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Season 3: Chapter 106: Unemployed Fleet (2)

Many surprises took place in Group E where Korea belonged, but France's defeat was the biggest shock recently covered by foreign and domestic gaming webzines. Although the coverage was ongoing, articles labeled it a complete defeat due to France’s dismal performance.

[France National Competition “Eliminated in Qualifiers” A Shock in Group E]

[France, A Predictable “Fall”, Paid the Price for Stopping]

[France's National Competition Stuck in a Rut]

France had been eliminated in the group stage after the match against Korea. While their elimination provided hope for the remaining teams, it was also bad news for Spain.

The comments left by angry Spaniards were very telling.

— Damn French. Making fun of us with their Invincible Fleet talk and they can't win a single match.

— Now I understand, Koreans don't eat dogs; they eat France.

— France should stick to making bread.

— It's either bread or death for them. And they chose death.

— You’re out of Europe.

Comments full of anger were directed toward France.

The French national team felt unfairly targeted since they were being criticized not only by their own people, but also by the Spaniards. Their only fault was not performing well.

A few days later, the Spanish viewers' anger shifted from France to another target.

Ding.

[Fake Opponent]

An interview video appeared on Almond's channel.

— Not even fake, but fake opponent lol.

— Everything’s fake except his archery and interviews...

— Editor recovered?? It's already uploaded.

— Just a regular video for a change.

— Oh, straight upload without a premiere lol.

***

Even those who supported winning teams rarely watched post-game interviews.

Few Spaniards watched the interviews of games that didn't involve their own team. Some players waited specifically for Almond's interview. However, the general public worked from nine to six and watched highlights in their free time. They didn’t have any time for interviews, especially games that didn’t involve Spain.

Therefore, as before, they saw Almond's interview on YouTube.

[Fake Opponent]

This video of Almond's post-match interview after France’s defeat featured multiple subtitles in different languages including French, Spanish, Russian, and English. It was clearly made to be seen by their opponents.

With Almond’s channel seeing an increase in foreign viewers, it was bound to appear with the help of algorithms related to Civil Empire.

— No respect for the opponent?

— Got lucky in one match and talks like they beat Rome too.

— Korea isn't even a match for Spain. Know your place.

And so on. Explicit negative comments appeared mostly in Spanish.

Many Korean comments appeared too.

— Die die die die die die...

Such spam comments could also be seen.

— Please shut up. Please shut up. Please shut up.

The insulting comments only used simple language likely due to Spaniards using translators to spam Korean comments.

However, as much as the enemies disliked it, allies enjoyed it even more.

— Spain is so pissed lol.

— Just forget about it. You got a problem?

— They get mad whether he mentions them or not lol.

└ True lol.

└ He mentioned the Invincible Fleet and they got mad. When he didn’t mention it, they were still mad. What do you want?

Netizens found the opponents' anger amusing and the conflict added excitement to the game.

— This is like watching pro wrestling lol.

Someone compared it to pro wrestling. Although all pro wrestling fights were staged, people loved the conflicts and rivalries created by them. Having a storyline definitely drew in more viewers.

Almond unintentionally created such a setup in the national competition. Perhaps that was why...

[330,000 Views]

In a short time, the video surpassed 300,000 views. Statistically, it would reach over 1.5 million views.

"... He’s not just good at archery," Ji-Ah muttered as she watched the trending graph.

Her complexion had improved since uploading the last video. She would be able to upload today’s video too.

"He’s a natural at noise marketing."

— Another premiere!!

***

As always, the video started with familiar noisy static.

Bzzzz.

"Hey, boss."

Chi-Seung stood in front of the camera.

He was talking to someone off-screen on the phone and asked in disbelief, "What do you mean I should quit?"

The audience couldn’t hear the phone conversation, but they didn’t need to.

"─── said I confessed? What kind of...?"

Chi-Seung had to repeat the absurd words he heard, revealing the conversation.

— Backlash of the confession attack, lol.

— Insane lol.

— LMAO.

— Wow, she’s really cold-hearted.

"Ah, no. I really did confess. Yes... You said no dating among part-timers. Yes... Not to flirt... you did say that."

The viewers could tell what kind of conversation was taking place just by Chi-Seung’s words.

— Sounds like the boss is getting at him lol.

— He’s the type of person who just talks and doesn’t listen to others.

— No hope for this one;;

Chi-Seung tried to explain, but to no avail.

"Yes, I really did confess. But..."

Chi-Seung grew frustrated and beat his chest.

— He admitted that he confessed lol.

— How does he explain this? lol

— LMAO.

— Let’s just get another part-time job, Chi-Seung.

"I honestly work better, right? I’ve been there longer too!"

Explaining the confession attack was difficult, so he tried to argue that he was the better worker. This strategy didn’t work either.

"Yes... she does bring in customers. Yes... she is an important asset."

The girl who received Chi-Seung’s confession was also a key employee.

"Then, are there any customers who come because of me? Ah... no, I wasn’t joking. Yes, I’m listening seriously."

— ???

— What is he doing? lol

— Chi-Seung...

— Guess there are none, lol.

Trying various arguments turned out useless.

"Sigh. Fine. I won’t do it anymore. Can you at least pay me my remaining pay... Boss? Hello?"

The call abruptly cut off.

"My paycheck..."

Chi-Seung’s face turned red, veins popping in his temples. He had reached his limit and couldn’t hold it in any longer.

He opened his mouth wide and let out a roar full of rage, "Ahhhhhhhhhh! This! ─! ──! Ahhhhhhh!"

Thud!

With his shout, the screen went black and the title appeared.

[Fake National Team]

[Fake Athlete]

— LMAO.

— I’m laughing so hard, hahahahha.

— Funniest intro I’ve seen!

— So satisfying~

— How many beeps were there? lol

— Is this why it’s called Unemployed Fleet??

— So pitiful, but so funny, lmao.

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