Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 975

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 4 Episode 106
35. Song-ja Bae (2)
The Cheese Village Project held significant meaning for me.
Unlike the events Almond had participated in before, this was one where I had personally contributed to the planning.
‘It’ll go well, right?’
Because of that, for the first time, I found myself concerned not only with Almond’s broadcast success but also with the success of the project itself.
I was quite pleased that Almond appeared as the protagonist in the teaser.
But from my perspective, this event itself also had to succeed.
[Juhyeok Kim: How’s the Cheese Village situation?]
So I continued asking the staff about how this event was progressing.
[Department Manager Jang: The teaser’s vibe is good? I think it’ll do well.]
For now, Department Manager Jang seemed to be evaluating it positively.
Ko A-sung: Almond turned out so well this time!! ㅎㅎㅎ It feels great!
Juyokji: I pushed Almond really hard! ㅇ/ㅇ/
The two pro-Almond supporters on the Cheese side also seemed very satisfied.
Since they were people who paid attention to Almond’s broadcast success almost as much as I did, they would naturally be pleased.
“The video needs to become trending…”
What I was currently worried about was the video’s ranking.
Tap. Tap…
I tapped my desk with a pen, growing anxious.
At least the entry wasn’t bad.
#Trending Video 37th Place
It was launching with a vibe of settling above the top 50.
But the problem was this channel’s algorithm.
[Cheese_Official]
Cheese’s official channel.
Anyone who watches OlTube even a little would know what kind of algorithm such a channel has.
Since it’s a place where stiff videos get uploaded without much concern for entertainment, viewer traffic doesn’t come as quickly as expected.
‘I can’t tell yet.’
One could argue that top 30 is already doing well.
But that’s not how I felt.
In this era where content pours out endlessly, if you can’t climb up quickly, you get buried.
‘With this much money spent and this many people involved, we should naturally hit 1st place.’
What I wanted was an overwhelming 1st place.
Considering the manpower and quality invested here, it was only natural.
Taking that into account, the progress was rather underwhelming.
But then, moments later—
“!?”
Suddenly, the view count graph shoots up dramatically.
‘What’s this?’
A mountain peak—or rather, a graph that shot up almost like a cliff face.
This was clearly traffic coming from a different source.
The easiest explanation was a community site.
Specifically, a major gaming community capable of generating a graph like this….
Click click click.
[Rilpro]
I searched for Rilpro and entered the site.
Sure enough, a Cheese Village teaser was plastered right on the ‘Big’ board.
Big) The Reckless Warrior destroying Cheese Village too
Originally, Rilpro hadn’t shown much interest in Cheese Village.
Early on, there were mentions of streamer fans arguing with each other that made it to the Big board, but it was only a niche topic.
Rilpro’s community was once again flooded with discussions about Rilchamps. That was the site’s main focus, after all.
‘What’s going on? We’re in Rilchamps season right now?’
In fact, it was the Rilchamps Spring Season.
The peak time when everyone was arguing fiercely about who played well, who played poorly, who should be benched, and who should be recruited.
‘But how?’
How did this end up at the top of the Big board?
The reason was utterly ridiculous.
-Rather have the Reckless Warrior than some refreshing drama
-Almond’s doing well…
-Honestly, seriously, refreshing drama or the Reckless Warrior?
└Does Balloon Gum’s championship without Nanteu look like trash? What are you even comparing?
It was because a certain ADC player had been performing terribly in matches.
But that ADC player belonged to ck, a famous team with an enormous fanbase.
Being from such a famous team, the criticism was harsh when he underperformed, and eventually talk of a substitution came up.
But of course, there was no way to find another professional player available mid-season.
[Why not? Just bring in a streamer lol]
[WELCOME “Reckless Warrior” possible?]
[Won the international tournament but won’t get pro status? Bring Almond here]
In the midst of this, posts saying ‘Almond would be better’ started appearing.
Several of these posts made it to the Big board.
As a derivative of this topic, a post showcasing his performance in Cheese Village also hit Big.
-WELCOME “ck Reckless Warrior” FAREWELL “Refreshing”
└It’s refreshing but lol too harsh lol
└Refreshing lol
-We miss you… Reckless Warrior…
-Cheese Village? Is that the thing? Where everyone does a collab stream together?
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As Juhyeok scrolled through the comments on the post, I let out a hollow laugh.
“What an unexpected stroke of luck….”
I never thought that a pro gamer I didn’t even know existed performing poorly would help secure viewers.

* * *
The unexpected fortune surrounding Almond didn’t stop there.
“Hong… make me Songsong.”
