Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 987

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 4 Episode 118
38. The Invader (1)
Three of us climbed into the car simultaneously.
Jia in the passenger seat, Juhyeok driving, and I in the back.
Thud.
Being an old used car, it swayed noticeably with three of us packed inside.
‘I’m actually growing fond of it now.’
When Juhyeok first bought this car, he’d thought it should be disposed of quickly.
I suppose it all depends on how you use something. There was something oddly endearing about the three of us squeezed into this cramped space.
“Let’s put on some music.”
“Should we?”
“Cutie Pie just released a solo.”
“Ooh~”
“I’ll connect mine and play it.”
“Sounds good.”
After searching on her phone.
Jia turned on the music.
A light, refreshing sound flowed through the car.
“Oh. That’s nice? It’s kind of like a cat swaying gently.”
“Huh? What~? That sounds kind of sinister. What a comparison.”
Jia suddenly narrows her eyes sharply.
“Ah, no, what!?”
I let out a quiet laugh at the sight.
A certain scene overlapped in my mind.
You know when you sometimes arrive at school unusually early?
An empty, cool space where sunlight hasn’t fully entered yet, yet somehow feels warm.
Perhaps it’s the anticipation before things become bustling.
Soon, as sunlight streams in low through one classroom window, someone who always arrived early in the morning would appear.
「Oh? You’re here early?」
After a brief greeting, she would sit in the seat ahead.
Between her and me, the sunlight danced and swayed gently.
It seemed like she was teasing, or perhaps it was hinting at something.
I loved that time.
Without any conversation, just being in the same space bathed in warm sunlight.
Staring at the back of her head, occasionally catching her eyes, that moment.
Then as students began entering one by one, the classroom would fill with hushed chatter.
And that time would slowly end.
“Where should I drop you off?”
Juhyeok glances at the rearview mirror and asks.
Are we already here?
In the distance, I could see the familiar department store building.
“Ah. Just drop me off in front of that department store.”
“Okay~”
Vroom.
The car surged forward lightly, and Juhyeok spoke casually.
“I heard you were meeting up because Hyeonju’s birthday is coming soon. It’s convenient that you’re coming to the neighborhood.”
“Ah, yeah. We all grew up around here.”
“Ah, that’s right.”
Today’s lunch appointment was with my archery club alumni.
I was planning to gather everyone after a long time and reminisce about old stories.
“That’s good. I’ll get out here.”
“Yeah. Okay. Take care.”
“I’ll come back alone next time.”
“Who’s picking you up?”
Pfft.
Sanghyeon laughed and shut the door with a thud, then turned toward the department store and walked away.
Only Jia and Juhyeok remained in the car.
“He’s going to meet friends. Seems like he’s become much brighter. Almond, I mean.”
“Yeah. That’s true. It’s different from when he was working at the company.”
“How was it back then?”
“Bright, well… it was a bit tough.”
Jia nodded.
She remembered what Sanghyeon had said when she first met him.
“Working at a company… that’s tough, isn’t it?”
She knew even as she heard it that it wasn’t just casual conversation.
“Our company wasn’t exactly easy.”
Jia looked at Juhyeok sitting beside her and poked his cheek.
“This guy manages to work at such a company so well~ He’s from an Ivy League school too, pretty impressive, right?”
“Uh, um. Anyway, when is episode 1 of ‘Come Play at Cheese Village’ coming out?”
Suddenly receiving praise, Juhyeok changed the subject.
“I don’t know. A teaser came out this morning. It should be out by tomorrow, right?”

* * *
At that moment, in Cheese Village.
Ding. Ding. Ding.
[Goguma: What!? Who dares blow up our front gate!?]
A message like this appeared in the server-wide chat.
Jello, who was heading to the Agricultural Cooperative to sell iron ore, blinked upon seeing it.
Because the person who blew it up was essentially him.
“G-Gobong, this guy… he really put a lot of shoulder into it…”
Haha why are you bringing that up? Lol
-What good does it do to speak while trembling?
-Your voice is shaking, Teacher?
Haha, Gobong is exactly a first-class beginner, so he’s full of pride.
Ding.
Another message came through in the chat.
[Goguma: For daring to touch the Knight Order’s headquarters… if you confess on your own, I won’t kill you. Who are you?]
Jello was tempted by this.
“Ahem. Should I… turn myself in…?”
