I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 155

Chapter 155: The Calm Before the Storm （2）

“Goja Buro-nim…”

Rachel approached as if possessed, gently stroking Goja Buro’s face. Goja Buro didn’t resist her touch and accepted it.

“I don’t think you’re ugly. You must have been through a lot…”

Holding back the urge to ask, “Why did you hurt yourself?” Rachel replied.

In Rachel’s memories, Geunchop, no, Goja Buro was a humorous and energetic person.

Even in life-or-death situations, he was a bright person who would throw out strange jokes.

‘Don’t do it if I tell you not to~!’

‘Take this! The Holy Punch of a 999-Level Paladin!’

‘Uhaha fanfare~!’

‘Yes of course, you fool~!’

‘Demon subjugation success rate… 69.74 percent… Hehe, taste destruction…’

‘Okay, let’s go~!’

The voice from that time is still so vivid. Seeing Goja Buro’s scarred face and sorrowful expression, Rachel was speechless.

A brief silence fell.

“I heard you were looking for me.”

Goja Buro, who had been slightly turning his face away from Rachel’s gaze, spoke again.

“I found you. I asked every new person I met if they knew Goja Buro-nim.”

“Why did you do that? I abandoned you. Not just you, but everyone.”

“Don’t say that. I know you left alone for our sake. Everyone knows.”

The people Goja Buro saved were ordinary people. They couldn’t wield superhuman strength like Paladins, mages, or Priests.

He must have left silently, knowing that if they were to fight the demons head-on, people would be slaughtered without much resistance.

“I just… missed you. I was wondering if you were doing well.”

“You haven’t changed. Rachel, you think of me as too good a person.”

Goja Buro shook his head. His eyes were still wandering, unable to look directly at Rachel.

“Because you are that kind of person. Someone who values life more than anyone else and has the courage to fight against evil… Goja Buro-nim is that kind of person.”

At those words, Goja Buro smiled bitterly.

“Even though I’ve been hiding for the past few years, can you still say that?”

“Everyone goes through rough patches.”

Rachel continued.

“And, aren’t you standing in front of me right now?”

“…”

“I heard you gathered the scattered Paladins. To fight the demons, to be of help to Malak-nim. A heroic reason.”

“That’s not the only reason.”

Goja Buro met Rachel’s eyes. His eyes were no longer wandering.

“I wanted to see you again too. I wanted to check… if you were safe.”

At his words, Rachel’s eyes welled up.

“Goja Buro Paladin-nim…”

“I’ve confirmed it, so I’ll be leaving now. Take care of yourself.”

Goja Buro put on his helmet and turned around.

“Wait a minute!”

Rachel grabbed his arm.

“Just like this… is it over? Just checking each other’s faces and exchanging greetings?”

Rachel knows too. That their relationship is one-sided, with only her harboring feelings for him.

Two years ago, even before they parted ways, there wasn’t much progress in their relationship. Goja Buro was busy subjugating demons, and Rachel was busy taking care of people.

In a world where they could die at any moment, she decided to keep these feelings deep inside.

But the opportunity has come again. This time, she didn’t want to miss it.

“At least have a cup of tea…”

The problem was, she couldn’t find the right words. Rachel has no experience in this kind of situation.

She spent her youth studying administration to prepare to become a scribe. She practically lived in the library and at home.

To put it in Earth terms, she could say she had lived a life dedicated to her studies, comparable to any high school student in South Korea.

“That.”

Various words swirled in her mouth, only to scatter before she could utter them.

“At, at least warm yourself up before you go.”

Rachel’s voice grew smaller and smaller. She was losing confidence.

‘Wh, what should I do?’

It was then, as she was sweating profusely in her thoughts.

“A cup of tea, huh.”

Goja Buro looked at the moonlit sky. The sight of the Paladin in black armor standing under the moonlight was like a painting.

“Rachel, weren’t you bad at making tea? Everyone acknowledged you as a terrible cook.”

‘Ah, you remember.’

This person remembers me, remembers the time we spent together. That fact made Rachel happy.

“I, I’m different now. I’ve practiced a lot.”

“Oh?”

Goja Buro took off his helmet again and slightly lifted the corners of his lips.

“Can I look forward to it?”

“Of course. Come on, let’s go.”

