I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 124

Chapter 124: Hot Potato （1）

I was watching Rake as she headed towards the location where she felt the presence of the Saint.

[There is a blessing available to learn!]

Ah, finally it appears.

Even though it’s a zombie, I caught two high-ranking demons, so I felt a bit wronged that it didn’t show up.

I got points for two high-ranking demons, but only one blessing. I guess it’s because my growth is coming to an end.

I checked the blessing.

[Follower Summoning （Lower）: Summons one follower to the location of the totem. Cannot be used consecutively.]

Oh. A one-person teleport totem. I guess the number of people you can summon increases as the rank goes up.

The points it costs aren’t that high either… at this rate, it’s worth buying, right?

[You have obtained the ‘Follower Summoning’ blessing!]

I bought it right away. It’s definitely not an impulse purchase. This is such a strategically useful blessing.

I need quite a few points to upgrade it to intermediate. I’ll have to upgrade this after I get Manifestation.

I upgraded the ‘Strengthening Tattoo’ blessing, which requires relatively fewer points, to intermediate and checked the status window.

[Name: Malak]

━ Available Blessings: Healing Totem （Highest）, Divine Possession, Bond Totem, Zombie Control （Upper）, Totem of Chaos, Power of the Wind and Rain God, Malak’s Domain （Intermediate）, Strengthening Tattoo （Intermediate）, Transmission Totem, Follower Summoning （Lower）

━ Used Blessings: Berserker Soul （Kanto）, Skilled Spirit Master （Paya）, Guardian of the Wind and Rain God （Rake）, Potential Reached （Rake）, Incomplete Manifestation

━ Available Points: 16,400

━ Kinsmen: Paya, Rake, Muri, Nix, Bojak, Solra… （See More）

━ Enter Community

The status window, which was empty at first, is now overflowing.

Including the single-use blessings… I’ve obtained fifteen. That’s level 15 in Paladin terms.

I remember it’s been a little over a year since I came to this world.

I’ve really worked hard, haven’t I?

I’m proud of myself. I feel a joy that can’t even be compared to looking at a well-raised game character.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say this is my life’s greatest achievement.

“We have arrived.”

Rake stood in front of something that looked like a safe.

I guess I have to stop celebrating here.

Creak━!

Rake ripped open the safe door with her bare hands. No, it would be more accurate to say she tore it apart.

Inside the safe. In a space the size of a bedroom, a young woman with short hair was tied up.

“The aura of a divine being…?”

She tilts her head. Judging by the way she’s talking about a divine being at this distance, it must be the Saint.

I have a lot to tell her.

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After briefly introducing myself, I told the Saint about what had happened.

Starting from the fact that I am the only god who has descended to the earth, to the fact that the Pope sacrificed himself fighting the high-ranking demon zombie summoned by Karon.

“I see… It’s a shame that I can’t read your and Pope Holland’s memories.”

I was a little worried that she might use some strange ability to read my memories, but it seems she can’t read the memories of a god.

She couldn’t even read Rake’s memories, who can now handle divine power. It seemed like an ability that doesn’t work on higher-ranking beings.

It would be too overpowered if it did.

“I’ve taken everything that looks useful.”

Rake, having finished looting the Evolutionist School’s headquarters, lifted me, Totem No. 3, with a heavy bag.

While Rake was looting, I was here chatting with the Saint.

━ Let’s go.

“Do you need help?”

Rake glanced at the Saint.

“I’m fine.”

The Saint slowly got up, leaning on her staff. Her posture is stable, so it doesn’t seem like she’ll fall.

“Even if I can’t see, I can know many things.”

The Saint smiled gently.

Thus, the Saint scramble ended in my victory. The incident wasn’t completely over. There was a lot of cleaning up to do.

I took Rake and the Saint to the Ashgrey Fog Tribe, and then we headed to the Tribal Federation headquarters in Symphony with all the tribe members.

On the way, we killed demons, Demon’s Eye, and cultists, earning a decent amount of points.

“Wow. Guardian-nim is so strong! She can even take down an intermediate in one shot!”

Siu, seeing Rake’s skills, is excitedly chattering away. When I told her we were going to the Tribal Federation, her excitement went through the roof. She said she was excited to see the other possessed.

She was overjoyed when I told her they were all women. Maybe I shouldn’t have said that.

“Paladins are all talkative. It’s tiring, so be quiet.”

“Yes.”

Rake, seemingly bothered by Siu’s reaction, simply gave her a warning.

She’s even taken on the role of guide. I understand why she’s becoming a bit sharp, with so much to take care of.

