Chapter 4
Never pick a skill thoughtlessly while climbing the Tower.
If you truly believe there’s no hope left, the only option is to give up the climb and lose everything you’ve built up, starting over from scratch.
The most important thing for climbing the Tower is [Skills].
Either you join somewhere like [Companions] and receive [Shared Skills].
Or, if you don’t want that, make full use of the advantages that counteract the extreme disadvantages of your unique 『Legendary Class』. Whether it’s easier to operate outside the Tower or more effective inside depending on the situation and environment—the true nature of a Legendary Class isn’t revealed until you advance in it. You, the one who has awakened, must carve your own path. That’s why the skill [Flame of the Idol] shown earlier is literally a skill unique to Wakamo alone.
In such a situation where even picking an attack skill might not be enough, this world-class fool chose [Video Recording].
[Video Recording]
- Implements a camera as perceived by the [Climber].
- Automatically transmits to the [Shrine] account linked to the [Climber].
“Shrine, huh?”
Indeed, in the modern era, a YouTube account could be considered a type of shrine that idolizes something. The concept of idols for the Tower is truly like a god who disappears without people’s belief and trust, using that very belief as power. A form of idol worship that vanished as the world modernized.
From the Tower’s perspective, seeing people worship a virtual entity, it’s probably thinking, “Oh! They’ve returned to idol worship!”
“Wow… it really looks just like a camera from 『Virtual Chat』.”
A camera, resembling a floating disc, was hovering in mid-air. I worried whether it was recording properly. Since it’s a recording, I’d have to check the footage myself later. I adjusted the distance precisely using the sense I’d developed over a long time from working with 『Virtual Chat』.
When I reached the second floor, I had something more important to do than grasp the situation or check the floor information.
‘Greeting is crucial for a VTuber! It’s like their lifeline!’
Forget being a fresh-faced YouTuber. YouTubers usually don’t have the right to be forgotten, but for Wakamo, it was especially bad. He had been cursed at while watching baseball, made inappropriate jokes while trading Bitcoin and stocks, trolled horribly while playing AOS or FPS games alone, and got roasted in collaborations for being too energetic but always being the first one knocked out.
It was too late to return to a serious character!
‘And the concept is overlapping too…!!’
Originally, I had no special thoughts, and simply used the concept of being a fox god who was sealed for 1,000 years and then revived. But contrary to Wakamo’s debut with Stellamis, there was already another fox god known for being a game expert. Sure, there are countless foxes, nine-tailed foxes, and fox god VTubers in this world, but wouldn’t it seem like a rip-off if two fox gods existed in one country?
“Konkon Kitsune, Konban Wakamo. Konmiko, it’s everyone’s fox god, Wakamo. And now—a degenerate fox living as a human, having abandoned the training to become a true nine-tailed fox!”
The greetings spilled out instinctively after just a moment of thought. All of them were greetings from VTubers Wakamo knew, and he specifically chose fox-related ones.
“I’m just a clipper! How could I become a VTuber like this?!”
Among these jewels that shine as they strive towards their dreams, wouldn’t it be awkward to suddenly toss in a mere rock? I wouldn’t care if I got stepped on, but I was worried the jewels beside me might get scratched for no reason.
What does it take to become a VTuber?
Ultimately, a virtual YouTuber is an extension of a streamer. The ability to captivate viewers with smooth speech, instinctive quips that hit the right timing, and sociability that allows quick bonding, even including foreign languages. None of these are easily acquired but are built up through long, arduous hours of streaming experience. It requires sincerity to cover these traits and a character that won’t falter even if exposed, ensuring there are no issues in their streaming life.
Above all else, it takes consistent dedication!
In that aspect, I’m confident. I’ve watched countless VTuber streams as a clipper… countless masters have taught Wakamo!!
Although, as a VTuber, I’m akin to a complete loser at games, I’m close to a professional level when it comes to musical instruments and have honed my drawing skills every day to create fan art.
Roaming through the community, acquiring knowledge about games, anime, and memes is not a problem either.
Never forget! VTubers are at the core of otaku culture!
Pretending to be oblivious and showing a pure reaction as a regular person would only backfire at this point!!
“Seriously, if my body’s going to change, why not change my voice too…!!”
