Somebody Stop the Pope – 261



Episode 261

85. Bomb disposal squad

1.

“Hi Pope!”

“Hello!”

“It’s the Pope!”

A newly established orphanage directly affiliated with our church near the Holy Land.

I smiled and patted the heads of the children who greeted me warmly.

“How have you been?”

Children of various nationalities lived here.

Starting with the children we brought from Dandong last time to the children in our country who were almost sold to the purifiers in the past.

They are all lovely children.

They lost their parents to tragedy but these children should not suffer a tragic end either.

Because there is no hope in a world where children meet tragic ends.

These children whom we have protected until now are proof that I am on the right path.

“Everyone looks so happy.”

I looked around at the children smiling.

I can feel my divine power however faint in the children I brought from Dandong last time.

The reason is probably because I took them into my group while rescuing them.

Children who received my divine power not Limen’s divine power.

However none of them has yet stood out enough to be noticed.

but.

Seungwoo and Siyeon’s cases are special but normally this is normal.

“Is everyone doing well in school?”

“yes!”

“So there’s no one who bullies you at school?”

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“Thanks to you Siyeon I feel so comfortable!”

“That’s right. Siyeon always takes care of me!”

“…Siyeon?”

Our children who tell me things I don’t know.

I asked the children with my eyes wide open.

“How is Siyeon helping you?”

The children actively answer my questions.

“If there are kids who are bullying me I secretly follow them and scold them!”

“Last time I told you to keep your eyes peeled for bad guys! That’s right. I also told you that if you were seen messing around in the neighborhood you’d die!”

“Hehehe that’s so cool.”

“I want to marry Siyeon unnie later!”

Was Siyeon beating up people who were bullying children without me knowing?

somehow.

Schools around here are bragging about how they’ve eliminated school violence these days.

Well there’s no way school violence disappeared without a reason.

It seems that Siyeon has been acting as a vigilante without my knowledge.

…When on earth did you start doing that?

Still it’s a bit strange.

“Last time I told you that I lost to a bunch of high school guys with a 27 to 1 ratio right?”

“27 to 1? Which high school is that? These kids dare go against our demonstration!”

“Those guys are busy serving the elderly these days.”

“that’s right.”

Among the kids our Siyeon was like a superstar.

When I was hearing all kinds of testimonies from the children.

“Brother!”

“His Holiness!”

From far away Siyeon and Seungwoo appeared at the same time.

And the children at the orphanage warmly welcomed the two.

“Hyoooooo!”

“Sister!”

The children younger than the two ran towards them and the older children also approached them with smiles.

That must mean that the saints and saintesses of our church are good to children.

It was a truly satisfying sight.

Siyeon seemed to be more interested in the children at the orphanage because she knew very well what it felt like to not have parents.

“If you were going to come here today you should have told me! It would have been better if you came with us.”

Siyeon smiled brightly and hugged me.

I said while patting the demonstrator on the back.

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“Our demonstration was talking with the kids.”

“My story? Did you gossip about me?”

“You’ve been dominating this neighborhood lately? If you keep doing this aren’t you going to take over the entire Republic of Korea?”

“My goal is to beat up all the bad people in South Korea! I’m going to be like you oppa!”

I don’t know whether to like or hate those words.

Still it was nice to see them taking such good care of these children.

I heard you’ve been moving around a lot lately.

That’s what you used to do.

A wonderful thing.

“Seungwoo and Siyeon.”

“Yes Your Majesty.”

“huh!”

“You guys just keep doing what you’ve been doing. Take care of the people around you and help those in need. That’s all I ask.”

At my words they both nodded simultaneously.

“I will always keep that in mind.”

“Just trust me hehe.”

These two are the future of our church.

Raising these two well is also a mission given to me.

I looked up and saw the smiles on the children’s faces.

Despite losing their parents and families all the children here never lost their smiles.

We rely on each other and work together to persevere.

Is there any place where the word salvation fits as well as this?

“I will definitely protect you.”

Siyeon nodded clenching her small fists.

Even a resolute will can be seen on Siyeon’s face.

Who does this guy resemble to be so dependable?

“Yes Siyeon. You have to take good care of the kids right? I’ll keep an eye on you.”

“of course!”

When Siyeon showed her enthusiasm I felt good too.

For the sake of the future of all the children here I need to cheer up.

Siyeon lightly touched her face against mine while hugging me. Then she looked up at me slyly and said.

“Honey where are you going today?”

“Why? Is it weird?”

“Because my brother is usually in the office at this time.”

Our demonstration of memorizing my daily schedule.

I responded gently to such a demonstration.

“I had some outside schedule so I stopped by while I was there.”

“Can I come with you? I’m bored.”

“no.”

He refused firmly.

If it’s a good place I wouldn’t mind going with Siyeon but my destination today wasn’t a good place.

I extracted some information from the drug dealer I caught at the temple last time.

The place where the most of the ‘repentance’ distributed by the guy was purchased.

We’re planning a raid there today.

