Somebody Stop the Pope – 75



Episode 75

6.

The case was finally closed when the children at the orphanage were admitted to a government-run facility.

There was no extensive media coverage.

It wasn’t because the Korea-Japan summit was being held but because it was to uncover all the corruption related to the daycare center at once.

I also received a call from President Seo regarding that.

– We will make sure that everyone involved in the orphanage pays the price. I know you may not like it but we would appreciate it if you could leave this case to us. It will take some time to give Kim Si-woo the authority he deserves as an Irregular. Until then we would appreciate it if you could be as careful as possible.

I couldn’t rush him when he the president was saying things like that.

Considering that he made the call himself even though he was very busy due to the Korea-Japan summit it could be seen as a show of sincerity.

anyway.

The next morning after such a disturbing night.

I came to the temple early in the morning because I had a lot to think about and I was able to encounter a man and a boy who had arrived at the temple before me and were sweeping the floor.

“Oh you’re out Pope? You’re out earlier than usual.”

“Hello Pope!”

“Good morning brother Jinseojun. Good morning to you too Seungwoo.”

The two people’s true identities were Seungwoo and Seungwoo’s father Jin Seojun.

Since being discharged from the hospital Jin Seo-jun who was hired by the church as a temple caretaker has always been managing the temple faithfully.

I looked at them both with a smile.

The rich man’s expression looked truly happy.

“Seungwoo isn’t going to school today?”

“I had some time to spare so I was helping my dad.”

“Our Seungwoo is so sincere. Siyeon was still sleeping when I came out.”

“They say beauties are naturally sleepy hehe.”

It’s true that our Siyeon is pretty but it feels really weird when it comes out of her mouth.

I think I saw the two of you chatting on KakaoTalk recently.

But I couldn’t say anything because Jin Seo-jun was right next to me.

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It’s not very pleasant but let’s just let it go.

“So are you taking classes from Archbishop Leo well these days?”

“yes!”

“Archbishop Leo isn’t your education too strict?”

“I like how you’re always so kind. Sometimes Luna comes and helps me out too!”

Since returning from Japan Seungwoo’s education has been entirely handled by Leo.

Seungwoo is the child chosen as a prophet.

A prophet who joins the church must be familiar with the doctrines that a prophet must be educated in such as how to use divine power.

They need to receive much more specialized training than the new holy players who just entered the religious order.

It might be a bit burdensome for a child but it seems that Leo and Luna are teaching them with all their heart.

Since they are both from a prophetic family and they both like children I wasn’t too worried.

“That’s fortunate.”

Seungwoo was also classified as an awakened person when he entered our church.

So I was assigned to the elementary class of the Awakening Academy and have been attending school since last week.

Seungwoo’s face had definitely brightened since the first time he met him. It seemed like only yesterday that he had been praying earnestly for his father to be saved but now there was no trace of shadow on his face.

For me it was a change that I couldn’t help but be proud of.

which.

“I am always grateful to you Limen and the Pope. I will spend my life repaying this favor.”

The same goes for Seungwoo’s father Jin Seojun.

For your information Jin Seo-jun is one of the people who received baptism at the last baptism ceremony.

Thanks to this a divine power was gently rising from his body.

“Limen-nim already knows your true feelings. If you are happy here Limen-nim will be satisfied with that.”

If Seungwoo’s prayer had not reached me they would not have come here.

Mr. Jin Seo-jun must have passed away after being attacked by an unknown assailant in the emergency room.

Seungwoo would have also met his end by dying or being sold to the daycare center we saw yesterday.

I was once again grateful for the existence of the two.

As I looked at this rich man who came out early in the morning and was managing the temple amicably I realized that my worries of the previous night were in vain.

There was no need to overcomplicate things from the beginning.

As in Eden our church ultimately just needs to work to make many people happy.

If you see a bad guy you can just separate and throw him away without anyone knowing and if you see a good person you can help him.

Isn’t that what a church is all about?

I looked at the two and smiled pleasantly.

“I feel like I received a precious gift this morning. I think it will be a fun day. Thank you.”

“yes?”

“There is something like that. The weather is really nice.”

For me simple is best.

I think the reason I felt so depressed last night was because I was worrying about things that didn’t suit me.

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I smiled at them bowed my head and walked lightly toward my office.

I felt like my mind was clearer.

7.

Of course there was a reason why I went to work at the temple early in the morning.

“For the first time I feel like my second child who was always unfilial is a filial son. You don’t know how much I bragged to my wife when I left home in the morning. I barely managed to stop my wife from insisting on meeting Pope Kim Si-woo.”

“I think it would have been nice if your wife had come with you.”

“It’s because my wife is very talkative. Haha!”

I smiled softly as I looked at Chairman Choi Gil-young of the Yooseon Group who was smiling kindly in front of me.

Chairman Choi Gil-young who is said to have no equal under a rich man was a man as generous as his son CEO Choi Seo-jin.

His solid muscles and physique that easily surpassed 180 cm made it hard to believe he was 67 years old clearly showing that he was CEO Choi Seo-jin’s father.

It was clear that he was a completely different person from the image I had of a conglomerate chairman.

Wearing glasses intelligent and with a gentle demeanor. That was the general image I had of conglomerate chairmen but you really have to meet them in person to know them.

However there seemed to be no doubt that this person was a rather unique character even among conglomerate chairmen.

Is it just a feeling that when things don’t go well I feel like I’m going to solve it with my fists?

“Originally I was planning to go and see you myself.”

“It is a thirsty person who digs a well. Pope Kim Si-woo. It is only natural for me to come see you.”

The timing was good too.

