Chapter 48
[Author: Erni]
[Title: What was the leader talking about?]
What is Fuga Kamino? I’m asking because I’m curious.
Everyone seems to know.
-There’s a masterpiece called Rotating Shackles trending right now.
-That guy wasn’t even the strongest of the Heian period, just a commoner, right?
-The only true modern spellcaster is the leader.
-What? Are you new here?
ㄴYeah… I came because I heard about a famous climber who raises the nation’s prestige…
ㄴHey OP, how old are you? Do you even watch anime?
ㄴI’m watching the latest anime…
ㄴWhat are you watching?
ㄴRanma ½ and Urusei Yatsura.
ㄴI heard they’re releasing a ToHeart game too.
ㄴAnd Dai’s Great Adventure is also a recent anime.
ㄴOh, you know the new masterpiece game, Tsukihime!
ㄴIs this an era where trends not only cycle but target old-school otakus?
ㄴThe cycle has gone so far it’s brought idol worship back, hasn’t it?
ㄴIt’s gone too far, for real, lol.
-If the leader mistook VTuber worship for idol worship and brought it back, that’s adorable.
[Author: OVERPORORO]
[Title: What is this? Why did the captain become a VTuber?]
Not only did you go from a wolf to a fox, but now you’re a VTuber too?!
(A gif of the Fox God summoning a giant with her Bankai skill)
Seriously, what even is this? What skill is it?
Is this even spellcasting?
Did she summon it with the [Kusanagi Blade] or something?
Was Eulji Mundeok actually the leader all along?
-Hey, why didn’t she use Ryōiki Tenkai?
-Isn’t this Fox basically an Uchiha?
ㄴIsn’t this the Bankai of the 13th Division Captain?
-What is this Fox’s true identity?
-Damn, a forbidden technique like the Bankai from the Triple Blade Style…
-A Fox using Wolf techniques.
-Isn’t this just a divine spirit?
-The captain who drags Ichigo around… Ah, Seoul Society exists!
-The best way to counter a domain is to expand your own domain.
-Why is the skill name so over-the-top: Martial God’s Brave Guardian General Spirit?
-To unleash this level of Susano’o in a world without chakra…?
-But seriously, what’s an Uchiha and what’s a Bankai?
ㄴWhat…? You don’t know? Haven’t you seen the Big Three?
ㄴBro… the Big Three are over 20 years old now…
ㄴThere’s still hope for the younger generation to take over our pension plans!
ㄴIf there’s hope in this forum, isn’t that a bad sign?
ㄴGet out of here right now!!
[Author: ifelt]
[Title: Let’s revisit the leader’s quotes]
“The difficulty seems easier since I’m not a combat job.”
“I feel like they’ll misunderstand and think I’m easily clearing the Complete Conqueror levels.”
“They probably simplified the achievement conditions because our party isn’t combat-based.”
Even if she says it herself, it doesn’t make sense, lol.
-“Not a combat job,” seriously?
ㄴShe said it’s a non-combat occupation.
ㄴWhat’s wrong with using weapons and spells you already know?
ㄴFor real, lol. She’s just using what she knows how to use.
ㄴIt’s just gear carry… or is this skill carry?
-Honestly, an Alchemist with a comedic tone like a punching bag is quite fitting.
-Take that back… now!
-Actually, the achievement conditions do change depending on the occupation.
-But the leader always gets floor-boss-level enemies. Is it really easy?
ㄴWell, is it harder than fighting 10,000 men during the Three Kingdoms period?
ㄴDo you think someone who fought Onmyojis from the Heian period would be fazed?
ㄴFrom the leader’s perspective, it probably is easy. Her main worry is what kind of performance she’ll do next.
-If the leader is more concerned about her VTuber broadcast than climbing the Tower, then props to her.
Whenever Wakamo climbed the Tower, her performances always excited her viewers.
However, she was more interested in the reactions from new viewers asking, “What is this?”
Isn’t this what they call a generation gap?
There are suggestions nowadays to move from Tou○verses to La○tel.
While animation has become more accessible, most wouldn’t bother paying to watch it. Even otakus are losing interest.
The believers were simply thankful, saying, “Thank you, our Fox God, for doing everything we ask!”
But newcomers who found Wakamo as a VTuber would ask, “What’s that?” with genuine curiosity.
While Wakamo wanted to explain everything kindly, doing so would fill her broadcasts with complaints.
When it came to “watch anime together” streams, viewers would eventually have to pay to watch it themselves, creating a new issue.
Frankly, 80% of them probably just watched it illegally. Wakamo could only pray for her believers’ conscience.
Today, she diligently edited Ichigo and Pirate’s broadcasts to upload on her channel.
She also planned an unboxing stream for the Silver Button YouTube would soon send her.
Busy checking her schedule and monitoring international reactions, Wakamo noticed that Pirate’s broadcasts in Korea were stirring mixed feelings among Japanese viewers.
While some Japanese viewers supported Pirate, others went out of their way to troll her streams.
Thankfully, Pirate’s strong mental fortitude kept it from becoming a big issue.
