A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 175

[Rene]

[Hello]

[Talk | 7,688 viewers online | 00:01:35]

─Damn, finally here! Damn, finally here! Damn, finally here! Damn, finally here! Damn, finally here! Damn, finally here!

─To be honest, you added some filters, right???

─Rene is my bride, everyone, please don’t say anything bad, I’ll sue you all!

─I want to die from suffocating in the Master’s ample breast dispenser… [Message deleted.]

─Get out!

─That guy probably wouldn’t have anything to say even if he gets sued, lol.

─Thinking back, what happened to the time the Master sued last time?

─I guess nobody would know since he doesn’t share updates.

─Info) The Master is currently an official partner streamer of Sirius.

─But seriously, that blue potion is crazy; damn, I love you Rene, please marry me!

─In all honesty) I can’t really judge because I don’t see the zoomed-in ones clearly, uh-huh;

─Just squinting and looking roughly at it, it’s a super crazy blue potion, but everyone is judging, lol.

─But seriously, how is someone with that looks so insecure??

─That’s what makes it even more attractive, right?

─For real, it’s super attractive, lol.

─The gloomy calm pretty girl is the rule, uh-huh;

─Was there really a silver-haired elegant calm pretty girl hiding in that full-body armor in New Dimension…?

─Oh…

─We’re all doomed, lol, I’m going to raise a Priest starting today, lol.

─I’m pretty sure the one dying is going to be you, lol.

─That’s a reward, isn’t it…

─Yeah, for real, it was a reward for those heretic bastards dying, but they just whined, lol.

─Heretic bastards, if you’re jealous, just thumbs up, lol.

─But that photo might be Bora, right?

─If you’re that tall in 2nd grade, damn;

The chat window’s power was so intense I could almost turn off the broadcast right now.

The number of viewers was similar to usual, but the chat window seemed to be going up twice as fast.

Isn’t it just foolish of me to have vowed to go live?

…But I really couldn’t just turn off the broadcast and run away, so I took a deep breath.

─So when is the Master coming???

As soon as that chat popped up, I turned off the mic mute.

“Um… H-Hello, everyone…”

─Damn, finally here, I can breathe!

─Can I finally breathe now??????

─Your voice sounds better than usual, Rene…

─The chat is going wild, lol.

─Is that you in the photo???????

─Who else would it be but the Master, damn, lol.

─Could be the genius growing Queen Bora from 2nd grade, you bastards.

─Genius? Seriously? LOL.

“Um… everyone. First of all, I’ve only been awake for about an hour… So let’s talk a bit slowly…”

─Is that you in the photo?

─First, let’s turn on the cam to prove it’s you, right???

─For real, lol.

─I’m in a rush, turn on the cam quickly, Rene. [Message deleted.]

Even though I said let’s slow down the conversation, it seemed like the chat window had no intention of calming down.

Do these people really care that much about me?

Well, I guess… they must care.

They’re my fans who watch my broadcast because they like me.

But seeing them so curious made it feel kind of weird.

“Um… just to clarify, that is me in the photo…”

─Verify verify verify verify verify verify verify verify verify

─What happens if there’s no verification?

─Hurry up and turn on the cam, I’m really in a rush, Tenryan. Uh-huh.

─Let’s verify first, honestly it feels like a lie, lol.

…What’s with you guys.

The Rebongi who’ve been saying I was the one in the photo all this time suddenly suggested there might be a possibility that I’m not.

…So you’re telling me to turn on the camera right now?

You want to check if that photo is real or not, huh…?

“Can’t we just let it go…?”

─You think that’ll work, damn.

─I’ve been staring at that photo since last night at 8 PM, and if this just gets brushed aside, I might die, you little bastard.

─Don’t pull out now, Tenryan.

─Hurry up and verify, damn!!!!!!!!!

=‘LifelongReneLover’ has donated 500,000 won.

Kek… Kreeeek… Rene, I can’t breathe… If you don’t turn on the cam, I won’t be able to breathe and will die… Kreeek…

─Gah!

