Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 915

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 4 Episode 046
16. Trap Card (1)
Meanwhile, modeling designers logged into the company server.
Since it was late, they continued their meeting through chat.
[Newtype: Alright everyone, don’t panic. Just check the polygon counts and send me a message when you’re done.]
Newtype, the most senior person in this department, was directing the operation.
The verification didn’t take long.
Basic specifications like polygon count could be confirmed with just a right-click on each character they were assigned.
‘It’s probably nothing. Again.’
Newtype.
He knew that CEO Jeong had a tendency to make a fuss over things.
This matter he’d called them in for seemed equally ridiculous.
‘I’m certain we unified everything completely.’
The key figures who shouldn’t be identified were definitely created with the same quality as the regular extras, indistinguishable from them.
But—
[Broe: Hmm… It does seem like there are actually more polygons.]
Someone says this.
[Newtype: What? That doesn’t make sense. We definitely applied uniform standards across the board.]
[Broe: Well, you see. There was an adjustment at the end. You remember when we touched the entire game for optimization?]
Damn.
That was it.
The eternal enemy and challenge of game developers.
Optimization.
Even with the same game specifications, whether the game runs well or poorly depends entirely on how well optimization is done.
[Newtype: So you didn’t check after touching it back then?]
[Broe: It seems that way.]
It’s common for games to fail to launch due to optimization issues, get pulled back, and then be rushed out again.
Optimization management is that significant of an issue.
Because of this, the optimization department holds almost final decision-making authority right before launch.
So they didn’t bother getting confirmation on these trivial matters.
‘If they were doing optimization properly, they would’ve gone through everything from the start.’
One person might represent a triangle with just three line segments, while another might draw it with six segments in the process.
In simple calculation terms, this creates a 2x difference in computer processing speed.
For example, if you implemented even dust particles to represent Egypt’s pyramid?
Even with identical pyramids, one might lag while another renders smoothly.
Removing unnecessary details invisible to human eyes while maintaining superior graphics to the naked eye.
That tedious work is the foundation of optimization.
In that process, numerous members of the modeling club fell into the category of ‘unnecessary details.’
But in all this, they hadn’t touched Sang-gi Oh, a key figure.
It was the optimization department’s way of showing consideration, but now it had become anything but considerate.
‘If I’m going to touch it, I’ll touch all of it.’
Well, that’s what the employees found when they checked.
[Broe: The polygon count is actually lowered by about 23%…?]
The polygon count really is low.
Polygons are the minimal graphic surface units that compose three-dimensional faces.
When drawing a sphere with a computer, the principle is to connect countless triangles finely together.
The more triangles there are, the higher the poly count; the fewer, the lower.
In other words, the faces of the model club members are approximately 23% more angular than Sang-gi Oh’s.
Almondil’s deduction had hit the mark.
‘No, really 23%? What is this….’
Newtype’s eyes widened at the number that was far too precise.
[Newtype: That’s actually possible?]
[Broe: It works…?]
[Miki: It really does come out that way. For me too.]

* * *
This actually works?
…That question wasn’t just coming from the modeling department’s conference server.
“This actually works?”
Regarding the current situation where every algorithm had been thoroughly demolished using the concepts of union and complement, even the Kim Kim Duo had to say something.
Especially Manager Kim.
“This actually works!?”
He cried out again, letting loose a wail that bordered on sobbing.
“If I knock everyone else out, I’m first place? Being top of the school was the easiest! I should write a book about this! What kind of mechanism is this!?”
Being able to get through the game this way was freedom from a gamer’s perspective.
But from his position, it was utterly despairing.
It just looked like a game error to him.
“Um… Manager?”
“Wait, step aside. These bastards are all gathered on the server right now, right? Let me log in and say something too.”
“Yes!?”
Manager Kim desperately tried to stop him. This was something that absolutely could not happen.
“No, you can’t…!”
“Let go!”
“If you do that, we’ll become a union too!?”
“That’s better than being a complement!”
Wait.
He had a point there.
Manager Kim’s grip suddenly weakened.
‘Oops.’
Manager Kim lunged at the keyboard and started typing frantically.
Rat-a-tat-tat!
“Manager!”
It seemed as though something sealed within the Manager had been released.

