Genius Archer's Streaming

"Sho... ten Shorts? There's no time for that..."

Orange King thought there was no time.

Bubblegum was terrible at games, but he was a master of streaming. "Oh, don't worry."

"Haha! You really don't know this field." BornToB waved his hand too, held up his shield, and stood before the barely-alive BubbleSniper.

The two of them struck poses in various spots as if they were dancing.

"The editor pulls these one by one later."

"...!"

Like professional models instantly showing a product from various angles and compositions, Bubblegum did the same.

"Comeback Bubblegum, Dominant Bubblegum, Bloodbath Bubblegum..."

He moved smoothly through each pose as if shutter sounds were going off continuously.

Click! Click!

BubbleSniper desperately tried to run away, not wanting to give any Shorts material. That itself became a live-action cut for the Shorts.

"Bubblegum is leisurely chasing the fleeing BubbleSniper. Hey BubbleSniper, your acting is great!"

"Ahhhhhh! Don't come! Stay away!"

Click!

That was the final shot.

— lmaooooo

— You think you can dodge fast? But can you dodge the camera~

— LOL

"And... cut!"

Crash!

With Almond's shot, BubbleSniper vanished from the battlefield without even becoming a rune spirit.

[Team 7 Out!]

Their entire team had been eliminated.

— Out~

— Just like that lmaooo

— Michael Bay ending

***

After this, they took down the Red Turtle and managed to contract a whopping four champions.

"BubbleSniper's team gave us one, and the Red Turtle gave us another. The one from BubbleSniper was..."

From BubbleSniper's team, they gained the rune Kutan had been using. Naturally, it was a tanking rune.

Orange King decided to take it himself.

"The rune is cheap, but looks good for a bruiser. I'll take it."

Orange King went ahead without hesitation. Three champions appeared on his card.

[Axe Berserker - Murat]

[Iron Monster - Bart]

[Spearmancer - Sardin]

The spear was associated with the bruiser class. Among those, it possessed slightly more range. Unusually, two berserker-type champions were mixed in this time.

'Wait...'

Orange King briefly considered playing Sardin again, but felt the damage would be insufficient. They had a pure tank in Iron Ball, but Ran as a carry didn't have particularly high DPS. Each shot was terrifying, but not sustained damage.

"Hold on. Lemon, you contract."

"Hm?"

"I'd rather pick after seeing what Lemon gets."

This was the advantage of getting two rune boxes simultaneously. He could see all his teammates' options and pick the combination that fit best.

Whooosh!

Three cards appeared in front of Lemon. They were more mage-type champions than support types that she was comfortable with.

Among them, one caught Orange King's eye.

[Witch Who Runs Through Time - Reverse]

Otherwise known as the Time Witch, this champion’s nickname was also Counter-Clockwise. Why she was called Counter-Clockwise would be clear from Lemon's reaction.

"Let's go Reverse?"

"Hm...? C-can three trolls actually be handled?"

— Wow

— lmaooooo three trolls

— Troll trio

— lmaooo genuine concern

When that suffix got attached, it was one of two things. The champion was actually broken or just purely ironic.

"Done right, she's genuinely great."

"Heh? I know that!"

The Time Witch was powerful and a troll, but the nature of this champion meant the latter scenario happened overwhelmingly more often. She was barely ever used even in professional matches. Why was Orange King asking Lemon to play her right now? What was he trying to teach?

"When else do you get to do it if not now? We're basically set for first place. Enjoy Reverse~!"

It was just for fun.

— lmaooooooooooo

— Enjoy Reverse~

— lmaooooo

— The confidence

— Though if they don't get first place, it's another third lesson...

— LET'S GOOO~

Orange King's real thought was different, though.

'I picked it to get first place.'

He’d said it playfully just to convince Lemon. Knowing her personality, she'd be reluctant to pick anything that could be a troll.

'The composition is good.'

Reverse had the danger of accidentally killing allies in the wrong hands, but she was fine in this composition. To begin with, their team composition included the Dumb Young Man and the troll twin spirits. It wasn’t normal in the slightest. Abnormal teams needed abnormal picks.

