Somebody Stop the Pope – 153



Episode 153

49. Personality

1.

The taste of Korean style kiln was really hot.

“Is this a Korean specialty… bulgogi?”

“…Why is this bulgogi?”

“Fire and meat. Then isn’t it bulgogi? Or not.”

The Nols who hid in the mines with Luna’s half-broken drippings died without being able to escape.

I don’t know for sure but it must have been terribly painful.

It must have felt like I was ripening alive.

They were probably hiding in the mines waiting for their chance so there was no reason for me to play hide-and-seek with them.

If you come to the Korean Peninsula you must experience its spicy flavor.

But in this case I just died because I couldn’t stand the spiciness.

Anyway the quest was completed.

[You have completed the quest.]

[You will receive 15000 Divine Points as a reward.]

I was able to rescue the fairies that I was trying to rescue anyway by earning a whopping 15000 divine points.

These 15000 points can be put to good use in the future.

So after I cleaned up one colony I immediately requested a helicopter through Director Kim.

There was no need to build a separate makeshift helipad.

Because the spot where the fortress was already located has been quietly turned into flat ground by my fire.

I guess you could call it a carpet bombing.

“Please take good care of our distinguished guests Toby.”

“Haha! Fairies are old friends of dwarves. Even if the world they live in is different how can their essence change?”

The one who arrived at the scene by helicopter was our church’s only dwarf Toby.

I called Toby because I thought he would be the one who would understand the minds of other races the best and as soon as I saw Toby getting off the helicopter I thought to myself that it was a good decision to call him.

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Recently Toby has been working tirelessly in the temple’s blacksmith shop preparing for the expedition to the Lost Lands.

That’s why I called him to get some fresh air but as I watched him mingling with the fairies…

“Wow! It’s a dwarf! A dwarf!”

“There are dwarves in this world too?”

“Look at this old man’s beard! It’s the softest dwarf beard we’ve ever touched!”

“Kyahahahaha!”

“Hahaha! Our fairies are welcoming me warmly. That’s great! But Your Majesty what are these fairies saying?”

I’m just so happy.

Should I say that this is a picture of an uncle playing with his young nephews?

I said smiling at Toby who burst into laughter.

“Your beard is soft.”

“Oh! I recently got a treatment and it seems to be really effective. His Majesty’s younger brother filmed it and prepared it for a YouTube video so I should get this done regularly. A shiny beard is the pride of a dwarf!”

“Beard… treatment?”

“Yes yes haha! Very good! Your Majesty please try it too!”

The video title ‘The world’s first dwarf beard care’ comes to mind.

What kind of video is Inwook making with this guy Toby?

But it’s okay because it’s cute.

When you see palm-sized fairies chatting with dwarves it feels like watching a fairy tale.

Just one thing.

“Sniff sniff. By the way Your Majesty don’t you smell grilling meat somewhere? It’s a smell that makes you want beer.”

Except for the smell of grilling meat coming from the mine.

Toby said wiping his saliva with his sleeve and Luna answered pointing to the entrance to the mine.

“Uncle Toby. There’s some well-cooked bulgogi in there. If you’d like….”

“Oh! Where are you Miss Luna? Since we’re already out drinking why don’t we invite the fairies and have a meal together…”

“…I’ll go back and buy you some Korean beef so just take the fairies and come back.”

Even if there’s nothing to eat overcooked meat is honestly a bit disgusting.

Toby nodded while patting his belly at my words.

“Hanwoo is good. Is that what you promised?”

“yes.”

“Okay fairies! Let’s go see the temple with this dwarf!”

Toby spoke to the fairies through body language and the fairies boarded the helicopter with curious eyes.

As the fairies were following Toby and boarding the helicopter Leah who had brought us here fluttered in front of me.

“Thank you Pope! But what is that strange-looking machine?”

“It’s called a helicopter.”

“There are so many amazing things about Earth! In the world we used to live in humans just pulled carriages!”

A rough clue to predict the level of civilization in these guys’ world.

Leah continued speaking earnestly with the aforementioned expression.

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“Will there be lots of fun things to do where we go?”

“Of course. There are a lot of people.”

“I love meeting new friends! My friends are the same. We didn’t start off so well but… life on Earth is going to be so much fun! Thank you so much Pope for giving us a place to stay!”

“Thank you.”

I am more grateful.

I guess I just picked up such great human resources along the way.

I guarantee that fairies will certainly make our church’s holy grounds more colorful.

If you think about it Limen also loved the fairies in Eden very much.

This is because the fairies always took care of the flowers that Limen liked beautifully.

Limen would surely be delighted to hear news from Earth.

“The Pope is the best!”

Leah shouted giving me a little thumbs up and I waved my hand back laughing awkwardly.

“I just did what I had to do. But Leah.”

“huh?”

“People on Earth write things called contracts. Later on would you like to represent your friends and sign just one contract with me?”

“Contract? Why are you using that?”

“It’s a kind of symbol. A symbol. I write it down on paper and leave it behind saying that I will be your friend for life.”

“Friend’s symbol! Alright! I’ll use it! How do you use it?”

“Oh that’s later. I still have work to do here so let’s write as we go back. Okay?”

“good!”

As expected from a place famous for its reactions their decisions are also certain.

I like it.

A benefactor is a benefactor and the relationship must be kept in check.

