Here’s a tower representing a nation.
The tower that recently achieved record-breaking results through sheer effort.
A tower that soared past the achievements of other towers that had been diligently building over the past ten years, in just one year.
The Korean Tower, elected as “Tower of the Year,” flashes a happy smile.
A clear gaze and a smile tugging at the corners of its mouth — pure happiness overflowed.
Utterly clueless, it would crash about back in the embarrassing early days.
And when they created the Legendary Class, there was feedback from [Mongol Tower] exclaiming, “Huh? Isn’t that Bear Spirit after eating 100 days of mugwort and garlic?” They nodded along belatedly upon realizing it.
As a result, a girl residing not in Korea but in China accidentally switched to [Bear Spirit].
Simply because she was a vegetarian. Sure, she loved pandas, but that was it.
There wasn’t anything resembling tears wishing she could become a bear like some others might; she certainly didn’t yearn for becoming a mech bear from a super sentai series either.
They ended up letting go of the Legendary Class entirely and even stopped recruiting Climbers.
Instead of finding ways to spend their overflowing resources, they were saving up, having once lived through periods devoid of money.
Naturally, this was an immensely unprofitable act. Where would Climbers come from?
Amazingly so, South Korea was a miraculous land where Climbers naturally arose.
Most towers expected failure from the class 【Idol】, for could there even be a class where a Climber, who had to climb the tower despite absurdities, could extend generosity?
Who’d want the heavy burden of being sacrificed and losing everything just for others?
At least, other Legendary Classes afforded the freedom to do what one wished, yet from the perspective of towers, 【Idol】 seemed… a bit dubious.
And here.
In South Korea, there probably won’t be another 【Legendary Class】 person anytime soon.
Their head’s filled solely with VTubers.
They are uninterested in climbing. If not for VTubers, they wouldn’t have climbed at all.
Even when told to make a wish, they’d babble lunacy about a VTuber wish being possible or not.
Amidst eternal youth, immense wealth, and harems, they possess less filth like greed than a speck of dust.
Conversely, this entity is supreme, undefeated, invincible concerning only the VTuber they adore.
“I got a front-row ticket to Miko-chi’s concert, you punks! Kyoooh!!”
This Idol, ruthless and merciless against those who threatened the VTubers they loved or harmed their allies.
Keeping their true identity of the red pill a secret, they resembled nothing more than your common nerd seen anywhere.
A beautiful woman, desiring the body of their beloved VTuber, possessing neither arousal nor even facing embarrassment as a woman.
As their voluminous chest bounces up and down, they pay no mind, not even using it to stealthily race around — the Climber Wakamou Inarizushi.
“Whoa, boobies!”
Upon Asuka begging to touch just once, to bury her nose, Wakamou relented by buying tickets.
Asuka immediately leapt up, burying her face into it, declaring this the best employee benefit and their life’s happiest moment.
There’s not even any interest left in figuring out where the education went wrong, so let’s just move on.
“Inari Fox Deity’s got a big head but no chest!”
“You punk! Are you saying the head of our Fox Deity Bukki from Gangong Major’s Stella Miss has a big head and a flat chest?!”
“No, I didn’t go that far. Different Fox Deity.”
“Inari Punch!”
“Kyaaah!”
Things are never peaceful over at Wakamou Corporation.
As a president treating employees like family, he displays overflowing maternal love, yet given that he’s also the de facto leader of a massive coalition dubbed the East Asian Alliance, his actions are significantly wayward for someone of his stature.
Well, since an ordinary individual was roughly chucked into such a position, smooth sailing wasn’t to be expected.
All he could do was shovel loads of money to Manager Wanda Haye to delegate work, imploring her to pay out substantial salaries to subordinates and civil servants alike.
Amidst it all, he discovered individuals siphoning off money given to him by the Idol, recognizing them, but let’s not mention their fate after being dragged to the Association President.
