Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 905

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 4 Episode 036
12. The Devil of Interviews, After All (3)
Though I didn’t show it, I already knew the truth.
‘That earlier… it was just a coincidence, right?’
The Aghwi rocket had been pure coincidence, through and through.
After all, I was once a devoted viewer of Balloon Gum’s streams myself.
If that had been a legitimate strategy, Balloon Gum would’ve been bragging about it endlessly. But his reaction was anything but enthusiastic.
Besides, how could broken graphics ever be part of an actual strategy?
So right now, I couldn’t trust Balloon Gum.
“What are you doing? I said go up.”
The look in Balloon Gum’s eyes was nothing but terrifying to me.
“Mond?”
As Balloon Gum’s eyes grew wider and wider, it seemed to say: hurry up and climb, then jump down.
Depending on how high I fell from, my HP could take significant damage.
In the worst case, I’d die.
Since the others were still alive, they could revive me.
But it would waste considerable time.
We’re currently streaming.
Time is money.
Without thinking, I shuddered and shook my head.
“Ah, no. I don’t think that’s it.”
“…Huh? Really?”
Crash.
The barrier I’d created shattered, and Balloon Gum scratched his head.
“So how do we do this?”
Hahahahaha
-What do you mean “no” lol
-Not it = Balloon Gum’s skill
Can’t you believe it? ㅠㅠㅠ
“In my opinion…”
I gazed upward, pondering. There had to be some way.
How could I say it’s impossible when it’s right there in plain sight?
It seemed like if I just threw something, anything, it might work at this distance.
‘Throw it?’
With that thought, I tossed a talisman.
Crack!
The talisman flew all the way to the snowy landscape floating at the very top.
For something thrown so casually, the accuracy was absurd.
But that was all.
Flutter.
The snowscape that touched the talisman merely fluttered like laundry on a breezy day.
Paper striking paper meant tearing it apart wasn’t going to be easy.
“The snowscape itself is an object that seals evil spirits, so it probably won’t react to talismans.”
-Why does Suyeon know more lol
-???: Is she a demon exorcist?
-Demon exorcism club level lol
I didn’t think talismans would solve this either.
‘But it does make contact.’
I was just confirming whether my throw would reach it. I drew something from my waist.
“!”
Everyone was startled by its appearance.
*Shing*
It was the [Demon-Slaying Sword]. A shaman’s blade I couldn’t use due to low spiritual power.
[You have become the weapon’s master.]
*Whirrrrr!*
Now it gleamed brightly as if welcoming its new owner.
With the deaths of the Jibakryeong and the Deluding Aghwi, I could finally use it.
-Whoa
-Finally?!
-No way
-He brought it after all lol
-This actually works?
“W-why a sword all of a sudden? It’s so far away.”
Suyeon stared at the blue blade with fear in her eyes and asked.
I simply drew the sword back in one fluid motion.
“Uh… uh, surely not!?”
Balloon Gum and Suyeon’s eyes filled with terror.
Was he going to throw it?
What happens when it falls!?
That wasn’t my concern.
Besides, they were always slower than me anyway.
*Whoooosh!*
I’d already hurled the sword with my entire body.
The blade spun like a propeller as it flew.
“Hey, hey Mond! That’s not a disposable weapon!?”
Judging by how high it was flying, it would be fortunate if it landed on the rooftop.
It looked like it might fall completely outside the building.
It flew that high and far.
In other words, it had reached the highest point where the snowscape floated.
*Slash!*
The blade cleaved through the snow spirit perfectly, splitting it in two.
“Woooow!”
Balloon Gum exclaimed in admiration.
-Scary
-Wow
-The physicality is legit insane
-Damn
-Balloon Gum’s cooperation: cheering
-This is…?
-Crazy
As the snow spirit at the highest point was severed, all the other snow spirits began fluttering down to the ground.
The students who had been standing dazed all lost their strength and collapsed.
Thud…!
The problem was the flying blade. If it fell anywhere, it would be like a bolt from the blue.
But that was resolved surprisingly easily.
All I had to do was reach out my hand.
Whoooosh!
The blade flew back to me.
[*Even if the blade is far away, reaching out will return it to its owner.]
A feature present in most virtual reality games.
A convenience function that arose from occasionally forgetting where you placed your weapon.
