A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 221

What is the most important ability for a person to have while living?

If I ask this question, I bet there would be a plethora of different answers from various people.

For someone into sports, they might likely mention strength or stamina depending on their sport, while those in a rush to get a job might argue that academic credentials are crucial.

Or perhaps some people value wealth above all else just because.

Well, I think there isn’t a right answer to this question.

It’s something that can change depending on the situation at any given moment.

And if you were to ask me this question… right now, I’d probably say that the ability to be self-aware is the most important thing.

Living as a streamer and doing internet broadcasts, I’ve come to realize that even if I make mistakes, the flames of chaos burn bright, and even when I don’t mess up, the fire still blazes.

Of course, in my case, most of that chaos is due to the rebongi’s antics.

But the moment I can accurately read the situation, I’ve come to understand that the atmosphere can always be altered.

So, for me now, the most important skill is definitely awareness.

“Hmm…”

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【Rene Galleryⓜ】

【Title: If there are rebongi who want to do a ‘fan meeting’ again after a long time, give it a thumbs up, lol】 (15)

【Title: Seriously, is broadcasting really that easy??? Do rebongi think it’s a joke???】 (8)

【Title: I’m not asking for something difficult, just turn on the broadcast consistently!】 (11)

【Title: Seriously, power struggles aren’t easy, damn it…】 (16)

【Title: Right now, while Tenryon is on break and Remagal is blazing, that’s the template】 (31)

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Remagal has been on fire since yesterday.

The reason? Because of my break.

And having learned that, all I could think was “Why…??”

Right after I posted the announcement of my break, it didn’t feel at all like it would start burning.

There were tons of comments saying to take a good rest!

The day before, I’d drunk quite a lot and had left behind some dark history, so the rebongi were in a forgiving mood regarding my break.

No.

To be precise, many rebongi expected that I would take a break regardless.

After all, I had always taken a break the day after my two drinking streams.

But when I posted the break announcement after finishing my consultation with Eri in the evening, that was when Remagal started blazing intensely.

And that’s what I couldn’t understand.

It wasn’t without reason; I clearly explained that it was a break due to personal circumstances…?

I mean, why on earth would a VTuber Rene declare a break and yet Remagal was on fire…?

Even though I’d sharpened my awareness during my streaming career for over half a year, I couldn’t fathom the current situation.

“Hmm…”

Would simply turning on the broadcast solve this situation?

Probably, right?

There are plenty of posts on the concept thread stating that they’d be satisfied as long as I just turned on the broadcast.

But if I turn on the broadcast, I have to turn on the camera too.

I’d made such a promise two days ago.

Of course, promises need to be kept no matter what, but suddenly, I’m just not feeling like broadcasting at all…

But my instincts, honed over the past half-year, kept telling me.

If I don’t make an announcement that I’m turning on the broadcast now, no matter what I do, this fire won’t die down.

“Sigh…”

Ultimately, I slowly began to write the broadcast announcement.

To think I have to write this for the rebongi while feeling like I don’t want to broadcast…

I just wish they’d acknowledge how much effort I’m putting in.

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【Rene Galleryⓜ】

【Title: Today Bora said she won’t come, so I’ll turn on the broadcast at 3 PM】

【Written by: Rene🔸】

Please wait a little longer, everyone!

【Likes: 64 / Dislikes: 3】

Nore Rene No Life🔹: Damn, finally! Haha!

ㅇㅇ: If Rene was watching until the fire dies down, give it a thumbs up, lol.

Pioneer: Ah, so if you burn Remagal, the gallery master will start broadcasting faster!

└Rene🔸: Please don’t do that!

【Title: Alright everyone, thank you for your hard work today, let’s disband now】

【Written by: It’s nice that there’s no one here, ㅇㅅㅇ】

(Chimpanzee protest dissolving meme.webp)

Thank you all for your hard work! Today’s broadcast will be from the gallery master faster than usual~

【Likes: 57 / Dislikes: 1】

ㅇㅇ: Thanks everyone~

【Title: Honestly, if I were a rebongi who wanted to burn even more, give it a thumbs up, lol】

【Written by: ㅇㅇ】

Hey, it got heated, got heated! Haha!

【Likes: 57 / Dislikes: 1】

New Dimension Expert: Isn’t it just that the gallery master isn’t broadcasting, so rebongi have nothing but to burn in the gallery?

└Written by: ㅇㅇ: For real, lol

【Title: Originally, if the gallery master just took a break without thinking about anything…】

【Written by: ㅇㅇ】

Then the rebongi burning was all part of the WWE, ㅇㅇ;

But now that the broadcast is suddenly starting early, it will be included in the WWE from now on.

【Likes: 48 / Dislikes: 5】

ㅇㅇ: What’s WWE again, you oldie?

└Written by: ㅇㅇ: If you don’t know, then just go search, damn it!

