chapter 185
185 – Final Preparation (1)
Time passed relentlessly.
Me and them went exploring(?) all over the world to find hidden pieces.
There were countless undiscovered dungeons. However, thanks to the information before the return, I was able to find them easily. I used my spatial manipulation ability and future memories to gain a lot of benefits in a short period of time.
Of course, I couldn’t hide my slightly regretful feelings since there were many hidden pieces that Edelin had retrieved first.
Perhaps it was a blessing in disguise? Thanks to the various items stolen from the Sungcheon Church storage and the treasures I had hidden away before losing my memories, I was able to be somewhat satisfied.
Over the course of two months, my wife and I focused on acquiring as many elixirs, treasures, relics, magical tools, etc. as possible.
He also taught them how to deal with the Holy Cult, and explained in detail the abilities and strategies of Charlotte and Camelot in particular.
Since it was a short-term training, no one knew how effective it would be in real life, but it is much better to know a little than not know at all.
Although it is undeniable that Charlotte alone has a history of being completely robbed, she has obtained a lot of useful items, so if she plays well, she may be able to deal with it sufficiently.
… … If we do it from our side.
The painful problem, when you think about it realistically, is that the chances of being attacked are greater than the chances of being attacked.
However, due to the nature of the top floor, whether you are lucky or unlucky, there is a limit to the number of people who can enter.
To be precise, there is something called an entry condition.
Is this some kind of cutoff line?
If we use a game analogy, it means that there is a level limit.
You must have at least A+ to S- to be admitted.
‘There are many S-rank ability users on Edelin’s side, but… …well, most of them are just long-legged.’
Last time I invaded, I faced a few mass-produced S-rank ability users, and to be honest, they were in poor shape.
He just seemed like a big kid.
Of course, you can simply and ruthlessly beat up a monster with overwhelming force, rendering compatibility, stamina, and endurance meaningless.
“Haa, haa, haa… … Ah, I’m so pissed… … How can I do it once… … Haa, you can’t win… … .”
“Hoo, huh, woof… … Seojun-ssi… … It might be a bit strange to say this now, but… … You really are strong… … Before you regained your memories… … I looked after you and took care of you… … But now… … .”
Suddenly, the moans of women rang in my ears.
I slowly turned my head and looked at them, panting for breath.
Hwaryeon was lying on the training ground, gasping for breath, and Seoyoon was half-kneeling, catching her breath intermittently.
“Thank you both for your hard work. I’ll give you feedback later.”
We returned to the clan house and had a sparring match for the first time in a long time.
Seoyoon and Hwaryeon attacked me together, but they were incapacitated without being able to do much.
At the time when he had lost his memory, Seo-yoon had been looking after him gently and dealing with him, but he had never gained the upper hand, but not now.
Even if those two people gave it their all, they could deal with it without much difficulty.
“Before I regained my memories… … there was no significant change in my abilities… … why did this result come out… … ?”
Seoyoon took a deep breath and looked at me with a puzzled look.
As she said, there is no significant change in abilities between when you lose your memories and when you regain them.
But why couldn’t they beat me?
This is because of the differences in experience, skills, and proficiency.
Moreover, I know their weaknesses, habits, and abilities, as well as their shortcomings, very well.
As the old saying goes, “If you know the enemy, you will be defeated in a hundred battles.” I know them, but they don’t know me.
This difference created the current results.
In common parlance, it is the difference between having information and not having information.
“Actually, if you think about it, even when I lost my memories, I had a much greater advantage in terms of ability, so it’s a bit absurd that Seo-yoon was unilaterally pushed aside by you.”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah. Even if you just use your absorption ability, Seo-yoon can block most of your attacks, right?”
“That’s definitely true.”
Seo Yoon’s position is like this.
Ranged dealer.
Ice attribute wizard.
Wide casting.
You could say he’s a typical wizard type, but if you ask about his compatibility with me, he’s a reverse compatibility.
