Somebody Stop the Pope – 237



Episode 237

77. Chaos

1.

The movements of the two spirits were instantaneous.

Just 30 minutes after the two conveyed their intentions through Snow White.

Behemoth and Rudolph arrived in Shanghai in no time.

Rudolph had transformed into a snake with a black cow riding on top of him.

The dragon-riding snake had some visual issues.

Was it an incongruous appearance?

The Chinese as a people who are interested in dragons also showed great interest when Rudolph first appeared.

Koreans weren’t particularly surprised.

Because Rudolph was already famous in Korea and Japan.

Recently a separate channel has been created from our church’s YouTube channel and it is a pet YouTube channel called <Snow White and Friends>.

The main character is of course Snow White.

As a supporting actor you will be the fairy behemoth Rudolph.

As you can see from the members it was a metube full of cute things.

-So soon.

Beth said solemnly jumping down from Rudolph’s back.

Slurp.

As soon as Beth got off his back Rudolph immediately transformed into a reindeer.

Then he immediately ran towards me and rubbed his head.

-How have you been Pope?

Then Snow White who was next to me transformed into a white tiger and immediately pushed Rudolph away saying:

“The seat next to the master is mine. Don’t look down on me.”

-Hello Snow White! But Snow White you smell a lot of blood? Did the bad guys sneak a peek?

『No way! I washed it thoroughly with cat shampoo?』

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-Cat shampoo? I wonder if there is a separate shampoo for deer.

A holy place that was turned into an animal farm in an instant.

I smiled bitterly as I looked at the sight. Still I felt healed because there were so many cute things gathered together.

“But if you guys come here who will look after Siyeon and Inwook’s grandmother?”

That’s what I’m most worried about right now.

I put these guys there because I wanted them to be right next to my family but if they come to Shanghai like this who will protect my family?

Although Ja-Hyeon remains in South Korea Ja-Hyeon also has a separate mission.

It would be difficult to ask only our family to be protected.

Rudolph bowed his head with a sullen expression at my reprimand.

But Beth approached me with confident steps.

-There’s no need to worry about that part at all. It’s all been discussed in advance.

“Discussion? What discussion?”

-that….

That was when.

“Oppa!”

A cute little child popping out from inside the temple.

The child who seemed to have all the cuteness in the world all to herself was of course my lovely little sister Siyeon.

Siyeon ran to me and immediately hugged me.

“I’m here!”

“Siyeon what are you doing here….”

“I came to help other people with my brother! I’m not the only one here. My little brother and grandma came too!”

It was just as Siyeon said.

Soon Inwook and his grandmother walked out of the temple.

And standing next to him was Archbishop Laparte with a stern expression.

For a moment my mind went blank wondering how they got here.

But I soon realized that my entire family was members of the Limen sect.

Since Siyeon awakened as a prophet it was obvious that it was possible and Inwook and his grandmother… Since they had faith wouldn’t it have worked out somehow?

“Ahem.”

Judging from the way Snow White is acting so proud next to him it seems like Snow White’s power has been added a bit.

anyway.

It was so nice to see the faces of my family in a faraway land.

I hugged Siyeon and walked towards Grandma and Inwook.

“Just stay home and relax. It’s super busy here.”

Then Inwook rolled up his sleeves and said.

“My brother has gone to China recently and all of my church members have gone to China too. I told you there’s nothing to upload on YouTube. Plus Snow White Beth and Rudolph are all coming here… That’s why I just came.”

If you look closely Inwook is also a workaholic.

It looks like you brought some filming equipment too….

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“Minsu hyung’s filming team is coming too. If we can create content here we plan to do so. While helping hyung out a bit.”

“Thank you. Grandma….”

“Grandpa Rapart is coming here and his grandchildren will be here too. What’s an old man doing there alone? Why not come here and cook for other people?”

My grandmother always full of energy.

The grandmother looked around and said.

“It feels completely different from the Shanghai I came to before. I came here with my husband 20 years ago… It’s so cool.”

A city engulfed in war.

It’s not safe at all here but I don’t feel insecure about my family.

As dangerous as this place is

“Oh! Demonstration!”

“Uncle Aiden!”

“Princess Siyeon has arrived.”

“Uncle Raphael!”

“Siyeon.”

“Oh! Mr. Semin is here too!”

There are many means available to sufficiently mitigate that risk.

Our demonstration is much loved by irregulars of various nationalities from Korea the US and China.

Maybe Siyeon is the safest person in the world?

Especially Mr. Se-min.

Since the first time he met Siyeon in Korea Se-min has taken very good care of her.

Every time we had a chance to meet he would buy me a gift.

Perhaps it was because he was reminded of his own daughter who had already passed away?

I smiled bitterly as I looked at Se-min who was stroking Si-yeon. Then I spoke in a low voice.

“How about bringing Mr. Se-min’s family here as well?”

Then he slowly shook his head.

“The government of the Republic of Korea is doing its best to protect us. We also owe a lot to Mr. Ja-Hyeon.”

“is it so.”

I heard that the government provided a safe home for his family.

Not far from the Seoul holy site of the Limen sect.

It was a distance that would allow us to provide sufficient assistance in case of emergency.

Anyway that’s how our whole family including Siyeon arrived here.

But it feels like something is missing…

“Brother Seungwoo!”

“huh!”

