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 to be swept away and fall into an endless sea where no one could find her.

If that were to happen, it might be better.

-...The doors on the left, the left.

Ultimately, the moment 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 on the outskirts 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, took a handful, and drank 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 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 the impossible task and 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 amazing skill.

“...”

Seo Ji-a watched his broadcast as if spellbound. 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... Oh?

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.

-Twirl!

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.

-Oh...?

Almond respawned at the revival point, and the broadcast didn’t end.

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

Then he manually quit the game.

“Pfft. Seriously, do you have to end the broadcast?”

Seo Ji-a burst out laughing at this.

The viewers were the same.

-He finally did a 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, then this was a truly fitting expenditure.

‘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 fitting background music.

‘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 slight excitement began to build.

‘This one will be the best ever.’

Compared to the previous 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 was even more upgraded than before. It was a mystery how he could do it.

He had truly grown.

‘So, the mad movie will also grow.’

Seo Ji-a took another handful of almonds 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, it 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.

“Oh.”

Sanghyun remembered before he even sat down at the computer.

‘Seo Ji-a, an Almond fan.’

The fan who made that incredible mad movie.

‘And the 1,000,000 won donation...’

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.

[Almond 300,000 won reaction.gif]

A post with this title caught his eye.

There were quite a few comments.

-Hahaha

-What will happen when it hits 1,000,000 won?

-Will he make a video breaking a capsule? Hahaha

-Do everything you want, Almond! Break the earth! Break the capsule!

-He’s really doing it... Really doing it...

-Hahaha, he did a cartwheel.

-But he’s not just good at archery; his basic athletic ability must be good too. A cartwheel is hard even for a capsule.

-It’s easier in the game.

-But people who do breakdancing in real life say it’s more difficult.

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

-Oh, I missed today’s broadcast. Now I’m getting up...

-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 ones too, but that’s what makes it fun.

[Arrows are this insane.gif]

Another popular post had this title.

It was a scene where he was attacking the lord of the castle.

The gif showed him shooting rapidly, destroying the armor.

-Wow, really

-Hahaha

-He hit the same spot repeatedly with rapid fire...

-Apparently, if it’s not exactly the same spot, the game won’t recognize it.

-Hahaha, it’s not a method the game developers made, but the physics engine judged it had to be destroyed.

-There’s nothing to say.

-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