As Wakamou’s influence expanded, the nation’s growth followed, making people enjoy their lives since bonuses and hefty wages were regularly issued, and salaries kept climbing.
If jobs were scarce, they’d go to Russia, living at Wakamou’s first floor or in China if homes were unavailable.
Constructors performing shoddy jobs faced ruin with Jackson erecting buildings left and right; real estate fraudsters faced the hammer, making Wakamou’s Idol worship unavoidably proliferate as believers grew by the day.
Providing Climbers with gear and potions.
Given that tower ascent was based on individual achievement, Climbers strove hard in their climb.
Sometimes accidentally acquiring the 『Complete Strategy Layer』, South Korea offered a thrilling chance for a 1:1 battle with Wakamou.
Even if a Climber pleaded for mercy with screams of “I surrender!! Spare me!!!”, Wakamou, who engaged them in battle, declared they should show their skills.
Today, the eighth victim, a [Summoner], attempted summoning, but upon witnessing Wakamou’s Mana, their summoned creature fainted, the sight going viral on YouTube, causing believers to burst into laughter.
Overcoming tower ascents too perfectly means participant meet-ups with the Fox Deity, which is a matter of preference…
“Screw you, 【Shard of Babel】!! You promised front-row concert tickets!!!”
Glaring at the item that converted to “for the upcoming VTuber concert” tickets, Wakamou cursed the heavens.
As it was one-use only, he had to select just one, yet with so many pre-booked VTuber concerts, choosing only one… this was torture.
It was petty revenge for smashing what he had hurled!!
Loving VTubers as much as himself was tasked to pick a single Oshi…
Infuriated Wakamou lifted [Shard of Babel] and smashed it down onto a rock.
“Uuh! Ook! Ookkook!”
Jumping and screaming like a monkey, Wakamou, watching Asuka mimic him by dancing, also losing their mind.
And observing such chaos, Sadako sighed heavily while downing a strong drink from the [Oni’s Jar].
“If we’re dancing, we’ve gotta drink first!!! Get the chopsticks!! Woohoo!!”
Sadly, nobody toiled to stop them.
“Really sorry for showing up late, President.”
“Hmm? You’ve killed the mood, so take responsibility.”
“Understood!”
With Liu Ying arriving, claiming to have rehearsed on the lyre, she began playing electric guitar tunes.
Out of nowhere, a dance party without reason unfolded, with VTubers joyfully dancing.
Wakamou lived life happy and delighted, for living joyously and happily is a good way to live life.
Right.
A Climber disinterested in scaling towers met with a tower that harbored no ambition of nurturing Climbers but aimed for a quick hit.
The top 1% genius met the bottom 1% penniless!
The two troublemakers!
What calamities would befall through the antics of this Hunter and What duo in the future…
Let’s rewind time back to when Korean Tower granted rewards to Climber Wakamou by announcing, “It’s time to climb the tower─!!”
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The Korean Tower succeeded in establishing a massive alliance.
Japan, Russia, and even the China Tower, which had since become destitute.
Leading a coalition of up to three nations under its charge, forming a grand collective.
The union dubbed [Chok Asia Alliance], Wakamou denominated it so with Liu Wei in mind.
Prompting immense gratitude, though it hardly fazed everyone else.
After all, Romance of the Three Kingdoms wasn’t just renowned in China. Nor did the prefix ‘Chok’ infer China’s lead in the alliance.
Yet their interest lay within the benefit of 【The Language of Babel】.
A capability allowing ordinary citizens besides Climbers to transcend borders, comprehending differing languages!
Mutual communication among Chinese and Russians abroad dawned on them, leading them to post on forums.
While they couldn’t read each other’s scripts, the linguistic barriers crumbled, easing and speeding interactions courtesy of the shared level dubbed [Wakamou First Floor], resulting in accelerated national development reaching dizzying heights incomprehensible data-wise.
Thanks to Jackson, rates in Russia reportedly leaped tenfold, while Japan’s tourism spiked sevenfold due to Wakamou’s promotion of VTubers, contributing to their collective enjoyment.
