The conquest of the Tampa’s 60th Floor Tower by Wakamou Inarizushi was announced worldwide.
It took only 3 days to conquer a tower with as many as 60 floors.
In fact, he didn’t climb on the second day and did a VTuber broadcast, so he practically conquered the 60th-floor tower in just 2 days.
“It felt nice to see the Star-Spangled Banner fluttering at the top of the tower. Ms. Kang is a good person.”
Kang Yeoul, after conquering the tower, erased the Tampa Tower and handed a pouch of gold coins to Robert before disappearing without even giving an interview.
American journalists had no choice but to interview Robert, who handed her the flag.
It’s said that she openly criticized the American Tower as being so easy that it made her yawn…
And indeed, she showcased overwhelming prowess while climbing the tower.
She displayed various abilities, showing a series of performances that Americans would love.
From superhero movies to animated films loved by Americans, the compiled video, as speculated by her followers, quickly achieved 3,000,000 views.
Of course, the American Tower, unable to properly understand the profession of Wakamou Inarizushi, tried to increase the difficulty.
And used a Doppelganger, repeatedly failing in a disgraceful manner.
This revealed that Wakamou’s weakness was [Mana Burn], but…
Whether turning her entire body into metal, phasing through like a ghost, or resurrecting repeatedly even after being shattered into ash—Kang Yeoul showed it all.
Even with the weakness of Mana Burn causing explosions, the apparent power of the explosion was such that anyone using it would also be caught, leading to suicidal tactics.
Even if they managed to use it accurately, there was no guarantee of Wakamou’s death due to Kang Yeoul’s endless resurrection and super-fast recovery shown in the American Tower video.
Furthermore, even sniper attacks were futile as she dodged bullets fired by the nightmare-inducing Elf Sniper, or deflected them with her weapon without even looking.
The mysterious climber from Asia, known as the living idol and Fox Deity.
Her use of once outdated martial arts to perform spectacularly had fans likening her to a Jedi in modern times.
The lightsaber battles were particularly popular, peaking in fame.
Of course, Asians laughed watching Westerners who subscribed to Wakamou blindly, only to get trolled on YouTube.
With fan communities growing beyond Korea, China, and Japan to include English speakers, a truly multinational fan cafe was born.
The lightning-fast speed combat against [Free Spirit] was breathtaking, working in unison as if they were one.
Summoning a colossal giant, using a realm that paints over the world like the boss monster, and ending with a finale that drops the sun from the sky.
Despite unnecessary misunderstandings thanks to praise for fighting seriously, this was normal for believers.
To unsuspecting Americans, they were recommended videos of climbing the Incheon Tower as some believers, both happily and worriedly, feared increasing competition during events.
Some believers, having received event tickets, would stir trouble saying, “I got my event ticket,” tearing each other up. Even gallery moderators, having received tickets, relentlessly promoted it saying they didn’t care. Thus the community had become an infernal landscape.
“Wow, it’s really on fire now.”
Believers explaining the [originals] of the things shown by Wakamou Inarizushi during the climb, while young believers mockingly calling it ‘low health.’
Gathered together, reminiscing over memories, some suggested sending the leader to Hollywood to make movies, only to be met with cursing from those who didn’t know about VTubers.
Debates arose over what rewards were obtained from conquering the tower, and whether Lady Kang was still appearing if she were a widow. Even unnecessarily self-proclaimed experts examined and discussed it, making Sadako burst out laughing.
The fan art board became a place unclear if it was for drawing fan art or applying as a webtoon artist.
Parody artworks from comics and anime were being posted.
“So, how long is our leader going to continue fasting…?”
Who is the highest-level climber in Wakamou Corporation? The answer is Mare Pirate… right, Oyama Sadako, daughter of the King of Authority.
Wakamou showed no particular interest in the cultivation directions of other climbers.
Indeed, for the growth method was left at the discretion of the climbers themselves.
“For [Wizards], you open up the skill tree. In my case, [Shape-shifting] has various additional functions attached with a ‘+’ sign.”
True, ordinary climbers do not carry as many skills as Wakamou.
Sadako had intense enhancements attached, even with just [Elemental Transformation], including mana efficiency, multi-elemental use, and element usage increase. She also told about [Metal Transformation] allowing variation in metallic materials, despite the color always being the same.
Oyama Sadako’s profession was displayed in the status window as [Wizard-type Monster] under the [Shape-shifting Wizard] group.
It meant she had invested everything in [Shape-shifting], which was the core. Besides that, other skills she possessed were too focused on enhancing [Shape-shifting], so except for ten miscellaneous beginner magic skills, none were from the enhancement line.
Liu Ying was no different.
Her profession as an [Alchemist] allowed her more skills than Sadako.
