A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 140

Arm Wrestling.

A fundamental and primal sport where one can show off their strength against an opponent.

There was a game that recreated this in virtual reality at the Reverse Capsule.

VR Arm Wrestling.

This translates to VR Arm Wrestling.

It was an intuitive and straightforward name for a game.

“Who do you think will win?”

“I think it will be Serim for the women’s side. And for the men, it’s definitely Kihan.”

At Hyunho’s words, Harum scratched his head and replied.

Streamer Serim.

An ASMR specialist streamer active on Liming.

She was the protagonist of the basic exercises segment that set the highest viewership for the Health Project content video, “You Will Be.”

Back then, she was so out of shape that she had to start with basic exercises, but since getting to know Harum, she has consistently worked out and has completely transformed.

Among the general streamers Harum knows, she became the one who works out the hardest.

Online YouTuber Kihan.

A comprehensive gaming online YouTuber.

Even before he became involved with the Health Project, he had been regularly exercising, and after getting connected with the Health Project, he became an online YouTuber who could be called a professional in love for exercise.

So, in this upcoming 1.2 million subscriber special content event, they could be considered strong contenders for the Arm Wrestling Championship.

Of course, if we really dig deep, their athletic abilities are merely decent compared to other internet streamers.

It would be tough to compare them with professional bodybuilders or trainers.

However, those people weren’t invited to this content, and it was decided that they would be invited separately for future content, so the chances of victory for both in this arm wrestling championship remained high.

That was the intention behind Harum’s response.

From there, a subtle question arose in Hyunho’s mind.

“Why is it ‘probably’ for the women’s side, but ‘definitely’ for the men’s side?”

Harum was certain that Kihan would win among the men.

However, he wasn’t sure about Serim’s victory among the women.

He said the odds were high, but it wasn’t a certainty.

Arguably, Hyunho shared a similar thought.

He thought Serim would win among the women and Kihan among the men.

The difference from Harum was that Hyunho was confident Serim would triumph among the women.

“Hmm… I do think Serim has the highest chance of winning. After all, the most important thing in arm wrestling is strength, so Serim, who consistently does strength training, should have an advantage. But… I still have doubts. Recently, the online YouTuber Tuni has been showing up too… Anyway, no matter how good Serim is, it won’t be easy.”

“Well, you know the women’s side better than I do, so you’re probably more accurate. Either way, I also think Serim has the highest chance of winning.”

“Right.”

Finishing their conversation, the two finished their drinks and headed to the meeting room.

They still needed to discuss how to proceed with this project.

However, Harum had a final fact he didn’t share with Hyunho.

‘No matter how I think about it, I feel like Rene is the real dark horse here…’

Fearing he might accidentally spill this, he chose not to bring it up.

But even if he didn’t say anything, Harum’s instinct was already convinced.

The highest chance of winning was indeed Serim, but if someone were to interfere with that victory… it would undoubtedly be Rene.

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“So, it’s okay to go live, right…?”

[Yes, yes. Basically, the purpose of this content is to express gratitude to all the guests who have participated in our channel so far. So you can do as you please, Rene. Although we’ll be doing a separate live shoot, you going live personally will be no problem at all.]

“Understood…”

With those last words, I ended the call with Harum.

An arm wrestling tournament, huh.

Thinking of the Health Project channel, it made sense, yet it was fascinating that a place like this existed to create such a virtual reality game.

…By the way, can I really win?

Of course, most people would clearly think that there’s no need to go all out in a content meant just for fun.

But in the end, this is still a game, and a tournament.

If that’s the case, as a gamer, I wanted to aim for victory since I’ve already entered.

Well, it’s probably not a field one can just decide to be good at, though.

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[Health Project ‧ 30 minutes ago]

🔥This Friday at 6 PM🔥

[Health Project 1.2 Million Subscriber Celebration – Arm Wrestling Championship] will be held!

Commentators

Commentator: Health Project Trainer – Seong Jaejun

Commentator: Arm Wrestling Association Player – Kim Dajin

Caster: Park Seowoo

Participant List

Men

Online YouTuber – Kihan

Streamer – Hanseol

Streamer – Geurimi

Online YouTuber – David

…

Women

Streamer – Serim

Streamer – Jokgom

Online YouTuber – Kim Mina

Streamer – Tuni

Online YouTuber – Saras

…

Streamer – Rene (Streamer)

Who will be the ultimate arm wrestling champion among streamers and online YouTubers! If you’re curious, click the link below!

Link: https://ontu.be/XXXXXXX

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【Rene Galleryⓜ】

【Title: What is this?】

【Author: ㅇㅇ🔹】

(Is that the participants’ list for the arm wrestling championship from Helpf?)

Isn’t our gallery master Rene here?

【Likes: 41 / Dislikes: 2】

Nore Rene No Life🔹: What is this??

