LIGHTNOVELWORLD Being a VTuber is about fighting oneself……
Of course, you have to stay strong despite dealing with crazy people.
Maintaining a strong mentality is more important than anything. Cry when you need to, laugh when you need to, but only show fun times on the broadcast.
Wakamou has no VTuber talent…!! He could only become a clown!!
There was no other way!!
-The leader’s VTuber nonsense has started again.
-Ahem, it’s lecture time.
-They say this, but sob bitterly during their small-time streamer days.
-Empathy seems to only exist for VTubers hahaha
-Seriously, the ultimate VTuber ghost here.
“You chose this oshi, accept it.”
-Well, what can you do.
-If an idol tells you to accept it, do us humans have a choice?
-Believers just pledge their loyalty~
-But can’t Ichigo’s leader skill also pull off power-level remodeling?
-They say it’s impossible without stats?
-Aren’t there lots of skill conversion type abilities?
“Too drastic a setting change isn’t good for a VTuber, so I’m concerned. Suddenly an emperor out of nowhere…”
-From funny Alchemist to Emperor. How did Ichigo become king?
-They really started from the bottom and built themselves up, didn’t they haha
-Self-made (?) success.
-First in line on the Wakamou path.
-Oh, then that’s totally recognized haha
-Knowing how to ride the line is also a skill haha
-So when are you climbing?
“I should give the Korean Tower time to prepare themselves mentally. They’ve lost their edge lately. Where did the initial uniquely tormenting Korean Tower go?”
-Lost their edge indeed hahaha
-I miss the struggling and twisting leader of old…
-Maybe Wakamou just got really strong?
-That could be true!!
-It’s so boring that the viewers’ dopamine isn’t being satisfied!!
“Alright, believers. That’s it for today’s broadcast! See you tomorrow!”
Bidding goodbye to the believers, Wakamou ended the broadcast and fell deep into thought once more.
Korean Tower….Did they forget how to take 70% of the rewards while building a tower? Could it be they don’t know how to adjust the difficulty?
Destroying the core of a golem or facility gimmick encountered previously required teamwork, so I thought it was a pretty good gimmick but there were overly unreasonable parts.
Even for regular climbers, being immediately countered at the next level wasn’t typical, but the Korean Tower’s response was too quick.
Maybe they’ve learned that this is the only way to raise the difficulty against Wakamou?
While taking a break, I left a note to the Russian Tower Lord and hoped they’d get back to basics while communicating with the allied towers.
As a VTuber surviving by climbing towers, if the levels aren’t fun, the viewers would be disappointed.
Did the Korean Tower not feel the fighting spirit that was displayed when the Japanese Tower and Chinese Tower gloriously blazed to their finale?
It seemed clear that there was no such thing as passion inside their heart. Anyway, this useless monkey really doesn’t know how to do anything.
‘…No, really, did this guy read my mind while designing it because he doesn’t know how to do anything at all?’
Even while meditating and calming down for the next VTuber broadcast, concerns about the Korean Tower wouldn’t vanish easily.
It was like throwing a child into water, but there was no guilt. The thought of being asked to be the Korean Tower lord next came to mind first.
Soon, the [Mediator] will come out to assess the situation.
Wakamou doesn’t know what kind of tower the [Tower of Babel] was in the past, but including the [Guardian], [Humans] flocked to it like bees to honey, eager to climb, which surprised Wakamou too.
“Whew…let’s not worry. The tower will handle itself. Being a popular VTuber sure is tiring…”
The number of viewers, video views, and subscriber growth keep catching my eye.
Even when creating clips, mentioning Wakamou in situations that would have just made me laugh before keep bothering me.
Lately, after the VTuber Goods were destroyed by the Italian Tower, it feels like I’m only consuming VTuber content.
Is VTubing drifting away in my heart…?
“Several times a day… my affection for VTubing drifts… what should I do?”
