Somebody Stop the Pope – 11



Episode 11

4. Testimony

1.

The doppelganger incident that occurred in Yeoju’s dungeon two days ago was somehow resolved well.

Fortunately there were no deaths and only 12 people were confirmed injured.

Moreover all 12 injured people complained of psychological pain rather than visible physical injuries.

In fact in some ways it was a very natural pain.

Because it was a common aftereffect of being attacked by a mimic or doppelganger.

If I had been even one day later many of them would have lost their lives.

After I killed the doppelganger I was able to figure out what his plan was.

“What if it’s your brother’s doppelganger? What if the ritual is successful?”

“What would happen? They would have sacrificed all the people there and summoned other demons.”

That was the role of the doppelganger in Eden.

It involves forcing humans into one’s own play contaminating them with magic and then using those humans as sacrifices to summon the Demonic Gate.

I actually saw a scene where the guys sacrificed a rural town to summon a giant demonic gate.

That’s why people called doppelgangers scouts of arrogance.

The Legion of Arrogance appeared through the Demonic Gate summoned by the Doppelganger.

“It was bad luck but it was also good luck. That’s how I saw it.”

In conclusion it was a job well done without any major problems.

Instead there was something uneasy.

Why did the <Abyss Dungeon> which has only appeared a few times in South Korea show up in front of me?

It’s too blatant a coincidence to be dismissed as just a coincidence.

It’s highly likely that it’s related to the <Law of Cause and Effect> that Limen told me about last time. Does that mean that I’m destined to attract accidents wherever I go just like ‘that main character’ in a mystery manga?

“Inwook. Should I just go out and live with my brother?”

“What the hell are you talking about again?”

“just”

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I heard the story about causality from Limen for nothing.

At this rate I feel like I’ve become a totem that brings about accidents and incidents.

As he was thinking about this and that Inwook suddenly remembered something and put down the sandwich he was eating and said.

“That’s right hyung. There’s something I wanted to ask you since yesterday.”

“What is it?”

His eyes sparkled as if he was really curious.

Inwook being like that means he’s really curious. Ever since he was little whenever he was curious about something his eyes would shine like that.

“What on earth did you do to Minsu hyung?”

“So what?”

“Minsu hyung was a really staunch atheist right? But look at this.”

As he said that Inwook showed me the smartphone he was holding.

On the guy’s smartphone screen the message that Min-su had sent to In-wook yesterday was floating around.

– In-wook. The Pope is the proof that the Goddess loves this world. From now on you and I must work hard to serve the Pope well. Do you understand?

“Brother if you don’t believe me I won’t save you right?”

“Hey you don’t trust me hyung? We just exchanged nice words. There’s nothing more to it.”

I really feel wronged.

If someone saw me they’d think I tied Minsu up and gaslighted him.

Minsu’s voluntary religious belief was entirely his own choice.

To be precise.

“Of course there was some external pressure there.”

“Did you brainwash him yourself? Because he’s a YouTuber with 5.4 million subscribers and he’s useful? Bro. That’s a crime.”

“What on earth do you think of me?”

Inwook thought for a moment about my question then nodded and answered.

“A cult leader?”

“I’m really behind.”

“So why is Minsu hyung suddenly acting like this? What on earth is that external pressure?”

I tried to just gloss over it but it didn’t work.

I sighed and told the truth.

“I didn’t know I would fall in love in such a short time. It didn’t even feel like a minute.”

“…To my brother?”

“You’ll die if you do that.”

“No so who did you have a crush on?”

“To Limen.”

I still can’t forget the look on Minsu’s face as soon as he woke up.

An expression that seemed to be possessed by something even if it meant being possessed by something.

If I hadn’t known the situation I would have mistaken her face for being possessed by a succubus.

Well it’s not that strange for Minsu to do that.

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When it comes to Limen’s appearance I can’t help but be captivated by her. Just looking at her makes me dizzy and she has a unique atmosphere that only she exudes.

A lofty and sacred aura that makes anyone believe she is a goddess.

Certainly I too was shocked when I first saw Limen.

And that’s not all.

Minsu was treated by Limen himself and experienced her powers himself.

How many people can deny her even after experiencing the miracle of God?

Inwook nodded as if he understood my explanation.

“It’s true that Minsu hyung tends to fall in love easily. By the way I knew that the goddess was kind but she’s also pretty.”

“Even if he looks like that how can you be sure he’s a good person? I told you that Limen is my kidnapper?”

“But you took responsibility for me till the end. I want to see you sometime too.”

That’s so true I can’t refute it.

anyway.

It was around that time that I was having a peaceful morning with coffee.

Woohoooooo-.

As if unable to just sit back and watch me rest my smartphone which had been placed on the table suddenly vibrated.

The sender is Team Leader Kim Dong-sik of the Ability Management Department.

I took a sip of my coffee and then slowly answered the phone.

“Hey…..”

Before I could even finish speaking Team Leader Kim’s urgent voice came over the phone.

-Siwoo I’m really sorry for calling you so early in the morning. I have something urgent to tell you so I’m taking the time to call you.

At those words I put down my coffee cup and sighed. Then I answered with a bitter smile.

“Let me tell you a story.”

-I need your help Siwoo. If you have time would it be okay if I come see you in person and talk to you?

ha.

I told you that I can’t stand to see you resting.

2.

I don’t know how urgent it was but Team Leader Kim arrived at the cafe in front of our house right away.

