A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 100

[Great Demon Rene @KingGodLene · 3 hours]

Why doesn’t Rene play virtual reality games?

Before I stream, I check opinions from various communities.

Of course, most of the time I think, ‘How do people even come up with these ideas?’ but occasionally, some pretty plausible suggestions pop up.

What do you call that again?

It’s a method where many opinions are given, and you find the answers among them.

Brain streaming, right?

I think that was the name.

Anyway, I was looking for what to do in my next stream, and today, a question on Nator caught my eye.

“Hmm….”

Just as that Nator said, I don’t play virtual reality games.

To be precise, I only play games other than New Dimension.

If you ask me why… well, it was obviously because of money.

You have to pay to buy a game to play on the Reverse Capsule.

And that price is much higher compared to computer games.

With the money to buy one virtual reality game, you could buy at least five games on a computer.

The games provided as subscription services like New Dimension are relatively cheaper for immediate enjoyment, but even those are similar in price to decent high-spec computer games.

So I never even thought about trying other virtual reality games.

Recently, I’ve been making enough money from streaming to get by, but before that, my living expenses were pretty tight….

But what about now?

I can do it.

There’s no problem at all.

In fact, with the options available now, it’s a win-win for my streaming!

Of course, computer games have their own charm and fun, but for the next stream, I’ll try playing a different virtual reality game.

Now, which one to play…?

After deciding that, I was looking for a game to try.

“…This is it.”

I found a game that suits me perfectly.

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[Rene @LeneVtuber · 1 hour]

I’m planning to stream at 6 PM today.

The game I’ll be playing is called ‘In This Desolate World’.

Looking forward to it!

RiMing.tv/ND_Lene

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[Rene]

[I will judge the Heretic.]

[In This Desolate World | 3,322 viewers | 00:01:31]

─Finally, Rene is playing a horror game, huh ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

─Pya ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

─Looks like we might see some crying today

─Honestly, I don’t think she’ll cry

─This game is super scary

─I played this game for 30 minutes and refunded it because I was too scared ㅋㅋ

─Wasn’t this game one that most streamers quit halfway?

─When stage 2 hits, the zombies swarm and it’s truly terrifying

─If she doesn’t cry while playing this, I’ll seriously acknowledge her

─How will the evil helmeted woman cry…

“Hmm. Hello…. Today, I’ll be playing a game called ‘In This Desolate World’….”

─Leha

─Are you confident in this game, Rene…?

─Why are you so late, Tenryon?

─Do you even know what kind of game this is?

“Yes…. It’s a game about judging heretics. So it’s something I’m good at….”

I read the game description before starting the stream today.

To put it simply, it’s like this, right?

A game where you defeat enemies while progressing through the story.

There’s really nothing complicated about it; it’s just a good game for passing the time.

─Did you really only read the game description?

─You don’t care about genres or anything, just came after reading the description ㅋㅋ

─I can already see you shutting down the stream after squeezing juice

The believers try to scare me, but I won’t be fooled.

I’m already used to their commotion.

Anyway, they’re probably just being dramatic for no good reason.

“Well then, let’s get started….”

〔In This Desolate World〕

As I started the game, a strange eerie music played, and the title written in squiggly letters appeared.

Then for a moment, my vision swirled, and I felt like I was being sucked in, revealing an old man lying in bed.

[Ah… I’ve come to this point as well….]

[I didn’t want to give up. I wanted to struggle until the end…. If I die, I hope it’s not in bed, but beside my comrades….]

[I, of all people, should meet such a peaceful end…. I’m sorry to everyone….]

[…But, who are you?]

The old man murmured an incomprehensible story, and while I was listening, a system message box appeared in front of me.

〔Enter your affiliation.〕

…Well. My affiliation is obviously just one.

〔Iya Cult | Input〕

[Iya Cult…? A name I’ve never heard before….]

[But it must mean something since you appeared before this old man….]

[I ask of you.]

[Everything may be over, but please show that our will has not yet ended….]

And with those final words, the old man quietly closed his eyes.

I started to notice the sound of footsteps even though I hadn’t done anything, and naturally, my gaze shifted.

What appeared was a door leading outside a shabby hut.

The door creaked open with an unpleasant sound of rust, and—

“…Oh.”

What unfolded before my eyes was a burning world.

