A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 202

[Rene]

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─Finally, my Yas has come! LOL

─I was baffled by the strategy you posted yesterday. What were you thinking when you uploaded it?

─Damn it, I tried to follow the strategy but kept dying!

─Is it really wrong for a mere human to try to copy a beast?? (I really don’t know)

─So what are we doing today? There’s nothing to do in New Dimension right now.

─Is there anyone who has cleared the Room of Evil Dream?

─So far, only the party leader has confirmed they cleared it.

─What do you mean? Someone on New Dimension Gallery posted that they cleared and wrote a strategy! They aren’t the party leader!

─Wow, really?

─For real, there are tons of things that are the same, starting with the name, but it’s not the same person – there’s also a junior VTuber, so anyone could probably post that level of strategy.

As I turned on the broadcast, the chat window was flooded with conversations about yesterday’s New Dimension and the Room of Evil Dream.

Especially the story about Hekatoncheires, where the most players got stuck, and no one besides me has cleared it yet.

To be specific, most of the conversation revolved around the strategy I wrote yesterday.

“Hello… today, as I mentioned yesterday, I’m going to do a chatting broadcast…”

─Leha

─The strategy you posted on New Dimension is way too hard to follow; is there another way? T_T

─Just wait until someone else discovers the gimmick…

─Is there even a gimmick? It seems strange that no information has come out so far.

─So does this mean we really have to do it purely on physical skills like that beastly girl? That’s even weirder;

“Oh, that strategy from yesterday? I saw that too… but I didn’t write that… The person who wrote it even commented here, right? Of course, it seems like they cleared it the same way I would, but anyway, it’s a different person…”

─Wow, I see, it was another person.

─That’s really surprising.

Anyway, after the talk about the Room of Evil Dream wrapped up, as expected, I couldn’t think of anything else to say.

At least, it was a relief that Rebongi were chatting amongst themselves and having fun, but… I still felt it wasn’t the best direction for a broadcast.

Should I really do it…?

I suppose I have to…?

I’ve already decided to do it, after all.

“Phew…”

Taking one last deep breath, I quietly pressed the power button on the camera.

With a click, the camera powered on.

And the image of me reflected in the bottom right of the broadcast screen appeared.

─?????????????????????????????????????????????

The chat window was instantly flooded with question marks.

Is it that surprising that I turned on the camera?

…Well, it has been over a month since I last turned it on.

Thinking about it that way made it seem understandable for them to be surprised.

“…Ah, hello.”

Not knowing what to say, I started off again with a greeting.

─What’s happening??? What’s going on right now??? Is the Earth going to end tomorrow??????

─It paid off to pray daily to Goddess Iya, damn it T_T

─Mamma Tong! Mamma Tong! Mamma Tong! Mamma Tong! Mamma Tong! Mamma Tong! Mamma Tong! [Deleted message.]

─Everyone, don’t be fooled. This is to plan for tomorrow’s break!

─But I can’t help but feel I need to fall for this anyway…

─For real, thinking about it, tomorrow’s break is already confirmed, so let’s just enjoy it???

─Are you a genius? Damn it!

Fortunately, the Rebongi began to chat with joy.

To be honest, I’ve been scared lately, wondering if that day was really ‘just a dream?’

But no, it wasn’t a dream.

It was all reality.

“Phew…”

─Are you flirting with me right now? This is surely a green light, right? Damn it?????

─You’re trying to charm over 8000 people at once?!

─But why did you suddenly turn on the camera??? Did you really want a break?

─Don’t mind that, just enjoy it!

“The reason I turned on the camera…? Well, I thought I’d do a chatting broadcast today… But thinking about it, since I’m just staying home every day, I’ve run out of things to say…. So I was pondering what to do and thought, why not turn on the camera after such a long time? Everyone has been saying they’d like to see me turn on the camera… So, I did…”

─Work ethic, damn it, I respect this…

─If you criticize the party leader from now on, the 53rd descendant of the Cheongju Kim clan, Kim Hansu, won’t forgive you!

─Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!

─I’m totally here today just for this broadcast…

…I expected it, but everyone is overacting.

