NOVEL WEB Chapter 150
Chapter 150: Murderer （1）
The first thing I did was my welcome back ceremony, and the second was to honor the fallen.
Many people, barbarians and civilized alike, lost their lives. It was that difficult of a battle.
━ Those who loved this land more than anyone else and fought to protect it with their lives. Those who dedicated themselves to me. I, Malak, will remember you all.
I recited the eulogy I had prepared while in the place I called the ‘Inner World’.
It would have been easier if someone had posted a eulogy template on the community or if there was a traditional eulogy format among the barbarians, but there wasn’t.
In the first place, they say it’s an unprecedented event for a Loa to descend directly and honor the dead. It seems the other Loa bastards didn’t bother to do this kind of thing because it was too much trouble.
━ Death is not the end, but a new beginning, so my followers will gain a new life. I will call their names to personally guide them to the Spirit World.
The Spirit World. The world or dimension where Loa live, a place like Valhalla where it is believed that those who serve Loa go when they die after achieving great deeds.
━ Mora, daughter of Pubo and Hunda.
━ Bundun, son of Jeoun and Susa.
I called out the names of the fallen as calmly as possible.
I must not show sadness. They will be reassured if I act calmly.
━ Jake of Bluethan.
━ Asia of Linea.
If there’s one thing that bothers me, it’s that I don’t even know the faces of those who fought while calling my name.
I won’t make excuses like the Tribal Federation had grown too large and I didn’t have the time. I should have paid a little more attention.
Ah, I don’t know everyone.
━ Denzo, son of Lua and Olol.
A warrior of the Blue Moss Tribe, and the Captain of the Guard of the Tribal Federation. He was also Kanto’s adjutant.
He, who had fought for me since the early days of the Tribal Federation, lost his life in the battle against the Dark Cloud Demon.
“Denzo… You were a great warrior and a teacher to all. I will never forget you.”
Great Chieftain Kanto, always confident and cheerful, solemnly paid his respects.
━ Nix, daughter of Amawa and Juri.
The Priestess and Chieftain of the Sky Tree Tribe.
She, who had accompanied me to the Necromancer’s Tomb to obtain the Hidden Piece and on the journey from Dubenheim to Bolvano, also perished.
“She will go to the great hall. Where the Loas and ancestors reside…”
Tur, the chieftain of the Golden Sun Tribe, looked up at the sky with eyes filled with sorrow. Priest Bojak supported Tur, who had lost his left arm in the previous battle.
Bojak’s mask, which had completely covered his face, was half broken.
Archmage Beatrice, Pope Holland, Denzo, Nix… and countless others whose names I do not remember.
With every step forward, death continues to pile up.
In the next battle… that is, the final battle, I may lose even more. I just sincerely hope that doesn’t happen.
After calling out the last name, I finished the ritual.
━ Bring the sinner.
The next thing to do was to deal with a murderer.
A murder occurred while I was away. It wasn’t an ordinary murder.
One of the Paladins who joined the Tribal Federation killed a native within the Tribal Federation and posted about it on the community.
[Strawberry Chocolate: One down.
（Picture of a dead civilized woman with her eyes wide open）
Maybe one more tomorrow.]
━ Comments ━
[Shotgun Attack: Cultist?]
ㄴ [Shotgun Attack: Holy shit. The blood is red. You, you killed a human?]
[I Trusted the Monkey Man but: The background looks familiar]
ㄴ [Morning Tent Erection Knight: Fuck, it really is the Tribal Federation]
[Petit Noah: What have you done?]
[Brahmanda: Why? Why did you kill her?]
[Princess Dina: Was it you who killed her?]
[Close-Range Spy: …]
[Not a Netkama: Hey. Wait. I’m coming to get you]
It was a post that caused a huge shock, enough to briefly bury the Close-Range Spy Raid’s authentication shots that were being diligently uploaded.
This unprecedented incident caused quite a stir in the community and the Tribal Federation for a while.
[Princess Dina: If we don’t act, we’ll lose the trust of the natives. Let’s catch her first]
The possessed who had joined the Tribal Federation, led by Dina, formed a temporary investigation unit and patrolled to catch her.
The culprit was quickly caught. It was a matter of investigating the whereabouts of the Paladins who had joined the Tribal Federation, so it was resolved quickly.
The culprit was one of the Paladins who joined after the Dark Cloud Demon subjugation.
Looking back, I thought so from the beginning. Siu, Noah, the monkey, Hanna, and the rest of Dina’s Special Forces weren’t the type to commit murder.
