A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 171

“Ugh….”

A myriad of ingredients welcomed me for cooking.

From meat to mushrooms, garlic, green onions, and onions…

If someone were to ask what I’d make, the choices swirling in my head could easily surpass ten options given the variety of ingredients.

But my first thought as I gazed at them was… “So annoying.”

Of course, there was no choice to not do it, but still, it was bothersome.

Cooking is quite a mysterious thing.

Before I start, pondering how to make something feels like fun, but when it’s time to actually do it, it becomes an enormous hassle.

And once everything is made, a strange sense of accomplishment washes over me.

Anyway, today I planned to make a lot of different things.

The reason was to keep the promise I made in the gallery the other day.

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【Rene Galleryⓜ】

【Title: Survey for Today’s Broadcast】

【Written by: Rene🔸】

Do you remember that I said if the number of my followers surpasses 2000, I would do a broadcast as requested by the Rebongi?

I plan to decide that during today’s broadcast, so please write down what you want in the comments of this post for preparing in advance.

I’ll also pick from those during the broadcast.

【Recommended: 65 / Not Recommended: 0】

New Dimension Expert: Cooking broadcast please?
└Rene🔸: I’ll upload photos of the dishes I made separately to the gallery later.
└New Dimension Expert: Whoa!
└New Dimension Expert: Thank you, thank you, thank you…
└ㅇㅇ: What the hell, just play a horror game for me.

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I mentioned in the last war that I would post pictures of the dishes I made in the gallery, but I hadn’t posted anything related up until today.

Well, there was one time during my break.

I uploaded a picture of the fried rice I made, but that seems a bit vague to call it cooking.

Anyway, since I’ve never properly posted cooking photos and many Rebongi were feeling disappointed about that, I thought of doing cooking… or to be precise, a cooking broadcast.

“Are we using all of this today?”

“Um, yes… I think so…”

I brought Bora as a judge.

★

“Rene unni, is this you?”

What Bora showed me on her phone was my OnTube channel.

“Uh, that…”

How did she find out?

Of course, it wasn’t a problem that Bora found out about my OnTube channel.

The reason I started streaming was actually because of Bora, and one of my goals was to show her how I broadcast.

But I just never thought the timing would be now.

“Um, how did you find out about that channel…?”

“I saw the chocolate-making video recommended for me, and it had Rene unni’s voice!”

“…Ah.”

What Bora was referring to was naturally the chocolate-making video I uploaded on Valentine’s Day.

Why on earth did it appear as a recommended video for her on OnTube?

What kind of algorithm led Bora there?

I wish someone would tell me the answer.

“So this channel, is it really Rene unni’s?”

Seeing Bora say this made me feel like she was already somewhat convinced.

With that conclusion, I quietly nodded.

“So this is what you meant by talking about Rene unni!”

“Yes, that’s right… But, um, Bora-chan…?”

“Yeah?”

“Did you only see that chocolate-making video…?”

“No? I also watched videos of you playing games and talking with the Rebongi!”

The term “Rebongi” came out of Bora’s mouth.

Maybe it’s time to reconsider the fan name?

“But I didn’t understand what you guys were talking about, so I stopped watching halfway. I’m sorry…”

“Oh, no. It’s not something to be sorry about if it’s not your taste…”

Considering I often don’t understand what the Rebongi are saying during my broadcasts, Bora’s perspective might actually be accurate.

This means, unlike what the Rebongi often say to me, in reality, it’s them who are a bit strange.

“Rene unni is an OnTuber… It’s kind of amazing!”

“Uh…?”

“I’ve never seen Rene unni talk this much before!”

“Ugh…”

Why is Bora attacking me all of a sudden?

I might just burst into tears from sadness at this rate.

A child’s innocent remark can hurt too much…

“…Rene unni!”

“Yes… I’m the Rene unni who talks a lot…”

“Can I go on your broadcast?”

“…Uh?”

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And so, today’s guest for the broadcast was Bora.

The New Dimension broadcasts would be hard for Bora to understand, and since it required using the Reverse Capsule, that was out.

A chatting broadcast didn’t seem good for Bora’s emotional education, so that one was out too.

Streamers like Rene have a sort of rule where I don’t play games other than New Dimension, so that was also off the table.

As I eliminated possibilities like that, the outcome concluded where the Rebongi wanted, Bora could join, and it could be a decent content: a cooking broadcast.

