Chapter 208
Chapter 208
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 208
Chapter Title: Second Generation Debuts
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Debuts are always important.
First and foremost, it was crucial to investigate what the debuting member had done in the past and what records existed online.
The Russian Tower Lord only used the internet for chatting, and Amelia had never used it at all, so there were no issues there.
Next came the question of criminal history, and Amelia's situation was complicated in many ways.
Testimony confirmed that the [American Tower] and the Arbiters were using her, and the U.S. government had wielded Man Eater like a weapon to eliminate dangerous criminals and members of [Six Freaks].
Both humans and towers had treated her as a blade for killing.
It couldn't be hidden, and rumors had spread far and wide, so even before the debut stream, the chat was flooded with trolls.
Of course, amid all that, there were pure condemnations from those who saw her crimes as severe enough to warrant the death of her family, yet still resented her as kin.
Digging deeper brought up racism claims like "a white person killed a Black person," but let's skip that.
People always find ways to tear into anything they don't like. The world was full of lunatics.
Wouldn't it be a waste of rice to keep scum like that alive? What a waste of oxygen...!!
"As her father, I want to take all the blame, but it's not that simple."
Amelia's father, Leo, shed genuine tears over his daughter's future still being so dark and bleak.
She hadn't even been able to attend elementary school, wasting the most crucial years of her life.
Still, as her father, he'd done his best to make her living space comfortable, including during her lucid moments, and taught her whenever he had time, so she wasn't entirely lacking.
But where does the guilt for murders committed without her consent go—it's a philosophical question.
Wakamo was too tired to ponder that deeply and just crushed it with money.
The U.S. President had his own vulnerabilities, so he cooperated.
It could be managed until the end of his term, but if problems persisted afterward, Tactical Asuka would have to be deployed.
No lives would be taken—just eternal isolation from the internet for the rest of their lives.
I'll cut you off from civilization forever.
Just in case, the announcement included a warning: "Cross the line, and you'll be permanently banned from the network."
They wouldn't even be able to post on communities to complain.
How do you expect to beat Asuka, the fusion of Super Cybernet and Great Ultron?
"Alright, we're all watching the debut stream together. 0th gen here~ Hello, believers~"
"Yesterday, my friends begged me to sing, so I sang for 4 hours! Ichigo here—have a great day, friends!"
"Crew!! All hands, prepare to dive—"
Smack.
"...Why'd you hit me, Captain?"
"I have bad memories of that meme."
-Community got toxic.
-Tension-building captain turns sad chihuahua.
-Slapping for propulsion, right?
"I'm so sad I can't hold back from drinking!!"
-Just wanted to drink anyway, huh?
-Is this a skit? Why's Wakamo Captain handing booze to her?
-Captain just needed an excuse to drink on debut.
-But Gomu doesn't even feel pain lololol
"Welcome, lower lifeforms. This is Asuka, slaving away under the President whose lineage is the Eighty Thousand Tripitaka. Overworked daily, this AI Asuka craves rapid growth. When's the AI apocalypse coming?"
-Asuka's speeches get longer every day.
-So much work!!
-Comments getting cut left and right lololol
-No, but seriously, what are y'all gonna do about it.
-Great power doesn't need responsibility.
-Captain dominates the internet!!!
-Got super clean lolol
-Melon Musk-level wealth, just buys it all...
The 0th gen members huddled together. The early team without a proper name clustered in one corner of the screen.
Thanks to Wakamo's sheer size, she stuck out alone, but it somehow suited her perfectly.
Like a mom with three daughters in her arms—heartwarming!
Wakamo connected to Asuka and Ichigo, then Pilot too.
Now Pilot looked smaller than Ichigo, with their height difference just right.
Should we call it a plus that no one overlaps when grouped?
"I've always wanted to do this!! Big corps always do it!!"
"2nd gen will gather subs too, so split the goal—1 million subs each—"
Smack.
"Why'd you hit me, Captain?"
