Wilbur struggled with making a cake for a significant period of time, as a "gift for a friend". He was interrupted by Niki, however, who found him in the Community House after Eret informed her that he was looking for her. Wilbur admitted that he wasn't ready yet awkwardly, and she asked cautiously why he was there. Wilbur offered to fill her in on what happened, and did so. Wilbur asks how Eret's been, and Eret tells him they've been thinking of moving out of their castle and building a fortress. They ask Wilbur if he's seen their museum, and he says he has. He adds that the book he's given Eret can one day be added to the museum. A sword formerly belonging to Ghostbur. [79] It was taken from Wilbur by Tommy on May 6, 2021. [80]

Wilbur worries that everybody sees him as something to be feared and contained, and longs for punishment solely so that people would start to see him as deserving of redemption. The slightest implication that he is not a terrible person has been powerful enough to bring him to tears, and Wilbur chases the feeling of being seen as a human being.Eret arrived to the scene late and asked what Wilbur was doing, and Wilbur explained the situation to them, inviting them to stay with them when they voiced they interest thanks to their position as a European. He tasked Eret with upgrading the walls properly, using the foundations he had laid out, and the group continued to work on progressing the nation underneath Wilbur's guidance. Wilbur called Tommy into question, claiming that he wasn't pulling his weight in consolidating the new land. After ensuring his loyalty, the group donned new fan-made revolutionary skins, completely cementing their role as a new nation on the server.

Additionally, during his presidency, Wilbur dealt with a lot of stress behind the scenes - he would later describe it casually as a "crippling depression." This stress likely started with the burden of leading a nation through a war they almost lost and was undoubtedly spurred on by rising disobedience in the country (such as the civil war between Fundy and Tubbo). Even as the threat of losing his presidency mounted with the L'Manberg election, Wilbur maintained a strong front for the nation's citizens, and only admitted to his stress post-death. [19] This repression likely served as one of the precursors to his later downward spiral.Phil mentioned Wilbur's lying to him, and he explained that he wasn't that big of a liar, and, in a roundabout way, explained that he lied to Phil because he didn't want to make him upset, apologizing for not writing more. He tried to promise Phil that New Wilbur was much better, but Tommy explained to Phil that he was being a bit "sus," though neither Phil nor Wilbur agreed. Wilbur explained how solitude changed him, and how he was much worse six years prior to his resurrection, and that he had supposedly come "full circle." Still frustrated, Tommy called him an asshole, and Wilbur agreed, explaining that he only knew him for a few hours. During his period of death, despite the appearance of Ghostbur, some aspect of Wilbur remained as a separate consciousness in the afterlife. Ghostbur's manifestation called the status of Wilbur's physical body into question, and it was later confirmed that he was left in the button room where he died.

TommyInnit [TommyVODS] (July 25, 2020). "TommyInnit & WilburSoot start an Empire on the Dream Team SMP" at 22:03 (VOD).Reflecting on Tubbo’s parting words and the advice he got from Phil, Wilbur decided to visit Niki. On the path to apologize to Niki, he accidentally stumbled into Eret, and failed to sneak away from them, awkwardly greeting them outside. Deciding to indulge them in a conversation, the two entered the museum together, discussing the maps and the explosions. He silently found the book Eret left in the final control room, and decided to take the opportunity to apologize for being excessively rude after the war. Atop the Camarvan, Wilbur penned a second version of the Declaration of Independance, finally officially cementing their full independence, and instilling himself formally as the First President of the nation. Wilbur was resurrected by Dream using the Revival Book. He woke up where he died, on the resurrection shrine built on top of the Button Room, and appeared disoriented, voicing that he felt numb. However, upon seeing Tommy, he perked to attention, and began talking excessively about his experiences in the afterlife. He'd experienced Hell, and found a brand new reason to live in the horrors of it, and spoke with excitement for the future before running away to begin work on his new plans. It's not clear when the rest of the circle came into his life, but it would appear that Wilbur knew Technoblade as a child, reportedly sparring with him when he was younger. It is also not known why Wilbur's mother disappeared.