Somebody Stop the Pope – 99



Episode 99

5.

The place we arrived at after pushing through the crowd led by Luna’s hand.

This is right here

“…So this is the place I know best?”

“Oh is this a place you don’t know well?”

“Why are we having a company dinner…”

It was the sweet home of our three siblings.

I’m talking about our brand new house which we just moved into.

If it were normal I would have been annoyed

“Big brother! This is the first time we’ve had this many guests at our house! Hehe I think it was a good decision to move here! I visited a beautiful temple and my brother’s friends came to visit our house! Today is a really happy day!”

I couldn’t say anything because Siyeon liked it so much.

I said while patting Siyeon’s head.

“Siyeon. Are you having fun?”

“huh!”

“Actually oppa….”

Taaaaah!

“You punk. If you have time to play with Siyeon you should at least bring more food. Huh? Do you think it’s right for the host to bring the food to the guests themselves?”

“Ahhhh.”

Mrs. Go Eun-young’s cooking is always new every time you taste it.

Maybe Grandma is the strongest in the world? I think the fireballs of the demons are less spicy.

Anyway that’s it.

The place of the ‘company dinner’ that Luna had mentioned was none other than our house.

It’s fortunate that we moved into a larger space but if it was the house before we moved in it would have been difficult to accommodate this many guests.

The number of people who attended the housewarming party and company dinner is as follows.

<Kim Si-woo the three siblings grandmother Mrs. Emma Miller Aiden Luna Leo Choi Seo-jin CEO Min-soo Jin Seo-jun Seung-woo and Baek Seol-hwa.>

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There are a whopping 13 people.

A number that leaves two reserve players even after forming a soccer team.

It is a huge number so much so that the living room is completely packed even though it is a large house.

“Hahaha! Mr. Choi. Let’s have a drink!”

“Would you mind Mr. Howard?”

“Very good! Very good. I really didn’t know that I would meet my lost brother in Korea!”

“Hahaha! Is that so?”

Contrary to my expectations that Aiden and CEO Choi would clash when they met their relationship developed into that of sworn brothers as soon as they struck each other’s fists.

A fateful meeting between an Eastern savage and a Western savage.

Because there were two main characters who boiled the train’s firewood they even set up a sacred barrier to block out noise for the sake of the neighbors.

The Divine Boundary came to Earth and was being used for a variety of purposes.

Jin Seo-jun and Seung-woo lived within a 15-minute walk of our house so it was natural to invite them and the other members were also somewhat accepting.

But there was one member who was surprisingly present.

It was Snow White.

“What are you looking at like that?”

Snow White conscious of my gaze asked me while holding a glass of soju in her hand.

“No just. Because I’m curious.”

“what?”

“It seemed like he wasn’t the type of person to like company dinners.”

“I don’t like it but I don’t hate it either. I do it with my kids sometimes.”

It seems she doesn’t drink well as her cheeks were already flushed after drinking about three glasses of soju.

Her skills were showing their best efficiency even at company dinners.

“Your Majesty I think it was a good idea to recruit our refreshing Sulwha. As expected you need at least one wizard you know.”

Even Luna who was wary of Snow White at first smiled brightly and hugged her.

The reason was simple.

Tsk tsk tsk-!

Because of her freezing magic the drinks were kept at a very cool temperature.

But Snow White actually seemed to find Luna’s kindness burdensome.

“Don’t stick.”

“Why? Do you hate soft things?”

“…Anyway don’t stick to it. It’s too soft.”

“Haha do you hate me because I’m not your highness? If you keep doing this you’ll be upset Unnie?”

As the two were bickering Siyeon who was eating chicken next to me spoke with seasoning dripping down the corner of her mouth.

“They’re both so pretty. They’re much prettier than the celebrities you see on TV. Right big brother?”

“Well… at least the appearance is like that.”

Luna with her red hair looks refreshing and lively at first glance.

Snow White with silver hair a cautious and cold look.

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The two were polar opposites from the very beginning. It felt like they were in perfect contrast.

