Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 92

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 92
32. The Qualities of a Star (2)
When I think about it, that’s true.
Almond’s broadcasts had almost no interaction time.
After the big event that appeared on the Fantasia Channel before, I did have a time to share stories.
But most of the interaction happened during gameplay.
For viewers who loved not just Almond’s gaming skills but Almond as a person, it was always disappointing.
Good news arrived for them.
[Almond is starting a ‘mobile stream’!]
Mobile streaming.
That meant outdoor broadcasting.
In other words, not a gaming broadcast.
-Wow. He’s really doing it?
-But why mobile?
-Is it a mukbang? What’s on the menu?
-Why can’t I see anything?
All the viewers who had watched the games came back, and the chat quickly became noisy. But the screen wasn’t visible.
It was only filled with black. Only a faint voice could be heard.
“Uh. It seems to be working.”
A slightly dry-sounding voice.
But it was definitely a clear female voice.
-??? A woman?
-What?
-What’s with the woman’s voice, bro! Do you want to see me lose my mind!?
-Who is it anyway?
That’s not a broadcast accident?
“But why… can’t I see this?”
“Hey. Jia, move your finger.”
“Oh.”
Whoosh.
Finally, bright light entered the camera, and Jia, who was in front, was exposed.
Sanghyeon had asked Jia to handle the controls and filming since he was doing mobile streaming for the first time.
-????
-Wow, so pretty
-Cute!
-Who is this? She’s gorgeous
-Oh!
-Who is this woman who looks like IU!?
-What about Almond anyway!
-Mom! I don’t need Almond anymore! Mom! I don’t need Almond anymore! Mom! I don’t need Almond anymore!
Jia’s eyes widened as she watched the chat messages scroll up rapidly.
Her face flushed crimson, and she practically thrust the phone at Juhyeok.
“H-here. It’s on now, right?”
“Yeah, but… aren’t you going to film?”
“Oh.”
She’d forgotten that she was supposed to be filming. Her embarrassment was that overwhelming.
“The filming is just going to be me standing next to you. We brought the tripod anyway. As long as you don’t show up on screen, it’s fine.”
‘But I already did.’
Jia nodded reluctantly, her expression pouty.
Then she secured the phone to the tripod.
Finally, after all the complications, Almond’s face appeared on camera.
Juhyeok and Jia sat across from him, while Almond sat alone.
-Yaaaaaay!
-Hahahaha!
-Haha~~~
-Wow, thanks so much for the mukbang! (_ _)
The moment Sanghyeon appeared, the chat exploded upward.
[Current Viewers: 6.7K]
That was an excessive number for a broadcast of someone eating kimchi stew.
Even Almond, who’d grown quite accustomed to streaming by now, hesitated slightly at this moment.
‘This is more embarrassing than I thought.’
His face burned with shame.
No matter how much of a streamer he was, shouting something like “Teuha!” loudly in public was… well.
This place happened to be a restaurant that accepted sponsorships, so it was manageable, but if it were a regular restaurant, he’d need much more mental preparation.
Gulp.
Regardless, Sanghyeon—no, Almond—had to do it.
Because that’s what a streamer does!
“Teuha!”
-Hahahaha
-Haha!
-Hahahaha!
Isn’t it embarrassing? Haha.
You’re cute when you’re embarrassed ㅠㅠ
-Who was that woman earlier?
-Hi there
Still, once he greeted them, the viewers responded enthusiastically as expected.
“We’ve come to eat some kimchi stew.”
As he said this, Jia naturally showed the restaurant’s sign to the camera.
-Lol what
Ten thousand years of tradition? That’s a crazy name ㅋㅋㅋ
-That’s been popping up a lot lately.
-Traditional inflation? What are you talking about lol
-Power level inflation lololol
-60 years? We’re talking ten thousand!
-Ancient Gojoseon kimchi stew lol
“Yes. One opened near my place not too long ago. But this is an advertisement.”
At the sudden statement, viewers unleashed a barrage of confused comments.
-????
-??
-Huh?
[Simpson donated ‘1,000 won’!]
