The Pope Who Returned After Having Three Children
Everyone, please come this way.
Seoyun sat at the table, watching Elluke's broadcast on her smartphone.
The image of Elluke on the screen was almost unchanged from before. The snowy white robes, the perfect posture, and the beauty that even the somewhat weak webcam couldn't hide. It had an elegance that set her apart from ordinary streamers.
Seoyun had almost decided to apply makeup before the broadcast, but she changed her mind. After all, she was already beautiful without it.
“Today, before the live broadcast, I’d like to introduce my little daughters for a moment. Aren’t they both pretty? I must have inherited my looks from their mother.”
The special guests for this broadcast were Erina and Evaila.
The twins sat side by side on their mother’s lap, eyes sparkling as they appeared on air. The computer and broadcast equipment looked fascinating to them.
They really do look a lot like Mom.
Pink hair and eyes. Snow-white skin and tiny lips.
Anyone would think they were Elluke’s daughters. It was like she’d shrunk her mother down to their size.
Someone who didn’t know her might mistake the mother for an older sister. Just for a second, of course. The age gap was too obvious for them to be real sisters.
In any case, it was impossible to deny that the mother of a thirty-something married woman looked far too youthful.
This was partly because the original was pretty, but also because of the blessing.
Maybe I should ask for a blessing like that too.
She had received a blessing once before, but it had disappeared once the period ended.
According to Elluke, only the Goddess could grant a blessing that lasted forever. In other words, it was a permanent benefit that never vanished until death. Honestly, it was a little enviable.
I’ll be the first to sponsor her.
Seoyun would have plenty of chances ahead of her, but she couldn’t help feeling envious.
She wondered what blessing had been placed on the person who wanted to get a job. If she became Elluke’s manager, they might meet eventually, so she should ask then.
“How many years old are you? Both are five years old by Korean reckoning. You’re starting to refuse to listen to me, aren’t you?”
While Seoyun was lost in thought, Elluke was earnestly chatting with the viewers.
The chat was flying across the screen at lightning speed because the viewer count had already surpassed ten million, yet she was reading every single message. It was a lovely sight.
Despite her high position, Elluke always tried her best. She was the most diligent Pope there was.
The problem was that she could sometimes burn like fire.
“Lilirara-nim, please be careful with the chat. Do you want to get struck by lightning?”
Here she went again.
Right from the start of the broadcast, she was being a bit rough. It wasn’t swearing; it was a cute scolding, but if this scale got any bigger, there would be all kinds of problems.
Especially if she crossed a line and broke the law. Seoyun wouldn’t be able to cover for her. Even a returnee had to be punished if they broke the law.
What kind of chat was it this time?
But Elluke’s anger usually only flared when there was a real reason.
She wondered what this time and scrolled the chat window up. When she saw the warning from a viewer, Seoyun couldn’t help but smile.
[Lilirara : When the kids come out, you really become an ajumma]
She had hit Elluke’s sensitive spot perfectly.
Probably on purpose. She was very responsive to simple keystrokes; it was fun.
Seoyun’s playful side suddenly kicked in and she typed quickly.
[Bad Guy : Pope, you’re a little cold today, Gyojumma]
The moment Seoyun’s chat appeared, Elluke noticed it instantly like a ghost and frowned slightly. Then she said quietly.
“Goddess, please do as I requested.”
What request?
Curiosity sparked, but suddenly a tingling sensation pricked her forehead. It felt like a needle prick—sharp, but brief.
What?
Seoyun unconsciously touched her head.
Her hand closed around something small and hot. A pebble, warm and pink.
Someone must have dropped it.
…It really was lightning.
Seoyun stared blankly for a moment, then burst out laughing. The absurdity made her laugh.
A Pope asking the Goddess to drop lightning because she was teased by kids. And the Goddess actually doing it.
Both were abnormal. It was too bold and aggressive for the modern world to accept.
Other people would probably feel the same way once they learned the Goddess’s personality.
Wait a second.
A good idea suddenly occurred to Seoyun. She quickly turned on the note function to jot it down before she forgot.
[First content in Itube history—Interview with the Goddess]
That’s too good.
Seoyun felt a deep admiration. It seemed she really did have talent as an Ituber.
“Who are you talking to right now?”
Erina looked up at me with wide eyes.
I met her adorable firstborn’s gaze and smiled.
“Erina. We had a conversation with a wise sister using magic from far away before. It’s basically the same thing.”
She was a liberal arts graduate. I couldn’t explain the workings of modern technology to a five-year-old, so I just said it was similar to magic.
Fortunately, the clever Erina understood right away.
“So that square thing is a magic tool? Wow, mana isn’t flowing but it’s still working!”
“Is it amazing?”
“Yes!”
Honestly, magic was more amazing and beautiful and cool than science. But to Erina, who was born and raised in the other world, it probably wasn’t.
While Erina’s eyes sparkled as she watched the computer monitor and the main unit, a small donation appeared.
[Redlime has sponsored 1,000 won]
The kids are so cute. What’s their name?
“Freshbread-nim, thank you for the thousand won. I was about to tell you their names, and it’s perfect timing.”
I rested my hand on Erina’s head and continued.
