I'm the Only Totem in Another World - Chapter 87

Chapter 87: Morning Tent Erection Knight （2）

I moved my consciousness to Totem No. 5, which the Priestess of the Ashgrey Fog Tribe had made.

It was a statue of an Eastern dragon decorated with red borders.

It seemed like they put a lot of effort into making it, but it was nothing compared to the totems in the Tribal Federation or the Golden Sun Tribe.

It can’t be helped. There’s no totem expert like Muri here, and there’s no manpower like the Golden Sun Tribe.

“Malak-nim has descended upon our tribe!”

“Wooaah!”

━ Greetings, Ashgrey Fog Tribe.

I quickly skipped past the repetitive greeting pattern.

It’s convenient that these guys only say “Wow! Malak!”, “Wow! Loa!” no matter what I say.

“…”

I noticed a Paladin standing awkwardly with a stiff face, probably nervous.

Morning Tent Erection Knight, Siu. It’s the first time I’m seeing you in person.

Well, he looks like a typical Westerner. A white male with blonde hair and blue eyes.

━ Paladin Siu.

“Y-Yes!”

Siu, who reacted a beat late, straightened his back.

He looked like a new recruit who just joined the army.

━ This must be your first time facing me directly.

“…Yes.”

His voice is trembling. He’s scared.

The reason I revealed my identity at this point… is actually nothing special.

The reason I’ve been hiding my existence as much as possible until now is because I and my forces were weak.

Now we’re strong enough. If I were to level up the entire Tribal Federation, I’m confident they would be at least level 8 or 9.

I don’t know if that’s enough to defeat a high-ranking demon, but at least I don’t think we’ll be swept away without even resisting.

Also, the sentence in the status window that said, ‘If your identity is revealed, you will pay a great price,’ means that my identity as a Loa possessing a body should not be revealed.

It doesn’t mean that the existence of the Loa Malak should not be known to the world.

I thought it might be okay to reveal the existence of Loa to the possessed people who ally with me.

After all, the help of Paladins is also essential to drive the demons from this land.

━ Do not be afraid. Are you not also my follower?

“Yes, I am. I am Malak-nim’s follower.”

Maybe because I spoke to him slowly with pauses? Siu seems to have relaxed a bit.

━ I’ve heard a lot about you. Thank you for your dedication to the Ashgrey Fog Tribe.

“Oh, no. You don’t have to thank me…”

Siu waves his hand. He looks like a new employee in front of his boss.

“…Um.”

It seems like he has something to say.

━ What is it?

“Do you know a Paladin named Sanz?”

Ah. I thought he’d ask that at some point.

━ He is also a follower who pledges his loyalty to me. I’ve been hearing about you from him.

“Ah… I see.”

Siu nods as if he understands.

Should we stop the first greeting here for now?

I told Hella, the Chieftain, and Solra, the Priestess, about the ‘Transmission Totem’ blessing.

And that they need to kill the mid-ranking demon that rules Linea and bring the magic stones from inside the castle.

━ I will help you directly.

It’s about time to be transferred to the altar.

Oh, never mind.

The Totem Golem and the magic disruption device that Paya sent have been transferred to this altar.

“A, a human made of steel?”

“It’s a Golem! Why is a Golem here?!”

The barbarians are confused to see the Golem used by the civilized people.

I moved my consciousness to Totem No. 2 inside the Totem Golem.

━ Do not be afraid. This is also my avatar.

Even as I’m saying this, things like assembled catapults are being sent.

Ooh…!

Oh, even Solid&Heavy, my mount, has arrived.

“A, a demon!”

━ I am controlling it with my power.

“Ah…!”

Ha. There are so many things to explain.

Just thinking about facing this situation every time I go to a different tribe makes me tired.

I lifted the magic disruption device and briefly explained its role.

“…Can it block coordinate transmission?”

It was Siu who asked.

━ Yes.

“Ah, I’ve heard of it. They say that a mage of a certain level can block coordinate transmission.”

You didn’t hear it, you saw it on the community forum.

And, you little…

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: Holy shit, I’m seeing Malak-nim right now]

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: His voice is so cool. He must be an alpha male, a total chad lol]

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: Wait, has this bastard been keeping it a secret that Malak-nim actually exists?!?!]

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: Sanz, did you lie to me?]

