Chapter 340

“There are no rules?”

“Yes . ”

In response to the aide’s answer, Kim Eui-seok felt embarrassed .

“You don’t have to pray, keep any religious items, or pay contributions like tithing either . ”

“… Then how does this hold up as a religion?”

It was Kim’s honest feelings .

The most essential thing to religion is the god who is idolized and the people who idolize it .

But for that, practical rules were needed to bind people; thereby making themselves feel subordinated to God .

And…

“Why is there no compulsory donation? How is the church running?”

“It is said that it runs from the voluntary donations to the church . ”

‘What nonsense is that… . ’

Of course, there are religious people who donate money .

They are enthusiastic believers who pour out their personal savings for all kinds of religions and make donations .

But running a denomination on that alone?

If the Lee Ho-jae Faith was a small religious group buried in a rural corner, it would have made sense .

However, the Lee Ho-jae Faith was a large-scale denomination that had recently expanded its status nationwide .

Can the operation of such a denomination be supported by only donations?

“That… It is said that the donations collected are substantial . Sir, first you need to know, there is a unique system of faith and merit value in the Lee Ho-jae Faith . ”

Kim Eui-seok listened to the aide’s explanation for a while .

It wasn’t a difficult story to understand in general, but it was difficult to understand with Kim’s way of thinking .

Religion usually promises miracles, and in return, forces believers to believe .

However, the Lee Ho-jae Faith was at the level of bringing miracles to the believers .

Who wouldn’t pay attention to such a thing?

It was also understood why the church operated solely on donations .

Probably, the level of donations overflowed to the extent of being difficult to handle .

Who in this world was not desperate for something?

After all, everyone wishes for a miracle .

“About those miracles… Did you find out what it was?”

“Yes, I did… In fact, there was a member of the church among my staff . It was thanks to him that I was able to get a list of miracles . Here you are . ”

Kim Eui-seok received the file handed over by Assistant Kim,

“Thank you for preparing this right away . Yes, I’ll talk to a friend of that congregation, so get ready . ”

Then, he opened the document file .

A list of miracles was written on more than a few documents .

Reading those miracles, Kim Eui-seok began to feel dizzy .

[Potion-Lowest Healing: 50pt]

-Although it is the lowest level, it is known to show excellent effects on wound healing .

It was the potion the Awakened used the most in the Tutorial .

Not long ago, this potion was the ultimate goal of the prototype that the scientists were furiously researching in the United States .

[Potion-Low Level Disease Healing: 400pt]

-Similarly, it is a low-grade potion but is known to have a better performance than the basic potion .

According to the testimony of the Awakened, this could be used to cure early-stage cancer without any side-effects .

…

“Then all hospitals would be closed… . ”

It was a ridiculous reward .

Meanwhile, according to the data, the Intermediate Potion and Healing Miracles could be used to cure most of the incurable diseases on Earth .

There was no sense of what would be possible at the higher grades .

And beyond the healing aspect… .

[Miracle-Intermediate Shield Generation: 4000pt] (lasts for 600 minutes . )

[Miracle-Summon the Supreme Guardian: 50000000pt] (may fail depending on the circumstances of the guardian . )

[Food-Cheese pork cutlet set: 2pt]

[Food-Rice 2kg: 1pt]

There was really nothing special .

Kim Eui-seok focused on the food items next .

If that was really possible, then they could get around the food shortage somewhat .

[Miracle-Revival: 100000000pt]

[Miracle-Resurrection: 8000000000pt]

“… Is he really a god?”

If not, then the gods of the Hundred Gods Temple must be backing him .

Otherwise, these miracles couldn’t be explained .

-Miracles that require more than a million points are likely to be false products .

Kim Eui-seok was of the opinion that the Awakened Lee Ho-jae was using the potions he obtained as a reward for clearing the Tutorial to scam people .

However, assistant Kim’s further explanation also made sense .

Low scores can only be used to claim potions and other small items, and no one had high enough points to be able to claim the high-tier rewards .

There aren’t many people who can achieve that score anyway, so it won’t be a problem .

‘But… . ’

[Kim Eui-seok]

Age: 72

Status: A person who may be a political patron of the denomination, an informal believer

– Produces 11pt of faith every month .

-Witnessed the existence of miracles and began to have faith . However, they are not yet registered as an official member, thus they cannot get rewards .

