Somebody Stop the Pope – 157



Episode 157

3.

The appearance of the Kaesong outpost has changed quite a bit over the past two weeks.

At first it was filled only with military tents.

“We are purchasing various monster byproducts at good prices!”

“We are selling items that help with recovery. Those of you who have used up all your consumables! Don’t go down and buy them but replenish them on the spot!”

“We repair your equipment!”

Now various merchants are gathering together and forming a commercial district.

In many places buildings were being built at a rapid pace and many container-type buildings were being built.

It’s hard to believe that just a few weeks ago this was a deserted city.

It’s full of energy.

Hunters merchants and business people.

When you add a spoonful of madness toward making a fortune to the vitality created by people from various fields coming together it seems like it would be hard to get more crazy than this.

The image the government originally wanted may have been similar to this.

Stabilize the Gaeseong region by repairing equipment and trading goods centered around the outpost.

The plan to use this place as a base and continue advancing northward is progressing steadily.

The major colonies that could threaten the lives of hunters have been somewhat regulated by our religious order and the government’s large guilds.

I walked slowly through the crowd.

Of course I was wearing a mask and the villain I had caught in the cave earlier was walking next to me.

“You know it’s a trap right?”

“Yes yes. Who would dare to lie to me?”

“I hope it’s a trap.”

“yes?”

“That way it’ll be resolved quickly and easily. It’ll all be resolved in one go. How convenient and nice.”

Among the information I received from this guy I heard that there were people who were hiding in the Kaesong outpost and trading in stolen goods.

Those who make a profit by selling the victims’ belongings to China.

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Originally the sea route near the Lost Land was blocked by sea monsters but it is said that the appearance of sea monsters has decreased recently.

That’s why smuggling ships and smuggling boats are thriving.

I’m telling you these guys are really sincere in this regard.

So as I was slowly moving forward with this bald guy

“hey!”

A merchant who was on the lookout for prey caught me.

A young merchant thoroughly armed with a businesslike smile.

He quickly looked me up and down then continued speaking in a cool voice.

“I see you’re a hunter. I just happened to have some great stuff for you! Hiya. You look so handsome even with that mask on. Come on don’t just stand here like this. Come in and take a look at our stuff! We’ve got everything except the ones we don’t have.”

Obvious solicitation.

The passion was good but the skills were so cliche.

Could it be because I am reacting so bluntly? The young merchant looked around and then quickly swung his secret weapon in a small voice.

“Just so you know Hunter we have the holy water of the Limen sect in our shop.”

“…Seongsu?”

“It was really hard to get it. It is exclusively distributed by the Yuseon Group but I managed to sneak it out through an acquaintance of mine. Of course it will be more expensive than the price sold by the Yuseon Group… You know? These days you can’t get it even if you pay a lot of money for the Limen Church’s holy water.”

It seems to have the ability to trigger points of interest in customers.

Is our church’s holy water being sold by a peddler?

I was curious.

I thought about it for a moment then led the bald man next to me into the container store.

Then the young man quickly went to the corner and took out a bottle containing liquid.

“This is it. The holy water of the Limen Church! The miraculous water that is said to be more effective than any other healing potion! If you carry two of these holy waters with you it’s like carrying two extra lives.”

“Hiya.”

I took the ‘holy water’ he handed me.

A bottle with a diamond drawn on it which can be said to be the logo of the Limen Church.

It was a bottle completely identical to the holy water produced at the church’s sanctuary.

I asked the young man fiddling with the bottle.

“How many bottles of this did you sell?”

“The price is the price so these two bottles are all I have.”

“Haha just a moment.”

I immediately took my smartphone out of my pocket and called Leo.

For reference communication has been possible within the Kaesong outpost for the past four days. This is because the magical power has been purified to a certain extent.

Toooooo.

After a brief connection tone Leo answered the phone.

-I received a call Your Majesty.

“Hey Leo. Are you busy?”

-No. What’s wrong?

“I need to come here… Boss? What store number is this?”

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“Huh? Oh this is store number 115…”

“Okay Leo. Come to store 115. Bring some of the staff from the Ability Management Department.”

-All right.

That ends our short conversation.

I put my smartphone back in my pocket and looked at the young man with a smile.

The young man asked me with a blank expression.

“Is there… a problem?”

“This is fake.”

“…yes?”

“This is holy water. It’s fake. I can’t feel any divine power at all. It’s just plain water. The taste is… Hmm it seems like ordinary Jeju Island rock water. But it has some sincerity. If it’s Jeju Island rock water then so be it.”

<Will to Destruct> does not activate against young people.

If he were a fraud it would be written as <Fraud> but the young man just has his innocent-looking eyes blinking.

I heard that there are people who sell fake products while claiming to be members of our church so it seems like I was taken advantage of by those guys.

At my words the young man accepted the holy water with trembling hands.

And he said shaking his head.

“That can’t be. This is a product stolen from a famous broker… I even spent all my capital to buy this… Who on earth are you Hunter to do something like that…”

“Oh me?”

I lowered my mask slightly and shrugged.

“I am the patent holder of Seongsu.”

“Huh? Huh! Huh?”

“You seem to be a victim. Go and talk to them in detail. People will arrive soon. You bought this holy water at a high price right? We need to catch the bad guys so please cooperate. Then you will receive compensation.”

