I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 79

Chapter 79: Warp Gate （4）

[Old mage. May I see your memories?]

Beatrice, unable to hide her bewilderment, asked Harry.

Even I would react the same way if I suddenly heard that the Earth had been destroyed.

“It’s alright.”

Harry nodded, and the hologram of the Archmage reached out towards him.

An intangible aura enveloped Harry’s body.

[Dimensional gate…demons…Goodness…!]

Beatrice made a grave expression.

[An end I never imagined. To think the empire would fall so absurdly…that empire…]

Those guys had the technology to build giant robots in the Middle Ages.

If only they hadn’t lost the Capital from the start, the situation might have been better.

“Where is this place? I want to know how far we’ve come.”

Harry asked. It seems his curiosity as a mage couldn’t be contained.

[Medica. The middle of Cheongosan Mountain, to be precise.]

Medica…Medica is the region located at the northernmost point of the map.

It’s a long way from Symphony, which is located at the southern end.

“Is there a reason you installed the warp gate in Symphony?”

[Symphony is my hometown. I was just trying to do a favor for the mage from my hometown who discovered the warp gate.]

So there wasn’t any grand reason.

[It’s sad that the empire fell and the world is in a precarious situation, but there’s nothing I can do. I’m just a vestige of Beatrice, a spirit bound to this secret vault.]

Beatrice slowly shook her head.

What do you mean, there’s nothing you can do? You need to give us the best of what you have.

The Loa who can end this apocalypse is right here.

I was just about to step in myself.

[Come to think of it, this is a strange gathering.]

Beatrice looked at each member of our party one by one.

[Barbarians and a Paladin, a rare combination. What is that giant monster bird?]

Screech━!

You’re just noticing Tteunteuni now?

The Archmage’s vision is narrower than I thought. Maybe it’s because she’s a residual consciousness.

“It’s not a monster bird, it’s a spirit. His name is Tteunteuni.”

Paya, slightly indignant, replied.

[A spirit? Were spirits always this big? I don’t think so…]

“He’s a spirit.”

She’s firm. She’s practically Tteunteuni’s mother.

[Hmm…]

Beatrice stared intently at Tteunteuni.

[Is this spirit the only one in existence?]

“Yes.”

Even in the records of the civilized people, only one or two Spirit Masters were discovered every 100 years.

Paya is the only Spirit Master in this world, and Tteunteuni is the only spirit.

[…I understand. The fundamental power that makes up spirits is concentrated in a single entity. That’s why it can be so big.]

Oh. The moment Tteunteuni’s secret is revealed.

I knew it.

If all ordinary spirits were as strong as this monster pigeon, the barbarians would have flourished as much as the civilized people.

“Could Tteunteuni become weaker if the number of spirits increases?”

Luna, who had been quietly observing until now, spoke up.

Only Noah and Rake are silent.

Noah doesn’t know enough to speak up, and Rake isn’t interested in these things, so it’s natural, I guess.

[It’s not weakening, it’s returning to its original state. It will have only the power it should have.]

Beatrice, having finished her answer, looked at our party again.

Perhaps she wanted to imprint the image of the people who came to see her in this ruined world in her eyes.

[Oh.]

Beatrice’s gaze stopped on Rake.

The hologram girl’s eyes spun round and round.

Just like when Harry wore his spinning glasses to confirm my identity.

I remember those glasses were called Scout Glasses.

Is it some kind of magic that confirms the other person’s identity?

[You are a unique being. A hybrid of god and human. A being fitting for the end times.]

That’s a really unpleasant way to put it. What does she mean by a being fitting for the end times?

It’s not like Rake is a doomsday monster.

“How dare a mere imp be so insolent.”

Rake also seems offended and frowns.

Beatrice, unfazed, turned her gaze elsewhere.

She’s better than Harry, who immediately cowered.

Her gaze, passing over Luna, landed on Totem No. 3.

[Y, you are…!]

Look at her pupils dilating. She seems more surprised than when she heard the empire had fallen.

Well, I don’t have to bother proving myself anymore.

[A god descending upon the mortal realm…! May I ask your name?]

Look at her, immediately switching to honorifics.

So she can handle a demigod, but a real god is a different story, huh?

━ I am Loa Malak. I have descended to end this apocalypse.

[Malak, the God of Wind and Rain!]

Beatrice smiled brightly.

[Salvation exists! This world will not perish in vain!]

She’s incredibly happy.

