I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 100

Chapter 100: Now I Will Stand in the Sky （1）

[Jin Malak: I’m begging you, part-timer.]

The connection with Jin Malak was cut off before I could even say anything. Seriously, why “part-timer” out of all the decent names?

He could’ve at least called me Sanz or Representative.

But I don’t want to nitpick. If we talked any longer, my mind might collapse.

Anyway, it was worth the risk trying to talk to him. He left me with a gift.

[Unstable Manifestation: The Loa of Barbarians, Malak, the Wind and Rain God, consumes a massive amount of mental power to temporarily manifest on Earth. Can only be used once.]

A one-time manifestation. It must be a trial version. This is a huge gain.

Satisfied with his appropriate answer, I decided to purchase the ‘Potential Explosion’ blessing.

20,000 points is still a long way off, and I got a one-time thing, so let’s buy this first. It’s not even that expensive. I should take whatever I can get.

[You have acquired the ‘Potential Explosion’ blessing!]

━ Rake, my guardian.

I decided to give this to Rake. No matter how much I think about it, Rake is the only one with the most potential among my units.

Since she’s half-god, wouldn’t she have a good chance of becoming a Loa?

Click.

Expecting Rake to transform into a huge wolf and bite off the enemies, I passed the blessing to her.

“M, Malak-nim!”

There’s still so much to do. Leaving Rake behind, who was rejoicing like a little girl, I checked Asha’s corpse.

…Maybe, just maybe.

I used the ‘Zombie Control （Upper）’ blessing on her.

━ …

She was an enemy, but we talked, and I felt a connection with her through Divine Possession. Maybe that’s why. A part of me feels uncomfortable. I wonder if it’s okay to do this.

But if I can try, I should, right? It’s not actually Asha anyway, it’s just her empty body.

If even one more warrior of the Tribal Federation can survive thanks to Asha zombie, then it’s right to control her.

“Urrrgh…!”

Asha slowly rose. Her demonic eyes, which were completely black, were now dyed red.

This works? I didn’t expect much because it didn’t work from mid-ranking demons even though it worked up to lower-ranking demons.

Was it easier to turn her into a zombie because I’m a Loa? Like how the Totem of Chaos didn’t work well.

Sizzle…

With smoke, the wounds on Asha（zombie）’s body disappear. Did her healing abilities return because she was resurrected as a zombie?

I ordered Asha（zombie） to wave at Rake.

“Uhhh…”

Asha（zombie）, who was moving clumsily, waved slowly at Rake.

“That lowly woman succeeded in one thing. She gets to be by Malak-nim’s side.”

Rake looked down at Asha, who was bent over because she couldn’t control her body, with condescending eyes.

No, Rake. That’s too villainous of a line. Don’t you see Hanna flinching with a strange look?

“Uhhh…”

Asha, who had lost her senses, could only groan. It must be my imagination that her expression looks sad and humiliated.

Anyway, I now have a powerful zombie unit following Solid&Heavy, who left the world first. It’s a unit that can even self-repair, so if I keep controlling it, it can keep fighting.

I even tried giving her the order to use magic, and she could gather black energy. But she couldn’t use the 2x strengthening buff she gave to the sea monsters.

Still, she must be at least as strong as an average mid-ranking demon.

“It’s over.”

Dina, who had finished dealing with the sea monsters that were resisting even after Asha died, stood before me.

━ Good work.

“…There was a post about seeing a high-ranking demon in the Nomloot region. As we promised, our special forces will be leaving now.”

They’re going to subjugate a high-ranking demon. To gain stronger power and challenge the Dark Cloud Demon.

They don’t give up even after being defeated like that. They’re really amazing people.

━ I wish you luck.

I could have asked them to subjugate the Shadow Demon or if they were interested in joining the Tribal Federation, but I decided to just let them go.

Paladins can’t give me points anyway. It wouldn’t be beneficial for either of us if they stayed by my side, where I haven’t finished my late bloom yet.

They might unintentionally take away points that Rake, Paya, and Kanto should get. I think it’s best to meet again after we’ve all reached a certain level.

The most important thing is that I got the ‘Incomplete Manifestation’.

The best opponent to test the trial manifestation on would be the Shadow Demon that has been bothering our Tribal Federation for weeks, wouldn’t it?

I’ve gathered all the magic stones too. Kanto and the warriors are carrying the magic stone chests and heading to Harry’s underground lab in Polaris.

I have the manifestation, and I have the Giant. I don’t need Dina’s help.

“Um…”

Hanna, who was watching us, approaches Dina.

“What is it? Netkama-ssi.”

That nickname is really hard to get used to.

