I Lost My Memory and Had Too Many S-Class Girlfriends

206 – Towards the Top (1)

Clan House Rooftop.

I looked up at the quiet night sky.

I saw a round moon high in the sky.

The full moon, shyly revealing itself, was drooping like a delicious fruit.

The dust of light quietly falling in the middle of the dark night sky felt very beautiful.

“……ha.”

Suddenly I let out a sigh.

My breath felt heavy and heavy.

Countless thoughts are eating away at my mind, one after another. My heart feels heavy for no reason, as if I am buried deep in the ocean.

“… … .”

I know full well that worrying like this won’t make a difference.

But when I think about what will happen tomorrow, I can’t help but feel worried.

That’s understandable, because tomorrow is the day I promised to Edelin.

The day when the bet with Edelin comes true.

‘I did my best to prepare.’

My anxious mind won’t go away.

Well, there’s nothing I can do.

No matter how hard you prepare, it still remains a very unfavorable situation.

Although they received massive support from the four major clans, including Jihyun, Seoyoon, Yerim, Hwaryeon, and Jeong Seyeon, and recruited many A~S rank power players, they were nothing compared to the Seongcheon Church.

On top of that, this fight… … there’s a very high chance that there will be casualties.

No, there will definitely be people who die.

Maybe it will be one of them… … .

“What the heck, you were here? I was wondering where he went in the middle of the night.”

That was when.

A familiar voice rang in my ears from behind.

A voice that sounds like a carbonated beverage, but also has an intimacy to it.

The owner of this voice was a very familiar and friendly person to me.

“Want to get some fresh air? You look a bit out of sorts.”

Jihyun looked at me with a blank expression and raised the corners of her mouth.

Thud thud.

The sound of light footsteps echoes loudly.

Jihyun took quick steps and came within arm’s length of me.

Then, after staring at me for a moment, he suddenly chuckled and turned his head to look down at the night street.

I just sat half-leaning over the railing and quietly looked out into the night.

Currently, Jihyun was wearing silk pajamas with a coat loosely draped over her shoulders.

It was a bit too casual to be worn inside the clan house, but since we were practically living here these days and we were the only ones staying there, it didn’t really matter what we wore.

I quietly glanced at Jihyun’s profile.

Her hair, fluttering in the wind, shone enchantingly in the moonlight.

Even though she was only wearing her pajamas, it was quite a picture just of a beautiful woman leaning against the railing in the night breeze.

“By the way, Seojun.”

Suddenly Jihyun opened her mouth.

He blurts out the words in passing, straightening his hair that is blowing in the wind.

“If you want to have a blast with that girl Charlotte tomorrow, wouldn’t it be better to go to bed early?”

Well, that’s true.

Because in reality, we will be going head-to-head with the Seongcheon Church.

If you think about what’s going to happen tomorrow, it would be a good idea to go to your room early and get your condition in check.

but…….

“I’ll be there in a bit.”

“What’s wrong? Can’t you sleep?”

I leaned my arms against the railing without saying anything.

At that sight, Jihyun smiled and shrugged her shoulders.

“Well, I guess I won’t be able to sleep if I think about tomorrow.”

Jihyun looks up at the sky and quietly mutters.

“Actually, I can’t sleep either.”

Twist the ends of your hair into a bun.

This is Ji-Hyeon’s habit that comes out when she is feeling complicated.

“Finally, tomorrow, tomorrow. Now that it’s like this, it feels real, but it doesn’t feel real at the same time. It’s a bit of a strange feeling.”

He smiled wickedly and slowly stretched.

“Phew… … So, what do you think?”

“what?”

“Look at this guy. What is this? Are you sure?”

“well.”

Are you sure, La… … .

If you ask me that, I have only one thing to say.

“To be honest.”

“Honestly?”

“I have no confidence.”

“Ha. Really?”

As if she had expected it, Jihyun laughed and shook her head.

“You were talking so loudly in front of Charlotte. Anyway.”

“Well, that’s right. You can’t lose a fight, right?”

“You’re a regressor like Charlotte. You even conquered the tower, right?

“That goes for Edelin too. And Edelin… … .”

… … It is also estimated that he is a regressor who has already repeated this several or even dozens of times.

I was able to gain a considerable amount of information by taking advantage of the fact that I was also a regressor, but compared to Adelin, it was nothing more than a drop in the bucket.

There will be a significant difference between the amount and quality of information obtained from one regression and the amount and quality of information obtained from dozens of regressions.

Edelin also has the experience and wisdom she has gained through multiple rounds.

