I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 28

Chapter 28: Consumables (3)

The Tribal Federation returned after completing their subjugation.

“Chieftain-nim, what kind of blessing is it?”

“Is it a blessing that only the Chieftain-nim receives?”

The barbarian warriors gathered at Totem No. 1 to receive healing, looking at Kanto with curious faces.

“I don’t know. If it’s given, it’s given. Why does it matter what kind of blessing it is or if only I receive it?”

Though he said so, the corners of Kanto’s mouth refused to turn downwards.

This bastard, is he that happy? It’s not that great, though.

“Hahaha! Chieftain Rake, what should we do? I’m the first to receive a blessing.”

“Shut up before I kill you.”

“Hahahaha!”

Despite Rake’s chilling death threat, Kanto’s laughter wouldn’t cease.

He seems very confident, thinking he was chosen by me. Normally, he would have been scared.

“What’s going on?”

“Well, Chieftain-nim of the Blue Moss Tribe is going to receive a blessing. It’s a very precious blessing that only one person can receive.”

“Our poor Chieftain-nim, she always followed Malak-nim around, but she got beaten to it.”

“What a shame.”

The barbarian women are whispering some distance away from the altar.

No, ladies. I can hear you. How can I hear your whispers so clearly?

Rake, who has better hearing than me, must have heard it too, as her body trembles.

If I keep dragging this out, Rake’s blood pressure will only rise.

━ Chieftain Kanto. Come before me and receive the blessing.

“Yes!!!”

Kanto, who answered resoundingly, stood before Totem No. 1 with a confident stride.

His shoulders are full of strength.

[Bestow the blessing ‘Berserker’s Spirit’ upon the follower ‘Kanto’?]

Click.

[The blessing ‘Berserker’s Spirit’ has been bestowed upon the follower ‘Kanto’.]

Click.

To think that a god bestows blessings upon a follower with just two clicks.

I wonder if it’s too lacking in holiness and reverence.

It’s a good thing only I can see these buttons and the status window.

“Oh… Oh! I feel power surging through me!”

Kanto makes a fuss, looking at the warriors.

No, why is your power surging when you don’t even know what the blessing is? Is this the placebo effect?

━ The blessing bestowed upon you is ‘Berserker’s Spirit’. It contains the spirit of the one who was called the strongest warrior. He learned how to become stronger in battle. If you don’t give up and keep fighting, even in the most unfavorable situations, you will become endlessly stronger.

Of course, it’s all bullshit. But there has to be this kind of ‘storytelling’ to make it look cool, right?

“Berserker’s Spirit! To be able to become stronger as I fight! It must be the best blessing! Thank you, Malak-nim!”

Kanto bowed his head to the ground as if he were about to perform a full prostration.

━ You’re welcome. Now, test the blessing.

Actually, I want to see it. Usually, when you just look at the description of a skill or blessing, it’s hard to grasp what it actually does.

I need to see specifically how it makes you stronger.

“Who will spar with Kanto, son of Pind and Ulla?!”

“Me.”

“Who is it?!”

Kanto ignored Rake and turned his head towards the other warriors.

I guess he knows his place.

“Even if you are the Chieftain, I don’t like your arrogance. I, Dodo, son of Tutu and Lulu, will be your opponent.”

Thwack! Thwack! Bam!

“Ugh~!”

“Next!”

The milk-carton youth was thoroughly beaten and sent flying.

He was no match for Kanto in the first place, so what made him think he could take him on?

“This is boring! If you’re confident in your skills, all of you come at me!”

Is this Kanto guy drunk? What if he gets beaten up like the Beaver Demon?

“Hmm.”

Several warriors exchange glances. Then they nod and step forward in front of Kanto.

Five strong warriors, including Denjo and Una.

“Five of the best warriors! This will be sufficient.”

The altar has turned into a sparring ground.

Should I turn off the Healing Totem for a bit? If healing is constantly being applied, it’ll be hard to see the effects of the Berserker’s Spirit.

Since they’ll only be exchanging punches, it should be fine.

“Hiya!”

“Take this!”

The five of them attacked at once.

“Oof!”

At first, he managed to block them, but as expected, the difference in numbers was too much to handle, and Kanto kept getting hit.

Denjo’s tanking, Una’s surprise attacks, and the three warriors’ grappling.

Kanto became a monster being gang-beaten by the Power Rangers.

Still, he endures well thanks to his incredible resilience. He’s proving that those bulging muscles aren’t just for show.

