Chapter 141
Chapter 141
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 141
Chapter Title: Imagination Ghost
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"I have no choice!! I have no choice!!"
Gems floating in the corridor were automatically collected the moment they touched anyone's body.
Wakamo couldn't help but think that the tower was trying out all sorts of things, as even the collected count appeared kindly on the display board.
Perhaps because the prison bars had a label reading "Wakamo = Main Body," Mei and Asuka, bound by [Skills], along with the Inari Fox God, were all crammed together amiably in the narrow cell.
"Asuka... this is torture.... Boobs everywhere... six of them..."
-Please let me switch places!!!
-Thighs and boobs everywhere.
-I want to dive right in.
-The density of flesh... it's unreal...
-Sticky and gooey... sounds delightful...
Asuka, tangled up in the Inari Fox God's thighs, Wakamo's boobs, and Mei's boobs, wailed that it felt like being a dumpling stuffed into a steamer.
When Wakamo, who had never canceled [Idol's Lion] before, casually asked if she should cancel the skill, both turned pale and refused vehemently.
"It's like your consciousness just cuts out suddenly? What if you wake up somewhere weird? Ah—it's like the power got shut off and back on.... No pain at all, which makes it weirdly agonizing!!"
"Familiar spirits and summons probably all feel that way. Asuka has a lot on her mind."
"I didn't want to hear that...!!"
That nightmarish sentiment was the last thing Wakamo wanted to hear.
Wakamo calmed her two thrashing lions, assuring them she wouldn't release the summon unless she died, so they could relax.
"Ah.... So comfy...."
Lucia, who had been eliminated early, lay comfortably asleep as if this was her only chance, eyes closed peacefully.
This was just a 5-floor tower, yet it was tougher than Kyoto's 100-floor one—Wakamo was suffocating.
If she'd climbed solo thinking it was no big deal, she would've been pathetically killed by Peter Pan on floor 2, no exaggeration!!
Up until now, she'd pursued pure violence, blending raw power and skills to smash everything.
But starting with the [Clown] on floor 3, which even the [Artist] could barely seal because no one knew how to kill it—as Wakamo suspected, future floors would spawn monsters with complex gimmicks.
She'd thought later climbers had the advantage, but the tower's renovations had accelerated recently, so frontrunners who climbed early and powered up were the ones benefiting.
No, not entirely beneficial?
Even Wakamo might face something absurd on the next floor that no one had seen before.
Either way, it made her not want to climb anymore.
'Fuck—'
Wakamo spat curses inwardly with utter sincerity.
Just Wakamo shattering the 100-floor tower had advanced the tower massively.
If Man Eater and the Idol did it, other climbers would soon tackle 100 floors too.
Korea already had climbers scaling Incheon's 100-floor tower, so someone might surpass Wakamo and conquer it.
To avoid interfering with Wakamo, laws had even been passed allowing climbers to reset climbs, receive massive support from the Climber Association, and head to other towers.
It was law-worthy, so Wakamo had little to say... but she was already anxious about what other climbers assaulting floor 100 might unleash.
Stuff like arbitrarily changing enemy gear to clown outfits, stealing and smashing displayed figures for provocation, or loading allies and firing them...
Firing?
Locked in the prison, Wakamo looked down at her companions bustling through the maze, diligently hunting gems.
Ichigo had collapsed, legs giving out, panting heavily, while the other three—karate master, special forces agent, ex-soldier—traversed the maze tirelessly.
【Mystery Tower】 offered no recovery as floors rose.
At this point, Wakamo was under a constraint preventing overexertion.
Even against Peter Pan, long mana recovery times kept the broadcast from dragging.
The clown fight's showy antics had been hilarious; otherwise, a 1-hour slog would've induced yawns.
—And now, the backrooms maze had viewers laughing like it was a variety show...
But the terror of restarting from scratch on failure tormented Wakamo.
Plus, who knew what else awaited.
"Believers watching the stream!! How many are there?! 190,000? Why so many???"
-Because it's a Mystery Tower raid.
-Watching for thesis material.
-New monster update preview?
-To see VTubers get worked to death.
-This raw vibe you can't get from modern variety shows.
-Doing Dangerous Invitation too? For the 1-year anniversary?
-Load 'em on flying chairs and launch.
-Wakamo Boss weighs over 200kg, no go.
-Rigged for ricochet accuracy lololol
"—Believers!! Help gather the gems!!"
