A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 192

“…Huh?”

For some reason, when I woke up, there were rumors about Ga-eun and Edde dating on the New Dimension community.

And apparently, the cause was my broadcast yesterday.

…Why?

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【New Dimension Gallery】

【Title: Summary of the Current Ga-eun Edde Dating Rumor.txt】

【Author: Frontline】

(Rene Offline Event Broadcast Statement.mp4)

1. Yesterday, Rene <<< said something during the broadcast while discussing the PVP recap she had with Edde.



2. After finishing the recap, she stated, “Ga-eun and Edde’s PVP play style—specifically, their moving steps—are completely identical.”



3. Then, suddenly, there was an inexplicable cutoff. After that, no posts were made in places like Remagal.



4. Ga-eun and Edde had previously mentioned exchanging thoughts about PVP.



(Edde Play Ga-eun Play Mashup.mp4)



5. However, it wasn’t just a matter of exchanging thoughts; it was revealed on Rene’s broadcast that the steps deemed crucial in PVP by professionals were nearly identical.



6. When Edde first started broadcasting her PVP, there were no such steps at all.



(Edde Past and Present Play Slow-mo Compilation.mp4)



7. Of course, she did rise to the Ex rank back then, but her win rate of 72 percent wasn’t anything close to the monster performance she has now, nor was she ranked number one globally.



8. But suddenly, she developed those habits, causing her win rate to skyrocket and achieving an overwhelming number one globally.



(Edde Learned a Lot from Ga-eun.mp4)



9. And then it came to light that this discussion happened after she achieved the number one global ranking.



10. Thus, speculation arose that Edde started dating Ga-eun and learned those steps from her, leading Rene to think she might accidentally mention their relationship on air, which is why she cut the broadcast.



11. In fact, there were also rumors about Edde being Ga-eun TS.



12. And now,



【Recommended: 54 / Not Recommended: 5】



ㅇㅇ: What the heck is number 11, damn it;



└Frontline: I don’t know either…



ㅇㅇ: This is definitely them dating; honestly, it’d be strange if they weren’t,ㅇㅇ;



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…This is just a bunch of plausible speculations strung together.



The reason I suddenly cut the broadcast yesterday has nothing to do with Edde at all.



I cut the broadcast because I thought the comment about Edde and Ga-eun’s identical steps might highlight a weakness in Ga-eun’s gameplay based on my words…



So, I ended the broadcast and immediately contacted Jaehun to ask if my statement would be an issue for Ga-eun’s career.



[Ah, it’s fine. Everyone knows that step already, and that isn’t the only weapon she has. There’s no problem at all. …Although I’m surprised that Rene found a weakness there, considering everyone knew and couldn’t counter it.]



Fortunately, I received a response that there was no problem at all, and I felt really relieved…



Anyway, after that, I relaxed, lay on my bed, and dozed off after receiving the Reverse Capsule.



All this talk about knowing their relationship, cutting the broadcast out of fear of making a mistake, and being trained to be cautious with my words at the company…
It’s all not true.
Of course, I did have an inkling about their relationship.

…But I totally understood how people could interpret my broadcast that way.
What should I do…?
Help me, Director Aemong…

[Yes, Rene.]

“Di-Director… I’m looking at the community situation right now… and about my broadcast yesterday…”

[Ah, I was checking on it too. I didn’t watch your broadcast yesterday, so I didn’t know how it felt… But it’s clear there were misunderstandings by the viewers. Of course, I know that you didn’t have that intention, but cutting the broadcast overall turned out to be a bad move.]

“I’m sorry…”

[No need to apologize. …Well, I kind of expected this level of speculation from the moment I brought you on board.]

“Eh?”

[Nothing. For now, it seems Ga-eun and Edde are talking, so I think you don’t need to worry too much about it. However, you will need to explain what happened during the broadcast later on.]

“Understood… I’m sorry…”

[Okay. I’ll contact you later.]

With those words from Director Aemong, the call ended.

