Chapter 213
Chapter 213
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 213
Chapter Title: The Idol's Fury
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She had even forgotten to breathe.
A god was spewing hatred, resentment, and rage—murderous intent directed at the human who had finally driven her to this point.
All she wanted was to be with her beloved, loving believers, yet she wailed in agony at why they tormented her so relentlessly.
She had been hurt by the "harsh words" from a long-time devotee who cherished her, but it was closer to self-recrimination for forgetting her初心 than outright anger.
To the idol (VTuber), her believers (fans) were that precious.
It wasn't that believers existed because of the idol.
There were those who watched over the shining star for so long as it desperately twinkled to shine.
By never giving up and striving, it dazzled for even a fleeting moment, bringing happiness to its believers.
The god, struggling to become such an idol, finally exploded with pent-up emotions at her devotee's words, unable to hold back any longer.
She endured and endured and endured some more.
Raging, clashing, tangling, confronting, dragging it all out.
The journey as a climber and VTuber that began with meeting Yoo Ing.
They pressed on despite the harassment from the [Six Freaks] and all the tangled complications.
They resolved the issue with the collector entangled in [China] by joining hands.
They leaped over the towers in Korea, China, Japan, and America.
They fought and defeated the tower's champion against the judgment handed down by the Russian tower lord.
The emergence of the [Guardians] and the incidents dragging precious VTubers into the fray.
After that, they kept crossing paths, even running into them during a trip to Switzerland.
—Wakamo couldn't care less what goals the [Guardians] had or what they were doing in the [EU Federation].
If they weren't right in front of her, she had no desire to stir things up just to find them.
Even among the truths revealed by the rampaging [Aether] driven by her emotions, knowing they were VTubers wouldn't faze her.
Do what you want, as long as it's not a crime!!
All she wanted was to stream as a VTuber, laugh, and create fun, happy memories peacefully with her believers (fans).
"《You bastards just want to crush your opponents in war and stand on top, huh─!! Climbers ascending the tower is one thing, but you keep picking fights with a federation just sitting quietly!!》"
It blazed fiercely.
The venom spewed from the extremely enraged god turned everything around it white, crumbling like salt into powder and scattering.
Ranged attacks poured down ferociously but did nothing—they crumpled before even making contact.
Only the blades of those who dared challenge her true self could reach her, as the idol looked down on them.
What dwelled in those red eyes was...
The explosion of patience toward things like the Italian tower's accidental involvement or meddlers barging in—after enduring so much.
Not content with constantly scratching at Wakamo's nerves, they tormented innocent VTubers just because they disliked her. It was resentment for that.
The idol (VTuber) was utterly fed up with humans (antis) who harassed without reason.
Even in the darkness, her white-faced golden-furred form began to glow with fluorescent light.
It was an overflow of [Aether].
"《I'll make you remember!! Who I am...!!》"
"《You bastards won't harm my precious believers—you'll just get trampled by me and die!!》"
Her rumbling voice spread along the front lines.
Those who dropped their weapons knew there was no path to escape.
Just as the East Asian Federation had bravely charged despite knowing the power gap, they now had to hurl themselves at the idol who had shed her human skin to reveal her true form.
"Wow... holy shit, that's insane"
-Fuck, if I'd joined, I'd be dead for real.
-Me resisting curiosity, praise me.
-Boss said not to if it's not too crazy lololol
-Thought I'd go to the gallery but nah, that would've been crossing the River Styx~
-Not dead, so no problem lololol
-Hey hey, their front lines are melting, fuck lololol
-No seriously, how the hell did they seal that thing?
"Because she likes us a ton?"
-Boss is an idiot, an idiot who only knows humans.
-I'd love her even if she's the daughter who betrayed her mom.
-Historians dying again today, huh.
-Kinda get why Boss never talks about the past even if he dies lolol
-Say it and she'd just explode with human hatred???
-From today, gonna listen to Boss more.
-Can't donate to Boss, so gotta offer tribute to the daughter.
"Thanks, thanks friends~ Everyone cheer for Mom!"
-Cheer? Mom?
-Our goddess is fucking strong~
-Totally get why they tell us not to worship lololol
-This is a real god?
