A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 262

[Neiter Space]

[Rene]

[Hello, it’s been a while #ReneSpace ← Please respond here]

[Number of listeners: 716]

[What we have] [Ramping] [The worshippers are crying…] [Just kill all the polar bears] [This place is hell] …

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[Crazy woman… crazy woman… crazy woman… crazy woman… crazy woman… crazy woman… crazy woman… crazy woman… #ReneSpace]

[Female creature #ReneSpace]

[Wow, fuck, I really want to curse a lot… #ReneSpace]

[Calm down, stop the bad thoughts… calm down, stop the bad thoughts… calm down, stop the bad thoughts… #ReneSpace]

[What was that sound from earlier, you mean it was the sound of clothes coming off, fuck?????? #ReneSpace]

“Wow….”

The tags were exploding with such incredible speed that it was almost breathtaking.

After all, I’m not really showing them how I wash; they’re just hearing a little bit of noise. Why are they reacting like this?

Honestly, I don’t get it, and I can only think it sounds perverted like Bora said yesterday.

But I wasn’t planning to argue about it.

Even though I heard from Eri that this could happen, I still decided to go through with it.

I mean, unless it’s a special case, it’s normal for people to have sexual desires, right?

I can kind of get over the embarrassment if I think of it that way.

…But seriously, I don’t understand why they show such enjoyable reactions to this.

They can’t see me bathing, and if they really wanted something naughty, they could find it easily in this world, right?

What’s so great about this?

According to Eri, the fact that you can’t see actually makes it feel more erotic, and not showing a usual side makes it easier to spark the imagination.

Plus, there’s that sense of sin associated with doing something you shouldn’t.

Well, I didn’t understand even after Eri explained it to me.

“But guys… I’m not sure if it’s okay to call this a bathing space… I usually just stay home and take a shower right after waking up… So I was just thinking of soaking in the tub for a while…”

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[Can’t you just think of it as taking a shower again since you went out today? (No idea if that’s true) #ReneSpace]

[Just pretend to wash… #ReneSpace]

Hmm. It’s true that it wouldn’t be a problem to take another shower.

But saying it like that feels like they’re hinting at something creepy and perverted, which makes me want to refuse even more.

However, I had promised to do all I could for the worshippers today, so, well….

“Then I’ll just stay a bit longer before washing…”

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[Thank you… thank you… thank you… thank you… thank you… #ReneSpace]

[No bad thoughts… no bad thoughts… no bad thoughts… no bad thoughts… #ReneSpace]

[Heheheheheh… #ReneSpace]

[I cranked the speaker to max, come at me lol #ReneSpace]

[Does this count as tacit approval? I’ll just dip for a bit, Rene, okay? #ReneSpace]

Aren’t they all just enjoying this way too much…?

Now that I think about it, there used to be so many chats like that.

Like, “Rene, I’ll just dip for a bit(weird right?)” and stuff like that.

Thinking back, that was when I would say I used a voice changer.

In other words, back then, everyone thought I was a guy, so why were they typing those messages?

If it were the fans, I’d understand better, but the Rebungi have always been mostly male, both back then and now.

Honestly, the gender ratio of viewers in my broadcasts has never dropped below 90 percent male.

Even during that time when there were only 10 viewers, it was 100 percent male…

At this level, I think it’s fair to say that the suspicion that “Rebungi have strange sexual desires” isn’t just a suspicion.

“Well, anyway, today, I just turned this on to chat with you while I wash… If you have any questions, feel free to ask…”

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[Can you tell us the order of how you usually wash your body…? #ReneSpace]

“When washing…?”

Is there really anyone who thinks about that while washing?

If I had to specify, I wash my body first.

Then I wash my face, and I think I usually do my hair last.

If you wash your hair first, the feeling of it getting wet and matted when rinsing your body is uncomfortable.

“I think I wash my body first, then my face, and lastly my hair… But doesn’t everyone do that? If you wash your hair first, it gets wet when washing your body, and that’s super heavy and uncomfortable…”

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[I wash my hair first tho; #ReneSpace]

[Usually, people don’t have hair as long as yours, haha; #ReneSpace]

[Isn’t that because your hair is just too long??? #ReneSpace]

[They say that girls with long hair usually do that #ReneSpace]

“…Ah, I didn’t think of that…”

If your hair is short, it’s definitely not as heavy as mine.

Thinking about it, my long hair makes showering take longer too.

Honestly, there’s no real benefit to having this long hair.

If it weren’t for that curse masquerading as a blessing called Iah…

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[What shampoo do you use when you wash your hair? ㅎㅎ! #ReneSpace]

“Shampoo…? I usually just buy any random one from online shopping…. But the common factor is that I like peaches, so I use peach-scented shampoo… The one I’m using now is called R… I think…. It was originally an expensive shampoo, but I bought it because it was on sale…”

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[Lmfao, fuck, the peach-scented shampoo is all dead lmao #ReneSpace]

[Rene, don’t answer shampoo questions at all, you must NEVER tell us #ReneSpace]

[You even said the brand, gg lmao #ReneSpace]

[I’m waiting for a Neiter or Remagal selfie, worshippers ㅇㅇ; #ReneSpace]

“Uh…?”

