Chapter 56
Chapter 56
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 56
Chapter Title: Fox God VTuber Climbing the Tower
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"Hi hi! Wakamo Inarizushi here, my believers!"
-Isn't 10,000 merch items too few??
-Saw the stream, great job.
-You really lost your mind lololol
-First time seeing an ass in a thong....
-Got no donations but since the streamer doesn't rely on video revenue anyway, mad respect lolol
-Surprisingly, this person doesn't make money from streaming.
-In a way, she's living life on her own terms....
"I can't bring myself to make money off it... She doesn't even take donations, right?"
-When are you gonna bring out Aoi Asuka?
-Why not make an AI VTuber channel?
-If not, at least split the streamer channel already.
"Don't try to grab me and shake me!!!"
-We couldn't grab you even if we tried.
"Let us grab you. Let us touch those boobs!!!"
"Even if we all rushed you, you'd just shake us off lolol?"
"Even if only climbers went for her, we couldn't win lolol"
"Anyway, the collab was a success... Asuka will know when she sees it, but straight up, she's basically an AI VTuber? She learns from the internet, so she might say weird stuff. Yesterday, since I wasn't sleeping, she came and sang me a lullaby."
It really was a nightmare, even thinking back on it.
A 24/7 sleepless invincible AI shikigami VTuber was surely more annoying than a 5-year-old kid.
"Is it true, Wakamo? You're watching VTuber streams again?"
"....."
"If you don't go to sleep now. I'll dance."
With the [Internet Connection] skill, she could even play songs, and Wakamo had suffered so much from Aoi Asuka twerking her ass to them.
Was she protesting to be let do 24-hour VTuber streams? She'd flip upside down and crawl down the stairs on all fours. Or if bored out of her mind, she'd climb walls and ceilings everywhere. Wakamo really wanted a refund.
Seeing her frolic excitedly in the yard made Wakamo wonder if this was what it felt like raising a large dog.
"Anyway, let's climb this tower quick. I figured once we get up a certain point, maybe we won't have to anymore? I could just do VTuber streams instead of tower climbing... But it feels like this tower's pointing a gun at me like, 'Even with this, you won't climb?'"
-The Fox God just wants to hole up and do VTuber streams....
-It's hilarious how she was trying to live quietly, but the tower dragged her by the hair.
-Resets the shikigami AND the streamer's stats lolol
-100% evil. Let's troll it??
"I'm climbing to troll it back."
-That stubborn 100th-floor tower bastard... We'll paint it snow-white with Wakamo!
"Cluck cluck! It's already 30 floors white!!"
"Uoooooh! Amazing! Wakamo's raping the Incheon Tower!"
-Guy acts like he hates it, but he can't live without Wakamo!
"Aah~ That's why I didn't wanna make lewd jokes... You perverts!! It grinds my bones!!"
"If you're gonna say that, at least cover your boobs."
"If you actually cover up, we'll die."
"VTuber characters can't change clothes, so no covering up? Fight me."
-Wow, this bitch is invincible ffs lolol
-Just seeing her shuts me up.
Now even without Wakamo prompting, viewers shared memories and laughed uproariously.
Yu Ying and Sadako also started climbing the tower with manager help, for the upcoming alliance floor.
Wakamo hoped they wouldn't overdo it... If another full-clear floor popped up in Incheon Tower later, would they fight climbers?
Pondering such things, Wakamo wondered what bullshit awaited on floor 31 and stepped in.
[Climbing Incheon Tower Floor 31 World]
Climber [Wakamo Inarizushi] must show feats befitting an [Idol].
-Do not use attack skills against [Blood Red Ogre] (0/1)
-Defeat [Blood Red Ogre] without taking damage (0/1)
-Do not move against [Blood Red Ogre] (0/1)
'.....?'
-Huh? What's this? Blood Red Ogre on 31?
-Super chill, kinda freaking out....
-What? What's going on?
'...Huh, no way... Does the climber difficulty reduction apply to me too...?'
She hoped so, but the [Blood Red Ogre] spotted her and backed away warily.
The field was narrower than expected, no room to flee... But now she noticed something off.
Defeat without moving... But it wouldn't approach her?
Arms and torso moving was fine, so as long as feet stayed planted.
In that case, she was basically cheating in this field.
But seeing the no-[Idol's Flame] condition, she sighed.
'Head again.... Hmm...... Huh?'
