Chapter 236
Chapter 236
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 236
Chapter Title: Inari's Political Rampage and Collab Chaos
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"Aaaahhh!!!"
The Inari Fox Goddess tore at her hair, bellowing in fury.
She was Japan's current Prime Minister, utterly exhausted by the sleazy schemes of the ancient old congressmen surrounding her.
"There's no evidence!!"
These geezer snakes, obsessed with analog ways to a vicious degree, were supposedly dreaming of Japan's revival.
The Inari Fox Goddess nearly blurted out, What the hell kind of crazy talk is that? without even thinking.
From the Emperor on down, they ranted that since they could stand on their own, they should declare independence, and that Wakamo Inarizushi not supporting Japan meant the White-Faced Golden-Furred ones had to be killed immediately.
They spouted nonsense with zero chance of success, utterly shamelessly.
Even while sitting for a discussion, they'd slam the desk or suddenly yell to interrupt.
"You cursed humans!! You bone-chewing bastards!!"
Frothing at the mouth as she hurled curses, the Inari Fox Goddess could actually kill them with real curses if she wanted, but it was obvious it'd get exposed, leaving her gasping for breath in frustration.
"Hang in there."
"Nothing to say to that."
It was the East Asian Alliance summit, where the presidents of Korea, Russia, and even China's Chairman had gathered.
She'd insisted only the absolute top brass could attend, but these yokai-like geezers screamed that she—a yokai like you—shouldn't go, but the Emperor or another congressman should, making her tremble with the urge to snap their necks.
Would she eventually snap and trigger a massacre in the Diet building?
Yung Wei and Dmitry looked at her with pity.
Their opponents weren't just ordinarily cunning; at this point, it felt like Japan's congressmen had guardian spirits backing them.
"Assassinations before, pirate raids, and now this bombing!! Japan's the only weird one!!"
"And Wakamo-sama got hit by a truck while drowsy driving, got pushed onto train tracks, and someone tried stabbing her side with a sword engraved with [Mana Burn]."
"Japan's dangerous."
Yung Wei shuddered, recalling how heart-stopping it was when Yu Ying dodged that sniper shot. And the ambush at Yu Bi's tomb?
After that, they'd managed things thoroughly—managing and re-managing—so aside from refugees from neighboring countries flooding in like migrants or protesting for alliance entry, there were no major issues in China.
China's underworld was completely dominated by Xiao Liang's syndicates, making it impossible for other criminals to slink in.
Occasionally, weird ideologues or those drunk on climber power caused incidents, but without a Climber Association, the relevant departments shipped them straight to the prison on "Wakamo Floor 3," keeping things quiet.
In Russia, crime reports or issues in the Russian Tower immediately put bounties up inside the tower.
Climbers eager for tower coins would hop on horses or bikes—obeying traffic laws, no less—rushing out like it was a festival, ensuring no crimes stuck.
Money could be earned with effort alone, jobs were everywhere, and unless you were truly rotten, there were no problems.
"Isn't it just different methods?"
Climbers from each country registered with the Korean Climber Association, returned home, or headed on tower expeditions.
The longer time passed, the more natural it was for climber powerhouses to emerge, so rivalries were inevitable.
All that rivalry funneled into 【Wakamo Corporation】, letting the government back Road Manager Wanda Hye with full support.
Thanks to that, Korea had no major issues post-pirates.
China, Korea, Russia—all stabilized, crimes down, external attacks gone. So why was Japan still suffering?
Japan wasn't on the brink of collapse, climbers weren't reset, the nation wasn't in chaos.
The old congressmen picked at everything the Inari Fox Goddess did—for their power, wealth, desires—opposing on principle.
Whenever Wakamo did anything, they'd nitpick to bash the Inari Fox Goddess; this time, it was the Bodhi tree Wakamo gave Xiao Liang.
"Secret ledgers gotta be hidden somewhere, but finding them ain't easy."
Could be buried, or stored in unimaginable ways.
She wanted to drag them down immediately, but these 50-year political vets had viciousness on another level.
To the Inari Fox Goddess, these guys seemed more yokai than her.
"We know for sure Wakamo can see the future."
