A Basement-Dwelling Loser, the Inquisitor

[Today, thank you, Shisho!]

Owen made a fist with his right hand and placed it on the palm of his left hand… I heard he greeted me while taking a stance called “Pogwon.”

[It was a sudden request, but I really appreciate you accepting it!]

“W-well, it’s fine….”

Originally, helping the Sirius Team was only supposed to happen once every two months.

However, this time Owen contacted me because he wanted to ask about the jungle, and not really finding a reason to refuse, I accepted the request.

[Today, I thought I might win just once, but it’s too bad. You really are amazing.]

“Puhuh… Ah, you still have a long way to go, so try a little harder….”

[Yes! By the way, the director wanted to know if Shisho… would be willing to come to the game in person this Spring season.]

“Come in person…?”

[Yes. Our Spring season starts next week. We are going to have our opening match, and I wanted to know if you’d come watch the game in person… ]

“S-sorry….”

Could it be that this director doesn’t like me?

That thought crossed my mind.

Even if I promised to change, it’s still a bit too much for me right now….

[Ah, it’s fine! I was kind of expecting you to refuse, but I thought it wouldn’t hurt to ask.]

“…I’ll be cheering from home. Y-you won’t lose, right?”

[Of course! Who did you think I learned from!]

Hearing that made me feel a bit embarrassed….

★

[Rene]

[Hello]

[Talk | 2732 viewers | 00:59:31]

“Are you all watching the New Dimension tournament…?”

─ㅇㅇ Spring

─They said starting this season, it will be divided into Spring and Summer.

─Looks like only NAK is being watched; NPK is too chaotic.

─Ga-eun <<< I’m really curious about what will happen, haha.

─It seems NAK Sirius will have a hard time winning this season since they’re missing Atal.

─I don’t think Sirius’s winning plan has much problem since it’s mid.

─A7 is keeping the roster as is, so I think they’ll do well.

─In the previous rumors, it said Sirius’s scrim win rate was less than 50%.

─Do you believe such rumors? They won last year’s Worlds, haha.

Hmm. A lot more people are watching than I expected.

Then it doesn’t seem too bad after all.

“I… I’m thinking about doing a simultaneous viewing of NAK, but it might just be for the Sirius Team…”

─?

─So, your connection with Ga-eun here is shocking.

─Are you even receiving requests for simultaneous viewing?

“Well, that’s not it… Um, there’s a reason, but I can’t say it right now… Well, it wasn’t really a request from the Sirius Team…”

When I asked if it was okay to reveal that I was helping, the director had said it would be a little awkward.

He told me to keep it hidden until the situation allowed.

─Are you dating Ga-eun…?

─Lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lies.

“Huh? I’ve never even met Ga-eun, so… well, anyway, I’m planning to do a simultaneous viewing for NAK…”

─Are you not doing NPK?

─What’s NPK?

─Are you trying to abandon the fundamentals of PVP…?

“…To be honest, watching PVP isn’t fun.”

─Fact: True.

─LOL PVP anyway, Ga-eun handles everything alone, haha.

─It’s just hard to understand why they fight like that.

─Since there’s no skill restriction, they can’t help but play mind games with that every round.

“Anyway, next week’s starting NAK… I’m planning to do a simultaneous viewing when the Sirius Team plays… If everyone finds it fun, I’ll consider watching regularly…”

─Are you planning to commentate too?

“I probably will…? Since I’m in the jungle, I understand the game quite well…”

─?

─What are you talking about, beast girl?

─Game understanding (no mercy, going to kill the enemy jungle).

“…Hmph. No matter how much you try to defame me, the fact that my game understanding is high doesn’t change.”

I’ve come this far to the Sirius Team as a coaching player.

─Someone stop that mouth.

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[Rene]

[Hello. Watching NAK simultaneously.]

[New Dimension | 4135 viewers | 00:01:51]

─The opening match starts with Sirius vs A7, oooo!

─Honestly, this is a favorable matchup for Sirius.

─Sirius <<< It seems hard since Atal is out, while A7 has the same roster.

─A7 likely picked up a power analyst and coach to do well.

…The number of viewers was much higher than usual.

Could it be because of the tournament simultaneous viewing?

Well, that’s the only reason there is.

“H-hi, everyone….”

─Hello.

─Reha!

─Here comes my Yas, haha.

─Who do you think will win?

“Well, I’d like the Sirius Team to win… but to be honest, this is my first time watching the tournament, so I’m not sure… Is the team against the Sirius Team A7?”

─Yeah, yeah.

─They are one of the top contenders for this season.

─A7 kept the roster the same, and they significantly boosted the coaching staff, so it’s basically an upgrade.

