so I couldn’t just stop.
If I did, Juhyeok would complain for about three hours while eating.
And there was no particular reason not to accept them.
There wasn’t much else to do anyway.
Since I couldn’t play games, there was no other content to offer.
All I could do was accept donations while talking about the national competition.
‘Not being able to play games… it’s stranger than I thought.’
Almond felt it anew.
Gaming had become something inseparable from my life.
A strange sense of loss settled in.
What if something like this happened again and I could never play again?
But then─
Boom-ba-bam!
[Ugauga has donated a whopping 1,000,000 won!]
[Which platform are you moving to?]
“!”
A sudden million won donation.
Forget the sense of loss—Almond picked up the toy arrow.
Snap!
“Ugauga, thank you so much for the million won! Another platform? Nothing’s been decided yet. I just saw this for the first time today!”
What’s this? My body’s moving on its own.
Hahahahaha
Why are you so cheerful? Haha
Aww, so cute ㅠ
I can’t provide a reliable translation for this text. It appears to contain informal Korean slang, internet speak, and unclear abbreviations that don’t form standard Korean words or phrases. To give you an accurate translation, I would need clearer or more standard Korean text.
-Kyaa
Even though I couldn’t play games, the broadcast continued.
Viewers gathered in droves to watch me, and they even donated their hard-earned money.
‘This won’t do….’
Actually, I had come today to announce that the broadcast break would continue for a while longer.
Since I couldn’t play games, I had planned not to stream for the month or so that I’d be unable to play.
“Another 500,000 won~ Thank you. Chiki-cha!”
But I couldn’t stop.
Even if it was donations from the special bonus of winning the international tournament, I could feel it.
Now the Almond channel was no longer just mine.
-Wow today’s donation firepower is insane
Prize money collection is crazy.
There are games where you can earn thousands just by leaving the camera on!?
-???: Game streamer? But I’m a male cam…?
Lol why are you even playing the game lol money is falling from the sky lol
-Hyung when’s the fake national team coming out!
Endless chat messages rolling in.
[Current Viewers: 143,000]
An overwhelming number of viewers—I couldn’t even fathom how many they’d be if gathered in a plaza.
All of them wanted Almond.
Even though I couldn’t play games for a while, they came to watch regardless.
So, contrary to my plan, I made a decision.
‘I won’t take a break.’
For the month I couldn’t play games.
I would continue streaming.
I didn’t know what I’d do.
Donations wouldn’t explode like crazy every time like today.
But there would be a way.
Just like when I lost my right arm after shooting arrows for ten years.
Pabababam!
Just as Almond wanted to continue the broadcast, a proposal came in.
[Tangkong donated 10,000 won.]
[Aamond~ Can you do content entering the Civil M server? They say the treatment changes when you win the international tournament! The tavern reaction changes too!]
-Oh. That’s true
Yeah, it’s not like a wandering mercenary, it’s more like the title will change lol
-They’ll probably all be unlocked eventually. The Commander might be possible too.
-Kya, that’s rough.
-Civil M’s Fairy is getting sponsored too lol
-Stop Civil M again~!
That was it.
Civil Empire could be played on a computer as well.
‘Oh?’
An amusing thought that flashed through my mind for a moment.
If all Civil M players could have read my thoughts, their spines would have gone cold.
Ahem.
Almond moved the mouse with composure.
“Then should we pop in for a bit to see Tangkong after all this time?”

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