“Uwaaaaah!”

Kanto, who had become a punching bag, yelled and grabbed one of the warrior’s arms, throwing him.

His speed was clearly faster than before. Is the effect of the drug, no, the blessing, kicking in?

“Strength! Strength is surging!”

He then shakes off Una, who was clinging to his left arm.

Saying your strength is surging after being beaten up just makes you look like a masochist.

Kanto, who has become significantly faster and stronger than before, blocks the attacks of the four and advances forward.

The warrior who was thrown tried to come back and block him, but it was impossible.

“Ugh!”

Three warriors tried to subdue Kanto, but instead, they were lifted and thrown to the ground.

I thought he would gradually increase his physical abilities, so I expected a slight growth, but that wasn’t the case.

“Oof!”

Berserker Kanto, now 1.5 times stronger than his usual self, kicks Denjo’s shoulder, rendering him unable to fight.

“Ugh!”

He even knocks down Una, who was using a hit-and-run strategy. He didn’t just knock her down, he punched her in the stomach and knocked her out.

Even if it’s a spar, is it okay to punch a woman in the stomach?

It’s because she’s a warrior, not just a woman, right?

I flinched for a moment, still bound by Earth’s common sense.

Right, for true gender equality, you have to treat everyone as warriors regardless of their gender. Una is a warrior, so she must have trained her abs.

The other barbarians watching aren’t saying anything either.

“Malak-nim! Did you see that! This Kanto! I am perfectly utilizing the blessing you bestowed!”

━ Excellent.

“I feel myself getting stronger as I fight! My body is still overflowing with power!”

I think I heard him mumble something like, Now’s the time.

Hey, Kanto. Don’t look that way. You can’t beat her with just that level of blessing.

“Chieftain Rake! I challenge you to a duel!”

Please…

“Ugh-ack!”

“Stop pretending and get up. Let’s see how much stronger you can get.”

My friend… Let’s be realistic.

* * * * * *

It’s time to practice the Zombie Control blessing.

Currently placed before the altar are two corpses of worshippers. One was a farmer, and the other was a soldier.

These are the ones I asked Paya to take care of.

Even though they were transformed monsters, they didn’t look that different from humans on the outside, so I felt disgusted, but I could endure it. I’ve seen death many times before.

I used Zombie Control on the farmer first.

Let’s see… He can get up well, and his hands move too.

His left eye was damaged, so his vision wasn’t good, but he was usable enough.

Then shall we move on to the soldier?

Hmm… He’s not moving well. It feels a bit more difficult?

What’s the difference?

Difference in weight class? Not much. Time of death? Should be similar.

Their genders are the same, so there’s no way to check that. Closeness to the user… is nonsense.

Because he was a soldier, his physical abilities are more developed? That makes the most sense.

The soldier’s body would have been more trained than the farmer’s.

But what does physicality have to do with Zombie Control?

It’s a magical power, so would physical ability be relevant?

…Suddenly, I remembered something I had forgotten.

I am possessed within a game.

Even if this world isn’t a game, this status window is likely a special privilege given to me by a transcendent being.

It’s a natural rule in games that it takes more resources or proficiency to control a stronger entity.

Based on my observations so far, this status window has been faithfully following the rules of the game.

Could this also apply to the Zombie Control blessing?

Then even if I obtain a strong corpse, it wouldn’t be easy to control it.

I need to use points to raise the blessing’s level.

━ Hmm.

Today’s work is done. Should I attack another village tomorrow?

If I leave long intervals between attacks, the demons might notice and prepare, and Demon’s Eyes might be spread everywhere. George actually had trouble with that.

The Snail Demon seemed to have slipped by quietly because it was holed up in a more remote village than others, but the two demons I dealt with today had villages within a few kilometers.

I think there were about three of them. I need to subjugate them all.

[Fallen Power Knight: Newbies should read through the community posts once.]

[Full Play: It’s good to leave the cave within three days. The infected are weak anyway.]

[If I Use the President’s Power: If you hadn’t played the game in the first place, you wouldn’t have to suffer…]

[I Trusted the Monkey Man but: Kimchi Man Die, this guy… Don’t tell me… he’s not a ‘feminist’, is he?]

I fell asleep while watching the bustling community welcoming the newbies.

The next day, while I was checking the surroundings with the warriors of the Tribal Federation after defeating three lower demons.

“You ignorant barbarians! Will you not get lost? This is the domain of Archmage Harry Francis Winston-nim!”

I encountered an unexpected situation.