“So it comes down to, Operation─Time─!!!”
“””Oh!!”””
While the [Black Imugi] was wreaking havoc outside, the four people gathered to discuss their thoughts on the current situation.
Anyway, if the recapture of Seoul is delayed a bit, is South Korea doomed?
“Info, there are a total of 20 invaders. Considering the danger level of Seoul wasn’t accounted for, it’s assessed that 16 were chased off by monsters and didn’t make it or died.”
“What a bunch! Did you really hire them that carelessly?!”
“Well… unless they have a grudge. No sane Climber would take on an assassination job. Climbing the Tower is better.”
As the Unicorn Agent was left speechless, Mare Pirate replied in his place.
Even the Climber they fought was coming because he couldn’t afford drugs.
The other was a pathetic loser trying to kill Sadako to get back at the King of Authority.
“Yeah! What’s wrong with a Wizard using magic!”
Mare Pirate giggled, claiming he wrecked that guy with his magic.
The three awakened ones who ambushed them were still alive but completely captured.
Considering abandoning the Tower climb and entering the Korean Tower, they’d already prepared solutions for neutralizing threats, and have the captives in custody.
Despite pondering, Wakamou was puzzled as to why those attempting to hinder the recapture of Seoul were so mediocre.
Still, having 20 was significant. They must’ve heard about Seoul’s dangers… Were they blinded by money… Is that it, simpletons due to greed?
“As a reference, aside from the target Mr. Wakamou, each bounty was 4 million.”
“What~? Even a café escort gets paid more than that!”
Nodding in agreement with the Unicorn Agent, Aoi Asuka chimed in.
“Our Mr. Wakamou is a professional. Not a streetwalker, does 4 million make sense?”
“When you say that, it makes me sound like a streetwalker, Asuka.”
“Uwahh, dut dah tut dah”
“When it’s inconvenient, you go blue screen in the head, huh?”
Praising good work, Wakamou patted Asuka on the head.
Seizing the chance, Asuka buried her face into Wakamou’s chest, taking a deep breath.
Attempting to regain mana by sucking on Wakamou’s chest for recovery due to the damage to her lips, got her a knock on the head by Wakamou.
If he had the mind to, he could unleash a liquid, but it was unrefined, highly compressed mana. It’d melt through the ground, no doubt Asuka’s jaw would melt if taken undiluted.
It was dangerous enough that Ichigo could modify it to make a bomb!
“I’ll make you formula, be satisfied with this.”
“Mom is the best!”
“This, is the reality of a super AI treating the modern network as its playground…?”
“Also, Asuka can run DOOM.”
“I acknowledge it… You are indeed a super AI…”
Sitting relaxed, jokes naturally flowed.
Laughing and joking, just a way to relieve tension.
In the meantime, the support team treated their wounds, and the Unicorn Agent was extracting embedded bullets.
“The government’s test suits, it’s a shame there’s only one.”
The Unicorn Agent lamented to the engineers checking equipment.
The protective exoskeleton included in the defense suit, which used mana stones as its energy source, was equipment developed by South Korea from the materials obtained by Wakamou’s tower conquest.
It aimed for ordinary people not to fall behind Climbers in physical ability and to be protected from [Skills].
With combat data being assessed, only four VTubers were sitting and resting amidst busy engineers.
“Okay, so… Any thoughts on how we should edit what’s going on our channel?”
“Asuka has a suggestion!”
“Tell us.”
“We should edit out the hacking parts and CGI everything to make it look like monsters! Once my ordered state-of-the-art computer arrives, there will be no problem!”
“Where did you get the money for that?”
“Found it on the street.”
“Ah.”
There was no need for viewers to know that Climbers came to kill them.
Manager Wanda Haye had hired a CG team, and with the super AI Asuka boasting an intelligence of 1,000, it shouldn’t be a significant issue.
Discussing the editing points and decided to set up the Climbers as speaking monsters and make it truly a VTuber Broadcast.
With a design team available, they requested a setup for the appearance of the monsters. Since there was a lot of investment, it wouldn’t be a big issue.
Leaving the shot footage, they now discussed what to do with [Black Imugi].
“Now that Plan B succeeded in leading the Black Imugi to the 63 building, next we’ll be deploying the ‘tactical nuke’ on our side.”
The operation team had many preparations for contingencies. Hearing about a tactical nuke, they joked whether a missile would be launched, but it was metaphorically explained to Wakamou.