* * *
Meanwhile, Almond and Balloon Gum.
These two ghost busters also felt a certain power within themselves awakening.
[Quest Clear!]
[Spirit Power Increased]
[New Spirit Ability Unlocked]
A massive surge of spirit power flooded through them as the Quest Clear notification appeared.
[Fold the Earth]
[Fold the ground to traverse vast distances in an instant.]
Almond, being a shaman, had acquired Fold the Earth.
-Ohhh
-This exists?
-But why did the Quest suddenly clear lol
-Feels like we skipped a lot lol
Next, the Monk Balloon Gum’s Staff ability unlocked.
[Wind Pressure Bullet]
[Draw a circle with the staff to compress and fire wind.]
“Ooh?”
-Wind lol
-Of all things, the name is Wind
-Gum Pressure Bullet lolol
-That naming doesn’t fit at all
Though the name felt ominous, regardless, this was the Monk’s first offensive damage-dealing skill.
“Looks like I finally have some damage output. I suppose the Monk will need to handle the final blow?”
Balloon Gum spoke as though the Monk’s damage phase had only just arrived.
But in truth, there had been many segments where the Monk should have dealt damage.
They had simply passed through strangely.
Ding.
[Aghwi donated 3,000 Won.]
[?]
Particularly, Aghwi was a malevolent spirit of the yokai type that the Monk should have handled.
-Literally a question mark itself lol
-Lololol
-Right, that one should’ve been handled by the Monk too
-We already gave you that~ have a drink~
But at this point, one couldn’t help but wonder.
“Hmm, but we haven’t actually had an evil spirit type appear yet.”
Ghosts and yokai have all shown up, but the evil spirits that Christianity should be dealing with haven’t appeared.
In truth, I had skipped over them.
Regardless, it’s now obvious that evil spirits will soon start mixing in with the spawns.
“Speaking of which, where is Suyeon?”
I bring up Suyeon, and Balloon Gum waves his hand dismissively.
“No, those kinds of characters just show up on their own when the time comes, right Mond?”
Hahahaha
-Every time Suyeon is mentioned, she goes haywire lol
-Suyeon still thinks Balloon Gum is an Aghwi lol
Balloon Gum insists I trust his gaming experience and adamantly tells me not to bother searching for Suyeon.
Ding.
[Recognized donated 5,000 won.]
[Damn ugly soccer kick scary lol]
“It’s not ‘damn ugly soccer kick,’ it’s actually just ‘ugly kick,’ okay? And it’s not a soccer kick, it’s just a regular kick. Please tone down the exaggeration.”
hahahaha
-That’s basically the same thing lol
-Damn ugly lol
lol
Balloon Gum had wanted to correct them, but as always, the world moved in the opposite direction of what he desired.
Ding.
[Today donated 10,000 won.]
[Incredibly ugly overhead kick, pretty scary though]
Balloon Gum’s face flushes red and blue.
Hahaha, damn it.
Haha, the dog’s ugly, overhead kick haha
-Even “incredibly” got added lol
The rumor was reconstructed in an instant.
Ding.
[ㅜㅜ has donated 5,000 won.]
[Is it true that in this game, an NPC does a triple axel kick because you’re ugly? Really?]
Hahahahahahaha
-Suyeon’s athletic ability is insane
-Core strength is no joke~
-Getting hit by a triple axel kick would probably split you in half
Hahaha, damn it.
“Okay, okay~ stop the brain rot~”
Balloon Gum tries to restrain the viewers.
Moments later.
Almond approaches and asks Balloon Gum a question.
“Hyung, is the new skill you got Triple Axel?”
“….”
“It feels more like a blink to me.”
Almond’s viewers had deceived him.
-How distorted did this get lmaooo
-lololololol
-lmaooo
-hahahahahaha
Almond had asked purely because he needed to coordinate their combo.
Balloon Gum didn’t answer for a while.
“Hyung…?”
“….”
“Huh? You’re saying it looked ugly and that’s a skill? Everyone, I’m not falling for that one.”
Almond seemed to be bickering with the viewers who were trying to trick him again.
-lololololol
-lmaooo
-is he doing that on purpose lol
-hahahaha
-viewers have class lol
-those are the guys who caused the ten million won incident at G-Star