“Doing various games on a comprehensive broadcast, improving my skills as well as horror games compared to before, and even singing is getting better, so what’s wrong?”
“Could it be exhaustion…? Although it’s heartbreaking that the goods were shattered, it has nothing to do with VTubing, right?”
“Could it be depression setting in from aging…you know…those hormone things…”
“At this point, I have no choice but to binge-watch Ushii-sensei’s broadcasts and gain the strength to meet corporations head-on with individual talents…”
Wakamou, Jiang Yeoul, Mei, and the model-wrapped Baekmyeong Gimmo(Captain General God) and the model-wrapped Baekmyeong Gimmo(Long Roden)─ five people sat together discussing.
Wakamou felt good when viewers were happy and joyful while showcasing various special and flashy [Skills].
Starting from the [Guardian] and [Humans], even though they involved themselves in all sorts of troublesome incidents, including [Pirates], Wakamou took care of most of it.
A major issue for VTubers, even the borders were resolved by unifying China and Japan, Russia (?), was solved in that way.
Is it because I didn’t conquer and unify America that I feel empty and sad…?
No, it’s really not that.
“Maybe I’m sad because of Ichigo. I need to reset the tower and climb up. Ichigo wants to ascend together, and not being able to help at all, constantly worrying about when something might happen alone. Isn’t this why I’m feeling gloomy, guessing Ichigo’s thoughts?”
“Could it be because I’m worried about the bad relationship between Pirate and her mom? The couple seems happy but the relationship between the daughter and mom is the worst, and it weighs on me… The King of Authority can’t say anything, even though their daughter is addicted to drinking and gambling, I just can’t concentrate on my work with the potential darkness there… Even though Pirate has a strong mentality and holds a significant pillar-like position in the company, she’s still human. She’d feel better if she cried when it’s tough… Is this too much concern?”
“And Lucia, even though she makes art works diligently while VTubing, she even manages a gallery. Already frail, I worry if she might die from overwork. Like previously mentioned, I want to be more focused and stand out to not lose the opportunity that just came, hanging on and crying, but it’s hard to say much…”
“About Mami, I don’t mind alcohol and cigarettes, but I’m worried she might cause trouble going around meeting guys. I’ve paired her with Jackson, asked the manager to have agents accompany as guards— in fact, VTubers approach one of the biggest reasons they graduate themselves. But she enjoys VTubing and works hard…”
“Though it’s the same for Asuka, each member has their own worries anyway, since they’re human. Managing them as their president makes me anxious because things can change anytime, which might contribute to my unease. Just because I’m superhuman doesn’t mean the colleagues are too, right? Ultimately, VTubing involves humans too.”
After circling around, they determined that the recent downcast vibe wasn’t solely due to the Korean Tower but an accumulation of various stress factors.
All five felt like they were forgetting someone and, scratching their chins, remembered the unfortunate Manager Wanda Haye.
Realizing that Manager Wanda Haye’s workload was overwhelming enough to outmatch her, they decided not to complain.
“”””So we came to ask if you have any worries””””
“Worries? I don’t really have any.”
Trying to gauge her reaction, the five spoke in unison, but Adelheid didn’t even blink.
She smiled while showing her craftwork, stating she had painstakingly carved it for a year for her fans.
“First of all, I’m even making the instruments anew from scratch”
Wakamou broke into a cold sweat from her madness. Seriously, is starting from there normal? What are artists indeed…?
Moreover, she intended to craft a VTuber-worthy instrument that didn’t exist in this world, presenting a complex structure difficult to describe.
With Wakamou’s sensibility, it didn’t look like a musical instrument at all.
“And these are new goods!! Aren’t the plushies cute? And a new tapestry!! Plus a bigger poster!! I’ve drawn lots!! Please check them out!!”
