Chapter 115
Chapter 115
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 115
Chapter Title: Captain Highlights and the 53rd Floor
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Tower-Climbing Fox God VTuber Episode 115 (115/483)
[Author: Mil.Jipmoja]
[Title: Yesterday's Captain Highlights]
(Photo of the captain freezing a monster solid)
(Photo of a monster getting electrocuted and stiffening despite stabbing her in the head)
(Photo of the captain overwhelming with a massive fist)
Everything's a highlight no matter what you snap lololol
Fell asleep mid-fight from drowsiness, gets stabbed in the head and it's like "Did she just nod off?" What the hell lolololol
Thrilling, right? It's lightning, after all.
Lolololol so fucking cool shit.
Sorry, she's just too strong!!!
-This is the power of a Form-Form Fruit user...?
-No way, isn't Form Change ridiculously broken?
ㄴNah, it's actually total garbage.
ㄴWhy?
ㄴFirst off, Captain barely uses any magic. Pretty much doesn't have any, really.
ㄴFr lol wizard who can only cast one spell.
ㄴShe's all-in on that one Form Change ability.
ㄴPlus, mess up and you lose body parts or can't revert back.
ㄴNo wonder wizards' top cause of death is this skill lolol
ㄴLooks like evasion cheese at first glance, but screw up and you're done lol
-Wizards missing arms and legs? 90% from Form Change.
-Fuck, Captain~ All the wizard hopefuls are gonna die because of you~
-Dunno how, but seems like Captain's the only one who overcame its weakness.
ㄴIt's the fruit's awakening!
ㄴSo Form Change... can be mastered too, huh?
ㄴPuhahaha!!! Only for a select few wizards!!
[Author: Shinpachi]
[Title: Update on 1st Gen Members]
China's Fist Fighter Girl and Germany's Artist.
Dominated by the "Red Pill Dragon."
Let's check in on Iosif Khan's current status.
Sings well, games well, soft and gentle in ASMR, and has that milf vibe.
In the purest sense, she's one of the better VTubers at streaming.
(1st gen with the lowest viewer count)
But yeah, you can tell she's not popular.
Anyone watching Wakamo Corp is a dopamine junkie.
Doesn't need mom's warm hugs or whatever.
(Video of Mei doing a massive mukbang)
(Video of Adolf screaming his head off while selling paintings)
Dropping mad cash on models to pioneer the VTuber mukbang era, Mei-ping.
And just some lunatic Adolf Lucia straight outta Germany.
Got buried by those two, and eventually, the 1st gen maknae got buried by 0th gen Captain herself yesterday.
From today, this girl's got horns, a tail, a real dragon, but she's "Glasses."
-The moment I saw Glasses, that's all I remember about her.
-Wakamo's helping hard, but this is unbeatable...
-She's straight-up a mortal sandwiched between disasters.
-Red Pill's a white dragon, thought that was nuts.
ㄴThe real nutjob was someone else lololol
ㄴHow do you beat a German artist lololol
ㄴAnd Mei's out here duo-ing with Chinese Chairman Yong Wei lolololol
ㄴA VTuber stream with the Chinese president?!?!
-The woman who'll use any means to make her stream blow up...
ㄴKorean and Japanese association heads and Fist King showed up too.
ㄴThere's a video of her sparring the Fist King and learning a move lolol
ㄴThis a VTuber? Well, technically yes lololol
"Aghhh..."
"Don't cry, Olga."
"Adele..."
"Your glasses are fogging up."
"Ughhh...!!"
Olga Romanova sobbed pitifully, like the world had abandoned her completely.
Sadako, who couldn't yield the攻略 niche to anyone, handed her a glass saying not to be too sad.
"Th-thank y—Pfft!! It's booze!!"
"Huh? Isn't it water?"
"N-not all Russians drink vodka!!"
"No, I mean I grabbed the wrong one. This is my drinking water."
"Wh-what...?"
Sadako handed over fresh water, then started chugging the vodka from the canteen.
Feeling terror and fear at how inhuman she was, Olga gulped down the cool water to soothe her throat.
Truth be told... her stream was just starting to bloom.