-How did ancient humanity even survive?
-Monsters really existed back then.
-Humans probably wiped them all out.
-Even if her own kind got exterminated, she's still a human-loving idiot.
The shocking scene unfolding in the live-streamed inter-federation battle watched worldwide in real time.
Wakamo, who always vehemently denied it, had voluntarily revealed her white-faced golden-furred nine-tailed fox form.
It was shocking, but—her fans laughed at how, despite enduring again and again, she snapped at those tormenting her believers and mocking VTubers.
There was a strange faith and trust.
Even in that form, the reason she fought was for them.
And at the same time, sweeping away a million-strong army would make other factions give up, even if the [Guardians] didn't.
To protect her precious VTubers, she was making an example for the whole world.
All the Wakamo Corporation VTubers were gathered in one place, watching the stream.
"Uoooooh—!!"
The Russian tower lord cheering with sweat pouring down, full throttle.
Next to him, the Inari fox goddess clapping and cheering just as enthusiastically.
For some reason, the two seemed especially desperate.
"Well, she's endured a lot. Right, Sadako sis?"
"No idea why a fox living holed up in a cave would pluck her own tail fur."
Shrugging at Yoo Ing's words, Sadako clinked glasses with Aiba and downed her drink.
She moves.
Wakamo began to move, charging forward.
—Just like when she tricked them in China into thinking it was [Moon Fox], truly transforming into [White-Faced Golden Fox] and spouting lines befitting her majesty.
She maxed out her size with [Model Adjustment] and boldly used her recently acquired item, 【Life-Taking Stone】.
A one-year cooldown was long, but worth it to etch into the world's memory that she could fight in this form.
"《[Arrows of the War God]─!!》"
Her mouth gaped wide, and inside, Kang Yeo-ul transformed [Nate's Love] into a bow, pulling the string with all her might.
A massive sun rose, illuminating the darkness, prompting a frantic barrage of magic and ranged strikes.
Even the holy sword of the holy swordsman—hired from Britain?—blazed with light, unleashing a colossal slash.
A blazing sun shot like an arrow toward the slash that cleaved the earth toward Wakamo.
The slash carved into the sun, but a massive explosion rained flames everywhere.
The holy swordsman's smaller slashes grazed Wakamo's body—but inflicted no damage.
"Ranged won't work!! Charge in!!"
Reluctant, but having joined as a mercenary due to government deals for Britain to enter the EU Federation, the holy swordsman commanded with full effort.
He wanted to clash with her at least once anyway.
"She can't fire those consecutively──"
Before the holy swordsman finished, suns plummeted one after another into the enemy lines.
Climbers screamed amid the explosions, massive storms, and spreading flames from the crashing suns.
In that state, Wakamo spewed venom from her mouth, laying waste to the terrain—those approaching instantly succumbed to poison, vomiting blood and collapsing.
"Healers, neutralize the venom! Wizards, blow it away with wind!! Anyone without curse resistance, stay back and use the engineer's siege weapons!!"
"It's over, fuck!! Damn federation—!! And that little shit!! We got screwed playing hot potato!!"
The brilliant engineer screamed, realizing the stress they'd endured had finally exploded on his turn.
He wanted to die quickly and exit, but [Aether] protected his body, forcing him to endure bitterly.
Rustle—
The sound of fur brushing fur—carried on the wind right to their ears.
Every hair on the colossal nine-tailed fox moved under perfect control.
Soon, tiny orbs of light formed at the tips of the bristling hairs—then shot out like needles, raining on the battlefield.
It didn't take long to realize the sudden downpour was mana bullets.
Those who defended endured the fox rain, but the rest collapsed with holes riddled through their bodies.
Then, nine tails rose.
"Die—!! You monster bitch!!"
Gauti, the arrogant boy essentially responsible for this mess, soared with allies' help.
Swinging his arm back with full force, a massive 【Divine Spear】 launched precisely at Wakamo.
Her head pierced by the legendary spear that always hit, half her head vanished in expanding light.
"Not a big deal!!"
Yet she still moved.
Her remaining eye curved like a snake spotting prey, locking on Gauti—as if saying, "There you are?"