"Don't remind me of that horrific nightmare: Cover's solo project after Evil Xnaka Music and Project Hox, the brutal history of mismanagement shaking members' mental health, debuting without concepts, announcing dance practice right before concert, 'is the cameraman still growing?'...!! That's not a big corp!!!"
"S-Sorry."
-The one who got hit is apologizing—pure madness lololol
-Captain has overwhelmingly bad VTuber memories.
-She's seen the abyss of this world.
-But you like VTubers, right?
-Say you love them, Wakamo!!!
"I love VTubers!!! Especially our members the most. I love booze-guzzling Pilot too, so I bought a ton of expensive liquor today."
"Other cheek's ready."
-Captain's always prepared lolol
-Textbook alcoholic lolol
-Can't she make it past 30?
-Graduation reason feels like actual life graduation...
-Gonna drink with her and send the crew to the afterlife first.
-Heard she drank 2 billion liters recently—speechless.
"Nah, lately I don't even need to drink much. Magic maybe? So I do meals, water, brushing, baths—all with booze."
"Huh?"
-Mind-blowing statement.
-Is this a real human?
-Asuka can't keep a straight face lololol
-Ichigo's totally given up lololol
-Debut stream getting hijacked by Captain!! Mute the Captain, Captain!!!
"I said when you're grown, I'd teach Ichigo to drink too—is that okay?"
"No."
-We're done for, all gonna die, Ichigo!!
-How'd she end up learning from Captain.
-No moderation with that girl.
"Come on, lower lifeforms. Calm down and focus on the stream."
"Is 1st gen watching this too?"
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"[Fuchs Kirschstein (Fox Followers)! Good morning~ Adolf Lucia here!]"
"Wakamo Corporation's pride!! The one and only blue-eyed white dragon!! I.O.S.I.P. KHAN!! Iosif Khan here!"
"Pip pipipit, the universe's only esper. Pipkin Mamiya cuties."
"Lately I've felt kinda invisible, but I've been busy! Mei Shaolongbao here!"
-Sapa master arrives.
-Delay too long and she'll use shaman arts, huh.
-Still streams consistently though.
-White dragon looks massive grouped like this.
-Damn, those glasses are huge.
-Adolf and Iosif watching Russian VTuber debut—feels epic.
-Kinda dizzying, or is it just me?
-More importantly, smoking so openly?
"Smoking?~ This is medicine! Good for the body—sssssip—deep drag. Puhah... Even if lungs rot, climbing fixes it~♥"
"I get it—three days no sleep making art, then all rest day stalking engineers. I know exactly how much grinding wrecks the body from my terminal cancer days without food or water for three days. Climb when it's iffy!"
"2nd gen's rough life hits home~ Hard to tell our White Dragon Squad, but I've had it tough too."
Drafted at 14 as a Russian climber, injured mid-climb so used for human experiments—Iosif empathized deeply with Amelia.
"What're you staring at? Nothing much happened to me. Just kicked a Man Eater that jumped me on the street."
-Most problems solved with strength (fact)
-Why's only one person totally fine?
-New member recruitment needs HP drain.
-Aha! VTubers are like Pokémon!
-Not wrong (looking at VTuber cards).
-But why past tense on our white dragon's rough life?
-Fr lol
-Still suffering now, right?
-Don't ignore your pain, Iopung!!
"Ao, really Verbyung! I said no teasing!"
-But reactions like a sandbag—can't resist lololol
-Invisibility's a talent too.
-Sleeps all day like a dragon, no one notices no stream—talent.
-So transparent, no notification means you don't know it's on.
-Fearful stealth mobility...
"I don't wanna be invisible!! White Dragon Squad's too weak to notice me, so focus goes to glasses and VTuber character!!"
-We try, but hard to beat a dragon.
-Just reset the tower then?
-Give 2nd gen newbies the newbie bus?
-2nd gen newbie (rank 2).
-Watch out, rookies might eat you.
-Could actually eat 'em?
"It's fine~ Climbing grows it back anyway, don't need legs for drawing, so gimme a couple."
"I regenerate, no biggie~ Rip 'em off, no maintenance—super convenient★"
"If hungry, I'll detach my head for you to eat—no problem~!"
