Chapter 155
Chapter 155
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 155
Chapter Title: Tower-Climbing Fox God VTuber
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"Whooooaaaah!!!"
The crowd in the stands was going wild.
Even the other climbers watching couldn't help but be awed by the brutal showdown unfolding before them.
It was a real fight to the death, with neither side giving an inch.
Wakamo, who could only watch, felt like she was losing her mind.
No matter what tricks she had up her sleeve, there was no way out!
Going down to the first floor or using [My Worlds]—
—even her link to her clones had been completely severed!!
She could feel the Colosseum's iron will refusing any outside interference.
She'd even unleashed the second-generation Man-Eater and let it rampage to escape, but even that did nothing.
This space looped infinitely.
The floor wouldn't break no matter what, and if you kept going forward, it reappeared behind you. The ceiling hung oppressively low.
It was a special zone designed purely for isolation.
The [Pirate] had said it himself—it was a skill he'd gotten as a reward from floor 70.
She had no idea how far the [Unfair Contract] rule extended, but it was clearly capable of meddling with the Tower's own rules.
From the victim's perspective, it was the kind of sneaky, pirate-worthy ploy that drew grudging admiration.
But flip it around: where exactly could you even use a skill like that?
It required exchanging opinions with the opponent and both parties agreeing to a contract.
Was there anywhere besides this Colosseum where something like that could happen?
The Tower might chat with you, but deals or bets rarely went through.
That one time Wakamo had bet everything she got from the Chinese Tower—maybe then the skill would've worked.
"Haah...."
That's why she'd been completely outplayed.
All Wakamo could do was watch in helpless frustration. She had no other choice.
Her opponent had chosen to fight while utterly excluding her.
For Wakamo, it was just a duel over a mere 【Mystery Tower】.
Maybe... the skill wouldn't even activate unless the stakes were of equal value.
Thinking back, the Pirate had shouted it so decisively.
Having been burned by similar tricks countless times, Wakamo could imagine how much the Pirate had racked his brain after getting this skill.
"He's dead set on this."
The fire in the Pirate's eyes—the sheer "fighting spirit"—was something even Wakamo couldn't underestimate.
But Wakamo had faith.
Her own VTubers, the ones she'd raised herself, would pull through.
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"There's all kinds of stuff out there."
[Unfair Contract], the reward from floor 70.
Honestly, Pirate Nagato Yukiyoshi had no clue what the hell you were supposed to do with a skill like that.
How do you even use one that [only distorts effects for contracts both parties have accepted]?
It didn't enforce any special binding on contracts, and signing rare ones offered no real gain.
Then it hit him: even the fair duel rules of the 【Colosseum】 counted as a contract, so he could use it here.
Was all the desperate struggling he'd done drifting the seas his whole life not in vain after all?
He just had to win here.
Sure, Wakamo Inarizushi might hunt him to the ends of the earth, maybe even keep him from ever setting foot on the continent again—
—but as the second-generation Pirate, having lived nearly eight years as a 【Pirate】, he was ready to stake his life.
"If this class only gave trash skills like this, I never would've changed classes!!"
"Hah, you all say the exact same thing."
The [Sword Saint] snickered at the Pirate's words, mocking him for not having a skill like that.
Only four remained on their side: the [Three Rivers Naval Commander] and [Bear Woman] included.
Their opponents had dropped by just one, to four as well.
He hadn't underestimated them.
They truly lived up to the strongest active climbing team.
"I've always wanted to fight you!! The heroes I'd only read about in books!!!"
The aged Sword Saint drew his blade and charged across the arena, his old body belying his speed.
Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei—how many in Asia didn't know their names?
Anyone who'd cracked a book had surely read about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms heroes, and now they moved and breathed in the flesh.
Even as spirits, their pressure was real. And that surging mana, that overwhelming battle aura?
These weren't ordinary Asians—these towering heroes with their massive frames swung their weapons, and the Sword Saint met them alone in a desperate 1-on-3 struggle.
Wakamo, arms crossed, watched the battle in silence.
"—Think you could imitate that?"
The Pirate knew that if Wakamo joined, victory would be impossible.
Blood-soaked Won Da-hye let out a roar and charged.
The longer the fight dragged on, and the more wounds she took, her body grew larger, her savagery fiercer, until she looked less like a climber and more like the [Incarnation of the Bear].
Eyes blazing like flames, mouth spewing mist, fur crackling with lightning, claws glowing and radiating light.
