Genius Archer’s Streaming Chapter 162

Chapter 162 – Light and Shadow (3)

As Tako stayed still with a serious look his viewers pestered him.

— Where’s the feedback?!

— You have to give some feedback.

— Is there nothing to say?!

— Give us a rundown!

‘Ah that’s right.’

Tako finally paid attention. Even though deciding who to assign the ADC role to was difficult he was still streaming. Almond displayed an impressive performance throughout the game.

[18/0/43]

Almond’s stats consisted of 18 kills 0 deaths and 43 assists. He had a 93% kill participation. It was easier to reach that percentage unless the player was playing as a jungle.

‘Even though it’s a normal game it takes skill to reach those numbers.’

Clap! Clap! Clap!

Tako applauded to raise the mood.

“He’s a monster when it comes to mechanics. A monster. If he was younger he’d be scouted by a team.”

— Damn that’s high praise.

— For real?

— But pro? Come on

— You’re going to raise him to be a pro?

— Is that all you have to say? Where’s the feedback?!

“If we’re looking at his mechanics alone I think he’s at least master.”

— For real????

— Isn’t that an overstatement?

— Is he better than StrawberryShooter?

— He did just do fucking amazing just now

— But it’s hard to say since it’s a normal game

The viewers were reluctant to give recognition especially in the streaming industry. Such tendencies were strong. In a market where attention was easy to gain reputation held little weight.

‘Well… if they don’t have an eye for it they won’t think it’s an overstatement.’

Tako brushed it off and continued with his content.

“Since the first round is done let’s connect our streams and give feedback.”Theft is never good try looking at [ pawℝead.com ].

It was time to watch the replay with Almond and give some feedback. Almond did well but he still needed some critique. Actually he needed a lot. Almond kept making moves that showed his flawed understanding. He was only at zero deaths because the opponents were terrible.

***

[Victory]

After this word came up Almond smiled.

“Guess I won.”

— LOL

— Almond beat the world

— Son! Only eat Almonds now! Son! Only eat Almonds now!

— Almond’s going to be in Forbes! Almond’s going to be in Forbes!

— Wow

— Is it possible to play like that as Sana in the first round?

— He’s actually insane. He’ll do better than he did in Battle Large.

Even with a troll support he demolished the other team. The score got out of hand because the opponent gave up halfway but Almond’s damage was still the highest.

“Wow you’re really good. I’m serious.”

“Our ADC just blew up the game.”

Even LIL users who never complimented couldn’t help but praise him.

“Support difference!”

The support was a troll until the end. He taunted his allies until the end and left to 1v1 the enemy support.

— Fuck that support

— LOL

— If it wasn’t for him the game would be over much quicker

— But he’s good at diving LOL

[Misson complete!]

[Win the first round as Sana without playing the tutorial.]

[270000 won]

“Thank you to those who contributed to the mission.”

The initial 200000 won BigHandColonly put up rose to 270000 won.

— I thought it’d be safe because the support was a troll…

— Moooom! Almond stole my money!

— Freaking support! Why didn’t you troll until the very end!?

— Irresponsible troll…

The viewers who added on 70000 won seemed certain that this mission would fail as they witnessed the ignorant rush of Almond’s support. Occasionally some individuals contributed money to raise the spirits of the streamers for missions that were bound to fail. It wasn’t with malicious intent. It was more like a child poking fun at a girl they liked. Of course Almond’s skills didn’t allow such pettiness and he reaped all the rewards. Instead he poked fun back at them.

“70000 more won? Gulp! Thank you!”

— LOOOL

— Gulp!

— Gulpmond… so cute…

— This clip’s going to go viral

— Is gulping a new reaction?

— This freaking nut…

[GiveItBack has donated 10000 won!]

[Who knew a Sana first-timer would get a double kill LOL]

— For real

— Yeah

— I almost bet 10000 won.

— It only went up 70000 won because Almond got the double kill early. If it was later on he’d probably earn over 500k won.

“Thank you for the donation GiveItBack. Sana is really good. I see what they mean by a champion that’s good but easy to play.”

— Raina’s crying rn

— Raina?! What about Raina!?

— Raina’s better!!!

“Oh I just got a connection request from Tako. It’s probably for the feedback content. I’m going to hop into This World for a moment.”

He ignored the comments about Raina for now and logged into This World to see Tako.

“Hey~! Almond!”

Takoyaki was waiting at the entrance. It was his first time seeing Almond even in virtual reality.

“Almond you look amazing in person as well.”

“Hello it’s nice to meet you.”

— Why are they so awkward LOL

— Is this your first time seeing each other?

— Apparently Almond came in last minute.

— Why did Tako shave again?? Is that a costume?

“It’s your first time seeing me after that time in Battle Large right?”

“… Battle Large?”

Almond didn’t remember meeting Takoyaki in Battle Large.

— LOL

— The bully never remembers

— Hahaha he actually doesn’t know

— Yeah he didn’t even put it in his YouTube video

— Good thing because Tako’s not that popular on YouTube haha

“… Ahahahaha!” Tako laughed out loud to clear the awkward air.

‘How could this be?’

