Somebody Stop the Pope – 208



Episode 208

3.

There is a very secret place in Seoul Shinto shrine.

A secret room located on the third basement floor.

Originally this place was created to store the relics of the sect but since there are still few relics on Earth that can be stored it is also quite a spacious place.

Even if we say that there were only three relics that first came to Earth from Eden

One is the <Sign of Limen> located here and the other is the sacred tree over there.

Lastly the newly drawn Sword of Judgement.

“The divine power is sufficient.”

Perhaps because the Sword of Judgement was placed here this place now felt more divine than any other place in the Holy Land.

I smiled as I looked at Belphegor who was stuck in the wall with the Sword of Judgement.

“How about a place where you’ll be confined for a while? Do you like it?”

Belphegor’s condition was much worse than when he was in Dandong.

That was inevitable as the sacred power of the Holy Land was too much for the Demon King to handle.

Even if you’re in 100% condition it’s not easy to handle the divine power so what if most of the power is taken away from me?

Trembling.

You can tell just by looking at the way their bodies tremble.

The pain of burning the soul.

No in reality your soul will be burning.

I slowly approached Belphegor and grabbed his chin with my hand.

“If you can get out try to get out.”

The original plan would have been to escape from the incarnation.

But once his body was pierced by the Sword of Judgement things couldn’t go as planned.

The Black Sword of Judgement is not simply a sword that pierces flesh.

A soul bound to a body.

It pierces through to that point.

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There was a reason why the Sword of Judgement was considered the ultimate weapon in the war against the Demon Lords.

〈Binding me down won’t make a difference Pope. My brothers have already descended upon this earth. Can you stop them alone?〉

Even so Belphegor who was the Demon King endured the pain and conveyed his will to me.

“Are you threatening me right now?”

〈It makes me sick to see you living comfortably on this small piece of land.〉

“Whether I live in a large land or a small land it is none of your concern. I will tell you one fact Belphegor.”

I punched the guy in the face and then continued speaking slowly.

“Souls that are imbued with magic begin to crumble the moment they come into contact with divine power. The same goes for the souls of your demon lords. There may not be a problem at first but if you continue to be exposed… I think you have probably realized it by now.”

In Eden with Limen’s help the Demon King’s souls were able to be torn apart.

The reason these guys were able to come back to life was because they still had pieces of their souls left.

So this time I changed my thinking a bit.

It will continuously project divine power into the souls of these guys for a very long time.

And Belphegor was a perfect test subject for testing that method.

For now we are using the Sword of Judgement as a stopgap measure but I believe that problem will be resolved soon.

I asked Raphael and Toby for a favor.

The progress of Raphael’s magic research is also fast and if it doesn’t work out it seems okay to continue using the Sword of Judgement.

All you have to do is gather the Demon King’s souls in the place where the Sword of Judgement is placed.

I nodded in satisfaction and looked at Belphegor.

“Still I’m grateful that you caught me when I was so useful. We’ve been short on teaching materials lately. I was worried that I might have to go to China and catch some demons.”

〈…What does that mean?〉

“Leo bring the trainees in.”

Leo answered my call from outside the door.

“Yes Your Majesty.”

Leo opened the door to the relic vault and stepped inside.

Next to Leo were five Heresy Inquisitor trainees including Lee Eun-taek.

“As Your Majesty has commanded I have selected the best performers from among the Heresy Inquisitors.”

“Well done. Just in time some good teaching materials have arrived so I’m going to use them to train the Inquisitors.”

A completely neutralized incarnation of the Demon King.

How many teaching aids are there for the Inquisitors like this?

I can confidently say that there is no better teaching material than this.

I spoke to Mr. Lee Eun-taek who was looking at Belphegor from next to Leo.

“Brother Lee Eun-taek.”

“Yes Your Majesty.”

“Come here and see.”

At my words Eun-taek came obediently to my side.

Currently Mr. Eun-taek can be said to be the representative of the Heretic Inquisitors’ trainees.

Educational outcomes are also good.

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He is one of the people being dispatched to China this time and he is someone I personally have high expectations for.

Should we say that he is the perfect candidate for our church?

“From now on the Heretic Inquisitors including Mr. Lee Eun-taek will learn many things through this incarnation of the Demon King. How to effectively suppress demonic energy how to interrogate beings with demonic energy. You will be able to learn many things.”

I was worried that the Inquisitors had limited opportunities to practice so capturing Belphegor was like a drop of rain in a drought.

Of course there are precautions to take when handling it.

“Leo you must accompany me whenever I come in and out of here. Do you understand?”

Leo nodded at my words.

“This structure requires permission to pass through the sacred barrier of the relic storage room. Entry is not permitted unless accompanied by executives.”

“Well it doesn’t matter if this guy accidentally runs away.”

I looked at Belphegor’s incarnation and raised one corner of my mouth.

“The moment you leave with the Sword of Judgement still in it Beth will bite you.”

Anyway no one but me can draw the sword of judgment.

Because that’s what the sword was like in the first place.

In other words Belphegor’s fate was decided here.

I punched Belphegor in the face again and then said in a relieved voice.

“Let us use it freely from now on. I wish for the endless development of our brothers and sisters of the Inquisitors.”

“Thank you for always thinking of me!”

“thank you!”

The answers of the Heretic Inquisitor trainees who are very motivated.

I nodded with a satisfied expression.