Because abilities and magical attacks have almost no effect on me.
Unless it’s a really powerful attack, most of it will be absorbed the moment it touches your body and won’t have much of an impact.
Of course, since magical attacks have a low absorption efficiency, if you get hit without thinking, it can lead to serious injuries, but I have telekinesis and physical strengthening abilities.
If you use these abilities properly, most of Seoyoon’s attacks won’t pose much of a threat.
… … Despite having such an advantage, I never gained the upper hand over Seo-yoon when I lost my memories.
Even thinking about it now, it seems a bit ridiculous.
If Seo-yoon had fought seriously, it might have been different, but I kept watching from the beginning, saying it was just a sparring match.
But it’s really pathetic that you’re always busy getting beaten up.
“Thank you for your hard work, miss.”
“What’s wrong, Hwaryeon? Are you okay?”
After the sparring session, Cha So-yeon and Lee Sol, who had been watching from the side, brought water and towels.
Since they were Seo Yoon and Hwa Ryun’s right-hand men and closest confidants, it was necessary to receive their help in order to conquer the top floor of the tower later on.
So I told Cha So-yeon and Lee Sol about the Seongcheon Church and the return.
At first, he seemed like he didn’t understand, but after several explanations and several credible pieces of evidence, such as finding hidden dungeons, he finally nodded as if he understood.
Perhaps because Seo-yoon and Hwa-ryeon earnestly persuaded him, he decided to believe it for the time being.
“Whew~. Your Majesty is really hot too. Isn’t that right, Miss Cha So-yeon?”
“yes.”
“To be honest, at first I was like, what the hell is this, a regressor or something?”
Lee Sol, wearing a neat suit, smiled brightly and spoke to Cha So-yeon, but Cha So-yeon displayed a skill of blocking Lee Sol’s questions by giving a concise answer.
In some ways, Sol, who is always smiling and chatting playfully, and Soyeon Cha, who is always expressionless and silent, could be said to be polar opposites.
‘Come to think of it, Seo-yoon and Hwa-ryeon are complete opposites.’
Seo-yoon, who has blue hair and is quiet and introverted, and Hwa-ryeon, who has red hair and is outgoing and active.
The Ilseong Group had good relationships between brothers and sisters, but the Heuksando Group had bad relationships between brothers and sisters.
When you look at it this way, there are really a lot of things that are contradictory.
“Cha So-yeon. Don’t you and our Hwaryeon look good together?”
“… … .”
“I think the young master likes a lively personality.”
“… … .”
“I’m sorry to say this, but honestly, in this day and age, I think the type of woman who is a good wife and wise mother is a bit behind the times. I think they need to have a more enterprising mindset.”
“… … .”
Isul was annoyed by Cha So-yeon’s continued ignoring of her, so she smiled and provoked her. She was openly disparaging Seo-yoon.
“……well.”
Then, Cha So-yeon reacted for the first time.
Cha So-yeon was quietly looking at Seo-yoon with an expressionless face, but judging from the slightly hardened face, it seemed like she had no intention of letting it go.
I knew full well that it was a blatant provocation, but I couldn’t tolerate Seo Yoon’s disparagement.
“Don’t you think our young lady would be better than someone lying on the training ground?”
Cha So-yeon opened her mouth quietly.
“And there was a statistic that a survey on women’s tastes in their 20s and 30s on an internet site showed that they preferred pure, domestic, and cautious women.”
“Oh, is that so?”
“Yes. And when you think about marriage rather than just being a lover, I think a woman who is faithful to her family is better.
“Then what, are you saying that our Hwa-ryeon is not faithful to her family?”
“That’s not what I meant, but in all cases there is a relative evaluation.”
After a while, he looks at Seo-yoon intently and says.
“Young lady, whether you know it or not, has put in a lot of effort for Han Seojun. These days, whenever she has time, she is even taking bridal lessons.”