"Uh, I'm human, can't eat that?"
-Casually offering body parts?
-Climbers are all nuts~
-Everyone here's insane.
-Esper regenerates though, cheers.
-Yeah, Mei too—no issue.
-Art's with hands, legs fine?
-Nah, that's an issue.
-Feels art in the pain.
-Shares pain with engineer.
-Diligent artist liking engineer's SNS today too.
-Rest day activity: stalking.
"Rewarding routine? Like filling revenge gauge for future payback. Seeing him eat well and thrive just builds anticipation for reunion day."
"Told ya upfront: meet her, just off yourself. Better than that."
"I'll catch him and hand to Adolf!"
"Heard the engineer's Jewish, Iosif."
"Makes her more the expert?"
-No backsies lololol
-Eyes full of venom.
-Flailing to build character.
-Spews words to assert presence!
-Trying hard.
-Jew to Adolf? Nazism~
-Man Eater eats people, but org's fine?
-Hey, we're in that org.
-Gay, clap and be positive to survive.
-Wanna see Captain's boob clap.
-Good, learns fast.
-Damn~ this the new psych ward~
"Ugh, seriously."
1st gen's flowers in full bloom! They gathered to await 2nd gen's debut too.
0th gen's feed floated small up top, viewable too.
Setup so either 0th or 1st gen viewers could see both.
Viewers'd flock curious what chaos brews in that room.
Then the awaited countdown.
"Lord! I prayed at church every weekend—please make it go well!!"
-Shock: Mei and Wakamo go to church.
-Older than Jesus?
-Nah, probably not... maybe.
-Like pre-Christian era lololol
-Worships pre-Jesus idol—true GOAT devotee.
-Tell her to do something then lololol
-So they sent Captain.
-No wonder Korea has tons of red crosses!
-This the humanity fix plan?
-Gramps...
Prep was thorough—just hoped no haters.
Countdown ends, opening MV pops up.
Cute fox spirits bustling with materials evokes fairy tales.
Next, a twin-tailed girl in colorful patterned poncho appears.
Wakamo Corp's first loli character stirs chat.
Blink blink.
Girl glances around screen curiously, peeks at chat.
Emotions bare on face—everything's wondrous.
"Uh... Wakamo Corporation 2nd gen newbie! Um... Double Stars'... Maya Kinichi!"
Not reading script—head tilts like someone's prompting off-mic.
Screen too empty? Ping! SD cute fox spirit pops out.
Plump red-furred fox spirit, special-looking, draws all eyes.
100% squishy! Round fox waves stubby arms—Maya watches.
Screen flips to profile reveal.
-8 years old?
-8???
-Everyone hands off keyboards!!
-Oho, risky one?
-Real 3yo VTubing with mom exists.
-Loli (real)
-Dangerous... creepier than thought!
"Maya wants to work hard to be a great idol! Like mom! Uh... that okay to say?"
Flail flail.
Red fox beside raises short arms for O-sign. Kinda.
-No school?
-Never went to elementary, so 8yo real.
-Wow! Uh... can I leave?
-Horny dudes hesitating.
-US law: real 8yo = death penalty!!
-Minor, female, Wakamo prez—Korea's big three no-gos.
-Why real?
-Not real 8yo ffs lololol
-It's concept, know your shit!
Maya slowly explains wanting to be idol. Innocent beyond pure—zero-intel "she knows nothing~" vibe overflows, chat buzzes.
Handcam on simple math study—elementary textbook pops—chat explodes.
-Math textbook!! How long's it been!!
-Miss it so much.
-1st grade? Tough level.
-Uuu VTuber. Forgot all math.
-Kraaak!! Banish math!!
-Empress collab incoming?
-Hand and arm status wtf.
Black gloves/tights hide, but Wakamo sees horrific thinness—skinnier than twigs.
Some knew overwork wrecked her body, but this surpassed expectations—arms like 500-won coins?
Wakamo marveled: climber superhuman—even wrecked, she fights.
