I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 194

Chapter 194: IF ━ If the Cathedral Was Still Standing （5）

After a long time, I renewed my passport and boarded a plane to the U.S.

I wasn’t used to traveling abroad, so I left everything to Hanna. I tried to do some research on my own, but it wasn’t much help.

“Just trust me. I wandered all over the fantasy world with a crappy map, this is nothing.”

Unlike me, who had lived as a totem without limbs in the fantasy world, Hanna had walked and run, exploring the other world herself. She had mastered the U.S. trip after just looking at a few online maps and blogs.

“Wanna call me Unni? Sanzu Dongsaeng.”

“What are you talking about, you’re only a year younger.”

“Ouch.”

I flicked Hanna’s forehead lightly. She was being so cocky.

Still, I had to give her credit for getting me to the U.S. without any headaches. I put my luggage up and sat down.

Vroom━!

The announcement ended, and the plane took off. I curled up slightly.

“Hey. Why are you sweating? Are you sick?”

Hanna asked, gently stroking my hand as if she was worried.

Ah. Was it that obvious?

“It’s nothing. It’s just been a while since I’ve been on a plane, so I’m a little nervous.”

“It’s okay. You’ll get used to it soon. If your ears start hurting, drink some water or chew gum.”

“Okay.”

Actually, I had a nightmare before coming here.

━ Sanzu! You were here?

It was a terrible dream where Karon appeared riding a Zombie Malak and hijacked the plane I was on. This dream was so realistic until Karon showed up that I was completely fooled.

Getting attacked while jogging, ambushed during a date, and now a hijacking dream. This is ridiculous.

Thinking back, it was such a ridiculous situation, but at the time, I thought Karon really appeared and freaked out.

I clung to Hanna sitting next to me and trembled. It was a pathetic sight, thinking back.

“I’m going to get some shut-eye.”

I felt like I would only have ominous thoughts if I stayed awake with a blank mind, so I fell asleep. I wouldn’t have nightmares here too, would I?

If I do, I’m going to bite my tongue off.

“Sanzu. We’re here.”

“…Hmm.”

I opened my eyes and woke up to find myself in the U.S. I had a good sleep for the first time in a while.

We sluggishly left the airport and got into a taxi. Today, we were going to rest at the hotel and attend the fan meeting scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.

“It’ll be all Returnees, right? Who would come to a fan meeting for a game that ended 10 years ago?”

Hanna asked me with dreamy eyes, already excited.

“Probably.”

“So maybe about 80 people will come? We might even see the Bella Sisters and Jackson.”

Hmm. I had a different opinion.

“I think there are quite a few people who have chosen to forget their memories. Honestly, it wasn’t a good memory for everyone.”

The demon apocalypse. It was hard to meet people, and even harder to survive. If you were unlucky, you could get attacked by infected creatures or die from the ‘Demon’s Eye’ in that terrifying world.

Hanna and I endured well and built some good memories, so we chose to keep our memories, but that wouldn’t be the case for most people.

“I guess so… But at least 30 people will come, right?”

She had lowered the number to less than half.

“We’ll see tomorrow, so why worry? Let’s get some rest. We need to take care of our condition.”

It wasn’t something I should be saying, considering my condition was terrible because of the nightmares.

“I need to sleep some more. I’m so tired today.”

I laid out the blanket on the floor and lied down. The hotel was too expensive for a part-time worker’s salary, so we decided to share a room.

I really have no other intentions.

As I was trying to fall asleep, feeling the unchanging hardness of the floor even with the blanket, I heard a voice.

“…Aren’t you cold?”

A small voice came from Hanna’s side of the bed. I chuckled.

“It’s summer, how could I be cold?”

I knew she didn’t mean it literally, but I wanted to tease her. It’s human nature.

“No, I mean… Isn’t the floor hard? And you can be cold even in summer, can’t you? It’s not like we have floor heating like in Korea. Why are you so difficult?”

Hanna was making excuses and then grumbled softly in anger. I couldn’t see her face because of the way we were positioned, but her face must be really red by now.

“It is hard.”

“…The bed is big enough for both of us. Here.”

Looks like we’re going to take things to the next level overseas. As expected, new events, new places lead to relationship progress, right?

Hanna continued.

“And, your condition will worsen if you sleep there.”

“That’s true.”

It would be rude to refuse after she went this far. I slowly got up.

“So, I’m really coming up?”

“…”

“Really?”

“…Do whatever you want.”

