Genius Archer's Streaming Season 1 Episode 9
4. Who is Dotorimuk? (1)
[You have successfully subjugated the bandits.]
After taking down all the fleeing bandits, a brief cutscene played. It was a scene where the noble who had commissioned the mercenary company extolled Almond, shouting that he would remember his name.
And a blonde young lady riding in one of the noble's carriages was staring intently into Almond's eyes.
She was likely the heroine of this work, but Sanghyeon had no mind to pay attention to that.
[Dotorimuk has donated 100,000 won.]
[All perfect shots... Is this real?]
It was because of the donation that had just come in.
The chat's reaction was unusual.
It was the typical reaction seen when a famous person appears.
'Dotorimuk? A famous person?'
After finishing the shooting, Sanghyeon quietly stared at the donation window.
Even though he was climbing up incredibly well for a rookie, having a famous person visit a broadcast with barely 200 viewers...
Moreover, the amount was huge.
'100,000 won...'
A whopping 100,000 won donation. Considering it usually starts from 1,000 won, it was a considerable amount.
Seeing them drop this much from the start, they were definitely not an ordinary viewer.
-Hey. No reaction?
-lol Suddenly rushing in with 100k won would make anyone blank out.
-She's not even a female streamer, what reaction. Just shoot your bow as a reaction.
-lolll Reaction is bow lol
The viewers teased Sanghyeon, who was standing still with a blank expression.
'Ah... reaction.'
Only then did Sanghyeon realize he needed to do a reaction.
'I hadn't thought about it.'
He hadn't even considered that donations would come in this early, so naturally he hadn't thought about reactions either.
"Hmm... reaction..."
After pondering for a moment, Sanghyeon recalled a trick he occasionally did during his pro days.
'That's funny and good.'
It was a kind of trick that was both funny and could show off his archery skills.
"I'll do a reaction. I'll show you something amazing."
He nocked an arrow, then aimed up at the sky.
After that, he briefly calculated the angle and released the bowstring.
Thwang!
The arrow flew high into the sky and disappeared.
-No, what lol Is shooting a bow really the reaction?
-This is crazy lol
-What is this? At least explain before shooting lol
-Is this the donation reaction?
Sanghyeon spread his arms wide and shouted.
"Ta-da. The magic of the disappearing arrow..."
Thunk!
Mid-sentence, an arrow embedded itself into the crown of Sanghyeon's head.
[Dead]
The Almond character died, and the game screen suddenly turned pitch black.
The chat became a sea of laughter.
-No way lolll
-Suicide show?
-Crazy loll
-The man who dies for 100,000 won....
-One shot to the crown for 100k won lol
-What did he just do for real lol
-lollllllll
'The reaction is good.'
Up to this point, it was an intended performance.
But....
Beep...
At that moment, the capsule malfunctioned, and both the game and streaming abruptly terminated.
It seemed there was an issue because it was an older-generation capsule.
"Huh?! Did I disconnect?"
Sanghyeon panicked.
He had just tried to do a proper 100,000 won reaction, only for the game to disconnect.
"What is this."
Sanghyeon first climbed out of the capsule. His face was flushed, and his hair was drenched in sweat. The internal temperature was a sauna at 33.2 degrees.
This too was a problem caused by the weak cooling function of the older-generation capsule.
"Phew. Can't help it for now."
Still, it was a capsule he had purchased at a very cheap price. He had no complaints.
'But what about the stream?'
Sanghyeon was only worried about the stream. He quickly turned the stream back on from his computer.
Fortunately, the chat was still maintained.
-What?! He left lol
-No, that's a crazy level reaction lol
-This is modern art!
-????
-What?
To summarize, the chat was mostly filled with 'lol' and '???'.
It was quite a commotion.
Sanghyeon typed in chat.
[The game just disconnected.]
First, he explained why he had left.
-lolllllll Did it really disconnect?
-Ah this is so funny lol
-Crazy streaming talent....
-Why did it disconnect anyway lol
He didn't know exactly why it disconnected, but he had a guess.
[Ah, yes. I think it's because my capsule is a bit old...]
The viewers laughed even harder at that.
Because they realized that Sanghyeon leaving the game wasn't a performance but a real accident.
-No, it seems like it really disconnected lol
-lollll This is legendary
-Real legendary lol
Sanghyeon's lips also curled up. Just moments ago, he had been a bit flustered by the broadcast accident.
'This is actually good.'
But not anymore.
Come to think of it, accidents like this were a boon for broadcasters. Isn't it the same in variety shows? Comedians usually welcome such accidents when they happen.
Saying they got material for today's show.
So-called 'AllTube angle'. Sanghyeon had essentially gotten it for free.
-Crazy lol
-Almond. Is he a god?
-Almond. Is he an idiot?
-Shot to the crown and out!
-Why did he shoot his own crown lol
The chat's reaction was also very good.
