Season 2: Chapter 161: New Year’s Resolution (3)_Genius Archer's Streaming

They had discussed the private scrim on the day of the awards ceremony.

 [KimchiWarrior: Sorry, bro. Due to our team''s circumstances, it seems difficult to make the scrim public. The Korean civilization''s strategy is too important…]

 That was roughly the situation. Sang-Hyeon easily epted it after recalling the previous scrim.

 ‘It’s actually good. We could potentially lose every day too.’

 He acknowledged the possibility of frequently losing in front of viewers. Given the different characteristics of civilizations,peting against the top rankers from various countries was not easy.

 Sang-Hyeon''s performance in the match against Ennd was due to his exceptional fundamental skills, but almost more than half of his sess was due to the coincidental positioning that arose.

 "It turned out for the best. They''ve been asking if you''re a variety game streamer. Add this to your New Year''s n."

 After hearing the scrims would be private, Ju-Hyeok gave him a list of games.

 1. Jet Pumped!2. LIL: Survival Mode or shy de Story Mode

 3. Kingdom Age: Rosenita’s Route

 Almond''s viewers were currently seeing the same list.

 — Ohhhhh!

 — Are we voting??

 — Is Kingdom on the list for real!??!?

 — Rosenita!

 — New games, but why do they seem familiar? Lol

 In fact, among the games listed, two were games he had yed before. However, he wanted to y them again in different ways.

 The only new game was theic fighting game called Jet Pumped!

 [RubySword has donated 10,000 won.]

 [Hmm. These faces all seem familiar?]

 — Oh! My princess! My stomach hurts!

 — Ruby’s humor!? Oh, I''m dying!

 — lol Is this an impersonation of Ruby? Lol

 A donation came in from RubySword, who seldom joked around.

 — The princess is killing me!

 — lol so funny lol

 — Oh chairman! My diaphragm is bursting, I''m dying!

 — Is everyone here from Ah-Sung? What kind of social life is this?

 Whether or not her joke was funny, many viewers simplyughed along because she was the one who donated most frequently in the stream.

 "Thank you for the donation, RubySword. Number 1 is a new game for us."

 While Almond was responding, another donation from RubySword came in.

 [RubySword has donated 10,000 won.]

 [Oh! Please exin what Jet Pumped is.]

 "Ah, yes. Jet Pumped!"

 Almond eagerly licked his lips as if he had been waiting for this.

 — What is it? lol

 — Was this prepared? lol

 — lol

 — It''s too cute lol

 He had anticipated that many viewers wouldn''t know what Jet Pumped was even though it was fairly popr. However, the bnce in the game had beenpletely ruined due to its management team or perhaps it was due to the bnce design team''s excessive workload.

 "It''s aic fighting game focused on beating opponents with bare hands."

 — Ohhh...

 — Oh, that game lol

 — Fact: No one uses bare hands

 — Info: It used to be a bare-hand fighting game, but turned into a Marvel universe battle ages ago

 — Pay-to-win trash game

 "Jet parts are attached to the body and you fight by pumping these parts up. As the chat mentioned, you can be much stronger if you pay."

 — Not just a bit

 — A bit?

 — You meant extremely, right? lol

 — They''re flying lol

 — Just pay a bit, folks lol

 "Anyway, that''s the game."

 Then, Almond began to exin the new stream format again.

 "After voting for which game you want to watch, we will split the stream into two parts for different games. The second part of the stream will be Civil Empire. The first part will be one of the games on the list right now. That''s the n."

 [Dionysus has donated 1,000 won.]

 [But boss, aren’t the Civil Empire scrims going to be private?]

 "Yes, the second part won''t be streamed due to that reason."

 — ?

 — …?

 — ???

 Question marks filled the chat.

 [ThisIsUnbelievable has donated 3,000 won.]

 [I thought the stream would double, but you''re saying it''s actually going to be cut in half, LOL]

 — True lol

 — What now? lol

 — Whoa lol

 [Dionysus has donated 10,000 won.]

 [President, since you broke all the promises. Take responsibility.]

 — lol Dionysus lol

 — DionySOS

 — Magic of pretending to extend the stream with two parts, but actually reducing it by half!?

 — Noooo! Why is it private…?

 — Eh…

 Almond felt that it was a good thing he rified the format again.