-yeah
-surely they won’t actually kill you
Even if I die now, it doesn’t matter lol I’m broke anyway.
Jello started typing in the chat, thinking it might as well be now.
But then…
[Goguma: No wait. Don’t confess either. I’m not going to forgive you anyway!]
hahahahahaha
They won’t even look at me lol
That guy’s crazy lol
Hahaha
“Ah. Speak faster!”
Click.
Jello had already typed in the chat and hit enter.
[Jello: It was me. Please forgive me just this once.]
Hahahahahaha
Haha, that’s hilarious.
Timing legend lol
Ding.
Goguma’s reply came.
[Goguma: I’ll find you and kill you.]
“Ah shit… I’m screwed.”
Jello smacked his forehead.
Hahahahahahaha
-Hahahahahaha
-It’s over
-The Knight Order’s target lololol
At that very moment, Gobong was also slapping his forehead.
“Ugh… what is this? What’s with the input lag?”
-Whoa lol
-To Jello lol
-Gobong’s ambition to find and kill the top viewer streamer lololol
-Nice
-Go-gu-ma
Goguma had already sent his message before seeing Jello’s confession.
“Should we… edit it?”
-Nah
-He’s got pride lol what editing
-Just leave it lol
-Keep the Knight Order’s dignity, Gobong
He ultimately decided to stick with this position.
But the other side made a correction.
[Jello: Ah, my cat must have typed in the chat. I didn’t do that. I have no idea. I’m taking back what I said earlier.]
[Shu Cream: Hahahahahahahaha]
[Pickle: These days cats are doing full dives too]
[Cutie Pie: lol like that can be taken back~ lol]
Goguma was conflicted.
Should he play along or what?
“So it was Jello.”
Gobong scrolled up in the server chat window, muttering to himself.
[Jello has died in an explosion.]
[Chocosong has died in an explosion.]
“What on earth… is this?”
There was still something he couldn’t understand.
“Why did you blow up our house in the first place? And why did you die?”
It was strange that he came to blow it up. But dying himself was even stranger.
-For real
-What??
-Hahahahahaha
-Accident right??
-Seems like an accident lol
“Ah. Is that so? Carrying it and accidentally? Hmm…”
And so the incident seemed to be brushed off as merely Jello’s mistake.
Unaware that something Almond hadn’t picked up yet lay sleeping in the ruins of the collapsed Danmuzip.

* * *
-LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
-Throwing dignity away lol
-Jello’s the worst!
-Hahaha lol
Jello scratched his head as he watched the chat window filled with laughter.
“Our relationship with the Knight Order is completely ruined now.”
“Well, it was already ruined the moment we stormed in and blew up the entrance….”
Chocosong accepted this surprisingly easily.
-LOLOLOL true
-Did you expect the relationship to survive after that? lol
-LOLOLOL so shameless
“Um… By the way, Chocosong.”
Jello spoke in a serious tone.
“Yes?”
“Why don’t you take this back?”
Thud.
Jello set down the iron ore.
The things Chocosong had given him.
“…W-why would you do that?”
“I don’t know when I’ll be caught and killed. You should hold onto it, Chocosong.”
“Oh. I see.”
Jello had suddenly become a fugitive on the run.
It would be a problem if he died before completing the deal with the Agricultural Cooperative.
The enemies were after Jello anyway.
So it was better for Chocosong to keep the iron ore.
“Let’s definitely sell the iron ore to the Agricultural Cooperative. We will.”
“Yep.”
Shortly after, the two arrived at the Agricultural Cooperative’s headquarters with hope in their hearts.
Knock, knock.
They rapped on the door.
“Who is it… Oh? Jello?”
Doughnutz came out and greeted them.
“Ah. So you’re the Jello who works with Chocosong? So you two were the ones who caused that explosion earlier….”
-LOLOLOLOLOL
-He knows about the explosion lol
-The whole nation knows about that explosion lol
“Ah, yes… Well, that’s what happened.”
“What did you do about Danmuzip’s gate?”
“It just happened to get swept up with the bomb by accident.”
“Ah….”
Doughnutz’s expression becomes enigmatic.
Hahahahahahaha
His/her expression lol
Hahahahaha
I’m holding back my laughter ㅋㅋㅋ
“Come in first, and have a seat here.”
Inside, there are several others. They greet me.
