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Chapter 18

[Author: Jun0102]

[Title: Posting Wakamou’s Underwear Image]

(Jumping and spinning GIF)

(A crazy low-angle shot in mid-air)

I don’t know the principle, but it seems like the Leader summons a camera to take shots or something like some sort of spell.

As you all know, inside the Tower, modern technology and firearms can’t be used.

If the conditions are met, it’s because they’ve conquered that layer.

Then a Climber can take a gun and shoot.

Why not just take the gun with you?

That’s a privilege only for Americans who’ve had a career as a “Shooter” or something.

The triumph of modern science can’t be used in the Tower.

Cameras too, can only be used if you meet a handful of conditions.

Wizards can turn what they’ve seen into video with their Skills, they say.

Are you crazy? You need to climb the Tower, and you want to waste attack Skills on that?

But with ancient primitive magic, it’s a different story.

– What’s this nonsense? Isn’t it because it’s a VTuber Broadcast that it can be captured?

ㄴYeah, exactly LOL, the Leader is a VTuber, what are you even saying?

ㄴAre you disparaging the forerunner in the Metaverse era of South Korea?

ㄴGotta report you to the government! Suspicious element!!

ㄴBig Brother is always watching.

ㄴIsn’t it more like Little Sister in this case LOL?

– Our gallery has never been this clean for real.

– Because the volunteers gladly stepped up!

– Suspiciously many volunteers…

– Or wasn’t the Joo-dtak replaced without a word?

ㄴHuh

ㄴDidn’t get the job done.

ㄴUm? Wasn’t there no such person from the start?

ㄴDamn LOL this is a real ghost story LOL

– Why not a fundoshi…

ㄴWere you disappointed by the black triangle underwear?

ㄴAre you serious…Please stop….

ㄴYou wanted to see the underwear that the Leader wore for a thousand years or something? Are you insane? Wanted to die with your nose buried in it?

ㄴJoo-dtak, should we string this guy up?

[Author: ㅇㅇ]

[Title: Brought the Leader’s Red Pill. This is truly certain]

Over 2m in height and over 200kg in weight.

Strength that swings a giant iron ball lightly and freely.

And undeniably great Taekwondo skills….

Occasionally showing underwear while shaking his waist as a service.

The Leader’s true identity was Jang Geohan.

I got goosebumps.

– What is that, you weeb.

– I don’t know unless it’s a nearly dead character, so get lost LOL

– I’m Kim Kap-hwan and this is trueㅇㅇ…

-(A GIF of Jang Geohan wiggling in a shinobi outfit)

ㄴWhy does this crap even exist, damn it!!!!

ㄴYou wouldn’t believe how much bizarre sexual desire exists here LOL

ㄴSwap this to Wakamou Leader’s version! Create it!!

– Climbing the Tower to implement justice….

– Hearing chain sounds, I thought it was just some whipping LOL

– Surely their chest sizes look similar, right?

– He looks really dirty big from this perspective.

[Author: Irigal]

[Title: Were the Complete Strategy Layers always this easy?]

(Quiet down! GIF of Wakamou smashing a Believer’s head with a mace)

Isn’t it true that globally there are hardly any Complete Strategy Layers?

They appear here and there, but seeing them stack up like a combo like this is a first.

Is the Leader amazing? They say he has no divine power, so how does he foresee things?

But couldn’t you just win the lottery with that foresight and live lazily?

I mean, just curious… why stream…?

I’m new so I don’t know…

– There’s a hypothesis that difficulties vary by [Job].

– It seems plausible seeing the difficulty rise because the Leader is too good at strategizing?

– Even from the entry, before you clear, you need to meet conditions that aren’t told.

– Because of that, there are incidents like abductions and stuff happening.

– But, then it’d be found out real quick LOL You kidnap the Leader and kill him, his name disappears from the Tower? But the next person creates a Complete Strategy Layer?

ㄴCan you even kidnap and kill the Leader before that?

ㄴYou can’t die before watching a VTuber Broadcast! Can’t handle that LOL

– Newbie, you can see why the Leader streams just by looking at the channel LOL

– Welcome… to a channel filled with nearly 2,500 VTuber clip videos….

