A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 154

[Rene]

[Let’s Drink Together]

[Talk | 8319 Viewers Online | 01:59:55]

“Why is alcohol so tasty…? It’s not even sweet…”

─You’re the only one saying it tastes good while drinking that.

─How is industrial alcohol tasty, seriously?

─Life is just too bitter…

─But why isn’t this girl getting drunk, though?

─She is drinking slower than last time, for sure.

─But is it even possible to drink that slowly and not get drunk?

─’Blood of the Bear Country’

─That’s so cool, lol.

─That one word explains both how she isn’t getting drunk and that alcohol is delicious, for real.

─For real, it was an epic item!

Unfortunately, none of the chat messages resonated with my words.

Well, I suppose even if I were a Rebongi, I’d have a hard time agreeing.

If it were fruity soju, fruity beer, or cocktails, that’d be one thing, but what I’m drinking now is a soju with a red cap… 20.1% alcohol content.

In my previous life, I had tried this once and never touched it again.

I never thought my taste would change so much…

“Ahhhh…”

I swallowed the last bit of soju remaining in my cup, and when I glanced to the side, an empty soju bottle greeted me.

That makes five bottles of the red one, one of the blue, and two cans of beer. That’s a total of six bottles and two cans.

But contrary to my hope of feeling a buzz, my mind was still clear.

Maybe the last time I got drunk was because my body was just adapting to alcohol for the first time.

“Are you all drinking too…?”

─Just having a can of beer while watching.

─Eating chicken and drinking beer.

─I can’t drink; I have work tomorrow…

─Why are you working on a Sunday??? Are you a slave???

─I’m having fruity soju.

Although there were quite a few people drinking, it seemed like no one was drinking seriously like me.

I wonder why.

Is it embarrassing to drink alone?

I’m currently broadcasting myself drinking alone in front of over 8,000 people.

Well, I guess I could say it’s a bit different since this is a broadcast.

Anyway, what matters now isn’t that.

I need to get a little buzzed to do the singing broadcast.

…I don’t know.

I should drink one more bottle and then think.

─How about soju beer mix this time?

The moment I thought that, a chat message caught my eye.

Now that I mention it, there is a way to mix drinks too.

If I’m going to drink more anyway, that seems like a good idea.

I had already prepared for it.

“Then let’s do soju beer mix…”

After making my decision and telling the Rebongi, I headed to the living room fridge.

When I opened the bottom compartment, a wide variety of alcohol greeted me.

From soju and beer to vodka, whiskey, and tonic water.

Honestly, I’m not a big fan of alcohol, so I never planned to buy so much.

But just in case, I asked the Rebongi about it, and they recommended trying vodka and whiskey.

Receiving those recommendations, I ended up buying tonic water for mixing too.

To be honest, I felt like it was a waste, but I have to think of it as something I bought for the broadcast, right…?

For now, since it’s soju beer mix, I’ll just take soju and beer, along with a big glass.

Having prepped everything, I returned to the room, where the chat was buzzing with various conversations.

─Didn’t you say you bought vodka and whiskey too?

─I probably won’t drink it today due to time.

─I need to do the singing broadcast.

─It’s nice to know that there will be another drinking broadcast next time, lol.

─I bet you’ll drink it just because you don’t want to waste it.

Most conversations revolved around the vodka and whiskey I bought.

It seemed like the Rebongi were really interested in whether I would drink it today or not.

Well, I won’t be drinking it.

If I were to drink that too, I’d easily go over the promised 30 minutes.

“I’m back, everyone…”

In that moment, as soon as they heard my voice, the previous interest naturally shifted towards me.

“The vodka and whiskey… I’ll save those for next time…”

─Damn.

─You said you’d drink them next time?

─We need to see the singing broadcast too, for real.

Fortunately, the Rebongi seemed to accept my reasoning easily.

After all, the highlight of today’s broadcast is the singing at the end, so it makes sense.

Now that I’ve wrapped up that conversation, I need to make the soju beer mix…

“Everyone… what’s a good ratio for the soju beer mix…?”

The last time I remember having soju beer mix was about 20 years ago.

And I didn’t even make it myself; usually, the foreman would make it for me.

Of course, the foreman used to say this ratio is the best taste-wise while making it…

But I wasn’t good enough to remember that clearly.

No.

It’s actually weird to be able to remember it at all.

…But if I approach it logically, the answer comes easily.

“Hmm… since soju has less volume but is much stronger… I should put in a little soju and a lot of beer, right?”

I’d be diluting the strong taste with more of the light drink.

So, about 2 parts soju and 8 parts beer should work, right?

That sounds like perfect logic.

─No, no, no, no.

─It’s 8 soju and 2 beer.

─Soju is added to dilute the strong taste, so 8 soju is the way.

─If you add too much beer, the soju flavor gets lost.

─And if you add too much carbonation, it feels weird going down.

─Lmao.

─It’s not mixing beer in soju; it’s adding beer to soju.

“…Oh. Is that how it works…?”

But immediately after my statement, the chat pointed out the flaws.