They wanted Wakamou’s team to inflict as much damage to [Black Imugi] as possible to gauge its power.
Since they managed to wound it with an attack from Wakamou, it meant they could potentially kill it.
But its sheer size was the problem.
“Now that it’s come to this! Let’s capture an epic shot! During crew briefings and when doing “One X Movie” stuff, there was a scene like…”
“Hmm… let’s add that later then.”
They added parts for studio filming separately.
After figuring out editing points, applying CGI, and the 3D modeling, they set up plans for studio filming.
After completing the plan on which parts to film, the team rose to their feet.
Although a feeling that the Unicorn Agent had changed came over, seeing him give a thumbs-up, Wakamou said nothing.
Having no reason to force himself to run when having been shot.
“Alright, going with Plan A!!”
“””Yes!”””
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A rampaging Black Imugi.
And an [Alchemist] chased by the Black Imugi.
Suddenly, something white dashed alongside her.
“[Who?!]”
“You’re ugly! Die!”
The arrow fired recklessly by Asuka hit the gears perfectly, causing a malfunction, and as it staggered briefly, the Black Imugi head-butted the machine far away.
While rolling its eyes and looking down at Asuka, artillery fire from the 63 building pounded the Imugi, diverting the monster’s attention.
“Run, Inari!!!”
Taking advantage, a giant white fox with three tails charged toward the crippled machine, with Asuka and the Unicorn Agent riding on its saddle.
Seeing two approaching, the [Alchemist], who began to restore the machine, started firing rounds.
The white fox’s winged garments deflected all of the bullets.
As if deflected by an invisible shield.
The mechanical warrior skidded across the destroyed street, spewing smoke.
Moving sideways, spewing fire, launching incendiary missiles, and shooting with its twin gun barrels, it commenced a fierce barrage.
“Unicorn Agent! Hold tight!”
“A Unicorn with honor doesn’t touch a maiden! I clench with lower body strength!!”
“Ooh, hot guy.”
Unicorn Agent’s voice was altered, and with a shout, he hoisted a large machine gun over his shoulder, aiming it squarely at the mechanical target.
Revealed from an unseen angle were bags filled with ammunition slung over the white fox’s waist!
“Watch me, Uni-Uni──!!! 500RPM Blast!!”
Clutching the Unicorn plush tightly in prayer, the agent pulled the trigger.
The torrent of bullets instantly turned the machine’s outer shell to scrap, ripping it apart.
Not mere bullets, but costly rounds lavishly loaded with [Rare Metals], the [Alchemist] hastily deployed a barrier─ yet Asuka’s bow consumed itself in flames, igniting arrows in an intense blaze.
Intending to swat down the flaming arrow, she transformed her arm into a drill, but the incoming arrow swerved up, like a living creature, dodging the drill.
Then, like a raptor swooping down on prey, it struck precisely through a fracture, igniting a giant inferno.
The [Idol’s Flame], consumed from within and only proliferating, led the [Alchemist] to detach the limb.
And as they closed the distance, Sammiho charged─ only for the other’s armor to fall apart.
A precisely targeted bombardment by Unicorn and Asuka on the arm with the “Magic Cannon”.
Failing to employ the most devastating move, the rival opted for a ‘restraint’.
Wakamou had refrained from attack when surrendering.
And was cautious that there might be something hidden on the other arm’s armor.
She was sure that there was a way to extract Wakamou into the Korean Tower──Her foresight was spot on.
From the robot suit’s opposite arm, a ring was launched, swiftly binding Asuka and sent her tumbling backward.
Without pause, amid Unicorn Agent’s fierce assault aiming to destroy the restraint ring, the [Alchemist] also launched restraint rings to subdue him.
Reduced to only two intact rings among the shattered and punctured restraints.
“[Damn─!!]”
With the decision to conserve, the Alchemist launched a ring to entrap the charging Sammiho.
“[Now I’ve come to this, I’ll have to take a hostage or…]”
And erupting from the restraint ring’s interior was Wakamou.
“[What?!]”
As Wakamou, sprinting disguised as the [Sammiho] using a [VTuber Model], reverted to his true form and cast the [Kusanagi’s Sword] into the “air”, the [Alchemist] hastily shot the remaining ring.
Wakamou, failing to react, was encumbered as the ring bound his arms.
At a formidable 243 cm, the ring completely bound Wakamou’s arms, leaving Asuka and the Unicorn Agent prone and struggling to move their legs.
Though unclear how it happened, being captured felt like good luck to the [Alchemist].
