A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 124

【New Dimension Gallery】

【Title: What’s this? They say the cults are going to war?】 (8)

【Title: Not one per character, but one per account, huh】 (9)

【Title: I’m raising both Scadi and Elun, so what do I do?】 (18)

【Title: What’s so bad about having fewer factions????】 (6)

【Title: If a newbie just pops popcorn on the side, that’s totally upvote material lol】 (5)

【Title: Lunar New Year faction war begins ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ】 (3)

【Title: For those in the countryside who don’t understand the situation, come in and watch this】 (26)

【Title: If ‘Inquisition Officer’ is grinning at the thought of smashing both Elun and Scadi as a neutral faction, that’s totally upvote material lol】 (9)

【Title: Newbies can’t participate anyway, so I just want to root for them…】 (15)

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[Rene]

[Important Announcement]

[Talk | 3462 viewers online | 00:01:31]

─This damn girl didn’t even turn on the stream until the end yesterday.

─Remagal is burning, all the Rebongi are dead!!!!

─Why is it so annoying that the stream turns on just a day later?

─What on earth does this girl think a break period is…?

─‘Steadfast Belief’

─Such a meaningless and worthless belief…

“Um. Hello, everyone…. Did you all have a good day yesterday…? I hope all the Rebongi had a fun Lunar New Year too….”

─None of us had fun because of some jerk….

─Are you trying to get sympathy? Sorry, but I’m not falling for that at all lol

─Seems like the guy got properly owned there.

─Yes I had an amazing time! How about you, Rene? Hehe;

“Yesterday, I was just home alone…. I didn’t have anything special to do, just played some New Dimension…. Um. I really just stayed home…. Oh, right! I did the Golem Challenge this time and set a new record…. I wrote about it on Remagal, but there might be people who didn’t see it…. Aren’t I amazing…?”

─So amazing I just want to smack you in the head…

─Why didn’t you stream while doing it?

“Everyone…. Yesterday was our promised break, right…? It couldn’t be helped….”

─I never made such a promise!

“Such lies aren’t good….”

Of course, I mentioned it on yesterday’s stream and even on Remagal just in case.

It hurts my heart that they would go this far to defame me….

Though it is possible that a Rebongi didn’t watch the stream or check Remagal, unfortunately, the one who typed that chat was Lainel, the veteran Rebongi.

I won’t be fooled.

“Anyway, as I wrote in the stream title, today we have an important announcement…. Have you all heard the news about New Dimension…?”

─They say RvR is starting.

─The Elun Scadi faction war begins ㄷㄷㄷㄷ

─Isn’t Elun at a huge advantage? Scadi hasn’t been open for long.

─They say systems will adjust for that.

─Oh.

“Yes…. The Inquisition is starting a faction war in New Dimension…. Honestly, when I first saw it, I didn’t really care and was going to ignore it, but I found out there’s a separate neutral faction….”

At first, I thought the neutral faction would just be like mercenaries.

But as I looked into it, it turned out to be a similar yet different system.

The neutral faction can create a new group separate from their guild’s circle and can participate in this faction war.

They can receive rewards for helping one of those heretics, and it’s also possible to intervene as a third faction.

Of course, that means making enemies of the heretics, and also other neutral factions… but after all, all heretics are my enemies.

It meant nothing to me.

“So, I’m thinking of participating as a neutral faction this time….”

─Hahahahaha

─‘If neutral faction Inquisition Officer is grinning at the thought of smashing Elun and Scadi, that’s totally upvote material lol’

─New Dimension Gallery’s popular flowing Inquisition Officer returns lol

─Haha, what a wild turn of events lol

─I’m an Elun Paladin Rebongi, can I be saved…?

“…Huh? Heretics are banned from watching my streams…. So you better repent and come back….”

─Haha lol

─Seems like you really got banned, damn;

─Bringing back those early days lol

─Is this what ancient Rebongi life is like…?

─‘It’s my stream, what can you guys do?’

─Sure sounds like those heretic punks are feeling bold haha

─Why is there so much priest hate in this stream…?

─It’s not hate, it’s an Inquisition.

─That guy seems like he’s a heretic, right, Rene???

─I’m sorry, please just kill all those arrogant heretic punks.

“Phew… hmm. Anyway, I plan to participate as a neutral faction…. And the name of that neutral faction is… the Iya Cult.”

─???

─Wasn’t VTuber Rene definitely an Inquisition Officer of the Iya Cult…?

─Oh no.

─Don’t tell me.

─ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ

─What are you guys talking about…? There’s no way the reclusive, pathetic, antisocial female streamers Rene and VTuber Rene are the same person!!!!! [Deleted message.]

─And here comes another red pill…

─Someone just died in front of me ㅠㅠ

─I just wanted to share the truth…

─What on earth is that red pill even referring to her as a VTuber lol

─Seems like you already understand, teacher.

─Other streamers, mention restriction lol

…The chat reaction was exactly as expected.

Of course, I knew. I’m not a complete fool.

Even though the Rebongi always tease me about being a fool, I’m not that gullible.

I had anticipated this all and prepared for it.

“You might be wondering what you guys are talking about and what you’re thinking… I know too….”

─Please don’t shatter my illusion of my lovely Rene (referring to VTuber Rene hehe;

─Do you still harbor that illusion?

─Is the Rene I used to know (VTuber hehe) a different person?

─I’m sorry, but what stream of VTuber Rene are you watching to think she’s not a piece of work?

“By chance, isn’t the VTuber named Rene also part of the Iya Cult, right…?”

─By chance?

─Is the ‘by chance’ you mean different from what I know?

─You’ve been found out, Rene… Let’s just give up…

“Actually, that’s correct…. The Iya Cult you refer to when talking about VTuber Rene and I, we belong to the same cult….”

─Finally!

─Damn, can I finally stop hearing that annoying crap???

─Did that other streamer thing get confirmed?

─Can you just post announcements in one place, whether it’s Nator or Remagal, you jerk lol

“Because… VTuber Rene is my junior….”

─???

─Huh?

─So it was true after all, huh?

─Ah, so that’s the setup????

“VTuber Rene is my successor as an Inquisition Officer…. And due to a mistake in the cult, she ended up with the same name as me…. I’m sorry for confusing you all….”

Hmm. It truly is the perfect solution.

─Yeah, let’s leave it at that…

─Well, I guess a reclusive, pathetic, antisocial female streamer Rene and a reclusive, pathetic, antisocial female VTuber Rene can’t really be the same person. I always believed you Rene, right?

─I’m glad my lovely busty sis Rene is still alive…

─For real, can you vouch for me lol

Seeing the chat all understanding makes me relieved.

I had heard that the person in that red pill? ought not to get caught.

This much seems to have hidden it pretty well.

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[Rene]

[Important Announcement]

[Talk | 5992 viewers online | 00:54:19]

“Ah, right… just going back to that Inquisition faction war…. I said I’m participating as the neutral faction Iya Cult, right? Are there any Rebongi who will join me…? Of course, there must be, right…?”

This heretic faction war is, simply put, an event for all users.

Whether you participate or not, you can still receive rewards.

And whether you win or lose while participating, you still receive rewards.

Even if you succeed or fail at predicting the outcome, you’ll still get rewards.

Of course, winning after participating will grant the greatest rewards, but upon checking, the difference in those rewards wasn’t actually that significant.

Above all, the rewards itself weren’t really that important in the game.

Simply put, this content serves as evidence that New Dimension is an open world.

So if I start the Iya Cult as a neutral faction, I’m sure many Rebongi will follow me, right?

After all, there shouldn’t be any heretics among the Rebongi.

Hmm.

Of course, they’ll come to interrogate the heretics with me.

─Sorry lol

─Even if all the Rebongi combine, I feel like we’d still get owned by numbers.

─Even if they put buffs on the Scadi side, isn’t Elun still overwhelmingly strong?

─Info: The bonus given when participating separately in the neutral faction is stated to be low…

─I’ll just support you, Rene…

…Oh?

Why?

“Uh, um… Are you all heretics or something…?”

─I don’t want to get involved in a losing battle…

─That’s not it, but it seems like a hassle to get involved.

That’s troubling.

Given that the number of heretics is high, I need some personnel on my side as well.

I automatically thought that the Rebongi would help me….

─If there’s something on the plate, there should be something on the table too lol

─For real lol

…Ah.

That’s what it meant.

Since the current viewer count is over 6000….

“If I gather more than 2000 when I create the faction, I’ll do one content you want through a vote….”

─Damn, I was counting on you lol

─I’m heading over to sign up right now ㅇㅇ

─Where do I sign up? Quickly tell me, I’m in a hurry.

“When the faction is created, I’ll post the announcement on Remagal….”

I just hope they don’t pull anything weird….

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“Please help me.”

[Um, well… We’ve seen it, and obviously want to help, but our schedule seems a bit awkward…]

“Feel free to drop out on days your schedule doesn’t allow, but please help me.”

[…Understood. I’ll check the schedule and get back to you.]

“Okay….”