Somebody Stop the Pope – 301



Episode 301

3.

Two weeks after the war ended.

He entrusted the reorganization of the diocese to Archbishop Leo and Lapart.

Since the war was over there wasn’t much for our church to worry about.

The goal is to deliver relief supplies to areas in need of relief including occupied areas.

It would have been sufficient to delegate that level of responsibility to executives.

All of the executives from Eden have experienced a training period after the war.

There was no one better suited to the job.

Oh then what am I doing?

“Where is Limen now?”

“I have to keep looking for it.”

“No so when are you going to come looking for me?”

“That’s right. Everything is fine but why do you take me with you? I want to spend happy times with my family too.”

Luna is currently traveling around the country with Ja-Hyeon.

With the hope that Limen might be out there somewhere.

The reason we search in this old-fashioned way is because the possibility is very slim.

“What if there’s a small piece of Limen that was left behind during the process of its disappearance? Do you know where it might be?”

“If you keep doing this you’ll end up traveling around the world.”

Luna nodded as she walked along the mountain path with me.

I answered that question as if it were a given.

“If necessary I will.”

That’s why I bring Luna with me.

Luna who still possesses Limen’s divine power will have an easy time detecting Limen’s traces.

It acts as a kind of detector.

And the reason why I bring Ja-Hyeon with me is… First of all I need a friend who can use my body right?

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I don’t like taking Aiden around because it’s noisy.

Ja-Hyeon was the perfect fit.

“Your parents readily gave you permission Ja-hyeon. Cheer up a bit.”

In order to take Ja-hyeon with me I went to Ja-hyeon’s parents and asked them to take care of her.

There’s something I have to do with Ja-hyeon.

Then Ja-Hyeon’s parents just said ‘Take him wherever you want and use him.’

I’m glad that you two really like me.

“I was just trying to enjoy my life as a returnee but what is this because of you hyung?”

“So you don’t like it?”

He asked slightly raising his fist.

Then Ja-Hyeon laughed loudly and shook her head.

“No. As a younger brother I’m really happy that you seem to have regained your energy.”

“vigor?”

“I still tremble when I think about your expression when the war ended. I told you that was the first time I saw you make that expression. Even a mountain corpse would be more lively than that.”

That’s what hope is all about.

Even the faintest hope can be a driving force that moves people.

Still Ja-Hyeon this guy thinks about me a little bit.

Ja-hyeon shrugged his shoulders as he stepped on the grass.

“I also started practicing again recently.”

“Why do you want to become a real Heavenly Horse?”

“If I were a devil wouldn’t I be able to beat you a few times when you make that kind of expression?”

“You little shit… you’re so cute.”

“I’ve often heard people say that I’m amazing.”

I don’t know what kind of teacher he grew up under but he’s just a really annoying guy.

Are you trying to gain strength to beat me?

I snickered and slapped the guy on the back. Then I glanced at Luna and said.

“You can’t really feel anything from this side right?”

“Yes that’s right. It would be nice if there was even a hint. This is like heading straight for the ground.”

“So you don’t like it?”

“No way. I haven’t been able to properly show my filial piety to you Limen so I can’t let you stay on the cold floor.”

“You are a filial daughter you are a filial daughter.”

With Busan as my last stop I took a quick look around South Korea.

We plan to start from the areas where the Limen sect’s influence is strongest.

South Korea is finished now it’s Japan.

The area around Beijing which was a fiercely contested battleground has already been explored.

I wish there were some traces left somewhere.

I wanted to see her face again because I was willing to spend the rest of my life looking for Limen.

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Never before had I felt more resentful of Limen’s faceless statue than at this moment.

“But Your Majesty.”

Luna asked me a question indirectly as we walked along the street.

“huh?”

“It’s a trace of Limen. If we were to search around the area where the sect’s influence was strongest there would be a place with a higher probability than Earth.”

“…Eden?”

“Yes. If you have lost your strength and are waiting there is no better place to recover it than Eden.”

I was so focused on Limen that I forgot about Eden for a moment.

Eden may have been as chaotic as Earth.

Limen was the god of Eden.

In other words Eden lost its God in an instant.

If you were suddenly struck by lightning wouldn’t you be confused?

Since the Limen that connected the two worlds had disappeared the situation in Eden was unknown.

“Is it possible to go there in person when I can’t even contact you?”

“That’s right.”

“Oh how are the people who came over from Eden? I think they’ll be dissatisfied because they can’t go back.”

“I thought so at first but everyone else was indifferent. Most people were prepared and came over.”

“Take good care of it.”

“I will do my best to take care of it. It is also a valuable asset to our church.”

If it weren’t for them coming from Eden… there might have been more casualties.

The experience they passed on to their juniors had a great effect.

Many will die but those who survive will eventually plant new seeds.

And when those seeds germinate they will eventually grow into sturdy trees that will protect our church.

I nodded and sighed.

It would be really nice if we could go directly to Eden and check… but that’s not feasible.

We can only do our best with what we have been given right now.

“Let’s move slowly to the next area.”

“Is it Japan?”

“I already told the Prime Minister in advance. You can go anywhere.”

“That’s why connections are the best! Let’s go Ja-Hyeon.”

