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I Became The Pope, Now What? by MisterImmortal

Johnathan, an old man with an extraordinary past but an ordinary end, gets reincarnated in a dark... Read more
Johnathan, an old man with an extraordinary past but an ordinary end, gets reincarnated in a dark fantasy world full of magic, darkness, and mysteries furled.

However, he committed a grave blunder by taking the fiction he had read as a reference. Reborn as a baby, he hoped to be deemed gifted by speaking early.

One thing led to another, and tragedy struck. The villagers declared him a demon-possessed and called the church. Johnathan, now known as Sylvester Maximilian, realized that he had messed up.

When the church's inquisitors came to judge him and burn him on a pyre. As a last resort and to welcome his soon to arrive second death, he started chanting holy hymns as his last breath.

Overwhelmed, they kneeled, thinking he was a messenger of Solis.

From there, the story of how Sylvester Maximilian rose through the ranks to sit at the top began.

But his life won't be ordinary, as he uses his cunning and the tag of 'God's favored' to his advantage. Fighting treachery, unearthing secret plots and world mysteries, facing the darkness around him and creating his place in history, engraving his name in the annals to be forever remembered as the—Immortal Pope, The Young.

[A/N: To not mislead you, the novel's name does not mean he instantly becomes the Pope from the start. The story will follow the life of MC. Though he will become the Pope at a pretty young age. 40% of the novel will be based around MC fighting to sit on the supreme throne.

If you enjoy world building and lore building, then you will like this story.]

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[WARNING: MC will not go around saving everyone. Absolutely not if it puts him in danger. But if he can save someone using his status or position in the church, he will. He will kill innocent people if he has to. MC is not crazy, cynical, or unsociable. The world at some times may seem very DARK.]

[DISCLAIMER]

The religion will be fake. I won't make it similar to those existing in our world not to trigger anyone. However, the Church terminologies and designations may feel identical as they are simple vocabulary words.

Again, everything you read in this novel is fictional and has no relation to our world.

I hope you enjoy my work. Stay safe and eat healthy bananas. Collapse
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    the-grandfather
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    Does anyone know who the guy writing his story on the tree was?
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    NxtUnleqit
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    I read all the good reviews and ratings but I can't really relate to them it. Maybe it's because I'm at 200 chapters....?
    The Plot is undoubtedly unique even if it's in the typical isekai genre.
    The MC also thinks he is "manipulating" everyone by them thinking he is a god's chosen, however, has he ever thought of why he was reincarnated like a thousand times and a halo naturally appears behind him when he sings? Well, apparently not... because that strangely sounds like God really had his fingers in his reincarnations.
    But that is just a small annoyance, something that is really annoying is the power system.....
    Because it's bad.
    There is no details of how the MC or someone in general ranks up....they suddenly just do...
    The difference between each rank and their power is also completely unknown and stupid.
    example:

    Next, I hope this doesn't continue but I guess a lot of people might like this, in general, until now, he just does missions, plays detective and uses his otherworldly knowledge while singing.
    There is no real "magic training" and the only magic he spams is his light magic and his super duper s-grade skill "I forgot the name" which he learned like 10 years ago, like what? he still didn't learn anything better? Or at least learned more skills???
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      NxtUnleqit
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      wow this guy is sagacious
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      here4mysteries
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      Why did u write a comment and then reply to it urself?
      Anyway...
      His special light magic is basically more like a blessing than a magic. And the power system isnt very systematic, but its not very bad either is it? Or did you want it to be like in cultivation novels "you have to take this pill before you can get to next stage" that type? Its sometimes better for things like that to remain vague. Too much quantification is also not good - it makes it look as if a the novel's world is unrealistic since the world never quantifies anything by itself. Like how gravity is 9.8 but thats just a human term, not the world.

      And he did wonder how he got reincarnated but u do know that he will achieve nothing by pondering too much on an impossible-to-find answer ryt? Well it does get revealed later on how he got reincarnated and all. So u can be satisfied that if u keep reading u will understand
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        NxtUnleqit
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        It's more like a blessing than magic? What does that have to do with anything I wrote?
        I don't want it to be like that cultivation novel...but in the end, it's kind of a cultivating story....
        The way of getting stronger has to be explained in a novel that's all about getting stronger! Being this vague in such a setting is irritating....at least for me. The rank-ups are not explained as well as there is nearly no training. That's even more ridiculous.
        And he did wonder how he got reincarnated but u do know that he will achieve nothing by pondering too much on an impossible-to-find answer ryt?

        But that's not what I was implying, I was just saying that he didn't even get once the idea that he was actually a chosen one and not just posing as one. Like I said, just a small annoyance.
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          here4mysteries
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          Its more like, he knows he has some special power. And the blessing thing I said was about that special skill he kind off had ever since that time he was travelling with the Inquisitor High Lord and Xavia when he was a baby. That attack is more of a blessing from Solis than just normal magic. You could call it Holy magic? Ofc Holy Magic doesnt exist in this novel I think (I forgot, read it long back) and just a comparison to that from other novels.

