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Chapter 29

[Author: ㅇㅇ]

[Title: Who here missed the legendary live show?]

(GIF of Wakamou dodging chains in mid-air)

(GIF of Wakamou in a whirlwind of plum blossoms)

Who needs movies? LOL

This is cinema!!!

Climbers sometimes shoot videos, but this is one of our own.

A proud South Korean VTuber Climber!!

– I freaked out when that monster appeared.

– Wasn’t the Leader’s response legendary?

ㄴClimbers always put their lives on the line.

ㄴA pro turns a broadcast accident into an opportunity.

– Creating and then overcoming their own crisis, giving the audience catharsis! This is Wakamou’s broadcast!

ㄴWakamou’s show is nothing if not entertainment!

ㄴAs if Wakamou would fall from just this!!

– Back then, humans must’ve had martial arts and training, right? How was it?

– Dunno… there’s only win-lose records… like Chuk Jun-gyeong, perhaps?

– Burning of books and burying of scholars, Cultural Revolution… China lost so much.

– Huh? What do you mean? Plum Blossom Swordplay is South Korean martial arts, you know?

ㄴThe essence of the plum blossom is here LOL

ㄴThe plum that blooms at the end of the fan is the evidence!

ㄴThe truth behind Mount Hua’s founder revealed here.

– But isn’t Wakamou a red pill…?

[Author: 와캬퍄헉농쭉말랑]

[Title: Why show this now!!!!]

Big, huge chest, big, huge size.

Tormented by those pompous folks on the community.

(Little Wakamou with round sunglasses)

What’s this? What on earth is this?

“You didn’t want to show this to the believers~,” you say?

This was the real form!! This was the truth!!

The true Loli Grandma we’ve been yearning for!

Why hide this, why hide this, why hide this, why hide this.

Leaving our beliefs in the lurch!!

Was satisfied with Ichigo!

Feared watching Ichigo grow.

Powerless to witness their chest grow, thought it was hell.

But why hide this in hell!

Eternal Fox Deity Loli Grandma!!

-I’ve never heard all this slang before…

-Could you…you know…just hang yourself?

-Sorry, but could you hold your breath for a bit?

-Gosh, just look at this community…

-Shouldn’t the Leader take responsibility?

-Internet broadcasts are this harmful….

-Burn the harmful VTuber otaku culture.

ㄴSo, a Cultural Revolution?

ㄴLet’s burn the lolicon books~

ㄴEradicate the farmers’ association.

[Author: 여우신숭배자]

[Title: Shocking red pill reveal! Come see, Fox Deity’s true identity revealed.]

Do you see the smile shown to us?

I heard plum blossoms bloom on volcanic mountains….

The hidden skills of the martial arts alliance say otherwise….

Behold, the founder of Mount Hua and the Plum Blossom Sword.

No one knew for sure, but now it’s revealed.

The Leader’s red pill was the Loli Grandma we’ve longed for.

Here’s to the ancestor and the founder of Mount Hua….

– Was it not just a rebound from weakening?

ㄴIt’s a conspiracy by the Black Tower LOL

-With the imperial seal and plum blossoms, it’s obviously Chinese.

ㄴEven Ichigo came from China, they say.

ㄴSign here, China man. From now on, martial arts are Korean culture.

-Mount Hua is Korean now LOL

-Did the Chinese not know Mount Hua is located at Baekdu Mountain?

ㄴWas that the volcano, LOL

-The red petals are really pretty….

-Ah, I didn’t want to show it, but don’t tell anyone!!!

-Where did the Leader learn their martial arts?

ㄴThe Smiling, Proud Wanderer.

ㄴIf that’s the case, recognized LOL

ㄴOh, it’s that side, LOL

The community was buzzing.

Some were annoyed, asking not to discuss VTuber and other otaku topics, and trying to chase them away. Fans, or those who were fans but crossed the line, were zealously spreading both online and offline like pigeons carrying messages….

The rumors spread so much in just one day that you couldn’t look anywhere on YouTube without seeing Wakamou’s story.

For a long time, there were many opinions about “What is Wakamou Inarizushi’s occupation?”

Some would say just a VTuber, but naturally, the talk was about the occupation as a Climber.

They mentioned that they couldn’t use spells by themselves and had weakened greatly after entering the Tower. But the image of an invincible deity shown made believers wonder if they were truly weakened.

Moreover, the only things shown were authenticated legendary artifacts from the Tower, sparking curiosity about Wakamou’s identity.

Whether the Tower gave the artifacts to the Leader or they became legendary in exchange for weakening, believers could only speculate.