Only then― Wakamou once again emerged from within the restraint ring.
A little kid, grabbing [Kusanagi’s Sword] which he had thrown earlier— instead of mana, wrapping [Wind] around the blade, Wakamou dove down like lightning and landed behind the mechanized weapon.
Woosh—
Catching the falling scabbard, he slowly sheathed the drawn sword with a srrrng— sound.
“Sliced something useless.”
With a click— as it was fully sheathed, the mechanized weapon split in half and collapsed, and the [Alchemist] inside dropped unconscious.
Agents emerging from the portal swiftly secured the Alchemist and began recovering the mechanized weapon.
Since they couldn’t immediately release the restraint rings binding Asuka and the Unicorn Agent, those two were also moved, but there was no need for their help in the subsequent operation, so it was fine.
Ultimately, the protagonist of this video was Ichigo.
Wakamou looked up at the [Black Imugi] winding its way up the 63 Building.
And, using the camera he deployed above, he captured the immense face of the serpent in a thoroughly terrifying perspective.
Confirming the recovery was complete, Wakamou also jumped into the portal and checked the prepared shots.
The haunting sight of the entire 63 Building shaking as the [Black Imugi] coiled up!
“This reminds me of that Korean movie….”
“Quiet.”
It felt familiar, but in any case, it couldn’t be done! While Pirate and Ichigo were stomping their feet on the rooftop, Pirate spotted something below and shouted.
“Jump down!”
“Are you crazy?!”
“We have another ally!”
Tied tightly in metal, Asuka coldly pointed out, thinking, isn’t it just Wakamou himself acting as the turtle ship, so there’s no additional ally? But the Unicorn Agent “Duo” criticized her lack of romance.
While sprinting across the rooftop and leaping toward the Han River, they were caught by the turtle ship, thought to have burned away.
The turtle ship soared up from under the surface of the Han River, clashing with the Black Imugi as it carried Pirate and Ichigo.
“I always wondered. In special effects shows, how do they board this stuff?”
Pirate’s sincere question. Super Rangers, Mask Riders, and the sort….
After transforming, they jump onto robots; it’s cliché, yet how is it really done?
“Just ignore it.”
Ichigo briefly replied to not worry about something like plausibility.
Switching perspectives, Ichigo, now seated in the captain’s position, watched as the Black Imugi charged the turtle ship and shouted for the transformation.
Pirate, clinging tightly to the lever next to the keys, shouted with all her might.
“Change!”
Recording finished crisply up to this point!!
Wakamou was full of worries about how the viewers would perceive it!!
But as long as it’s cool, isn’t that all that matters?!
“Then why does the turtle ship need to transform?”
“Because it’s cool!!!”
Viewed through the vividly filming camera Wakamou set up.
The turtle ship sliding across the building’s lower exterior after ramming the Black Imugi. No one was actually inside the turtle ship.
Everyone was preparing for the next stage from a safe place.
“We’re ready!!”
With Manager Wanda Haye’s signal, the turtle ship caught in the Black Imugi’s jaws erupted in light.
A singular transformed shape ascended by releasing the [VTuber Model] skill.
Using [Weight of Faith] to reduce mass as much as possible allowed a remarkably agile movement!!
“Spot!”
With Manager Wanda Haye’s signal, helicopters flying above the dark clouds shot rays of light onto the top of the 63 Building.
As the darkness dissipated, what appeared was a giant clad in a robe mixing red and blue colors alongside golden scales forming a majestic battle armor.
Standing imposing on the building was a colossal general with arms crossed.
“No entrance line?!”
“Wasn’t prepared!!”
“Loading hope on silver wings! Light the signal of peace, something like that doesn’t exist?!”
“Add it in the narration later─!!!”
Wakamou answered irately to Manager Wanda Haye’s unexpected interruption.
She collapsed right then and there, closing her eyes as she had to concentrate all her mental effort on controlling her avatar, leaving no room for a reply.
The view, vast and towering in an instant—eventually captured the complete landscape of Seoul at a glance.
Though devastated, the familiar sight of the capital was turning, being captured by cameras.
While crossing its arms, shooting the [War God Sword God General] standing in might.
“Fire─!!”
The War God, drawing the sword, lightly jumped from the building to avoid the Imugi’s open jaws trying to bite and struck down.
Imbuing weight into the blow─landing squarely with a thud! The ground cracked, and the Imugi’s body helplessly sank, but.
The blade barely pierced. It was sturdier than imagined.
