Somebody Stop the Pope – 173



Episode 173

5.

A spacious garden located in the holy place.

This place which was normally a great date spot had now suddenly turned into a shelter.

“It’s okay everyone!”

“We are here by your side!”

“The Pope is very strong!”

“If you run your fingers through my hair you will feel much better!”

Cute fairies fly around and reassure people.

The pure energy flowing from the fairies’ bodies quickly calms those who are trembling with anxiety.

Fairies who always have bright expressions.

The atmosphere is definitely set when the guys are running around actively.

“His Holiness.”

As I stood at the entrance to the temple looking at the scene Archbishop Laparte approached me.

“I have news from Lord Luna Reventon.”

“What is the extent of the damage?”

“It is said that the Demon Lord Baal of Gluttony appeared and that the Awakened suffered serious damage as a result. Fortunately there were no deaths among the first batch of trainees. Instead there were 19 seriously injured and Archbishop Leo’s abdomen was pierced by Baal’s attack.”

Leo’s body is harder than armor.

If it was an attack that could penetrate Leo’s body like that it would have turned anyone else into dust.

“How is Leo’s condition?”

“There is no danger to life.”

“thank god.”

Leo is one of the most resilient prophets in our church.

A resilience that can even hit a troll’s cheek.

As long as he’s alive he’s a guy who can recover in any situation so I don’t think there’s much to worry about.

If he had dealt with Baal at the cost of Leo’s abdomen being pierced that would have been an achievement enough.

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“Oh and I just got word that the government has used up all of the heavenly punishment they had stockpiled.”

“It was a cheap price to pay for stopping the Demon King.”

“I think so too Your Majesty.”

Although they were demon lords who could not regain their original powers they were still demon lords in name only.

If it hadn’t been stopped quickly something terrible would have happened.

This was especially true for Lilith and Baal who loved creating followers and spreading plagues.

The appearance of the Demon King.

And a system message announcing the start of the <Era of Struggle> in earnest.

It’s still unclear what kind of relationship these two have but one thing is certain.

“All the good days are gone.”

That crazy busy days are about to begin.

It certainly felt like our system had been a bit too quiet lately.

Fortunately it is said that the demon lords did not appear in the gates created in Daejeon and Busan.

“I guess they figured out a way to use the gate.”

I don’t think the system is on their side.

We’ll have to capture and interrogate the Purifier’s senior executives to find out more details.

I nodded slowly and checked the text message that arrived on my smartphone.

-Forced gathering of Awakened people around Busan and Daejeon. Gate stabilization work in progress.

It seems like we’ve somehow gotten through the critical moment but I’m worried about what happens next.

If things turn out like this the northward advance that the government is pushing will be greatly slowed down.

The original goal was to recover the entire former North Korean territory by next year but it is likely that it will end up only recovering Pyongyang.

“But His Holiness Raphael…”

Archbishop Laparte looked around looking for Raphael. I sighed deeply at Archbishop Laparte.

“There you go.”

“…hmm.”

Raphael approaching from far away.

Beside him something wrapped tightly in blue plastic was floating in the air and Raphael’s expression was brighter than ever.

Archbishop Laparte looked at the plastic with blurry eyes and his expression instantly hardened.

Even Archbishop Laparte’s poker face which was not easily broken by anything crumbled in vain in front of Raphael.

“Your Majesty if I am not mistaken….”

“You are not mistaken. It is as you see it.”

“Your Holiness! I will definitely keep this and study it. Thank you! I am glad I came to Korea hahaha!”

As you can guess from the vinyl wrap it is ‘the incarnation of Lilith’.

A corpse severely contaminated with magic.

Originally it would have been right to discard it without a second thought but Raphael decided to conduct the research himself under my supervision.

An ordinary person would never be able to study it because the magical energy flowing out of the corpse was at a horrifying level.

“Baal’s body is gone.”

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“That’s a shame. But this is enough. It will be a great clue to understanding and analyzing magic.”

Unlike Lilith’s corpse which was more intact than expected Baal’s corpse was torn to pieces.

It was the result of the military mercilessly firing off every single bullet it had.

The incarnation of Lilith fell intact compared to Baal as it was killed by a precise attack.

And so I faced the future of being wrapped tightly in that special plastic and becoming Raphael’s test subject.

The Demon King’s soul was lost again but he was still valuable as a test subject.

“We only conduct research in designated locations Raphael.”

“Of course. I don’t want to die early either.”

The place assigned to Raphael was the laboratory I had prepared in the Sacred Stone Mine.

Actually I only provided the location.

I gave him an entire mine shaft that had been mined and he completed a research facility there in just five hours.

If research was conducted there there was no need to worry about magic spreading.

“Oh but those Purifiers. They seem to have developed technology related to the Gate… How about I go to China myself? I think I can catch a few of them and get them out.”

“Do you know what happens the moment Raphael steps foot in China?”

“Well I guess?”

“It’s World War III. Do you understand?”

Do you think I don’t want to go to China?

If it were up to me I would invade China right now and root out those Purifiers.

Raising the Demon King’s incarnations means in other words pouring in countless amounts of blood.

If it were Eden I would have led my troops and invaded immediately… But this is the first time I regret that this is not Eden.

