Genius Archer's Streaming
Season 5: Chapter 182. Variable (3)
"What!? Group A! Group A!"
"YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Group A's match cheers were even louder than Group B's, partly because more Cheese fans had accumulated.
"YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!"
"This! Cheese did THISSSS!?"
Above all else, it was because expectations hadn't been high.
"I-is it really first!? For real!?"
"Wow! INSANE!"
Unlike Paprika, which had distributed teams in a balanced split between both groups, Cheese had put all upper-tier teams in Group B. Group A had nothing but lower-tier teams, except Can't Can't Can't in dead last. With a Cheese team taking first in a situation like that, the crowd going wild was inevitable.
"How does this make sense!?"
"Amazing! Good thing I switched! Wow!"
Many in the crowd had just changed their bets. They'd confirmed their choice was correct, and between the high from gambling and the sense of efficacy from their sharp judgment, dopamine had taken over their brains.
"Hyeon-Ju~! Your oppa said he knows how to read games right~!"
"As expected, oppa is the best!"
The boyfriend who had boosted even his girlfriend's betting amount with his judgment had his shoulders reaching the sky.
"This is Cheese! Just keep holding on to the end! Strreeeeetch! Like mozzarella! Strreeeeetch!"
"STRREEEEEETCH!"
Utter pandemonium, everyone wanted to chant some cheer like crazy, but there was no proper cheer. Cheese had a short history, after all.
'As expected... only that one?'
'Yeah.'
Perhaps by instinct, they called out one simple cheer.
"DUMB!"
Everyone, arm-in-arm, called out one word at a time.
"YOUNG!"
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Someone beat out the rhythm on a drum.
"DUMB!!"
Whether this was praising the Dumb Young Man who developed the walkie-talkie strategy or calling Paprika dumb, no one could tell the difference.
"YOUNG!!"
It didn't matter. Either way, it sounded like it was what they wanted. While everyone was calling out ecstatically, one fan hunched over as if they wanted to disappear into a mouse hole.
Ughhh...
" EggPlant had a reason for doing this.
— lmaooooo
— So miserable LOL
— Bullying scene lmaooo
All the fans had surrounded him, arm-in-arm, and were shouting at him.
"DUMB!!!"
RubySword was even holding a megaphone to EggPlant's ear.
EggPlant buried his head in his hands and begged. "S-stop! Stop it! This speaker is cheap. The sound will break it!"
The more he did that, the more excited the fans got. They even pointed fingers while shouting.
"YOUNG!!!"
Viewers watching from home without audience tickets were also loving it.
— lmaooooooooooooooooo
— This is so funny
— EggPlant is going to cry LOOL
— lmaooo why is he still in Paprika
— lmaooooooooooo
— He's pretty dumb himself~
— Just like that~ lmaooooooooo
Even the analysis desk could hear the Dumb chants.
OrangeKing paused in mid-analysis. "Ohhhh... sh-should I say the scene is lively right now! The heat of this virtual crowd! I can genuinely feel the heat!? Incredible!"
It was virtual reality, yet somehow the heat felt real.
"Yes...! That's right! But are they saying Paprika is dumb? The Dumb Young Man isn't in Group A, is he?" Yu Ha-Yeon tapped the strategy board OrangeKing had been explaining.
"No, tapping that and asking... makes it look like I'm saying Paprika is dumb."
OrangeKing had been in the middle of talking at length about what Paprika's strategy had been lacking. Answering her carelessly would generate a strange clip.
Tsk~.
" Yu Ha-Yeon was disappointed that OrangeKing caught on.
She hosted a program called
Disassembly Analyzer
, which specialized in putting guests in awkward situations, so she always had to be on guard.
— lmaooooooooooo
— LOL almost clipped it~
— The kill attempt from the announcer
— lmaooo right
— As expected of Disassembly Analyzer's host lmaooo
"Hm? Everyone? One moment..." Yu Ha-Yeon appeared to have received something from the production team channel. "Oh, right now... hmm... apparently, the organizers are saying something like... cheering that disparages the opponent might not be allowed...? Did Paprika's side file a complaint?"
— Wow so shameless LOL
— These guys just stamp their feet and try to censor everything that doesn't go their way lmaooo
— lmaooooooooooo
— But this is a Dumb Young Man cheer though? lmaooo
— lmaooo you dumb idiots
Originally, jeering at the opponent in sports was part of the culture. It was a love-it-or-hate-it area. In a newer sport like esports, it tended to be viewed unfavorably.
"Oh... r-really?" OrangeKing gulped in fear that things would escalate.
Wasn't he one of the biggest
LIL Champs
commentators in all of esports? This was an era when one misstep could bring trucks and flower wreaths to the company building. He had to be careful with his mouth.
'Stay quiet.'
OrangeKing, who'd been talking so enthusiastically, clamped his mouth shut like a noble lady at a matchmaking meeting.
— OrangeKing went mute? lmaooo
— Spirit of the abyss of disgrace lmaooo
— lmaooooo suddenly going quiet is so funny
— Checking the mood again tsk
— lmaooooo his face
— Don't pretend to lag! Tangerine!
"Oh, surprising news? A counterargument came in that Dumb is the cheer for Dumb Young Man. Paprika countered, arguing that Dumb Young Man isn't in Group A, so what are they talking about!? Then a counter-counterargument..." Yu Ha-Yeon recited what the production team was saying like a game commentary.
— Damage exchange?!
— Even the fans are laning lmaooo
— lmaooo counter counter counter!