[No. You tricked us! This is an ad!]
Was the reaction not good?
Sanghyeon was still confused. There was nothing he could do about a poor reaction. Eventually, he’d have to run some advertisement anyway.
“Yes. It’s an advertisement. I received a proposal. I was thinking about it, and since I was going to do a mukbang anyway, I just accepted it.”
-lololol
-Lol why would you accept an ad like that lol
-lololol such a weird guy lol
-Capitalist nuts…
-lololol
-Pretty cool of him lol
-A guy who accepts ads just because he needs to eat… nice!
[I wanted to die from boredom donated ‘3,000 won’!]
[Ah. I just wanted to accept an ad because I was hungry.]
“It’s not that I accepted it because I was hungry… the food here is really good.”
Sanghyeon, not understanding the meme, added defensively. That got a good reaction from the viewers.
-lololol
-That’s a joke
-You don’t know “I wanted to die from boredom”?
-For real lol
[Rubisword donated ‘10,000 won’!]
[Wow! An ad! World-class! Congratulations! Thanks for doing a mukbang too!]
[Gaji-bokkeun donated ‘5,000 won’!]
Oh wow, you just arrived and you’re already doing a mukbang for us! Thank you so much!
[Madness donated ‘1,000 won’!]
[Bro! Who was that woman earlier?! Do you want me to go crazy?!]
“Thank you. Rubisword, Gaji-bokkeun. And… Madness. You already seem to be going crazy… That woman is an editor at Ollytube. We ended up having a meal together. She lives nearby.”
-You already seem to be going crazy lololol
-lololol
-He’s got a concept down pat
-Wow, the editor! She’s gorgeous!
-So the editor really is a woman
-Phew. Relief.
-I thought ^~^
[Madness donated ‘1,000 won’.]
[The editor really is a woman!? Huh!?]
That’s absolutely insane lol
That’s a dry joke lol
-Stop it already
-Literally living up to their username.
“Madness. I’m going to step away for a moment and cool off. You should cool down too.”
As Sanghyeon said this with a smirk, Juhyeok touched something on his phone.
The viewer was immediately banned. A one-day suspension.
-Paid ban lolololol
I’m dying laughing ㅋㅋㅋ
Wow, banned lol
The editor’s protective almond is sexy ㅠㅠ
“Almond, you’re a pro streamer now, hehe~~”
Almond was certainly skilled now.
The embarrassment from the outdoor broadcast had been nothing but a fleeting moment. Once the stream started, he was the Almond he always was.
Juhyeok smiled with satisfaction watching Sanghyeon like this.
‘This is Almond.’
This is Sang-hyun Yu’s strength. He possessed the ability to deliver when it mattered most.
This broadcast was his first mukbang, a communication broadcast, and even featured his first advertisement.
It might seem trivial, but it must have been an enormous burden.
When the Company’s PT team had an incident before, that guy stepped up too.
When even five-year veterans were trembling alongside the newcomers, only he remained composed. He claimed he was incredibly nervous, but he didn’t show it at all.
Juhyeok was certain.
More than anything else, this was why Almond could become a star.
Whether in entertainment or gaming.
A star is someone who ‘delivers.’ Someone who shines brightest and succeeds when all adversity and pressure bear down on them.
That’s what a star is.
“Nine Thousand Hell Stew, coming right up!”
The stew arrived. Juhyeon Lee, the employee who had gotten Almond’s autograph before, served it.
She had quite a bright personality. Whether she was embarrassed about being on broadcast or the CEO had silenced her, she said nothing special today.
and nine circles of hell stew lol
The naming is trash lol
-It’s 9,000 won so they call it Nine Thousand Hell~~~
That’s a hell of a price…
“We have cheaper options too. There’s the 666 Stew? It’s 6,600 won, but unfortunately that one doesn’t have octopus.”
Sanghyeon blew on the steaming kimchi stew before eating it, yet he still managed to deliver his own take on the menu description.
-Wow! Professional advertisement model!
