Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 882

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 4 Episode 013
5. Touring Performance (1)
A few days later.
I stood on a floor finished with gray concrete.
The walls were bare without wallpaper, and the ceiling was completely exposed—it looked like an unfinished space.
I examined various spots carefully, tilting my head.
“You said it’s fine to touch things around here, right?”
I was asking the Real Estate Agent.
“Oh, of course. Why would we leave it like this? You can finish it however you like.”
“Why is it in this condition? It’s brand new construction.”
“Ugh, don’t even get me started. The construction here was an absolute mess. Those workers kept dragging things out with some claim about occupancy rights, acting like gangsters, and eventually they just took all the money and disappeared without even finishing the work.”
I see.
I nodded and inspected other areas.
If that’s the story, there would likely be issues beyond just finishing—water, electricity, or water leaks.
‘If there were leaks, there would be marks.’
This building had been occupied as an empty space for a long time.
If it had leaked, the stains would have been left neglected.
‘I don’t see any.’
I didn’t notice anything like that.
At least not yet.
‘With just a little interior work, this could work.’
It was my favorite among all the properties I’d seen.
That’s why I was here for the third or fourth time to check it out.
“My, you’re quite thorough for someone so young.”
“Let me look over the contract again.”
“Yes, yes. Please do.”
I stood holding the contract and examined it carefully.
‘If I carelessly modify things and something goes wrong, there’s definitely going to be a compensation clause…’
My index finger tracing the text came to an abrupt stop.
“Wait, here it is. You tell the tenant they can modify things freely, but then you include a clause like this? At minimum, you should provide basic finishing.”
“…Yes? Oh, no, this is something that’s basically included by default—”
“Then you need to provide the basic finishing by default. The situation now is completely different.”
“Ugh. Just a moment.”
The Real Estate Agent wiped the sweat dripping from his forehead and made a phone call.
“Yeah, we’re almost at the signing~ Yes, yes. Then yes. Young and very promising looking, right? Oh~ they’ll probably stay long. So just fix this one line… No~ you weren’t going to apply it anyway~”
I pretended not to listen while hearing the entire phone conversation.
‘Are they from the same region?’
Someone who normally doesn’t use dialect was deliberately using it in a familiar way.
There was a chance they already knew each other.
‘It’s unclear.’
Juhyeok had always favored the separation of powers.
There was a reason why the nation divided authority through law.
The realtor, the seller, and the buyer.
Transactions proceeded most smoothly when each party remained suspicious and ignorant of the others.
‘Hmm.’
He glanced around the space that might one day become his office.
‘This is nice. Perfect.’
The conditions were quite favorable.
There was the harsh clause demanding the tenant finish all renovations, but that was something he could simply skip or do half-heartedly anyway.
When had he ever set things up properly?
All he needed was to plug in an outlet and bring in a desk.
‘Exposed finishes like this—people do them intentionally these days anyway.’
He could already picture which minimal areas to touch up to make it look presentable.
Click.
The call ended.
“Ah… well… that modification won’t be easy, you see? It’s a standard clause to begin with… we need to prevent tenants from destroying the property too badly.”
That was fair.
It would actually be strange if a tenant could freely renovate a building that wasn’t theirs.
“Then lower the monthly rent a bit.”
Standard clauses guaranteed by law were difficult to touch. If that was the case, he’d negotiate the price instead.
“What? No. This is already incredibly cheap!”
“We’re close, aren’t we? You should be able to go lower.”
The Realtor was taken aback by Juhyeok’s probing words.
“Close? What are you talking about? That person and I just happen to be from the same hometown. We only started this contract now.”
“Come on, boss. I know everything.”
In truth, he knew nothing.
“…W-what? No, that’s really not it! I just felt bad for that person’s situation, so I decided to help them sell well! And what risk is there with a monthly rent contract anyway!”
He had a point too.
Monthly rent contracts actually had relatively low fraud risk.
There was no reason to be this cautious.
“Just lower it~ I know everything anyway.”
Still, wasn’t it fun to press the issue?
Juhyeok hummed idly while moving the bathroom door back and forth.
A silent declaration that he wouldn’t talk until the price was reduced.
“Ah… sigh… really.”
And several days later.
“Ha. Unbelievable. Never contract with us again, okay? I mean, I really….”
When the landlord grumbled like this, it was essentially a seal of approval on a successful negotiation.
“Haha. You’re something else, boss.”
Thud.
Juhyeok stamped the seal with a bright smile.
It was a new office.
“You’ll be seeing me often anyway. What’s the point.”
“Don’t come!”

* * *
Despite how they’d made such a fuss about it being the last gathering, I found myself seeing the National Team members far too frequently after that.
