Chapter 39
Chapter 39
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 39
Chapter Title: Hazime's Membership Broadcast Goes Viral
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[Author: Renaar]
[Title: Hazime Membership Broadcast Summary]
Right from the start, entering the Geumcheon-gu contaminated zone.
Presumed to be viewer participation(?), with 4 companions.
They show off movements like really well-trained agents in combat.
Meanwhile, Hazime diligently throws potion bottles for support and shouts orders.
Wakamo blocks with her shield and smashes with her hammer.
This is membership...? I was clueless about VTubers!!
I thought it was just bikinis, ASMR, adult streams, concerts!
Who knew this kind of content existed!!!
-This kind of premium membership stream doesn't exist anywhere else.
-Some memberships can only be done once in the world.
-Man, the graphics are so realistic.
-Korea really is a gaming powerhouse... when did they drop this new title...?
ㄴSo when's the release date?
ㄴLooks like they're already playing it.
ㄴIt's a trash character, tell them to reroll!!
-Friendly viewers overflowing with approachability.
ㄴDid she bring a few galbungs along?
ㄴGalbungs who are special agents? That's pretty bewildering.
-Open-world with climbers and soldiers of all professions? What do we do?
ㄴEnlist in the military first.
ㄴlololololololol
-The streamers' concepts are fun... they are concepts, right...?
[Author: Buryuksu]
[Title: So this is what they call a VTuber stream?]
No, even if you cover your eyes and ears, this isn't a VTuber stream!!
No matter how you look at it, it's a movie being filmed in real life!
A survival expert VTuber in the middle of a Seoul reclamation op!
(GIF of agents elegantly having tea time)
Huh? Maybe not?
(GIF of Hazime eating snacks from an agent like a hamster)
Looking again, it does seem like a VTuber stream.
Chubby cheeks quality is insane... uhe...
-This guy's brain is melted, what do we do?
-Our leader's bullet-riddled chest isn't crazy?
-Natural bulletproof vest that doesn't need a vest...
ㄴIt actually has elasticity that doesn't pierce bullets.
ㄴPlease let me bury my face in it just once and die.
-lol the lines are gold, but the mood when entering the outpost is what the fuck.
-This isn't some 3D CG team production...?
ㄴEven if it is, we don't care anyway, right?
ㄴWe're not meeting the leader anyway, so VTuber it is.
The premium membership stream exclusive to Hajime Ichigo's subscribers, [『Battle Field: Seoul Recapture』 Chapter 1], naturally became a massive hit.
Fans of Ichigo, known as "friends," who had been chatting while waiting for the video without a clue what it was, soon cheered upon seeing the revealed video length.
Many subscribers were disappointed it was pre-recorded, but they could only gasp in admiration at Ichigo's serious expression as she received a briefing from her manager, along with the navigation route displayed on screen.
She was a government-backed VTuber and Wakamo, who had made the most money among domestic climbers.
Some viewers, amazed at how much money must have been poured into this massive content, began to grow suspicious while watching with anticipation.
Some friends started harboring doubts like, "This isn't real, is it...?"
-This looks exactly like real Seoul no matter how you slice it...?
-Can 3D CG even render this realistically...?
-Backlighting is on point lololol
-No, even if we accept the dialogue, the way they immediately take positions is pro-level... right?
Wakamo always pursued hyper-realistic VTuber streams, so while they half-suspected it, it looked like they were really entering Seoul.
They bantered like players gathering for an FPS game, forming a collective monologue. Weird IDs floated above their heads, making it hard for viewers to focus. If this was really a Seoul reclamation op, these people were risking their lives!!
Reactions were half worry, half excitement.
Viewers countered that Wakamo Inarizushi wouldn't plan content without thought, and since it came from a corporation...
Amid that, how does an ID like "Dog Death" collab? Or a unicorn foal? Etc.
-No VTuber in the world does this kind of content as a membership stream.
-VTuber stream risking lives for membership.
-"Came as unicorn rep to protect virginity"
-At this rate, those horns are mithril... Unicorns carry guns these days?
-Then what's Psychopi? Leader's friend? Fuck lololol
-Looks like the root vegetable rep is in on it too.
-Look at the nun mark on his back lololol
-Unicorn has a Pia-chan on his chest.
-Deer survived...!!
They chatted and bantered, but their eyes were glued to the screen.
Ichigo's screen showed danger levels indicating the former capital was severely eroded and contaminated. Red dots began approaching one by one on the radar-like map visible only to her eyes.
She yanked out her earbuds and raised her gun skyward, firing.
A flare lighting up the dark sky.
