Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 895

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 4 Episode 26
9. My First Mission (2)
An abrupt broadcast shutdown.
-Gasp
-Here??
I’m crying / Sob sob sob
-Tribby’s almost done now…
I have no choice but to leave because of my health.
After a month of rest, Sanghyeon’s arm condition had improved considerably.
But on his first day back, he’d promised not to stream for more than five hours.
This was already an agreement he’d made with Balloon Gum.
“Ah. Has it already been that long?”
Balloon Gum checked the time and greeted his viewers.
“Wow. That was fun. Everyone~ I’m glad I got to shine at the end too. Mond, good work.”
“Yes.”
After both the game and broadcast had ended.
Balloon Gum casually asked Almond.
“Mond. Have you decided on a platform yet…?”
With Tribby gone, streamers had to move to different platforms.
It was truly a chaotic time.
“Ah… No. I still need to talk it over with Juhyeok. What about you?”
“Aha. Me too, not yet.”
“It’s still early.”
“Right.”
Balloon Gum nodded in agreement.
‘Sigh. Almond. When will you decide?’
He wanted to know Almond’s decision first if possible.
After all, Almond’s stock value in the internet broadcasting world right now was skyrocketing.
He wasn’t just a streamer with impressive viewer numbers—his influence went far beyond that.
Especially after winning the international tournament, his position had become much more solid.
Though it seemed he didn’t quite realize it himself.
“See you tomorrow, hyung.”
“Okie~”
Almond left Discworld.
Then, as if they’d been waiting, numerous streamers suddenly flooded into Discworld.
Poof. Poof-boom. Poof-boom-boom.
“Huh…? What, what is this?!”
Balloon Gum startled and looked around in confusion.
“Did I forget to set a password?”
“You always use the same password every time, hyung.”
“….”
It was Takoyaki who had spoken.
Behind him came Miho, Strawberry Shooter, and others.
Streamers from Balloon Entertainment had gathered here.
“Ahem. What is this? Hey? Are you trying to stage some kind of protest to the CEO!?”
Balloon Gum shouted defensively, sensing something was off, but their sudden intrusion had a different purpose entirely.
“No. That’s not it. Where did Almond go?”
Miho approached swiftly and asked.
“W-why are you curious about that?”
“We should go with him too~”
Of course there was nothing actually there, but I felt as if some massive fox tail was swaying back and forth.
Balloon Gum retreated backward and shook his head.
“I-I haven’t heard anything either. He hasn’t decided yet!”
“Sigh.”
Multiple streamers, including Miho, let out sighs of disappointment.
“Well, he probably hasn’t decided yet.”
“The conditions must be incredible too… I bet he’s torn.”
“Ah, for small-timers like us, if we don’t decide soon, we’ll get pressured….”
That was it. They had come to gather information in order to choose their platform.
In the streaming market, viewers generally follow their streamers unconditionally.
Though platform preferences vary quite a bit, most will seek out the streamer they favor regardless.
In other words, viewers end up following the platform that influential streamers choose.
So everyone was curious about Almond’s whereabouts.
“Aren’t you curious about where I’m going? Huh?”
“You’re following Almond anyway, aren’t you?”
“Damn it. Why’d you say that!”
Balloon Gum snapped at Takoyaki.
“W-was it supposed to be a secret?”
“Ah, no. It’s just… it’s embarrassing, you know?”
That was the thing.
Balloon Gum was a streamer from a major corporation himself.
Following someone else just looked ridiculous.
But it also showed just how influential Almond had become.
“Sir. Except for people like Jello, most of us will probably end up with Almond. His momentum is insane.”
“…Y-yeah, that’s true. Anyway! Once I hear something, I’ll let our people know. Just wait a bit, alright?”
Sure~
The streamers answered in unison and disappeared once more.

* * *
Whoosh.
Sanghyeon emerged from the capsule.
“How is it? Feels good to be back after so long?”
Juhyeok poked his head in from the doorway and asked.
“Yeah. Hmm… it’s better than I expected?”
A dedicated capsule was truly a dedicated capsule after all.
After using only standard capsules throughout the international tournament, returning to this felt like peak condition.
“I think I’ll be able to stream more starting tomorrow.”
“Don’t overdo it.”
Juhyeok tossed out his habitual words before moving back to the computer.
His monitor screen was filled with countless advertising request emails.
Reading through those advertising requests one by one was one of Juhyeok’s favorite pastimes.
Even without accepting the ads, just reading them put him in a good mood.
But for some reason, Juhyeok wasn’t looking at those today.
Instead, he stared at two emails with a rather serious expression.
[Hello! Almond. We’re reaching out with a transfer offer from ‘Paprika’!]
[This is ‘Cheese’, a newly launched live streaming platform.]

