Chapter 40
Oyama Sadako’s life could be said to be one continuous string of failures.
She ended up learning karate because of her father’s fame, almost unintentionally, but that was fine.
Even though she heard comments that she wasn’t feminine enough or lacked the elegance of Kyoto, she didn’t care.
Her father’s title as a master… it had seemed so cool to her, a little girl who didn’t know any better.
Then, as the Tower appeared and Climbers emerged, she followed in her father’s footsteps and became a Climber herself.
Of course, her father had wanted her to avoid such dangerous places, so he trained her harshly, hoping to make her give up. But unfortunately, maybe because they shared the same bloodline…
She eventually stepped into the Tower.
And she even succeeded in becoming a Tower Conqueror by clearing the Osaka 30-floor Tower.
Compared to her father’s achievements, it was modest, but it wasn’t something that would put her behind other Climbers.
However, despite her father’s renown as the Fist King, his dojo was gradually declining.
Her brother, whom she knew was an otaku, one day suddenly declared, “I’m leaving to find my master!” and turned into someone she never wanted to see again.
The memory of opening his door to find him dancing with “nyan nyan” sounds was still a haunting nightmare.
Perhaps out of embarrassment, he claimed that their father would kill him if he found out. Somehow, he had left home as an adult and seemed to have achieved some level of success.
Why was life so hard?
Her brother hadn’t been chosen as a Climber, so he lived freely without any burden. This useless brother had been such an otaku that he hadn’t even learned karate—a hopeless person!
She was constantly compared to her father’s achievements as a Climber. Her brother ran off and debuted in Bamiyuk.
Growing up without a mother among these men, Sadako was determined to become a civil servant.
She felt it was impossible for her to achieve success like her father.
To make matters worse, her class was Wizard. She disliked the Spellcaster faction because they were all so old-fashioned. She couldn’t stand bowing her head to people who called her father a mindless gorilla!!
Then, a chance unexpectedly came to her.
“Fox God Wakamo-sama…”
She knew about her too. She was the one who had revived her father’s dojo and utterly crushed the Spellcaster Association.
TL/n: Previously Written as “Sorcerer Association”, it’s actually “Spellcaster Association”.
Some even said she was a messenger of the real Inari deity. Perhaps if she served under her, she could learn genuine Spellcasting.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime choice that could shape her future…!!
The fact that she had to become a VTuber was a bit unsettling, but she was confident.
A 20-year-old adult this year.
In a way, wasn’t she just getting a government-supported job?
She was practically a civil servant!! The Japanese government and the Chairman of the Japanese Association even offered their support and packed her bags, and she boarded a flight to Korea, full of dreams.
“Oyama Sadako… is now becoming a VTuber…!!”
What concept should she go with? How would she attract viewers?
How would she get close to Wakamo-sama and learn Spellcasting?
She eagerly made plans and thought about her future.
She was a little worried about living abroad, but since the language wasn’t a problem, it should be fine, right? She could just run Korean through a translator, right? With such worries in mind, she arrived in Korea.
“Are you confident?”
Won Da-hye’s question. Oyama Sadako nodded with confidence.
All she had to do was follow what her brother did, right?
“Alright, let’s give it a try.”
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– Is it coming out soon?
– What kind of crazy person will Wakamo Corporation’s new VTuber be?
– I heard they’re from Japan.
– A VTuber personally brought over by the manager…
– Unicorn debut? I’m curious now.
– Isn’t a VTuber one who sparks drama when they stream with a guy?
– Hey, manager, say something.
“Another joy has been added…”
“The Boss doesn’t even bother doing proper announcements… We have no secrets either.”
Ichigo’s words, as she tilted her head from side to side and squinted her eyes, prompted a flood of chat messages from her friends.
– lolol
– I see, Hawk China.
– In the original Avenxers, you don’t know the members until they gather.
– Is Iron Man finally coming?
– So we’re getting Spider Man from Japan?
– Spiders from Japan are a bit invasive, lol.
