The Pope’s Exclusive Rest Area on the 5th floor.
I was sitting in a high-end massage chair located by the sunlit window.
As I surrendered my body to the sensation of being kneaded everywhere, a moan slipped out of my mouth involuntarily.
“Uuuh….”
It felt like the muscle pain all over my body was melting away. I guess it’s because it’s a premium product costing nearly ten million won, the vibrations and movements were extraordinary.
Healing with Sacred Power is nice, but sometimes, this isn’t so bad either.
I felt I should be grateful to Hwang In-goo. After all, he ‘donated’ such a wonderful massage chair to me.
“Are you okay?”
While I was quietly enjoying the ten-million-won massage, Seo-yoon asked with concern.
I winked at her to signify that everything was fine.
At that, Seo-yoon burst out laughing and took my hand to playfully squeeze it.
“Oh my, look at this bruise here. Why on earth did you wear those gloves while fighting….”
The Sacred Item, “Holy Liberation,” that I used at Reeve’s suggestion was an incredible pair of gloves that turned faith into physical ability.
Thanks to that, I fully experienced the thrill of hand-to-hand combat.
Who would have thought that fighting with just fists and feet could be so much fun? I had no idea until now.
The emotions and sensations I felt during the brawl were still lingering in my body.
The refreshing shock that coursed through me when I landed punches still lingered in both my hands.
The strange sense of liberation I felt while taking the opponent’s attacks with my bare body still occupied my mind.
I was so fired up that my blood was still boiling even now.
But that glove came with not only overwhelming physical abilities for the user but also significant side effects.
“The recoil comes proportionally to the time spent enhancing the body with this Sacred Item.”
… They should have told me that before the fight. From the playful expression, it was probably intentional.
Reeve looked cute on the outside but had a mischievous personality.
Anyhow, the recoil that comes after taking off the gloves had already taken hold of my body.
Extreme muscle pain.
The pain was particularly intense in my arms and legs, which I used the most.
“Our Pope really suffers for his own sake.”
Seo-yoon said as she poked at my wrist with a slightly squinted expression. Every time she did, it sent electric shocks through me.
“It hurts. Please stop.”
“Can’t you heal it with Sacred Power?”
“I’ve tried, but it doesn’t work.”
I heard that the influence of Sacred Items cannot be easily ignored, even by gods.
So, it’s only natural that I, as just a superhuman, couldn’t resist the side effects.
“Then how long will this pain last?”
“It’ll go away in about two or three days.”
“That’s a relief.”
“Indeed.”
I would never wear those gloves again.
I discovered the fun of brawling this time, but surely my fighting style suited me more with healing and buffing allies.
Everyone has a way of life that suits them, and I realized that I cannot get close to “all-out war.”
“Anyways, you did well.”
After another poke at my wrist, Seo-yoon popped a chocolate with nuts into my mouth.
Crunch.
As I bit into it, the sweet flavor burst on my tongue.
‘Wow….’
In a rustic way, it was so delicious that my eyes widened.
Given that it’s a dangerously sweet flavor that was practically nonexistent in that other world.
Speaking of which, it had been a long time since I last had this ‘Roche’ chocolate. I really liked it before I possessed this body.
“You couldn’t eat this before?”
“You remembered that.”
“Of course. For me, it was seven years ago. I still remember how my older sister, who was like a brother to me, cried in front of me back then.”
“……”
Why does she bring up such embarrassing past stories? Feeling shy, I gently grabbed Seo-yoon’s wrist.
“Want more?”
“Please put it in.”
“Wait a moment.”
Thus, I comfortably enjoyed my break under the care of my sister, who felt like family.
It was a luxury I could enjoy since Kelaout, who went to talk with Jo Ha-jin, hadn’t returned yet.
‘This is happiness….’
Our safety-obsessed patient was doing a great job. Wouldn’t it be nice if he talked until late at night?
“Open your mouth.”
“Aah-.”
Munching slowly on the sweet chocolate, I suddenly remembered the task I had given Seo-yoon.
“By the way, did you upload the videos on iTube?”
I had asked Seo-yoon to edit and upload the videos of all the footage that had been shot until now.
I searched for both the interactions with swords and the Void exploration. It turned out neither video was on iTube. So, I was sure they would reach satisfactory results.
“Of course, I uploaded everything.”
Seo-yoon replied while continuing to unwrap the Roche chocolate.
“The editor is the same person who was acting as ‘Kim Yi-jeong,’ the Great Demon, and he decided to keep working with us. I had my brother investigate him, but it turned out he was just an ordinary person who doesn’t know anything.”
“Excellent.”
As expected of Seo-yoon. She was working diligently without me even asking.
“How’s the audience’s reaction?”
“The views are steadily on the rise, and almost all the comments are positive.”
“That’s good. Please keep doing it just like this.”