          He knows he has special power, but thinking that 'I'm the chosen one' could make one unnecessarily proud thats why he doesnt think like that. And u shouldnt forget he is actually a 85yrs, an old man who gave up his life with a satisfying suicide. That type of person wouldnt think like a child and think 'I'm the chosen hero'. Lastly, he thinks that the one who gave him that power is suspicious. No one gives anything without wanting anything back after all. Thats why he thought it as "I will be his pawn without choice till I can atleast understand his intentions"
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    Shiki519
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    the synopsis is wild.. i feel like i read the whole novel already XD
    and pretty unique!
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    unknown007
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    something this violent in medieval Europe setting, I only see it in Berserk manga and now this
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      here4mysteries
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      This isn't all that violent even.... But yeah they do have a fair share of dark scenes and Sylvester is more ruthless than most other goody-two-shoes protags
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    unknown007
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    Klein, Ducan and Kang woojin: welcome to the party of scammers that act like bigshots
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      Igris
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      I know Klein. Where are the other two from?
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        unknown007
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        Deep Sea Embers
        I was mistaken as monstrous genius actor
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    here4mysteries
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    Why has the updates recently been so slow? Its like suddenly we are getting only one-two chaps in two weeks...

    I was trying to pile up a few chaps but...
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      Barcuda
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      Thank god I Pile up pile up 700 chaps to read through joy
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        here4mysteries
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        U havent even started the novel middle
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          Barcuda
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          well I read up to 60ish chaps, but yeah frost
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            here4mysteries
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            means u havent even started off on the novel properly yet... Where have u reached btw? Not chapter number, I mean the events
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              Barcuda
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              Just Sylvester meeting Xavia and learning of his backstory wet
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    VenerableSushi
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    so what chap he becomes the pope
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      Sause_seller
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      200ish chapter before
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        LL22
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        Where do you get 200 from?
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    lucasjcastelo
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    I read up to the most recent, chapter 615 on the website.
    I can say with complete certainty that this work is a top-notch hidden gem. Honestly, it was one of the only American/English works that are really remarkable, like "Supremacy Games" and "Dimensional Descent".

    We have Johnanthan Colton, an ex-CIA who assassinated the US president after discovering that he was betrayed and lost his pregnant wife in this episode. He fulfills his desire for revenge and dies naturally afterwards. Reborn in a new magical world, John sees himself as Sylvester Maximilian (Max), a boy with golden eyes and hair, who, when singing sacred hymns, shows the appearance of a sacred halo on his head and is therefore seen as a sacred son by the Church. .

    With no choice, Max is taken to the Church at 1 month old and his journey to the Pope's throne begins. The work brings many unexpected twists, shows his development of power, political plots between the nobility and the clergy, the hypocrisy and dirt hidden among those who claim to be "good" and much more.

    I don't want to talk too specific, any spoiler could be significant for the plot and its mystery, but I can say that yes, there is a lot of character growth and deaths that will hurt your soul. Honestly, there were moments when I simply thought he was going to give up on his own life, and really, it would be understandable, but don't be scared, there are also happy moments, especially with our favorite pet Miraj/Chonky (A ghost cat that the MC He's known him since he was 5 years old and has followed him ever since, he's perhaps the best part of this work haha).

    You can read it without fear, it's wonderful and although you may cry many times, the reading is undoubtedly satisfying, the author knows very well how to balance and find the right moment of things to maintain the reader's interest, a quality that I appreciate.

    Rating: 5/5

    Extras: the MC is intelligent, ruthless and cautious; There is no harem or romance so far and no expectation of change; Secondary characters are very important in the work and you will like them; The pace is neither fast nor slow, but adequate.
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      Overlord 15
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      Any recommendations for good novels? preferably not Chinese cultivators.
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        lucasjcastelo
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        I'll Surpass The MC
        Supremacy Games
        Dimensional Descent
        Sword God in a World of Magic
        The Divine Hunter (Fanfic)
        Reincarnated in a Shounen Manga
        Unscientific Beast Taming
        Absolute Resonance
        The Author's POV
        Tree of Aeons
        Global Game: AFK In The Zombie Apocalypse Game
        The Nebula’s Civilization
        My Cell Prison
        Nano Mashin
        Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint
        Ending Maker
        The Legendary Mechanic
        Grandson of the Holy Emperor is a Necromancer

        P.S: Some of these are about farming and Chinese, but they're good.
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    1590kazak1590
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    Are there any illustrations in here?
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      lucasjcastelo
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      On Discord the author posts some illustrations
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      Sause_seller
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      https://discord.com/invite/gorillaverse-697091226389839903 author's official discord

      https://discord.com/invite/gorillaverse-697091226389839903 author's official discord
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    Exext
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    I would like to share my modest collection
    https://ranobes.top/user/Exext/favorites/253492/
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      Rei-absolute
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      I loved yours Collection
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