Somebody Stop the Pope – 270



Episode 270

88. Opening of the war

1.

A week later at the Sinuiju outpost.

“Have you been to the amusement park?”

“Hey CEO Choi how did you know that?”

“You’re a celebrity. Hahaha! Just look at this expression. I thought Pope Kim was afraid of rides!”

With the Yalu River in front of him CEO Choi shows me an article on his smartphone.

A long series of articles titled ‘The Limen Church’s Outing’.

Should I say that it felt like the only refuge in a column full of war stories?

The comments on that article are as follows:

-Kim Si-woo looking relaxed before the war.

-Isn’t this all about telling the people not to worry?

-Is this what you mean by enjoy your daily life?

-Just solid

-I was there and took a picture with the Pope and his family. They let you take as many pictures as you want while waiting for the rides.

-Haha you didn’t break your phone this time?

└Found this spy bastard

└Go back to your country

└Please let me know ㅋㅋ

When I was feeling tired from articles about war the article about our church’s outing seemed to give me some inspiration.

Sure a celebrity is a celebrity.

Wherever we go there are articles about it.

“Was the roller coaster that scary? Even the person who free falls from a helicopter is like tsk.”

CEO Choi secretly teased me.

Because the photo used in the article was of me at the top of the roller coaster with a pale expression on my face.

Get notified for updates: https://discord.gg/93rmBjgP6B

I shook my head resting my hand on my head.

“I’m not scared.”

“Everyone says that Pope Kim. It’s not shameful-.”

“No I’m telling you it’s really unfair. I did that because Siyeon wanted to jump once so I tried to stop her.”

He asked if I could try pushing the safety bar and jumping out.

I feel like the cute and adorable Siyeon is slowly disappearing and getting a bad rap.

The main culprit is probably that guy Luna.

Bad water is really easy to swallow.

“Poohahaha!”

As soon as President Choi heard what I said he laughed out loud. He laughed so hard that he almost shed tears.

He said wiping away his tears with his fingers.

“That brother is like that younger sibling. I’m really looking forward to Siyeon’s future.”

“Sir do you have any plans to have children?”

“I’m afraid that I’ll have a daughter like her.”

“Wouldn’t it be the same if I had a son like you?”

“If I have a child will you be the godfather of the child?”

“I’ll think about it.”

What kind of godfather is a godfather?

I had no desire to become a godfather at this age.

I smiled and waved my hand then slowly looked across the Yalu River.

Just across the river is China.

Across the Yalu River stood the recently renovated wall of Dandong City.

Until then I didn’t know why these guys were repairing the barrier but it seemed like they were preparing for this moment.

“A siege in the 21st century… It’s hilarious and laughable.”

“Yes that’s right.”

Since the advent of magic the influence of existing conventional weapons has been greatly weakened.

The compatibility is not good.

Conventional ammunition cannot effectively suppress the magic field.

That’s why there are castle walls like that that look like they’ve been relegated to the Middle Ages.

Harmony of barbed wire and walls.

Although it was a transitional period with a mixture of modern and medieval civilizations the walls were much sturdier than they looked.

“A powerful magic barrier is created using magic stones and that magic barrier suppresses physical force… that’s the basic premise of that defense system.”

Kang Chae-ah who had come up next to us nodded and said.

As expected from a wizard Kang Chae-ah is quite knowledgeable.

She smiled and handed me a piece of paper.

“I want to give it to the Pope directly.”

Bright paper that doesn’t match the dull outpost.

Join our discord and ping me to update more chapters. Discord: https://discord.gg/93rmBjgP6B

I received the paper and took a quick look at it. And I couldn’t help but be surprised.

“You really decided right away?”

What she handed me was an invitation.

Last time I promised to hold the wedding ceremony at the temple but Kang Chae-ah accepted the offer without thinking.

I heard that Archbishop Laparte and the temple’s schedule were being coordinated but I didn’t expect it to go this smoothly.

The groom was of course Jinyoung.

After meeting again in Japan did there seem to be any major progress in their love life?

“I don’t think we’ll have much time.”

“Why is there no time… Oh really?”

Kang Chae-ah just smiled awkwardly without answering my question.

I said laughing along with her.

“That’s just life. Things don’t always go as planned right?”

“…yes.”

“Congratulations Kang Chae-ah.”

The date written on the invitation is about four months from now.

By then everything will probably be over.

“Usually this is a flag but Kang Chae-ah is always at the back.”

“I think I will be fighting in the war as an operations officer this time. Thank you for your concern.”

“Yes. Anyway the one standing on the front lines as a government representative is the fool who is fishing over there.”

As I said that I pointed to Ja-Hyeon with a nod.

Meanwhile a crazy guy is fishing in the Amnok River.

But Ja-hyeon has good ears so she raises her head as soon as I call her.

“Did you call me?”

“No just go fishing there.”

“yep!”

There are a total of two irregulars that can be mobilized from the Chinese side.

But since one of them could practically be called the head of government there was only one irregular to deal with.

However the power of Baek Myeong-gyo was excluded here.