* * *
The next morning.
Sanghyeon woke up quite early and finished preparing to head out.
‘It’s been a while.’
Zip.
I pulled up the zipper of my windbreaker and checked my appearance in the entrance mirror.
‘Yeah. This should do.’
I wasn’t trying to look stylish.
I pulled the hood over my head and zipped it all the way up so no one would know who I was.
I didn’t bother with a mask. I was just going out for a jog anyway.
“I’m heading out~”
I called out casually to Juhyeok, who was still sleeping.
Then I descended the familiar staircase of the old neighborhood.
“Huff, huff, huff.”
I breathed out loudly and hurried down the steps.
It felt good to return to this routine after so long.
The refreshing morning air and the warm sunlight.
The sight of healthy-looking people diligently heading to work.
Each of these stimuli was telling me something.
‘I’m a streamer again.’
Streamer Almond’s time had returned.
During the international tournament, I couldn’t maintain my personal routines as Sanghyeon.
I had to keep moving as a group, and not because anyone forced me—it was simply far more efficient that way.
That had its own charm, certainly.
Still, I found myself missing this life a little.
The morning freedom that came with being a streamer.
Having worked corporate jobs for quite some time, these hours felt refreshingly different.
‘I do miss it a bit.’
No matter what, thinking back to the international tournament days, those warm days spent in Japan inevitably drifted through my mind.
But that was the past.
I couldn’t live as Aamond forever.
It had an ending. I’d always reminded myself of that.
“Let’s go~”
Having descended the stairs completely, I murmured to myself reassuringly and began to run.
‘I remember when I first met Jia here.’
Arriving at the riverside park, memories replayed from when I first started streaming.
I’d happened to meet Jia in the neighborhood and practically grabbed her pant leg to sign a contract.
Looking back now, I’d been incredibly lucky in so many ways.
“Huff. Huff.”
After arriving at the riverside, I picked up my pace even more.
I never wore earbuds while jogging.
That’s why I could hear all these voices.
“Uh… isn’t that Almond?”
“Almond?”
“Wow. I heard he lives in our neighborhood. Is it really him?”
“No way. Even the silhouette is different. Hey.”
I was grateful they didn’t try to approach me, but the fact that they recognized me even with my hood up made me feel a bit awkward.
‘Great. Pointless.’
If this was how it’d be anyway, I might as well just take it off.
I pulled off my hood and resumed running.
“Whoa! It’s Almond!”
“…”
Some oblivious man shouted in an incredibly loud voice.
I just picked up my pace and ran away.
Was it because I’d just finished Ghostbusters?
Something about that voice smelled like a villain.
Thump-thump-thump-thump!
“Ah, oh my! Come with me! Smart young man~!”
“…”
That man followed me all the way to where I was running.
And this voice… it seemed oddly familiar?
‘No way.’
Sanghyeon turns around with an incredulous expression.
“Oh. Pangeo.”
“Ahahaha! Surprised you, didn’t I? Huh?”
What a catch~
Pangeo approaches and taps my shoulder.
“Man, what a coincidence running into you here. Huh? Are you doing a miracle morning too?”
“This time is just a normal morning.”
It’s currently 8:45 in the morning.
“…For me, it’s a miracle. Damn. Tsk.”
“You really came out to run?”
“Yeah.”
“Oh….”
Either way, I was happy to run into Pangeo.
Pangeo was someone far removed from exercise, but apparently he got hooked on the running drills from the Archer unit and has been keeping it up.
He’s the type to get interested in the most peculiar things.
“After we run, want to grab some ramen and a beer at our place?”
“So that’s why it’s a miracle morning.”
I figured out why he was running and shook my head with a wry smile.
As I set off again, Pangeo follows along.
“Hey, hey. I’m just joking.”
I just kept running without saying anything.
“Uh, oof! Hey! Let’s keep it reasonable. Reasonable. Forget the ramen—how about a canned coffee instead? My treat. Deal?”
“Deal.”
Heh.
I smile and gesture.
“Let’s just run first.”
The international tournament may have ended, but the bonds remained.

