Chapter 49
[Author: IchigoIsCute]
[Title: Our Ichigo’s Song Is So Healing….]
She truly endured so much hardship while living in dangerous areas.
Still, she never gave up and kept trying…
Now, she’s happily learning Korean with her friends.
Ichigo, you must continue to be happy from now on…
-“Smile, Smile” lyrics like these… It’s been a while since I’ve seen something like this.
-It feels like a nursery rhyme, so bright and pure… Ah… It cleanses my soul.
-Is this… the warmth of a mother? This warmth is definitely….
-Hey, I heard Red Pill was leaked?
ㄴWhat the f***?
ㄴVTube leeches are screwed, lol. All their Red Pills got leaked, lol.
ㄴ? Uploading that will get you sued, you know?
ㄴWhat nonsense are you spouting? This won’t get anyone sued, idiots.
ㄴLol, troll detected. Didn’t you read the announcement?
ㄴWelcome, moron. Lololol.
ㄴOne of them is climbing the ranks, Wakamo-sama!!!
[Author: Anonymous]
[Title: The VTuber You Stan Just Got Doxxed LOL]
(Photo of Yu Ying registered with the Climber Association)
She’s 17 years old, super young.
Here’s what your favourite VTuber’s face looks like.
Your sandcastle just collapsed, didn’t it?
-Hey, this guy’s a troll for sure.
-Um? This doesn’t even look like Ichigo?
-Honestly asking because I don’t know—how is this different? Seriously curious.
-Honestly, the moderator’s stream is the best. They’re purging internet losers, lol.
-Everyone here is always so kind, but not to you.
-This is the third time I’m telling you—read the announcement, damn it.
-Is the troll picking a fight with a Korean government-supported corporation?
-Before that, doxing a Climber is a crime, genius….
-I’m starting to doubt whether you’re even human at this point.
[Author: WakamoFanFootrest]
[Title: The State of This Forum Is Hilarious. Here’s a Summary.]
(GIF of Wakamo summoning a giant)
This person is the boss, the top Climber in Korea.
With government backing, they even reclaimed Seoul (?) with the Climber Association.
But now, dumb trolls are swarming in because of leaked personal info.
They’re burning harder than the fires in Yiling Forest.
So basically, China is bullying the princess raised by Daji, right?
-Yes, you’ve nailed it.
-Is this how the great Middle Kingdom collapses…?
-Is this the Daji from Investiture of the Gods? Did Nuwa send her?
-The moderators are already watching, and the trolls are vanishing one by one.
-No lawsuits needed—just lololol.
-What kind of chaos is this right after releasing an original song?
-Pirate said Wakamo-sama was so furious it was terrifying and fled the scene.
ㄴReally?
ㄴYeah, they said they’d never seen hair standing on end like that before.
ㄴWe’re so screwed.
ㄴBut Korea didn’t even do anything wrong, right?
ㄴThat’s why we’re burning the trolls to calm her rage.
ㄴAh! Let’s find the trolls and hang them up!
ㄴRight, let’s do it. Good job, newcomers.
-Even Blue Site and Green Site agree, ㅇㅇ.
ㄴFor now, we’re all comrades!!
ㄴIn times of chaos, heroes arise.
ㄴIsn’t it more about appeasing an angry god rather than heroes…?
[Author: Climber from Incheon Tower, 56th Floor]
[Title: Guys, I’m a Climber. Here’s Some Quick Intel I Found.]
Here’s a rough description of the currently famous item:
【Sword and Seal of the Korean-Chinese King】
Grade: Relic.
Restrictions: Descendant of royalty, Shu Han royal family.
The jade seal of a former king of Shu Han.
Those who wield this relic…
Are worthy of calling themselves a ruler.
Intelligence +30
Charm +50
[Summon Soldiers] [Cooldown: 3 days]
Summons soldiers equal to three times your Charm stat.
The summoned soldiers include infantry, cavalry, and archers.
[Summon Generals] [Cooldown: 7 days]
Summons generals stronger than soldiers.
One general is summoned per 50 Charm points and commands the troops.
[Deploy Tactics] [Cooldown: 14 days]
Casts [Rapid Streams], [Flaming Arrows], [Falling Rocks], and [Gale].
As you can see, it’s insane.
Relic-grade items are known for being ridiculously overpowered when given by the Tower.
But their restrictions are notoriously strict.
Wakamo-sama’s Kusanagi Blade probably has similar restrictions.
I bet that massive giant she summons is a relic effect too.
She didn’t use a slash last time because it was probably on cooldown.
Anyway, the Chinese president tried to leverage this item to counter [Collector].
But as you can see, China’s falling apart.
They even called in Wizards from the US and UK to expand their search range from Shanghai to Korea.
