Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 896

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 4 Episode 027
9. My First Mission (3)
Kkaenwang.
It’s shorthand for “Keep It On Till You Reach the Top.”
It was the title of a variety show that aired on a gaming channel in the past.
The program involved turning on a game once and playing through to completion without stopping. Participants would take turns sleeping while continuing to play, ultimately clearing the game to the very end.
Since this program gained considerable popularity among gamers, the “Kkaenwang” content format has thrived among Streamers even after all these years.
The basic rule is that you cannot turn off the broadcast until you finish the game. You can eat meals in between, but you cannot sleep.
It’s quite a hardcore mission, so the reward is substantial.
[Ghost Busters Kkaenwang]
[2,000,000 Won]
A mission reward of 2 million won is on the line.
[Will you accept?]
Almond stands before these words, contemplating.
‘This is my first Kkaenwang.’
Due to my arm’s condition, I’d never attempted anything like a Kkaenwang before.
‘Today feels like it might be okay.’
I considered declining the mission, but the 2 million won reward was significant.
-Wow
-So hyped lol
-Almond doing Kkaenwang? Insane
But is almond okay? ㅠㅠ I want to see them but ㅠ
-Kkaenwang let’s go lol crazy
-Let’s goooo~
My viewers are quite excited too.
I didn’t want to turn it down like this.
It wasn’t about the money.
Many viewers hadn’t openly mentioned it, but they were waiting to see my Kkaenwang.
It was often brought up in the community too—posts saying it was a shame that a game Streamer like me had never done a Kkaenwang.
Besides, my broadcast hours weren’t exactly short compared to other Streamers.
‘A challenge… I see.’
This is a new challenge.
Challenges have always been an attractive proposition to me.
I’ve rarely turned them down. The Nant Tournament and the International Championship were like that.
Compared to those, Kkaenwang is a smaller challenge, but in terms of extending my gaming time, it’s a significant one.
Of course, challenges always come with risks.
Just as with my previous challenges, the risk this time is my arm’s condition.
[Will you accept?]
The text flickers before my eyes.
[Will you take on the challenge?]
The text appeared to be replaced with characters like this.

* * *
The Kim Kim Duo clocked in today in a refreshed mood, having left work early yesterday when Almond ended his broadcast quickly.
“Manager. Are you watching today too…?”
“Oh. Good. Want a drink?”
“Sure.”
This advertisement was both their hope and their anticipation. After all, they’d go home and anxiously watch nothing but this anyway. It was better to just have a beer together in the break room the company provided.
“Then I’ll see you then?”
“Okay.”
After work, Almond’s broadcast started. Like yesterday, the two of them set up their spot and brought beer.
“Did you see the Department Manager’s reaction today? He was happy that sales increased quite a bit.”
“Right. He said even if this advertisement runs for just a week, it’ll be a huge hit. He praised it so much. I’ve never seen the Department Manager like that before.”
There was a reason these two were raising their glasses today. They were in a good mood.
The company had an incredibly positive response to Almond and Balloon Gum’s first advertisement today.
Not only did sales increase, but mentions in the community surged dramatically.
They even heard that the original two-week plan would be sufficient in just one week at this pace.
“Will he stream for three or four hours today and then end it?”
“Yeah. Almond can’t stream for long. I checked the wiki.”
Given how careless they’d been, it was perhaps inevitable.
Boom!
When the Kkaenking mission registered, the two of them let out a shout.
“What… what is this?!!”
The Manager’s eyes went wide.
“No! How can this be?!”
“Ugh… w-why? Isn’t this a competitor? Insane?!”
The Manager’s frustration flared up too.
Kkaenking, no less.
Clear it all today?
We were thinking at least one week?
Clear it all today?
“S-surely you won’t accept this, right? He played this game for the first time yesterday and now it’s Kkaenking….”
“Has Almond ever done Kkaenking? Does he usually clear games?”
“J-just a moment.”
The Manager searched through the wiki and several other sites.
No matter how much he searched for Almond and Kkaenking, no information came up.
“No. There’s nothing. Judging from how he’s been hesitating so far, it seems like he won’t do it.”
“Right? This guy’s reputation is kind of… bad, isn’t it? What are we supposed to do about this.”
“Right. That’s why a Kkaenking mission being registered is a first. This is ridiculous. Who is it?”
Just an ordinary wealthy viewer who wanted to finish this game quickly and see a different one.
[ak47: Do Kingdom for us~]
Looking at the chat, it seemed viewers wanted to see Kingdom.