Flames, ice, lightning, wind, metal, light, mana, qi, holy—
Allies flipped and swept away in the [skill] barrage from each tail.
"《If you love war so much, do it among yourselves!》"
Pinkish aura spewed from her golden fur, riding the storm to blanket the front lines in an instant.
It was a skill from Wakamo's item.
[Dalgi's item] invoked [Bewitching Charm], clouding their reason.
[Rare Enchantress]
With flashing eyes, men entranced by the fox swung weapons mercilessly at comrades.
Alchemists piloting tanks turned barrels on allies and fired.
Second-gen legendary class 【Winged Hussars】 on mechanical horses fully bewitched, wheeled around, trampling and crushing their own.
"Snap out of it, you idiot!!"
【Predator】 Penthesilea, who joined in [Greece], smacked away her comrade's third-gen Spartan's spear in irritation.
Pathetic—completely foxed, screaming "Long live Wakamo-sama!!" and fighting blindly!!
"You like big tits that much!!!"
Blessed by the moon goddess and protected by the earth goddess, the [Predator] drew her gladius and split the Spartan's skull in two.
"Holy swordsman─! Do something!"
"Was gonna anyway."
The once-in-a-generation class 【100% Combat Job】.
Any attack entering range automatically reacted—his holy sword slashing and parrying.
If he willed it, he could even slice 【Authorities】, the pinnacle class from the aether-less era.
"【Holy Sword Draw】"
His holy sword thrust skyward, blazing like the sun, summoning a radiant orb that lit the darkness.
The noble sun hovering in the sky snapped allies from enchantment and healed wounds.
"My holy sword Galatin!! Cleave my foes!!"
"《Behold, the 【Idol (VTuber)'s Zenith】!!》"
Mindful of the stream, he soared with a cool line—his slash erasing space.
Too vast for a mere slash, the swung holy sword gouged a fan-shaped swath.
Allies cheered at the wondrous might erasing the colossal fox before she could react.
"Got her?"
"Who said that line just now?"
"Some German agent doppelganger Edgar August or whatever."
"Don't jinx it…!!"
The doppelganger, still in holy swordsman form and not wanting to die, glared at 【Dracula】.
Second-gen kids were young and way too immature.
The engineer said nothing, using his goggles to track Wakamo's position.
Only Wakamo had entered; her exit meant EU Federation victory.
"Whatcha looking at★?"
Suddenly amid the group stood a twintailed beauty, eyes sparkling as she addressed the engineer.
Before he could turn, he choked— the holy swordsman charged, sword drawn.
"—Pipkin Mami?"
A famous VTuber and climber, the doppelganger muttered in recognition.
"Esper!!"
He shifted to her form to use powers—but collapsed into black ash.
Mami dodged the holy swordsman's swing by phasing through the ground.
Desperately twisting his blade to stab the earth, but she was faster.
From Dracula's back, a hand pierced through, climbing his body to his head.
He couldn't turn to mist or bats—skills failed, gripped by something—as he signaled allies with his eyes.
The Predator leaped, swinging gladius—but the hand through Dracula opened palm-wide, freezing her midair.
"Telekinesis?!"
The Predator hurled at the holy swordsman; Dracula's head exploded, collapsing.
"Targeting those who can't use [Aether] first!!"
"Just ignore the weaklings!!"
【Rune Letters】 surged around Gauti with storms and lightning.
But Mami caught incoming bolts midair, warped them, and flung back.
Drawing metal claws, she kicked off the ground—instantly before a 【Winged Hussar】.
"Teleport—"
—No.
Before finishing, her claws severed horse and rider's heads; they tumbled.
"She's just mimicking appearances!!"
[Object Interaction], [Idol's True Form], and [Projection Setting].
Wakamo mimicking Pipkin Mami flickered, shifting to [Mare Pilot] form.
Clang—!!
Deploying her signature [Immortal Turtle Ship Armor of the Honorable Admiral Yi], she donned plate.
Snatching three swords in an instant, she clashed and parried the holy swordsman's flurry.
Thud thud thud—!
Her blades chipped and snapped against the holy sword's edge; armor cracked from slash aftershocks.
She flowed attacks, but couldn't evade pursuing afterimages entirely.
Splash—!
