Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 2 Episode 97
34. My Job (3)
“Come out! Mr. Joo Hyuk! Mr. Jia!”
At the urging of the host, Joo Hyuk got up first.
“let’s go.”
“…Oh yeah.”
Jia looked embarrassed. A topic that I even prepared knowing I would introduce today. It must be scary to actually go up.
Joo Hyuk grinned and held out his hand.
“hurry.”
Jia carefully held his hand and the two slowly walked up to the stage set up on the second floor.
It may look shabby to be called a stage, but it is one level higher than the original floor, so it definitely stands out.
When I got up there, my face suddenly got hot and my hair turned white.
‘…!’
It was Jia’s first time on stage. At least I never had the experience of being called out as a staff member or fan. She just didn’t have the opportunity to be in a space like this.
‘many.’
She looks at the 100 people gathered here.
In terms of stage size, 100 people may be a very small number, but it is a lot for her. Even if there were only 10 people, she would have said it was a lot.
‘There are too many.’
She wasn’t used to receiving a lot of attention.
Aside from her bold and confident personality, Jia flinches when she looks at two or three strangers. But now there are 100 people.
My head is spinning. To the point where I felt a little dizzy.
Meanwhile.
‘uh?’
Wow.
I hear people cheering.
“and…! pretty!”
“Seo Ji-ah! Seo Ji-ah!”
“Is that a peanut!?”
Jia’s eyes, which had been shaking from dizziness, opened again.
‘Are you saying this to me?’
I couldn’t believe it.
I can’t believe that so many people like me.
“Sister Jia! “I’m dying!”
“sister. “It’s John!”
“Ooooooooo!”
It’s pretty.
‘I’m not very pretty…’
The corners of Jia’s mouth went up. I remembered the person who told her she was pretty again today.
As her natural smile appeared, her pale face became more lively.
The fog in my mind gradually dispersed. My field of vision widened again.
Did he realize that Jia was stable? The moderator naturally intervened and asked a question.
“Hey. Mr. Jia! It’s popular, right? “Is it because all the videos uploaded today are popular videos?”
“Ah… I guess so.”
Jia trailed off in embarrassment.
Fans screamed at him because he seemed to lack confidence.
“It’s pretty!!”
“Wow! Goddess voice!”
The host laughs haha at the men’s shouts.
“and. Women are more popular. “Why doesn’t the manager here cheer?”
The reason why there was less cheering for Joo-hyuk was because he had already been exposed on broadcast several times. One viewer raises his hand and jokingly says:
“That person cut off my head!”
The chat window embedded in the electronic display board scrolled upwards.
-Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
?
_
-Is ban (physics) possible?
The host slyly brushed off the remark.
“Your neck!? But how are you here! Are you a Dullahan!?”
-Durahan kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
-It’s
a bit expensive?
Wahahaha.
People at the scene also laughed wildly.
“ah. Anyway, the manager has a lot of karma. All right. “I can’t help it because of my job.”
The host asked Jia and Joo Hyuk about the brief details of how they came to work with Almond.
The two answered as they were. And when Joo-hyuk’s story came out, the host asked this question.
“Hey. It wouldn’t be an easy decision to suddenly become a manager after working for a castle. “What do people around you say?”
It’s a question that might be a bit sensitive to Joo Hyuk.
He willingly took the microphone.
And the story I brought up first.
“I already met the former employees earlier.”
“ah. Really!?”
The host’s eyes widen.
“Then you’re just asking?!”
Here Joo Hyuk paused for a moment.
In fact, it was a hesitation that only those who knew Joo-hyuk well would have noticed, but at this moment, he made eye contact with Sang-hyeon, who was watching from the second floor.
However, Joo-hyuk soon smiles and opens his mouth without showing much emotion.
“yes. When I told him I was the manager, he seemed surprised. “I’m out of my mind so I don’t remember much.”
“That’s right. From their perspective, this suddenly happened…? haha.”
“haha. Yes? Actually, I’m also amazed.”
* * *
Meanwhile, Sang-hyeon was in a place where the light did not reach on the second floor so that Jia and Joo-hyuk could receive the spotlight.