Slowly gathering fans, doing song streams, planning to drop an album later—growing as an idol VTuber at her own pace.
She admired the zombie girl VTuber, but she had her own romantic dreams too: like investing big in an MV with a song fitting her pirate cosplay character.
But then Pilot hit it big, dooming her to constant comparisons and a bleak future. She deflated completely.
May comforted the wilted girl, saying even Virtual Alive's division commander had few subs and low song views, but kept chasing her idol dreams.
Wakamo wanted to comfort her too, but was trembling like "Please don't fire me if I'm here," sobbing. So May stepped in.
She didn't wanna know how Russia handled incompetent soldiers, but her prayer time spiked after streams.
"Lord, protect me!!!"
"Won't reach heaven like that? Lacking sincerity?"
"Captain might hear it though."
"Both of you, out!!!"
She got Olga's feelings... enduring tough days with adults' help, faith in God, and admiration for VTubers. The world was too harsh on a girl like her...
Olga wasn't talentless or lacking anywhere.
It was just Adolf Lucia and Mare Pilot being the problem.
The two tried cracking jokes to cheer up the gloomy girl, but it backfired.
"Let's watch TV at least."
"[This month's album chart #1! [Blue Foam]!!]"
"Nope, not watching."
Pilot's song echoed from TVs, YouTubes, everywhere in the city. Olga flopped to the floor, more miserable. She'd spend her life struggling in Pilot-sunbae's shadow... Asuka shoved a fan into her hands, saying glasses characters survive as tsukkomi only.
Lately Wakamo wasn't smacking Asuka's head with the fan for nonsense or screw-ups, so it felt lacking.
If there's a bozu (the straight man? Wait, boke is the fool), you need a tsukkomi (the straight man) for manzai!
So 2nd gen Wakamo's tsukkomi is Olga Romanova... Iosif Khan, you're it! Asuka urged.
Sadly, she lacked social skills on a despairing level.
"All I can do is talk VTubers with President Wakamo all day!!"
"Out."
"Whoa whoa, calm down Yu Ying. She's a teammate."
"Can't sleep with President anymore!!!!"
Yu Ying, eyes bloodshot, guns drawn, was fuming. Manager Wanda Hye tore her away.
Sleeping buried in Wakamo's arms like a kid was Yu Ying's joy and happiness!!
Olga knew VTubers well and was down, so Wakamo visited often. Yu Ying slept alone in the big bed.
Kang Yeoul or Asuka or Sadako came if she couldn't sleep—but Sadako reeked of booze, hated it.
"Grow up and we'll go drinking!"
"Even worse!!!"
"What?! Just 3 years! Made immersion booze named after me. 40 proof."
"How do you drink that!!!!"
"Yeah, get mad like that, Yu Ying... your pronunciation's getting perfect... Rage'll make you a proper-speaking lady!!"
Bang bang bang!!
"Puhahaha—!! Fire away, I said?"
"I hate you so much!!!"
No one teased her age or "looking for mom" knowing her backstory.
Still, at 18, begging Wakamo to bathe together, or sitting on laps off-stream... If Wakamo had 3 bodies, Yu Ying's clinginess would've stopped everything. Like a koala or kangaroo stuck to mom?
Wakamo took good care since she brought her and she's cute, but these clingy bursts made her think parents matter.
"Thinking about it, only Sadako has normal parents in our company."
Dead parents, abandoned, missing... no proper families.
"I'm your family!!"
"Oyaji!!!"
Wakamo hugged jumping Sadako, gave her airplane rides.
Yu Ying lined up behind, eyes sparkling, got lifted too.
Giggling, then Asuka, Adelheid, shy Olga queued up. Wakamo half-joked but sighed at the real issue...
"Manager, what're you doing there?"
"Do me too!! Looks fun!!"
So the manager got airplane rides too.
Anyway—while streaming VTuber stuff to kill time and prepping 1-year anniversary...
At this rate, Iosif Khan's really gonna get buried. Glasses meme sticks hard, won't shake easy.
Take off glasses now? Viewers'd ask "Where's the real body? Trolling?" Obvious.