She even publicly humiliated trolls in front of her audience.
“Hey everyone! We’ve got a guest up on the plank! Let’s feed the sharks!!!”
-“Reformed Japanese viewers.”
-Anyone not part of the crew has no rights.
-Are we even sure we’re actually the Navy?
-The Navy declares anyone who picks a fight with them to be pirates!
-That’s just Pirate’s stream rules. Anything that challenges her is evil!!!
-This is insane, LOL.
-Yamero! Yamero!
Since the Incheon Tower was publicly named, everyone knew the Daughter of the Martial God was in Korea.
The Japanese government and association were working together to support Pirate, ensuring no major issues arose.
With plans to collaborate in Kyoto, Wakamo was even reviewing a strategy for reaching the 20th floor.
Ultimately, what could anyone achieve by trying to bring down Pirate, who was backed by such strong forces?
Even in the community, people celebrated as the “Hanjoom Squad” was entirely wiped out, mocking and ridiculing them.
Come to think of it, Pirate’s manager introduced her legal team to the public as a dedicated unit.
Although Wakamo wasn’t particularly curious about their work, she couldn’t help but notice the manager’s stern warning to ensure Wakamo never uttered a word about wanting to leave for Japan out of frustration.
‘So Pirate is becoming famous in Japan too.’
A Japanese VTuber who has achieved Complete Conqueror status five times in Korea.
She was already famous for conquering the Osaka Tower before, but people were more surprised by the fact that she debuted as a VTuber.
Perhaps because Japan has more otakus, fan art of Pirate parodying the Straw Hat Pirates or combined with elemental manga characters was starting to pop up here and there.
Wakamo carefully collected and saved each piece as she opened a video on her screen.
It was a clip she had saved earlier from a Japanese VTuber’s broadcast.
Her hands moved busily as she added subtitles.
The clip? It was none other than from Pirate’s brother’s VTuber stream.
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“Nyanyanya! A virtual cat from space! It’s Hoshineko!”
The screen was filled with an orange-haired cat character, waving at the viewers.
This furry VTuber, who had over 40,000 subscribers and a decent-sized fanbase, shrank her character’s size and placed it in the corner of the screen before starting to chat.
Her voice, that of an adorable girl, matched her cute cat-like appearance, showing her dedication to her craft as a professional VTuber in this genre.
She was so committed that she had bought a fursuit from China and even planned to wear it to Comiket despite the scorching weather.
“My Little Pony’s Pinkie Pie isn’t a horse lover thing! And liking Renamon doesn’t mean it’s some weird fetish. What? Bald guys in Korea are into furries? Show me a link; I want to see that! Oh, cute!”
She chatted playfully with her viewers, showing that she was up to date with trending VTubers, even mentioning one by name.
“Wakamo, Wakamo. Yeah, I know her. But she’s not a furry, right? I mean, she’s a real Fox God, but… still… isn’t there a fluffy 100% fox mode or something?”
Ding
“You’ll get struck by lightning for that. Bye-bye. It’s me, the one who got publicly executed in Korea, lol. An adult game One Piece? That’s too much!”
Then, next to the cat character, a busty girl in twin-tails and a gym uniform with cat ears popped up. Her voice, distorted with a voice changer, burst into laughter.
This was none other than Bamiyuk, Pirate’s older brother, and a fellow VTuber.
“Honestly, isn’t it kind of gross? Drawing erotic comics with your avatar… doing ASMR… churning out weird fetishes… It’s like that fiery manga artist who TS’d their assistant into a character. Just stop. It’s killing the mood.”
“The person you’re attracted to was a guy in his 30s! Uhehe!”
At the exaggerated face and tongue flicking of the female avatar, Hoshineko made a disgusted expression.
“So your sister debuted as a VTuber too? That Red Pill Climber thing is hard to hide—such a fatal flaw. Anyway, I really want to collaborate with the real Fox God VTuber. Why are external collaborations banned, though?”
“My sister said it’s because other VTubers are too noble to handle it. When BigGodMiyong joked during the Kyoto collab, ‘She’s not a fox, but a wolf,’ she almost committed seppuku.”
“For real? That’s insane.”
“They say VTubers are the idols of the modern age or something? Anyway, my sister hadn’t even watched One Piece, but she’s too talented. She overtook my subscriber count, lol.”
“You can’t beat a real woman. At least try being as cute as me, okay?”
“You sound like someone who’s jealous of the newly debuted LungLung-chan from Second-Third Generation.”
“Correct that. I’m aroused, you old man!”
As Bamiyuk, an uncle who was all-in on furry content, and Hoshineko, a young lady dedicated to her craft, continued their banter, more eccentric acquaintances with unique “preferences” joined the Discord server.
They started chatting and preparing for a mafia game, while Wakamo clipped the early parts of the stream and reviewed the reactions from the Japanese side.
The most common sentiment was: “Like brother, like sister.”
‘Since Climber status ensures smooth communication, Japanese viewers seem to be tuning in as well. I’m glad the reception is good.’