By the way, she knows Jin Malak’s nickname.

Even among the barbarians, few knew that I was called the God of Wind and Rain in ancient times.

━ Do you know me?

[How could I not? The Goddess Religion was so wary of you. You’d be surprised how many times your name appears in their important documents.]

That makes sense.

Even though it was a memory from a dream, ‘Jin’ Malak did destroy the cathedral once.

I must have been a god of the highest threat level.

[Then is that woman a hybrid of you and a civilized person?]

Beatrice’s gaze turns to Rake again.

I didn’t even have to answer.

“I am Malak-nim’s guardian, not his daughter.”

Rake expresses her displeasure again.

The point is, she doesn’t say that her father is Rakan.

━ Hand over the most precious things you possess and contribute to ending this apocalypse.

I added that I would save all of humanity, regardless of whether they were barbarians or civilized people, so she could rest assured.

[Is there anything specific you desire?]

“We need a lot of magic stones.”

This time, Harry stepped forward.

[If it’s magic stones, I have many hidden away in secret. I’ll mark the locations for you.]

Now it looks like we’ll be gathering magic stones from various regions.

The magic stone hunt begins.

[I also have some decent treasures. This is…]

A small, wooden golem carrying a few boxes appeared before us.

Harry listened to Beatrice’s explanations and took whatever he deemed necessary.

We can’t take everything due to the warp gate’s weight limit.

[Ah, I also have one of God of Wind and Rain-nim’s totems. Shall I bring it?]

━ Please do.

The more totems, the better.

Totem No. 4（Temporary） was destroyed after catching the Tunnel Demon, so it’s time to bring in a new No. 4.

I checked the totem the wooden golem brought. It’s a small and unimpressive wooden figurine.

The decorative parts were slightly damaged, probably due to age.

[I obtained it from the Priestess of the Golden Sun Tribe. Her name is Lulu, an old friend of mine.]

I was worried that she might have killed her to steal it, but thankfully not.

An Archmage like her wouldn’t lie.

“It has weak spiritual power because it’s damaged. It feels like it’ll break after Malak-nim descends a few times.”

Paya, who was examining Totem No. 4（Candidate） with me, said.

That’s a bit disappointing. Then we’ll just have to use it temporarily like the last No. 4.

It’ll come in handy someday.

I took the second Totem No. 4. It was the size of Paya’s hand and light, so I could carry it without any burden.

[This is a magic book I wrote myself. It covers the core principles of seven types of magic.

I’m sure it can be of great help to the mages of this era.]

Beatrice made eye contact with Luna.

Well, then we have to take this too. Strengthening allies is always the right thing to do.

Warp gate. Not bad.

There were no weapons that could kill the Shadow Demon, but instead, it was full of items that could help in various ways.

We were busy farming.

Thud!

With the sound of something colliding, the wall shook.

It was the sound of heavy machinery hitting a building.

[What’s going on…? Trbo, show me the situation outside.]

The wooden golem called Trbo emitted light from its chest.

The wall touched by the light showed the situation outside. It’s a fantasy beam projector.

[Demons…]

Cultists and demons were hitting what seemed to be the main gate of this secret vault with all their might.

They’re not just any cultists and demons. They’re zombies, emitting red light from their eyes.

I didn’t want to believe it, but it’s happening.

This place, Medica, is at the northern end of the map.

…Bolvano and Dubenheim are also at the northern end.

Even if it’s close, that corpse-collecting bastard is coming here at this timing?

This is so unfair. It’s what they call ‘unfair play’.

[It seems they came knowing that the secret vault was reactivated.]

Beatrice, who was watching, said.

When we came through the warp gate, the secret vault was reactivated, and it seems they came knowing that.

This can’t be helped.

I was looking at the cultists and demon zombies filling the screen when…

A giant creature, looking like a combination of a plane and a stingray, appeared in the air.

I couldn’t help but recall that phrase.

[Condition: Kill three high-ranking demons]

Ah, it was this guy.

It was this bastard who killed one of the high-ranking demons.

As the Stingray Demon slowly landed, a figure riding it stood up.

He’s a Paladin wearing a helmet with goat horns and armed with various tools.

Behind him, ominous figures I’d never seen before were wriggling.

Ha, the Great Demon King has arrived.

He’s changed a lot from when I saw him in Dubenheim. Did he collect the hidden pieces Reno Johnson knew about?

He got off the Stingray Demon’s back.

It’s Karon, the Overlord of the Dead.