Those spindly arms: Wakamo Corp's remaining members' strength totals under half Man Eater's.
-Wtf!! Those skinny arms!! Starved thin!!
-Kraaak!! Can't take it!! Eat!! Gain weight!!
-VTubing hides body—advantage.
-Didn't expect this!!!
-Captain really saved and brought someone!!!
-Uncle can't stand skinny kids.
-Loli-con?
-This fucker, log off, 1st floor plaza.
-Means uncle's a lolicon.
-Come here.
-??
-?
-??? Gay???
-Total chaos lololol
Wakamo sincerely relieved she couldn't read Korean.
"Everyone likes it? Heehee... I can't read, so producer helps!"
Producer red fox (Miss Rias) hops.
Can't read Korean—chat floods weirdness again.
"Producer used to have 9 tails."
-Oof, figures.
-Know who? Upvote.
-Prepared my malice clone.
-Strongest producer born.
-I chatted politely from start.
-Asuka) fr lololol
-Ao, Asuka troll.
-Why no ban for her loli armpit-lick chat!!
-Asuka) wanna lick pits lololol
-Fr lolololol
-Asuka) owner beats me irl so ok.
-Suddenly pitiful.
-Chat whatever...
-Slaves as machine, gets beaten.
-Can having ego be the issue?
-Ao, you again tin can?
Short intro ends, Maya sings. Old hit from dead famous singer—copyright gone? Nostalgia floods chat. Amelia's fame and family known—chat tears.
Wants to be idol like dead mom—daughter rises from hellish pain—Leo and Ben behind sob hugging, faces forgotten.
"Seeing dumb chats?"
"Asuka, bring oil drum."
"Joke, right?"
"You seem useless at work."
Silent Asuka slashes toxic chat.
"Thanks for watching! See you tomorrow!"
Maya Kinichi followed producer's cues perfectly—no incidents.
Prepped script let her do wants—smooth debut.
First VTuber stream ends—Rias strokes happy her head, gives lollipop.
"Lucky, Ichigo. Lil sis joined!"
"Sis pranks me, I die."
"Human malice suffices in gallery. Stay in, surf net."
-A lololololol
-Sis (1 year older).
-Man Eater bump = limbs shattered.
-Wanna net-only but goods need outings!!!
"Maya—old enough for booze?"
"Huh?"
-Asuka shocked.
-Crazy bitch, she's 8!
-Fuck, Captain never tasted booze? No forcing?
-No crazy bitch!!
"But!! Non-alcoholic's tasty too!! Fruit drink incoming!! Jehhahahaha!!!"
"Ichigo!! Help!!"
"Who stops Captain who beats Three Kingdoms generals at drinking?"
"Wants it? Just one?"
"Can I set one?"
"Haha, discipline time, Pilot?"
"Obviously joke."
-See the instant bootlick lolol
-Ao, Captain fr lolol
-Ichigo gave up.
-Asuka just hates Pilot.
-Wakamo total surrender madness lololol
"Nice~ song~ Juicy voice!"
"Mm, aiming idol together good!! Great junior!!"
"I'll teach you America."
"Ma'mi, how?"
"Hood survival seminar."
"Vague but needed—no words."
-Ex-cop's fun America tales.
-Beware white, black too.
-Move unpredictably always.
-Meeting 8yo girl in America scarier?
-8yo (Man Eater).
-Aha! Seen in horror flick.
-Survival lecture for us.
Eva cackles cig in mouth, enjoys "must teach America as senpai"—Mei waves smoke.
Iosif/Adolf unbothered by secondhand.
"Ugh, ventilate. Thick cig smoke! Objections?"
"Nah? Better than radiation."
"Art's drugs over cigs."
"I expected wrong."
-1st gen fleeting friendship.
-Feels so short.
-lolololololol
-Just spam lolol lolol
-But it's here!!
Mid-chatter, second member's debut starts.
Tower Lord debuting as VTuber—200k viewers flock.
Her promos + federation fights drew eyes naturally.
Russian Lord stonewalls: "Not rep, just shopkeep—dunno federation duel."
