Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 889

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 4 Episode 20
7. The Water Gate Guardian (2)
Manager Kim and Manager Kim.
Neither of them could tear their eyes from the screen.
“…What, what is this?”
“How is he hitting them?”
I was simply standing there, throwing talismans.
Whoosh! Whirrr! Whoosh!
Talismans flew toward the thought entities darting about at high speed.
The first few attempts did miss.
But as the attempts increased, my accuracy actually improved, and eventually the talismans began sticking to their crowns with 100% success rate.
Boom!
Kaboom!
The speed kept accelerating.
Boom-boom-boom-boom!
“What in the world is this!!”
Manager Kim finally jumped to his feet.
Manager Kim’s face turned pale.
“No, this… this can’t be possible.”
This made no sense.
It was like the probability of slicing a fly moving at ultra-high speed with a kitchen knife.
A technique straight out of swordsman manga.
And it was unfolding right before my eyes.
Even in a game, there are inherent limits and rules.
This had far exceeded those boundaries.
“We even tested it with people who have extremely high VNS scores! This is unfair! Manager!”
Boom-boom-boom!
Yet I continued throwing talismans as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Before Balloon Gum could even finish adjusting the wooden block rhythm calibration (?), I had already become a master archer.
When Balloon Gum finally manifested the reverse field and saw the thought entities all dead.
His expression matched that of the Kim-Kim duo perfectly.
Then, a donation appeared on my screen.
Ding.
[Beginner Tip donated 5,000 won.]
[You cannot defeat yokai alone! Defeat them through cooperation!]
It was a donation that seemed to mock these two.
Hahahahahahaha lol
-Wait, Babel cooperates with Barbell too.
-Even cooperative games are “strategy” when played solo, right?
-Cookie said it. Ordinary people can’t understand.
“Cooperation doesn’t work lol. Does the aggro look like trash?”
Hahaha, the developer will cry if they see this.
As Manager Kim’s face gradually turned the color of autumn leaves, Manager Kim reflected on the situation.
‘We’re done for.’

* * *
I rummaged through the corpses of the dead thought entities and spoke.
“Beginner. Thanks for the five thousand won.”
I flipped through all the thought entities, which had a color like moldy blue-green, but found nothing of value.
“No. Nothing at all? Where’s the soul orb?”
Hahahahaha
-The beads of a dead marriage lol
-Like that would drop
Hahahahaha
-He’s such a dad…
In typical exorcism stories, defeating monsters yields things like spirit stones.
It’s such a common trope that even I, who haven’t played many games, could anticipate something similar.
But the thought entities dropped nothing.
It seemed they were just common mobs.
“Um… excuse me.”
That’s when it happened.
A woman approached and spoke to me.
She had a youthful face that looked like a college student.
I reflexively jumped backward and hurled a talisman at her.
Splat!
“?”
The talisman stuck right to her forehead.
It had no effect whatsoever.
“Oh. She’s human.”
“Of course I’m human!”
Hahahahaha
-His reflexes are just too good
No but seriously, a ghost suddenly appeared out of nowhere lol
What are you talking about? lol
“Are you exorcists, by any chance?”
“Well…”
I hesitated with my response.
This feels like a story development moment.
I glanced at Balloon Gum.
He just shrugged, having decided not to spoil stories he’d already experienced.
“….”
I turned my microphone toward the viewer channel for a moment.
“Why did I suddenly gain freedom of choice? The horse was acting for me before.”
Hahaha
I can’t be certain of the meaning without more context, as “-ㄹㅇ” appears to be internet slang or an abbreviation in Korean that may not have a standard translation. It could be a typo or shorthand that varies depending on context.
Why won’t you do it instead of just talking about it??lol
-Right?
-Guess the story’s only forced at the beginning
I’d thought this was a game without any freedom of choice, but it seems there are parts where you can proceed freely.
Ahem.
I cleared my throat and spoke.
“I’m a demon exorcist.”
“Wow! Really! So you’re actually a demon exorcist!”
The female student bounced excitedly.
“Um… Do you happen to know what caused all this chaos right now?”
The cause?
I had no idea.
According to the backstory, just a few hours ago I was an office worker heading home from work.
“I don’t know.”
Why are you so confident? lol
-But you said you’re a demon exorcist;
“I have no idea” declaration lol
“Ah….”
The female student looked disappointed.