The protagonist’s voice was androgynous enough to confuse whether they were male or female, causing some viewers to be unsure of their gender. Though it might be easier for a female VTuber to attract an audience, with such a voice, the delivery was off.
“Not that it matters, since even a VTuber who can’t sing still has their own charm…!”
The most crucial asset for a VTuber is more than abundant here! Moreover, there’s no issue with the creativity needed for planning daily broadcasts! He possesses a one-of-a-kind, overwhelming content niche in a world that’s so saturated with VTubers and streamers that it’s turned from red to black! As long as he doesn’t make any mistakes! As long as he handles himself well, he’s standing in an overwhelmingly dominant position that no one can take away!
Streaming alone from the Tower!
I could even title my channel like that.
As long as the Tower exists, there’s no limit to my content!
‘Honestly, none of these problems matter. Ultimately, a VTuber is a job where RP (role-playing) is more crucial than anything. Even if my identity is that of a clipper, if I’m now a VTuber, I must uphold the setting of being a fox god who was sealed for 1,000 years before coming to the present world. From greetings, speech patterns, to every single action, I must fully embody this other self as the fox god!’
Of course, there are those in reality who mask themselves with the guise of a VTuber, pursue an idol career, or become artists. Yet, there are also those who use their concept to become a true VTuber—something Wakamo finds to be the truest form of a VTuber. This doesn’t mean he doesn’t acknowledge the former.
Idols are about stories!!
VTubers are the same!!
“VTuber is a path of trials incomparable to climbing the Tower…”
Some might take it lightly and jump in, but as their viewers increase, it’ll surely be fun. However, the number of haters will also grow—and before that, how many VTubers and streamers have vanished into obscurity? Even as someone who’s relatively indifferent, I’m under stress from the flood of things pouring into my inbox as a clipper.
VTubers are a profession where one must maintain an extreme persona even more than other streamers. Some keep up their concept until they graduate, while others break character, but they must continue streaming as their “VTuber name” until the end.
There are advantages to the VTuber setting, including concealing one’s identity—but… can I do it?
Like how Bruce Wayne sees Batman as a mask he wears in Gotham, I must consider that my own self died completely today and that I was fully reborn as the Fox God!! Whether it’s possession, reincarnation, or the realization of a past life, I have to live believing that I was the Fox God.
Since I need to increase my subscribers, broadcasting as a VTuber is practically inevitable.
At the very least, I want to survive until next year’s festival and the 8th gen debut.
And─ if I can hold my ground as a 『VTuber』! Other VTubers we love won’t have to climb the Tower!!
If someone succeeds as an actor, singer, or professional gamer and leaves, I’ll smile and wish them well.
But I cannot send VTubers who are working hard for their dreams into the Tower, where they might die.
“I have to do it! Me!”
With his greeting not even decided yet, a talentless broadcaster! No idea if the recording is working properly, what should be filmed, or what he should say alone in an empty place! He’s watched countless streams, found them amusing, and memorized them in his head, but still can’t speak a single word.
A VTuber is as good as dead the moment they become embarrassed about their own concept! (That’s not true).
“Regretting that I never prepared greetings as a clipper… I am Wakamo Inarizushi. As you can see, I was living freely with the modern world’s overflowing wealth… when the Tower dragged me in!! My power as a god has weakened. Huh? Was I really the Fox God? I said I was, didn’t I?!”
Muttering to the camera, lamenting his situation as if it were fate. He threw in his lines as naturally as he could, pretending that he’d been the Fox God from the start.
“And so, I decided to start broadcasting as a Tower-climbing VTuber… No, no… That’s not it… I have to be more shameless.”
Realizing his mistake, he hit his forehead with his fist and sighed deeply.
At this rate, the viewers would counter, “So, aren’t you just a streamer then?”
‘Let’s just climb for now and think later.’
The camera could be fixed in place or follow me around.
For now, I placed it in front of me and slowly took a look around the second floor.
Only after I decided to climb the Tower did I recall the information about the second floor.
[Currently climbing the second floor of Incheon Tower World.]
- Climbers must learn to use the environment as a weapon! Hunt down the [Horned Bunny]!
