Somebody Stop the Pope – 64



Episode 64

20. Landing on the archipelago

1.

A robber broke into my house. The robber threatened my life and tried to burn down my house but a kind neighbor saw this and came to my aid.

It is natural for people to be moved in this situation and express their gratitude with warm eyes.

Let’s say we give in a hundred times and say thank you after we defeat the robber.

But what the heck.

“All team members will form an escort formation centered around Awakened One Kim Si-woo. If they use force against us we will respond immediately.”

“yes!”

Why are they doing such atrocities to the people who came to help from the runway?

I quickly looked at the Awakened members of Team 1 surrounding me and burst out laughing.

And I clenched my fists slightly as I looked at the Japanese Awakened soldiers blocking our way.

“Team Leader Kim.”

“Yes Siu.”

“Could you explain the situation to me? I just can’t seem to understand it.”

In such absurd cases there are often many conflicting interests especially political ones.

But I still haven’t acquired 100% of my knowledge about the awakened society in South Korea. How could I possibly know about the complex political structure of Japan?

Perhaps Team Leader Kim was assigned to this dispatch team in preparation for something like this.

Of course Team Leader Kim would know….

“…I’m sorry. We didn’t know you’d come out like this.”

I see. So this is a development that even the South Korean government didn’t anticipate?

“but.”

“but?”

“I think I know which Awakened party the authors belong to. I never imagined that the Japanese government would put them at the forefront. They are Awakened parties belonging to a group called the Rising Sun Society.”

“It’s good that the identity is clearly revealed from the name. I understand. Are those kinds of people the mainstream in Japan these days?”

“Not everyone is a member of the Rising Sun Society but you can think of them as a force that is slightly inferior to the Jeon Kak-ryeon of the Republic of Korea.”

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So that’s why the guys had a little rising sun flag attached to their right shoulder.

Originally I was so busy trying to make a living that I wasn’t really interested in anti-Japanese or pro-Japanese sentiments but even so this is an act that goes way beyond the line.

“Your Majesty just speak.”

Before he knew it Leo had put the monocle he was wearing into his pocket.

This is Leo’s battle preparation.

“We cannot just sit by and let those who dare to be rude to Your Majesty be left alone. We must punish them thoroughly and make an example of them.”

“That doesn’t sound like something a pacifist should say.”

“I am not so foolish as to discuss peace with the rude Your Majesty. That would be closer to submission.”

“It’s submission.”

When you received the ability to speak Korean from Limen did you also receive the ability to use vocabulary?

Leo has been saying things I really like since last time.

I nodded to Leo’s words and then slowly walked forward as I spoke.

“Anyway just stay still Leo. They weren’t talking to the Pope of the Limen Church they were talking to the Irregulars of South Korea.”

“I also acquired South Korean citizenship a week ago.”

“The subordinate is talking back?”

“…All right.”

I told you that you had to be so honest about this.

Leo nodded to me and stood still and I continued to move forward.

And he spoke to Kang Chae-ah who was warming up her magic circuit so that she could use magic right away.

“Ms. Kang Chae-ah. I will take care of it.”

“Kim Siwoo the awakened one.”

“Even though I look like this I am still the Pope. I love peace. Let’s have some conversation.”

As I said that I passed by the Awakened people of the Republic of Korea. Then I soon saw the Awakened people belonging to the Rising Sun Society with very tense expressions.

I said this with a laugh as Japanese swear words were flying out everywhere.

“Does anyone speak Korean?”

Then the samurai standing in the front row who seemed the worst at speaking Korean (a real samurai wearing a military uniform and holding a sword!) shouted in Korean.

“Kim Si-woo! If you follow our instructions even now there will be no more innocent victims! You are now on Japanese soil!”

“This is my first time in Japan. Is this how Japanese people treat guests?”

“Some government bastards think you’re reinforcements but we don’t think so. You’re like a nuclear bomb.”

Inwook’s insight is truly amazing. These guys were really treating me like a nuclear bomb.

First let’s get some clues.

When I see the expression “some government guys” it seems like they don’t represent the current Japanese government’s position.

If that were the case they wouldn’t have rushed to send a chartered plane to South Korea.

I quickly made a decision and then nodded slowly.

“That’s good. I thought the Japanese government thought this way too.”

“The Japanese government officials you’re talking about are already being stopped from outside by us so don’t expect any help from them!”

“I ask you again. You don’t represent the Japanese government right?”

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“Our great Rising Sun Society follows the will of this land! Weak government bastards-”

That was enough for the conversation.

I waved my hand lightly and a large amount of divine power flowed out from my body.

The divine power that flowed out instantly took over the surroundings.

Then groans began to flow from the Awakened members of the Rising Sun Society who were confronting us.

[Cast active skill <Teaching Lv. ???>.]

[Your divine power overwhelms your opponent!]

A skill teaching originally used mainly on pagans and heretics who do not listen.

The effect of the skill is to literally teach and make it visible.

However it is a skill that exists to teach a lesson to those who rebel so it only comes with power.

“You bastard you really did this to us…”

“You were the ones who were rude first so kneel first.”

My divine power forces about 50 awakened members of the Rising Sun Society to kneel on the ground.

A couple of people who appeared to be S-class resisted until the end but they could no longer resist the continued pressure.

I said looking at them kneeling towards me.

“It’s you not me who should be expecting help from the Japanese government. To be honest I think it’s okay to kill you here.”

“You you dare to bring Japanese Awakeners to Japanese territory…”

“As a peace-loving Pope isn’t it your duty to clean up the terrorists who have illegally occupied Japan’s airports? Look the planes that are supposed to take off are stopped because of you.”

I walked towards them speaking smugly.

