Chapter 268 – Volume 54 – Whoever Eats First Is the Owner (3)
Actually, I was a little worried.
No matter how much the public perceives it, it is said that he used the most cleanly possible attack on the head.
Apart from that, there are bound to be many people who criticize it.
This is even for a saint who has a huge fan base.
For no reason, the fans put on the shield excessively.
Because of that, your image might actually get worse, right?
No matter how political it is that the fan base is maintained.
There is absolutely nothing good about making a lot of enemies.
If you are a true Pope fan who likes the Pope, there is no problem in leaving it out.
It is better to minimize the loss of even ordinary people.
“I actually think the deputy’s cartoon played a big role.”
“Ah, the short story I drew this time.”
In fact, in the case of this apology, there were many parts that were difficult to understand due to the lack of context.
In response to the saint’s request that I hope everyone will know for sure about the sin and move on.
She created her cartoon by concisely summarizing the series of drug addiction incidents she experienced.
Of course, while trying to kill me in the process.
I did use my character ‘Siu-chan’ instead of myself.
Although the description of where I was staying changed in the process.
Other than that, she restored it as much as she remembered.
What she was most concerned about was the withdrawal symptoms, which she couldn’t quite remember.
Although she does remember the withdrawal symptoms themselves, to be precise.
It’s hard for me to understand the part about the almost desolate appearance that came about when I quit completely.
So she tried to portray that part very realistically.
First of all, when I first met her, her condition was so shocking that I remember it well.
With Rosaria’s help, she heard what happened behind it all.
After seeing that, you might feel sad rather than angry.
I have no intention of denying that it was helpful in some way.
However, that is just conveying the truth.
“But it’s all true. It is meaningful because there is a saint who overcame such pain with faith.”
In the first place, she was a saint when she was not mentally and physically weak due to withdrawal symptoms.
She was a more compassionate and kind person than anyone else.
She remembers that, whether it’s the people around her or the people who helped her.
That image would also have had a big impact.
‘Maybe there were more fans of her saint than I expected.’
In the first place, if there are too many fans, it is difficult to harbor opposition to their opinions.
It’s just that public opinion itself is leaning in that direction.
It becomes difficult to even voice opposition out loud.
Then, more and more moderate people start to follow the opinions of fans.
In conclusion, I was left with the feeling that this incident was not the saint’s fault.
In other words, public opinion was formed that most of the problems in this matter lie with the Pope…
‘I think I tried to deal with it in my own way.’
Because I have already asked His Majesty the Emperor.
Even in the most politically important empire, only the Pope was questioned.
Completely isolated, he was taken into custody and put on trial.
Since he is the Pope, he cannot proceed with trials under imperial authority.
All high-ranking officials in the church who confirmed this public opinion took the saint’s side.
Thanks to this, it was possible to fully deal with the Pope legally.
‘Well, let’s say it’s the Pope. ‘I’m not better than Elder Sharon.’
The prevailing opinion was that in order to be comparable to that level, one had to be at the level of a saint.
…In a way, this little girl is just as amazing as the elder.
The saint herself could be seen as a huge monster.
Since you have that much mental strength, is it possible for you to stop taking medication on your own?
“Actually, it’s important from now on.”
I’m glad it was put through trial for now.
That is only if the denomination maintains its current will.
There is a high probability that this drug was not only used by saints, so addicts who want the drug may change their minds.
“At first, you said that the saintess was poisoned in a way that she didn’t know how, right?”
They probably ingested it through smoke or food.
If so, there may still be many priests who are unaware of their addiction.
Therefore, it was necessary to convene all clergy capable of making strong statements and discuss measures in advance for this situation.
“So, are you helping me get through it without being forced to take drugs?”
“It is important to dilute even more what was left before. It is also important to reduce symptoms with things like coffee or sugar.”
You could die from too much pain.
Although I am cautious.
In the end, it was a process that had to go through at least once.
“Yes, I will do that then.”
Of course it’s a treatment process.
In the meantime, make sure that no other contact is possible.
If you completely isolate yourself from the outside world.
It would be difficult for even the Pope to change the situation.
‘If you let your guard down, you lose.’
Even if you are a person who has lived an easy life despite using foul rules.
He is a person who has been secretly acting without anyone finding out about it until now.
I had to be careful about what measures I would use to suddenly change the situation.
‘Especially drugs are a problem.’