Then monsters pouring from building rooftops. Monsters bursting from alleys. Monsters erupting as sewer lids flew up.
Viewers gasped at the hordes of all kinds, then freaked out again seeing them ignore each other to charge only at humans.
-Wow fuck!!!
-What the hell is all this???
-No wonder no one enters Seoul.
-Wait, is this really okay?
-Goblins, orcs, too many to tell.
-What are those tool-wielding dwarf bastards.
It didn't stop there—a drone fixed high overhead showed monster armies swarming from all directions, leaving viewers too stunned to even chat.
It begins.
Agents unleashing all their ammo at the monster waves.
Protected by 4 agents, Ichigo hurls potion bottles to create massive ice walls, then whips out bottles from her belt like circus performers drawing blades, flinging them in arcs.
Colorful potion bottles shatter mid-air, melting, freezing, and igniting monsters.
One hand gripping a pistol, firing to send leaping monsters tumbling from the sky.
-Wow!!!
-No way, like a car.
-The intensity is insane for real.
Guided by the light path, FOX Team sprints with monsters in pursuit.
Wakamo kicks a car blocking the subway entrance skyward with all her might, then swings her hammer once to launch charging monsters like cannonballs, shattering their formation—viewers cheered at the superhuman strength.
They descend immediately, screen darkening like a horror game.
Lights on gear and guns illuminate them as they advance; Wakamo creates light sources, agents toss lines.
-Tension is non-existent for real...
-Well, this is VTuber "content" after all.
-This is absolutely not reality, got it everyone?
-Apocalypse survival pros have it rough...
Tension eased by the agents' casual attitudes—for a moment.
Suddenly, a Dog Death agent gets vine-wrapped and kidnapped upward; despite clearly being monster-killed, Luri agent's "Natural causes!!" left stunned viewers speechless. Some crossed lines and got chat-banned.
"Breath!! Dodge itttt!!!"
Even Luri agent urgently shouts at the group then dodges alone—utter abandonment.
Only 4 remaining FOX Team sprints full speed along the guide route lighting the outpost door.
Wakamo buys time bare-handed against a massive monster using a zombie as shield and monster hordes, while agents pour bullets to cover her joining.
Finally, Wakamo retreats inside, slamming the door—[Chapter 1 Clear!] appears.
-Two died...?
-Th...that's just staging...?
-First time seeing someone die...
Viewers still vivid with the vine-dragged agent and one fleeing into darkness were deeply shocked, wording carefully.
"Yo."
"Leader, you're late."
The two "dead" agents waited at a tea table? They greet with "You're late."
"Die, troll!!"
Unicorn charges and kicks tea-drinking Luri.
Awkward Dog Death offers tea: "Red tea?"
Wakamo and Psychopi grumble about haughty VTubers.
Ichigo stuffs cheeks full of agent snacks.
Then they flip robes on a shady merchant, fully re-equip weapons/armor, rummage crates like a game as supplies auto-refill—FOX Team gathers.
"Let's go, you bastard gingers!!"
Screen switches at Ichigo's launch signal; FOX Team raises weapons, vanishing into silent darkness beyond the busted door.
They walk rails leading unknown places and disappear.
-Fuck, insane insane lolololol
-Main sponsor lololol this is domestic production!!!
-This is a VTuber. Our bunny approves.
-Can't tell if CG or real fuck....
-Agent lines shatter the mood every time lololol
-And leader didn't wanna hear about reincarnation truth...
-Living well with ASMR...
-Reincarnation? More like "Nice to meet you"?
The community heating up was inevitable. Late subscribers joining membership wandered forums endlessly, asking when Chapter 2 drops, sharing their excitement and dopamine highs.
Rules allowed only GIFs, so realistic gunfire and agents' no-hit action felt half-dead, drawing viewers to savor the full taste.
To see 『Wakamo Corporation』's first mega-content!
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"Planning ends here. People will actually die—but I wanted Yu Ying to know. Keep it secret from Wakamo, okay?"
While climbing the tower and helping her manager with this and that, Yu Ying heard about the sudden content plan.
She knew the damage from China's tower collapse. How hard survivors hid and lived. She understood wanting to reclaim that land. But as a VTuber stream...?
She agreed it fit the apocalypse survival expert concept.
Many concerns weighed on her.
Friends who liked her, praised her hard studies, and Wakamo who cared for her like a mother.
She didn't want their country to end up like China's catastrophe.
She wanted to elevate Wakamo to a position untouchable by any Korean. Wakamo could handle it alone, but Yu Ying hated just receiving.