The media’s eyes were focused on the Korea-Japan summit and Ground Zero where the shrine is located was still a restricted area so there was no place with more secure security than here.

Since they entered through a secret entrance (a backdoor dug by large guilds) the probability of this meeting being exposed was extremely low.

This is also the reason why I made an appointment early in the morning when there were no pilgrims present.

anyway.

I spoke quietly to Chairman Choi while drinking the green tea Leo had given me.

“Usually other people call me the Awakened One rather than the Pope. If the title Pope feels awkward you can call me that.”

“It is rude not to call him Pope as he leads a religious order.”

Certainly even in this regard he resembles his son. No in this case should we say that the son resembles his father?

“Also the reason I came here today is not to discuss the matter with individuals but as a leader to leader to discuss the affairs of the Yuseon Group and the Limen Church. So I think it is natural to call you Pope.”

His personality is largely revealed in his firm tone of speech.

If you add principle to CEO Choi’s personality it would be just like that.

There was no reason to stop anyone from calling himself the Pope.

Chairman Choi took a sip of the green tea in front of him smiled softly and continued speaking.

“I heard you’re interested in distribution. I’d like to hear more.”

“Well I think it would be faster if you see it for yourself. Archbishop Leo?”

At my call Leo entered the office holding a small board. He then carefully placed it on the table between me and Chairman Choi.

On the board were two bottles containing standard and intermediate holy water as well as a holy stone bracelet made of low-grade holy stone.

By the way the quality of this bracelet is incomparable to the bracelet sold to the Goblin Guild.

Unlike the bracelets that Leo himself blessed this one was blessed by new members of our church.

-Blessing is also the most basic blessing. You educate the chicks and make bracelets. If you see a talented friend you can raise him to be a blessing priest. Isn’t this killing three birds with one stone?

And this bracelet is the result of Luna’s idea not mine.

I don’t know who taught him this but it was an excellent idea for substituting subordinates.

The low-grade sacred stones used to make the bracelet were converted directly by Luna from low-grade magic stones.

Luna’s sincerity is included.

Moreover although it may not be as good as a bracelet made of the highest grade sacred stone it definitely has beneficial effects.

It is classified as an <Item> by the system and will definitely help the health of non-players as well.

“These are the holy water and bracelets that our church would like to sell.”

“Could you explain briefly?”

“Of course.”

I gave a brief explanation to Chairman Choi who seemed interested.

The lowest grade holy water and holy stone bracelets that are also sold to the general public.

After hearing the explanation of those two things Chairman Choi nodded his head in admiration.

“If it is proven to be effective it will definitely make a lot of money.”

“I guess so?”

“Health has been a long-standing problem for mankind regardless of the era. Players with recognized healing abilities are hired by wealthy people from all over the world for astronomical sums of money. That’s one of the reasons why their salaries are so high.”

There are many people who do not spare money for their health. These two products will be sold to target their needs in the first place.

It was the same in Eden.

The wealthy nobles and merchants brought in the most revenue from the temple. The church used the profits generated from the temple to carry out a variety of activities including helping the poor.

You could call it a kind of Limenian redistribution and I intend to continue that on Earth.

“These two products are already interesting enough. As the first product on Earth to utilize divine power… I think there will definitely be a huge demand.”

“It would be a shame if you were surprised here. The real story starts from this guy.”

As I said that I gently shook the bottle containing the intermediate holy water.

“It’s called a mid-level saint. Before I tell you the detailed specifications I’d like to tell you that the US government has already purchased 50 percent of it.”

A full-scale drug-selling show began in front of the chairman of Yuseon Group ranked 5th in the financial world.

8.

The office of the chairman of the Yuseon Group.

Seojin Choi asked her father Gilyoung Choi who was looking out the window.

“How are you father?”

“What a funny young man. He was the first one who tried to rip me off from the very first time we met. He almost got the group’s pillar uprooted.”

“So you pulled out the pillar by its roots?”

“If you pull out the pillar what are we going to eat? Instead I’ll make you a pillar.”

“You look so cheerful despite having suffered a loss.”

“Loss? Hahaha!”

Choi Gil-young turned around with a big laugh. Then he looked at Choi Seo-jin and said.

“Do you really think it’s a loss?”

“How could that be? Thanks to me you helped the Limen Church so I asked you to give me something for your son.”

“You little punk. What more are you going to get from an old man? I don’t have anything to eat. I’ll just grab a few bottles of alcohol from the liquor display case later.”

“Hehehe. I won’t refuse.”

There were many hard-to-find liquors in the liquor display case of Choi Gil-young a drinker. Choi Seo-jin nodded in satisfaction and slowly approached her father.

Choi Gil-young continued speaking to his son who was standing next to him.

“A businessman must adapt to whatever world comes and make a profit. There are many ways to adapt. The best way is to change the world yourself. If it is a world that you have changed you don’t even have to adapt.”

Seojin Choi listened quietly to Gilyoung Choi’s words.

His father usually talks a lot when he’s in a good mood. That means he’s in a really good mood right now.

“But if you can’t choose the best you have to choose the second best. The second best is….”

“Stay close to the people who change the world.”

“Yeah. That’s the better option.”

Choi Gil-young nodded in satisfaction at his son’s answer.

“But among my children Seojin you have the best eyesight. It was a good thing you went and saw for yourself as you said.”

“I guess you liked it that much.”

“Is it just because I like him? That guy Kim Si-woo is a guy who could change the world. Or more accurately.”

Choi Gil-young recalled the face of the young Pope Kim Si-woo that he had seen earlier. Then he ended his speech with a deep smile.

“He is the kind of guy who can change the world.”

Our Pope please stop this