I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Part-timer, Becames a Totem (3)

[Full Play: Everyone fighting. Let’s survive.] (5)

[Helbraun: If you’re going to possess someone, why not possess my main character?] (3)

[Brahmanda: Can’t we just kill the animals outside and go back into the cave?] (4)

[Samurai Jackson: I’m dual wielding, not sword and shield?] (2)

[Doron: My starting weapon is a mace. Aren’t weapons random?] (4)

Even after reading the following posts, there was nothing about ‘Loa’.

Everyone didn’t seem to question the fact that a ‘Paladin who fell from Earth into a cave in another world’ was a member of the community.

As if it was natural to be possessed by a Paladin.

It seems like I’m a special case.

Maybe I’m the only one possessed as a Loa because of the email I sent when I was young.

━ …

I don’t know whether to call this fortunate or unfortunate.

It might be better than risking my life from the start like others.

I continued to read the next post, one with many comments.

[Dabudabu: I got bitten on the neck.

I fought hard, but they were too fast.

I wonder if I got tired and slowed down…

I managed to kill them all somehow, but I can’t feel my body.

Did you know that you can write community posts just by thinking?

I just found out now lol;

Now that I think it’s the end, I have a lot of regrets.

I should have bought my daughter more of the chicken she likes.

I should have bought it for her at least once a week. I said it was bad for her health, that I didn’t like chicken, but the truth is, I didn’t have the money.

I thought a lot while I was alone in the cave.

I have a lot of regrets, but what can I do? I just hope this isn’t the end.

Maybe I’ll be back on Earth when I open my eyes?

I’m Kim Dohyun, 37 years old, living in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province.

My daughter’s name is Kim Hana, and my wife’s name is Cha Yeonseo.

My home address is xxxx, xxxx-xxxx.

If you, who are reading this now, return to Earth, please check on my daughter and see if she’s doing well.

I’m posting a few last words on the community.]

[Jack-o’-lantern: I got caught by a Demon Cultist.

I should have listened to George. I was too arrogant.

I shouldn’t have gone down to the village to spy.

I’m now hanging on something that looks like a cross with my tendons cut.

It looks like they’re going to do some weird ritual with me. I’ll probably die soon.

I’ll give you one tip before I die. Demon Cultists look like ordinary people.

If you see a living person, try cutting their fingertip with a blade.

If green blood comes out, kill them immediately. Don’t be a fool like me and get tricked.]

…Two people died in a short period of time.

Both of them were people who had been writing on the community from the beginning.

I was lost in thought.

“Malak-nim, Priestess Paya has awakened!”

It’s already been that long? Time flew by without me doing anything.

This is why the community is dangerous.

I moved my eyes (or whatever was acting as them) forward.

A muscular man (probably the Chieftain) was standing in front of me, along with a short woman.

This woman must be the Priestess.

“It is an honor to meet you, Loa Malak-nim. I am Paya, daughter of Pind and Ulla, and the Priestess of the Blue Moss Tribe. Thank you for answering my call.”

The woman said so and knelt.

A woman with black hair and brown eyes.

Paya wasn’t a muscular freak like her brother. She felt even shorter than the average height of an adult woman.

She was wearing clothes made of long feathers of an unknown bird, and her eyes and cheeks were painted black as if she had applied camouflage cream.

It was like a Hispanic woman was dressed as a harpy.

When Paya finished speaking, her brother stepped forward.

“My introduction is late. I am Kanto, son of Pind and Ulla, and the Chieftain of the Blue Moss Tribe.”

Soon, Chieftain Kanto also knelt before me.

…What do I do now?

Even if I looked around the community, I couldn’t figure out what I should do.

If this is the case, I have no choice but to ask a question that seems like an answer.

━ Speak.

It was Kanto who opened his mouth.

“As Malak-nim already knows, the Demons summoned by the foolish civilized people are causing chaos in the world. The evil forces are encroaching on the tribe’s territory. It is time for all tribes to gather under the name of Loa. Oh great being, please lead all tribes and protect the mountains, grasslands, and forests.”

So that’s the setting, roughly.

If the goal of those possessed as Wandering Paladins is the same as the game, it would be survival and Demon extermination.

For me, it would be something like tribal unification, securing followers, and exterminating Demons?

But it still wasn’t clearly explained what Loa can do and what they are.

I had no choice but to ask as solemnly as possible, so they wouldn’t think I was asking because I didn’t know.

━ What do you think Loa is?

“Uh…that…I’m sorry!”

Perhaps it was too sudden a question, Kanto blinked his eyes a couple of times in a flustered manner and bowed his head to the ground.

