Chapter 64 of The Genius Archer's Streaming Season 1

23. Advertisement (2)

The next day.

Joo-hyuk told Sang-hyun about the news regarding the advertisement, very excitedly.

“Punk called this morning and told me.”

Yesterday, it wasn't confirmed, so he didn't mention it, but this morning, Punk also contacted him.

Now, if Sang-hyun agrees, the advertisement will proceed.

Joo-hyuk handed Sang-hyun the tablet screen and shouted.

"Advertisement!"

Dun dun.

A pose that should be accompanied by such a sound in the background.

"…Advertisement?"

"Yeah, take a look."

Sang-hyun slowly read the content.

But his expression gradually hardened.

"Don't you like advertisements? Why do you look like that?"

"I like advertisements. Of course, I do."

"Then?"

"Medical check…"

There was a medical check among the test items.

It seemed to be a nominal check to say, 'Our Fantasia cares about such things.'

Is that what's bothering you? Joo-hyuk was a bit puzzled.

"Why?"

Sigh.

Sang-hyun let out a shallow sigh.

'What is it?'

Joo-hyuk couldn't figure out what Sang-hyun was worried about.

"Tell me what it is."

Sang-hyun answered after gulping down the remaining cereal.

"It's because more people are starting to know about my right hand."

Because of his right hand?

"Is there a black dragon hidden in there?"

"Not a black dragon, but a trauma."

"…"

Joo-hyuk was speechless.

'So you were that worried?'

The weight of his right hand to Sang-hyun, who had dreamed of being an archer.

Honestly, Joo-hyuk couldn't understand.

He couldn't empathize.

"If you do the medical check, they'll definitely find out."

"Didn't I tell Mr. Lee?"

"He's a reliable person in that position. And at that time, it was necessary. But this is just a broadcast. Everything will be shown in that moment, right?"

"I'll make sure it doesn't get shown. Just say in advance. That's a given…"

"No, I don't even want the production company to know. How can I trust them?"

"…What? No, what are you saying. You need to do a medical check anyway! Don't you check your condition every time a capsule appears?"

"That's just something you can do at the hospital."

"How many people in this country can interpret capsule and brainwave tests together? And how much do they cost? The medical team at Fantasia is famous! Get the best for free!"

"…"

Sang-hyun was silent.

Joo-hyuk thought he understood what Sang-hyun was worried about.

"Are you worried your former colleagues will find out?"

"Shut up, brat."

Thud.

Sang-hyun put down his spoon on the table and cut off the conversation.

His eyes were blazing.

Joo-hyuk knew Sang-hyun was sensitive about his former colleagues, but he didn't expect this much.

"Haa. Think about it. Tell me."

Joo-hyuk said this and put on his thin coat.

"Where are you going? You haven't eaten."

"I'll eat out. And is that even a meal? It's just cereal! Damn it!"

Thud.

Joo-hyuk said this and just went out.

"…"

Sang-hyun stared at the closed door for a long time.

Then he looked out the window. He saw Joo-hyuk walking down the stairs.

Sang-hyun looked at his reflection in the window and muttered.

"Idiot."

His head drooped.

"It's natural you don't understand."

* * *

"Even though you're not a foreigner, you always eat cereal… I went abroad and came back."

Joo-hyuk, who rarely went out in the morning, looked at the alley stairs and thought.

'Today is the day to take out the trash, isn't it?'

He saw a few people coming down with garbage bags.

Joo-hyuk instinctively turned around.

"He'll take care of it himself, anyway."

Realizing he had no intention of doing it, he continued on his way.

I should have some blood sausage today.

"Uh…"

Then,

He met a woman coming out with a garbage bag twice her size.

"Hello, Ji-a."

It was Seo Ji-a.

As if nothing had happened, Joo-hyuk smiled and held out his hand.

"I'll take it."

"Ah, it's okay…"

Seo Ji-a's garbage bag was almost snatched away by Joo-hyuk.

With Joo-hyuk, who is over 180 cm tall, the garbage bag didn't look that big.

"Thank you."

* * *

Thud.

Ji-a's garbage bag was added to the pile.

