Somebody Stop the Pope – 50



Episode 50

7.

About 100 meters away from the temporary tent.

The players of the Goblin Guild who were standing guard and the people wearing white coats were in a standoff.

The white coats of the Baekmyeongyo believers that I saw at the Guro-gu Gate last time.

The number was roughly around thirty.

Although no battle took place the scene had a strange sense of tension.

It was such a dark night that we wouldn’t even be able to tell each other apart if it weren’t for the lights installed by the Goblin Guild.

How many reasons would there be for them to be here at this late hour?

“Why have you come here at such a late hour?”

CEO Choi Seo-jin slowly walked forward with his characteristically witty speech.

Then a man quietly walked out from among the people wearing white coats.

He looked back and forth between me and CEO Choi Seo-jin. Then he bowed politely and greeted me.

“Hello Mr. Choi Seo-jin. I am the parish priest Shim Jin-gyu in charge of the Busan Diocese of 100 people. I apologize for coming to you so suddenly at this late hour. I did not come with bad intentions so I would appreciate it if you could refrain from being hostile.”

“You trespassed on someone else’s operational area and you say you had no bad intentions… Isn’t that a bit misleading?”

“We were rude in order to prevent a possible disaster. We deeply apologize for that.”

“If all problems could be solved with words why would there be war? Isn’t that right Pope Kim?”

“That’s true.”

I nodded and quietly watched the man and the hundred followers behind him.

Last time it was a group that I felt a subtle magical power from but now I was feeling a clear divine power from them.

That’s all thirty of them.

Moreover the level of each individual was not that of a mediocre person. Considering that the divine power had only recently been released it was safe to say that each individual had a fairly devout faith.

Are you conscious of my gaze?

Shim Jin-gyu looked at me and smiled softly.

“It is truly fortunate that the leader of the Limen sect seems to have resolved the disaster.”

“This is not a cult leader he is a pope. Be careful what you say you heretic. He is not someone you can mix words with.”

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“Luna.”

“You know I don’t really like guys who look like that.”

Luna was suddenly wearing plate armor again.

She seemed ready to fight at any moment. That meant she was aware of the Baekmyeong Cultists.

I patted Luna’s back a few times and then spoke to Shim Jin-gyu in a low voice.

“What do you mean by an unexpected disaster?”

“I believe the Pope has already been made aware of this. One of our seers sensed that an otherworldly deity was about to invade Earth. That is why the Archbishop has dispatched us here so urgently.”

At those words CEO Choi smiled bitterly and said:

“They foresaw the sudden gate and the divinity of the other world. Just as I heard the supernatural powers of the Baekmyeonggyo members are truly amazing.”

“It is not a supernatural power but a divine power CEO Choi Seo-jin. The person we serve does not want innocent people to suffer. That is why he gave us this power of foresight.”

“Do people who claim to be so devoted to the cause actually bring troops and demonstrate force?”

“I’m just assuming the worst case scenario.”

“Your Excellency Parish Priest. I don’t know if you know this but only our guild’s guests can enter our guild’s operational site. And you are not our guild’s guests. Do you know what that means?”

Kwaaaaaaaah-!

Red magical power exploded from CEO Choi Seo-jin’s body.

It was such a rough and vicious magic that it was impossible to see it as an injury.

No matter how much I tried to heal him his resilience was truly monstrous.

“Those so-called prophets of yours must have foreseen that I would get angry.”

Honorifics quickly disappeared and were replaced by hostility.

It was almost like the expression of a beast whose territory had been invaded.

President Choi gathers his magical power as if he is about to strike out with his fist at any moment.

If it were an ordinary person I would have been really sick of it but it seemed like that guy Sim Jin-gyu was no ordinary person.

“Looking at the condition of Representative Choi Seo-jin I think that if the Pope of the Limen Church had not arrived on time something bad would have happened.”

“so?”

