Chapter 6

Season 1, Episode 6 of the Streaming of the Genius Archer

3. Who is Almond? (1)

An old packaged game.

As with this type of game, over time, it tends to develop a significant number of hardcore fans.

Kingdom Age is particularly a game with a thick layer of fans.

No matter how many times you play through, the unique realism and difficulty level prevent it from getting old.

Of course, many players, or rather, almost all, drop out from the start, feeling thoroughly disgusted. Thus, it is a game for the die-hard fans.

The community also had a similar nature.

There were not many users, but they were a select few.

Though few in number, the traffic of posts was on par with that of other moderately successful game communities.

Most of them were passionate gamers who exchanged information and studied to excel at this Kingdom Age.

Given this situation, the pattern of posts was always the same, and the posters were all known to each other.

Therefore, it was natural for a fresh post like this to catch everyone's attention.

Newbie. Roman's praise.

These two words alone could magically increase the view count.

No Kingdom Age player would have missed such a provocative post title.

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Watch this video.

It's real. Below is the capsule body information of that person.

Roman praised it and was impressed. Plus, the boss escape cut scene didn't even appear; he just died, damn it. Hahaha.

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The content of the post was simple.

Sanghyun killed the bandit leader in one go, making the cut scene disappear.

Moreover, he received praise from the newbie killer and harsh critic Roman.

There were also attached materials.

Sanghyun's video was uploaded, and below it was his body information, which could be seen in the broadcast details section.

In other words, it wasn't just a rumor; there was evidence.

- I thought it was a scam.

- What? I thought it was a scam video. Why is it real?

- What the...?

Most reactions were of great surprise, or some simply couldn't believe it.

- Isn't the account creation date yesterday?!

└ Is it fake?

└ It's fake. Damn, he's just trying to stir things up. It's a marketing ploy.

└ The guy above hasn't even watched the video...

- Isn't this a die-hard player doing the bow challenge? Isn't it a secondary account?!

└ Secondary account hahaha. Capsule hahaha.

└ Yeah, it's a secondary account. Just create a new body. What's so hard about it? Haha.

└ Haha.

Everyone had played the game for a long time and had confidence in their play, so many couldn't believe it.

However, the video doesn't lie.

In the capsule era, you can't fake an account. Your fingerprints, iris, and bone structure are all proof of identity.

Moreover, for streamers, the creation date of the body account is displayed, and anyone can view it.

- Almond? It doesn't even show up. What is it?

- Where is he streaming from? Isn't everyone on Trevi these days?

└ Trevi is a carbonated drink, you idiot.

- From the screen, it looks like Trevi. Where is he?

- I'm the OP. He's a complete newbie. By the way, the broadcast name was just auto-generated. It was like a code number. Haha. I left the link. Go check it out. (Link)

└ Wow hahaha. He didn't even set a broadcast name? Haha.

└ He's a bit of an idiot, isn't he? Hahaha.

Sanghyun, who was browsing the community, paused.

"Oh... This can't be."

He finally realized that he had started the broadcast without setting a name.

"Thankfully, the OP left a link."

Fortunately, the OP added a link in the comments. This would certainly help with promotion.

He brushed off the feeling and checked the next reaction.

- But, he's a complete newbie... How did he do it... Damn.

- Capturing the boss. Even Electra couldn't do it in the bow challenge.

└ Wait, I remember Electra said the boss had to be captured with a bow. This guy got a perfect parry.

└ You have to hit the bow at the perfect timing.

└ Even with Electra's skills, it couldn't be done. Damn, this guy created an account yesterday.

└ Electra... She stopped playing this game after the bow challenge.

└ Electra is too overpowered... For a game like this.

Electra was being compared to Sanghyun.

'Electra...?'

Sanghyun didn't know the streamer with that strange name. He only watched balloon gum broadcasts.

'Seems familiar, though.'

When he once looked for a skilled broadcaster, he vaguely remembered seeing a name in the top rankings. She seemed to be a former pro-gamer.

And he remembered someone saying this:

- Classical, Dopa, and now Electra.