Hong-cha agreed to become Songsong far more easily than expected.
-??
-Is this real??
-Lol what
-Abandoning Nonghyup?
-Lololol
-Looks like everything’s gonna burn down anyway lol
-Quick decision, truly Challenger material
The viewers were puzzled that Hong-cha, known for strong loyalty, switched sides so readily.
But once she’d said she would join, she had to keep her promise.
“Kill them!”
At Almond’s shout, the Bongbongs moved into action.
“Yes!”
Crash!
Their combat power, moving in perfect coordination while wearing full plate armor, exceeded imagination.
Especially with the former pro Danmuji and Almond’s extraordinary physicality fighting together, they managed to push the Auwulves back at least one step.
-Nice
-This is insane
-The farmer profession is this terrifying…
-They fight so damn well
-The farmers are actually strong
“This way!”
Click.
After Almond and the Bongbongs secured a retreat route, they pulled Hong-cha and Lemon back.
The moment I finally relaxed, Lemon approached and asked.
“Um… older sister… why are you becoming Songsong!? Is it because of me?”
Lemon’s face crumpled as if she thought Hong-cha had become Songsong because of her.
But Hong-cha shook her head and whispered.
“That’s not it. Lemon.”
“?”
“I’m just deceiving them for now.”
-?
-Huh?
-Haha, no way!
-How is he supposed to handle this?
-Wow lol
-This is crazy
-But didn’t you come to help?
Hong-cha speaks to the worried viewers through a channel only they can hear.
“Help? That’s not it. Danmuji’s field got dug up earlier.”
The reason they were able to rush here so quickly.
The reason the monster came here.
The reason Danmuji’s field was dug up.
All the puzzle pieces of the incident fit together.
They knew a monster would come to Hong-cha’s house.
“How could they have gotten here so fast? They knew it was coming to me.”
-?
-What’s that?
-No way lol
-Oh
-Don’t tell me
“What? How did they know?”
“Because Danmuji sold the land.”
Danmuji had made the decision to sell off the land.
In other words, Hong-cha had been set up.
-This is insane
-Seriously
-This is crazy
-No way
-Is this real??
-A farmer sold the land? lol
-It didn’t show up in the transaction history???
Danmuji had sold the land.
It was a truly unbelievable choice, but even after digging it up myself and seeing it with my own eyes, I couldn’t deny it.
Danmuji sold the land, and as a result, his land became smaller than Hong-cha’s, causing the monsters to come to Hong-cha’s house instead.
It was no coincidence.
This was their scheme.
“And the moment they arrive, I’m supposed to become Gobong? Isn’t this too obvious?”
Hong-cha scoffed.
Their tactics were far too transparent.
-Wow
-Is this a Challenger ADC?!
Go Bong-i is in a hurry to find a successor lol ㅠㅠ
-As expected, the Challenger
-This is it
-Will Almond take one hit?
“Hey there, Hong-cha.”
That’s when Almond approaches.
He has no idea what Hong-cha is thinking.
“Yes!”
Hong-cha springs to her feet, her voice sharp with determination.
“So you’re really becoming Hong-cha?”
“Yes!”
“Good.”
Though visibly tense, Almond shows no suspicion whatsoever.
Instead of questioning, he rummages through something and sets items down.
Thunk. Thunk.
[Iron Armor]
[Iron Helmet]
[Iron Sword]
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.
.
Hong-cha’s eyes widen in shock.
“…What is all this?”
“Yours.”
Click.
Almond gives a thumbs up.
‘What?’
He’s just giving her all this?
Hong-cha’s composure wavers.
“I… thank you so much.”
-This is all acting, right?
-What is this
Something felt like it shook just now?? lol
Hong Cha’s expression is hilarious lol
“Put it on and fight.”
“Ah, yes…”
Hong-cha, momentarily dazed, quickly gathers the equipment and dons the armor across her entire body.
Lemon raises her hand too.
“Ah, Almond! Me, me too! I have to go with my older sister anyway!”
Click!
Lemon snaps to attention with a salute.
“I, I’ll become Songsong!”
She glanced at Hong-cha beside her and winked, but Almond didn’t notice.
-Songsong lol lol lol lol
-Kek
-Songsong’s becoming a spy too
-What’s with the discipline
-These farmer spies are crazy
-Songsong got recruited lol lol lol lol
“Mm.”
Almond, impressed by the salute, granted Zhang Fei iron armor.
Perhaps because he had plenty to spare, his attitude was remarkably cool.
Thud.
“Lemon. From now on, you’re coming with our Knights.”
“Knights?”