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: （Weirdly close-up photo of Siu’s face）]

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: What the fuck, why is there a demon there all of a sudden]

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: Ah, I was so surprised lol I thought you were holding hands with a demon hehehe]

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: I almost used a skill~]

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: Yo, I’m going to subjugate a mid-ranking demon with Malak-nim lol]

[Morning Tent Erection Knight: Let’s go~~~!]

Isn’t it a bit much to be sending personal messages at this important moment…

At least he’s not posting it on the community forum, but just in case, let’s give him a warning.

I’ve been watching him for a few months, and although Siu is a bit stupid, he’s not disloyal or a blabbermouth.

Well, he might be a bit of a blabbermouth.

━ Prepare for the expedition. And Paladin Siu, I have something to discuss with you alone.

Like I did with Noah, I need to tell him that I know about things like the possessed and the community forum.

Should I give him a light ‘warning’?

▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄

I set out to subjugate demons with the warriors of the Ashgrey Fog Tribe.

I brought all sorts of things from the Tribal Federation. Preparations for war are perfect.

“Um, Malak-nim?”

Siu cautiously spoke to me.

He seems a bit afraid of me after our ‘heart-to-heart’ conversation earlier.

I’m letting it go, thinking that his guard will be lowered after we fight together.

━ What is it?

“After we kill all the demons, will all the possessed be able to return to their hometowns?”

Ah. Noah asked that once too. The game clear issue.

━ Ishtania, who summoned you to this world, is a fickle and heartless being. I cannot give you a definite answer.

I don’t know either, so I can only avoid the question like this.

I’m sorry, Siu. But I didn’t lie.

“I see… Then, um.”

Siu, who briefly showed disappointment, gulped.

“Can Malak-nim, who has regained all his power, send us back to our hometown?”

━ …

It was hard to look at Siu’s sparkling eyes.

This is a more difficult question than before. Soul transfer… Would that be possible?

I know Jin Malak is strong, but I’m not sure if he has that kind of ability.

━ My power and hers are different.

“Ah…”

━ Different, but not to the extent that I can’t even try. If I defeat all the demons and regain my power, I will consider it.

Whatever, I didn’t lie this time either.

I’ll really try it after everything is over. Or I can leave it to Jin Malak.

“Th-Thank you! Thank you so much!”

━ Look ahead.

Ignoring Siu, who kept bowing, I looked up at the sky.

Demon’s Eyes are spread out in all directions.

“Shall we take care of them?”

The warriors aimed their bows at them.

━ No. One shot is enough. We only need to hit one.

Arrows are wasted on these guys. I’ve learned my lesson.

“Understood.”

With a pwing!, a single arrow pierced the body of the one-eyed monster.

The Demon’s Eye, unable to scream because it has no mouth, falls.

I turned it into a zombie and made it charge towards the nearest Demon’s Eye.

I’m used to controlling flying type zombies now.

The arrow embedded in the zombie’s body is embedded in another Eye’s body.

━ We don’t need to worry about the Eyes anymore.

Now these zombie Eyes will take care of the other Demon’s Eyes.

Since I’m currently controlling the Goat Demon, I can’t control many individuals, but ten should be enough.

Those guys with combat power close to zero will just panic and get wiped out.

━ Let’s begin the subjugation.

Are there three villages we need to pass through to get to the city?

I’m a professional commander who has subjugated three regions.

I’m planning to finish this with a blitz.

━ I will lead the vanguard. Ambush them when they focus on me.

I jumped over the village fence with Solid&Heavy.

A commander who only strategizes from behind is third-rate. A true commander should boost morale by fighting alongside the soldiers.

Let’s show them the authority of a commander, with power.

“You are… Ugh!”

“Uwaah!”

“Kugh!”

After breaking through the fence, I crushed the worshipers who were looking up at me with blank expressions and looked for the village headman’s house.

I see a house built of bricks alone among the wooden plank houses.

This must be it.

Bang!

I broke down the door and entered, only to come face to face with a strange monkey demon with eyes that took up half its face.

━ You look hideous.

Its eyes are the size you’d see in an outdated Japanese anime girl.

Let’s go, Solid&Heavy. Let’s show them that even low-ranking demons have levels.

I charged into the Eyeball Monster Demon.

Screech!

It tried to block me by stretching out its arms, but it was no match for Solid&Heavy’s charge.

I trampled on the head of the staggering demon. A few seconds later, ashes scatter in the wind.

Now, low-ranking demons are nothing. I think I can win even if three of them attack at once.

…Then what about mid-ranking demons?