Rather than saying who is prettier they are both pretty just like Siyeon said.

As I was watching Luna and Snow White bickering my grandmother placed a kimchi pancake in front of me and said

“So who is your granddaughter-in-law?”

“Grandma the Pope cannot marry until he abdicates. It’s written in the doctrine.”

“I guess I’ll have to go to your shrine myself and ask that person Limen. I can’t stand seeing my grandson who has a bright future ahead of him grow old and die as a widower.”

If you look closely my grandmother also really enjoys teasing me. Does she really like the feeling of hitting me?

The grandmother who had been teasing me hit my back once more and then went and sat down next to Mrs. Emma Miller with a bottle of makgeolli.

A lively company dinner atmosphere.

In-wook Min-soo and Jin Seo-jun were being led by CEO Choi’s hand and being poured alcohol until they became rice cakes while Seung-woo was sipping orange juice next to Si-yeon.

Even though it was noisy when I just watched it quietly my mind naturally became at ease.

I quietly enjoyed this atmosphere while sipping my beer.

It was a very long break.

I thought it was the first time we all gathered together like this and rested.

‘Good.’

I feel like I’ve been running around like crazy since I returned to Earth. I’ve been trying to start a church talk to the government and gather new colleagues.

I don’t think I’ve ever had time to rest properly like I do now.

“Hehehe I hope we can play together like this often in the future.”

Although Siyeon didn’t show it usually there were probably many things she wanted to do with me.

So I always feel grateful and sorry to Siyeon.

I said patting Siyeon’s head again as she smiled brightly.

“Okay Siyeon. Promise.”

“Promise! Hehehe. Alright!”

…wait for a sec.

Why do I smell a familiar alcohol scent from Siyeon? And what about that sweet smell on Siyeon’s fingers…

“Hey! Some kid gave our Siyeon makgeolli!”

It was definitely makgeolli.

There is no way that Siyeon would have poured the alcohol and drunk it on her own and in this case the culprit would be very close by.

For example Luna Reventon who is slurping down all kinds of alcohol right in front of us.

“Oh that’s because Siyeon asked for just one sip. I really didn’t want to give it to her… Gyaaaaah! The Pope is a fan of people!”

“Leo. Hold on tight to your sister.”

“Yes Your Majesty.”

Giving alcohol to elementary school students is something that only a so-called knight would do.

anyway.

In such a chaotic atmosphere the night of our church’s first dinner was ripening.

6.

As time passed victims of company dinners began to appear in many places.

The first to be knocked out were Inwook and Minsu who were facing the worst generation CEO Aiden Choi.

I drank until I was so drunk that I couldn’t even recognize myself.

Surprisingly Jin Seo-jun held on until the end and returned home with Seung-woo. Personally I think this proves his father’s greatness.

Grandmother and Mrs. Emma Miller went into the bedroom after drinking moderately and Baekseolhwa who had become completely drunk in two hours was left to lie down in Siyeon’s room with Siyeon.

As it was Siyeon’s first time meeting Baekseolhwa she was worried about what to do if she was shy.

But this time the worries were unfounded.

They slept soundly hugging each other tightly like real sisters.

We were able to discover an unexpected side of Baekseolhwa who seemed to be radiating coldness just from her appearance.

In the end the final survivors were decided to be five people: Na Leo Luna Aiden Choi.

To be honest it’s ambiguous to even call them survivors.

“It’s a bit of a shame.”

“If you give me your card I’ll go to the convenience store and sweep everything up. I don’t think the liver will even send a message.”

“As expected of Miss Luna! But Leo seems to be amazing too…”

“Mr. Choi. Would you believe me if I told you that I lost to that guy Leo in Japan last time?”

“You are flattering me. This level of intoxication is not enough to test my faith.”

Despite having already drunk enough to fill one side of the living room with empty bottles their condition was remarkably fine.

If it had been an ordinary person they would have already died from acute alcohol poisoning but it was not able to cause much damage to the monsters’ bodies.

“It’s too bad it ends like this.”

“That’s right.”