With association support up to floor 25, reinvesting broadcast earnings, she'd steadily climbed in spare time.
[Status Window]
[Climber: Yu Ying]
[Job: Junior Alchemist]
[Age: 17]
[Stats]
Vitality: 100
Mana: 50
Strength: 10
Agility: 47
Health: 10
Intelligence: 32
Wisdom: 5
Charm: 1
Stats incomparably higher than before.
Agility alone up by 30.
For [Alchemist], she felt 『Mobility』 was key.
Skills acquired: [Lethal Transmutation], [Poison Resistance], [Human Anatomy Expert], [Alchemy - Metal Transmutation], etc.—4 in total. Plus [Transmutation Alchemy Gauntlets] from the tower.
"You'll be fine, Yu Ying's got this. Content will go great.... you'll do well."
Wakamo dislikes people dying.
Wakamo is kind.
She wouldn't want companions dying even by mistake.
If people died for VTuber content, it'd hurt her most.
Yu Ying was happy if Wakamo, who happily watched streams despite knowing little, was happy.
Kill them all.
Eliminate all threats before they approach.
Recalling manager convo, Ichigo raises gun.
Monsters emerge as light pierces darkness, ascending to surface.
Wakamo thrusts shield forward, tanking ranged fire bare-skinned; agents swap arms to grenade incoming magic; others pour bullets guarding them.
A massive rhino charges absorbing all bullets.
Ichigo slides [Decay Potion] precisely between Wakamo's legs, slipping under shield.
Unlike calm supporting agents, as Wakamo panics to hurl hammer—BOOM, rhino's legs explode off.
Legs decayed and blasted, rhino loses front legs, becomes FOX Team's meat shield. Ichigo tosses [Corrosive Gas Potion] over it—yellow smoke billows, acrid stench spreads.
[Alchemist] has overwhelmingly superior control over other jobs.
"Ruuun!"
"Time to show our fancy footwork."
Ichigo freezes road with [Rapid Freeze Potion], slides on it—agents leap in unison. Near-zero friction road, each strikes elegant poses sliding down—like a B-movie comedy.
"Pirouette~"
"Grand jeté~"
3 agents acrobatic pros, 1 inexplicably human sled.
"Prostate brake won't work!"
"Wh-what the hell?!?"
Ichigo, accidentally atop agent, asks—he's speechless. Other agents silently buttstock silent Unicorn. Meanwhile, Wakamo realizes geoid coord flaw: no sliding—sad marathon alone.
"Don't leave me!!!"
"If there's 5 allies, one's trash by law."
"Was nice knowing you."
"Get off our ride."
"This is Wakamo-sama heaviness issue, not FOX Team fault. Got it?"
"No, how deep is your community dive!!!"
"Daedapnim!!"
Ichigo calls to grieving Wakamo, rolls potion at her feet.
[Sudden Frenzy Potion] shatters, red smoke explodes—pursuing monsters enter [Confusion], attack allies biting.
"Amaaazing!! Orcs, dwarves! Tauren-pulling charge unstoppable—Wakamo Inarizushi!"
"Incredible explosiveness! Incredible grit! Steam locomotive incarnate!"
They mocked and laughed wildly, but agents' slide-shooting accuracy was miraculous.
Hit only monsters clinging to Wakamo, none grazing her.
Ichigo shotgun-blasts heads of stealth monsters targeting agents.
Draws twin pistols from belt, unloads without reloading—stealthed monsters reveal mid-air in blood sprays, tumbling.
"[Hajime Ichigo! Op zone nearing! Shortest route is around─]"
"Nah─too faaaar."
Too many invisible stealth monsters for detour route. Plus aerial monsters blotting sky, car-sized giants?
"Cha cha cha!"
Order short.
Agents 3 nail grenades, launch cars forward. Sled agent lightly dismounts Ichigo piggyback, sits firing.
Whoooosh—!!
Truck hurled over their heads.
Wakamo, absurdly throwing truck, rides it ahead—lowers stance, double-hands forward.
"Can you?!"
"Of course, pro."
Unicorn agent lifts tosses piggybacked Ichigo—Wakamo catches pass, hurls back full force; Ichigo flips aerial, tosses [Rapid Metal Transmutation Potion].
Potion hits car, spikes sprout—Wakamo back-tanks them. Stops 4 sliding agents, tosses each airborne like Ichigo.
Agents draw [Feather Fall Potions] from belts, smash on helmets—fall slows.
Ichigo dusts [Blind Moth Poison Powder] at diving flyers. They blind-[Blind], tangle crash; [Magma Fire Powder] follows—expensive consumables poured freely.
