I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 153

Chapter 153: The Truth of the Deserted Island （2）

I transferred my consciousness and slowly opened my eyes. A man’s face filled my vision.

This is that pose. ‘Honey, did you deceive Daddy?’ It’s exactly that pose.

“Oh…! Fi, Fire! The totem is lit! Is that you, Malak-nim?”

This man wearing rags and waving a bushy beard must be ‘Maljukgeoriboksangsa’.

━ Yes. I am Malak, the God of Wind and Rain. I have answered your prayers and come here.

“Ooooooh!!! Aaaaaah!!!”

Maljuk jumped up and down in place and screamed.

“Hoo, hoo. Deep breaths.”

Then suddenly, he knelt down with a pious expression and began to pray.

What’s with the tension? He’s completely lost it after living alone for a few months.

“Ca, Ca, Can I finally escape from this island?!”

Maljuk, who had been praying as if meditating, opened his eyes again.

━ Yes. But before that, briefly.

I need to take what I need beforehand.

━ Where’s the Evil God’s Idol?

Transporting the idol is more important than summoning Maljuk. If I send Maljuk first, there will be no one to place the idol on the altar.

“Ah, it’s here!”

Maljuk placed the idol of the Evil God Shamishur on the altar.

It’s an angel idol with 3 pairs of wings. Was it made of obsidian? It has a slightly purplish hue.

Just looking at it like this, I can feel a mysterious energy, so it’s definitely not an ordinary object. I wonder if it’s really a relic that’s been abandoned at the bottom of the sea for hundreds of years.

━ Is there anything else you want to take with you?

Since I’m transporting things anyway, I might as well do other things too. I asked Maljuk.

“Things to take… It wouldn’t be these helmet and armor, right?”

There’s no reason to take the helmet he used to boil water and the armor, which he used for something but is now just scrap metal.

━ Do as you wish.

“Can’t I take this totem I made?”

He seems very attached to the totem he worked so hard to make.

━ Impossible. Anything else is fine, but not this totem.

Totem and totem. Altar and altar. These are the conditions for ‘Transmission Totem’. There must be a pair at both the sending and receiving locations to use the blessing.

“…I understand. Are the other totems possible?”

━ As many as you like.

Maljuk placed all the totems he had made so far on the altar. It’s a bit much to call them failures…

Let’s think of them as ‘the results of various trials and errors’.

━ Wait a moment.

I used ‘Transmission Totem’ to transport the items on the altar. I went to Totem No. 1 to check if the transmission was successful and came back.

Even if the totem worked well, I wondered if the small altar Maljuk made alone would function properly, but fortunately, it was transmitted successfully.

━ You’ve waited long, my follower. I will lead you to the Tribal Federation.

“Ah…!”

I targeted Maljuk, who was kneeling and praying again, and used the ‘Follower Summoning’ blessing. Maljuk appeared with a poof, accompanied by blue smoke, in front of Totem No. 1 and the altar.

“Oh.”

“He’s neither civilized nor barbarian, but a primitive man.”

“You’ve worked hard.”

The representatives attending the meeting each said a word to Maljuk, who was sitting down blankly.

Maljuk, who was staring blankly at them, suddenly stood up. Then, he approached Paya, who was closest to him.

Actually, the closest person wasn’t Paya, but Rake, who was stuck to Totem No. 1. But when his eyes met Rake’s, he trembled and turned his head.

Did he feel the aura of a murder weapon, no, a strong person from Rake?

“People… Real people… It’s been so long.”

Maljuk muttered something, then opened his eyes more clearly and spoke again.

“Just once… Can I just hold your hand once…!”

Did he miss the warmth of human touch?

“No.”

No way. Paya said firmly without a moment’s hesitation.

“You, stay away.”

“I, I was being presumptuous. I’m sorry…”

At Rake’s words, Maljuk hastily retreated.

Maljuk-ajusshi. No matter how much you missed people, what’s with ‘Let me touch you just once’ to a girl young enough to be your daughter?

Those are words that can only be said by someone who looks like a pretty boy to a girl he saved after taking down a criminal organization.

━ Wash him up and give him a place to stay and clothes to wear.

I called the soldiers and had them escort Maljuk.

“Thank you! Thank you, Malak-nim!”

Maljuk left the altar, repeatedly expressing his gratitude. I’m glad he looks healthy.

━ Paya.