Tuni, Harum, Edde…

There are so many incredibly beautiful streamers out there, so why are they saying this much?

Well, I know the reason.

They probably say that to boost my self-esteem since they know how low it is.

I appreciate that consideration, but I still feel everyone’s overacting.

─Look at those red ears, LOL!

─Are you embarrassed???

“Of course I’m embarrassed…. I haven’t really done anything, yet everyone keeps praising me…”

─Well… this confirms ‘maiden status’ for sure.

─Every time I feel like I start to understand the position of the unicorns…

Well, as long as everyone likes it, I’m relieved…

─But if I turn on the camera, I’ll still have nothing to talk about, right…?

…Huh?

Isn’t the fundamental issue still unsolved…?

─Oh LOL!

─Shut up. I can talk for three days just with this!

─For real, just being turned on like this is something to be grateful for, damn it, you little brat!

“Hmm… That person does have a point…”

Thinking about it, even if I turn on the camera, my only job is to respond to and engage with chatting from the Rebongi.

I initially thought that’s why I should turn on the camera, but that almost amplifies that issue instead.

“So I’ll turn off the camera for now…”

When I can resolve this issue, I’ll turn it back on.

─Damn it, stop messing around!

─Be sure to ban that guy from earlier!

─Damn it!

─You guys, my hope in life just vanished all of a sudden, what should I do???

─Hey, you too???

─What was that guy earlier? Seriously, it’s been a month, and that guy ruined everything???

─I’m really holding my breath until I turn the camera back on, Tenryun!

─Has he lost all concept? You little brat! [Deleted message.]

“Everyone, please don’t be too harsh with your words… It’s not wrong to point out the problems…?”

─It’s not a problem at all, so just turn it back on, damn it!

─Are you using a different meaning of the word ‘problem’? Did the meaning change all of a sudden?

─Even with this, since you turned the camera on, if it’s Rene, it’s basically a must! LOL

…How did they know?

I made a promise that I would take a break the day after I turned on the camera, so it can’t be helped, right…?

Yeah.

Everyone will understand.

─If you have nothing to say with the camera on or off, wouldn’t it be better to just turn on the camera for what the Rebongi want???

…Huh?

That actually sounds right.

Whether I turn on or off the camera, nothing changes at all, right?

So wouldn’t it be a better broadcast to simply answer the Rebongi’s wish for the camera to be on?

Hmm.

I am a streamer who listens well to the Rebongi.

“…I understand. I’ll turn it back on….”

─Keeeeek… Phew, I barely made it! LOL

─The world that was monochrome… is starting to become colorful…

─Be sure to ban that guy from earlier, damn it!

─I honestly waited more than a month just for this one thing! I was about to die! LOL

─Mom, I also saw this the party leader’s live stream this time!

─Look at that rhyme, LOL!

★

Before I knew it, two hours had passed.

During that time, all I did on the broadcast was respond to the Rebongi’s chat.

Is this the correct answer?

To be honest, I’m not sure, but I thought let’s be satisfied since the Rebongi seem to like it.

After all, it had already been two hours.

As I was thinking about finally closing the broadcast after talking for quite a while…

=‘ThankYouRene’ donated 10,000 won.

Hey, I finally got a girlfriend! Today is our first date!

“Oh, ‘ThankYouRene,’ thank you for the 10,000 won donation… Congratulations…”

=‘ThankYouRene’ donated 20,000 won.

I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can watch the broadcast for a while. From today on, let’s keep our distance, okay?

…Huh?

“W-wait a second…? First of all, thank you for the 20,000 won donation, but isn’t that a bit strange? I feel like I’ve been dumped…”

─LLLLLLLLL.

─A guy who dumped Rene, oh no!

─This is genuinely pure love…

─Rene, stop clinging to me, let’s just cheer for each other, okay…

─0 Confession is round one, LOL.

“W-wait a sec… Why am I being treated like this? I was just thinking about cheering normally…? Um, ‘ThankYouRene’…?”

As the atmosphere took a strange turn, I checked the nickname of the Rebongi who had just donated and searched for it, but it was already gone from the broadcast, so I couldn’t find the nickname.

“Uh…?”

─In a blink, someone has become miserable…

Uh??????