A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 149

[Rene]

[Let’s create an original connect skill together]

[New Dimension | 6451 viewers online | 00:23:13]

The fact that my masterpiece, ‘Infinite No Title’, failed to register as an original connect hit me harder than I expected.

I really thought it would be cool since I put so much thought into it…

“Ah… Should I just stop here…?”

─Why not just put that thing you showed last time?

As I sighed in disappointment, a chat message caught my eye.

“The thing you showed last time…?”

─Oh, you know that one.

─Honestly, I think most of the Rebongi who came today were expecting that, lol.

─For real, lol.

What could that be?

It felt like the Rebongi were expecting something huge from me, yet I had no idea what it was. Not a single clue.

“What, what is it…?”

─That last one you used to catch Hailon with the great sword, lol.

─‘When you go crazy.’

─Just a man’s fantasy << can explain everything, ooh.



Ah, that…



It wasn’t particularly difficult, but I wondered if I really needed to make it into a skill.



But today, the chat was filled with a vibe that they wanted to see that no matter what, and I was always a streamer who respected viewer opinions.



So, of course, I wanted to do it…



“Everyone… What you’re talking about is probably going to be hard, don’t you think…?”



The crux of what the Rebongi wanted to see was adjusting my posture.



And the conditions for that are roughly two.



First, when my attack goes astray and my posture collapses significantly.



Second, when the opponent aims to attack at that moment.



If those two situations merge, utilizing the unique acceleration to regain posture faster than the opponent, attacking without giving them a chance to defend.



In other words, it’s a counterattack that takes advantage of the opponent’s carelessness…



But how should I set my posture to register this as an original connect skill?



No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t find an answer.



─Come to think of it, that’s true…



─Wait, does Rene actually think that deeply?



─For real, that’s not like Rene…



─Ugh, Rebongi is spinning Rene around…



─What do they think a gallery master is, lol?



─It’s a bear, you know?



─A bear that can communicate with humans.



Not being able to do my original no title or give the Rebongi what they want made me feel kinda down.



“I think I must have thought wrong…”



I started to feel gloomy.



I initially thought this original connect system was created for players like me.



A system made for players who create situations with their movements rather than just using skills to defeat opponents.



But this is definitely not the case.



Thinking about it, it’s strange for a player whose style is to change movements based on the situation to fix their actions as a skill.



Of course, I felt a sense of discomfort from the beginning, but my mistake was being blinded by the fact that it was a new system, not thinking deeper.



After putting so much effort into bringing content, this left me feeling drained.



So, I had no choice but to end the stream now…



“Everyone….”



─If you say today’s stream is over, I’ll really kill you.



─I’ll blow up the Remagal…



─What’s the crime of the unpaid servants???



─Just blame the gallery master.



What is this?



I haven’t said anything yet?



Have I streamed so much that the Rebongi can predict anything I say with just a little hint?



If that’s the case, it’s quite terrifying.



I have no choice but to cut down on streaming…



I think it’s time to go for a five-day broadcasting plan like I thought last time.



Well, just kidding.



“Um, I meant to ask what kind of skill would be good to create…”



What I had in mind and what the Rebongi wanted were both impossible to register as original connects.



That means I need to come up with something new right now.



“First of all, Warhammer doesn’t match this system at all…”



Warhammer does have great impact and looks good, but the attacking patterns are very monotonous.



You can only attack the opponent with the head part.



Of course, if I really try, I could make it work, but still, it’s just… unnecessary?



I really think a sword is the best option.



Rather than a heavy great sword, I should go with a one-handed sword that allows for light, continuous movement.



While thinking about that, I took a one-handed sword out from my inventory, equipped it, and swung it.



“Umm… Nothing is coming to mind…”



Whoosh!



With the sound of slicing through the air, a pattern engraved in the air.



─??



─What was that just now?



─If another Rebongi feels the wall again, I’ll upvote it, lol.



─Didn’t you just say you had nothing to think of, teacher?



“…Huh?”



I don’t know why, but for some reason the reaction in the chat was good.



