A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 82

[Rene]

[Hello]

[1/8192 Probability Maze | 2081 Viewers | 01:43:54]

─What kind of game is this?

─You didn’t bring something like “Chibbing Up” like Streamer Rene, did you? Hehe;

─Isn’t this that thing?

─What thing?

─There’s such a thing.

─Please bring a normal, non-frustrating game…

─Maze <<< If the believers see this word, they're going to get dizzy already, lol.



“Um… I found this game while looking for something to do on the broadcast…”



How should I describe the 1/8192 Probability Maze?



Skills like reaction speed, judgment, and deduction are completely meaningless in this game.



What this game needs is only one thing.



Luck.



When you start the game, a maze unfolds, and there are 2 portals within that maze.



You must choose the correct portal to move on, and another maze unfolds where you must choose the correct portal from the 2 available.



Repeat this a total of 13 times to clear.



That’s what the 1/8192 Probability Maze is.



The correct answer among the 2 portals is completely randomly determined, and there’s no element in the maze to tell you which one is correct.



With nothing interfering, it’s a game where the player must choose between success or failure purely by luck.



“Today, I think I’ll keep broadcasting until I clear this…”



─Interpretation) I won’t sleep today.



─I tried this, but I couldn’t clear it in 2 hours, lol.



─It’s really amazing how you only bring such strange games.



─I can see you running away when you can’t clear it halfway.



The chat was filled with opinions that I wouldn’t clear it, so I should just casually move on to something else.



But I was determined to clear this game today, no matter what.



Of course, saying it’s a 1/8192 chance sounds incredibly difficult, but ultimately, each choice has a 50% chance, right?



You only have to succeed that 13 times.



It’s just that much of a game, so why do the believers think it’s so hard?



Well, I’ll show them.



It’s simply a matter of inflating the numbers; the fact is that it’s meaningless probability.



As I pressed the start button, the screen turned pitch black.



Then slowly, color returned, revealing a long, straight road.



The sides and back were completely blocked.



As if to say that moving forward was the only option allowed.



“Then let’s begin…”



With that statement, I hit the W key to move forward.



The dark purple walls blocking the sides were writhing, and I wondered what they were made of.



─Ugh, that’s gross, damn it!



─Aren’t monsters going to suddenly jump out from over there?



“I don’t think there are any such gimmicks…”



Certainly, if something popped out right now, it wouldn’t be surprising, but ultimately, this game is about escaping the maze with luck.



No elements of action or horror.



It was noted in the reviews.



Honestly, I wasn’t sure if it was truly grotesque.



There was a chimera created by heretics who worshiped animals in that other world, and that was about 100 times more disgusting than this.



When I smashed the chimera’s head in one go, seeing its expression of despair made me feel a bit satisfied.



With those thoughts as I moved forward, the fork in the road finally appeared.



At the entrance of the fork, a pure white portal welcomed me.



“It’s time to choose…”



─It has to be the left.



─Right, let’s go.



─This is definitely the right, for sure.



─Wait, what was that, lol.



─Right is the answer, Rene!



─My instincts say the left; the right is for the heretics.



─The left was twitching a bit more when I came from that path, so the left is the answer.



─Considering most people are right-handed, they probably started with the right, right?



The chat was bustling with debate among believers.



Each was stating their reasons, shouting for either left or right, but anyway, whatever they said was random, and the chance was 50%.



In that case, shouldn’t I trust my instincts instead of being influenced by the chat?



But still, since this is a broadcast…



“I’ll keep the voting open for 1 minute…”



After saying that, I initiated the voting feature and presented left and right as options.



Suddenly, the numbers began to rise at an amazing speed.



Right 23 votes. Left 19 votes.



Right 64 votes. Left 59 votes.



Right 88 votes. Left 91 votes.



Right 105 votes. Left 111 votes.



Right 133 votes. Left 129 votes.



Right 182 votes. Left 183 votes.



Votes were going back and forth without one side dominating, and until the very end, no one could be sure who would win.



And after 1 minute, as voting closed, the results were:



[Left 721 votes (49.63%) | Right 732 votes (50.37%)]

With a difference of less than 1%.

“…I’ll go left.”

─Damn it, why did you open the vote if you were going to do this?

─Haha, lol.

─Please tell me there are no unfortunate souls who chose right, lol.

─Seriously, damn it, I hope right was the correct answer.

