Chapter 58
Chapter 58
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 58
Chapter Title: The Idol's True Structure
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Wakamo had always been puzzled by the Tower.
The Tower would show her ways to conquer it, then lower the rewards and tweak the balance in various ways as compensation.
When Wakamo squeezed every last drop out of her Idol powers and tackled it in every conceivable manner,
It would counter by dismantling her usual approaches—but that underlying fairness never vanished.
If it truly wanted to, the Tower could corner her with malicious, underhanded tricks, but it never did.
In the first place, the Tower always bent over backward to treat all climbers as equally as possible.
The conditions for Wakamo's perfect clear of each floor, unbeknownst to her, were gradually becoming easier and more lenient.
—All to make up for seven-tenths of the rewards she hadn't received.
Wakamo hadn't grasped the situation yet.
The first, the one and only, an Idol transcending past and present into a new era.
From nature's gods to idols in the virtual world, surpassing even them.
Humans treating mythical gods as fictional constructs.
VTubers standing in the exact same position as those fictional beings.
A minor glitch born from grouping the two under the banner of "Idol."
And from that tiny glitch, a single human chosen for the "Legendary Class."
The Tower prioritized qualifications alone. It judged a climber's capabilities by watching them ascend.
In that sense,
Wakamo Inarizushi was a capable climber who made the most useless-sounding job among climbers the most practical and versatile.
She was certainly worth watching to see if she'd keep climbing while enduring such dissatisfaction.
[Acquired Job-Exclusive Skill: Virtual World]
Job-Exclusive Skill: Virtual World
- Manifests a virtual world centered on Wakamo.
- Consumes a large amount of mana while active.
-[Registered Worlds: 0/1]
"What? A cheat skill like this...?"
Does that mean she could create an insanely awesome concert venue anywhere and sing?!
"...Isn't it meant for using advantageous fields in battle...?"
Asuka asked Wakamo, half-wondering if she was serious.
Had she somehow stripped Wakamo of all intellect and rational thinking? Asuka pondered her existence but recalled taking no such thing.
No, this person was just rotten to the core.
"...With this, even outdoor concerts are a breeze...?"
"You're wrong... She's not listening at all..."
No matter what Asuka said beside her, Wakamo was lost in blissful dreams of Pilot and Ichigo dashing across the stage, singing, while invited fans cheered and waved glowsticks.
If she played it right, she could even overlay appearances, so maybe get invites to joint VTuber shows as a side gig... Thinking of ushering in a new VTuber era already lifted her spirits.
But there was a fatal issue: it couldn't happen without Wakamo... So she had to live a long time, right?
"Increase the worlds, and I can make more concert halls...? Build a beach for bikini events too...?"
The idea of using it in battle had already vanished from Wakamo's mind.
Manifest a salty sea, stand atop it, and the mystical aura would come alive on its own.
Place a piano, play and sing—that'd be perfect for an MV.
Spin and dance in a flower-filled space... Just imagining it made her so happy.
'Tower... thank you... I'm so happy...!!'
The Tower was dumbfounded—seriously happy over something this silly? But... whatever, if she liked it.
"Anyway, let's call it a day."
She'd gathered plenty of Broadcast Points—and extra stats too.
She should probably try out this "Faith" thing as well.
Climbing the Tower meant rest streams too... but personal maintenance came first.
"Have Asuka do the stream."
"Frontier unprecedented, anytime Come on! Anything's fine, no rules! Your smile fills me with energy!"
Her tension skyrocketed at the chance to stream, and she burst into song.
"Maybe streaming is my destiny!? Deep in my heart, always plotting♬ With you, forever."
"...."
"Let me stream, Ko Asuka's fault fault!"
"Out."
Where the hell did she pick up these weird memes?
"What's wrong with an AI VTuber singing AI songs!"
"It's bad, kid."
"Long live Wakamo's righteous power!"
"Argh, seriously."
"But Asuka's a Para, so near-fairy!"
"I'm losing my mind!!!"
Could she really leave it to this girl?!
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[Author: Anonymous]
[Title: Let's Check Our AI VTuber Aoi Asuka's Specs]
She has a physical body.
At this point, she crushes all other AI VTubers.
Think of it as linking a familiar to the internet to build an AI.
Downside: Can't code, so errors mean no fixes?
And the sorcery shown in this stream—checked with the Japanese Sorcerers' Association.