"Play Reverse."

"Ugh..." Lemon picked her reluctantly.

[Witch Who Runs Through Time - Reverse]

Boom!

“You want me to turn back time? Hmm... No thank you.”

— lmaooo she's actually doing it

— Post-rework she's genuinely a troll

— Ugh

— That voice is melting me~

— It's been a while LOL

Reverse's famous line played, and a massive witch hat appeared on her head. A broomstick materialized between her legs, and she levitated about a meter into the air.

Whooooom~

"Oh oh oh...!"

Just as contracting Spearmancer meant riding a horse, contracting this champion meant riding a broomstick. Far faster than walking, it made no footstep sounds. There was no chance of colliding with other champions, but she couldn't hide in bushes and needed to dismount sometimes. This alone made it clear she was a somewhat tricky champion.

"Ugh..." Lemon visibly lacked confidence. "This one after the rework is absolutely brutal..."

It had always been a difficult champion that only specialists played. The skill ceiling was higher now, and a mistake could kill all one’s allies.

Clap!

Regardless, Orange King said, "Great! Spirits charged! Let's move out!"

Surprisingly, he headed back to the Vault.

***

The Knight Order was watching all this.

"Incredible..."

"Whoa... I'm jealous."

Sweet Potato and Sweet Radish were envying someone.

— lmaooooooo

— They're clearly jealous...

— Ten Shorts is insane lmaooo

— lmaooo jealous of major league streamers

They were jealous of Orange King leading a Nut Village Neighborhood Watch team and still winning. It wasn't Lemon getting to play the entertaining Reverse champion either.

"Ten Shorts... That's huge, genuinely."

It was Bubblegum. The statement that he’d pull at least ten Shorts out of killing BubbleSniper kept ringing in their ears. For streamers, donations from live streams were meaningful income, but YouTube videos provided the stability.

They envied Bubblegum right now. Perhaps this was why Bubblegum never properly reported BubbleSniper to get them banned. Even as a villain, BubbleSniper was occasionally a necessary villain for the streamer Bubblegum.

"Gyuri must hate playing Reverse..." Meanwhile, Black Tea was focused on a different part.

For people who didn't know Lemon well, this seemed like just picking a champion. It was actually quite surprising.

"She really hates being a nuisance because of her own mistakes."

— fr...

— Wonder what will happen

— She can play at least one game~

— Lemon's mental is actually fragile

— Everyone thinks Lemon is tough but she's not!

— As expected, it's only Cha-Young who really looks after Gyuri...

Black Tea was the only one who was worried.

"Ahahahaha! Hey, did you see that Bubblegum Reverse montage? Isn’t it insane?" Sweet Potato was fixated on Bubblegum.

"Ah. Quiet. Let me watch what Orange King is doing." Sweet Radish focused on the construction of Orange King's strategy.

"No, this is genuinely wild..."

Sweet Potato was watching a video titled, “Friendly Reverse? No, Reverse is the ally.”

— Oh that one LOL

— Legendary video

— That's the video that caused Reverse's pick rate to explode post-rework

— lmaooo it just shows every single troll Reverse is capable of

"Sigh..." Black Tea shook her head.

Everyone was unconcerned, but she alone was worried about Lemon.

'Lemon isn’t streaming and doing this because she wanted to get that much better.'

She probably didn't want scenes of herself playing badly exposed on stream.

***

Survival mode generally didn't permit a team to stay in one place for long.

[The Abyss Shadow descends!]

They had to keep moving. The later one moved, the worse off they'd be.

"Alright, let's move out~!"

Orange King stepped confidently forward.

"Though... we're a bit late."

"We are." Orange King nodded.

There had been a lot to farm and items to sort out, so it was inevitable.

"But is it okay to just walk? Other teams might be lying in wait to ambush us."

Lemon was anxious.

'Shouldn't we sneak through the bushes?'

To do that, Reverse would need to dismount from the broomstick. That would make them far too slow. Reverse had this fatal weakness.

'This really is a troll pick...'

She was uncomfortable, wondering if they'd be exposed because of her.

