A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 238

[Rene]

[Hello]

[Talk | 9287 viewers | 00:25:33]

It took quite a while to calm down the Rebongi.

I was just reminiscing about my hard training from that other world, but why did everyone get so angry?

They’re watching the stream to hear my stories, yet they get mad when I share them.

I wish someone would answer this cruel contradiction.

Anyway, I barely finished that topic and started sharing what I felt while working out with Harum.

“In my case, maybe because I didn’t learn sports professionally, it felt a bit curious…”

─Then what the heck have you learned…?

─The atmosphere is, it’s just not lively enough, teacher…

─Everyone usually says that when they start learning proper exercises.

“What should I say…? To be honest, I didn’t feel the stimulating stuff you all mentioned, but it’s fascinating to see how the machine helps certain parts of the body…”

Of course, there were still some chat messages rolling in from the earlier mood, but since they weren’t angry, I could let that slide.

─So, what’s your actual total?

─I’m seriously curious, lololol.

─I bet it’s over 300.

The most interesting topic in the chat right now was about the big three exercises: bench press, squat, and deadlift.

I said on stream I did an 80 kg bench press, a 50 kg squat, and a 60 kg deadlift.

Before I could do a 90 kg bench press, Harum stopped me, and I mentioned that the squat and deadlift are average weights that female streamers target when dieting.

And the chat exploded.

I had done an 80 kg bench, but people were questioning my squats and deadlifts.

From what I heard, the bench press is usually the hardest to increase.

─You can do 200 but you lose to the streamer???

─You lift 70 easily but flexing with 200, lololol.

─You can’t even do 80 as a guy if you don’t work out, right???

─With just what I’ve done today it’s already 190, so…

─You said it’s light when the streamer does 80…

─How do you generate that strength with that body?

─Did you measure the weight separately after you turned off the stream?

After shutting down the stream and before heading to wash up, my staff member, Seo Hye, suggested I measure my big three properly, and I accepted.

To be honest, I was curious too.

“I did try it after turning off the stream… Everyone wants to know, right?”

─Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes.

─I’m seriously curious.

─Is it over 300? Over 300? Over 300? Over 300? Over 300? Over 300? Over 300? Over 300?

Of course, I did try it separately, but it wasn’t a proper measurement, and I quit halfway because I said it was heavy.

Harum and Seo Hye’s vibe felt off, so I thought something might happen if I pushed further.

I could have lifted for a while longer, though…

“But why do you find this so interesting?”

─Can’t you just quickly tell us without beating around the bush?

─They told me to collect donations, lolol.

─Because I’m a fan of Rene, of course, hehe;

─The Rebongi kids can’t even call it a power struggle anymore, f*cking lol.

─They learned that ‘fighting’ doesn’t really apply.

─This isn’t a fight; it’s just a slaughter.

─But honestly, didn’t everyone know since I crushed Harum in the arm wrestling championship?

─That was just suspicion, now it’s certainty…

=‘LaimingSupremeGoddessSelene’ donated 50,000 won.

Humans are born to care about others’ records, you know? Just spill it already…

“‘LaimingSupremeGoddess…’ Thanks for the donation, but I’m not a goddess… Anyway, thank you…”

Honestly, I don’t even get why this is called the big three or what this record even means.

There’s more to exercise than just those three.

But if the Rebongi are that curious, well…

Harum said if she wants to talk about it on stream, she’s welcome to.

“I won’t give exact figures, but combined, it’s over 400 kg…”

─Lololololololololol.

─The Rebongi mentioning 200 better not be flexing, lololol.

─How good is a girl at 400?

─Top 0.1 percent…

─At 400, she’s not even just a girl, but one of the best among guys;

─Wow [Deleted message].

─Honestly, starting from an 80 kg bench doesn’t make sense; there are tons of girls who struggle just to lift the bar.

─Info: When Harum measured her big three, she barely exceeded 300.

─Rene, for all the times I insulted you for being praised or seen as a competition, I apologize. Can you accept me just once? I’ll be a sincere and kind Rebongi from now on [Deleted message].

Was this that impressive of a record?

Harum and Seo Hye were really shocked when I lifted 100 kg in the bench press.