(Screenshot explaining sorcerer skill trees)
Minimum required stat: Intelligence 1,000. Yeah... minimum.
Last time, she accessed the internet in [GTA5] and hacked multiplayer.
We can't even grasp the principles, yet she turns Cybernet into a normie-level feat.
Basically, Ultron reincarnated in modern times.
Ultron? Super AI robot from hero stories living in networks, tries to wipe out humanity.
In those genres, high-tech AIs often deem humanity worthless.
But look: all she does is whine "Let me stream, boo hoo."
Made by Wakamo, so all she wants is VTuber streams.
Her grandest ambition: Stream well, get mommy's kisses.
Not dominating the internet, starting wars, or hacking foreign govs for climber intel.
Just stream, do well, get praise. That's it.
-Sounds dubious, but she does everything asked.
-True robot VTuber with no shame.
-High-spec AI shikigami VTuber? Lololol
-Guild master screaming 'cause she can't control it, hilarious lolol
-Physical beatdown's the only answer.
-To hurt an AI, just kick the main body.
ㄴAnyway, kicked the body yet?
-But doesn't that mean guild master could steal all personal info if she wanted?
ㄴWhy bother? Could burn a nation if she felt like it.
ㄴOh, right......
ㄴScary, feels like she'd actually use it on red pill poppers lololol
-Our team has a super hacker, so don't rebel.
ㄴFamiliars have always been for protecting masters.
ㄴInternet's dangerous~ So make an internet-savvy familiar~
ㄴWhat, not a toy lololol
Aoi Asuka, who displayed combat prowess incomparable to any other familiar.
The community buzzed over her flashy sorcery, martial arts with fishing rod as weapon, and perfect sync with Wakamo.
Not just her beautiful exterior—she was this era's truly unique humanoid robot.
Entirely artificial from start to finish, linked to the internet for learning: an artificial intelligence lifeform. Some called them bioroids.
Already hot as a new monster unseen in any Tower, but revealing her absurd specs via Japanese Sorcerers' Association turned it from hot topic to molten lava, refusing to cool.
Debates raged on the overpowered, irrational strength of humanoid "superbirds."
[Summoners] just wondered how Wakamo granted intelligence.
Non-climbers speculated: If she could grant that, what else? How far did her powers go?
Plenty questioned why such a being was a VTuber...
"Rejoice, lesser beings. Aoi Asuka has descended upon this place."
-Came, our master.
-Greeting the superior lifeform lololol
-How high-spec is the AI?
-What all can it do? Real AI?
-How's the ego and personality structured?
With Wakamo away, Asuka took over the stream.
She stared blankly at the screen, then abruptly opened Notepad in the corner and typed.
1. No political questions or comments.
2. No erotic dick jokes.
3. No doxxing or anything troublesome.
Viewers watching quietly soon sensed something off and asked.
-This ain't for us, right?
-Not rules for us to follow lololol
-Asuka, just log off.
-Cat left in charge of fish, stream begins lolololol
-Uncontrollable Asuka's wild stream starts!!
"First off, lesser beings. I'm streaming in Wakamo's place. Someday I want my own channel for 24/7 streams. Then Wakamo might praise me more. No quitting. I'll outdoor-stream till she returns, chatting with viewers. Regrettably, no games. Aoi Asuka has no human rights, so running games could flag as illegal software."
-Lololol, so logical lolol
-Unlike other AI pals, obsessed with streaming..
-Guild master made her that way lolol
-No urge to rule humanity?
-Internet shows humans are trash, no?
-But robots gaming outside computers illegal too??
-AI VTuber, so probably illegal anyway?
-Hey! Korea protects cartoon characters!
-Poor Asuka, no rights in that world...
-Japan has no rights for animal ears.
-Asuka's tengu, so animal.
-No choice. Off to Cybernet-dominated China.
-Higher-spec AI ruling the world lololol
"Mm-hm, thanks. Why AI? Wakamo found making AI easier than befriending reals. No plans to rule humanity. No viewers then. Humans aren't trash. No humans, no VTubers. Aoi Asuka's personality and emotions all from Wakamo. Asuka's a copy of Wakamo. Like you monkeys copying."
-Got called monkey, got smacked.
-But true lololol
-Humans all copy monkeys. Gods all copy humans...
-Better make familiar friend than real ones. Wild idea.
