“Why doesn’t it die when I jump on it? Isn’t that how it’s supposed to work? That’s what the super plumber does!”
-Lucy clearly isn’t a gaming pro.
-That’s a stereotype!!
-Info: Lucy only picks god-tier games.
-She’s so determined, she even makes White Dragon eat dirt.
-Can’t die together, huh?
As Lucia began her second playthrough and ran tirelessly inside the planet, she shouted.
Chased by a crawling abomination, she held onto her items despite slowing down under the weight and endured getting hit.
“As long as you can endure with all your limbs intact!! You should make money while you’re young and healthy!! Who knows when you’ll go bankrupt!!”
-A game-induced trauma.
-Remember when even black companies wouldn’t hire young people.
-Is this just initiation bullying???
-LMAO
-White Dragon… are you really an idol?
-Seems like she’s opting for a comedy career.
Still dragging herself to the exit while getting beaten up because she needed to make money, Lucia finally reached the exit.
She managed to escape through the door, but bleeding profusely, she collapsed after a few steps.
“Everyone… in life, there are times when dying feels easier than living.”
-LOOOOOOL
-Discussing life philosophy here?
-The art of dying young in black companies… truly artistic.
-An artistic aesthetics that even modern people can relate to…
-Sobs… Adolf-sensei…!!
-Don’t make it sound like Adolf was reincarnated, you crazy folks LOL
“Mamma Mia!”
Flop.
As she let out a dying word and exited the scene, Aoi Asuka collected her body.
Collecting a comrade’s body to load it onto the spaceship so that the monetary penalty didn’t apply.
“Geez… how ruthless to dock pay just because you don’t neatly collect a dead body.”
-Ruthless?
-It’s due to the brutal mode that everything inside’s gone haywire.
-The one who caused this mess isn’t in a position to complain.
“But if we don’t do this, our master. Won’t scream supportively.”
-LOL now even my faith is rock solid.
-After all, no one loves the master like Asuka.
-But surprisingly, Mei doesn’t scream?
-Amuse us!
-Scream! More desperately!!
“When you enable the horror mode, the intentions are too obvious, so I snuck in a donation mode. Well, nothing big. An event triggers when you donate.”
-LMAO
-Here we go LMAO
-This is it!!!
-But doesn’t Mei not open donations?
-Won’t live long anyway, doesn’t matter.
-No way LOL
“I can tolerate calling Asuka a troll with an iron tier skills and an otaku but calling my master a gaming noob is unforgivable!!”
-That’s usually the opposite LOL
-Dang Asuka LOL
Asuka configured a surprise mode without telling anyone again.
And the other three, unaware, searched the building with flashlights.
Mami grumbled about only being given a shovel as a weapon despite entering such a place.
And as Joseph took the lead telling Mami to work instead of complaining, her screen started rolling a roulette.
“Hey, my friends sent money and the roulette is spinning. Does anyone know what this is? A game feature?”
“Oh, mine’s spinning too. Thanks for the money, cuties.”
“Oh my gosh. We’re all gonna die now!! I don’t accept donations, so I’m fine!! This is insane I’m getting out of here!!”
Unlike Joseph and Mami, who had no clue what was happening, Mei immediately caught on.
She bolted forward with her belongings without looking back, and a bug dropped with a thud above her.
“Mmph mpff!!!”
If not whacked by a comrade’s shovel, Mei’s vision was blocked by a vicious bug, which would suffocate her to death.
Then a turret in the corner, detecting movement, aimed and fired its machine gun.
“Mmmpff!!! Mmmpf!!!”
Screamed as her body riddled with bullets and jumpped around like a fish just pulled out of water.
As her instincts led her to turn the corner, a weight trap set up there slammed down flattening her.
“Wow, dying like that takes some effort.”
-LOLOLOLOLOL
-What kind of comedy is this??
-The flow of events is so perfect it’s funny.
-Even rigged acting wouldn’t be this hard.
-At this rate, it’s just unfair, isn’t it?
-The bug falls, then shot, then squished ending LOL
“Joseph, so what did you get?”
In a moment of inattention, Joseph Khan, instantly killed by a broken neck, was being dragged by the creature.
“Usually when you meet an alien, you’d at least try to communicate. Not sure why it breaks my neck since we don’t speak the same language. Did it come from the hood?”
-Hood LMAO
-Former special forces-level prejudice…
-What crime did Black commit?
-I’m sure it’s not just shooting because it was Black.
-Then how about trying body language?
-Let’s give it a try, body language bash time?
“We do not negotiate with terrorists.”
-Look at that firm stance.
-It’s not entirely wrong.
-Then what’s Jackson from Six Legged Beast?
“A slave kidnapped with me by a fox? Didn’t expect virtual slavery to thrive in the 21st century. But hey, even white people don’t have cotton-picking jobs these days. You need to meet a good master like me, cuties.”
-“Equal rights”
-All rights are equal under Wakamou LOL
-They do say there are a lot of jobs in Russia.
-Jackson is the president, but Mami is a VTuber.
-The leader would save the VTuber if both were drowning ㅇㅇ
-Or is it more like questioning why they’re in water in the first place?
“More than that, we have these crawling legless mannequins, and naked African natives. How are such games trendy? Is it PC enough?”
-Stop with the crazy talk LOL
-Adorable voice saying crazy stuff LOL
-More than that, is that a gun in your inventory?
-Got a shotgun from the roulette?
“Ah, a shotgun. The perfect means of conversation. One shot, one opportunity. With this, I’m also Eminem.”
-Eminem’s coming…!
-Oh, watch your language.
-Mami-nem’s coming!
-Not Mami-son?
-These guys are just having fun LOL
“…But, is it okay for a white person to shoot with a black person’s gun? That’s the real dilemma.”
-Wait, do you seriously see it as black LOL
-No longer the police nor special forces, just shoot?
-With no witnesses, should be no issue.
-Even though you say that, you’ll shoot, won’t you?
Creeeak─
Before she could idle with the gun, glowing eyes flashed in the darkness.
Aiming the gun at the creature dragging the twisted necked body to its nest, Mami.
Instead of shooting immediately upon seeing it, she calmly took aim, waiting for it to come closer, when suddenly Aoi Asuka leaped out beside her.
“Hey, Mami, what are you doing?”
Bang─!
With a loud shotgun blast, a single body was down.
“No need to thank me.”
“Thanks a lot.”
-Thanks, Mami!
-Police are the ones maintaining order.
-This is the skill of a special force?
-No need to fire twice.
-Did you install that mode?
“What mode?”
-The voice-mimicking Jangsangbeom mode.
“Ah, makes sense.”
The alien retreated swiftly with a thank you in Mei’s voice.
Mami looked at Asuka lying cold and dead on the floor and fired another shot.
“Make sure to kill for confirmation.”
-LOLOLOLOLOL
-LOLOLOLOL
A gentleman’s revenge isn’t rushed in ten years.
With such a line, Mami collected the scraps and returned alone, leisurely flying off with the spaceship.
“But… what the heck, human?”
As soon as Asuka was revived, she showed an absurd expression, but Mami was unflinching.
Lighting a cigarette in her mouth, she confidently peered over with sparkling eyes as if asking what the problem was.
Amidst that glare, defiantly enduring the madness and power, Asuka maintained her stare.
“The both of you, not ‘fighting’ will get you banned to the gallery?”
And among them was a true crazy person encouraging them to really fight.
“Fighting is bad.”
“Humans are all friends.”
-I’m getting goosebumps.
-The gallery where Neapolitan users must visit.
-Horror tales (supposedly exists)
-Monsters (exists for real)
-I heard you have to go at night for the real deal.
-The reason Wakamou’s 3rd floor prison is popular.
-Climbers, no human rights?
“Still, we finally gathered scraps without perishing! Let’s uncover the company’s secrets while making it to the end!!”
“Wow, honestly don’t want to do it.”
“Mami, your thoughts and words seem reversed?”
“Oops, mistake!! Bet this one has no friends?”
-LOLOLOLOLOL
-What’s the difference LOL
-White Dragon’s sulking face LOL
-And quietly, Lucy holds the shotgun LOL
-Don’t be swayed by Adolf’s whispers, Lucia!
-But aren’t there no bullets?
-Now there are.
-Ah!
“We have a gun! A shovel! Let’s not die this time, Mei!”
“I’m not dying because I want to, you know.”
“Then why am I the flashlight holder?”
With an expression that says, Do you even have to ask? Lucia answered Mami’s complaint.
Lucy, who held the shotgun, and Mei, with her shovel, along with Mami who illuminated their path, reentered the building once more.
Truthfully, there were so many types of planets they could go to, giants chasing them without eyes hearing only sound, and bizarre monsters like robots making baby sounds, leading to numerous fun scenes constantly unfolding.
At one point, Asuka laughed quietly, but then Mei was eaten up silently.
When they tried using a teleport device they purchased, Mei got unlucky and died from falling.
Buying her a jetpack, and with “Laora!! Chatinee is flying!!”, Mei soared only to explode.
Invisible to anyone else, Mei cried out in horror and, bugged, fell below the map.
“Isn’t the phrase ‘Mamma Mia’ sort of catchy?”
“My mom’s alive, you know.”
“It’s just a phrase, Mami.”
To save Mei, establishing an astonishing 0% survival rate, all four had teamed up.
“[Ah, can you hear me? Mami. There’s an enemy up ahead.]”
Acting as an operator from the spaceship, Asuka contacted Mami via radio.
“You know I have trauma related to radio comms. Neurotic due to my former workplace…moreover, why not end with a proper phrase?”
“[Roger that]”
Asuka properly answered the expert’s advice, nodding as Mami nagged about it.
Apart from the flashlight, she also had a radio and went ahead on Lucia and Mei’s behalf to check the monster kind.
It was the type of monster that could be killed with a shovel.
Expecting no further trouble, she had Mei stand by the door and wait for a signal.
“How far should we be?”
Though rotten at the game, after some adaptation, Mei wasn’t entirely unfit for fighting.
Observing her claiming she’d smash its head, Mami briefly calculated before speaking.
“Roughly 5 feet?”
“5 feet!──5 feet?”
How far is that? While calculating, in a brief pause, Mei was hit and fell by the monster that burst through the door.
Bang─!!
“Mamma Mia!!”
Watching the falling Mei, with Adolf sending from behind.
“[Uh, two people suddenly stopped moving, what’s happening?]”
“I mean, she said yard-pound!!”
“[It can’t be helped.]”
-It really can’t be.
-Adolf leads in humanity’s cleansing.
-Yard-pound… you shouldn’t exist.
-Straight shot without any hesitation LOL
-Honestly can’t hold back LOL
-Taking off and scaring the monster is hilarious.
“Huh? Lucia? Where’s Mami?”
“Huh? Where did Mami go?”
“Mamma mia”
“I see”
-I get it, lol
-Meanwhile, Mei isn’t even looking.
-If someone’s missing, they’re likely dead.
-“Not expecting much.”
-Met and Mart.
-What should we do about our dear Mei?
-It just means their mom’s missing.
-Mami was the only one with a mom, after all.
-Crazy folks.
The viewers and first-gen members went crazy during their mad collaboration.
“Back in my day, we’d finish our Est, angrily show the empty bottle, and fight!! Why aren’t you biting the potion bottle and striking a pose?!!”
-Asuka… the game genre is different, lol
-There aren’t even potions in this game!!
-Why are they fighting with shovels?
-Short by 5 won in quota.
This is a black company game. Fall short of your quota, and it’s instant firing and game over!!
One step closer to the end…! An intense internal war broke out to choose who would be sold off as corpses.
Fighting fiercely over the already dead bodies of Mei and Lucia were Mami and Joseph Khan.
“Ugh! Why did you bring this game here?!”
“Teamwork!! Unity!! How many times do I have to say it? At least it’s not a military recruitment game!!”
“Honestly, Asuka thinks this game is not fun.”
“”Whose fault is it then!!””
No one said anything, but someone installed all these weird mods, turning the game into pure torture.
With teammates talking, viewers’ donations summoning monsters or setting traps, or monsters even coming out of buildings ─ it was already brutal for beginners. The increased difficulty made Joseph Khan and Mami so annoyed that they ended up yelling at Asuka.
Come to think of it, Asuka being part of a first-gen collab was a problem in itself!!
And they turned their heads towards the spaceship flying off in the distance.
“Goodbye everyone! I’m shedding all the shackles and burdens of this world to find my happiness! Be happy too~~!”
Asuka waved goodbye with a smile, leaving a future where everyone could see the game over.
They had almost reached the ending, but true to the roguelike genre, if you got fired, you’d have to start all over again.
“You motherless child”
“Oh, pretty words”
“Mamma mia”
“That’s right”
-lol
-lol
-Lucia’s phrase caught on successfully!
-Yeah, you need to have a catchphrase.
-The first-gen unites in hating Asuka.
-Humans need a villain to cooperate, after all.
While the first-gen’s collab was somehow rolling on, Wakamou was busying himself with the manager.
There were no problems with the broadcast nor the concert, but they clashed over merch, leading to disputes.
Finally, was Wakamou Corporation really going to aggressively sell goods instead of trickling them out?
“So, there’s a variety of model kits from SD, HG, RG, MG, PG to FG, AG, EG, SG─ plastic models are diverse!!”
“No, but seriously, manager, they all look the same to me?”
“This is the Getter Dragon from the OVA and Getter Robo Arc!! This one is the Getter Dragon from the TV anime Getter Robo G! This figure first appeared in the PS1 game Getter Robo Great Battle, and that one is the Metal Beast Dragon from the OVA Apocalyptic Days!! You can tell from the shoulder and wing-like decorations and face ornaments whether it’s a Getter Dragon or a True Getter Dragon!! That’s why a novice won’t do!!”
“I want to go home, manager….”
“We’re selling 50th-anniversary plastic models and figures of Getter now!! People who don’t understand the romance of mecha….!!”
“Sigh….”
Unfortunately, he was caught up in shopping with Manager Wanda Haye who was immersed in mecha.
“For the proper VTuber business, you need to see more diverse products,” the manager convinced him, though it felt like he’d been tricked.
“So figures have mini figures, trading figures, static figures, action figures, resin kits and cold cast, gashapons, pinky street, food toys, super alloys, etc.─ the types are diverse!!”
“No, but Wakamou. They all look the same to me?”
“This is Tokino V1 and that’s the Tokino new model! And this is the Tokino 7th-anniversary, and this one was launched during the 0th Gen Festival from Virtual Live as Super Tokino!! If you look closely, the eye color is different, right? Brown is when there’s no concert. Blue is the concept when wearing lenses for a concert?!”
“I want to go home, Wakamou….”
“Right now, it’s the 7th-anniversary reissue that accompanied the history of Virtual Live!! People who don’t understand VTuber history….!!”
“Sigh….”
They were watching all this to bring out a VTuber and make figures, buying everything in sets of three, Wakamou VTuber was doing.
For an authentic VTuber business… Oh, wait, didn’t he say this before?
Anyway, the two were gathering each other’s baggage and wandering around the mall like hyenas.
“Seems like we’re famous enough now that there are lots of people cosplaying.”
“But what’s with that bizarre SD mascot costume?”
“It’s called [Wakamou Dani]. It’s a Virtual Live parody!!”
“Why is it that your cosplay always looks like this?”
With just VTuber outfits, a black wig, and fox ears, you could do a Wakamou cosplay!!
Wakamou was shamelessly walking around, proclaiming it a Wakamou cosplay.
Question remained whether there were really two enormous 2M-tall fox-eared women in this world, but Wakamou had nothing to be ashamed of.
“Wow! OrcaXWitch Yuri doujinshi! Can I have one, please?”
“We also have CaptainXIchi Yuri here.”
“Is the world going nuts?! Could you not stuff the MusashiXBenkei doujin into someone else’s paper bag?”
“No space left.”
At that moment, they decided to enjoy it just as if two otakus were out for fun.
Even Manager Wanda Haye was trying to maintain her dignity, though she was also releasing her stress, and with her private life exposed more due to fame, she decided to just enjoy life.
Since they couldn’t carry more, she even transformed into a bear, pulling a cart, showing an astral scene.
Both happy asking, should we buy this? Or that? Although they’re playing, in the meantime─ the Inari Fox Deity stood in Wakamou’s way.