Everyone was in a festive mood! Wakamo and Ichigo were also just waiting for the debut broadcast to go live since they hadn’t been told anything in advance. Of course, Wakamo hadn’t been idle.
“Listen well, manager. Our Märchen princess even created her own homepage for introductions! If we get more VTubers, we should make an intro site too! Also, rules should be set up, and─”
“Yes, yes.”
“Next, for the fan cafes, there’s no need to spread them across multiple sites. Rename my fan cafe to Wakamo Corporation and create a separate board for each VTuber. Also, add an introduction board under each VTuber’s section for promotion─”
“Yeah, yeah…”
“And for the introduction broadcast, let’s keep it laid-back without pressure. A script would be nice, but since you brought them in, I’m not too worried about capability. Just focus on the visuals. Use this for the chat box and background, and PPT creation is essential─”
“Ugh…ugh…”
Wakamo had held onto Manager Won Da-hye and explained the essentials for the debut broadcast for a good 13 hours. She had even prepared visual aids, showing snippets from 100 different VTuber debuts, pointing out what worked and what didn’t, and even slipped in a bit of praise and encouragement with clips of their cute Baby Chick playing the recorder.
So there would be no problems.
Plus, since they were from Japan… being from the homeland of virtual media, they might even be more professional than Wakamo!!
‘Maybe they were a big corporation in the past life!’
If Manager Won Da-hye had known this thought, she might have regretted not explaining who was coming. But she hadn’t had time, since she was busy calming Wakamo, who was insisting on opening the door to record clips and wouldn’t stop until she was assured a new VTuber was coming from Japan.
─♩♬
Soft background music played along with the blue screen.
Then a girl appeared, wearing an expression so blank it almost seemed unintelligent. She wore a navy cap on her head and a uniform that combined a sailor suit with a navy outfit. She hadn’t even introduced herself yet.
As the broadcast went live, a minute of silence passed in an awkward stillness.
– ?
– Is it muted?
– The new concept: the silent VTuber.
– But why is the chat box in the center, lol.
– Is this a public execution?
In the middle of the screen, the chat box was placed, while the VTuber who was supposed to introduce herself was tucked away in a corner, simply staring into space.
“U-uh…”
“When does this stream start?”
– ?
– ?
– ?
– ?
– ?
“?”
“?”
After five minutes into the live stream, the first line finally appeared, and Wakamo slapped her forehead.
Watching this, Ichigo pulled out a gun asset, but Wakamo held her down with her hand to calm her, making the viewers burst into laughter. It might have been better not to realize that the asset wasn’t just 3D-modeled but seemingly real.
A debut broadcast that kicked off with a spectacular streaming mishap.
Then, as if the manager was watching from behind, the sound of banging and clattering echoed as something was being hit.
With that, the VTuber character’s eyes spun around, and the sound of typing filled the air.
Thunk.
The broadcast ended.
– Well, that was an interesting stream.
– Wow, that was a truly enjoyable debut stream.
– So, what’s the host going to do now?
– No, lol, who even are you, lololol.
– Don’t you know? The Hunter Exam has already started.
– Don’t you know [True Name]? You’re disqualified.
– They brought in a really crazy girl.
“Ahhhhhhh!!!!”
– Ahhh!! Sudden sound attack!!!
– Holy crap, lol, was it just an illusion that the stream ended?
– When exactly did we start thinking that the debut broadcast was over?
– Completely got us…!
– What the heck did they bring over from Japan!!!!!
– My ears… I can’t hear…ugh…
– Pardon me, but are you a baby deer???
“Wait a second!! Uh… screen… uh… manager! The keyboard layout isn’t in Japanese, so I don’t know what to do!”
“Um… can you read English?”
“I don’t know either! Do it for me!!”
Wakamo chuckled at the brazen demand, while viewers could only laugh at the spiraling absurdity of the situation.
Before long, the screen brightened again, and in the center of the screen, the 3D character faced the viewers with her back.