“Your skills improve day by day…truly, Adelheid is a genius”
“It’s just automatically impressive”
“Aww, the plushie is cute”
“I want to hang a few in the room”
“They’ll surely sell well”
“Hoot”
Watching Adelheid smiling so wide the corners of her mouth almost reached her ears, the Wakamou group felt chills and hugged each other silently.
“Oh dear… I feel like my arms are trembling and I’m on the verge of collapsing from exhaustion, but it’s okay… Because unfortunate and pitiful Adelheid always has Wakamou praising and affirming me!! As long as I have Wakamou cheering on me, even a trash artist like me can burst with energy!!”
Feeling terror at the insanity flowing from her eyes, Mei’s legs gave out as she slumped down.
The tremendous pressure….similar to that feeling when receiving military orders….
Even when sentenced with a terminal verdict after being transformed into an idol for the Korean Tower, I had not felt such fear.
Even the “Man-eater” might have a softer aura than this, it’s hard to even describe this…did Lovecraft write like this, perhaps.
“It looks like there’s a red light beaming from her eyes”
“Red gaze… Why are you here…”
“Adelheid, how do you feel about infusing personal subjectivity into projects while working at the company?”
“The company is not a place for self-realization or proselytizing ideas, is it?”
“Fairly sure it’s her”
“That’s why she was insanely strong”
The Wakamous filled with whispers.
With her legs sapped of strength, the tearful Mei was drawn back and Wakamou took a step forward.
“I’m worried we might be wasting Adelheid’s shining talent on VTubing when you’re doing a lot of work, aren’t you?”
“Wakamou? Isn’t it that art that doesn’t earn money isn’t real art? Do you know how much I earn from goods? This is art”
“I see….. So can I ask what that sculpture of mine is?”
A grand statue of Wakamou bearing the world resembled Atlas who bore the heavens.
The only distinction was that the globe had not the names of continents but an assortment of VTuber names inscribed.
“That is art”
“Seems like it won’t make money?”
“If you claim creating with Wakamou isn’t art, can’t I just make it into art?”
Artists certainly use difficult language….
“Wakamou, was it a viewer who spouted nonsense about Adelheid wanting to quit VTubing? Can you tell me the viewer’s name? Oh! Nevermind, I’ll handle it myself”
“Adelheid, I was only worried, precious colleague!”
“……Hmm….I feel so good, I might have a nosebleed”
“It actually happened”
Adelheid, dripping nosebleed from excessive happiness, collapsed and was taken to the hospital.
Let’s just hope it was merely due to excessive work-related exhaustion.
Anyway, Adelheid, who they worried most about, expressed with bloodied words how working and creating art made her happy, receiving love from fans and feeling ecstasy(?) just from Wakamou’s praises was joyful, so they moved on from her.
When it came down to it, all we could do was throw one Wakamou their way…
“It’s not me, is it? I’m first-generation”
“This Jiang Yeoul working office duties. Always overworked!!”
“Long Roden is a newbie but a weapon!! Don’t forget!!”
“Are we abandoning the giant mecha? Say it ain’t so!!”
“Damn, I feel like I’m going through a mental breakdown. Isn’t my self-assertion too strong?! How did it even get like this?!”
“”””For now, let’s soothe ourselves with a VTuber broadcast””””
No sooner had they spoken, the five swiftly turned on different VTuber broadcasts and whispered among themselves.
“Newbie’s live!!”
“Sob, followed a small-time maid nun VTuber broadcasting over 100 days and cried in sync with reaching 1,500 followers”
“Our Fox Deity, watching her chill with Dragon Palace Princess and I’m like crying…”
“High expectations for the new Catholic VTuber, upvote haha”
“Videos, VTubers, TS….Ah, no web novels to watch….”
Looking ahead, everyone shed silent tears viewing [Portrait of the Dragon Palace Princess] that Adelheid drew for Wakamou and moved on to the next member.
“Huh? My mom? Uh yeah…the prestigious family this and that…. My brother couldn’t handle the pressure and turned into a girl? The family says women can’t inherit─ no need to worry. The leader is my new family!! Oyaji!!!”