“Traveling to Japan is great. How about stopping by a hot spring while you’re there?”

“Are you going out to play?”

So we joked around and moved on to our next goal.

But in both Japan and China.

There was no trace of Limen anywhere.

It took us a month to realize that.

4.

It was none other than Raphael’s call that brought me back to Seoul.

While I was traveling around mainland China looking for traces of Limen I received a call from Raphael.

-I have something to say to the Pope.

When I first heard those words I could tell what Raphael meant.

Raphael found a way to return to his world.

And my hunch was not wrong.

“So are you going back to that world now?”

I smiled faintly as I handed Raphael the tea.

Raphael nodded and carefully drank the tea I offered him.

“It’s all thanks to the Pope.”

“What did I do?”

“We have obtained very meaningful data from the Sanctuary. This is because the Old Gods created connections to other worlds throughout the Sanctuary. Originally it was impossible to access due to the power of the Old Gods but thanks to the Pope’s destruction of them we have been given a chance.”

He added that he extracted various data from that gate.

The formula for transcending dimensions was the greatest achievement he had ever achieved.

“Of course there is one problem.”

“What is it?”

“It’s an application of the methods used by the ancient gods so it requires a huge amount of sacred stones. Most of the process can be solved with the psychic crystals I have but… the trigger to activate the dimensional traveler seems to be only possible with sacred stones.”

“How many numbers can you move at once?”

“Not many. They are extremely energy inefficient. One at best.”

“Still it’s a good thing.”

What could be happier news for Raphael than finding a way back?

Raphael smiled and bowed his head slightly at my congratulations.

“I would like to purchase a sacred stone.”

I responded to his words by waving my hand.

“A purchase? After all that Raphael has done for us so far I can give you that much as a farewell gift.”

“Your Holiness has taken good care of this mad scientist. He deserves to be paid for it.”

“If it’s money we too….”

“Ah I plan to pay for the purchase of the sacred stone with something else.”

Raphael continued speaking while looking into my eyes.

“I heard from Aiden that the Pope also wants to visit Eden. Is that true?”

“I wish I could go. There is someone I need to find. But wouldn’t it be difficult?”

“it’s possible.”

“…yes?”

“It is entirely possible for the Pope to visit Eden. I can guarantee a round trip. The duration of the stay will not be long but… it is possible for about a week in Earth time.”

I guess Raphael’s purpose in meeting me wasn’t simply to say goodbye.

I drank my tea trying to remain as calm as possible.

And I asked him subtly.

“When did you hear that I wanted to go to Eden?”

“I met Aiden a few days ago on my way back from visiting Mrs. Emma in the hospital.”

“You’re just wiping your mouth.”

“I think Aiden expected me to come up with a way for the Pope. Aiden was worried inside. Aiden is a deeper thinker than he looks.”

I heard about Mrs. Emma’s condition earlier.

He fell into a coma towards the end of the war and hasn’t woken up yet.

Perhaps the destruction of Terra also shocked Lady Emma ​​who could be called her prophetess.

…It gets even stranger when I think about it.

In contrast the prophets of our church are fine.

Isn’t this also evidence that Limen has not completely disappeared?

“In order to travel through dimensions you need an item that belongs to that dimension. Not just any item but something that had a strong influence on that dimension… Well you could call it a relic. You need an item that contains powerful energy. It’s easy to think of it as obtaining coordinates through that item.”

If there are such relics there are several in our church.

Like the Primal Necklace or the Sword of Judgement in the Holy Land of Seoul.

Those two should be enough to serve as coordinates.

Did you read my expression?

Raphael nodded slowly.

“If it’s a holy relic from the Limen Church it’s definitely possible.”

“How do I get back?”

“You can use the suit I gave the Pope as a gift. I will input the coordinates for you to return to Earth. Of course it will also have to have a temporary dimension travel function. It will be small and disposable. Oh and you will also need to procure the sacred stone locally.”

“If it’s Eden we can supply it in abundance.”

“That makes me even happier.”

“So what Raphael is saying now is… that I can go to Eden for a while?”

“That’s correct.”

It is an excessive condition for a payment for Shinsungseok.

It feels like a helping hand has come from an unexpected place.

Raphael looked at me with a big smile.

“The Pope saved me from going mad. And he found a way back. Compared to that this is nothing. I am the Pope’s friend.”

“…friend.”

Why are there so many good people around me?

I grabbed the hand Raphael extended to me and said in an earnest voice.

“please.”

“It will probably take at least two weeks to modify the Pope’s suit and prepare the dimensional transporter.”

“I can wait as long as you want.”

“Then I will start working with that understanding.”

Raphael stood up bowed to me then slowly opened the door and left the office.

As I watch Raphael’s back as he walks away many thoughts come to mind.

Before we could go to Eden for a while there were people I had to ask permission from.

First of all I had to ask them for permission.

I picked up the phone and called Siyeon.

-Big brother!

“Where is Siyeon now?”

-I was watching a drama at home with my older brother and grandma!

“I’ll go now Oppa. We have something to talk about when we all get together.”

I need permission from my loved ones.

I can’t just leave without saying anything like I used to. I can’t give my family the same pain.

I hung up the phone and headed straight home.

There was so much to talk about.

Our Pope please stop this