So, feeling a bit burdened, I quit at 110 kg.

─Were you really the bear goddess?

─How can a bear turn into a human? The bear ended up being a person and lost muscle like crazy.

─Muscle loss? Lmao, are you kidding me?

─So what do we call you now?

─Just a bear, duh.

─The fact is, Rene could beat a bear barehanded…

“No matter what, it’s tough to beat a bear barehanded…”

If it were in that other world, it might have been different.

─You’re not saying it’s impossible, but it’s tough, right?

─Interpretation) If you have a knuckle, you can beat a bear (somewhat paraphrased).

Hmm. Let’s not say anything further.

“Anyway, today’s stream was great; I learned a lot…”

I thought it would be nice to do this again if I ever get the chance.

─But wasn’t it super hot today?

─I really went to the convenience store for a moment, and it was scorching.

─My ice cream started melting in less than a minute.

“Ah, today’s weather was indeed quite hot… Honestly, when I stepped outside, it was so hot I wanted to give up immediately… The air conditioning was on while I was exercising, but I was sweating buckets… Especially with my long hair, the sweat on the back of my neck was intense…”

Actually, the place where I sweated the most wasn’t my neck.

I was sweating a lot from the lower part of my breasts, and even though the workout clothes Harum gifted me tried to cover it up, it felt incredibly uncomfortable, making me a bit angry.

I had to borrow a towel from Harum to dry off whenever I wasn’t on camera.

─Rene… working out… sweat… wow…

─I’m just going to check out the gallery for a bit, Rene (I’m totally going to watch those sweat-drying videos, hehe).

─Just shut up and bring me some rice, damn it, lol.

─For real, I can finish five bowls in an instant.

─Just bury my head in your neck and blow.

─Hoohoohooh…

─If it’s not inappropriate, can I ask where else you sweated a lot aside from your neck? (Polite tone) [Deleted message].

─This guy, seriously, Rene, my love, ㅠㅠㅠㅠ.

…Hmm.

I’m glad I didn’t mention that in the stream.

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Tuni had been extremely busy lately and felt overwhelmed.

Though she had been a small fry for three years, she suddenly grew massively and proudly placed herself among the major companies.

It was a sight she had dreamed of since she first started streaming, but the sudden growth meant her workload skyrocketed.

Of course, it was truly a grateful situation, but that didn’t mean she wasn’t exhausted.

“Phew…”

Just today, after attending an external event hosted by a streaming site, Tuni returned home and sighed while staring at the ceiling.

“…Ah, that bastard!”

In truth, what was really stressing Tuni out wasn’t the work itself.

Having a busy schedule was a good sign in Tuni’s eyes.

What stressed her out was not the work but the people involved.

Especially today, the representative from the sponsor kept mocking Tuni.

“I heard you’ve been streaming for three years but just got popular recently… Looks like you’ve been lucky. You’ll need to work harder moving forward, haha.”

It was all about luck and not her actual skill. If you don’t want your shortcomings to be exposed, then try harder.

Keeping a smile on her face in front of someone who kept saying such offensive things was incredibly tough.

Of course, Tuni knew.

She was aware that luck played a part in her having received an invitation to such events.

But that didn’t mean she wanted to hear her efforts over the years being belittled.

Constant exercise was a given to maintain her current appearance.

She even rejected a confession from a high school classmate because she wanted to focus entirely on streaming.

She never forgot analyzing what viewers would like, what’s fun in this red ocean of the internet streaming industry.

Yet being labeled as just lucky to become popular felt like a boiling point for her.

In this internet streaming world, succeeding purely on ‘skill’ is nearly impossible.

It happens to a very select few streamers.

And even among that tiny minority, if you asked them, “Didn’t you just not have luck?” they’d surely shake their heads.

“Haah…”

‘Calm down, calm down.’

In any case, the external event Tuni attended today was a resounding success.

So, there was no need to get worked up over just a few critics.

After cleaning up, Tuni sat at her computer and, of course, turned it on.

And like always, she began studying how other major company streamers conducted their broadcasts.

Learning never stops.

That was Tuni’s belief.

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[Tuni: Is this how Rene really streams nowadays?]

[Inquisition Officer: Huh?]