I couldn’t afford to hire mercenaries for the tower, so I started a stream.
Even though I was a professional streamer, I was pretty flustered right now.
What’s going on?
Are you really inside the tower?
Are you a beastkin?
How did you even get inside?
???
Wow.
Viewers flooded in like a tidal wave.
The number of viewers quickly shot up and was already approaching four digits.
Only my ears were visible on the screen, twitching slightly.
Seeing that, the viewers started speculating about my identity.
A beastkin?
Are they really a beastkin?
A white fox?
Looks like they’re probably a fox type.
“Beastkin” referred to beings who originally lived in the tower but were driven out by monsters and settled on Earth.
Their characteristics included instincts similar to the animals they were modeled after, and animal-like features such as ears or tails attached to their otherwise human bodies.
What set them apart from beast-like monsters was their ability to communicate with humans.
Still flustered, I had even forgotten to set the stream title and just stared at the blazing chat.
“Uh… uh…”
There’s no stream title.
Seriously, what’s going on?
Isn’t this broadcast location the Nine-Tailed Fox Tower?
???
Why aren’t they saying anything?
Why are we just seeing ears on this stream?
And how did they even get in there?!
I knew I needed to at least greet everyone.
So I adjusted the camera angle to show my face.
“Ah… hello…?”
My nervousness made my voice falter, turning my greeting into an awkward question — but the response was overwhelming.?
???
Whoa, they’re so pretty.
What the heck?
Speculation about my identity and my location faded, replaced by a flood of compliments on my appearance.
The chat was moving so fast I couldn’t read a single message clearly.
“Uh… uh… um…”
What do I do now?
I’d spent my entire streaming career covering current events and issues — I’d never done a talk show.
With no content prepared, I felt like I had to do something, anything.
Once again, I turned to the blazing chat.
No way, seriously.
What ARE you?
Why are you wearing a hanbok?
Are you just a fox beastkin?
A Gumiho?
“…..”
Are they really a Gumiho?
Since it’s the Nine-Tailed Fox Tower, maybe only fox beastkin are allowed in?
They’re definitely a Gumiho.
You idiots, Gumihos can’t talk.
This one’s talking.
Then why aren’t they showing their tail?
I don’t know, man.
The viewers were getting heated again, arguing over my identity.
It was clear they were extremely curious about me.
And seeing that sparked an amazing idea for content in my mind.
“Debut Q&A?!”
Q&A.
It’s a common type of content streamers do when their subscriber or follower count reaches a certain number.
Of course, I’d never done one myself — I was just a gossip streamer, after all.
Who would ever care about a gossip streamer’s personal information?
People only cared about the spicy news I brought them, not about me.
But now, I wasn’t just a gossip streamer anymore — and people were so curious they were practically fighting in the chat.
So a Q&A didn’t seem like a bad idea.
Watching the chaotic, warzone-like chat, I spoke up.
“Uh… hey, calm down, everyone. I’ll explain everything step by step.”
Please, just explain already.
I’m dying of curiosity here.
So is this really the Tower of the Benevolent Fox?
Is it actually the Gumiho Tower?
Why are you in such a dangerous place?
Are you a beastkin?
LOL.
Seriously, how did you even get inside the tower?
The fighting stopped, and now people were firing off questions at me nonstop.
Before I revealed that I was the boss of this tower, there was something I needed to do first.
“Uh… well, first of all, I’m a good person.”
I needed to establish what kind of being I was.
Even if I were SSS-ranked and could fend off any threat, I wanted coexistence.
I used to be human, after all — this just felt right.
Of course, I had no intention of revealing my reincarnation or my past life.
“…Uh, anyway, yeah, I believe in peaceful coexistence.”
???
Why are you suddenly trying to sell us on your personality?
Are you not going to answer our questions?
This is getting kind of creepy…As expected, the chat picked up on the weird vibe and filled with suspicion.
This was getting awkward.
“If… if you have any questions, I’ll answer them.”
“I was just planning on earning a few tower coins today, but thanks to you all, it looks like I’ll be able to hire some good employees.”
In reality, the number of tower coins in my status window was rising in real time.
Not by the second — by the microsecond.
I struggled to keep my lips from curling into a smile as,I watched the numbers climb.
People don’t tend to like it when you look too greedy for money, after all.
Trying to calm myself, I glanced at the chat — and noticed people had latched onto the idea of me hiring employees, assuming I was some kind of businessperson.
Do you run a company?
Are you starting a guild?
Is this for a new guild you’re building?
“Ah… yeah, haha… something like that.”
I mean, it was kind of like that — except instead of an office, I had a boss room.
And instead of a building, it was a tower.…With just the slight added risk that anyone who entered could end up, well, dead.
So you’re a guild master?
Okay, now it makes sense.
But wait, is this near the Fox Tower?
It says the stream location is the Fox Tower…People kept talking about this “Fox Tower.”
What even was the Fox Tower?
[Your tower’s name is the Tower of the Benevolent Gumiho.]
[It seems people just call it the Fox Tower for short.]
Oh… thanks, status window.
That clears things up.
Would it really be a problem if I admitted I was in the tower?
I’d already made it clear I was a good and peaceful being, so… maybe not?
“…Uh, where do you think I am?”
After some hesitation, that’s what I decided to say.…And it turned out they were right.
What the hell?!
How did you even get in there?!
Isn’t it dangerous?!
Please drop some info Hanseong-oppa’s gonna die Help Yuna survive, please .