– A crazy fox that collects all the VTuber clips both domestic and overseas…

– How did they find and upload content from a 1-subscriber VTuber, damn it LOL

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A bit back in time, Wakamou Inarizushi after clearing the 10th floor.

“So thrilling..!!”

He had to terminate the broadcast and head straight to the 11th floor to survive. Do the Believers even know about this ticking life?

But he doesn’t say.

During the broadcast, he includes a leisurely presence, showing entertaining aspects to the viewing Believers. It’s a fundamental virtue as a streamer before a VTuber!

Yes… bid tearful farewells with the Believers as a VTuber at the end.

Wave your hand and graduate with words of thanks to forever be preserved on the internet.

Wakamou planned to be a VTuber till the bitter end!!

He’d rather die than be reincarnated as a new VTuber awkwardly telling Believers, I’ve debuted today.

“Don’t ever just vanish after graduating for some reason and come back reincarnated!!!!”

If it’s leaving to a wider field to find someplace where he can broadcast more freely, he’d send off with tears.

Many VTubers purely disappear due to a mistake, even appreciating graduating with a farewell from a major company.

Not only VTubers but any broadcaster should be prudent to avoid mistakes, including what they say.

In South Korea, many switch and return to individuality because it’s relatively free even under corporate affiliation.

Our goofy Inch Queen might be such. But major companies or abroad often see a rebirth if they belong somewhere initially.

Using terms like reincarnation and past life, being glad to meet again while saying it’s nice to meet you for the first time, tossing jokes. Changing life doesn’t change a person, so verbal mistakes or habits on the broadcast might come out as is. It’s a fun anecdote for viewers to laugh at together.

Yes.

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Just, let’s hope the end for VTuber Wakamou Inarizushi isn’t tragic.

“I shall die alone in an unnamed wilderness!!!”

Is there anything sadder than suddenly dying after saying you’ll stream again tomorrow and then –sudden death!!– happens?

It seems a Believer might shed tears while waiting for the Wakamou who will never return, pondering whether to scatter that grandma…?

“Need to really mind the mana distribution….”

Displaying only laid-back 모습 during 방송, and then calming suppressed fear or worries, letting it out through monologue after shutting down the 방송.

“This 10th level felt like an event or something, the conditions weren’t as challenging as expected.”

──No, actually, looking back most of the conditions were quite kind to Wakamou.

Knowing the condition makes it feel like “seems doable?” but,

It’s because Wakamou has accessed the information on the Incheon Tower alongside strategies. In actuality, it was usual to climb without knowing anything about the Tower, and even now when a new Tower emerges, many Climbers risk their lives for information.

Though deemed somewhat kind to Humans, the Tower is a place where lives might be lost without heed!!

Even the 9th floor’s [Orc Fighter] ambushes as soon as one ascends, punching the face or whatnot. If that was a sword instead?

As this difficulty ramps up, considering a broad array of scenarios will be crucial.

Now that we’re not even at the upper layers yet and haven’t faced penalties denying exit from the Tower?

Not striving for a Complete Strategy Layer but just ascending the Tower could be an option.

“But that would disappoint the Believers!!”

That’s surely the kind of aspect Believers expect from him.

So the only path is to relentlessly succeed even at the risk of his life.

[The Incheon Tower 10th layer is opened to all humanity upon obtaining Platinum conditions!!]

[Rewards have increased due to the Platinum strategy of the Tower]

[A human has achieved consecutive 10 Platinum Layer successes for the first time]

“…Really, to that extent?”

A bit taken aback. Seriously..?

It turns out, nationally and internationally, Complete Strategy Layers are more common than thought, either by slaying Climbers for info or obtaining it.

Simply, Wakamou Inarizushi was the exclusive one to sequentially stack from the 1st to the 10th floor this way!

‘Given it was the first Tower, and seeming simple conditions only appear simple if known…’

Probably most Climbers carelessly trampled the [Oil Slime] on the 1st floor, promptly moving to the 2nd.

“So what’s the reward for consecutive achievements…?”

[A sector named ‘Wakamou Inarizushi 1st Layer’ is provided additionally within the 100-floor Incheon Tower in South Korea!]