There’s a high probability that it has to do with friends from ‘that country’.

Playing with food is something that only the most vicious of vicious people do.

…But since they used Jeju Island bedrock should we say they have some conscience?

“I’m sorry… I’m really sorry. I was just trying to do my best….”

“If you just do your research well I will make sure that nothing bad happens.”

If this person had done something wrong he would have been even more shameless.

If this is fate then it is fate.

I smiled faintly at the terrified young man.

“We were planning to open a sales office here weren’t we? When Archbishop Leo arrives tell him what I said and bring it up.”

“Thank you very much!”

“There’s no need to be thankful. If you’re guilty during the investigation… you know that right?”

A person who comes to this difficult place and tries hard to do business deserves to have this kind of luck.

Having quickly sorted out the situation I said while hitting the back of the head of the villain next to me.

“Let’s go villain. We have to finish what we were doing. Don’t you think?”

“Yes! Yes. Please just let me live…”

“Because I saw what you did.”

The hectic days at the Kaesong outpost continued.

4.

The bald villain took me to a small mountain far from the outpost.

Small wooden buildings built halfway up a mountain.

Was there a carpenter among the villains? A pretty decent warehouse was built.

Seeing how I was able to create these things in such a short time I felt like I had some help from magic.

“Here it is.”

“Hey. How did you find a place like this?”

“There’s less surveillance outside the outpost… and it’s safer than you might think…”

“That’s true. It’s still difficult to even manage the outpost.”

I found it extremely annoying that the villains’ hideout had more charm than the containers in the outpost.

“Hey Mr. Kim.”

As we approached the hideout a man with a fierce expression approached us.

It seemed like we were pretty close calling the guy next to me friendly.

“How was your day? You said you had a half-and-half year last time? Hehe. Whenever you have fun like that call me. By the way what’s with that mask on the side?”

“customer.”

“Ahhh. You are a noble person. There is no better place to get equipment cheaply. If you look closely Mr. Kim is really great at it. He works when it comes to work and he solicits customers when it comes to soliciting customers! That’s why our leader likes it.”

He was a man of many words.

He looked me up and down then smiled sinisterly and said.

“Welcome. There’s a lot of good equipment here even if it’s a little dirty. If you’re new you’ll probably have everything you need so come on in.”

There was no particular body search.

That also meant that I had developed a strong relationship of trust with the guy next to me.

I spoke in a small voice to the villain called ‘Mr. Kim’.

“Are you close?”

“I have a reputation in this world…”

“Director Kim recognized you too. You’re a source of pride you punk.”

The hideout was quite large in size.

The number of people living there easily exceeds thirty.

furthermore.

[Passive skill <Will to Destroy Evil> defines the opponent as a villain.]

[Passive skill <Will to Destroy Evil> defines the opponent as a villain…]

Just by looking at the will to destroy evil being unceasingly activated it was easy to figure out what kind of people were gathered in this hideout.

Is there anywhere else where the word trash can fits as well as here?

But if you think about it the other way around it was a really good opportunity.

Since the declaration of war against the villains we can once again clean up the villains who have been hiding in the shadows.

So we entered the wooden building built next to the warehouse.

Then a mustachioed man who was leisurely drinking tea inside greeted us warmly.

“Oh! Are you done with work already? Mr. Kim. You worked hard today.”

“No…words.”

“I heard that the person next to you is a customer. Nice to meet you. My name is Ji Young-cheol and I run a small business in Gaeseong. Please take a seat.”

The mustachioed man wearing a red shirt and slacks poured me a cup of tea as soon as I sat down.

I could tell without even drinking it.

Tea containing narcotic ingredients.

Judging from the way he naturally plays pranks from the first time we met he’s no ordinary guy.

actually.

[Lists the evil deeds of player <Ji Young-cheol>.]

[<Human Trafficking> <Murder> <Fraud> etc. 217 cases]

It was a guy who was equipped with <human trafficking> and <murder> which can be said to be the basic conditions of trash.

This is the level of a leader you need to be. Of course the kid next to me was no pushover either.

Ji Young-cheol looked at me with a very concerned expression.

And then he said with a sly smile.

“So what did you come here to see? Armor? Weapons? I’ve prepared them all by type so feel free to tell me. I’ve cleaned them so there aren’t many traces.”

“evidence?”

“As you know the products we handle are used. After all there are times when blood gets on them during battles. There’s a reason why they’re cheap. But you don’t have to worry about performance. We’ve selected only the best products for our customers. Isn’t that right Mr. Kim?”

Ji Young-cheol spoke to the guy next to me as if asking me to intervene but the guy remained silent.

He just lowered his head with a pale face.

“It’s top quality.”

I raised the corners of my lips slightly.

“I need something other than a weapon.”

“If not a weapon then armor? Something thick or light. Just sayin’…”

“You guys make things like ledgers right? Things like who you dealt with and things like that. Just hand me the ledgers. Oh and.”

Wood crunch.

He immediately grabbed the guy’s right shoulder and twisted it.

“Ugh…ughhh!”

Ji Young-cheol tried to scream in pain but I quickly threw the teacup at his mouth.

And he said in a low voice.

“I’ll settle for this amount. Do you think it’s enough?”

Our Pope please stop this