Somebody Stop the Pope – 196



Episode 196

3.

There are people who have a taste for golgi.

People often say “The reaction is delicious.”

Sunri was one of those people who ‘reacted deliciously’.

A face that turns red in an instant.

I smiled faintly as I admired that face.

“If it weren’t for Irregular I would have died of a blood disease. Aren’t you a bit lucky?”

Considering their attitude I didn’t really need to treat them well.

It’s obvious that he came here to ask for help but look at that arrogant attitude.

It was not a case of a thirsty person digging a well but a case of a thirsty person poisoning the well.

“Maybe it’s because it’s a small country but the way they treat their guests is so bad. How can they be so rude to their guests?”

The boy’s voice resonated loudly throughout the interview room.

That’s just plain bullshit.

So I put my fingers in my ears and answered in a sly voice.

“You should speak properly. Aren’t you a beggar who came here to beg not a guest?”

“Kim Si-woo!”

“If you know my name you probably know my temper too… One of you Irregulars was turned into a wreck by me and you’re acting like that in front of me?”

“Are you comparing me to someone like Wang Wei?”

“To my eyes they both look similar.”

The atmosphere in the meeting room is five seconds before an explosion.

Of course it’s only Sunri who explodes.

Even Minister Yoo Seon-ho who should have stopped this situation was quietly watching our conversation.

This is purely a matter of taking the initiative.

Words won’t do anything to subdue that arrogant guy.

“It’s your house that’s on fire so why are you bragging at our house? You’ll end up with nothing but ashes so why are you acting so complacent?”

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“Are you dare to underestimate the power of our great nation when you are talking about the irregularities of a small country? Suppressing the rebels is not that difficult for us. We are simply being cautious in order to minimize the damage to the people.”

“Those guys are getting civilians involved in Shanghai?”

“It was just an unfortunate accident. The sacrifice was unavoidable.”

“Is the number 30000 an inevitable number?”

“That’s how it is for a great country.”

“You crazy kids.”

A U.S. report put the death toll at at least 30000.

He was just saying that the 30000 innocent victims were an ‘inevitable number’.

I sharpened my teeth.

I couldn’t help but be angry that he was saying something like that after killing 30000 people in a battle in the middle of the city.

Those who do not respect human life do not respect anything.

What kind of work can I do with those guys?

Sun-ri looked straight into my eyes and began to speak.

“I came here to give Korea an opportunity considering the relationship between our two countries so far.”

“opportunity?”

“A chance to repay our debt to the Great Powers. It may not be of much help but we will repay them greatly once this civil war is over.”

The tone of voice that says they still have the upper hand.

At this point it’s just a matter of letting it go.

Even before the Northeast Asia Exchange War they weren’t this crazy but when I heard that nonsense I could clearly see that the situation in China was in disarray.

To the point of sending a idiot like that as a diplomatic envoy.

Didn’t they say that when a person’s anger reaches its peak laughter comes out? That’s exactly what I’m like right now.

Without me knowing the corners of my mouth kept twitching.

And Ja-hyeon who was watching that laughter asked quietly.

“What is he saying now?”

“You’re saying you’re going to give us a special opportunity to help China?”

“He’s a funny guy. I can’t help it.”

Ja-Hyeon smiling faintly summons a black sword from the air.

Then he quickly stood up grabbing the sword.

“Isn’t there chaos in China right now? If this guy is also a person who can do something in China why don’t you just cut his balls off while you’re at it? I’ll do the dirty work for you.”

“On the topic of blood clots!”

The natural order of things did not remain still.

Sun-ri also summoned a spear from the air and gripped the spear shaft tightly.

Is it the Irregulars’ basic ability to summon weapons from thin air?

I also debated whether I should follow those two and summon my weapon but quickly gave up.

Because the place was too small to test the sky-watching ability.

If we’re not careful Minister Yoo Seon-ho could get hurt.

I gave Minister Yoo Seon-ho a quick divine shield and then slowly got up from my seat.

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And he spoke to the Sunri who had taken out the window.

“Be thankful that this is the Department of Abilities Management. If it weren’t for the Department of Abilities Management I would have thought of ripping off one of your arms first.”

