Somebody Stop the Pope – 103



Episode 103

32. The train goes on even if the dog barks.

1.

Time passed very quickly after Archbishop Laparte and Toby joined the Order.

<Blue House Spokesperson: ‘The Northeast Asia Exchange Exhibition for the purpose of promoting friendship in Northeast Asia is scheduled to be held in Seoul in the last week of January.’>

<China’s irregular ‘Sword Demon’ Wang Wei is likely to join the Chinese roster.>

<Will Ryu Jin-young a traitor to his people ever set foot on Korean soil again?>

<Turbulent Northeast Asia. South Korea at the center of the typhoon.>

What started as a friendly war between South Korea and China has now evolved into a diplomatic battle among the three Northeast Asian countries with even Japan participating.

I don’t know what President Seo’s plans were but he was definitely a man who carried out his work with gusto.

There may be complex political interests involved but that is not something I should get involved in.

For me all I wanted to do was use this exchange as an excuse to get information about the purifiers who were established in China.

It was natural for me to participate in the exchange and the government asked if Luna and Leo could participate as well.

Since both Luna and Leo are currently registered as Koreans under nationality laws it wasn’t entirely impossible.

We will hold off on answering your question for now but we will consider it positively.

Since we are going to participate in the exchange it wouldn’t be a bad idea to clearly demonstrate the power of our church.

We dig up information about the Purifier build up a reputation in China and promote our church.

It was a profitable business for us.

anyway.

While the international situation was becoming so complicated I was still interviewing in my office.

Actually it wasn’t really an interview.

“Let me be honest with you.”

“Yes Your Holiness.”

“I’ve never worked at a company but I know that this spec is ridiculous. But I don’t know why you want to work at our school. Besides I heard from CEO Choi that you’ve even taken successor training….”

Name: Park Ji-won.

I am 36 years old this year.

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He completed a doctoral program at the prestigious Ivy League University in the United States and after returning to Korea actively built his career as a member of the Taesan Group.

One unique feature is that like CEO Choi he is a fourth-generation chaebol and is said to be a second cousin of CEO Choi.

He appears to be a little over 180cm tall and has a solid body with nice lean muscles.

Even his appearance was one that gave off a strong sense of intelligence.

I think that if you literally create a person using the word elite that’s what they would look like.

But I don’t know why such a precious person volunteered for our church.

If he were within the group he would definitely be a person who would rise to prominence so what good would come from coming to a religious group?

“Haha… I think it’s much better to be called the first businessman who contributed to the heyday of the Limen Church than the unfortunate protagonist who lost in the management rights battle.”

“You should teach not only the overall management of the church business but also management-related things to our church’s students. By the way that student is 68 years old and has a very dangerous personality that destroys buildings and everything when he gets angry.”

“No problem. No it’s even more exciting. A thrilling class where you risk your life! I’ve been waiting for this day my whole life.”

…This person is definitely not normal.

Look at those sparkling eyes. Those are the kind of eyes you can only have if you’re crazy about something. What on earth are you crazy about?

“Since we are a religious organization not a business any actions that go against our doctrine are restricted. Of course illegal and fraudulent actions are also prohibited. Are you really okay with that?”

“Honest and transparent management is my specialty. I am confident! If you trust me Park Ji-won I will do my best.”

Rather than being the 4th generation of a conglomerate isn’t this a typical example of a sincere interviewee?

That goes for CEO Choi and this guy named Park Ji-won.

They are the ones who break my old prejudices.

Judging from the fact that <Will to Destroy Evil> was not activated it seemed that he was not a fundamentally bad person and since he had a strong recommendation from CEO Choi there seemed to be no major issues with his credibility.

I thought for a moment tapping my fingers on the desk.

And Park Ji-won seeing it as a negative sign began to speak passionately with hot eyes.

“If you are not satisfied I will show you my abilities without receiving a salary for a month. You can decide after seeing it.”

“Why on earth do you have to do that?”

At this point I was worried that Limen had personally descended into this man’s dream and brainwashed him.

But Park Ji-won was a person far beyond my expectations.

“Romance has no reason is that not so Your Holiness?”

Is he acting crazy or is he really crazy?

I tried to control my expression and smiled as best I could as I could.

“We will notify you of the interview results as soon as possible.”

“Yes! I can come to work tomorrow. Please give me a positive review.”

Park Ji-won left the office leaving a strong impression until the end.

After Park Ji-won left Leo carefully entered the office.

“Your Majesty. How was the interview?”

To that I replied wiping my face with my hand.

“Leo.”

“Yes Your Majesty.”

“…No. It’s my fault for buying it wrong. Anyway he seems like a great person. He’s the perfect fit for us.”

Considering that the main members of our church are all people with distinct personalities we can say that he is the most suitable person for our church.

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But I don’t know if they’ll get along well if all of their characters are so unique.

If this man named Park Ji-won joins the church it means that Archbishop Lapart Toby Park Ji-won and three other new people will be joining as new talents…

“It’s dizzying.”

Just thinking about the chemistry that those three and the existing cast will create makes me dizzy.

So I pounded on the desk and thought about it for a very long time. And finally I was able to come to one realization.

“Somehow it will work out.”

If I were to go straight to Seoul I would have been in the position of the Pope in the first place. What difference would it make if I added one more crazy person to the list?

Tiring ringing …

At that moment the phone rang. When I checked the caller ID it said “Our hard-working Director Kim.”