“Damn, Sadako!! I love you!! Come into my arms!!”
“Zeahaha!! Isn’t something reversed?!”
As they tried to pull Sadako into a hug, with all five reaching to embrace her, she ended up in a drawn-and-quartered ordeal with her limbs and head seized.
I’ve been caught.
“Aaaah!! Captain!!! Too much love!!!”
“””””I’ll give you a hug!!”””””
“Do it to Liu Ying instead!! Guaaaaaah!!!”
Looking at them enviously was Liu Ying, and Aoi Asuka gave her a hug instead. It truly was a heartwarming, family-like gathering.
“Hmm, it’s true that celebrities or VTubers lose fans if they start dating…and it could cause harm to their fellow peers, so I’m considering saving slowly while thinking about future funds. The President of the American Association asked me if I was interested in becoming the next Association President. Why don’t you just conquer America while you’re at it, boss?”
“Come to think of it, Ava was a cop, right.”
“Yeah, yeah, she’s known as an elite who works diligently.”
“She adapted to the company the fastest and is doing well.”
“Besides making music…It’s been less than a year, and you’re graduating so fast?”
“I’m counting on us staying together for a long time!”
“Of course…”
The five Wakamou said they’d work as VTubers for a long time while making lots of money, and Ava nodded with a survival smile. Honestly, she wasn’t making any mistakes now since she wouldn’t find any other large company offering better support and workload than here, especially since she was already on a growth trajectory.
And Ava herself was the one who knew best what would happen if she made a mistake.
Be a blemish on the VTuber history of Wakamou Corporation? The first ever?
Hearing Asuka whisper behind her, “We forgive juniors no matter what,” she tried to smile as innocently as possible.
She needed to smile big enough to show her gums, desperately.
Even Adelheid, hooked up to an IV, was smiling at her with crescent moon-like eyes!
[I don’t want to get “engineered”!!]
“In fact, I’m more concerned about the oracle who comes into my closet as it pleases and claims the world must be saved.”
“I locked any man who bothers with someone else’s VTuber on Wakamou’s third floor.”
“Wow! Really?”
“Yes.”
“…Really?”
“Trespassing is a crime, Ava.”
Apparently, the oracle that hadn’t been seen lately had been caught by Wakamou.
I wasn’t able to contact them and wondered what was up, but that was the truth…!
“So lastly, Ichigo!”
“Hehehe….”
Liu Ying was in a lethargic state as if she was about to fall asleep, buried among the eighteen fluffy tails of two golden foxes, each with nine tails.
“You, Ichigo… Surrounded by Kotodama.”
Aoi Asuka sneakily joined in and buried her upper body in the tails.
Members gathered as if there’d be no other chance, pushing their bodies into the tails, and Mei, with her three tails, was also giving Adelheid a tail pillow.
“This is company welfare, this is heaven, and this is sex!!!”
“I want to argue with the artist’s insane statement, but the scent really is nice, and it’s fluffy… Can’t we make a pillow like this?”
“…Yes, I can!! If I’m an 【Artist】!!”
They were surprisingly pleased, and it caught me off guard.
Wakamou had never thought to lie on his own tails nor had any thought to, but others seemingly found them so enticing? Seeing even the manager had also settled in, Wakamou pondered over making new separate parts.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yeoul, who had no tails, went to get drinks for everyone to enjoy while chilling together, and Wakamou asked Liu Ying for her opinion.
“They said Asuka taught you how to raise an 【Emperor】. Do you ever think about climbing the tower from the beginning again? You’d lose the stats and skills gained from the Complete Strategy Layer rewards, but wouldn’t that be better in the long run?”
“……”
Judging from how Liu Ying bit her lip in thought, she hadn’t completely dismissed such concerns.
“When I’m weak, I hate just watching, and I hate just being protected, and I hate being of no help… I just want to climb.”
