Somebody Stop the Pope – 171



Episode 171

55. It must have been as you wished when you came in.

1.

Shigeji Kashimi a second-term trainee at the Rimen School.

‘You need to come to your senses.’

Kashimi Shigeji lightly tapped his head with the shield in his left hand as he smelled the pungent smell of blood tickling his nose.

“Students don’t be nervous. I am in front of you.”

“yes!”

Shigeji took another deep breath.

A boy who looked like he was at most a high school student stood in front of him holding a hammer and shield.

He was Shigeji’s instructor Oh Jae-min who was actually just a middle school student.

Originally it was impossible for minors to participate in raids but there are always exceptions.

In the case of minors they can only participate in raids if they are judged to be a C-class hunter or higher and Oh Jae-min was exactly that case.

“Instructor…..”

Shigeji was embarrassed.

No matter how much he says that Jaemin Oh in front of him is his instructor he is ultimately a child much younger than him.

A fully grown adult being protected by a student?

I couldn’t just sit still in a situation where the roles were reversed.

[Cast the active skill <Shield of Faith Lv.2>.]

[Your shield is imbued with divine power for a certain period of time!]

Monsters have been continuously swarming us since a while ago.

As the attacks of the ‘werewolves’ commonly called werewolves continued unabated the apprentice knights of the Limen Order were joining forces to form a defensive line.

Shigeji also tried to join the defense by raising his shield but Oh Jae-min immediately pushed him away.

“Me too… I can do it too!”

I’m the one who’s always locked up in my room alone.

It was only after I joined the Limen Church that I regained my confidence and I didn’t want to be a burden to my colleagues.

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But despite Shigeji’s shouts a nervous reaction returned from the front.

“Please come to your senses! Get away! Get away from the defensive line! You’re not an enemy that can handle the likes of me!”

Kwaaaaaaaang-.

Among the werewolves an unusually large entity slammed into the defensive formation and at that moment the defensive formation formed by the first batch of trainees was instantly pushed back.

A gap opened up momentarily.

In the gap a werewolf made eye contact with Shigeji. Then as if it had caught its prey the werewolf mercilessly dug into Shigeji.

‘Must be stopped…’

Try moving the shield.

But the shield doesn’t move. No the arm itself doesn’t move.

The whole body becomes paralyzed by the intense murderous aura emitted by the werewolf.

1 second.

30m in front the werewolf suddenly opens its mouth and charges.

‘porridge….’

Kwajijijik-.

The moment the werewolf’s yellow teeth were about to rip his neck a small-sized paladin appeared in front and pushed his shoulder instead.

Then blood immediately spurted into the air.

“You will be penalized for failing to follow the instructor’s instructions. Do you understand?”

Oh Jae-min gritted his teeth and put down the hammer he was holding. Then he immediately grabbed the werewolf’s head with that hand.

Kkwudduk.

As the werewolf’s skull caved in its body fell limp and Oh Jae-min immediately drew divine power into his hand and placed it on the affected area.

“The more the trainees do not listen properly the more difficult it will be for their colleagues. Do you understand?”

“Are you okay?”

“This much is no problem! So quickly step back….”

That was when.

“Jaemin!”

“It’s piercing! Come here quickly kid!”

Werewolves rush in through the crack that appeared when Oh Jae-min left.

The defenses began to crumble in an instant.

Oh Jae-min gritted his teeth picked up the hammer again and ran forward shouting.

“I’m going I’m going!”

But even to Shigeji who was not accustomed to fighting the battle lines were greatly broken.

Werewolves keep pushing in.

A situation where we were surrounded by werewolves that came through the gap in the battle lines and seemed like we would all be annihilated.

‘It’s because of me.’

A heavy sense of responsibility weighed on his mind.

No it was more of a feeling of guilt than a sense of responsibility.

His vision became blurred as he realized that his first battle which had been exciting might be his last.

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When the guilt started creeping up from his toes and threatening to eat away at his entire body

“That rookie is already falling for it. Aren’t you coming to your senses?”

A woman in pure white armor walked out from behind him and struck the back of his head.

“Wake up. If it weren’t for you seniors you would have been food for wolves by now. Do you understand?”

“Lu…na-nim. Because of me… Because of me the instructors are in danger…”

Paaaaak-.

At Shigeji’s words Luna got annoyed and this time she hit his back.

“Just shut up and watch what your seniors are doing. It’s true that the gate has gone wild but it hasn’t grown to the point where it’s being pushed around by wolf cubs. Do you understand?”

But a minute later.

“It won’t work. I’ll be back soon.”

“…yes?”

“These kids have been out of the loop lately and they’re being pushed around by those wolves? Even though the gates are running wild huh? Isn’t that right Shigejiya?”

Light gathered from her hand and soon a mace of ridiculous size appeared.

A size that appears to be at least three times larger than the maces used by other paladins.

She looked at Shigeji and said holding the hammer lightly in her hand.

“Shigeji I grant you the authority to temporarily lead the second batch of trainees.”

“…yes?”

“Take the second batch of trainees and return to the Holy Land immediately. This place is too far for you. And there is no phone service here right now. As soon as you enter the calling area tell Archbishop Laparte this.”

Luna paused for a moment and then sighed deeply.

“We have detected magic at the gate and the speed at which it is spreading is serious. I’m sure you’ll understand if I just convey this. Do you understand? This is an important mission Shigeji.”