“Shipping troops in advance to prepare for the Abyss Dungeon’s rampage is something that deserves praise isn’t it? What do you think Team Leader Kim Dong-sik of the Ability Management Department?”

Then Team Leader Kim who was waiting slightly away answered with an embarrassed expression.

“…There is no legal problem. It is a place designated as an Abyss Dungeon and above all they did not enter the dungeon.”

When CEO Choi Seo-jin heard that he growled harshly and glared at Shim Jin-gyu.

“If you confirm that the Abyss Dungeon has been destroyed why don’t you just shut up and go back?”

“We just wanted to talk to you.”

“What a bumper crop. What kind of grand things can you say while confronting our children? What does Pope Kim think?”

I nodded slowly in response to CEO Choi’s words.

“Listen and think about it.”

“Kuhaha. If that’s ridiculous I’ll plant that parasitic brother’s head on the floor.”

“Will you absolve us of any responsibility?”

“Good things must be shared. Aren’t the Limen Church and the Goblin Guild essentially a community of shared destiny?”

“Yeah… that’s right.”

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“Okay. It seems like their business is with Pope Kim so I’ll leave them alone for a moment. If they start acting strange I’ll make them into a mess.”

It seems that CEO Choi also noticed that their business was with me.

Still the fact that he did this much must mean that he wanted to give us strength.

President Choi clenched and unclenched his fist and stepped back for a moment and I slowly approached Shim Jin-gyu with Luna by my side.

Shim Jin-gyu still spoke to me in a soft voice.

“The Archbishop is very interested in the Pope.”

“Is the archbishop a young and beautiful woman?”

“That is not true but he is more faithful and wise than anyone else…”

“Well our church is not very friendly to pagans so we will not be interested.”

“I see. That’s too bad.”

“I’m irritable because I haven’t slept properly for two days.”

I lightly relaxed my neck and raised the corners of my mouth as I looked into Shim Jin-gyu’s eyes.

“So get to the point quickly and get out of here you heretics.”

I don’t think these guys really came here for other people.

The guys knew that there was an otherworldly deity in this Abyss Dungeon.

In other words Baekmyeonggyo came here from the beginning with the aim of becoming a god of the other world.

It was the same with the Guro-gu Gate last time and I always run into these guys in bad places.

So can I have feelings for those guys?

Despite my obvious hostility Sim Jin-gyu smiled gently.

And then he bowed his head politely again and said:

“The Archbishop would like to see you in the near future.”

“Me? Why?”

“The Archbishop would like to arrange a meeting with religious leaders from the four major religious groups including the Rimen sect Protestantism Buddhism Catholicism and Won Buddhism.”

Baek Myeong-gyo these bastards.

You said it was quiet for a while what on earth are you doing?

8.

The morning after a long night.

As soon as the morning came some fairly big news stories started to be reported all at once.

And all of those news stories were about Baekmyeonggyo.

-The National Awakening Association has signed a business agreement with the new religion <Baekmyeonggyo>!

– Various benefits including bonus points will be given to players of the sacred sect who have adopted <Baekmyeonggyo> as their faith when supporting large guilds affiliated with the Jeon Gak-ryeon.

Baek Myeong-gyo was perfectly attached to Jeon Gak-ryeon.

It’s been a bit quiet lately so I forgot about it for a moment but these guys aren’t sitting still.

It appears that there has been continued contact with the Jeon Gak-ryeon underwater.

To be honest I didn’t know the two of them would be so openly fighting each other.

Isn’t the logic that the enemy of my enemy is my comrade?

“Eating it raw is like eating a glutton.”

I sighed and shook my head.

This is now the Pope’s office in the temple of the Limen sect.

The story that Shim Jin-gyu told last night is like that and the story about Baek Myeong-gyo and Jeon Gak-ryeon that was reported this morning is also like that.

Because we needed to talk about our future plans.

There are five people gathered here including me.

I Leo Luna Minsu lastly.

“We’re in the same boat so it’s only right that we overcome these challenges together. Hehehe.”