└ㅇㅇ🔹: I saw they mentioned something about Helpf, and then I checked, and the gallery master’s name is there ㄷㄷㄷ

Here’s the place without ㅇㅅㅇ: Looks like it’s the gallery master?
└Here’s the place without ㅇㅅㅇ: If not, why would they write Rene (Streamer)?

└ㅇㅇ🔹: Oh wow ㅋㅋㅋ

└Dagoros🔹: There’s a junior with the same name…

【Title: I’m participating in the arm wrestling tournament】

【Author: Rene🔸】

(Is that the participants’ list for the arm wrestling championship from Helpf?)

It’s already been mentioned in the gallery, but I’m going to participate in the arm wrestling tournament hosted by the Health Project.

I was pondering how to do the collaboration we decided via voting last time, and then Harum invited me, so I decided to join this.

I hope I can win!

So, tomorrow’s Thursday broadcast will be canceled.

I’ll be saving my energy for Friday.

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ㅇㅇ🔹: ?

└Rene🔸: Please cheer for me a lot!

└ㅇㅇ🔹: How can we cheer for you when you’re coming out like this ㅅㅂ

└Rene🔸: Please don’t curse at me.

Aqua Blue: Wait, I see it’s happening at the Reverse Capsule, so what break period are you talking about, you crazy girl?

└Rene🔸: I really think it’ll be hard to win without some rest…

Here’s the place without ㅇㅅㅇ: Is it okay to curse?

└Rene🔸: Please bear with it.

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“Whoa…”

The arm wrestling game that Harum told me about was pretty fascinating.

How should I put it?

It felt like my body was actually moving?

The tactile feedback was vivid, and the sensation of applying strength was similar to real life.

When it comes to New Dimension, naturally, there were limits to the sensation.

However, here, they said that if a shock above a certain level comes in, they immediately cut off the sensation and terminate the game.

[Practice Mode – Lv.9 (Professional Level)]

Anyway, since I entered to check out the game simply, I initially activated practice mode.

Then, a table appeared in front of me, and muscular arms were set in an arm wrestling posture on it.

…A bit gross, though.

Fortunately, I found an option that allowed me to change the appearance of the arms in practice mode in the settings.

After adjusting the settings, I gripped the slender arms and pressed the start button in the middle of the table.

[3]

Then, a countdown appeared in front of me.

[2]

As soon as I saw it, I grabbed the support on my left side.

[1]

And then.

[Start!]

The game began.

“Hmm…!”

As I applied all my strength, I felt the sensation of my right arm being pulled and trembling.

Yet, the opponent’s arm didn’t move.

Of course, it wasn’t that I was being pushed back either.

It was a perfect stalemate.

And how long did this standoff last? About a minute?

Slowly, the situation began to change a little bit.

“Ughhhhh…!”

Bang!

In the end, the outcome was decided.

[You Lose…]

It was an undeniable loss on my part.

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[Health Project 1.2 Million Subscriber Celebration | Arm Wrestling Championship]

[Health Project✓]

[200016 viewers watching | Streaming started: 1 hour ago]

“Now, the men’s 32nd round has concluded.”

“Yes. I must say there were more intense matches than I expected.”

“Dajin, what did you find particularly interesting while watching?”

“Well, this is based on what I felt while playing this game, rather than just watching, but surprisingly… no, beyond expectation, the environment of arm wrestling was well implemented. Honestly, I was a bit worried, but there was absolutely no need to be. That was the most interesting part for me personally, and thanks to that, it felt much easier to commentate.”

─Looks like Kihan is winning regardless.

─The gap seems way too huge lol.

The Arm Wrestling Championship held in celebration of the Health Project’s 1.2 million subscribers received more attention than they had anticipated.

This was the result of the Health Project channel’s weight and more than 60 popular internet creators coming together.

A staggering live audience of over 200,000.

Of course, apart from the personal pride that comes from arm wrestling, it was fundamentally a simple content event that showed hardly any seriousness.

Nevertheless, since so many creators gathered and countless viewers were watching,

It was certain that the outcome of this tournament would leave countless stories for the audience.

“Now, it’s time to move on to the female competitors.”

“Yes, indeed. The 32nd round for the women! The first match consists of two who are said to have an interesting relationship!”

“That’s right! According to their stories, they are said to have been in a priest relationship, right? Let me introduce them. Streamer Rene and Streamer Tuni!”

─Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Beast girl! Rene! Rene! Rene!

─Tuni, it’s time to take your revenge from New Dimension ㅇㅇ

─As a representative priest from New Dimension, please give that beast girl some proper education…

─Info) Tuni is still training to become a priest in New Dimension ㄷㄷㄷㄷ

─Heart of a Beast “Great Priest Tuni”

And in that match, Rene and Tuni faced off as their first opponents.