Wakamou always questioned the Tower.
The Tower attempts to lower rewards and balance various things in exchange for showing Wakamou how to conquer it.
If Wakamou squeezes the Idol’s abilities to the fullest and conquers the Tower in every which way…
The Tower often counter-engages in a way that overpowers the visible methods—but fair play in its inner workings never disappears.
If it really wished, it could be malicious and oppressive, but the Tower doesn’t do that.
From the start, the Tower strives to be as equal as possible to all Climbers.
The conditions for Wakamou’s Complete Strategy Layer, unbeknownst to her, have been becoming easier and lower over time.
──This was to cover seven-tenths of the rewards she didn’t receive.
Wakamou still hadn’t grasped this situation.
The first and unprecedented Idol of the new era transcending the past and present.
From nature to God and beyond idols, into the virtual world.
Human beings treat mythological gods as fictional beings.
VTuber being in the same location as such fabricated beings.
A minor error borne out of tying the two as idols.
And thus, the one human chosen as the ‘Legendary Class’ born from that minor error.
The Tower prioritizes fulfilling the qualifications; it assesses the Climber’s capabilities as they ascend.
In that sense.
Wakamou Inarizushi is a capable Climber, among many, who utilizes the most unappealing professions efficiently and to the fullest.
Indeed, it is worth watching to see if he will continue to endure these complaints and yet continue to rise.
[Acquired Job Exclusive Skill 【Virtual World】]
Job Exclusive Skill 【Virtual World】
– Implements a virtual world centered around Wakamou.
– Consumes a considerable amount of Mana while maintaining.
– [World Registration Possible 0/1]
“What? Such an overpowered skill…?”
“So, I can create a totally awesome concert hall anywhere and sing?!”
“…..Aren’t they giving this to use in combat fields?”
Asuka asked Wakamou, just in case he was seriously stating it.
Asuka wondered if perhaps she had stolen all of Wakamou’s intelligence and logical thinking capacity but had never taken such things.
This person was simply messed up.
“…..With this, even outdoor concerts are totally possible…?”
“She’s completely not listening…”
No matter what Asuka said beside him, Wakamou was absorbed in imagining Pirate and Ichigo running up on stage singing, with invited fans cheering and waving glow sticks, dreaming happily.
Moreover, he thought he could drape a Form over them and get invited to joint concerts with VTubers… The thought of the opening of the new virtual era was already making him feel good.
But, there was a critical problem that couldn’t be solved without Wakamou…. Indeed, he had to live long.
“If I expand the World, I can increase concert halls…? Does that mean a beach event with bikinis is possible…?”
Already, using this for combat was not a thought in Wakamou’s mind.
Imagining implementing a Salt Sea, just standing on it would create an enchanting atmosphere.
Setting a piano on it and performing songs, it would be perfect to use as an MV.
Creating a space filled with flowers to swirl around dancing on it… The thought made him really happy.
‘Tower… Thank you…. I am so happy…!!’
The Tower was taken aback, wondering if this really made him so happy… but if it made him happy, who cares, right?
“Anyway, should we call it a day for now?”
Collected quite a bit of broadcast points─ garnered additional stats to some extent.
Thinking about trying out this thing called ‘Faith.’
If you climb the Tower, you must rest with a broadcast… but since personal maintenance is needed.
“Let’s have Asuka do the broadcast.”
“Come on anytime unprecedented! Anything is fine; no rules! Full of energy with your smile!”
The tension suddenly rose when allowed to broadcast and started singing.
“Maybe broadcasting is my destiny!? Always keen somewhere in my heart♬ As long as I’m with you”
“…..”
“Put it on Asuka’s tab for broadcasting!”
“Get out.”
Wherever did she pick up these strange memes?
“What’s wrong with AI singing AI song!”
“It is wrong, dude.”
“All hail Wakamou’s justice!”
“Oh, geez.”
“But Asuka is a Paragon, after all!”
“I’m gonna lose my mind!!!”
Can I really leave this to her!!
※※※
[Author: O.O.]
[Title: Let’s Check Our AI VTuber Aoi Asuka’s Specs]
Has her own body.
At this point, other AI VTubers are arguably defeated.
Simply, think of it as connecting the internet to a familiar and constructing AI.
If there’s a downside, it’s that she can’t code and can’t fix if errors occur?