I don’t know exactly what the hell he was thinking when he did something like this.

However I understand that underneath it all there is a sense of confidence that they are number two in China.

This has led us to realize that the Chinese government has reached a point where it cannot even properly operate a diplomatic envoy.

Should we say that that is the only harvest?

“If you came here looking for help you should have at least grabbed hold of my trouser leg.”

“Your insolent tongue right here-.”

Sun-Ri who was full of poison aimed his spear at me and muttered.

I slowly walked towards the guy and stopped in front of his spear blade.

“You dare. Me?”

I had some expectations for the Chinese irregulars but I was very disappointed with Wang Wei and this guy.

Not only skills but also personality.

An opponent who cannot be respected in any way.

The report that the US gave said that this guy was good at plotting but now that we look at it he’s just a plotter and a swindler.

“If you can stab me.”

It was an open provocation.

But Sun-ri just glared at me for a long time and didn’t open her window.

How much time has passed like that?

Sun-ri put down her spear again seemingly exhausted from the task. Then she spoke to me.

“I understood your intentions. I took a step in vain. I was like a frog in a well. Don’t you know what a cause is because you are trapped in a small country?”

The natural order that gnaws at our insides until the very end.

I racked my brain for a moment to figure out why this guy kept doing this to the end.

A situation that I can’t understand no matter how much I think about it.

It’s as if he’s deliberately trying to ruin the relationship between China and Korea… Wait a minute… Is this kid really?

“you….”

“Pope Kim Si-woo.”

The moment I was about to take action Minister Yoo Seon-ho who had been sitting quietly behind me until then called out to me quietly.

“Yes Minister.”

“The first round of negotiations will be a failure. Do you have time? After the Pure Awakener is sent out I would like to continue our conversation among ourselves.”

Minister Yoo Seon-ho also seemed to have noticed Sun-ri’s hidden plan and his eyes looked half-resigned.

I couldn’t help but frown as I looked at Sunri’s face.

4.

After negotiations broke down in a heated atmosphere Sun-li kicked open the door to the meeting room and left.

The four of us were left in the meeting room.

Minister Yoo Seon-ho slowly stood up from his seat and walked towards the window. Then looking out the window he slowly opened his mouth.

“Sunli does not want South Korea to intervene in this situation.”

Minister Yoo Seon-ho’s words contain a lot of meaning.

Conversely limiting it to Sunri means the following.

“Isn’t that the Chinese government’s position?”

“That’s how we analyze it.”

Minister Yoo Seon-ho continues his speech.

“In the first place Sunri is someone who insists on creating a world for only the Awakened. He is not much different from the Union Purifier.”

Why didn’t that guy go into the Purifier?

In fact if I think about the characteristics of the Purifier organization I’ve dealt with so far the answer is already out there.

The group called Purifiers is not a group whose purpose is power in the first place.

Indiscriminate chaos that is the only goal the Purifier pursues.

Sun Li is the leader of China’s largest political faction.

There’s no way you’d be on good terms with a purifier who doesn’t care about things like power.

“Sunli is rather planning to use this opportunity to establish a new government in China.”

“So you did something like that openly during the first negotiation?”

“Otherwise… it is inexplicable. I believe Pope Kim Si-woo has already felt it.”

Things get a little more complicated.

It is said that even within the Chinese government there is a clear division between factions and this is simply an environment conducive to the purifiers running wild.

As the confusion worsens more and more people will be consumed by magic.

It’s the perfect time for the Purifiers to unleash their power.

This kind of confusion is not good at a time when the incarnations of the Demon Lords have fully appeared.

“Minister Yoo Seon-ho seems to be hoping to intervene to some extent in the Chinese situation.”

“The greater the chaos in China the heavier the burden we have to bear. Wouldn’t it be better to avoid the worst?”

“That’s true.”

What if the Demon King and that nameless guy take advantage of this chaos to grow their power?

If I assume the worst something might happen that I can’t handle on my own.

If the Seven Demon Kings regain their original power terrible damage will occur.

Those demon lords are like cancer cells.

When growth was complete there was no choice but to eliminate them at the risk of their lives.

As far as I can see this is our last chance to restrain these guys.