She struck a dramatic pose, and even her hand movements seemed captured by Motion Capture, but viewers could only see the back of her head.
“Minna konpairate!! I’m Mare Pirate-chan, the navy-themed VTuber of Wakamo Corporation!!!”
– I see.
– A sailor from across the sea, Japan.
– Oh, aha! This is an invasion of Joseon!
– Another Japanese invasion targeting the mainland…
– A navy VTuber in a room full of independence fighters. Manager, are you a collaborator?
– You’re going to get caught for that. Watch your words, lololol.
Thud!
“Oof!”
Crash!
Bang─!
– Are we watching a comedy show?
– Where did they find such a remarkable character…
– What exactly is going on here??
– Wait, if she can’t read Korean, can she even see our chat?
– Ahahahaha, you’re right lololol.
– A VTuber stream with no communication… she’s totally blind.
– Look with the eyes of your heart.
“Ah! Don’t worry!! I just tripped over my own feet right now! The sailors’ chat can just be put through LINE or Google Translate, right?”
– Running it through Araw Translation, right?
– I am a firm red bean paste.
– Bow is good, I gave that.
– Hmmっ！Baldしい！Hey there!
– The gibberish here is just gold, lololol.
– Is it okay for the captain and crew not to communicate properly!?
– Well, I mean, that is kinda how it is in the military?
– Is that so?
Just then, the manager came in, and the character spun around to finally face forward.
The viewers hesitated, wondering if they could ask whether this person was… a bit simple-minded, as she was sucking on her finger with a dumbfounded expression, but they held back with superhuman patience.
“Why am I chewing on my finger…? Uh… just because?”
– Look at how her expression matches her voice perfectly.
– It’s supposed to be an intro broadcast, so why is she just chatting?
– Tell us who you are!!!
– Alright, look at the camera and try introducing yourself.
“Uh─ let me introduce myself again! I’m Mare Pirate-chan! Here to grow stronger under Wakamo-sama! My dream is to become the strongest in the navy someday!!”
– So Wakamo-sama is your superior, isn’t she?
– Lol, if you’re a soldier, address her properly, lolol.
– This is it, lololol. Now that you’re in Korea, make sure to honor our independence fighters.
“Oh! Then, Supreme Commander Wakamo!”
– Sorry.
– I don’t think that’s it…
– What am I even watching right now…
– No, that’s not right… please don’t…
– The Fox God being called ‘Supreme Commander’ by a Japanese navy VTuber… this is peak Wapanese.
– Wapanese? More like slapping the crap out of her?
– What is this rhyme, lololol.
“Oh? Is that wrong? If so, then I’ll call her ‘Commander Wakamo.’”
– Korea became the commander, putting Japan and China below it.
– It’s been a long hardship…
– Hundreds of years of invasion… the suffering Korea endured…!!
– This is hilarious lololol.
“Anyway! I love sake and pachinko! Whenever I get tired from studying every day, I blow off steam with the money I’ve saved up, drinking and playing pachinko.”
– ?
– Is this really… navy?
– She’s coming out with one shocking thing after another, omg.
– Hey, is she really alright? Like, really???
“There’s no pachinko in Incheon! They say there’s one in Kangwon Land, so I hope we can all go there together someday.”
– Every line is a spectacle.
– My brain feels like it’s melting! My brain is melting!!!
– Gambling is banned in Korea, lololol.
– ???? Excuse me, Captain! What kind of game are you even starting right now!!
“It was hard to get this! Since I’m a sailor, let’s play the game I brought, [Sea Pachinko]!!”
Thunk.
The broadcast was forcibly terminated.
The viewers were kicked out to a suddenly black screen, Yu Ying looked bewildered, and Wakamo was splitting her sides laughing like a madwoman.
– The host has already clipped and uploaded this madness, lololol.
– No, seriously, stop it!!!!!
– Owner risk is exploding, holy crap, lololol.
– Wait, where did they even get this from, lololol.
– They say it was smuggled in from Japan.