Your ad was great, lol
-666 stew lol
Why is the concept hell though lol
-For real, the concept is straight-up hellish
Is whether there’s octopus or not really the difference between hell and not hell?! ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Well… that’s because it has tentacles…
“The concept is hell. But the taste is heaven.”
-Wow!
Capitalism talk is so cringey lolol
Did you memorize it!? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-This is capitalism!
“He said it was an ad he just received lol”
-You watching, Kim Jong-un? This is free market economy!!!
Hahahahahaha
Lol, it’s so funny that Almond is doing that ㅋㅋ
Perhaps it was the sight of Sanghyeon delivering “the taste is heaven” with such a serious expression that left an impression.
This video would later circulate as a clip.
[Jia-mond donated 2,000 won.]
[Bro, show us Jia eating too!]
-Where are you getting the audacity to see Jia’s face for just 2,000 won!
-That phrasing is a bit weird?
“ㅁㅊㅋㅋㅋ Why does something sound off about what you’re saying?”
“Ah. Jia dislikes being on broadcast. That was an accident earlier.”
Almond answered while briefly gauging Jia’s reaction, worried she might be uncomfortable.
But he was mistaken.
‘That girl… is secretly pleased about it!?’
Jia was smiling with a subtly satisfied expression.
Like she was thinking, ‘I guess I’m popular after all.’
But she made it clear she didn’t want to be on camera anymore, shaking her head vigorously.
[Gaji-bokkeun donated 1,000 won.]
[Eat the octopus! The octopus!]
“Ah. Octopus. Octopus is great.”
Sanghyeon picked up the octopus from the incoming donation and cut it with scissors. The octopus fell and broth splashed. He looked a bit flustered.
Juhyeok watched him with genuine fascination.
‘Broadcasting is intimidating, isn’t it.’
I clearly remember when that guy first came in as a new employee—he couldn’t even cut meat properly.
Yet now he’s picking up scissors himself and hastily cutting octopus.
Is this also the quality of a star?
“It’s so chewy!”
Sanghyeon laughed as he bit into the octopus.
‘You don’t even like eating that much….’
Juhyeok was starting to lose his patience.
“This is kimchi, tofu, octopus, and pork. Eating all of them together like this is absolutely wonderful.”
What would he have done if he hadn’t accepted this advertisement?
When he’d complained about outdoor broadcasts being embarrassing, and now, watching Sanghyeon who was practically filming a commercial, he briefly averted his gaze.
Juhyeok checked the Community’s reaction.
‘Did any clips get uploaded?’
He’d pulled off some decent plays today anyway. Surely plenty of clips would have been posted?
That’s what he thought.
But──
“…?”
Clips had been uploaded.
Just not the kind he’d imagined.
‘Already?’

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The largest community for Battle Rage.
On Bera 31, this post had entered the trending rankings.
[Nut eating octopus shake….]
Looking at the content, it was literally Almond eating octopus.
It was the scene from just moments ago where he ate octopus while shouting “It’s so chewy!”
Of course, since it was a clip, there was no sound.
-Wow, what? Almond’s doing a mukbang???
-What is this129!!!!
Why is this… lol
So the meme content was real. I thought I was an almond getting beaten with arrows by a bald character lol
-Just from the title I thought the National Hair Loss Association was involved. But he’s really eating octopus.
└The National Hair Loss Association appears even when eating octopus
-This is the National Hair Loss Association. Please stop this tragedy
That’s hilarious lol
hahahaha
But why are they calling this a pear, damn it ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Real talk, this became Almond’s fan page
└Clap your hands and poop, then you’ll become famous.
└Almond’s so cute~~~
└Finally a streamer who dominates through skill alone~~ “Watch me!”
└”Watch me!”
He was astonished.
Almond eating octopus was trending enough to make the issue boards.
‘Is this that thing where they applaud him no matter what he does?’
Juhyeok adjusted his fogged-up glasses and browsed through more issue posts.
Then he found a post like this.
[Things about Almond that bother me every time I see him.txt]
With the thought that communication truly is a double-edged sword, Juhyeok clicked on the post.

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