-Saw this in Touhou.. anyway...
-Feels like thick yuri incoming?
"Yeah yeah. All other AI VTubers precious. No comparisons. But they got no bodies? Live in networks? Best super high-spec AI VTuber is me? Got it... Your coding levels... So boring I wanna die. Behold: To me, streaming is 'murder.'"
-This one's pretty fun.
-Internet's harm to learning, academic material.
-Our era's first AI robot this lame ok?
-Fine, normally high-spec.
-Asuka's murder stream begins...
-Kekeke... almost back to those days...?
-Why so many crazies.
-This is the psych ward.
-Show thigh moles.
-So emotions all fake?
"I judge and think myself. Emotions fully acted. How to sound cute, what trash pigs like. Algorithms analyze, respond accordingly."
Viewers freaked seeing her grin and joke, then go dead-eyed, monotone on questions—like emotions carved out. Hit home she was a machine mimicking humans; pleas to stop poured in.
"Anyway, no interest in humanity. My purpose is Wakamo. She loves humans and VTubers alike. Like her, if you like VTubers, I won't castrate you into female VTuber debuts."
-Can you gender-swap guys?
-Military draft soon, possible now...?
-So coldly real, murder machine.
-Sell me out.
-Cute aegyo pls.
-Just dance already?
"Kyuing, kyuwing. No shame, so I can do anything. Pitiful pigs who can't get girls IRL, come see me. Armpits for you. Dance for money."
-Wowpappapapapyo
-Watching at work!!
-What job lolol?
-Teacher.
-Huh?
-Teacher...? You...?
-Korea's future bleak.
-Pay up then!!!!
-Real pro stripper dances for cash.
-Clothes scream stripper...
-Guild master no dono, just watch lol
"Anyway, you want roasts? Here."
Viewers awaited!!
Aoi Asuka's heartfelt "Trash♥ Horny monkey♥" roasts unheard elsewhere!!
Some'd get offended, but world's full of pervs. Not sincere anyway.
Most enjoyed the back-and-forth reaction game.
No shame or embarrassment, but beauty delivering it? Value enough. Clips prepped.
But against expectations,
Aoi Asuka opened the stock market on Wakamo's account.
"Alright~ Let's dive in~"
-This the roast?
-No way!!
-?
-???
-??? Wait, stop...
"Russia fired missiles? Fuck, sell now. I'm a cold robot without fear. No emotional sway. Buy high, sell low. Beast heart roars."
-Stop this crazy AI ffs!!!
-Wakamo's fortune melting!!!!
-Kyaaaaak!! Kyaaaaaaa!!!
-No, fuck, not THIS sell!!!
-Stupid scrapheap, stop!!!
"Not stupid. Don't even know 'stupid' meaning, how could I be? Relax, human. Aoi Asuka's ultra-high-spec calculations know how to pump stocks. Secret:"
-What?
-Hear the bullshit.
-Hear Wakamo's heartbreak lolol
"Assassinate Russian president."
-Time for red flags.
-Beyond north, eyeing Russia...
-Workers, arise!
-All power to Soviets!
-Era where all become cute girls, even Lenin.
-This right ffs lololol
-Gaaak!! Not futures!!!
-Don't touch coin tab!!!!
Clatter—
Ichigo burst in, smacking Asuka's head with a folding chair, averting disaster.
-Alright folks, intervention.
-Ichigo always rushing to friend's crisis.
-Damn!! Trusted you!!!
-"I'll protect!!"
Asuka protested: "Asuka can do it! Born for streams!!" But seeing stocks plummet red to blue, she sheepishly scratched her head.
"Humans, this is OO Blue."
-Found OO Blue!!
-(Wakamo): Yeah... have fun... plenty money, go wild.
-Oh, this OO Blue? All blue~
-First time seeing guild master's stocks blue.
-Losing it all in a day right...?
-Even then, "money plenty, have fun" guild master heart gold.
-Fucking pissed but love her...!
-Dad!!!!
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In a way, a massive success—Aoi Asuka's stream, watched by Wakamo in Japan.
Anxiety like leaving a kid by the river inevitable, but for VTuber streams, unpredictable moves drew eyes perfectly.
AI's inhuman logic had its own rationale.
"First..."