-Wow! Doradora!
-Can we cheer from behind the screen?
-I'll watch so the fox doesn't steal from the bag.
-But the boss is the fox lololol
-Ahahah
-Kids~ Help Wakamo~
-Find the key for imprisoned Wakamo?
"It's time!!!"
-The moment has arrived.
-Just call us.
-Go! Fox God!
-Ready, Vtubing?
-Of course, gay!
-For this moment, we're all one.
-How many to summon?
"10,000 for 100 gems should do!!!"
-Backrooms adventure with foxes lolol
-Ahahaha backrooms irresistible lolol
-Link start!!!
[Job-Exclusive Skill 【Viewer Participation Channel】] was activated by prison-bound Wakamo, drawing light from the sky as adorable [Fox Spirits] poured down.
Pipkin Mami, seeing them first, panicked—"Monsters?!"—but quickly caught on from the IDs above their heads and resumed running.
The fox spirit feast bewildered even the pursuers endlessly.
Over 10,000 fox spirits from Tower Foxes made pursuers flinch in shock.
"[Gazua lololol]"
"[Charge!!]"
"[We're all one!!]"
Excited fox spirits hopped about, scattering everywhere. Too short to reach gems, they climbed on each other, grunting, touching gems to increment the count. Pursuers froze, heads swiveling, unsure whom to chase amid rampaging fox packs.
"[Whoa, real backrooms monster]"
"[Ask 'em!!]"
"[Kids!! Attack!!!]"
Fox spirits gaping wide, chomping ferociously.
Hordes followed, filling narrow passages; overwhelmed pursuers flinched, only for swarming fox spirits to stampede them. Each was pathetically weak—worse than goblins or [Dust Bunnies].
But 10,000 changed everything.
They swarmed fearlessly, clinging and thrashing; even as pursuers swung arms, shredding dozens per blow, they only tired themselves.
Monsters had stamina too!!
Even undead crumbled without bones or bodies.
Pursuers swung silently, shaking off fox spirits desperately.
This entity wielded "coercive" force to one-shot Wakamo, likely "invincible."
So what? It was bound by "rules"—pursuers tracked layer existences, so 10,000+ fox spirits demanded pursuit.
Fox spirits carrying VTubers, even Ichigo and Pilot, filled every passage—gathering just 100 gems was instantaneous.
Ding—!
[All gems collected! All climbers automatically transferring to floor 5!]
Message echoed across the layer.
Remaining fox spirits curiously asked their fate—no answer.
As Wakamo's party moved to floor 5, fox spirits laughed at abandonment, returning to bodies.
-Total. Scam. Lol.
-Used and discarded believers? Big +1 lololol
-Isn't that what believers do?
-Damn funny lolol was a blast!!!
-Worth watching lololol
-Clustered so cutely, you guys are adorable!!
"Cleared!!!"
"Huff... huff..."
Pipkin Mami, barely dodging red potion detection, cheered joyfully; Iosif, who'd sprinted full-tilt, collapsed exhausted.
Prison releases reunited all six— they slowly scanned surroundings.
A vast, rocky plain, nothing special.
Expecting golems, they cautiously searched for monsters.
【Mystery Tower】's theme screamed 【Horror】 by now.
Floor 1: Gore horror.
Floor 2: Grim fairy tales.
Floor 3: Clowns—scary to many.
Floor 4: Chase with unbeatable invincible monster.
Floor 5? Wakamo planned to relay tower info immediately.
[Climbing Mystery Tower Floor 5]
-Defeat elite boss monster [Imagination Ghost]!
[Platinum Achievement Condition]
[Marshmallow Man?]
"Uh, um— [Marshmallow Man] makes you think of?"
"Ghostbusters?"
"Sonic 2 Master Emerald?"
"Turning imagination into reality?"
"Boss is [Imagination Ghost], right...?"
Wakamo whispered to the group; all floated question marks over unfamiliar name.
Even [Platinum Condition] joked all floor long!!
"No one think of anything!!! Something's interfering with our minds right now!!!"
Amid it, esper Pipkin Mami sensed sharply, yelling urgently. Her strong, sensitive mind detected intrusion first.
Combined with Wakamo's hints: ghost manifesting climbers' imaginations.
Fear-shapeshifting ghosts were common.
But fully copying thoughts? Worst case, skills too—catastrophic.
"Everyone!! No thoughts, right?!"
