Chapter 19

### Chapter 19 of "The Genius Archer's Streaming Season 1"

#### 8. Assassination Mission (1)

Punk, the largest game distributor in the country.

The head of the department, Mr. Oh, had a significant worry.

It wasn't about the hair loss he was experiencing at his age or the concerns about his child's grades.

"This damn Western fantasy game, did I make a mistake bringing it in?"

His worry was about the sales of the game "Kingdom Age," imported from Northern Europe.

Certainly, it had received high praise from experts and was highly rated for its gameplay.

However, it lacked commercial appeal.

Of course, he knew from the start that it wouldn't be a commercially successful game.

"But there's a limit, right?"

The company was surprised that the number of purchases had dropped below a certain threshold.

He never expected it to sell so poorly.

He couldn't do much about it.

If he tried to apply a crazy discount or a new event to the struggling game, the executives wouldn't approve it.

To launch a new event, he needed some basis or justification.

'For example, if a star player emerged...'

This wasn't a sports game, and once you bought and played it, that was it. A star player?

He chuckled.

"It's bleak."

He could only watch as the number of purchases continued to drop.

Mr. Oh, who had approved the import of the game, felt his heart burn as he watched it slowly become a failed game.

"......?"

While enduring this painful time, a video caught his eye, like a savior.

"What is this...?"

It was a video of a player who seemed to be doing a bow challenge.

Thanks to good editing, the gameplay in the video was genuine.

'Even a beginner?'

Moreover, the main character of the video had only been playing the game for a few days.

His appearance was also striking.

'This guy, why isn't he a model, doing streaming... No, I'm grateful he's streaming!'

This was a gem with endless potential.

Even the advertising rates would be cheaper than those of major streamers, but the potential was enormous.

'If I push it well...!'

Bang!

He unknowingly hit the keyboard.

"This is it!"

His employees looked at him with strange expressions, but he didn't care.

He immediately followed the link to the live streaming channel of a person named Almond.

There, he watched past broadcasts.

'This... can work!'

The viewers' reactions, the upward trend, the skills, and the broadcasting ability—there was nothing lacking.

Even his appearance was outstanding when he watched the interview video.

Ding.

At that moment, an alert for followers rang.

['Almond' has started broadcasting!]

Mr. Oh's mouth dropped open.

'What good luck!'

Almond didn't have a fixed broadcasting time, but he had just started broadcasting.

Mr. Oh quickly entered the chat channel and looked at the black intro screen, eagerly awaiting Almond's appearance.

'What...?'

But there was something different from what he expected.

'Are there this many viewers?'

In the videos he had seen, the number of viewers wasn't that high, but now it had increased significantly.

* * *

Sanghyun, who was doing a microphone test.

He was blankly thinking.

'What is this...?'

What is this?

Or, why is this happening?

'Is it the collaboration with Dotorimuk? Perfect shot? Mad movie?'

No matter what factor he considered, it made sense and didn't make sense at the same time.

[Current viewers: 1,003]

The number of viewers exceeded a thousand right from the start.

The number of viewers continued to rise after he started broadcasting.

Even though he knew that mentioning the number of viewers wasn't a good thing, his lips moved involuntarily.

One thousand.

There's a wall of one thousand live viewers.

It's possible to become a full-time streamer from one thousand viewers. Of course, achieving that is difficult.

But his viewers kept increasing, as if that wasn't enough.

[Current viewers: 1,120]

The number of viewers was rising in hundreds.

'Should I mention this, or not?'

In this difficult gap, Sanghyun eventually became speechless.

Meanwhile, the chat kept coming in.

- Ah!

- Ah!

- Ah!

- What's wrong? Why are you not talking?

- Turn on the broadcast! Almond, turn on the broadcast! Almond, turn on the broadcast! Almond, turn on the broadcast! Almond, turn on the broadcast! Almond, turn on the broadcast! Ah...

- I did, idiot.

- Stop spamming.

- I just turned it on, what spam? Hahaha

- Almond, do you have a manager? I saw someone last time...

The chat was overwhelming, and some people seemed to be losing their minds.

'It was fine when I was filming at Dotorimuk Studio.'

It was fine even when 50,000 people were watching, but that was because Dotorimuk, a professional streamer, and Ina-yeon, a professional manager, supported him. He realized that now.

'They took very good care of me.'

Now, having to handle this level of attention and chat alone made his spine shiver.

Swallow.

Sanghyun swallowed hard and thought.

'...Amazing!'

Tension, pressure.

Sanghyun, a natural sportsman, was not just fighting these but actively seeking them out.

A strange pleasure enveloped his body.

He could hear his engine, his body, making several times more noise.

His trembling fingertips felt not just tension but excitement.

Hmm. Hmm.

After clearing his throat for a moment,

He greeted the viewers with an energetic voice.

"Ha! The welcome is so热烈!"

The chat, which had been slowly increasing, suddenly sped up, just like Sanghyun's heartbeat.

- Hahaha!

- Haha!

- Almond, hi!

- Almond, hey!

- Show your face! Show your face!

- Oh, by the way, Almond's live stream doesn't show his face, hahaha.

- Wow, the face isn't shown? 😢

- Why is it just the voice?

- There are so many newbies, hahaha.