[This sector is comprised by combining all zones existing from the 1st to the 10th floors into a new environment, spanning an area of 410㎢]

“So, they’re not combining 1 to 10 into one layer; they sum it all and grant an additional layer to me…”

[Climber Wakamou Inarizushi’s continued ascent in the 100-floor Incheon Tower is supported!]

“Wow, that’s like hitting it rich in real estate. How vast is that even…?”

He would later find out, it was comparable in size to the Ganghwa County in Incheon Metropolitan City.

Meaning, a land that could house up to 70,000 people, modeled as an 【Open World】 where entry is unrestricted by being a Climber, was awarded as the reward!!

[Acquired Job-Specific Skill 【Open World】!]
You’ve acquired the skill 【Open World】!

“Oh… is Open World really a skill? How overpowered is it…?”

【Open World】

– Qualification as the owner of ‘Wakamou Inarizushi 1st Floor.’

– Residents inside can watch [Broadcast] from anywhere.

‘This job is really trash….’

Thud!

I was punched strong enough to dislocate my jaw, cutting off my thoughts.

Phew, that was close…. I almost insulted my job without realizing it!!

[The [My Worlds] skill is upgraded to [Large Full Option Studio Size]. Now you can supply electricity using your own mana.]

“….! Finally!!”

The joyful news of skill enhancement follows. I can finally work on my computer…!!
And it wasn’t just one upgrade.

[Assets that can be registered in the [VTuber Asset] skill have been added.]

“Next time, I’ll choose something proper…. Should I put Cheolgu in…?”

The audience’s reaction seemed more enthusiastic than I expected, so I thought I should consider something like that.

And most importantly…. It’s finally here!! The chance to choose a [Skill]!!

“I will definitely choose an attack skill and a mana recovery skill!!! No matter what comes out, I won’t change my mind!!”

[Please choose one reward]

[Blessing of the Idol]

– Gives a buff to believers in proportion to the floor level.

[Weight of Faith]

– Can become lighter or heavier in proportion to the number of believers.

[Flame of the Idol]

– Consumes your mana to create flames.

[Revered God]

– Increases mana recovery speed in proportion to the number of believers.

Job-specific skill [Healthy Broadcast]

– The health of subscribed VTubers improves.

– Immunity to [minor diseases] increases.

– Fatigue recovery speed increases.

“Damn tower bastard.. why do all the other skills say ~does this, but my job-specific skill is all ~improves?! How much does health improve?! Does it even cure depression?! I’m really desperate here. I’ll kneel and beg, so please answer me!!!”

Putting aside my pride and kneeling to plead! But the merciless tower did not respond.

The VTubers I subscribed to recover from fatigue a bit and are rarely caught by minor illnesses.

Always with healthy broadcasts, they don’t spend a whole day tired and don’t suffer from colds…..

“I must protect them…”

You’ve acquired the skill 【Healthy Broadcast】!

There’s no real advantage, considering I’m a VTuber immune to sickness and requiring little sleep.

But for Wakamou, who would choose curing his idol’s severe illness over immortality without hesitation, this trial was excruciating.

Yet there are no regrets. Instead, this overflowing emotion in my heart is definitely joy!!

“Besides, the front is all believers, gods, and idols!! Damn it!! Why is there only the modern term ‘subscribed VTuber’ in my job-specific skill!!!”

Wakamou knelt, tears welling up, and cried.

[Attack Skill] I really want it… waaaah!!

I flailed on the floor, pathetically flapping my arms and legs.

“Give me a good attack skill and weapon too──!!!”

From the start, expecting too much with such a job, isn’t it?

“Excuse me, you okay?”

Wakamou, crying so sadly that he briefly forgot he had reached the 11th floor, turned his head at the voice coming from beside him.

He met eyes with a person squatting nearby, with all sorts of complicated thoughts buzzing, but first checked the fact.

“When did you get here?”

“Froom the start?”

“More like an ogre than a fox, right?”

“Isn’t this Hachijikishin?”

Whether good or bad─Wakamou’s fame skyrocketed to the heavens.

Even the otakus who were just trying to enjoy VTuber broadcasts were bewildered by the unexpectedly huge influx of viewership.

Blocking donations so no money came in, with no means to communicate with the Leader outside of broadcasts, and the manager of the café being a government employee made contact attempts impossible.

Wakamou, worried about what if other VTubers got harmed because of him, was only anxious about such concerns when his fame soared.

