A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 70

[Rene]

[Today, I’m going to play AOS mode]

[New Dimension | 1,423 viewers | 00:00:16]

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─Explain yourself, you crazy girl! Do you really want to watch me die?

─We played together earlier, and it was just totally different from the last time, you know?

─Seriously, why do you keep not turning on the broadcast?

─Because of this dumb girl, every day is a new adventure, haha!

─Sis, congratulations on the Albion Hunt!

─This time, we can’t let it slide quietly. If you want it to go smoothly, marry me, okay?

─I don’t think the leader did anything that wrong, teacher.

─If you’ve made it big, please just do a good job, you crazy girl!

─Is this idiot just wanting to watch the Rebongi get mad?

─I’ve been curious since last time. How did you manage to keep centered with that Albion hair?

─You recorded the video, right? You recorded it, right? You recorded it, right? You recorded it, right?

─A superstar who drives both fans and haters crazy at the same time, haha!

─I made a priest out of frustration from this idiot, okay?

The chat window is a total mess from the start of the broadcast.

It feels familiar now, but when I think about how I haven’t really done anything wrong during the broadcast… it feels a bit strange.

Of course, one could argue that not broadcasting the raid success this time is my fault, but I can’t always be broadcasting no matter what I do.

People can forget things while living, you know?

Is it really worthy of burning down the internet over the fact that I didn’t turn on the broadcast for the Albion Hunt?

“Ah, hello… phew…”

But even those Rebongi, with hearts filled with love, I opened my mouth with a smile.

─Even if you act cute, I won’t forgive you, Tenren?

─I’ve calmed down, okay?

─What was I even angry about…?

─You could forget to turn on the broadcast sometimes.

─Did you record the video? Did you record it? Did you record it? Did you record it? Did you record it?

─Sis, my ears are itchy…

─Wow, that moment really gave me chills in my ears.

─How is it possible for this level of idiot to have such a voice…

─Girl…

“Hmm. Everyone. Earlier today, I cleared the Albion Hunt without the Tears of the World Tree…”

─I know, Tenren…

─Suddenly, I’m getting worked up again, haha!

─Did you record the video? Did you record it? Did you record it? Did you record it? Did you record it?

─If it looks like it’s going to get scratched, hit the dislike, haha!

─World Tree?

─Damn, you troublemaker!

─What’s the Tears of the World Tree again?

“…Oh. The Tears of the World Tree is, um… it’s the Tears of the World Tree.”

─I’m going to lose my mind, for real.

─But why don’t you use the VTuber overlay during times like this?

─Honestly, it looked so pretty, it’s a shame!

─Let’s at least use the VTuber overlay during casual chats.

“V-V-V-VTuber? I, um, I don’t know what that is… Ah, are you referring to the VTuber with the same name as me, Rene? Everyone, that person and I are different… So please, don’t cause any trouble for me later…”

─Tenren…

─Please, if you’re going to lie, do it properly.

─Did you not record the video? You idiot!

─Well… let’s stick with that…

─Why is it cute, damn it?

─Hmmm, sis…

Anyway, after calming the chat window down to some extent, I was planning to move on to the AOS mode, which is the main reason I turned on the broadcast today.

─Did you not record the video? Damn, how many times am I going to ask that…?

─Did you record the video for the raid success this time?

─You just forgot to turn on the broadcast, right? You had to have recorded it, right?

But those chats caught my eye.

“U-Um, I didn’t record the video. I forgot to…”

I couldn’t lie, so I honestly admitted the truth.

─Execution!

─You idiot!!!

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─Ah… just a pure idiot GOAT.

─Tenren, I was just waiting for that one thing while watching the broadcast.

This time, my mistake was 100 percent, so…I had nothing I could say.

★

[Rene]

[Today, I’m going to play AOS mode]

[New Dimension | 1,511 viewers | 00:27:36]

I couldn’t resist the urging of the Rebongi and finally opened a notepad, slowly beginning to write in the corner of the screen.

[I’m an idiot who forgot the promise with the Rebongi and cleared the Albion Hunt without broadcasting, and I didn’t even record the video separately.]

“It’s, it’s okay now…”

It was a punishment I received for forgetting to broadcast and record the video.