Seeing the likes of [Scrap Combination], [Extreme Poison Production], [Lethal Toxicity], [Sturdy Body], [Strong Stamina], [Lethal Transformation], [Poison Immunity], [Human Body Researcher], [Alchemy-Metal Transformation], [Alchemy-Artistic Shaping], [Pill Manufacturing], [Alchemy-Attribute Transformation (Poison)], etc.
She didn’t have a single [Attack Skill]!
It meant she was fighting with all combat capabilities entrusted not to skills, but to the climber’s own abilities, including [Throwing].
Therefore, Liu Ying grew enough to create corrosive solutions capable of melting monsters.
Thus, climbers had to give up something to gain something, and if they had set a single goal, they could only be seen as genuinely growing by investing all resources toward that one goal.
Manager Wanda Haye, identified as a [Shifter] class, revealed that even after conquering the 50th-floor tower, she had only five skills at most.
It meant that she had heavily invested and enhanced those five skills significantly.
Thus, Wakamou Inarizushi could understand the problem by now.
Wakamou’s skills hardly interacted or linked with each other.
In fact, they each did their own thing separately, asserting themselves!
From [VTuber Assets] to [VTuber Model], to [Idol’s Body] combat; in reality, the commonplace operation of dividing entities was not feasible for most. Modeling assets with such checks is something only experts could handle easily.
Wakamou could do this because he was a climber who could.
Since there were no attributes but [Mana], akin to architects and artists, it was as if no attributes existed.
Even the fact that this attribute was linked with life force, causing death upon depletion, seemed absurd.
Combat with monsters, deflecting bullets, making judgment calls and being creative in urgent crisis situations, all were Wakamou Inarizushi’s personal traits, not something provided by the [Idol] class.
Just where exactly did his growth trajectory go wrong?
Wakamou opened up [Notes on Climber Cultivation] with trembling hands.
Ding.
[The current development progress of this profession is at 7%, resulting in a 93% loss of the job’s advantages due to mismatched and unreasonable cultivation compared to the class.]
“No one asked, stupid!!!”
Wakamou hurled himself onto the bed with his notes, crying.
The tower tells me I’m a failure~
Mumbling a song, Wakamou decided to see just how dynamically his cultivation had failed.
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[The Wakamou Inarizushi climber class is [Legendary Class Idol (VTuber)].
This class is categorized as [Non-Combat] and was created considering the sharp decline in the number of climbers on the Korean Tower with the primary aim of increasing believers of [Idol].
In order to meet the conditions, hurdles were lowered, thereby applying a high-risk low-return class with a penalty wherein you die if not having [Belief]. Its growth rate is extremely slow and almost the lowest, while the growth potential is the highest among the Legendary Classes, customized specifically for [Cultivation].]
“Uh-oh, seems like I’m screwed.”
Usually, you notice the issue as you read, but from the very job description at the start, Wakamou felt an intense vibe of impending failure.
Considering the demerit is death, it indeed has a filthy high risk. The notion of low returns was also a fact Wakamou could feel.
With these thoughts, he slowly read the paragraphs from the first page.
[Levels 1 to 9 are structured to teach climbers the [Knowledge] necessary for survival. It involves learning the most important survival skills, such as lighting a fire and creating weapons. The Korean Tower chose [Internet] as the best means to increase believers in [Idol]. The profession, referred from the current generation’s idols, [VTuber], was designed to acquire belief through broadcasts.
The ideal skill tree involves acquiring [Video Filming] at level 1, immediately afterward utilizing [Internet Connection] to broadcast climbing activities within the tower in real-time, securing minimum subscribers, and concurrently lowering climbing difficulty to ensure survival.
Being categorized as a virtual entity, it aids in acquiring information for capturing 『Complete Strategy Layers』.
Reaching up to 10th floor, construct and secure a zone where the Idol’s safety is ensured, and form a base where believers can reside is the most basic condition.]
This was indeed a way Wakamou was aware of.
Fortunately, with subscribers from broadcasting over five years….
Days when the fear of wanting to survive led to diligently climbing the tower came back vividly.
When 10 Complete Layers accumulated, Wakamou Inarizushi’s 1st layer becomes a zone.
There, existing as an idol while believers worship, the tower perhaps planned to provide a safe place.
Where did it all go wrong then?
A fresh class from merging modern-day [VTuber] idols with former idols, birthing a new era’s class [Idol (VTuber)].
Indeed, a class conceived with resolve as the Korean Tower faced a sharp decline in Korean climbers!!
The precise method of cultivation was now unveiled at this very moment…!!
