I, Who Was Criticized as the World's Weakest S-Rank Explorer, Am Actually the World's Strongest Explorer - Episode 84
Episode 84
(Note: Special for this chapter, dialogues from the internet and TV are in 『….』.)
The special meeting room of the Explorer Association.
The air in the room was palpably tense. It was clearly far from ordinary.
With the directors of various departments gathered, the Association president’s gaze was brimming with anger. It pierced sharply across the table.
“…If you have an explanation, let’s hear it, Aizawa-kun.”
The president’s icy voice caused Public Relations Director Kana Aizawa to pale as she cast her gaze downward.
In front of her lay a tablet. But her trembling fingers failed to interact with the screen.
Moments ago, a new video had been released online.
It was a video where Rin Kanzaki spoke about her current situation. The clip spread like wildfire. It became a fresh source of controversy for the Association.
『I’m not particularly capable….
That’s why it takes me time to complete quests, and I need breaks. Despite that, I’ve been continuously pushed with unreasonable requests—that’s the reality.』
Rin’s weary demeanor in the video naturally drew sympathy from viewers.
The video detailed actual quest requests, explaining them concisely as it progressed.
『First, let’s recap the issues. The dungeon raid requests Rin Kanzaki received were concentrated over a short period. At this pace, any explorer would suffer physical harm.』
『Indeed, the pace was abnormal. While I understand the lack of explorers in the Kanto region due to dungeon activations, it’s clear the burden was unfairly placed on me.』
Rin made her calm and precise points firmly.
Her words, though cold, stirred the viewers emotionally.
『…I don’t have any special talent. I’m just doing my best within my limits. But still…』
Tears welled in her eyes as she struggled to continue. Her desperation was evident even through the screen.
Online, the backlash against the Association surged. It was accusing them of “pushing unreasonable demands” and “overworking explorers”.
As a result, much of the criticism was now being directed specifically at Aizawa.
“Aizawa-kun. The plan you created has directly led to this situation. Care to explain yourself?”
“N-no, that’s, um… It’s not solely my responsibility—”
“It doesn’t matter whose responsibility it is. What matters is that you bear it.”
The president’s words made Aizawa shrink further.
Kana Aizawa—a person with no particular abilities who had been promoted to PR director through connections—now faced a dire situation.
Until now, she had rarely been in the spotlight and had somehow evaded scrutiny. However, these events had fully exposed her incompetence.
As she glanced around for someone to help her, no one offered a hand.
“…President, please, at least let me—”
“Silence. …Your position will be sacrificed over this matter.”
The president made the final decision.
Aizawa’s shoulders shook as she collapsed into her chair.
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- Anonymous Explorer
I watched Rin Kanzaki’s video, but honestly, how much of it is true?
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- Anonymous Explorer
Still, those tears didn’t look fake. She seemed genuinely exhausted.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Come on, women can cry to gain sympathy. It’s a tactic.
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- Anonymous Explorer
You can verify it. Check the dungeon raid records; they’re logged.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Seriously? Where can I see the list?
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- Anonymous Explorer
It’s in the Association’s public data. Most of the recent raids in Kanto have her name on them.
The real issue is that no one else is doing any work.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Other than S-Rank Explorers, the rest should step up. Freaking monsters.
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- Anonymous Explorer
It’s less about unreasonable demands and more about a massive manpower shortage. Everything’s being dumped on Kanzaki. The Association’s a joke.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Honestly, the Association let dungeon damage happen, and we were still blaming Kanzaki? What were we thinking?
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- Anonymous Explorer
But Kanzaki herself said she’s “not that capable”. That leaves a weird impression.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Forget capabilities—the Association’s support system is the real problem. Where’s the backup?
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- Anonymous Explorer
Still, if Kanzaki hated it so much, she could’ve refused, right?
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- Anonymous Explorer
Refuse, and people would just bash her anyway. She was cornered.