[Platinum Achievement Conditions]
- Craft a weapon using three or more natural materials found on the second floor (0/1).
- Defeat a [Horned Bunny] without taking damage (0/1).
“Phew… While the first floor is easy and straightforward, so most people probably just go straight up… This one is strangely complicated in its own way.”
The passage to the second floor appears right after you catch the [Oil Slime]. That’s why no one has ever achieved [Platinum Achievement] on the first floor of the Incheon Tower so far. I mean, who would start a campfire and relax there? Most would just move on quickly.
If the first floor is for resting, then the second floor is for hunting. It’s a kind gesture from a 100-floor Tower. They say all Towers are kind to Climbers until the 10th floor… And as long as you don’t make any serious mistakes, you can always exit the Tower, so casualties are rare. Of course, coming out with a fatal wound that prevents recovery is still as good as dying……
“More importantly, if my whole body is 100% mana, doesn’t that mean I have no muscles or bones? How is this any different from being a ghost… Ah, that’s why I’m an idol, huh?”
Grumbling, I clashed two stones together like a primitive man, carving them.
Clang, clang!
The fact that I didn’t get tired was a considerable advantage.
‘I could register as a Climber with the Association and get equipment that suits my [Class]… but given this class, I have to get used to it.’
Not having acquired any [Skills] was a critical disadvantage. The biggest problem with a Legendary Class is its very existence. No matter how I think about it, there’s no class that aligns with a VTuber except maybe some kind of Priest class. Even if I claim to be another class, I’ll just hit a wall with [Class Restrictions] on equipment.
Clack, clack.
And what if I get shot and die while wandering around outside in this form? Look, no one would consider me human at a glance.
When the Towers collapsed and monsters poured out, humanity’s civilization didn’t fall, unlike in the novels, because humanity’s firepower was effective. No matter how many rampaging Green Skins there were, helicopters could mow them down with machine guns, and tanks could sweep them away, ending the situation in an instant.
That Seoul still hasn’t been recovered means there’s something so terrible inside that even modern weaponry can’t handle it.
“Ah, it’s done.”
I tied the polished stones to a thick Y-shaped branch with a string I made from torn tree bark, examining it closely. Feeling a pleasant nostalgia, like going back to childhood, I did a joyful caveman dance, pleased with my handiwork, and set up a broadcast scene while looking for a [Horned Bunny].
A Horned Bunny is literally a rabbit with horns that charges at you. They’re said to be as big as a giant rabbit, but I found one right away in the bushes, locking eyes with it.
“First strike, victory!!”
I swung the axe right in front of me, but it hit the ground.
Feeling like an idiot for messing up, I smacked my forehead and sighed. The Horned Bunny then leaped at me, aiming right for my weak point—my eyes.
“Argh!! My eyes!!! My… my eyes?”
Why doesn’t it hurt?
The Horned Bunny, equally confused, stood on its hind legs and stared at me with its big rabbit eyes.
Surprised that my eyes weren’t hurt even after being struck, I only hesitated for a moment. Then, I swung the axe again and smashed the Horned Bunny’s head.
“Guess I’ll have to edit this part out?”
***
[The second floor of Incheon Tower has been conquered with Platinum Achievement and is now open to all of humanity!!]
“Wow, that’s flashy. Really. This time, I need to pick an actual attack skill…”
I knew I was horrible at games, but I didn’t realize my reflexes were so bad. Missing a sneak attack on a clueless Horned Bunny that was showing its back and hitting the ground instead—if I don’t get the support of a [Skill], I’m as good as buried in the wilderness as a newbie Climber.
[Due to Platinum Achievement, rewards are increased.]
“I’ll choose [Flame of the Idol].”
[Please select one reward.]
[Flame of the Idol]
- Consumes mana to create a flame.
[Lightning of the Idol]
- Consumes mana to shoot a lightning spear.
[Worshipped God]
- Mana recovery rate increases in proportion to the number of followers.
[Internet Connection]
- Connects to the internet inside the Tower.
[You have acquired the skill [Internet Connection]!]
“Ah, damn it, I screwed up!!!”
Wrong! My hand moved on its own…!!
But!! But!!!
“I can’t give up on watching VTuber streams while climbing the Tower!!!!”
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