A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 143

“Did you let her win, Harum?”

Hyunho asked as he looked at Harum, who was staring blankly at her own hand.

Hyunho wasn’t trying to tease Harum or anything. He was genuinely curious.

After all, he had never seen Harum lose an arm wrestling match against a woman.

She was that formidable, even for him.

“…Hyunho oppa.”

“Hmm?”

“I think you would have lost too.”

“…What?”

“Seriously.”

As Harum said that, she recalled the memory of her overwhelming defeat.

It goes without saying that Harum had no intention of letting anyone win.

Even if it was an event, she was a champion.

Letting someone like that win would be akin to crushing their pride.

However, the moment she grasped Rene’s hand, Harum felt an insurmountable wall.

Of course, it wasn’t that Harum could beat anyone in arm wrestling.

She had never managed to win against Hyunho, after all.

But that was entirely due to the differences in physical capabilities between men and women.

Harum could generally win against ordinary men, but against someone like Hyunho, who was similarly athletic—or even more so—it was only natural to lose.

So whenever she faced Hyunho, she felt a certain degree of regret secretly.

But what she felt during the arm wrestling match with Rene was completely different.

It was a wall she couldn’t even think of challenging, one that made her unable to feel any regret at all.

“…Really?”

“Yeah.”

“Well, that could be true.”

“I’m telling the truth!”

“Alright, I got it.”

But Hyunho didn’t believe Harum’s words.

He merely thought that Harum, having lost, was trying to uplift Rene’s status because of her pride.

Of course, Harum wasn’t the type to lie about things like this, but considering her strong competitive spirit, it was a plausible thought.

He believed she wanted to say there was nothing strange about losing.

[Was that last statement true, Rene-nim?]

[Ah, yes….]

It wasn’t until their conversation reached Hyunho’s ears through the headphones.

[Wait, is that really true…? Could you show it just once…?]

The Arm Wrestling Championship had ended.

In other words, the broadcast ended as well.

But the people who had gathered didn’t disperse.

Sure, some had left early due to personal reasons, but most remained on the Miscode Server.

Rene, who had just beaten Harum, was no exception.

[Ah, yes….]

Now, their conversation topic revolved around the practice mode of VR arm wrestling.

“I could barely last a minute in the last stage of the practice mode…. Everyone said there are plenty of people who are good at arm wrestling, so I practiced with it but couldn’t win…. So I didn’t even think about winning….”

That earlier statement from Rene had left everyone stunned.

Especially Da-jin, the domestic arm wrestling player who was invited to commentate this tournament, was aghast at Rene’s revelation.

Ultimately, Da-jin requested Rene to demonstrate her claims, and she launched the practice mode of VR arm wrestling, broadcasting it on Miscode.

Harum and Hyunho also logged into the broadcast.

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

It was clearly marked Lv.9.

An insane level of difficulty that neither Harum nor Hyunho could hold out for even 20 seconds.

The fact that she lasted over a minute there was unbelievable.

“That’s impossible.”

Hyunho thought it was unfeasible.

He assumed it was embellished typical of a broadcaster.

[Ughhhh…!]

Until he actually witnessed it.

One minute and 41 seconds.

That was the time Rene held out against practice mode Lv.9.

[…Rene-nim, have you ever considered becoming an arm wrestling player?]

[Huh…?]

[No, this is outrageous. It’s labeled as professional level, but it’s not just based on regular data from everyday athletes, you know? This is a composition of data from world champion-level players. I’ve never beaten anyone on that level. And yet, for an ordinary person to endure for almost two minutes without any technique? That’s preposterous; it’s truly… Some level that cannot even be referred to as ordinary.]

“Is it the same feeling as ‘lost but did well,’ or something…?”

[No? It’s not even on that level. This is certainly a win in its own right. Ah, truly, Rene-nim, have you ever thought of becoming an arm wrestling player? You could definitely conquer the world…!]

[Ah, I’m sorry….]

Da-jin firmly denied Hyunho’s question, and only then did Hyunho accept it.

“Do you really think you would have lost?”

“Yeah, it seems so….”

★

【Rene Galleryⓜ】

【Title: “Avoid striking combat as much as possible”】

【Written by: CrazyMemer】

(Picture of Rene with a black helmet and muscular back fanart.png)

I seriously think I’d lose against Rene if I fought her, lol.

One punch and I’d be out cold.

【Upvotes: 59 / Downvotes: 3】

Nore Rene No Life🔹: I feel like a single punch would break all my teeth, oh my god.

ㅇㅇ: Why are you even drawing stuff like this?

└CrazyMemer: Because it’s freaking cool…

└CrazyMemer: (Rene thumbs up emoji)

└WooReneBoi: To be honest, this is pretty awesome, lol.

Aqua Color: So if we go to the ground, can we win?

└Pioneer: Do you really think so?

