Somebody Stop the Pope – 250



Episode 250

3.

In the end the government had no choice but to allow Baek Myeong-gyo to enter the country.

Accordingly Baekmyeonggyo immediately announced its plan to build their own temple in Busan.

He also promised to build a temple in Seoul where he said medical services would be provided free of charge.

An aggressive material offensive.

They tried to win favor with the general public through welfare policies including medical services and the same was true for policies toward the awakened.

He decided to send priests free of charge to those who explore the Lost Lands.

Although interest had cooled considerably due to the Chinese Civil War exploration of the Lost Land was still actively underway.

“That is most of the policies of our church…”

“I copied it. I just made some improvements.”

We gathered at the temple early in the morning and prepared for action.

On TV stories about Baekmyeonggyo were constantly being broadcast.

Many media outlets were reporting articles about Baek Myeong-gyo at the same time as if they had discussed it with Baek Myeong-gyo in advance.

“It’s a chicken game.”

Luna nodded as she looked at what was being reported on the news.

“They are confident in their weight class.”

“Where did you get so much money?”

“They must have been preparing for quite some time so they must have accumulated a lot of strength without even knowing it. And they are currently working with the Chinese government.”

As a Chinese government in order to keep us in check it was inevitable that we would support Baek Myeong-gyo.

Outside the Baek Myeong-gyo which has joined hands with the Chinese government is pushing in.

There are forces stirring within us that want to benefit by weakening our power.

Either way it was definitely a situation that was unfavorable to us.

“Don’t you find it annoying that people are trying to disparage our church?”

“It’s annoying but… I guess it’s not like I don’t understand it right?”

“That’s just how humans are.”

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“Because I’m human.”

Humans are creatures that are easily influenced by greed.

In particular the desire for power is one of the most vicious of greeds.

So it’s not really surprising. They’re just acting on their instincts.

“It’s inevitable that there will be competition.”

Things have been going really smoothly so far.

Because it had a different believer base from the established religions and even in the early competition it crushed Baekmyeonggyo.

But things are different now.

Those guys came in from China huge and grown.

Besides they also resolved the giant gate that was created this morning before Ja-Hyeon arrived.

A situation where public opinion cannot be good.

I sighed deeply and looked at the familiar face on TV.

Blonde hair and red eyes.

It was the archbishop of Baekmyeong Church whom I had met before.

-The people we serve want you to always be peaceful and happy. We will take care of anything that disrupts order so you don’t have to worry.

A press conference by Baekmyeonggyo was in progress at their temporary temple set up in Busan.

One of the reporters asked her directly about her relationship with the Limen sect.

Then she answered with a smile.

– We are ready to talk to the Limen Church at any time. And I think the same goes for Pope Kim Si-woo of the Limen Church. And we will always talk to established religions including Protestantism and Buddhism as well as the Limen Church.

Anyone who sees it will know that it is always ready to embrace other religions.

They will impose their order on them too.

That’s ridiculous.

In short it’s all a show but the problem is that the show is so effective and works so well.

“There are so many hot reactions in various online communities these days. I think… looks play a huge role.”

“Luna what do you think about that archbishop?”

“She does look like a doll right? She’s pretty. That’s what people say when they see something like that: like a doll or a sculpture.”

If Luna who has a firm standard when it comes to appearance says she’s pretty then she’s definitely pretty.

Of course since my standards were Limen I didn’t think it was particularly pretty but it didn’t seem to be the case for other people.

<Title: Starting today I will enter Baekmyeonggyo>

Content: Archbishop’s older sister… But is it true that ordinary people can also become Awakened?

└ㅇㅇAlready famous in China

└I think it might be possible?

└He said that if you truly believe anything is possible.

└ㅋㅋㅋNow the Limen fans won’t come to their senses and will get beaten up. Isn’t Baek Myeong-gyo a higher-level compatible?

└Limen is watching your comments. Please leave nice comments.

└Yeah~ I’m going to Baekmyeonggyo so I’m not scared of Limen~

It is clear that a favorable public opinion has been formed.

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With the media also coming out to provide support perhaps this may be an inevitable result.

I watched TV quietly.

Baek Myeong-gyo’s press conference continued in a solemn yet gentle atmosphere.

Along with an introduction to what kind of religion Baekmyeonggyo is there was also talk about future plans.

Did about 20 minutes pass like that?

The archbishop said looking into the camera.

-At one point we almost brought chaos to the Republic of Korea. I apologize on behalf of Baekmyeonggyo.

She bowed and the Baekmyeonggyo believers next to her also bowed.

After a while she raised her head again straightened her clothes and continued speaking in a very composed voice.

-I would like to take this opportunity to make a suggestion to the Limen Church and established religions.

“That girl right now….”

“Let’s just go in and see.”

It’s a suggestion.

What on earth are you proposing?

-I would like to create a place to exchange information so that South Korea can develop excellent divine players in the future. I propose the first religious conference to you all.

…What on earth are you thinking?

I frowned and stared at the TV.

4.

The first religious council officially proposed by Baek Myeong-gyo was quickly confirmed.

There are a total of five religions participating in the religious conference including our denomination.

Limen Church Baekmyeong Church Catholic Protestant Buddhist.

So there were five religions in total.

The first religious conference was held in just three days thanks to the active response of the three other places except our denomination.

“It’s been a long time Pope Kim Si-woo! How have you been?”

