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

218 – ??? vs. Seongcheonnyeo

The final room.

It was a circular, arch-shaped building that reminded me of a pantheon. It was a dome shape that was over several dozen meters high. It was a temple to worship the holy gods. It even gave off a sense of reverence and sacredness.

Let’s take a look at the temple. It is carved with figures of gods that seem to appear in myths or legends.

And what sits in the middle of it all is none other than the Holy Grail.

The sacred cup, with its metaphysical patterns and mysterious characters, was a miracle and blessing imbued with the grace of mythical beings.

“It was close, Seojun.”

Edelin, who had been right in front of the omnipotent cup, stared at me the whole time, smiling brightly as if she was so happy.

If I had arrived just a little later, I could have gotten my hands on the Holy Grail.

He’s so bright for someone who gets interrupted just before he achieves his goal.

“Aren’t you glad that sacrificing those women wasn’t in vain?”

“… … .”

A single word from Edelin that struck me sharply at that moment.

I couldn’t help but move my head quietly because Edeline’s words dug into my ears so naturally.

I wanted to refute Edeline’s words, but it felt like a thorn was stuck in my throat and I couldn’t protest properly. It was because what she said wasn’t completely wrong.

‘Sacrifice… … .’

Their faces suddenly flashed through my mind.

Hwaryeon, who yawns frequently with an annoyed expression, but secretly takes good care of me.

Yerin, who clings tightly to me and wags her tail like a cute puppy.

Seo-yoon, who never shys away from difficult tasks and always looks at you with a kind face.

Jihyun, who always grumbles, but pretends not to be able to win when you ask her a favor.

I was able to get here thanks to everyone’s help.

“If it weren’t for those women’s sacrifice, we wouldn’t have been able to arrive on time, right?”

As Edelin said, it would have been impossible if I had been alone.

But I dare not call their help a sacrifice.

That would be the case, because they would be able to overcome each situation and chase me to get here.

I believe in Jihyun, Yerin, Seoyoon, and Hwaryeon.

I’m sure we’ll meet again safely.

“Yeah. Like you said, thanks to those kids I was able to get here on time.”

I lightly stretched my body, rotating my wrists.

“So I also have to live up to the kids’ expectations.”

Just as they faithfully fulfilled their roles, I also had to prove that their help was not in vain by faithfully fulfilling my role.

Because that’s the best I can do for them right now.

“Oh my god.”

Edeline chuckles gracefully, covering her lips with one hand.

“Is that so? If so, could you show me?”

He glances and nods to the priests nearby.

“Everyone? Please.”

“yes.”

“yes.”

About five people.

I felt a sinister look on them.

They were definitely not your typical mass-produced abilities.

The spirit that only a veteran who has been through thick and thin can feel is flowing out.

Although they are by no means as strong as Charlotte, Camelot, and Laurent, they are not easy opponents either.

Because they are strong enough to be close to the top rankers. The vice-captain, the bishop, the executor… … . They have considerable power. I was a little surprised that they still had that many people left, even though I gave most of my troops to Charlotte.

‘There’s also Executor Rose Emilia.’

Among them, there was one power holder who had to be the most careful. Her name was Rose Emelia. She was one of the executors who served under Edelin’s reign.

In terms of simple combat ability, it is the highest level in the Seongcheon Sect.

Probably one of the strongest of Edelin’s inner circle.

If the skills of the remaining vice-captains and bishops were close to those of top rankers, then Executor Rose’s skills were clearly above those of top rankers.

Since we had known each other before her return, I knew her abilities well.

Rose Emelia’s ability is heteromorphic summoning.

It is possible to make a contract with a spiritual being from another dimension and have it manifest in the present world.

Because the spirit beings she served possessed immense power, people called her the Taming Master or the Summoning Empress.

‘One Executor alone is annoying, but it might be a bit annoying if other guys attack together.’

Didn’t they say that the basis of fighting is fighting?

It is impossible for them to attack one by one, leaving behind the best mercenary technique called Daguri.

‘And there’s Edelin too.’

Since I had already fought her once, I knew very well that Edelin was also quite strong.

“Okay, let’s give it a try.”

Anyway, there’s no use worrying about it in this situation.

I immediately pulled myself together and slowly raised my power.

Okay then.

“hmm?”

Pot!

Before I could finish speaking, a man ran up to me.