“Hey, walk! Don’t try to get a free ride!”
Hanna kicked the tall woman who was being helped by the soldiers. This woman, who is about the same height as Rake, is the murderer Paladin ‘Strawberry Chocolate’.
“Just thinking about how I almost got framed because of this bitch…!”
Hanna snorted. Her whereabouts were unknown around the time Strawberry Chocolate was presumed to have killed the person, so she was suspected by the temporary investigation unit.
A few hours later, the real culprit was caught and the matter was settled, but I know why Hanna disappeared.
━ Private message ━
[Not a Netkama: Ah, really]
[Not a Netkama: It’s all your fault, Sanz]
[Why is it my fault?;;]
This is a message we exchanged a few days ago.
Hanna just went outside secretly to find me, Sanz, because she thought I was living near Symphony. This friend is a bit crazy too.
“Haah, haah.”
The murderer bitch, whose face was distorted from how much she had been beaten before being imprisoned, let out a ragged breath and looked up at Totem No. 3 with swollen eyes.
“She confessed that she had been killing people even before coming to the Tribal Federation.”
Rake, who had personally tortured her, whispered softly. She’s a serial killer, this one.
“Keuh…”
Is this crazy bitch laughing? After killing someone?
━ Why did you do such a thing?
I asked, suppressing my anger.
It was a foolish crime, no matter how I thought about it. If she had handled it secretly without posting it on the community, it might have been difficult to find her.
But why did she bother to post, revealing that she was a Paladin and narrowing down the encirclement?
Did she want me to stop her demonic life?
“If I’m going to be punished!”
Suddenly, she screamed in a clumsy tone, and then.
“If I’m going to be caught and killed someday… Isn’t it better to be killed by a god than a demon? Right?”
The woman grinned. I could see her teeth, half of which were missing.
━ Did you want to be judged by me, Malak?
“That’s right. God’s judgment. Divine punishment. What death could be more meaningful than that?”
What utter bullshit.
What in the world is she thinking? I can’t understand. I don’t want to understand.
She must be a psychopath or sociopath who’s mentally broken.
Over hundreds of Earthlings have been abducted so far. It’s reasonable to have one human trash like this.
“She’s a worthless life. How about leaving her to me?”
Rake, who was staring at the murderer with an expressionless face, placed her hand on the Meteor Sword.
━ I will do it myself.
Yeah. She wants to die by my hand, so I should grant her wish.
“Aah…!”
The murderer has an ecstatic look on her face. She’s happy, alright. But I have no intention of giving her a meaningful death.
I used ‘Totem of Chaos’ on her. It’s a skill that even high-ranking demons fear.
“Gueeeeeugh…!”
Blood spurts out from her seven orifices as if it’s flowing backwards.
Her terrified gasps and the sound of her chattering teeth echoed intermittently and then subsided. She died of shock from fear.
I don’t know what she saw or felt as she died, but I hope it wasn’t as beautiful as the divine punishment she imagined.
━ I want to rest.
“Clean it up.”
I left the place with Rake, who gave orders to the soldiers.
I’m tired from dealing with so many things in such a short time. And it was all gloomy, unpleasant stuff.
I was about to rest when I remembered something I had forgotten.
The would-be murderer boys I exiled to Bolvano. I should check on them while I’m thinking about it.
I transferred my consciousness to Totem No. 4.
What the. Why isn’t it working? Did the cornered boys break the totem in a desperate attempt?
No. It can’t be broken that easily. That’s no ordinary totem.
It’s a powerful magical weapon, made with the best materials possessed by the most powerful tribe, the Golden Sun Tribe.
The amount of mystery（magical power） contained within it alone would be dozens of times that of this Totem No. 3. A high-ranking demon might be able to do it, but ordinary children wouldn’t be able to break it.
━ Hmm.
Even if the totem is broken, it’s not impossible to track. Along with the mystery, my divine power resides within that totem. If I concentrate, I should be able to track its traces.
… I tried to concentrate and track it for hours, but it was impossible. I can’t feel it at all, as if the divine power has been scattered.
Did someone break the totem and steal the mystery within it?
Could a powerful high-ranking demon like the Night Stalker Demon have found it and broken it on its way to the Capital?
Several ominous possibilities came to mind, but I was too busy on my end to check.
“Malak-nim!”
[Close-Range Spy: Goja Buro Raid, all clear today as well. Their reconnaissance ended in failure. We’ll start heading towards Symphony slowly.]
Finally, ‘he’ is coming.