Sensing the story would progress from here, I added something.
“We’re just starting to investigate the incident now.”
“Oh, is that so?”
The female student’s eyes brightened again.
“My school is in chaos right now too, so I ran away here… but it’s like this here as well.”
“Everywhere you go?”
“Huh? Yes! It’s like this everywhere I go…?”
Tap.
Here, I turned my microphone channel again.
“Taco said something like this before.”
What else is there lol
-Why doesn’t he have his own lines
Reference-type streamer lol
“If every team you join loses, then you’re the problem.”
hahahaha
-Don’t tell me it’s this female student?
-Ugh
-Creepy
-Is it a ghost??
-The talismans didn’t work
“This is suspicious. Let me proceed with the investigation.”
Almond switched channels and asked the female student.
“Did you happen to take Line 1 today as well?”
-HAHAHAHAHAHA
-Straight up suspicious lol
-Lmaooo
-This is peak Almond behavior
-4. One second before pulling the trigger
“Line 1? No. I take the bus.”
“What a shame.”
“Huh?”
“Oh, never mind.”
-HAHAHAHAHAHA
-His trigger finger was ready lol
-Failed channel control lol
-If Almond’s sulking because he couldn’t pull the trigger, thumbs up~
-Exorcism failed lol
“What school?”
“Sungduk University nearby. Um, could you possibly help us? My friends… there are still a lot of them trapped inside right now.”
-How is the school name Sungduk lol
-If you met Almond, you’re definitely a devotee~
-Sungduk University lol a disaster for fans
Almond glanced at Balloon Gum for a moment.
Balloon Gum nodded and gestured emphatically with his fingers.
It meant let’s go.
The story seemed to check out.
“Alright. Let’s go.”
“R-Really! Wow!”
The female student eagerly took the lead.
“Thank you so much! I-I’ll do whatever I can!”
She pulled a Bible from her bag, showing her resolve.
“I’ve learned exorcism too, you know?”
-She was a priest
-Whoa lol
-Theology major?
-She learned exorcism? lol
-Exorcism major from Sungduk University lol
-Bible book hahaha
“Uh… yeah.”
Almond didn’t entirely trust her, but he stepped back and followed along anyway.
He had no choice since he didn’t know the way.
“By the way, what’s your name, exorcist oppa?”
The female student asked, glancing back over her shoulder as she walked ahead.
-??
-?
-Is this the usual development?
-Don’t tell me again…
-Damn it, it’s you again! Reina!?
-?
It was a common development, but Almond’s viewers—traumatized by the FaceID incident—were already spamming question marks in the chat.
They had good reason to. Whenever he encountered a character with even decent AI implementation, it always went like this.
“No, guys, calm down. This is just about picking a nickname.”
Balloon Gum interjected to calm his viewers.
His chat had apparently been going wild too.
-Oh…
-I see
-I thought it was hehe
-Oops
Meanwhile, Almond was pondering a name.
“A name? Ah. I’m…”
He could just say Almond, but lately he preferred giving himself a different name in each game.
And he happened to have the perfect name for this setting.
“Almond the Young Lord.”
-Lmao
-Almond the Commoner followed by Almond the Young Lord hahaha
-Ugh hahaha
-Already cringe
-My name is Almond the Young Lord. I’m an exorcist.
Of course, the viewers weren’t entirely pleased with the nickname.
It was a moniker that had spread widely during the era of his gaming incompetence.
In terms of Joseon history, it was like the Japanese colonial government during the occupation period.
“Almond the Young Lord?”
“Yeah.”
“That’s really weird.”
Pffft.
The female student laughed and revealed her own name.
“I’m Suyeon.”
“…?”
For a moment, I confused the name and went blank.
But reading the chat, I recognized her actual name.
“Oh, Suyeon?”
“Yes. Oh Suyeon.”
-Oh…
-Oh…Suyeon
-5th year student lol
-At least she’s better than Ryu Joong-hyuk
After introducing ourselves, a brief silence fell.
As we walked, Suyeon glanced over at me and asked.
“By the way… how did you become a demon exorcist?”
But her expression was oddly strange, to say the least.
And more than anything, it felt like something was being skipped.
“Huh? You’re not asking my name?”
Balloon Gum muttered in bewilderment.