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- Anonymous Explorer
I don’t even know who to blame anymore…
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- Anonymous Explorer
Come on, obviously blame the Association. They screwed up again, like with Amakusa. Total incompetence.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Rin Kanzaki’s crying voice sounds familiar…
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- Anonymous Explorer
It’s probably staged.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Maybe they used some audio from somewhere else.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Fake video, for sure.
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- Anonymous Explorer
No matter how bad the Association is, they wouldn’t pull something like that.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Honestly, it’s disgusting.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Well, setting aside what’s true or not, I’ll stop complaining about Kanzaki. Honestly, it just feels like the Association is at fault.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Isn’t the reason Kanzaki got bashed basically the Association’s fault? No proper support and just leaving her to fend for herself—that’s absurd.
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- Anonymous Explorer
The Association better fix this already. Stop putting so much burden on the explorers.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Actually, wasn’t Kanzaki posting that video and calling out the Association the best move she could’ve made?
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- Anonymous Explorer
I watched the video, and the explanations were clear. It just made the Association’s incompetence even more frustrating.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Are we looking at yet another apology press conference from the Association? When will they learn?
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- Anonymous Explorer
The way everyone bashed Kanzaki before—man, that’s got to be a dark chapter in internet history. You guys were too much.
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- Anonymous Explorer
From now on, Kanzaki deserves proper support. She’s not at fault at all.
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- Anonymous Explorer
In the end, it’s just the Association getting trashed, lol.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Yeah, but nothing’s going to change even if we bash the Association. At least people seem to be complaining about Kanzaki less now.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Less? People are actually sympathizing with her now. Honestly, I feel bad for her too.
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- Anonymous Explorer
What’s Kanzaki going to do from here? Depending on her next moves, she might really become a hero.
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- Anonymous Explorer
The Association isn’t going to change, though. I’m scared they’ll just look for their next scapegoat.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Who’s going to be the next victim, lol?
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- Anonymous Explorer
Honestly, seeing how Kanzaki got bashed—I just can’t. I’d never want to be an explorer.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Expecting anything from the Association is pointless, lol. Just stop creating more victims already.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Kanzaki and Amakusa—seriously, the fact that they endured all this is impressive. I wouldn’t be able to handle it.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Apparently, Kanzaki’s going to keep updating her videos. If they’re packed with jabs at the Association, they’ll probably go viral, lol.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Still, I hope Rin-chan doesn’t overdo it. She looked super tired at the end of that video.
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- Anonymous Explorer
What’s going to happen next? If the Association collapses, it’d be hilarious.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Hilarious, but it’d probably mess with our lives too. And that’s scary, lol.
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- Anonymous Explorer
I just hope Kanzaki doesn’t get pushed any further.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Agreed. I want Rin-chan to be happy.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Now that bashing Kanzaki has stopped, even attacking the Association is starting to feel stale.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Yeah, it’s like we don’t know what to complain about anymore, lol.
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- Anonymous Explorer
I’m looking forward to seeing who the next target is, lol.
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- Anonymous Explorer
The internet is terrifying, seriously.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Is the Association even capable of changing? It’s been this bad for years.
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- Anonymous Explorer
The same people who were bashing Kanzaki are suddenly sympathizing with her—what a joke.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Total 180. I mean, I’m guilty of it too, though.
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- Anonymous Explorer
The way internet trends swing is brutal.
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- Anonymous Explorer
But Rin-chan managed to survive. Now it’s all about how the Association responds.
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- Anonymous Explorer
The next big scandal target will definitely be the Association, lol.
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- Anonymous Explorer
It doesn’t matter what the Association does now. Their credibility is gone for good.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Seriously, can we do something about that Aizawa person first? Isn’t the PR officer’s job to actually do their job?
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- Anonymous Explorer
Kana Aizawa, right? Wasn’t she a model? People say she got the job through connections. No wonder she’s useless.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Honestly, isn’t Aizawa in serious trouble? Her attitude at that last press conference was terrible.
