Chapter 99 of The Genius Archer's Streaming Season 1

35. Reaction (1)

“Kyaah!”

Bang!

Joo-hyuk kicked his desk and sprang up.

“Is this for real!? This!?”

Hahaha.

He couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

He couldn’t believe it.

It was the same for the entire promotion match, but especially the last play.

“Wow, that was insane.”

It was what you might call a play that completely blew everyone away.

He wasn’t speaking as a manager but as a mere viewer, expressing his admiration.

And with the heart of a true viewer, he headed to the community site.

He thought, ‘There must be a lot of people who think like me, and it would be fun to talk with them,’ as he browsed the community.

For Joo-hyuk, who had never used community sites before, it was almost a first-time experience.

‘Sure enough!’

As expected.

The community site was already in an uproar.

No, it was more accurate to say it was completely flipped upside down.

[Breaking News! Almond takes first place in the Diamond promotion match’s first round!!!]

[Almond beats Tako-Yaki and takes first place!]

[Almond is on the verge of evolving into Diamond!]

...

Numerous posts about Almond immediately caught his eye.

Although the issue posts were ranked low due to the recent events, the sheer volume of current posts was overwhelming.

It seemed that the issue posts couldn’t even be formed due to the sheer number of posts, as the attention was scattered.

But did that matter?

Issue posts, after all, are only meaningful when they show what is trending.

However...

[Almond! Almond! Almond!]

[From today, I’ll only eat almonds and cut out peanuts]

[No, he played like Doraemon with a double shot]

[Electromagnetic Wave will return immediately!]

[Electromagnetic Wave? Who is that? Electromagnetic Wave? Who is that? Electromagnetic Wave? Who is that?]

...

Look at this overwhelming volume of posts.

It was clear to anyone that Almond was the biggest issue in the current Battle Royale scene.

All the boards of Battle Royale 31 were instantly covered with the word "Almond."

No matter which board you went to, it was all about Almond.

The traffic was so heavy that it reminded one of the scene where cars pile up on the highway during a holiday.

‘This is the level of it.’

Joo-hyuk also felt anew the current status of Almond in Battle Royale 31.

Although it might be temporary, he felt proud, not as a manager but as a 0th fan of Almond.

‘Good. Good.’

10th) Request for issue post! Almond double shot.gif

9th) Request for issue post! Almond grenade shot.gif

8th) Human turret Almond.gif

Now, even the issue posts were slowly being taken over by the word "Almond."

Starting with the concentrated firepower of the GIFs, humorous posts about Almond began to appear one by one in the issue posts.

‘Wow.’

On the screen reflected in Joo-hyuk’s rimless glasses, new posts kept appearing, and the issue post change notifications kept ringing.

Ding. Ding. Ding...

The wave caused by Almond.

Joo-hyuk was now watching in real-time as this massive wave was pushing forward.

7th) They say Almond is dead!?

6th) Why Almond’s grenade decision was amazing.

...

And finally, the post that took the 1st place had a simple title.

1st) Almond > Electromagnetic Wave

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If you admit it, give a thumbs up ㅎ

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-rlgkkkk Today, I’ll admit it ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I’ll let you off today! Ah! Mon! De!

-I’m also a Dragon Eight, but today, Almond won

-I think a lot will change from today ㅋㅋㅋ

-What, what’s this streamer and pro player mix ㅂㅅ

└You need to read the room ㅎㅎ

└For real

└kkkkkk Overly invested fan

Just for today, the fact that a post saying Almond is above Electromagnetic Wave is number one...

“Wow.”

It really had a significant meaning.

* * *

Even before reaching the Diamond rank.

Almond’s room was already in a festive mood.

[Almond received a 5,000 won donation from Diamond Sword.]

[Shout out! Dia-mon-d!]

[Almond received a 10,000 won donation from Caster!]

[Let’s start with Almond!]

[Almond received a 50,000 won donation from Ohmen!]

[Since we’re already at Diamond, let’s do an eating stream?]

Since he had already finished one round of the promotion match in first place, he was practically on the verge of promotion.

But you never know with people.

If he were to drop to 100th place here, the previous first place would be null and void.

Almond didn’t let his guard down.

“Thank you. I haven’t been promoted yet.”

He dismissed all the donation messages and looked down from the helicopter again.

‘Should I go to the armory this time?’

The route he planned with Joo-hyuk had already been used once. He wasn’t sure if he could do it well twice.

The previous round was much easier because all the snipers were lured to the armory.

If he did the same, the difficulty would triple.

‘The hospital start definitely had issues.’

He realized that there was a reason people didn’t usually start from the hospital.

He almost lost first place due to the equipment difference.

‘Hmm.’

Almond fell into thought.

Meanwhile, the helicopter kept flying, and the soldiers’ curses continued.

It was time to make a choice.

The armory was now in sight below.

Whoosh...

As expected of a popular area, the sound of people landing could already be heard.

However, the number wasn’t as large as expected.

Could this round be a clean one without snipers? Or did they give up on stopping him from reaching Diamond?

No way.

The firepower was just scattered.

He had thrown a curveball once, and the snipers were divided on where to land.

That’s why relatively fewer people were landing at the armory.

“I’ve decided on the concept for this round.”

Almond could make a decision.

“Fan service!”

Whoosh!

Almond flew forward without hesitation.

Cloud fragments brushed past him, and a familiar warehouse came into view.

- Wow!

- Going to the armory?! So solid ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

- Bro, are you not going to Ghandi anymore!?

- Jepmond is back!

- Which streamer found their初心 in one round~~!

- I’ll get countless handshake requests ㅅㅂ ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Bang.

Almond successfully landed and immediately rushed into the armory.

* * *

Almond, who had landed at the armory, ran towards the door without hesitation.

He planned to enter the first floor.

Although he could go to the second floor and use the hill tank strategy like last time.

But he had decided that the concept for this round was “fan service.”

He intended to face all the approaching fans.

His current condition was even better than before.

Since this round was about defending his rank, he thought he could handle it.

Bang!

Almond opened the door without hesitation and rushed into the armory.

[Breaking News donated 10,000 won!]

[Countless handshake requests 1 second before!]

This donation seemed to act as a signal.

People who were running around in the armory suddenly turned to Almond.

“Almond!”

“Bro, give me a handshake!”

“Mom, buy me Almond!”

“Ohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohoh