“Hey hey! It’s Wakamou Inarizushi, believers!”
– 10,000 merch items are way too few, aren’t they??
– I enjoyed the broadcast.
– It was totally bonkers lol
– I’ve never seen a thong-wearing butt before….
– Even with demonetization, it doesn’t affect the leader who doesn’t plan on making money from the video anyway haha
– Surprisingly, this person doesn’t make money from broadcasts.
– Truly, in a sense, they live however they want….
“I feel guilty making money, so I don’t even accept donations, you see?”
– When are you going to release Aoi Asuka?
– Why don’t you create an AI VTuber channel?
– If not, at least please separate the leader’s channel.
“Don’t try to shake me!!!”
– Not that we could even shake you.
– Make it happen! Let us touch your heart!!!
– Even if we all try, it’s shaky haha?
– Even if climbers pick a fight, they couldn’t win haha
“Anyway, the collab went well, but… as Asuka would know, she’s practically an AI VTuber. Since she learns through the internet, she might say something odd too. Yesterday, for instance, she came over and sang because I wasn’t sleeping.”
Indeed, it was a nightmare even upon reflection.
“If you don’t sleep now, I’ll start dancing.”
Thanks to her [Internet Connection Skill], Aoi Asuka could play music and was a torment to behold as she wiggled her rear while dancing.
It seemed eager to protest to be allowed to broadcast for 24 hours. Watching her climb down the stairs on all fours or scuttle around the walls and ceiling in wide circles made Wakamou want a refund.
Watching her frolic around the yard with boundless energy felt like understanding the sentiment of people who own large dogs.
“Anyway, let’s just climb the tower quickly. I thought that at some point, once I’d gotten high enough, maybe I wouldn’t have to climb anymore? Other than climbing the tower, you can live as a VTuber… but it’s like this tower is threatening me at gunpoint saying, ‘Will he climb even now?’”
– Just a Fox Deity who wants to watch VTuber broadcasts quietly….
– Trying to live quietly, but the tower dragging him by the hair is hilarious.
– Even resetting a shikigami but also resetting the leader’s stats, that tower haha
– This is 100% malicious, should we kick it to the curb??
“Climbing to kick it to the curb, aren’t I?”
– This cheeky little hundred-layer tower, I’ll paint you Wakamou white!
– Yoret, yoret! Already turned 30 floors white!!
– Whoa, amazing! Wakamou-sama is violating the Incheon Tower!
– Pretending to hate it, but can’t live without Wakamou!
“Ah~ This is why I don’t want to make lewd jokes… Anyway, you lecherous creatures! My bones are crumbling!!”
– If you’re gonna say that, at least cover your chest, please.
– If he really covers, you’re dead, you know.
– VTuber characters can’t change clothes, so they can’t cover up, can they? Can you refute?
– Wow, this guy’s invincible haha
– The moment I saw him, I was left speecless.
By now, viewers found joy in the shared memories they had laughed over together.
Liu Ying and Sadako also decided to climb the tower for the upcoming collaborative layer, beginning their ascent with the manager’s aid.
I hope they don’t overdo it… Later when a Complete Strategy Layer emerges again at the Incheon Tower, I wonder if they’ll fight with the climbers?
With such thoughts and wondering what chaos awaited on the 31st layer, Wakamou entered the tower.
[Climbing the 31st floor of the Incheon Tower]
[Wakamou Inarizushi] Climber, show performance befitting an Idol.
– Do not use attack-type [Skills] against [Blood Red Ogre] (0/1)
– Defeat [Blood Red Ogre] without causing injury (0/1)
– Do not move against [Blood Red Ogre] (0/1)
‘…..?’
– Eh? What’s this? It’s a Blood Red Ogre on the 31st floor?
– I’m flustered because nothing’s happening….
– What’s this? What is going on?
‘….Oh, could it be…? Is the climber difficulty reduction applying to me…?’
I hoped for that, but as soon as the [Blood Red Ogre] saw me, it began keeping a wary distance.
The field was narrower than expected, giving little room to flee… but now I noticed something odd.
It said to defeat it without moving… but the creature didn’t approach me.
It seemed I could move my arms or waist as long as I didn’t step off.
In this respect, I was practically cheating.
Seeing the condition not to use [Flames of the Idol] made me sigh.
‘Again with… uhm……huh?’
“[Lion of the Idol]”
With a flick of my fingers and a gust of wind, Aoi Asuka was summoned before Wakamou.
“Servant Caster. Summoned at the Master’s call.”
“It’s plagiarism. That name is dangerous!”
“Commander!! It’s an ogre, an ogre!!”
“Something, got mixed in!! It’s similar but weird!!”
“Administrator!!! Where have you gone without me!!!!”
“I should’ve really left you behind.”
Wakamou sighed heavily and pointed at the ogre with a finger.
“…..Can you win if you fight?”
“A skill of Asuka’s is in utilizing quick mobility and the acceleration that comes with it in swordsmanship. Because of a lack of strength, the chance of winning is lower than expected. Ultimately, 20%”
“What? No… uh… then why didn’t you say something when I got you!! I invested all in intelligence?!”
“Bold statement, if you had used auto distribute, it wouldn’t have been a problem. If you invest more in Asuka in the future, wouldn’t that solve it? Honestly curious about the issue.”
“It’s problematic if you can’t win even after fighting…. 20% means losing, right?”
“I win.”
A confident declaration of victory!!
While Wakamou looked at Aoi Asuka’s light-hearted warm-up with concern, her confidence was palpable. Reflecting on it, shikigami and summons from the tower were default loyalists to climbers.
The fact that she was summoned from the tower meant that she wasn’t acknowledged as a climber.
Since Wakamou officially commanded and had ownership over this sword of his, the tower treated her as thus── no disadvantage in climbing along with her would arise.
“Asuka! Let’s go─!!”
With Tengu wings unfurling at her back and booming thighs.
Seeing her coil and launch, the ogre shimmered steam and swung the colossal greatsword horizontally.
Despite the worries due to the intelligence reset, against a flying attack, she backflipped.
The moment her foot touched the blade, she launched higher, flames swirling around her.
“[Izuna Style Sorcery]! [Falling Flame]!!”
As her kick, spinning rapidly like a drill, was driven into the ogre’s face, clad like a dress in white-hot flames. The ogre let out a monstrous roar as its skin seared with a white blaze, causing Asuka to lift off momentarily, but upside down she formed hand seals with incredible speed.
Wasn’t this a technique the sorcerers of Japan called? To form such hand seals without incantation was something even Japanese shamans found tough.
Right, she was the Idol’s Lion granted by the tower.
In other words, she was essentially a pro at the art of sorcery.
“[Kuzunoha Style Sorcery]! [White Flamed Fox]!!”
A blazing fox shape conjured by the incantation darted towards the ogre, exploding violently and devouring it, biting deep into the tough skin and sucking its life force.
Though its whole body ignited and its blood drained by excruciating pain, seemingly undeterred, it uprooted a stone slab, swinging it with full might like a discus thrower.
“[Flame Barrier]!”
Drawing circular gestures with crossed index and middle fingers through the air created a flaming shield upon which the slab clunked, dropping thunderously in front of Asuka.
The ogre, failing to discern its opponent, smashed through the wall with its club, only to find the stone floor shattered into pieces but gained nothing. Over 500 agility wasn’t just for show.
Quickly flapping her wings and landing beside Wakamou, Asuka crouched down low, staring at her opponent.
“[Flames of the Izuna]”
The sorceries originating from the skill [Izuna Style Sorcery] were undoubtedly specialized in 【fire】.
Enveloped in flames surrounding her entire form─ Asuka clustered fireballs into immense masses, hurling them at the ogre.
“The forbidden annihilation sorcery Fireball!!!”
“That’s definitely not the skill name!!!”
“It’s okay, Wakamou-sama. This Asuka plans to join the dual collab with the Queen you stan, adding three Lava Demons to the deck. Join the Flame Squad, lower beings.”
– If anything, then please make the attack name “Golem Volcano.”
– Feels like she’ll change it to Asuka Pyre! or something.
– Lol the name’s like Nascar Land.
– More than that, really does her due diligence in all aspects.
– Preparing for when the leader might debut as a VTuber at any time….
– Not sleeping for 24-hour spans with infinite stamina? That’s a nightmare…
– But having the leisure for a banter while fighting?
Even after being hit directly by a fireball, resulting in a blackened charred skin, the ogre with monster-like life force clenching the flaming fox returned, charging headlong at Asuka.
Its outstretched hand aimed at Asuka was caught by Wakamou, twisting the wrist and delivering a rotational force that lifted it off the ground and drove it headfirst into the earth.
– Is this secret power…?
– No, look closer it’s Aikido!
“The flames of Asuka could not comprehend this….”
“Not bad….”
It was really just about that level.
Thanks to high intelligence, the sorcery’s power seemed strong and the alkalmaz used were varied.
Typically, a climber would gain sorcery while ascending the tower, but she already had knowledge of sorcery similar to monsters. Conversely, since the intelligence stat was high, Wakamou believed she could deploy a variety of sorceries not shown during their battles.
In that sense, maybe it wasn’t a loss.
Seeing her tea-bag the burnt ogre with her rear might suggest otherwise.
“I have no idea what to do with you…”
“Aoi Asuka is a real AI VTuber who can meet the perverted desires of people who feel sexually aroused by non-existent virtual characters. She thinks it would be useful for pulling in subscribers through fanbox and premium broadcasts.”
“Would you rather play a musical instrument?”
“Analysis from YouTube research suggests that cheering during piano performance involves wearing a cosplay outfit revealing everything and introducing a cover to gather an audience.”
“No wonder parents won’t let kids use computers!!”
Whether she knew Wakamou’s feelings or not.
The believers were simply joyful.
Ignoring the earnest pleas asking to see Asuka’s erotic broadcast, he ordered her to finish off the ogre that still faintly clung to life, prompting Asuka to spring up and plop down aggressively with a hefty thud using her rear.
For some, that might be considered a reward or punishment. Watching the ogre die by Asuka’s posterior with his nose buried drew jealousy, laughter, and admiration from the viewers.
[The 31st floor of Incheon Tower has achieved the Platinum condition and opens to all humanity!!]
[Due to the tower’s Platinum Clear, rewards increase]
[Climber is awarded 10 additional attribute points]
[Choose one reward]
[Idol’s Protection]
– Provides believers with buffs proportional to the floor.
[Acquired Grace]
-[Reward of Faith]- You can grant skills to believers proportional to points.
[Companion Buff]
– Believer recovery rate +50%.
[Model Adjustment]
– Resize the model.
[Projection Settings]
– Adjust model transparency, maximum becomes a spiritual state.
It works.
[Idol’s Storm]
-Consumes stored Mana to manipulate the wind.
‘Damn…..’
The list suddenly expanded and startled me for a moment.
Does this mean the range of options widened since I’ve passed the 30th layer?
There were many things that could be useful if used well, many strange things, and quite a few tempting ones.
‘[Companion Buff]… It’s a loss to pay with stats to get it. You get +5% for paying with stats, right? It would be a loss if you chose this and couldn’t select a skill instead.’
In the end, Wakamou was at a disadvantage no matter what.
If additional stats had been granted for the entire 30 floors, there would have been 300 by now, so how does it make sense to give them just now?
[You’ve acquired the Blessing [Faith’s Reward]!]
Considering the long-term benefits, I chose [Faith’s Reward].
I also wanted to see what it’s like to grant skills to my believers.
[A new point『Faith』is created!]
“…?”
[Faith is a currency that can be exchanged for additional stats. It is proportional to the believers’ worship.]
[Status Window]
[Climber: Wakamou Inarizushi]
[Occupation: VTuber]
[Age: 1,000 years]
[Stats]
Magic Power: 700,000
Idol’s Lion: 1,750,000
[Additional Stats: 64]
[Faith: 27]
‘…….That’s ridiculously small, isn’t it?’
Could it be that this only appears for truly devoted believers..?
Mana, additional stats, broadcast points, and faith─ the currencies have finally become four.
‘What’s the difference between Faith and Sacredness…?’
With a headache like it’s splitting, Wakamou managed to hold back swearing as he moved to the next layer.
Truly, he was feeling the harsh reality of what it means to say that climbers get stronger by climbing the tower.
That’s why all climbers climb the tower tirelessly.
[Climbing Incheon Tower, 32nd Layer World]
-[Wakamou Inarizushi] Difficulty increases according to the climber’s achievements!
-Overcome against the [Elite Monster]!
-Defeat [Rotting Corpse Spirit Kenslayer].
[Platinum Achievement Conditions]
-Defeat [Rotting Corpse Spirit Kenslayer] (0/2)
-Defeat within 1 minute (0:01)
Kuuuuuuu──
As soon as they enter, the cavern ceiling collapses and caves in.
The ground starts to crack and disappear below like being sucked in.
In an instant, Wakamou found himself standing in a coliseum with Asuka, surveying their surroundings.
The rainbow-colored mineral veins embedded in the walls shocked the viewers.
Those resources would belong to South Korea if Wakamou completed the Complete Strategy Layer.
Across the sea─ Rare metal veins!!
Even if they didn’t act exaggeratedly, Wakamou understood its worth.
Hence, she looked at the rotting miner revived from death, holding a pickaxe.
“Filth must be disinfected!!!”
Right upon sight, Asuka spewed fire as if sensing Wakamou’s threat.
There was nowhere to dodge the undulating fire, but surprisingly, the Kenslayer extinguished it by whipping up wind with a pickaxe strike.
Then, as the Kenslayer leapt forward, targeting Asuka and Wakamou with a descending pickaxe strike.
The aura of the earth emanating from the pickaxe.
Wakamou grimaced at visibly materializing mana.
As Asuka leapt and landed a kick, the Kenslayer swayed away, deftly whipping the pickaxe.
“Wakamou! Please, a weapon!”
“Uh? Ohh─”
Hastily reaching into her chest and passing whatever she grabbed, a fishing rod ended up in Asuka’s hands with a click.
-How is the weapon a fishing rodㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Why give that as a weaponㅋㅋㅋ
-Is Leader’s chest a four-dimensional space??
-Wow, please let me in there too.
-What kind of fishing rod is it, seriously?
“I intended to give a sword but mistook it!!”
-Ahhhh, Waka-Doraemon. Pull out a gadget!
-Then shouldn’t you give a sword now?
“No! I got it, Wakamou! It’s understood with ‘mind,’ not ‘words!’ When you think ‘I will kill,’ Wakamou! You better have completed your action, right?”
“No, calm down, Asuka! It’s really bothersome, geez!”
Asuka, seemingly understanding in a different way, started attacking, despite being given the wrong tool.
In the suffocating scenario like playing a game where teammates can’t be controlled, Wakamou tried handing over the sword── but she showed an unexpected skill.
The taut fishing line pierced through the Kenslayer’s head directly.
Another one swung a pickaxe attempting to cut the fishing line, but instead of breaking, it grew tauter…. It even began pulling the pickaxe due to tension.
White flames started to climb up and burn along the fishing line.
Asuka wielding Jiang Taigong’s Fishing Rod.
A straight fishing hook that pierces anything.
As the flames penetrated the Kenslayer, flames spewed out from holes in its face.
Brought to writhing by internal blaze rather than an exterior attack, Asuka pulled the hook, lifting the Kenslayer, and reeled it in.
Offering cover by kicking away another charging Kenslayer was Wakamou.
In that gap, Asuka roughly swung the fishing rod, and mana-formed fishing lines flashed in the air, passing through the plummeting Kenslayer── resulting in it fragmenting into numerous pieces as it smashed into the ground.
Charleuk──!
Asuka took an awe-inspiring pose, reeling in the fishing line wrapped around the rod along with the hook, something Wakamou didn’t know how to reel properly.
“Ha! The ground!!”
Suddenly, she pointed her finger at the floor, where Wakamou and the Kenslayer’s gazes turned towards intact ground.
It was intact?
Out of perplexity, Wakamou and Kenslayer turned their heads, and facing Kenslayer, right in front, stood Asuka.
“The purity remaining even in death….. Let’s reincarnate into a human in the next life.”
Asuka approached in that short moment, kicking the Kenslayer into the abyss below.
“The fool is the bad one. Who trusts an AI? Lesser creatures are dumb.”
“Cut it out.”
Is it really okay for Asuka to act like this?
“To satisfy curious audiences, this is Jiang Taigong’s Fishing Rod. It’s an authentic relic-grade item.”
-For real…?
-Why does Wakamou own it, cough, cough…..
-Let’s just accept it, everyone.
-It’s a divine item for fishing in another sense, isn’t it?ㅋㅋㅋ
-A martial art learned through the vision inscribed on Jiang Taigong’s fishing rod? Hahahaㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Absolutely an unmistakable fortuitous encounter~~
-Take a look at Wakamou’s expression, who got his fishing rod taken by his daughter.
-Looks like a nephew unable to ask to return his fishing rod.
“Wakamou gave Asuka a gift!! Asuka is happy!!”
-Firmly claiming it’s hers…
-A troublesome girl….
-Is this speed of AI learning really normal?
-Isn’t it gentlemanly that it’s not proclaiming human annihilation?
