I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 57

Chapter 57: The Community Belongs to the Paladins （1）

Harry and Luna stood in a space with geometric patterns drawn on the floor.

“Is that the warp gate? I don’t feel anything.”

Rake wrinkles her nose slightly at the terrible smell of the sewer.

“It’s been deactivated because it hasn’t been supplied with magic stones for a long time.”

A warp gate. A type of magic circle that enables group teleportation.

Two warp gates are installed in different locations and connected to allow for instantaneous movement.

Only those who have reached the level of Archmage can create them, and it takes a year’s worth of magic stones from a magic tower just to maintain one for a week.

“It’s not well maintained and needs repairs, but I can handle that. The problem is the magic stones.”

Harry insisted on collecting magic stones and opening the warp gate.

“The fact that there’s such a high-level magic circle in a place like this means there’s something at the other end. I can’t predict what it is, but it must be something very important.”

I agreed. It looked like an event where we could find a hidden piece.

The game “Paladin Survival” has a lot of hidden pieces.

If you enter a unique or unmarked location on the map, you’ll be rewarded with an item, a skill, or something.

The drop rate is extremely low, and many skills aren’t as good as the “Zombie Control” I got, but there’s still a certain romanticism to the words “hidden piece”.

The words “only me” or “me alone” have a way of tugging at a man’s heartstrings.

It was my romanticism, too.

But I never thought I’d be the “only totem”.

Anyway, since it’s a magic circle that only those with the title of Archmage can create, it should give us something good, right?

If the warp gate connects to a dangerous place, we can use the Totem of Chaos and come back here.

After finishing some investigations, I returned to the altar and summoned Rachel.

“There are three magic towers in Bluethan. I don’t know if there will be magic stones there.”

As expected, civilized people are very knowledgeable about this kind of information.

Harry didn’t know because he wasn’t originally from this area, but Rachel is a noble who was born and raised in Symphony.

She even knows a bit about the neighboring territories. Of course, this is all before the apocalypse.

“Shall I mark them on the map?”

The map has expanded a lot since the civilized people joined us.

Thanks to this, we can now take a map with us whenever we go on subjugations or reconnaissance missions. Kanto and the warriors were the most enthusiastic about this.

Rake has good mobility, so it doesn’t matter if she goes a little off course, but those guys are on foot, so once they go off the path, it’s hard to get back.

They were happy that they wouldn’t get lost anymore.

━ Good.

Rachel sat down at the round table and checked the maps on it.

Then she used a feather pen to mark the magic towers on the map. Her posture was so neat that it looked like she was doing calligraphy.

Goja Buro, no, Close-Range Spy… the woman who admires you is living well here.

Stop writing troll posts and come visit us when you’ve settled down.

“That’s all.”

Rachel, who finished marking the map, slowly stood up.

━ Good work. You can go back now.

As always, Rachel is busy. She’s practically single-handedly responsible for Symphony.

I assigned her a barbarian girl who’s known for being smart as an assistant last time, but it seems like it hasn’t been much help.

“Thank you for your consideration, Great One.”

“Let’s go.”

Rachel left under the escort of three barbarian warriors. They are her bodyguards.

━ …

Things that were progressing haphazardly are gradually becoming orderly.

We’re on the right track.

In other words, I have nothing to do again.

…I logged into the community.

This is a reward for myself for working hard. I really did work hard.

I skimmed through the previous posts, and the atmosphere was quite different from before.

[I Trusted the Monkey Man but: The community belongs to the Paladins! The community belongs to the Paladins!]

[Ppooppooppeung: You’re saying another monster like that could come?]

[Fallen Power Knight: You’re not saying that the next people to come here will all be monsters instead of Paladins, are you?]

[Dakasikakasi: Is Atomic Rex really dead? That bastard insulted my country’s representative special effects show.]

[Brahmanda: I tried sending Atomic Rex a private message. It says the user doesn’t exist.]

[Donuldurma: I’m trapped in a cave right now, please help me.]

Anxiety and anger are gripping the community.

This is the effect of the alien being known as Atomic Rex.

I expected this to happen. Many things have happened in the community so far, but there has never been a case where a threatening being infiltrated this far.

Now the Loa popularity project is ruined.

You Loa bastards, you wrote in my final goal, ‘If your identity is revealed, you will pay a great price’.

Even without such a condition, I wouldn’t reveal my identity to the community.