They’ve probably harmed far more threats, had far more experience, and accomplished far more than I have.

I once attacked Edelin and put her in a coma, but in return I lost my memories.

If Edeline had wanted to do something to me when I lost my memories, it would have been as she wished.

But Edelin didn’t touch me.

It’s not that I ‘couldn’t’ do it, it’s that I ‘didn’t’ do it.

“We don’t have any advantage in terms of information, money, connections, numbers, fame, or power. And you know about Edelin’s abilities, right?”

Typically, the number of S-rank ability users a country possesses is between ten and thirty.

In our country alone, there are less than twenty active S-rank users.

However, Edelin has dozens of S-rank ability users as her direct subordinates.

Dozens of people… Dozens of people… Normally, even three or four people can become a representative clan of a country.

“Huh. Even if there are a lot of mass-produced abilities, they’re just empty shells, right?”

Jihyun answered with an expression that said it was no big deal.

Well, it’s a good thing that she’s not a proper S-rank ability user, as she said.

Because it was a mass-produced product made in a short period of time using Edelin’s ‘transfer’ ability.

“There’s no way you can properly recover the abilities that were forcibly taken away in just a few years. Even you said that.”

“okay.”

“Just look at Seo-yoon’s case and you’ll see the answer. Even Seo-yoon is still struggling because she can’t properly control her telepathy abilities.”

Sure, I fought against mass-produced power users when I visited the Sungcheon Church a few months ago, and they certainly didn’t feel like much of a threat.

The speed at which the ability manifests, how to manipulate it, amplification of power, focus on one point, usability, etc.

When evaluating comprehensively, I would say that at best, he is at the level of an A~A+ capable person?

I think I can easily deal with high rankers with abilities close to S-rank, such as Lee Sol, Cha So-yeon, Park Gyu-seong, and Seong Da-hyeon.

To be honest, mass-produced power users not only failed to properly utilize their abilities, but also reminded me of strong children.

It may be possible to ‘think’ and ‘deal with’ monsters without thinking, but it’s impossible against people.

It means that the ability you have is close.

Perhaps a top-tier wide-range ability user like Jihyun could crush them all by herself, but even if we exclude all mass-produced ability users, there are still strong people like the Knight Commander, Executor, and Archbishop.

This means that S-rank mass-produced ability users are nothing more than mere thugs.

On the other hand, even if we mobilize all of Jihyun, Seoyoon, Hwaryeon, and Yerin’s abilities and connections, there are only ten S-rank ability users.

And most of them are just A~A+ capable people.

Even if you are a mass-produced S-rank ability user, if you fight the elite members of the Seongcheon Sect, there will be considerable danger.

“Even if everything else is like that, Charlotte, Laurent, Camelot… … It’s a headache.”

Edelin’s closest associates.

Charlotte, Laurent, Camelot, they’re all monsters.

Charlotte alone is ranked 3rd in the world and one of the top 10, Camelot has held the position of Grand Master of the Knights, and Laurent has a record of assassinating or kidnapping numerous rankers.

At best, only Jihyun and I have the strength to stand up to these three people alone.

Even Seo-yoon, Hwa-ryeon, and Ye-rin, who have grown rapidly by monopolizing numerous opportunities using information from before the regression in the past few months, will have a hard time dealing with them.

If you fight by the book, it’s obvious that you’ll lose.

“But you have a rough idea of ​​Laurent’s abilities, right?”

“It’s just a hypothesis, though.”

“In the case of Camelot, we have prepared countermeasures.”

“Well, I’m not sure if it will work or not.”

Because just as I have information about them, Edelin will have information about us as well.

It is natural to think that Edelin has also prepared sufficient countermeasures.

“And Charlotte Lesbian… … .”

Jihyun smiled and spoke in a confident voice.

“… … Because I’m going to destroy it.”

“You’re so confident.”

Certainly, Jihyun was the only one who could bring victory to Charlotte, aside from me.

Laurent and Camelot clearly have weaknesses, and if you exploit those weaknesses well, you might be able to conquer them with just Yerin, Hwa-ryeon, and Seo-yoon, but not Charlotte.

She has no weaknesses.

A near-omnipotent ability like Jihyun’s.

Versatility, near-no-delay, multi-directional simultaneity… … .

Not only is there no compatibility, but he has the upper hand in almost all abilities.

If you can’t sense spatial vibrations using telekinesis like Jihyun, it’s hard to even react properly. That’s why our kids got completely robbed by Charlotte before.