Hahahahaha
-For real lol
You were saying that was the original plan, right? ~
-Why are you skipping over it lol
Not bad for a bubble gum Nick lol
-Almond should’ve been the monk for balance
I also noticed that Balloon Gum was being glossed over and didn’t respond.
“Huh? Oppa! How did you become a demon exorcist?”
Suyeon seemed determined to get an answer.
I gave a vague response.
“Well… it just happened.”
“Wow. That’s cool.”
But Suyeon was the type of student who could find value even in a half-hearted answer.
“I didn’t have any particular plans originally. It’s like the protagonist who grew stronger while struggling to protect the world after its collapse.”
-That dialogue is so long lol
-lol
-???
-?
-Ugh, this is frustrating lol
“So you’re actually talented! Right?”
Hahahahaha
-If I were a viewer, wouldn’t I just be an idiot? lol
-She’s really talking nonsense lol
-People are so pissed, it’s hilarious
-Found a bug!
Unable to wait any longer, Balloon Gum butted in.
“Hey there, Suyeon? I’m Balloon Gum.”
I didn’t know what was happening, but I had a feeling I was about to be written out of the story.
-Kkeom hyung lol
-No lol
-The way he’s saying it so urgently, it really seems like we’re about to skip over this
-So funny lol
Just then, Suyeon tilted her head with a noticeably different expression than before.
-Did you lag? lol
-Bug triggered
-Why are you stuttering lol
-True bug authority
-Finds a bug in every game he plays lol
Whether she’d actually encountered a bug or not, Suyeon alternated her gaze between Almond and Balloon Gum for a long moment before asking.
“Ah… Mister. Are you… also an exorcist?”
-That look of disbelief lol
-Why’s the atmosphere so different
-At least she’s calling him mister
-???:No, I’m an exorcist!
-lol isn’t that too much?
-The AI era is so tough;
-Getting PTSD
Ding.
[College Student donated 10,000 won!]
[Wait, I know that look! It’s the look you get when you’re heading home after a group project and someone says you’re going the same direction!]
-lol
I’m crying / Tears streaming down
-Gasp
-Tears…
-Oh…
Stop it, please ㅠㅠ
“Yeah. I’m an exorcist. Though not quite the same kind of exorcist.”
“Ah. I see.”
-King-like response lol
-Ah~ lol I see lol
-lol
-(What is this? Annoying)
Still, true to her NPC nature, she didn’t treat him with any unreasonable coldness.
Suyeon asks how I became an exorcist.
“So Mister, how did you end up becoming an exorcist?”
Balloon Gum seizes the moment, striking a pose.
He wants to answer just like Almond did.
“Well….”
Sigh.
Even controlling his breathing as he delivers the line.
“It just happened.”
-Ugh
Son Seok-gu level breathing acting is insane
No, haha
-Why are you like that;
Will you go bald? lol
At this, Suyeon laughed with genuine delight and said this.
“Mister, you didn’t have anything else to do either!”
“?”
-Let’s get a refund
-Huh?
Lol that’s too much ㅋㅋ
-??
hahahahahahaha
-Sudden roast
“That’s it! I’m the same way? I just came to the theology department because my grades matched! Honestly, I don’t even believe in God. Then I suddenly got involved in some exorcism club or whatever, and look at me now?”
So that’s why she was so delighted.
“???”
Balloon Gum was bewildered.
This wasn’t it?
Even you don’t believe in God, so why are you carrying around a Bible now? lol
Nah lol I’m going crazy
“I heard they’re just using one AI for everything these days. But isn’t this Reyna when you look into it? Damn.”
-Balloon Gum suddenly became a Monk just to match his grades
Suyeon, having found a kindred spirit, chattered away cheerfully.
“But Mister, do you believe in God?”
“….”
Balloon Gum’s mind went blank and her words didn’t register.
Only the donations spoke for him.
Ding.
[Crazy Guy donated 10,000 won]
[You don’t believe but you’re shaving your head?]
Hahahahahahaha
-Hahahaha
-For real, how does that even come out of someone’s mouth
Suyeon seemed comfortable with Balloon Gum, as she rattled off TMI and even started gossiping about her friends.
“…Isn’t that strange? Right? But here’s the crazier part, when she said…Um?”
As I listened to one story after another while walking, Sungdeok University appeared in no time.
“Yeah. There it is!”
A school campus built around a single mountain.
*Whoooosh*
Even from across the street, an ominous aura was pouring out abundantly.

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