As I answered and checked the reactions, for some reason, it erupted into chaos.

Sure, there were some comments thanking me for the normal info, but there were also a lot of responses like “You messed up. You shouldn’t have said that,” criticizing me.

What did I even do wrong…?

“U-uh, everyone…? Why are you all reacting like this…? Did I say something wrong just now…?”

What exactly did I just talk about to the worshippers?

I talked about what shampoo I use.

What’s even the problem with that?

Is it a problem to buy and use the same shampoo I use?

…What’s the big deal about that?

They can try my shampoo, and if it suits them, they can use it too.

While pondering this on my phone, the shocking reply came back.

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[That was them asking if they could eat your shampoo lmao #ReneSpace]

Huh? Eat the shampoo I use…?

Why on earth?

…Oh man.

They’re definitely misunderstanding something.

“Everyone…. Shampoo isn’t something you eat, what do you mean…?”

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[That’s the problem, that’s why they say not to say it lmao #ReneSpace]

[But seriously, is there someone who actually does that? Just thinking about it makes me nauseous… #ReneSpace]

But it seemed like it wasn’t just a misunderstanding, as a flood of replies followed.

Among them was a long message from a Neiter that explained that the whole eating shampoo thing is some kind of infamous culture?

It supposedly started in Japan and is called “Gurusham,” where you taste your favorite idol’s shampoo to enjoy their scent and feel? That’s a thing apparently.

There are even people who eat perfume or soap, and to prevent any potential issues from arising, it’s said that idols or VTubers usually keep their shampoos or perfumes a secret.

…Why would anyone want to do that?

That was the feeling I got after reading the entire explanation.

Well, it went on to say that it’s rare for anyone to actually do it, and that “Gurusham” has become sort of a meme, but even so, I still couldn’t wrap my head around it.

In other words, it means someone has actually eaten shampoo before, right?

And whether the person who just asked me was joking or was really serious is anyone’s guess.

Honestly, I thought this bathing space was the bottom of the abyss, but I guess there’s a deeper, darker place.

My head is starting to hurt….

But the situation is already beyond salvaging, and the fact that I answered that question can’t be erased.

So, the only thing I can choose to do now is one thing.

“Uh, I can’t be responsible if something happens when you guys eat that shampoo…! Shampoo isn’t food, so please don’t do that…!”

Yeah.

With that, I’ve done everything I can.

No, there’s one more thing.

“And I’m going to change my shampoo starting today…”

★

Anyway, as I continued the conversation, I realized that more than 30 minutes had passed.

It’s about time to end this like I promised after washing… but for some reason, I don’t want to get out of the tub.

In the warm water, along with the bath salts I ordered yesterday with the duck doll, the tub is just trapping me in…

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[Do some splashing for us #ReneSpace]

“Sure….”

Splash, splash.

Even though I’m not doing anything special, the worshippers are getting too into it, making me want to stay in even more….

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[It’s just like our usual idle chit-chat broadcasts, but only without the bath thing, and I’d like to see more of this since it’s so great… #ReneSpace]

[Hearing the splashing makes it hard to stop imagining, what should I do, Rene #ReneSpace]

“Well, I feel like you wrote something that didn’t need to be written, but honestly, I think it’s similar to my usual idle chit-chat broadcasts…. So, to connect with what another worshipper was saying, I’m currently imagining all kinds of things while washing…? No, usually, there’s not much reason for me to get in the tub…. Anyway, washing is just the same as usual, and chatting with you all is just as usual, right? Of course, I haven’t been able to do it recently… So right now, I’m imagining that I’m at a hot spring…”

In that other world, there was a place similar to the earth’s hot springs, but due to my character, I had never gone there even once.

And naturally, that was the case even now that I’m back on earth.

So right now… thanks to buying bath salts, I’m bathing in a completely different environment from usual…!

I’m imagining I’m at a hot spring…!

It’s of course evening. The place is a private hot spring… but I’ll make an exception and let Bai accompany me.

In my hand is a basket filled with sake… I pour it into a thin, wide glass to check its clear, transparent appearance.

With my other hand, I scoop up hot spring water while looking up at the sky, soaking in the atmosphere.

Once I feel that perfect sense of bliss while drinking the sake…

For a moment, I thought, “How can Bai and sake coexist?” but when imagining, there’s no need to consider such things.

When would humans achieve anything if they concluded that it’s impossible to fly from the beginning?

Definitely not.

The greatest weapon of humanity is imagination, and you never know what can happen with it….

“Phew….”

I feel a sense of happiness wash over me.

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[Wow, bathing in the hot spring with Rene, hehehe… #ReneSpace]

[Mom, I’m going on a hot spring trip with my girlfriend in Japan, lol #ReneSpace]

…It seems the worshippers are happy too, so I feel good.

I’m not lying; I genuinely mean it.

Yeah.