Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 916

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 4 Episode 47
16. Trap Card (2)
“Pleased to meet you all.”
As I shook hands with her, I couldn’t help but quickly scan her features.
Truth be told, there wasn’t much to read.
The woman who appeared as the Director of Chambit Entertainment was obviously suspicious.
The entertainment company name was suspicious, the excessively beautiful character model design was suspicious….
‘She’s definitely the mastermind.’
Given the game’s structure, she had to be the mastermind. I reaffirmed my conviction as I stepped into the café.

* * *
The interior of MetaBucks was no different from an ordinary café.
“Order A-10, your beverage is ready~”
However, based on the testimonies of the victim spirits who claimed to have met here repeatedly, it was definitely a suspicious space.
“Running facial analysis scan.”
I examined the store clerks working at the counter with eyes that said ‘you’re all dead’, but.
‘Hmm.’
Stable polygon counts, bland facial features….
Nothing particularly stood out.
“Nothing special here.”
Will it even come out? Haha.
It’s weird that anything shows up when you scan someone’s face for fortune-telling lol
-Guess there’s no one with abnormal polygon counts this time
It was actually strange to expect anything from just a quick glance like this.
Unless I actually possessed Sherlock Holmes-level deductive abilities, I’d need more effort to figure this out.
‘Time’s running short.’
However, I had limited time compared to my deductive capabilities.
I didn’t want to exceed 12 hours of playtime.
I was already past 8 hours.
I couldn’t tell how much I’d managed to skip in the game so far.
If I didn’t make a decisive move here, there was no way I’d finish within 12 hours.
“I’ll bring the beverages. You two go ahead and chat.”
Sang-gi Oh headed toward the counter with a friendly smile, and the rest of the group took their seats.
An awkward silence hung in the air for a moment.
It felt exactly like being at a business meeting.
Some viewers seemed to feel the same way, as this donation came through.
Ding.
[TubaTuBap donated 10,000 won.]
[Lol I just imagined Almond using the communication skills he honed with Aseng to expose the mastermind]
-You have quite the imagination.
-No way lol
-Communication skills lololol
-What communication with the devil of interviews lololol
People tend to imagine that those from large corporations must possess exceptional social skills.
It’s a reasonable assumption, so why were the viewers reacting like this?
They were chatting as if it made no sense whatsoever.
Almond felt genuinely irritated inside.
“Let me show you an Aseng-style meeting.”
-lololololololol
-Almond’s specialty) Showing Reina gameplay << He would never say something like this
-Lmao
-Big Aseng
In fact, I had spent five years rolling around at Aseng.
It was one of the pivotal periods of my life where all my values had been completely transformed.
There was no way I couldn't exchange words in a meeting.
The woman sitting across from me smiled softly and spoke first.
"Ah, I'm Singihye."
Balloon Gum tilted his head for a moment.
Almond quickly smiled and responded.
"Ah, yes. That's quite remarkable. Meeting you like this."
-?
-lmaooo
-Lololol
-Her name is Singihye though…
-Is this Aseng-style humor?
Asungshik icebreaking lol
Singihye laughed and covered her mouth at my words.
"Ahahaha. My name is kind of funny, isn't it?"
She had been trying to ease my embarrassment.
"What is your name, if I may ask…?"
"?"
-lololololololololol
-lmaooooooo
-It's over, Hodu's algorithm is broken
-lololol
-lmao
-And he's being so polite on top of it all lol
"Well…."
Singihye tilted her head, unsure how to respond.
Ding.
[Yeoksi donated 5,000 won.]
[The Interview Demon]
Hahahahaha
-For real
-Living up to the username
[ㅋㅋㅋ has donated 10,000 won.]
[Fake demon cult? Getting lag when you meet a real demon?]
Haha, seriously though
-What's the real demon like~
Haha, that's right lol
-Never seen a demon archduke before;
Everyone went silent right in front of me lol
Almond, who had promised to show Sang-gi's style of business meeting.
I scratched my head in embarrassment.
'Ah.'
Only after reading the chat did I realize her name was 'Singihye'.
"Um… everyone. In society, a name like that is generally something you'd change as a matter of business etiquette…."
Hahahahaha
That's too much, haha.
-Sang-gi's manners
-Now I understand what kind of company Sang-gi runs;
Ding.
[Hong Gildong donated 5,000 won.]
[Unable to call Singihye by her name… sniff.]
No matter how I tried to make excuses, the conversation only spiraled into something more pathetic.
"Ahem. I'm Daeman Jeong. It's an honor to meet you."
Unable to watch any longer, Balloon Gum stood up and shook her hand.
"Ah, yes. I've heard a lot about you. Daeman Jeong. They say you're a talented individual."
Meanwhile, I tilted my head in confusion from the side.
Stop tilting your head like that lol
If bubble gum is a great talent, then that reaction is spot on lol
-???: Excellent…? Lololol
-Big Sang-gi
Actually, I wasn't tilting my head because of what she said about Balloon Gum being talented.
'How can I avoid this.'
My thoughts were already elsewhere.
How could I end this game quickly.
There's the mastermind right in front of me.
If I settled things here, the game could end in an instant.
But I couldn't rush in recklessly. Sang-gi Oh was right beside me.
"Looks like you were having quite the conversation. Here we are."
Sang-gi Oh joined them with drinks in hand, and the discussion continued.
"Come train professionally at our entertainment company. We'll set you on the path to success as a model."
Singihye pulled out several model portfolios and showed them.
"All these models were discovered this way, and now they're doing great—shooting advertisements and getting invited to fashion shows."
Polished magazine photos, fashion shows, advertisements… it truly looked like the very picture of a successful modeling career.
"Sang-gi?"
She asked him to continue the explanation.
"Ah, yes. To elaborate, these ones here, and here, and here—they're all from Sungduk University. You might recognize them."
Balloon Gum nodded while examining the portfolios closely, as if he really was considering becoming a model.
Almond, however, was watching Sang-gi Oh intently, his mind already elsewhere.
'Sang-gi Oh was incredibly strong too.'
He recalled the moment when he had slashed at Sang-gi Oh with his blade.
The mechanism by which Sang-gi Oh's body had simply let the blade pass through.
Everyone else thought it was just a clean pass-through.
But Almond's eyes had caught something.
His form had flickered momentarily before returning.
'He could have done it if he wanted to.'
It wasn't that the narrative had been written to keep him alive.
'It was because his spiritual power was insufficient.'
It must have happened because Sang-gi Oh lacked enough spiritual power back then.
But what about now?
After accepting Sang-gi Oh's offer, his spiritual power had increased, and he'd even gained a spiritual ability.
Could he do it now?
The problem was that Sang-gi Oh and Singihye were stuck together.
Fighting both of them would be difficult.
But then, at that moment.
"Ah, I need to use the restroom for a moment."
Sang-gi Oh stood up from his seat.
The restroom?
Something suddenly flashed in Almond's mind.
'Suyeon…!'
It was Suyeon.
Suyeon was cleaning the restroom.
'Is this a coincidence?'
Balloon Gum had always said it.
When the time came, Suyeon would appear.
Was now that time?
[Demon Slaying Sword]
A blade materialized at Almond's waist.