I stared at those monsters for a moment my mouth watering. Then I spoke in a low voice.

“We’ve had enough fun so let’s talk about work.”

“Oh talking about work on such a beautiful day! Pope Kim. Let’s go out and have another drink.”

“I think that’s right too Siwoo. Our night isn’t over yet…”

“I would like you two to shut up and take a seat before I end your night forever.”

When I said this while slightly clenching my fist the effect was outstanding.

They sat down coughing a few times as they were savages who had already tasted spicy food from me once.

“Adventure.”

“If that’s the case then yes. Let’s sit down Mr. Choi. I heard our captain has something important to discuss.”

It is true that English is a universal language.

Especially CEO Choi.

This high school graduate speaks English at a native level.

According to his own explanation he attended a prestigious foreign university but dropped out so perhaps being good at English is a given.

But thanks to that there was no inconvenience in communication.

Luna Leo and I are currently under the blessing of language.

As long as CEO Choi and Aiden could communicate smoothly it wouldn’t be a big problem.

“But Aiden.”

“Speak Siu.”

“Aren’t you already guessing what’s going to happen?”

Aiden scratched his head and smiled awkwardly at my question.

“Is it something like a story about an inconvenient neighboring country?”

“You have good information.”

“It’s information obtained through diplomatic lines in our country… It’s within the expected range. It’s not that difficult.”

I don’t know if our government gave a separate notice to the United States but Aiden seemed to be aware of the situation.

I nodded slowly towards Aiden and continued my explanation for the rest of the group.

“As Aiden said there is a high possibility that guests will arrive from China soon. The pretext is exchange between Awakened people. It’s just a word but I think they are trying to show off their power.”

“The US is far away and they are close. It’s an old excuse. They are revealing their intention to improve the strained Korea-China relationship. They must be dark inside. That’s just how they are.”

CEO Choi shrugged his shoulders as if he was used to it. Then he emptied the half-empty soju in his beer glass and continued talking wiping his mouth with his sleeve.

“The main goal is to show off their power and then take over the former North Korean territory. So they want to take advantage of the lost territory right?”

“President Seo said the same thing.”

“China must have thought that Korea would not be able to reach its lost lands for the next few decades. And in the meantime it was in a situation where it was in dire straits. Si-woo. I completely understand.”

The more you get involved in international politics the more troublesome things will come your way but this was inevitable.

Whether it’s domestic politics or international politics.

Even if I am not interested in politics politics cannot help but be of interest to me.

Politics is originally that kind of creature.

I told President Seo that I would think about a friendly war but in fact the answer was already out there.

“I heard that China is planning to dispatch a man called Geom-Gwi. They asked me to participate in the friendly war as a condition for that. I would like to ask for your opinion.”

Aiden was the first to answer that question.

“Siu. It is a very serious provocation and threat for an Irregular to step on another country’s territory. Do you know that?”

“You know that’s not what you’re saying right?”

“Korea and the United States are allies and we are friends. This is a completely different case. It may have been different before the Dimension Opening but it is true that there were several conflicts between Korea and China after the Dimension Opening right?”

I even heard that just a few months ago there was talk of breaking the ROK-US alliance.

Anyway Aiden’s main weapon is his tongue not his body.

I quickly roll my head over a visual subject that looks like it could be smashed without calculation.

“Keep talking.”

“There is very little information about the Chinese Irregulars. There is a high possibility that variables will arise. In this situation the fact that they are moving first means that they are in a hurry.”

“Let’s think simply simply.”

There was absolutely no reason to overthink it. Politics was a problem that politicians had to solve and our church simply had to do its own calculations.

“If Chinese irregulars set foot on our land wouldn’t the opposite be possible?”

“There will definitely be no reason to stop it.”

“Someday we’ll have to step foot on their land. You know that the Purifiers’ base is there. Those guys are the ones exporting terrorists right now. And most of all.”

“More than anything?”

I took a sip of my cold beer and then said with the corners of my lips raised in a bitter manner.

“I just hate China.”

Our Pope please stop this