"Thank you."

Ji-a bowed.

"Ah, yes. It's nothing. Let me know anytime."

"But you live here, don't you?"

Oops.

Seo Ji-a didn't know that Joo-hyuk had moved in with Sang-hyun.

"Ah… well, that…"

He was at a loss for words. It wasn't a difficult question, but he was taken aback by it.

"If it's difficult, don't worry about it."

"Ah, yes. Thank you."

"Sang-hyun?"

"Ah. That guy is just staying here. Haha."

Seo Ji-a sensed from his tone.

'They had a fight.'

They had a fight.

Seo Ji-a knew that Almond was an early riser.

It was strange for him to go out for breakfast.

"Ah. Ji-a. How about some blood sausage? I'll treat you."

"?! "

She likes it.

She has a surprisingly old man's taste.

Ji-a nodded.

* * *

Clunk.

A kind-looking auntie put down a steaming bowl.

It was filled with delicious-looking blood sausage and meat.

"Need anything else?"

Joo-hyuk was about to say 'no' with a smile.

But…

"Give me a bottle of soju."

"…?"

Ji-a ordered soju.

"…"

"Why? You're not buying me soju?"

"Ah, no, that's not it."

Joo-hyuk was a bit flustered.

She was quite bold. He remembered she was like this when they signed the contract.

'Did something bad happen?'

After all, it was strange for a middle-aged man to invite her for blood sausage and for her to follow along.

Something must have happened, and it didn't seem good.

Joo-hyuk was dazed for a moment and then just started eating the blood sausage.

'It's delicious.'

After eating cereal all the time, finally having a hearty breakfast made him feel alive.

"Here. Soju~"

A green bottle was placed on the table.

Clunk.

Ji-a skillfully opened the soju bottle and handed it to Joo-hyuk.

The bottle mouth pointed at Joo-hyuk like a gun.

"Are you not taking it?"

Joo-hyuk hesitated. It was the first time he was drinking soju in the morning.

"Ah… Ji-a, you drink. I'm fine."

"You look like you need it too."

"…"

That was true.

He did feel like drinking.

"Alright, one glass."

Joo-hyuk quietly picked up the small, transparent glass.

Clunk.

The transparent liquid filled the small glass.

After filling it, Ji-a filled her own glass.

"…"

Joo-hyuk tried to help, but it was already done.

Clunk.

She drank it in one go without clinking glasses.

"Hah."

She let out a shallow breath and started eating the blood sausage.

'How old did she say she was?'

The scene made him wonder about her age.

Noticing his gaze, Ji-a looked up.

"I can't eat if someone stares at me."

"Ah… sorry. I'll eat."

"You don't have to apologize. Just drink your soju."

"…"

Joo-hyuk felt like a broken robot.

Should he really drink?

'Yeah, why not. I'm not an office worker anymore.'

He had just run out of the house.

Now he could live by his own rules.

Not someone else's rules, but Joo-hyuk's rules.

Gulp.

He closed his eyes and poured the transparent liquid into his mouth. The bitter taste of alcohol hit him.

"Ugh…!"

Ji-a immediately refilled his glass.

Joo-hyuk tried to refuse, but it was too late.

Clunk.

The glass swayed.

"Whatever it is, in my experience, this often helps a lot."

Ji-a tapped the soju glass.

"Do you usually drink in the morning?"

"What's wrong with that? Is it less harmful to drink at night?"

Pfft.

A slightly flushed smile.

"You're ruining the start of the day."

"I'm at the end of my day."

"…?"

Gulp.

Ji-a drank again.

Joo-hyuk looked at the table. There were already two green bottles.

When did she order them?

"I'll say when I'm done, that's the end of my day."

"…"

"Is that not okay? You're not going to work anyway. Screw it."

She seemed drunk.

First, she was talking a lot, which was different from her usual self.

"Are you starting your day with a fight? Is that okay?"

"…?!"

"Did you think I wouldn't know? Even a passing dog would know."

"Is that so."

"Just say it's the end. It's better than starting with a fight. If you fight at the end and go to sleep, there's always tomorrow."

Joo-hyuk also poured the soju into his mouth.