— Are these elementary schoolers lmaooo
She jumped and declared the verdict. "Amazingly! Because the walkie-talkie strategy came from the Dumb Young Man's brain! They judged it to be a shoutout to him! Cheese! NOT GUILTY!!!"
Bang! Bang!
At that, Cheese's crowd of fans all jumped and cheered.
"YEAAAAAAAAAAAA!!"
"DUMB! DUMB! DUMB! DUMB!"
— lmaooooooooooooooooooo
— LOL
— Hahahaha
— Enjoying this more than the match
"Wow! Dumb Young Man! Even his nickname is strategically positioned!?"
With the verdict delivered, OrangeKing finally opened his mouth.
— Was quiet and now lmaooo
— Was this person here?
— What lmaooo
— lmaooooooooooo
— Only now lmaooo
It was cowardly, but nothing could be done.
'A man's gotta eat.'
This was the fate of a professional commentator.
The condition of the community, with all its restrictions lifted, would be obvious if the atmosphere on-site were like this. Until now, it had been roughly balanced, going back and forth 1 to 1. Now, for the first time, the situation had become 2 to 1. Group B would be even harder for Paprika, so Cheese was riding high with momentum.
[#1. Paprika, you absolute trash! What a bunch of introverted self-aggrandizers lmaooo]
They're calling themselves dumb with a takedown request?? lmaooo what is that??
Seems they know they're dumb LOLL
— lmaooooo the title is so raw
— So satisfying
— Trash introverts lmaooooo
— lmaooooo
— They might just genuinely be introverts...
— LOL
With the first trending post talking about it, the rest below would obviously take the same direction.
[#2. Why Paprika is bottom-tier viewers]
[#3. Group A highlights]
[#4. Paprika's evaluation of Cheese's strength before this goooo~]
[#5. Current internal sentiment in Paprika lmaooo]
All of them criticized Paprika differently. Discussions on Almond never missed either. From their perspective, Almond's strategy accounted for over 70% of this game's victory share.
[#6. What? Cheese doesn't have enough former pros?]
(photo)
Yeah~ so it's a “wireless” pro~
The photo showed Almond burning all of Paprika and turning them into fertile soil.
— lmaooooo
— lmaooo wireless lmaooo
— The Lord
— lmaooooo
— BURN IT DOWN~
— lmaooo
— Lord Almond's Fireball is insane
— Wireless pro
— Even stronger than former pros?
Like this, as Cheese became high-spirited, Paprika naturally created their own shelter.
[Paprika Shelter]
They had no choice but to gather here and talk among themselves. Unlike the tight-knit Cheese, this shelter wasn't a great choice for those with pride in their own skills.
[Group A losing genuinely makes no sense]
[Cutlassfish isn’t to blame, the strategy was trash to begin with]
[Tortilla losing to a no-name coach and coming back should just be fired]
[Underwater also messed up too lmaooo]
[Underwater started getting wrecked and came in 2nd. What are the others doing?]
[Cutlassfish fans flooding in and astroturfing]
Posts attacking each other constantly appeared on the board because the cause of defeat ultimately had to be found internally.
With the atmosphere like this, the Paprika coaching channel preparing for Group B deployment also had a solemn air. The saving grace was that they weren't fighting each other. They trusted Tortilla.
'It's not Tortilla's fault.'
'Right...'
Anyone who could read the game could see that Tortilla coached at a high level. Above all, they'd all agreed to Tortilla's strategy themselves, so they weren't completely free from responsibility.
'The opponent is just too strong.'
As much as they hated to admit it, the opposing coaching staff was genuinely excellent. This made them more determined. This made Tortilla burn harder. He forgot to even blink as he analyzed the earlier matches in both Group A and Group B without exception.
'Is it this?'
Thud.
He slammed the desk after sorting through the strategy.
"This is it... With this, we can win Group B."
He'd found something.
"Pass it on to each team, and everyone reconvene here."
Everyone nodded with resolute eyes.
"Yes!"
"Oh~ everyone. Back to the commentary desk. They're saying OrangeKing spent the whole day just criticizing Paprika at the analysis desk? Oh dear, really... the Turtle mistake was true but..."
"Oh NO! That wasn't what I was..."
The caster lightly teased OrangeKing as the commentary resumed.
— lmaooooooooooo
— OrangeKing being so cautious LOL
— lmaooooo
— But that is what happened, right?
— fr~
When the screen returned to the commentary desk, the match immediately started up.
"Now, Group B players are boarding the airships."
The stadium's screen showed close-ups of each player's face.
"Yeaaaaaaaa...!"
The fans cheered, and the players waved.
"YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!"
An enormous cheer erupted. Almond entered and waved.
"Oh, player Almond. Oh... the cheers are tremendous. Is it because of his looks? Or because of his strategy? OrangeKing?"
"Yes.... I didn't know the day would come when I'd have to seriously ponder that. This time I genuinely don't know."
— lmaooooooooooo
— lmaooo fr why does this need pondering
— True SmartGrown-Up revival lmaooo
— Obviously it was always face authentication but...
— lmaooooo now it's actually a real dilemma
— Genuinely don't know;
"Now, anyway, the match is starting soon! Cheese's airship! Takes flight! And Paprika's airship also rises!"
From the stands, chants from fans of each platform poured out. This time, Paprika's cheers weren’t small either. Their desperation was filled with accumulated venom.
"Oh, Paprika! Right. They gotta keep going! This match is still unknown!"
"Of course! Paprika originally distributed their teams in a balanced split! There are plenty of variables they can create here too!"
Much of this tournament's fate would be decided here in this Group B Round 2 match.

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