– Wow~ the Japanese navy is something else~
– I can’t believe this isn’t a pirate we’re dealing with, right??
Bzzt─
“Minna konpairate. I’m Mare Pirate-chan, the navy-themed VTuber of Wakamo Corporation!”
– Entering the third attempt at the debut stream.
– Hot.. wait, when…? Has time gone backward…?
– Ah… I see… we made it back…
– Are we trapped in a loop?
Clack, hiss─
– ?
– Drinking something?
– What’s that sound?
“Huh? Oh, my hands were shaking a bit… had a bit of beer… whew… Ahhh!! I’d go nuts if I didn’t have beer.”
– lolololololol
– Welcome, crazy Japanese girl, lololol.
– No, how is this okay!!!!
– What kind of beer are you drinking??
“Huh? You’re asking what kind of beer I like? I like all kinds of alcohol. I had two bottles of soju before starting, too!!”
– ?
– ?
– Oh, so she wasn’t sober.
– I thought… she was clear-headed…
– I’m relieved… or wait, should I be…?
“Alrighty─!! Sailors! I’m gonna sing a song!! Listen up!! It’s a Korean song that’s popular in Japan!!”
– May I ask what the title is?
– Is it really okay to ask since everything about this seems off?
– I’m instinctively scared…
– No, this stream is beyond tightrope-level.
“Do you know the song ‘Goodnight, Miss’? It’s a Korean song, right?”
– Isn’t that a Japanese song?
– Isn’t it something we don’t know?
– No, don’t sing it. Don’t sing it, seriously!!
“Haha! I’m getting pumped up!! Dancing and singing, I’m the captain─!!”
Mare Pirate started singing and dancing in her introduction stream. The viewers tried to stop her, but intoxicated with her own excitement, she belted out the entire song until her throat was sore, then lifted a can of beer.
“Ah, just let me finish this drink. Ahhh─ now that it’s gone, time to open a new can.”
– Singing, drinking, and dancing… this is the life of a pirate.
– Why isn’t anyone stopping her? Is this even okay?
– So this is what VTubers from the mainland are like.
– By the way, Captain, do you like manga?
“Huh? I don’t watch it. It feels too otaku-y?”
Bzzzt.
The broadcast cut off.
And on the screen appeared a simple message: “Please continue supporting Mare Pirate’s broadcasts.”
“Puhahahahaha!!!!!”
Wakamo couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing.
Wakamo clapped with joy, even tearing up in appreciation of this one-of-a-kind raw talent. Yeah, you need at least one VTuber like this for the experience. Yu Ying was always serious and dedicated to the broadcasts, but something felt a bit lacking.
In contrast, Wakamo always had a charismatic leader-like aura. Even if it wasn’t the exact image she wanted, having one character like this was actually quite nice.
The manager really brought in the right talent.
“So, now that there are three of us, how about a collab game together…?”
[Buildcraft] is probably the most famous one, right?
While Wakamo was pondering what game to play on Steam, she noticed a gift in her inbox.
A gift from Queen Märchen Eko as thanks for all the clips she took!!
“Oh my! The Queen sent me a boxed lunch!”
Upon opening it, she found a zombie survival game and sighed, closing the box lid.
To send her a horror game when she wouldn’t even play it herself…!!
Wakamo could perfectly picture the citizens suggesting to the Queen what gift to send her, with each recommendation leading to this result.
Surely, the Queen must have been smiling innocently, saying, “What game is this?” as she sent it…!
“The Queen sent me a horror game!! If Her Majesty has no need for me, then what’s the point of living!!”
Well, of course, this was all in jest. Wakamo was ready to devour any horror game sent her way if it came from a VTuber.
Wouldn’t it make for a great collab?
The game called [Project Apocalypse].
A popular multiplayer zombie survival genre game with the iconic line: “This is a story about your death.”
“Looks like we’ll get lots of clips from this.”
Since there was shooting involved, Wakamo booted up Queen Märchen Eko’s FPS stream.
I just need to shoot better than this…!!
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