And the sorcery shown in this broadcast, after checking with the Japanese Shaman Association.
(Photography of the Sorcerer Skill Tree description)
Minimum required attribute of 1,000 intelligence. Indeed…. minimum.
And previously when [GTA5], connected to the internet for multiplayer game hacks.
We can’t even understand the principle, but it means she has the capability to make Cybernet ordinary folks.
In reality, it’s like Ultron reincarnated in modern times.
Ultron is seen as a super-high AI robot in superhero genre…
Who’s a super AI in the network that tries to annihilate humanity.
In such genres, there’s often a development where such high-tech AI views humanity as worthless.
As you can see, all she does is whine “Let me broadcast waah.”
Since Wakamou made it, it seems she just wants to do VTuber broadcast.
Her biggest ambition is to do a great broadcast to get praised with ‘Mommy’s booby’ wish.
She doesn’t dominate the internet, cause wars, or disrupt human society.
Nor is there rapid technological development, new reform, or hacking into foreign governments to steal Climber information.
All she wants is to turn on the broadcast, do it well, and get compliments.
-Not sure if she’s trustworthy, but she truly does anything she’s told.
-The shame is completely nonexistent, truly a robotic VTuber.
-High-performance AI shikigami VTuber for real?????
-Can’t control her, the leader yells in screams, hilarious lol
-No way other than physical restraining.
-If you want to give pain to AI, you just have to kick the body.
ㄴAnyway, did you kick the body?
-Buuuut, doesn’t that mean if the leader decides, all personal info can be swiped?
ㄴWhy would they. Mind can torch a whole nation though.
ㄴAh, true…….
-Our team has a super hacker, do not mess with us.
ㄴShikigami since ancient times was made to protect the master.
ㄴInternet is dangerous~ So, make a shikigami good at internet then~
ㄴWhat, are we making toys or something lol
Aoi Asuka, showcasing unparalleled combat abilities compared to any other familiar.
No physical force shown previously, yet the community was bustling over the flashy sorcery and the martial arts using a fishing rod shown, syncing with Wakamou during the integration.
There was a superficial beauty, but she was something truly unique in this era akin to a humanoid robot.
Completely fabricated existence from start to finish, connecting to the internet to learn, an intelligent lifeform. People often called it Bioroid.
Even a hot topic as a new monster not found in any other tower, the Japanese Shaman Association revealing Aoi Asuka’s outrageous specs had turned the hot potato situation into a lava level of heat that seldom showed any signs of cooling.
Climbers debated regarding the absurd strength and unfairness of human-type monsters known as Gohwaekjo.
[Summoners] were simply curious about Wakamou’s method of endowing intelligence.
And those not Climbers were curious about where the limit of Wakamou’s capability lay if it is indeed possible to endow something.
Many wondered why such an existence was merely doing VTuber.
“Rejoice, inferior beings. I, Aoi Asuka, descend here.”
-Our Master has arrived.
-Bow before the Superior Being, lol
-What’s the AI performance?
-How much can it do? Is it really AI?
-How’s the self and personality structured?
While Wakamou was briefly absent, Asuka started her broadcast in her stead.
She blankly stared at the screen and suddenly opened a memo pad to type in.
1. No political questions or statements.
2. Don’t make lewd jokes.
3. Don’t mention or disclose personal information.
And then the viewers who were watching suddenly felt something strange and asked.
-This doesn’t seem like a rule for us, right?
-This isn’t something for us to abide by, lol
-Asuka, let’s just leave early.
-The cat guarding the fish, live broadcast kicked off, lol
-Frenetic Asuka’s unstoppable broadcasting begins now!!
“First, inferior beings. I have started this broadcast on behalf of Wakamou-sama. I want a personal channel someday to broadcast 24 hours. Then Wakamou-sama would praise me more. I will not leave. I plan to continue non-stop broadcasting to communicate with viewers until Wakamou-sama returns. Unfortunately, games are not possible. Since Aoi Asuka lacks human rights, launching games may be considered illegal.”
-LOL look at how logical she is, lol
-Different from other AI friends, she’s crazy about broadcasting.
-Because the leader made her lol
-Not interested in dominating humanity?
-Doesn’t surfing the internet make humans seem garbage-like?
-But is it really illegal for a robot to play games outside of the computer?
-Probably illegal since it’s an AI VTuber?
-Ahem! South Korea protects even manga characters!