“Let’s just wait and see.”

“Okay but don’t worry too much Your Holiness.”

Raphael smiled as he raised his right arm.

“David has detected a peculiar wave at this gate. If we analyze it we might be able to find a way. Well I’ll take my leave!”

So Raphael walked towards the back of the temple with light steps.

I guess it’s because he’s crazy that I don’t know where he’ll end up.

Anyway either talk to the government or talk to the US.

I think we need to come up with some countermeasures regarding purifiers.

I nodded slowly and entered the temple.

6.

The personnel dispatched to the Gwangmyeong City Gate including Luna and Leo returned to the temple two hours after the gate was destroyed.

All of the seriously injured first-class trainees were transferred to a nearby university hospital and Archbishop Seung-woo and Rapart personally took action to treat them.

Because Leo and Luna weren’t in good enough condition to be entrusted with the treatment mission.

“Your Majesty I almost died so how can you not give me a bonus? My beloved subordinate came here injured like this… You could at least give him a kiss of comfort.”

“I think it would have been better if you had come here with your mouth injured.”

“If so would you have kissed me on the lips?”

“You probably have a bandage wrapped around your lips.”

Luna was joking with me as usual but I could tell at a glance that she wasn’t feeling well.

“That gluttonous bastard is still vicious. I told you he worked hard to protect the children. Sungha really doesn’t understand the hearts of weak people. He might be able to handle the Demon King easily but not Leo and me.”

“It seems a bit painful to say ‘Stop joking around.’”

I nodded looking at the scar that remained near Luna’s shoulder.

The wound on Luna’s shoulder was revealed as soon as she took off her armor.

There were teeth marks left as if he had been bitten by an animal. In addition the area around the affected area was discolored black.

It’s obvious that he confronted Baal directly.

Baal that bastard is a hideous creature with countless mouths all over his body.

As soon as you bite into those teeth the magical ingestion begins.

Because it was Lunana the proliferation of magic was blocked. If it had been another Awakened person they would have died instantly from being poisoned by magic.

I took out the holy water that I had kept in the refrigerator and poured it on the affected area.

Then Luna starts to fuss.

“Gyaaaah. It really hurts.”

“I personally blessed this holy water after hearing that you were hurt. Don’t joke around.”

“What on earth did you put in the holy water?”

“I also put some disinfectant in there just in case. You always have to be careful of germs.”

Still the effect was very good.

The magic remaining around Luna’s shoulder disappeared in an instant.

“Next is Leo.”

After roughly finishing up Luna’s first aid I looked straight at Leo.

Then Leo took a small step back and said

“I really appreciate your concern but I have already recovered from my injuries. I have to take care of my own body…”

“Should I go? Or do you want to come?”

“…I will go.”

Leo slowly approached me.

Leo’s physical condition was obviously more serious than Luna’s. Leo had always been wearing black priest’s robes but now he was wearing a suit.

I immediately unbuttoned Leo’s shirt.

And after a while.

“Why weren’t you admitted to the hospital?”

I couldn’t help but feel annoyed.

It was a huge wound at first glance. Compared to the wound on Luna’s shoulder Luna’s wound was nothing.

It appears that it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that there was a hole in his abdomen.

“It’s really okay Your Majesty.”

“Is this the right thing to do if the organs are damaged?”

“As you can see the wound has been repaired…”

“Oh my.”

In Eden there was no time to treat it so that’s why he went around so tough. Honestly I think it’s ignorant to not go to the hospital with an injury like this.

I took a deep breath and poured holy water over the bandage as I spoke.

“Go to the hospital next time.”

“…Ugh.”

“Regeneration is regeneration but pain is a separate issue. Even if you can endure pain well why do you insist on neglecting the pain? Take some painkillers. You didn’t even take painkillers did you?”

It’s really sad to see people endure it with their bodies even though there are ways to reduce the pain.

But it breaks my heart to see with my own eyes those people who are like my limbs being beaten and torn to pieces.

“One bottle of holy water won’t do. Luna get another bottle from the fridge.”

“yes!”

Luna quickly poured the holy water she had brought onto Leo’s wound and another scream escaped from Leo’s mouth.

“Ugh.”

“I’m so upset I can’t live! Oh! You’re walking around with your stomach ripped open and I didn’t raise you like that?”

“I did it to save the children Your Majesty. Don’t say anything like that. What do you think those former Inquisitors know how to do other than physically hit people?”

As Luna’s nagging continued Leo’s first aid was roughly completed.

“Sit down. I have something to tell you.”

“yes.”

“yes.”

I sat them both down. And then I immediately turned on the TV that was hanging on the wall in the office.

“Let’s talk while watching the news.”

Then the news I had just been watching started to flow.

“Amid the global chaos local sources report that simultaneous terrorist attacks are currently occurring across China.”

“Experts say that China is currently at high risk of being engulfed in civil war and urgent measures are needed to address this….”

Long news.

Shanghai Beijing etc.

Simultaneous terrorist attacks in major cities in China.

I said to Leo and Luna as I watched the news.

“It seems like there will be multiple Chinas.”

It was news that was both welcome and unpleasant.

Our Pope please stop this