Of course, it would be! It’s the boss!
Entwining [Idol’s Flame], the Imugi lunged with jaws wide open, and the War God deflected it upward from beneath, forcing it to close its maw and then leapt high backward to create distance, lifting the sword high.
A massive storm began converging onto the sword.
Gathering wind to conjure a wind slash into a colossal typhoon, the whirlwind of debris wrapped around was shot forward.
Though engulfed by the tempest, only sounds of krrrk! came from the Imugi, its scales slightly scratched, its eyes glaring fiercely, mouth opening wide.
Concentrating energy, the Imugi unleashed its flame!!
How mighty the skill of this Monster, unachieved dragon, is, it seemed the Han River itself might blaze. The railway melted and bent, the bridge unable to withstand the heat, creaked, and collapsed.
Despite directly taking the flames, the War God remained steadfast, retaining form.
Soon, from the air, an arm emerged clutching the Imugi’s upper jaw, violently wrenching it backward.
Opening two portals, War God extracted an arm through another exit as a ludicrous method, forcing the Imugi’s head backward.
Flames shot skyward, setting even the thunderous clouds above the city ablaze, the Imugi paused its flames, swung its tail to strike War God forcefully.
Yet, clinging steadfast amidst the assault, War God grabbed the Imugi’s lower jaw with another arm, wrenching it open wide.
Eventually, the arm clutching the upper jaw swuunng—and “was severed” and fell.
And from the empty portal above the Imugi emerged a descending giant container.
Crash─!
As something entered its mouth, it frantically tried to regurgitate, but Wakamou, crashing down onto the container, drastically increased his full body weight, driving it home.
The jaw split from within, blood spilling as the container entered the Imugi’s body.
Using the spot of the container within, the War God retrieved and reattached his fallen arm, beginning to strangle.
In a suffocating plight, the Imugi writhed—but soon, boom, a blast starting from inside its throat.
“Kyaaahhhh!!!”
Inside the container was a multitude of poisons and explosive potions synthesized by Ichigo.
When these thrusted within began to explode, the Imugi writhed in pain, glaring with bloodshot eyes at War God, intent to attack but.
It flinched, sensing an overwhelming mana presence within itself, causing the Imugi to halt.
“The encore is a bockparl─!!!”
At Ichigo’s exclamation, Wakamou—no, one of Wakamou’s severed arms, filled with mana, lobbed like a gecko’s tail, unleashed [Mana Burn].
Beep──!
With eyes and mouth emitting light, the Black Imugi began to split from the fissures, and light burst forth from those cracks, causing an explosion.
Unleashing a grandiose internal explosion using the remaining 300,000 mana!!
Yet, enduring even that and attempting to regenerate, the Imugi began thrashing.
Frankly, even Wakamou was surprised.
If 600,000 could annihilate a city, after taking half straight inside and still maintaining form, trying to regenerate!!
A formidable foe indeed.
But targeting the gaps opened in that sturdy steel-like hide, the War God swung the sword.
Severing the Imugi’s head, the rapidly spinning head fell to the ground.
“I should have named the finishing move.”
With Pirate’s lament, observing the spectacle, concluded.
[A 90-story Tower arises in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul!]
With a familiar alert, at the location where the collapsed tower stood, a new tower sprang upward again.
The sky’s darkness began to clear away.
Monsters flooding in with the tower’s radiating light turned translucent like mirages, disappearing.
Though the massive Imugi’s carcass before War God vanished, unveiling only the burnt-down urban landscape.
Amidst the inside of dispersing burning clouds, letting rays of light show through as if celebrating victory, the War God looked up, driving the sword into the ground and assuming a stance.
“Bring some mana potions!! Can’t move!!”
Now dropping to triple digits, Wakamou was anxiously fidgeting toward imminent death.
Chugging down a drum can greedily gulped down. Sipping the expensive elixir bought for hundreds of millions too.
With Wakamou struggling to survive left behind, Asuka, out of curiosity, asked the operation team.
“What was the tactical nuke?”
“The Association President was scheduled to bring it by jet.”
“…..Then all this struggle wasn’t necessary?”
Asuka had a slight doubt but….
Since the video filmed well, it didn’t really matter, moving past it.
Being the finale, Ichigo picked up the transmitter.
“This is Ichigo Hajime. Imugi is clear.”
“[As expected, professional work FOX team. Great job. Prepare for return.]”
Reflecting the helicopters approaching War God….
Ichigo’s second membership video─completion achieved!
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