Somebody Stop the Pope – 94



Episode 94

29. Let’s go together

1.

A villa overlooking a sunset-colored beach.

A girl wearing a white one-piece dress was sitting on a chair drinking a glass of alcohol.

And in front of her Son Ki-yeol wearing a white coat was continuing his report while kneeling on one knee.

“…When we arrived at the scene the situation had already ended. It seems that Kim Si-woo arrived first and obtained the relic. I apologize Archbishop.”

“That is not something that Bishop Son should be sorry about. The prophets who could not foresee this incident are also responsible so don’t blame yourself like that.”

The girl called the Archbishop nodded slightly and said.

Even though the cold winter wind blew through her blonde hair she showed no sign of being cold.

Only the red eyes were shining quietly.

“Did you check to see what relics he acquired?”

“I couldn’t confirm it. Instead I found something unusual at the scene.”

Son Ki-yeol took out a small glass bottle from his bosom.

Inside the glass bottle was a black mucus-like substance that was wriggling intermittently.

“It is a slime that contains divine power. Its properties are so strange that I brought it here.”

“It’s an important clue that can help us predict what happened there. Thank you for your hard work.”

“Send it to the archdiocese’s laboratory to check the ingredients… Your Excellency the Archbishop?”

Son Ki-yeol was shocked as he watched the scene unfolding before his eyes.

It was a mucus that was barely brought in through a specially treated glass bottle.

It was also a dangerous substance with five people injured during the process of transporting the mucus to this location.

But the archbishop in front of him opened the vial without any hesitation and came into contact with the mucus with his bare hands not wearing any protective gear.

Her hands whiter than snow and the black mucus formed a striking contrast for a moment but the contrast did not last long.

Passs …

The black mucus that touched her hand began to turn white in an instant.

The girl slowly closed her eyes then opened them. Then she spoke in a much softer voice.

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“That was great Father Son. I learned a lot from you. Please go back to headquarters and help the seers get in touch with this substance. Their vision will be broadened.”

“I will obey your command. Then I will step aside. May the great one’s bright white light be with you.”

Son Ki-yeol who had put the white-discolored mucus back into the bottle bowed his head politely and stepped back carefully.

She slowly got up from her seat only after Son Ki-yeol had completely disappeared from her sight.

The sunset glow clung to the hem of her dress.

How much time has passed like that?

A sinister voice came from her shadow.

【Oh my dear and ungodly child. What are you thinking about?】

“Kim Si-woo. I was thinking about him.”

【He is a deceiver of the scales. He says there is no need to worry too much. He is a mayfly that will burn up without a trace if we return to where we should be. He is nothing more than a hunting dog to cut down our apostate brothers.】

“When the hunt is over?”

【They say you just have to swallow it whole.】

The girl leaned against the railing for a moment listening to the voice.

“He’s too big to be eaten now. And… now he’s starting to get closer to the truth little by little.”

【They say the moon wanes when it’s full. So just wait. There’s no need to be impatient because things are going the way we want them to.】

The girl nodded slowly at the soft whisper of the voice. Then she just looked out at the sea again.

The sound of waves was slowly covering the girl.

2.

There is an old saying that goes “birds of a feather flock together.”

To put it simply it means that people argue among themselves.

From that perspective I could definitely see that our ancestors were wise.

“Are we some kind of public transportation? You can transfer whenever you want?”

People who are reckless tend to attract other reckless people.

I was able to deeply understand the true meaning of the harmonious relationship between birds and animals thanks to the snow white sitting in front of me.

“I saw it on the Limen Church’s YouTube channel. Limen is a person of endless mercy and warmth and he always opens his arms to those who have lost their way. Is that wrong?”

“So what does that have to do with your Sulwha Guild’s ‘transfer’?”

“The moment we left Jeon Gak-ryun our guild had nowhere else to go.”

Snow White conveyed her thoughts clearly and with precise pronunciation then carefully took a sip of the coffee Leo had given her.

Snow White let out a small exclamation as she slurped down her coffee wondering if it was the flavor he liked.

“It’s delicious. Thank you Archbishop Leo.”

“No problem. I’ll bring out some cookies. Let’s chat comfortably.”

“Leo when you come bring me a bottle of whiskey. There’s a space next to the temple steps right? I hid it there.”

“…Lord Reventon. The interior of the temple is a forbidden area.”

“How can it not work when business is over?”

There is nothing I cannot say in front of the real Pope.

Luna is probably the only human in the world who could tease Leo like that.

How many people would dare to commit a literal killing joke that would have them be prepared to be folded in half?

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I said looking at Luna pitifully.

“Hey you just go out and have a drink. The moon was pretty earlier when I saw it.”

“That is what I mean. And I have a noble duty to stand by Your Majesty and protect You. I have to stand by Your Majesty and protect You because I don’t know if someone will think bad things of You.”