“Ah Monk Beopun.”

“We occasionally exchange KakaoTalk messages right? If only I had my heart set on going to China I would have… but unfortunately my superiors strongly discouraged me. I’m sorry!”

This is the conference room on the top floor of the headquarters of the Ability Management Department.

There were two welcome faces here.

One was the Buddhist representative Monk Beopun who spoke to me in a friendly manner as soon as I arrived and the other was Pastor Seo who I had met at the Daejeon refugee camp.

“You two have grown a lot stronger since I last saw you.”

“I’m having a day full of disbelief! Haha.”

“This is all God’s grace. It was possible because God sent Pope Kim Si-woo to me at that time.”

“…I serve Limen.”

“I know.”

Is it because it’s been a long time since we last met?

These people’s characters are also very unique.

Players from the sacred affiliation each representing Buddhism and Protestantism.

They were also aces who had been working hard while our church was away from Korea for a while.

Oh and this is the representative of the Catholic side.

“Master if you plan on fighting Baekmyeonggyo today should I go and get your sword right now?”

“Oh! Are you not Saint Grace? My name is Beopun!”

“Nice to meet you monk.”

“You speak Korean really well.”

“Because my boyfriend is Korean!”

“…Does the saint have a boyfriend?”

“Yes. What if it doesn’t work?”

With the addition of Grace to the two unique characters the atmosphere is really distracting.

Still I am glad that all the representatives who are here today are people I know.

“Everyone please sit down first.”

“It seems like Baekmyeonggyo is a little late?”

“There are still 30 minutes left until the meeting starts. Aren’t you guys coming too early?”

All the rest of the people except Baek Myeong-gyo have arrived.

The person hosting today’s meeting is Minister Yoo Seon-ho of the Ministry of Personnel Management.

Minister Yoo Seon-ho always comes in on time.

By the way who will be the representative of Baek Myeong-gyo?

Considering that the Archdiocese himself came out to the press conference last time does it mean that she is trying to come to the forefront?

“I didn’t know that Baekmyeonggyo would take the initiative like that.”

Pastor Seo spoke in a soft voice.

And those words were received by the monk Beopun.

“I remember that you didn’t have that kind of stance in the past. Didn’t you work with Jeon Gak-ryeon?”

“Yes at that time… it was a very gloomy feeling and I tried to get to the sunny side but failed.”

“The Limen Sect destroyed the Jeon Kak-ryun… Oh I guess that’s rude of me to use. I’m sorry.”

“no.”

I had no intention of denying what Monk Beopun said.

It is true that our church was the one that brought down the Jeon Gak-ryeon.

And even if other people don’t show it they realize that my influence was ultimately the biggest factor in the collapse of the Jeon Gak-ryeon.

“Anyway I find it a bit uncomfortable that those who were kicked out by the Limen Church are returning to the country.”

“I also have similar thoughts to Monk Beopun.”

Their concerns are completely understandable.

The established religions are currently unable to exert their power properly because of our denomination.

In this situation even Baek Myeong-gyo is interfering with it?

They can’t help but feel a sense of crisis.

That’s when we were having a conversation.

Squeak.

We heard the door open and we both looked toward the door at the same time.

There stood a blonde-haired girl wearing a white dress.

He was the archbishop of Baekmyeong Church.

She headed to her assigned seat with a smile on her face.

And before sitting down on the chair he bowed his head to us and greeted us.

“My name is Shin Ji-hye the Archbishop of Baekmyeonggyo.”

Come to think of it this is the first time I’ve heard her name today.

The archbishop who had introduced himself slowly sat down and Monk Beopun jokingly asked her a question.

“Are you Korean?”

“Yes that’s right.”

“I also misunderstood you because of your hair color and eyes.”

“It is the grace of the person I serve.”

The archbishop exchanged brief greetings with the others and then looked at me again.

“This time I am meeting you in Korea Your Holiness. I believe you will be tolerant since we did not meet on the battlefield.”

“If anyone saw me they’d think I said I was going to kill him.”

“I remember you saying that if we actually met on the battlefield you would kill me.”

“You have a good memory.”

“This is also a grace given to me by the one I serve.”

A face that makes it completely impossible to tell what it is thinking.

I looked into her red eyes and sighed deeply.

And then the door opened again and Minister Yoo Seon-ho came in.

“You all gathered early.”

Minister Yoo Seon-ho entered with a slightly tired expression. He sat down in the center of the conference room and said with a smile.

“This meeting is my last official duty. With this meeting I will step down from my position as Minister of Ability Management. I have been given various responsibilities.”

It was the most disconcerting story I heard today.

Minister Yoo Seon-ho is stepping down?

…why?

“I am of age now so I think I will retire and take a rest. Will Pope Kim Si-woo’s proposal be valid then?”

“…Get enough rest and submit your resume. I will read it and make a decision.”

“Haha! Good. I’m less worried. Now then since the Archbishop has gathered everyone I think it would be best if he leads the meeting.”

For now the government is taking a wait-and-see approach.

The main agenda of Baekmyeonggyo must be the core.

The Archbishop nodded at Minister Yoo Seon-ho’s words. Then he looked around and said.

“We at Baekmyeonggyo would like to share with you a method to awaken ordinary people into divine players.”

“yes?”

“…What did you say?”

Those guys were dropping bombs from the start.

That too a hydrogen bomb.

Our Pope please stop this