“I saw a VTuber trainee again today… You ask if it’s just an aspirant? Gaah!! Don’t doubt me!! Anyway… her editing skills and concept were good, but watching her aim for 100,000 subscribers, I was reminded of the queen… Is it okay to mooch off like this when many VTubers start as idol trainees and strive? What if other VTubers got hurt because of me?”

Expressing his true feelings honestly on the café by writing such thoughts, Wakamou only made the believers grumble about talking only about VTubers all day. Perhaps, some were sulking because the originally planned café exploration broadcast was canceled.

But what could be done about the urge to see what he’d miss?

An unprecedented achievement of achieving the 『Complete Strategy Layer』 on the 10th floor consecutively.

The tower then even offered the shocking news that it gave an entire floor as a reward to an 『Individual Climber』.

In an era when monsters escaped from the tower’s collapse, wandering mountains, and attacking homes.

In such uncertain times with no telling when the tower might crumble─it was a long-awaited hopeful news for South Korea.

Someone proclaimed national pride was overflowing! Calling for the barkeep!! But then debates started over wasn’t the Leader a Japanese? Adding isn’t he the Tang Dynasty’s fox? And soon differing opinions emerged about whether to call him a national treasure of South Korea. Amidst that, concerns arose about if approached by a Japanese conglomerate, wouldn’t he leave?

The government also shared those anxieties.

Suddenly, the Climber Association seized enormous power and authority like they struck gold. A textbook case of what they call buying low, selling high?

Managing to keep such a fox deity’s existence hidden for five years, as if predicting this outcome(?) and executing a perfect timing for the contract.

You could say the whole of Incheon had fallen into the hands of the Association President.

Publicly announcing they could offer that vast land to guilds and corporations for lease at a low price. Though the government hurriedly produced various support policies, all must pass through the Association President first.

“Whatever the case, it’s certain that a tremendous upheaval will soon visit South Korea”

The Association President, resolved to reliably serve as a breakwater, chuckled amidst the noisy hubbub of the government and various political parties bustling around.

Chaos likely erupted overseas too. Who’d have guessed such a secret existed? Countless bothersome elements will rush to approach Wakamou.

“This confirms it. She possesses the ability to discern the conditions of the 『Complete Strategy Layer』”

While Wakamou’s job remains a mystery and cannot be questioned, if it’s a 『Legendary Class』, some will press to extract the conditions for job transitions.

Allegedly, he already spread fake information with conditions like “Idol Lived for a Thousand Years.”

Though they might suspect the species itself changed─wouldn’t it have displayed more sophisticated abilities then?

I didn’t state myself that losing divine power and spells left only fighting with physical abilities? Believing just that.

In reality, being a non-combat job with a low initial climbing difficulty, the tower mistaking the hypothetical entity of 『VTuber』 as an idol and treating the location they operate, 『Virtual Chat』, similarly to a tower, it revealing the conditions as part of ‘Tower Layer Information Disclosure’.

That remains a truth Wakamou is unaware of and likely uninterested in.

Additionally, had Wakamou designed his VTuber character weakly, climbing difficulties would have ensued.

But by sticking strictly to the concept he set, being strong purely through power, his heavy body and long height were suited for combat.

There were even individuals training themselves with future chances of becoming climbers in mind.

Prepared individuals indeed receive opportunities(?).

“With no criminal record, there’s nothing to nitpick about. Hmm”

Even if there were any, they would disappear. Fake identity? Such records were erased long ago.

Just a minor prank of dismantling a piece of construction equipment at best, right? A fox nibbling at a round object might happen. The construction manager kindly let it slide with a laugh, so it wasn’t an issue.

“Damn it….”

Meanwhile, as Wakamou just reached the 11th floor, already pulling a fellow climber into his room, he was breaking out in a cold sweat.

“How old are you?”

“17 year-th old,”

This girl, likely with a very short tongue, had weird pronunciation… but anyway, this was really not good.

Kidnapping a prime-aged high school girl(?) and dragging her home!! Now, there’s only one method left.

“I have no choice but to threaten you into becoming a VTuber…”

“Yeack?”

I apologize for rudely imposing, but you must become a VTuber starting today to go home.

This is our household rule starting today.


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