Chapter 34

Genius Archer's Streaming Season 1 Episode 34

13. News (2)

"Hello, this is Almond."

The video begins with Yoo Sanghyun, dressed neatly, sitting against a sophisticated black brick wall. On one side of the wall, the logo of the game distributor 'Punk' is prominently displayed.

"I have just opened an OlTube channel and become a partner streamer for Punk."

Although there had been news about it before, this was the first time Sanghyun officially announced it.

After the video was uploaded, posts with titles like these started spreading across the community in real-time:

[Breaking News! Official. Almond is a Punk Partner Streamer!]

[Almond officially confirms being a Punk Partner Streamer!]

Despite the community already being heated with related topics, the posts started being published again because there is a significant difference between someone personally revealing the truth and just hearing about it.

- What? Almond's streaming?

- He's not streaming?

└ He made an OlTube channel!

└ Ah, got it.

Thanks to this, Almond's OlTube channel, which had no prior promotion, began to gain attention.

Word of mouth is the strongest marketing tool, they say.

Existing Almond fans flocked to the OlTube channel, and within 5 minutes of the video being uploaded, it had already surpassed 5,000 views.

For a new streamer, getting this many views on a video that is essentially just a greeting is quite unusual.

"By the way, today, the edited versions of the game videos I've done so far will be uploaded to this channel. The Mad Movie video that was a hot topic before will also be remastered and uploaded, so please look forward to it."

The video ended with Almond's closing remarks.

- No live stream today?

- Seems not.

- Videos are just being uploaded!

At the same time, the videos began to be uploaded.

These were the condensed versions of Almond's broadcasts that Seo Ji-a had been editing.

[Kingdom Age EP1: Don't Choose the Bow?]

[Kingdom Age EP2: Too Easy?]

[Kingdom Age EP3: Legendary Perfect Shot]

Three videos were uploaded as a preview.

Considering the amount of content edited in just two days, it's quite impressive. According to Seo Ji-a, she had been preparing these in advance, imagining herself as Almond's editor.

Joo Hyuk tilted his head in confusion upon hearing this.

"…Wait, so when you said you didn't want to do the deal with us, was that just an act?"

Sanghyun, as always, showed no particular interest.

"…I guess."

"It would have been nice if Ji-a had come to the after-work drinks today."

"After-work drinks? It's just an awkward situation where we two join you and Joo Hyuk for drinks."

"…That's true."

Joo Hyuk called it a cohabitation + partner streamer celebration, but in reality, it was just a drinking session with a friend on his day off.

"Damn. Let's drink!"

Clank.

The two clinked their beer glasses together and gulped down the beer.

Crunch.

Sanghyun took a bite out of a golden fried chicken leg and asked,

"So… why did you leave home? Tell me."

"Ah, I was analyzing the viewer demographics yesterday when my father suddenly came in and said… what?"

He stopped mid-sentence and looked at the entrance of the bar.

Sanghyun's head turned in the same direction.

'That's…'

Familiar silhouettes appeared. He didn't think they would come here.

Joo Hyuk and Sanghyun had chosen this chicken place because it was the best in the area near their company.

So, it wasn't strange to run into them.

"Ah, damn. Hey, don't look."

"Damn. Why did they come here?"

"This place has the best food."

They whispered curses to each other and turned their heads.

They really didn't want to run into their former colleagues here.

However…

"Hey?! Kim Daeri, Yoo Daeri?"

A high, pure voice rang out. It was So Yoo-jung, a girl whose head is full of flowers.

In other words, she has no sense of the situation.

"Wow! Really nice to see you! What's up with you guys!?"

Her commotion made the others notice Joo Hyuk and Sanghyun.

"What? Kim Joo Hyuk?"

Even the person who shouldn't have noticed did.

It was the section chief, Park, who had a big fight with Joo Hyuk and advised Sanghyun to quit.

"What are you guys doing here? Did you transfer nearby?"

Park's expression was quite peculiar.

A strange mix of hatred and joy.

The joy, however, was of a different kind.

'Joo Hyuk, that guy. I spread the word everywhere, so did he transfer?'

He was happy to find out how well his gossip had spread.

"…Haha. How have you been?"

Joo Hyuk scratched his head and greeted them.

Sanghyun, however, kept his head turned.

"Hey. Where did you go after you left?"

"…"

Joo Hyuk couldn't answer Park's question.

'I became Yoo Sanghyun's manager!'

He couldn't say that here, knowing how it would be perceived.

"Is he an ostrich or something? And you think I'll disappear if you turn your head? Hahaha!"

Park burst into a victorious laugh. From the looks of Sanghyun and Joo Hyuk's reactions, it was clear they were in a bad spot.

"Even if we were on bad terms, you should have just greeted us coolly in this situation."

Sanghyun turned his head and shot back at Park.

"What?"

Park shot back with a threatening tone, but Sanghyun looked him straight in the eye and repeated,

"We're not on terms to greet each other."

"…!"

The faces of the employees near Park turned pale.

'What, what?'

'Why is he like that?'

'He's always a bit strange.'

'For a parachutist.'

The employees whispered, as if they were meant to be overheard.

Park smiled, showing all his teeth.

'He's a low-level guy for showing such aggression.'

No matter how much he had quit, such behavior is not easily tolerated in society. The key to social life is to turn the social evaluation in your favor.

Even if Park hated them and they were no longer related, he shouldn't have acted this way.

"Look at this."

He started pointing at Sanghyun.

"You're out of society because of this. You don't understand at all, do you? How things work. You, I mean. Even if we didn't get along, you should have just greeted us coolly in this situation."

His lines flowed smoothly, as if he had memorized them.

This wasn't a situation he had encountered just once or twice.

The section chief was, as expected, skilled.

"You'll only make it worse for yourself if you act like this."

However, Sanghyun had also had a few drinks. Normally, he would have calmly let it go, but not today.

Moreover, he was now completely unrelated to Park, so he had nothing to lose.

"Coolly greet you?"

Sanghyun took another sip of beer.

Joo Hyuk whispered in surprise,

'Hey. What are you doing?'

Sanghyun, without answering, just glared at the section chief. The tension was palpable.

Joo Hyuk's eyes darted around, trying to figure out how to defuse the situation, but Sanghyun's mouth opened faster.

"Should I coolly greet you when you come to my table and ask where I transferred to, you damn prick? Try to coolly greet this. Then."

Joo Hyuk felt cold sweat trickling down his back.

'Is he crazy?'

It was a sudden situation.

Sanghyun suddenly stood up from his seat.

Thud