"—Groooaaargh!!!!"
If the [Bear Woman] had properly conquered even one Tower, could she have issued stronger commands?
Thanks to class matchup, even getting her to obey orders a little was a miracle.
"My bears!! Go fight!! [Commanding Totem]!!"
At the Bear Woman's call, three massive bears made of pure white spirits lunged at Won Da-hye.
Compared to her bulk, it was like elementary kids charging a wrestler.
One swipe of her forepaw unleashed a slashing gale that carved the arena floor and shredded the bears effortlessly.
The last bear charged bravely, but Won Da-hye split it in half with a beam from her maw.
"Kuuuwaaaah!!!!"
The crowd fell silent in terror at the monster bear from hell roaring skyward and unleashing its breath.
"Why isn't the [Transformation] breaking...?!"
"Buff us up. Against a monster [Shifter] like that, your restraints won't hold."
She was near the realm of divine bear unity.
Her [Resistance] would be sky-high from the monster-like change—no ordinary [magic] would work.
At the captain's order, the Bear Woman planted totems, casting wide buffs on allies and debuffs that shaved enemy stats.
Yu Ying grimaced as the inescapable aura washed over her.
'It's only lethal against those with stats.'
Her stats plummeted dramatically. Agility dropped from 350 to 200, making her click her tongue.
In other words, useless against Wakamo, who had no stats.
The more she thought about it, the clearer it became how meticulously the Pirate had prepared for this moment.
"[Not bad at all!!]"
"[You guys seem a bit weaker, no?]"
"[Nngh—!! Don't blame the kid, Zhang Fei!!]"
Compared to when Yu Wei summoned them, the spirits' stats were embarrassingly low. With the Bear Woman's debuff on top, the Sword Saint—who'd been struggling—now pushed the three back evenly.
This was a battle of time.
If they didn't end it quickly, victory was impossible.
"Let's go—!!!"
"Before he turns it into the sea—"
"【Qi Cannon Blast】!!"
Sadako shoved Yu Ying aside from the incoming arrows and took a direct hit, flying backward.
She'd activated a [Shield] spell at the last second to block it, but the massive mana drain made Sadako's [Kami Musubi Tattoo] flicker faintly.
The [Pirate] casually blocked the blow with his cape—the one that had trapped them in a [Reality Marble] skill, sealed with barriers, and hammered full-force.
'—That's a massive gap.'
Unbelievable. This Pirate was tough even in a 1-on-1 with Yu Ying. Tough enough that Sadako thought she could beat him with her sword.
His stats didn't seem that high, his swordsmanship nothing special.
Poison might be lethal, but sadly, it wouldn't work on Yu Ying.
So Sadako concluded: in front of all these spectators, the [Pirate] was holding back his skills.
—Word was, he was the 【Second Generation】.
A legendary class climber so famous even her father knew of him. The man who roamed all the seas.
The Pirate hailed as invincible on the ocean.
It wasn't his allies who were strong.
He had something special.
'The boss got isolated by some weird skill that left her helpless. That means he's got even crazier ones!'
"Fire!!"
At the [Three Rivers Naval Commander's]—General Won Yuu's—order, imperial cannons materialized in the air and unleashed a barrage.
Then, as he swung his blade, divine mechanisms appeared, firing arrows that blotted out the sun and cast shadows.
Already at a disadvantage, buffs on them, debuffs on us.
Sadako turned to mist to close the gap, while Yu Ying chugged enhancement potions and charged blindly.
Boom—! Boom—!!
Won Da-hye body-blocked some shells and swung her massive leg, making the Bear Woman scream.
"[Departure Commence]!!"
The Pirate declared his skill again, and emerging ships rammed Won Da-hye ferociously.
She was pushed back a bit but lifted the huge vessel with raw power and flipped it aside. The captain raised his blade amid the awe.
"[Time to Plunder]—!!"
At his command, a flood of ghost pirates poured from the decks, hurling hooked ropes at Won Da-hye as they swarmed.
From bomb-vested ghosts charging in, to dozens more spilling out—it was endless, like kicking an anthill.
Won Da-hye thrashed, buried under the pirate swarm, but they kept coming.
Yu Ying and Sadako leaped over her back—now a lone breakwater against the ghostly wave—rushing the captain.
Her gun spat fire, riddling the Bear Woman with dozens of rounds.