Rachel pushed up her glasses. Seeing Rachel’s signature pose after a long time, Goja Buro laughed playfully. It was the same smile as two years ago.

“Let’s go!”

“Yes?”

“It’s nothing.”

Goja Buro returned to his stern expression.

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[Ultra Sanz Crazed for Nighttime Massacre Mode: Keep my appearance a secret for the joy of reunion]

[Ultra Sanz Crazed for Nighttime Massacre Mode: And don’t make fun of me even if I’m uglier than you think]

“Ah, this is so frustrating.”

Hanna irritably waved her hand, closing the message window in the air.

That was a personal message that arrived last night. That heartless bastard, Sanz, only sent that and went silent.

‘He could at least ask if I slept well this morning. Is it that hard to say just one word?’

Hanna had been contemplating for tens of minutes whether to reply or not, but ultimately decided against it because of her pride.

“Whatever. I’m not replying anymore.”

A sly jerk who says he’ll see me someday but always disappears to strange places.

If he sent a selfie, it would be one thing, but he keeps making lame excuses and trying to avoid it.

‘But I sent him a few selfies too. Can’t he send me some as well?’

She wondered if he was perhaps possessed by something with an appearance he couldn’t show in a selfie, but seeing how he was deliberately teasing her, it didn’t seem like that was the case either.

‘Then what the hell is it?’

Sanz said that the god Malak chose him as a messenger and sends him all over the place.

‘But can’t he come to the Tribal Federation and rest sometimes? I’m here too.’

Even if he had business far away, couldn’t he visit at least once? The god he serves even has a skill to summon his followers.

“Ugh…”

Even when Rake, that pretentious guardian, was suspicious of Sanz, she diligently defended him by her side. It was too much.

…That aside, it was too boring without messaging Sanz. Hanna, pouting her lips, opened the community window.

[I Trusted the Monkey Man but: Revealing the OP character that’s crushing those pesky Greater Demon Class enemies

‘Malak’

To understand who this person is, you first need to understand ‘Greater Demon Class’. ‘Greater Demon Class’ refers to beings stronger than High-ranking Demons, capable of single-handedly destroying a nation or possessing even greater power.

Examples include the Dark Cloud Demon and the Seven-Headed Dragon Demon （according to Geunchop）.

These guys are even more threatening because they don’t travel alone but drag along a whole bunch of their lackeys, but Malak-nim is just ‘Greater Demon Class’ even without those minions.

He possesses the skill to effortlessly wipe out those lackeys and their leader.

Just pure badassery.

Now, let’s say, just hypothetically, there’s someone stronger than Malak-nim individually.

Would they stand a chance? Nope.

Aside from his own strength, Malak-nim has another scary aspect: the existence of the Tribal Federation, an army of thousands that follows him.

With just one strengthening buff, each and every soldier gains power exceeding that of a Low-ranking Demon.

Guardian Rake can go toe-to-toe with a High-ranking Demon alone, and strong individuals like Great Chieftain Kanto and Spirit Master Paya can put up a good fight even against Mid-ranking Demons

Malak-nim can even freely bestow healing skills and wide-area debuff skills. Not only that, he even has a skill to control zombies （don’t even compare him to that weak, washed-up Necromancer bastard）.

You could say it’s an immortal legion that regenerates infinitely as long as Malak-nim’s Totem Power exists, even if soldiers fall.

What’s even scarier is that this isn’t all

There are also Paladins within the Tribal Federation. 9-Level Princess Dina, who’s taken down High-ranking Demons one by one, and Geunchop are Malak-nim’s followers.

To even come close to matching him, you’d need to be at least One Punch Man, Dragon Ball level, or Sanz in Massacre Mode ㅇㅇ

So how do you think the Dark Cloud Demon felt when he encountered Malak-nim?

He must have rushed over, thinking these were just the same insignificant humans he always crushed like bugs, only to find Malak-nim standing right in front of him haha

He struggled and even self-destructed to try and win somehow, but the damage was zero.

He tried to escape with only his head remaining, making a desperate call for help to the Seven-Headed Dragon Demon, but no chance hah Straight up ‘Lightning Strike’.

Pain, despair, sadness, rage, darkness must have erupted haha

Do you have the confidence to fight against the Tribal Federation?

（Picture of Siu and a monkey, armed and with stern expressions）

The true ‘subjugation’ begins now]

“Those idiots are having fun.”