Dodging a neck slash by mist-dispersing with armor, the spot flooded into a sea.
"Engineer!! The troops!!"
"Pipkin Mami flipped everything with telekinesis!!"
Turning, the holy swordsman saw siege weapons inverted, sinking in waves.
As she shouted something, shadows fell on her humanoid robot— a turtle ship surged up.
"Sail time, crew!!!"
[Nate's Love] in the turtle ship-riding Pilot's hand.
Firing flaming shells amid lightning from cannons, the turtle ship cleaved the sea.
Poised unshaken atop, nocking an [arrow]—
"【Qi Cannon Blast】─!!!"
The shot arrow was shield-blocked by the sea-crossing Predator.
"Block it 【Aegis】!!"
The arrow veered 90 degrees before her eyes.
No time to react—the self-guided lightning arrow pierced her temple.
Then [Idol's Bonfire] detonated massively.
"Engin— no, Meyer!! What happened?! She can't use 【Aether】, so why do attacks land!!"
The legendary class 【Valkyrie】 carrying Gauti hovered, questioning the engineer.
Engineer, smashing the turtle ship with [Mana Collapse Shells], adjusted goggles and spoke loud for shoulder-riding Gauti.
"This whole space is flooded with 【Aether】—even if she doesn't feel it, the opponent's aether reacts!"
From transforming into a giant fox in rage and rampaging, it was Wakamo's scheme.
Let emotion-driven aether scatter wildly, subtly influencing and moving them.
—But still, something felt off.
'For sure, Wakamo can't manipulate 【Aether】 like before!'
She just spewed rampaging aether tied to emotions, improvising based on its clinging nature.
Unfelt, unrecognized, but understood—influenced to that level.
To the engineer, a total mess—but that existence was a mess anyway; no need to know why!
Gauti Bor Warden covered one eye with his eyepatch, beginning incantation.
"【Þᚢᚾᚱᚨᛉ】!"
Class named 【God of the Raven That Comes】.
A boy who class-changed thanks to faint 【Bloodline】.
His villainous nickname-summoned the thunder idol (god).
Aether-bodied giant wrapped in lightning swung a short-handled hammer, vaporizing the sea.
"Crush her, Thor!!!"
Why so arrogant? He'd class-changed to one wielding 【Authority】.
Backed by entire 【EU Federation】, supported by dozens of nations, he rivaled top climbers purely on class power.
Facing the sea-vaporizing giant, Mare Pilot shed sword and armor, posing.
"Jehahaha──!! Frontal clash? I'll oblige!! 『Armament Haki』!!"
【Idol's Minerals】 blackened her fists.
"That"
Seeing Wakamo fight as herself, Sadako gawked at the Mare Pilot mimicking her father's perfect karate stance—more refined than hers—and thrusting.
"【Fist Bone Dragon Fist】!!"
Her whirlwind wind-wrapped straight punch collided with the giant's hammer.
[Phoenix Heir] and [Kami Musubi Tattoo] spread across her face.
Mana focused to near 10 million numerically—
"Lies!!"
Cracks spiderwebbed the aether-infused giant's hammer.
"Level gap!"
The engineer grasped it instantly.
Even without aether or authority, tower level difference too vast!! Without total aether nullification, even faint emotion-driven aether showed clear effects.
If properly wielded, that punch would've swept giant and Gauti behind.
Cracks climbed hammer to wrist, body—thunder god crumbled.
Pulverizing debris to dust, Mare Pilot soared skyward.
Lightning-accelerated, too fast for average climbers to track.
Severing airborne Valkyrie Heryan's waist, she plunged at the holy swordsman.
"【Meteor Straight Punch】─!!"
Meteor-crashing lethal karate met Alexander slicing aether with holy sword.
Slicing the wrapped aether nullified damage.
But something metallic met the blade digging past fingers into fist.
'Sword?'
"Eight consecutive!!"
【True Thousand Total Cloud Sword】's [Orochi's Head] activated.
One attack split into eight, overwhelming.
Arm-sheathed swords shot with fist, battering holy sword aside with force.
Auto-parry, counter, emergency disrupt-and-repel.
Five [skills] parried, but eight strikes—remaining three cratered his footing, upheaving bedrock.
