Chapter 7
Chapter 7
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 7
Chapter Title: The Forbidden Delusion... I Set the Fire Anyway
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The delusion I absolutely shouldn't have... I ended up setting the fire.
Naturally, the internet community—something you can never hide—would sink its teeth into the one who started the blaze.
And it's even better if the target is big. No matter how hard or diligently someone works, people will criticize out of jealousy or fabricate reasons to hound them mercilessly. Yes—curiously, in our advanced modern society, the internet is a true age of barbarism... Even if it means getting sued and having your head bashed in, there are people who repeat idiotic mistakes so foolish you'd doubt they're human.
But that's fine!
"If I just tank all the aggro and devour it, isn't that good enough?"
Like some netkama hunter from somewhere. I might as well give up on becoming a proper VTuber anyway.
From the start, I can declare with certainty! I'm nothing but an incompetent clipper who lucked into becoming a 『VTuber』!
No blood, sweat, and tears of talent. No outstanding effort!!
What even is a VTuber...? Even with your face hidden, you need a character and concept that suits you, drawing eyes through singing, artistry, and gaming skills on stream, with witty banter, a voice that slips naturally into daily life, dopamine-packed stories, and unique, special content that captivates people, right?
This place is hell.
Even unpolished gems with talents that could shine after honing get swept away, unable to endure the early hardships. The most vicious are those who toy with fledgling streamers just starting out. That's why there's no manager in the chatroom. It might turn into a second Sodom and Gomorrah reborn in the modern age, but I don't care.
My only worry is whether I'll end up being a nuisance to the other VTubers associated with me!!
Dreading the ripple effects but bound by the scheduled collab, I had no choice but to go through with it. It was a horrific crisis and disaster, but for some, it was the ultimate opportunity. There were those who seized viewers with their talents and eloquence. ──Unfortunately, Wakamo Inarizushi lacks such skills!
What would an underground idol's diehard fan feel if that idol suddenly skyrocketed to top-tier fame and showed up cheering at their old underground gig?
No good. This is just scooping up popularity that fell out of a vending machine.
What if they see me casually VTubering and lose motivation, thinking it's not worth it, and quit?
"Seppuku is the only way out...!!"
I squeeze my eyes shut and swallow the sorrow. No matter how much I rack my brain, all I come up with is a trash-tier aggro VTuber!! How many other VTubers are there in this field? The ones spewing sex jokes? That requires talent to walk the tightrope without crossing the line. Some fox goddess from another neighborhood excels at games, banter, singing—truly "divine descent" level—but I'm a fake.
You want me to call myself a VTuber?
I can't accept that... I'll stab you to death, Wakamo!!
What right do you have, you bitch, to leech off being a VTuber!! Apologize to every VTuber!!
"If you're broadcasting like a VTuber, that makes you one... but it's a different talent from those who admire other VTubers, chase their dreams, and sincerely grind with real effort! Different grit! Different ideals! Different resolve! You have to be strong! If you want to be a VTuber, you have to be strong!!"
How long had I been harshly whipping myself like this?
It was a form of resolve, a vow.
Burning down my own house wasn't enough to satisfy me.
We did the scheduled collab, but it turned into a nuisance between viewers and streamers who casually exchanged greetings while clipping as usual. It was a gain and opportunity for some. I hoped it would draw in viewers as a chance, let more people discover the VTubers I watch and admire for their efforts—but in the end, I just bewildered them, no different from betrayal!
What disgrace... the infamy of a clipper...
"Screw seppuku!!"
Unable to bear the self-loathing, I jabbed my hand blade into my gut.
This isn't about forgiveness for my sins... It's paying the price for tarnishing the honor of VTubers..!
But even with the hand blade buried in my stomach, no organs spilled out—only mana kept surging, and no blood flowed.
I truly felt it now: no need for sleep, no need to breathe, always in peak condition.
At this rate, Plan B of hanging myself won't work either...
[Status Window]
[Climber: Wakamo Inarizushi]
[Job: VTuber]
[Age: 1,000 years old]
[Stats]
Magic Power: 867.
Remaining lifespan: approximately 14.45 minutes.
It dropped quite a bit from that seppuku attempt.
Why did my magic power decrease so much...?
You'd have to go back to when I had 27 VTuber streams open at once.