It was a phenomenon that typically befell sports stars.
The major channel tour circuit, to be precise.
[Evening Wide]
[Heroes of Joseon in a Parallel Universe? “Fake National Team” Special Guest Appearance]
[Live in 30 minutes!]
-Are the fake national team guys really coming today??
-Damn, I’m so hyped
Even so, Almond was the first to come out here – that’s real loyalty.
Is Cookie coming out? ㅠㅠ
I wonder how Cookie’s cancer treatment is going? ㅠㅠ
-Kyaaaaaaaa!
At least from Almond’s perspective, Evening Wide was the first stop.
He’d gone there first out of gratitude for having appeared before.
According to Juhyeok, Evening Wide had been particularly persistent in their requests.
Perhaps that’s why?
The panel was the same, yet….
Mingu Han who spoke bluntly, Kim Tru who hosted, and Serin, the idol who handled the energy.
Their treatment was completely different.
[Live on air]
As the broadcast began, Kim Tru, the main host, delivered his introduction.
“Though he couldn’t bring glory to the nation through archery!? A new game! In a virtual world, he brought glory to the nation no matter what! A patriotic young man! A handsome young man! Smart…well, not particularly smart young man! The pride of South Korea! Almond! Has arrived!”
The production team even knew about Almond’s secondary persona(?).
ㅋㅋㅋㅋ (lol/haha)
How does a smart young man not know this? ㅋㅋㅋ
Wow, you’re really launching it properly ㅋㅋㅋ
-They even know about the smart young man? They did a lot of research this time
-“Bringing glory to the nation”
“How many fancy words are there lol, Kim ‘true’ right?”
-The smart young man isn’t Almond, it’s Amondo though?
Almond wasn’t the only one invited.
“…The land of the bow! Descendant of Joseon! The legendary archer unit! The archer unit of the fake National Team! We welcome them!”
The archer unit rushes onto the stage.
-Ooooooo
-That’s insane lol
The cookies aren’t coming out ㅠ
-The Archer Squad is here
-Danggeun’s makeup is incredible
Wow, that old guy’s a total goofball lol
-Wow, they really did a proper special episode?
It’s extremely unusual for a single team to completely fill up an entire Evening Wide episode like this.
Since it’s such a popular channel, they typically assign time slots to different fields, so mixed lineups are the norm.
When Streamer Almond appeared before, wasn’t he with male idol Inho and female rapper Lilzandi?
“Now, I hear there’s a special cheer for welcoming these guests?”
As Kim Tru opened with those words, the other panelists shouted in unison.
“Kriiiiiiii!”
“Kraaaaaaack!”
Hahahahahaha
-Glorious return lol
Han Min-gu is doing this for us lol
Han Min-gu lol you’re killing me, relax your face
Even a sharp-tongued critic has to back down in front of state power~ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Just as the chat mentioned, Mingu Han—that iron-willed cynical comedian who never usually responds to such crowd participation—was enthusiastically shouting “Kraaaaa” along with everyone else.
“Wow. Mingu Han actually doing this. That’s genuinely hilarious?”
Kim Tru teased him with obvious satisfaction.
Mingu Han burst into hearty laughter and replied.
“Well, what can I say… Right now you’re practically national power, aren’t you? I’ve just got to raise my arms. There’s nothing I can do about it.”
“Exactly. National glory. Even Mingu Han is helpless before the Do You Know Club, everyone.”
hahahahahaha
Do you know club lol
-Lol
-Almond became this big
That’s crazy lol
“Mingu Han, when Streamer Almond first appeared. You were going on about why his name was like that.”
Laughter rippled through the panelists.
“Don’t show the archive footage. Huh? I bought that too back then. What was that thing?”
Mingu Han gestured frantically above his head as he tried to explain.
“Almond, you know. That. What was it?”
“You bought it without even knowing what it was?”
“Well, I had to buy something, didn’t I~ I just grabbed it in a hurry.”
Puhahahaha.
Everyone burst out laughing, guests and all.
It was unimaginable that someone like Mingu Han would participate in something like that just to boost his image.
Hahahahahaha
-Lmaooooooo
What are you talking about? lol
You bought an expensive suit?ㅋㅋㅋ
haha, seriously though
“Alright everyone. It’s real. This guy actually bought it and even took a proof shot, went to watch it in person too.”
-For real???
-Lmaooooo
That’s crazy lol
-Somehow didn’t show up on camera
The footage plays.
Almond with a sulky expression.
The sight of him awkwardly smiling and giving a thumbs up was ridiculous.
“Wait. This hat is S size?”
“It’s XL, man.”
