I’m the Only Totem in Another World

Chapter 4: Part-Timer Becomes a Totem (4)

“Alright! I, Kanto, will take skilled warriors with me when the sun rises and defeat the monsters!”

Kanto, having regained his confidence, laughed heartily and pounded his chest.

I don’t know about anything else, but he seems like he can fight well.

Just imagining a giant over 2 meters tall wielding a double-edged axe and slaughtering animals sends chills down my spine.

━ I’ll look forward to it.

Whatever the case, Kanto is the greatest power I have right now.

My future depends on how strong he is.

Kanto, please earn me a lot of points. Please be stronger than the Wandering Paladin I just possessed.

━ It’s late. I will focus on recovery.

It’s time to send the two siblings who now think of me as a Loa away.

I need to rest today. I’ve been through too much in one day.

I’m mentally exhausted. I need a good night’s sleep.

I don’t know if I’m a body that can sleep, though.

“We’ll take our leave now.”

With those words, Paya and Kanto left the altar.

I shifted my gaze to the mirror.

A coiled dragon totem with flashing blue eyes.

It’s literally a totem, unable to move like a gargoyle in a fantasy game.

I gently closed one eye. To be precise, I acted with the sensation of closing my eye.

One of the totem’s eyes reflected in the mirror disappears, and one of my fields of vision is blocked. Maybe I can sleep like this?

I closed both eyes tightly and tried to sleep.

* * * * * *

━ Hmm…

I opened my eyes to be greeted by the bright sunlight.

I managed to fall asleep somehow.

If I couldn’t even sleep, I would have gone crazy.

Or I would have become a ghost, browsing the community 24/7.

Phew, I feel a bit refreshed after waking up.

Yeah, what’s the big deal about being possessed in a game?

I don’t have to be nagged by the convenience store manager anymore, and I don’t have to deal with drunk customers acting like dogs.

I don’t have to see my ex-girlfriend on the street sometimes, and the nagging from my parents telling me to get a job is over.

So…let’s think positively as much as possible.

Whining and complaining won’t help. In fact, I’m in a better position than others.

At least I don’t have to fight monsters called infected while starving in a cave.

I’m being treated like a god and living comfortably.

I may have lost physical pleasure in exchange, but I think it’s better to be a quadriplegic than to feel threatened with death.

I might be able to get a new body if I keep accumulating points.

After a while, Kanto came to see me.

“Malak-nim! I have made all the preparations! I will attack them with the best warriors of the tribe!”

Kanto was armed in leather armor and wore something like a cloak over it. He looked like a half-barbarian, half-Indian warrior commonly seen in creative works.

Behind him, about twenty men and women who looked like nationwide swordsmen, or rather skilled serial killers, stood in a line and stared at me.

Should I say they are looking at me with respect?

Anyway, it’s reassuring that they all have a big scar on their faces and bodies.

“We will offer the blood and flesh of those bastards to Malak!”

“We will instill fear in those who have defiled the mountains inherited from our ancestors!”

“For faith, for the glory promised by Loa!”

“I will not return until my axe is stained red!”

“I will tear them to shreds!”

Everyone is excited. You guys really like fighting.

Is it because it’s a holy war directly ordered by God from their perspective?

I gave them a few words of encouragement and sent them off.

I thought I’d go into the community while waiting, so I shifted my gaze, and there was Paya watching from a distance.

Does she have something to say?

━ What is it?

Only then did Paya hesitantly move and stand in front of me. Looking at her again, she’s still a child who hasn’t even lost all her baby fat.

Maybe mid to late teens? Did the camouflage cream make her look more mature yesterday?

“…How is the totem?”

━ …

How is this wooden statue body? It’s just okay.

I can’t tell her, ‘It’s like I’ve become a quadriplegic who can only blink normally.’

Does she want to ask if my aesthetic sense is okay?

Seeing no reaction from me, Paya spoke again.

“I made it by cutting down the sacred tree that has been in place for over 300 years. I used the wisdom left by our ancestors to the best of my ability. It may not be perfect, but I put my heart and soul into it.”

I don’t know why wisdom is needed to carve a tree, but let’s praise her for her hard work.

━ There’s no problem. Good job.

“…Is that so? Please call me when you need me.”

Paya smiled brightly and left. For some reason, she looked like a daughter who wanted to be recognized by her father.

Come to think of it, I don’t see the parents of these siblings.

…It’s not a family matter I should be concerned about right now.

I logged into the community.

