A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 195

Soon, there will be less than a day until the first World Quest of New Dimension, the Hunt of Tagirion begins.

I wonder how the quest will unfold?

Well, since the objective is to hunt Tagirion, it’s obvious that a raid will take place, right?

Then, what patterns will the newly emerging Tagirion display?

As various thoughts crossed my mind, I suddenly realized something.

My recent broadcast activities felt a bit dull.

I definitely didn’t mean to say it was boring.

Just chatting about trivial things with my Rebongi was enough to keep me entertained.

But still, how should I put it…

It feels like something is slightly lacking…?

Why do I feel this sense of disappointment and emptiness?

I wanted to understand the reason for this before my future broadcasts.

So, what should I do in times like this…?

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【Rene Galleryⓜ】

【Title: I’ll take a break today…】

【Author: Rene🔸】

To give it my all for tomorrow’s World Quest, the Hunt of Tagirion, I will be taking a break today.

【Upvotes: 89 / Downvotes: 89】

Nore Rene No Life🔹: Damn it!

Here’s nice without you ㅇㅅㅇ: The reason for the break is seriously stupid…

ㅇㅇ: Just turn on the stream and chat randomly, Tenren!

【Title: VTuber Rene is taking a break】

【Author: Daguras🔹】

[Rene @LeneVtuber · 1 minute ago]

Due to personal reasons, I will be taking a break today. See you tomorrow, my Believers.

I’ll just die, damn it ㅇㅇ

【Upvotes: 77 / Downvotes: 77】

Blue Steel: What value does my life have without a double Rene broadcast???

ㅇㅇ: I’ll just die today too ㅇㅇ If you see the news from the Han River, that’ll be me ㅇㅇ

HollowKing: So, today two Tenrens are capturing several people…

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Sadly, I had to declare a break for the future of my broadcasts.

In the sudden free time I had, I started searching for various things online.

And right now, I was looking up a recipe for crepes.

There was no particular reason for it.

I just ended up watching this video as I followed the guidance of OnTube’s algorithm.

…Wait a minute.

“Gah…!”

How could this be?

The break I declared today was supposed to solve the disappointment and emptiness I was feeling during recent broadcasts.

If I’m just lounging around like this, it would mean I declared a break just to rest.

That must never happen.

So, I’ll just check out this crepe-making method and think of a solution.

“Hmm….”

Alright, maybe I should watch this animation review video for a solution.

“Hmm….”

Alright, just this one last game highlight video will help me come up with a solution.

“Hmm….”

Just this final cat grooming video…

“…Gah.”

Before I knew it, it was 1 PM.

After postponing it for the last, last, last, last time, over two hours had already passed.

What the heck is going on?

“Haah….”

I immediately stood up and headed to the living room.

A place without a computer or even a Reverse Capsule.

In that quiet space where I spent less than ten minutes a day, I looked up at the ceiling and thought.

Maybe I should take a walk outside for the first time in a while…

Of course, I regularly had reasons to go outside.

Just yesterday, I had to go out to take out the trash, and last week I even attended an official offline event for New Dimension in person.

But those outings were things I had to do, unavoidable tasks.

Now, I was thinking about just going outside for a casual walk without any reason.

Although I generally dislike going outside, sometimes I wish to just walk and gaze at the blue sky without any thoughts.

Normally, I would have done that in New Dimension, but… now I didn’t feel like it.

…Yeah.

If I’m going out, I should do it now.

The time when the area around my house is the least crowded is right about now.

After all, Bora said she wouldn’t be coming today.

So staying home wouldn’t change anything.

Alright.

Then let’s head out as quickly as I can.

I promptly put on my hat and sunglasses, checking in front of the Full Body Mirror to ensure everything was alright.

“Tsk….”

My eyes aren’t visible for sure, but these hair strands are definitely a problem.

No matter what hat I wear, they’re exposed, sigh…

I also considered wearing a hat with an incredibly wide brim, but that doesn’t mean it’ll cover my hair completely, and it could draw even more attention!

Of course, I now know that almost no one thinks my hair looks weird.

Tuni, Owen, and my Rebongi showed me that I’m not the strange one.

But for a hikikomori like me, attention is still a burden…

So I need to find a way to attract as little attention as possible.

Feeling that disappointment, I checked one more time to see if everything was alright, took a deep breath, and slowly stepped outside.

“Haah….”

It was a day when the last traces of spring were felt before summer started.

The clear blue sky with clouds flowing by seemed to wash my heart clean as well.

I do like the night sky more than the blue one in general, but I don’t dislike this kind of sky either.

“Hmm…”

Fortunately, as expected, there were hardly any people on the streets.

There weren’t absolutely none, but thanks to my hat and sunglasses, I didn’t stand out too much.