Hahahahahaha
-Wait, seriously??ㅋㅋㅋ
hahahaha lol
-What’s the size
“Hey, for people with big heads like me, aren’t you thinking of releasing something like 2XL?”
Mingu Han suddenly asks Almond.
“No, that’s not the order of things. Mingu Han.”
“No, I’m just asking real quick. Not for the shoot. I heard your manager handles all of this?”
“How do you even know that? This guy.”
Mingu Han speaks persistently despite Kim Tru’s interference.
“You must be making some money, huh? So make a 2XL for us then.”
Puhahahaha.
Everyone laughs at Mingu Han’s unexpected information.
Haha, seriously lol
Hahahahahaha
-He must be making some money
Han Min-gu’s energy today is crazy lol
Han Min-gu’s eyes are sparkling today lol
-Live life like Mingu~
Then Sanghyeon speaks up.
“Actually… that model is already 2XL?”
“…Huh?”
“You asked for the biggest one. Juhyeok mentioned it before.”
“….”
“Puhahahaha! Hyung, you’re really something!”
What’s up? Hahahaha
-This is insane lol
-Honestly, there’s barely anywhere without Two X these days lolololol
-Serin’s dying lol
-Lololol
“Ah… no. Sang-hyun Yu. I… the broadcast appearances have really increased, haven’t they? This is a lie, right?”
-Lololololololol
-Denial of reality
-Damn, that’s Two X sized lol
Even King Godzilla would cry at that head size lol
-Lololol
But this was actually a lie.
Sanghyeon had only said it to get a laugh.
So Mingu Han couldn’t help but feel wronged.
“Now, now. Mingu Han, please calm down. We all need to go through an ideological inspection one by one, right? First, Serin also authenticated her fake national team love, didn’t she?”
“Yes!”
Serin, a female idol member, raises her hand enthusiastically.
At this, Mingu Han taps the script and interjects again.
“No, she’s basically a cult follower. What authentication? Huh? Does it even mean anything if she authenticates something? She’s already a believer anyway?”
-Lololololololol
-Being petty again lol
-Lololol
-He’s got a point
-He’s not wrong~
-Lololololololol
That’s right.
Serin’s attitude was identical to when Almond had appeared before.
“That’s correct. I’ve been a fan from the beginning, right? A rolling stone won’t shake my faith.”
Kim Tru bursts out laughing at her boasting of her devotion.
Mingu Han’s expression contorted from taking a direct hit.
-Lololololol
-Serin got a word in too lol
-Kyaa
Kicking away the believer’s ladder lol
-Nuts Punk is a class society lol
“Now, let’s look at the reference footage.”
In the reference footage, an SNS photo of Serin posing in front of a fake national team poster was revealed.
She gave it a more casual feel with an Almond ball cap and eco bag.
“Ah—no! What is this! Huh? That’s not cheering gear, is it? Like me with that Almond! Bam! It should be obvious!”
Mingu Han objects again.
“Come on. Is it only real faith if you use it when cheering? I wear it every day in my daily life too. Always! With a heart of love for Almond, no, the fake national team. That’s how I wear it.”
-Sanghyeon Yu
I’m dying laughing hahahahahaha
-Hahahahaha
-Wait, what? It’s Sanghyeon Yu again!?
-It’s not fake national team merch, it’s Almond merchandise hahahaha
“See, it’s actually really pretty. I brought it today too, you know? It’s simple—just Almond drawn cleanly on it.”
She even gives free advertising in the process.
-She’s so consistent
-Serin just loves Almond
-The worst streamer in the world is Almond lol
-Hahahaha Serin…
-Serin. I fucking loved you.
-Breaking news) Serin leaves idol group, falls into cult YSH…
About fifteen minutes had passed since the stream started like this.
‘Wow.’
‘Insane. I haven’t said a word.’
‘What is this…’
Almond and the other fake national team members had to watch their faith battle unfold without getting a single word in.
“I even have a suit for my son. Huh? I’m seriously trying to raise him as an Almond fan.”
“Excuse me, Mingu Han. First of all, the seeds are different. And you’re divorced anyway. You don’t even raise your son.”
“No, I see him twice a week!”
For them, this was the first time experiencing the energy of a major channel broadcast.
-Hahahahahaha
-Kim Tru’s insane hahahaha
Custody ㅠㅠ ㅋㅋㅋ
-This channel usually explodes when he appears, but today it’s the opposite
-Lol hahahaha
-Mingu Han’s really getting torn apart today
-Hahahahahaha
-But why aren’t the fake national team kids saying anything? Hahahaha
-When does the broadcast actually start? Still in the intro hahahaha
-They can’t start the broadcast because of the faith battle. Is this Gort’s life…

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