“Yeah. We protect people and collect protection fees.”
“That… that’s what gangsters do…”
“I said Knights, didn’t I?”
“Ah, yes! Knights!”
Almond’s reason for distributing the iron armor wasn’t simply because they’d joined his faction.
He intended to use them to build a Knights order.
Though it was closer to a security company than an actual knighthood.
“I’ll explain the details later. Put it on.”
“Yes!”
Whoosh.
Lemon changed into the iron armor in an instant.
‘Lemon.’
Hong-cha whispered, calling out to Lemon.
They locked eyes for a moment, then she gave a subtle nod.
‘When the opportunity comes, we betray.’
Hong-cha, who had wavered slightly upon receiving the armor, had steeled her resolve once more.
‘Got it, Older Sister.’
Though Lemon had obtained the armor, she remained loyal to Hong-cha.
She nodded back in agreement.

* * *
Whoooosh!
Hong-cha’s house was burning to the ground, and the monsters were smashing everything around them.
“Grrrr?”
As humans appeared, several of them took notice and watched intently.
Gobong muttered under his breath.
“Damn it. There are way too many of them. Wouldn’t it be better to just retreat?”
There appeared to be at least thirty or forty of them.
Meanwhile, we were only five.
“I, I think retreating would be…”
Danbong also suggested retreat.
But Almond shook his head.
“It’s fine. We can do this.”
While the monsters were certainly numerous, three of our group were quite skilled, and we were equipped with complete iron armor sets, so it was worth attempting.
“R, really?”
Gobong asked, seeming puzzled.
He honestly couldn’t understand why Almond was so confident.
“Yeah. Danbong, do you know the secret to staying at a company for a long time?”
“…What is it?”
“Going into debt.”
“!”
Life wisdom passed down from Manager Aseng back in those days.
Advice that had become bone and flesh.
But why was I bringing this up now?
“If you lose here, your debt extends even longer.”
“Huh?!”
“I gave you all that iron equipment. It wasn’t a gift, you know? It’s all debt.”
Hahahahahaha
I can’t translate this as it’s not a coherent Korean phrase – it appears to be random consonants without vowels, which doesn’t form meaningful words in Korean.
“It’s like malicious idol management lol”
No lol, he gave it like a sign of trust lol
Are you crying again, Bongbong? ㅜㅜㅜ
Bongbong and the others wore confused expressions.
Almond quickly continued.
“You need to do well here so the Knight Order becomes a sustainable business. That way you can pay off the iron equipment debt, pay off the fertile land debt, and all become rich.”
“W, what if we fail?”
“If we fail, the Knight Order collapses, Songsong disappears, and you’re left with just the iron equipment debt. The ratio stays the same.”
“!”
Wait, so I suddenly started a business on a whim, and if it fails, Bongbong also goes into debt?
It was truly an absurd condition, but it was the reality staring them in the face.
At the mention that his successor might disappear, Gobong’s eyes wavered, and at the promise that the ratio would be maintained, Danbong’s heart sank.
‘Damn it. How much longer do I have to be squeezed for a 70-30 split?’
I needed to pay off the fertile soil debt quickly to have any future at all.
For that to happen, the Knight Order had to prosper.
Danbong gritted his teeth and drew his sword.
“All we have to do is hold out until dawn anyway, right!?”
“That’s right! Let’s give it everything we’ve got!”
The Bongbongs’ battle cry was tremendous.
In truth, I never intended to collect payment for the iron equipment. I didn’t even know how much to ask for.
The iron equipment was merely given as a token of trust.
But now that morale had risen, that was all that mattered.
Look at the fire burning in the Bongbongs’ eyes right now.
“Kill them all. Kill them all.”
“Kill them. Kill them. Kill them. Kill them.”
The Songsongs, whose hearts still remained at the agricultural cooperative, felt the same way.
“We absolutely have to protect it….”
“Yes, yes. We must!”
Whether Knight Order or agricultural cooperative, they had to protect this because it was their home.
Five people united by their own reasons.
At this, Almond drew his sword.
“Bongsong Knights!”
Thwack.
He shouted at the top of his lungs and charged forward.
“Chaaaaaarge!!!”
The Bongsongs rushed after him.
“Waaaaaaaa!!”
“Kill them all!”
Boing boing boing boing…!
Five people rushed into the fray.
Some to escape the mountain of debt, others to protect their home.
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ (lol lol lol lol lol)
The atmosphere was almost like a national competition, and it was hilarious.
With just five people lol
The kids are desperate, but what they’re showing is so pathetic lol
-Let’s gooooo
-Valhallaaaa!

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