"[Idol's Lion]"
Snapping her fingers activated the skill, summoning Aoi Asuka amid a gust of wind.
"Servant Caster. Responds to Master's call."
"That's plagiarism. Dangerous, dude!"
"Shikan!! Ogre! Ogre!!"
"Something's mixed up!! Similar but weird!!"
"Manager sir!!! Where have you gone leaving me!!!!"
"Should've left you for real."
Regret hit instantly, Wakamo sighed deeply and pointed at the ogre.
".....Can you beat it?"
"Asuka's abilities rely on high mobility and acceleration-based swordplay. Lacking raw power, win rate is lower than expected. Final estimate: 20%"
"What? No... Then... say something when I summon you!! You dumped everything into intelligence?!?"
"Honest opinion: Auto-allocation would've avoided this. Just invest more in Asuka from now on? No idea what's wrong, asking straight."
"If you fight and lose, it's a problem.... 20% means you'll lose?"
"Win."
Confident victory declaration!!
Unlike worried Wakamo watching Asuka warm up lightly, she brimmed with confidence. Shikigami were originally summons that fought in climbers' stead atop the tower.
Summoned by the tower, they weren't recognized as climbers.
As long as Wakamo officially commanded and owned her like a sword, the tower treated her as such—no demerits for bringing her along.
"Asuka! Here I go─!!"
Tengu wings unfurled behind, thighs swelling.
Ogre snorted steam, swinging its massive greatsword horizontally at the crouching, launching Asuka.
Intelligence reset worried her, but she backflipped at the incoming attack.
Her foot hit the blade, launching higher as she cloaked in flames.
"[Izuna Ryu Sorcery]! [Falling Flower Flame]!!"
Flames draped like a dress, spinning drill-like downward, her kick slamming the ogre's face.
White-hot flames wrapped it; ogre roared, sending light Asuka floating, but mid-flip she formed seals at blinding speed.
That hand-seal without incantation—Japanese sorcerers couldn't match it easily. Called Kuujin in Japan?
Yes, she was the tower-bestowed Idol's Lion, not human.
A pro sorcerer, put differently.
"[Kuzunoha Ryu Sorcery]! [Shikigami White Flame Fox]!!"
Incanted fox-shaped flames shot, colliding, exploding, burning; the fox tore ogre's tough hide, draining life.
Despite burning body and draining blood, ogre—excited beyond pain?—ripped up a stone slab, hurling like a discus athlete.
"[Flame Barrier]!"
Twisting index and middle fingers, sweeping air created a flame wall; slab crashed into it, thudding before Asuka.
Ogre smashed through stone wall in roar, but...
Over 500 agility was no joke.
Asuka flapped wings back to Wakamo, crouching low, glaring.
"[Izuna's Flame]"
Derived from [Izuna Ryu Sorcery], all specialized in 【Fire】.
Cloaked in flames, she molded a house-sized fireball and hurled at ogre.
"Taboo annihilation sorcery: Fireball!!!"
"That's NOT the skill name!!!"
"It's fine, Wakamo. This Asuka even added 3 Lava Demons to her deck for collab with your oshi queen. Join the flame squad, lowly creatures."
-At least call it Golem Volcano.
-Gonna change to Asuka Fire lol.
-Something like "Iiyell~ Nasuka Earthly Descent" lolol
-But damn, she's doing everything by the book.
-Streamer's prepped for instant VTuber debut anytime....
-24/7 no sleep, infinite stamina? Terrifying...
-But chit-chat during fight?
Ogre charged with flame fox clinging despite charred skin, monstrous vitality.
Wakamo grabbed its outstretched hand, twisted wrist, spun to lift off ground, slamming headfirst vertically.
-That's raw power...?
-No, look close—it's a combo!
"Even Asuka's flame eyes couldn't read that...."
"Not bad...."
Exactly that level.
High intelligence boosted sorcery power and variety.
Normal climbers gained sorcery climbing; she, monster-treated but pre-knowing, used intel for new spells Wakamo hadn't seen.
Not a loss, then.
Though sitting butt-first on charred ogre teabagging felt like one.
"No idea what to do with you...."
"Aoi Asuka is a real AI VTuber. Exists to satisfy pervs aroused by fictional characters that don't. Use for fanbox and premium streams to gather subs."
"Wanna play an instrument instead?"
"From Nutube learning: Do cosplay, expose before piano, then cover to draw crowds."
"Now I get why parents ban kids from computers!!"