With this broadcast, a little bit of the mystery was unveiled, making reactions even more fervent.

After entering the Tower and starting the broadcast, a sudden ambush was faced.

Despite the charge that seemed like a rhino’s rocket, not moving an inch, that monstrous form always showed unimaginable sights, prompting awe from the believers.

Even while being attacked, standing nonchalantly, calling it a broadcast accident~ showing calmness, it was hard to grasp just how strong they truly were.

Some YouTubers calculated the impact force and said that the Leader could withstand a direct hit by KTX and, even taking modern weapon… like tank shells, claiming the title of the strongest low-rank Climber in South Korea inadvertently.

While believers were busy spreading the story to other YouTubers and communities, there was another angle being focused on.

Wakamou, just always striving for the best, surmounting mistakes skillfully, admired every professional VTuber, wracking their brains and using all tricks to overcome.

Due to the nature of the [Idol’s Body], if Wakamou didn’t create intentional wounds, the clothes wouldn’t tear, and not a drop of blood would spill, requiring fake blood to be prepared in advance.

On the other hand, to the viewers, without the clothes tearing nor any wounds amidst that intense battle, it appeared as nothing but the fight of an overwhelming master.

A crisis in anyone’s eyes.

A desperate scene where one might think the Tower aimed to kill Wakamou!

The chain, the weak point, wasn’t destroyed for some reason. A YouTuber Climber said that being an [Elite Monster], looking different, it was practically a fight with everything against them, evaluating Wakamou’s battle.

Thus, the ‘real form’ was revealed.

Not the prime figure, but the current form(?) was candidly shown, displaying a golden line, covering the corner of their mouth with a relaxed smile.

Initially thought to be just a squint, seeing eyes beneath the sunglasses stunned the believers, thinking they hadn’t been opening their eyes till now. Many theories arose about the reason, with some suggesting there was a special ability(?) in the eyes causing the use of sunglasses.

The theory about some fox-charm, enchantment, coming from the eyes was quite convincing.

Couldn’t avoid the incoming chain, so they pulled out the ‘full power’ they’d been hiding, and eventually, the red plum blossoms scattered.

It was an effect like something out of a broadcast, or movie.

But it was all real, tangible.

Climbers explained it was all made with [Magic]. If so, is their occupation something related to martial arts from a martial arts novel? If spells an individual can use have no relation to their occupation, wouldn’t martial arts be the same? Some countered.

Either way, the occupation was still unknown.

Along with the scattered plum blossoms, Wakamou showed religiously what the real Lotus Fall, only seen in text, was to the believers.
Rin, together with Maia, clearly showed the believers what the real Gravity Hammer, which they had only read about, was.

The sight of a petite girl, who seemed she could be easily lifted, shattering the earth was a marvel.

And how about her leaping and running through the air?

The believers were excited, calling it true airwalking, but fans of martial arts genre likened it more to feats like transcendent kung fu. If you look closely at the video, Wakamou was using a falling petal as a stepping stone.

It’s not some performance using CGI and wires.

It’s more dazzling than the choreography martial artists showed by using their bodies directly back in the 80s.

Considering that, what they were witnessing was a vivid, live performance shown directly without any manipulation!

The video wasn’t that long either.

Surrounded by six Chain Devils and getting bound and attacked, she returned to her physical form after a brief showdown, using all of her inner power to display incredible martial arts with splendid moves to repel the enemy.

The agility and courage to deflect and weave through the hellfire-covered chains with just a fan was astonishing.

And, she didn’t stop there; she took a sip from the flask at her waist and started breathing fire.

Amidst the flames making it hard to see what was happening, Wakamou’s fans were wowed by the grandiose fan-throwing performance.

Standing with foxly elegance over the almost shattered battlefield of clashing multi-colored flames, the Fox Deity adjusted her sunglasses and concluded the broadcast with a farewell to the viewers.

It felt like watching a movie, just like skimming through the highlight parts; the dashing dopamine from the breath-taking excitement of that flashy battle left every believer wildly ecstatic.

Comments about whether Paddipop and Plump Squad were too ripe, under-ripe, matured, fully ripened, or immature, with some saying something about hair, filled the chat.

Meanwhile, the Foxy Tribe cautiously raised their heads, hoping to see fox form, excitedly drawing and uploading images of Wakamou’s fox form.

In the past, they’d have told the Foxy to get lost—but now, it seemed like the timing was right to accept everything, as the café was overflowing with illustrating artists pouring out drawings.

The resurrection of wuxia that the ancestral figure of Volcano demonstrates by crossing into the modern world over a thousand-year span was stirring up a frenzy.