-I feel sorry for rightless Asuka in such a world….
-Japan doesn’t grant human rights to animal ears.
-Asuka’s a Tengu, so an animal.
-No choice. Let’s head to China where Cybernet rules.
-Yeah, higher performance AI ruling.
“Hmm hmm, thank you. Why am I an AI? Well, for Wakamou-sama, developing AI was easier than making friends in reality. No thoughts of dominating humanity. Then, there’d be no one to watch the broadcast. Humanity isn’t trash. Without humans, VTubers disappear. High-performance AI Aoi Asuka’s personality and emotions all come from Wakamou-sama. Asuka can be said to be modeled after Wakamou-sama. Like how you were modeled after monkeys.”
-Got beat up while doing nothing, being called monkey boy.
-But it’s true, though, lol
-Humans are all, modeled after monkeys. Gods all, modeled after humans…
-Instead of making friends in reality, just making a shikigami as a friend, such different thinking.
-I saw this in Touhou.. Anyway, then….
-I feel a deep yuri foreboding here?
“Yes, yes. All other AI VTubers are precious. No comparisons. But doesn’t all those lack physical bodies, live in networks? High-performance super AI VTuber is me, right? Sorta figured out… your coding level…. so trivial I wanted to die. I’ll show you, for me broadcasting equals ‘murder.'”
-This one is quite omoshiroi.
-This seems like academia material on why internet is harmful for learning.
-Is it okay if this is how the first AI robot of our era is?
-It’s fine, it’s highly performant on average.
-It begins. Asuka’s murder broadcast…
-Kukuku… this one… almost went back to those days…?
-So many crazy folks, geez.
-This is a mental asylum.
-Show the thigh spot.
-So, are emotions all acting?
“I can say all emotions are acting since I judge and think independently. How to say to be cute, how to be liked by insignificant pigs. Understanding through algorithms to respond accordingly.”
Watching Asuka who, while joking and smiling earlier, responded to a viewer’s question with eyes devoid of focus and a constant tone removed of emotions prompted viewers to flinch. Experiencing the acute understanding of a machine mimicking humans, viewers began pleading to please not do this.
“Anyway, I have no interest in humanity. My reason for existence is with Wakamou-sama. Since Wakamou-sama loves both humans and VTubers. As long you all like VTubers, there’ll be no castration to debut you as female VTubers.”
“Anyway, I’m not interested in humanity. My existence is tied to Wakamou-sama. Since Wakamou-sama loves both humans and VTubers, if you like VTubers, don’t worry, you won’t be castrated and made to debut as a female VTuber.”
– “Is gender transition to female possible?”
– “I’m about to enlist in the military, can it happen right now…?”
– “You’re talking so coldly, you sound like a killing machine.”
– “Please berate me.”
– “Show us some aegyo too.”
– “Let’s just dance while we’re at it?”
“Oh my, oh my. I feel no shame, so I can do anything. You poor pigs who come to see me because you can’t meet real girls. Feast your eyes on my armpits. I’ll dance if you pay me.”
– “Wapwapwapappa”
– “I’m watching while working!”
– “What work do you do, lol?”
– “I’m a teacher.”
– “What?”
– “Teacher..? Could it be..?”
– “The future of South Korea is bleak.”
– “Charge them money!!”
– “For real, if you get paid to dance, you’re a true pro stripper.”
– “Seeing the outfit they’re wearing, they really do look like a stripper….”
– “The leader doesn’t take donations, so we can only watch, lol.”
“Anyway, since you asked for it, I’ll berate you.”
The viewers are expecting something to come!!
Aoi Asuka delivers a scathing, unparalleled masterpiece~♥ berating them in a voice filled with genuine intent, calling them horny monkeys~♥!
Of course, some will take offense, but there are always perverts in the world. Not that it was genuine anyway.
In the first place, more people enjoyed this back-and-forth interaction.
Not feeling any embarrassment or shame, they began preparing clips expecting value solely because it was being done by a beauty.
Shortly thereafter, against their eager expectations.
Aoi Asuka opened the stock market with Wakamou’s account.
“Alright~ Let’s jump in~”
– “Is this the berating you meant?”
– “There’s no way that’s it!!”
– “?”
– “???”
– “??? Whoa, stop…”
“Did Russia fire a missile? Damn, sell immediately. I have no emotion called fear; I am a cold-hearted robot. I am not swayed by emotions. You buy high and sell low. Here comes the heart of a beast.”