While doing that, I watched unarchived videos I missed, other live VTubers, and with no-look editing—a top-tier advanced skill—had about 40 windows open, so my 140k mana plummeted.
And considering subscribers increased in the meantime, I nearly died just from watching streams!
If that had happened, this Wakamo would have regrets in life but at least satisfaction!
[Climbing Incheon Tower Floor 4 World]
- Don't be fooled by the monsters' appearances in the tower! Let's hunt the [Feral Deer]!
[Platinum Achievement Conditions]
-Chase and overtake the [Feral Deer] (1/1)
-Take down the [Feral Deer] without getting injured (0/1)
-Block or deflect the [Feral Deer]'s [Rip and Tear] (0/1)
"Huh, so many damn conditions."
Standing alone in the vast, boundless grassland, Wakamo sighed as she checked the Floor 4 clear conditions. Even now, her mana was draining fast. And for good reason—she was live-streaming as a VTuber debuting right now.
Since the internet worked, I wondered if [Video Recording] would act like a camera, and fortunately, it did.
-Open the party chat!!!
-Shouldn't you start with an apology stream?
-If you're not human, we gotta kill you, right?
-Door.
-Anyway, how'd you get an ID? Stole it from a corpse?
-Open.
-Yeah.
-I got into a flame war with the haters trash-talking the streamer. Good job, right?
-Tell me some stock tips ㅠㅠ
Total chaos. With all these guys swarming after hearing the news, viewers hit 6k even before I went live, and I didn't want to. But you can't deny reality forever... After agonizing for a while, Wakamo put her hands on her hips and turned on the stream.
"It's me, you fucking bastards."
-First time meeting and you're already super rude, seriously offensive.
-Shouldn't age make rudeness okay?
-Curious if you actually smell like a chicken coop.
-Our streamer debuting as a VTuber... tears are flowing!!
"If a clipper loves VTubers enough, they debut... I love that story, it's so chuunibyou."
-The 3D model is so realistic, like real life!!
-Earth Online class is insane, for real.
"From today, I'm Wakamo Inarizushi, debuting as a VTuber! But listen up! Unlike what you expect, I have zero intention of doing this properly!! The tower forced me into being a fucking VTuber!!"
-First time and you're brutally honest and rude.
-Feels like a super military vet vibe, is this right?
-TMI) If streamer is born in Goryeo era, that's post-Yeoja War victory, golden age.
-Back when scholars hunted tigers, so the fox bitch survived and became queen!!
-Dangun's furry tastes... got it. Let me escape here now!!
-Every day I see it, but damn, impressive!
-Ace! If you've seen this tower, abandon all hope!
-The tower busted the fox bitch hiding underground lololol sitcom vibes.
Should I freeze the chat rocketing up, or switch to subscribers-only...? I hadn't even set donations since I don't need money. Trying slow mode, I saw pitiful newbies asking why donations don't work, and sighed.
"I don't take donations. Donate to other VTubers in the time you'd waste on me! My channel has your tastes sorted by concept! Great singers, cool concepts, gaming pros, even famous corporate overseas VTubers!!"
-If you walk that money over and donate to VTubers, wouldn't you profit more?
"Huh?"
-Check that dumbass face lololol
-Why are you getting convinced by that?
-This guy's probably already thinking 100 ways to invest the donations he'd rake in.
-Info: Streamer subscribes to 300 VTubers.
-Fuck! Beyond imagination, insane bastard!!
-Glad he's not human, some animal kid, right?
-Is his stocks booming 'cause he's a real god?
"Urk... snap out of it! Wakamo!! Don't let these idiots who come here instead of watching other VTubers drag you around!! But honestly, I get the 'fox goddess ripoff' part. And as a fox goddess, all I can do is scratch my full belly while wasting time on YouTube, so give up."
-Shouldn't a fox goddess at least be fluffy???
-Did I unknowingly reach god-tier...?
-I get the 'god but retard' part, retard streamer!!
-What the hell lets a girl collab tomorrow climb the tower?!
-Anyway, red pill? Why VTuber? Asking 'cause I really don't know.
-But isn't climbing the tower dangerous? You okay?
Surprisingly, no one said not to stream inside the tower.
