Somebody Stop the Pope – 309



Episode 309

101. Back to Earth

1.

The day of return has dawned.

All preparations are complete.

I’ve collected the sacred stones to use when I return and I’ve also neatly organized my priestly robes.

Could it be because of what I did yesterday?

They say there’s a rumor going around the continent.

-The hero of Eden is always watching over Eden.

News of my return reached the ends of the continent. The northern tribes barely managed to refuse to pay me tribute.

The tribes of the North have been the largest supporters of the Limen Cult since Leo joined our cult.

Originally a place where shamanic culture flourished most tribes have now adopted Limen.

Should we say that this is the region that has changed the most since the war?

In fact there are quite a few northerners among the church’s holy warriors.

This is because the northern tribes were the ones with the strongest physical abilities among the humans on the continent.

Anyway thanks to the prayers of many people the Continental Peace Conference has ended successfully and now all that’s left is to return.

I said this while petting Amur in my office after finishing all the preparations.

“What did I tell you?”

“My body must be strong for the church to be strong!” He told me over and over again.

“You need to train your body as much as you use your divine power. That way you can punish those who bully your family.”

I hope Amur grows up to be a very good pope.

A Pope who has a warm heart like now but also exerts his power passionately when necessary.

“When will I be able to see Your Majesty again?”

Amur asked me with a look of regret.

It’s cute.

If this guy were to be with Seungwoo and Siyeon I think he’d be able to gain quite a bit.

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“I guess I have to try my best now.”

“I want to go to His Majesty’s world sometime.”

“I want to show you that place too. I’ll invite you sometime. I’ll ask Limen about it… Until then eat lots of delicious food and help lots of people. Okay?”

“yes!”

If we can just find Limen all problems will be solved.

It’ll probably solve the problem of the twisted timeline too.

After I was convinced that Limen existed I felt much more at ease.

You just have to find it.

I just have to find Limen who is waiting for me somewhere.

And that was the reason I returned to Earth.

I can’t be sure but my gut tells me so.

That I have to go back to Earth.

It’s a shame we can’t stay in Eden longer but we’ve decided to wait until next time.

Knock knock.

While I was sitting on the chair chatting with Amur about this and that Patriarch Bayer entered the office.

“It is time for your Majesty to go.”

“Huh? I was planning on staying here and then going back without anyone knowing.”

“Did you think we would let the Pope go so easily? That is ridiculous. Please return to the square. Everything has been prepared.”

What on earth have you prepared?

This wasn’t my plan…

But I couldn’t stay still because Archbishop Bayer had used his secret weapon.

“This is the last request of an old man who has not much time left to live. Do you intend to refuse this as well?”

“No I said that’s a cheat key. If someone who has lived for 10 more years says that….”

“If Your Majesty does not grant my request… I do not think I will live even ten years.”

Was Patriarch Bayer originally like this?

I had no choice but to nod my head at the old man’s request threatening to take my life hostage.

That’s my situation.

No matter how much I think about it I’m weak towards older people?

“Let’s go.”

“I knew you would do that.”

When I accepted Archbishop Bayer smiled with satisfaction and nodded.

Then he opened the door and said

“Please go out.”

“Let’s go to Amur.”

I took Amur’s hand and got up from my seat. Then I slowly walked out of the office.

It was from then on.

“Your Holiness the Pope.”

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“Your Holiness the Pope.”

A path was created starting from in front of the office.

All those dressed in priestly attire stand on either side of me bow slightly toward me and clasp their hands together.

And the road continued outside the Vatican.

My strong colleagues who wish me blessings.

The comrades who once shared life and death with me and the seeds they left behind have sprouted and expressed their gratitude to me.

Walk that path.

I gladly and willingly walk that path that I may not be able to walk again.

“It was really nice to meet you again after our first meeting.”

Last week.

I was truly grateful to them for giving me the opportunity to reminisce.

It must have been because they had stood firm in Eden that we were able to find traces of Limen.

After walking through the corridors of the Vatican we finally arrived outside where the warm sunlight was pouring down.

In front of the stairs leading to the statue of the miracle god.

I went down the stairs.

In the square in front of the statue of the Miracle God a large crowd of people gathered and looked at me.

Armored knights stood with their ceremonial swords held aloft while behind them warrior priests knelt on one knee in reverence.

It was such a beautiful sight.

Suddenly I remember when I was kidnapped by Limen and first entered this world.

For an ordinary young man on Earth this world was like hell and life was truly hellish.

Because most of our lives in Eden were stained with the blood of demons and their fellows.

But now that I think back it wasn’t all hell.

The world that was no different from hell has now become a land where beautiful life blossoms.

“Thank you.”

Those who pray for my blessings here are proof that my life in Eden was not all hell.

I remember something Limen once said to me.

-Now this is your world too Siu. The world that you and I have protected.

It’s my second home.

I know I shouldn’t just put the word hometown anywhere but ultimately this is my other hometown.