“Manager, this person’s cosplay seems like the real deal.”
“Well, it is. What can I do for you?”
“I mean─ I told you to stop being a VTuber, not an climber! What are you doing here?!”
“But I’m a Wakamou otaku.”
“….Sigh… Please, think about your position. And rather than spending time here, you should be preparing for the World Climbing Championship happening in Italy’s [Coliseum], right?”
“How can people fight? It’s barbaric.”
The Inari Fox Deity had already mentioned it, but as expected, Wakamou wasn’t listening at all.
He shamelessly proclaimed to loathe fighting, making listeners doubt their ears.
He expressed his honest desire to simply watch VTuber broadcasts, chat about figures with his otaku friend, and stay stuck in his room.
“Still, how about checking the rewards? We’ve got a list of the prizes.”
The rewards were jaw-dropping, befitting a large-scale event hosted by the [Towers], but Wakamou showed little interest.
Even when asked to look, there were barely any items Wakamou could even use.
But there was one prize that caught Wakamou’s eye.
An item named [Celestial Harmony].
A microphone-shaped item that enhanced [music]-type skills.
Furthermore, it greatly improved and augmented [singing], according to its description.
Auto-mixing for a VTuber…!! A much-needed item for Wakamou!!
Moreover, it was [idol] exclusive equipment!!
“Uh?”
Feeling something amiss, he checked again and saw that it indeed stated that it was idol exclusive equipment.
Additionally, the item provider was listed as the [Japanese Tower], which turned Wakamou’s head as the Inari Fox Deity began casting [Skill].
“Where are you going?”
“You, you and I were preparing to go to Italy together…!”
“With a single-person boat?”
“Aaaargh!!!”
The hanging Inari Fox Deity was crumpling as if squeezed like a dry towel.
Letting out a desperate scream, she hastily spewed rapid-fire excuses.
“I am innocent!! It was made after raiding the Kyoto Tower…!! It’s the Chinese Tower that didn’t give it out!!”
“Then what’s the bear for that’s completely out of use?”
“That too was all the Chinese Tower’s doing!! I am innocent!!”
“What about the dividend placed on Wakamou?”
“Heh heh, because it’s cute─”
The Inari Fox Deity, who was planted upside down in the ground, went limp.
Although unenthused, it was a valuable item that was worth fighting the climbers for.
Moreover, there was an item that allowed the transformation of [appearance] through [illusion magic], something essential for the VTuber broadcast(?).
Having Wakamou or Illusionist cast it was fine, but using an item made it more convenient.
Plus, they were even offering plenty of 【Tower Coins】 amidst it, and the Russian Tower was providing 【Partner Freedom Creation Rights】, Manager Wanda Haye made a firm decision.
Even her 【Tower Coin】 pockets were empty from buying items, leaving her unable to purchase a 【Partner】 in her penury.
And in a duet competition where the top climbers from around the globe gathered.
With so many concerns about being overrun by outlaws, there had been voices expressing unease about their upcoming association president.
It was also an opportunity for redemption that manager Wanda Haye decided to seize.
It absolutely wasn’t because there was this amazingly cool mechanized armor among the items.
“Next time I see you, you’ll be an enemy!!”
“Don’t think I’ll go easy on you just because you’re a VTuber!!”
Determined to absolutely obtain the item, they parted ways.
On the enormous dark red bear named [Nati], Wakamou appeared in Italy with a commanding presence.
The climbers shuddered and were astonished, noting how manager Wakamou was stripping down and riding around.
They were all murmuring about the notorious eccentric gathering of climbers emerging in droves.
A bear on bear made her entrance.
“Are there only madmen in Korea?”
“Well, that’s not entirely wrong.”
In reply to mental-shattering sight, Sadako sipped her drink and replied.
It began…
The battle royale to determine the pinnacle climber…!!
“…feels like being forgotten.”
“It’s all in your head.”
And there was an Alchemist who couldn’t even register for participation!!
“An interesting idea just came to me, thoughts?”
Additionally, somewhere recently, there was the unrivaled rampant lion of idols gone rogue.
Admittedly, Korea seemed to only be filled with madmen.
That’s─ not entirely wrong!
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