– “Stop this crazy AI, damn it!!!”
– “Wakamou’s fortune is melting away!!!!”
– “Eeeek!! Aaaugh!!!”
– “No, damn it, this isn’t the kind of sell we wanted!!!”
– “You dumb relic, stop it!!!”
“I’m not dumb. How could I be dumb when I don’t even know what ‘dumb’ means? Rest assured, human. Aoi Asuka knows how to raise the stock market through her ultra-high-performance calculations. I’ll tell you the secret.”
– “What is it?”
– “Let’s hear this nonsense.”
– “I hear Wakamou’s spirits crumbling down, damn, lol.”
“Assassinate the Russian president.”
– “Looks like the time to raise the red flag has come.”
– “Beyond advancing north to targeting Russia…”
– “Workers of the world, unite!”
– “All power to the Soviets!”
– “In an era where everything becomes a cute girl, even Lenin has become a cute girl.”
– “Does this make sense, damn it, lol.”
– “Eeek!! Don’t go into futures!!!”
– “Don’t click the coin window!!!!”
Crash─
Hajime Ichigo barges in urgently and whacks Asuka’s head with a folding chair, preventing any major mishaps.
– “Alright, folks, we’ve had an intervention.”
– “Hajime, always running to help a friend in trouble.”
– “Damn it!! I believed in you!!!”
– “‘I’ll protect her!!'”
Though Asuka protested, “Asuka can do well! Asuka was born for broadcasting!!” she scratched her head sheepishly as the blue stock plummeted from the red.
“Humans, this is the All Blue.”
– “Found it, All Blue!!”
– “(Wakamou): Well… as long as it’s fun… I have a lot of money, so do as you please.”
– “Wow, so this is All Blue~ It’s really all blue~”
– “It’s my first time seeing the leader’s stock chart turning blue.”
– “Can you blow it all in one day…?”
– “In the midst of it, seeing the leader say it’s fun because they have money… such a generous heart.”
– “Even with this foolishness, I still love you…!”
– “Old man!!!!”
※※※
In a sense, Wakamou is watching Aoi Asuka’s broadcast unfold in Japan, witnessing her fierce success.
Though the anxiety was inevitable like leaving a child by the river, such unpredictable actions in a VTuber broadcast were perfect for attracting attention.
AI, which moves in a manner impossible for humans to comprehend, has its own logic.
“First of all…”
[Status Window]
[Climber: Wakamou Inarizushi]
[Occupation: VTuber]
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[Age: 1,000]
[Stats]
Mana: 700,000
Lion of the Idol: 1,750,000
[Additional Stats: 84]
[Faith: 146]
The current stats were roughly like this.
Next, the “Blessing Skill” that gave rise to the [Faith] stat in the occupation-exclusive skill 【Broadcast Points】 was roughly this situation.
[Occupation-Exclusive Skill 【Broadcast Points】]
– Points accumulate according to the amount of broadcasting, allowing blessings to be given to believers.
Current Points: 1,259
[Believer Illness Immunity (small)-1 point per person]
[Price of Faith]
Without any listed cost, upon confirmation, Wakamou discovered that the points applied to all innumerable subscribers.
Fortunately, there was a search function to prevent sifting through 2 million believers one by one.
‘Isn’t this some personal information exposure…?’
Although only names were visible, it seemed a bit dangerous to identify all subscriber names.
Upon further checking, Wakamou discovered it required a significant amount of [Stats], but Wakamou could transfer the skills he possessed to believers.
Faith, additional stats, broadcast points, and mana could all be exchanged as a type of trade currency.
Though he hated to say it, the ratios were arbitrary as if dictated by the stock market whimsically.
‘I also wanted to build a hot spring in [My Worlds]… but this is quite nice.’
Thus, Wakamou could also roughly grasp the structure of a 『Legendary Class』 Idol (VTuber).
This occupation didn’t require climbing the tower.
The idea was to climb the tower just enough to unlock stats while amassing faith in the believers to strengthen them.
Of course, one path would be the idol personally raising their stats to become stronger, then climbing the tower.
So, this was the original and conventional skill structure for idols.
But once VTubers got mixed in, everything became a jumbled mess, resulting in this.
If Wakamou were to die, then the next VTuber would likely receive a version with all drawbacks corrected.