"Oh, just walk! Straight!"

"...?"

Orange King knew how they looked to the enemies.

"Yeah! Confidence!!"

— lmaooooooooooo

— lmaooooo

— Confidence charged!

***

First, Lemon's concern wasn't unfounded. Near the shadow's border, hyenas were lurking everywhere.

"When are they coming...?"

"At least one team will come. Wait."

Murmur murmur.

Two teams were waiting in the narrowing shadow zone, planning to kill whoever came in. They watched those bushes like fishermen staring at a float cast far into the water. Some team would surely come through here to escape the shadow.

Rustle rustle...

"Here they come."

"Perfect."

The bushes shook, and they all took combat positions.

Hm?

Four champions emerged from the bushes, all level five.

"What the...!? What is that!?"

"An irregular..."

They had an entirely unconcerned stride and kept shouting.

"YEAH! CONFIDENCE!!"

Axe Berserker Orange God trudged forward on a Viking's frame.

"Hehehehe...!"

"Teeheehee!"

The regular old shield-bearing BornToB and Iron Ball Bubblegum laughed along.

"Hehehe~!"

Time Witch Lemon flew overhead. Behind them all, the protected carry prince, was the Dumb Young Man.

— Yeah!

— Oh...

— I have heard rumors of your strength~

— The force

— The era of the Dumb Young Man

— ??? Hey! I run this area! I'll have some rice soup!

— lmaooooooo they're already at four champions

With four level five champions, their presence surpassed organized crime running a back alley in the age of brutes. The moment the opposing teams saw this completed composition, the weaker ones tucked their tails and yelped.

"Ahhhh!"

"It's a load of insane people!"

Without doing anything, everyone ran away on their own. Two teams gathered, unable to even think of a joint attack, and fled.

"... Wha?" Lemon was stunned.

"This is also a strategy."

Momentum was real power. If those two teams had actually united and attacked, it would have been difficult. However, they'd just bulldozed through on pure authoritative presence. The shadow stopped advancing, and Orange King moved on to the next explanation.

"See? I told you it would just work."

"Yes, yes...!"

"Alright. Operation briefing. We're a carry-protection composition. Who protects? Iron Ball, BornToB, and Reverse protect."

Lemon asked, "Th-then what about you, Orange King?"

"I just need Reverse to give me Mech Clockwork."

Mech Clockwork was Reverse's skill. When Reverse threw the Mech Clockwork and hit an ally champion, that champion would gain incredible speed.

That speed would allow Berserker Murat to charge into the enemy formation.

"When I charge in and succeed, Lemon will give Bubblegum another Mech Clockwork. Iron Ball can then join in at an incredible speed..."

Iron Ball was already fast in terms of charge speed. With Reverse's clockwork mechanism on top, the speed would become absurd. With immediate help, Orange King could quickly dismantle the enemy formation.

"Reverse and BornToB, stay right beside Almond and hold while receiving heals. If Almond dies by any chance, Reverse will use the Rewind possession skill to revive him. Just that alone is enough to break the will of assassins..."

Orange King's explanation continued.

Lemon felt the pressure. Reverse's role had become too important.

"Wow... do you think that'll work?"

Orange King put her at ease. "Reverse's time-stop is the troll skill... The rest is mostly fine."

In this lineup, Reverse would barely use her troll skill.

***

Orange King seemingly predicted and coordinated everything, but hadn’t foreseen one thing.

Da-da-DUN!

[Congratulations!]

[1st Place!]

"... Almond killed them all?"

Once the late game arrived, they didn’t need any tactic beyond Almond. After learning more skills, Almond took position in a key location and sniped every enemy.

From the start, everyone else just needed to guard the area around him. Reverse didn't even need to use the possession skill.

"A-anyway, first place!!"

"YEAAAH~!"

Lemon also raised her hands with joy.

'Oh. Thank goodness.'

That thought crossed her mind.

'Never getting involved in this again.'

Without Almond, she thought this team would have been last place.

***

[Beginner’s Tip: Did you know? Everyone has a plan. Until they meet a troll.]

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