I felt overwhelmingly apologetic…

I even received a ton of personal messages from Ga-eun and Edde, and I didn’t have any clue how to respond to them.

I should probably start with an apology…?
Even if it’s not really my fault, it’s my broadcast that stirred this all up.

[Ga-eun: Edde and I decided to date.]

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“Haha….”
“Hu, Haha….”

At a classic-styled café table, two individuals stared at each other awkwardly.
A woman with noticeable light brown and blue bridge-dyed hair and a man with sharp eyes that left an impression.
They were currently the talk of the New Dimension community: Ga-eun and Edde.

“…I feel like this is the first time we’re meeting for such a reason.”
“Um, it is…”

Edde awkwardly chuckled at Ga-eun’s words.
Usually, they talked about PVP-related topics easily.
They had definitely shared personal conversations, but that was extremely rare.
And now that wasn’t even about PVP or personal matters, but rather a meeting to clean up a mess.

“First off… I spoke with Director, and they said Rene had no intention whatsoever.”
“Yes…”
“They were worried that while discussing Edde’s play, my weaknesses could be exposed, which triggered their actions.”
“I-I’m sorry…. It’s my fault for losing….”
“There’s no need to think that way at all. At the end of the day, my style is something all pro-gamers are already aware of. If anything, Rene is the odd exception.”

As Ga-eun mentioned, her unique style was something all pro-gamers knew well.

But she remained unrivaled because even with that knowledge, they couldn’t counter her.
Ga-eun was aware of this fact and didn’t mind it at all.

“Anyway, this whole situation… not sure if I should call it that, but we need to sort it out.”
“Yes…”
“Inserting all the truths to create a narrative doesn’t make it a fact… But truthfully, I think the flow was such that we could only think that way.”
“That’s true…”

There were no forced stories patched together in strange ways, nor were there alleged dating rumors created from nothing at all.
It clearly fell into the realm of ‘speculation’ that people could easily think.

“Well, I hear there’s a recorded file of the conversation between you and the Director, so I think clarifying won’t be too difficult.”
“And we could also share records of the conversations that Ga-eun and I had…”

However, they had more than enough evidence to showcase to the public.
Thus, they could wrap things up without hitting any snags, without feeling burdened.

“Then I’ll contact Rene.”
“Yeah… Haha, it’s a bit embarrassing…”

Ga-eun smiled faintly and messaged Rene.

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[Ga-eun: Edde and I decided to date.]
“…Huh?”
[Ga-eun: So, I want to talk about this tonight on Edde’s channel; could you come as a guest?]
What the heck does this mean?
Weren’t they dating already…?
[René: Weren’t you two already dating?]
[Ga-eun: Huh?]
[Ga-eun: We did have a mutual liking, but we weren’t officially dating.]
[Ga-eun: But while discussing that content in the community…]
[Ga-eun: We confirmed there was mutual liking, and I just confessed.]

Huh.

[Ga-eun: Thank you, Rene.]
[Ga-eun: Thanks to you, I could muster up the courage.]
…How should I respond to this?
Is it okay to think it’s resolving pleasantly…?
[René: Ah… Congratulations!]
[Ga-eun: Thank you. So could you be a guest on Edde’s stream tonight?]
…Hmm.
Of course, I want to refuse.
But since I’m the fundamental cause of this whole incident, I can’t just leave it, right…?
[René: I understand…]
[Ga-eun: Thank you!]

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“So, are you two together now…?”
[We each had our schedules and ended up parting for now.]
[Um, I honestly can’t believe it yet… I never thought I’d end up in this kind of relationship with Ga-eun…]
[…I thought the same about being in a relationship with Edde.]
[Hahaha….]
[Hahaha….]
[I’m so happy….]
[So am I.]

“Haha….”
Um… I’m here in this call too, you know?
Of course, I’ll support you, but can you not do couple things when I’m not around?
[Well, let’s start the stream slowly…]
[Yeah.]
“Okay….”
[Edde]

[Talking about the recent incident]
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I want to rest quickly…