I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 183

Chapter 183: I’m the Only Totem in Another World （2）

[Love Death Cat: Nyaang~! （A desperate plea not to attack!）]

[Love Death Cat: Nyang! （An oath that we’re on the same side!）]

Love Death Cat was diligently posting even while flying. And consistently maintaining her concept too.

“Ah, that!”

Close-Range Spy, who had been frowning and observing the knight presumed to be Love Death Cat, exclaimed.

“The armor that woman is wearing! It’s the Goddess’ Divine Armament set!”

An explanation followed immediately.

The Goddess’ Divine Armament. A set of equipment that only the Hero, the Goddess’ Avatar, could wear. In-game, it was a Hidden Piece.

In this game, ‘Hidden Piece’ effectively refers to rare items dropped with low probability. Most Hidden Pieces had mediocre performance. It felt like the developers created them just for fun.

Even the Hidden Piece I obtained, ‘Zombie Control’, is only at the level of carrying around a mindless punching bag. It only seems decent because I transfer my consciousness to directly control it or give precise commands.

The Goddess’ Divine Armament isn’t much different. Setting-wise, it’s described as equipment that only those chosen by the Goddess can wear, but in-game, it’s said that you become the Hero simply by collecting and wearing the entire set.

The effect? Simply the title ‘Hero’ being added next to your nickname. Without any changes to skill sets or anything.

Unaware of this, users, dreaming of becoming the Hero, repeatedly ran specific dungeons until they obtained the entire Goddess’ Divine Armament set. And due to the abysmal drop rate, they either quit or, even after collecting it all, felt a sense of emptiness realizing their wasted time and quit the game.

“So that person collected all of that by running around dungeons? In this world? Wow, she’s one tough bitch.”

Siu clicked her tongue.

[Love Death Cat: Nyang~! （Greetings to everyone!）]

Love Death Cat, who had arrived on the wall by now, dismounted her unicorn.

The unicorn let out a “Purrrung~” sound and examined the people of the Tribal Federation with its clear eyes.

━ What is that creature?

A unicorn. Is it okay for such a creature of childhood dreams to exist in this dark fantasy world?

“If Loa Faith has spirits, the Goddess Religion has Sacred Beasts,”

The Saint, who had approached Rake’s side, said.

━ Sacred Beast.

I requested an explanation from her. A local would know better than a gamer like Close-Range Spy.

“When the apocalypse arrives, the Goddess sends the Hero and the Sacred Beast. It’s a story passed down from ancient times. I heard they are very strong spiritual creatures that greatly enhance the Hero’s abilities. This is my first time seeing one in person.

As an aside…according to legend, only a virgin can see the effects of the Goddess’ Divine Armament, and only a virgin can ride a Sacred Beast.”

That aside is a bit scary.

So it’s like a set menu then. The Hero and the Sacred Beast need to be together to exert great power?

Perhaps the reason the Hero had no abilities in-game was because they were neither a virgin nor riding a unicorn.

“Then what has she been doing until now? Where was she playing around? She shows up only after almost everything is over.”

Hanna grumbled. Many possessed individuals expressed agreement.

[Love Death Cat: Nyang! （A protest that it’s unfair!）]

[Love Death Cat: Nyangnyang~! （The fact that I’ve been quite busy too!）]

[Love Death Cat: Nyangnyang! （An explanation that I was busy stopping a possessed person who was tempted by the Evil God and chosen as its avatar!）]

What? This is completely new information.

No, I did see through the murals that there were avatars of the Goddess and the Evil God. But still, isn’t this too abrupt of a foreshadowing recovery?

Love Death Cat’s explanation through the community continued.

There was a villain who had been sharpening his blade for revenge against the Goddess who sent him to this place, and he contacted the Evil God and plotted various schemes.

Unable to stand by any longer, the Goddess ordered Love Death Cat, who had obtained a unicorn and completed the Goddess’ Divine Armament set, to stop him.

[Love Death Cat: Nannyang! （A confession that I didn’t follow the Goddess because I wanted to, and I hate her too!）]

[Love Death Cat: Nyangnyang! （A guarantee that no one has been tormented by the Goddess more than me!）]

She had been constantly chased and targeted by demons while dealing with the Evil God’s avatar.

Before I subjugated the Dark Cloud Demon and instilled fear in the demons, she was their number one target for elimination.

Anyway, so the multiverse is a concept. She’s just a concept-driven person with the Hero’s power.

Suddenly, a thought occurs to me.

Wouldn’t the Goddess’ Avatar and the Evil God’s Avatar have been the protagonist and the final boss according to the standard scenario?

The Hidden Boss, me, and Karon have somehow taken on those roles.