He muttered in a mixed voice.
“…I see.”
Because of Joo-hyuk’s hesitation just now, Sang-hyeon finally realized it.
‘I can’t believe you weren’t talking.’
He’s always been a confident guy, so I didn’t pay much attention to him.
No matter how much I believed in myself, I couldn’t tell Asung’s former colleagues that I was working as a manager.
‘I understand.’
Sanghyun fully understood.
He also hated saying that he lived with his grandmother when he was young.
But that doesn’t mean my grandmother was embarrassed.
He was just ashamed of his situation, having no parents and living only with his grandmother.
‘I guess Joo-hyuk is like that too.’
Isn’t it true even if you just imagine it in your head?
How could he, who was once the ace of a successful company, become the manager of someone who was a troublesome parachute?
“Oh… and.”
Joo Hyuk was still holding the microphone.
It seems like he has something more to say.
“I want to take this opportunity to say…”
“Yes. “What is it?”
“I really want to thank Sanghyun for allowing me to join him on his journey as a streamer. “I’ve never been able to say something like this before.”
Boom…
Sanghyeon felt as if his heart was pounding.
In a good way.
‘Thank you?’
I never thought Joo Hyuk would thank me. Rather, I have always thought that it was Sanghyun who should be thankful.
Sang-hyun thought that Joo-hyuk couldn’t fully spread his wings and was still working as a manager.
“ah. okay?! If you are too close, that can happen. “What are you thankful for?”
“Well, simply put, I am happier now. “It feels like I’m flying every day.”
“That much!? “Doesn’t that seem a bit suspicious?”
Wahaha.
As the host’s eyes turned towards Jia, the fans burst into laughter.
“That bastard… are you talking to me?”
Sanghyeon made a joke for no reason.
My eyes were hot.
* * *
And so the introduction of Jia and Joo Hyuk ended.
A full-fledged play game ensued.
Sanghyeon couldn’t even dream of eating chicken and beer throughout the fan meeting.
We had to teach archery to the fans, go around to each table, make toasts, and take group photos here and there. There was no time to sit down.
Oh, as a side note, the fan who shot the bow the best was Ruby Sword. She showed her status as the number one fan by winning a prize.
The fan who ordered the most chicken and beer was Kingdom Jwa. His massive physique was actually a foreshadowing.
The scene where the chicken is inhaled like some kind of soup is truly breathtaking.
Among them, the most famous scene was when he held up numerous empty plates of chicken and shouted, ‘Chiking~ You guys can’t beat me!’
He even showed the sense of raising his arms like a robot to the tune of ‘Cheeking’.
Photos were taken with numerous flashes going off, and the chat window response was the best.
-ㄹㅇDorain haha
– Just a streamer haha
– Kingdom… What on earth is that game?
-Chiking haha, are you a robot?
-Chiking ㅇㅈㄹㅋㅋㅋ
I looked at the clock and the hour hand was spinning like crazy.
And before you know it, it’s 1 am.
“It was so much fun!”
“Do it again! please!”
“yes~! goodbye!”
The fan meeting is over.
-ㅠㅠTubaㅠㅠ
-It was a fan meeting legend ㄹㅇ
-It was so much fun ㅠㅠhehe
The fan meeting was so crazy that it made my head hurt and it was so funny that my jaw ached….
After all the fans left, I felt empty to the point where my heart ached.
* * *
“ha. “I really didn’t have any sense of humor.”
While cleaning up with the staff, Joo-hyuk pats his back and mutters.
“and. It’s over. this.”
“Now the cleanup is almost finished. what.”
Most of the cleanup was handled by the store clerks and the party planner, so Joo Hyuk, Sang Hyeon and Jia didn’t have to do much.
It’s almost over.
Joo-hyuk went out the door to smoke a cigarette for a moment.
Sanghyeon hesitated for a moment and then followed him for no reason.
I felt like I wanted to talk about something else.
But when I went out there, there were three people breathing heavily and trembling.
“…?”
The fan meeting was over, so I didn’t think I was waiting for Sanghyun.
“…Amoeu! Amoaa!”
You see one of the three saying ‘It’s an almond’ with a frozen mouth.