- It's usually no cam.

- In fact, he's been hiding his strength, hahaha.

- Show your face, please 😭😭😭😭

It seemed that many of the viewers had come from the interview, so there were many comments about the camera.

'Camera...'

While Sanghyun was looking for the camera function,

Ding.

A message arrived from Juhyeok.

It was a DM (Direct Message) he could see inside the capsule.

[Juhyeok: Hey, look at this. I'm so envious.]

Ding.

Additional photo materials were sent.

Looking at them, he understood why there were so many camera requests.

It was a photo of Sanghyun that was circulating in a community mainly used by women. It showed him playing the game, coming out of the capsule and drying his hair, and other interview scenes.

Almost all the scenes where Sanghyun had shown his face had been captured.

'Wow.'

The comments below were so embarrassing that he couldn't even read them.

But he definitely felt good.

His heart was racing.

Being suddenly loved by so many people was incredibly exciting.

To the point where he didn't even need drugs.

[Hey, am I a show-off?]

He sent a DM to Juhyeok.

[Juhyeok: ??]

[So good.]

[Juhyeok: Hahaha, it's your calling. Turn on the camera, then. It's hard to deal with the spammers.]

[Okay.]

Sanghyun's lips curled up, and he pressed the camera button.

A small square appeared in one corner of the broadcast screen.

"Ha!"

In that square, Sanghyun's face, smiling and greeting the viewers, was visible.

- Wow!

- Are you starting to use the camera today?!

- 😭😭😭😭So good!

- Wow, wow, wow.

- Kya.

- To be this good even inside the capsule.

- Amazing.

- Bro, let's get married!

The chat increased, and donations started coming in even before the game started.

[User Uryu: Donated 1,000 won.]

[So good.]

[User Doremi: Donated 2,000 won.]

[Bro, you got a perfect shot. I couldn't donate then, so I'm doing it now.]

Some people were donating as if they were making up for missed donations from the collaboration.

He couldn't read all of them.

'I want to be a game streamer.'

As he had told Dotorimuk.

The essence is being a game streamer.

"Thank you for the donations. I've been delayed, so I'll start the game now."

[Kingdom Age. Start.]

* * *

Whoosh.

Almond's avatar was summoned back into the world of Kingdom Age.

Whoosh.

A fresh breeze blew, and it was still spring here.

"Almond."

A voice as gentle as the spring breeze whispered.

It was Emilia.

She was standing on a hill, looking down at the valley.

Sanghyun and Dotorimuk had played for about 2-3 more hours, clearing out the remaining goblin dens.

She was looking at the remains.

"I've heard a lot about your skills."

"It's an honor, my lady."

The scent of flowers wafted as Emilia's golden hair brushed against Almond's face.

She turned her head and looked Almond straight in the eye.

"To have so easily cleared the goblins that have been a constant headache for our territory."

"It wasn't just me."

"No, I heard everything from Major Roman."

Emilia took his hand.

The viewers cheered at Emilia's unexpected enthusiasm, which was faster than expected.

- What?

- How much affection has she built up?

- Almond didn't do any affection building, right?

- Hahaha, just face-licking, damn.

- Now that I think about it, that's true. His face is really good, hahaha.

- It's just the aura of a socialite.

- Is this a martial arts novel, hahaha?

Almond hadn't expected this development.

But the next words made sense.

"I have another task for you."

"..."

She just wanted to give him another task.

- Hahaha.

- If you're grateful, give your life, hahaha.

- That's right.

- Why not tell Roman? Is this normal?

- It's not an affection plot, but a crazy physical plot.

Almond asked.

"Me? The tasks are usually given to Major Roman..."

"No, I want you to do it alone. This isn't just my decision. The lord also thinks it's a good idea."

A task to do alone. What could it be?

If it's a solo task, it must be simple.

"Do you see that castle?"

"Yes."

"Please kill the lord of that castle."

"!?"

Almond's expression and Sanghyun's actual expression inside the capsule were not much different.

'What are you saying?'

Even for Sanghyun, who didn't know much about the game, it was an unreasonable request.

- Sister, you're killing me!?

- Hahaha, really killing, hahaha.

- Did you say 'kill' wrong?

- Sister, you're killing me! Sister, you're killing me! Sister, you're killing me!

- E, Emilia... Why, why is this happening!

- This isn't her character, hahaha.

- Is the combat meter broken, hahaha?

The chat reactions were the same.

"Does the lord of the castle often go out?"

"No, you'll have to sneak in secretly."

"..."

"?"

Emilia tilted her head as if to say, "Is there a problem?"

"You have the skills to do it."

She held Almond's hands again, her innocent and bright eyes...

She truly believed in Almond!

[User EntryNoble: Donated 2,000 won.]

[Translation: You can definitely bring down the castle with your arrows!]

[User Emilia: Donated 10,000 won.]

[If you're going to die, what's the problem?]

[User Emilia Antoinette: Donated 10,000 won.]

[Translation: Die, commoner.]

Seeing Almond's dire situation, donations started coming in.

They all thought Almond was in a difficult situation.

[1. Accept]

[2. Decline]

Almond only hesitated for a moment.

He quickly moved his hand.

"Everyone, I'm going."

Ding.

He pressed 1.