What if drugs that cannot be purified by divine power were scattered right in the middle of the empire?
How many people will be hurt by such terrorist acts?
I don’t even want to imagine.
And if a crazy situation arises where many people become addicted and drugs become popular.
In order to save the Pope, who is the only source of supply, we don’t know what will happen.
‘How on earth do they make it?’
We already know that it is Philopon made using ephedra.
Because the ingredients themselves were somehow investigated using magic.
Of course, the investigation was quite difficult, so I had to get help from a high-ranking wizard.
But the Pope is still silent about the method.
Threatening the Pope like that seems a bit strange.
I told the saint not to justify the means for the end.
If I were to do that, it would be against logic.
“For a moment…”
This incident felt familiar for some reason.
In the end, Philopon is an illegal drug that cannot be given divine powers and that does not work.
But now that it has been released, it is easy to wander around.
‘Why did I just think it was methamphetamine?’
What if it’s not Philopon himself?
A similar thing happened in Korea before.
There was a big news story that a group of people who were trying to manufacture drugs from cold medicine were arrested.
Through cold medicine that can be easily purchased.
They said it was possible to make philopon.
I remember this cold medicine was ephedrine-based.
In other words, the raw materials for drugs are not prohibited.
Because you can make that drug pretty easily.
Through secondary processing, they were able to easily distribute drugs.
In the first place, the drugs themselves are not imported from overseas.
Drugs are more easily accessible, and the distribution process is reduced, so the prices are cheaper.
It was a crime that had no choice but to be judged as having business value.
Anyway, that incident felt somewhat similar to this one.
Now in this country, ephedra is widely used as a cold medicine.
Of course, priests also give blessings to protect the ingredients and use them.
In other words, the mako itself is an object imbued with divine power.
So what if the raw materials were imbued with divine power?
What happens if you create another object?
“…Saint, I think I know.”
“Yes?”
“How the Pope created the drug. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?”
Is it possible to mix or use the two blessed drugs?
Is it still possible to use blessings such as ephedra and cold medicine using ephedra?
Well, those were simple questions.
“Everything is possible, right?”
“Can you do an experiment for me?”
In fact, it is illegal in the empire.
I had to get permission from His Majesty to proceed.
The result is better when as few people know about it as possible.
‘The method of making methamphetamine is the problem, but that part was probably a reduction reaction.’
Recalling an article I had read before, I forced myself to come up with a method.
If you use a catalyst like platinum, you will be able to fully process it with divine power.
It may not be a simple task, but a saint can do it.
“Like this?”
“…Yes, bless all the auxiliary materials and catalysts.”
Just in case, give a blessing to the air around you.
Avoid mixing unblessed atoms or molecules.
All conditions are met, and what is lacking is completed with divine magic.
Some kind of plausible result came out.
I isolated it and put it in a bottle.
“Blessings still remain, right?”
“That’s right. Even after going through such complicated refining, there’s still something left…”
“Don’t ever repeat what you did today when you’re alone, understand?”
“Yes. What is that?”
“…I’ll check and tell you.”
No matter how good she is at controlling herself.
Still, she might impulsively seek out medicine.
Without her knowing, I went to see Elder Sharon with her finished medicine.
“Sorry. You must be busy.”
“The rise and fall of the empire is at stake. You can’t not care just because you’re busy.”
“Thank you. Elder, can you check the ingredients of this too?”
Honestly, there are probably more people than Elder Sharon who can confirm this.
The person I can trust the most is Elder Sharon.
A person who loves art endlessly can’t be a bad person, right?
“Hmm, different from the one I gave you last time. It’s very thick so it’s easy to check. That’s right. This is the curse of the Demon Emperor.”
“Also…”
I found a way.
Wow, I never thought there would be a bug like this.
And I really knew the solution to this problem.
‘It will be solved if we just ban the ephedra itself.’
It is impossible for priests to give their blessings to drugs.
This is the case when the priests decide that it is difficult to use as a drug.
Drugs that are poisonous to anyone can be seen as an unconscious rejection of the blessing itself.
I feel sorry for those who are currently using ephedra well.
In order to prevent further damage, we had to prevent a situation where a blessing could be applied to the Demon Emperor.
I knew the best way to do it.
‘Fake news…!’
They are creating fake health-related news, something we often see in Korea.
Ephedra itself is a type of very dangerous drug and a poison that afflicts one’s health.
This is a major religious fraud that deceives all clergy!