As you know, Shu Han means Lord Liu Bei.
And recently, a Climber in Korea with the naturalized Chinese name “Yu Ying” popped up.
She’s the only person who fits the criteria of being Liu Bei’s descendant and a Climber.
So, China probably tried to politically pressure the Korean president.
The problem is, this girl’s guardian isn’t even human, lol.
She released an original song, and on the first day, her VTuber’s Red Pill was leaked?
I don’t want to dig any deeper because it’s too terrifying….
-Wakamo is reclaiming the legitimacy of Northeast Asia’s three kingdoms.
-Should we start reclaiming China’s legitimacy?
ㄴLet’s go retrieve it, “Throne.”
-The Fox God is heading to reclaim vast Manjugrade.
-If you dox the Red Pill, the most dangerous company will retaliate.
ㄴA lawsuit would be better—you might die from a curse.
ㄴIf left alone, she’s a quiet Fox God. Please, stop.
-“I’ll Daji you.”
-Daji is like Wakamo’s disciple, isn’t she? There’s a resemblance.
-Does China not know that the Korean people inherited the Han dynasty’s legacy?
-Is it time to fulfill the abandoned dream of conquering the Central Plains?
-Why are there so many reasons to kill them?
-How many Chinese VTubers quit after their faces were revealed?
-No way out, huh…
-Should we just wipe them all out? Erase them to the point they can’t even open their mouths….
-We already have the Imperial Seal and Daji. Doesn’t that make us the legitimate successors?
ㄴ Is the Korean-Chinese King above the Son of Heaven, then? Lol.
ㄴ No, no… Daji’s off-limits….
-What can China even do in an era without Taigong Wang?
After Yu Ying—no, Hajime Ichigo’s—first original song was released, the unprecedented Red Pill incident broke out.
Since Climbers’ personal information is protected, the employee who leaked it was immediately fired.
However, Ichigo’s fandom, her friends, who were directly hit by the Red Pill, wandered in pain like blind men.
In the chaos, some viewers calmly stated, “Isn’t the Red Pill basically the same as their VTuber character? No big damage, right?”
But Wakamo’s heart ached.
Losing 200 million won didn’t matter.
She only cared about…
The VTuber she nurtured and created herself.
The VTuber who sang a song Wakamo composed, with lyrics she personally wrote.
The music video she eagerly anticipated, dreamed about, and looked forward to every day.
In just one minute after Ichigo’s [Original Song] was released to the world, the Red Pill exploded at the worst possible timing.
She watched as ordinary people, news viewers asking, “Is this true?”
Chinese users who crossed over, adult YouTube channel advertisers, and trolls polluted Ichigo’s first original song with their comments.
Wakamo lost her reason.
Her extreme anger made her hair stand on end as her eyes widened, fists clenched, and her body trembled violently.
Her overwhelming mana distorted the scenery, creating a heat haze, as Won Da-hye desperately tried to calm her down.
The Climber Association was urgently contacted, so action was swift, but the damage was already done.
“Are you okay, Yu Ying? You’re not hurt, right? Your song that you worked so hard on came out… I’m sorry for being such an incompetent boss.”
“Gae… Gaengchana… Ssangjjeo an badassjeo!”
Yu Ying was truly unhurt.
She was only embarrassed to have uploaded her own song in front of her friends.
In fact, she was more worried about Wakamo, who stayed up all night composing the song to match Yu Ying’s lyrics.
“Boss… are you okay?”
When Yu Ying hesitantly asked with concern, tears welled up in Wakamo’s eyes.
No, it wasn’t tears—it was mana.
The dense mana dripping to the ground was so potent that it melted the floor, forcing Pirate to cautiously step back.
What a kind and lovable child this was. Hugging Yu Ying tightly, Wakamo calmed her rage.
But the mental damage was too great.
Her mind and body were utterly wrecked.
Because [Mana Manipulation] had gone berserk following her emotions, Wakamo’s mana pool was severely depleted.
[Stats]
Mana: 653,231 → 252,835.
[Additional Stat: 35]
Even the steam exhaled from her mouth was pure mana, suffocating the studio.
They opened the windows for ventilation, and Wakamo sat cross-legged on the floor to meditate.
In reality, she was struggling to calm her rage.
She even considered marching under the Märchen Kingdom flag, reclaiming Liaodong, conquering Manchuria, and restoring Goguryeo’s prestige(?).
Clearly, she wasn’t in her right mind.
Sadako, sweating nervously, observed Wakamo’s body emanating steam.
“I knew the boss liked VTubers, but I didn’t know it was this serious.”
Sadako, who had heard about the importance of the Red Pill from her brother, didn’t care much.
“It’s the same face anyway, so what’s the big deal?” she said, unconcerned.