A sight only climbers can see. A pristine world untouched by human hands, full of pure nature. Of course, the seemingly vast space is surprisingly limited, blocked by transparent walls. Even if unseen, herbs, fruits, animals, underground ores exist here.
That's why these gathered folks hurled abuse at Wakamo while watching with "one shared curiosity."
As some started lowering the heat, probing if she'd turn off the stream, questions piled up—normal pleas to open donations, even a charming viewer asking her panty color.
Yes, every VTuber stream has one of those.
Fine for me, but not other VTubers, so I quietly noted the ID for the blacklist.
"Why climb the tower? Climbing makes the country prosperous...? Trickle-down dead long ago? Shut your trap. Yeah... As a stock trader and clipper, I hit my limit. I'll climb the tower!! To bring peace to the nation!! So everyone watches VTuber streams!! Do you know why viewer counts for our beloved VTubers are dropping? It's the tower!!"
-Sounds batshit but weirdly convincing.
-5 years solo revival campaign, chairman's answer.
-Thought you were a sudden yapper, but revolutionary comrade, damn!
-Suddenly turning red, this normal? Should I stand?
-No, fuck... Tower clears are good, but is this the right direction?
-What crazy clipper climbs the tower 'cause VTuber viewers dropped?
-100th floor top might have a god or something, you really okay?
"Then I'll fight that god!!"
Her robes fluttered with sheer aura, momentarily freezing the comments.
Overwhelmed? Or madness to smash even a god at the top for VTubers?
Maybe relief that this guy's not human like them?
"As a tower-climbing VTuber!! I debuted as a solo-sucking-honey VTuber!! So no donations, believers. Why? Think about it!! Me unilaterally sucking content dry!! That's too unfair!! Stepping on countless VTubers' efforts... So I don't chat or anything. I'll!! Me!! Stream however the fuck I want!!"
-Can't tell the difference from usual.
-Truly consistent mad dog VTuber lover, fuck.
-As expected, posting stream info right on wakeup, total weeb.
-Meanwhile, this bastard uploaded 3 edited vids to his channel.
-So, real fox goddess???
Her ambitions were clear. No matter what, first-day VTuber debut felt like a total flop. Are these tears from my eyes...?
Isn't there a saying that frustration nurtures VTubers? Nothing but daily grinding to build skill.
If my stream bothers you, just shift in your seat!! No choice but to stick to that attitude!!
-But what's streamer doing just standing?
"Hm? Ah... Overtook it and waiting."
Even mid-stream, she'd already handled everything. Daily multitasking made it natural?
Viewers freaked, gasped, panicked at the [Feral Deer] charging full speed. A monster from this world—known only from pics or text. Even photos require being on that floor.
So they felt the vivid reality of peering inside the tower.
They focused on the streamer posing as razor-sharp deer antlers charged to impale.
"Palm Heel Strike—!!"
-No, fuck. Not Goryeo, Tang Dynasty?
-Tang Fist respects the canon.
-Wait, doesn't she do spells?!!
-Streamer, you didn't lie about age, right???
How does a fox goddess use a move called Palm Heel Strike instead of spells? Climber experts yelled there's no such skill!!
But the hand blade shattered the impaling antlers, smashed the skull, snapped the neck. The deer charging ferociously got slammed into the ground, upper body buried.
Deer torso sunk into earth! Overwhelming realism, no CG..!
Too much for claiming VTuber stream, right?!
But they let it slide amid the overwhelming violence.
If nothing else, everyone knew from this debut: this streamer's a VTuber-obsessed maniac!
"Otsu! Stream ends here today! Shimaai!! Dismissed, dismissed!!"
-Can't pin if Chinese, Korean, or Japanese.
-Name Wakamo, so none of the three?
-Japan's Yasakani no Magatama shattered, real internet disaster.
-No, fuck, this ain't VTuber, it's streamer[User permanently banned].
-Streamer-nim! I believe it's a VTuber stream! Our Poppi approves!
-Spare me! Spare me!
"Wakamo VTuber stream! Watch if you want. Done, so fuck off."
Truly, a shameless fox goddess debuting as VTuber, even blackmailing with tower climbs.
Viewers were losing their minds in every sense from the absurdity but accepted after seeing the climber's strength.
Honestly, from their view, more streams to watch is all that matters, right?