[Ppooppooppeung: Are the NPCs from the game here too? Has anyone seen them?] (1)

[Balromallo: I’m sick of it now. I’m done.] (5)

[Dinosaur Punch: 155th Gathering Diary]

[Rising Phoenix: Paladin~ loves~ random games~~~~~~~~!]

[I Trusted the Monkey Man but: Real-time Seongbungi…Giant monster discovered…] (4)

[Not a Netkama: Has anyone tortured a Demon Cultist?]

[Love Death Cat: (From Multiverse-5826) Meow meow meow~!]

[Princess Dina: Are there no more informative posts coming up…?]

[Jet Kick: The guy above, it’s been a while since this place became a gathering of psychopaths, and he’s still asking for informative posts?]

[Odo Daejangbu: Today’s Seonggi-sik.JPG]

[Seonggiseonggisa: Let’s fight for justice! You who fight for justice every day! You might be the role model for all Paladins!]

A lot of new posts have come up.

Most of them were meaningless posts, but seeing the nicknames I saw yesterday again gives me a strange sense of comfort.

Should I look for a way to change my nickname now?

I decided to use the [search] window that I didn’t use yesterday.

I blinked my eyes and typed in ‘nickname.’

Too many results came up, so I typed in ‘nickname change’ again, but this time too few results came up.

A post about how to change it…Is this it?

[Jjijjippangppang: How to Change Your Nickname (Long post warning)

As you know, this community is completely different from a typical internet site.

This is not a community created by humans using computers, but one created by the game company bastards who are presumed to have possessed us in this game.

Therefore, it’s natural that nickname changes cannot be made in the usual way.

First, move your eyeballs up and down while your eyes are open. You need to repeat this at least 5 times.

Next, close your eyes and open them, and repeat step 1.

This time, move your eyeballs from right to left. Repeat this at least 5 times as well.

Next, close your eyes and open them, and repeat the above step.

Next, rub your palms together to warm them up, then make a concave shape with both hands as if holding an egg, and lightly cover your eyes.

Finally, while covering your eyes with both hands (with your eyes open), slowly rotate your eyeballs clockwise, then counterclockwise. Alternate between clockwise and counterclockwise 5 times.

Now you have learned a simple eye exercise.

Reflect on yourself as a terrible owner who abuses your eyes by browsing the community all day long, and make it a habit to do eye exercises once a day.

And the way to change your nickname is

Seonggi lol There’s no such thing lol

The nickname you chose!!!

This game you chose!!!

No matter what happens!!!!!

Absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!!

I won’t change it, Seonggi lol lol lol lol lol

If I could change it, would my nickname be Jjijjippangppang??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You fell for it completely, didn’t you? You were so excited about changing it that your pants got wet, didn’t you? But you got nothing and you’re just angry, aren’t you?

But what are you going to do about it? What can you do, newbie bitch lol What can you do besides cursing me and killing Demon Cultists near you lolㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

This crazy bastard.

I was actually following along until the middle…!

I wanted to let out a stream of curses, but I held back because there were many children of the tribe around the altar who were glancing at me.

There would be no sight more horrifying than the god they worship having a seizure while spewing profanity.

[Not a Netkama: A very obvious template. A cliché development. It’s obvious that you just looked at a few famous things and put them together. A 2 out of 10 point aggro. Only kids or old people would laugh at this or get caught and get angry. Learn more.]

I don’t like the comment below either.

‘Not a Netkama,’ isn’t this the guy who left a malicious comment on me yesterday?

Now that I see it, he’s a professional malicious commenter. I need to be careful.

I put him on my mental blacklist and looked at the status window next to the community.

It’s been a while, so haven’t I accumulated at least some points?

[Name: Malak]

━ Blessings Available: (There are blessings you can learn!)

━ Points Available: 250

━ Followers: Paya

━ Enter Community

250 points? That’s 8 times more than before?

Damn it, Kanto! I believed in you!

It also says I can learn blessings. I blinked my eyes and clicked the (There are blessings you can learn!) window.

I don’t know if clicking with my eyes is the right expression, but anyway.

[Healing Totem (Lower): Heals followers within a 100-meter radius by a small amount. Significantly increases natural healing rate.]

What the hell is a totem…?

The name of the blessing is also very underwhelming. Not ‘God’s Healing’ or ‘Loa’s Healing,’ but ‘Healing Totem.’

At this point, I’m not a Loa, but just a Totem Man. I’m not even some kind of stationary support tool.

Is this a new class?