A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor – Chapter 91

“Haah…”

I groggily lift myself from my seat.

As expected, it was precisely 11 o’clock today as well.

I shuffle to the bathroom, wash up, and return to sit in front of my computer.

The first thing I do is check my email inbox.

…Honestly, I had never thought of checking something like this before.

To me, an email was merely something needed when signing up for various websites.

[We can’t always contact you through Ga-eun. There are ways to reach me and Miscode, but then it would be the same for other staff trying to find Rene… It might be a hassle for you, but how about we communicate via email?]

But the last time I went as a play coach, I heard that kind of thing, so it was unavoidable.

And the email inbox I checked that day… was truly hell.

Over 1,300 emails.

Not knowing what each of them contained, it took about two hours just to look through them all.

Most were contacts from the MCN that streamers are affiliated with, and next were the pro-gamer teams.

…And there were many emails I didn’t even want to mention.

So, I blocked all the personal emails without reading them.

After going through such a mess, I decided to check my email first thing every morning to prevent it from piling up again.

“Hmm…”

The contact from Sirius is….

“Nothing.”

Well, that’s not surprising.

After all, I said I’d help out roughly once every two months.

The rest? No need to look since they’d probably be contacts from other MCNs or pro-gamer teams.

Anyway, after roughly sorting all the emails, I logged onto Remagal.

★

“Boss, it seems Rene hasn’t read her emails?”

“Hmm? When did you send them?”

“Three days ago…”

“…Really?”

“Yes.”

At Seohye’s words, Harum scratched their head in confusion.

Most internet streamers have a habit of checking their emails.

But not reading emails for three days?

‘Did she, like, just delete them without reading…?’

I momentarily thought that, but shook my head as it didn’t make any sense logically.

“…There might have been an error preventing the emails from being delivered, so let’s send it again after today’s meeting.”

“Understood.”

Harum gave that instruction to Seohye.

“Still unread?”

“…Yes.”

A week passed after that, and the situation remained unchanged.

Rene hadn’t read any of the existing emails, let alone the new ones.

“What on earth…?”

Even yesterday, Rene turned on her stream, so any suspicions became solidified.

‘Either she isn’t reading the emails at all or she’s just deleting them right away….’

It had to be one of the two.

And of course, the latter seemed more likely.

An internet streamer completely ignoring her emails was absolutely impossible.

…At least, in Harum’s understanding.

“What should we do…?”

“Should we try reaching out to someone else?”

“Not yet. Time isn’t an issue.”

‘There are streamers who are happy just to receive a message from our channel…’

Harum’s thought wasn’t baseless confidence at all.

Especially in the case of female Ontubers or streamers.

Thus, being in a situation like this was pretty bewildering for Harum.

“How can we handle this…?”

Of course, thinking about the size difference between the Health Project and Rene, there was no need to obsess over inviting her.

But Harum’s instincts were telling them.

It wouldn’t hurt to build a connection with Rene here.

“…Seonghyeon, how did Ga-eun contact Rene last time?”

“Uhh… I think she reached out through a donation.”

“That’s a method we can’t really use.”

“Right.”

The Health Project reaching out to a female streamer during a live broadcast could only be interpreted as an invitation for the next guest of “You Can Be Like This.”

While that might be okay after filming, revealing that even before shooting was something to avoid.

“Well, we’ll have to keep trying until Rene reads them. Let’s send one per day… no, let’s send three a day.”

“Is that really okay?”

“We don’t have a choice. We have to do everything we can. I mean, I can’t really say there’s a need to go this far… but still, I’ll leave it to you, Seohye.”

“Yes.”

After wrapping up the meeting, Seohye followed Harum’s orders.

“Boss! She read it!”

On the fifth day, Rene finally opened her email.

★

“Is it just my imagination…?”

【Health Project】

[Hello, Rene! Ontuber, Health Project…]

I could have sworn I saw a similar email title earlier.

No, to be precise, I kept seeing it over the past few days.

“Wow, it’s real.”