It was the shape of a constellation I liked from that world…



…Well, if the response is good, that’s what matters, right?



Let’s just go with this.



It’s definitely not because I’m being lazy; it’s because the Rebongi liked it.



Really.



I clicked the start button to receive the system judgment while thinking that.



Then, applying the acceleration skill, I pulled my arms back from the ready stance to input the starting posture.



Next, I replicated the motion I just did.



I thrust strongly forward, quickly swinging to the right.



Pulling my arm back once more, thrusting to the upper left while simultaneously swinging downwards.



After that, swinging the sword to the upper right as if drawing a check mark, I swung my body widely while making a horizontal cut across the area I had initially thrust.



That’s it.



─Let’s go into the next battle with a one-handed sword, for real.



─It would feel great to finish off the enemy in war using that, lol.



It wasn’t particularly special, yet the reaction was good for some reason.



…Yeah.



If the Rebongi likes it, then it’s fine.



Fortunately, the system gave me a positive judgment, and I immediately registered it as my original connect skill.



The skill was named Aphelea.



It was named after the woman who first chased the stars in that world.



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[Rene]

[Let’s talk]

[Talk | 7342 viewers online | 01:41:22]

Having lost interest in the original connects, I turned off the New Dimension and switched the broadcast category to casual chatting.

There was something I recently realized: for some reason, the Rebongi liked it more when I was chatting rather than playing games.

Sure, in the beginning, my broadcasts were packed with New Dimension evil spirits, but how did it come to this?

I don’t talk particularly interestingly or anything.

Well, if the Rebongi likes it, then it doesn’t much matter.

─When’s the singing broadcast?

The singing broadcast decided through a poll last time.

There were a lot of discussions about that in the chat window.

Since I’ve finished the collab and ASMR broadcasts, this would be the last one…

But I still didn’t know what song to sing, so I had been putting it off.

“Um, for the singing broadcast… Would it be okay if I just sang one song and went?”

─Would that even work?

─Lol, seriously?

─At least one hour!

Well. I already knew that wouldn’t work.

But I just wanted to ask in case.

“Then what song should I sing…?”

─Ballad, ballad, ballad, ballad, ballad, ballad, ballad, ballad, ballad, ballad!

─Otaku song!

─JPOP is all the rage these days, ooh.

─Damn otaku kids are acting up again.

The opinions were more divided than expected.

Of course, the majority was leaning towards either ballads or JPOP, but there were also occasional suggestions for trot or hip-hop.

Well, since I don’t know trot or hip-hop, I’ll pass.

So, in the end, it seemed I could go with ballad or JPOP…

─Aren’t both okay to do?

─Oh!

─Are you a genius?

─For real, if you’re not planning to just sing one song, you could switch back and forth, right?

─Thinking about it, that’s actually true…

For some reason, the two factions started teaming up.

Excuse me?

What about my opinion…?

Well, it doesn’t really matter if I think about it too much.

After all, singing is just the same whether the genre is different, right?

I can just take recommendations for each song.

But seeing the Rebongi talk like they had already decided on one of the two made something uneasy in my heart.

“…Then I’ll sing both.”

Well, for now, I kinda had to say that.

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【Rene Galleryⓜ】

【Title: Today’s broadcast is planned to be divided into three parts】

【Written by: Rene🔸】

From 3 PM to 4 PM, I will read the wiki you guys sometimes talked about in the gallery.

From 5 PM to 7 PM, I will have a drinking broadcast (there will be surprise guests too).

From 8 PM to 9 PM, I plan to have a singing broadcast.

I look forward to it!

【Recommended: 105 / Not recommended: 0】

Nore Rene No Life🔹: ???????????????????? Is this for real?????

ㅇㅇ🔹: Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene!

Great Demon Rene: You’re not planning to do something weird after saying that, right? I can trust you on this, right?

Here, there are no ㅇㅅㅇ, so it’s nice.

ㅇㅇ: In the beginning, there was Rene.

Pioneer: Wow, I thought I was dreaming and just washed my face.