-Is that so? LMAO
[Incheon Tower 32nd layer cleared to Platinum conditions, opening to humanity!!]
[Due to Platinum Tower Clear, rewards increase]
[Climber receives 10 additional stat points]
‘Bored…..’
The grand array of incantations Asuka showcased.
The extending flames alone were pretty fascinating.
What about the fox embodied by fire clinging to an ogre and biting it?
Despite mistakenly handing over a fishing rod.
Using the fishing line being made of ‘Mana’ to manipulate freely and attack with ‘incantation.’
Learning that Aoi Asuka possessed human-like judgment and emotions remarkably despite ‘skills’ helping her was evident.
Yet isn’t there something…. lacking a truly striking impact?
The believers are too absorbed in staring at Asuka’s thighs to realize.
When you cool down, you begin noticing other aspects.
Besides, it’s only being realized now… it seemed that Asuka wouldn’t recover even after climbing the tower.
In the fight with the ogre, wounds she received remained untouched.
‘Many things to consider….’
Despite the climbing broadcast being perceived as too easy and boring, it’s no comparison to human life…
[Choose one reward]
[Idol’s Lightning Bolt]
-Consumes stored Mana to launch a lightning spear.
[Idol’s Tidal Wave]
-Consumes stored Mana to summon waves.
[Object Interaction]
-Consumes Mana to lift objects.
[Idol’s Storm]
-Consumes stored Mana to manipulate wind.
Job Exclusive Skill 【Sturdy Broadcast】
-Subscribed VTubers become sturdier.
-Recovery power against [Occupational Disease] increases.
-Includes vocal cords, waist, neck bones, eyes.
“……?”
Among four attack skills, Wakamou stayed silent while observing the last skill.
The other skills no longer caught her eye. With this, would my subscribed VTubers become healthier?
Asuka seized Wakamou’s hand as it tried to act.
“Wakamou, think! Think!”
SDVIMVFoanVzY1YwSVhjamMzUkt1V0RyWnlDaS8rczgzMXBiUEVCRk9jYWU0Um11eDhVem1JaFNUelY4aEtJbQ Asuka’s right, considering the distant future, it’s better to choose [Attack Skills] here.
[Job Exclusive Skill 【Sturdy Broadcast】acquired!]
The idea solely focused on attacking and defeating the illnesses that troubled our precious VTubers.
If climbing the tower presents better broadcasting support skills and things like that…?
Will skills also appear to restore mental health, dealing with things like depression?
[They will]
The tower murmured quietly into Wakamou’s ear.
Wakamou… you can grasp the health of the VTubers you desperately wished for with your own hands….
“We must climb the tower!! Yaaay!!”
“Th-this! How to turn it off!”
The scene resembling something I saw yesterday unfolded in reverse.
With her eyes overturned, claiming to climb the tower like a man possessed, Asuka choked the neck attempting to stop her.
Struggling to turn off the entire tower’s (?) power, Wakamou remained obstinate.
Yet, carrying her lightly on her back, Wakamou charged, storming straight towards the 33rd layer.
Logical thinking was beyond her.
Because VTubers would become healthy by climbing the tower!!!
Ding ding!!
[An overwhelming feat!! Summoning an Elite Boss Monster befitting it!!]
[Cannot exit until defeated!!]
[Climbing Incheon Tower, 33rd Layer World]
-[Wakamou Inarizushi] Difficulty increases according to the climber’s achievements!
-Overcome against the [Elite Boss Monster]!
-Defeat [Red Blood Night Wanderer Gohwaekjo].
[Platinum Condition Achievement]
-Defeat [Red Blood Night Wanderer Gohwaekjo] (0/1)
Whiiiiiii──!
Falling.
Urgently anchoring her fingers into the wall to halt, Wakamou realized she was summoned into a cliff crevice.
Resonating like a ghost’s wail, the wind echoed aloud.
Filled with foreboding wind, both the feet below and above were engulfed in pitch-black darkness.
Yet the front and back of the cliff shone brightly enough to see to the end─ evoking an eerie, bizarre atmosphere.
Ahead, a human was standing horizontal, back to the wall.
Soon, only the head turned around. Locking eyes with Wakamou, like discovering prey, a smile stretched to its ears as it took off flying.
“Damn, I’ve been tricked by the tower…!!”
“It’s alright. Asuka knew that Wakamou had the intelligence of a beast.”
“Thanks a million for the consolation….”
“It wasn’t a consolation, but a critique.”
“Get out.”
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