A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 244

“We inquired on our side as well, but they said it was too much for Rene to handle, and there was nothing they could do. It’s definitely not something that could be brushed off as simple swearing. I’m not sure if it’s okay to say this, but… I was genuinely shocked when I first heard it.”

“Is that so… well, it can’t be helped then… I’m sorry…”

With that last conversation, I hung up on Jaehun and turned my gaze toward the monitor.

There, the Remagal was ablaze in chaos.

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【Rene Galleryⓜ】

【Title: Yeah, Rebongi, I’ll just hold my breath for a week…】 (5)

【Title: I’ll kill the Liming that killed Rene; that’s all I’ve been thinking about from the start】 (13)

【Title: Hate speech? Oh really? Hahahahaha】 (3)

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In fact, it was quite common for the Remagal to be in flames; I’d say it’s almost a regular event, so I didn’t pay it much mind.

The day I was taking a break from broadcasting… even if it was a scheduled holiday, the Remagal was still on fire.

Well, the reason why the Remagal was on fire this time was that I ended up taking a break from broadcasting.

The difference is that this time, it wasn’t by my own choice.

After finishing my broadcast yesterday, I woke up and checked my inbox; there was an email from the Liming administrator.

The email stated that my account had been suspended, with the reason being hate speech.

According to Jaehun, it was because of the curse words I used during the broadcast yesterday.

I didn’t intend to swear; I was just repeating what I had heard, but it seems that it’s important that I actually spoke those words myself.

The good news is that it wasn’t a permanent suspension, but a temporary one.

“Hmm…”

Anyway, this unexpected week-long vacation.

What should I do during this week…?

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【Title: The Gallery Master is probably super happy about getting a week off, LOL】 (9)

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As I pondered that, a post with that title caught my eye on the Remagal.

There had been posts with similar content popping up here and there, but why do they think that way?

It was said I wanted to take a break from broadcasting even on normal days, but I really have no idea how that image came about.

Of course, I sometimes took long breaks lasting over a week, but if that’s the reason behind such comments, then it doesn’t really make sense to me.

My long breaks were never because I just wanted a break; there were always clear reasons behind them.

Yet, they seem to disregard all that and create this image of me just because I took a break.

It was pretty frustrating for me.

Right now, I’d honestly love to do a broadcast today.

Unfortunately, it’s an impossibility because my account’s been suspended.

Damn you, Liming…

But I probably don’t need to share this with the Rebongi.

They probably just say that, but they understand how sad I am.

After all, most of the posts right now aren’t about that; they express anger towards Liming instead.

Anyway, during this week-long break, I should do something… oh, wait.

I almost forgot.

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【Rene Galleryⓜ】

【Title: Who? Gallery Master? Has Nator posted something???】

【Posted by: Nore Rene No Life🔹】

[Rene @LeneVtuber · 1 minute]

Thanks to a mistake by my senpai, my broadcasting account has been suspended for a week.

I never expected that sharing an account would lead to this.

I’m sorry, but I’ll be taking a break for a week.

I bet no Rebongi saw that coming, LOL.

【Upvotes: 58 / Downvotes: 2】

Daguros🔹: And once again, the world has come to a halt…

There’s nothing hereㅇㅅㅇ so it’s nice : I’ll kill Liming, I’ll kill Liming, I’ll kill Liming, I’ll kill Liming.

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Well… that might be something one could naturally say, but there’s a limit to what I can do without broadcasting.

I mean, it’s not like I can do a lot being stuck at home.

I’d rather not have to hear that kind of negativity.

If I hear remarks like those, it makes me too sad…

Anyway, if I had to pick something limited to do, it would obviously be New Dimension.

Basically, whenever I have time, I spend most of my breaks in New Dimension.

While Rebongi calls me a New Demon, I have to say that I find it hard to understand them.

There’s so much to do in New Dimension.

It’s actually weird that they just see New Dimension as a simple RPG.

But today, I planned to keep it simple with just the essentials in New Dimension.

To be precise, I intended to limit my New Dimension activities to the bare minimum during this week-long break.

It’s not because I found New Dimension boring or anything… it’s all because of the Rebongi.

Now, the Rebongi probably know almost everything about my lifestyle.

They know I spend almost all my time at home. They know what time I usually wake up and sleep. They even know when I eat…

Because I often talk about this kind of stuff during casual broadcasts, they’ve pretty much figured out my routine.

In fact, there’s even a post in the Remagal where they summarize my daily routine.

…That’s a bit scary though.

Anyway, it means they know that during my breaks, I usually spend most of my time in New Dimension.