After all, Yu Ying’s Ichigo and Wakamo’s Wakamo(?) were essentially VTubers modeled after themselves.
So why was Wakamo so furious? Sadako couldn’t understand.
“If I may guess… Wakamo-sama must be furious because she brought the descendant of a king from a monster-infested area and raised her like a precious treasure, only for China to demand her return now that they need her.”
“And isn’t it ridiculous to demand her return now? Didn’t she naturalize as a Korean?”
“That’s part of it…”
Won Da-hye’s manager wanted to stab the president.
Why were they bowing their heads to China, acting as if Korea was at fault?
How could they even suggest handing over the most powerful Climber in the Climber Association, who had conquered five complete layers?
-The U.S. military is stationed in Taiwan, openly provoking China under the guise of solving the Tower’s monster situation. Humanitarian aid is just a bonus.
-“I don’t understand difficult stuff!”
There’s an old saying: 天下大勢 分久必合 合久必分.
It means that the general trend of the world is that things divided for a long time will inevitably reunite, and those united for a long time will eventually divide again.
The Collector mentioned such words as if proclaiming the dawn of a new China and a new era─
But for Wakamo, her response was simply: “So what?”
However, if someone were to ask, “Doesn’t a divided China make it easier for VTubers to hide the Red Pill and stream freely?” That might actually be tempting to her crazy side.
“Coo! Coo! Coo!”
A sharp metallic sound, like striking a steel bucket, rang out amidst Sadako’s worries about how to control Wakamo if she went on a rampage and the manager’s half-resigned demeanor.
A brightly colored pheasant with vibrant and dizzying plumage flapped its wings in the room.
Wakamo’s sharp eyes gleamed at the sight of the bird.
“Manager.”
“…Yes?”
“Could you arrange two ship tickets to China?”
“Y-y-yes, ma’am!”
The manager had no choice but to comply as Wakamo, now dressed in elaborate attire with the bird perched on her shoulder, stared at her with crimson eyes.
“But I thought you said it wasn’t Daji… Not Daji…!!”
※※※
Let’s rewind time a bit—to when Wakamo was receiving her 30th-floor reward.
She had turned off her broadcast to await the Tower’s message, unsure of what kind of reward would appear.
[The Incheon Tower’s 30th floor has achieved Platinum conditions and is now open to all humanity!]
[The Tower is calculating rewards based on Platinum Conquest.]
[The Incheon 100-floor Tower adds the ‘Wakamo Inarizushi 1st Floor’ as a new area!]
[This area combines all zones from floors 1 to 30 into a new environment, covering 830 square kilometers.]
[The Tower supports the future ascents of Climber Wakamo Inarizushi!]
“Does it have an ocean now?”
While wondering about that, Yu Ying and Sadako expressed their confusion over receiving no rewards.
Not even the basic +10 additional stat reward was given, leading Wakamo to tilt her head and wonder if it was another error.
In front of her, a selection menu appeared:
[Choose your reward.]
[1. Lower the Tower’s difficulty for companions.]
[2. Receive a Mythical Item as a reward.]
[3. Receive a Job-Specific Skill as a reward.]
Without hesitation, Wakamo selected the first option.
Yu Ying and Sadako knew that completing Platinum layers would inevitably raise the Tower’s difficulty, and Wakamo didn’t care about receiving no rewards herself as long as it ensured her companions’ safety.
However, the Tower seemed to have other plans.
[The Tower recognizes Climber Wakamo Inarizushi’s selfless actions in considering her companions.]
[The Tower calculates additional rewards for actions taken during shared layers.]
The Tower revealed that relics related to idols were in the possession of Collector Yong Wei, making it impossible to offer equipment matching Wakamo’s abilities or appropriate rewards.
It even noted that Wakamo had only received 30% of the Tower’s rewards compared to other Climbers.
[The Tower reviews Earth’s history and grants equipment most fitting for an idol.]
[Items are awarded based on the current reputation of the idol.]
“Why do I feel so nervous all of a sudden?”
[Mythical Item ‘Divine Bird Luan’ has been acquired!]
Before she could wonder what it was, a phoenix with radiant, multi-coloured feathers appeared, spreading its wings in the sky.
As its flames faded, it began to molt and eventually transformed into something resembling a pheasant, which perched naturally on Wakamo’s arm.
[Divine Bird Luan]
Grade: Mythical
A bird said to have been born from the phoenix.
Famed as the progenitor of all birds.
Known to bring about peaceful eras.
Mana Pool: [653,231]
[Skill: Progenitor of All Birds]
Cooldown: 7 days.
Allows the bird to lay eggs of any kind.
Incubation and nurturing depend entirely on the owner’s ability.
[Skill: Phoenix Descendant]
Cooldown: 90 days.