They were slowly raising the bar without letting their tails get stepped on.
Bribed everyone from police to reporters—no articles on the Kyoto pachinko parlor explosion.
An incident where Sadako overexerted shielding people inside, left with just her head.
Barely stopped Kwon Wang from smashing congressmen's skulls.
Sadako, who'd learned tons from Wakamo and reverted quickly, brushed it off as normal, but Wakamo was pissed too.
"She can't see infinitely; it consumes a lot. Wakamo catches and stops real death-or-danger stuff beforehand."
Ultimately, they targeted Wakamo Corporation.
Even limiting to VTubers, managers came to Wakamo reporting who died how— she could see and hear it all.
She'd split into two White-Faced Golden-Furred forms, dispatch them, beat confessions out of them: just low yakuzas, paid scumdogs, crazies dyed in their own beliefs.
They seemed to change tactics, unable to take endless pressure anymore, but their methods were filthy.
They aimed to test non-reaction limits or wear her down by forcing constant vigilance.
"They've got time, means aplenty, unknown locations—while we're stuck defending endlessly."
Slowly gnawing away bit by bit. Time-consuming, but safest if tails stayed untrod.
Inari's calculations: guardians planned at least 10 years of hunkering down.
Not immortal, yet their time sense was bizarrely lax; they'd even quietly flooded the Japanese climber-drug market with narcotics.
"Uh—that wish-granting stone, think it'd work?"
Korea's president cautiously mentioned the reward atop 【Tower of Babel】.
No solution for that; guardians and scum hid identities to climb for it.
"Not like you can wish whatever."
Even Wakamo, facing a Babel Fragment, gets entranced and voices her own wish.
Everyone here knew the wish's power: eliminate VTuber concert threats.
Could wish that, but if Wakamo became the threat to VTubers, the backlash dagger stabs reverse.
"Go to our lovely master and say Wakamo Corporation's influence is so huge, new VTubers boom and threaten old streamers' survival—what happens?"
"She'd die."
Wakamo's head probably explodes on the spot.
—Unspoken: new VTubers flooding in pushed originals to graduate or switch to streaming.
Wishing like that? Wakamo dies first.
"Want to purge guardians, but they just rename and re-affiliate; don't even know the Nazis behind them."
Babel Fragment—near-omnipotent—was good, but they likely had it too.
Why? Can't forget: enemies mixed 【Tower Lord】s and 【Tower】s!!
"Then they wish first?"
"Told you, can't wish freely."
Might wish to be boss, or kill their hated wage-slave superior over Wakamo.
"Can't fully bar outings; humans can't handle that."
Congressmen forcibly stoked anti-Korean hate, claiming culture theft.
Seemed pointless, but anti-Korean crowds protested, bashing Inari, rioting in Kyoto.
"You dumped politics on me saying you're no good at it and to just stream—so we gotta think."
"Excluding Japan from East Asian Alliance, including only Kyoto—"
"Everyone forgets sometimes: just Kyoto. Rest is bonus."
Leaders crossed arms, pondering, exchanging ideas.
Japan still had faith; shrines drew prayers, some to Inari Fox Goddess.
Terrorists torching historic shrines was a problem, though.
"Deep history of fighting; I got no love for Japan either, but peace first—personal feelings aside."
China's Chairman Yung Wei rubbed his chin, deep in thought.
Best: team with Japan's 『Ninja』 pal, back climbers for assassinations.
They had climbers too, but overwhelm with numbers, erase witnesses, leave no evidence—perfect.
Otherwise, wait for natural deaths, bribe, infiltrate spies.
"Make 'em stick to blood kin—impossible; they even marry cousins!!"
"I got a good idea. They got time, going slow? Us too—no rush. Japanese gripe: no special treatment from Wakamo-sama like others?"
Precisely, jealousy.
Companions onward developed Kyoto, but "only Kyoto" bred regional resentment.
Yung Wei gawked at how petty, but cultures differ.
China: pushed Xiao Liang, Yung Wei, taught martial arts—no gifts like Bodhi tree till now, yet reactions this big? One way only.
Russia's President Dmitry placed a hand on Inari's shoulder: endure the shame, make it work.