"Gotta climb 53rd floor first, right?"
52nd confirmed: Iosif Khan could claim rewards normally. Platinum grade!!
Plus note: Climbing Incheon Tower skips 52nd.
So she climbs mid-sections simultaneously, not sequential.
Worried about difficulty spike—surprisingly none!!
Fatal group climb penalty didn't apply to Iosif Khan.
Yup, [Idol (VTuber)] per guide: 100% non-combat Legendary class!!
Ascender nurture specialized, far from combat classes!!
Wakamo twisted and squeezed her body, got [VTuber] skills as rewards—irregular by accident.
[Race] change makes her arguably 【Closest to Gods Among Ascenders】.
【Humans Who Became Gods Postnatally】 fits.
Class was jury-rigged, conditions a mess hard to meet—but Tower didn't expect this one to qualify.
Normally unobtainable Idol [VTuber Skills] let [Form Change Wizard] overcome weakness, becoming flawless ascender.
Of course, not invincible tower climb.
Tower has monsters, terrain, gimmicks galore.
Wakamo taught Iosif [Skills] with points + 52nd rewards, vowed to let her shine on 53rd no matter what.
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"Konwakamo~ Catchphrase: Grip strength 500KG! Gwigwi~ Let's crush 'em~"
-Actually stronger than that.
-53rd floor already, huh.
-Didn't even take a year to get here, real?
-No 100-floor clears yet?
-Yeah none. Insanely tough apparently.
-How nuts is it.
-Captain's worse?
"What're you worrying for! Regret after climbing!!"
-Korea pride as expected.
-Living from Gojoseon era...
-Bear-tiger myth ancestor maybe...
-Just a good fox god VTuber...
-So after circular arena, what's next?
-Show more Form-Form Fruit powers?
"Today, Iosif's going out no matter what!"
"Determination opens the path, everyone."
-Glasses come on.
-Red Pill white dragon buries her.
-Cheering from back is hilarious lololol
-How's she getting solo shots in group climb lolol
-Please do something Iosif!!
-Can't flop like this. Show Soviet quotes.
-Like red Wakamo, but redder spirit!
"Need hammer and sickle?"
"No!! Cross maybe!"
-Why you suggesting that lolol
-Why you even holding it lolol
-For art.
-Ah! Artists butcher too!
-Gotta handle tools lolol
"Iosif!! The great moment has tolled!! Time to land the final blow on the enemy and fulfill the mission from comrade Wakamo!! Crush the fascists in this tower and raise the victory flag atop Incheon Tower!! For vengeance against German fascist scum!!"
"Stream on, only victory..."
-Uh, no. Stop.
-Don't gaslight...
-Don't awaken Orthodox Iosif lolol
-Why fascists now.
-Always wishing Germany's doom.
-German gov sees her as terror suspect.
-Artistic downfall angle too.
-Most end with "Germany bad" lolol
-Engineer just fucked... who expected this psycho.
Adolf whispering "must win" nonstop, firing up Iosif. No special [Skill] persuasion, but German blood's speech passive(?) worked.
Wakamo Corp identity: ascents streamed by all members, not just Wakamo—yet only Iosif spotlit.
She... no, soldier Olga Romanova knew the weight.
"Lord, give me strength..."
"Uh.... [Idol's Protection]"
Wakamo peeked at praying hands-folded Iosif, cautiously buffed her.
Not praying to Wakamo, low floor so far—buff to not get hurt. Timing coincidental.
-Don't need to pray that hard, she's right there.
-Prayer's about the ritual.
-Orthodox bans idol worship?
-Outsource to God?
-Then our fox god's more heretical?
-Satan lololololol
-Just ally buff, idiots!!! Don't escalate!!!
-But can't ignore slander lololol
-Fact: Wakamo banned her own worship via gov request.
-Idol who hates being worshipped.
-Doesn't wanna get hurt.
-So we tease with it?
-Nah...
-Yeah...
-Asuka-nim!! I didn't tease!!
-Oh shit.
-Blacklisted, morons lolol
Wakamo sighed craters at fans teasing Orthodox believer over one buff. Tried buffing curious May too—no stack. Would've been god-tier class.
