Chapter 23 of Season 1 of The Genius Archer's Streaming

9. Recruiting an Editor (1)

Clunk, clunk.

The sound in the subway during rush hour.

“Haa.”

Seo Ji-a didn’t like this sound.

She didn’t like being tossed around by the waves created by this massive train.

If she were swept away and fell into an endless sea where no one could be found, it might be better.

—...The doors on the left, the left.

Ultimately, even the moment when these waves ended, she had to be swept away by another wave.

“Ah, let’s go!”

“Move!”

“I’m going~”

She arrived at the next station, the neighborhood where she lived.

A small village located in a secluded part of Seoul. This place, which some call a slum, was also her hometown.

“I’m back.”

As soon as she arrived home, she greeted, but there was no one to receive her.

Thud.

She threw her bag and squatted in front of the computer.

She opened the bag of almonds in front of her, put a handful in her mouth, and took a sip of water.

Swallow.

After swallowing it all at once.

She headed to the Trivi web page.

There, she clicked on one of the follow lists. It was an internet broadcast that she had recently found entertaining.

The broadcast of a man with the same name as what she often ate as a meal substitute.

Almond.

‘Perfect timing.’

Her beautiful lips curved into a smile.

It was her happiest expression of the day.

This was her only pleasure. Watching Almond’s broadcast after work. Although this pleasure had only started recently.

She was willing to donate half of her salary for this pleasure.

After all, it was money spent for happiness.

She thought it was better to spend it here than on unnecessary luxuries.

Almond in the screen started to move.

‘This quest is really strange.’

Almond received a quest from Lady Emilia to capture a castle.

He accepted this impossible task and actually intended to carry it out.

It didn’t seem like he accepted it just for the fun of the broadcast.

‘Is he really going to do it?’

Almond was climbing the castle wall, having taken out two soldiers with astonishing skill.

“...”

Seo Ji-a watched his broadcast as if she were under a spell. Her gaze often went to the camera in the bottom right, but Almond’s broadcast was indeed about skill.

—Bang!

When the arrow that felled the last soldier flew, Seo Ji-a clapped without realizing it.

‘Wow!’

And when he shattered the lord’s armor with high-speed rapid fire, she shouted out loud.

“Wow!”

Tap, tap, tap.

She quickly typed on the keyboard.

To make a donation.

‘Should I donate 100,000 won?’

She thought of ‘RubySword,’ who had once set a 100,000 won mission.

‘Let’s go for 300,000 won.’

She didn’t want to be outdone by anyone in supporting Almond.

—Now, let’s see Lady Emilia’s surprised face… huh?

Almond’s eyes widened.

She focused more on the camera in the bottom right. The actual face of Sanghyun also showed a rather honest reaction.

‘What kind of reaction will he show?’

Even this level of reaction was enough to satisfy Seo Ji-a, but if she knew Almond, he would probably show something more.

Almond stared at the chat window for a moment.

—Ah, 300,000 won…! Thank you so much! Seo Ji-a! But the name sounds familiar…

He scratched his head.

Seeing this, Seo Ji-a’s lips curved into a beautiful smile.

“He remembers.”

She muttered, feeling proud.

Almond, while reading the chat, seemed to have an idea.

—While doing a cartwheel… let’s do a striptease… That’s good.

When he said that, the chat window erupted. Some asked who said it, others asked why he was doing a striptease, and they teased each other. Of course, there was no malice in it.

It felt like friends teasing each other. Seo Ji-a liked this atmosphere in the room.

—Twa!

Almond did a cartwheel and raised his arms. At that moment, an arrow pierced his head.

Honestly, it was an incredible feat, but the Trivi viewers were too busy laughing.

“Pfft… cute.”

Seo Ji-a felt the same way.

What was even funnier was what happened next.

—Huh…?

Almond was reborn at the respawn point, and the broadcast didn’t end.

—Ah, it seems the optimization settings prevented it from crashing.

And he manually turned off the game.

“Pfft. Seriously, did you have to turn off the broadcast?”

Seo Ji-a burst out laughing at this.

The viewers were the same.

—Finally did the striptease… hahaha

—He couldn’t do a striptease while doing a cartwheel, but still hahaha

—Separate rice and soup

—Hahaha

—It’s time for a striptease~

—I’m going crazy hahaha

Seo Ji-a also typed in the chat, even shedding a tear.

‘It’s fun.’