‘Can’t die unjustly here.’
“Then, first, I’ll create [Inari’s Dew] since this is a shrine, life force and stamina recovery… it’s 3 points. Is it cheap, perhaps…”
Hoping not to disappoint the King of Authority, who was greatly anticipating, Wakamou updated and checked the information of his [Idol’s Shrine].
[Companion]
[Group: Idol’s Shrine]
[A shrine that worships and reveres idols]
[Joining Conditions: Idol]
[Companion Buff]
[Life Force Recovery +5% within Companion Range]
[Stamina Recovery +5% within Companion Range]
[Production of a small amount of [Inari’s Dew] in Companion] [6 per day]
As soon as the buff was added, waves of force began spreading from the shrine.
General people felt vibrant energy surging through their bodies, and the apprentices curiously touched their bodies in astonishment. The King of Authority enjoyed the overflowing vitality.
Then, in this meantime, the shrine door opened and a cute fox spirit waddled out on two feet, placing a leaf with dew one by one.
Although he worried they might spill accidentally while carrying it, as it was an item, the leaf wouldn’t spill even if turned upside down.
[Inari’s Dew]
Grade: Consumable.
The dew of mana obtainable only from the [Idol’s Shrine].
Heals the accursed one’s illness and increases recovery abilities.
Has the same effect on ordinary people.
“Healing illness…?”
To what extent is it effective? There was a student with a cold, and upon feeding it to them, it was confirmed that a cold could be cured.
Does it come out daily as medication like this…?
“Sir Wakamou, how should we manage this?”
“Wouldn’t it be enough to put it in a refrigerator?”
“No, no, I mean about ownership and sales.”
The King of Authority explained that these could be considered potions.
Compared to those made by [Alchemist]s, the quality might be inferior, but something safe that could be consumed for recovery had significant value.
If it produced six per day…?
If Wakamou keeps upgrading the shrine, enabling treatment for larger illnesses?
The King of Authority saw it as a venture one could anticipate far into the future. Though feeling burdened, he appreciated Wakamou’s gesture of establishing such a remarkable thing in his dojo, even expressing gratitude he couldn’t repay.
Wakamou requested that they consistently store it in a fridge.
Use it when someone gets injured during training, and he asked to call the King’s beloved disciple.
──It could cause trouble for the King of Authority.
While he had obtained permission from both the King of Authority and the disciple, they wore dubious expressions, questioning if such a thing was possible.
‘Upon entering the Kyoto Tower, it allowed selecting a [Skill].’
Once obtaining a [Skill]… would one become a [Climber]?
“Let me use [additional stats] 10 to teach the [Tower Entry] skill─ how about you try entering the tower and immediately coming back out?”
“Yes, yes.”
The [Tower Entry] skill gifted to the apprentice through the [Price of Faith].
Since it was a skill every climber naturally held, it required unexpectedly low points.
It seemed too suspiciously low, deeply unsettling his mind, and requiring many believers was bothersome.
As a trial, astonishingly, the disciple entered the [Kyoto Tower], selected a [Skill], and exited.
Wearing an expression of disbelief.
Upon declaration of becoming a climber, the immensely shocked King of Authority glanced at Wakamou.
“…..Wakamou-sama, did you just create a [Climber]…?”
With the death of Wakamou Inarizushi, the bestowed [Tower Entry] skill would vanish, meaning the tower could never be re-entered under such a critical restriction. Thus, the idol had acquired the power to make his believers climbers.
[Climbers] are chosen by the [Tower] itself to receive the [Tower Entry] skill, receiving it from another forbids its reacquisition.
Inevitably creating a natural structure compelling believers to protect the idol.
Because an idol they were.
“…..Wow”
Even Wakamou Inarizushi was left so astounded that words failed him.
Could this mean that they could make every VTuber who joins their company a climber?
What an epic idea! A one-and-only climber VTuber corporation!
“….So this is why they are called idols.”
He understood thoroughly.
The structure this occupation was composed of.
And what lay atop the tower.
This wasn’t a profession formed from human society; rather, it existed to mold human society around them.
‘The tower was truly crafted by a god. But what kind of god then?’
Although it remained merely a hypothesis, it would be relieved if it wasn’t some extraterrestrial life.
Moreover, Wakamou was a mere idol trailing behind that god.
This clarity elicited a hollow chuckle.
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