About 20 years ago, Classical and Dopa were famous. Even Sanghyun, who didn't care much about games, knew them well.

He even learned in school that the origin of the first pure Korean four-character idiom, "Jagangdoocheon," was their grand battle.

Jagangdoocheon's Classical and Dopa.

Electra was now being compared to those two, who had dominated their era.

"Wow."

And he was being compared to Electra.

Of course, there were many who disagreed with this comparison.

- Is Electra a dog's name?

- Now, Electra is everywhere.

- Oh, just hahaha.

- But it's real, right? Electra couldn't do it.

- Hey, didn't Electra dislike packaged games?

└ Whether she likes them or not, the fact is she couldn't do it.

└ Fact: No one likes your life.

- Oh, more trolls are coming.

- Almost like Voldemort. Just saying the name ruins it.

Sanghyun closed the community window.

"Wow..."

To already be compared to the top-tier in the industry.

It was indeed a bit overwhelming, but he was a sportsman by nature.

He enjoyed such pressure.

"Amazing."

Sanghyun laughed purely, finding it interesting.

At that moment,

Ding.

He received a call.

It was from Kim Joo-hyuk. Thinking it was a good opportunity to thank him properly, Sanghyun answered the call.

"Hello."

"Hey. How was the broadcast?"

"Thanks to you, it went well."

"Good? That's a relief. The boss was a bit worried."

"It's fine. It seems to be working well."

"Did you get any viewers?"

"Um... About 20 by the end."

"Twenty!? On the first day?"

Joo-hyuk's loud voice made Sanghyun flinch.

"Um... I chose a good game."

"Wow. You're talented. Why did you come here?"

"Because someone got me a job at a big company. Who wouldn't come?"

"Damn..."

"Anyway, I'll buy you a drink next time. I have to go broadcast."

"Huh? It's lunchtime. You do evening broadcasts, right?"

"What's the difference? This is my job now."

"You didn't work during lunch or dinner at your company. Got it."

Joo-hyuk hung up, finding it ridiculous.

"Damn..."

His lips, which seemed to be grumbling, were actually smiling.

'Good to see him working hard.'

Though he scolded him verbally, Joo-hyuk was very satisfied that Yu Sanghyun, who was very diligent, was doing well in the game streaming industry.

"Ah."

He scratched his head, smiling.

"What did I need to say... I forgot."

The capsule room owner had asked him to pass on something. It turned into a casual check-in call.

'What was it...?'

Joo-hyuk tried to remember but couldn't.

It was something related to body optimization. Joo-hyuk, who was far from capsule games, didn't understand the terms.

"Kim Daeri!"

At the section chief's shout, Joo-hyuk forgot everything and ran over.

"Yes!"

"Look at this. Is your lunch going down? Your deputy is like this..."

'Damn...'

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Crunch. Crunch.

Sanghyun, who wanted to eat a proper meal but didn't have the time, poured almonds, which he kept as snacks and emergency rations, into his mouth and started the capsule.

Though he wanted to eat properly, it was a waste of time. Or rather, he couldn't eat properly due to the community's reaction today.

His heart was racing, and energy kept surging.

He didn't need food. Attention was his food.

Gulp. Gulp.

Still, he needed to quench his hunger, so he drank milk.

Eating almonds and drinking milk made his stomach slowly expand, eventually making him quite full.

It was a balanced meal, providing protein, carbohydrates, and fat. It was a method he often used when he had little money.

"Should I go in?"

Wiping the white marks from the corners of his mouth, Sanghyun entered the capsule.

He started streaming as he did yesterday.

And an astonishing number appeared before his eyes.

"Wh-What?!"

Sanghyun's mouth dropped open.

- Oh, Almond is here.

- What? Isn't he supposed to stream in the evening?

- This is a huge gain.

- Hahaha. I got here as soon as I set the notification.

- Now you'll see.

- Almond, hi.

- Hi, hi.

The sudden increase in viewers and chat.

'Is this it?'

He didn't expect the small community to have this much impact.