Thus Mongol, Taiwan, Tibet, and Xinjiang found themselves drifting aloof.
While freed by China, they pondered whether to realign with the new Chinese government.
Should it be feasible elsewhere, others incredulously questioned how feasible this was.
What if foreign Climbers conquered and prompted such notifications from their own towers?
──Well, it didn’t seem mandatory and was solely a language comprehension perk, but the “what if” lingered.
Especially since evidence arose supporting ancient civilizations housing 【Towers】.
Instances of individuals possessing mysterious powers even before becoming Climbers sporadically occurred.
Thus noticed by these folks, Wakamou accepted 【20,000 Tower Coins】 from the Korean Tower, expressing disappointment.
“Eh~? Isn’t China Tower super big? But just 20,000 Tower Coins?”
[Korean Tower explains it’s an astonishing amount of tower coins!]
“Those Tower Coin Shops are mighty expensive… And I’m short on Tower Coins nurturing Climbers~ Show mercy, give more coins~”
[They also convey bringing Idol-related items!]
My oh my, when did a Tower last grant items…!! Previously, I received a random sword, clueless about its use, and wasn’t it given to Sadako?!
Now, even if bearing exclusive skill benefits, Wakamou longed for exclusive Idol equipment.
Look at that pirate! Didn’t he possess an array of illustrious items embellished with skills!?
Of course, there’d be no using them anytime soon, but that pirate hat was fashionable, so it became trophy decor.
Wakamou clapped enthusiastically, yelling for prompt delivery.
The Korean Tower witnessed panting Wakamou with an exclamatory “Haha, our Wakamou. No need to rush, gifts won’t run away~” assures while granting three whole items with a welcoming notification of feeling akin to kindly smiling [^^].
Displayed a notification with the vibe of [^^] and handed over as many as three items.
Wakamou, watching the items fall to the ground, got down on his knees without any dignity and checked the items.
One was a very famous bronze sword, a relic of South Korea, and the other was a bronze mirror reflecting Wakamou.
[Ritual Bronze Sword]
Rank: Artifact.
A divine object symbolizing the authority of the ruling class.
Also known as Bipa-shaped Bronze Sword.
Ritual Additional Bonus + 33%
[Ritual Bronze Mirror]
Rank: Artifact.
A divine object symbolizing the authority of the ruling class.
Also known as the Danusse Munkyung.
Ritual Additional Bonus + 33%
“Wow!! Ritual Additional Bonus 99%!!”
Wakamou, his eyes sparkling, thought about doing a gacha broadcast with believers now!
With just the gifts from our Korean Tower, we can draw a 5-star character with just one pull…!! It has been revealed that it is possible, although it consumes a lot of broadcast points, so Wakamou was astonished.
He immediately ran to the card shop selling Virtual Live cards, bought a whole box of Virtual Live cards, and opened them.
In the sight of the signed cards pouring out, Wakamou cried out that an idol is the best profession!!! An idol is a god!!!
Now, the Korean Tower was like a god to Wakamou!!
“Damn, Korean Tower!! I like you!! This absurd cheat skill…!!”
By the way, to use that skill called a cheat skill, there’s the minor problem of needing 500 Climbers and having to conquer at least two 100-floor Towers, but since it’s just one person, it should be fine.
Wakamou tried equipping the three bronze items.
Although the mirror had to be hung around the neck, what’s the big deal? Swinging the sword and bell in one hand, he now felt a bit more like an idol.
[Collected all set items! A hidden effect appears!]
“What?!”
[Heavenly Symbols of Dangun’s Divine Objects (천부삼인) Heavenly Symbol]
Can be cast after equipping the Bronze Mirror (Heavenly Mirror), Bronze Sword (Heavenly Sword), and Bronze Bell (Heavenly Bell).
A symbol of the god’s might and spiritual power.
Summons the power of Jin-in, the leader of spirits.
A random stat is granted in proportion to the number of [Believers].