“Okay I understand!”

“Move quickly.”

As soon as Shigeji heard Luna’s words he ran at full speed. Then Luna who was watching Shigeji’s back frowned and quietly muttered.

“Your Majesty your intuition is really sharp. Do you have the gift of prophecy?”

Luna grumbled for a moment and then immediately joined the battlefield.

2.

My ominous intuition is never wrong.

“Gates are being created simultaneously in Seoul Busan Daejeon and Gwangju. An evacuation order has been declared and citizens in each region are requested to evacuate according to the procedures….”

Breaking news is pouring in.

A total of 4 places including Seoul.

The total number of places where the gate was activated. I think this is the most serious situation I’ve experienced since I returned to Earth.

“Well it’s not just South Korea.”

Raphael who had entered the office without realizing it frowned while manipulating his right arm.

“I have installed separate observation devices in Europe and the United States… It seems to be a global phenomenon. Dimensional resonance phenomena are occurring in all observation devices. Judging by the scale and intensity they are all gates.”

“Raphael.”

“Yes Your Holiness!”

“If there’s a fire in my neighborhood right now what comfort will it be if I tell you that other neighborhoods are on fire too?”

“Oh sorry! It’s just a habit. Haha.”

Raphael smiled as he manipulated ‘David’ then looked at me and said.

“I guess I got a little excited because this is the first time such simultaneous phenomena have occurred since observations began. Please don’t misunderstand.”

“Are there any additional gates being detected in South Korea?”

“As soon as the information comes in we will pass it on to the South Korean government. Did you hear what Pope David said?”

-check.

…I didn’t know it even had a voice function.

I looked at Raphael with a trembling expression.

The message that the <Age of Struggle> that came to mind just a moment ago is about to begin in earnest.

It seemed like it had something to do with it.

Just a moment ago I received a call from Minister Yoo Seon-ho. He said that the Department of Ability Management is currently able to handle the situation but if anything else happens here they won’t be able to handle it either.

It was a request to stand by in case of an emergency.

“I wonder why things are going so easily these days.”

Before I came to Earth gates and dungeons were a common occurrence but lately they’ve been quiet too quiet.

What’s my fate?

There is not a single day off.

Knock knock.

“Your Holiness Archbishop Laparte. I must come in on urgent business. Please forgive my rudeness.”

While I was asking Raphael this and that Archbishop Rapart quickly entered the office.

“An urgent report has been received from Lord Luna Reventon who has been dispatched to the Gwangmyeong City scene. A large amount of magic has been detected at the gate that appeared in Gwangmyeong City and it is spreading.”

Magira.

This may be evidence that the Purifiers are involved. We’ll have to investigate further to find out more.

I frowned.

“Have you relayed this to the government?”

“I already relayed the information before I entered the office. The Heavenly Punishment temporarily stationed at the water defense station is said to be moving.”

“It was a good thing you made it. Didn’t Luna ask for reinforcements separately?”

“Yes.”

Since Leo was already attached there was no need to worry about that side. The problem was the gates created on the other side.

“It seems like a rather serious situation Your Majesty.”

“Please prepare the remaining forces remaining in the Holy Land to go into battle.”

“I follow Your Majesty’s orders.”

“Judging by the bitter aftertaste it definitely won’t end here.”

Normally when something happens I would rather feel relieved but I still feel like it’s lingering.

It feels like I haven’t had a bowel movement.

In this case something a hundred percent more comes.

Archbishop Laparte who heard what I said walked briskly and I immediately called Inwook and told him to come straight to the temple.

Because in this situation this was the safest place.

Since my grandmother happened to be at our house I didn’t think I had to worry about my family.

Beth and Snow White will take care of bringing them home.

“I’ve taken care of the family issue for now.”

What next?

Actually nothing has been decided right now.

Either wait for Raphael to detect the next gate or wait for the government to contact him.

I’ll just wait here with the mindset of leaving at any time.

Woooooooooooo-.

That was when.

“Oh how can you act so shamelessly when Pope David is here?”

Raphael’s right arm which had been quiet for a moment began to vibrate violently.

-Phenomena observation successful. Next gate tracking complete.

“Oh David. The Pope is curious. Show him quickly.”

-No meaning.

“Oh you’re going to get taken to the scrapyard by the Pope?”

-It really makes no sense.

“Raphael give me your arm.”

“Calm down for a moment…”

Just as I was about to lose my temper at David’s arrogant tone I soon realized what he meant.

[A sudden gate will be created at the current location!]

[A huge magic energy begins to be detected!]

As soon as I saw that message window I looked out the window.

A purple circle appeared in the cloudless clear sky and the purple light began to spread quickly like paint spreading across a piece of paper.

As time passed I soon became able to figure out who the magic belonged to.

“The Demon King of Lust.”

Hot and vulgar magic.

A monster that causes an opponent with no resistance to become obsessed with endless sexual desire.

As I was frowning while looking up at the sky Raphael who was looking at the sky next to me said something.

“The test subject came to me on his own. I’m grateful. If I catch that thing I can do some experiments…”

“…because I saw you doing that.”

“I will do my best.”

…Can I really trust this person?

anyway.

“I want to see you succumb to your desires my beloved and hateful Pope.”

The Demon Lord of Lust Lilith has finally revealed herself.

Our Pope please stop this