I will curse you… Fox Deity… repaying kindness with betrayal…
Busy covering up the Red Pill, you made a fool of me…!!
I was the one managing your fortune, your real estate!!
─A standalone house burning fiercely. A sad day flashed by when I had recently moved in. Although I moved in recently…
“You conniving scoundrel, did a double sale. Well, it worked out better this way.”
The sorrow of having been scammed after paying with my own money. I decided to forget it all with this flame.
Goodbye… to the Clipper I was living in South Korea.
Nice to meet you! The VTuber Fox Deity!
“Every game I played ended with people calling me a failure of a human, and now I’ve finally succeeded as a beast!!”
Anyway, due to the dangers of the Tower and simultaneous urban development, not many lived in this area. I saw people, drawn by the rising smoke, reporting the fire. Hearing someone shout that there’s a person in the fire, I re-entered the portal.
“So I’m fireproof, huh?”
It was an experiment for now. As far as I checked─I wasn’t a human anymore. It was like those who change into entirely different species.
But it seems I’ve become even more twisted, turning into something akin to a mana ghost, manifest in physical form. I thought I was breathing, but even as I inhaled the smoke amidst the flames, nothing happened. I expected at least to cough, but being so unaffected surprised me instead, and rather than feeling hot, my magic levels quickly depleted.
Other climbers have various stats that they can develop as they climb the Tower, gaining points to invest in their capabilities. But I had none of that.
Simply put, my power depended solely on the number of believers. If I could get the entire 8 billion humans to subscribe, would that lead to the birth of a super Fox Deity of sorts? Then again, if growth was like this, it could also attract meticulous scrutiny. Extremely powerful forces are often met with caution…
Could a plot, where climbers from Japan, China, and Russia come to kill the promising South Korean climber, unfold against me as well?
“Anyway, as long as I have plenty of mana, it should be okay to get hit.”
The level of [Angry Boar] didn’t damage me even upon collision. Curious how hard I’d have to hit to feel pain, I rammed my head into a rock on the third floor of the Tower with full force, but only saw a slight reduction in mana. Is being wholly made of mana akin to always maintaining an aura in fantasy or a martial arts protective energy field? In gaming terms, does this equate to super armor?
Unless a battle intensifies severely, I thought it might still be too early to grasp everything fully.
“Oh, it’s cramped.”
I grumbled while diligently tidying the room. Currently, it was such a tight fit that I could barely squeeze my body in… Or rather, in my original stature, I could lie down comfortably, but with my current height, it’s terribly cramped, not even able to stretch my legs.
“One way or another, I’ll have to ascend through the layers.”
As the floor rises, this internal structure reportedly improves too. Who knows? The Tower might provide electricity through me, recognizing my occupation as the 『Legendary Class』!!
Of course, if that consumption came from my magic, maintaining the house could lead to sudden death, requiring caution.
“This is stressful….”
Deciding to burn down my own house was commendable, but I was grieving over missing out on VTuber broadcasts due to climbing the Tower. Since I no longer needed to sleep, I could catch overseas VTuber streams, but then there wouldn’t be time to thaw out the backlog of unwatched videos.
“Furthermore, there’s only one [internet connection] window popping up. Normally, I watch with nine monitors. This won’t do….”
Day by day, procrastination resulted in increasing missed broadcasts. Losing track of accumulated streams, and in the worst-case scenario, unable to obtain episodes because they were trimmed or unarchived, disappearing abruptly after airing… If that happened, then!
“It’s not the depleted mana that would kill me. I’d perish mentally long before!”
Whether subscriber numbers increased or not, climbing the tower for survival was inevitable..!
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“…What if, using it multiple times opens multiple windows?”
Unable to let go of hope just yet, I tried using [internet connection] again, and indeed, another window emerged.
“Indeed, the world is filled with dreams and hope!! Awesome!!”
Barely avoiding missing the collaboration timing, I logged in promptly. Considering the coordinated timing from here, I can stay busy like this, sending a memo to the VTuber…. During any leisure time left, I edited the broadcast clips to completion and uploaded them to the channel.
Although exceedingly tempted by the skyrocketing views and the comments surpassing those views, I restrained myself.
Today, there’s a collaboration of my favorite VTubers! Ruining my condition is not an option!!
“Living daily to make clip videos for my beloved VTubers’ popularity…. Well, that alone isn’t enough…”
Gazing at the 27 opened windows before him, Wakamou gathered his resolve.
“I’ll become… Fire Punch….”
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“Greetings! May you have a wonderful day! This is Queen Märchen Echo speaking!”