[Cooldown 365 days][Duration 1 hour]
“Whoa─!!!”
When you hear random stats─ you might wonder where to use them.
Wakamou’s [Skills] are 80% of it. Now, with purchased skills that outnumber his own VTuber skills!
This meant he could use things that had no stats before, with just this!!
But what if getting a stat means things like HP also appear. Then even if [Idol’s Body] gets shattered, would he not die because he still has health remaining?
With a duration of a whopping 1 hour, it could be used leisurely with no penalties!!
Of course, there’s the minor problem of the equipped items losing their performance, but they could just be stashed in his body and another weapon taken out.
Wakamou even had a multi-purpose idol chest pocket.
Then Wakamou picked up the staff that fell on the ground and examined it carefully.
“What’s this?”
[Monk Wonkwang’s Staff]
A staff carried by a renowned monk.
It is deeply tied to the folklore of the mysterious Black Fox.
Intelligence +50
Skill Casting Speed +30%
[Yorai Jang][Cooldown 100 days]
Refers to the original pure Dharmakaya of a Buddha inherent in the delusions of all sentient beings.
Summons the form of Buddha proportional to the caster’s delusions.
[You can now use spells]
“This rascal!!”
The effect of the item was to create non-existent stats when equipped.
To think intelligence increased by 50… Recalling the days when he was mocked for being dim-witted, Wakamou felt a wave of nostalgia.
“Let me, Wakamou, be recognized. Honorary Korean Tower.”
“Although my class creation, difficulty adjustment, and intelligence are all utterly lacking. Since it’s the first Tower I’ve acknowledged, it’s full of merit.”
The Korean Tower was the moon eternally unable to escape from the star called Wakamou.
[With just white cloth and wind, I can go anywhere]
“There is currently a Tower that has stolen my heart entirely. Let’s perform for that person.”
Pulling out the [Jade Lute], Wakamou dedicated a track to the [Hidden Tower] that had come to completely understand him as it grew more astute by the day.
It would usually be difficult for other Towers to interfere with a single Climber to this extent—but Wakamou was special, too special.
If Wakamou was in first place, the Climber in second was at a distance of about a 100-floor Tower’s gap away.
Wakamou stood so high, he was like a big hamster, too adorable and lovable for even the Korean Tower.
“Chi~Ichi-chi Ichi~ Oppai~ Moge Moge~Boing Boing”
Although his singing skills were pitifully compared to his excellent performance, the Korean Tower didn’t have ears, so it didn’t matter.
[The Korean Tower says as a perk it can answer one of Wakamou’s questions! The condition is specifically about the tower located in “Antarctica”!]
“Huh? It can only answer that one thing? Hmm….what is it?”
[Under the ice in Antarctica lives a race {Ningen} based on modern standards.]
“What a name…”
[They are ancient humans compared to current humans!! It advises it’s preferable not to let them attain the {Fragment of Babel}.]
“Because they will revive their extinct race?”
[The Towers respect the history of humans living on the stars, and will likely accommodate them. There might be a war between Climbers.]
“Ah….that’s a problem. But don’t they distinguish based on nationality…?”
This time, no answer came back.
Regardless, climbing the Tower required a long time, and it was necessary to belong to a country.
Where did those known as {Ningen} in modern times disappear to?
[While all the {Mystery Towers} that give {Fragment of Babel} have been found and resolved. There are yet more {Hidden Towers}, please keep up the good work!]
Wakamou nods, hearing from the nearly friend-like Korean Tower now.
What’s more interesting is that the Hidden Towers appear after the Mystery Towers?
[It was announced in advance that the Korean Tower will be jointly operated with the Chinese, Japanese, and Russian Towers, hence there might be significant changes]
“You Korean Tower bastard… you really succeeded!!! Can’t you throw in 70% of the rewards?”
No answer came back. Well, that was the class’s limitation, nothing could be done about it.
