Somebody Stop the Pope – 110



Episode 110

7.

“But since it’s tea given to you as a guest don’t drink it all. Tsk.”

I clicked my tongue as I looked at the chrysanthemum tea that was halfway left in my cup.

Lee Ji-eun returned.

I wanted to throw it all away but I held back for a while for later.

Patience is the virtue of a priest.

Besides I didn’t want to end this by just catching a single S-class hunter.

The moment I heard that trashy suggestion I already made up my mind.

The offer was more of an insult than a suggestion since I knew full well how religion was managed in China.

They outwardly claim to have freedom of religion.

But if you look at the reality it is not like that. It is only ‘freedom of religion that does not go against the party.’

In return for evangelizing to 1.4 billion people they will manipulate the church to suit their tastes.

It was a future as clear as day.

It was an absurd proposal to subordinate the religious order to a country in exchange for 1.4 billion.

“Please Your Majesty take it easy.”

“If it weren’t for Archbishop Rapart they would have probably stormed into the temple.”

“It’s my job to make sure that doesn’t happen.”

Archbishop Laparte spoke in a soft voice.

If the battle had taken place in front of the temple earlier it would probably have ended at Archbishop Lapart’s line.

But Archbishop Lapart did not reveal his power. He simply stood blocking the entrance to the temple.

“Everything that happens in the Holy Land can only be governed by His Holiness the Apostle of Limen. We simply serve His Holiness and Limen’s will.”

“Would you like them to attack first?”

“Why bother thinking about something that hasn’t happened? Hehe. But Your Majesty what on earth did they say that made you so angry?”

I answered Archbishop Laparte’s question while sitting on my chair.

“They said that they would gain many followers so they should serve them as their master.”

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“China seems to be just as the support group taught me.”

“What did you teach me?”

“They taught us that the hearts of the people are too narrow to be called a great nation and the land is too vast to be called a small nation so they call it China.”

When you look at it this way it really is a great country. I don’t know how there is anything left to dig up.

“The old man thinks that the image of the nation and religion working together is what Limen wants the most.”

“That will happen.”

Neither the appearance of religion devouring the state nor the appearance of the state controlling religion would have looked good in Limen’s eyes.

That was also the reason why our church did not establish a nation despite its enormous religious influence in Eden immediately after the war.

“Imbalance is the mother of conflict. As the Bible says Limen seeks balance. As his children it is right for us to follow his will. You did very well Your Holiness.”

Archbishop Lapart nodded with a kind smile. It certainly matters whether there are elders in the church or not.

If only Leo and Luna were here… they would have just said they would chase after him right now and turn him into dust.

In retrospect it was a good idea to bring Archbishop Lapart. This old man had an unusual personality but at least he wasn’t uncontrollable.

He will continue to be an excellent mediator.

I looked at Archbishop Lapart and let out a small breath.

Although I was angry I was able to quickly come to terms with it because it was China that was the one who made me angry.

Rather I realized one thing clearly through this incident.

Those guys won’t come to their senses until you step on them properly.

Aside from the fact that the Purifiers were active in their land it was certain that the country of China itself would be an obstacle to the future of our religious order.

So there was no reason to hesitate to take action.

“Has Mr. Park Ji-won finished work?”

“Just in case I took refuge in the underground prayer room for a while. The support troops can only leave work at 6 p.m. Your Majesty has decided so.”

“That’s great. Leo? Can you go and get Mr. Park Ji-won?”

“Understood Your Majesty.”

This is because I realized that this work is closely related not only to the future of the Republic of Korea but also to the future of the religious community.

China will probably maintain that posture until a knife is put to its throat. And it will not even think of correcting its posture.

So we needed to correct the posture ourselves.

Don’t we have a good excuse to hold the Northeast Asia Exchange Exhibition?

“If we send Leo and Luna to the Northeast Asia Exchange… I think it will be enough education.”

I think I should grant President Seo’s request.

I originally planned to think about it but what happened just now has completely changed my mind.

And since it has come to this we should also carefully review what the President is offering to our church.

Public and private life must be clearly separated.

There’s no need to refuse something they offer you since you’re going to do it anyway right?

If it were our management advisor Jiwon Park he would definitely pick out something with very practical benefits.

“That’s right. Archbishop Lapart.”

“Yes Your Majesty.”

“Didn’t you say you called Luna? She should be here by this hour and still be here. What’s going on?”

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“I wonder if you went a different route?”

“Another way?”

If Archbishop Lapart had called her personally that wouldn’t have happened. Luna is so afraid of Archbishop Lapart.

This would have been a situation that would have made the original Archbishop Laparte very angry.

But for some reason he just had an inexplicable smile on his face.

“Heh heh.”

…What on earth is this old man thinking?

Sometimes I get scared of my people.

But where did Luna really go?

8.

A hotel located in Gangnam-gu Seoul.

Li Ji who barely escaped the tiger’s jaws was talking on the phone with her superior.

“The Limen Church rejected the offer outright. It seems they have already decided to turn against us. I apologize sir.”

-Lee Jie. I heard that a video of our people kneeling is circulating on YouTube. Rather than being humiliated like that why don’t you just draw your sword?

“…I just couldn’t pull it out.”

If I had pulled it out I would have died.

Lee Ji-eun recalled the genuine murderous intent she had felt from Kim Si-woo earlier.

A man who would rather be a yaksha than a pope.