It must be quite a demanding skill.

“Then~. Who am I? I’m Lee Ji-hyun from the top 10, Lee Ji-hyun.”

Of course, if you say it’s difficult, Jihyun’s ability is not bad either.

Jihyun is also capable of high output, versatility, almost no delay, multi-directional simultaneous expression, and its output is overwhelming.

I’ve rarely seen anyone with the ability to exert as much power as Jihyun.

Except for the world’s top 1 or 2 ranking players, there is no one who can definitely beat Jihyun.

Charlotte is no exception.

“Yeah, Jihyun. You’re great, you’re great.”

“I know your tone is unpleasant, but I’ll tolerate it just this once.”

I smiled bitterly as I watched Jihyun acting exaggeratedly on purpose.

It seemed like he was doing that because I seemed to have complicated feelings.

Jihyun must be comforting in her own way.

“The influence of the Sungcheon Church is formidable, but since the change of power was achieved through a coup, there is still a lot of noise. There are quite a few factions waiting for an opportunity. So there is a limit to the number of troops that can be borrowed at once.”

“Those troops alone would overwhelm us.”

“What, Han Seo-jun, you’re not scared now, are you?”

“No way.”

“Then why are you so cold?”

I couldn’t help but smile bitterly at Jihyun’s words.

“I just… I was wondering if this would be okay.”

“what?”

“No matter what, it’s all because of my circumstances. Not just you guys, but the people from the four major clans as well.”

“That’s true. I explained the situation to some extent, but there are many people who decided to participate in this tower raid because of you, me, and those kids.”

“… … .”

“Honestly, if Seo-yoon and Hwa-ryeon are participating, there’s no way Cha So-yeon and Lee Sol would stay still. They both love their children so much.”

“Since I couldn’t stop them anyway, I supported as many useful clan members as possible to increase their survival rate.”

“But in Yerin’s case, it was a little different. Hong Dahyun. Yerin was really careful about what she said? Yerin’s second older brother also participated in a hesitant manner.”

“Yerin has a bit of a temper.”

“Right. I only say “Teacher~” in front of you. When you turn around, there’s no other gangster around.”

“No, isn’t that too disparaging?”

“What? It’s true.”

This guy really doesn’t get along with Yerin.

I get along pretty well with Seo-yoon and Hwa-ryeon.

“But is that okay? Sephiroth Clan… … So, you didn’t say anything to Seyun.”

“If you tell me the truth, I won’t participate.”

“Wow… … Just a moment ago, you were saying something like it seemed like other people got involved because of your circumstances.”

“Jeong Se-yeon and Kang Han-seong are exceptions. I don’t like either of them very much.”

“why?”

“Before the regression, things were not so good.”

“Huh? Really?”

Since I can’t say out loud here, ‘Actually, you died because of Jeong Se-yeon haha’, I just let the story pass.

“Well, that doesn’t mean I’m going to use you and then just throw you away. I’ll have to act as a meat shield for a while, but… … Your close sister Ha Eun Byeol is here, and so are the other Sephiroth Clan members.”

“If only Seyun and Kang Han-seong were here, it sounds like you’d just throw it away, right?”

“What do you see me as?”

Actually, I thought about it several times, but thinking about the future, I thought it would be better to use it in moderation, so I held myself back.

“Oh, right. How about Louise Valentine? She’s made up her mind?”

“huh.”

“Really? Well then, that’s good.”

“Actually, I thought Edelin would find out in the middle. It’s a bit suspicious that you’ve been quiet until now.”

Did Edelin not notice the coup by Executor Louise Valentine and several factions, or did she notice and deliberately ignore it?

As of now, we don’t know, but one thing is certain: Louise is in a tight spot.

“At first, I didn’t know that she would join hands with us.”

“Because the priestess I have served for a long time is being held captive by Edelin.”

“Still, that’s true. It seems like too risky a gamble for her. For her to be involved with us.”

“As I said last time, it’s all or nothing. If not this chance, I won’t be able to escape Edelin’s hands. After tomorrow’s tower raid, Louise and the priestess will no longer be of any use, so I’ll just take their abilities and kill them.”

“It’s brutal.”

Jihyun let out a sigh.

“Why are you obsessed with a woman like Charlotte?”

“I’m kind of popular, huh?”

“What the heck?”

He looks at me with a tired expression.

“You can’t really sew that mouth shut.”

“Why did you sew your boyfriend’s mouth shut?”

“What are you talking about when you’re straddling two, no, four, legs?”

“If you say it like that, I have nothing left to say.”