A dazzling, radiant, and colorful display.
A girl, seeming to personify a rainbow, beamed cheerfully, chatting with the viewers who had gathered once again. As soon as the broadcast began, rather than diving straight into content, she slowly warmed up, engaging in small talks about any occurrences or what she’s been up to, allowing later arrivals to catch up.
Her followers count remained modest at about 38,000, but her poise as a three-year veteran broadcaster was evident.
Always exuding joyful tension, her voice soft and gentle enough to convey her sensibility through her VTuber expressions. Self-proclaimed “Gem Squad” fans enjoyed teasing her but also supported her to cheer on their bink-cut Lady Queen. But most compellingly, the viewers were captivated by her because she possessed an allure that captured their hearts.
A talented VTuber, who never missed opportunities that came her way, maintaining her unique concept!
– Are you singing today as well?
– Hey, start a duel.
– It’s time for mutiny! Let’s abandon the metric system, this room uses inches now!
– But, is it alright, Your Majesty? Seems like there might be chaos?
“Huh? Is something going on?”
Donations pouring towards her as she tilts her head.
Though she found it overwhelming and pleaded them to stop, most comments were regarding the renowned veteran Clipper joining today’s dual content with her, who seemed even more famous than her. Having just woken up, unaware of the situation, she said she would look into it and be back shortly, returning with a frightened expression.
“Wh…what should I think of this? I’m grateful for the person who clipped my videos daily. Uh, um…is it really a Fox Deity, not just a VTuber character?”
– They never claimed it was a VTuber character, Clipper.
– Ever wonder when you thought I was a human?
– I thought their behavior was beastly, turns out they’re truly a Sacred Beast.
– Tried living as an otaku shut-in, but the Tower wouldn’t have it and dragged them away?
“Y…yeah, they won’t come, right…right?”
Feeling uneasy, Märchen Echo nevertheless proceeded to prepare for the content, as she vowed to her Gem Squad!
Of course, she couldn’t help but notice the absence of any donations from this individual. Always asking for permission to clip even if it’s a collaboration or not… I mean, it’s the Fox Deity after all.
This very person was a devoted fan who’d been watching since her subscriber count was a mere 100! They had been an original fan for three years! Thanks to the clips created by Fox Deity, her channel gained exposure, leading to an increase in viewers!
Because there was an increase!
“Uh… well, does that mean we need to introduce a state religion into our kingdom?”
-A Fox Deity in the Rainbow Kingdom is just so absurdly perfect.
-Fox Deity (2 meters tall) really is the guardian deity of the kingdom.
-How can those slender arms lift 200kg? Wouldn’t a single hit just kill?
-You can really feel the difference in species.
“I’ve created the room, so the Jewel Group can just follow the message I sent!”
Anyway, she decided to follow her schedule and go live, though she felt a bit nervous as she sent a message to the Clipper. She applied to participate and won, so sending an invitation was the polite thing to do. She doubted he would really come… but a donation immediately came in.
Ding~
[Wakamou Inarizushi donated 10,000 won! Thank you very much!]
-Your Majesty, is it okay to clip this?
“Yes! Of course… ah… uh… welcome…”
-The Queen’s mood just dropped.
-Wasn’t the Jewel Group showering Her Majesty with love just yesterday?
-Is there a Jewel Group that grew nationally overnight?
-You’re banished from our introvert world…
-So who’s going to cover our queen’s broadcast then?
-We have to bring back our friend.
-LOL
As the appearance of a person famous all over South Korea stirred excitement in the comments, the Jewel Group, thinking it was cute to watch the flustered queen like they were seeing an earthquake, eventually realized something was wrong. Watching the skyrocketing viewer count explained her worries…
Her usual peak viewership of around 700 quickly broke 2,000 and then soared towards 4,000 as rumors spread.
“No, this can’t be! How do I block subscriber chat… how am I supposed to do it?”
-How are we supposed to know that, Your Majesty!
-There are so many, it could overwhelm the Jewel Group.
-Leader, you madman, go live! [Violation of chat rules].
-Wow, look at how fast the chats are being cut off.
-Should we bring the guillotine for Her Majesty?
“Stop, it must stop! How do you pause this again…?”
Never having needed to pause while maintaining communication in her three years of broadcasting, the queen, now flustered like a newbie, received an outpour of donations, most of which were more like cries of rage from Wakamou fans.
-What the heck!! You said there’d be a joint broadcast today!! Why is he climbing the tower!!!
-Leader, go live! Go live!!!
