Somebody Stop the Pope – 189



Episode 189

61. Area Expansion

1.

“Was traveling to Japan this easy? Your Majesty I can just travel around Japan now.”

“That’s right. A great disaster has struck Japan.”

“Disaster? Was there a gate somewhere? Since I’m here I’ll go and do it myself…”

“You you.”

“Aha I see. Me too.”

First let’s summarize this situation as follows.

“1. The holy land is connected through the basement of the temple.

2. The basement of the Seoul Shrine serves as a crossroads and the first door on the right side of the basement leads to the stairs leading to the Sendai Holy Land.

3. Only members of the sect I have permitted to travel between holy places are permitted.

Judging from the fact that President Seo and Prime Minister Sasaki were unable to move this passage appeared to not be open to the general public.

Connection between the Holy Land.

Fast travel.

This further means that the scope of our church’s activities has expanded dramatically.

This means that you can instantly move to any location by building shrines all over the world as you acquire relics or divine points.

This can be used to operate mobile strike forces or to greatly expand the scope of information gathering for the Inquisitors.

This is truly a revolution.

Although issues like immigration need to be resolved it’s something that can be resolved by not getting caught or by talking to the country in advance.

In any case it can be seen that it boasts overwhelming performance among the recently introduced functions.

“It’s a kind of tunnel. Your Majesty! I can’t hide my joy at how far your grace extends!”

“Brother Lee Eun-taek.”

“Yes Your Majesty.”

“Brother Lee Eun-taek said it was a tunnel… It seems plausible.”

“I’ve actually used the tunnel a few times.”

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“In North Korea?”

“yes.”

Eun-taek Lee one of the subjects of this experiment clenched his fists with burning eyes.

The people mobilized for the experiment were Luna and Lee Eun-taek.

When I used the command <Power: Permit> on them they too were able to use the passage between these holy places.

The command itself could not be used by ordinary awakened people including Prime Minister Sasaki and President Seo including Oh Jun-woo.

So the experiment is over.

What were the results of the experiment?

Success. And a huge success.

“The temple could really serve as a forward base Your Majesty. It’s truly amazing. You’re really building a forward base… no a temple in China?”

“Because China is changing rapidly?”

“Yes. The influence of the Limen sect is spreading rapidly in Shanghai so it would be better to leave room for intervention just in case.”

I never dreamed that Luna’s forward temple theory would gain this much credibility.

In the past I would have dismissed it as nonsense but after witnessing the effects of the Holy Land passage with my own eyes even that talk seems somewhat credible.

I raised my hand and stroked my chin.

Since you said you were heading north towards the Amnok River you might be able to get at least one relic while completing the quest.

If I had that relic I could create another Holy Site without needing any Holy Points but that would slow down the expansion of the Holy Sites here in Japan.

But actually there is no need to worry about this right now.

“There’s no way China would give us the authority to create a holy land in the first place.”

“That’s true…..”

That was when.

President Suh and Prime Minister Sasaki who had been quietly listening to our story exchanged glances. Then President Suh spoke first.

“If you are thinking of creating a holy place on the Chinese side it is not impossible.”

It was strange to have heads of state here and have a conversation among ourselves but it was also refreshing to be able to offer opinions at this time.

I looked at President Seo and asked.

“How?”

“The Limen Church is a religious group after all. If they are sending priests to maintain peace then it is possible. There is currently talk of a peacekeeping force in connection with the Chinese civil war.”

“Political issues are…..”

“I’ve always told you leave politics to the politicians. If the Limen Church wants to join the peacekeeping force themselves… it’ll take some time but the justification is clear so I think we can do something about it. Isn’t that right Prime Minister Sasaki?”

Prime Minister Sasaki also nodded at President Seo’s gentle voice.

“It would be great if the Limen Church could mediate the Chinese civil war.”

I listened to their story and thought for a while and soon I was able to realize what they were thinking.

“Do you both want our Limen Sect to keep the Purifier in check?”

Then President Seo shrugged his shoulders.

“I feel like this is too revealing. I apologize if it offends you.”

If they establish a base in China a full-scale conflict with the Purifiers will inevitably begin.

We will expand our territory based on that stronghold.

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That’s why I started to seriously consider entering the Chinese market.

President Seo like the quick-witted businessman he is would have quickly caught on to my concerns and offered his opinion.

They both say that one thing is quick calculations. After all in order to run a country you need to be quick at calculations.

“How could you be offended? We would appreciate it if you could help us.”

“Where are you thinking of location?”

“Realistically it’s impossible to injure them. It’s also suspected to be the Purifier’s base and they say it’s now fallen to the rebels?”

“Yes.”

“Let me think about it. I can’t build a new sanctuary right now anyway.”

At my words the President nodded slowly.

“First let us talk to the Chinese government.”

“Thank you for doing it for me.”

“No problem.”

I’m grateful that someone else is willing to think about complex problems with me.

Advancing into China.

A new goal has been created for our church. It is also a necessary step in order to fight the Purifier.

I sighed.

