Please Stop The Pope

Episode 29

My first official live broadcast on MyTube didn’t last very long.

No more, no less, exactly 30 minutes.

But those 30 minutes had a much bigger impact than I had anticipated.

[Title: I am a sinner]

Content: A lowly person like me slandered and cursed the truly precious ones without knowing them. I’m sorry for recklessly doubting. I’m sorry for recklessly cursing. From now on, I will work harder than anyone else to spread the name of Limen.

ㄴLOL Isn’t this bastard that bastard?

ㄴYeah, that’s right. He’s the bastard who used to curse, saying who would believe in things like the Limen Church. It’s his fixed nickname, but he deleted all the posts he had posted so far?

ㄴDon’t worry, I already preserved them and sent them to the Limen Church email.

ㄴLimen is watching you. I would appreciate it if everyone used beautiful language.

ㄴI newly created the Limen Gallery! Brothers who want to come in and share good words are always welcome.

ㄴBullshit. You guys are all in cahoots with the government and that guy named Kim Shi Yu or whatever. The government is deliberately pushing this to keep the National Guild Alliance in check. Are you falling for it again, you idiots?

ㄴOld man, LOL Stop spreading fake news LOL. Even foreign media are unanimously reporting it, so please stop spreading conspiracy theories.

ㄴLOL Please just stop writing LOL Before I pluck out all the moles on your body, old man LOLOLOLOL

The above post on an internet site can be said to aptly summarize the current situation.

It has become difficult to find the trolls who slandered me and Limen on the internet just because they didn’t like us.

Those who had been actively criticizing the Limen Church just a few hours ago have either disappeared or become our church’s extreme supporters, choosing one of the two paths.

“It’s really frustrating.”

Min-soo, who had been checking the internet reactions with me at the temple in Ground Zero, sighed as if he was upset and said,

“What is so frustrating, brother?”

“Those who still claim conspiracy theories despite being shown enough. I wonder how much more we have to show them to make them believe…”

As you can see from the post, there were still some left who claimed we were a conspiracy theory.

But unlike Min-soo, I wasn’t very dissatisfied.

“That’s their freedom too.”

“But…”

“Humans are inherently creatures of doubt. And this is also a country where the image of religion has turned negative, so Limen will understand.”

Rather, it would be stranger if they didn’t doubt.

Those people are the ones who won’t believe no matter how much we show them.

And I didn’t want to force faith on those people either.

Just as faith is freedom, distrust is also freedom.

Of course,

“Personally, I wish all those people would just drop dead.”

“…Pardon?”

“This is just my personal thought, so I hope you don’t misunderstand. Haha!”

Saying I can understand them doesn’t mean I want to respect them.

They are the ones claiming we are false, so there’s no reason to respect those guys, right?

But it seemed Leo next to me had a slightly different idea.

At my words, Leo closed the Bible he was reading and said,

“I’ve said it many times, but Limen is the one who can embrace them too. Limen’s benevolence does not discriminate. However,”

“However?”

“We do need to meet the non-believers directly and hear why they distrust us.”

I thought about Leo’s words for a moment, then frowned slightly and asked,

“You’re thinking of making them repent if necessary.”

Then Leo nodded as if it were obvious.

“If they commit blasphemy against Limen, there’s no choice but to make them repent, right?”

“I’ve also said it many times, but a person dies if they are folded in half. That’s a crime. Even though South Korea may not look like it, it’s a country ruled by law, you know?”

“That’s troublesome.”

This is why former inquisitors are a problem.

Principled pretenders who are actually extremists.

In Leo’s case, his extremism has somewhat reduced after becoming an archbishop, but habits that have been deeply ingrained for a long time don’t easily disappear.

“From now on, you can’t unilaterally make someone repent or do anything like that on Earth. From now on, always get my permission before acting.”

“I will obey Your Holiness’s command.”

I’ll have to keep an eye on Leo until he fully adapts to Earth.

He’s still too dangerous to leave alone. He’s someone who can easily fold S-rank hunters in half, so if he decides to cause trouble, I can’t even imagine the scale.

I let out a deep sigh, then looked at Min-soo again and said,

“Right, Brother Min-soo.”

“Yes, Your Holiness.”

“I heard there are guilds where production-class players gather separately. Do you know of any places like that? It would be good if there are players well-versed in minerals.”

At my question, Min-soo carefully asked me back,

“Well, if you’re talking about the Meister Guild, I do know a few places. I’m sure we can find players who handle minerals there.”

I haven’t explained to Min-soo about the mana stone mine, no, divine stone mine hidden across the garden yet.

Since he was someone who didn’t even know about the existence of the mana stone mine in the first place, it’s natural that he didn’t know.

“I need players skilled in mining. The picture isn’t very pretty if I ask the government. Could you look into it for me?”

“It’s not difficult. There are a few production-class players I’ve been in touch with while planning MyTube content before, so I’ll look into it as quickly as possible. But what are you trying to do…”

“A slightly different kind of missionary work?”

I raised the corner of my mouth and checked the message window that appeared before my eyes.

[You can purchase the facility through the DLC store.]

[Consecration Chamber Lv. 1]

●Type: DLC – Facility

●Description: Enables the production of sacred objects (items) using divine stones. Blessings are bestowed upon sacred objects produced in the Consecration Chamber, and the higher the facility level of the Consecration Chamber, the more diverse blessings can be bestowed.

●Purchase Cost: 5,000 Divinity Points

A facility that easily accounted for more than half of the Vatican’s finances in Eden.

