Somebody Stop the Pope – 201



Episode 201

65. System

1.

angel.

It usually refers to messengers who stand in opposition to the devil and follow the orders of God.

However those who follow God’s commands are not necessarily good.

No to begin with it is meaningless to divide angels into good and evil.

They are merely servants. They only follow the will of those who serve them.

If the one they serve walks the path of evil then it is evil. If the one they serve walks the path of good then it is good.

In that sense this angel guy.

“evil.”

You are clearly walking the path of evil.

He took the lives of his followers at random and turned them into monsters without a second thought.

That is the proof of evil.

Evidence that makes it very easy to see what path the owner of this place is taking.

I licked my lips as I deflected the guy’s trident with my knuckles.

【Follow me. You cannot go against His will here. This is a temple for Him alone. If you care about your comrades give up.】

“The guy who told me to give up is stabbing me with his spear as if he’s going to kill me. What kind of rhythm do you want me to play to? And in your opinion… do you think they’ll get beat up?”

The angel guy didn’t appear alone.

We’ve brought in a far greater number of monsters than we’ve faced so far.

Monsters in priestly attire.

The monsters were coming in waves.

【These are the servants who willingly gave their lives for the Great One. There are countless of them. You mere mortals will not be able to handle them.】

That angel who keeps talking nonstop.

It’s been annoying me that they’ve been flying around like mosquitoes for a while now.

This guy seems to be the mid-boss of this dungeon but to be honest here’s my thoughts…

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“It’s disappointing.”

【what?】

“You’re too weak.”

Booooooooooooo!

I chuckled as I tore off the guy’s first right wing with my left hand.

This isn’t my first time dealing with angels.

I’ve encountered angels a few times in Eden too.

I’m talking about the angels of those who abandoned mortals and sided with the Demon King.

To begin with these guys are the ones with vague emotions.

They’re just puppets that do whatever they’re told.

But even those guys have one unavoidable feeling.

horror.

Guys feel fear too.

Booooooooooooooo.

I grabbed the guy’s neck with my hands and tore off his wings one by one.

The angel struggled but could not escape my grasp.

[The opponent is overwhelmed by the <Strength> you possess.]

I don’t know how this <격> is applied but one thing is certain.

【What kind of status does a human have….】

Shiver shiver.

That it’s having a really fatal effect on this guy.

The angel who had been running forward with a vigorous spirit holding a trident was already nowhere to be seen.

The wings that were spread out proudly already have four.

Still I was careful about the balance so I tore one sheet each on the right and left.

If you look closely this guy is also a being that uses divine power.

Compared to me they are inferior but they are not at a level where I can be helpless.

But why is that?

This guy was really unable to do anything right now.

nothing.

Kiiiiiiiiiiiik!

Phew whoosh.

All this guy can do now is summon the monsters around him.

I used my celestial vision to easily subdue the monsters that were rushing at me then looked into the angel’s light green eyes.

“You have a nice expression.”

Unlike the priests who lost their faces.

Angels are creatures created directly by God.

The facial features are nearly perfect.

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Divine power was sporadically gushing out from the guy’s body as if he was rebelling but all of that divine power was consumed by my divine power.

It wasn’t my will.

In an instant the divine power that flowed out of my body began to consume the angel’s entire body.

And after a while.

A new message appeared before my eyes.

[The opponent completely surrenders to your stance.]

[You can take <Unknown>’s followers as your followers.]

[Obtain the core keyword <affiliation>.]

…subordinates?

The moment that message appears the hostility emanating from the angel disappears.

Instead of the hostile gaze a blank stare.

The guy met my gaze with a blank expression.

【There is a passage within me that leads to the altar. I will show you the way.】

And that was when it happened.

Phew.

Before I could do anything the angel put his hand into his chest.

At the same time white blood splattered on the floor.

The blood quickly scattered into a strange shape and soon a black door just big enough for a person to fit through appeared in the blood.

“What is this….?”

Just as I was about to ask the angel.

Pass the pass.

The angel’s body scattered into pure white light.

I frowned and looked at the black door.

Squeak-.

The door opened with a noise as if inviting me in.

As soon as the door opened a great divine power began to be felt from beyond.

It is a divine power that is so pure and terrifying that it cannot be compared to that of the angel just now.

“after.”

I looked back and forth between the door and my colleagues then nodded.

And then he strode briskly into the door.

2.

The scenery beyond was so different from what I had expected but at the same time it was so familiar to me.

Huge pillars located throughout the high ceiling.

Above all the identity of someone at the center.

That image couldn’t help but be familiar to me.