Blinded by the sun at Yu Ying's back, her reaction was slow; she bled out and toppled forward.
Yu Ying hurled her empty pistol like a boomerang at the totems, but the general leaped up and batted it away with his sword.
"How long can your ally hold out!!"
Arrows pierced her body, shells holed her everywhere—Won Da-hye slowed as poison swords from ghost pirates struck.
Not content with bomb blasts, the crewless pirate ships smashed forward relentlessly, heedless of destruction.
"[Sea Battle Domain]!!"
Another skill invocation filled the arena with seawater.
Yu Ying and Sadako charged the captain and general atop the rising panokseon decks.
"[Pirate Roulette]—like it?"
"Gaaah!!"
As Yu Ying puzzled over the cryptic question, Sadako behind her suddenly got trapped in a [barrel] and tumbled forward with her momentum.
Recognizing the familiar, hole-riddled barrel from somewhere, Yu Ying turned to help—but a cutlass flew up automatically, impaling the barrel-bound Sadako first.
"Uwaa....agh.....doesn't hurt?"
"Blackbeard's Near Miss!! Pretty famous in Japan!"
Naming the toy, Sadako—the only other Japanese who got it—couldn't believe it before—boom!—she was ejected from the barrel and shot across the arena.
Sadako rocketed away like a toy firing a trapped pirate; Yu Ying swung at the Pirate.
He parried easily with his cutlass, firing his pistol with the other hand. Yu Ying dodged, creating distance—only for the general to slash from behind.
On the rocking deck amid churning waves, Yu Ying fought desperately to keep balance.
Her stats kept dropping while buffs made her foes far stronger; impressive that the [Alchemist] held out.
"Die, you Chink!!"
Did this guy only know discriminatory trash-talk?
Yu Ying caught the general's blade in her sleeve, then whipped her coat to deeply slash his gut.
"Grk....!!"
"You're weak as shit!!!"
Using [Transmutation], she morphed her metal coat into a sword, bisecting him at the waist. She staggered, dodging the Pirate's blade that grazed her cheek.
"Go easy. He only made it to floor 39. Weakest in our crew."
".....Why not train him up?"
Yu Ying's quip left the Pirate speechless, his face bitter.
Like how the [Bear Woman's] totems lingered underwater even after she fell—the [Three Rivers Naval Commander]'s [Sea Battle Domain] persisted after his defeat.
A submerged pirate ship surfaced in the wrecked panokseon's place, slamming and flipping it.
As it spun once and soared skyward, the Pirate hurled a hook-rope at falling Yu Ying, wrapping her neck and whirling her once before slamming her down hard onto the emerging ship's deck.
But she twisted mid-fall, using landing arts to sever the rope—then dynamite rained like a storm.
She transmuted her coat into a hemispheric shield just as fireworks-like chain explosions erupted; the airborne panokseon crashed atop the pirate ship, crushing it.
Rumble—
Yu Ying sank into the sea without a moment to recover.
Unnaturally deep, no arena floor in sight—she realized it wasn't the same skill.
The Pirate swam like a merman, his blade swiftly slashing her ankle.
A lethal strike sealing her unprotected lower body and signature mobility.
Feeling her ankle tendon snap, Yu Ying scattered potion vials underwater.
Twisting from the spreading poison, he headed for the surface; she rode the potion explosions' shockwaves skyward.
Amid worsening waves, one pirate ship awaited them.
Limp.
Her leg wouldn't support her; Yu Ying's eyes twitched.
A few minutes till skill [cooldown]—could she hold? Could her body take back-to-back uses?
The Pirate before her radiated entirely different charisma.
Overwhelming presence in his gaze.
No clue where her allies were swept off to—worst case, it was 1-on-1.
"—Even if we win, our pissed-off President's gonna smash your skull."
"Hahaha!!! Who doesn't know that!!!"
Laughing off Yu Ying's threat, the Pirate gripped his blade tighter, madness gleaming in his eyes.
"The whole world says it!! That challenging the strongest idol is insane!! Climbing the Tower and picking fights?! You know how many Towers I've conquered? Five!!"
"Wha...?"
Second-generation Pirate Nagato Yukiyoshi.
He was captain for one reason: no one had climbed more Towers. He'd danced with death more than even the [Sword Saint].
Terror of the seas, undefeated on water—the last true pirate of the modern age!!
"[Unfair Contract] from conquering floor 70.... Heh.... Know what it is, [Alchemist]? The world splits everything into combat jobs or non-combat. No name for in-betweeners like me."