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- Anonymous Explorer
That “we acknowledge some shortcomings” apology she gave. It sounded so condescending—absolute clown behavior, lol.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Also, wasn’t she supposedly on an overseas “training trip”? The photos online looked like a straight-up vacation, lol.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Kana Aizawa as PR? Yeah, she’s definitely getting fired.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Fired! Serves her right!
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- Anonymous Explorer
But even if she’s fired, the next hire will just be another nepotism case, right? The Association is so rotten it doesn’t matter.
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- Anonymous Explorer
If they bring in someone competent to replace Aizawa, maybe there’s a chance………. Nah, who am I kidding, lol.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Just firing her isn’t enough. The other useless directors should resign too.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Didn’t the PR department also play a big role during the Amakusa bashing? Aizawa was probably leading that, wasn’t she?
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- Anonymous Explorer
As PR, how do you end up destroying the Association’s image even further? Lol. I feel like she’s the reason the criticism escalated.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Aizawa getting bashed is totally deserved. But since the Association itself is rotten, nothing’s going to change.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Don’t let this end with just the Aizawa issue. The entire Association needs to take responsibility.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Amakusa and Kanzaki should just leave this trash organization behind and thrive in another country.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Even if Aizawa’s gone, they’ll just replace her with another incompetent person in PR. They’re all the same anyway.
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- Anonymous Explorer
It’s Aizawa’s extreme incompetence that caused all this. Just hire a proper PR professional.
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- Anonymous Explorer
By the way, what did Kana Aizawa even do? All I remember are images of her constantly on vacation, lol.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Fire Aizawa! And while we’re at it, let’s just dismantle the entire Association.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Firing her isn’t enough. Make her pay damages. It’s ridiculous if she isn’t held accountable at all in this situation.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Well, people have been saying PR was trash for years. So hearing she’s finally getting fired is good news.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Even if she quits, Aizawa caused so much trouble for Amakusa and Kanzaki. She’s not getting forgiven for that.
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- Anonymous Explorer
How was she this incompetent and still held onto her PR job for years? What a joke.
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- Anonymous Explorer
What is she even trying to accomplish?
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- Anonymous Explorer
I wonder where Kana Aizawa’s going next, lol. Is she just going to sneak into another job through connections again?
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- Anonymous Explorer
Wherever she goes, she’ll just end up exposing her incompetence again, lol.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Hey, Association—make sure you actually choose someone competent this time for once… not that I’m expecting much.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Whoever replaces Aizawa as PR will probably be another useless hire anyway.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Do we even need a PR department anymore? The Association has no credibility, so it’s just wasted money at this point.
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- Anonymous Explorer
I’m worried the Association will use all the focus on Aizawa to cover up even bigger problems.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Still, Aizawa getting fired is good news. At least it’s one step forward, lol.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Kana Aizawa is going to go down in history as the worst PR officer ever, lol.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Seriously, with someone like her as the face of the Association, of course people lose trust.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Next, make sure the chairman’s head rolls too.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Just dismantle the entire Association already. This useless bunch doesn’t even deserve to exist.
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- Anonymous Explorer
The moment they dumped everything on Amakusa and Kanzaki, it was over.
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- Anonymous Explorer
I’m curious to see what kind of excuses Aizawa will make in the end.
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- Anonymous Explorer
She’ll probably say something like, “There were some shortcomings, but I’ll work harder from now on,” lol.
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- Anonymous Explorer
I’m going to go all out roasting Kana Aizawa in her final moments.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Well, once she’s gone, we’ll just shift back to bashing the entire Association again, lol.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Seriously, what’s next? Amakusa and Kanzaki need to get out of there… staying in this mess will ruin them.
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- Anonymous Explorer
With Aizawa officially fired, lol. I just hope no one else ends up as the next victim.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Honestly, the problem isn’t just Aizawa. The whole system is rotten to the core.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Let’s see who the next PR officer is. I’m not expecting much, but I’ll keep an eye on it, lol.
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- Anonymous Explorer
Even if Aizawa quits, there’s no way the Association’s reputation will recover. What are they even going to do?
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