“Is that so…”
It was just as Wakamou had feared.
“I hear there’s a lot of exclusive equipment, too? I don’t know how many Legendary Classes without exclusive equipment there are, but even I have more than ten.”
Amidst this, Ava advised it would be better to climb the Collaborative Layer and obtain even better exclusive items as a Complete Strategy Layer bonus.
When Ava laughed and said she didn’t even know how to use them all because of the flood of exclusive items she got every time she climbed a layer, Adelheid stuffed a handkerchief into her mouth.
“…Since it’s more like an upgraded Idol! It’s set up not on Korean Tower but Chinese Tower! Just climbing surely is better, right?”
“Right?”
“Then, shall we check Ichigo’s skills now?”
Before Ichigo became an 【Emperor】, her skills were roughly like this.
[Scrap Combination+++], [Extreme Poison Creation+++], [Fatal Toxicity++], [Sturdy Body+++], [Enduring Stamina+++], [Deadly Transfiguration], [Poison Resistance], [Human Anatomy Researcher], [Alchemy-Metallurgical Transformation], [Alchemy-Artistic Forming], [Pill Manufacture], [Alchemy-Property Conversion (Poison)], [Plum Blossom Swordsmanship (梅花劍法)], [Void Spirit Taichi God Fist (虛靈太極神拳)], [Mana Manipulation], [Keen Intuition+++++], [Gunfighting], [Alchemy-Intermediate Transmutation], [Alchemy-Golem Summoning], [Transmutation – Hyper Adrenaline].
The skillset, including skills with enhancements (+), clearly reflected her choice as an assassin-type Alchemist who handles poisons, steadily built on a solid foundation fitting her. And what about the effect of [Hyper Adrenaline], practically the ultimate of Alchemists, which Ichigo got as a 100th floor reward?
But her current skills as an Ichigo were like this.
[Emperor’s Dignity], [Leadership], [Emperor’s Protection], [Plum Blossom Swordsmanship (梅花劍法)], [Void Spirit Taichi God Fist (虛靈太極神拳)], [Mana Manipulation], [Keen Intuition+++++], [Gunfighting].
The fact that Plum Blossom Swordsmanship, Taichi God Fist, Mana Manipulation, and Gunfighting, skills Wakamou himself had taught her, remained unchanged… this was simply devastating.
Who would believe she was a climber of the 56th layer? Both her strength and agility had fallen to 5, and her agility even decreased by -500% when equipped with her exclusive gear, making it moot.
‘─ This is hard to accept’
Was it truly normal for 【the Tower】 to make the rewards it granted Ichigo disappear like this just because her class changed?
Having received the 100th-floor reward twice, it was questionable whether reverting skills like that would even be worth it as it might have been better not to move at all.
When Wakamou asked the Russian Tower Lord about this, she confessed it was beyond her control.
“Perhaps you should consider setting up a 【Partner】 as a sturdy guard?”
“I have comrades, so it’s fine!!”
In a hurry, Liu Ying diverted the subject, saying she had a ticket that allowed her to create partners anytime from the Russian Tower Lord.
Okay, Liu Ying would probably want to make a partner, so it would be wrong to pressure her.
That leaves only [Faith’s Reward].
“Asuka”
“[Summoner] type skills are impossible because status stats are separate for them. Using something like [Wizard] or [Shaman] summoning skills lacks necessary mana. An Emperor, like an Idol, has completely separate summoning skills and are fairly independent and aim for unique growth.”
“And then?”
“Moreover, taking off the Dragon Robes removes the agility penalty so using a skill like [Berserk] that independently boosts stats, or a skill series that converts stats into others would be better. [Emperor] includes strategic and tactical command restrictions with a limitation against direct combat, just like Wakamou.”
“This is nothing short of an insult to a climber. Very well, execution is inevitable.”
The VTuber Wakamou Inarizushi who even insults the tower – arrives!!