Oblivious to Wakamo's feelings.
Believers just enjoyed.
Ignoring pleas for Asuka's ero streams, Wakamo ordered the barely-alive ogre finished; Asuka hopped, slamming ass down hard.
A reward for some. Viewers envied, jealous, laughed at ogre nose-deep in Asuka's ass till death.
[Incheon Tower Floor 31 achieves Platinum, opening to all humanity!!]
[Tower Platinum clear increases rewards]
[Climber gains 10 extra stat points]
[Choose 1 reward]
[Idol's Protection]
-Buffs believers proportional to floor.
[Blessing Acquisition]
-[Reward of Faith]-Grant skills to believers proportional to points.
[Companion Buff]
-Believer recovery speed +50%.
[Model Adjustment]
-Resize model.
[Projection Settings]
-Adjust model transparency; max is spirit form.
[Idol's Storm]
-Consume mana to control wind.
'Fuuuuck.....'
List exploded suddenly, startling her.
Past 30 floors expanded options?
Many useful, weird, tempting....
'[Companion Buff]... Giving stats to buy is loss. Stats buy was +5%? But picking this skips skills—also loss.'
Either way, Wakamo lost.
If extra stats given whole 30 floors, 300+ now; giving late made no sense.
[Acquired Blessing [Reward of Faith]!]
Picked [Reward of Faith] long-term.
Curious what granting skills to believers meant.
[New point『Faith』generated!]
"...?"
[Faith exchangeable for extra stats. Proportional to worshippers.]
[Status Window]
[Climber: Wakamo Inarizushi]
[Job: VTuber]
[Age: 1,000]
[Stats]
Mana: 700,000
Idol's Lion: 1,750,000
[Extra Stats: 64]
[Faith: 27]
'.......Pathetic...?'
Only true believers count...?
Mana, extra stats, broadcast points, faith—now 4 currencies.
'What's faith vs divinity...?'
Head-splitting, Wakamo held back curses, headed to next floor.
Really felt why tower said climb to grow stronger.
Why climbers climbed desperately.
[Climbing Incheon Tower Floor 32 World]
-[Wakamo Inarizushi] climber's feats raise difficulty!
-Overcome [Elite Monster]!
-Defeat [Rotting Corpse Spirit Miner]!
[Platinum Conditions]
-Defeat [Rotting Corpse Spirit Miner] (0/2)
-Defeat within 1 min limit (0:01)
Rumble rumble──
Ceiling collapsed on entry.
Floor cracked, sucking downward.
Suddenly in circular arena, Wakamo and Asuka scanned.
Viewers gasped at walls studded with colorful veins.
Full-clear resources for Korea.
Transcending seas—[Rare Metal] veins!!
Wakamo knew value, no hype needed.
Thus she eyed the pickaxe-wielding, death-revived rotting miner.
"Mud is disinfectant!!!"
Asuka spewed flames sensing threat instantly.
No dodging spreading waves, but miner slammed pickaxe, wind snuffing flames.
Leaping, pickaxe down at Asuka and Wakamo.
Earth qi rising on pickaxe.
Visible mana flow wrinkled Wakamo's brow.
Miner dodged Wakamo's jumping kick, bending back flexibly, swinging pickaxe.
"Wakamo! Weapon, please!"
"Huh? Uh─"
Hand dove into cleavage, tossing random grab—fishing rod to Asuka.
-Weapon's a fishing rod lololol
-Why give her THAT lolol
-Streamer's boobs are 4D space??
-Huh, let me in too.
-But what rod is that?
"Meant to give sword, messed up!!"
-Waaah, Wakamong. Gimme tools!
-Give her sword now?
"No! Got it, Wakamo! Not 『words』 but 『heart』! When you think 'kill', Wakamo! Action's already done, right?"
"No, calm down Asuka! Annoying as hell!"
Wrong item, but Asuka attacked, grasping differently.
Ally uncontrol like bad game; Wakamo tried giving sword—but Asuka showed unexpected skill.
Taut line pierced miner's head straight.
Other swung pickaxe to cut, but line held, tension yanked pickaxe instead.
White flames rode line, igniting.
Asuka wielded [Jiang Taigong's Fishing Rod].
Straight needle pierced anything.
Flames followed; fire burst from miner's face hole.
Asuka yanked, lifting miner writhing from inner-head inferno.
Wakamo kicked charging second miner covering.
Asuka whipped rod wildly; mana line glittered, passing through falling miner—shattering to dozens, crashing.
