I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 148

Chapter 148: The Close-Range Spy Raid （2）

The title itself is extraordinary.

‘It’s another bait post, right?’ I clicked on the post as if I was possessed by something.

[Close-Range Spy: Thinking about it, I think I wanted to be a hero.

Like the protagonists in comics and novels, I wanted to save the world with my precious comrades, overcoming various hardships and adversities.

That’s why life on Earth was boring. I didn’t have the power to save the world, and I didn’t have comrades as precious as my life.

The first time I was possessed in this game was three years ago, when I was trying to access Itemmaniac to sell my Champions of the Storm account （which was Grand Swordmaster rank after 10 years of hard work）.

I was ranked 1st in the ‘Paladin Survival’ game, and I confidently embraced the dream of becoming the strongest munchkin ever by monopolizing all the hidden pieces…]

Ah, dude. This writing is so bad. Why is it so all over the place?

You’re always writing like Goja Buro or bait posts, so you can’t write normal posts anymore, can you?

But I’m curious about what you’re trying to say, so I’ll keep reading.

Close-Range Spy is writing his own story on the community board for the first time. He might give out some useful information.

[…I thought all I had to do was reach max level.

No.

It was impossible.

Anyone would have thought so when they saw the mountain-like body and seven blasphemous heads.

Only then did I realize why the Goddess Ishtania possesses other people every time we die, keeping the number of Paladins at around 100.

It wasn’t that she kept possessing us because she wanted to see us die in pain.

It was because she thought ‘100 max-level Paladins’ were needed to close the dimensional gate and ‘completely’ drive out the demons.

She thought that one day, she could create 100 max-level Paladins, even if it meant countless sacrifices.

How many Earthlings would be sacrificed? Tens of thousands? Millions? I couldn’t even guess.

Even I, with the best and strongest talent, was struggling against a wall, so could others reach max level? At that time, I thought it was impossible.

I lost all motivation and…]

I knew Ishtania wasn’t just possessing people who played the game for fun.

I just didn’t know it was such a huge plan.

It’s a plan that can only be possible if you see human lives as expendable. It’s an idea that only gods or monsters, not humans, can come up with.

I continued scrolling down.

Although the content is generally sloppy, it shows that he spent days thinking and writing it.

[My nickname is Close-Range Spy, and my name as a Paladin is Goja Buro.

Level 999… no, I’m the strongest Paladin at level 9.

（Honestly, if I just hunted one or two more high-ranking demons, reaching max level would have been a piece of cake.）

Inheriting the will of George and his raid, I’m going to do what I should have done a long time ago.

Right now, the demons are gathering in the Capital. The Dark Cloud Demon, who was acting as the commander-in-chief, is dead, so they must be feeling a sense of crisis and preparing for an all-out war.

That’s how much they fear the god named Malak. They’ve given up on the idea of coming down to Symphony to kill him and decided to defend the Capital.

Now that the Dark Cloud Demon is gone, there’s no Buster Call. They won’t bother to come down just to kill a few Paladins.

It’s the perfect situation to move, unless you’re a Paladin near the Capital.

I’m going to cut off the heads of the demons heading to the Capital and go down to Symphony.

I’m going to go down there and form an alliance with the Tribal Federation as the representative of the Goja Buro Raid.

Why? Because only that god named Malak, who supposedly played with the Dark Cloud Demon like a baby, might be able to end this apocalypse.

Those who haven’t lost their will yet, come. I will lead you myself. Let’s fight together for the fate of the world.

The Goja Buro Raid starts here today.

（A picture of a flag with ‘Goja Buro Raid’ written in the middle is fluttering.）

DM me ㄱㄱ]

That’s… cool, but there are a lot of cringe parts.

Yeah, Geunchop. Cool doesn’t suit you. You have to be this pathetic to be Geunchop.

Anyway, Close-Range Spy regained his courage to fight and tried to create a raid. The second raid after the George Raid.

My actions turned his heart, which had fallen into despair.

Since he’s mustered up his courage like this, I should at least give him some praise. Let’s leave a positive comment.

━ Comments ━

[Irinam: Goja Buro Raid, my ass hahaha]

[Jackal: So where’s the next chapter of my Goja Buro?]

[Not a Netkama: TLDR]

[Shotgun Attack: I saw Geunchop wrote it, so I scrolled all the way down and came to the comment section.]

[Dairy Cow Bikini Dance: What Goja Buro Raid? Just call it the Geunchop Raid.]