Luna said glancing at Snow White who was drinking coffee in front of me.

“If you look at it that way you are the most dangerous.”

“Oh my I got caught.”

“Leo! While you’re out take your sister with you!”

“Yes Your Majesty.”

At my command Leo bowed his head once more and dragged Luna out of the office.

Only then did peace come into the office.

I took a deep breath and spoke to Baek Seol-hwa who was sipping her coffee.

“How far did we go?”

“The Snow Flower Guild has nowhere to go so they want to join the Limen Cult. That’s all I said.”

“Let me tell you in advance that there is no such thing as a ‘force’ as you think of it.”

“The Limen Church. The Goblin Guild. The Barbarian Player K Ability Management Department. These are all people and groups that gathered together because of you. No matter what you say there’s no denying that a power group was formed around you.”

This is why I hate smart kids.

It’s hard to get away and it’s hard to keep quiet. Should I say that we don’t get along?

Anyway that’s it.

I quietly looked at Snow White who was speaking so clearly.

Did he take my silent staring in a negative light?

Snow White put down the glass she was holding. Then she continued speaking in a calm voice.

“The moment I had to make the choice between Baek Myeong-gyo and you I was prepared for this outcome. I don’t regret that choice.”

Clearly I was responsible for her choice.

The reason Snow White ended up in that situation was because I entered that dungeon.

It’s true that I saved her and her men in the process but it was only as a price for the deal.

In the first place there was no clause in the deal regarding the withdrawal of the Sulwha Guild from the Jeon Kak-ryeon.

Still she took my side because she thought my position would be difficult….

“Don’t get me wrong I didn’t make that choice because of you. I just made the best decision I could as the representative.”

…he says no.

Are you actually more shy than you seem?

“Even if I had sided with Baekmyeonggyo on the spot the fact that I received help from you would not have disappeared. Then of course they would have suspected me. In fact it was practically decided the moment I signed the permission form to participate in the expedition.”

“At that time you were already prepared to leave the Jeon Kak-ryeon? Why on earth?”

“I told you earlier. Rather than waiting for reinforcements that may arrive at any moment I’d rather borrow your help and save at least one more of my men. My men may be lacking but they gathered just for me. There are quite a few of them with families… I have to save at least one more.”

Suddenly I remembered the images she had shown me in the dungeon earlier.

He was seen casting magic mercilessly on his subordinates who were covered in black mucus.

Perhaps it was a wise decision to save at least one more subordinate.

The scene after that where he vomited blood to prevent the dungeon from collapsing was the same.

I felt like I could finally understand this person named Baek Seol-hwa a little.

“Since you suddenly announced your withdrawal the Jeon Gak-ryeon will continue to use various methods to disadvantage us. Since they have been doing so until now it will be the same for us. That’s why I need you Kim Si-woo. I can easily survive without your help but my stupid subordinates won’t.”

The coffee cup Baekseolhwa was holding trembled slightly. Although she didn’t show it it was easy to tell that she was nervous as well.

Still she silently sipped her coffee and looked at me with a calm expression.

It seemed like he was waiting for my answer.

“This is it.”

I scratched my cheek with my finger and answered with a bitter smile.

“If I refuse here I’ll be labeled a bad guy.”

“I hope you consider it positively.”

“If you can’t even speak. Tsk.”

It was a one-sided affair.

But it wasn’t such a bad feeling.

“Give me some time. By lunch tomorrow at the latest. Ask other people’s opinions too.”

“good.”

Did my answer ease your tension?

It seemed as if a smile appeared for a moment on her frozen face.

3.

The next morning.

I asked my colleagues who had gathered at the temple after a long time about their opinions on Snow White and the Snow White Guild.

Contrary to my expectations that there would be quite a bit of back and forth the results were very clean.

“What are you worried about? Please accept it.”

“I agree with CEO Choi.”

“I too cannot bring myself to say that we should expel them. I can feel their deep concern for their subordinates.”

“What? If everyone says this I can’t object. Then I agree.”

Representative Choi Min-su Leo Luna.

All in favor.

None of them had a single worry.

“He is a very smart guy. If you have experienced it you will know that he is good at making decisions as well as improvising. On the contrary he is often underestimated due to his external image.”

This is CEO Choi Seo-jin’s honest evaluation.

“I’m not in a position to evaluate her like CEO Choi but… I think the soft power that CEO Baek Seol-hwa possesses will be of great help. She not only has a Metube channel with 9 million subscribers but she’s also the face of Jeon Gak-ryeon.”

This is Minsu’s evaluation.

Luna and Leo didn’t really know much about Snow White so they kept quiet.

anyway.

So in the end.

“Then let’s vote with my vote to unanimously accept the Snow Flower Guild and Snow White with 5 in favor and 0 against. Are there any objections?”

The joining of Baekseolhwa and Seolhwa Guild has been confirmed.

Our Pope please stop this