* * *
Thus, Almond proceeded without knowing Balloon Gum’s skill.
The next day arrived in game time.
All I had to do was follow Sang-gi Oh and meet the mastermind.
The mastermind seemed to be the final boss of this game.
I licked my lips in anticipation.
‘Time to wrap this up soon.’
The game time was stretching on.
It was approaching eight hours, having already surpassed seven.
‘Will the angle show itself?’
If I met the mastermind and managed to finish the confrontation right away, wouldn’t the game end in one go?
Of course, the game’s original structure wouldn’t end the moment I met the mastermind.
I knew that too.
But I thought there had to be some way. Hadn’t I cleared everything like that so far?
‘What if I spot the killing angle right there?’
It might be impossible like it was with Sang-gi Oh, but that was only when my spiritual power was low.
Now that I’d cleared Quests, my spiritual power had increased. Maybe I could even split Sang-gi Oh in half.
‘Hmm….’
While Almond’s mind spun busily like this.
Almond’s viewers were still debating (?) what Balloon Gum’s skill actually was.
-I heard Balloon Gum’s skill is Overhead Kick
-Nah, I heard Balloon Gum’s skill is Aghwi Rocket?
-Balloon Gum uses Chidori, I saw it
-Isn’t Balloon Gum’s skill Gum Commandment?
Haha, those guys are crazy.
-Balloon Gum’s late-night snack is Truffle Axel Burger. I saw it.
Gum Gyemyeong is not a skill, it’s a divine power lol
‘Good grief.’
I stopped paying attention to the chat.
It was the same during the ten million won incident at Gistah, and the Zombie School bathroom incident too.
It was better not knowing Balloon Gum’s skill than getting caught up in these fools’ speculation.
Besides, Balloon Gum’s skill probably wasn’t that important in this game anyway.
That’s because… it’s Balloon Gum we’re talking about.
“Here it is.”
Balloon Gum pointed to a building beside me.
[MetaBucks]
It was an ordinary university district café.
I was supposed to meet Sang-gi Oh and the ‘good person’ here.
-MetaBucks lmao
Hahahahaha what is this?
-So this is where they meet
-Feels like the kind of place nerdy developers would hang out
‘The café itself should be fine.’
I walked in without much thought.
Inside was just a typical café.
Dark wood interior, low-brightness indirect lighting, numerous part-time workers wearing neat caps.
Thud.
One of the part-time workers bumped into me.
“Oh… I’m, I’m sorry.”
Coming out from cleaning the restroom, she held a mop in one hand.
“Huh?”
“Huh!?”
We both pointed at each other in surprise.
“Almond oppa!”
“Suyeon.”
Suyeon was at this café.
That meant something was definitely going to happen here.
Bubble gum facial expression lol
-Why is Balloon Gum practicing social distancing alone?
-If Balloon Gum flinches at the thought of getting kicked, that’s comedy gold~
Hahaha why are you going so far away haha
The moment Suyeon appeared, Balloon Gum—standing a good three meters away—muttered awkwardly.
“Ahem. What was I saying? Mond, you said it comes out on its own when the time is right?”
“Yeah. Really something.”
That’s when it happened.
“What are you all doing at the entrance?”
Sang-gi Oh had arrived.
“Oh. Senior.”
Following behind Sang-gi Oh was a tall, slender woman.
Suyeon, Sang-gi, Almond, Balloon Gum.
Their eyes met.
An awkward silence hung in the air for a moment.
“…Looks like I’m introducing myself earlier than planned?”
Sang-gi Oh introduced the figure behind him with a somewhat sheepish expression.
“This is Shin, Director of Chambit Entertainment.”
“Pleased to meet you all.”
She, radiating the unmistakable aura of a celebrity, stepped forward and gestured.
“Shall we find our seats?”
“Ah, yes, of course….”
After Almond and his group moved deeper into the entrance.
Gulp.
Suyeon pulled her hat down low and watched them intently from behind.

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