If ‘repentance’ is related to Baekmyeonggyo we can find something by following this information.

The media and public opinion have already turned their backs on Baekmyeonggyo.

In this situation a drug incident breaks out?

Then it’s a real game set.

Baekmyeonggyo will never be able to set foot on this land again.

“Anyway Siyeon is playing here with Seungwoo. Okay?”

“Yeah! Then you’re coming late today?”

“I’m not sure about that. I’ll call you later.”

“okay.”

Siyeon nodded and I smiled faintly.

Should I go and take care of some business?

2.

“Are you here?”

“Yes.”

I entered a church in Busan accompanied by our church’s heresy investigator Eun-taek Lee.

A church that looks very normal on the outside.

Perhaps because it was a day when no worship was held it was relatively quiet.

The reason we came here was simple.

“According to what Sungjun said ‘Repentance’ was the most purchased item here.”

That’s because this place was Sungjun’s ‘VIP’.

I heard that surprisingly religious people buy ‘Repentance’ a lot. I heard that the customers are often people who seem to have little to do with drugs such as pastors and monks.

Perhaps it is because of the nature of ‘repentance’.

Repenting one’s sins and gaining faith are virtues necessary for all religious people.

But this case is a bit unusual.

“We received medicine at one-week intervals and from that point on the number of believers in this church increased explosively… It really smells.”

It is clear that Baek Myeong-gyo’s hand was involved.

Moreover it was unusual that this happened in Busan where the headquarters of Baekmyeonggyo was being built.

“It can’t be a coincidence.”

It’s not just the church.

All religious facilities of declining established religions.

It is said that the number of cases in which the word ‘repentance’ is used is rapidly increasing especially among pioneering Protestant churches.

These phenomena could not have occurred simultaneously without Baekmyeonggyo’s intervention.

“Your Majesty do you feel anything?”

Mr. Lee Eun-taek looked around and asked me.

“Well I’m not sure… but one thing is for sure.”

“Something…..”

“Before coming here I asked Pastor Seo about this Saebit Church. In the process I got some unexpected information.”

I continued speaking as I walked into the church hallway.

“I heard that Saebit Church here was classified as a cult two weeks ago. They say that they decided to determine it as a cult after considering several factors starting with some doctrines that are significantly at odds with the doctrines of existing Protestantism.”

This is no longer a Protestant church.

The place where you start walking a different route.

The timing coincides with the time when ‘repentance’ began to be supplied in earnest.

“Especially Pastor Jeon In-seok the senior pastor here. Pastor Jeon In-seok is a completely changed person. He used to lack confidence and even felt doubts about his own faith but now he has become so full of faith that he is leading the revival of the church.”

Humans are not creatures that can easily change in an instant.

Considering the information Pastor Seo provided me and the testimony of the drug dealer.

“This could be the testing ground for Baekmyeonggyo.”

It was highly likely that Baekmyeonggyo was the place where the power of ‘repentance’ was tested.

I nodded and slowly looked forward.

At the end of the empty hallway stood a man wearing a suit.

Hair neatly slicked back.

A neat suit.

And even the glasses give off a kind feeling.

“Today is not a day for worship so why have you come here?”

The man was holding a Bible in his hand.

He looked at me and smiled softly.

“I am Pastor Jeon In-seok the senior pastor here.”

“I am Pope Kim Si-woo of the Limen Church. I was planning to talk to Pastor Jeon Pastor Jeon and why did you come out to meet me like this? Things will go well.”

I walked slowly down the hallway.

The former pastor spoke to me still standing at the end of the hallway.

“Why did you come here from the Limen Church?”

“Do you know anything about a drug called ‘repentance’?”

“Confessing and repenting your sins as a child of God. That is repentance. But drugs… I don’t understand what you are talking about.”

Pastor Jeon’s expression doesn’t change at all.

But seeing that shameless expression makes me even more convinced.

It’s normal to be embarrassed or pale when asked if you distribute drugs.

But there was a constant smile on his face.

Besides he wasn’t that surprised when I showed up. On the contrary he looked very confident.

“Look.”

He raised his hand lightly.

Then the door to the hallway opened and a group of children of Siyeon’s age appeared.

Blurry eyes.

Children with unfocused eyes as if possessed by something.

A faint sense of divinity was felt from the children.

“I was just showing the right path to the Lord’s lambs. But then you suddenly came and told me about drugs… It’s a bit embarrassing.”

CCTVs installed everywhere catch the eye.

It seems like they are confident because they trust the CCTV and the children.

I glared at the former pastor raising the corners of my mouth.

“You only said it was drugs but I don’t think you said it was narcotics?”

“When you say drugs… don’t you mean narcotics?”

“Well there’s no need to get into those details now. Before that let me ask you one thing. In Christian terms… Ah I guess it would be better to ask it like this.”

After a long time I took out my leather gloves and put them on.

And then he looked the guy in the eye and said

“Jeon In-seok are you possessed by Satan?”

Our Pope please stop this