"Feel Japan's strongest karate, you punk!!"
Undeterred by ineffective hits, she closed in, pummeling the holy swordsman's centerline, blasting him away—and placed hand on shoulder.
Flutter—!
Her hidden [Golden-Red Dragon Robe] revealed itself.
Crimson dragon robe embroidered in gold—for emperors only—draped on Hajime Ichigo.
From the collapsing cliff interior, the emperor strode forth nobly.
"Nice to see you, friends. Still plenty left?"
Despite the rampage, 500,000 survived.
Meaning top gear, solid training.
"Or not?"
[Job-Exclusive Skill 【Viewer Participation Channel】] invisible to terrified engineer popped for all believers.
To 74,890,000 non-participating subscribers: "Join?"
"By the emperor's command─ assemble here!!!"
[Fox Spirits] cloaked in [Idol's Image] as soldiers poured forth.
Summoned haphazardly without formation—but irrelevant.
"Whole army─!! Annihilate the enemy!! Leave not one alive, trample them all! No mercy!! Rampage freely!!"
Crimson glow from Emperor Ichigo's body spread instantly through his army.
Buffed by [Idol's Protection], fox spirits roared berserk, charging foes.
Against 500,000, at least 20 million fox spirits swarmed.
"Out of the way!!"
Holy swordsman cleaved charging fox spirits—needing just a scratch.
Behind, boy Gauti trampled his shoulder, soaring.
"Pierce 【Gungnir】─!!"
"Cleave 【Galatin】!!"
Authority-spawned divine spear launched; solar slash chased its tail.
Item nullifying ranged? Authority pierces; confidence to block self!
Clang—!!
But she was a tier higher.
Slowly raising 【Caliburn】, it blazed radiant.
Stream viewers froze; Wakamo Corp members gawked at Ichigo.
He shook head—didn't know—of the sword he'd bound to chest from start.
Borrowed robe blocked ranged since it flagged him [Emperor]; no agility loss without stats!!
"Come, the emperor doesn't flee."
Dragon robe fluttered wildly against the ascending-dragon-shining blade.
Alexander cracked at Ichigo's noble, condescending gaze.
"Caliburn?! Why does Arthur's holy sword belong to you?!"
"Emperor."
One word dismissed; his sword bloomed plum blossoms.
Impressed inwardly at performance—sliced aether-guarded holy swordsman's shoulder.
Pure gear carry, Wakamo mused.
Casually flicked rear Gungnir-grasping Gauti's strike fingertip-style, unseeing.
Clang clang clang—!!
"Clinging like that, how am I supposed to support!!"
Engineer, massacring illusory fox spirit army, yelled closing in.
Plenty weapons, but robe nullified ranged—forced melee.
Melee vs martial 【Invincible】 winner? Even idiots wouldn't.
Anxiety at allies down to 100,000.
Holy swordsman tried authority-slicing, but Caliburn too good.
Gauti spammed flashy rune magic, ravens, curses—but experience gap huge.
Instead, repurposed Gauti's attacks to press Alexander.
Whoosh—!!
But Gauti's full authority use deeply slashed Ichigo's throat.
Two men distanced, dodging mana spray.
Absurd gap? Authority closes it.
"Can't-use-authority relic, your attacks won't touch me anymore."
Gauti, discarding eyepatch for 【Odin's Eye】 skill, boasted.
Claimed overwhelming Wakamo's eyes to read her moves.
Before them, Ichigo shifted to Wakamo, planted holy sword, draped robe over.
"—What do you think a VTuber is? The new me who can become anything she wants."
"Just mimicry within limits!! I see your skill caps!! With holy swordsman's authority, you lose in 7 exchanges!! What're you waiting for, merc! Go!!"
Snarling Gauti yelled her "potential" visible via his authority.
Victory tipping, showed rune scales to allies—glares unmoving Alexander.
Engineer useless, fine—but why tense and still?
"Whatever. Just an idol! No match for true 【God】 power!!"
Even with 【Idol's True Form】 used, no authority.
Holy swordsman saw clear win—but unease lingered.
'Why's this monster vibe—?'
Suddenly, no warning—foe seemed monster, not climber.
"Tell me my class, kid."
