I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 65

Chapter 65: Paladin Training Plan （4）

[Is he just mumbling meaninglessly?]

[Not a Netkama: He’s saying the names of the regions while looking at the map. Acting like a human.]

[Not a Netkama: What are those guys?]

[Demon worshippers with free will?]

I wonder if worshippers under a high-ranking demon get some limited free will.

There’s also the possibility that they’re a new species that evolved through the demon’s favor.

Of course, that’s just my speculation.

[Not a Netkama: I got too close, so I avoided them for now.]

[Not a Netkama: I’m going to live in hiding for a while. There are quite a lot of them. They look stronger than ordinary worshippers.]

[Good job]

[Not a Netkama: Can you stop using informal speech? You didn’t use it when we were beating up that Karon bastard last time.]

[No]

I was ‘serious mode’ Sanz back then.

I’m explaining this now, but my nickname ‘Sanz’ is a character and hidden boss from a game called ‘Undertale’.

He usually has a witty and laid-back personality, but when he enters ‘genocide mode’, he becomes cynical and violent, and that gap made him very popular.

It even spawned the meme ‘Wow, Sans!’.

…Anyway, I’m not a concept freak like Close-Range Spy.

I was just pissed off for a moment, like Sans in the game.

[Not a Netkama: Fuuuuck youuuu]

Hanna safely evacuated. I’m glad nothing happened.

I briefly checked the situation.

“Wow, Unni! You’re amazing!”

“Haat! Hyaap! Iyat!”

Noah is hunting Infected while receiving plenty of praise from Luna.

It’s like watching a puppy that dances when you clap.

“You’re enjoying yourself alone. That’s why you’re a rookie.”

Rake is looking around and stroking Totem No. 3.

She’s not stroking me for any particular reason, it’s just a habit she’s developed recently.

I wonder if she knows that I can feel her touch directly?

Whether she knows or not, it would be awkward for both of us.

I missed the timing to stop her, so I’m just letting it be.

Good. Everything is going well, so there shouldn’t be a problem if I do something else for a bit.

Should I contact Siu?

[How are you doing?]

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: Wow, Sans!]

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: I’m doing well, haha. I’m an ace now.]

[Ace?]

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: I’m a professional Infected slayer.]

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: I’m officially a warrior now.]

Oh. That’s pretty impressive.

Barbarians don’t recognize someone as a warrior unless they’re a comrade they can trust with their backs.

During the last Bluethan raid, the barbarians and civilized people only moved together because I ordered them to fight.

For that goofy Siu to pass the barbarians’ strict test… I’m proud of her.

[What about the language?]

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: I can speak all the basics now.]

That’s good. Those barbarians have a translator now.

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: I think I’ll be able to reach Level 3 soon?]

This is the best news.

[What skill are you going for?]

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: Well. Light’s Blessing? Holy Shield also looks good, so I’m debating.]

Light’s Blessing is a HoT skill, and Holy Shield is a skill that deploys a shield to absorb damage.

Both are good skills for protecting allies.

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: Come to think of it, our tribe doesn’t have a healer. I should go with Light’s Blessing.]

[Good]

Should I tell Noah to get the Holy Shield skill when she reaches Level 3?

I’m already here for healing, so it would be good to have a shield.

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: Ah! I’m good at erecting my tent now, haha. I even jerked off yesterday lol]

I didn’t want to know that.

[Congrats congrats]

Siu has become a ‘man’ in many ways.

Compared to that, Noah is…

“Take this! Tsubamegaeshi!”

Just excited. She’s killing Infected while yelling random things.

Is this the energy of a Japanese high school girl?

No. It must be Noah who’s abnormal.

“I got another skill point!”

━ How many points do I need to invest to upgrade Light’s Protection to Intermediate?

“Uh… 3 points.”

━ Let’s wait until you reach Level 2.

“Okay!”

At least she’s doing what she’s told.

Noah diligently hunted Infected and earned experience points.

“This is Bluethan from here.”

Luna checks the map.

We’ve come quite far.

━ Keep going.

Our cavalry has taken care of all the threats.

They were able to kill all the demon worshippers because they didn’t have the option to ‘run away’.

The bodies of the worshippers don’t disappear like demons. There’s a good chance the Infected will come down to eat them.

We can hunt them and grow stronger.

We had to search Bluethan once anyway. Let’s call it killing two birds with one stone.