“Our Hwaryeon also does a lot of things, right? And as far as I know, you went with Hwaryeon, but what happened with that girl? If you’ve been dating for over a year and nothing happened, isn’t that a red flag between a man and a woman?”
If I were to summarize what those two people said, it would be, ‘Our child is better!’
I couldn’t understand why Seo-yoon and Hwa-ryeon were acting so foolishly when they weren’t even their daughters.
“Sister Soyeon… … .”
“Oh really, what are you talking about, unnie!”
It seemed that the shame was Seo-yoon and Hwa-ryeon’s fault.
“Hey, guys?”
At that moment, Mina opened the door to the training room and came in.
Mina looked around the training room twice and then looked at me with a slightly troubled expression.
“That guy… … I have something to say… … .”
“What’s going on?”
“No, that’s… …Seo-yoon’s younger sister came again.”
“Choi Yeon-ah?”
“yes.”
You came again without getting tired of it.
“You and your sisters have been away from the clan for the past few months. So every time you came, I sent you back, but today, I don’t know how you knew, but you kept insisting even though I told you that you weren’t there… … .”
“okay?”
“I told you to wait in the lobby for now… … .”
“Hey, Han Seo-jun!”
At that time, Choi Yeon-ah appeared with a nervous face.
Mina was surprised and tried to stop Choi Yeon-ah, but it was no use.
This was because Oh Se-Kyeon, one of the high rankers, was by Choi Yeon-Ah’s side.
“It’s hard to even look at your face.”
“Yeon-ah.”
“It’s been a while, Sister. But Sister. Do you have anything to say to me?”
“……Sorry.”
“I trusted you, but I didn’t know you would backstab me like this. How could you lie like that?”
“… … That’s it.”
Seo Yoon hesitated with a slightly guilty look on her face, and Choi Yeon Ah walked towards me without hesitation and suddenly growled.
“Mr. Han Seo-jun. Are you kidding me? How could you lie about being pregnant?”
Everyone’s attention was focused on Choi Yeon-ah’s sudden appearance.
Choi Yeon-ah, who realized that the pregnancy was a lie, persistently came to the clan house for a month to question me.
Of course, at that time, I was busy looking for the Hidden Piece and wasn’t in the clan, so I couldn’t meet him, but today was not the case.
It seemed like since we met like this today, he intended to pursue it to the end.
“Oh. This is a development I only see in dramas.”
“… … .”
Isul looked around, munching on popcorn that she didn’t know where it came from, while Cha So-yeon just looked on with a bored expression.
Since they already knew this fact to some extent, they didn’t show much of a reaction.
“Cha So-yeon, would you like some popcorn too?”
“… … .”
“Hmm. This kind of thing is more fun to watch while eating.”
“… … .”
Isul’s appearance was similar to that of a person watching a fire across the water.
“Hey, Han Seo-jun! Are you really in your right mind… … .”
“That’s quite rude.”
At the moment when Choi Yeon-ah was about to lash out with a nervous expression, I cut her off in a flat voice.
“What did you say?”
“That’s rude, Choi Yeon-ah.”
I took a step forward.
The sound of footsteps thumping rang in my ears.
Choi Yeon-ah slowly frowned.
It seems like you’re not very pleased with my reaction.
I guess he expected me to look embarrassed and make some lame excuses.
And it seems like they were trying to pressure her hard by using the false pregnancy as an excuse, but it was no use.
Choi Yeon-ah’s appearance was certainly sudden, but she won’t be sweating profusely and making lame excuses like when she lost her memories.
I haven’t lived a life that was easy enough to be flustered by something like this.
So, I looked at Choi Yeon-ah with a cold, sullen expression, and Choi Yeon-ah looked back at me with a slightly annoyed expression.
Since it’s come to this, I think it would be better to tie up the knot for sure today.
So that Choi Yeon-ah won’t bother me again.