ㄴ [I Trusted the Monkey Man but: For real hahaha]

[Goollreu: This level of lying takes dedication.]

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: Saying he’s the strongest Paladin hahaha Princess Dina is also level 9.]

No one was taking Close-Range Spy’s words seriously.

Well, this is all Close-Range Spy’s fault. Who told him to only post nonsense?

[3Reps500: No fools falling for Geunchop’s bait again, right?]

ㄴ [Close-Range Spy: It’s not bait. I promise on my honor.]

ㄴ [Bobobo: What honor do you have to stake hahaha]

ㄴ [I Trusted the Monkey Man but: Darkyami “Goja Buro… another bait post. You are like the boy who cried wolf.”]

ㄴ [I Trusted the Monkey Man but: Darkyami “Sigh~ Death Odin, take care of him.”]

ㄴ [Morning Tent Erection Knight: Death Odin “YES SIRㅡ.「MASTER」ㅡ!”]

ㄴ [Morning Tent Erection Knight: Death Odin “Firing Odin Cannon!” （Boooom~!）]

ㄴ [I Trusted the Monkey Man but: Geunchop-hyung, react quickly. It’s your turn.]

They were already a bunch of weirdos, and now they’ve become a complete set.

Having Siu and the monkey join the Tribal Federation, having them live in the same space, might have been my worst mistake.

But they’re not monsters I created.

ㄴ [Close-Range Spy: …]

Geunchop… they’re monsters you created.

I decided not to leave a comment. If I defend Geunchop in this atmosphere, I’ll be treated like a fool too.

Still, not everyone dismissed Close-Range Spy’s ambition as nonsense.

[Goollreu: I just sent Geunchop a DM hahaha

I had nothing to do and was bored, so I sent it thinking it would be fun, and he’s actually close to where I am.

If I really meet him, I’ll take a picture and upload it.

Are you going to the Geunchop Raid?]

This is a hot new post that just came up.

Goollreu. This user has been on the community for quite a while too. Judging by the posts he uploads, he was someone who moved around and lived here and there like Hanna.

To think he’s still alive after living as a wanderer, he must be a capable Paladin, right?

Oh, a DM came.

[Petit Noah: Rake-nim is asking where that Paladin named Sanz is, angrily （ ; ω ; ） ]

What?

[Why?]

[Petit Noah: She’s asking why that Messenger guy can communicate with Malak-nim when I, who have obtained divinity, can’t…]

[Petit Noah: She says she’ll punish him severely for daring to impersonate Malak-nim…]

Ah, she’s jealous.

She can’t believe that Malak, who always said ‘You’re the first,’ is communicating only with Sanz, excluding her.

[Doesn’t she know that I received the blessing of ‘Loa’s Messenger’ from Malak-nim?]

I explained it to Rake like that before.

[Petit Noah: She says Malak-nim never said he could communicate with that guy even when he hasn’t descended.]

[Petit Noah: She’s asking if he’s up to something strange while Malak-nim is away.]

[Petit Noah: Or if he’s being controlled by someone like Karon and trying to extract information…]

[Petit Noah: She says she can’t trust civilized people and the possessed （｡•́︿•̀｡） ]

Rake is one of the few natives who knows that Paladins are possessed. Since we’re often together, I thought I couldn’t hide it from her, so I told her first.

[Petit Noah: That’s too much. We’re comrades.]

Hmm. She could think that way.

As expected of Rake. She shows more of her strength than her brains, but she’s smart.

Actually, it’s a miracle I haven’t been suspected like this until now.

Like Hanna said, I haven’t even shown my face in important battles.

She just overlooked it because the one who acknowledged the existence of the Paladin named Sanz was Malak, the object of her worship. Now she’s suspicious because Malak is absent.

It seems like she can’t even imagine that a divine being and a Paladin are the same person, or that Malak is a possessed person, because it’s too unrealistic.

It would be harder to believe than a millionaire being a superhero. The solemn and powerful god Malak is actually a possessed person who uses informal speech?!

How could anyone think that way unless they knew the whole story?

Besides, if you suspect even gods are possessed, there’s no end to it. It’s a completely different problem from a monster like Atomic Rex being possessed.

What if the goddess is also possessed? The demons too? Maybe even the evil god is possessed? It’s just confusing.

It’s fortunate that Noah trusts me and told me everything without hiding anything. It would have been annoying if even Noah joined in and tried to test me.

I racked my brains at the sudden crisis.

I need a different approach to convince Rake than the one I used to fool Hanna.