 "Thank you Dionysus for the 10,000 won. The point is that after Civil Empire ends in 2036, we''ll continue with two parts. Wouldn''t that be better in the long term?"

 — In a threatening tone? Why does it sound like that? lol

 — lol He''s saying, "If you don''t agree now, we''ll only do one part!"

 — epted 10,000 won but won''t take responsibility! The pleasure without responsibility!

 — Well, Civil Empire ends before January, doesn''t it~!?

 "I''ll post this voting list on TSB. Please vote when you have time."

 — Yes

 — Okay, definitely shy de.

 — Kingdom is out.

 — Kingdom fans, assemble lol

 — Jet Pumped! Please!

 "Let''s move on to the next topic."

 Almond transitioned to the next issue at hand.

 p!

 He made another editing point.

 "Communication!"

 The page turned and revealed a new topic.

 4. Communication

 "There was a lot of feedback saying that our stream doesn’t have enough interactions with other streamers. This opinion seems to have only appeared this year, which means there might be some maniption, but..."

 — lol

 — This man''s concept is crazy lol

 — Maniption lol lol

 "We''ve decided to ept it graciously."

 — ???

 — ?

 — Small man special: ims to be a great man

 — lol lol lol

 — Great man: Gets hit by Chikicha once and pays it back over 120 times

 Despite various responses from the chat, Almond disyed the next screen.

 "First off, how will we engage more with bettermunication..."

 Click.

 1) Coborative streams

 2) Participating in other streams

 "These are the methods."

 Coborative streams with other streamers and appearing in their streams. Both were practically the same thing.

 Anyway, there would be content that wasn’t done solo.

 — Ohhh

 — Are you bing a social butterfly?

 — Nice

 — I don''t want cobs…

 — Let''s go global

 The viewers had mixed reactions. Some weed the idea while others seemed less thrilled. That was usually the case with stream cobs.

 Coborations were always a gamble fraught with risks, yet they were deemed essential for growing a streamer''s channel size ording to Ju-Hyeok''s analysis.

 "Not a single person who has made it big as a streamer has done so without forming connections with other streamers. The synergy from these rtionships seems significant, probably due to the characters involved."

 After all, the streaming market was ultimately a battle of characters. How well one yed a game or how perfect they were mattered less than how appealing their character was.

 A character''s true colors didn’t fully show when they were alone. Just as one needed topare colors to appreciate their hue, the same went for characters. This was red with aplementary color. This looked like this with blue. Such information collectively defined what green was.

 Almond''s character and the color he represented would be more firmly established through rtionships with other streamers. Therefore, connections with other streamers were unavoidable.

 Ju-Hyeok and Sang-Hyeon concluded that coborations had to be a regr part of the schedule from the next year onward.

 "There aren’t many coborations nned yet. There might be something with the Balloon Stars members and a coboration with Lil Grass is also in the works."

 — For real??

 — A cob with Lil Grass?!

 — Is she going toe over???

 — LOL

 — I’m excited

 "Regarding participating in other streams, we’ve been declining most. However, there’s a good proposition that seems feasible due to the timing."

 — ???

 — What?

 — Really?

 It wasn’t a major variety show or anything. It was a broadcast run by LIL’s producer, Police. After a brief discussion with Ju-Hyeok, they decided on this shortly after yesterday’s awards ceremony.

 "It’s called The Avatar of LIL."

 The Avatar of LIL was a special broadcast run whenever they introduced a new avatar character in LIL. It featured top yers showcasing how to best y the new avatar to an audience.

 Typically, professionals frequented this show because of their skills and high understanding of the game. However, Almond was chosen to appear this time. He wasn’t even an LIL challenger, let alone a professional.

 — ??

 — For real?

 — Wasn’t that for pros?

 — That’s insane

 — A debut on Police’s broadcast! 

 "It seems I was selected because it’s an avatar that uses a bow."

 Almond’s inclusion as a non-professional sparked excitement over the new character in the game.

 — An ADC!?

 — That’s sick

 — A new character???

 — Isn’t this a spoiler, LOL

 "Oops. Was I not supposed to say that?"

 — LOL

 — You’re done

 — Spoilers banned

 — Alright. Next stream?

 Although it seemed like a slip, such leaks were actually encouraged to a degree to build anticipation. Some quick-witted viewers caught on to the act.

 — I think he’s acting

 — This is an ad!