“He, but wouldn’t he reject this?”
“Yeah. He won’t accept it.”
“Huh? He’s hesitating. No, he won’t. He definitely won’t!”
Manager Kim and Kim Gwajang’s eyes met, swelling with hope.
Rejecting this meant today’s broadcast would be short.
Which meant the ad exposure period would keep getting longer.
If that happened, promotion was right around the corner.
A ray of light descended into their minds, illuminating a path.
A path of light leading toward promotion.
A light path!
[I’ll accept~]
Boom.
Almond pressed accept.
He hadn’t heard it.
The scream that echoed through an office somewhere in Seoul at that very moment.
But then again, they say there’s no such thing as being doomed, right?
[Ah. But wait? Balloon Gum needs to accept too, right?]
Now that I thought about it, Balloon Gum also had to accept for it to proceed.
Another ray of light fell upon the Kim Kim Duo.
“He, he can’t do it alone!!”
“Oh. Dear God. Please. I don’t even care about ghosts. Please!”
Though the Manager wanted to tell the ghost to take that bastard away, he held his tongue. He didn’t want to jinx it.

* * *
Balloon Gum logged into Disworld.
He doubted his own ears.
“A full-game challenge?”
“Yes, hyung. I accepted a full-game challenge mission. Is it okay if we do it together?”
What is this bright-eyed bastard talking about?
“…Wait. You… it’s already showing as accepted?”
Hahahahaha
-Report after confirmation
Wow, that’s hilarious! That’s crazy!
I can’t translate this – it appears to be random Korean characters/keyboard mashing rather than actual Korean text.
“Ah… don’t worry about it. Are you going to do it?”
How can I not worry? I just accepted 2 million won for free!
“Wait, Mond. This is literally the first game we played yesterday.”
“That’s right.”
“But… will this actually work?”
“I used it in the first Avatar tournament too….”
“….”
I have nothing to say.
Hahahahaha
-Born different, this bastard…
Hahaha, that’s hilarious.
-Even full-game challenges are shop picks for him
-The life of an alpha
‘This won’t work.’
Balloon Gum’s full-game challenge career is glorious.
His penalty record is equally glorious.
So the fear surrounding full-game challenges only increased—he could never say he absolutely wouldn’t do it.
He never attempted full-game challenges carelessly. He only tried when he had the right “vibe” for it. Even with lucrative missions offered, he often refused.
Because the backlash that follows is catastrophic.
Fatigue from extended broadcasts leading to hiatuses, coupled with bizarre penalties.
It wasn’t a decision to make lightly.
Yet this guy just announced it.
As if casually mentioning a trip. He delivered the full-game challenge news.
‘No way. Even if this guy is skilled… is this actually possible?’
Bubble gum dilated pupils earthquake lol
“Side king? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Wow ㅋㅋㅋ”
-Finally doing it, even though we kept asking and you refused!
Well then, shall we decide on the punishment first?ㅋㅋㅋ
Contrary to Balloon Gum’s shock, the viewers were absolutely thrilled.
Ding.
[Roadblocker donated 100,000 won!]
Wow! You’re going to stream?! I’ll give you all my savings ㅠㅠ I’m so moved ㅠㅠ By the way, I’m 12 years old. It’s a piggy bank where I’ve saved up coins one by one.
Hahahaha
Hahaha, that’s so funny!
That’s cowardly lol
All my money ㅠㅠㅠ I’m so moved ㅠㅠ
-Now there’s nowhere to retreat…!
-What if he takes this and doesn’t do the full clear? Then he’s a real demon~
Balloon Gum’s expression began to stiffen. Here we go. They’re pushing me into a full clear like this, and then they’ll start a penalty vote with unimaginable difficult and embarrassing punishments written on it.
“This… this pattern is way too familiar. Ah….”
Balloon Gum tried to appeal to Almond in distress. If he refused first, then Balloon Gum could also refuse.
But the answer that came back was ridiculous.
“Huh? You don’t even memorize your own patterns well, hyung?”
Hahahahaha
I’m dying laughing ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Haha, not that one lol
-This guy only knows games…
That’s hilarious lolol
What?
Balloon Gum laughs with a hollow expression.
“Yeah, yeah. That’s true.”
“Let me try to clear it all today.”
Balloon Gum asks gently with the patience of an older brother.
“Hey… Mond, but did you accept knowing how many hours of playtime this theoretically takes? The 2 million won might not be the important part.”
hahahahahaha
Getting ready to bail out lol
-Someone donate more so he can’t escape!