Wait, what?
Aren’t you getting a penalty?!
In the world of towers, anyone who entered a tower before it officially opened would immediately receive a penalty.
And that penalty… was instant death.
That’s why no hunter ever dared enter a tower before its official opening.
It was basically suicide.
“…Uh, well, I didn’t get the penalty.”
Because I was born here.
????
How is that even possible?!
Wow, isn’t this humanity’s greatest discovery?!
How does this even work…?
So you are a fox beastkin, right?
Were you allowed in because it’s the Gumiho Tower?
People were absolutely losing their minds with curiosity.
It was pretty fun seeing their shocked reactions every time I dropped a bit of new information.
And the faster the chat sped up, the faster my tower coins accumulated.
At this rate, I could hire some seriously strong people.
Though I hadn’t met my future “employees” yet, I was already considering streaming their interviews.
But for now, I decided it was about time to wrap up the broadcast.
I’d earned enough money, and there was no reason to keep streaming when I was starting to get tired.
Still, I figured I’d drop one final bombshell for my viewers before ending the show.
“Uh… first of all, I’m not a fox beastkin…”
That’s right — it was time to reveal my true identity.
Maybe if people knew more about the boss of this tower, they’d feel a bit less anxious.
Not a fox beastkin?!
???
Then what are you?!
???
Are you saying you’re… an actual Gumiho?!
Now that I look at it, the room seems too fancy to be just a tower floor… Isn’t that more like… a royal chamber?
?????
My words sent the chat into complete chaos, hooks and question marks flooding the screen.
Watching their reactions, I couldn’t help but smile.
“…Have you heard of the Gumiho?”
As I spoke, I spread my nine tails wide.
“I’ll be waiting… in the boss room.”
“I’d really prefer if we could live together peacefully.I don’t hate humans, after all. Hehe.”
With those final words, the stream ended — and in just that short time, I had earned a total of 9,021 tower coins.
For non-hunters, it’s hard to grasp how much money that really is.
With the current exchange rate of 2,355 won per tower coin, I’d just made 21,244,455 won.
Over 21 million won — in about ten minutes of streaming.
With this kind of money, I could hire some seriously strong mercenaries.
Just thinking about becoming a proper “boss” made my heart race with excitement.
Sure, I couldn’t convert this into regular currency — but at this point, that didn’t even matter anymore.
“My employees deserve the best benefits, after all.”
One way or another, people were going to start rushing into this tower.
In the three days before the tower officially launched, I’d use this money wisely to recruit my team.
If I showed the world I had some seriously powerful people by my side…Maybe the hunters would think twice before coming in.
God, I really hoped they would.
Feeling satisfied, I stood up and opened the door.
Beyond it stretched a palace-like corridor, the kind you’d only ever see in historical dramas.
And when I opened the door at the end of the hall ,“Whoa…”
I couldn’t help but be amazed.
A vast courtyard, open and wide.
Beyond the open gates, a river and mountains stretched out before me.
A breathtaking, picture-perfect landscape.
“…This is amazing.”
Clean air, fresh water — and Wi-Fi.
And I owned this place?
This was basically heaven.
“…Once the tower launch prep is done, I’m going to enjoy this life to the fullest.”
Smiling, I sat down on the wooden porch, taking in the stunning view of nature.
The peaceful scenery eased my mind, and I couldn’t help but feel content.
***
The moment Yubin’s stream ended…South Korea lost its mind.
Clips of the broadcast spread like wildfire across the internet, along with discussions and theories about the Gumiho Tower.
[Title: Emergency!!! The Tower Boss Has Intelligence?!]
[What even was that?! Are we actually going to be okay?!]
[Everyone saw the stream, right? What do we do?!]
(Comments)
Okay, but first of all… the Gumiho lady is 100% my type.
└ Dude, that’s not the point!! The point is that she’s smart enough to actually talk to us!!
└ Even the Hwarang Tower boss couldn’t communicate, and they’re an SSS-rank monster.
└ Exactly. An SSS-rank boss should be able to talk, right? Are you an idiot?- We’re so screwed.
└ Yup, totally.Even Hanseong-hyung can’t handle this one.- You never know.
└ “You never know,” my ass — we’re all screwed.
└ I know that too! But we’ve still gotta have some hope, right?!
└ Hope for what? We’re already done for.- Maybe we can look at this positively? The boss voluntarily gave out information, right?
└ The only info she gave was about her species, though.
└ Do you even understand how important knowing a boss’s species is?!
└ And you actually believe what a monster says?
└ Could she be lying?
└ …It’s possible.
Most people were panicking like this.
Even the top-ranked hunters watching the situation unfold were completely stunned.
“…Hanseong-oppa, what do we do…?”
Everyone turned to look at Choi Hanseong, South Korea’s #1 hunter.
He had his head down, deep in thought — but after brushing his hand down his face, he lifted his head again with a sharp, determined gaze.
“…First, let’s start by evacuating the residents.”
“Sticking to the original plan and securing the Han River area before going in is the best course of action.”
Most of the hunters agreed with Hanseong’s calm assessment.
After the first emergency meeting, the government announced a 2km evacuation radius around the Han River.
All nearby residents were moved to temporary shelters.
And then — the next day — when the Gumiho’s live broadcast turned on again…It was absolute chaos.
“Hmm~ Who should I pick?”
The Gumiho giggled sweetly — while S-rank monsters bowed their heads to the ground in submission.
It was a sight no one had ever imagined witnessing.