"Wear a micro bikini and do the zero-two split dance for three minutes?"
"Those tits make it impossible—listen up."
Truth hurts sometimes.
Inari raged for battle-ready chest useless, pissed he saw her as male.
Unyielding amid her frenzy, Dmitry explained the plan.
Seemed effective; sly smiles spread—except tomato-faced Inari.
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"Alright, welcome, lowly lifeforms."
-Asuka, come on in.
-Why's she grinning again.
-Kid grins and I'm dying of anxiety.
-Didn't she say collab?
-What's the collab today?
-Hope they get along.
-Impossible?
"Today too, for you lonely lifeforms without girlfriends, partners, or boyfriends—brought jerkbait."
-Thanks for real.
-Thighs or hips?
-Navel for me.
-Thinking of female fans with the boyfriend bit lol.
-Or for guys?
-Blowjob? Might consider.
-Crazy bastards.
-Please stop breathing.
"Asuka secretly snagged this pic, sent to Japanese papers—front page! Movie poster vibes?"
Dark alley, streetlamp glow: Wakamo and Inari Fox Goddess.
Photo of Wakamo kissing suited Inari's cheek.
—She whimpered work's too hard, begged owner for a cheek peck—not like her, so Wakamo obliged awkwardly.
Asuka, waiting, snapped it and blasted worldwide.
Article titled [Love Unfading Through Endless Ages]—cheesy romance novel crap.
Wakamo stays in Japan? For her beloved here.
Practically married, penned by some novelist.
Girl-girl? Humans maybe not, but 『Idols』—who cares.
"Know why Seimei tails Inari Fox Goddess?"
-Cuckoo'd? Abe clan?
-Pedigree unknown—truth outs!
-Polar bear cries today too.
-Loved before polar bear born—so not against?
-Myths don't care 'bout gender!!
-How'd they settle couple fights lololol.
-Custody battle for Seimei?
-Lily gallery burns again.
"Anyway, post-mystery photo, Inari told congress: don't wanna die cursed? Behave."
-Wife always holds hubby back lololol.
-Can't let pissed husband wreck job, duh.
-Wakamo built Kyoto shrine for Inari.
-Pure love drool—total simp.
-Support soaring, fuck lololol.
-~Whatever, she's the legal wife~.
-No VTubers? Sunk Japan.
-Congress clueless why alive.
Russia's Dmitry's wise(??) plan solved petty issues at once.
Go aggressive: Kyoto Japan's heart, true Idol & new god—I'll fix it.
["Yeah, I'm Japan's—and New World's—god!"]
-Welcome back, Kira-sama...
-Asuka! What're you doing!
-lololololol.
-News with this line? Wild.
-Throat choke better tho.
["USA, China, Russia, Korea!! Who ya think enables foreign aid, you damned yokai geezers!! Me!! I'll forge new Japan!!"]
Dissatisfied? Challenge PM with samurai spirit anytime—winner takes seat. Inari drew Wakamo's Thousand Total Cloud Sword.
["Love 'tradition'? Come at me!! Before you: true Kyoto Inari Shrine God!!"]
"Politics this fun?!!"
-They hog this fun?
-Fist era gone lololol.
-Lol Japan samurai lololol.
-"Which warrior challenges with blade!!"
-Musashi, you? lololol.
"Lowly lifeforms note: Asuka took the pic. Ichigo learns? Dead."
-Got it.
-Our secret!
-Secret (40k viewers).
-lolololololololololol.
-Ichigo's face looks pissed af.
-For greater good.
-lololololololololol.
"Gotta collab now."
After viewers watched Inari rage on morning news, Asuka donned anti-sword gear.
Tearjerking sight of her packing defenses—fans laughed through tears.
"Asuka: Owner & daughter fine, new stepmom? Not bad!!"
"No talk yet, and that's your last words, Asuka?"
"Two moms? Nice~"
Ichigo drew Caliburn.
Not any sword—Caliburn. Asuka flattened, shirt up, navel out.
"Hek hek hek"
"Fuckin' hell"
-lolololololololololololol.
-"Submission pose"
-Machine dog-surrenders sans human rights???