“There are Infected ahead. Quite a lot of them.”

Rake, who had been twitching her ears, drew her curved sword.

As expected, a group of Infected were gathered in the village, tearing apart and eating the bodies of the worshippers.

“What are they eating…? Ugh-”

Noah, who had been glancing at them, gags.

I didn’t stop her. We were quite far away, so they couldn’t hear.

━ Are you alright?

It must be her first time seeing monsters eat people.

Well, it’s not exactly people, it’s worshippers, but it’s the same to Noah right now.

I have to understand her.

━ Calm yourself.

The sight of the child worshipper being crushed to death under Rake’s foot comes to mind again.

I didn’t show it, but I was as shocked as Noah is now.

If I had a human body, I would have vomited freely.

━ Noah, this world was destroyed by a demon attack. You will see this kind of sight countless times in the future.

“Ah, ah…”

━ It will be hard, but you have to adapt.

I comforted Noah, who was covering her mouth and sobbing.

“…Malak-nim is so kind.”

“That’s why he descended to Earth.”

Luna responded to Rake’s bitter remark.

“I guess so.”

Rake nods slightly.

Suddenly, I’ve become a sweet Loa.

It’s just that she’s empathizing with Noah, who’s also a possessed person.

━ …

I can’t say anything.

I endured the awkward atmosphere and waited for Noah to regain her composure.

“Phew… I’m okay now.”

Noah regained her composure. She’s recovering quite quickly.

━ Are you okay with looking at the bodies?

“…I’m trying my best not to look.”

She can’t adapt all at once.

“There are too many of them.”

Luna looks at the Infected with disgust.

The number of Infected has exceeded dozens.

“Can Noah Unni handle them alone?”

━ I will help.

It’s time to test my newly acquired blessing, ‘Malak’s Domain’.

Actually, that’s why I came here.

I can’t use an area-wide debuff on just one or two Infected.

━ Go. I’m with you.

“…Do I need to hand over the totem?”

━ Let’s go together.

After a moment of hesitation, I followed Noah with Rake.

The rookie Paladin, with heavy steps, stood before the Infected.

Unlike usual, her eyes were filled with determination.

No, it might be closer to rage than determination.

Because her hands were trembling.

“C-Come at me!”

She charges while stuttering. Was she just frozen in fear?

Anyway, she mustered up the courage to move, so she passes.

I immediately used the ‘Malak’s Domain’ blessing.

Blue energy gathered in the air and took the form of a cloud.

It was a cloud that looked like blue cotton candy, and it was big enough to cover half the village.

Whoosh━

Rain fell on the heads of the Infected.

The ones who got hit by the rain shuddered.

They didn’t seem to have lost their will to fight, but they looked quite intimidated.

As expected, it wasn’t a powerful debuff like the Totem of Chaos.

But it’s better than nothing. Even if it’s a minor status ailment, multiple stacks can create good synergy.

“Hiya~!”

Noah cut them down.

Some individuals tried to resist the status ailment, but the results were not good.

Thud!

They suddenly collapsed while running.

Is it the effect of chills and slowness?

Growl!

The Infected roared and breathed out, but the enraged Paladin’s sword did not stop.

A few Infected managed to attack her, but she seemed fine, perhaps due to the increased defense from ‘Light’s Protection’.

“Die!”

Noah dealt with dozens of Infected like that.

Noah’s appearance, trying her best to avoid looking at the bodies of the worshippers, is pitiful.

“Ah… I, I reached Level 2! And I got another skill point!”

The skills available at Level 2 are Light Tempering, Magic Suppression, and Holy Flame.

A personal buff skill, a trash skill, and a DoT skill.

Honestly, I don’t need any of them.

━ Upgrade Light’s Protection to Intermediate.

“Okay!”

The white light surrounding Noah’s body became even brighter.

Suddenly, I’m curious.

I wonder if there’s a crazy bastard who invested all his skill points into just one skill.

Like upgrading the Level 1 attack skill ‘Holy Strike’, which is rumored to be trash, to the highest level.

…No one would play with their life like that, right?

It was while I was wandering around Bluethan with Rake, Luna, and Noah, dealing with Infected.

“Wait a moment.”

Rake, who was leading the way, stopped and took a deep breath.

“I smell that foul odor from the tunnel, around here.”

━ …!

We’ve found it.