A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 19

What should I say?

In my personal opinion, I’m quite a prime catch when it comes to part-time jobs.

After running away from home in my previous life, I’ve done just about everything imaginable.

From logistics part-time work to convenience stores, washing dishes in restaurants, gaming cafes, construction work, cafes, and pubs.

If it weren’t for the illegal stuff, I would have tried it all.

Well, I’ve lost quite a bit of money too.

But the act of disguising my identity is illegal as well.

However, I had no choice to survive.

So, if someone would just give me a real job, I could really work hard at it….

“I’m sorry, but… I don’t think it will work.”

“W-why is that…?”

“Hmm. You mentioned that you were rejected from all the other part-time jobs at your interviews, right?”

“Yes….”

Today’s part-time job interview was at a supermarket just ten minutes from home.

And the owner, scratching his head as if in regret, explained the reasons why it would be difficult for me to work at this supermarket.

“First of all, the biggest reason is… confidence, I guess? You stutter when you talk, and you can’t look people in the eye… While we may not be professional service employees, we still need to be friendly to our customers. But it seems impossible for you, Ms. Selene. Even customers with rude personalities get angry if you don’t greet them properly.”

A heart-wrenching blow, hard to refute.

It hurts.

“And the second reason is that you’re a foreigner.”

“…Excuse me?”

I’m a native Korean!

“To be precise, the fact that you’re a foreigner without any work experience is a bit… We’re in a tight spot hiring someone who might run away at any moment.”

“N-no, uhm….”

How should I explain this?

I’m truly a native Korean! This feels so unfair.

Of course, with this silvery-white hair and red eyes, and with the name Selene, I can see why they might think I’m a foreigner, right?

But I really am a native Korean!!!

Well, it’s from my previous life, but still.

Anyway, have you ever seen a foreigner who speaks Korean this fluently?

I wanted to argue that point, but… yeah. If I could, I would’ve gotten a job way earlier….

“Anyway, both of these reasons are pretty significant disqualifications for us… It’s going to be tough.”

In the end, with those words, the interview concluded.

I stepped out of the office, dragging my heavy steps back home.

I finally went to an interview after so long, and this is a complete bust.

I kind of expected it, but hearing that my lack of experience as a foreigner was a major disqualification hit harder than I thought.

I’m a native Korean, for crying out loud….

“Sigh…”

As I exhaled, my breath escaped in a puff, announcing the cold winter.

The sky was clear.

★

“Hmmm….”

It seems the PVP I had with that heretic who went by Maratangko or Maribako yesterday has become quite the topic in the community.

Not just in the New Dimension Gallery, but the story has also spread to the free board of the New Dimension website, and somehow, a video was uploaded on OnTube by an unknown person.

Well, the view count is pitiful, though.

Especially in the New Dimension Gallery, it was still buzzing, mainly because of a bigger reason than yesterday’s PVP video.

【Title: LOL This guy really is consistent with his concept】

【Posted by: Please hire me】

[Rather than trusting in Elun or whatever, better to stick with Charlotte, LOL] (3)

Instead of being a priest or paladin in the New Dimension, I’d rather watch a cute anime girl, LOL

So who the heck is Charlotte from “Survival of the Dark Uncle,” anyway, you perv? LOL

【Likes: 4 / Dislikes: 1】

ㅇㅇ: You’re so excited just because you recognized your own reference, LOL

New Dimension Gallery 1: What’s Charlotte?

└Please hire me: She’s the heroine from an anime a few years back, LOL

└New Dimension Gallery 1: …How does Nang-gung know about that?

It turned out that the guy who occasionally stirred up trouble in the gallery was actually me.

To be precise, what I did wasn’t stirring up trouble.

I simply gave every New Dimension user a chance to repent from their heresy.

To think my beautiful goodwill is being treated as troublemaking! My heart aches so much….

But even if it hurts, if I can use it, I should use it.

When attention was focused on me….

“Rene unnie.”

“Oh, yes….”

“Mom said she’s bringing Tteokgalbi for dinner tonight.”

“Ah… Thank you.”

“Don’t tell me. Tell Mom.”

“Yes….”

For now, should I just think about eating Tteokgalbi for dinner?

I can’t resist Tteokgalbi.

★

【Title: Please stop the defamation against me】

I don’t simply dislike jobs like priest or paladin; I’m merely trying to repent those people belonging to the strange Elun cult as a legitimate Inquisition Officer.

That said, everyone, I just started my broadcast. Would you like to watch it?

RiMing.tv/ND_Lene

【Likes: 45 / Dislikes: 53】

I prefer priests: Would you even go, damn it?

└Post by: ㅇㅇ: That language is too harsh, ugh.