The mess that cannibalistic monster bastard made is so big that the aversion to beings who are not fellow Paladins has grown too strong.

They won’t listen to anything I say. As things stand, “revealing my identity” is sealed.

It’s an option that has absolutely no benefit to me. If I’m not careful, I might be chased by Paladins, dodge the barbarians’ spears, get hit by a “Rake Punch”, and die.

[Goollreu: Guys, never go to Dubenheim.

I went there out of curiosity because some user said it was full of zombies, and,

Ah, fuck. It’s no joke.

There are a lot of weird magic circles and buildings that look like they’re made of corpses.

It’s not demonic energy, but it’s filled with a really eerie aura.

They say zombie demons roam around with their red eyes glowing.

I don’t know who that bastard is, but he’s basically recreated hell.

I’m telling you again, don’t go. Seriously.]

The Karon issue has finally exploded.

By the way, magic circles and buildings?

So he wasn’t just resting while I was conquering Symphony.

Just like I ran a territory simulation, this bastard must have developed his territory in his own way.

…He’s a dangerous bastard, just like me, a fellow hidden boss.

Atomic Rex seemed to have a low ceiling because his floor was high, but Karon seems to have a high floor and a high ceiling.

What does that make me, who was weak in the early stages?

[Delicious: I saw a commander unit controlling zombies.

It wasn’t in Dubenheim, but I’m a Paladin living near there.

This bastard wearing Paladin armor led zombies to invade a city, killed a mid-ranking demon, and turned it into a zombie.

Necromancer, necromancer, something like that.

Where the hell did this guy come from?

I had to run away so I couldn’t ask any questions.]

━ Comments ━

[Goollreu: Necromancer? That’s too cute a title. The scale is just Overlord of the Dead.]

ㄴ [Dairy Cow Bikini Dance: Overlord of the Dead. That’s fucking cool. Let’s go with that.]

Karon is now called “Overlord of the Dead” in the community.

While many opinions were being expressed, one user dropped a bomb.

[I Trusted the Monkey Man but: What’s with this ‘Reno Johnson’ bastard?] （58）

As for the content of the post, I can guess without even looking.

Looking at the 58 comments, I can also guess what kind of ripple effect it caused.

They’re probably suspecting that Reno Johnson, who was thought to be a concept player, is a being that somehow infiltrated the community.

Many comments were posted on the “Dubenheim recruitment post” that Karon posted earlier.

[Bambam: Are you the Overlord of the Dead?]

[3:500: What the fuck are you?]

It seems like everyone is still unsure, but I don’t think it took them long to make up their minds.

Because the person in question posted a message himself the next day.

[Reno Johnson: So you finally believe me.

I’ll say it again. My name is Karon.

I am the necromancer who defied the gods who toyed with the earth.

It seems there are also those who spied on Dubenheim.

How was it? Were you afraid?

Those demons will feel that same fear.

My legion is growing very quickly. All I need is time.

With your help, I can greatly shorten that time.

Help me. Join my army and fight against the demons for the fate of the earth.

Do not fear rest. The flesh will eventually decay.

Is it not a Paladin’s duty to dedicate oneself to victory?

Remember this.

Only I can defeat the demons.

Come to Dubenheim. I will grant you victory.]

This son of a bitch. I’m burning up inside.

Of course, he was criticized by many users, but Karon remained unfazed.

[Reno Johnson: It seems you don’t understand the situation.] （41）

These are the posts that have been uploaded so far.

And this is the post that was uploaded today.

[Reno Johnson: I will come find you myself.]

This time, there were no comments.

Perhaps everyone has implicitly realized.

That Karon is not just all talk, but someone who will actually do it.

It was Karon who infiltrated the community created by a transcendental being and completely remodeled a city.

I could understand the fear the users were feeling.

The community.

The only healing space in this world, a safe space that allows them to feel like they’re home.

An unidentified being has infiltrated it.

…This is the time for me to step up.

As long as I don’t get caught as a Loa, it’ll be fine.

I posted a comment.

[Ultra Sanz Crazed for Nighttime Massacre Mode: Karon-nim.]

ㄴ [Reno Johnson: What is it?]

ㄴ [Ultra Sanz Crazed for Nighttime Massacre Mode: Do you perhaps not have a mother?]

This guy might be better at controlling zombies, but I’m a step ahead when it comes to community experience.

Karon, I’m not afraid of you.

Let’s have a fair fight with a “keyboard battle”.