And now I’m in a situation where I’m supposed to be on break.

Even though it’s not what I wanted, the Rebongi wouldn’t just sit back and do nothing during this time.

There was a post in the Remagal titled “Looking for Rebongi Party to Meet the Gallery Master Once a Day for a Week,” and within a minute, over 50 comments were left on it.

I begged them not to do such things, but the self-proclaimed Resistance normalizing Rene’s break and the cheeky troublemakers among the Rebongi seemed to enjoy it even more…

Just because I’m not broadcasting, they’re calling it heretical corruption.

What a terrifying story.

“Rene, disappear…!”

Kkaang!

Anyway, rather than spend the entire week witnessing such terrifying scenes, I thought it would be better to finish New Dimension quickly, leading me to this decision.

Of course, these strange Rebongi who come looking for me are ridiculously under-leveled, and with just one attack, they’d be dead, so it wasn’t tough or annoying to deal with.

However, as someone who truly values the Rebongi, just the fact that I have to fight against them hurts my heart so much.

Hmm.

To think, a streamer who cares about their fans.

If I share this heartwarming story later on the Remagal, everyone would probably love it…

〔Head-Broken Priest〕

As I was wandering with such thoughts, I noticed a familiar heretic nickname.

…Wait a second.

Didn’t this heretic clearly say they watched my broadcasts before?

Hearing that made me resolve to conduct a heretic purge during a broadcast later, but I forgot all about it.

Once this break is over, I’ll have to do that right away.

But before that, I obviously have to…

Kkaang!

Huh?

Is this heretic charging at me for the first time…?

“I’m here for the fan meeting too, you bastard!”

…What kind of nonsense is that?

“Ugh…!”

First, I dealt a decisive blow and rotated my body widely.

The enemy heretic was armed with a dagger and donned very light armor.

Equipped with a Warhammer and full body armor, it was only natural that I would be uncomfortable in such a close-quarters fight.

So, while turning my body, I swung my elbow to create at least a little gap.

Of course, considering the heretic’s skill level, it wouldn’t be easy to create a definitive opening…

Puhak!

…Huh?

I felt a clear sensation in my elbow and the heretic pulled back considerably.

What was that?

Why did they get hit?

Are they perhaps lacking in skill?

Well, that wouldn’t be the case.

My HP wasn’t low at all, and judging by that relaxed demeanor, it seemed like they were intentionally keeping their distance.

“I clearly said I’m a fan; isn’t it too much to come at me so aggressively…?”

…What nonsense is that?

[Inquisition Officer: A heretic cannot be a Rebongi.]

In the first place, it’s absurd that they attacked me first while claiming to be a fan.

Of course, there are heretical Rebongi, but those are just temporarily fallen Rebongi sad over my break.

They’re an entirely different case than a true heretic like you.

“If you filter your viewers like that, your broadcast will fail. I mean, thanks to me telling you to start broadcasting, you wouldn’t even be here if it weren’t for me, you know?”

What is that nonsense?

[Inquisition Officer: Your broadcast will flop before heretics do.]

[Inquisition Officer: And you say I could start broadcasting because of you? What are you talking about?]

[Inquisition Officer: The reason I started broadcasting was thanks to Bora and Tuni.]

“That’s kind of hurtful… and Tuni could do that, but why are you bringing up Bora? I got help from her; it’s a black history. What, is that it?”

[Inquisition Officer: ? Bora told me to start broadcasting, so that’s why I said that.]

[Inquisition Officer: When did you ever tell me to start broadcasting?]

[Inquisition Officer: I have no idea why you’re making such nonsensical lies.]

“…You told me last year you were in a tough spot because of money problems.”

[Inquisition Officer: Yes, I did say that.]

[Inquisition Officer: I appreciate the advice you gave me at that point, regardless of you being a heretic.]

“So, I told you that you could earn money with internet broadcasts.”

…What kind of memory distortion is this?

Are you really a heretic…?

[Inquisition Officer: Such lies aren’t good.]

[Inquisition Officer: You told me I could earn money by just playing games.]

“Yeah, that means we were talking about internet broadcasts, right? Isn’t that why you started broadcasting?”

[Inquisition Officer: ?]

[Inquisition Officer: Did you mean ‘go farm and sell items to make easy money?’]

“What?”

[Inquisition Officer: ?]

What is going on?

The atmosphere seems a bit off.

“So… wait, are you saying you thought I was talking about farming when you heard my story?”

[Inquisition Officer: Yes. Thanks to you, I rarely go hungry.]

“How did you think of farming from what I said…?”

I’d like to turn the question around.

How did you come to think of internet broadcasting from that…?