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〔Rene Manager Server〕

[Inquisition Officer: Please ban anyone who crosses the line with even a hint of inappropriate chat immediately.]

[Inquisition Officer: Performing acrobatics is also prohibited.]

[Manager Rebongi1: Understood!]

[Manager Rebongi2: Yep!]

[Manager Rebongi5: Confirmed!]

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Of course, since Bora was the guest today, I made sure to tighten the broadcast regulations more than usual.

Well, I left a notice on the Remagal beforehand, so they should manage themselves.

“Ugh…”

Now, the only thing left was to set up the camera.

I was somewhat hesitant about having to do this, but if I didn’t use the camera, it would just be a broadcast showing a completely black screen.

No matter what, that would feel too bad for the Rebongi.

Of course, I learned exactly how to only show my hand during Valentine’s Day, so there shouldn’t be any issues, but… still, the thought lingers.

Well, since I have no choice but to turn it on, I won’t overthink it.

“Um, is it really okay for me to be on your broadcast, Bora-chan…?”

“Yes! I’ve always dreamt of being in an OnTube video!”

What we were about to do wasn’t an OnTube video but rather a live-streaming session, but still.

Even though I briefly explained it, it seemed like Bora thought it was a broadcast happening on OnTube.

“Then let’s start slowly….”

“Okay!”

[Rene]

[Today, I will cook]

[Cook | 0 viewers online | 00:00:00]

After finishing setting up the camera, I pressed the broadcast start button on my phone.

─Here comes my Yas〔deleted message〕

─Oh, it’s finally a cooking broadcast.

─She’s my wife…

─As expected, Rene-chan has high feminine charms, wwww

─The Great Demon Rene in her element.

─I was told to be careful in the chat today on the gallery, what’s that about?

─Finally, that ‘Bora-chan’ is here…

─The girl who the host sometimes talks about living upstairs is coming!

─Read the notice, stupid〔deleted message〕

─They said jumping the line will result in a ban, remember that ㅇㅇ…

─Is there a ban on ‘female dog’ references too?〔sparkles〕

─Someone died in front of me ㅠㅠ

“Bora-chan, the things that pop up here are the chats from the viewers watching my broadcast…. If you come across something you don’t understand, it’s okay to just ignore it….”

“Okay, got it!”

Fortunately, thanks to my prior warning, the chat window’s atmosphere was calmer than usual, and if anything felt a bit too far, it got deleted immediately.

Well, even though the Rebongi are a gathering of strange folks, there must be a modicum of common sense, right?

“Now I’ll turn on the mic…”

Once Bora nodded, I unmuted myself.

“Hello, everyone….”

─Reha

─Is it finally time for the class president, Bora-chan, to show up?

─Let’s keep gentlemanly manners today, folks ㅇㅇ

─The Rebongi have always been gentlemen!

─For real, the host was only a troublemaker who made people angry.

“Um, yes… So, as I previously announced on the Remagal, today we have Bora-chan, the girl who lives upstairs, as a guest on the show… Bora-chan, feel free to greet everyone…”

“Ah, um! Hello! I’m Bora, living upstairs from Rene unni!”

Thank goodness.

I was really scared that she might mention something sensitive like what school she attends.

─Her voice is super cute ㅋㅋㅋ

─Is the sponsorship today for Bora?

─But why does the host use honorifics for the much younger girl?

─??? : Too hard (actual quote)

“Uh, yes… The sponsorship we receive today will be used to treat Bora-chan and myself to some delicious food…”

=‘Tirans’ donated 50,000 won.
Buy some delicious food!

=‘Rnyungdan’ donated 30,000 won.
For snacks.

“Ah, thank you…. Bora-chan, please say thank you as well…”

“Thank you! We’ll eat lots of delicious food with Rene unni!”

─What snacks do the kids these days like?

─People like us who stay home wouldn’t know…

─Damn that guy 〔twitch〕

─Why are you picking a fight for real ㅅㅂ

“Ah, we’ll be deleting any swearing during today’s broadcast, and if anyone crosses the line at all, they’ll be banned immediately, so keep that in mind… Is that good, Bora-chan…?”

“Yep! What did they say?”

“Nothing at all…. So, let’s slowly start today’s content, our cooking broadcast….”

─Feeling healed ㅋㅋ〔dissolve〕

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