Bullets fired mid-air swim pierce monsters.
[Transmutation Alchemy Gauntlets] grip steel spikes she made, [Alchemy - Metal Transmutation] forms platforms.
Finally, [Concrete Expansion Potion] turns stones to boulders; agents roll atop landing.
[Magma Fire Powder]-hit monsters morph lava flames, crash burning; [Melting Lava Potion] turns ground fully molten—pursuers melt screaming.
"Caw caw caw!!"
Agents finger-point direct, tumble all charging monsters guarding Ichigo.
"Kieek!!"
Ichigo shotguns opposite wall-burster's head, stomps headless body, crashes atop car. Shortest path: leap buildings!! Agents follow while potion lingers.
"[Target confirmed! 『King Triple Head Ogre』!! 3 heads each cast magic, 3x stronger than normal ogre, elite boss—destroys buildings easily, caution!]"
King Triple Head Ogre, bedded on collapsed tower, smells humans, rises eyes open.
Tsss—
Ichigo lights fuse, tosses dynamite. Lit dynamite whistles parabolic to face—explodes harmlessly. But attached powders work.
Oblivious inhale: mouth flames, tongue freezes, eyes blind—King Triple Head Ogre roars fury.
"Better than Wakamo singing stream?"
"Bearable?"
"Regrettably, can't join us!!"
"Our president sings well──!!"
""""Yep!""""
Furious leader's crisp shout met soldierly replies. Ichigo not fleeing, so they stand ground vs charging ogre, pour bullets. Grenades zero damage. Light arms partly, but high-floor boss expected.
"Uoooooh!!!"
Whooosh—!
Rage roar, slams tower debris—at moment, head explosions rain.
"RPG too?"
"Read the manual."
Wakamo bursts wall with RPG, tosses it, kicks mystery supply crate.
Man-sized machine guns to RPGs.
But missiles overwhelmed more.
Viewers gawked "Where'd that come from?!"—Wakamo dumb-dumps it at King Triple Head Ogre.
Tough ogre shrugs it off, steps forward—but melting floor sinks knees, embeds. Spits lightning from mouth.
Wakamo tanks blinding bolt with elite heartsteel golem full-steel shield.
Ogrelings' flame breath and mana breath from other mouths melt red-hot shield—
Bang—!!
Rifle crack—Ichigo's sniper crushes one eyeball; ogre clutches head in pain.
Other hand flings tower debris—Wakamo snatches mid-air, swings up—
"1 Million Ton Smash!!!!"
Superhuman building swing severs all 3 heads amicably; ogre thrashes blood-spewing. Not dead? Agents and Ichigo aghast.
Wakamo drops atop it.
Road craters, buildings sucked falling.
3 heads pulverized—ogre silent, no groan.
Wakamo headbutts up, flings hair back dramatically.
"Magnificent view."
Over ogre body, cityscape gazes.
Wakamo marvels at ant-swarm monsters from all Gwanak-gu.
Guarding Ichigo agents stand silent.
How much time passed.
[50-floor tower generates in Seoul Gwanak-gu!]
Familiar alert—new tower sprouts at collapsed site.
Sky darkness lifts; tower light makes charging monsters mirage-fade. Even Wakamo's ogre vanishes—only devastated city remains.
But warm sun shone, mood different.
From Geumcheon-gu to Gwanak-gu.
"This is Hajime Ichigo. Mission clear."
"[Pro as expected, FOX Team. Good work. Prep return.]"
Helicopter overhead.
FOX Team ziplines up ropes into sky.
Staff roll rises over scene.
3D CG team to camera, lighting, crane, CAST, art, props, costumes, music director—receipt-like names scroll... Agent 4 codenames, Wakamo Inarizushi... screen darkens.
Hajime Ichigo apocalypse survival expert name big.
Survival Success! with.
[『Battle Field: Seoul Recapture』 Mission Clear] screen brightens.
War-torn exhausted Wakamo, Ichigo munch shawarma.
Unicorn-marked agent kicks door.
"Hey, ready, cowboy?"
"Came..."
[To Be Continued].
Clean end credits preview next; 2 chapters = 1hr30min short impactful film ends. Viewers unconsciously applaud, then forehead-slap: not Korean movie, VTuber membership.
Did they really mobilize this manpower? Real mega VTuber content? Gov bold invest?
Rewatch staff roll, familiar faces—viewers deny "They wouldn't really [reclaim Seoul]".