〔Corrupted Dwarf – Andbari〕

[Is there still one alive…?]

“Is this a tutorial…?”

─Yup

─Oh my, look at its appearance

─At least this is what normal looks like ㅋㅋ

─How is that even a dwarf?

As I checked the chat window reactions, three choices appeared in front of me.

〔Long Sword | Shotgun | Warhammer〕

─Let’s go with the Warhammer ㅋㅋ

─You’re going with the Warhammer anyway, right?

─For real ㅋㅋ

…Well, it does seem like that’s the case, but still, when given choices, people want to check them out.

〔Long Sword〕

〔Attack Power – ★★〕

〔Stability – ★★★★★〕

〔Speed – ★★★〕

〔Special Note – Can equip additional shield〕

〔Shotgun〕

〔Attack Power – ★★★★〕

〔Stability – ★★★★〕

〔Speed – ★★★★〕

〔Special Note – Cannot attack when out of ammo〕

〔Warhammer〕

〔Attack Power – ★★★★★★★〕

〔Stability – ★〕

〔Speed – ★〕

〔Special Note – Speed decreases further when injured〕

“Hmm….”

─According to the makers, the Warhammer is for hard mode

─The stats are extremely extreme ㅋㅋ

─How about a taste with the shotgun?

─Shotgun feels kind of too much, huh…

“I’ll go with the Warhammer….”

Even though the system stating that speed decreases when injured bothered me a bit, still, it’s better to go with what I’m familiar with.

So after making that conclusion and selecting the Warhammer, it appeared with a bang!

When I held it, I liked the adequately heavy feel.

It was closer to what I used in New Dimension than any I’d used before.

But there was one issue: my body wasn’t moving as I wanted.

It wasn’t to the level of being uncomfortable to move, but it felt entirely different from the movement I pictured in my head.

This is why I used the acceleration skill in New Dimension.

─Are we really starting with the Warhammer? ㄷㄷ

─Can we actually progress through the stages? ㅋㅋ

─I’m seeing this game for the first time, why does that dwarf look like that?;

─I’ve clocked over 62 hours yet still can’t finish it with a Warhammer ㅋㅋ

…Well, it wasn’t completely unmanageable.

In that other world, they also often cast weird magic on me to slow me down.

Thinking of it that way, I could somehow manage.

[Give up and die!]

The corrupted dwarf, Andbari, looked quite peculiar.

No matter how I looked, it wasn’t the dwarf I knew.

Its skin was tinted blue, with thick purple veins protruding.

Its face was generally distorted… hmm. The left side of its face was completely melted away and dripping.

I could somewhat understand the chat window’s assessment that it was gross.

[Kyahhhh!]

Andbari charged at me with its mouth open wide.

I slightly stepped back and swung my Warhammer.

With a solid thud, the familiar sensation of flesh being pierced tingled at my fingertips.

In an instant, Andbari’s HP bar dropped by over 30 percent.

─Damage is brutal ㄷㄷ

─Watching this dude swing the Warhammer gives me PTSD…

─Rene… the Inquisition Officer… Warhammer…

─Whoa

─Please don’t confuse me with Streamer Rene ㅎㅎ;

“Mentioning other streamers is prohibited….”

I continued my attacks while exchanging familiar banter with the believers, and since this was a tutorial monster, it wasn’t particularly difficult, allowing me to take it down quickly….

[Waahhh!!!]

“Wow.”

Suddenly, Andbari’s body split in half, and something burst out from inside.

Blue bodily fluid splattered everywhere, writhing and squirming; what should I call this?

One thing for sure, it wasn’t a dwarf.

─?

─Why is this dude reacting like that?

─I came prepared, Tenryon

─Aren’t you shocked by this?

─Most girls would be crying here…

─Strong heart is doomed;

…Ah.

Was it better to pretend to be surprised here?

Honestly, I’ve seen so much of this that I felt no emotion whatsoever.

Especially among demons, there were many like this— sending their minions at me, and when I defeat them, something like this would pop out.

How many things worse than that just now?

…Well, still for the moment.

“…Kya, kyaaa… I’m so scared….”

─ㅋㅋㅋ you’re so clueless

─Wow, you really were taken aback, Rene huh ㅎ;

─This chick just can’t act ㅋㅋ

Hmm.

Unfortunately, it seems my big reveal has failed.