Thanks to that, I had to keep this on screen during the broadcast today.

─It’s finally the day this girl admits she’s an idiot.

─I feel relieved.

─Today is the official declaration of Rene’s idiocy day.

─Idiot girl, haha!

─Enduring this, it seems this day would come…

“Everyone, you’re being too much…”

─Sorry, but this time I can’t forgive you even if you act cute.

─If you don’t like it, stop being an idiot, Tenren, haha!

“Huuh…”

Of course I admit it.

I can admit that I’m a bit lacking in knowledge.

I was a dropout last life, and even though I attended middle school, I couldn’t study properly.

But that’s just a lack of knowledge; surely I don’t lack common sense.

This time, I simply forgot to turn on the broadcast and record it… is it right for me to be treated like this?

I feel like the Rebongi are being way too strict.

“Can I really start the AOS mode now…?”

─Yes, it’s fine!

─Our idiot Rene can do whatever she wants now.

─I feel like anything is okay now.

─These idiots are enlightened, haha!

─I wonder how many Rebongi have endured frustration for today…

But now that I knew they wouldn’t listen to anything I said, I sighed and connected to AOS mode.

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Jaehun, the head of the Sirius team, which is both an MCN and an esports team, was streaming live.

If someone saw him, they might say he’s stealing his salary, but in fact, watching internet broadcasts was a legitimate part of his job.

[Rene]

[Today, I’m going to play AOS mode]

[New Dimension | 1,503 viewers | 00:38:36]

Even though he rejected Ga-eun’s proposal, Rene was still the first target for every New Dimension esports team.

It was part of his role to find even the slightest condition that would satisfy her.

[Typically, what character do you play in AOS mode?]

And to be honest, Jaehun thought it was okay if he couldn’t recruit Rene as a player.

No.

He could say he had stopped thinking about recruiting her as a player altogether.

From researching Rene’s early broadcasts and her previous activities, he had realized that she had no qualities of a professional gamer….

To be precise, he realized that there was no one who could control her.

[I usually play a Traveler….]

In the AOS genre, compositions are incredibly important.

One simple mistake can lead to a terribly wrong composition, and even if there’s a skill gap, you can still lose in AOS.

If the opponent is amateur, it’s bearable, but the opponents of the Sirius team are definitely professional gamers as well.

Yet, she cannot accept having a priest on her team and will always go for the priest on the enemy team.

That’s the worst possible play that should never be done in the professional world.

‘Rene? Hmm….’

But what if the composition was arranged right from the start to fit Rene’s playstyle?

What if they executed a strategy that invested everything into her, tailored for only her?

‘Honestly, it’s better to just say it, right?’

That alone could create a clutch play, and simply existing would allow her to be a game changer like Ga-eun.

For Sirius, who had to protect the number one spot at all costs, that would be something that could never happen.

Of course, just because Rene was on the other side didn’t mean Sirius would lose.

But from the perspective of Jaehun as the head of the team, zero room for even a hint of anxiety could be left.

‘Well, even if she said she’d never be a pro gamer…’

If someone heard Jaehun’s thoughts, they might mock him for worrying too much.

Especially since Rene had already lost to Ga-eun in PVP recently.

‘But if possible, it’s definitely better to recruit her.’

But Jaehun, after hearing what Ga-eun said that day, became convinced that he could never have her as a foe.

Ga-eun, who always believed she would win no matter what rumors about potential players spread.

Rene’s acknowledgment and reaction meant… that it was not a small matter.

If Rene were to debut and beat Sirius in the mid-position, just like Ga-eun did…

It was a horrible situation Jaehun couldn’t even imagine.

For that reason, he couldn’t give up on bringing Rene in.

Of course, it would be as a streamer and not as a player.

So, watching the broadcast now was part of that plan.

[What position will you be playing…?]

“Top, I guess.”

Jaehun answered absentmindedly to Rene’s voice coming through the headphones.

After looking up her past records.

All her recent positions had all been top.

But then the next thing Rene said was enough to surprise Jaehun.

[I play jungle. I, it’s weird when I get pushed to top too much, so I tend to end up playing top more, but… my main position is jungle, you know.]