A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 176

─Wow, the baby’s momma is huge [Deleted Message]

Just as Tuni said, when I turned the broadcast off and back on, the chat window was reactivated.

The viewers who had dropped to below 5,000 began to come back.

“Ha…”

Only then could I calm down, letting out a quiet sigh of relief.

“Thank you, Tuni-sama…”

[Aww, this is nothing.]

─Tuni! Tuni! Tuni! Tuni! Tuni! Tuni! Tuni! Tuni! Tuni! Tuni! Tuni! Tuni! Tuni! Tuni!

─I wanted to see more of the crying! Fck you, btch [Deleted Message]

─Fact is, if it wasn’t for Tuni, the host would’ve turned off the stream and taken a permanent break lol

─Thinking about it makes me really scared;

…There was an ounce of truth in that.

If Tuni hadn’t said anything, I would’ve immediately turned off the broadcast and deleted all related communities.

Depending on the situation, I might have even quit New Dimension.

In other words, Tuni saved my broadcast.

[Honestly, when Rene said she’d turn on the camera, I expected something to go wrong. So I was prepared to take a call at any moment.]

“Ah…”

─Did Tuni-sama see the chat too?

“Someone in the chat just asked if Tuni-sama was also watching the chat…”

[Oh, I saw it too. Well, of course I was watching! I mean, I was watching the broadcast itself!]

─How does it compare to reality?

[Reality? Ah, do I really have to say this? Is it okay if I say this, Rene-sama?]

“Uh… I think it should be okay…?”

If it were Tuni, she definitely wouldn’t say anything bad.

[Since you permitted it, I’ll say it. Honestly, everyone, this is all a scam!]

“…Huh?”

─?????

─So this is what revenge looks like in New Dimension lol

─Tuni is seriously out for blood wow

─No way, it’s all just a bad edit?

─Damn lol

[No, that’s not it! Guys, really, Rene-sama is much prettier in real life! Just think about it! The lighting is just a single fluorescent light, and the camera angles are completely off, and she looks like this?! You can tell the camera quality is probably cheap. She probably isn’t even wearing any makeup! Of course, I barely wear any either, but there’s a world of difference between somewhat and not at all! …Wait, thinking about it makes me feel wronged?! How can she look like this with such lighting and camera?! Guys, she doesn’t even use treatment or conditioner on her hair! It’s a crime! It’s real punishment! I’ve put in so much effort to maintain my hair…!!!]

Ding!

─‘That’ lol

─She hung up lol

─Gradient rage moment lol

[Receiving a call from Tuni]

[📞 | ❌]

“…Ah. The call is coming again…”

Can I pick up?

…It should be okay, right?

I don’t know why Tuni got mad just now, but I guess she calmed down after I disconnected the call….

Ding!

[Rene-sama. I’m sorry about suddenly going off like that just now… But please tell me the part about not using conditioner and treatment was a lie…!!!]

Ding!

“…I’ll talk to Tuni later.”

─She sounds really desperate lol

─So that’s what deprivation felt like in the gallery…

─It seems like women really have it tough too lol

─Tuni is so good at broadcasting lol

─But the picture quality really is bad

─Let’s seriously change to an expensive camera;

“Well, first… I did leave a post on Remagal asking if you had any questions, right? I plan to talk about that today…”

─Oh

─How can someone with that face have such low self-esteem?? [Deleted Message]

─Honestly, I thought it was deceptive, but seeing her cry changed my mind;;

─Do you really want to see me die???

─K-Combo… I can’t breathe, Rene… Please save me… If you turn on the cam, I can breathe… C-Cough…

─Ten-nen!

─Tuni: Rene-nim???

“…Huh?”

The reactions in the chat are strange.

“Everyone… The reason I turned on the camera is to see if that picture posted in the gallery is me or not, right…?”

─K-Combo, K-KK… Rene, save me, I’m really dying…

─I sometimes wonder what this girl thinks as she lives her life…

“You all are so frustrating…”

I clearly did everything the Rebongi wanted.

Yet all I get back are fierce curses, what did I even do wrong….

“Is there a reason I absolutely have to turn on the camera…?”

─Too many reasons to fit in the chat ㅇㅇ;

─Please turn it on ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

─You turning on the camera means countless Rebongi can live…

─Can’t you just close your eyes and turn it on?

─Interpretation) No matter what you guys say, I won’t turn on the camera, so shut up.

“Uhm….”

Honestly, the biggest reason I turned off the camera was because of those kinds of reactions.

So far, I had been scared and anxious about showing my appearance to anyone.

Therefore, those words of praise, like now… Yep. Purely embarrassing.

Even now, I feel so hot on my face that it’s uncomfortable.

─If you don’t turn the camera back on in a minute, I’ll crap my pants.

─Hey

─Rene, hey… K-KK…

─Someone just died in front of me ㅠㅠㅠ

─So it’s Rene’s fault someone died for not turning on the camera…

─What sin have you committed that means you can’t turn on the camera now? ㄷㄷㄷ

But I never expected it to create so much of a stir.

Anyone would think I really did something wrong.

“Everyone… My broadcast was originally like this… So why is it like this…”

─Now that I know how warm and nice spring is, how can I like winter’s cold…

─What a genius, that’s insane lol

─I teared up and upvoted it ㅠ

…Is it really that serious?

But I still didn’t have the desire to turn on the camera.

However, it’s also hard to carry on the broadcast in a situation like this.

…Oh?

If it’s hard to carry on the broadcast, I could just not do it…?

─If the broadcast ends, I’ll kill you.

How did you know?

“Then… what about a half-cam? Would that be okay…?”

─Oh

─Still in a power struggle, huh, Ten-nen…

─Do these guys still not know the host? There’s no way they’ll see her face anymore today ㅇㅇ

─Right… I’ll do that much for you…

─You’re all frustrated (I’m right and you’re all wrong, so I’ll just do what I want).

─If you’re dissatisfied with the half-cam, I’m just going to turn off the broadcast and take a break, so newcomers should know and shut up please…

Fortunately, we managed to reach a compromise with the half-cam.

…After all, not showing my face is pretty much the same, so what’s the point?

For a moment that thought crossed my mind, but I could hardly imagine what kind of things I’d hear if I said it out loud, so I dropped it.

“Then, just a second…”

Since I couldn’t cover the whole broadcast screen with this half-cam, I asked Tuni for help and learned how to put the camera screen on the desktop.

[This is just how I’m going to use it, okay?]

[Inquisition Officer: Yes…]

“Now I’m going to turn it on…”

After slightly adjusting the camera angle to show only my body, I clicked the streaming button again.