'Then... I don't need to explain.'
Sanghyeon deleted the explanation he had been typing.
[No. What this is, is something I used to do for fun. You adjust the parabolic angle extremely to hit your own crown. Of course, you should do it without the arrowhead, but since this is a game....]
Taptaptap.
He rapidly pressed the backspace bar.
[That's it for today's stream.]
And naturally saying goodbye, he just left the room.
[Streaming Ended]
* * *
Almond's stream, which ended abruptly.
The viewers who suddenly had nowhere to go were dumbfounded.
-No lol This guy is completely crazy lol
-So funny lol
-Is this really the end???
-What he shot with his bow was the stream....
-lollllllll
-What he was aiming at with his bow was the stream lol
-100k won reaction: stream ended
-lollll Getting hit in the crown is real kill point
-Even so he hit it well lol
Originally, ending at just the right moment of near-satisfaction is more fearsome. Though Sanghyeon didn't intend it, he created that effect.
They wanted to keep seeing Almond's performance, but with it suddenly ending, they even felt frustrated.
-Ah when's the next stream?
-I barely got to see any shooting.
-I came late after following a link from seeing Burka die too ㅠㅠ
-I just got here and suddenly got shot in the crown and stream ended damn lol
-Ah lol so funny lol
-When's the next stream? Does this person have a set schedule?
That frustration of not being able to see Almond's performance gradually turned into anticipation for the next stream.
-No, yesterday he said he'd stream in the evening but today he did it at noon, he's just crazy lol
-Does whatever he wants lol
-Almond... you man...
-Turning on notifications and waiting. I'm screwed. Almond!
The viewers only started leaving one by one after sufficiently cooling the afterglow of Almond's intense broadcast in the chat.
Some of them went back to community sites and spread today's incident.
There were also viewers who clipped the scene of the arrow embedding in the crown from the replay.
For a channel with about 200 viewers, getting clipped is usually rare, which showed just how impressive Almond's performance was today.
Three clips of Almond were made: the scene of shooting Burka, the scene of skewering all the bandits while riding a horse, and finally the trick shown right before ending the stream.
Among them, the final trick was posted with this kind of title and gathered much attention.
[Literally 'Otherworld' Aim Skill]
The post with the above title contained Sanghyeon's trick and simultaneously the scene of the capsule disconnecting.
-Crazy lol That's really otherworldly aim skill lol
-Going crazy lol
-Punchline was insane lol
-He's skilled but also does crazy things. Almond, is he a (mad)god?
-Extreme aim and extreme clown... This is precious.
The comment reactions in the community were also tremendous.
It seemed his trick had worked quite well.
Of course, there were also malicious comments.
They generally went to each post's comments and attacked like this.
-Why keep mentioning that nobody?
-Ban this promotion
-Is there some dick-sucking squad or what?
-Must have opened a group chat damn lol
└No, he's really good though?
└Bullshit no. It's just the early part of the game anyway.
-Why suck up so much to a 200-viewer streamer?
└Real lol
Just a 200-viewer.
"Ahem."
Sanghyeon, who had been watching the community with satisfaction, coughed unnecessarily without realizing.
Of course, Sanghyeon wasn't deeply hurt by such words. These were things a rising new streamer naturally had to endure, jealousy and such.
For Sanghyeon, who had already lived as a transcendent genius, it was a familiar sight.
"Bastards."
Someone who could just say one thing like this and brush off such comment reactions—that was Yu Sanghyeon.
That was why Sanghyeon read through all the malicious comments with a nonchalant face.
-The way they're sucking up right now is practically the second Acorn Squad
-Ugh. Disgusting.
-Acorn Squad lol Squirrel bastards.
-At least Dotorimuk level is acceptable.
-Seeing Acorn mixed with a nobody like that, it's a dick-sucking squad.
Amidst that, he discovered a familiar name.
"Dotorimuk..."
It was the person who had donated 100,000 won today.
He thought they seemed like a famous person. They were apparently a tier-1 streamer in this game.
"Are they quite skilled?"
Sanghyeon became curious about this person called Dotorimuk.
He searched for their videos and played them.
"...Oh."
Unlike Sanghyeon—naturally—he mainly used a sword. And his skill was extraordinary.
Even to Sanghyeon, who had never used a sword before, it was incredible skill.
From what he heard, they had already cleared multiple playthroughs and were progressing through detailed content.
One of those was the 'Bow Challenge'.
"This is completely off."
That alone was a skill level that didn't satisfy Sanghyeon's standards at all. Perhaps Dotorimuk had similar thoughts, as the Bow Challenge disappeared after about 3 episodes.
"Everything else is fine though?"
After skipping the Bow Challenge and watching the remaining videos with interest.
Ding.
A long message arrived through his Trivy account.
The title was this.
[Hello. Almond-nim. I am the streamer 'Dotorimuk'.]