Now it transformed the blade into a throwing weapon.
And finally, the dimensional gate to the spirit realm that had opened on the rooftop closed.
“Wahaha! I won!”
“Phew. Mister, we should probably call 119 for these people.”
Suyeon pulled out her phone. The phone that hadn’t worked before now did.
“Wow. It works.”
As she called 119, the screen gradually darkened.
One major episode had come to an end.
[Loading….]
The game was transitioning into a cutscene with a loading screen.
In the meantime, donations came pouring in.
Ding.
[Beginner_tip donated 10,000 won!]
[You cannot defeat enemies alone! Cooperate!]
-Lmaooooo
-Does Balloon Gum’s cheering count as cooperation?
-Where’s the cooperation
-Ghost Busters was just a typo, please take down the post~
-It was supposed to be a co-op game, right?
-Ignoring the Aghwi rocket cooperation? That’s impossible without Balloon Gum’s perfect syncopation
[Balloon Gum Spokesperson donated 5,000 won.]
[The original title is Ghost Busters~]
Hahaha bus hahaha
Damn, haha
That’s actually right lol
Bus lol
“Thank you for the donation, Spokesperson.”
“?”
Spokesperson lol
-Missing one character on purpose, obviously
Bubble gum substitute lol
T_T
“Still, Act 1? Feels like I cleared something similar.”
I check the time.
About 40 minutes had elapsed.
“So about 40 minutes have passed. What’s the average clear time up to this point?”
Usually, viewers find these things faster.
The answer will probably come back before the cutscene even finishes.
-Where’s Speed Wagon
-This is a new game so does that even matter??
-Yeah, curious about that
Ding.
[Factos donated 5,000 won.]
[At least he wouldn’t have died to Aatrox rocket, so it’s not 40 minutes lolol]
Hahahahaha
-True
That guy can only do gum, he can’t even do almonds lol
Lmao rocket ㅋㅋㅋ
“I sent it to Mars, so there’s no way it would arrive on time lol”
The loading finished and the screen brightened again.

* * *
‘Huh?’
White walls lined with several white curtains.
This was a hospital.
A shared ward where multiple patients were admitted.
Students lay in all the hospital beds.
A television in the corner of the ward was broadcasting the news.
[An incident has occurred where multiple college students fell into a comatose state on the rooftop of a university campus in Seoul.]
This was undoubtedly about the students lying here.
[The hospital has yet to identify the cause, and there are even suspicions that some form of occult ritual may have been performed….]
The news cut to footage of snow-covered grounds and traces scattered throughout the school—talismans, ritual tools, and other artifacts.
Police officers behind the police line donned gloves and held up evidence bags containing transparent materials.
-Creepy
-They got caught
-Are they gonna trace us now? lol
-It looks so suspicious lol
-This is bad;
Of course, it would be better if the police remained ignorant. No matter how much evidence they collected without knowledge of sorcery, they would never understand what had actually happened.
It would be up to these two to uncover the truth.
Boom.
[Identify the mastermind behind this incident!]
Young Master Almond and Balloon Gum.
A mission was given to these two exorcists.
At the same time, the cutscene ended.
Both of them regained control of their bodies.
“Well, that’s done.”
Almond glanced sideways to check the time.
‘Two minutes gone.’
Two minutes had vanished in that cutscene.
-lol he’s checking the timer
-Not a speedrun, it’s a broadcast king lol
-Why’s he checking cutscene time
“First, I need to identify the mastermind….”
Every second counted during a broadcast, but Almond hadn’t forgotten his duty as a streamer.
He had to stream.
“Time for some deduction after a while.”
He declared this while playing detective manga background music.
Doo-doo-doo-doo! Doo-doo-doo~!
“The culprit is somewhere in here.”
Balloon Gum looked around in confusion.
“Huh? Everyone here is sick?”
Hahahahahaha
What are you talking about? lol
-He’s basically saying kill everyone here
-What about you?
-(Including himself)
-Is he talking about Balloon Gum?
“Whether they’re sick or not doesn’t matter. The culprit could be mixed in among them, considering they’re sick. There’s a saying—to hide the forest, you must fell the trees.”
“…Wouldn’t that just hide the forest itself?”
