A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 236

[Rene]

[I’m going to work out with Harum]

[Talk | 9423 viewers | 00:19:22]

“Anyway, today’s surprise guest! It’s Rene!”

─Surprise guest (the channel owner)

─Are you going to do that pose we did last time???

─I want to see it live today too, do it again

“Hello, everyone…”

─? What’s going on

─Come out, come out, come out, come out, come out, come out, come out, come out

─Why isn’t she coming out?

“Rene? What are you doing over there?”

Even though I greeted them, with the camera still pointing away, Harum raised her eyebrows in confusion, and the chat window began to flood with messages.

“Okay, just a minute… I’m a bit shy… I need to find my calm…”

“Excuse me?”

Harum gave me a look that clearly said, ‘What are you talking about?’

And I quickly gathered that she was probably thinking, ‘You said you would buy a new workout outfit and said it was fine, so why are you suddenly shy about it now?’

No.

I truly thought it was fine, and I still have no complaints about the outfit itself, but standing in front of the Rebongi on a broadcast makes me feel shy.

─It’s okay Rene, even if you gain weight, you’re pretty 😊

─What did you even do to be shy like that???

─That won’t work on our channel owner 😅

─For real, you said you’ve gotten better at standing in front of the camera recently, so why suddenly shy???

─If you don’t come out soon, I’m going to go tug on that ceiling…

“Rene. The chat is going wild right now, shouldn’t you come out quickly? It’s already 3:30, and we need to start the broadcast.”

“Please wait a moment, everyone…”

Maybe if I just hold on for about 30 minutes, it might get a little better.

But what if it doesn’t?

Anyway, the broadcast has to go on…

Ah, should I just do what we did last time and only show Harum on screen while I work out off to the side?

─Is she trying to pull that same stunt like last time in the help section?

─If she doesn’t hurry, I’m really going to drag her to the ceiling…

How did they know?

Have I been doing too many broadcasts?

I hadn’t said anything, yet the Rebongi seemed to pick up on all my thoughts as if it were obvious.

Scary, so scary…

“…Seohye. Just proceed.”

“Okay.”

“Ugh.”

Just as I was catching my breath, Seohye quickly turned the camera to face me.

Caught off-guard by this unexpected situation, I froze up right after it started recording.

─Wow [Message deleted]

─Bread ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ [Message deleted]

─Thank you, Harum, I love you

─Crazy girl… Crazy girl… Crazy girl… Crazy girl… Crazy girl… Crazy girl… Crazy girl…

─Harum just normalized the broadcast

─Woof! Woof! Rwarrrr! Woof woof!!! Bark! Kimmy! Kimmy!

How could this be…

I thought Harum would understand my feelings, but I felt betrayed.

“If we keep this up, the broadcast won’t proceed, Rene. Let’s get started quickly.”

I was blushing from embarrassment, thinking it was unfair that Harum was talking nonchalantly.

Since she was wearing a long outfit, it made sense she wouldn’t be shy, right?

If she had the same outfit as me, she would probably be just as shy.

Although I wanted to say that, it was true that if we kept this going, we wouldn’t be able to move on with the broadcast.

In the end, I had to follow Harum, hesitantly.

“Shall we start with a simple body composition test first? Honestly, it seems unnecessary for someone like you, Rene.”

“That’s not okay…”

“Is there a reason?”

Of course, there is.

I know what that body composition test is. It’s the one where you check weight and muscle mass.

So no, I can’t do it.

Iya told me that a girl shouldn’t let others know her weight.

Anyone wanting to know a girl’s weight deserves to be hit with a Warhammer.

‘If anyone says anything about a girl’s weight, that’s an automatic death sentence. Even if it’s from Tet oppa, still death.’

Especially in my case, I was warned to be extra careful because it would surprise others.

“It’s a rule from our Cult…”

“Pfft? Aah, if that’s the case, I guess I can’t force it. Everyone, since it was mentioned, we’ll skip Rene’s body composition.”

─Oh, is that the command from Iya goddess?

─If it’s like that, I guess it can’t be helped 😊

─For real, LOL

“Well, like I mentioned earlier, since Rene obviously doesn’t need to do it, we’ll start with stretching first. …Ah, wait a minute, Rene. Do you want this?”

“Ah, yes…”

What Harum handed me was a hair tie.

“Your hair is so long, so it might be uncomfortable while you’re working out. Wouldn’t it be better to tie it into a ponytail?”

“Thank you…”

For sure, last time when we were doing the workout, even in winter, it was uncomfortable midway.

Especially when sweat would build up on the back of my neck, it felt super sticky.

After tying my hair back with the hair tie Harum gave, I began the stretching as she instructed.

★

“Okay, then I’ll quickly evaluate your physical and strength levels. Flexibility, well, we saw that from the last workout, so no need to check it again.”