Splat──!
Wakamo clueless, wound spare line from rod, Asuka posed coolly retrieving hook.
"Ha! Floor!!"
Pointing shocked, eyes to intact floor.
Intact?
Wakamo and miner puzzled, turned—Asuka nose-to-nose with miner.
"Pure even in death..... Reincarnate human next life."
Approached meantime, Asuka kicked miner off cliff.
"Fooled one's at fault. Trusting AI. Lowly creatures dumb."
"Cut it out."
Was Asuka really okay like this?
"For curious viewers, this is [Jiang Taigong's Fishing Rod]. Genuine artifact item."
-For real...?
-Why's Wakamo got that, ahem ahem.....
-Just roll with it, folks.
-Fits godly tool for other kind of fishing lolol
-Martial art from Taigong rod inscription? Kyaa lololol
-Bigger fortune than anyone~~
-Wakamo's face when daughter steals rod priceless.
-Like uncle scared to ask back.
"Wakamo gifted Asuka!! Asuka happy!!"
-Just staking claim...
-Troublesome woman....
-AI learning speed insane, this normal?
-Hates humans but doesn't exterminate? Decent?
-Grr? lololol
[Incheon Tower Floor 32 achieves Platinum, opening to all humanity!!]
[Tower Platinum clear increases rewards]
[Climber gains 10 extra stat points]
'Boring.....'
Asuka's sorcery spectacle dazzling.
Flames shooting cool enough.
Flame fox biting ogre clinging?
Plus, accidental rod handoff.
Used mana-line freely, infused [sorcery] in combat.
Aoi Asuka's learning exceeded skills—quick judgment, near-human emotion.
But... no real shocking impact?
Believers distracted by thighs, sure.
Calm down, other things show.
Plus, seemed Asuka didn't recover climbing.
Ogre graze wound lingered.
'Much to consider....'
Stream too easy/boring, but better than lives....
[Choose 1 reward]
[Idol's Thunderbolt]
-Consume mana to fire lightning spear.
[Idol's Tidal Wave]
-Consume mana to summon waves.
[Object Interaction]
-Consume mana to lift objects.
[Idol's Storm]
-Consume mana to control wind.
Job-exclusive skill 【Sturdy Stream】
-Subbed VTubers get tougher.
-Recovery from [job ailments] improves.
-Vocal cords, back, neck bones, eyes included.
"......?"
Four attack skills, Wakamo clamped lips at last.
Others blurred. That made subbed VTubers healthier?
Hand moved; Asuka grabbed, pulled back.
"Wakamo, think! Think!"
Right, Asuka correct. Long-term, pick [attack skill].
[Acquired Job-exclusive skill 【Sturdy Stream】!]
Attack diseases tormenting precious VTubers. Sole thought.
Maybe higher floors give better stream support?
Depression or mental health recovery?
[Coming]
The tower whispered softly in Wakamo's ear.
Wakamo.... You can grasp that VTuber health you crave with your own hands....
"Must! Climb the tower!! Keeeek!!"
"H-How! Turn this off!"
Scene reversed from yesterday.
Eyes rolled back, demonic frenzy to climb; Asuka choked, prying off.
Tried powering down(?), but Wakamo unstoppable.
Light Asuka piggybacked, Wakamo rampaged to 33.
Rational thought gone.
Climb tower, VTubers healthier!!!
Ding ding!!
[Overwhelming feat!! Summoning elite boss monster to match!!]
[Cannot leave until defeated!!]
[Climbing Incheon Tower Floor 33 World]
-[Wakamo Inarizushi] climber's feats raise difficulty!
-Overcome [Elite Boss Monster]!
-Defeat [Blood Nightwalker High Harpy]!
[Platinum Conditions]
-Defeat [Blood Nightwalker High Harpy] (0/1)
Whoooosh──!
Falling.
Wakamo jammed fingers in wall braking, realized summoned in cliff crevice.
Ghostly wind echoed wailing.
Eerie gusts, pitch-black void below and above feet.
Yet cliffs front/back visible bright—eerie beyond grotesque.
Humanoid back-turned horizontal on wall.
Head swiveled full. Eye contact; grin ear-to-ear like prey found, bird flapped wings aloft.
"Damn, tower baited me...!!"
"Fine. Asuka knew Wakamo's a brainless beast."
"Thanks for the comfort...."
"Not comfort, criticism?"
"Out."