Letterato: Don’t you know the meaning of the word “justifiable”?

└Post by: ㅇㅇ: Please don’t defame me.

New Dimension Gallery 1: Wow, hello, ㅇㅇ (Inquisition Officer) from New Dimension Gallery 123!!!

└Post by: ㅇㅇ: Please don’t get friendly.

New Dimension Gallery 2: Go to the broadcasting gallery, LOL.

└Post by: ㅇㅇ: You should come visit; it’s fun! Hehe.

I’m a raccoon, idiots: What the hell do you want to say to priest or paladin users?

└Post by: ㅇㅇ: My broadcast is about heresy banishment.

★

Internet broadcasting becomes meaningless without viewers.

In other words, attracting people’s attention is the most crucial part of this job.

So, I thought, if I start broadcasting while my name draws attention in all kinds of communities, it might yield good results?

[Rene]

[Reviving the Inquisition]

[New Dimension | 13 viewers online | 0:00:13]

As I expected, as soon as I started the broadcast, a whopping 13 people entered.

Considering I had only two regular viewers before, that’s an increase of six times!

This was clearly the beginning of my success story.

─Hey

─Is that really him?

─Why didn’t you broadcast when you were getting ganked yesterday?

Of course, my first regular viewers, Lainel and Moriarty, were watching as expected.

My heart is racing.

“Hello…”

─???

─What the hell???

─Wait, is she a girl???

My voice raised doubts in the chat, rapidly filling the screen.

So, it seems me being a girl is truly more astonishing than I thought.

“I’m a guy… um, I’m using a Voice Changer.”

─Oh shit, a gay dude, LOL

─What a trashy hick.

─Sigh.

[Rene]

[Reviving the Inquisition]

[New Dimension | 8 viewers online | 0:01:21]

…Instantly, five viewers left.

How cruel.

Was this a sign that I turned down the wrong path?

I began to wonder that; however, I should at least watch this for a month.

After all, eight viewers is still a four-fold increase compared to the day before, so there’s no problem.

“Um… is there a so-called priest, priestess, or Inquisition Officer among the viewers?”

─I’m a priest.

One person.

Hmm…. With one viewer being so precious right now, should I just ban them?

At that moment, I contemplated that, but I can’t make exceptions.

“Repentance, please. I’ll ban you for three minutes.”

Still, ten minutes seems too long, so I’ll just go for three minutes.

─???

─This guy’s really crazy.

─You’d have come from the gallery, so why would you answer that so willingly? LOL

─For real, do you still not know who that guy is?

─Your voice is too soft.

“It’s because I’m not used to speaking yet, so please bear with me…”

Fortunately, no additional viewers left.

The heretic I banned for three minutes, ‘Zeary’, thankfully returned after the time was up.

“Zeary, have you repented?”

─Yeah, I think so, LOL.

“Are you going to delete that self-proclaimed priest character?”

─Yeah, I’ll try.

The response is not what I had hoped… but since they said they repented, I’ll take their word for it.

I’m a pious priest, after all.

“Anyway, earlier, Lainel asked why I hadn’t broadcast while getting ganked… the thing is, I didn’t have time to get permission from the opponent heretic.”

─Can’t you just turn it on?

“Just in case things go unexpectedly, you know. And… today’s content is going to analyze yesterday’s PVP.”

─? Did you get permission for that?

“I didn’t ask, though?”

─?

─What? LOL

─Remember what you just said, teacher.

“That’s different. I won, didn’t I? In cases like this, the winner is… the justice.”

─What a crazy dude, LOL.

─It all makes sense; this is how a concept weirdo can keep it going for over a year.

After establishing my perfect sense of justice, I played the previously saved PVP replay from yesterday.

What unfolded in my view was a vast plain.

To the left stood me, and to the right stood that heretic from yesterday.

PVP replays can be viewed from a third-person perspective, which made it easier for me to describe the scene.

“First of all, my job is Traveler, and the opponent is a self-proclaimed priest… heretic, right?”

So I began explaining yesterday’s setup to them.

─I barely understood what you just said.

─What the heck is this guy on about?

─Mararico, you lost to this dude?

I was able to draw quite a successful response from them.

It seemed the speaking videos I glanced through before going to bed helped me a lot.

=‘This is getting a bit absurd’ donated 1000 won.

Wow, this is really good. I was originally wanting to climb the PVP ranking too…

“Ah, thank you for the 1000 won donation. That’s the basics, so if you keep this in mind, you’ll find it much easier…”

─This is considered the basics?

─You already have a loyal fan, LOL.

─Get rid of your loyal fan, damn it.

─Do me and my definition of the word “basis” differ?

─What level does the advanced course go to then?

With the first donation came in.

No need to say more; today was a successful day.