─We gotta turn on the cam to save him…

─For real, there’s no other choice here…

─500,000 won, damn, lol.

─We can’t just let that go, can we???

“…Okay. Please wait a moment…”

I expected this, but I really have to turn on the camera, huh.

Of course, I’ve prepared in advance.

The camera I set up for cooking broadcasts was right in front of me.

Turning on the camera and clicking just one button on the computer screen will fill the broadcast screen with my face instead of the desktop.

“R-Really turning it on…?”

But the unnecessary tension just wouldn’t fade away.

─Please turn it on quickly, someone’s dying right now…

“Y-You guys… please don’t say I look strange and leave the broadcast, okay…?”

─You really think someone would leave here, lol.

─My heart is pounding so hard right now, Rene, is this love by any chance???

─That’s heart failure, teacher…

─But if I think about that blue potion posted in the gallery, leaving just makes me a damn coward, doesn’t it??? [Message deleted.]

─For real, I probably won’t want to leave even if you just show off the breast dispenser with the cam, lol.

─Why are so many idiots about to commit suicide today?

─I’m definitely not leaving, so no need to worry, Master!

─The female movement really is messed up, lol.

“Fuu…”

In the end, I took one last deep breath while looking at the chat window.

Slowly turned on the camera.

Clicking the ‘broadcast’ button with the mouse.

★

The plain background of the computer instantly transformed.

What appeared on the broadcast screen, which countless viewers were watching, was a clean and simple room atmosphere and one woman… streamer Rene.

Her red eyes seemed to be wandering, not looking directly at the lens, as if she was unfamiliar with the camera.

Her mouth seemed to want to say something but could only mumble.

The audio of the broadcast echoed only with an empty silence.

Rene fidgeted and clasped her hands together without saying anything.

As a result, her silvery white hair swayed, and the sight of her white neck slightly revealed held a magic that pleased countless men.

“Fuu…”

Only the sound of deep breaths, a sign of tension, echoed through the broadcast.

Rene’s skin, illuminated by the fluorescent light from the ceiling, appeared clean and vibrant without a single blemish, but her ears and cheeks were flushed red.

And then.

“Ah, h-hello…”

With Rene’s voice, which seemed cautious and trembling with nervousness…

─Whoa, damn! LOLOLOLOLOLOL!

That was the last chat that appeared.

★

─Whoa, damn! LOLOLOLOLOLOL!

With that last chat, for some reason, no more chats appeared.

“…Huh?”

10 seconds. 20 seconds. 30 seconds.

No chats coming up at all.

“Um, guys…?”

The broadcast program, OBS, was working fine.

The internet hadn’t gone out either.

The streaming homepage was obviously fine too.

But no chats were showing up at all.

And the number of viewers… began to slowly drop.

“Ah…?”

The number of viewers, which was nearly 8,000, quickly tumbled down to 6,000. To 5,000.

In the blink of an eye, the viewers began to disappear.

“Ah, ugh…”

…I see.

I was fooled. It was an illusion.

Sure enough, I… must look like something unacceptable to everyone, something they find strange.

I believed it.

Tuni’s words. Owen’s words. The Rebongi’s words.

I really believed it.

It was all a lie.

“Ugh…”

My vision started to blur.

Slowly.

But surely, the tears spilling down my hands and onto the desk grew heavier.

The wave of helplessness and emptiness washed over me.

What had I worked for up until now?

Unable to answer that question, I slowly reached for the broadcast end button…

[Receiving a call from Tuni]

[📞 | ❌]

“…Huh?”

What could this be about.

Was Tuni watching my broadcast too?

If that’s the case, what should I say to Tuni…?

“Tuni…?”

[Rene! The broadcast is down!]

“…Huh?”

[No, wait! To be precise, it’s not the broadcast, but the chat window that crashed! It’s not what you think! Suddenly, too many chats piled up! So first, turn off the broadcast, then turn it back on, and it’ll be fixed!]

…The broadcast is down?

Hearing Tuni’s words, I immediately logged into Remagal.