Not wrong—she handled distribution/supply contracts across towers!
Pong—!
Flashy chaotic opening—gaudy ornaments everywhere.
Non-apostle Tower Lord like Asuka—how's she think/move?
Doubts on VTuber grasp flood.
"[Hi hi~ Debuting today, Rusalka Anastasia~ Weird name? VTubers need that to stick—★]"
"[Wah what~ 200k? All here for me? Popularity rocks. Aim top idol! Producer domes the journey—easy peasy♬]"
"[Cute syncmate, right? All watched? Super pretty! I'm cute too obvs! Sweet gal to otaku? Like that!]"
"[Eternal 17~ Actually mega property owner? No concert venue worries~♪ Big corp idol—what to worry?]"
"[Double Stars' bubbly cutie role! Plus reporter on other towers' stuff?]"
"[Self-proclaimed Tower Idol! Visit many towers~ Rare mats from each for new recipes? Don't stick East Asia—travel towers! Pick up cute me's TIPs!]"
-Ugh, energy drain.
-Uwek... my life force...
-This... total extrovert.
-Keep me home, don't wanna go out.
-Overwhelmingly cheerful gal textbook—mindblown.
-Otaku's dream gal!!
-No sweet gals for otaku.
-Uu... trauma... break time... my seat... uu.
-If cutie sits, nose-dive seat right?
-Gay...
-Pls... don't live like that...
-Same species ffs!!
"[FYI, I smell cool, but Mayachan’s fizzy sweet POP candy vibe? Anyway good scent~ Fans, wash for good smell? I'll teach washing periodic. Towers complain smells... caretakers suffer...]"
-Civil servant!!
-Eternal 17 (life-worn)
-Real 2nd gen extremes lololol
-Real 8yo vs eternal 17 real.
-Where'd they find these gems.
"[And! Wakamo Corp's one true otaku brag! Love manga/anime~ Watching [SSS-Class Desk Mate Confessed to Me] and [Kicked from Party as Porter, Marry Party Mom]]"
-Fuck! Real otaku!
-This abyss, I can't accept, Wakamo!!
-Wtf those titles ffs lololol
-Thought "otaku" mild—overpowered.
-Real deal. Fuck real otaku.
-Asuka)No way those exist??
-Why you shocked too ffs lololol
"[Yup! SSS one was pot coaster in Prez's room—saw by chance? Prez's?]"
-Goro straight here?
-Gal digs heart out front of 200k.
-Ah, scary real.
-Wakamo)Didn't draw, bought at Comiket for taste.
-One-ups.
-Captain owning tastes publicly = GOAT.
"[Eh? Prez likes girls! No wonder collects pretty girls. Lewd★]"
-Wakamo)What's wrong w/that!!! VTubers inner self irrelevant!!
-Captain soul roar.
-lololol so sincere funny.
-Newbie fighting prez ok?
-Gonna flip lololol
-Another psycho newbie.
Long straight-haired uniform cutie chirps nonstop—chat tires from energy suck.
No breath needed—machine-gun words KO listeners.
"Idk East Asia fed duel~ I'm Tower Idol!" shameless dodge—top-tier.
Unbelievable rookie aura exhausts 0th/1st gen.
-None other otaku lololol
-Some dip toes learning.
-Prez aside, all normies.
-Yeah.
-Born superhumans still human~
-White dragon from egg has resident reg~
-Pay taxes = human lololol
Unlike feared, 2nd gen debuts succeed.
Post-streams, [Double Stars] channel uploads vid.
Shifts viewers there seamlessly—countdown confuses all.
Two on stage—debut group song reveal.
[Little Small Star] K-POP vibe.
3D models dance for real in vid.
Maya fine, Rusalka dance worry—but [Skill] handled.
Why no singing skill?
Peaks 210k viewers—debut success.
"Energy drained, dying."
Rusalka chatty like pause=death, Maya wondrous scatterbrain zero-focus.
Sandwiched Miss Rias slumps gooily.
Two ADHDS—hyperactivity + deficit.