 "Ahem. Ah, there’s another broadcast I’m likely to appear on."

 — ?

 — Another one?

 — This guy is too popr

 — CHAD

 “It’s a show called Invite the Expert. yerse on and show off their skills with the champion they’re good with… The title is self-exnatory.”

 — Oh I watch that

 — Yeah a lot of good yerse on that show

 — If it’s LIL, are you going on as a Raina main?

 “Surprisingly, they invited me for shy de and not Raina. I don’t know how it’ll work with my schedule yet.”

 — ???

 — Don’t you have zero games with him?

 — He’s an expert even though he only yed him in the tournament, LOL.

 Almond’s official record with shy de was zero games because ying in the tournament servers didn’t contribute to his official y record. The only record of Almond ying as shy de was in the LIL tournament final.

 "And now, for thest one. Number 5."

 Having said all he needed, Almond turned to thest page.

 5. Thank You 

 A photo of Almond''s "Chikicha" was oveid with the text "Thank you." This was thest page.

 "I just added this page for the freshman PowerPoint vibes. Thank you."

 Almond bowed to the camera. Then, he popped something onto his head.

 — ??? 

 — What? 

 — This guy''s crazy, lol 

 — No way; lol 

 — He’s really outdoing himself, lol 

 Upon lifting his head, it became clear that it was a toy arrow.

 "New Year''s resolutions, done!"

 — What a way to end a stream, lol 

 — Almond-style stream ending (literally) 

 — Lol 

 — When did he even prepare that arrow? Lol 

 — Ends it like this???? 

 — Don''t gooo!!

 Pop. 

 The screen turned ck.

 [CorporalEliteSoldier has donated 10,000 won!] 

 [Is that thing on your head perhaps a plunger?] 

 A bted donation emptily echoed out.

 — He really left 

 — What''s with the donation? lol 

 — A plunger, lol 

 — He''s never not gone through with it 

 — Corporal: Just donating 

 — Just thinking about him preparing that and keeping it by his side makes me crack up, lol 

 — Lol, that''s the plunger from the Zombie School bathroom??? 

 — The donation is so pitiful, lol 

 — Goodbye 

 The lonely remaining chatters slowly faded away as the streampletely ended.

 [CorporalEliteSoldier has donated 1,000 won.] 

 [Ah...] 

 ***

 After the stream ended, an announcement appeared on the Treevy Board.

 [Please vote for a game.] 

 1. Jet Pumped! 

 2. LIL: Survival Mode or shy de’s Story Mode 

 3. Kingdom Age: Rosenita’s Route 

 Viewers could finally vote for the game they wanted.

 — Wow, is this democracy!? 

 — Mom! I got another vote! 

 — Can I really vote in this country too...? 

 Since it was practically the first time Almond’s stream considered the audience’s opinions to decide on something, manyments were moved by the gesture. Above all, merely appearing on the Treevy Board brought them joy.

 — The stream is over? Who decided that!? 

 — This is it! Almond''smunity! True happiness!! 

 — The Treevy Board is dead today lol The posts "increased by 100 times" 

 With the Treevy Board open, viewers could continue to engage in rted chatter after the stream, creating a temporary club or society around shared interests.

 Sure enough, posts started quickly appearing on the Treevy Board. Almond would read them before starting the next day''s stream.

 [Real-time collection of Almond''s Chikicha photos lol] 

 [Why the number of banned viewers increased in today''s broadcast] 

 [Why it''s be harder to clear 3 stars for shy de after the JeonJaPa] 

 [Almond 3rd in the entertainment category, real or fake?] 

 [Guys, please look at Rosenita~~] 

 [Legend of Almond''s short hair… Photo collection] 

 [Sharing photos taken while attending the award ceremony] 

 And so on. Posts rted to games, Almond’s photos, and videos filled the Treevy Board.

 Consequently, the number of votes also gradually increased.

 [25,000 participants.] 

 Perhaps it was because this was the first vote. By the next day, nearly eighty percent of the live viewers had participated in the vote.

 — What''s with this voting rate? lol 

 — Crazy, lol 

 — First ce here bes the first part of the stream, right? 

 └ Yep 

 └ That''s correct 

 — Presidential election voting rate here, lol 

 After receiving votes until the next day, the game rankings were as followed.

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Season 2: Chapter 161: New Year’s Resolution (3)