“The Limen Church also proposed to enter China as a peacekeeping force but Sun-Ri flatly rejected it. They said they could not accept a religion that was not under the control of the Chinese government.”

“Is he powerful enough to decide something like that?”

“Most of the awakened people in the current Chinese government have joined his faction.”

“The first in the hierarchy is…”

“The number one in the hierarchy doesn’t like politics. He’s a hermit. That’s the best expression to describe the number one in China.”

In short the Chinese government is now being manipulated by Sun Li but it is their own fault.

Who would give power to someone like that?

The problem is that we have to sit by and watch the Demon King’s tantrum because of that ‘guy’ and that’s a pain in the ass.

I had been watching it for international relations reasons but I couldn’t just sit by and watch any longer.

It is indeed a welcome thing that China is divided into several parts but it is unpleasant that the demon lords are regaining power through the chaos.

I said nodding.

“Then the answer is already decided.”

“…yes?”

“I’ll be back shortly.”

If you’re going to solve a problem you’ll feel better if you do it quickly.

As I stood up from my seat Minister Yoo Seon-ho looked at me with a puzzled face.

“Where are you going…?”

I looked at Minister Yoo Seon-ho and smiled brightly.

“It was really hard holding it in. If you hold in stress it will make you sick. You have to relieve stress when it happens.”

5.

After failing in the first negotiation with the Korean delegation Sun-li headed straight to her accommodations.

“Can I just sit back and watch those Koreans spit on the continent?”

Sun-ri raised the corners of her mouth as she took a sip of wine.

“China is mine.”

His secretary who was sitting in the front seat responded immediately to his words.

“That is a matter of course. Soon the world will be placed under your feet.”

“Have you been able to contact Baekmyeonggyo?”

“yes.”

“The purifiers will be in charge from now on.”

Sun-ri thought of the archbishop of Baekmyeonggyo who had come to visit her not long ago.

A young blonde girl.

The girl showed miracles in purifying the magic used by the Purifiers.

“I took in those who were driven out by the Limen sect so they will be more obedient than the Limen sect.”

Baek Myeong-gyo decided to meekly accept the control of the Chinese government.

No to be exact he swore loyalty to himself.

In return he decided to support Baekmyeonggyo but it didn’t matter to Sunri what the people believed.

When creating a new order timing is as important as power.

Sunli judged that now was the right time to create a new order.

“Still we should at least pretend to negotiate for the sake of the old people.”

“How about getting rid of the elders as well?”

“Later. Now is not the time. I must become a righteous hero who saved China from crisis. If I eliminate them now I will just become a power-crazed sycophant.”

Becoming a world leader based in China.

His plan was going smoothly.

Even though the purifiers are filthy they are still filthy.

There were no people who could stand in the way of his grand plans.

Sun-ri touched the wine glass and thought of the face of Kim Si-woo that she had met earlier.

“A frog in a well.”

He’s a total swindler who doesn’t know anything about causes.

If I had the time I would have helped her myself but now was not the time.

“Is the scouting operation going well? We shouldn’t proceed sloppily like that idiot Wang Wei.”

“Yes the agents are moving.”

“Immense wealth and power. Promise me you’ll get whatever you want.”

“All right.”

Talent is always needed to create a new world.

Sun-ri nodded with satisfaction at her secretary’s answer.

“If you treat us in a way that a small country like this cannot then naturally-”

Squeak.

That was when.

The car that was going smoothly suddenly stopped and Sun-ri frowned and said.

“What’s going on?”

The driver of the car answered Sun-ri’s question in a trembling voice.

“That’s it.”

Knock knock.

Before Sun-ri could question the knight someone knocked on the window next to Sun-ri with his hand.

And after a while.

Kick kkkkkkkkkkkk.

The door was ripped open entirely and soon the young man we had seen earlier appeared.

The man spoke to Sun-ri with a big smile on his face.

“This time I came to meet you not as an Irregular from South Korea but as the Pope of the Limen Church. So shall we begin the second round?”

“This crazy guy.”

Kim Si-woo answered those words in a voice that seemed as if he could die of joy.

“Oh right.”

Our Pope please stop this