At that time Seungwoo walked out of the temple.

Our first prophet Seungwoo has recently seen his fighting power and healing abilities increase significantly.

I smiled bitterly as I watched Siyeon throw me aside and run straight towards Seungwoo.

Is this why they say “Even if I have a daughter it’s useless?”

As I was watching Siyeon running towards Seungwoo and smiling I felt like one side of my heart was empty…

“Seeing you’re jealous of the little one the owner is also… No no. Give me some Churuna.”

Am I mistaken? Lately this guy has been treating me like a vending machine.

2.

The staff of our church who arrived late began serving immediately.

Seungwoo began to use his healing powers without reserve and Archbishop Lapart quickly began organizing.

I had no major concerns since I had left the management of the Seoul Shinjeon entirely to Advisor Park Ji-won. Still Seung-woo is the first and best prophet of our sect so he should be active at times like this.

Is that the government hunter Kang Ji-won that we saw last time? We need to bring that guy to the classroom quickly.

Since he was born with the destiny of a prophet he should be admitted to a religious order and begin education as soon as possible… Unfortunately there is no time.

I also spoke separately to Director Kim and Minister Yoo Seon-ho.

The president’s approval was given but we were told to wait until next week due to the handover.

It’s a pity that someone is waiting.

Still with the large number of personnel being added to Shanghai they were able to catch their breath.

I quietly drank my tea in my office. Then I asked Beth who was drinking milk a question.

“Your friend disappeared?”

Then Beth lifted her head from the bowl of milk for a moment and said with sparkling eyes:

-Yes. It was completely destroyed. It seems like even the status I had was stolen.

“You mean your status was stolen?”

-In human terms you could say he’s completely dead.

If you go to the west of China there are many rugged mountainous regions… it seems that a new spirit has awakened there.

I slowly tapped the desk with my fingers.

“Okay let’s say you guys are going to battle. Rudolph may not know but Beth are you ready to go to battle?”

It was only yesterday that I was whining about not being able to recover my spirit.

It is true that I personally find it unsettling that such a person would go to war.

But Beth answered with a harsh snort.

-Of course. I have already recovered enough strength. I intend to boldly confront the enemies who seek to defile this world.

“If I’ve fully recovered it wouldn’t be a bad idea to leave the room….”

-I don’t really understand what you’re talking about.

“No nothing.”

If the spirits join the front line following the irregulars it would be welcome news to me.

But then an unexpected story came out of Beth.

-But we should not think that all spirits will be on the side of humans.

“Why?”

-There were some colleagues who originally hated humans. They will probably be hostile to humans this time too.

So does that mean you’re on the side of the ancient gods?

-I will take the third path. I will not be with those who use the energy you call magic.

“It would be so much easier if we fought together.”

-I don’t think those who originally hated humans would suddenly be kind to humans. Especially when you look at the Earth today.

Humans are the main culprits of environmental destruction.

In other words they are creatures that no other animal on Earth can match when it comes to destroying nature.

For spirits rooted in nature humans are like enemies.

When I thought about it that way what Beth said made complete sense.

“We need to relay that information to other countries as well. They may face unexpected enemies.”

– It will be a time of confusion. It will be a time of confusion beyond comparison to the time when we fought against the ancient gods.

Beth warned me in a low voice.

But I answered with a light wave of my hand.

“I don’t think there’s anything to overthink.”

-Why?

“If there are spirits with evil intentions why don’t you just beat them to death and then bring them here? Then you can try to persuade them yourself or if they really won’t listen… sneakily. Got it?”

If you don’t listen to us and show hostility one of two things will happen.

Either convince them or get rid of them.

Beth was speechless for a moment after hearing what I said. Then she shook her head and said

-I underestimated you Pope. I momentarily forgot that when words don’t work out you’ll start with your fists.

“I don’t know if it was possible in the past but I think it’s possible to beat them up well now.”

-…That’s true too. Your level has grown to a level that we can acknowledge. What happened?

I briefly explained to Beth what had happened in the Shanghai Abyss Dungeon.

Captured the ancient god and absorbed his energy.

And that’s where I met Terra.

After hearing my story Beth immediately transformed from the form of a black cow into that of a dog.

Then he crouched down comfortably on the floor.

– Hungry longing. The most violent and foolish of the ancient gods. Nothing has changed over the years.

“Do you know him?”

– He was a stray. If you had absorbed his power… Pope you would now be a sufficient threat to our comrades. The power of hungry longing is optimized for absorbing strength.

“Terra didn’t say much but she’s kind Beth?”

-Did Mother Earth not say anything?

“The reason you appeared there wasn’t because of me.”

Because the main purpose was to have a secret conversation with Limen.

“I guess you don’t hate Terra?”

-There is no reason to dislike it.

Is it because Terra is sibling to the Old Gods but rejects them and fights on Earth’s side? Beth doesn’t seem to be particularly hostile to Terra.

-It seems she has chosen you as a being to oppose the ancient gods. I think it is an excellent choice.

“So Beth what you’re saying is that I can now absorb spirits?”

-Yes.

“…looks delicious.”

-…Why are you looking at me and licking your lips?

“It’s a mistake it’s a mistake.”

The black cow has become quite perceptive.

By the way it’s a spirit….

An unexpected variable has been added to our war.

Our Pope please stop this