Somebody Stop the Pope – 191



Episode 191

5.

I feel like this week has a lot to do with the island and me.

Yesterday was Japan.

Today is Jeju Island.

What these two places have in common is that they are both islands.

The morning after receiving a report on the awakened person’s reaction from Raphael.

I was munching on the toast I had bought earlier while looking out at the beach of Jeju Island.

It was really delicious probably because it had a lot of cheese and ham in it.

The atmosphere is also nice because you can eat there with the purple coastline as the backdrop.

“Master here.”

“Oh okay thank you.”

Grace who followed me to Jeju Island handed me an iced Americano.

You are a disciple with a real sense.

These days Luna is in charge of education but she still helps with training sometimes.

As a player who uses divine power in battle the core subject you must learn is ‘how to not get hit without getting hurt’. I am teaching this as a professional.

“Even a bullet doesn’t hurt if you hit it lightly.”

“I believe Master.”

“The same goes for missiles. The same goes for the dragon’s breath and high-level magic.”

“Yes yes.”

“That’s why you have to keep practicing. It’s easier to land a successful hit if you get hit rather than avoiding and then hitting. Got it?”

“All right.”

Still Grace’s talent is extraordinary.

Last time he came to me and asked me this.

-Master Luna Sajeo said that you once lost your right arm? Is it true that you immediately put it back together after it was cut off?

This was the story of when we faced the Demon King of Wrath who could practically be called the final boss.

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I remember that time I deliberately gave my right arm and ripped out the guy’s heart.

In Eden causality did not limit me and my divine power was almost at its peak so picking up a severed arm and reattaching it was no problem.

It hurt but it’s actually okay once you get used to it.

Maybe I was much stronger back then than I am now. Because back then all I had was venom.

I didn’t want my family to see that.

So on Earth we’re trying to be as gentle as possible.

“But Master.”

“uh.”

“Luna Sajeo also said that there is a rumor that in His Majesty’s time… he could subdue his enemies with just his gaze. Is that true?”

“It’s not the same look… but it’s similar.”

Then Grace’s eyes sparkled.

“Will I ever be able to reach that level?”

“Okay. Let’s just catch 1 million monsters. I think that’ll do.”

Usually when you say something like this people tend to give up.

“This disciple will study harder!”

Grace instead clenches her fists and shouts in protest.

Anyway I think the people around me are not normal.

It was while I was talking to Grace as a priest.

“Pope Kim Si-woo preparations are complete.”

My soulmate who is with me most of the time when I have operations with the government.

Director Kim approached me.

“Since you said it’s irregular-level we’ll have our troops wait in the rear for now.”

“We can’t let something like last time happen again. Life is so precious.”

“We apologize for any inconvenience caused.”

“No. I’m going to show my disciples around and take them on a trip to Jeju Island. It’s great.”

Raphael’s detection capabilities easily surpass those of South Korea.

This time we have determined that the Awakened being coming over is an Irregular who possesses something other than magical power.

It’s irregular.

It’s absurd that there are two irregulars rare worldwide in this small country but as long as I’m in South Korea anything that happens is not strange.

So I decided to welcome this returnee myself.

If there are hostile returnees a battle may break out right away so shouldn’t we reduce unnecessary casualties?

“If a problem arises we will deploy troops at any time.”

“No.”

“yes?”

“If he’s strong enough to cause me trouble you shouldn’t be sending troops but rather evacuating other people. Call Raphael and if that’s not enough bring in some men from the US side. We have to stop him somehow.”

I finished off all the toast I was holding and then shook my hands.

“Of course that won’t happen.”

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Woof woof woof-.

As if it had been waiting for me to finish my toast the gate began to resonate violently as soon as I finished it.

Manners are the gate.

They say you don’t even touch a dog while it’s eating but it seems like he knows his duty.

Slurp.

He was lightly tapped on the shoulder and changed from his everyday clothes to his priestly attire.

I didn’t wear knuckles or gauntlets on purpose. Wouldn’t the returnees be confused if I wore those?

“Gate is activated.”

“All troops prepare for battle!”

The hunters who had been waiting in advance along with the commanders’ voices formed a defensive formation while each took out their weapons.

As always the Returnees’ Gate is not only filled with returnees.

Always accompanied by monsters.

Soon the gate was activated and monsters began pouring out of the gate.

“I’m seeing that for the first time.”

A bizarre monster with a human-like appearance and gills.

But Grace who was next to me answered instead as if I was the only one who didn’t know.

“It’s coming out. It looks like sea monsters are coming out as expected from a gate created on the beach.”

Nagas began to swarm in groups.

But there was something different about the guys’ charge.

They’re not running here to slaughter us.

“I’m being chased.”

“I think so.”

It looks like he’s running away to survive.

I didn’t feel any life in those guys.

The guys were desperately running away dragging their fin-like lower bodies.

I walked forward slowly while watching the scene.

And finally.

“Coming.”

Something purple snake-like extended from inside the gate.

The purple snake instantly engulfed the fleeing Nagas.

Kkwaddeukduk-.