└ㅇㅇ2: How can the gallery master, who lived as a mercenary since childhood in Bear Country, be defeated by them?

└NewDimensionMaster: For real, bears look like nothing at this point, huh?

└ㅇㅇ3: The moment you get caught in an armbar is the moment your arm gets ripped off, lol.

└ㅇㅇ4: For real, if a bear could rip off an arm, why couldn’t a human?

└Aqua Color: ?????

└Aqua Color: Why are they suddenly comparing people to bears?

└ㅇㅇ: Because they are bears, duh?

【Title: wait? The gallery master won the arm wrestling tournament?】

【Written by: ㅇㅇ】

(Picture of Rene’s help figure.webp)

I just want her to choke me with all her strength…

【Upvotes: 5 / Downvotes: 2】

No one’s here to worry: Dear,

└Written by ㅇㅇ: Yes?

└No one’s here to worry: It’s nothing…

ㅇㅇ: If you die like that, it would be a blessing.

└Written by ㅇㅇ: For real, lol.

ㅇㅇ: Ugh, which should I choose, her thigh or her hand…?

└ㅇㅇ: I feel like a rear naked choke would be amazing…

└Written by ㅇㅇ: Dear…

【Title: The reason the gallery master has been able to broadcast as they please until now…】

【Written by: Kankobo】

(Picture of Harum and Rene’s 3-second match.webp)

The weak and feeble nerds in the corner can be handled with one punch.

I’m so scared…

【Upvotes: 33 / Downvotes: 1】

No one’s here to worry: From now on, maybe only the rebongi who are confident they can win should complain…?

└Kankobo: They should just sit in the corner…

└ㅇㅇ: Only those who think they can win against bears should act tough…

Not trolling, don’t misunderstand: Lol, even so, there really are guys who are scared of women.

└Not trolling, don’t misunderstand: Just wait, I’ll go find them and come back, ok?

└Not trolling, don’t misunderstand: I’ll wrap it up in 10 minutes, so just wait, lol.

└WooReneBoi: For a rebongi to lose… I can hardly even imagine…

└ㅇㅇ: Bruh, he’s not coming back.

└Aqua Color: Did he really die?

└Ilius🔹: He deleted his account, it seems, lol.

└Kankobo: He’s dead, uh…?

└ㅇㅇ2: The aura of the rebongi… has vanished…?

└NewDimensionMaster: The concept is hilarious, lol.

【Title: Summarizing the commonalities between the gallery master and bears…】

【Written by: ㅇㅇ】

(Picture of Rene’s help figure.webp)

The gallery master tears heretics apart.

Bears tear people apart.

The gallery master has great strength.

Bears also have great strength.

The gallery master has a certain allure.

Bears also have a certain allure.

Thus, one can consider the gallery master to be akin to a bear…

【Upvotes: 61 / Downvotes: 53】

ㅇㅇ🔹: ????????????

Daguros🔹: Perverted furry, ugh…

No one’s here to worry: At the last point, I really didn’t know what that meant, lol.

ㅇㅇ: Dear…

WooReneBoi: Teacher, please hold your breath for just 10 minutes…

ㅇㅇ: Why are the comments like this just for stating facts?

└Pioneer: Is there a different meaning to the word fact in your case?

Summerhare: The fact is that bears have very high intelligence…

└Summerhare: Our gallery master, being an utter fool, can’t be a bear…

└Written by ㅇㅇ: I’m sure there are foolish bears out there, too.

└Summerhare: Ah-ha.

└Pioneer: Ah-ha, you’re right, lol.

★

“So… um.”

Should I just stop checking the Remagal today?

I feel like it would make things tough for me.

This is supposed to be my fan community, but why is it filled with so much defamation aimed at me?

At least there aren’t any posts that cross the line, so that’s a relief…

I reached that conclusion and threw myself onto the bed, quietly staring at the ceiling.

…Yeah, I think today, VTuber Rene should take a break.

I feel an overwhelming sense of exhaustion.

Of course, it’s not like VR arm wrestling physically fatigues me since it’s all virtual… but I feel mentally drained.

Perhaps it’s because I just spent time looking at a bunch of strangers.

…Well, I didn’t really converse, but still, I’m exhausted.

I should be able to take a day off today.

★

【Rene Galleryⓜ】

【Title: The VTuber Rene is taking the day off due to some issues. LMAO!】

【Written by: Nore Rene No Life🔹】

[Rene @LeneVtuber · 2 minutes ago]

I have a lot going on today, so I’ll be taking a break.

See you tomorrow!

Shithead.

【Upvotes: 48 / Downvotes: 48】

ㅇㅇ🔹: Why does it always seem like the gallery master takes a break whenever something happens…?

└ㅇㅇ🔹: I’m really curious about this…

└Nore Rene No Life🔹: Haha, right?