I had made the Tribe my main base, but I was also paying considerable attention to iTube.
To put it metaphorically, live streaming is like salary, and edited videos are like pension, right?
If the ‘Streamer Pope’ is the one earning money for immediate living expenses, then the reliable one would be ‘iTuber Eluke.’
That’s why I needed to develop the iTube channel a little more. Currently, there were still many aspects to improve.
“Seo-yoon, have the subscribers increased?”
“It’s gone up by about 100,000 compared to a month ago. But still, we haven’t reached 300,000 yet.”
“I see….”
The growth was not bad, but I hoped the pace could be faster.
After all, as a pope, my prestige and dignity was on the line, and 270,000 subscribers didn’t seem impressive enough.
I needed to hit at least a million subscribers to receive the ‘Gold Button,’ the minimum requirement.
“Now that we’ve mentioned iTube, let’s research together on how to dramatically increase the subscriber count.”
“…….”
For some reason, when we started talking about content, Seo-yoon began to fidget and just moved her lips.
Did she have something to say?
Wondering, I waited quietly, but she didn’t say anything, so I started to ponder by myself.
‘What would be good?’
I heard that Yao filmed the recent fight with Reeve, and I was planning to upload it soon.
But that felt like it wasn’t enough.
I needed something more innovative, something that hadn’t been tried before, and something that could truly wow people.
But did such things even exist anymore?
iTube was already a red ocean, and competition was fierce. These days, it had become even more saturated due to the Returnees.
Right now, the iTuber with the highest subscriber count was the Returnee ‘Sister Cat,’ with almost all others being Returnees too.
After all, they could easily attract people by posting fascinating videos that are hard for regular folks to see, thanks to their abilities.
‘Then I need to play to my strengths too, right?’
Everyone knew my strength.
Healing.
No doctor could treat better than I could. Of course, the clergy too.
However, I decided not to use healing for making money as it’s not the will of the Goddess, so I had to use my other talent.
It was my beauty.
As I thought carefully about how to utilize my beautiful appearance, a bright idea struck me.
“What about a ‘Pope’s Summer Fashion Lookbook’? With my beauty, I’m sure it would get a great reaction.”
“…Lookbook?”
For some reason, Seo-yoon squinted her eyes and stared at me.
“Are you thinking of what I’m thinking?”
“Is there another meaning for the term lookbook?”
“…….”
The face of my beloved sister turned pale with horror.
Is it that serious? The lack of reaction made me feel down.
“Is my idea of showcasing various fashion looks using my beauty that terrible…?”
“Eh?”
Seo-yoon’s eyes widened, looking like she couldn’t believe it.
Then she let out a sigh and patted me on the shoulder.
“Oh, what? Was that what you meant? I thought…”
“What exactly did you misunderstand?”
“Check out some popular lookbook videos yourself.”
Doing as she said, I promptly typed ‘lookbook’ into the iTube search bar and clicked on the most viewed video.
And moments later.
“…What a ridiculous misunderstanding.”
I quickly turned off the video with a flushed face.
“The lookbook video I randomly saw was a wholesome showcase of fashion by a certain fashion model…”
“Really? Didn’t you secretly want to stand in front of the camera dressed in only your underwear to show off your figure?”
“……”
When I shot her a glare in silence, my mischievous sister sweetly leaned her head against me. Since she looked cute, I decided to let it slide just this once.
“If you have another idea, please let me know. I’ll think again.”
Gently stroking the head of Seo-yoon, who leaned against me, I fell back into thought.
Is this the agony of creation? I’m completely lacking in creativity, and no good ideas are coming to mind.
Is it because of my age?
No, it isn’t. It must be because I haven’t read enough books. Anyway, it has to be something like that.
“Sister.”
Seo-yoon suddenly spoke up just when I was looking through various iTube channels for inspiration.
“What is it?”
“I have an idea.”
“Oh, do tell.”
“Let’s interview our Goddess.”
“…….”
The idea of interviewing the Goddess was so out of the blue that I found myself frozen with my mouth agape.
An interview with the Goddess…
“Oh, um, I guess that’s not possible? I’m sorry.”
Thinking I was angry because I was silent, Seo-yoon hurriedly apologized.
“I knew you’d react like that. Just thought I’d throw it out there. Forget it, I also apologize to the Goddess… and you…”
“You don’t need to apologize.”
I pulled in Seo-yoon, who was stumbling through her apologies.
Then, softly rubbing her back, I whispered praise.
“Seo-yoon, you’re a content genius. Let’s do it right away.”
“Are you really okay with that?”
“Of course.”
There was no reason to hesitate at all.
“The Goddess has a heart broader than the sky, so she would never refuse. Isn’t that right?”
Boldly asking, I soon heard a sigh echo in my mind.
– Just for ten minutes.
It was the official permission for the interview.
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