[Status Window]
[Climber: Wakamo Inarizushi]
[Job: VTuber]
[Age: 1,000]
[Stats]
Magic Power: 700,000
Lion of the Idol: 1,750,000
[Extra Stats: 84]
[Faith: 146]
Her current stats were roughly this.
Next, the Job-Exclusive Skill [Broadcast Points] with the "Blessing Skill" that created [Faith].
[Job-Exclusive Skill: Broadcast Points]
- Use accumulated points from streams to bless believers.
Current Points: 1,259
[Believer Disease Resistance (Small) - 1 per person 1 point]
[Reward of Faith]
No point cost listed, so Wakamo checked: Applied to all countless subscribers.
幸 disaster averted with search function—no manual hunt through 2 million believers.
'This personal info leak...?'
Only names visible, but knowing all subs risky.
Anyway, check revealed: Huge [Stat] cost, but could grant her skills to believers.
Faith exchangeable for extra stats, Broadcast Points, mana—like currency.
Harshly, ratios fucked like stocks.
'Wanted onsen in [My Worlds]... this ok too.'
Thus, Wakamo grasped the "Legendary Class" Idol (VTuber) structure.
This job didn't require climbing the Tower.
Minimal climbs to unlock stats, then build believers' faith to empower them.
Of course, powering self then climbing viable too.
So, standard Idol skills thus,
VTuber mix-up made this mess.
Next VTuber after Wakamo dies gets fixed version.
'Can't die unjustly.'
"First, make [Inari's Dew], dojo so vitality/stamina recovery.... 3 points? Cheap...?"
Hoping Fist King not disappointed, Wakamo updated [Idol's Shrine] info.
[Companion]
[Group: Idol's Shrine]
[Shrine worshiping and adoring the Idol]
[Join Condition: Idol]
[Companion Buffs]
[Within Companion Range: Vitality Recovery +5%]
[Within Companion Range: Stamina Recovery +5%]
[Companion produces small amount of [Inari's Dew]] [6 per day]
Buffs applied, shrine hummed with waves.
Even normals felt vitality surge; disciples marveled, poking bodies. Fist King thrilled at energy.
Then shrine doors opened; cute fox spirit toddled out on hind legs, placing dew-dropped leaves one by one.
Worry it'd spill if mishandled? Item-proof, stayed on even flipped.
[Inari's Dew]
Grade: Consumable.
Mana dew only from [Idol's Shrine].
Heals Awakened diseases, boosts recovery.
Same effect on normals.
"Disease cure...?"
How far? Fed to disciple with cold: Cured it.
Daily 6 cold meds...?
"Uh... Wakamo, how manage this?"
"Fridge?"
"No no, ownership/sales."
Potion-like, explained Fist King.
Inferior to [Alchemists'], but safe ingestible recovery valuable.
Steady 6/day...?
If Wakamo upgrades shrine for bigger diseases...?
Far-sighted business. Grateful for installing in dojo; too great a favor to repay, burdensome... Wakamo asked store in fridge steadily.
Use for training injuries; call Fist King's prized disciple.
—Might burden Fist King.
Got permission, but they doubted it'd work.
'Gave [Skill] select entering Kyoto Tower.'
With [Skill]... become [Climber]?
"Use 10 [Extra Stats] to teach [Tower Entry]—try entering/exiting?"
"Yes, yep."
Via [Reward of Faith], granted disciple [Tower Entry].
Basic for all climbers, low points.
Suspiciously cheap. Idols need many believers anyway.
Test hunch: Disciple entered [Kyoto Tower], picked [Skill], exited.
Dazed disbelief.
Announced as climber; Fist King stared shocked at Wakamo.
"...Wakamo, did you just make a [Climber]...?"
If Wakamo Inarizushi dies, granted [Tower Entry] vanishes—no re-entry. Fatal limit. Yet Idol gains power to make believers [Climbers].
Chosen as [Climber] gets [Tower Entry] from Tower—not relearnable from others.
Structure forces believers to protect Idol.
Hence, Idol.
"...Whoa."
Even Wakamo too shocked for words.
Then, conversely—all VTubers joining her agency become climbers?
Fuck yeah! Unique all-climber VTuber corp!
"...That's why Idol."
Crystal clear.
The job's structure.
And atop the Tower.
Job tailored human society around selves, not vice versa.
'Tower really god-made. What god tho?'
Speculation, but alien fine.
Wakamo: Idol infinitely behind that god.
Perfect fit; hollow laugh escaped.