Now all that’s left is to activate this idol on the altar and provoke the Evil God.

“I’m ready.”

Paya looked down at the ‘Unanswered Prayers’ with a determined expression.

She had the important task of using this Hidden Piece to breathe faith into the Evil God’s Idol.

There were many other priests, but I thought Paya was the best for this kind of task. After all, it was Paya, not Muri or Bojak, who brought me or Jin Malak down.

‘Transferring an unknown faith to an idol… It’s unprecedented.’

‘I’ll do my best, but I can’t guarantee the results.’

When Muri, Bojak, and the other priests shook their heads after assessing the situation, it was Paya who showed her willingness by saying, ‘I’ll try.’

Perhaps Paya has an exceptional ability to communicate with or summon supernatural beings. That’s why she was able to turn Tteunteuni into a spirit.

This is my personal theory.

━ Paya, you can stop midway. Don’t push yourself too hard.

Even though Paya had entered puberty and shed some of her girlishness, she still looked like a child to me.

She’s a delicate and fragile girl who seems like she could be blown away by a gust of wind.

“It’s okay. I can do it.”

Paya answered without looking at me. It must be my imagination that she sounds a bit cold, right? It’s because she’s going through puberty. Yeah.

I suddenly miss Paya’s bright smile. Is this how a father feels when he sees his daughter suddenly become distant?

“Nawabarusatanoma…Rasnibaita…”

Paya muttered something and used a spell. A mysterious energy from within her soul （I can’t express it any other way） gently enveloped her body.

The energy enveloping her body slowly extended towards the Hidden Piece in the form of a scripture, and eventually, it embraced it as well.

“Ugh.”

There was a slight resistance in the process, but Paya continued to focus on her task without faltering.

“Is it going well?”

“My younger sister, no, Priestess Paya is alright, right?”

I wondered if the others couldn’t see this energy. I asked Rake out of curiosity.

━ Can you see it?

“I can’t see it, but I can feel it. Paya used a spell to touch the scripture.”

Ah. So this energy is only visible to transcendental beings. Perhaps the stronger the power one possesses, the more clearly one can see it.

Guys like Karon or high-ranking demons would be able to see it to some extent.

“Hmm… Interesting.”

Why is that bastard Geunchop pretending he can see it? You idiot, the energy is going to the right, not the left.

While I was resolving my curiosity, Paya’s work continued. Something that looked like faith contained within the scripture, enveloped by Paya’s energy, escaped and reached the Evil God’s Idol.

About 10 minutes into the faith delivery operation. The idol, which had been quietly absorbing the faith, trembled. Just like it vibrated whenever I used a blessing.

Then.

━ Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

A horrible scream erupted from the idol.

“Ugh!”

Paya, who had been concentrating on transporting the faith, let out a painful groan. I see a sinister energy approaching Paya.

━ Paya!

Rake was faster than I could react.

The moment she heard the scream, Rake activated her divine power and grabbed Paya. The divine power surrounding Rake’s body repels the sinister energy emanating from the idol.

Ha. That was really close.

Just in case, I also gave Paya the ‘Strengthening Tattoo’ blessing and even used ‘Malak’s Domain’ to create a small rain cloud, but they couldn’t block that energy.

Does it not count as divine power if it’s a blessing I didn’t use in Manifestation state?

I’m glad Rake was there.

“I succeeded. The Evil God saw me. He saw this place through the idol. I felt his strong will to reclaim this idol. He’ll definitely come to the Tribal Federation.”

Paya, with her eyes wide open, spoke rapidly. She’s trying to quickly convey the information she obtained while she’s still conscious.

━ Good work, Paya. Now rest.

“Yes…”

As if waiting for my words, Paya closed her eyes and leaned against Rake.

“We weren’t the only ones who heard the scream.”

Dina, who had been staring blankly at the ceiling, spoke in a whisper.

Not only Dina, but all the Paladins attending the meeting are looking at the ceiling. I quickly logged into the community as well.

[LivingAlone: Did you hear the scream?

I’m talking about the woman’s scream. It felt like it resonated through my brain. I used the Purification skill twice because it felt like my mind was going haywire.

Can anyone explain what happened?]

[OnePiece: The Capital is in an uproar

What? What did you do? What was the scream?

I’m scared, dude t, tell me quickly]

Good. I’ve done everything I can.

Now all that’s left is for them to take the bait.