“I reached level 6 in this battle.”

“Congratulations.”

“The condition for joining the special forces. Level 6 and above, right?”

“…”

Dina nodded. She seems to know what Hanna is going to say.

“I want to join the special forces.”

I knew it too.

[Not a Netkama: I don’t think I can go to the Tribal Federation]

[Not a Netkama: You’re not there anyway, and I’m annoyed by that woman, Rake or Curry or whatever her name is]

[Not a Netkama: More than anything, I want to get stronger]

[Not a Netkama: I’ll come see you when I’m strong enough to beat that woman]

I got this message a while ago.

Rake…She’s a woman with many sins. She got a rival without even knowing it.

[Yeah]

[Good luck. I’m rooting for you]

[Message me if you’re bored or tired ㄱㄱ]

I sent a reply. We don’t need long words of comfort or congratulations.

It’s enough to send a short and cool message. Hanna would want this too.

[Not a Netkama: You don’t even try to stop me once]

[Not a Netkama: You’re not even worried about me?]

Wait, what’s this all of a sudden?

[Not a Netkama: Just kidding]

[Not a Netkama: Malak-nim is a good person. I didn’t know he would care about the residents too. Take good care of him]

[Okay]

Trying to surprise me.

“There will be days when you’ll fight without rest. Are you okay with that?”

“I’m prepared.”

And so Hanna became a member of Dina’s Special Forces.

“If we do our best in our respective positions, we’ll be able to meet again. Then…”

Oh, should I ask for one favor? I briefly stopped Dina, who was about to leave after saying goodbye to the residents, and made a small request.

A request for our Tribal Federation, which is slowly starting to branch out into the world.

“A…Alright. I’ll upload it right away when I confirm it.”

She had a strange expression, but I’m sure she’ll do a good job.

I told the residents to follow Asha（zombie） and the sea monster（zombie） and join the Tribal Federation in Symphony, and I ordered Rake to take the chest and go to the underground lab in Polaris.

This is to evacuate the residents and activate the Giant at the same time.

“Malak-nim’s manifestation…I want to see it myself, but I can’t help it.”

━ There will be another chance.

“Right?”

Rake, with a gentle smile, ran off with the chest. I checked the residents of Martba, who were quickly disappearing.

With Asha and the sea monster’s strength, they should be able to protect the residents safely.

━ I’ll be going now.

“Yes!”

I transferred my consciousness to Totem No. 1. Paya and Muri were waiting in front of the altar.

I told them about what I had gained.

━ I’m going to use the ‘Incomplete Manifestation’ to subjugate the Shadow Demon.

I won’t be able to use the blessings perfectly with Totem No. 2, which has less magical power.

It might break like Totem No. 4（Temporary）, which I used when subjugating the Tunnel Demon, or Totem No. 4（Temporary 2）, which I used to defeat Karon in Beatrice’s secret vault.

I need Totem No. 1 to use the one-time manifestation.

“I’ll call the warriors.”

Muri, understanding my words, brought the warriors, and Totem No. 1 was carried on a palanquin to the top of the wall.

It was a location where Tibera, where the Shadow Demon was, was clearly visible. Demonic energy, like the tentacles of an octopus, was covering almost all of Tibera.

It’ll reach Symphony in a few days. The Giant might be late.

━ Everyone step back.

I don’t know what kind of impact there will be after using the manifestation. I moved the people as far away as possible.

This should be enough. I used the ‘Incomplete Manifestation’ blessing.

Rumble━!

The change happened suddenly. A bolt of lightning, striking from a clear sky, hit Totem No. 1 and blocked my vision.

…When I opened my eyes again, I was floating in the sky. I feel a little dazed.

“It’s Malak-nim! Malak-nim has manifested!”

“W, Wind and Rain God…!”

“Loa Malak has descended with his sacred body!”

Looking down at the people, who had become as small as dots, I suddenly came to my senses. My body was covered in blue scales, and I could move it freely at will.

I couldn’t see everything because my body was too big, but one thing was certain. Dragon. It was undoubtedly an Eastern dragon.

An unknown sense of omnipotence envelops me. I suddenly feel like roaring. Oh well. Let’s give it a try.

Roar━!

Ah, that’s refreshing. After roaring until the ground shook, I turned my head and stared at Tibera.

The soldier demons that were approaching Symphony stopped in their tracks, trembling.

I can also see the Four-Eyed Demon hiding in the demonic energy. That small and weak creature, who was clicking its teeth while looking at me, suddenly turned its back and…

Swoosh…

…ran away with the demonic energy. You little bastard, you’re in trouble. Where do you think you’re going?