* * *
“Huff… haaah….”
Pangeo collapsed into a chair at the convenience store’s outdoor table, making sounds like a dying zombie.
“Wow… haa… I, I seriously can’t run anymore. Phew….”
He removed his shoes, complaining about his aching feet, and massaged them repeatedly.
“How’s your stream going, hyung?”
“Well… you know. Things are finally getting better. But now that things are getting better, the platform went down?”
“That’s a big catch~”
“Ugh. I’m not giving you this, man.”
Pangeo tried to give Sanghyeon a canned coffee as a joke, then take it back.
Tap.
Sanghyeon took it far too easily.
“…Tch.”
The two talked about fishing and camping for a while, and eventually the idea of doing a collaboration broadcast came up.
“Oh…!? Really? Then I’m grateful!”
Pangeo bounced excitedly.
“Me collaborating with the Nut Fans. Mom would be happy too. Thanks for the offer, man.”
“We’re from the same company anyway. What’s the big deal.”
That was true.
Pangeo was also affiliated with Mix Nuts.
Among the national tournament members, all the streamers who started were under Juhyeok’s management.
“Sure, same company. But do you eat at the same table with Elon Musk just because you work at Tesla?”
That was a fair point.
“Anyway, have you decided?”
“The platform?”
“Yeah.”
“No.”
Sanghyeon sipped his coffee while gazing at the distant river.
Nothing had truly been decided yet.
The sudden reality of leaving Tribby, a place I’d grown attached to, didn’t feel real.
‘I wondered if old memories would surface today.’
When Balloon Gum asked which platform I was moving to, thoughts of leaving Tribby stirred up memories.
Tribby had somehow become like a hometown to me.
Tap.
Pangeo poked my shoulder.
“Don’t overthink it. Take your time deciding. I’ll just follow wherever you go!”
His tone sounded like “just trust me, hyung!” but the meaning was completely the opposite.

* * *
That evening.
Almond’s stream went live.
[Exorcism Broadcast) Gort and Matt]
-Hey hey
-Let’s go
-Gort and Matt lol
-lol
-Ooh
Due to the broadcast format, we didn’t jump straight into the game.
Instead, a brief interaction broadcast was held first.
The viewers had many questions about the platform.
Ding.
[Rubisword donated 30,000 won.]
[Do you happen to know which platform you’ll choose?]
“Ah, that hasn’t been decided yet. But I’ll make a decision within a month.”
-Most skilled gamers are on Paprika
-Cheese was similar to Tribby though
-Cheese is new so kinda;
-Paprika is really pushing games this time
Trivia is disappearing ㅠㅠ
The chat was full of various opinions.
Ding.
[ak47 donated 50,000 won.]
[I heard there’s going to be a platform versus competition after Cheese launches. Will you participate?]
“Thank you, ak47.”
-ak47 lol
-Haha
-lol
-It’s AK…
“A platform versus competition?”
This was the first I’d heard of it.
In truth, I really didn’t have much interest in other platforms.
‘So that’s why Balloon Gum asked about it.’
It seemed like Balloon Gum had taken a liking to my bus streams.
“I’m hearing about this for the first time. What is that?”
Ding.
[ak47 donated 3,000 won.]
[Literally, it’s platforms going head-to-head. There’s a lot of rumors but I don’t know the details]
-Oh
I’m hearing this for the first time too. Is this some kind of Paprika viral thing? lol
The sponsorship amount dropped drastically lol
-Insane
-I’ve heard that before
-If Almond doesn’t know it, it probably doesn’t exist?
-Ril’s been pushing that hard this time
A platform competition, apparently.
Almond felt a spark of interest, but it was almost time to start gaming.
“Anyway, let’s continue Ghost Busters today.”
The moment I launched Ghost Busters.
[ak47 has registered a mission.]
[Here comes the Power-On King mission~]
Pababam!
A trumpet fanfare sounds as the mission window appears.
[Ghost Busters Power-On King]
[2,000,000 won]
[Do you accept?]
Gasp haha
ㅋㅋ (lol)
-What
-A new big spender appears;
I can’t translate this as it’s not a meaningful Korean word or phrase. “ㄷㄷㄷㄷ” is just the consonant “ㄷ” repeated four times and doesn’t represent actual language content.
-Is this Supo-jwa’s alt account?
-Wow
It’s been a while since the almond mission lol
A Power-On King mission had been placed.
‘Power-On King?’
This was my first time encountering such a mission. It wasn’t that I didn’t know what Power-On King was. It was simply content I’d never attempted before.
Because of the stamina issues from my arm condition, long-duration gaming content like Power-On King was impossible for me.
‘Hmm.’
I hesitated.
Whether to accept this mission or not.

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