Was it 20 minutes after I called?

At this point I think he must have already left for my house before he called.

I glanced at the staff of the Department of Abilities Management who filled the cafe while disguised as ordinary citizens and then spoke to Team Leader Kim.

“Was it really necessary to go this far? If it was going to be like this we could have just talked about it at my house.”

“There is a saying that a thirsty person will dig a well. We came here to ask you a favor but how can we dare enter the precious space of Siwoo and Siwoo’s family?”

“…Or I can go to the Ability Management Department myself.”

“Our principle is not to bother our guests.”

Well let’s just stop talking.

There’s something strange about this group called the Department of Ability Management. Judging from the atmosphere it’s like a pseudo-religion.

Team Leader Kim kept bowing his head while sitting down then took out a tablet PC from his briefcase.

“We are truly sorry that we were unable to contact you yesterday. There were many things going on including the Abyss Dungeon issue that Siwoo helped you resolve the day before yesterday.”

“I’m sorry. Thanks to you I was able to enjoy the amusement park with Siyeon. I also made good use of the free pass that Team Leader Kim gave me.”

The world has really become a better place.

Thanks to the priority pass that allowed me to ride without any conditions I was able to see the demonstrations and ride a lot of the rides yesterday.

Team Leader Kim smiled gently at my answer and said:

“thank god.”

“Shall we start talking about work?”

“Then I will begin the briefing. Could you please take a moment to watch this video?”

As he spoke he showed me some footage that appeared to have been taken by someone on a cell phone.

In the video people wearing white robes were kneeling and among them a middle-aged man who appeared to be the leader was placing his hand on someone’s head.

-I appoint you as a warrior by the will of the Great One. You will join His grand plan with all your heart and soul….

A video that gives off a strong feeling of religious ritual to anyone who looks at it.

Moreover the video wasn’t the only one.

As soon as I finished watching the first video Team Leader Kim immediately showed me the second and third videos.

The main characters in those videos were also the people wearing white robes seen in the first video.

This time instead of performing a religious ritual they were fighting monsters while each had their own weapon.

-For a great cause!

-Save us!

The second video is from what appears to be a gate and the third video is from what appears to be a dungeon.

So I watched those three videos for about 15 minutes and as soon as I finished watching them Team Leader Kim started asking questions.

“What do you think?”

I nodded and answered his question as if it was a given.

“This is the worst kind of cult religion.”

“I see… even you Siwoo see it that way?”

“If you think about it you could say we are industry colleagues.”

Team Leader Kim smiled bitterly.

I took a sip of ice water and asked Team Leader Kim playfully.

“Have you come here to tell me that if you are thinking of creating such a religion don’t even dream about it?”

“Oh absolutely not. Absolutely not. We are not a country or government that oppresses religion.”

“I know. You’ve been helping me a lot.”

This is no joke the Department of Ability Management is directly helping me establish my religious corporation.

He boasted that if I just sat still he would take care of all the procedures and indeed the process of establishing a religious corporation was in progress.

In a situation where you are taking care of my convenience from start to finish there is no reason to bother me.

But Team Leader Kim seemed quite embarrassed by my prank.

He quickly emptied the glass of water in front of him and then continued speaking with a rather serious expression on his face.

“They are a group that calls themselves Baekmyeonggyo. They are also the main culprits who drove our Ability Management Department crazy in the span of two days.”

“If you just watch the video it doesn’t seem like there’s any major problem.”

“Yes but it’s different when you consider where these videos were shot.”

He said so and then tapped his tablet PC lightly.

Then soon a map of South Korea appeared with three red dots and one purple dot.

“The red dots represent unexpected surprise gates and the purple dots represent surprise dungeons. I’m sure you already know about the purple dots Siwoo. That’s because you handled them yourself.”

“I understand.”

“Sudden Gates and Sudden Dungeons are not common in Korea. They are quite rare. However this has happened four times in just two days. According to the rules we are supposed to respond through the cooperation of the standing troops in each region and the local guilds…”

“These guys called Baek Myeong-gyo are the ones who struck first?”

“…That’s right. Before we could respond the Baekmyeong Church members came forward and resolved the gate. Coincidentally all three places. And they uploaded these videos to YouTube and claimed that their god gave them foresight.”

“What a bunch of fun friends.”

It’s foresight.

The smell of a scam is already vibrating.

“Baekmyeonggyo is a new religion that appeared in front of the public six months ago but it is an organization that has grown at a rate that cannot be ignored in the shadows. In addition it is an extremely closed organization and because of that it is an organization that even our Ability Management Department has not been able to properly understand. This organization is trying to enter the light through these gate videos.”

In short it is a group that cannot be controlled or known.

That group showed up at three unexpected gates that no one could have predicted?

“It smells bad.”

It’s so bad that even I a rotten person feel like I’m vibrating.

“hmm.”

Now I know why these people came to me in such a hurry.

I nodded slightly and then spoke quietly to Team Leader Kim.

“So you’re going to respond to a pseudo-religion with a pseudo-religion? At least I can understand.”

“Ahem. Not necessarily but….”

“If you treat us like the same cult members our goddess will be upset. She is a very delicate-hearted person.”

“…sorry.”

“Okay that’s fine. I just happened to be interested in it.”

After saying that I lightly swept my chin with my hand. Then with a sly smile I spoke to Team Leader Kim.

“But there is a condition.”

Our Pope please stop this