Since there’s no way to strengthen the [Idol’s Body], it seems the Korean Tower thought up a method like this.
“『Status Window』”
[Status Window]
[Climber: Wakamou Inarizushi]
[Class: VTuber]
[Age: 1,001 years]
[Dedicated Manager (Shaman): Olga Romanova]
[Stats]
Power: 3,000,000
Idol’s Apostle: 1,750,000
[Additional Stats: 114]
[Faith: 2,895]
[Believers: 596 people]
Tower Coins: 20,000.
“Add the Companion Buff too, hmm─How should I run this…?”
Reflecting on how life had become quite convenient compared to before.
Debating whether to first scale the 5th floor of the Chinese Tower or continue with the Korean Tower’s joint broadcast.
Also pondering if they could manage a group summon and fight scenario at the 100th floor of the Chinese Tower.
What might open up once the 100th-floor Tower is conquered this time?
Before that, Wakamou found it somewhat pitiful that other Climbers were suffering unable to overcome the 100th-floor wall.
Even if they gave up and conquered lower Towers to improve their stats, the difficulty eventually rises nevertheless.
Indeed, climbing was a fierce battle against oneself.
Pulling with monstrous power with just one hand on the ground that wouldn’t budge under Wakamou’s various strengths.
Class power specialized purely for fighting to kill, exactly opposite to Wakamou’s, was horrifyingly powerful.
Even with a guide, mutual agreement was necessary, and… it still wouldn’t seem like victory was possible.
Wishing there would be no need to fight, he checked the pieces grinding away as automatic hunting was turned on with Climbers for the [Guardian] today, Wakamou moved his steps.
There was the minor issue of new Climber Wanda Haye being kidnapped, but getting a job at a big company would be good, right?
Having the support of a future Association President meant a promising future indeed.
The other two Climbers who got in the car didn’t seem like Koreans, but they’ll figure it out…..
“Hmm─What a dilemma it is…”
Thus, in the Wakamou, Tower 1st floor, at Wakamou Corporation.
Even as he reached the mansion where the first-group students lived, a noisy sound could be heard.
Could it be a fight? Or was there an intruder?
Rather than the [My Worlds] opened to the side, Wakamou knocked and entered.
Since Mei Xiao Long Bao had been left to deal with the aftermath and investigation of the Antarctic matter, he’d have to see it himself.
“Boss!! It’s huge!! Received a [Treasure Map] as a reward for climbing the Korean Tower!!”
The excited person making a fuss while jumping around was Pipkin Mami… or should I say Psychic Ava.
Since the beginning, she was climbing the Korean Tower, and like Joseph Khan, she couldn’t do the joint broadcast due to special circumstances.
Even so, with the Korean Tower’s admission restored, she leisurely climbed the Tower to get a map, screaming excitedly.
What’s that….? wondered Wakamou, tilting his head.
“Towers offer information like the Complete Strategy Layer, but they never gave such items before?! It’s an item that just started coming out!!!”
“Aha, I see.”
Receiving it from Ava, it indeed seemed like an item with just an X marked on a map.
[Treasure Map]
Shows the hidden treasure somewhere….
Holding this treasure map allows seeing the treasure.
“….Isn’t this near Greece?”
“I’ll go now! Let’s go, Olga!”
Wakamou, after a moment of pondering, attached Jiang Yeoul to them.
As he sent the trio on their way and saw them off, Wakamou wondered if the Tower had really changed so much?
Yes, the unification of the Asian Towers was realized.
With the borderlines becoming meaningless, monsters from other countries began to appear randomly.
Some Climbers cried, some laughed.
Including gimmicks, the terrain itself changed completely.
Until now, it was indeed a Tower of another dimension…..however.
There was no big difference from what Wakamou usually scaled.
“I’ve really been too ahead of my time, haven’t I?”
That’s why the difficulty was so darn tough….
Could it be they were using me as a tester…?
Feeling a little uneasy, Wakamou brushed it off with a smile thinking it shouldn’t matter.
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