Rake’s appearance as she moved forward, her eyes flashing from orange to gold, was quite impressive.

With her current strength, Rake could probably take down a high-ranking demon like the Shadow Demon by herself. I definitely think she’s stronger than Princess Dina, who’s level 8.

She might not be able to shoot out cool beams of light like Princess Dina, but Rake can wield the power of a Loa, which is even more deadly.

The power of the Loa I’m referring to here doesn’t just mean the half-god, half-human power she uses with ‘Potential Reached’.

[Guardian of the Wind and Rain God: The user’s stats increase when a totem is nearby. The efficiency of blessings received from the totem is increased.
The power of the Wind and Rain God can be borrowed. This blessing can be bestowed upon one follower and can only be used once.]

This is the effect of ‘Guardian of the Wind and Rain God’, the 2nd class advancement of ‘Totem Guardian’. The description about being able to borrow my power has been added, and this is the truly crazy effect.

━ Rake, can you bestow my blessing on the warriors who were injured in battle? Think of it as part of your training.

“Understood.”

Rake reached out to the injured and used ‘Healing Totem’.

“Ooh…!”

“It’s exactly the same as Malak-nim’s power!”

“How gracious.”

A golden circle formed, enveloping the injured and slowly healing them.

Like this, Rake became able to use the blessings I possess, albeit in a slightly weakened state. The birth of Totem No. 6, or rather, the birth of a living totem.

Calling her a living totem sounds really weird.

Anyway, considering the effects of the changed blessing… wouldn’t she be at least level 9 in Paladin terms? Rake was rapidly approaching the strongest being in the human world.

Rake, the Saint, and the Ashgrey Fog Tribe arrived in Symphony after a week of walking.

Creak━!

We were able to come relatively comfortably thanks to Paya and Tteunteuni’s guidance from the middle of the journey.

“We sincerely welcome you to the Tribal Federation.”

Administrator Rachel greeted us, along with several others.

“It seems like I haven’t seen all of you in a long time.”

Rake waved to them. This is the first time I’ve seen her greet anyone other than me.

━ I see. That’s good.

Well, I did check on them from time to time by transferring my consciousness to Totem No. 1.

“…?”

“Is that really Chieftain Rake?”

“Guardian-nim is waving?”

“The sun must be rising in the west.”

The reactions of the others were just like mine. They just stared, wondering if it was really Rake, as if they were seeing something unbelievable.

━ Pfft.

It is quite an unusual situation. I ended up chuckling.

“Is it that strange? You don’t have to laugh…”

Rake immediately lowered her hand after hearing me laugh. She has a rather cute side to her.

The tension that had built up on the way here has eased a bit. Let’s check out the others.

“Konnichiwa! Hajimemashite! Yoroshiku!”

Look at that Siu bastard. His eyes lit up as he saw Noah and Bangguseok Choseon and ran towards them.

Siu was even speaking Japanese to try to build rapport, but it seems he didn’t think about how his body had changed.

“Ah… you can speak Japanese…”

Noah, seeing the muscular white barbarian with his upper body bare, took a step back. Choseon’s reaction was even more intense.

“Are you a Paladin? Why are you naked?”

Choseon, with a disgusted expression, covered her nose with her left hand and waved her right hand to tell him to back off.

“I was in a hurry… I apologize.”

Siu, who hadn’t washed for days, scratched his head. Dude, you should have washed up before greeting them.

With three possessed people gathered in one place, there will be more incidents. I’ll have to manage them even more thoroughly than before.

“Pope-nim, I can’t see Pope-nim.”

“Where did he go?”

The Goddess Religion followers who came with Choseon were looking for the Pope….Here it comes.

“The Pope…”

Rake and the Saint, who stepped forward, answered before anyone else. Rake spoke, and the Saint added to her words.

“Ah…”

“He was a good man…”

Many of the Goddess Religion followers were saddened. I was sad too.

━ Pope Holland was a devout and courageous man. Until his last moment, he worried about the world. I will never forget him.

He is someone I couldn’t save, and someone who saved the Tribal Federation. I will never be able to forget him.

I just hope his soul doesn’t become Ishtania’s plaything. Even if it does, I hope I can save him later.

After a brief moment of mourning for the Pope, we dispersed. There was so much to do.

After a day of rest, I gathered the leaders of the Tribal Federation for a meeting. It was a meeting to share the information the Saint had.

“It was the Evil God Shamishur who informed the demons of this world’s existence and joined hands with the Imperial Family to connect the dimensional gate.”

A major bombshell right from the start.