The ideal tech tree is [Video Filming]->[Internet Connection]->[Worshipped God]. Appearing from level 2, [Worshipped God] is “the most crucial skill” to rapid mana recovery and prolong idol lifespan, logically, cultured climbers with sense surely chose [Worshipped God].
“This jerk got a beef, huh?”
Wakamou chose [Worshipped God] when reaching level 11. Way too late.
Regardless of skipping [Worshipped God], [Idol’s Protection] occurred for reassurance. Obtaining it unlocks [Idol]’s full skill tech tree.
For idol, it is the “core”, the foundational basic skill. Important.
[Acquiring [Idol’s Protection] generates the [Belief] attribute.
Wakamou acquired [Idol’s Protection] on floor 50.
“Hah, hahahahahaha! Ahahahaha! Hehehe…”
Hahahahaha! Ahahaha!! Kekeke…”
Wakamou let out a chuckle of disbelief and slapped his forehead.
“From the moment I got this, isn’t this a super important skill from the start? Since it’s a buff, won’t it open up some tech tree or something? I was nervous, but surprisingly, my instinct was dead on.”
Let’s stay calm… Stay cool…
Afterwards, the [Price of Faith] skill is revealed. Acquiring this skill allows you to properly create [Climbers].
Of course, [Price of Faith] could appear before, but without buffs for Climbers, the faith that accompanies them is lacking in priority. After, you gain basic knowledge in construction and operations by climbing the tower.
Unless Climbers of this job demand [Attack Skills] or [VTuber-related Skills], from the 7th floor, you can obtain the know-how for nurturing Climbers as a reward item.
This item is immediately provided when you acquire [Idol’s Blessing].
Considering the difficulty of nurturing this particular job, Climbers should follow the guidance of the book.
Wakamou obtained this item by conquering the 60-floor tower.
“That means he got [Idol’s Blessing] at the 50th floor and received the reward with the 60-floor tower conquest, which simply means he was miserably busted.”
Additionally, Wakamou acquired the [Price of Faith] on the 31st floor. Too late, way too late…
Afterwards, you acquire the [Idol’s Symbol] skill, a construction-related skill that allows you to build monument-type objects, and the tower assigns a rank based on the created result. Then, you gain the skill [Idol’s Domain].
[Idol’s Domain] is a Complete Strategy Layer skill that enhances Wakamou’s first layer. Within this, special buffs are added to livestock and crops, attracting believers.
Atop of that, you construct the [Idol’s Shrine], a companion.
At this stage, you embark on nurturing Climbers in earnest. Acquire the upper skill of [Idol’s Blessing], [Idol’s Grace]. It applies depending on [Faith]. There’s a lower-tier skill, [Job-exclusive Skill: Broadcast Points], but since it’s lower-tier, acquiring it is not recommended. It appears when there’s no [Idol’s Blessing].
[Idol’s Grace] offers additional stats by consuming [Faith], allowing you to directly enhance [Climbers] by purchasing [Grace].
Upon acquiring the skill [Sacrificial Returns], you can purchase skills from nurtured [Climbers].
The crucial point at this stage is not [Idol’s Grace] but the alpha core, [Idol’s Blessing] skill. The faster you acquire it the better, and any delay results in losses, so be cautious.
“Um.”
Looking at it, isn’t there a lot you don’t know…? At least there are some you recognize a bit.
At least, Wakamou seemed to understand what the Korean Tower expected from the Idol. Anyway, the number of Climbers increased in Korea, so the Tower might be thinking it’s a win!!
[Idol] consists entirely of [Mana]. Though physical enhancement through mana is possible, repeatedly exhausting your lifespan is madness.
The [Idol] class has the lowest combat power among non-combat classes when placed on the same level as all Legendary Classes and has numerous penalties from weaknesses, making it unsuitable for combat. Every skill consumes mana, and remember well, dying when mana hits 0.
Receive 30% of the rewards from the tower due to the information disclosure penalty. Use [Sacrificial Returns] to nurture climbers, purchase [Skills] from them, and acquire 70% of the rewards by getting additional stats and [Faith].
You can create Climbers different from regular ones with purchased skills, and the more you climb the tower, the more rewards can be provided, inducing competition among Climbers.
Following [Idol’s Blessing], acquire the healing skill [Idol’s Mercy] to heal Climbers. Additionally, with the skill [Summoned Believer], restrict climbing penalties and summon believers to fight during climbs.
Also, there’s a support skill called [Idol’s Envoy], and after Alpha, the Omega skill is [Job-exclusive Skill: Manager (Shaman) Recruitment].
Both [Idol’s Blessing] and [Job-exclusive Skill: Manager (Shaman) Recruitment] are essential to acquire before the 10th floor.