Sadly, [Pirate] was neither purely combat nor support—just awkwardly in-between.
Too many miscellaneous abilities made for a weirdly balanced hexagon.
More ambiguous and incomprehensible than any other class.
"When I conquered the Maldives Male 30-floor Tower, I got a class-exclusive skill called [Shop Transaction]... That was nine years ago."
"......."
"I thought, 'Oh, so that's what 【Tower Coins】 from climbing are for here.' But when I tried using it? [No shop exists.]"
The Pirate's candid confession had Jackson in the stands sobbing uncontrollably.
The beekeeper gasped from resurfaced trauma; the former grad student foamed at the mouth and fainted.
Wakamo, watching, squeezed her eyes shut at the tale of Tower Coins from nine years ago.
Even furious Yu Ying's rage deflated in an instant.
"I roamed every sea. As a pirate, I hunt my own treasure. Somalia 50-floor. UK 40-floor. Solomon Islands Honiara 70-floor. Australia Canberra 90-floor...."
Climbing, resetting, searching Towers endlessly—
"No [shops] anywhere."
The Pirate wore a hollow, enlightened expression, beyond resignation.
Nine years circling global seas, climbing over a hundred Towers, resetting, hoarding unusable Tower Coins... He smiled wryly, recalling the night he'd drowned sorrows in booze after Wakamo's 100-floor clear spawned the 【Tower Coin Shop】.
"Even if the world calls me mad. I have ambitions I can't yield! Even against a true god. A man's one life. A pirate's fate, doomed to hell from birth. Die thrashing joyfully with my beloved ship—fun, carefree, kicking till the end."
The Pirate had resolve. Yu Ying's face darkened hearing it.
Her foe burned with unbreakable will, ambition, venom—even willing to die for victory.
Plus, he'd conquered and reset five Towers—veteran of countless climbs.
Why so weak?
To play weak, hide his skills to the very end.
And now, against Yu Ying, he was ready to go all-out, consequences be damned.
"Pirates stake life on treasure!! A man's life!! Fearing death keeps you from the seas!! Even if the world calls me fool!! Climbers fight fate, pirates sail storms!!"
Yu Ying hurled a potion from her belt.
The Pirate swung his hook-rope, snatching them midair and hoisting them overhead.
Unbelievable sight.
She whipped out a spare pistol from her coat lining for rapid fire—but he batted bullets aside with his cutlass.
"[Absolute Counter]!!"
His glowing cutlass split into dozens, flinging bullets back.
Bullets and potions returning, Yu Ying parried with [Void Spirit Taiji Divine Fist] as the Pirate charged the deck.
"Ugh...!"
"Poison won't work, but booze'll get you drunk!!"
The debuff inflicted [Drunkenness]; everything multiplied dozens-fold, strength fled her legs, seasickness made her vomit on the spot. Eyes shut, Yu Ying swung on pure instinct.
Facing her drunken-master swordplay, the Pirate drew a staff.
"[Guigui New Style Half-Staff Technique]!!"
Wielding not cutlass but staff, his master-level movements battered her head and vitals mercilessly.
Like taiji, circling strikes like raging waves battered flailing Yu Ying.
Waves grew fiercer; the ship rocked violently.
Deck danced, rapids tilted the hull, objects tumbled off.
"[Barrage Salvo]!"
His coat billowed, revealing six cannons.
No dodging or blocking the shell storm; Yu Ying squeezed her eyes shut.
"Kroooaaargh!!!"
Won Da-hye surged from the depths, gripping the keel and flipping the ship upside-down.
Shells fired skyward; Yu Ying nearly plunged again.
Chugging potion to purge drunkenness, she balanced atop the inverted hull.
'Can open shops anytime with [Shop Transaction] but buys nothing.'
Eyeing the Pirate opposite, Yu Ying inferred more hidden aces.
Rumble—
Downpour. Torrential rain.
Crackle—
Lightning split thunderclouds; a whirlpool sucked seawater at the arena's heart, dragging ships in.
"Pitch Brothers!!"
Yu Ying pulled artifacts, summoning heroes again.
Before their forms solidified, the Pirate struck faster.
"Take 'em out, Kraken!!!"
At his call, massive tentacles rose, coiling the pirate ship and dragging it under.
Kicked like a cannonball mid-plunge, Yu Ying dropped her artifacts.