━ I’m not scolding you. Speak.

Tell me. Tell me.

You’re good with words, intellectual Barbarian warrior Kanto.

“Ugh…”

Kanto, sweating profusely, took something out of his pocket.

It was a dirty parchment, and Kanto looked at it for a long time before raising his head again.

No, did you write a script or something?

I’ll have to cancel the ‘intellectual’ part of intellectual Barbarian warrior.

“Loa Malak, protector of the Blue Moss Tribe! All spirits on earth are suffering! Tha-”

“Malak-nim, may I answer?”

Paya stepped forward, perhaps unable to bear watching Kanto’s rambling.

Seeing Paya glaring at her brother, I think I understand their relationship.

Whether it’s the modern world or the game world, the relationship between siblings doesn’t change. I guess Paya wrote that script too.

━ It doesn’t matter.

“They are great beings who protect us and bestow blessings upon us. Among them, Malak-nim is special. You have answered my prayers and descended to earth yourself.”

Blessings. So, is it a support type?

It’s possible that my role is to buff these tribe members.

I saw the ‘Available Blessings’ list in the status window I saw earlier.

It was 0, wasn’t it? I checked the status window again.

Still 0…what is this?

[Name: Malak]

━ Available Blessings: None

━ Available Points: 30

━ Followers: Paya

━ Enter Community

The available points increased from 0 to 30.

I only looked at the community…maybe this Barbarian tribe did something.

Let’s ask about this later.

Paya said I was special compared to other Loa. The reason was that I descended to earth myself.

━ Are there any other Loa besides me who have descended directly?

I added a few words because I might hear things like ‘You’re a Loa and you don’t know that?’ or ‘Shouldn’t you know that better?’.

If I’m not careful, I might even hear ‘Are you really a Loa?’.

━ I sacrificed a lot to help you. I’m slowly recovering, but my memory isn’t perfect right now, so answer as much as you know.

“Malak-nim…for our insignificant selves…”

“As expected…”

Paya’s eyes welled up, and Kanto nodded in understanding.

It’s not wrong to say that I sacrificed a lot.

I sacrificed my arms and legs, my freedom of movement, my life on Earth, and my job.

But it’s not your fault.

“According to the records, it happened occasionally. In the time of our distant ancestors. They bestowed many blessings for our prosperity. But not anymore.

Unable to bear the corruption of the earth, the Loa-nims have fallen silent. Only Malak-nim has answered the prayers and descended directly. As far as this young and ignorant Priestess Paya knows, that is.”

The more I hear, the more hopeless it seems. Let’s just assume I’m the only Loa.

Now I need to find out why my points went up to 30.

━ Chieftain Kanto. What did you do when Paya lost consciousness?

“I went hunting with the tribe’s warriors to find the necessary tonic for Priestess Paya. We caught a Mountain Serpent. …I will bring the next offering by tomorrow.”

Next offering? Are you going to pile up a bunch of animal carcasses again?

━ What are you going to do with the animals used as offerings?

“Of course, we’ll burn them. It’s not right for us to take back what Malak-nim has taken.”

You massacred wild animals without even eating them. It’s a meaningless waste.

I’m not someone who pursues ethical righteousness, but I still felt uncomfortable.

Hunting…I think I understand a little.

Let’s make a hypothesis.

Just as Paladins have experience points, I, as a Loa, have points.

Experience points can be obtained when Paladins directly defeat Demon-related things.

Then what about my points? Could it be that I get them when my followers hunt or kill something?

My points increased because the kill score for a creature called Mountain Serpent is 30 points.

If the first offering this tribe made to me was used to summon me, so it doesn’t count towards the points, it makes sense.

I don’t know what the points are used for yet, but they must be related to blessings in some way.

Just like how you level up when you gain a lot of experience points, could it be that you can do something when you accumulate a lot of points?

…If this is the case, wouldn’t I have no choice but to encourage the act of offering sacrifices?

After a brief moment of contemplation, I decided on my answer.

━ How far have the Demons come?

Paya opened her mouth.

“The bottom of the mountain has become their territory. Beasts mutated by evil forces roam around. This is the top of the mountain, so they haven’t come up yet, but I think it’s only a matter of time.”

So it’s not a very relaxed situation. Anyway, I found a way.

━ I cannot bestow blessings upon you now. I still need more power.

I need to make this clear first.

Anyway, I lost my power because of you guys. You get the gist, right?

━ Exterminate the beasts infected by their energy. The more my followers defeat evil, the stronger I become. Then you will also receive blessings.

Kill them diligently.

If Paladin is an RPG game, I’m a real-time strategy game.

Let’s try something.