“This one is the eldest, Erina. As you can see, she’s very curious with bright, intelligent eyes. Erina, please say hello to the camera over there.”
The little girl stared at the webcam I pointed to, then bowed her waist.
“Erina.”
She was so good at greeting, too.
She blushed and asked my face right after I greeted her, but even so, she managed it quite lively.
“Excellent.”
“Did I do well?”
“Our Erina has always done well.”
After introducing Erina to the viewers, I gently stroked the face of the second one beside her.
“Please stand up for a moment.”
Evaila had fallen asleep in the meantime, using my chest as a pillow.
The chat window had become lively, probably because it was a good scene for watching. Mostly admirations and cheers for the little girls.
She’s so soft lolol
Cute
She really is pretty because she looks like Mom
Are you going to do a parenting Itube?
But the reactions weren’t very harsh. Especially toward the confident pair of mine, there was almost none.
Probably because the text “My husband will be visiting” at the top of the broadcast screen made them hold back.
Still, there were people who didn’t know how scary the world was.
Shrine pocket lol
I had no idea what those repeated letters at the end meant, but it looked dirty. I felt instinctively that it was a word the kids shouldn’t learn.
I decided to handle it right away.
“Liam. Please temporarily remove the person who said ‘shrine pocket’ over there. And remember the location so you can go find them later.”
Just a short while after I gave the order, a reply came up.
[(☆) riamclytia : Action completed]
Liam’s chat, who was handling the chat window and bad viewers. She had already processed it. I was surprised by how fast it was.
???
Are you really coming to visit?
Why is this real?
Your Highness, I didn’t do anything!
The chat window quickly fell into chaos. Then gradually the expressions and words started to get cleaner. A desirable phenomenon.
“Very good. There’s absolutely no reason to write bad chats. Please enjoy the broadcast with beautiful good intentions.”
I watched the now-cleansed chat window with a warm heart for a moment.
The Pope doesn’t look like a teenager at all, honestly?
Real lololol
I don’t know where you’re looking but it’s not like an ajumma at all
I can’t believe you still don’t believe she’s a mother
Was she not the sister?
Married woman is the best
It was… so good. The ideal chat window I had hoped for.
“Mom, why are you laughing?”
“Erina, look at the messages coming up. They’re all people.”
“Really?”
“Yes, go look.”
Even after looking twice, it didn’t get boring, so I watched with my daughter.
But Erina stared blankly at the chat window for a moment, then tilted her head.
“Mom, these people are weird. They all say Mom is young.”
……
Erina, with her pure heart, left a small scar on my chest and then spoke cheerfully to the people.
“Our Mom is pretty but she’s not young!”
At that moment, I immediately looked away from the chat window. I could guess what scene was unfolding and decided not to look.
But no matter what, I couldn’t block the donation voices.
[Freshbreadbread has sponsored 1,000 won]
Even the daughter acknowledged Gyojumma
[Nalba has sponsored 1,000 won]
Talks straight unlike Mom
[Bad Guy has sponsored 1,000 won]
lolol lolol lolol lolol lolol lolol lolol lolol lolol lolol lolol
The donation line continued with my first viewer, the promising priest, joining.
[IWantToGetAJob has sponsored 1,000 won]
Honestly, I think you should stop denying it now
……
For a moment I wanted to cancel my priest appointment, but I stopped. It was hard to reverse a vow made to the Goddess.
Instead, I decided to drop the priest title right after appointing him.
Wait and see.
That was when I vowed revenge on the suspiciously promoted person.
“Uuu…”
Evaila, who had been asleep, rubbed her eyes and woke up. I rested my hand on my cute second daughter’s head and immediately changed the topic.
“This one is the second, Evaila. She’s a quiet child who doesn’t talk much. Evaila, please look over there and…”
“Hwaaam.”
Before she even finished the introduction, Evaila let out a long yawn.
Then she looked up at me blankly. She clearly wanted to go back to sleep.
“Are you sleepy, Evaila?”
“Yes.”
“Then before that, please say one word while looking over there.”
“What word?”
“I mean…”
I thought for a moment, then erased the smile from my face.
“There are people who keep teasing me. Please scold them for me.”
My second child was usually quiet and dazed, but sometimes she showed her emotions. Mostly when I was in a bad situation.
“Did you tease Mom?”
Just as I thought, Evaila asked quietly. Her eyebrows twitched, probably because she was irritated.
I pretended to look pitiful and stared at my second daughter sadly.
“They keep biting at my weakness… please help me…”
……
Evaila’s expression hardened as she looked at me crying. She clenched her tiny fists.
Then, as if it had just occurred to her, she turned her head toward the webcam I pointed to earlier.
“Too much.”
The second girl muttered shortly. She looked at the webcam with a poker face, then slowly raised her left hand.
The palm was wide open.
“……Evaila.”
I calmly folded her fingers. Then I asked in a small voice.
“Who told you that? Dad?”
“No.”
“Then who?”
Liam, definitely not. Evaila answered my puzzled question in a soft voice.
“Auntie told me. She said it’s the hand motion you do when you’re angry.”
……
Now I finally understood why she used the nickname Bad Guy.