What the heck lol
Hide and seek lol
-To hide the trees, you hide them in the forest, Young Master…
Hahahahaha lol
-Is this guy a comedian?
-He was just good with numbers…
-If you fell the trees, the forest does get hidden
The Math Demon Kkabanggwon can’t even last an hour lol
Donations poured in at his slip of the tongue.
Pabam!
[Rubisword has donated 20,000 won.]
[Forest? Twang.]
Hahaha lol
Ruby’s drowning, so play dead if you have to.
-Isn’t it zing?
-Euk!
-Ack!
-Keok!
Pabapam!
[Takoyaki has donated 50,000 won!]
[To hide the hair… wait?]
Hahahahahaha
-Correct! To hide the hair, tears fall
Poor taco lover ㅠㅠ
-The hair has been hidden.
-Is this Jjin???
-Takoyaki hid the hair. Anyway, there you have it. (Not sure why)
-How can you hide what doesn’t exist. Takoyaki-nim…
“Thank you for the donations, Rubisword and Takoyaki. Anyway, I believe the culprit is among these people. Let me try striking up a conversation.”
I stroke my chin thoughtfully, approaching the students lying down with a rather serious expression.
Regardless of how my deduction process went, my actions themselves were correct. I needed to gather information by talking to these students.
“But they’re asleep. What am I supposed to do….”
All the students had their eyes closed.
They had fallen into a comatose state.
“Could we summon their spirits or something like that?”
Almond asks while rummaging through talismans.
“No! Mond! That’s killing the spirit!”
“Oh.”
-This guy knows but acts like “oh” lol
-lololol
-trying to slap a talisman on lol
-sticking talismans like acupuncture needles lol
“Just get close to them. They’ll respond if you talk to them.”
Balloon Gum had apparently already tried this with another student.
He was right.
“Ah.”
Now that my spiritual power had increased, the players could communicate with those in comatose states.
“Go to that one.”
As I approached the student Balloon Gum pointed to, a translucent spirit materialized.
“What’s happening? How am I speaking right now?”
The student, seeming flustered, looked to the exorcist before them for an explanation.
But Almond didn’t seem to have the leisure for that.
“I’m talking to you, so you’re speaking. Do you know how you ended up on the rooftop?”
-The way he talks lol
-I’m talking to you so you’re talking lol
-You’re an NPC and I’m a player!
-Not wrong though lol
“The rooftop?”
“Yes.”
The spirit shakes their head.
“I don’t understand….”
That’s when Balloon Gum clearly saw it.
Almond fidgeting with a talisman from his bag.
“Hmm… Why don’t I know.”
“B-Because I don’t know?”
“You’re dodging the question?”
“I’m not!”
The spirit vehemently denies it, bewildered by the accusation of dodging.
It was actually just a microphone mistake.
“Oh, I didn’t switch the mic. Ahem. You’re dodging the question? What do I do?”
-Who knows
Haha why are you confirming it just by dodging the question lol
-First, put that talisman down from your hand and let’s talk?
-Hey, student! Have you heard of the Aghwi Rocket!?
-Let’s start with the torture of listening to Almond’s successful deduction story for an hour
Is this guy the one who’s been decided as the culprit? lol
-Alright. Shall we do it?
“Then… is this all there is?”
Young Master Almond.
He adjusted his traditional hat and gestured behind him. A talisman case sat there.
“I’ve given you plenty of chances so far….”
Almond suddenly put on a shaman’s air, lowering his voice dramatically.
-What kind of chance exactly?
-The shaman is using his magic~
-Hahaha, what kind of opportunity?
I was just trying to make it entertaining.
Surprisingly, it worked.
“Y-yes!?”
Did the spirit sense Almond’s momentum as he prepared to take extreme measures?
“I-I’ll tell you!”
“?”
“I-I don’t have any memories of the rooftop or anything! But…!”
The spirit suddenly began to say something.
-Kyaa
Does this actually work? lol
Why would it work? lol
Ding.
[Gaji-bokkeun donated 3,000 won.]
[As expected, an interview? Aamond!]
Hahaha, this is an interview too.
As expected, the interview devil strikes again lol
What’s up with this fake stir-fry lol
The Devil of Interviews lol
-So his power activates even in the opposite case!?
Beggar stir-fry lol

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