A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 26

[Rene]

[Tagirion Raid. Inquisition Envoy]

[New Dimension | 16 viewers | 0:00:32]

The Tagirion Raid, which can be attempted once a week at the Castle of Clipport, is currently one of the endgame contents in New Dimension.

Well, to be honest, the term “endgame content” is something discussed in the community; no player actually knows if the Tagirion Raid is truly the endgame content.

The New Dimension developers never announce new content, you see.

The only things they post are about balance adjustments and such.

They say it’s more fun for players to discover new content themselves.

The Tagirion Raid was actually discovered by some user while exploring the continent.

Anyway, the Tagirion Raid is currently one of the endgame contents in New Dimension.

However, if we want to get technical, it’s already considered cleared content by the top-tier players.

That’s because about four months ago, a party had completed the raid after analyzing all its patterns.

The fact that a party has perfectly analyzed the raid’s patterns and managed to clear it means that the raid has begun to turn into a sort of “homework” for players.

Of course, it’s still a goal for the later players, and even the top players gather at the Castle of Clipport every day when the entry limit resets to acquire the ultimate gear and resources.

So today, the Castle of Clipport was bustling with countless players.

“Hmm. Should we start recruiting for the party then?”

─ No priests or paladins accepted?

“Yep, not accepted. Our party is heretic-free…”

─ How are you planning to clear it then?

─ Isn’t it way too tough without priests and paladins?

“Not tough at all…”

As mentioned in the chat just now, you occasionally see discussions in the community.

Isn’t it too essential to have heretics in a raid?

The buffs from the so-called priests are just too good, and the tanking abilities of the so-called paladins are so strong that other classes feel relatively weak, making a significant difference in the clearing rates, they assert.

But I can boldly say this.

That’s all nonsense.

To say that clearing is impossible without heretics.

Then what in the world were the raid parties I led up until now?

Since the pattern analysis was completed, my party hasn’t retreated even once from the Tagirion Raid!

Immediately in my chat, such discussions are popping up, showcasing how much heretics have incited and brainwashed people.

Thus, today, I have to shatter that illusion for my viewers.

“When the raid starts, I’ll explain everything, so just wait a bit. The notion that heretics are absolutely necessary is just plain wrong…”

─ Confidence is off the charts, lol

─ Has anyone ever partied with this person?

─ Please stop hating on the Elun Cult.

[Recruiting for Tagirion Raid. Heretics strictly refused | Inquisition Officer | Traveler]

Once I started recruiting for the raid, the full quota of 35 members was filled quite quickly.

Upon checking, there were 6 tanks, 19 damage dealers, and 9 supporters excluding me.

I was quite satisfied with this composition, so I immediately made my way to open the gates of Clipport Castle.

Creeeak─.

As an unpleasant sound pierced my ears, my vision momentarily went dark.

That was proof that all party members accepted the entry into the Tagirion Raid.

Once visibility returned, looking around, all 35 participants, including me, were standing at the starting point of the raid, ‘The Hunger’s Garden.’

[Inquisition Officer: Hello]

“Looking forward to working with you.”

“How should we position ourselves?”

As the party leader, I greeted everyone, and instantly the surroundings became bustling.

I spotted some familiar nicknames and some that I had never seen before.

[Inquisition Officer: You all know the patterns, right?]

Everyone in the party nodded at my question.

To double-check, I looked at their specs, and it seemed like there wasn’t any lie there.

[Inquisition Officer: Then the martial artist Arpio will take the main tank position, and the rest will be sub-tanks. Damage dealers, just survive and deal damage.]

“Are there no specific orders?”

[Inquisition Officer: No. Each just has to do their own thing to clear.]

It’s not a lie.

If everyone has memorized the patterns, they should be able to clear without needing orders.

However, it seemed that some of the party members with unfamiliar nicknames and viewers from my stream didn’t agree with that at all.

─ You’re gonna die on the 100% laser pattern, lol

─ This feels like too unnecessary of an insistence.

─ Is it really okay for the party leader to not give orders???

─ This is absurd, haha.

“Hmm….”

Why doesn’t anyone believe what I’m saying?

Is my credibility really that low?

Honestly, I thought my skills had been sufficiently proven through my PVP broadcasts.