Mami's shout turned uneasy eyes to Asuka.
"Asuka has no brain."
"True that!"
Asuka's blank stare was her trademark.
Someone else then?
Eyes unanimously shifted to Pilot, who looked wronged.
"I thought nothing!! For real!!"
But—something formed. Black aura gathered, shaping slowly.
Huge—even looking up barely reached. Giant emergence sparked witch hunt; not Pilot, not Asuka?
Lucia slept standing, eyes rolled back exhausted; Iosif pleaded mind-empty.
"If I'd thought VTuber, it'd be hell!! Time-travel detective or Asakoko? We'd be wiped!!"
Wakamo and Mei insisted worse from them.
Eyes naturally locked on team's smartest: Ichigo.
"....Couldn't help it... it just popped up..."
Ichigo shrugged apologetically.
Before asking what, the giant revealed itself.
"Wah—kya—pya—!!!"
Adorably plush Wakamo doll bellowed, raising stubby arms high.
Lower body fused to earth? Tiny and cute.
Flushed Ichigo confessed: thought "Boss as cute critter to cuddle... but Boss... so heavy!!!"
"Sorry for being heavy..."
"Stabbed by unicorn, community calling me slut; beaten by Peter Pan for being old; now fat granny too? Too much, Ichigo."
"I didn't say that far!!!!"
"Wakamo could get stabbed by unicorn!! Asuka's virgin, no issue—frankly not her problem."
"Truly brainless."
Wakamo inwardly lamented tower respecting concept name/age but gender as male, unable to voice truth.
From unicorn stab, community inferno inevitable—Wakamo accepted fate.
Believers assumed millennium+ virgin impossible, starting from Ichigo cuddles.
Old spinster? Tragic. Her maternal love? Wanderers hailed unicorn true mom, excited.
Perverted stuff later.
Asuka's brainless proof convinced all.
"Wah—kya—pya—!!!"
"What're we doing with that?! "
20m+ mega fox Wakamo raised stubby arms—cutely flailing, unable to scratch nose; Iosif yelled "Cute!"
No threat, no combat vibe—but size alone was weapon.
Full sprint? It'd catch rolling escapees!
"Overspending's the cause!"
"Huh?"
Fox Wakamo stomped... it had feet.
High kick unleashed flame waves roaring outward.
Wakamo-like form made it stronger?
Pilot cleaved flames; Iosif dragon-shifted, flying up.
Lucia dumped on Asuka; party charged mega toddler Wakamo.
"Grk"
Wakamo and Mei tripped.
"[Mana Drain]!!!"
Mana sucked dry; Pilot yelled desperately.
Ghost debuffs expected, but mana drain sapped strength pre-fight; Wakamo shrank rapidly.
Her vast mana pool enabled full-power fox Wakamo—mimicking original's powder mana recovery perfectly.
"Aaahhh ting ting ☆Ah☆Sa☆Po☆Me☆!!"
"Ichigo, what do you even think of the boss normally!!!"
Pilot enlarged arm via [Model Adjustment] for smash—but:
[[Imagination Ghost]'s [Skill Steal] disables [Shape Change]!]
"Don't steal that—what am I supposed to do!!"
Pilot drew dual swords desperately, slashing furiously—damage landed? Or draining Wakamo to heal? Enraged roar.
"[Mana Drain] can't chain—finish in the gap!!!"
"Okay!!"
Mana-refilled via Kang Yeo-ul, Wakamo and Mei sprang up.
[[Imagination Ghost]'s [Skill Steal] disables [Idol's True Form]!]
""Eh""
They flopped like cut puppets.
Passive skill, but still skill!!
No reverting disasters, no other disables.
But without body-moving skills, Wakamo became a helpless statue.
"No choice—!! Everyone!! Watch!! My ultimate from Kyoto 100—Dragon....."
"South African red clay!"
Cute cat mouth gaped; tongue lashed, wrapping Iosif.
Unprecedented absurdity; massive white dragon froze it, but rubbery tongue slammed headfirst into ground, then hurled into rocks everywhere.
Party stared blankly at star-flung Iosif.
"Why imagine Boss with stretchy tongue?! "
"........"
"Answer, 0th gen senior!!"
"Just kill me!!!"
Ichigo, spirit broken to shame-death, curled sobbing.
"How's your taste married furry hard lesbian....."
"It's not!!!"