He felt dizzy.

His mind was getting dull.

"People don't talk about their problems. They just keep pushing and end up breaking."

"…?"

"Almond said that."

Sang-hyun said that?

"Nothing much. Really."

Joo-hyuk thought for a moment.

Should he tell her?

But looking at Ji-a's intense gaze, he let out a shallow breath.

"Hah. Well…"

He decided to tell her, using the alcohol as a crutch.

He explained as best he could, excluding the story of Sang-hyun's right arm.

He got an advertisement, but refused the medical check. He mentioned some trauma…

Seo Ji-a's reaction was this.

"If he has trauma, can't you just leave him alone?"

She spoke with a slurred tongue.

"Just… leave him alone…"

"But it's related to his health and the advertisement."

"Does Almond not know that?"

"…?"

"Almond knows. But he still said it's trauma."

Joo-hyuk felt like he had been hit in the head.

'Right.'

Sang-hyun fully understood the situation. He was just worried about his right hand.

It must have been a big worry.

"Hah. That's why men… can't be trusted…"

Seo Ji-a lowered her head and shook it.

She muttered softly.

'Garbage.'

It was a very quiet voice, but Joo-hyuk heard it and instinctively felt it.

If Sang-hyun had a problem with his right hand, Seo Ji-a had a problem with men.

* * *

Seo Ji-a was fortunately not as drunk as he thought.

She could walk home on her own.

It seemed like she was just acting earlier.

"Thank you for the meal."

She bowed and went into her house.

Joo-hyuk also returned to Sang-hyun's house.

"Hey, I'm back!"

He tried to change the atmosphere a bit by shouting loudly.

"What? Did you drink?"

Sang-hyun looked at Joo-hyuk with disbelief.

'Joo-hyuk drinking in the afternoon?'

He would believe the world was ending tomorrow.

"Ah, yeah. Had a drink. Hah. I feel better."

Joo-hyuk threw himself onto the sofa as soon as he entered.

Thud.

"Really."

Sang-hyun shook his head in disbelief. Then he said casually.

"Hey, Oh Manager set the shooting date."

"…What?"

Joo-hyuk, who was lying like a corpse, suddenly sat up.

"What date?"

"The advertisement shooting. He said we're doing it. It's tomorrow."

"!"

While Joo-hyuk was out, Sang-hyun had made the arrangements.

"…Are you okay with that?"

Sang-hyun looked at his right hand.

"Can't avoid it forever. That's what being a streamer is. As you said, it's not a big deal. But…"

Sang-hyun turned his head.

His eyes had a strange glint.

"Got a girlfriend?"

"Eh? What are you talking about?!"

"You wouldn't suddenly drink in the afternoon alone."

"Ah, no. What are you talking about? I drank with Seo Ji-a."

"Eh?!"

With Seo Ji-a?

A woman… with a woman…

He was surprised, but then he remembered what Seo Ji-a had said.

"I don't usually talk to people. Maybe if I drink, I can."

She seemed to like drinking.

"Ah, she does seem to like it."

"Yeah, I knew. She seems to really like it."

"Does she drink well?"

"Yeah, she drinks smoothly. I think she drinks better than Manager Shim in our company."

"Better than Manager Shim? That's a bit much."

"She seems to have a lot of stories, like Manager Shim."

At the word 'stories,' Sang-hyun nodded.

"Yeah, she does."

He remembered Ji-a's somewhat dark face.

"Do you have an interest in her? Seo Ji-a is quite cute."

"…I don't know."

Sang-hyun had a strange expression.

It was as if he had forgotten what it felt like to be interested in someone.

* * *

That day, Almond's broadcast was on hiatus.

Only a brief notice was posted.

-OMG ㅠㅠ Why a hiatus?

-Shooting?!

-Almond! Are you a pro?!

-What kind of shooting?

-OMG, why suddenly!

-Almond is going to be a diamond?!

-Ugh

Many viewers were in agony.

At the same time, they were curious.

Suddenly shooting? If it required preparation from the day before, it must be quite a big deal.

And…

They found out about Almond in an unexpected place.

In the game news section.