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"Ugh. Manager Kim."
Thunk.
Kim Gwajang set down his beer can on the desk and placed a hand on Manager Kim's shoulder.
"It's been fun so far."
"Ah, no, why are you saying that, sir? It's not even over yet."
"Hey. Look at the clear rate right now. We're practically at the mastermind's doorstep, aren't we?"
That was true.
I couldn't deny that the playtime had been cut far shorter than originally expected.
But—
"Even if it doesn't end today, honestly isn't that a win for us?"
"…What?"
"Well, think about it. When we sign contracts with other streamers, we ask them to play this much per day. That's how the contracts work. But if we just go over one day, isn't that already a profit for us?"
Though the contract did have plenty of extra clauses attached, like various running guarantees and payment structures.
But for persuading a drunk Kim Gwajang, this much reasoning sounded plausible enough.
"The game isn't ending right here anyway. We're following them into the facility and there's still more to do. We're about two-thirds of the way through now."
Originally, we'd only progressed one-third of the 'theoretical' playtime, but we'd already covered two-thirds.
This was already close to a disaster.
But it meant there was still hope.
"…Right. One day? Just going over one day is enough?"
Kim Gwajang's flushed face broke into a wide smile.
"Yeah~ That's right. Just one day. Let's just push through one more day. Like we always think when we come to work!"
He raised his beer can, and Manager Kim clinked his against it in agreement.
"Exactly!"
The cans collided.
[Ting.]
Pfft!
Kim Gwajang sprayed out the beer he was drinking.
All over Manager Kim's face.
"…"
Manager Kim didn't even flinch.
The beer spilling on his face was the least of his concerns—the situation that had just unfolded was far too absurd to process.
Slash!
'?'
The moment Almond drew his blade, he severed Singihye's head clean off.
Haha, seriously though lol
-What???
-Lolololol
-That scared me;
-Lmaooooo
-Dude I spit out everything I was eating
-Without saying a single word lololol wtf
-Wait if you just clear the game like that what are we supposed to do Almond!!!
Even the viewers seemed completely blindsided by what had just happened.
So Almond drew his blade without uttering a single word, the sharp ring of steel echoing through the air, and severed Singihye's neck in one fluid motion.
Insane speed, flawless judgment, and the Manager's despair followed in its wake.
"What the heck is happening!!!"
Manager Kim simply stared blankly at the monitor, unable to say anything.

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