─It seems you’ve done something reminiscent of malicious behavior, Tenryan, hehe;

─🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

─Rene, how can you choose left here? I’m so sad.

─3 seconds before regret.

─These idiots still don’t know who the host is, lol.

─Hipster girl, I really want to slap you, damn it.

─Are you kidding? Are you really going to try this right now???

─This guy is just better off scraping viewers, lol.

“Uh, I said I’d keep the vote open, but I never said I’d choose the winning option…”

I only opened the vote to see what choices people would make.

Why are they saying stuff to me and allowing those kinds of chats?

What on earth are my managers doing?

“Well, anyway, I’ll go left…”

At that moment, I controlled my character and entered the left portal.

“…Ah.”

I was back at the very beginning of the maze.

─That serves you right, lol.

─Hahaha!

─Kekekekeke!

─This is frustrating, but I feel relieved, lol.

─Are you awake now, Tenryan? Are you awake now?

─Karma’s a bitch, lol.

─I told you it was absolutely not the left, you big stupid!

─If you just stay still, you’d at least get halfway <<< That is the most fitting sentence for you, lol.



─Sigh, the world is hating on Rene…



─Where did this guy go?



─The screen isn’t moving.



─Is the game frozen, lol?



And, as expected, the chat began to burn up.



Why is this happening…



★

[Rene]

[Hello]

[1/8192 Probability Maze | 2315 Viewers | 02:59:31]

It has been a little over an hour since I started this game.

And yet, I still haven’t escaped the first maze.

─Is this really talent?

─Is the 50% chance real? Is there some rigging?

─Rene, just play something else… I’m so tired…

─This guy just has no luck, lol.

─I’m starting to find that writhing thing cute. Is that normal?

─That’s not normal.

─I’ve already failed beyond the 1/8192 <<< This is way beyond that.



─You should have just bought a lottery ticket.



─For real, lol.



─What is even happening here…



─Didn’t you just come from 1/4096? Lol.



“…”



What on earth is this game?



The odds are 50%. And I know very well how high that 50% probability is in games.



But still, I’ve not managed to overcome that 50% even once.



“…Is there a possibility of a bug?”



It seemed like a plausible explanation, but several believers playing this game at the same time told me it didn’t seem like it.



In other words, my current situation means it’s purely because of my bad luck.



I had planned to clear it within an hour and end the broadcast today, so why did it end up like this…



On top of that, since I’m continuously repeating the same scenes, even the believers who initially enjoyed my failures seemed bored and were clamoring to find something else.



The problem is, I have no other games prepared today.



Then I’d have to end the broadcast here…



─If you end the broadcast here, I seriously won’t tolerate it, Rene, hehe;



─I feel like I’m about to catch the vibe of shutting down here.



How did they guess?



Thanks to the quick-witted believers keeping their eyes on me, it was awkward to cut the broadcast.



“Hmm… So everyone, how about I try for just 30 more minutes and then decide?”



─Is it possible that you could succeed from now on????



─I might end up getting attached to this wall, damn it.



─Just stop already, please.



─This is ridiculous.



─Is this wall haunting you? 〔Message Deleted〕



─Info) When she says this, it means she’ll just go for it.



─If you’re going to do it anyway, please at least clear the 1st stage, Tenryan…



“All of you agreed, so I’ll try for just 30 more minutes…”



─Agreed?



─When did I say yes, you madwoman? 〔Message Deleted〕



─Just say it if you want to play.



─If you’re going to do it anyway, please at least clear the 1st stage, Tenryan…



Luckily, I got a generous allowance from the believers, giving me an additional 30 minutes.



I arrived once again at the fork in the road, having lost track of how many times I had been there.



“This time… I’ll go right.”



I moved my feet towards the right.



─!



─This time, it’s really right, okay?



─If I fail again, I’m seriously going to bed, damn it.



And.



[1/2]

Finally, I had broken through the first stage.

─Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

─Kya!

─Dopamine explosion!

─Wow.

─Daaaamn!

─The believers congratulate Rene on her 1/8192 victory.

─Well done, lol!

─Great Demon Rene!

─Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene! Rene!

─Damn, I believed in you, lol!

─Today, I can definitely get a good night’s sleep! ㅇㅇ

─Anyone who sees the mood would think you cleared the game, damn it, lol.

─Info) This is just the first stage cleared.

─Ohh.

─Clueless idiots, damn it!