I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 43

Chapter 43: Conquering Symphony (1)

Princess Dina’s proposal had a tremendous impact.

[Fallen Power Knight: Anyone joining Dina’s Special Forces?]

[Bangguseok Choseon: Is the Pope’s chance impossible?]

[Ppooppooppeung: I have two hidden skills! I can get stronger quickly! Please check my message!]

[If I Use the President’s Power: The only salvation… Joining Dina’s Special Forces…]

[I Trusted the Monkey Man but: This chilling sensation… It’s time to return as ‘Demon Slayer’…!]

The name “Dina’s Special Forces” has already emerged.

There were many applicants, but it seems that few met the requirements, as the complaints of many users echoed throughout the community.

As for me, I’m enjoying the reactions while waiting for Tteunteuni’s return.

Still, the outcry of lively people is better than reactions like “Please save me” or “It’s all over now.”

At least everyone has hope now. I hope the number of users making extreme choices will decrease.

However, it’s definitely not because I think, “Princess Dina will take care of it somehow~ What Loa lol.”

Princess Dina argued that several Paladins over level 8 would need to gather to defeat the Dark Cloud Demon.

But how many Paladins have actually reached level 8? One? Two? I’m skeptical.

How much time will it take to form the special forces and defeat the Dark Cloud Demon?

It’s been 2-3 months since I became possessed by a Loa, and a year since George’s raiding party was wiped out.

The first post appeared on the community forum 2 years ago.

It took 2 years for a level 8 user to appear on the community.

Of course, there was no way to confirm whether Princess Dina was an early user or not.

I couldn’t find out because Princess Dina only posted four times, including the three recent ones.

How many more years will it take to gather the forces to fight the Dark Cloud Demon? 2 years? 3 years?

How many more people will die in the meantime?

At the right time, I received a personal message from Hana.

[Not a Netkama: I just reached level 5]

[Not a Netkama: I somehow killed several low-ranking demons]

[Good]

See? Hana is steadily growing too.

Whether it’s Dina’s Special Forces or anything else, the fact that I need to work harder doesn’t change.

It’s not that I have a tremendous sense of justice or anything.

But I’m not a shameless bastard who tries to survive alone while people who follow me and fellow Earthlings are dying.

I’ve already succeeded in surviving.

I’m an immortal, aren’t I? I might even survive if all the totems are destroyed.

I have to keep going.

With the confidence that I, who have grown sufficiently, will be stronger than Necromancer Karon or the Dark Cloud Demon.

Those monster bastards who took so many lives.

I don’t know about anything else, but I really want to catch those two.

I won’t be satisfied until I give them a ‘Loa Punch’.

[Solra has become a follower.]

This message means that Tteunteuni has arrived at the Ashgrey Fog Tribe.

You’ve gotten really fast, our Tteunteuni.

I used the ‘Divine Possession’ blessing on the barbarian named Solra.

Since there’s no totem, I can talk through Divine Possession.

“L, Lord Malak. Are you with me now?”

Solra was a female priestess in her mid-40s.

━ Yes. I have descended upon you.

“S, Solra, daughter of Bajawa and Dota, and priestess of the Ashgrey Fog Tribe!”

As I listened to her introduction, I glanced at the Ashgrey Fog Tribe.

Tteunteuni wasn’t there, maybe it just delivered the letter. Only other barbarians were staring blankly at Solra.

“P, Priestess? One of your eyes is burning blue!”

Solra confidently answered a barbarian’s question.

“The Loa is with me now!”

“Oooooh!”

“Malak! Is it really Malak?!”

Shall I say a word for my enthusiastic fans?

I briefly took over Solra’s mouth.

━ It is Loa Malak. Greetings, Ashgrey Fog Tribe.

“Wooaaaaaaah!”

“Loa! It’s Lord Loa Malak!”

“Lord Malak!”

“I can die happy now…!”

Some barbarians were so happy that they were jumping up and down.

“What?! Loa Malak?! Where?!”

A muscular female barbarian popped out of a tent a little distance away.

Not the aesthetically pleasing, well-proportioned muscles like Rake’s, but bulging bodybuilder muscles like Kanto’s.

No lie, I’m confident that I’d be shattered in 1 second if I fought that woman with an Earthling’s body.

Did she build her body by eating insects like Kanto?

“M, Mom! It’s real! It’s really Lord Loa Malak…!”

Solra nodded.

“He’s with me now.”

“W, Waaaaaaaaah━!”