Then he quickly snapped the Nagas’ necks and dragged them to the floor.

Irregular as Raphael predicted.

That purple aura wasn’t magic. Strictly speaking it was an aura similar to the internal energy of Wang Wei that I had faced last time.

“It seems similar to Magi.”

What was certain was that the atmosphere gave off a very ominous feeling.

So I decided to just knuckle down.

Usually there are no normal people among those who possess this kind of energy.

As I was preparing for battle knuckling down someone appeared at the gate.

White skin in sharp contrast to the black robe you would see in a martial arts movie.

This was the first thought that came to mind when I saw the guy’s appearance.

“What an unlucky thing to be born with.”

The best compliment a man can give a man.

He is that handsome.

The guy was looking at me as I was looking at him.

The guy came towards me floating in the air.

And then he looked down at me and said his first greeting.

“Have you come out to greet me? I like you. I will especially take you under my wing. What is your name… No. I should introduce myself first.”

He sits down in front of me with a leisurely posture.

Then he waved his robe lightly and said his name.

“My name is Cheon Ja-hyeon. I am the 32nd leader of the Cheonmasingyo and the 3rd Cheonma.”

I can honestly say that it was the worst first greeting ever.

I let out a small sigh as I looked at this crazy guy who called himself Cheonma.

…The returnees can’t possibly be in their right mind.

6.

First of all I know this guy is crazy.

But crazy people are broadly divided into two types.

Fake and real.

Is this guy really crazy or is he just pretending to be crazy?

It seemed like something I had to find out from now on.

I asked Cheon Ja-hyeon who revealed himself as Cheon Ma a question.

“How old are you?”

“Are you asking about my age? If we go by my age before I moved to the Central Plains I was nineteen. However since I spent twenty winters there I could say I’m thirty-nine.”

“The returnees decided to just use Earth age.”

“It seems there are more returnees. Thank you for sharing this information with me. As a reward I will grant you an elixir.”

This guy said he was from the Central Plains.

This guy wouldn’t be the first returnee to say he came from the Central Plains.

So I asked Director Kim and this is the answer I got.

– Then I will state that the returnee Cheon Ja-hyeon returned from K22 Central Plains. 19-year-old missing Cheon Ja-hyeon. It has been confirmed that he has parents and a younger sibling. Fortunately all three of them are currently residing in Seoul.

The K in front of 22 is said to be the country code. It is derived from Korea the English name for Korea.

That means you will be the 22nd person to be reported to Korea.

What’s strange is that among the returnees who came back from the Central Plains there wasn’t a single one who shared the same worldview.

Is it a parallel world or something?

I took a deep breath and spoke to our ‘Cheonma’.

“Your father’s name is Cheon Jeong-ho right?”

Then Cheon Ja-hyeon’s expression which had been arrogant until just a moment ago changed.

The guy asked me as if he was going to eat me at any moment.

“My family. Do you know the whereabouts of my family?”

“I heard you are doing well in Seoul.”

“I want to see my family. My father my mother and my sister… If it had been 20 years…”

“Five years. It’s only been five years since you crossed over to the other world. Just get the gist of it.”

At my words Cheon Ja-hyeon’s expression brightened immediately.

“It’s only been five years? That’s a good thing! But can I ask you one more thing?”

“Try it.”

“What on earth are those strangely shaped monsters? They breathe life into humans so we killed them. But there’s no way such strange things could exist on Earth.”

According to the returnee welcoming manual provided by the Ability Management Department the first thing to do is to make the returnees aware of the situation on Earth.

I used to be like that too.

Director Kim said that I was an extremely lucky case.

Because my entire family survived.

They say that just that alone is enough to get over a hurdle and it seems like this guy is no exception.

He is a guy who doesn’t know how to hide his expressions. His face is filled with longing for his family.

“There have been many things happening on Earth. Those are the ones called monsters. The enemies of humanity. The officials will tell you more later.”

“public official?”

“See that back there? They’re government officials. They’re here to kindly inform you about the situation on Earth.”

I pointed behind me with my finger.

Then Director Kim and Grace who had been quietly watching the situation from afar waved their hands.

…Why are you suddenly waving your hand?

“I have to go quickly and see my family.”

“good night.”

Fortunately he’s less crazy than I thought so I don’t think I’ll have to do much.

I was worried about what to do if something bothersome happened but fortunately this time it wasn’t difficult.

Kwaaaaaaaang!

A purple light extending from Cheon Ja-hyeon suddenly attacked me so I raised my right arm to defend myself.

A heavy shock transmitted to the tip of the arm.

I frowned deeply.

“What are you doing now?”

Then Cheon Ja-Hyeon summoned a white sword from the air and said.

“I can’t stand seeing someone strong. Don’t worry. This is a kind of test. If you pass my test I will use you with great care when I reestablish the Cheonma Singyo on this land. This is your chance to become my right-hand man.”

Cheon Ja-hyeon who naturally spits out crazy words.

I swept my right arm down with my hand and then glared at Cheon Ja-hyeon as I spoke.

“You really lost today.”

Our Pope please stop this