-Has accumulated enormous achievements in improving the awareness of the church .

-Cumulative faith: 11pt

-Cumulative merit value: 14900pt

-Total score: 14911pt

Kim Eui-seok himself quickly collected 15,000 points .

But one thing that bothered him was faith .

After listening to the explanation from his aide, he knew what faith meant .

Just hearing about the church and miracles gave him a sense of faith… . If not… . ’

It was because of his 15,000 points .

He looked at a list of miracles, and contemplated what he could buy with his score .

He started thinking unwittingly .

Then he started to feel excited .

[Ability-Strength 1: 100pt]

[Skill Ability-Flame Radiance: 1500pt]

Was there anyone on Earth who had never thought of wanting to be an Awakened?

Flying between buildings and defeating monsters with all sorts of brilliant abilities .

However, in order to become an Awakened, it was necessary to clear the randomly summoned Tutorial .

Even that opportunity disappeared as the summoning from the Tutorial stopped completely .

Kim Eui-seok looked down at his swollen hands .

He honestly admitted that he wanted to try it .

He had 15,000 points .

His heart fluttered and his stomach turned from the excessive excitement .

[Faith is greatly increased . ]

[Produces 22pt of faith every month . ]

Assistant Kim, who had been out for a while, came in and said,

“Your Excellency, there is someone who came to see you . ”

When Kim Eui-seok, who was in distress, raised his head, he saw Assistant Kim’s nervous expression .

“Lee Hochi, the clone of the Awakened Lee Ho-jae… . ”

Kim Eui-seok interrupted his aide mid-sentence and said,

“Let him in . ”

He had heard the story of Lee Ho-jae and his clone several times .

It was difficult to understand with his own common sense, and only after hearing it several times was he able to understand .

However, what was important now was not the concept of a clone, but that a man named Lee Hochi was the manager and head of the Lee Ho-jae Faith .

“Hello?”

Hochi came into the breakroom and greeted him calmly as if he were greeting the owner of a local convenience store .

Kim Eui-seok was a little surprised .

Even though he had the same face as Lee Ho-jae who he encountered earlier, the impression was completely different .

Hochi, who had a clear, somewhat humorous smile on his mouth, said,

“I came to preach the word of god . ”

* * *

“I really can’t find him . ”

Hochi was very determined .

“Shall I look for him?”

Asked Yong-Yong, who was sitting on my lap .

He looked at me with his bright, blue eyes .

It was cute .

“No, I will do it myself . ”

I sent a message asking to not find him and leave him alone .

I didn’t want to waste his hard work by looking for him .

I can just ask him what happened later .

After their first performance, the girl group started singing a second song .

I thought they would go down after only one song .

“How many songs are they singing?”

“Five songs . ”

“…What? Why five songs?”

“Hochi told me to let them sing as many songs as possible . ”

What?

Did Hochi become a fan of that girl group or something?

I couldn’t understand it .

I saw huge screens on both sides of the stage .

The faces of the girl group members were shown on the screen, but it occasionally showed the faces of the special guests among the audience .

Most of the people invited were either Awakened or politicians, and they wore tired expressions whenever their faces were shown on the screen .

It was obvious they were bored .

It was a natural reaction since they were expecting the explanation of the Dimension Gate, and not an idol group performance .

The cameras focused on the audience again .

And among the audience… were my followers .

Some put on T-shirts with my face printed on them and displayed strange placards such as ‘The great Lee Ho-jae uses teleportation’** and waved the flags in a lemniscatic pattern, which seemed to be the symbol of the church .

The believers also shouted when they knew they were being projected on the camera and fluttered their flags more excitedly .

A shout of ‘whoa!’ rang from behind my back .

The camera movement was strange .

Usually, when shooting a place other than the stage, it only illuminates a short moment, about a second or two .

However, it zoomed in on my believers .

Meanwhile, the girl group’s song ended and silence came for a while .

In between those short silences, a loud voice shouted .

“Cool-headed charisma, Lee Ho-jae, fighting!”

It was so loud, and the scream was enough to be heard right in front of the stage .

I reflexively covered my eyes with my hands and ducked my head .

The camera was pointing towards me .

What was this damn Hochi up to?

I thought he was going to do something, but I wouldn’t have prepared for this kind of operation .

“Hey, tell them to put the cameras away . ”

I told Kim Minhyuk while keeping my head down . Shrugging, Kim Minhyuk replied,

“But how do I get rid of those?”