Meanwhile, Hajime Ichigo had grown to 130,000 subscribers, and Mare Pirate, who hadn’t even been active for long, already had 110,000 subscribers.
Both had already applied for Silver Buttons from YouTube.
Pirate’s audience probably included a significant number of Japanese viewers.
‘I’m happy, but at the same time, it feels a bit bittersweet.’
Wakamo tirelessly collected clips from many VTubers and uploaded them consistently on her channel.
Many VTubers who had been streaming longer than Wakamo still didn’t have 40,000 subscribers, so was it fair for them to succeed so easily?
She knew she shouldn’t think like that, but it was always a burden on her heart.
“…..”
After finishing her day’s work, Wakamo leaned back in her chair, exhaling deeply.
Normally, she would’ve gone live with her VTuber broadcast immediately, but today was different.
As the president, she had been waiting a long time for this moment.
Today was the release of Hajime Ichigo’s original song.
Like a certain pirate captain who used the love from her fans to create original songs every year, Wakamo had poured her wealth into producing a fully animated music video.
Yu Ying, who wanted to write the lyrics herself, had spent countless nights crafting the perfect song, while Wakamo had even set aside her VTuber streams to focus on playing and composing music.
The money invested was unlikely to be recouped, but that didn’t matter at all.
This was the first original song by a VTuber she had nurtured. She might die of happiness!
Titled “Blossoms of Laughter”, the song was filled with soft, tender, and lovely vocals. The lyrics conveyed a warm and hopeful message about enduring the struggles of daily life.
The visuals, contrasting with a post-apocalyptic world of monsters and ruins, told a story of not giving up and finding happiness in the end.
As the scheduled premiere countdown began, Wakamo’s heart pounded with fear and anticipation.
When the song started, her eyes were glued to the real-time comments.
“Captain, are you planning to dive into the monitor…?”
Wakamo was practically burying her face in the monitor as she watched.
Next to her, Sadako, and Yu Ying—who was squirming in embarrassment at the thought of over ten thousand people listening to a song she had written—were just as focused on the reactions.
Everyone was saying it was healing, warm, and how the character and the voice didn’t match at all… When you put all those reactions together, it was good! It was fine!!
The first original song from Wakamo Corporation had been a solid success!!
“Blowing 200 million won was totally worth it!!!”
Is Wakamo single-handedly supporting the Korean animation industry at this point?
Now came the comments from viewers reviewing the song, the reactions from other VTubers after seeing it… Wakamo wagged her tail furiously, determined to absorb every little detail like scraping the bottom of a dish clean.
Just then, her manager burst into the room in a hurry, shouting for her to check what was trending at number one.
“Yu Ying is already the number one trending search!!!”
“…Why is Yu Ying number one?”
Her initial excitement about seeing Yu Ying at the top of the trending list was short-lived.
As Sadako’s sharp observation made Wakamo freeze like a rock, she turned to look at her.
“Well… So… A relic-grade item called [Sword and Seal of the Korean-Chinese King] surfaced in China. It actually appeared six months ago… Anyway, to counter [Collector], China sought to identify a compatible user among its Climbers. Using [Wizard] support, they narrowed down the locations of those who met the conditions…”
“That’s possible?”
“It’s a complicated process, but when restricted to within a nation, they sometimes use tracking-type Wizards to locate Climbers who meet specific requirements for items with job or condition restrictions. Anyway, the search was supposed to stay within China… but for some reason, they found only one match.”
“In China?”
“No, in Korea.”
“……?”
“The conditions are… something absurd, like possessing royal blood or being a descendant of Shu Han royalty. Out of everyone, only one Climber met those requirements, and they aren’t in China, but Korea.”
Manager Won Da-hye had tried her best to keep quiet about Yu Ying’s Chinese ancestry and naturalization to Korea, but there was no way to fully hide it.
The absurd situation was that the search widened to include Korea, and the only match turned out to be a naturalized Chinese-Korean Climber.
Even Yu Ying glanced at Wakamo with an expression that suggested she could guess what was going on.
But no one dared to speak.
Wakamo’s magical energy, radiating pure rage, was so intense it made it hard to even stand.
“Those damn Chinese jerks dared to dig into my VTuber’s personal information?! I’ll kill them!!!!”
“Please calm down, Daji!!”
“I’m not Daji!!”
“Wait, you’re not…?”
Why did this disaster have to happen now, of all times, when the original song had just been released?
The viewer comments Wakamo had eagerly anticipated were now flooded with remarks about how Wakamo owned the Imperial Seal and how it was tied to this incident.
Not only that, but viewers swarmed the latest videos of any related VTuber, leaving comments en masse. Some even began advertising on adult channels, making Wakamo clutch the back of her neck in frustration.
“Gentlemen…”
“Yes?”
“Wakamo is leaving for China immediately…”
With her current self, she could do it. The reward from conquering the 30th floor was enough.
Even if it was a Chinese Climber, she could utterly destroy them…
Yes, everything was the fault of [Collector].
Even the lousy rewards from the Tower were probably because of that guy!!!
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