-He doesn’t check the community posts, doesn’t read comments, doesn’t check his emails!!
-Someone call this crazy fox to come to the cafe!!
-Leader, I’m going to lose my mind! Leader, I’m going to lose my mind! Leader, I’m going to lose my mind! Leader, I’m going to lose my mind! Leader, I’m going to lose my mind!
“Ahh, ahhhh…”
-I knew this crazy guy would show up here; turn on the broadcast!!
-Why are excited rioters coming into our innocent queen’s room?
-Is this a revolution? Should we bring the guillotine?
-If you’re going to go crazy, spend money on it!! Feed our queen!!
-This guy is having a duel in the next room right now?
-?
-?
“Huh? Eh, where… where is it?”
-He was getting wrecked and got eliminated.
-He made a donation to our room before leaving?
-He’s at this xxx person’s room?
-? What do you mean, he donated here.
-He’s waiting in our leader’s room?
“…??”
-Leader, this guy is watching 27 VTuber broadcasts and donating to all of them at the same time?
-Huh? What are you saying?
-LOL These guys don’t know how crazy our savage guy is LOL
-Ah, fresh newcomers…?
-I knew he was a crazy lunatic, but really watching and donating to 27 broadcasts at once???
-Go live!! Go live!! Go live!! Go live!! Go live!! Go live!! Go live!!
“Wow, even after watching for 3 years, is it really okay not to improve at all?”
-Your Majesty’s strike of truth…
-You hit too hard, Your Majesty!!!
-Info, the Leader’s win rate is only 1%.
-He’s really animalistic in intelligence… but also a newbie…
-I mean, considering he’s a thousand-year-old Fox Deity, isn’t it amazing he can even use the internet?
-And with all that effort, what he becomes is a Clipper? If he did a face-reveal broadcast, he’d have ten million subscribers.
Both the audience and Märchen Echo were now used to it naturally.
Watching him lose at an unbelievable speed despite participating in planned collaborations, dropping by 27 VTuber broadcasts at once, and donating left and right was, as always, astonishing to Märchen Echo, who knew him for three years.
“Isn’t it time to lift the restrictions… Let him use the powerful deck, wouldn’t that be merciful?”
Viewers sighed as he got defeated so fast. As the audience from 27 VTuber broadcasts drifted in naturally, each with a lot of views, some of the VTubers with finished content even dropped by out of curiosity.
-He’s here!!
-He appeared!!
-Turn on the broadcast, damn it!! [Violation of chat rules].
-Please, even if it’s just an unedited video, please turn it on.
-No, not the Miko Miko theme!! A VTuber deck is weak!!!
-Don’t you guys know the Leader only uses the VTuber theme? LOL No one can stop him.
-There are so many who haven’t seen the mania of wanting to receive sponsorship, buying a company’s stocks, and becoming a shareholder.
“Uh, well… nice to meet you! You came again today… uh…”
Peek.
20,000 viewers, an astonishing number.
At this point, you could say people from all over gathered upon hearing the rumors. Even occasional comments in English or Japanese were popping up, and she felt overwhelmed enough to close her eyes. Well, it’s okay… Isn’t this some kind of promotion? Even if she was flustered, the queen had talent for seizing the opportunity. Now, she would captivate the gathered audience by showcasing her talent.
To make them want to see more of Märchen Echo, the VTuber…!!
[Wakamou Inarizushi donated 10,000 won! Thank you very much!]
-Subscribe to our queen and become her subject; she’ll go live tomorrow. Jealous? It’s a threat.
“Oh”
The chat exploded in flames.
Simultaneously, her victory came almost on a platter as the queen let him off for three turns with no possibility of winning, and Märchen Echo happened to be the last VTuber. Since the viewer list displayed subscribers with founding member marks pinned at the top, viewers couldn’t help but notice, and the chat was blazing hot.
-Your Majesty, is there a singing stream today?
Whether he knew or didn’t know the dying queen’s heart, the eager comment from Wakamou led the queen to make a decisive statement.
“Today’s stream ends here. You should know that if you don’t go live tomorrow, you’ll be put on the guillotine!”
On this day, the great flame war unfolded amongst 27 VTubers vividly spread across internet communities. Even though some viewers in the Duel Gallery who weren’t interested in the Climber hurled all kinds of criticisms due to the dreadful skill—but the VTubers who successfully captured the gathered audience experienced an increase in subscribers and also successful promotion.
Among them, Queen Märchen Echo, who commanded “Go live” as a royal decree, saw a huge increase in her subscriber count.
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