That would be the case since the statue was Limen’s <Faceless Statue>.

Only then did I realize where I was.

The main temple of the Limen Order located in the Papal Palace of Eden.

Originally it was a place where countless priests and believers gathered to pray but in this large space there was not a single person other than me.

A chapel as quiet as a mouse.

I approached the statue of Limen without saying anything.

When I finally reached the statue of Limen a woman appeared from behind the statue.

“Siu.”

A familiar voice.

Black dress.

A breathtakingly beautiful Limen came towards me.

But I knew all this was fake.

You can imitate Limen’s appearance but you cannot imitate Limen’s divine power.

Limen’s divine power is purer than anything else.

A divine power that makes you happy just by facing it warm and soft.

It’s not an energy that a mere mortal can imitate.

I said pointing the gun at her neck.

“If you’re going to imitate shouldn’t you have been more careful? Oh you can’t imitate divine power?”

Then ‘it’ imitating Limen’s appearance spoke in a faint voice.

“Siwoo it’s me. Do you really not recognize me?”

“Of course I wouldn’t recognize you.”

Phew whoosh.

He thrust his spear into its chest and spoke in a sly voice.

“It’s my first time seeing you. How do you recognize me?”

‘It’ whose heart was pierced by a window looked down at the window and smiled faintly. Then it nodded.

“You’re a lot tougher than I thought. I think I understand why Limen likes you. He likes you.”

Rrrrrrrrr.

Black tentacles stretched out from beneath her feet and in the blink of an eye they covered her entire body.

I stood there quietly watching the scene while wearing a divine shield.

After a while a shape appeared among the tentacles.

A female body with brown skin and red hair.

“Do you like this look?”

She ran her hand over my chin as she whispered in a soft voice.

I frowned holding tightly to her hand that was stroking my chin.

“What the hell are you?”

It was clear that the woman in front of me was a being who had reached divinity.

An unpleasant divine power flowing out from my entire body.

The divine power presses down on my entire body without stopping. If I hadn’t been surrounded by the divine power beforehand I might have already lost my breath.

“Usually you should be afraid but… you have guts. Is this why Limen kidnapped you in advance? It’s too bad. If you had met me first I would have raised you perfectly.”

“If I had met you first I would have just bit my tongue.”

“You bit that monster’s tongue? That wouldn’t do. That’s your charm point.”

She smiled and slowly sat down in the chapel chair.

And then he continued talking while looking at me.

“It’s exceeded my expectations. Of all the actions the returnees have taken so far yours is the most eye-catching. Shall we sit down and talk? For now I have no intention of fighting.”

I glared at her without answering.

She laughed out loud at my attitude and snapped her fingers lightly.

Then a chair appeared right behind me.

“Sit down.”

“Who were you before that….”

“If you don’t sit down I’ll kill all your colleagues? Huh?”

“…Say that a little faster. My legs were already hurting.”

Killing my comrades didn’t seem like a joke.

So I just sat down.

Then she nodded with satisfaction.

“You listen well. I was joking. Why would I kill your colleagues? And I can’t. I was just testing them. Oh and would you like something to drink? Wine? Champagne?”

“Sikhye.”

“Sikhye is good.”

She snapped her fingers again and soon a crystal glass of shikhye was in my hand.

I gulped down the shikhye.

It tastes really good when it’s topped with cool ice.

“How was it down there? Did you like it? I prepared myself to awaken your divinity.”

“What were the monsters and angels’ true identities?”

“The dead ones that the damn bastards dragged into this world. I was going to deal with them myself but I thought it would be a good experience for you.”

She drank the golden liquid from the glass.

“A servant. A servant that can be taken in as a god. Share your divine power and allow them to act as a proxy for some of your powers. What you experienced earlier was a kind of tutorial.”

I quietly watched her face.

The unpleasant sacredness is still felt.

But there is no sense of threat from her at all.

There are two possibilities.

Either she really doesn’t care about me or she’s just way off base from my intuition.

In the former case there is nothing to fight about and in the latter case even though I have that power they keep me alive.

In any case it means that both are safe for now.

I made a quick decision and then spoke up.

“What the hell are you?”

Then she smiles faintly.

And then he answered meeting my gaze.

“I just gave you a hint. How many people would give you a tutorial if this labyrinth itself was a tutorial?”

Only then could I guess her identity.

“…system.”

At my words she emptied the remaining liquid in her glass. Then she nodded the corners of her lips twitching.

“Correct answer.”

“Why now….”

She answered my question in a languid voice.

“I’m going to tell you the reason now.”

Our Pope please stop this