Leah nodded happily at the mention of the symbol of friendship. Our cute fairies are so innocent.

I nodded in satisfaction and Leah tilted her head while looking at me.

“But aren’t you going with us?”

“There’s still work to be done. Go back first with the dwarf uncle.”

The first objective of this expedition must be secured Gaeseong. At the very least we must join forces with the government there and establish an outpost before we can feel at ease.

But one thing that’s fortunate is that they’ve destroyed this magic stone mine here.

Wouldn’t that be quite a blow to those purifiers?

“See you at the temple. There you will find new friends who will welcome you.”

Snow White and Beth would surely welcome these cute fairies with open arms.

And since fairies tend to like young children they’ll probably play well with Shiyeon too.

So I smiled contentedly and extended my hand to Leah. Then Leah smiled brightly and placed her hand on top of mine.

“Okay! I’ll go first and wait.”

“okay.”

And so new friends called fairies moved into our holy land.

Is America a melting pot of races?

If we look at it that way our Limen sect is a great melting pot of races.

2.

After I personally swept away the colony of Nol’s we destroyed two more colonies.

Colonies where goblins and trolls lived.

The difficulty level itself was similar to that of the troll colony. The goblins were finished when Luna came out but the troll colony had a pretty interesting picture.

-Are you going to get pushed around by a bunch of trolls? If that’s the case just die here!

Trolls are one of the most famous races for their regenerative powers.

The body’s ability to recover is at a level that no other race can match.

Against those trolls Luna tested the limits of the first-term trainees.

An extreme fight where they stab and stab each other.

It was such a fierce fight that I couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration just from watching from afar.

By the way Director Kim who was watching the scene from the side went to vomit.

It was a very fierce battle.

I believe that our first batch of trainees probably got a lot of inspiration from watching the trolls.

After destroying these three colonies we headed straight to Gaeseong where we were able to join up with the government’s advance party that had already taken up position.

The leader of the advance party was an unexpected person.

“No Minister Yoo Seon-ho.”

“I see you here too Pope Kim Si-woo. Are you disappointed to see this old man here too?”

“Of course not. I’m just happy to see you.”

A person you would never have thought would be running around the field.

It was Minister Yoo Seon-ho.

A white shirt with the sleeves rolled up and dress pants.

The solid muscles revealed through the rolled-up sleeves radiated a healthy beauty that was completely out of sync with Minister Yoo Seon-ho’s age.

This is also a part that allows us to guess why he has survived for so long in the political arena.

A person who is great at self-management.

I glanced at Minister Yoo Seon-ho’s biceps and then nodded slowly.

“What are the situations in other guilds?”

“I heard that the guilds other than the Goblin Guild and the Race Guild are having a hard time. As for the Race Guild… I heard that Archbishop Leo’s performance is outstanding.”

“The sound of money coming in is just….”

“yes?”

“No. I was just talking to myself.”

Leo is active.

It seems the Race Guild is having a harder time than I thought.

I didn’t think Leo would step forward himself but I guess there were a few situations that were difficult for the Race Guild to resolve on their own.

What’s good for me?

The settlement money you’ll earn after this expedition is over will be very sweet right?

“By the way Gaeseong is a more desolate place than I thought.”

“It was once the capital of Goryeo but now there is no trace of it. The same goes for the various facilities including the Kaesong Industrial Complex.”

As Minister Yoo Seon-ho said except for the tents temporarily set up by the South Korean advance team there was a barren field.

A landscape where it seems as if all traces of human habitation have been completely erased.

It was so devastated that it was impossible to explain it other than the fact that monsters had purposely destroyed it.

Minister Yoo Seon-ho who was standing next to me continued speaking with a bitter smile.

“We’ll start here. As soon as the suppression of the surrounding area is completed we’ll begin work on restoring the road connecting Paju and here.”

Reclaiming land means taking complete control of the area.

To secure control basic infrastructure was essential and roads were the highest priority.

We need to connect the roads so that we can transport building materials this way.

“You must be tired.”

“Not at all. Rather I feel like I’m being rejuvenated… Hehe.”

It was true that the situation was frustrating but Minister Yoo Seon-ho’s eyes looking at the desolate ruins were shining brighter than ever.

I said with a sly smile.

“You will soon be starting a second life at the Limen Church right? Until then I will wait quietly.”

“Pope Kim Si-woo is always good at joking.”

“I’m serious.”

“…Is that so?”

While I was having a pleasant conversation with Minister Yoo Seon-ho an employee of the Department of Ability Management came running from afar.

“Minister I have something to report! A large army of undead has been observed 10km northwest of Kaesong City! The vanguard appears to be Death Knights and Liches….”

“…Hmm.”

It was disappointing that there was no welcoming ceremony for a supposedly lost land.

Minister Yoo Seon-ho looked at me right away and I looked at Minister Yoo Seon-ho in return.

And then he made a suggestion in a quiet voice.

“How about trying an ‘experiment’ this time? It would definitely be effective against the undead.”

Since ancient times actual combat is the best testing ground.

Minister Yoo Seon-ho nodded slowly after hearing my suggestion.

“great.”

Limen Church. United States Republic of Korea.

A new weapon secretly developed by these three groups.

The moment has come for ‘that guy’ to reveal himself.

Our Pope please stop this