Spun in disorienting currents, Won Da-hye yanked her to the surface—but tentacles dragged Won Da-hye down too.
"Sadako!!"
Her determined shout.
Gulping potions, Yu Ying spotted Sadako clinging to barrel shards like a floatie in the corner.
"[Shape Shift]!! Great Lava Flow!!"
Slamming palm to sea, her tattoo glowed; waters turned crimson instantly, steam and fog billowing from rain.
Kraken and Won Da-hye sank, engulfed in lava—Kraken ablaze.
Won Da-hye endured in lava with thick bear pelt, smashing the remaining pirate ship with full-force punch.
The Pirate was underwater—surely incinerated in lava... she hoped.
"Ugh...!!"
A massive slash cleaved lava, crossing Won Da-hye to strike Sadako at the arena's edge.
[Sword Saint]? No—he leaped across burning-legs lava to finish her.
The Pirate.
He'd cleaved the lava sea alongside Won Da-hye.
"Don't come closer!!!"
Sadako flash-froze lava to ice, slashing diagonally at the Sword Saint while grabbing the Pirate again.
Legless Sword Saint. Sadako with near-fatal wounds.
She gripped the two swords at her waist.
Not her usual longswords—but [National Treasure Summon]'s [Greatswords] from the Immortal's Dual Ridge Armor. Ghostly eyes fixed on the Sword Saint.
Legless and immobile, he assumed stance to meet her.
"Come, daughter of the Fist King!"
"【Three Feet Swear to Heaven, Mountains and Rivers Tremble】"
Swearing on the three-foot blade, mountains and rivers quake—
Chanting the [Sword Name], the greatsword wailed pitifully. Waves crashed along its edge; the Sword Saint shivered but smiled.
Just a [skill] in the [sword], but fused with Sadako's death-defying mutual destruction resolve, an Asura loomed behind her in illusion.
Colosseum meant no true death.
So bodies be damned—fight all-out.
Her sword aura could cleave a hundred wako ships on the horizon in one stroke.
She'd taken it reluctantly—Japanese using it?—but needs must.
"【One Swing Clears All, Blood Dyes Mountains and Rivers】—!!!"
—One sweep dyes the land in blood.
Crossed greatswords unleashed 【Grand Slash】 at the [Sword Saint].
Exhausted from three heroes, this was his last swing strength.
He drew mightily—but gaped at the limp, [Shape Shift]ed blade.
"No way—at the moment of slashing?!"
Sword Saint cleaved in two pre-swing by Sadako's move, upper body soaring with furious regret.
Sadako slid across ice in a flash, black blood pouring as she dropped her sword and bowed her head.
Despite the strain, no exit. She grit through willpower, gathering mana with breaths.
Boom boom boom—!!!
No respite; brutal combat raged.
Ice shattered from Pirate's chain explosions; pirate ship splintered, totems broke—Yu Ying's stats fully restored.
"Haa...."
'How's he unscathed...?'
Sunk in lava, yet fine.
Nagato Yukiyoshi mashed down his pirate hat, intense gaze burning; Yu Ying drew final breath.
Sweeping hand across face equipped [Plague Doctor's Mask].
[Transmutation - Hyper Adrenaline] triggered; her hair bleached white.
'End it in one blow—!!'
Using every potion, ankle shattering resolved, she kicked off amid bone-cracks, streaking like a meteor at the Pirate.
Transmuted [Engineer's Coat] into steel fortress forward, perfect offense-defense thrust.
Even if blade blocked, thorn-wall would impale.
"Won't falter with goal in sight!!"
Pirate pulled [document], unfurling it—dense [roster] inscribed.
[Yao Fang] and [Penthesilea]'s names erased.
"—You bastard, that raid loss question was...?!"
Penthesilea in stands gaped at [Moonlight Blessing] descending on Pirate.
He invoked her skill, god's grace enrobing him. Wakamo recoiled too.
"Yu Ying!"
Pirate's cutlass slashed down from on high.
So simple—yet Wakamo knew it.
"Heavenly Demon Five Swords!!"
Crushing pressure like falling sky; Yu Ying dodged near-90 degrees.
Legs sacrificed. Coat was her legs now.
Ice golem erupted sideways, charging as sacrificial bait.
"Holy Lady...!"
"I'm watching."
Next erased: [Gabriel Valentino].
Enveloped in holy grace, he burned with shame—lost Mystery Tower, now exploited.
Boom—!!!