He was the vice-captain. He swung his sword with all his might.

A single-sword slash. A slash as sharp as a ray of light.

The Bushi Division Commander’s special ability is cutting. It is an ability that can cut down any object it touches. If the Vice-Commander’s special ability and the super-speed slash are combined, it will become a technique that is close to a one-hit kill.

If I were to get hit directly by that slash, it could be dangerous. The amount of power concentrated in one place was greater than I thought, so there was a high chance that I would be cut down before my power could absorb everything.

The same goes for increasing endurance with physical strengthening abilities.

That cutting ability can’t be blocked by physical strengthening abilities alone.

So what should we do? Well, honestly, there’s no need to worry any longer. That’s because there’s a simple solution.

If you can’t stop it with just your physical strengthening abilities, why not use your other abilities as well?

Kang!

“!”

The vice-captain’s blade aimed straight for my neck, but rather than cutting my neck, all I could hear was the sound of iron clashing with iron.

The tip of the blade was nothing but metal. Something metallic sprouted from my skin and blocked the Vice-Commander’s blow.

“what?”

No wonder.

What should I say… … .

It’s just using S-rank bio-armor ability, S-rank physical strengthening ability, and A-rank physical shock absorption ability together.

“You must have heard about me. You wouldn’t be surprised, right?”

As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly reached out and grabbed the deputy captain’s neck, then activated his power.

My ability is to absorb other people’s abilities.

By mixing and using the stolen abilities, you can unleash powers beyond your imagination.

Because of that, I became notorious as a usurper who stole abilities by finding and defeating countless people with abilities before returning.

I ended up fighting many capable people, including top 10 hunters and top rankers.

“… …Summon Elementals: Red”

Over there, Rose chanted a summoning spell.

Then, from beyond the strange magic circle floating in the air, a magnificent flame-covered lizard appeared.

A spiritual being that manipulates flames.

It was the so-called spirit.

“Summon Elementals: Blue, Summon Elementals: Brown, Summon Elementals: Green.”

It was a high-speed train.

Rose skillfully summoned the four great spirits.

A fire lizard, a ground dog, an air bird, a water snake, and so on were glaring at me with ominous expressions.

The subtle mystery flowing out of it was quite threatening. Probably, only a skilled hunter would be able to deal with it properly.

“Haste, High Protect, Boost Magic!”

The bishop who was nearby gave magical reinforcement to the spirit.

Thanks to this, it became possible to exert more powerful force than before.

The spirits blasted a huge amount of power at me and launched an attack using their elemental powers.

Fire, wind, rock, wind. These are the typical elemental attacks.

But the magnitude of that power was enormous.

Rocks and acid rain were pouring down along with the typhoon, which was engulfed in flames, as if reminiscent of a natural disaster.

An unavoidable attack.

An attack of that level cannot be countered with moderate strength.

But don’t worry.

That would be the case, because while they were summoning spirits and using magic, I was also able to finish preparing various things.

“Phew… … .”

I looked at the natural disaster that I couldn’t fight against, took a deep breath, and clenched my fists tightly.

A fist that is clenched more and more tightly.

When the spirit made eye contact, he was seen flinching.

I felt like I had a supernatural power focused on my right hand.

The spirit attacked me with even stronger mysteries. Flames, cold, rocks, and wind almost reached my nose… … .

But I just threw my fists at the attack, which was no different from a natural disaster, with a calm expression.

A seemingly insignificant regime.

Even so, it was nothing more than a mere punch.

If it had been a normal situation, I wouldn’t have even laughed.

But my fist was no ordinary fist.

“Huh, huh?”

Phew, phew, phew!

A gust of wind blew in with an ear-splitting roar.

The heavens and earth shook as if the tower was going to collapse, and the combined attacks of the spirits, which were close to a natural disaster, died down like a candle in the wind.

Not only that, but the priests and Rose behind them rolled around on the ground, spitting out blood.

The spirits were hit, but that wasn’t enough, as the priests continued to vomit out blood.

“Uh, huh? What is this, kuluck, what is… …?”

Priests who were incapacitated for a moment.

I stood in front of them, wringing my wrists.

What the heck is this? Are you really that incapable of fighting?

“… … I was nervous for nothing.”

It looked quite threatening, so I mixed in some abilities and used them to an excessive degree.

My strike just now was the result of numerous abilities combined.