Even though he was laughing he felt shocked. He sharpened his teeth all this time to get revenge on Almond. He even told Bubblegum all about it when they went drinking… He even shaved his head!

‘He doesn’t remember me?’

No wonder Tako wasn’t on his YouTube video. Almond had no idea who he was.

“S-Should we start the feedback?”

“Yes!” Almond replied enthusiastically.

Tako was satisfied with his attitude and put up his screen.

“Good. Let’s take a look at when the game began. Normally the game would be over at this point.”

Was the game over? Almond couldn’t understand the pro’s perspective. He didn’t realize how crucial early game skirmishes were for LIL’s siege mode.

“It’s commonly known as snowballing. It’s when the advantage is snowballed in the early game to the point where it’s difficult for the other team to return from. Theoretically it was impossible…”

Tako smiled as he spoke to not worry Almond.

“Even on the pro scene there’s always some sort of mistake. Even if it doesn’t work out in the early game it’s not the end of the world. Even you Almond still won despite the difficult early game.”

Tako pointed at the scene where Almond’s support ran in.

“Look. The support ran in and gave them a kill for no reason right? If this happens the opponent comes ahead in EXP and gold. And he’ll buy a better item and get another kill.”

“Ah…”

“He’ll get more money and EXP right? Then it becomes a little easier for them to get more kills. That’s what snowballing is.”

“It’s like the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.”

“That’s right. Consider it a fast-paced RPG game in MOBA or siege mode games. It’s hard to advance in RPGs if pay-to-win players are taking up everything right?”

The comparison with a fast-paced RPG made it easier for Almond to understand. It was similar in the sense that the player had to kill monsters gain EXP and gold to improve and destroy the enemy base to win.

“This is the same thing. So Almond you did really good here. Right over here.”

Tako replayed the moment when Almond fought back and first knocked out the enemy.

“Here you didn’t back out and kept beating him down. Because of this play you were able to swing the game in your favor. You fought 1 vs 2 until the end and beat them until your support arrived. Then the game was over. You did really well.”

— Oh~ what a compliment

— His first feedback is a compliment?

— The ex-pro is recognizing him!

Almond’s viewers didn’t hear his initial compliment so they were fascinated to listen to them. It was interesting to see an unranked being complimented by an ex-pro.

“It’s a great play. But!”

Tako didn’t call Almond here just to give him compliments.

“Here. This part.”

It was the scene where Almond got attacked by Yasu while trying to attack the enemy ADCs.

“You got close to Yasu and it became dangerous for you. Thanks to your super play you made it out but it was a dangerous decision. If the opponents were a little good you’d have died there.”

“I see.”

“Yes if you want to make risky plays like that you need to be aware of the opponent’s range but you crossed it by a long shot. The enemy charged at you and tackled you without much effort. Here instead…”

Almond felt like he was improving just from listening to Tako’s explanations. It was the sensation of learning new things.

‘I can’t believe this game has so many fine mechanics to it…’

Ex-pros were different. Tako was not only an ex-pro with experience in winning he also used to be a coach for a short while.

— Damn Tako looks so cool when he’s doing his job

— Why did this guy quit being a coach?

— Damn his analysis is crazy

— Oh shit I’m learning some stuff too!

— I guess he really was a pro!

The viewers praised Tako for an informative broadcast because Tako usually made his judgments regardless of the outcome. He clearly pointed out which decisions were the cause of the loss and which should have resulted in a better outcome. By distinguishing between winning due to luck and winning based on sound decision-making he guided players to win the next game without relying on luck.

“… Alright I’ll stop here. After that it’s meaningless because the enemy gave up.”

“Wow! Thank you!”

Tako was taken aback as Almond bowed and thanked him.

“A-Ah… It’s nothing…”

He scratched his shiny forehead and cleared his screen.

“Alright then. Until you beat StrawberryShooter good luck!”

“Yes!”

***

Tako returned to his stream and had some unexpected first thoughts about his encounter with Almond.

‘He’s very polite.’

Almond was a polite young man. He was similar to an old streamer who used to be an athlete. Another unexpected thing was his ability to understand quickly. He was great at understanding everything even though he didn’t seem like the bright type.

“Hey everyone. Don’t you think Almond’s pretty good at understanding things?”

— Idk

— Isn’t he just pretending to understand? Just to move on quickly?

— He’s just nodding no?

— But honestly if you’re stupid it’s hard to be that good at the game. Even in decision-making you need to be smart.

— Almond’s worked in a big company before too.

“He worked in a big company? Who did he play for?”

— LOL

— No an actual corporation.

— He’s from Ahsung

— This guy only thinks about streamers…

“Oh you guys were talking about an actual company. I didn’t know but…”

Tako slammed on his table and changed topics.

“It was only one round you know. If we make a montage of Bubblegum in bronze even he’ll seem like a challenger player!”

— For real

— At my best I’m better than JeonJaPa too!

— So true

Tako could tell instinctively Almond wasn’t a one-hit-wonder. However intuition was intuition. As a coach he needed to decide only using the facts.

“Let’s see the next round. This round might be even harder. LIL is unpredictable.”

Almond queued up for his next match which promptly ended with the enemy team surrendering in thirteen minutes.