There are definitely irregulars on the Baekmyeong Church side as well. Even if the Archdiocese alone is an irregular the number of irregulars is greater than ours.

That’s why we also prepared ourselves.

“The United States has promised to dispatch Raphael Aiden. The two Irregulars will renounce their American citizenship and join the war as individuals.”

“You made a big decision.”

“It is said that the Oracle Emma Miller warned that if we do not give strength to the Republic of Korea the world will fall apart.”

Terra said Mrs. Emma Miller was her agent.

That is what Mrs. Emma Miller said is what Terra meant.

Mrs. Emma Miller is still revered as one of the greatest prophets in America so naturally her words carry power.

“Two irregulars… America put in a lot of effort.”

“The U.S. government recently recruited two irregulars from outside.”

“The Celestial Empire is the Celestial Empire. I will recruit all the irregulars in the world.”

In fact it is a war where all the irregulars who are friendly with the Limen Church from all over the world gather.

In this situation the war was likely to end in a single fight.

As I was talking with Kang Chae-ah about the state of the war a lieutenant colonel suddenly ran towards us and saluted.

“Loyalty! This is Lieutenant Colonel Jeong Ho-yoon the 9th Division Intelligence Officer. I have something urgent to tell you.”

What is the matter that has a lieutenant colonel running out of breath like that?

I nodded slowly and Lieutenant Colonel Jeong Ho-yoon spoke with a serious expression.

“Xi’an China has fallen to the Purifier.”

News that the Purifier has finally taken over Cyan again. And…

“After capturing Xi’an the Purifier immediately began advancing north! Analysis of the route indicates that the final destination is likely to be Beijing….”

There is even news that the Purifier is advancing without rest.

The purifier who easily gave up the initiative in mainland China.

In other words the power of the Purifier is still intact.

Instead of fighting the guys decided to infiltrate western China.

“You showed your true colors.”

The main forces that were thus preserved have now finally revealed themselves.

A massive army of undead.

What the leader of those demons and guys who scatter death ultimately wants is the head of the ancient god.

“Beijing is closer to us.”

The final battle was likely to take place in Beijing.

And then.

Ring ring ring.

My cell phone rang.

A number I’m seeing for the first time.

“hello.”

When I picked up the phone I heard a voice on the other end that I had heard somewhere before.

-Phase 2 Your Holiness. Are you on the same side this time? It seems like we have the same goal.

It was an anonymous voice.

I feel uneasy about this situation.

I soon realized that the feeling of foreboding had come from a conversation I had had with the former archbishop of Baekmyeong Church.

The Archbishop’s proposal to join forces to drive out the Purifier.

Isn’t it just that the positions have changed since then?

So I have only one answer to give.

“This time let me see your face.”

– Are you finally thinking of joining hands? A united front is always welcome.

“I’ll cut off your neck if I see your face. I’ll even give you the opportunity to monopolize our sect’s underground interrogation room for three months. It would be a shame to kill a piece of trash like you so easily wouldn’t it?”

There is no compromise with evil.

Joining hands with other evils to fight evil is the path of evil.

Did he expect my answer? The anonymous person on the other end of the phone laughed loudly.

-Haha! As expected the Pope never disappoints. Alright. Then I’ll see you in Beijing. Let’s enjoy the grand climax together.

Ring ring.

The call ended with those words.

I frowned slightly as I put my phone in my pocket.

“Who is calling?”

CEO Choi asks indirectly.

I replied to those words with a snicker.

“He’s going to die soon.”

The three powers that form the center of Northeast Asia clash with all their might.

The Chinese Civil War was merely a prelude to this war.

“Okay let’s get started.”

I said looking at the wall across the Yalu River.

Now it was time to move on.

2.

The South Korean government’s request for a response from China has not been received and the People’s Republic of China has not made any statement regarding the criminal acts committed by their Awakened Ones.

The South Korean government gave a two-week grace period but the talks ultimately ended in failure.

Accordingly the Limen sect led by Kim Si-woo pointed to Baekmyeonggyo as the mastermind and governments of various countries including the South Korean government agreed with Kim Si-woo’s opinion.

– We will arrest the Baekmyeong Cult and those associated with the Baekmyeong Cult in mainland China and bring them to trial.

Local governments in Japan and southern China also agreed and pledged to send troops.

And at 7:00 AM on July 1 2034.

Kwaaaaaaaang-.

All firepower possessed by South Korea and the United States including the Heavenly Punishment missile was concentrated on the Dandong barrier that bordered Sinuiju.

The barrier came down in an instant.

And the moment the barrier came down media outlets around the world began reporting simultaneously.

<The outbreak of war in Northeast Asia>

<The prelude to World War III another war following the Middle East War.>

<Where is humanity headed?>

<Pope Kim Si-woo of the Limen Church is he bringing peace or war?>

<American Irregulars Raphael and Aiden ‘Give up American citizenship to help their friends and their country. Their enemies will soon become our enemies.’>

The prelude to what would later be called the Northeast Asian War or the Unholy War was set to begin.

No one yet knows what will stand at the end of this.

No one.

Our Pope please stop this