Perhaps Director Kim is the best person to solve my problems?

Let’s just accept it.

“Director Kim. I was going to call you anyway.”

-yes?

“The scouting offer I gave you last time is still valid. I will give you as much salary as you want so please consider it seriously….”

-I really appreciate your suggestion but I don’t think now is the time to discuss it.

I had a gut feeling the moment I heard that voice.

That something new has happened.

“What’s going on?”

– In accordance with the newly enacted Irregular Special Law I am urgently recruiting Irregulars Kim Si-woo and Leo Lumen Luna Reventon. I will relay the details as we move via helicopter. The helicopter is expected to arrive in 5 minutes.

I felt like it was so peaceful these days.

2.

Self-inflicted wounds.

It is an idiom that means that one becomes entangled in one’s own words and actions. That was exactly my situation right now.

Originally the Irregular Special Act was a bill enacted to provide a very powerful judicial privilege that would allow me to deal with villains or magic holders at will.

But with all power comes responsibility.

The South Korean government gave me such privileges while at the same time giving me the excuse to conscript me at will in times of crisis.

The news that I was being drafted under that law meant that a crisis was brewing.

“Anomalies were discovered at the B-class gate that was scheduled to be built in Chuncheon Gangwon Province.”

Director Kim quickly briefed the situation through the helicopter’s headset.

“Is this a surprise gate?”

“It’s not a sudden gate but a distortion phenomenon occurred and the gate’s origin changed to the downtown area. And two types of waves began to be measured through the wave meter. Normally the gate only measures one type of wave but there is only one case where more than two types of waves are measured. When the returnee returns.”

Returnee.

I heard that since I returned to Earth there have been no additional returnees from South Korea.

In that sense this returnee is my next in line.

“Also when we tested the magic power using the magic sensor the magic power detected was outside the range of the magic sensor.”

I’ve heard that not all returnees are at a dangerous level but if the government had to urgently draft me there was only one answer.

“It must be a disaster.”

“Yes that’s right. According to the existing manual all S-class hunters in South Korea would be on standby but the manual has changed since the Irregular Special Act.”

“Director Kim explained it to me personally back then right? I remember it.”

The reason they drafted me was very simple.

To prevent the worst.

There is no guarantee that all returnees will obediently follow the government’s orders. In the case of the United States alone it is said that several returnees have already been eliminated by irregulars.

Uncontrolled strength is a disaster in itself.

There was no guarantee that even if a person was a returnee who had achieved a high level in the other world and returned they would be welcomed favorably.

In the worst case scenario monsters steeped in hatred and animosity may return.

“The gate’s expected construction time has been greatly shortened due to the presence of the returnee! The evacuation of the citizens is still underway on site but it seems that it will not be completed in time. If the returnee’s condition is not good… there is a high possibility of serious casualties.”

Things weren’t going well.

Disaster-level returnees. And urban areas where evacuation has not yet been completed.

If we were not careful a terrible disaster like the Yamata no Orochi that appeared in Japan could have occurred.

“What’s the plan of operation?”

“First the Special Investigation Bureau of the Ability Management Department will attempt to talk to them. However if they do not respond to conversation or show hostile reactions the top priority will be to neutralize them. If you determine that neutralization is impossible you may kill them immediately.”

If we can just persuade them South Korea will gain great power.

Since the disaster-level awakenings had been cut off since Jinyeong the government couldn’t help but get greedy.

If a government with dramatically more power than before were to be given a disaster-level returnee I would welcome it.

Because the burden on us is reduced.

But for some reason I didn’t feel good. No to be exact I felt unpleasant.

And this wasn’t a very good sign.

“Siwoo! We’ve arrived. Get off!”

Regardless of the anxiety we arrived at our destination. As soon as I heard Director Kim’s words I took off my headset and got off the helicopter with Leo and Luna.

“We’re moving to the temporary camp. This way!”

The downtown area of ​​Chuncheon where we arrived in a hurry was in a state of chaos.

Citizens evacuate in fear.

Police and soldiers with stern expressions helping citizens evacuate.

Even the hunters running through the crowd.

It was as if I had seen it when I arrived at the Kuro-gu Gate. Although evacuation work was being done there was a high possibility that there would still be people who had not been able to evacuate in time like that time.

“Leo. Luna.”

“Yes Your Majesty.”

“Just say the word.”

“I’ll take care of the returnees so go help with the evacuation. You understand that the elderly are the top priority right?”

At my command the two nodded simultaneously and quickly departed.

“Let’s go.”

“All right.”

Director Kim didn’t doubt my choice. He just quietly took me to the temporary camp.

In that way Director Kim and I were able to arrive at the temporary camp on time and when I entered the camp everyone looked at me at once.

“Kim Si-woo?”

“It’s Kim Si-woo.”

Voices heard from everywhere.

And after a while the hunters from the Ability Management Department quickly approached and immediately began reporting the situation.

“Director Kim Dong-sik! The negotiation team’s preparations are complete. The second line of defense has been completed….”

I looked up at the sky in silence as I listened to his report.

The sky turned purple due to magic.

Because of the thick gathering dark clouds it was dark as evening even though it was broad daylight.

Just an hour ago we were joking around in the temple so relaxed but the twists and turns of the day are a work of art.

By the way was it just my mood?

‘The smell of blood?’

It seemed as if the pungent scent of blood was being transmitted to the tip of my nose.

I looked at the gate that was slowly revealing itself my face crumpled.