Now that it has been confirmed that movement between the Holy Lands is possible it is necessary to re-establish our church’s strategy.

Okay so now I just have to swap Luna and Leo?

thank god.

“Your Majesty? Why are you smiling at me? Are you finally opening your heart to me?”

Now there’s an excuse to bully Luna who spouts nonsense with such a shameless expression.

What could be more important than this?

I smiled and patted Luna on the back.

“Luna.”

“How about a simple first date at the movie theater?”

“Go back and devise a strategy. Focus on being able to move between the Holy Lands. Oh and do you have that forward temple strategy you wanted so badly? Document that properly and report it.”

“Why me?”

“Why it started with your idea?”

“Is that how it is?”

“uh.”

If I could just tie this rascal to the temple it would be worth it.

cancer.

2.

Perhaps the happiest person after it was confirmed that travel through the Holy Land was possible was Prime Minister Sasaki.

Because when a national crisis or other disaster occurs in Japan we can receive support from our religious order through the Holy Land.

Is that why?

Prime Minister Sasaki granted various benefits to members of the Limen Church.

There are countless benefits including visa-free entry and unlimited stay.

Awakened members of the Limen Sect were granted the right to bid on gates and dungeons in Japan at any time.

Considering that the Awakened from other countries are not given the right to bid on their country’s gates or dungeons this could be considered truly exceptional treatment.

That means you’re that good.

I still remember the words Prime Minister Sasaki uttered as he left the shrine.

-We are building a small villa on the island we gave to Pope Kim Si-woo. You can come and visit once the villa is completed.

There is no reason to dislike someone who takes good care of me.

By the way is it a villa?

I think she’d really like it if you took her to see the demonstration later.

Oh right.

I heard that Siyeon’s prophet training began in earnest yesterday. I wonder if it’s going well?

I left it up to your own choice but… something feels a bit strange.

I thought Siyeon would always be in my arms.

-I was taking a nap and you bothered me… Why did you call me? If it’s nothing serious then just do it.

“Okay what are you going to do about it?”

Knock knock.

-I was going to press it like this hehe. Master.

In front of the wide open space in front of Sendai Shrine Snow White who had come over to Japan through the sacred passage was pressing down on my feet.

“Hide your claws.”

-I got caught. It doesn’t hurt anyway right?

“Really? Then should I give you a massage too? Your muscles seem a little stiff so I’ll break them all at once.”

-What are you breaking?

“I feel like my neck muscles are tense.”

-Then I’ll die.

“so?”

-…sorry.

Snow White’s head has gotten bigger lately so she’s been getting more and more squeamish. Did Siyeon make her grow too much?

I gently stroked Snow White’s neck and then turned my gaze back to the ruins.

There was no particular reason why Snow White was called here.

“Can we plant a sacred tree here too?”

This desolate land has not yet been fully restored.

Because I thought it would be much better if there was a sacred tree like the one in Seoul.

The grass will grow again and you can create a beautiful garden.

The impact of the sacred tree on our sacred ground was much greater than it seemed.

It also had the ability to smoothly return divine power to the entire Holy Land.

That’s why I brought Snow White here. Since she was born from a sacred tree it’s only natural that Snow White wouldn’t be an expert right?

-If we plant the branches of the sacred tree here it will be fine. It won’t grow as much as the sacred tree in Seoul but it will probably grow to some extent.

Snow White wagged her tail as if she was excited.

“Is a new god born?”

-That’s not true. I am the only divine being. Unless Limen-nim gives us a new divine tree there will be no new divine beings.

“But why are you so excited?”

-If I break off a branch and make a new sacred tree here my strength will increase by that amount. Of course it will feel good! One day I will become stronger than my master and just…

Our munchkin cat dreams of a coup every now and then.

Are you already feeling good about the thought of overwhelming me?

But it’s impossible.

“You’re still a cat after all.”

This hierarchical relationship will continue forever.

Snow White is also one of our sect’s fighters so it would be good if she became stronger.

“Then shall we give it a try right away?”

I took out the branch of the divine tree that I had received through Luna from my bosom.

Snow White opened her eyes wide when she saw that.

-What? When did you break it?

“Just now. It’s a hot branch that was just broken off 10 minutes ago. This is called ‘direct delivery from the mountain.’”

As it happened there was a piece of land just right for planting a sacred tree.

About 100 meters in front of the temple.

I’ve been looking for a sunny spot for a while now. Although the area of ​​the holy ground isn’t very wide because there are no holy relics the sacred power of the temple can reach this area.

Just in case I also added some top-grade holy water.

I planted the branches on the soil as I had planted the branches before.

Slurp slurp.

I sprinkled holy water on it myself.

Then after a while.

[A new sacred tree takes root here.]

As the message window popped up the branches quickly transformed into saplings.

Snow White who was watching the scene with me said something.

-It’s just like a science fiction movie about aliens terraforming.

“…That’s right.”

-Let us one day make the entire Earth our sanctuary.

Snow White.

Aren’t you confusing the genre?

Our Pope please stop this