Physical strengthening abilities, high-speed movement abilities, physical shock reversal abilities, bio-armor abilities, physical augmentation abilities, telekinesis abilities, compression abilities, flame abilities, gravity manipulation abilities, etc… … .

I read Rose’s thoughts using my remaining telepathy ability, and she seemed quite confident, so I tried to counterattack by mixing in my supernatural powers, even if it was a bit too much, but ugh.

I wasted my energy for nothing.

I’ve been using a lot of the abilities I’ve been saving up until now.

If I had known I would fall to this extent, I would have saved my strength.

‘If it was Rose before her regression, she would have been able to respond to some extent.’

As expected, it was as expected.

The current Rose doesn’t seem to be at that level.

Of course, I knew that to some extent, but I overreacted just in case.

“Good, good.”

Clap, clap.

In the half-collapsed final room, Edelin slowly clapped her hands and smiled brightly.

“It wasn’t bad. As expected, I’m ranked 3rd in the world.”

Before returning, she had defeated Charlotte and was ranked 3rd in the world. Although she was no match for the top 1 and 2 players, she rarely lost to other capable players.

“I don’t think your skills have rusted a lot.”

“… … .”

Even though all of the escort troops had fallen, Edelin didn’t seem to care at all and just kept a cheerful expression on her face the whole time.

It’s like the face of an enthusiastic fan who just watched their favorite celebrity’s concert.

I felt very bad.

“… … I thought you were going to attack together, but you were just watching. What on earth are you thinking?”

I was on guard, thinking that she would either join forces with the escort force or try to steal the Holy Grail secretly, but Edelin was really busy watching me without doing anything.

Now all that’s left is Edelin.

What on earth is Edelin thinking?

“Huh? Me?”

Edelin tilted her head.

As if you can’t understand what I’m saying.

“Why do I have to attack Seojun with these people?”

He gestures at the fallen priests and asks them vaguely.

“Are you sure you can handle me alone?”

At those words, Edelin laughs heartily with an ‘Aha~’ expression.

“Rather, that’s what I want to ask, Seojun.”

What was visible in Edelin’s smiling expression was confidence without a single doubt.

“Seojun, are you sure you can handle me by yourself?”

I was suddenly left speechless by his confident demeanor, as if he had no intention of ever considering defeat.

“Have you forgotten? The compatibility between your power and mine?”

Strategically, Edelin’s ability is superior, but tactically, my ability is superior.

“And then you lost again.”

“Ah, you mean that time?”

He chuckles as if the incident that almost killed Edelin in the past was nothing.

“That’s definitely happened. Hmm~ Okay, Seojun. There’s a saying that seeing is believing, right? Rather than just saying it like this, wouldn’t it be better to see it for yourself?”

“Well, fine. I don’t want to come all the way here and start arguing for no reason.”

I took out the sword and pistol that were hanging on my waist and a grimoire from my bosom.

The magic sword that Yerin gave me.

The gun Jihyun gave me.

The gloves that Hwaryeon gave me.

The magic book that Seo-yoon gave me.

“Let’s finish quickly, Edelin.”

I started the final fight with Edelin with the weapons they gave me.

***

“Haa, haa, ha, ugh.”

He occasionally panted for breath and forced his heavy eyelids open, looking at one spot.

Then, Muramasa was broken in half, Magnum was lying around like scrap metal, and I was struck by the torn grimoire and the gloves that were already a mess.

The final room was already in a state of disrepair and it was difficult to see its original form.

Because so many powerful abilities had been spread out like a carpet bombing, not only the final room but even the endless staircase had half collapsed.

And then I was left panting for breath, having used up most of my energy.

“Hmm~. As expected, you’re amazing, Seojun.”

From far away, Edelin was looking down at me with a dignified appearance and a normal face, smiling.

Of course, Edelin wasn’t in normal condition either.

Her cassock was torn to shreds, exposing her round lining, and she had many wounds here and there, but she seemed to be enjoying her victory, as if it were nothing.

“You’ve worked hard, Seojun. You don’t have the strength… to get up anymore, do you?”

Yeah, I don’t even have the energy to breathe, let alone get up.

“It’s been a while since I’ve had a showdown with Seojun, so I was a little nervous, but it wasn’t bad.”

Fuck.

I ended up getting completely defeated by that woman who was smiling bashfully and looking completely relaxed.