[Love Death Cat: Nyangnyangnyang! （A sincere statement that I didn’t come here because of the Goddess’ orders, but purely to help!）]

[Love Death Cat: Nyang! （A question asking if that Goddess bitch can’t even interfere anymore!）]

[Love Death Cat: Nyangnyang! （A statement that I’m confident in hunting demons, even if I don’t know about the Overlord of the Dead or the undead!）]

Well, there’s no reason for her to lie at this point. I don’t sense any eerie energy like demonic energy, and it’s a given that the Goddess has logged out （?） of this world.

Then I guess we can consider her an ally for now? I’ll need to observe her a bit more to see what kind of person she is.

━ Hero, I express my gratitude for your cooperation. You will be of great help in the battle for the Capital.

I accepted the Hero, Love Death Cat. And her unicorn as well.

Cluck!

Tteunteuni approaches the unicorn. It seems like he’s trying to communicate. Is there something that connects beings of the same spiritual nature?

Purrrung.

The unicorn shakes its head, seemingly uninterested.

“Paladin. Are you mute?”

Rake, who had been staring at Love Death Cat, spoke. To her, who couldn’t see the status window or the community, it must have looked like I was keeping my mouth shut even though I was speaking.

Before I could explain anything, Love Death Cat, who had glanced at Rake, opened her mouth.

“Nyang.”

After this single word, a few seconds of silence passed.

━ …

Another crazy person has joined the ranks.

“I’ll ask, what’s your level?”

As expected, it was Close-Range Spy who spoke.

[Love Death Cat: Nyanyang~! （I’m Level 7! And the Sacred Beast is Level 7 too!）]

“Then I win, being of a higher level. The strongest Paladin remains unchanged.”

This crazy person will be a good match.

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That evening, after finishing all my work （especially stabilizing public sentiment）, I logged into the community, feeling the warmth of Rake leaning against me.

[Even Wild Grass: I’ve decided to grow plants with Dinosaur Punch-nim.]

[Jiminjimin: A story from my school days. There was a crazy guy in my class who believed he was a runaway ninja. He’s the enemy who broke my tooth.]

[Dinosaur Punch: Plant gathering diary…no, plant cultivation diary.]

[Fallen Power Knight: The community atmosphere is definitely more lively since Malak-nim arrived.]

[Dakasikakasi: My wife, Valkyrie, is pregnant. I’m sorry for all the insults I’ve hurled at Koreans. Does anyone have information about childbirth?]

[Golden Dragon King: Diligent young men.]

There’s nothing I’m looking for. Is he just lurking, or have I missed something?

I searched for ‘One Piece’ in the search bar. No new posts had been uploaded.

━ …

I want to have at least a brief conversation before we clash head-on.

I think the situation has already reached a point of no return, but if there’s even a small chance, I want to grab onto it.

If I fight him, many people will lose their lives. No matter how hard I try, that will happen.

I sent a personal message to One Piece.

[Hey]

The reply came two hours later.

[One Piece: Sanz, Malak’s dog.]

[One Piece: Feeling like running away now?]

He’s provoking me from the start. And he’s terrible at trash talk. I held back the insults that were rising to the tip of my tongue and wrote a message.

[Malak-nim had a conversation with your older sister in the Spirit World.]

Since it’s a serious situation, I decided not to use informal speech. Even if I did, this old hag who’s lived for hundreds of years probably wouldn’t understand.

[One Piece: What?]

[Mera. Your tribe’s former priestess.]

[One Piece: What are you trying to say?]

[I heard your story from her.]

I poured out my sincere words.

Criticism of the Loa who only stood by and watched, consolation for Karon who had gone through terrible things, a stern reprimand that he still shouldn’t have done what he did, and even the words that I’m different from those Loa.

I thought I had organized my thoughts well, but when I actually wrote it down, it seemed a bit disorganized. Well, it doesn’t matter since it was sent by Malak’s messenger, Sanz, not Malak himself.

I wanted to reveal that I’m a possessed person to build common ground…but I didn’t. I still believe that the ‘Great Price’ written in a corner of my status window is valid even with Ishtania’s absence.

The system is still running, even if there’s no administrator. If the negotiations break down, I’ll have to fight Karon, and I can’t afford to pay a price I don’t even know about at this point.

[It’s not too late. Let go of your anger, help close the dimensional gate and save the surface. I will make the surface beautiful again. You can watch if you want.]

The reply came immediately.

[One Piece: Messenger, convey my words clearly.]

[One Piece: Malak. You should know.]

[One Piece: This is a story that only ends when one of us dies.]

[One Piece: I will not stop until all the gods are dead.]

…I can’t stop him.

If that’s the case, there’s no choice but to clash.