The facility that is expected to show to what extent it will synergize when combined with the element of capitalism.

Consecration Chamber.

I examined the message window in front of me once again, then said in a confident voice,

“You can look forward to it.”

Because it is going to be the best hit product that will feed our church in the future.

“I’m back.”

It was a really long day.

I was able to return home only long after the sun had set.

It was a really hectic and busy day.

It felt like the day would never end.

“Big brother!”

“What time do you think it is, Si-yeon? You’re still not sleeping? You won’t grow tall like that.”

Si-yeon seemed to have a lot she wanted to say, as she started chattering away as soon as she saw me.

But soon, Si-yeon glanced behind me and asked with a slightly furrowed brow,

“Where’s Uncle Leo?”

“Uncle Leo has some work to do for a while, so he can’t come. He asked me to tell you he’s sorry he can’t play with you.”

Leo voluntarily decided to stay at the temple.

There was not a single bit of coercion in the process. He just offered to stay at the temple first, so I allowed it.

With no holy knights to protect the temple, there’s nothing more reassuring than Leo guarding the temple.

Moreover, a few of Min-soo’s people also voluntarily stayed, and the Ministry of Ability Management deployed a lot of personnel to prepare for any unforeseen accidents, so there’s no need to worry.

“Then is Uncle Leo staying at that pretty place?”

“Yes. That place will be my workplace from now on.”

“Can I go play there with little brother later?”

“Of course. When I have some free time, I’ll take you there right away. You’ll really like it, Si-yeon.”

Honestly, I want to take Si-yeon there after completely removing the mana contamination in Ground Zero.

I know well there won’t be any big problems, but I couldn’t help my feelings as a guardian.

“Yay!”

Si-yeon nodded in satisfaction at my answer.

As I was taking off my shoes and chatting with Si-yeon like that,

“…Hyung, you’re back?”

A zombie walked out of the bedroom.

A haggard appearance with dark circles around his eyes.

In-wook greeted me with a more tired look than ever.

“You’re going through a lot because of me. Should I make you some herbal medicine?”

I had a separate request for In-wook.

The Limen Church’s MyTube channel that will be made public starting tomorrow.

I thought In-wook would be more suitable than me for MyTube management, so I entrusted it to him, and it seemed he had been struggling all day because of that.

“Herbal medicine… I watched the broadcast earlier, and it seems things went well. Was it okay?”

“It wasn’t bad.”

There’s no need to tell In-wook, who looks like he’s about to die of fatigue at any moment, the gruesome stories like ‘I crushed Yoo Se-hyuk’s limbs and turned him into a human vegetable, and Leo did human origami’.

I roughly nodded, and Si-yeon, who heard our conversation, said while rubbing her eyes,

“Since big brother is here, I should go to bed now.”

“Si-yeon said she wouldn’t sleep until you came.”

Looking at the time, it was already 11 o’clock.

Considering that Si-yeon’s usual bedtime was 10 o’clock, she endured for quite a long time despite being sleepy.

“Si-yeon, you said you had a lot of questions for hyung, right?”

“Mm, I know that hyung is the pope leading the Limen Church… and that he purified Ground Zero… I’ll just ask later. I’m going to bed! Good night.”

With that, Si-yeon went into her room, and I blankly stared at Si-yeon’s back.

“Does she know everything? Did you tell her?”

“No?”

“Then how does Si-yeon know everything?”

At my words, In-wook answered as if it were obvious,

“Si-yeon is better at using smartphones than us, you know? These days, whether it’s MyTube or news, as soon as you turn it on, it’s all about you. How could Si-yeon not know? She’s just pretending not to know in front of us to act cute.”

So that’s how it was.

Si-yeon was playing along with me.

“She’s all grown up. A third-grader in elementary school is even purposely playing with her brother.”

“She had no choice but to grow up quickly in this situation. You know that well, hyung.”

“You really have a bad habit of making me speechless.”

“If I were a really bad brother, would I have helped with work like this without getting proper sleep?”

Look at him hitting me with heavy facts one after another as if to prove he’s my brother. At this point, I think it’s genetic.

After consecutively dropping those facts, In-wook gulped down a glass of water.

Then, taking out a vitamin from the vitamin container on the table, he said,

“Grandma called and said she’s coming by plane in 2 weeks. The Ministry of Ability Management is even offering a private jet… Oh, and she asked me to pass on a message to you.”

“What message?”

“She said she can’t even travel freely now because of her grandson. She told you to be prepared to get your back torn apart when she arrives in Korea.”

“…Big trouble is coming.”

She didn’t answer like that when I called her, but it seemed she was doing it on purpose to make me scared.

I’ll have to hear the details, but it’s probably true that she’s returning because of me.

As of today, I have become the first awakener in the world to succeed in purifying Ground Zero.

In other words, I have become a person of importance in South Korea. And naturally, the family of a person of importance also becomes important.

Fortunately, the United States still has an alliance with South Korea. If they were in China or Japan, wouldn’t they have brought them over right away?

“Ah, I don’t know.”

Let’s put off complicated thoughts for later.

I shook my head, then looked at In-wook and said,

“For now, let’s go to sleep early today. There’s a lot to do starting tomorrow. We have to manage MyTube, look into mining companies, deal with those National Guild Alliance guys… There’s a mountain of work, a mountain.”

“I stayed up all night today, you know?”

“We’re brothers, aren’t we? Still, I feel as reassured as a hearty soup to have you, dosaeng. Let’s just endure a little more for a while. Okay?”

My long, long day was coming to an end with me gaslighting In-wook like that.