-Ichigo froze in disbelief.
-Last words + taunt combo psycho bitch.
-Saw it! Chaos opening!
-Two moms nice? lolololol.
Watching Ichigo atop Asuka, lightly punching—friends spammed polar bear sobs.
Passing 0th gen pals, Mare Pirate appeared.
"Yo, great day all! Captain here! Crew, ready to sail?"
-Cap, head-only last time.
-New body!
-New body, bigger tits?
-Pachinko boom—thought bankrupt.
-But real boom lolololol.
-lolollolollol.
-For real ok?
-Japan tourism fucked lololol.
"Pachinko machine blew—got all money back. Profit?"
-?????
-Wtf dude.
-Profit?! lololol.
-Boomed!!! Boomed!!!
"Pachinko boom ain't new. Pure explosions don't kill me."
-Info: Pilot survives non-"mana" attacks.
-No pure bomb kills Devil Fruit users.
-Wizard strength? Epic cap!!
Chatting worried crew, Pilot warmed up stream.
Then, hot-news star Wakamo appeared—Mami clapped.
"US allows gay marriage!"
"Marry you?"
"Then quick divorce for cash?"
-lolololololololololololol.
-Damn spicy fuck lololol.
-Native American drip?
-One safe line? lololol.
-Mami!! Boss!! Boss!!!!
"Myths got polyandry too."
-Someone married one and ruined it.
-Greek myth culprit greets.
-Machu Picchu terrorist welcome.
-Indiana Nanna here?
-"Not grave-robbing, excavating" lololol.
-Found diary~ lolololol.
-New diary? UK yoinked, oh no!
"Stop teasing!"
Teasing troublemaker Nanna, viewers shifted from Pilot to Nanna.
All members gathered, rowdy—MCs Wakamo & Lucia waved to chat.
Collabs always bombed, so total direction change.
"Today's collab: hope we bond! Rule simple: toss lines to make foe laugh or rage."
"Penalty~ Losing team tours Lucia's Adelheid gallery with fans~"
-Why thriller sudden.
-Our sin!!!
-Variety show!! Variety!!
-Squid Game variety too lololol.
-VR dopamine fried brains.
Two missing, so random teams.
Team A: Ichigo, Asuka, Mami, Mei.
Team B: Pilot, Rusalka, Nanna, Iosif Khan.
"Leave to Asuka—mouth-murder all, back soon."
"We already won?"
Team A had super-tech AI VTuber Aoi Asuka.
She'd demo cold machine obeying only orders, emotions off—first up.
Opponent: eldest, chat champ Nanna=Chronos.
"Ancient can't computer—beat Asuka with words?"
"I'm way greater than you, kid—know that?"
"Go, you two!! Nanna junior first!!"
Lucia gave first strike to Nanna, Asuka favored.
Asuka planned: win twice politely, troll allies, chaos.
"Know miasma theory?"
"Disease from 'bad air'?"
"I made that."
-Greek, sure.
"Also made flat Earth."
"You bitch"
Nanna deadpanned: tower needs flat Earth? Earth flat.
Shocking line shattered Asuka's face—she clutched neck, trembling.
"Sayonara—!!"
Asuka couldn't handle Nanna's pseudo-science slaughter—exploded.
Gaudy blast, Asuka down.
"Next, anyone—I'll face."
Merciless word-slayer called next.
Glancing around, Mei reluctantly onstage.
Not the collab dreamed—climbers weird?
3rd gen thought: debut normals. Mei faced Nanna, pondered, spoke.
"Son Zeus? Nanna mom-like? Resembles. Indeed."
"You scum…!!"
Nanna, screaming "Sickle to family registry!!"—rage slash.
Direct player attack foul—!!
Boom—!!
Gaudy blast, Mei & Nanna flew offstage.
"Asuka's blast—self-staged?"
"Huh? I rigged explosives?"
Lucia: Climbers, non-lethal? Fine.
Variety's art—viewer joy matters.
"No diff from ancient philosophers fighting!!"
Result: Team A crushed.
Sole survivors Pifkin Mami & Ichigo hand-in-hand to Adelheid gallery.
Others exploded unconscious.