─Let’s start with the three big lifts, go go go go

─Our beast will probably hit at least 150 😊

What the Rebongi really wanted from the chat was to see the three big lifts.

I feel like I’ve definitely heard that before…

“First, based on what you all are saying in the chat, we’ll proceed with the three big lifts: bench press, squat, and deadlift. What should the target be? Usually, the average for women who don’t work out professionally is around 80kg.”

Ah, those three. Right.

─I feel like you’re greatly underestimating our beast, haha;

─Let’s start at 150

─80 LOL For real, you could likely fill it with just the bench press LOL

“I know that… They said if you can’t hit 500, you’ll be banned from wearing certain clothes…”

“Excuse me? Rene, what did you just say?”

─? What do you mean?

─Unable to work out, banned from wearing clothes?

─What nonsense is this LOL

…Why is the reaction like this?

I’m sure I heard something like that before.

“Rene? Where did you hear that from?”

“Well, um… I saw it online a while back…”

“I know what that story is, but that was a meme from almost 30 years ago. I only knew about it because my father told me when he was younger…”

…Oh.

─LOL 30-year-old meme for real LOL

─Info) The channel owner once asked why Korea doesn’t use the traditional age counting

─For real, your info level is way off;

“Well, let’s just start working out…”

“Fuhuh… Okay, I got it… Phuh.”

─So cute for real LOL

I felt my face heating up as I urged Harum on… She played along thankfully, despite it being funny.

And so began the strength measurements after Harum’s explanation.

We started with the bench press, and Harum suggested we stick to just the 15kg bar to match an average woman’s measurement.

There were discussions in the chat about how that was nonsense, but I didn’t share that thought.

If that’s what the expert says, we should follow it.

In situations like this, mishaps often occur when you disregard an expert’s opinion.

And then…

“…Wait a minute. I think we can definitely add a lot more weight to this.”

Suddenly, the weight of the equipment I was lifting started increasing.

★

My testing of the three big lifts ended with the bench press.

It wasn’t for any other reason.

Once the weight went over 80kg, Harum stopped me for some reason.

“Let’s just stop here. This is for Rene’s honor, right? It seems right to stop here even for something like that.”

─Info) An average man who doesn’t work out usually maxes out at the bench around 50kg

─Sorry, I won’t mess around anymore, Rene…

─Are you for real, hitting 80 just with the bench press LOL

─I’m sorry… I’m sorry… I’m sorry… I’m sorry… I’m sorry… I’m sorry…

─How does that body produce that kind of strength?

─For real, are the Rebongi who only sit around at home going down with a single punch???

─You still look relaxed, which is seriously scary 😅

Thanks to this, the chat started treating me like a human weapon…

Well, to be honest, I felt a bit regretful.

The equipment was still considerably lighter than the Warhammer I used back in my world.

Each time the weight increased, there was this feeling of accomplishment? Something like that, which made it feel overly awkward.

But, well, since Harum, the expert, said there was no need to do more, I had no choice but to accept it.

After finishing the strength training, I started following the exercises Harum guided.

We did deadlifts and squats as well.

“Okay! Originally, the reason Rene contacted me was that she saw in the chat that she gained weight. So, that means you’re here to lose weight, right? Therefore, instead of measuring weights, we’ll follow the diet methods that our trainers guide us.”

With those words, we began with the maximum weights usually given to female streamers.

Of course, I succeeded with all of them.

To be honest, they were so light that I didn’t even realize I was lifting anything.

After about an hour of this workout, despite the air conditioning being on, I started to sweat.

I wasn’t tired, though.

“Let’s take a quick break before continuing. Here’s a towel… and please wait a moment for water.”

“Okay…”

Receiving the towel from Harum, I sat down on the bench and raised my hair that was tied behind.

Sweat had built up on my neck…

Even with it tied up, if it had been down, I really couldn’t imagine what it would have been like.

I didn’t want to think about it.

─Wow [Message deleted]

─Mch mch mch mch mch mch

─Boom!!!! LOL

─I love you, Rene, please marry me and give birth to my child…

As I tried to wipe my neck, I suddenly noticed the chat window on my phone getting rowdy.

Usually, the Rebongi’s reactions like this… often involved perverted talk.

Not knowing the reason, I checked the broadcast screen.

“…Ugh.”

[The broadcast has ended.]

─I’ve been caught, I’ve been caught, I’ve been caught, I’ve been caught, I’ve been caught, I’ve been caught

─Kya, that reaction is so tasty LOL

─Rwarrrr I can’t hold it any longer…

─Please trade me… Please trade me… Please trade me…

Immediately, I ended the broadcast.

“Uh? Why did you stop the broadcast?”

“…I’ll turn it back on when I restart.”

Perverts….