I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 133

Chapter 133: Possessed Wanderer’s Log （1）

While Rake was preparing for the next subjugation, a rather troublesome incident occurred at the Tribal Federation headquarters. I was needed.

“I see… I’ll let you know as soon as we find a high-ranking demon.”

Leaving behind a disappointed Rake, I transferred my consciousness to Totem No. 1.

“To put it simply, it’s a case of theft.”

Rachel said so, but it was complicated when you looked into the details.

Six civilized boys, covering their faces with cloth, broke into the residence of a barbarian family and attempted to steal. They encountered the wife who was returning home after sending her child to a temporary school, and tried to rape her to silence her. Then they met the husband who returned early from hunting, and got into a fight to kill him. At that moment, thanks to the wife’s quick thinking of calling for help, they were caught.

Wow, it’s long even when summarized. It’s a very strange case.

Things had been quite hectic since the Golden Sun Tribe joined, and it seems they planned the crime taking advantage of the commotion. The victims were members of the Blue Moss Tribe, who were, in a way, the founding members of the Federation.

The perpetrators stated that they targeted them because they had more possessions than other people who were closer to immigrants or refugees.

━ Hmm.

Attempted theft, attempted rape, attempted murder. Taking away the ‘attempted’ part, they were all serious crimes.

If even one of those had succeeded, it would have been a death sentence （There have actually been a few instances of murder and rape when I was away, leading to public executions.）, but the situation was a bit ambiguous.

The fact that the criminals were minors in their early to mid-teens, that all their attempts had failed, and that two or three of the six were sons of people who were respected within the Tribal Federation.

The parents of the perpetrators are all pleading for a lighter sentence than death since it only amounted to an attempt.

I heard the warriors beat up the criminals and tied them up. I should go check on their condition.

As I’m the highest authority, I have to see the faces of those bastards. I entered the house that had been converted into a prison, accompanied by Rachel who was carrying Totem No. 2.

“Ugh…”

“Wah…”

They were collapsed in a bloody mess, making zombie-like sounds. Their faces were swollen and some teeth were broken. One even had a broken bone, probably from being hit with an iron club.

They’re completely messed up. The warriors handled it well.

“Ma, Malak-nim!”

“Uuu…!”

Seeing my totem, the potential murderers, rapists, and thieves crawled like caterpillars, making wheezing sounds. I want to stomp on them and crush them.

“Uuu, it hurts.”

“Owowow…”

“Please have mercy…”

The boys pleaded, making the most pitiful expressions they could, but I didn’t feel any sympathy.

If the wife hadn’t come in, there would have been a theft. If the husband hadn’t come, there would have been a rape. If people hadn’t gathered, there would have been a murder.

They were just lucky.

“Under Imperial law, considering they’re minors, their punishment would have been imprisonment or labor, but since it’s a special situation, I thought Malak-nim’s judgment was necessary.”

Rachel, who was in charge of general administrative tasks, had been passing judgments based on Imperial law so far. This was because the laws of barbarian societies, having been divided into tribal societies for a long time, were often different from each other, superstitious, and strange.

Let me give you a few examples.

Blasphemy for calling a Loa’s name while eating.

Children over 14 years old must practice wielding weapons for more than 2 hours a day.

Spiritual punishment for killing or dying in front of an altar as blasphemy.

Confiscation of property for frowning for more than 1 minute in front of an altar as blasphemy.

Permission to hold a ghost marriage with a deceased person after receiving permission from the priestess.

Prohibition of cross-dressing and transvestism that causes confusion within the tribe. As you can see, most of them are religious laws.

Compared to these, the Imperial law was better. It had a legal system closer to modern times than the Middle Ages. Actually, it wasn’t right to consider this world as the Middle Ages.

What kind of Middle Ages has wizards, gods, and giant robots? This is a fantasy world with a medieval feel, not the Middle Ages.

━ You did well.

I praised Rachel for waiting for me instead of making a hasty judgment. Yes, this is something I should do.

If a god himself gives the judgment, no one will be able to refute it.

I pondered what kind of punishment to give.

Is there anything scarier than death? Something that wouldn’t kill them, but would make them feel almost as if they were dead…

━ …!

I came up with a brilliant idea.

I ordered Rachel to gather the people. When the necessary people were gathered, I spoke.

━ …Therefore, I will banish these five boys from the Tribal Federation and sentence them to Bolvano exile.

This is my brilliant move.