So wandering without any thoughts… no, while thinking about methods to resolve the disappointment and emptiness from broadcasting, I continued my walk.

“Excuse me… are you the lovely Rene?”

“Gah?!”

Someone called from behind me.

Surprised, I turned around to see a woman with sparkling eyes standing there.

“Oh! Is it really you, Rene?! I’m not mistaken, am I?!”

“Uh, yes… it’s me…”

“Um… I’m such a huge fan! I’ve gained lots of strength from watching your broadcasts! Ah, what do I say…? Anyway, I always enjoy watching them!”

“T-thank you….”

Suddenly faced with a Rebongi… or should I say, a Lesoon?

Whatever the case, she started saying that she hopes I continue doing my broadcasts and began rummaging through her bag for something.

“Just a moment… where is it? Ah, found it. Um, Rene, I’m so sorry, but could I get your autograph?”

“Autograph…?”

“Yes! I want to keep it as a charm!”

It was a bit too much to refuse by saying I don’t have anything like that… because her eyes were filled with such high hopes.

In the end, I wrote ‘Lene’ in as beautiful a letter as I could.

“C-can I also take a photo…?”

I quietly nodded at her next request.

One with the hat and sunglasses on.

And one more without them.

“Um… I’m sorry, but can I post these photos on Remagal?”

…Hmm.

Honestly, I wanted to refuse that.

However, with today’s break from broadcasting and the camera off for a while, I thought this was okay…

Lost in that thought, I ultimately had no choice but to nod.

“Thank you! But, Rene, you said you’re taking a break today, right? Do you have any plans?”

“Ah, no… I just stepped out for a short walk…”

“Aha. I just dropped by due to work. At first, I thought of postponing until tomorrow, but today I saw you… what luck!”

“Y-yeah…”

If it’s for work, shouldn’t you have no time to chat with me?

It wasn’t that I felt burdened by that; I was genuinely worried… but the words rose up to my throat and became something else entirely.

Eventually, we talked for about ten minutes standing on the street.

“Ah, I really should be going now! Thank you for listening! I’ll continue to enjoy your broadcasts!”

“Ah, okay… have a good day…”

Finally, I could part ways with the energetic Lesoon.

Of course, I was extraordinarily grateful that she liked me.

Yet still, talking with others is hard.

Especially with someone so lively.

…It made me feel utterly tired.

I should head back and rest.

So upon returning home and accessing Remagal, I found the post written by the Lesoon I had just met had become a featured post.

“Wha….”

She was definitely a woman…

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【Rene Galleryⓜ】

【Title: I went out today and met the Gallery Master lolololol】

【Author: ㅇㅇ】

(Hat sunglasses gallery master photo.webp)

I was out due to some work, and I randomly encountered the Gallery Master lol.

She said she came out for a walk after watching OnTube at home, I think.

She seriously looked like a shining star ㅇㅇ just standing next to her made me feel like a squid.

Honestly, when I first saw her face, I thought she must have done some touch-up, but no!

The camera couldn’t capture her true beauty ㅇㅇ.

There’s another photo without the hat and sunglasses, but I won’t be posting that.

And her food was seriously gigantic…

Oh my gosh, my chubby Rebongi mama…

【Upvotes: 64 / Downvotes: 48】

Nore Rene No Life🔹: Damn, why is it only you, damn it!

Here’s nice without you ㅇㅅㅇ: Paddak, seriously…

└ㅇㅇ🔹: I support you

└Author ㅇㅇ: ???

└ㅇㅇ🔹: What’s up, damn it?

Blue Steel: Don’t mess around and post all the photos!

└Author ㅇㅇ: No way I’m posting those ㅋㅋ

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“Is there no bug?”

“No. The QA team hasn’t reported any issues so far.”

“Thank goodness. …I wonder how things will unfold.”

Tomorrow marks the beginning of New Dimension’s first World Quest, the Hunt of Tagirion, which will run for a week.

To finalize things, the staff of New Advent, the creator of New Dimension, were in a last-minute rush.

“What do you think will be the outcome, Team Leader?”

“Well, to be honest, I’m not sure. It’s entirely different from the raids we’ve done so far. I’m uncertain whether it can be cleared or not.”

“According to our predictions, won’t it depend on the performance of the members listed here?”

The list the staff mentioned contained nicknames that any New Dimension player would have heard of at least once.

It was a list focusing not on problematic players, but on those who caught the eye of the creators as interesting players.

[Ga-eun | Martial Artist | Pro Gamer (Ga-eun) | ★★★★]

[Frontier | Warrior | Streamer (Frontier) | ★★]

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[Inquisition Officer | Traveler | Streamer (Rene) | ★★★★★]