She only thought it was fun, not that the money was wasted.

Even though it was 300,000 won, for her, seeing this level of reaction was worth every penny.

If the purpose of earning money was happiness, this was a consumption that truly matched that purpose.

‘I should save this clip.’

She returned to her main job.

She would extract several clips from Almond’s videos and use them to create another mad movie.

She opened the folder and listened to the numerous music files again, choosing a background music that fit.

‘These are the ones I use at work, but a sample like this can be used by anyone…’

Seo Ji-a justified it to herself as she focused on her work.

Her eyes sparkled, and a bit of excitement started to build.

‘This one will be the best ever.’

Compared to the last one, this video would be outstanding.

The storyline was clean, and the visual quality was much better than before.

Moreover, the shooting performance that Almond showed, which was almost a feat, was even more upgraded than before. It was a mystery how he could do it.

He had really grown.

‘So the mad movie will also grow.’

Seo Ji-a put another handful of almonds in her mouth and started moving the mouse quickly.

* * *

“Phew!”

Sanghyun, with his sweat-soaked hair, got up and wiped his wet face with the towel beside him.

“Now I won’t crash even if I die…”

He was a bit surprised by the reaction, but from the chat window, it seemed to have gone well.

For a 300,000 won reaction, it had to be good.

“…300,000 won donation? Who could it be?”

Seo Ji-a…

The name was definitely familiar.

“Ah.”

Sanghyun remembered before he even sat down at the computer.

‘Seo Ji-a, an Almond fan.’

The fan who made that incredible mad movie.

‘She also donated 1,000,000 won…’

The person who donated 1,000,000 won during the collaboration with Dotorimuk.

‘She seems to be a woman, and it’s a bit overwhelming.’

Judging from the name and the fact that she was called beautiful, she was a female fan, and her excessive love was a bit overwhelming for Sanghyun.

She seemed young, yet she was sending such large amounts of money to a streamer.

‘Am I being too strict?’

Sanghyun scratched his head and dismissed the thought. She must be a silver spoon. Whatever.

How could he do streaming if he felt uncomfortable receiving money from others?

‘It’s already…’

After the evening broadcast, it was already 2 AM.

He lightly washed off the sweat and went to bed.

‘Let’s see.’

Before going to sleep, he logged into the community Kingchiman. This had become a routine in his life.

The place where he could most easily check the public’s reaction.

First, the Kingdom community Kingchiman.

He saw a post with this title.

There were quite a few comments.

—Hahaha

—What will happen when 1,000,000 won is donated later?

—Will he make a video of breaking a capsule? Hahaha

—Almond, do whatever you want! Destroy the earth! Destroy the capsule!

—Dotorimuk… really Dotorimuk…

—Hahaha, he really did a cartwheel.

—But he’s not just good at archery; he seems to have good athletic skills in general. A cartwheel is hard even for a capsule.

—It’s easier in the game.

—No, no, people who do breakdancing in real life say it’s more frustrating. The skills required are different.

—Dotorimuk said Almond’s concentration is at a superhuman level.

—Ah, I missed today’s broadcast. Now I’m awake…

—Hahaha

—The average wake-up time for 0th level is 2 AM.

Sanghyun chuckled as he read the comments. There are so many interesting people on the internet. Of course, there are strange people too, but that’s what makes it interesting.

Another popular post had this title.

It was a scene where he attacked the lord.

A GIF of him shooting madly with high-speed rapid fire, eventually breaking the armor, was repeatedly shown.

—Wow, really

—Hahaha

—He hit the same spot with continuous shots…?

—From what I understand, if it’s not exactly the same spot, the game won’t give that judgment.

—Hahaha, it’s not a method the game company made, but he hit it so hard that the physics engine judged it had to be destroyed. Hahaha

—I have no words.

—Is this even possible?

—Even an Olympic archery gold medalist couldn’t do it.

The comments were full of praise for Almond.

There were countless posts about Almond, and most had high views and recommendations.

It was a moment that made him realize Almond’s popularity had significantly increased.

“Not bad.”

Sanghyun was roughly satisfied with this reaction.

Even the popularity in this small community made him feel good.

He felt a sense of pride, thinking he was really starting to establish himself as a streamer.

‘I should go to sleep.’

He closed his eyes with a faint smile.

When the phone screen light turned off, the small room was left in complete darkness.

* * *

The next day.

Sanghyun woke up to the ringing