─They were last year’s NAK and Worlds runners-up, so we can’t overlook them.

─From the moment they went 5 games with Sirius, they are not a team to be underestimated.

…Hmm.

I’m not sure what all that means, but it seems like the opposing team is amazing.

Well, as I was gathering info through the chat like that, the tournament broadcast began with cheers.

[Hello everyone! This is Lee Yong-ha from New Dimension AOS Korea! The opening match of NAK’s second season Spring Split is starting now!]

[Commentator Theo here!]

[Commentator Rounder here!]

After the three men introduced themselves, the information on the Sirius and A7 teams appeared on the screen.

[Yes. For this opening match, everyone was surprised to hear the news, right?]

[That’s right. The champion of last year’s NAK first season and Worlds is Sirius! Conversely, it’s the matchup against A7, the runners-up of NAK’s first season and Worlds!]

[Moreover, they’re not just simple champions and runners-up. A7 managed to take down the overwhelmingly strong Sirius once during the regular season! Even in the two finals, it wasn’t an easy loss but rather pushed to the very end, going 5 games!]

[Exactly. While everyone calls Sirius the strongest, A7’s coach Ryoon once said: Sirius is certainly the strongest, but invincible they are not! A7 proved that once!]

…As the chat suggested, A7 does not seem like an easy opponent.

But I heard a determination that we absolutely won’t lose, so I guess I should trust that.

[Additionally, A7’s team captain Toshi has stated that for this Spring season, they are definitely taking the championship. They made incredible improvements to the coaching staff to show that!]

[Yes. Meanwhile, Sirius has Atal going down to the second team due to health issues, calling up a player from the second team! No matter how strong Sirius is, it’s not going to be easy.]

[That’s right. No matter how strong Sirius is, it won’t be an easy situation. But what kind of team is Sirius? The last season’s NAK and Worlds champion!]

[Yes. That means they have a high peak! They are definitely not a weak team!]

Those discussions continued for about 10 minutes.

Then they began showing the resolve of the players and their determination for this match….

[Prophet player? If he was that good, wouldn’t he have been in the first team from the start?]

[I asked my senior Atal, and he said this: Kuroi player? A one-trick pony in the lane. But that lane isn’t even that good.]

Is it okay to say such things…?

[Honestly, isn’t Owen just hitching a ride in the jungle, showing nothing?]

[Better than someone who crashes the bus, right?]

[Haha….]

─The trash talk is splendid, haha.

─These guys just scratch the opponent well, haha.

─Owen << This guy is honestly riding on Ga-eun’s coattails.

─Setand can’t even hitch a ride…

The chat seems to love this so much…

“I-I, please delete all the slander against the players…”

Why though…?

[Yeongwon, you really suck. Do you know that being the runner-up for a pro is the same as being last?]

─As expected, a fact bomb from Ga-eun, haha.

─LOL With that pro title, what meaning does being a runner-up even hold?

─You could be the runner-up a hundred times, but winning once is what people remember, haha.

And that sense of discomfort peaked with Ga-eun’s provocation.

I thought she was a really polite person when we talked.

“U-uh, you’re not actually going to fight, right…? Such words might make someone feel bad…”

─?

─Don’t you know trash talk?

─It’s not about actually fighting but rather a psychological tactic to scratch at the opponent.

“…Huh? Shouldn’t professional gamers win only in-game…?”

─That’s definitely not a wrong statement…

─Since you say that, I can’t come back with anything, haha.

─Not knowing trash talk seems a bit cute though.

Many Rebongi in the chat tried to explain to me, but to be honest, I didn’t understand.

Saying such things and then losing would be incredibly embarrassing.

The idea that shy people could be pro gamers was indeed a lie….

“Anyway… I’ll explain to you logically why such a judgment is made….”

─Huh?

─Logic?

─‘The整理 of Peter Pan.’

─‘We chained.’

─That statement belongs to VTuber Rene, everyone ㅎ;

─Ah.

“Ugh….”

★

[The Sirius Team is completely beasts?!]

[Absolutely! They feel completely different from the Sirius Team we used to know!]

[They just rush at any opponent who is in sight like animals playing!]

[The first game of the opening match went GG at the recorded time of 20 minutes and 29 seconds!]

[I’d like to ask how the playstyle has changed like that. It’s astounding!]

[That’s right. When we talk about the Sirius Team, what kind of image comes to mind? Having the overwhelming power in the mid lane while the other lanes support them, with Ga-eun players responding to that trust and wiping everything clean centered around mid! But this time, it’s different! Every lane! Overwhelmingly! Crushing the opponent! As mentioned by Theo, they’re completely beast-like!]