Asuka's quip snapped Ichigo up furious. Unchecked mega fox focused mana in stubby arms, forming giant light orb.
"Sono Chikara, Christmas!"
"""""Ah"""" "
Mana orb crashed, exploding massively, light pillar soaring.
Party scattered, screaming, dodging mana barrage.
Hellscape: original shot suns; this hurled mana orbs!!
Brute force incarnate!
"Oong! Nice!"
"You see me as shut-in geezer, Ichigo?!"
"Nooo!!!!"
-No broken radio lololol
-Nonsense fest ffs lololol
-Ichigo's Wakamo vision.
-Gen gap~
"Don't underestimate—!!!"
Skill seals weren't eternal.
[Shape Change] + [Werebeast] + [Model Adjustment].
10m giant deer monster Pilot roared, crashing down.
Boom! Earth quaked; mega fox jiggled like pudding—prrrrng.
"Navy Karate!!!"
Pilot punched fiercely—squish, sinking to forearm.
"Ah, squishy"
"No way... all that bulk fur?! "
No flesh feel despite deep punch; Pilot blinked; Mami gasped—cats/dogs faked size with fur?
"No! Wrong! Boss's boob texture...!! Perfect fidelity... Ichigo! How much groping?! "
"Crime scene?"
-Brutal...
-Captain knows how lololol
-Can visualize eyes closed.
-10,000 kneads!! Perfect recreation!
-Alchemist!! Nailed it!!!
"Eyyyyaaaaang!!! Waaaaang!!!"
Ichigo shame-exploded, collapsing bawling.
Streams had emotional cries... but this...
Asuka let him ugly-cry.
"Think positive. Use as excuse to sleep with Boss again?"
"Shall we?"
-Asuka persuasion queen.
-Super AI silver tongue!
-Smiling instantly wtf.
-Yeah, Ichigo... you're elite...!!
-Year+ and same vibes!!!
-No growth...
"Orraaaaa!!!!"
Pilot fought desperately amid skit.
Yanking fur, pummeling soft flesh—boing boing, teasingly bouncy fox Wakamo. Softer than water balloons, springier than pudding, warm forever-holdable—Pilot's zeal waned.
Especially dumb blank grin, drooling slack-jawed—mind-melting.
Weak?
"Jeonbuk! Iksan!"
Absurd kiai; Pilot flinched mid-punch.
"...Dunno what, but take this!!!"
Fox swung stubby arm horizontally huge.
"Heaven-Earth Tyrant Fist—!!"
"This punk, proper tech now?!"
Beep—
Black dot between arm and Pilot—expanded massively into sphere.
Sudden shockwave blasted Pilot, caving chest, vomiting blood, tumbling airborne to crash.
Toughest Pilot crumpled instantly.
Mega fox Wakamo one-shot dominance!
"No, using stuff even original can't!!!!"
Mana-condensed then expanded shockwave... Wakamo admired, genuinely schooled.
Mana drain opener, skill steals, superior mana ghost prowess... Respect-worthy.
But mascot fake stronger than original okay?
"[Dragon Breath]──!!!!"
Sky-flung Iosif dove, breathing at fall speed.
"Randolph Kuchikara Bazooka!!"
"What's that?!"
Ichigo summoned golem, hurling rocks support—party swept back by fox's mana exhaust(?).
Scorching radiant heat overpowered dragon breath, slicing clouds, cleaving sky; output mismatch—Iosif twisted, squeezing mana to resist, perfect sweep fodder.
"[Psychic Ball]!!"
Mami maxed telekinetic orb, baseball-batted crackling black sphere at fox.
Non-physical threat? Beast fox halted mana shot.
"Too big to dodge!!"
"This move... Mutmut Hawaii!"
"Huh?"
Clone-slid sideways, covering dozens meters instantly, evading shot.
Mami laughed maniacally, sniffling.
Gigantic body dodging? Insane!
Wakamo-form made unfairness convincing—infuriating.
"Nngk!!"
Clone high-speed closed gap, body-slamming Mami away spinning; fox rotated top-like, shooting mana from mouth, hurling orbs hands-free, hopping flame waves on ground.
Inari retrieving Pilot saw apocalyptic beast reborn—relieved.
Kyoto tower didn't lose to that...
"Attacks not landing!!"
"Too big!!!"
Asuka airlifted Lucia/Ichigo, [Jujutsu]—no effect.
Ichigo fired guns/throwns... size gap...