"Coming."
Ichigo reacted first.
Same arena as before, but no crowd, rundown abandoned circular field silent.
"The reason people fail... is 'shame.' People die from 'shame.' Regretting 'if only then' or 'why'd I do that'—shame weakens and dooms people. Not appearing on streams consecutively isn't a mistake...... It's a trial...... Turn it into victory...!!"
"Did I overdo the cheering?"
"Iosif's broken!"
Mumbling to shake anxiety, she boldly stepped forward.
Footsteps from opposite, revealing unmistakable martial robes.
"Stop, Iosif!!"
[Climbing Incheon Tower 53rd Floor World]
-Trials befitting tough ascenders
-[Wakamo Inarizushi] ascender's feats raise difficulty!
-Overcome trials with allies!
-Victory over [Heroic Spirit]!
-Defeat [Soul (魂魄) Ink Strong Corpse (墨彊屍)]!
[Platinum Clear Condition]
-Ally survives (0/1)
Wakamo's urgent shout—yet Iosif sped up. Like Pilot, all-metal black-skinned jiangshi, long sleeves hiding hands, dual poison-coated swords gripped.
Waist darts galore, braided hair sharp blades.
Not pure martial user—weapon jiangshi.
"Path to happiness... those resolved are happy... Sensing bad things coming might feel despair... but opposite!! Even if stream flops, resolve brings happiness.... 『Resolve』 blasts away 『Despair』! This is my pursued VTuber in Heaven...!!"
"[Death─!!]"
Spitting short hanja, dozens of sleeve-hidden blades shot at Iosif.
Wakamo clocked it weaker than Mei's jiangshi from crude moves.
Iosif adjusted glasses, drew waist weapon, smacked all blades away.
Snap—!!
Slammed ground hard, white whip coiled back to hand.
Drew cross from belt, hurled it—jiangshi fired sleeve darts.
Poison melted ground, splitting darts—not just thrown—targeted Iosif.
Knew dodging sent 'em behind, whip danced, deflected darts.
Stats gone, but experience remained.
From dart shadows, black shadow blades surged unexpected ambush—but empty hand drew axe from waist, split shadow blades. Iosif roared.
"GRRAAAAAARRRR──!!!!"
[Dragon Fear] roar!! Even allies stiffened tingling—Wakamo whistled.
So potent, strong-willed Pilot winced, staggered.
"That life, return to the Lord!!"
Whip alive, writhing swimming, shot blade-like, slashed sword-like—jiangshi parried with metal sleeve, spat needle defenses, tossed sporadically.
Every attack poison-coated, graze = fatal.
Poison-immune Ichigo wore gas mask; just lifting dropped sword turned palm purple.
No damage... but Ichigo this bad? Asuka instant death drop, Adolf melt-level.
So Mei/Wakamo fronted as shields.
"She's fighting way better than expected!!"
Mid-fight, smacked incoming needles with axe, whipped jiangshi viciously tearing it— IOSIF.
Tossed projectiles bound arms momentary—jiangshi lunged ambush, but no panic: twisted body, tail speared waist, ripped through.
Flawless fight, no gaps no waste.
Sleeves tore, black hands exposed—infused mana, purple aura, terrain corroded melted nearby.
Unforeseen poison bird(?), no time panic—swept arm, poison mana slash flew at Iosif.
She hurled two blue-mana crosses, crushed it reverse—but feint.
Slash ballooned exploded, purple poison engulfed Iosif.
Sizzle— smoke rose, Iosif knelt.
"Danger!"
Jiangshi targeted nape, straight thrust lunging.
"[!!]"
As if waiting, head up—cheek poison trail, realized tricked, but jiangshi charged unstoppable.
Pew—
"Grand Cross!"
Attack imminent, blue hellfire from Iosif center spread everywhere.
Towering blue light pillar.
All vast [Dragon Mana]—awed shocked briefly.
Dragon blue flames morphed cross-shape, blazed hot fierce, swallowed self-entered jiangshi range, incinerated.
But jiangshi undaunted: ragged top bloated exploded, poison mist everywhere.