Suddenly, the muscle woman screamed like a monster. How moved is she?

With a bang! she knelt down.

“Hella, daughter of Yabu and Solra! Ah! And the chieftain of the Ashgrey Fog Tribe!”

━ Chieftain Hella. I remember you.

I calmed down the excited barbarians and delivered my message.

I also conveyed the same repertoire I always say.

“Ah, you mean that civilized man! He was really a follower of Lord Malak!”

Hella scratched her head.

This woman, her voice is so loud that every sentence ends with an exclamation mark.

━ However, do not tell him that I have descended upon this land.

“Understood!”

Hella, who answered vigorously, suddenly slapped her chest.

Is that a performance to show she’ll keep it in mind? It seems like she hit it too hard, I wonder if it hurts.

I told Hella and Solra the manual on how to treat the captured Paladin and released the Divine Possession.

I didn’t forget to tell them to make my totem. My role is over now.

Whether he lives with the barbarians or just receives food and leaves is up to Morning Tent Erection Knight’s choice.

If things go well, he could become the first Barbarian Knight. He’s a bit stupid, but he doesn’t seem like a bad guy, so that would be alright.

Now, if only Tteunteuni comes back, the preparations for war are complete.

* * * * * *

Squeak~!

As soon as Tteunteuni arrived, it went out on reconnaissance with Rake.

It’s not just reconnaissance, it’s reconnaissance of the enemy’s leader.

We’re trying to infiltrate the city stealthily and identify the mid-ranking demon in charge of this area and the low-ranking demons under it.

Rake is perfect for this job because she’s highly mobile and good at moving stealthily.

She also has enough force to escape if discovered, doesn’t she?

“I’ll speak quietly from here on.”

Rake, carrying Totem No. 3 on her back, whispered softly. The city is right in front of us.

I didn’t answer. If I answered in Totem No. 3’s state, my voice would echo.

Since I can’t control it, I’m going to use Divine Possession when I need to talk.

Divine Possession is like a personal message, so only the blessed person can hear it.

Rake entered the city through the sewers.

Maybe because she’s not wearing armor, her movements seem faster than last time.

When I told her that she had to move very stealthily, she changed her clothes.

Instead, she wore civilized clothes that were looted from another village, and that outfit is… like, the female thief that often appears in fantasy games.

Harry explained that it was the work clothes worn by assassins from an organization called the Assassins’ Guild, but to me, it just looked like typical sexy female thief attire.

Trying to assassinate someone wearing clothes like that? Is she trying to kill them by making them have a nosebleed?

I decided to let it go as a game mechanic. I’m still not sure if this world is a game or not, though.

“…The smell is strong. It seems the worshippers don’t clean the sewers.”

Rake frowned.

Phew. I’m glad I don’t have a nose.

Moving nimbly and pricking up her ears, Rake carefully opened the lid and came up into a dark alley.

It’s not the time to think about this now, but Rake’s appearance when she pricks up her ears is quite cute.

Have you ever seen a dog resting at home perk up its ears and tilt its head when it hears the sound of its owner coming?

It’s exactly like that.

People who have raised dogs will have seen it. No, even if you haven’t raised one, you’ll have seen it on YouTube.

I think it looks like that because Rake’s bright and intelligent yellow eyes are reminiscent of a dog.

Strictly speaking, isn’t Rake a dog too? Well, her dad is a wolf.

Then is Rake a wolf beast-human? Suddenly, it’s a furry atmosphere.

While I was having useless thoughts, Rake climbed onto the roof and looked around.

Well, it’s not good for people to only have serious and somber thoughts.

Just because the world is dark fantasy doesn’t mean I have to be dark too.

Sometimes, you have to have these useless thoughts to recharge your energy.

“It seems the mid-ranking demon lives over there.”

I looked in the direction Rake was staring at. A large mansion with a spacious yard came into view (Totem No. 3’s view).

It was quite clean, maybe because the worshippers were taking care of it.

Mid-ranking demon bastard, if you’re going to do that, manage the sewers too.

The worshippers acting as guards at the mansion were also well-armed.

They were walking around the mansion wearing swords, shields, and armor, and their movements were sharp.

Mid-ranking demons have different worshippers from the start.

It seems like it won’t be an easy opponent.

“A demon is trying to enter through the main gate. It seems like a low-ranking one.”

I shifted my gaze to the main gate.

A dark-furred beast over 3 meters tall was opening the gate.

It was an Orangutan Demon with long arms.