Scraaaape!!!
Pirate skidded back across ice.
Max-speed ram and slash failed to pierce [Champion]'s instant [Invincibility].
"—Too bad Japan's next top [skill] can't be used!! But behold!! Why a 【Pirate】 like me holds the undefeated sea legend!!!"
One leg gone, sure-kill failed; Yu Ying immobile from self-buffs.
Honoring her non-combat class effort, he raised cutlass high.
[First-gen Pirate] passed [Tower Coins] to successor on deathbed.
Year of near-death frenzy to find use.
Second-gen inherited, puzzled why hoarded unused, wandered ten more years amassing them.
Yu Ying wondered why no [Shop].
Answer: couldn't use it now.
Power scaled with amassed [Tower Coins] and [wealth].
Gleaming golden aura gathered on blade.
Items from climbs/resets, plundered treasures worldwide.
Pirate pride and greed forged ultimate, deadliest strike.
Aircraft carrier or sea alike—bisected in one.
"【El Dorado Matar】!!"
Death.
Yu Ying's thought: even Wakamo couldn't block.
Bereft of will, staring at golden blade—Sadako's yell echoed.
"[Elemental Transmutation]!!!!"
Condense [Darkness] element, [Reverse] it.
Wakamo proved it possible; nosebleeding, she focused [Light] element to a point.
"[Light]!!"
Before sword fell, light beam lanced, severing Pirate's cutlass-wrist.
"Uoooooh!!!!!!"
Ignoring departing Sadako, busted-ankle Yu Ying executed stance, footwork, thrusting sword with all might to pierce his heart.
"Da....mn...."
"Huff...huff..."
Blood poured beneath Yu Ying's mask.
Pirate's heart gushed too.
"—You win.... But I'm a pirate.... Can't hand over treasure..."
"Wha...."
Heart pierced, yet eyes blazed.
Wakamo-level madness. Endless treasure obsession!!
"【Class-Exclusive Skill: Vilish Plunder】!!"
90-floor conquest unique Pirate skill.
Activation conditions:
1. Must vie over treasure.
2. Know treasure's nature clearly.
3. Cast [Unfair Contract].
4. Opponent unaware of skill.
Ludicrous penalties galore.
Using it made it one-use; third-gen couldn't reuse.
Burn future for this instant.
Colosseum stage for that reason.
Even accounted for potential loss.
[Pirate Nagato Yukiyoshi plunders Idol Wakamo Inarizushi's [Mystery Tower]!]
[No rewards tradable via combat!! Duel forcibly terminated!]
All reset to initial standoff.
Everyone staggered from battle aftermath—but not Wakamo.
[Idol's Thunder] invoked, red hair aflame; full-power assault, deathly punch at Pirate.
But one name erased from roster.
Explorer's [Emergency Escape] enveloped crew.
Hit the translucent barrier—perfect invincibility skill.
Legendary non-combat [Explorer] skill's absurd performance tanked Wakamo's blow.
"—Obviously planned fight-and-flight."
Light-wrapped Pirate clutched bleeding chest.
Heart hole remained. Severed arm too.
".....No skill this good without risks."
Alone, no healing for duel wounds.
Received [Bear Woman]'s treatments, still vomiting blood.
Forcing hook onto stump, more pirate-like now—he even smiled.
"—My victory, Idol."
"No, too early to declare. Remaining Mystery Tower's at the South Pole, right?"
The [Saint] in stands rose quietly, mystical voice resounding for all.
Pirate's face twisted, smile vanishing at rice-ruining words.
But nonchalant.
"Even if mocked as impossible dream. Every climber harbors one or two."
He eyed Yu Ying.
Whatever the dream, she shared his perilous ambition. Grinning, he bellowed to the world.
"Want the wish-granting 【Babel Fragment】? Come to world's end!!! Victor takes all treasure!!!! Climber's code, right, you lot!!"
"Hah....."
Since it came to this, fight tooth-and-nail to the end.
"—Sorry for provoking. Mocking your dream was rude. But otherwise, you wouldn't budge, right?"
Unyielding in trial's fire, Pirate flashed toothy grin up at Wakamo, apologizing.
"Waiting at South Pole, strongest."
With that, light-form fled via [Explorer] skill.
Wakamo scratched head, gazing empty sky.
"Shall I fetch it?"
No reply needed.
Boss says go, they go.
"This time, wish to sing well."
"Aw, ma'am, please no!"