Somebody Stop the Pope – 280



Episode 280

3.

“What on earth are these guys thinking? Why would they need a meeting with His Holiness? They’re going to be killed anyway so let’s just kill them on the battlefield.”

“No Your Majesty. This is a golden opportunity. Can’t we use this opportunity to gather together and kill the evil villains? It might be possible to sweep them away by deploying the sect’s forces at once.”

“Now that I hear it Leo’s words seem right but why don’t you just do it?”

It’s a mess.

There really is no such thing as a complete mess.

Meetings have been ongoing in the office since the proposal for a leadership meeting was made.

Is it because we’re at war?

Luna’s madness which had been a bit of a troublemaker seems to have intensified.

It looks like he was holding a weapon.

I may have actually smashed some of the office furniture.

I shook my head resting my hand on my forehead.

“Let’s say Luna is like that originally but Leo why are you suddenly like this?”

What happened to Leo who always kept his composure?

Leo answered my question with a nod.

“Because of the chaos caused by the two forces of Baekmyeonggyo and Jeonghwaja countless lives are being lost. Your Majesty you saw it last time. They committed atrocities such as sacrificing children or using them as shields.”

“yes.”

The tragedy of the purification plant has already been widely reported by war correspondents.

The horrific sight of people of all ages and genders drawing blood and performing rituals.

And public opinion on the Baekmyeonggyo bastards was also rapidly deteriorating.

This is because catechetical schools were built in strategically important locations under the pretext of teaching doctrine to young children.

Maybe that’s why Leo’s eyes rolled like that.

I could understand that point well.

“So to summarize what Leo said this is it? We go to the meeting but then we quietly subjugate the bad guys there?”

“Yes.”

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“You want to have a real spear fight?”

It is a meeting where they bring as many as three attendants.

I don’t know which practitioners they’ll bring from Baekmyeonggyo or Jeonghwaja but they’ll all be irregular level.

Nine nuclear bombs explode at the same time?

Bam! It’s just destruction.

Besides the news that Director Kim relayed later was quite disconcerting even to me.

-The purifier side agreed to this. Considering the Baekmyeonggyo and Limen sects they set a condition that the Limen sect would decide the meeting location. Baekmyeonggyo also accepted this condition.

The Purifiers who I thought would reject me outright accepted those ridiculous conditions.

Don’t you think we might sell traps?

Does that mean they are confident in their own strength?

or not….

“If I make the epicenter my land… I won’t have to detonate a nuclear bomb on my land right?”

When I think about it that way it makes sense.

Since it was proposed by Baekmyeonggyo if we accept it the meeting will be successful.

But the essential question is this:

“Why on earth?”

Seeking a peaceful solution through tripartite talks?

That may be an excuse but it cannot be the hidden meaning.

The three groups already cannot coexist.

In such a situation it wouldn’t be right for the three of us to meet like this and laugh hahahoho.

As I was wrapping my head around the meaning of this meeting Archbishop Lapart who had been standing quietly listening to the conversation cautiously began to speak.

“Isn’t it because of curiosity?”

“…Curiosity?”

“Those who have fought countless battles on the battlefield would like to meet their opponents face to face at least once. Considering the nature of the Purifier Leader he is a very spontaneous person. He would have wanted to meet his opponents face to face.”

“I think we’ve met a few times.”

“I think you’ll come to the main body. It’s a good opportunity to test each other’s strengths.”

“It’s a guess.”

I saw a post on the Internet in South Korea that described the current situation as the ‘New Three Kingdoms.’

The Purifier in the west the Baekmyeong Church in the north and the Limen Church in the south.

It’s somewhat similar to the Three Kingdoms.

Because we are divided by the Yangtze River.

“The Archbishop of Baekmyeonggyo and the Purifier have probably never met each other.”

“My head is complicated.”

“At times like this think simply.”

Archbishop Lapart continued bowing his head respectfully.

“If we reject the peace talks Baekmyunggyo will immediately frame the Limen Sect as warmongers. In other words Baekmyunggyo has nothing to lose from these talks. Those who have more have more to lose.”

“You could lose more if you try to protect what you have. And there’s no proper neutral ground to hold talks. It’s not possible to place at least nine nuclear bombs in South Korea… Ah.”

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There is a neutral zone but it is only a nominal neutral zone.

“wound?”

wound.

It is located in the area currently called ‘South China’ and is home to the temple of the Limen sect.

The troops led by Lee Se-min are advancing north but it is only under the pretext of ‘suppressing rebels.’

Formally it is a neutral zone.

I shook my head and sighed deeply.

“No matter what it’s crazy to hold talks with those guys.”

“I just brought it up because I thought Your Majesty was having some troubles.”

“Me?”

“Yes Your Majesty.”

Archbishop Laparte said closing his eyes slightly.

“Isn’t Your Majesty’s heart moved inside?”

“ha.”

Anyway I’d like to see the faces of those who are going to break it anyway.

Moreover it is also a good opportunity to find out what capabilities the enemy leadership has.

I shook my head and sighed deeply.

I don’t think this is a matter that I can decide on my own. Since South Korea was also a party to the war I thought I should ask President Seo as well.

Knock knock.

I took out my phone and dialed President Seo’s number.

President Seo has probably received the message by now.

This was a document that Baek Myeong-gyo asked to be delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea.

-I received a call from Pope Kim Si-woo.

I heard the President’s voice on the other end of the phone and I said roughly running my hand through my hair.