Joo-hyuk, who was smoking a cigarette, also looked surprised.
“The fan meeting has already ended… I’m sorry you’ve been waiting so long──”
Before Joo Hyuk could finish his sentence.
He raised the temperature by rubbing his mouth. revealed his identity.
“I’m a Kimchi Warrior! Sorry for coming on so suddenly! “Can we go somewhere and talk for a moment!?”
The identity of the group was the Civil Empire national competition team.
“Ah yes. Sure.”
Although Sang-hyeon was embarrassed, he accepted because he saw the hard work that had gone into waiting.
* * *
Sanghyun went into a nearby 24-hour cafe with them.
Joo Hyuk and Jia were sent away first because they were overworked today.
“Thank you for your time. I am a kimchi warrior. “This is Gobspear Water Dumpling.”
It looks like he has no objection to spitting out his ID out loud. I was able to see how much they had prepared together for the Civil Empire national competition.
“Ah yes. hello.”
Sanghyun greeted each other and sat down.
“What made you wait so long?”
Kimchi Warrior quickly answered while rubbing his frozen red cheeks.
“ah. Well… there’s something I couldn’t explain. Our guild leader? Would it be easier to understand if I said this? Anyway, he told me to tell you within today. “We are running out of time to form a team…”
Sanghyun recalled what he said about the national competition being about a month away.
It was an urgent situation.
Then, you can send it by message…
“Almond… you have already expressed your intention to participate in the national competition.”
“yes.”
“There’s something I couldn’t tell you because I was moving too hastily.”
“?”
“Cookie… I mean, the guild leader said he saw a video about Almond’s health. Although it was not properly mentioned, it was said that it was difficult to use the capsule for a long time…” “
Ah, yes. you’re right.”
also. I see The three exchanged looks and continued talking.
“Well… preparing for a national competition is very difficult. Almond even added a process to raise it to S+. If things don’t go smoothly, you may have to play for more than 10 hours a day.”
10 hours a day?
It was a playing time that Almond had rarely experienced.
“I will briefly explain the schedule.”
The woman next to me turned on the schedule board and informed me one by one.
How the national competition is prepared, how many people participate together, etc….
‘This is no joke.’
Sanghyeon remembered the days when he dreamed of and prepared for the Olympics.
That’s how tight their schedule was.
Even though it was only for a month, that month was almost the life of the players.
Of course, Sang-hyeon is a person who has a hard time living a tough life. Having worked in the athletes’ village and other places, he was confident in his tenacity. However, the capsule was different.
There, physical strength had clear limits.
‘This… can I do it?’
Wouldn’t it be right to reject this? I think so.
‘ah. Is this why you came in person?’
Only then does Sang-hyeon vaguely realize why they had to come here.
I came here to persuade Sang-hyeon because I thought he would refuse after hearing the conditions. I can’t handle the idea of suddenly leaving midway.
‘But…’
Unfortunately, it wasn’t easy for Sanghyun to accept it even after hearing all these words.
“Eventually, even if you stay still, it will naturally get worse. “If you use the capsule, it will get worse faster.”
The doctor’s words come to mind.
“No matter how well the new capsule supports you, you are still playing using the life of your arm as fuel. However, by nature, all human parts are expendable. The choice is up to Mr. Sang-hyeon. “
You can either choose an arm that you can safely use for 50 years, or devote yourself to the capsule for 10 years and live with a disability for the remaining 40 years. He said it was Sanghyun’s choice.
‘Did she choose the latter?’
The state of Choi Sarang comes to mind again.
She was already unable to walk. Considering the reputation she had built up as an electromagnetic wave, she would have already chosen the latter and decided to live the rest of her life as a cripple.
Why did he make that choice at such a young age? A daughter from a family with nothing to regret? Was she that happy?
Well… Anyway, Sang-hyeon was faced with the same choice.
‘It’s been 10 years.’
He said he had to sacrifice 40 years of arm health to use the capsules for 10 years.
Coincidentally or not, the time Sanghyun lost after injuring his arm was also 10 years.
‘Which decade should I choose?’
Sanghyun and the national team’s gaze met.