…How embarrassing.

Getting caught trying to act like I knew something I wasn’t sure about.

“But wouldn’t that mean drinking too much soju at once…? The glass is a bit large…”

─Soju beer mix was originally designed to drink a lot of soju at once.

“Oh, I see…”

So that’s how it was. I gained some knowledge.

Following what the Rebongi suggested, I poured in a ratio of about 8 for soju and 2 for beer.

Soon, a golden soju beer mix was created.

This was definitely the color of the soju beer mix the foreman used to make.

Maybe… it’s wrong to suspect the Rebongi now.

“It’s complete, everyone…”

I said that and displayed the finished soju beer mix on the broadcast screen.

─Wow, that looks really tasty, for real.

─It looks so delicious that I might die, lol.

The shimmering golden hue of the drink also impressed the Rebongi in the chat.

It somehow looked similar to the beer sold in the New Dimension.

“…But isn’t beer sold in the New Dimension too? Now that I think about it, I think I’ve had beer there… could it be that I’ve had alcohol experience before…?”

Though the tastes were completely different…

─What? Does that mean if I shot guns in a game, I’m a veteran?

“…That’s not how it works.”

Even as I said that, I felt stupid, but hearing it back like this made it feel even dumber.

“Anyway, I’m going to drink it now… Cheers…”

To hide my embarrassment, I mumbled as I raised my glass.

What kind of taste will it have, I wonder…

At that moment, the moment the soju beer mix touched my lips, I couldn’t help but widen my eyes.

It’s delicious…? Like super delicious…?

Gulp gulp.

I didn’t stop and downed the entire soju beer mix in one go.

“…It’s super tasty!”

─???????????

─Why is that?

─What the heck?

─Is this also the Divine Grace of the Goddess Iya…?

What can I say about it?

The light flavor of soju was perfectly complemented by the carbonation of the beer?

So that’s why people drink soju beer mix…!

I came to an incredible realization.

If there’s one downside, it’s that I used too much soju for one serving?

To use up all the leftover beer, I’d probably need around three bottles of soju…

Well, I could just drink it.

“I’ll get more soju…!”

─So hyped up, seriously, lol.

─But how is this even possible???

─This girl looks so innocent, it’s hilarious, lol.

★

[Rene]

[Let’s Drink Together]

[Talk | 8862 Viewers Online | 02:55:21]

Thanks to today’s broadcast, I learned a ton.

Starting from the soju beer mix ratio, to how to drink vodka and whiskey.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I plan to drink a lot in the future, but just the fact that I can enjoy more things with the Rebongi during the broadcast made me happy.

“It’s delicious…”

─The smell of alcohol is strong, it’s time to stop drinking, Rene.

─The flavor in your voice is gone.

─Is this the room of the girl streamer from Bear Country who can drink vodka, whiskey, and soju beer mix and still not pass out???

─Yes, that’s correct.

─How many bottles is that now?

─I stopped counting, lol.

“I’m fine, though…. I’m not drunk…”

I felt a little dizzy and couldn’t speak properly, but I was definitely not drunk.

Because I said I’m not drunk.

─Drunk people typically say they’re not drunk.

─If saying you’re drunk means you’re drunk and saying you’re not drunk also means you’re drunk, how can you actually not be drunk?

─Not even the bartender grandpa would know that.

─Wait, I feel like I’ve seen this broadcast somewhere.

─Lmao.

─At this rate, the Rebongi will be orphans soon…

─Oh no, lol.

I’m not drunk.

Of course, I wouldn’t say such a thing.

Yeah.

Just thinking this way means I’m not drunk!

─Seriously, it’s almost 8 o’clock. We are doing the singing broadcast, right?

─I don’t think she can do it, lol.

─Is she even capable of doing it in this state???

─Just read the room and watch, lol.

─For real, how rare it is to see this kind of state!

…Ah.

Speaking of which, I did have a singing broadcast lined up.

I was planning to start at 8, but before I knew it, it was already 7:57.

That means there’s no time to rest…

─I’ve been waiting for today’s singing broadcast…

─Just give up on it today…

─You’ll probably just keep drinking and then say you’re sleepy and end the broadcast, lol.

Honestly, while I wanted to take a break, well. I made a promise.

“…It’s fine! From now on, I’ll sing…!”

─?????

─Oh wow, lol.

─Wow, seriously, lol.

─Great Demon Rene!

I said that and started playing the backing track for the song I had prepared earlier.

With a naturally uplifting melody, I slowly began to sing.

“Yeah, it won’t be that easy…! The world that has allowed me…”

─What song is this???

─??? Don’t you know about Butterflies???

─????

─How have you not heard of Butterflies, like seriously?

─How could you not know Butterflies?

─I’m more curious about how you know this song, given your “age,” lol.

─Fact: The broadcaster once asked why Koreans don’t use their Korean age.

─You’re such a boomer…

─You boomers are all excited because you heard something you know, lol.

“…It’s not an easy place to approach, nor a comfortable and sweet space!”