“I think you have already been briefed on the details.”

-Are you talking about the proposal for a three-party meeting by Baek Myeong-gyo? Yes I heard about it. We have nothing to do with the meeting so we are keeping quiet.

“I think I might need the President’s advice.”

-Of course.

I took another deep breath and asked the President a question.

“What would you like us to do Mr. President?”

-I will leave everything up to the choice of the Limen Church.

“From a political standpoint.”

-If you want a political answer… It’s a proposal that’s too burdensome to either refuse or accept. But if I were Pope Kim Si-woo I would have accepted.

“I wonder why.”

After a while.

An unexpected answer came over the phone.

-Why don’t we just listen to what nonsense he’s babbling about and if we don’t like it we can just beat him up on the spot? If it were Pope Kim Si-woo that would be possible. Oh this is just an assumption based on the idea that ‘if I were Pope Kim Si-woo!’

“Mr. President.”

-yes.

“You have such great empathy. How do you know me so well?”

The President laughed loudly at my question and answered in a soft voice.

-Don’t you think you need to have this level of empathy to become president? It’s basic.

“It must be really hard to become president.”

– Of course. How did I get to this position? I didn’t get to this position by playing Go-Stop.

“I am a paratrooper.”

-I can’t really sympathize with that…

I guess you can’t empathize with that.

There’s nothing I can do.

Anyway is that what the President thinks?

I guess I’ll have to make a decision sooner or later.

4.

Three days after that.

The holy site of the Limen sect located in Shanghai.

“…Your Holiness may I ask you something?”

“Make yourself at home Se-min.”

“Has this city perhaps committed some great sin against the Pope?”

“That’s not possible. It’s a place that’s just starting to come back to life.”

“If we’re not careful Shanghai could disappear from the map.”

Lee Se-min looks around the holy land with a worried expression.

The holy land is under tight security. Today even civilians are prohibited from entering.

Why?

Today is the day of that informal meeting.

I said this while lightly waving my hand at Mr. Lee Se-min’s concerns.

“Isn’t it because I want to protect you that I asked you to do this Se-min?”

“I don’t know if they will accept it.”

“It is up to the owner to decide how to treat his guests.”

“The fact that the Irregular Net was gathered in one place like this… Weren’t there originally three people attending the meeting?”

“Only three people can enter the conference room. All three must be members of the Limen Sect.”

As soon as we agreed to the meeting things moved quickly.

The location was decided to be Shanghai.

We decided to take charge of security as well.

I don’t know what kind of nerve they have but they said they would just walk into our mouths.

Thanks to that I was able to prepare everything.

I’m saying that I really did my best to prevent any possible situations from happening.

I said as I looked at Aiden who was drinking in the garden in front of the sanctuary.

“My friends just came to Shanghai for a vacation. And you too Se-min?”

“I don’t know if they’ll believe that.”

“If that’s what I’m saying then that’s what it is. What are they going to do?”

Woof woof woof.

Raphael’s micro drones were already deployed throughout the Holy Land.

Aiden Raphael and even Isemin are in Shanghai.

Ja-Hyeon couldn’t call because he had to guard Yodong.

Assuming that Baek Myeong-gyo and Jeong Hwa-ja bring Irregular-level people a total of ten Irregulars will gather in this city.

What if it explodes?

Not only Shanghai but this entire area will be wiped off the map.

But don’t worry.

That’s why those guys won’t dare to attack.

Since ancient times to suppress power you need a strong force to match.

“The worst will not happen.”

“What if it happens?”

“…I prepared for the worst just in case so don’t worry.”

I already told Terra and Limen about this.

If bombs were to explode here immediately separate the entire Holy Land from Shanghai.

It is Limen’s role to separate the Holy Land and Terra’s role to isolate the separated Holy Land.

-Don’t get hurt Siwoo.

Limen told me not to get hurt like that but I have no intention of getting hurt here today.

I said as I looked around the holy place where dark clouds were gathering.

“Mr. Se-min don’t worry too much either.”

“Don’t worry. The Pope is here.”

“Be humble.”

It’s almost time to come.

There are 30 minutes left in the meeting so please come right on time….

Woof woof woof.

“Your Majesty! The Baekmyeonggyo delegation has arrived!”

“That’s right.”

For a moment it felt like a divine power was about to explode and soon a woman and two men appeared at the entrance to the holy land.

A blonde girl in a white dress followed by knights in white armor.

The girl was Shin Ji-hye the archbishop of Baekmyeong Church.

We made a formal announcement the last time we met.

Their sudden appearance causes all troops within the Holy Land to enter battle readiness.

Even though it must have been intimidating in itself the Baekmyeonggyo delegation walked towards me silently without changing their expressions.

Shin Ji-hye arrived in front of me and bowed her head politely.

“Nice to see you again Pope Kim Si-woo.”

I waved my hand at her as if I was annoyed and she smiled and continued talking.

“I hope that today will be productive. What better gift for the people than peace?”

“Let’s talk about work later inside the conference room.”

Phage support support-.

“Here comes the last guest.”

A purple lightning bolt crackled in the air. The lightning tore through the air as if carving a wound.

And after a while three guys appeared inside.

cotton.

And one man and one woman who looked like they were at least irregular level.

I said this while looking at the shameless face of the nameless man who was knocking on the sacred barrier.

“…The world’s best bamboo spear competition begins now.”

Is it because the storm is coming?

The interior of the sanctuary was breathtakingly quiet.

Our Pope please stop this