“You’re injured. You should rest a bit.”

“If you eat a hearty meal you’ll get better soon. And since I’ve decided to become a guard dog for the temple in the future I need to get used to it in advance.”

Representative Choi Seo-jin a man who claimed to be the temple’s guard dog was also present.

“I never asked you to be a guard dog…”

“Then will you really give me a pet dog?”

“Well why do you keep saying that?”

“Dogs are loyal animals. They never betray their masters.”

“…It’s really dizzying. Not just a dog but a friend. Let’s be friends.”

“Friend! That’s the best expression. Our Goblin Guild will continue to strive to be a friend who will not be ashamed of the Limen Sect.”

I’m already upset but I’m even more upset because of CEO Choi.

Originally I was planning to wait and see about the alliance with the Goblin Guild.

So I was planning to postpone it under the pretext that other people were against it but Leo Luna and even Minsu actively supported the alliance with the Goblin Guild.

Even if other people had a crush on CEO Choi Min-su was a surprise.

But I soon realized why Minsu had been so enthusiastic about joining the alliance.

“If only we had the help of the Goblin Guild we could distribute the Divine Stone Bracelets a little more easily.”

“Brother Minsu. What does the Goblin Guild have to do with distribution?”

“The parent company of the Goblin Guild is….”

As Minsu was about to continue his explanation fluently CEO Choi quietly raised his hand and said.

“You should introduce yourself Minsu. I will continue the explanation.”

“Okay Mr. Choi.”

CEO Choi raised the corners of his lips and continued speaking as Minsu spoke.

“I’m not sure what you’re trying to distribute but as long as it’s not illegal stuff like drugs we can help you. Do you happen to know the Wire Group?”

“I know. It’s famous for electronics.”

Wired group.

I remember them as one of the top five conglomerates in the business world.

“You could say that because Yuseon Electronics is also a subsidiary of the group. Anyway Yuseon Group is also quite well-known in the distribution sector. One of my younger brothers is the head of Yuseon Distribution so I’ll look into it.”

“Oh your younger brother is the representative… Wait a minute. Wasn’t he the conglomerate of the Yooseon Group?”

“Yes.”

“…Oh no.”

“You’re right. Haha! I’m a little embarrassed.”

…So does that mean this muscular beast is the offspring of a wealthy family?

At that moment when I was confused Minsu whispered quietly in my ear.

“CEO Choi Seo-jin is a fourth-generation chaebol. That’s why the Dokkaebi Guild can survive even though it doesn’t belong to the Jeon Gak-ryun. He was selected as the fourth-generation chaebol who has killed more people than anyone else in the world by Formosa…”

“Please don’t choose that!”

Wow but I’m really dizzy. Have I been prejudiced until now? It’s really unexpected that he’s the 4th generation of a conglomerate.

When I looked confused CEO Choi smiled heartily and said

“I can’t say that I didn’t benefit from my parents but the Goblin Guild was raised by me and my children. Please don’t misunderstand that.”

“Oh I don’t think there’s any such misunderstanding.”

From the beginning I thought he was a person with certain skills.

I’m just confused by the unexpected background.

What a shocking twist it is that a person who lived like a natural born yaksha turns out to be a diamond spoon!

You may find help coming from an unexpected place.

Even though there are new believers it is an urgent time to have a stable source of funds to run the church.

I guarantee that the Shinsungseok bracelet will become a real mega hit product if it gets the help of big companies.

I cleared my throat and nodded as I spoke.

“Okay. Let’s discuss the details later.”

“Anytime is fine.”

“Then shall we start the meeting in earnest?”

The reason I gathered people like this today.

“The Baekmyeonggyo has proposed to us the formation of a council related to the divine power. I would like to discuss this with you.”

It was to discuss matters concerning Baekmyeonggyo.

To be exact.

“I would like to designate Baekmyeonggyo as an enemy of the religious order.”

Our Pope please stop this