Why Do I Have to Explain Myself?
Inciting a mob can be done with a single sentence, but refuting it takes a whole essay. “Hey, Inquisitor! Wait a second~?!”
I thought it was the heretic I’d seen somewhere before, but it turned out to be that newbie from last time. Even though I had tried so hard, he still hadn’t repented. The nagging suspicion that my skills as an Inquisitor had deteriorated refused to leave me. Well, I suppose it only made sense. This was a different world, after all.
Tyuni has requested a 1:1 conversation with you.
As that thought crossed my mind and I raised my old friend the warhammer, the newbie heretic standing before me sent me a 1:1 conversation request.
“...”
What should I do? Honestly, I wasn’t in the mood to talk to anyone right now. The baseless accusations of me being a hacker and my real-world financial troubles kept swirling through my head. I just wanted to mindlessly do what I always did in the other world—make the heretic repent.
“Haa...”
But what if this newbie heretic had requested the 1:1 chat so he could repent? What if it was for confession? While my duties differed from those of an ordinary priest, the fact that I was a legitimate priest remained unchanged. In other words, I could perform every task a normal priest could, and that naturally included hearing confessions.
…Fine. He had summoned this much courage for the sake of confession. As a priest, I could not possibly refuse.
After steadying my mind and calming my heart, I slowly accepted the 1:1 conversation.
The greeting that met me was an abrupt question.
…Was this not about confession after all? No, I recalled that confessions often began with the sinner asking whether their sins could truly be forgiven.
I had been taught to respond gently at times like these, to build trust…
…What the fuck? Who was this person?
For a moment, my mind went blank. But the question of what this chat even meant lasted only a second before I reached the same conclusion I always did: just smash his head.
I lifted my warhammer, ready to bring it down—
The chat window exploded the instant she offered to help a supposed hacker.
Tyuni ignored the rapidly heating chat. In a situation where trolls would swarm no matter what she did, she decided she might as well turn it into an opportunity.
No matter how I look at it, she’s not hacking. If she were, she would’ve gone silent the moment the controversy blew up.
Of course Tyuni wasn’t completely certain, but it didn’t really matter.
Whether she’s hacking or not, there’s a way to spin the story…
If she was hacking, Tyuni could frame the conversation as content exposing a hacker. If she wasn’t, she could gather viewers by helping clear the name of an innocent player. Either way, the Inquisitor was currently the most famous user in New Dimension.
She must be feeling frustrated right now. She’s not hacking, yet everyone’s calling her a hacker. A normal person with no streaming experience probably has no idea how to explain herself. If I offer to help in that situation? She gets to clear her name, and I get broadcast content. It’s a win-win.
It was a simple equation. A perfect world where no one got hurt.
…At least, that was what Tyuni genuinely believed.
That conclusion had only been possible because Tyuni had completely misjudged her conversation partner. When it came to priests, the Inquisitor was the most infamous lunatic in New Dimension.
“…Huh?”
“…What?”
“How do I even respond to this…”
The 1:1 conversation with the Inquisitor has ended.
With the Inquisitor’s final message, the 1:1 chat was terminated.
CLANG!
A clear, ringing sound echoed.
You have died.
“...”
Thanks to that, Tyuni got to see the system’s death notification again—something she never wanted to see.
“Should we just call this person a hacker?”
It was her final act of resistance.
[My Inquiry History]
Title: Regarding the use of illegal programs by the user “Inquisitor”
Content: There have been many rumors in New Dimension communities recently that the user known as “Inquisitor” is using illegal programs. I would like to know if this is true.
Hello. This is the New Dimension Customer Support Team.
We have been monitoring the recent community discussions regarding illegal programs.
However, after thorough investigation, no external illegal programs were detected, and there is no record of any external program being used within the game. This matter has been officially closed.
Thank you.
All the bastards screaming “hacker” can go crawl back into their holes now lol
Getting absolutely destroyed 3v1 and his response is “this guy’s hacking” lol. Every slightly decent player in PVP or AOS who loses says the opponent only won because they suck, but somehow it’s always “hacking” with this clown. Pathetic.
Ah… I just really, really, really hate Saint!
Setting aside how most priest users hate the Inquisitor, the way he responded was just pathetic.
The guy who cursed out a kind-hearted streamer trying to help him… The guy who was frustrated because they kept demanding explanations when he had nothing to explain… The guy who simply had absolute confidence in his own skill… The guy who was just a walking fact-bombardment machine…
I’m so sorry, Inquisitor!
(Saint Main Board Apology.jpg)
Three-line summary:
1. In my judgment that play was absolutely impossible so I thought it was hacking
2. But it wasn’t
3. But seriously, leaving plays like that in the game is wrong, isn’t it?
4. And you guys called her a hacker along with me, you bastards
This guy can’t even apologize properly lol
The Inquisitor was currently the hottest topic across every New Dimension community. Although the hacking controversy itself had begun to settle thanks to the game company’s official statement, discussion about her showed no signs of dying down.
And the person at the center of it all, Selene, who had never even considered explaining herself—
“Ugh…”
—was quietly dying in the corner of her room.