20m scale: Asuka-like speed, clones, hand mana shots, mouth exhaust, foot flames—insane boss, who beats?
Wakamo couldn't approach—skill seal risk; soul-drained watching.
Unilateral weakness exploit.
Then, controversial but... Wakamo had a plan.
"[Job-Exclusive Skill 【Viewer Participation Channel】]"
"[?]"
"[Wtf? Why use?]"
Bored Wakamo summoned; curious fox spirits entered, staring up.
Wakamo grabbed, hoisted them.
Mana-infused buffs; viewers caught on, laughing.
"Stake your lives as chips in this op. More stakes, bigger rewards, brighter future!! Each believer's life fuels others' futures!!!"
"[Huh?]"
-Target, azimuth 30°! Range 200! Fire!
-Shoot! Charge!
-Time to show South Cross Human Cannonball!
"Burning rejection...!"
"Necessary sacrifice."
-Me only!! Or!!! Dieee~~~~~!!!
-Human cannonball irl!
"Forgive me, believers! You're [Mana Burn Shells] now!"
Knives gently to spirits—they nodded, duty clear.
"Believers who've cheered!! If I've given much... time to collect!! Go—!! Wakamo ultimate!!! 【Mana Burn Believer Barrage】!!"
-No believer rights!!!
-Die for the Idol...!!
"Idol's true power...?"
Blazing speed believer rocketed into mega fox mouth.
Self-stab enchanted knife—mana-charged spectacular explosion.
Fox writhed, lights from mouth/eyes.
"One more."
"[At least one, please]"
"Thanks, believer.... 1-year ticket for ya...! Line up!!"
"[For Earth, I sacrifice!! Ready believer!! Ikimasu!!]"
"Go──!! Vanish with evil Mystery Tower!!!"
Second believer slid in—
Deafening blast; fox ignited, convulsing.
"Orenokaradawaboroborodaaa—!!"
Burning, shrieking freakishly grotesque fox Wakamo exploded light everywhere.
Ichigo saw Wakamo as weird-talking beast...
Tears flowing, Wakamo wiped with last believer.
"Hic"
Meticulously other side too, holding like doll.
Spirit dangled limp, belly out, reality-crashing face.
-lololololololol
-lolololol
-Last-second madness lololol
-Fluffy enough for handkerchief...
[Mystery Tower cleared!]
[Very mysterious unique item provided!]
[Wakamo Inarizushi acquired "exclusive item" [Idol's Glory]!]
"Huh?"
Wait, Mystery Tower.
You said... Wakamo exclusive item?
Hawa... This... long-awaited... my exclusive item...?
Shocked, eyed fox orb—held by fox, fox orb?
Inspected glowing sphere info.
[Idol's Glory]
Rank: Unique.
Restriction: Idol exclusive item.
Item infused with Idol's Glory.
Grants effects to Idol-worshipping nations.
[Worshipping Nations: Russia, China, Korea].
All recovery speed +25%.
All disease resistance +25%.
All mental resistance +25%.
Double effect when installed specific location.
"Insane!!! Best ever, Mystery Tower!!!!"
"Better than Kyoto tower?!"
"Nah, not that."
"Hehe."
-Sigh really.
-Wakamo loses to wife +1.
-Smirking more lolol
-Boss, ultimate flirt.
-So what item?
Not Inari's festival front-row ticket value.
But with this, more healthy/happy people—
More VTuber viewers— Wakamo smiled.
Mental peace... leisure lets hobby enjoyment...
Healthy mind/body craves fulfillment?
Peaceful, sturdy society— more VTuber watching!!
Long-streaming, Wakamo teared up thinking overworked VTubers' struggles.
Tower resources enrich nation!! Jobs boom!! Housing drops(?) Birthrates up(?).
Ultimately, more VTuber viewers!!
World peace = VTuber viewer surge!!
But Wakamo noticed non-worshipping nation.
"....Right... I'm the Idol...."
"......"
"I'm new world's god...!! Must claim Japan!!"
"....Humans sure are fun...."
Russia prez, China chair, Korea prez—all boosted by Wakamo; why not Japan PM?!
Eyes rolled back, rationality tossed.
Believer health!! National happiness!!!
—More VTuber viewers...!!
"Kihihihi...."
"....Not crazy, right?"
Mami trembled at Wakamo's sinister grin.
It began... Idol's human conquest ambition...!! Plot...!!