Somebody Stop the Pope – 17



Episode 17

5.

I thought that all my problems would be solved because Limen promised to send missionaries himself.

But the problem arose from an unexpected place.

“Siwoo this gate has already been sold so… it would be difficult for us to actively help you.”

“It’s a bit of a shame.”

“We can send an official letter asking for cooperation. However the ownership has already been transferred to the private sector and above all they have already paid the money.”

This is a cafe in our neighborhood where we talked about Baekmyeonggyo last time.

Here Team Leader Kim was looking at his tablet PC with an embarrassed expression.

“This C-51 gate that appears in Anyang is a gate that was auctioned off 5 days ago. We can’t suddenly reclaim it now. If we do the National Awakening Association may strongly object.”

“Can I clean the gate myself and give you all the byproducts?”

“As you know Chaos Gate which is rated as a C-class danger for its small size is an excellent growth engine for Awakened beings. That is why large guilds with financial resources actively participate in auctions.”

In short it was a story about jumping into the auction to level up.

There was no concept of <level> that covered the entire system but there were <skill levels> and <ability levels>.

Since I too had the experience of naturally leveling up while slaying demons and beasts in Eden it wasn’t that hard of a story to understand.

I nodded and took a sip of water.

“It’s difficult.”

“If your reason is simply to subdue the gate we can give you the right to subdue the gate that has not yet been auctioned off.”

“So this is… sigh.”

It was nice that Limen sent Eden’s missionaries to this world for me.

Because I needed someone to preach on my behalf.

But why does the delivery come through the gate where the owner is?

“The successful bidder for the C-51 Gate the Dokkaebi Guild is a large guild ranked 4th in power in Korea. It has international recognition to the point that it frequently carries out overseas assignments and it also has considerable financial resources as it has the Goldstar Group as its sponsor.”

To summarize Team Leader Kim’s explanation simply it means a powerful guild.

I have already heard a sufficient explanation about the group called the guild from Inwook.

A group that plays a key role in the new social structure reorganized around players as an interest group centered around players.

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Of course he said that not all guilds are made up of hunters.

There are guilds with various unique personalities starting with guilds comprised of production-type players who can make equipment used by hunters.

Well it’s not that I don’t understand why things like guilds exist in this world.

The problem is why did the 4th ranked guys from that guild win the bid for the gate I was supposed to go to?

I have absolutely no luck.

“The Goblin Guild recently recruited new members through open recruitment. So I think they’re planning to train new members through the C-51 Gate.”

Team Leader Kim quickly summarized the current situation and then asked me in a cautious voice.

“May I ask why it has to be the C-51 gate?”

I just answered Team Leader Kim’s question honestly.

“There is someone who needs to come through that gate.”

“…A person? Another returnee?”

“He’s not a returnee but an alien? A person from another world? I guess you could call him that.”

Team Leader Kim seemed speechless at my words.

He just blinked and looked at me then downed the espresso in front of him in one go before continuing.

“If I’m not mistaken aliens arrive on Earth through the Gate. Is that correct?”

“You heard very well. A missionary from Eden will be dispatched here for missionary work on Earth.”

“…What race are you? Are you perhaps a non-human species?”

“I don’t know either. The person I’m serving said it was a secret.”

“ah.”

Once again Team Leader Kim was speechless.

How do you do something you really don’t know?

I casually asked a question to Team Leader Kim who was at a loss for words.

“I guess there are other species on Earth?”

In response to my question Team Leader Kim nodded and pointed upward with his finger.

“You can see it right now just a two-hour drive away.”

“Where?”

“You can easily find it just by crossing the ceasefire line.”

“Oh are you in North Korea?”

“To be exact it is in the ‘place that used to be North Korea.’ We call that land the ‘Lost Land.’ It has already been occupied by a wide variety of different races. If you think about it aren’t they also from another world?”

That’s right.

Even if they are not necessarily from another world it seems appropriate to call them beings that came from another world people.

“The problem is that all the entities that appeared on Earth through the Gate were hostile to humanity. Therefore entities that appeared through the Gate are treated as monsters. So the ‘missionary’ that Mr. Si-woo mentioned….”

“If you see people like the Goblin Guild or something does that mean there’s definitely going to be a fight?”

“That’s right. Especially humanoid monsters since they give a lot of experience and rewards.”

At this point a question arises.

I asked Team Leader Kim with a slight frown.

“If you look closely the returnees are also entities that came over from the Chaos Gate.”

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“That’s a bit of a special case. When the returnees come back a special wavelength is detected at the gate. That’s why we were able to pick up Siwoo.”

In short you are saying that there are warning signs.

After that Team Leader Kim and I talked about various things for a long time.

I wonder if it’s true that an alien is coming over and if so if that alien is really friendly to us.

Because there was a clear difference between me who was originally an Earthling and a citizen of the Republic of Korea returning to the Gate and an alien entering Earth.

How much did we talk like that?

Finally we were able to reach a conclusion.

“I will go to the Goblin Guild myself. Can you contact me?”

“Of course that is possible.”

When things get complicated just think simple.

A thirsty person should dig a well first.

It would be possible to just go tomorrow and force it through but they say that it is a gate that was won through proper legal procedures.

If we push through with force in such a situation the Limen Church will no longer be a church but an organized crime group.

Team Leader Kim nodded briefly at my words and then made a phone call to someone.

Did we talk for about a minute?

Team Leader Kim took his face off his phone for a moment and asked me.

