The World’s Only Max-Level Lazy Introvert Accidentally Goes Viral After Helping a Famous Streamer Who Forgot to Turn off Her Dungeon Stream - 25

Chapter 25: The Esteemed Lazy Introvert and Onizuka’s End

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“Hmm…?”

Morning came and I was checking my smartphone upon waking up when I saw a message from Jinba.

――Dear Ren-sama, I apologize for the delay. We’ve dealt with Onizuka. He should be arrested soon. Please kindly check the news when you have time.――

I quickly looked up the news online and true enough, the news about Onizuka was all over the media. The news showed a boy being restrained by a large number of police officers, looking dejected and powerless. Onizuka was still a high school student, so his face and name were not exposed to the public, but considering Onizuka had not only threatened me with a knife but also attempted to blow up the dungeon with a bomb, the media were putting a lot of attention to his case. Not to mention, Jinba must have gotten involved too. Hence why this case was getting a lot of coverage, unlike other juvenile crimes. Even though the media didn’t say his name out loud, but he had been doxed by the internet thanks to Shiori’s live-stream.

Many netizens had pointed out that the arrested high school student was Onizuka and it seemed the keywords ‘Onizuka’ and ‘Onizuka’s Comeuppance’ had been trending on social media. Onizuka had always acted tough and recklessly in school, thinking he was untouchable. This was the result of his actions. Even though he had gotten into a prestigious high school, but instead of getting into a good university, he ended up getting arrested by the police as a criminal. Not to mention, this digital tattoo shall stick with him for life. Realistically speaking, his life was pretty much over, even though he was still in highschool.

.――Under normal circumstances, the police would’ve wanted Ren-sama’s testimony too, but we’ve dealt with the police so they won’t bother Ren-sama. Please rest assured..――

“Heh. You’re pretty thoughtful, aren’t you, Jinba?”

Even though it wasn’t the main clan’s members, but it was still one of the gangs under his control. I had been put in a dangerous situation by one of the gangs under his control. Sure, Jinba wasn’t directly involved with this incident, but there was no way he could just sit back and do nothing. 

I typed out a message on my phone, crafting a reply to Jinba.

――I just checked the news. Good job.――

――No,no,no. This is the least I could do. I’ve also prepared a new streaming equipment for Yuria-san, but how should I give it to her? I think it would be best if Ren-sama gives it to her instead.――

“Hmm…”

Indeed. It would be a hassle to do it in a round-about way, but Shiori was a famous streamer with over 10 million subscribers. It wouldn’t do her any good if people thought she was involved with the yakuza and she probably had a lot of ‘paparazzi’ following her for scoop too. There was no need to take unnecessary risks here, especially one that could be easily prevented.

――I guess you’re right. Can you send it to me then?――

――Understood. Then I will send the black market item we’ve discussed yesterday along with Yuria-san’s streaming equipment. Thank you.――

――Huh? I told you I don’t need any black market items.――

――Now, now, please don’t say that. I’m sure you will like it. Besides, the Boss won’t stop crying and screaming, “You have to deliver it to him no matter whaaaaaat!!!”.――

“Ugh… That stubborn old man…”

Despite his burly appearance, that old man really couldn’t let go of his doting tendency. I still remembered how he tried to oppose my decision to live on my own. He was really desperate back then. 

――Alright, I get it. Let’s discuss the details later on.――

――Understood…. If I may say one thing, Ren-sama, you were already incredibly strong thanks to the training from the Boss, but since you started doing dungeon exploring, I feel like you’ve become a completely different person. To be honest, I don’t think there’s anyone in this world who could defeat you now.――

――Enough with the unnecessary flattery. I need to go to school. A good student needs to attend school properly.――

After sending that last message, I hurriedly prepared my breakfast before heading to the school.

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However, the moment I arrived at school, I realized that my ordinary high school student life was no longer an option for me. Stares. Piercing stares from all around the corner. Sure, the day before today, some of my classmates were already bowing their heads apologetically at me, but now… It felt like the entire student body, even the teachers, were afraid of me. And that wasn’t it all.

“Oomomo-san!”

I was walking down the hallway to get to my classroom when suddenly, someone called out to me from behind. It was a girl I had never talked to before. What could she possibly want from me?

“Oomomo-san! I’ve been freed from the bullying thanks to you! I just wanted to thank you for that…”

“Huh? Bullying?”

So she said and it immediately clicked to me why she was thanking me. After the incident with Onizuka went viral, the whole school had been caught in the scandal. Judging from the situation in the school, it was understandable why the other bullies had stopped harassing other students. 

“Don’t worry about it. I didn’t do anything to you anyway.”

“Huh? Bu-But..!”

“If you have time to think about other people, then you better use that time to live the way you want to from now on. You’ve finally been freed from those worthless people after all.”

“Ye-Yes…!”

The girl’s eyes sparkled when I said that to her. 

Ju-Just what is happening here? 

The way the girl was acting… It was as if she revered me, like she was putting me on a high pedestal. Her action and the way the other students were so afraid of me made me even more confused. 

“Bye then. Don’t let those worthless people bully you again.”

“Ye-Yes…! Thank you very much!”

I walked away but the girl kept her head low for a long time, even after I had passed by her. Her cheeks were a bit flushed too, but I decided not to think too much of the reason why.

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