“See you again.”

I promised them the following:

If I were to return to Earth I would probably miss this place at least one day during the passing days.

When I come back there may be no one I know there.

But that’s okay.

Even if no one knew me there was no doubt that this was the world I had protected.

I approached the statue of the Miracle and took the sacred stone that Patriarch Bayer had brought there in advance.

Woohoo.

Then the suit built into my priestly robe automatically absorbed the sacred stone.

“May the glory of Limen be with you!”

Patriarch Bayer shouted loudly and the other believers followed suit.

“May the glory of Limen be with you!”

“May the glory of Limen be with you!”

A voice so powerful that it echoed throughout the entire Vatican.

I smiled brightly and waved at them as they gave me a powerful farewell.

People I’m grateful to until the end.

I waved at them for a long time then spoke to Patriarch Bayer and Amur.

“I’ll stop by again soon.”

At those words Archbishop Bayer smiled and nodded.

“I will live until I see His Holiness the Pope again.”

“I will be waiting Your Holiness!”

That concludes our goodbyes.

Woooooooooo-!

The energies condensed in the suit began to release soon emitting a brilliant light.

And after a while.

Paaaaat-!

Flashes of light filled my vision.

It was the moment when the Eden journey came to an end.

2.

Returning to Earth was as quick as going to Eden.

When I blinked once.

“Phew.”

The familiar air seeps into my lungs.

A place filled with artificial smells and high-tech devices.

It was Raphael’s lab.

But it was completely different from the lab I saw a week ago.

Until then the drones that had been flying around diligently seemed to have stopped working for a long time and dust was piled up all over the lab.

What? It looks like it hasn’t been used in a long time.

…could it be that there was a serious error in the return process? For example I didn’t end up returning to the future…

“Coolook. Oh you’re here Pope… Pope.”

That was when.

A noise was heard from one side of the lab and soon an old man who appeared to be Raphael walked out leaning on his waist.

I couldn’t help but frown the moment I saw Raphael.

Because… Raphael’s hair had turned pure white.

An old mad scientist who looks like something out of a movie.

That’s exactly what Raphael looked like right now.

“…Raphael.”

“You’re finally back. I’ve been waiting for you for so long.”

“Raphael you little brat!”

I ran over and grabbed Raphael by the collar.

“You said you’d let me come back properly. Huh? How many years has it been? No… How many decades! Tell me quickly.”

“Please calm down.”

“If it were you would you be serious right now?”

“You misunderstand. Really….”

“If you were me would you consider this a misunderstanding?”

It’s unfair.

I haven’t even seen Siyeon grow up.

And if a lot of time has passed at least all the old people I know…

“Your Holiness this is…”

“Speak properly you stone-faced bastard! I said I’d make you come back properly! What year is it now? 2050?”

“So this is….”

“Even after seeing this white hair I still feel truly alive….”

I was so angry that I grabbed Raphael’s white hair. And at that moment.

Slippery.

“…Slippery?”

Raphael’s ‘white hair’ was removed revealing perfectly healthy black hair.

So this white hair was a wig.

“wig?”

Just as I was realizing something was wrong a girl started running towards me from outside the lab.

“Big brother.”

“Siyeon-ah!”

The girl’s identity is none other than Siyeon.

It was exactly the demonstration I remember from that time.

I opened my eyes wide while hugging Siyeon.

…I don’t quite understand. What on earth is going on?

“So I’m saying this is a misunderstanding.”

Raphael fell to the floor and sobbed sadly.

“When they heard that the Pope was coming back the others decided to play a prank on him…”

“Are you kidding me? I almost bit my tongue. Are you kidding me?”

“Don’t be angry oppa. I’ll tell you who the culprit is!”

If Siyeon hadn’t been there I might have just slapped Raphael in the face.

There are some pranks people will play and some they won’t play.

It really took me ten years.

I feel like my lifespan has been shortened by 20 years.

I asked her in a subtle way while hugging her tightly.

“Really? Whose idea did this come from? Luna? No matter how I think about it it’s Luna.”

“Sister Luna is not here right now because she is traveling abroad!”

“Then whose refreshing idea was it?”

“There it comes!”

The culprit of this situation carefully raises his head from one side of the lab.

The guy who planned this fucking prank is….

“I’m sorry.”

“Kim In-wook.”

“No… It’s a prank I’ve always wanted to try when I watch time loop stuff… No hyung it’s because there’s not enough content on MeTube these days. For the sake of content this much… Huh. Hyung what’s wrong?”

“Kim In-wook.”

“Save me-.”

Phew phew.

I gritted my teeth as I punched Inwook in the stomach.

Now that I’ve experienced my brother’s spicy prank it feels real.

“It hasn’t been right lately has it?”

“I I’m dying.”

“People don’t die that easily.”

Back to Earth.

That too very safely.

That’s enough.

…Should we start by killing Inwook halfway?

Our Pope please stop this