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[Rene]

[Hello, let’s talk]

[Talk | 8625 viewers currently | 00:01:39]

─So, can I really breathe now…?

─Damn it, if you keep saying Rene is not Rene, shouldn’t you adjust the time when Rene is active, so what are we supposed to do if they both take a break?

─I don’t know what this means, but I think I get it, lol.

─From today onwards, it’s a permanent cam broadcast, damn it! Hahaha!【Message deleted.】

─Hurry and turn on the cam, Tenryon! Hurry and turn on the cam, Tenryon! Hurry and turn on the cam, Tenryon! Hurry and turn on the cam, Tenryon!

Indeed, I learned that once you start broadcasting, the flames settle down.

Of course, there are still a lot of things I don’t understand, but… well, I can just ask about that a bit later.

“Hmm… everyone, hello…”

─Turn on the cam first, Tenryon! Turn on the cam first, Tenryon!

─Why haven’t you turned on the camera? Did you forget your promise? You said you’d keep your promises no matter what!

─If you don’t turn on the camera, I’ll hold my breath again, damn it???

─Cough, cough, cough…

─Make sure to write down the gallery master’s name in the will, ㅇㅇ;

─Bring some video donations, since you said you’d turn on the camera, you damn it, ㅇㅇ;

Oh dear.

=‘Hurry and turn on the cam’ has donated 50,000 won.

(Video donation)

I just joined the broadcast and greeted everyone, and yet, for some reason, the atmosphere in the chat window got instantly intense.

Why…?

[So you guys are all making promises with me…? You absolutely won’t say anything strange to me…!]

[Thank you all so much…!]

[Yes…! Because we absolutely must keep our promises…!]

[From now on, I’ll definitely make sure to broadcast with the camera on…!]

Also, the video donations were just a matter of course from the drinking stream two days ago.

I really can’t understand what I did wrong for them to react like this.

In the gallery, they said it didn’t matter what I did as long as I turned on the broadcast.

Looking at it this way, it’s pretty cruel that people’s hearts can be so fickle.

I didn’t say I wouldn’t turn on the camera or anything; I was planning to turn it on anyway.

I can’t believe that just because I greeted everyone without turning on the camera, they would start burning the chat window.

I wish the rebongi would reflect on this.

Seriously, knowing nothing at all…

“Everyone, for now, please calm down… of course I’m planning to turn on the camera as promised… just a moment!”

─If the chat hadn’t burned, I swear this Tenryon wouldn’t have turned on the camera, ㅇㅇ I saw it with my own eyes, ㅇㅇ

─For real, it seems she was trying to let it slip by without doing anything, lol.

Hmm.

Why do I feel like the rebongi don’t trust me today more than usual?

It seems like it’s burning much more intensely than usual…

If I’ve ever broken even the smallest promise since I made one, then I suppose it makes sense for them to react this way.

Trust can slowly start to break in those small parts, that’s what Iya told me.

But until now, I… wait a minute.

Could it be because of that day when I turned on the broadcast to show that I was okay?

At the time, I might have worried everyone because I suddenly gave up on the New Dimension World Quest, but looking back on it after some time, people who didn’t know the situation would see me as a streamer who broke their promise to take a break and then turned on the stream…

Certainly, I might have lost some trust there.

If that’s the case, this situation isn’t the rebongi being unreasonable, but rather my own karma.

Indeed, just because I act with good intentions doesn’t guarantee good outcomes.

Having realized this truth that pierces through the world, I felt a pang of regret as I set up the camera.

Well, I can slowly regain the lost trust if I work hard.

Even if that’s a really arduous path, I have no intention of giving up.

After all, I’m able to live like this thanks to the rebongi.

“So now, I’ll turn on the camera…”

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

─I’m ready to breathe, just turn it on, seriously ㅇㅇ;

─Give me my food, give me my food, give me my food, give me my food, give me my food! 【Message deleted.】

─Let’s go~ Let’s go~ Let’s go~ Let’s go~ Let’s go~ Let’s go~ Let’s go~ Let’s go~

As I looked at the chat window, I gradually clicked the synchronization button.

“Ta-da…”

─Sure, I’ll just die, damn it, lol

─Is the power struggle starting again??? This is just terrible??? I’m mad??? Let’s settle this!!!

─Yet your hands look so pretty in the meantime, which makes me even angrier, haha!

─Info: If a person fights a bear, they lose.

─I can just shoot them and win, ㅇㅇ;

─Info 2: Rene can swing her hands at the speed of Mach 4 to deflect bullets.

─That’s something even a bear can’t do, damn it, haha!

─Oh damn, if you keep coming out like that, Tenryon, I’m just going to end it all, ㅇㅇ

“Hmm…”

For some reason, even after turning on the camera, the chat window was still ablaze.

I shifted my gaze to the broadcast screen and, just as I had checked earlier, the camera was clearly capturing my hands and keyboard perfectly.

But what is going on with everyone…?