Well, aside from the viewers, if we’re talking about the party members actively playing the raid, I can understand their concerns…

“Excuse me, party leader. Are there by any chance priests or paladins available?”

…What the?

Did I hear that wrong?

[Inquisition Officer: Huh?]

─ Oh no.

─ LOL

─ Panic button activated, haha.

─ Hold on, Rene! Hold on, Rene! Hold on, Rene!

“Well, we’re already lacking priests and paladins, and without your orders, I think it’ll be really hard.”

“Sigh…”

A sigh escaped me.

I can understand being shocked by the fact that there are no orders.

I can accept that.

But for someone to complain about the absence of heretics…

─ Isn’t this a legitimate complaint? Lol

─ Whoa.

─ That sigh sounds really compelling…?

─ Did you get offended because of the atmosphere?

─ He’s definitely holding back some curses, haha.

─ What does this kid think a priest or paladin is…?

─ Rene, please don’t curse, it’s scary. T_T

“I didn’t curse. And please don’t call me ‘noona’…”

And perhaps feeling that they had seized an opportunity due to my sigh, a flood of chat messages started pouring in.

I began to doubt if this was truly a chat for only 16 users.

Among my viewers, I thought I had no heretics, but it seems the roots of evil sown by the heretics are far deeper within people than I imagined.

But it’s clearly also my role as the Inquisition Officer to help them escape those roots of evil.

“Party leader? Could you please respond…”

[Inquisition Officer: I mentioned from the start that this was a heretic-free raid, didn’t I?]

[Inquisition Officer: Didn’t I say you could clear without needing to give orders?]

[Inquisition Officer: Are you really that unsure of your own skills, Trait?]

“Well, that isn’t…”

[Inquisition Officer: It’s okay. I think that’s understandable.]

[Inquisition Officer: To be honest, the atmosphere is completely different from other raid parties, right?]

[Inquisition Officer: But please still trust me. Trait, you can do it.]

[Inquisition Officer: No, at times like this, you shouldn’t only trust me.]

[Inquisition Officer: Trait, please trust yourself.]

[Inquisition Officer: Just believe in yourself, the Trait who I trust.]

─ The chat speed is insane, lol.

─ The power of a disruptor’s experience, wow.

─ That’s a legendary line, haha.

─ When the other person talks once, you type six times.

“Well, okay… I’ll try my best.”

Fortunately, it seemed like he had somewhat repented after falling into the trap of heresy.

The chat had quieted down quite a bit.

“Everyone, I’ll definitely show you why I said heretics are not needed this time. And I’ve never disrupted the New Dimension Gallery, and I’m not a noona!”

After stating that one last time to my viewers.

[Inquisition Officer: Well then, let’s get started.]

I stepped forward to commence the Tagirion Raid.

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Trait. Class: Sorcerer.

He was a player with only two experiences in the Tagirion Raid so far.

However, he was a so-called prepared newbie who had thoroughly studied all the patterns from the very beginning.

But because of that, he couldn’t understand the party leader’s actions right now.

No matter how much New Dimension allowed you to learn all skills regardless of class, you couldn’t completely ignore the additional effects gained when certain skills were learned for specific classes.

That was the perspective of most New Dimension players, aside from a few exceptions, and the key element for Tagirion Raid was “How well the tank withstands.”

In such a raid, paladins who tank better than most other classes and priests with healing skills that increase heal values were considered essential roles.

Moreover, in the case of paladins, they received additional effects from priests’ skills, making them even more indispensable.

“I really can’t see this working…”

Worrying that it might just be wasting time, Trait quietly sighed, not loud enough for the party leader ‘Inquisition Officer’ to hear.

“Feeling anxious?”

Then a voice came from the side, a spear master user named ‘Seah.’

“…Honestly, I’m worried. There are no priests or paladins, and the party leader isn’t giving any orders.”

“Hehe. You must be coming to Inquisition Officer’s party for the first time.”

“…Yeah.”

Seah said with a smile that showed she had no concerns whatsoever.

“Don’t worry. We’re totally going to clear it. I promise.”

Her voice held confidence.

And it wouldn’t take long for Trait to realize the reason behind that confidence.