-Catch that guy!
“Uh… No? How many hours?”
-….
He accepted without even knowing that!
Balloon Gum was at a loss for words.
-Mond doesn’t know. Just doesn’t know.
Didn’t you know I was crazy? lol
-He might literally not be able to clear it today
“No. If the game volume is large… No, wait.”
Balloon Gum figures it’s impossible to explain with words, so he calculates it himself.
“Everyone. If the pure theoretical playtime for this goes over 24 hours, honestly just let it go. Mond shouldn’t push himself—this isn’t right, honestly. It’s a complete scam.”
lol
-Impact
-Is this the guy?!
-Lol
-ed
I cannot translate “-ㅇㅈ” as it does not form a meaningful word or phrase in Korean. These appear to be incomplete consonants without vowels, which is not valid Korean text.
-Saying it’s impossible is a bit much
-Even 20 hours would be insane lol, playing 20 hours without sleep lol
This was something Balloon Gum said to rescue Almond from the impossible one-coin clear.
“Wooooooow!”
“Balloon Gum! Balloon Gum! Balloon Gum!”
The ones cheering louder than anyone were the Kim Kim Duo.
However, moments later, they fell into despair alongside Balloon Gum.
“I found it, right? But… uh… sigh.”
He couldn’t continue speaking and let out a sigh.
-Lololol
-The way he’s sighing, it must be under 24 hours lol
-Seems ambiguous lol
“Right now this pure playtime is exactly 23 hours and 30 minutes? No, this is crazy. This is like a ghost, right?”
-So it really was a ghost-catching game
-For real, it’s a ghost lol
-Lololol ghost game class
Pure playtime.
The playtime that appears when you clear it without dying even once on a one-coin run.
There’s no exact standard, but you can think of it as the time that theoretically appears when you smoothly pass through every obstacle.
In other words, realistically, a number like 23 hours and 30 minutes could never appear for someone playing the game for the first time.
That had to be a number that only an AI well-versed in this game could achieve.
However, sensing this was an opportunity, the viewers began flooding donations.
Ding ding!
[Ddaeng-jung has donated 200,000 won!]
[Wow, one-coin clear! Our mother, father, grandmother, and grandfather are all seated waiting right now!]
Ding!
[Saryeon has donated 100,000 won!]
[Our dog is old now and in critical condition. His only wish was to see a one-coin clear. He can’t normally bark, but every time he watches your stream, he cries out “Woof! Woof!” asking for a one-coin clear. But you never accepted, and in the end…]
“…”
Balloon Gum couldn’t continue speaking.
-Woof woof lol
-The dog can talk lol
-Lmao
-All kinds of things are coming out lol
-Hahaha
Sigh.
Balloon Gum exhales heavily.
‘There’s no other choice.’
The atmosphere had already transformed into a room of pure chaos.
“Everyone. Honestly, even 24 hours is too much. The Jibakryeong got skipped anyway, so… sigh… let’s do this. Let’s go.”
Boom!
Balloon Gum raised his arms as a grand BGM blared.
“Let’s goooooooo!”
-Let’s go
-Let’s goooo
-Let’s do this
Hahahahaha
haha
I can’t provide a meaningful translation for this. “-ㄱㄱㄱㄱ” is a repetition of Korean consonant characters without forming actual words, often used in Korean internet slang to represent stuttering, hesitation, or laughter sounds. It doesn’t have a direct English equivalent.
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.
.
Whoosh.
Almond and Balloon Gum reappeared in the university building steeped in malice.
The game had begun.
“Alright, ready.”
Almond crouched into position like a relay racer.
“Go!”
At the signal, he burst into a mad sprint.
Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud!
-?
What is this? lol
lol that’s funny
Splat! Hahahaha!
Balloon Gum scrambles after him, asking breathlessly.
“What are you doing? Why are you running!?”
In a game where danger could strike from anywhere, he suddenly charges forward like this.
From Balloon Gum’s perspective, it felt like he was bulldozing straight through a minefield.
Was there some strategy behind this? But the answer that came back was simple.
“Because we’re speedrunning.”
Hahahahaha
Haha, you don’t know what a stream king is?
-That’s… speedrunning.
-Taking speedrun literally…
Nope lol, I didn’t expect a power user to go this far lol
-This is absolutely relentless! Nut Fans!
‘I can’t possibly stream for 23 hours.’
I was only thinking about saving every single second and minute.
‘If I’d known the time requirement, I wouldn’t have accepted.’
And so my first all-nighter stream began.

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