Actually, I needed someone’s ‘direct warmth’ too. I didn’t say it out loud, but I was physically lonely, you know what I mean?

I endured two years as a totem. If I don’t get some action every night, I’m not a man.

I slowly climbed onto the bed. Hanna, whose ears were red as tomatoes, was facing the wall.

The same color as her dyed hair.

“This is soft. And spacious.”

I turned off the lights.

This heavy and cool sensation. It was time for me to become ‘Ultra Sanz Crazed for Nighttime Love Mode’.

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After a long night, Hanna and I headed to the ‘Paladin Survival’ fan meeting venue.

“…”

“…”

The inevitable awkwardness of the day after a deed is done. It was familiar to me since I had experienced it a few times, but it seemed different for Hanna.

“…Eep.”

Hanna was walking behind me, glancing at me from time to time, and quickly turning her head away when our eyes met.

I tried to reassure her a few times, but it seemed to have no effect. It was her first time, and maybe it was even more awkward because we started as friends.

“Hanna. I’m not good at directions.”

I calmly suggested that Hanna guide the way in front.

She might think I’m bossing her around, but in times like this, it’s better to bring up a public（?） matter first. ‘We need to get to the meeting, right?’. That’s it.

“Ah, yeah. Got it. Just a second.”

Hanna fumbled around, turning on the map. It’ll be fine as time passes.

We arrived at the fan meeting venue after transferring taxis a few times.

“Whoa.”

They said they rented the entire building. It was a place as big as a wedding hall.

“Oh, hey!”

As we were about to enter, a man called out from behind.

I turned around and saw a handsome Asian man and a chubby Asian man.

Both faces were familiar.

“…Siu? Monkey?”

Their race had changed, and they were a bit uglier（?） than in the other world, but it was definitely ‘Morning Tent Erection Knight’ and ‘I Trusted the Monkey Man but’.

“That’s right! I knew you were Korean! You’re dressed like Koreans!”

The handsome Asian, Siu, approached us.

“Hello! You’re Returnees, right? Comrades, comrades!”

Siu, who cheerfully offered a handshake, asked us this and that. I answered for Hanna, who was shy.

“Wow, Sanzu and Netkama? Really?”

“No wonder your hair colors are similar.”

Siu clicked his tongue, and Monkey marveled.

“Sanzu, this is the first time we’ve met in person! Hahaha!”

Siu laughed heartily. So he was a handsome alpha male over 180cm tall. What a deceptive guy.

We entered the building with our group, which had suddenly grown to four.

“Whoa.”

“It’s global.”

As Siu said, it looked global because of the people with various skin colors from all over the world. Everyone was drinking liquor or eating food from their trays, engaging in conversations.

This is a real Returnee reunion.

I couldn’t participate in the conversations because I wasn’t good at English, so I joined a group of Koreans. In the first place, since the original game was Korean, there were more Koreans.

After a few hours, a woman walked out on the stage in front of us, bathed in the spotlight.

She was a woman who looked good in a women’s suit. The word ‘cool’ suited her better than ‘pretty’.

Her gait was full of dignity, as if she wasn’t an ordinary person. It must be Princess Dina.

[Hello. I’m Dina Silverstein. You can call me ‘Princess Dina’.]

The screen behind Dina translated her words into various languages. Is this the latest technology? It’s amazing.

[This event is being held with the permission of the Administration, so you can relax. All the food and drinks are on me, so let’s have a good time…]

A man who looked like a bodyguard rushed onto the stage and whispered something in Dina’s ear.

[A homeless person…? What? He said Close-Range Spy? Let him in.]

Even her muttering was translated, maybe they used a high-performance translator. But that’s not the important part.

“Close-Range Spy?”

“Close-Range Spy?”

Siu, Monkey, and even Hanna reacted with shrugs. I was also very interested.

A little later, a scruffy man appeared with the bodyguards.

“Oh man. I’m never coming back to America. Why are there so many scammers? I almost got my organs harvested.”

The man who grumbled as he appeared was named Close-Range Spy. How should I put it… his appearance was fine, but his behavior and gestures were kind of pathetic.

Yes. He was exactly like a ‘Close-Range Spy’.

“Nice to meet you! Comrades! The leader of the Goja Buro Raid! Close-Range Spy-nim!”

“…”

Close-Range Spy dusted himself off a few times, grinned at us, and shouted loudly, but no one clapped in response.

“Pfft.”

I burst out laughing without realizing it.

This guy, he was so tormented, but in the end, he chose not to forget his memories.