“Why do climbers suffer? Because there was no idol leader like Wakamou?”
“Yes, I can do it! If it’s me!!”
Tower’s design? Climber’s rules? That’s none of my business.
If numerous pioneering VTubers paved and refined the wilderness for their successors.
Wakamou should also follow suit!!
As Liu Ying feels something ominous is about to happen and turns her gaze toward Sadako, Sadako makes a smile signifying she should embrace it.
Overflowing capital…!! And the believers fostered for this very moment….!!
Lastly, Wakamou Inarizushi’s extraordinary amazing negotiation skills!!
“Hello, is that China Tower? If you want to get back at Korean Tower, give me a ring.”
[If Korean Tower has any misconception─ it’s that the towers are not on his side!]
Foreseeing this, Wakamou deliberately omitted his name in the contract, embedding important small print you’d need a magnifying glass for in the clauses.
Contracts are, by nature, to deceive the gullible…. against Korean Tower, Wakamou could throw conscience into the trash bin.
For our VTubers, for our believers, I can become a demon or rakshasa!
I won’t just sit back anytime soon…!!
Wakamou went into [My Worlds] and accessed the tower coin shop for the first time in ages.
Sudden balance changes including job deletion and resulting resets.
My beloved VTuber is crying because of such things….
Therefore this Clipper and a member of [Friends] Wakamou! For the Oshis, I’m ready to open my wallet!!
“Donation incoming!!!”
The [Friends] who were enraged at Asuka’s post slowly began to gather and hand over their tower coins.
For their Oshis, fans united their strengths.
The fans of Wakamou Corporation’s VTubers also gathered to lend a hand, raising tower coins in numbers.
“[Specialite of China Tower heading to the special item of our VVIP~]”
The Russian Tower Lord quickly backed out, stating she hadn’t joined Korean Tower at all.
No fool would not know which side to take to survive…!!
Even the Inari Fox Deity, hearing news from the Japanese Association President, came carrying plenty of items with glittering eyes.
Korean Tower which created Wakamou Inarizushi, gets a kick in the teeth…!!
[Korean Tower, China Tower claims they created the Emperor class, refutes charge!]
[China Tower retorts, saying Korean Tower being the boss created unfair circumstances, true!]
Here is the world of survival of the fittest.
Weak ones cannot survive without being torn apart.
“Can’t this jerk be chopped off and can’t I be the Tower Lord?”
“[That’s not entirely impossible..?]”
“It’s time for a cheerful rebellion. Heading for the throne succession now, foul fellow”
The fox’s revenge doesn’t wait for two years…!!
Even when Italy Tower invaded, you didn’t protect my merch!!
Ichigo suffering from the transition to Emperor,!!
Pyret being hated by Japanese and Korean antis was all your fault!!
Lucia suffering at German hands was your fault too!!
Mami not having a boyfriend!! This was on you!!
Asukas’ growth from the wrecker too!!
All this unnoticed existence of Joseph Khan, our tireless worker, continuously working hard broadcasting solo without fame because I keep forgetting to call was all your fault!!!
It’s all your fault, Korean Tower!!
“If passively learning skills increases stats, wouldn’t it be enough to insert thirty of those?”
“How about only inserting general skills? Wakamou lacks stat points, not Ichigo.”
“Our Ichigo, mommy will make sure you sit on the golden throne.”
“……Is that really a good thing?”
Aoi Asuka sincerely asked as she was suspicious.
If it’s an Emperor, shouldn’t you sit on the radiant throne?
For now, Wakamou first bought the bonus skill from heavy armor.
Since it can’t move, it’ll be full armor Ichigo…!!
Before climbing the 57th layer, crafting ‘Hajime Ichigo 2.0’ which surpassed Mare Pirate version 2.0, into the Golden Throne Emperor…!!
All Korean Tower could do was watch.
Having not observed for a while, she couldn’t fathom how far her climber had come.