"[With mystery climber's aid, we reclaimed part of Seoul. President's support and─]"
Emergency live: Gimpo tower collapse quelled, Geumcheon/Gwanak reclaimed. Seoul abandoned 10yrs reclaimed, tower restored.
Reporters grill association chair excitedly—who's the mystery climber!?—he smiles enigmatically.
"[Only our President knows. Just thrilled first step in Seoul reclamation succeeded.]"
Chair brazen lies sans spit. Viewers quietly rewind to Ichigo entering Geumcheon-gu. Much to say, but "climber identity national secret"—all laugh.
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[Author: ㅇㅇ]
[Title: What's the Mystery Climber's Identity?]
Who breached Geumcheon-gu to slay Gwanak-gu collapsed tower boss?
Climber who beats King Triple Head Ogre?
Breaching monster-packed high-contam zone?
Who conquered what fighters bombed futilely?
(Taegukgi photo donated to museum)
Ahh... secret agents... Captain Korea... Hawk China... you guys...?
-Suspiciously real-life online.
-Game influences reality...! Total fantasy~
-We live in fantasy world lololol
-National secret (death if spoken).
ㄴThat's Boldemort?
ㄴHe-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
-Why watch hero movies in theaters? Membership streams suffice.
-"Don't wanna eat 1 Million Ton Smash"? Watch your step lolol
-Survival expert skills... witnessed...
-Sequel when?
-Shawarma munch is Avengers parody lolololol
-Where'd they find these jolly folks...
[Author: Kyungdae Sword Good]
[Title: Time to Praise?]
(GIF agents tea time)
(GIF greeting then flying kick)
(GIF abandoning Wakamo)
(GIF agents elegant ice dance)
(GIF agents alert guarding Ichigo)
Praise G.O.A.T.....
Lighten heavy moods...
Community-deep dwellers...
Perfect supporting cast elevating lead...
Pros turning leader into laugh riot.
Tactical beyond: joyful感動.
-Doesn't give a moment for seriousness.
-Must toss gags or can't endure?
-Abandoning Wakamo mid-way what lololol
-Too heavy, no choice....
-Muscles tossing missiles can't handle ice either.
-Leader can't sled, poor thing....
-But that Ichigo sled guy deserves reward???
ㄴGay... endure...
ㄹJealous fine but... unicorn bastard... where hiding...
ㄴ(GIF unicorn excited at virgin).
Seoul reclamation success turned Korea into unprecedented festival. 20 full clears joyful enough, partial territory reclaim? Ecstasy.
President no time deny, situation resolved fast—seethes quietly.
Wakamo donated independence-era Taegukgi to museum—no bite angle.
Best gripe "Full clear for 『Relic』 item rigged!!"—but towers give [Class]-fit items. [Relic] near-worst: mimics for upper climbers lacking better.
Bluntly, trash loot for climbers.
So assumption: Wakamo's item tower-ified. People have gear tower-recognized as items.
Prime example: [Driver]'s cherished vehicles.
Worst: [Collector]'s vicious 『Relic』s.
Wakamo'd gripe "Why his good? Job discrimination?"
『Relic-grade』 performance rubber-band varied.
"Truly splendid, Mr. President."
Unknown agents, unknown climber—no info from chair. They "don't know"—Won Da-hye deputy mocks assembly: "VTuber vid evidence? All staged."
No tax, Wakamo's wealth + floor resources funded mega-content.
Next membership? Expect it—her sly pressure darkens assembly/president faces, but they started fight.
"──So, next stream plan, Manager Won Da-hye?"
Chair smiles post-ownage, asks.
She scratches head sheepishly: might not go well.
"Corporate tax, so hiring new VTuber natural... but unsure."
Wakamo barricaded after clearing room/supplies/people for "整理".
Wants focus purely on VTuber streams(?) awhile, heart troubled.
Too excellent超人 inevitably tangled in complexities.
Membership success, political edge gripped—but distance from her grown...?
Big loss, unavoidable.
"So why the hesitation?"
"Seems need announce new member recruit...."
Japan chair-sent Fist King's daughter in Korea, waiting to meet Wakamo. Eyes sparkle at "VTuber to join"—overflowing zeal.
"She'll be pissed we proceeded solo...?"
Downcast at tanking blame, Manager Won Da-hye announces new VTuber debut on 『Wakamo Corporation』 account.
─Navy concept VTuber 『Mare Pirate』 joins.
Wakamo bursts shell hearing it.
Just holed up catching backlog VTuber clips during shoot.
"Gotta clip new VTuber──!!!"
Manager forehead-slaps different reason at quadruped-rushing can't-resist-debut-notice Wakamo.