“Very good. I hope you will become a great Inquisitor.”

“I will do my best to crush the enemies of the church!”

“We will punish those who tarnish the name of our church!”

“Glory be to Limen!”

“Glory be to Limen!”

This place quickly became a place of passionate confession of faith.

The future of our church is very bright.

It was when I was looking at them with satisfaction.

Ring ring ring.

The phone rang and I picked it up right away.

“hello.”

Then a familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.

-Pope Kim Si-woo how have you been?

“Ah President Seo Shin-woo.”

-If you have time would you like to have a cup of tea?

The voice of President Seo Shin-woo the best businessman I know.

What is this gentleman up to this time?

There’s still some time left before I get off work… so I guess it’d be okay to chat for a bit.

“great.”

-I have relayed this message to Director Kim Dong-sik. I will meet you at the former Blue House.

The old Blue House is right next to our shrine.

Why is there never a single quiet day?

I hung up the phone and slowly walked out of the relic room.

4.

The old Blue House arrived at in a car driven by Director Kim.

Perhaps because the maintenance work was finished it felt much cleaner and more modest than the last time I came.

“Hello Pope Kim Si-woo.”

Did President Seo welcome me warmly as I entered the conference room?

I smiled as I took the hand he offered me.

“It’s been a while. You seem to be very busy these days.”

“When the president is busy it means the country is running more energetically. Isn’t that a good thing?”

“I don’t think it’s a very good thing for the President.”

“As expected the leader knows the leader’s hardships haha!”

After exchanging jokes humorously we quickly sat down on our chairs.

I looked at President Seo while taking a sip of the tea the secretary brought me.

“Are you using this place as your office now?”

“Well for now we are using it temporarily. This old Blue House has become a symbol of the Republic of Korea overcoming the crisis.”

Ground Zero which ran through the heart of Seoul.

A place that embodies the government’s pledge to move forward from ground zero to tomorrow.

That is precisely why the old Blue House which was on the verge of disappearing into the back alleys of history was revived.

Symbols are important.

Especially in turbulent times like these symbols are even more important.

Still when I see President Seo’s bright complexion I feel good too.

The former President Seo who had a tired look on his face was already nowhere to be found so…

“Do you feel like you’ve looked younger?”

“You’ve even mastered the art of mind poisoning. Did you awaken recently?”

“I hear that a lot these days.”

I feel like I’ve really become younger.

Should I say that the vitality is evident in his expression?

Anyway it looks nice.

“This is all thanks to Pope Kim Si-woo who helped me a lot.”

“I feel good because the symbiotic effect seems good.”

“You remembered what I said. It’s truly an honor.”

President Seo smiled brightly and continued speaking in a strong voice.

“The national power of the Republic of Korea has greatly strengthened. The northward advance to Sinuiju has been completed and now all that remains is to continue the eastward advance centered around Sinuiju and Pyongyang. This is the final stage. It has been said that great power comes with great responsibility. I believe that the Republic of Korea has now become a country that can take on great responsibility.”

A look of pride appeared on President Seo’s face.

If I think about how when I came back the government was ineffective and there was a lot of pressure from neighboring countries… it was truly a huge change.

I have created many opportunities for you but there is no guarantee that giving you opportunities will lead to good results.

I think President Suh played a big role in bringing South Korea’s national power to where it is today.

“The President has had a hard time.”

“Everyone worked hard. Some stayed up all night planning the operation others stayed up all night preparing supplies. I was just adding to the efforts of so many people.”

It’s a remark that is dripping with sincerity but it’s not a pretentious comment.

It was a moment when I understood that those who can pass the ball down are great leaders.

I took another sip of tea and then got to the point.

“But the reason you suddenly asked to meet me today is….”

“The Chinese government has received a photo. They say that the missile that Pope Kim Si-woo handed over to the Chinese side hit the target point accurately.”

As President Seo spoke he displayed a photo on the screen installed at the front of the conference room.

Material taken directly by the Chinese government.

The photo clearly shows the traces left by the stray missiles.

“As you can see the physical destruction is limited. There were no civilian casualties except at the point where the missile hit.”

Most of the buildings were intact making it difficult to say that the city had been bombed by missiles.

I nodded with satisfaction as I looked at the photo.

“Because it’s a missile that focuses on minimizing physical destruction and spreading divine power.”

This is a drawing I’ve been drawing since I designed the Thousand Punishment Missile.

A missile that does not cause much damage to ordinary people but is fatal to those who possess magic.

Of course not all the buildings in the photos were intact but I had a rough idea of ​​why they weren’t.

“The buildings that were eroded by magic have collapsed.”

“China also believes so.”

The results exceeded expectations.

It has been proven once again that divine punishment is an effective means of striking at demonic powers.

Have our church’s strategic options become more diverse?

“I’m glad the gift was delivered properly.”

I feel very happy because the gift I sent to the Purifiers arrived successfully.

“Actually there is no grand reason why I invited Pope Kim Si-woo here today. I have a favor to ask of you.”

“Usually the president’s requests are rarely grandiose.”

“You may decline.”

“I’ll listen to it first.”

In response to my question the President immediately said “Please” and as soon as I heard that “please” I asked him again.

“…Me?”

“Yes that’s right.”

“…Is this really true?”

An unexpected ‘request’ came out of President Seo’s mouth.

Our Pope please stop this