“Ah. Nice to meet you. I’m in charge of legislation for the Agricultural Cooperative. I’m Ppulranem. You can think of me as an Agricultural Cooperative representative….”
“I’m Jungtam, in charge of judicial affairs.”
Ppulranem and the Middle-aged Detective.
Since both are major content creators, Jello immediately stood up and shook their hands.
“Ah, yes yes. Nice to meet you. You even have the three branches of government separated. A very admirable organization.”
Isn’t that 3 volumes of division? lol
What legislative, judicial, and administrative branches does a agricultural cooperative have? lol
-Is Doughnutz the president?
President, Prosecutor General, National Assembly members, etc.
“Yes. So you said you have something you want to sell to us.”
“Yes. With this, you’ll be able to stand against Almond and win.”
When Jello looked over, Chocosong placed the iron ore on the table.
“…Huh?”
Ppulranem, the most skeptical and critical of the three, asks with doubt.
“How many of these do we need for all of us to be fully armed?”
“With the quantity we have, that should be enough for at least a dozen or so….”
“Ah….”
Ppulranem tilts his head slightly, seeming uncertain.
“Even if we arm ourselves, we can’t beat someone with overwhelming military power like Almond. The numbers are still far too few, aren’t they?”
“They’re five, and we’re a dozen. If we split it, that’s twenty.”
“That’s not enough. Don’t you old guys know how to control characters?! Huh?!”
Hahahahaha
-Shameless
-Are all twenty of them Balloon Gum?
Damn, haha
“Still, there’s a difference between having the power to resist and not having it, isn’t there?”
“So, how many iron ore do you have?”
“We have around 300 of them.”
“10 Silver per piece.”
“…What?”
Jello’s expression crumples.
I went through all that trouble for just 10 Silver?
For reference, 100 Silver equals 1 Gold.
Currently, when agricultural products sell well, each one fetches around 5 Silver.
5 Silver per unit.
“Isn’t that a bit too steep a discount?”
“What? What’s the market rate for this right now?”
“The price is whatever you ask for. Honestly.”
“Then why don’t you go somewhere else and ask?”
Ppulranem crossed his arms and tilted his chin up defiantly.
“So why did you sneak it here~?”
Hahahaha
-Ppulranem’s killing it lol
Ah… hahahaha
-Middle-aged guys can’t handle this…
“Ah, no. But shouldn’t you be talking to the administration about something like this? What’s the point of talking to the person who makes laws?”
Doughnutz thought Jello would be easy to push around.
But he was wrong.
These people only looked like pushovers when dealing with Almond—in reality, they were nothing of the sort.
“If we calculate the market price objectively based on circulation volume and demand, the actual value would be less than 2 Silver.”
“What!?”
“There aren’t any skilled Blacksmiths supplied to the village right now, so we have to pay labor costs to make them ourselves. Besides, we don’t have any reason to engage in armed conflict with the Knight order, right?”
Tap, tap.
Doughnutz tapped his own head.
“Right here. Yes. We fight with our brains.”
“….”
Jello fell silent for a moment.
“And lol the agricultural cooperative is really persistent/annoying”
-Do we have to deal with the Agricultural Cooperative?
-Just dump it all?
The chat’s sentiment hit rock bottom, but Jello didn’t give up and tried to persuade them.
“But… shouldn’t we at least defend against monsters?”
“Monsters don’t come to the Agricultural Cooperative anymore. Geez. How can you not read the situation?”
Ppulranem jumped in.
“Why do you think the Knight order is recruiting Knights right now? They’re trying to expand their territory! We share all our fields, so we don’t need to work individually on such large plots!”
“….”
He’d completely misread the situation.
What if he had sold the iron ore to the Knight order instead?
They’d need iron ore too once they grew bigger.
“J… Jello.”
Chocosong watched Jello begin to tremble with concern.
-Jello about to rage quit in 1 second lolol
-Here comes Bin lolol
-lolololol
-This is pissing me off lolol
“Living in times of peace, I’ve grown soft. Calling out only my belly….”
It was then that Jello muttered those cryptic words.
[Balloon Gum: What the hell are these weird people?! Did you see?!]
[Miho: Intruders! Intruders have appeared!!]
Strange messages began flooding the server chat.
Not monsters, but intruders?
Kwakwang…!
A tremendous explosion thundered through the center of the village.
Everyone who had been in the meeting rushed outside in panic.
An unbelievable sight awaited them.

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