Managers (Shaman) are not restricted by [Class] limitations and can use all skills purchased through their idolized Climbers. Climb the Tower with the groomed Managers (Shaman) to gain more faith and acquire additional stats.
Building a faction by increasing the number of Climbers is the strength of the [Idol (VTuber)] class.
Nurture believers in a safe place, conquer the tower, and you can build a grand nation.
Again, Idols are far from combat. Even if you climb the tower, you only gain 30% of the rewards compared to regular Climbers.
Capabilities gained are limited to [Mana] and [Faith], so you do not become stronger no matter the climb. Remember there are mana limitations.
The tower could provide [Attack Skills] based on Climber demands, but it doesn’t match the job structure.
Since [Mana] is consumed for skills, despite the power, it’s no different from sacrificing one’s life.
Of course, a Climber with common sense will heed the warnings and precautions at the sight of this guidebook.
…..
….
Wakamou acquired [Idol’s Envoy] on the 24th floor.
“Official, what do you know!”
Indeed, Wakamou knew the Idol was a Climber-raising class!!
However, Wakamou was demanding attack skills!! VTuber skills!! Begging the tower, getting completely unrelated skills.
Overcoming mana limitations by forcibly climbing the tower with breakthroughs.
Though unrelated to class or combat, resolved them with his capability and talent.
Real growth in the Idol is just 7%.
Korean Tower, far away from what was expected.
Had he properly climbed, wouldn’t he have received crops, livestock, or building materials when he protested not getting items?
For Wakamou now, those things weren’t needed, so the tower didn’t provide.
What a shocking truth this is…
“Aren’t Climbers the ones who fight to ascend the tower..!!”
“You think picking VTuber skills was a bad idea?! Climber’s climb is free!!! It’s my choice whatever skill I pick!!!”
The frustrating part was that there was a strengthening tech tree for [Idol’s Blessing].
So unlike other classes that have core skills!!
[Idol’s Blessing] is the Idol’s core skill! Heart! Soul!
Compared to [Shifter], it would be animal transformation, and to a Wizard, it would be magic!
“……Let’s summarize…”
An Idol can create Climbers. These Climbers can’t ascend the tower if the Idol perishes.
Considering the initial area of Wakamou’s 1st layer…from there, proclaim the domain and build shrines, recruit believers, and safely grow the faction.
Diverse Climber classes mean purchasing [Skills] with additional stats.
Teaching them to other Climbers allows them to use stronger power than standard Climbers.
But resources are limited, so create competition among Climbers.
Fostering Shaman Climber, able to use all class skills without limitation, as a priestess worshiping the Idol.
Utilizing Idol’s Envoys and priestess, ascend the tower, strengthen the Idol, and although it takes time, even create a climber-based nation.
In some sense, it’s a staggeringly broken class.
Though, as it involves handling people, there’s no guarantee of easy navigation.
Considering the aspect of providing a safe place, the tower must have worried about that, too.
Yeah.
To save the waning Korean Climbers, Korean Tower created the Idol class to save the humans living in Korea.
And Korea was indeed saved.
Far from the original design.
Despite life draining during skill use, relentlessly charging through trials, thanks to Climbers with indomitable fighting spirit.
Thanks to Climbers knowing nothing but being VTubers for VTubers by VTubers, dreaming grander than anyone.
Making viewers and believers happy with their broadcasts, never swayed by weaknesses, forging their own path.
Seeing this, Korean Tower decided to provide these items at the start for the next second generation.
“Oh, what’s this. Suddenly feels like crap.”
Possessing an astoundingly uncanny intuition beyond beastly instinct, Korean Prime now silently cheered for Wakamou, with warm eyes.
“You got everything you wanted.
Seriously, we granted you everything you wanted.”
…..
Wakamou would never know, not even until death, that some skills given were downgraded versions of the ones he was actually supposed to receive.
Just in case, they dolled it up as VTuber stuff.
Giving [Attack Skills] that consume mana was no different from suicide, so Korean Tower didn’t want to, but since Wakamou insisted, they obliged.
Though seeing the child smiling brightly in delight pained their conscience.
But it was Wakamou’s choice!!
Korean Prime isn’t unjust!!
“Korean Tower, isn’t this bastard mocking me right now?!”
Annoyed, Wakamou huffed as he shut the notebook.
Irritated by reading it needlessly, the pillow soaked with tears (mana).
..
….
With Korean Tower clueless about VTubers and Climbers having zero understanding of Idols.
The first legendary class to at least meet the basic condition came far, far astray.
Yet still, what does it matter? Our child did well, so Korean Tower rejoiced in triumphant victory.
Though a minor trouble arose with the difficulty of American Tower slightly increasing from that day.
Wasn’t it a good thing for Climbers since the rewards increased?
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