Questions like whether the Volcano Sect was relocating to Mount Baekdu, or where to apply to join the clan arose. Queries of whether age mattered or not.

They’d muse whether Korea was the true origin of the Sinocentric world, not the inauthentic China, given they had the Imperial Seal and the martial arts of Huashan.

Amidst all the nonsense setting the community ablaze, governments and climbing associations were in turmoil. What if the Fox Deity wasn’t just a deity but that martial arts world had really existed?

Adding to the confusion, with China having burned all its cultural evidence, leaving no trace, some claimed it was just fiction. However, professors argued that the Fox Deity exists and the Huashan Sect is at Seorak, so we could only know if Wakamou himself told us.

The Association President, who had read quite a few wuxia stories, hesitated but secretly asked Manager Wanda Haye if she could tell him more about it.

It wasn’t something Wanda, practically high-ranking as a CEO’s request, could refuse, so she was cautiously seeking opportunities.

“I want to go to Kyoto!! And Okinawa would be nice. Do you know there’s an official VTuber in Okinawa? They often collaborate with VTubers in Kyoto… and there’s a Tower!!”

“Um…uh… so the Tower offered [Climbing Rights] as a reward?”

“Yes. Of course, I don’t actually plan on climbing it. It could become a diplomatic issue. I’m just considering entrance and leaving parked at the first floor to use when going to Japan.”

Thus, rumors might spread that the Fox Deity could teleport. Despite claiming she could avoid being caught, Manager Wanda had various concerns. Yet, the Fox Deity said she wanted to visit the Inari shrine in Kyoto…

Isn’t that her own shrine, if you think about it…?

Despite perhaps not having the best relations between Japanese and Korean governments, between climbing associations, they weren’t particularly bad.

Indeed, when Manager Wanda contacted the Association President to seek permission for Wakamou’s request, he merely asked her to send regards to a friend there, get some Korean kimchi if possible, and some soju as well if there was room.

“Sir… Doesn’t your name appear when you enter…? Even if you’re on the 1st floor…”

“Ah”

Liu Ying looked at our president, thinking he’s a clever fox yet not the sharpest tool.

Even if it was the first floor, once in the Tower, the name pops up!!

It’s not like there are two beings named Wakamou Inarizushi in the whole wide world!!

Incidentally, Manager Wanda knew that, which is why she requested the Association President. She was allowed to use it under the excuse of testing an item that had never appeared before. Hearing that Wakamou wanted to visit the Inari shrine, the Association President questioned what’s the problem with a Fox Deity visiting her own shrine, leaving Manager Wanda despairing.

‘President…!! It’s a matter of politics and jurisdiction…!!’

He was casually laughing, suggesting to gift the Complete Strategy Layer to the Japanese climbing association president if one ever came about. But what if she decided to just stay after coming back to her homeland (?), how would they handle that?

Was it okay to proceed so thoughtlessly…? Is this really okay…?

If the Japanese government brought a climber and imprisoned them under the pretense of crime, what then? Does the Japanese association president have significant sway? What if Japan used this chance to lend support? The Korean president was wary of Wakamou and wasn’t helping…

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Imagining the potential loss if she actually went to Japan was daunting.

They nearly lost a layer to China, and now what if Wakamou decided to hand it over to Japan…?

“Ughhhh… Whimperrrr…”

Being both manager and the next association president of Korea, Wanda was tearing her hair out with worry.

Even if she tried to stop her, if Wakamou decided to swim across the ocean, it would be over.

She agonized over Wakamou’s request for two whole days. The Association President wasn’t the kind to shove all responsibility to Wanda while retiring, having done his share, so that part wasn’t an issue.

Even if he was close friends and colleagues— comrades who had fought back-to-back against monsters to save the Tower!—with the Japanese Association President!

This was an international political issue…

“Sniff… Sob…”

Oblivious to Wanda’s burdensome weeping, Wakamou happily planned his Japanese tour, wondering in what order to visit shops, buy figures, and how to enjoy sightseeing with Liu Ying.

With a bright, innocent smile, newly issued passport in hand, and taking on a child’s form, Manager Wanda couldn’t muster the courage to ask, Can’t we just not…?

Ultimately, the announcement was made that day.

“People! Wakamou is going to Tokyo!”

Under the pretext of testing a newly acquired item with the Japanese association’s permission and seeing some VTubers.

At the transparent reason, believers were dumbstruck.

Asked if they’d broadcast from Japan, that was all they could manage to query.

The true reason for going to Japan was, frankly, just one.

To know VTubers…


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