“So, when I’m here with you, behave properly.

Jihyun quickly turned around.

“Anyway, it’s probably pretty late at night. Let’s go. We have to wake up early tomorrow. It’s especially important to take care of your condition, Seojun.”

“Okay. Okay then.”

Is it this late already?

I guess I’ll have to go in and do as Jihyun says.

If I delay any longer, I’ll get sleep deprivation… … Hmm?

“Ah, Seojun. You’re here.”

“Haam, what is it? Are you two going on a date at night?”

“Teacher! What the heck, really!”

“Ah, haha, hello, oppa.”

Before I knew it, they were sitting right outside the rooftop door.

“Is this the meeting place? Why isn’t everyone sleeping? What are you doing?”

Seoyoon, Hwaryeon, Yerin, and even Mina.

Hey, why are you all here?

“Oh, I have something to ask Seojun… ….”

“On this night?”

“Ah, um. So… … .”

Seoyoon couldn’t continue speaking properly and kept averting her gaze.

Judging by the blush on both cheeks, an unknown doubt knocked on my head.

“I was sleeping and came out because I was hungry, and I saw those two guys running around. I followed them because I was curious about what was going on, haam.”

Hwaryeon yawned and gestured towards Yerin and Mina.

Then, Yerin speaks confidently without any sign of hiding it.

“I was just looking for you because I wanted to see your face, teacher. Then I happened to see Seo-yoon. I asked her through telepathy to find you.”

I told you not to use your telepathy abilities so recklessly.

“I, I asked Yerin to help me find it, so… … .”

Mina scratched her cheek and muttered in embarrassment.

He’s been manipulated by Yerin until now.

At this point, it’s a bit pitiful.

“By the way, teacher.”

“why?”

“Last time, you had a sweet secret meeting with Mina, and this time, you had a secret date on the rooftop with Jihyun unnie… … .”

“Eww! When did I say I had a secret meeting with oppa, Yerin? If you say that, your sisters will misunderstand!”

When Jihyun, Seoyoon, and Hwaryeon’s gazes are fixed on Mina, she starts to sweat profusely and makes a startled expression.

“Don’t you remember last time? You did everything you couldn’t do with the teacher on the rooftop!”

“I told you, that’s not it… …! I explained it all back then! Hey, sisters! That’s not it, really!”

“Wow. You’re acting like this? It’s creepy. Jumina, you really acted well… … Wow!”

He gave Yerin a chestnut to tell her to do it in moderation.

“Oh, it hurts… … Teacher… … .”

“Stop bothering Mina.”

“yes…….”

Yerin gently rubbed her head and answered with a sullen face.

“Well, somehow we all ended up here. It’s late, so if you have anything to say, let’s talk in the morning.”

“I wanted to spend my last night cozy with my teacher.”

“… … .”

Yerin muttered quietly, and Seoyoon carefully watched her and pursed her lips.

“What about the last night? That won’t happen, so don’t say anything weird, Yerin.”

“I really hope so, sir.”

Yerin smiled brightly with her usual smile.

“Well, that may be the case for me, but it could be the last for others… … Aah! Ah, it hurts! I’m, I’m sorry! Teacher! Aah! Ugh!”

“Yerin, can you do something about that bad language habit?”

When I hit her head again, Yerin started to cry.

“Ah, Ryu Ye-rin, you really need to fix that bad habit sometime.”

Hwaryeon looked at Yerin and let out a loud noise.

Then Yerin glared at me, but I just remained silent, perhaps because I noticed her.

“… … Everyone.”

“huh?”

“… … This won’t be the last time we all gather like this, right?”

Seoyoon, who had been quietly silent until now, looked at us and quietly opened her mouth.

“Seo Yoon-ah?”

“Oh, I’m sorry, Seojun. It’s just… … I’m worried. I’m worried that this will be the last time we gather together like this, talking, arguing, and laughing.”

“that.”

As someone who has already lost them, it was quite painful to hear.

“Why are you like that too? That won’t happen.”

“Yes, Seojun. I spoke nonsense.”

Seoyoon nodded her head quietly and smiled bitterly.

She would know too.

That there will inevitably be victims tomorrow.

‘… …Is tomorrow really the end?’

Whatever the outcome, the decision will be made tomorrow.

Because the top of the tower can be conquered in just a few hours, unlike other levels.

Of course, if you don’t know the strategy, it will take months or years, but Edelin and I know the strategy.

The top of the tower is intricately intertwined like a maze.

That will be the end of my story and that of Edelin.