Just to be sure, I checked the trash and found over 20 emails from the same sender during the last five days.

Why in the world would someone go through such trouble…?

Should I block them? That thought crossed my mind, but the mention of Ontuber lingered in my mind.

So, I searched for the sender’s name on Ontube.

【Health Project✓ | (Subscribed)】

[@HealthProject ‧ 920k Subscribers]

[We strive to provide you with health/exercise/wellness information through Health Project.]

Whoa… A truly remarkable Ontube channel just popped up.

What could a channel of this scale possibly want with me sending emails?

Is it a scam? It must be, right? It’s definitely a scam.

With those thoughts swirling, I opened the email I just mentioned.

【Hello, Rene! We are the Ontuber Health Project!】

【Sender: HealthProject】

Hello, Rene! We are the Ontuber Health Project!

We would like to invite you as a guest for our upcoming content called “You Can Be Like This”.

“You Can Be Like This” is a series that aims to take care of the health of female streamers and Ontubers, teaching them exercises that suit each guest.

This time, we reached out because we’d really like to build a connection with you.

If you’re interested, please reply to this email or feel free to reach out via Miscode or Open Talk at any time!

Ontube: https://ontu.be/HealthProject

Open Talk: https://open.talk.com/x/4147qgj

Miscode: HealthProject

The content of the email was delivered with extravagant flair.

…At least it doesn’t seem to be a scam.

Of course, regardless of that, I wasn’t obligated to attend just because they invited me.

After all, I’m busy.

I need to roll around in bed and play New Dimension, and then be picked on by Bora before I stream…!

So, regrettably, that means I won’t have time to invest elsewhere.

Having come to a perfect conclusion, I quietly hit the delete button for the email.

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[Rene]

[Hello]

[Talk | 2631 viewers online | 01:39:43]

“Ah, everyone… do you know the Ontube channel called Health Project…?”

─Isn’t it harder not to know?

─Harum unnie is so freaking pretty…

─I subscribe and watch the videos but don’t actually exercise, lol.

─For real, lol.

─Anyone can do it, but strangely, I can never do those exercises…

─Imagining myself working out while watching the videos is enough, right? Ooh yeah;

─For real, my soul feels lighter.

“They contacted me this time, you know….”

─?

─What? Did she just get contacted by a big company, for real?

─Looks like you could get that kind of contact.

─But is it okay to say that?

─Are you crazy? You can’t say that!

“I mean, I’m not doing it….”

─Whether you do it or not, you can’t say that! What the heck, you goof!

“After saying that without any thought, I ended up getting scolded after finishing my stream.”

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[Inquisition Officer: I’m truly sorry…]

[Health Project: It’s okay, haha.]

[Health Project: Honestly, I was taken aback when I got contacted, but it’s not a big issue.]

[Health Project: But I have one request for you, Rene. Is that alright?]

[Inquisition Officer: Yes…]

[Health Project: I think it would be great if you could appear as a guest for this You Can Be Like This.]

[Health Project: I’ve been looking at the Rene fan community, and since this happened, many are hoping you’ll come on and work hard to exercise as an apology…]

[Health Project: Would that be okay?]

[Inquisition Officer: Yes…]

[Health Project: Thank you! I’ll reach out again once the schedule is set!]

[Inquisition Officer: Yes…]

[Health Project: Oh, and you’re streaming as a streamer, right? Not as a VTuber?]

[Inquisition Officer: That’s someone else.]

[Health Project: Huh?]

[Health Project: Oh, I see.]

[Health Project: Sorry about that, haha.]

[Inquisition Officer: It’s okay.]

[Inquisition Officer: But I don’t turn on the cam during my streams; will that be alright?]

[Inquisition Officer: I’d like to avoid any situation where my face shows up in the video…]

[Health Project: Is that absolutely impossible?]

[Inquisition Officer: Yes.]

[Health Project: Oh… then we’ll prepare that on our end!]

[Inquisition Officer: Thank you.]

[Health Project: Yes, see you next time!]