They knelt on the floor and looked at me with more fear than before.

“But since the Japanese government which asked us for help has to save face and many eyes are watching I will spare you this time… That is my position as the Pope. This is the role of the Korean Kim Si-woo.”

Kkwaddeuk-!

“Kwaaaaah!”

“Ugh.”

The right shoulders of the kneeling guys all twisted at once. Screams erupted from all directions but the guys just flinched.

Even in the midst of all this my divine power was oppressing them.

“Even if the US or other countries aren’t particularly interested I’m very interested. When I was young my father and mother often read history books to me. So when you meet me in the future please take off that sign or make sure to cover it up. Oh and.”

I approached the samurai who was boasting about speaking fluent Korean then slowly bent down and put my mouth to his ear.

“Go and tell them. If you know it’s a nuclear bomb don’t touch it. If you touch it again it’ll explode.”

This is truly a peaceful conversation.

At least no one died right? Right?

2.

The Japanese government personnel that the Rising Sun Society members were talking about could only be met after entering the airport.

“We are truly sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you. It was all our fault.”

Height appears to be around 180cm.

Thin eyes with sporty hair. And deep shining eyes between the eyes.

At first I thought he was a Japanese person who spoke Korean fluently.

But after hearing his greetings with Kang Chae-ah I realized I was wrong.

“It’s been a while Ryu Jin-young.”

“It’s been a while. I’m glad to see you looking healthy.”

The man’s identity was none other than Ryu Jin-young.

This is a disaster-level returnee who went to Japan and is called Ryu Wan-yong in Korea.

As befitting a disaster-level returnee Ryu Jin-young possessed a truly incredible level of magical power. His magical circuits were no different.

One thing that is questionable is that the relationship between government officials including Kang Chae-ah and Ryu Jin-young did not seem that bad.

I’ve never seen him before but to them isn’t he no different from a traitor?

“How is your mother?”

“He is in Daema Island. He has been there ever since he came to Japan because he could see the sea of ​​Busan from afar.”

It seems that Kang Chae-ah and Ryu Jin-young were so close that even their families knew each other.

The two exchanged polite greetings but the look in their eyes was quite different.

‘…It’s just like looking at an old lover.’

In particular Kang Chae-ah’s eyes were filled with affection and regret. But that was only for a moment as Ryu Jin-young turned his head and greeted me.

“Kim Si-woo the awakened one. Please forgive our oversight. This is Ryu Jin-young from the Japanese Intelligence Agency.”

“This is Kim Si-woo. Is what I did just now a problem?”

“How could that be?”

“But in my view it seems like Ryu Jin-young would be the type of person who could sort things out on his own.”

Compared to this guy those guys from before were nothing more than a bunch of rascals. I don’t think those guys would have stopped Ryu Jin-young.

I smiled faintly as I looked at Ryu Jin-young who was looking embarrassed.

“It’s a really hard world to live in with common sense isn’t it?”

“I agree. And I’m really… sorry.”

“The person who should be apologizing is not Ryu Jin-young. I have a lot of questions I want to ask you personally but I’ll ask them later.”

One thing is certain: Ryu Jin-young is not who people say he is.

Traitor and traitor.

I heard that Ryu Jin-young was once a returnee from the government. If he really betrayed his colleagues and left Kang Chae-ah would not have made such a pitiful expression.

Because Kang Chae-ah was a patriot.

And the traitors and traitors I know don’t usually apologize like that. They’d rather act shamelessly and confidently.

Ryu Jin-young who greeted me like that looked at Team Leader Kim who was standing behind me. Were they old acquaintances? Ryu Jin-young greeted me with a voice that said “I’m really happy to see you.”

“Team Leader Kim Dong-sik. It’s been a while.”

“Mr. Jinyoung.”

“If only the situation hadn’t changed I would have welcomed you more warmly… It’s a shame.”

That’s good. I can ask Team Leader Kim later.

After exchanging greetings with our delegation Ryu Jin-young spoke in a polite voice.

“The American Awakened including Aiden Howard have already arrived at the base camp. We will take you there.”

“I heard that Yamata no Orochi appeared north of Sendai City but isn’t the railway movement fast?”

“The Tohoku Shinkansen is currently unavailable. Some of the tracks are damaged and emergency repair work is underway. Therefore we will travel by car.”

It is clear that it is not only South Korea that is noisy.

Ryu Jin-young who gave us such a simple explanation led us straight out of the airport.

As we exited the airport through a passageway reserved for VIPs only we were soon greeted by luxury sedans and vans waiting for us.

The luxury sedan was enchanted with a protective spell just like the vehicle President Seo rode in and so was the passenger van.

“Kim Si-woo the awakened one please ride in the sedan and the rest of you please ride in the van.”

“Those who say the Rising Sun Flag is like a nuclear bomb but I guess the government doesn’t?”

“It’s just a small gesture of kindness for those who readily step forward when their neighbors are in crisis.”

“Can I board with Team Leader Kim?”

“Do whatever you want.”

I nodded at those words and then gestured to Leo. Then I spoke in a voice so small that only Leo could hear.

“You get in the van and protect our Awakened ones. Just in case put a blessing on the body of the van. Got it?”

“…All right.”

“I’m definitely not doing this because you’re too big to want to ride in the car with me. So don’t misunderstand.”

“I don’t misunderstand Your Majesty.”

“What about the eyes?”

“…That is truly a misunderstanding Your Majesty.”

Let’s assume that’s true for now.

So we divided up the group and got into the car. And just as I was about to close the sedan door Ryu Jin-young closed the car door for me and said.

“Welcome again to Japan.”

A welcoming greeting that seems to be given to someone who has come on a trip.

I could only laugh at his words.

Our Pope please stop this