If he had pulled out the dagger he would probably have left this world by now.

However he couldn’t bring himself to reveal his true feelings in front of his superior. He didn’t want to bring it up and upset his superior even more.

-I was hoping you’d at least know how he fights but did I overestimate you all this time?

“Even if I had a hundred mouths I have nothing to say.”

-By the way how dare you a pseudo-religious leader of a small country refuse the mercy of a great country… You’re much more stupid than I thought. That’s truly a judgment worthy of Bang-Tzu. Didn’t you just blow your chance to show your will in a great country?

There were only four people in China who could ignore foreign irregulars like this. And the man who was talking to Li Jie right now was the one known to have particularly high self-esteem.

Sword Demon Wang Wei.

A transcendent being in charge of the Northern Front.

In China they used to refer to their own Irregulars as transcendent beings meaning that they were beings that transcended humanity.

-A guy who kicked his own luck is no longer important. If you pretend to be a mistake and take your life in this exchange that’s it. Lee Jie. You still have many missions left so I’ll let you pass this time.

“thank you!”

– It’s too early to thank you. I believe the remaining mission will be successful. If you need additional support please request it immediately. If necessary we will recruit even the talents of small countries. That’s the current policy of the home country. Do you understand?

“Yes I will keep that in mind.”

Bam.

As soon as Wang Wei finished talking Li Jie threw the phone on the bed.

And then he loosened his tie which had been tightly tied and let out a deep breath.

“Phew.”

I didn’t think this trip to Korea would be easy. But I never dreamed that I would find myself in this situation from day one.

The root of the problem was that I vaguely thought of Kim Si-woo as someone like Wang Wei.

A man drunk on power and burning with lust for power.

I thought that Kim Si-woo would be like Wang Wei. He was even called the hope of a small country called Korea so I thought he would be intoxicated with himself.

‘A person who cannot be persuaded.’

In order to persuade someone who is full of convictions you have to first break their convictions. If you can’t break their convictions then persuasion can’t work in the first place.

“ha.”

I couldn’t catch the train that had already passed. I felt more relieved that I had escaped from Kim Si-woo alive than disappointed that I couldn’t persuade him.

Lee Ji-eun took a deep breath and took out some documents from her briefcase.

The documents contained information about the S-class Korean hunters I had to meet tomorrow.

There was a woman of exceptional beauty and there was a red star next to her name.

It meant that Wang Wei personally selected it.

“Snow White… A S-class hunter who uses ice magic.”

One thing that is unique is that she runs a YouTube channel. Wang Wei seems to be more interested in her looks than her abilities.

‘Tomorrow I have to convince at least three of these people.’

The most important mission given to her was to bring the talents of this small country to China.

Through this Northeast Asia Exchange the world will clearly know who the winners are in Northeast Asia. Then the talents of these small countries will also realize where they can unfold their dreams.

In preparation for that time making prior contacts was the most important task assigned to Lee Jie.

“I need to go to sleep soon.”

There were a lot of people I had to meet tomorrow.

She scanned the papers as quickly as she could.

How much time has passed like that?

When her neck muscles began to stiffen slightly Li Ji felt something was wrong.

‘…I can’t feel any sign of our children.’

In front of the hotel suite where she was her subordinates were standing guard with strict security.

But at some point I couldn’t feel their presence anymore.

It might be because her senses were shocked by Kim Si-woo earlier this afternoon.

Lee Ji-eun put down the documents she was holding and carefully grabbed her dagger that she had hidden under the bed.

That was when.

Quasi-evil.

“Shhhhhhhh.”

“Eeeeeeeep!”

The strange man who appeared from behind where there was nothing grabbed her by the neck and Li Ji fell to the ground without even being able to fight back. She tried to swing her dagger but she couldn’t even do that.

Because the moment she fell the assailant broke both of her shoulders.

A familiar fear began to consume her body.

The fear he had felt during the day was rearing its head again gnawing at the very bottom of Lee Jie.

Lee Ji-eun turned her head to the side and looked at the stranger.

Rider jacket with jeans.

The rider’s jacket did nothing to hide the voluptuousness of the pervert. The pervert was clearly a woman. And she seemed to have no intention of hiding her voice.

“You’re the bitch who attacked my grandpa? I came here because he asked me to help him out but you attacked that old woman like this? You have guts. If that grandpa were 20 years younger he’d be dead on the spot.”

A husky woman’s voice pierced Li Jie’s ears.

“I’ve already taken care of the guys outside to have a hot night with you. Don’t worry. No one will come in here.”

The assailant lifted Lee Jie’s body with his left hand and slowly walked towards the bed.

And soon she discovered the papers strewn across the bed.

“hmm?”

The stranger seemed to have a familiar face as he picked up a piece of paper with his right hand.

“Snow Flower? Are you interested in our Sangcheom? Then it’s difficult. He already has someone he likes.”

“Ughhhh. Please… Please save me. Okay?”

“That’s right. Even though I look like this I’m still a knight. I don’t just kill people. Don’t worry.”

The assailant whispered husky words into Li Jie’s ear and then sat her down on the chair next to the bed.

Lee Jie’s will to resist had already been broken.

Luna the villain knew that fact very well.

“ego.”

Luna pulled a chair over and sat down in front of Li Jie. Then she took off her mask threw it on the floor and said with a big smile.

“From now on if you just answer my questions nothing will happen. Do you know what I mean?”

Our Pope please stop this