The camera, which zoomed in on me for about 3 seconds, focused on the stage as the girl group’s next song began .

“Lee Hochi, this guy… . ”

“Hey, but what was that? What was with the cool-headed something?”

“…It was my nickname when I was a pro gamer . ”

* * *

The Dimensional Gate’s briefing session was held successfully .

There was a comment that the unexpected appearance of the girl group was suspicious, but it was generally positive .

The Dimensional Gate that will present a new paradigm to the chaotic government is created in Korea, and is also created by a Korean Awakened .

The news that it will be run by the Korean government and the guild brought great excitement to Koreans .

Even on the Internet, it became a hot topic .

However, there was another topic that was as controversial as the Dimension Gate .

[Dimensional gate briefing session . Strange audiences appearing there . ]

[Wow, those Ho-Jae guys go all the way over there, so extreme . ]

[Isn’t that a problem? It’s annoying at national events . ]

[A pseudo-religion extreme enough to be out in real life… . ]

[They’re a cult who believes in Lee Ho-jae as a god . Wasn’t Lee Ho-jae invited?]

It was natural .

It was because of Hochi that they got invited in the first place .

[But isn’t that a pseudo-religion? Or is it just an ensemble group?]

[It’s a pseudo-religion . It has been a famous pseudo-religion in Gangwon-do since several years ago . ]

[They look like Lee Ho-jae’s fan club instead of a religion . Only crazy guys would see him as a god and make a slogan like ‘The great Lee Ho-jae uses teleportation’ . ]

[Admit it . The funniest part of yesterday’s briefing was Lee Ho-jae getting embarrassed . ]

[They’re having fun with each other . ]

[I know . It’s just like a fan club meet . Besides, it’s an event that Lee Ho-jae organized anyway, so he can invite his fans . ]

Public opinion on the Internet was going toward Lee Ho-jae Faith being a fan club wearing a religious mask rather than a pseudo-religion .

[It is also a good fit . ]

[It sounds like a fan club . What kind of fans does he have?]

[Are you ignoring our brother Ho-Jae? He used to have so many fans . ]

[I also cheered for Brother Ho-jae in high school, but it was a shock when Ho-jae lost to Kim Sung-hwan and announced his retirement . ]

[By the way, look at how Lee Ho-jae is still embarrassed by his fans hahahaha . ]

[Even when he was active, he told his fans to be quiet because he felt embarrassed when they cheered for him . ]

[Even so, when I saw him, he gave me an autograph, and he talked to me kindly . I had the autograph before, but I lost it while evacuating to Seoul . ]

I remember I had a lot of female fans too .

[It was really awesome then . Right now, it’s a glimpse of the past, but at that time, it was really cool . I watched the video of the contest in a PC room with my friend . ]

[What kind of person likes esports but doesn’t know Lee Ho-jae? Even foreigners would know about Lee Ho-jae . ]

[When was this old esports . Is it a true story?]

ㄴ[Link] A collection of Lee Ho-jae’s dark history as a pro gamer . “Utube”

[Lee Ho-jae Faith necklace from the President . What is the relationship between Lee Ho-jae Faith and President Kim Eui-seok?]

[Girl group Unnamed leader Lee Ye-i, and her family are all members of the Lee Ho-jae pseudo-religion . ]

It’s a mess .

One thing is for certain, the talk of being a pseudo-religion was not seen .

It was covered with more stimulating content .

Occasionally, I saw comments saying that the opinions of the pseudo-religion were being erased, but even that soon disappeared .

It will definitely help improve the image .

It will be a bit funny, but if you remove the pseudo image and absorb people, the game is over .

Once you soak your feet in Lee Ho-jae Faith and learn about miracles, it will be difficult to get out of it .

In addition, the president and girl group members who were invited to the event added support to the church .

Honestly, I had to admit that Hochi was doing well .

But .

What was embarrassing was embarrassing .

“Yong-yong . No, old man . ”

“Huh? What’s wrong?”

“Catch Hochi for me . ”

This naughty boy . Where the hell are you hiding? Just get caught . See if I let you go .

Translator’s Notes:

‘The great Lee Ho-jae uses teleportation’ **: Is a parody of 장군님 축지법 쓰신다(The Great General uses teleportation) which is a North Korean song praising Kim Jong-il .