“If it’s okay with you please come to the scene right away.”

“Who is it?”

“I am the representative of the Goblin Guild.”

Hey you’re a really hot-tempered person.

I nodded and answered Team Leader Kim’s question.

“Please tell them I’m leaving now.”

6.

Thanks to the help of the Ability Management Department I was able to quickly arrive at the C-51 Gate area in Anyang-si Gyeonggi-do where the Goblin Guild was preparing for a raid.

The purple sky can be considered a precursor to the Chaos Gate.

The purple sky that unfolds over a high school setting alone creates quite an apocalyptic atmosphere.

And against that backdrop dozens of people are running around busily.

Some were checking the equipment while others were training what appeared to be subordinates.

A scene that doesn’t look much different from preparing for war.

I sat on the chair brought by the staff of the Goblin Guild and looked at the crowd for quite a while.

How much time has passed like that?

“I’m sorry you’ve been waiting a long time. I was a little late because I was teaching our new recruits some simple tips.”

A man came towards me with a smile.

Short sporty hair and muscular body overall.

There was even a rather small scar slightly visible above the collar of his shirt.

That man reminds me of a non-commissioned officer who loved sports when I was serving in the active-duty army a long time ago.

“I am Choi Seo-jin the representative of the Goblin Guild.”

“Nice to meet you. I’m Kim Si-woo.”

He was the representative of the Goblin Guild that oversaw the C-51 Gate here.

First of all my first impression of CEO Choi Seo-jin was quite refreshing.

When I think of the word representative I think of a gentle and intelligent image but this is like the word macho living and breathing.

Face value around late 30s.

He is over 190 cm tall and has muscles that make him look like he is wearing armor.

That wasn’t all.

Along with his extremely developed body his magical power that could be felt was also the most outstanding among all the players on Earth that I had ever seen.

I heard that this person is a top-ranking S-class hunter.

I greeted him with a faint smile.

“Thank you for readily responding to my sudden contact.”

“The Black Saint himself said he would come to us so we couldn’t miss the opportunity. In fact we would be honored.”

“Black Saint Haha… I’m embarrassed.”

It was one of the nicknames I got on the internet but hearing it in real life makes me so embarrassed.

By the way this CEO Choi Seo-jin is a really interesting person.

On the surface it looks like he’s joking.

[The opponent’s magical power is pressuring you.]

[But due to your high resistance it has no effect.]

It stimulates me by secretly releasing magical power.

I cancel my previous evaluation that he was like a soldier. This is not a soldier but rather a beast.

I raised the corners of my mouth as I let his magical power pour out openly.

“The welcoming speech is quite spicy.”

“Looking at it this way it seems like you’re not a religious person but someone like me. I’m becoming more and more interested. Do you accept new believers? I feel like I need a place to rely on these days.”

“New believers are always welcome especially if they are rich and famous.”

“Haha! You are a witty leader. Now let’s sit comfortably. My throat is sore from talking to the chicks too much.”

CEO Choi Seo-jin made a slight gesture and the employees who had been waiting in advance quickly unfolded a chair for him to sit on.

And then one of the employees brought out a tray with a bottle and two glasses of orange liquid which was obviously alcohol.

CEO Choi Seo-jin skillfully picked up the bottle and poured the liquor into a crystal glass. Then he looked at me and asked.

“Cult Leader? Black Saint? What would be more convenient for you to call me?”

“Please just call me Siwoo.”

“Would you like a drink Siwoo? Even though it looks like this it’s a pretty good drink. Oh maybe you don’t want to drink it for religious reasons?”

“There is no specific doctrine that says you have to abstain from drinking but I have to play with my younger brother in the evenings. Alcohol is okay.”

“I like the doctrine more and more.”

As he said this he drank the wine that was half full in his glass in one gulp.

It’s a really interesting picture.

The sky was dyed purple. And below that on the high school playground the owner of a suit that looked like it was going to burst was drinking alcohol in broad daylight.

Isn’t this the height of disharmony?

“Ugh.”

CEO Choi Seo-jin who downed the alcohol in one gulp looked at me and continued speaking.

“I heard a story on the way here. I heard that there was business at this gate.”

“There are a few things you need to find here.”

“The person who showed the miracle in Guro-gu is looking for it in person… I don’t know what it is but it seems to be something very precious.”

I don’t feel good.

From the beginning there was no kindness in this man’s words. Instead there was something else in them.

To be exact it would have been from the moment I repelled my own magic power earlier.

pain in the neck.

Yeah that was definitely unpleasant.

And after a while I was able to confirm what the discomfort was really about.

“Well that’s fine. If the first irregular in Korea wants it there’s nothing I can’t do. It’s just a C-class gate.”

CEO Choi Seo-jin nodded and smiled broadly.

And then he.

Crap!

Suddenly he grabbed the crystal goblet he was holding in his hand and it fell to the floor in powder form.

“But I feel a little bad. I feel like I’ve been ignored. We’re one of the few guilds in South Korea so do you think we’d give it to you if you came to us and asked for it?”

I suddenly remember the advice Team Leader Kim gave me before I came here.

“CEO Choi Seo-jin is a very impulsive person. Be careful of rash actions.”

I thought it was just an expression but I didn’t know it would really make a sudden rash.

I thought for a moment and then spoke to CEO Choi Seo-jin who was glaring at me as if he was going to eat me.

“You don’t like it? Then I have a way.”

I’m a thrill seeker.

Our Pope please stop this