Transforms into a phoenix and blesses the owner.
Increases mana recovery speed by 1,000%.
Duration depends on the number of believers.
[Duration: 65 seconds]
“Wow! An E-tank!”
Could there be a cheaper analogy?
The Luan turned its head toward Wakamo with a startled expression as if asking, “What did you just call me?”
Flapping its wings, it looked like a variant of a pheasant. Could such a thing even qualify as an item?
Since Wakamo lacked any tamer-like skills, it was likely provided as an item.
Either way, the most essential item had finally arrived for Wakamo.
The messages continued:
[The Kusanagi Blade has been upgraded.]
Wakamo unsheathed the blade to find it now had +50% mana recovery speed and an attached skill.
[Skill: Mythical Reenactment]
Cooldown: 30 days.
Unleashes a gust of wind from a single swing, extinguishing all flames.
“What am I even supposed to do with this? Extinguish forest fires?”
[The number of registerable VTuber Assets has increased.]
[The number of registerable VTuber Models has increased.]
[The ‘My Worlds’ skill has been upgraded to ‘Small Territory.’]
The Tower truly knew how to provide only what Wakamo needed.
Yu Ying and Sadako’s rewards seemed to have been redirected to Wakamo, but neither of them minded.
After all, Wakamo had always prioritized their safety over her own rewards.
“Boss! What will you name that pheasant?”
“So pretty…”
Sadako asked, watching Ichigo gently stroke the bird—not a pheasant but the Luan. Wakamo rubbed her chin.
“I can’t think of anything right now. Let’s decide later.”
While intending to name it Luan, Wakamo was suddenly stabbed in the back—figuratively—by China.
Thus, Wakamo decided to retaliate as she saw fit:
By taking down the source of this chaos—the Collector.
※※※
Many tourists were disembarking from a ship that had come from Korea.
To greet them were Chinese government officials, police, and even soldiers—a strange and suspiciously large number of personnel, all visibly tense.
They were only following orders from above, but it was clear they were not happy about it.
Soldiers, aiming their weapons, cautiously approached a woman to inspect her belongings.
A non-human entity, dressed in an overly extravagant red coat with fox tails swaying behind her, cast them an unpleasant glare.
“Do I really need permission to enter China?”
Although her displeasure was evident, she willingly submitted to the inspection.
She placed down [Imperial Seal], claiming it was part of her luggage.
The Climbers, being able to check item information, flinched instinctively.
The item’s effects were far more mundane than expected, but they misunderstood, thinking they couldn’t see its full abilities due to unmet conditions.
After all, it couldn’t possibly be that such an authentic artifact had such simple effects!
After confirming that the only items she brought were the [Imperial Seal] and a small amount of luggage carried by her manager, the soldiers prepared to escort her.
Wakamo blatantly ignored them.
“Hoheemi, come here.”
When she called a name, a brilliantly colored bird fluttered down from the sky to perch on her arm.
“Everyone’s gaze is so unpleasant… Should I gouge their eyes out?”
“Please hold back.”
“If it’s the manager’s request, I suppose I have no choice.”
Her narrowed eyes seemed to silently promise that she would remember their faces, prompting them to hurriedly lower their heads.
Wakamo’s unusually irritable attitude was, of course, an act.
She was making it clear: “I’m annoyed and angry right now.”
People kept comparing her to Daji, so she decided to lean into the role and act out.
Of course, this didn’t mean she would actually commit mass murder like Daji.
She had already told her manager in advance that she was only pretending to be angry and asked them to play along.
But seeing their reactions made her feel slightly regretful—it was as if they believed this was her true self.
Meanwhile, a towering figure, nearly 2.5 meters tall, cradled Yu Ying protectively in their arms.
This giant confidently led the way, forcing everyone else to look up at them.
Chinese Climbers working under the government, along with soldiers, had been sternly instructed by the chairman not to provoke Wakamo or risk defying a great nation.
But could that man, their leader, really believe he could handle such a monster?
‘Hoheemi… isn’t that Daji’s younger sibling, a yokai?’
‘Is it really a good idea to provoke her just because the Collector finds her unpleasant?’
Government officials, trembling with worry, recalled that this creature wasn’t just a mere nuisance but one that would require a united effort from scattered forces to subdue.
Seemingly aware of their unease, Wakamo decided to change her destination on a whim.
“Yu Ying said she wants something delicious, so we’re going to a restaurant. Figure it out.”
“B-but our chairman has summoned you. It’s an important matter, so…”
“Was Sichuan over there? And if we go down, isn’t that Taiwan?”
Her words, a veiled threat to change course if provoked further, could cause significant political problems.
But no one dared to stop her.
What if she really was Daji?
Everyone valued their lives, after all.
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