Wakamo's [Idol's Storm] wind barrier caught it—but mist merged blue flames, intensified deadlier spread.
Soon, hyperpoison melted flames too—absurd power overwhelmed. Poison walker Ichigo awed master's far superior skill.
"...Dead?"
Asuka hesitant spoke, Pilot smacked her head back.
Dead? All know instant.
Mist thick hid inside... but huge shadow rose.
Uncurled, wings spread, roared—wind froze everything.
Blue-eyed white dragon soared arena, flaunting jewel-like beauty.
Stained glass-like blue tail to body scales, white trunk mix—gem dragon-esque.
Sapphire diamond dragon—jiangshi leaped fearless.
Iosif vanished transparent midair.
-????
-Invisible???
-Dragon? Invisible????
-lolololololol
-Iosif Khan is super strong!!!!
-Oh, that's why dragon invisible!!
-Stealth invisible to allies too where?!
-We're not red team then.
"KRARARARARA!"
Floor shook. Body vibrated. Ear pain indescribable.
-Strongest transparent dragon among dragons roared.
-Transparent dragon OP strongest cuz invisible lololol
-Whole team invisible lolol
-Wtf this展開?
"Go, blue-eyed white dragon!! Urethane of doom!!"
Adolf cheer—light in empty air.
Jiangshi late-reacted repositioned Iosif—Wakamo slashed sword, Ichigo bulleted, Asuka/Pilot spells curses, Adolf's chisel pierced brow.
"GRRAAAAA──!!!!!"
Dragon rage breath engulfed whole arena!!
Jiangshi flailed inside, slowed, shattered, vanished into light.
Thud.
White dragon landed majestic, neck up—beamed light!
-Fucking sick lololol
-Korea's pride transparent dragon here?
-Better fighter than expected lolol
-Above Mei now?
-Mei pulls shadows if behind.
-Cowardly... still a martial artist!!!
-VTuber probs.
-lololololol
"Did it! I, Iosif Khan!! After long suffering—finally──!!"
Iosif bounced tears joy over stream feat, viewers smiled warmly.
Not huge burden, but her results obsession echoed desperate 0th gen.
But—floor cleared, alert popped worldwide incl. tower interior.
[【[Man Eater] Amelia Schier Mason】 cleared New York 100-floor tower]
[First 100-floor tower clearer: Festival for 『Legendary Classes』!]
[Represent nations, hear improvements/additions for future ascents first]
[Korean tower eligible Legendary Class: only [Idol]!!]
"Huh?"
Climbing Korean tower ≠ Korean tower所属 Legendary?
Then our Adelheid teams with German Engineer? Murder imminent...?
[Invites 50 worldwide Legendary Classes!]
[Plus special: Job strength ranking announced!]
Tower does everything, Wakamo thought.
Iosif mumbled "I... cleared floor...?" but buried long ago.
No one paid her attention, shockingly.
Ranking instant view—Wakamo popped window.
Legendary Class Combat Power Ranking.
※Based on class strength, not ascender.
1. Holy Swordsman.
2. Martial Sovereign
3. Man Eater 2nd Gen
4. Lapucelle (Saintess) 7th Gen
5. Sage
6. Berserker
7. Satyros 2nd Gen
8. Sparta 3rd Gen
9. Executioner.
10. Werebeast.
Class strength ranking, not ascender—nice note.
...Satyros 7th? Goat dick why so strong?
Shame-for-power? Explains. Gens noted impressive.
Saintess: how 7 gens in 10 years...?
Wakamo scrolled forever wondering her rank.
...
....
45. Doctor.
46. Postgrad (Grad Student)
47. Mime Master.
48. Artist
49. Artist
50. Idol
"No, bullshit."
Idol below Artist?
Madder: grad student Legendary.
Wtf makes poor soul eternally grad student.
Didn't wanna know, Wakamo.
Mime Master...?
"Sigh..."
First time community recognition slipped.
Snatched incoming invite natural to her, sighed.
Taught Iosif [Skills], saved her best— this?
"...Wait, only me for Korea? For real?"
More: mobbed soon—Wakamo forehead-palmed.