"Huh? Gone mad─? 【Idol】!!"
Gauti irked—stalling?—gathered aether.
Whatever she changed to, he'd kill.
Wakamo tossed them an empty vial.
'[Monster Transformation Potion]─?'
Engineer and holy swordsman puzzled briefly.
"Authorities differ per person, so aether moves differently too, right?"
Voice changed; engineer paled at the unforgettable tone.
Cute ribboned updo, brown hair, pocket-dress.
"So, what if like this?"
Surrounding aether vanished completely.
Thus, [Federation-fused space]'s [Guardian] manifested.
Nameless—Wakamo shifted form to monster.
If Italian tower could spawn Wakamo, any record could, right?
Perfectly replicates fought foes.
[Tower Monster] flagged, class 【Idol】, form from [Record].
【Unyielding Mind】 kept ego despite monster body.
[Status Window]
[Climber: [60th Floor Idol]]
[Job: Idol]
[Age: ??]
[Stats]
-[None]
【Aether】
-【Authority-Time】
"[Ta-da~ Whaddya think? Am I cute?]"
[60th Floor Idol] shouldered Cronus's scythe from shadows, asking stunned holy swordsman and engineer.
Can't manipulate 【Aether】?
—Just let it flow.
Guide it along 【Idol】 body, make it flow.
Implement 【Time Stop】 like skill cast.
"[Shh, judge's moment is solemn]"
"Cleav—"
"Pier—"
Faster than swings, authority deployed around [Idol].
Cracks fissured faces. Fake, mere [60th Floor Idol (Monster)]—limits clear.
"[VTubers can become anything]"
Near-bug.
[Idol] with aether but empty authority.
Name fluid by sub-body/form under [East Asian Federation] influence.
Monster shift consumes aether—what [Record] does tower pull?
Grasped tower system aiding Korean tower.
Scythe-shouldered [Idol] smirked—7 seconds doable.
"[You can't be a god—gods don't die]"
Black scythe swung, beheading both.
Neatly severed sword-hands; time resumed.
Engineer lunged at robe-less, but incoming barrage slowed.
Slice—!
"[Remember just 'lies are the greatest love'?]"
"Fuck, damn brat."
Grateful for clean kill, engineer collapsed last—battle ended.
Sole [Guardian] stood statue-silent.
—No foes in territory, no move.
Consciousness lingered inside [Guardian] as "just-talking Wakamo."
Perfect misdirection as always.
[Guardian] fought territory foes with [skills].
Wakamo just timed words aptly.
Truth: Fully auto-piloted [Guardian] based on Wakamo's body!
Overuse collapsed generated Guardian, reverting to Wakamo.
Just 【Aether】 cost—even if Guardian "dies," mana lifeline Wakamo lives.
VTuber: Idol dreaming freely of concepts.
Exploiting system recognizing [Idol]—Wakamo's brazen scam!!
'If not caught, it's fine~ If not caught'
Old saying: Caught is crime, not caught is art.
VTubers too—unnoticed problems are art!!
"After all this, even politicians get the hint, right? Non-climber."
Wakamo warned irritably—stop bothering.
Then, fireworks skyward.
Solo-wiping over a million unscathed, idol waved at camera.
"For real?"
Exploiting tower system/class/design flaws instantly post-reward.
Sleep-shattering shock; [Arbiter] glared at Korean tower.
What the hell did this guy raise.
"No violations, nothing to say, damn it."
Not tower lord/climber, mere climber—arbiter couldn't intervene.
Wakamo now summons [Guardians] meeting conditions via her [Records].
"...How many [Idol] monsters has the tower shown Wakamo so far?"
Sensing graver situation, arbiter sighed.
....
...
"Ah, if Guardian did manual combat, I'd have pummeled those brats."
Wakamo, oblivious to arbiter's feelings, debated [Monster System] with cash-flush walking Russian tower lord.
Can't use 【Authority】, but has 【Aether】!
So, give [Believers (Guardians)] aether and tell 'em fight—no problem?
Proud of new Idol combat style, Wakamo rubbed nose.
"Always poor with nothing, so body-twisting mastery, huh."
But soon lamented life's misery.
How long twist body? For real.