There’s still Totem No. 5 in Bolvano. I’ve been neglecting it because there was no way to transfer it to the Tribal Federation （You need another totem to transfer a totem using the Transmission Totem.）, but now I can use it.

“Ma, Malak-nim!?”

“Uuu, please have mercy…”

“Malak-nim! Please have mercy!”

“I’ve heard about Bolvano! These children can’t survive 3 years in that place without the help of adults! Please, please give these children one more chance…”

“Sob…”

The boys and their parents begged for mercy, but I didn’t respond.

“I’m sorry, I’ll apologize! I’ll go apologize to them! Please just give me one chance!”

The biggest boy pleaded, prostrating himself.

Apology. Apologies are for mistakes. How can attempted theft, rape, and murder be mistakes, my friend?

Hearing those childish words, I felt a little bit of pity. I wouldn’t have been able to give the order to kill them.

But I can banish them. Maybe they can adapt and live well there. I considered it as showing mercy in my own way.

━ I’ll move them one by one, starting from the right.

Live well in Bolvano, you villain seedlings.

“Aah…!”

“Uwaaa━!”

Cry or don’t cry. I’m just doing what I have to do. I transferred my consciousness to Totem No. 5.

Perhaps because it wasn’t managed by the Golden Sun Tribe, everything was in a mess. Ah, it’s probably not a management issue.

It must be because the Dark Cloud Demon came and swept through it. As I said, I summoned the boy on the far right first.

“Uwaah━! Mommmy…”

The boy with a broken leg looked around and cried out.

━ Wait there.

I summoned the boys one by one at 10-minute intervals. Some of them cried until they were all summoned, for a whole 50 minutes.

They must be terrified, thrown from a warm home into a wasteland. And it’s not just any wasteland, it’s the wasteland of the apocalypse.

A wasteland where infected creatures, cultists, and demons could appear at any moment. It’s scarier than ‘Survival on a Deserted Island’, it’s ‘Survival Naked in the Demon Apocalypse’.

It’s not a fear minors can handle.

━ Survive on your own.

“Uwaaaa…!”

“Sob, sob, sob.”

“Mom, Dad…”

━ If you damage the altar or the totem, I will bring down divine punishment. Remember that.

Leaving the despairing boys behind, I returned to the Tribal Federation. I need to give a speech here.

━ I will not show mercy or opportunity to those who insult me, commit acts worse than beasts, and cause division within the Tribal Federation. My followers, remember what happened today.

The people looked at me with awe in their eyes. Yes, I need to show a scary side at times like this. If I’m always laughing and joking, my followers will get spoiled.

Thus, I concluded one incident and returned to Rake.

“I found a high-ranking demon.”

━ Good.

She had already finished the search and was waiting for the subjugation. I praised Rake and immediately set out for the subjugation.

This one wasn’t very strong, so I was able to kill it quickly. Is it because I figured out its abilities through the information I got from the Saint and fought accordingly?

When I cautiously observed it and went into close combat, I used the ‘Totem of Chaos’, and it was happily beaten and disappeared.

━ Just one more demon to subjugate.

Thanks to the efforts of Great Chieftain Kanto, the warriors of the Tribal Federation, and Paya’s adventure team, the points are steadily accumulating. If I just catch one more, I can obtain Manifestation.

Finally. At last. The moment I’ve been waiting for is approaching. Just a little more, and I’ll be able to fly around and beat up demons.

But first, we need to rest. Not me, but Rake.

We borrowed the residence of the cultists after killing them all.

“The bed is so soft and comfortable tonight.”

Rake, exhausted from handling a lot of divine power in a short time, lay down on the bed.

━ Get some rest.

After confirming that Rake was asleep, I logged into the community.

I’m thinking of contacting Princess Dina soon. While pondering how to phrase it, I read the posts uploaded today.

[Maljukgeoriboksangsa: What is this?]

Look at that nickname. It feels like a middle-aged man in his 40s or 50s. Seems like a newbie who just fell in today. Another user has already come and left a comment. A newbie savior.

ㄴ [Maljukgeoriboksangsa: No, it’s a cave, but there are no infected creatures or anything like that?]

Hmm?

The next post from this user was uploaded the next morning.

[Maljukgeoriboksangsa: This seems like an island. And a deserted one at that. What kind of situation am I in right now?]

There was a user who was experiencing a real ‘Survival on a Deserted Island’, not the ‘Survival Naked in the Demon Apocalypse’ like the juvenile delinquents.