175 – Let’s regain our memories (2)

Their gazes naturally focused on Jihyun’s question, “Have you been dating Charlotte?” When Jihyun, Seoyoon, Yerin, and Hwalyeon all looked at me, I swallowed hard.

“… … What are you talking about all of a sudden? What do you mean, dating Edeline? How many times have I told you? We weren’t in a special relationship.”

“okay?”

Before the regression, I was curious about my relationship with Edelin, and I often wondered what had happened in the past, but it wasn’t really a special relationship.

Of course, I can’t be 100% sure because my memories before the regression weren’t all clear.

However, when I thought about the memories that came to mind here and there and the things that had happened so far, there was a high probability that I was not in a romantic relationship with Edelin.

maybe.

“Even though you always call her by her name, Edelin, Edelin? Who would think you were my girlfriend?”

“… … Just. We’ve known each other for a long time before the regression.”

Suddenly, Jihyun clicked her tongue with an annoyed expression.

“You said that you fought Charlotte before you lost your memories, and that Charlotte became unconscious for several months as a result.”

“uh.”

“But Charlotte left you alone, so I think there really is something going on between you. Or not?”

“Jihyun, why are you doing this again? I told you that we just attacked the tower together. And like you said, we had a fight, right? I don’t really like Edelin.”

Snowflakes mixed with suspicion fell one after another, but I tried to keep a calm expression and denied Jihyun’s words.

No kidding, I really think Jihyun might develop a paranoia.

Well, if Jihyun develops a sense of duty, it’s all my fault.

Looking back on my actions so far, I could fully understand why Jihyun was clinging to me like this.

“But the more I think about it, the stranger it gets.”

Jihyun crossed her arms tightly and frowned.

It seemed like he had no intention of just taking my word for it.

“Why did Charlotte regress in the first place?”

Why did Edelin return?

I don’t know, I don’t know.

“You regressed, so Charlotte regressed too?”

“… … Well.”

It doesn’t seem like an entirely unconvincing argument.

“If that’s true, it’s a bit creepy. Isn’t he a total stalker?”

Jihyun’s gaze becomes sharp.

“Oh, this is so frustrating. I need to meet that woman quickly and tell her what to do.”

Jihyun, who knew full well that no matter how much she guessed, she would not be able to come to a proper conclusion, let out a deep sigh.

“Okay, there are more important things to worry about right now.”

“huh.”

“Anyway, as long as Charlotte is obsessed with you, friction is unavoidable. Even though we made a bet on who would conquer the tower first, if we make one wrong move, an armed conflict with the Sungcheon Sect will break out.”

“I guess so.”

“Our side has considerable power, but to be honest, compared to the Sungcheon Church, it’s a bit… … .”

Jihyun sighed.

The number of believers belonging to the Seongcheon Church alone is enormous.

It is not for nothing that it is the largest religious group with the largest number of believers in the world.

“And Charlotte can completely steal other people’s abilities and pass them on to them?”

“Yeah. He probably used that ability to steal abilities from countless people and distribute them to his subordinates.”

“I wonder how many troops Charlotte has. At best, our side can do… … .”

Jihyun looked at our faces carefully.

Honestly, with this level of power, they could rival the representative clans of a country, but compared to the Seongcheon Church, they were nothing but a drop in the bucket.

“If we fill the positions in our clan, we will be able to gather some useful power.”

“Our Heuksandohoe too.”

“me too…….”

Since they were all successors and bloodlines of the representative clans, each had a lot of power to gather.

But no matter what, it was not on a level comparable to the Seongcheon Church.

I said, scratching my chin.

“There must be around a few dozen S-rank ability users in the Seongcheon Church, right?”

“Dozens of people… … ?”

“I don’t know exactly, but I think it’s more than the S-rank abilities of our country.”

“It certainly seems that way. Considering the size of the Seongcheon Sect and the Seongcheonnyeo’s abilities, they could probably mass-produce S-rank abilities users.”

Yerin swallowed her saliva with a very pale face.

“Mass-produced ability user, huh… … Well, that’s not wrong.”

I smiled bitterly.

Edelin’s ability to permanently steal someone else’s abilities and pass them on to another person is certainly very well suited to training troops.

“But even if you receive the S-rank that Edelin gave you, you won’t be able to use it fully.”

“That’s right. You can tell just by looking at Seo-yoon’s case.”

Yerin and I looked at Seoyoon.

As you know, Seo-yoon is suffering from a strong telepathic ability.

It’s obvious what the outcome will be if you have powerful abilities from the start.

“And Seojun, he absorbed all of our abilities, but he hasn’t been able to use them properly until now, right?”

I nodded at Jihyun’s words.

Even if you could somehow use the abilities that Edelin had given you, making good use of them was another matter.

Typically, it takes several years to a dozen years to properly utilize S-rank abilities.

So, we can guess to some extent the level of mass-produced S-rank ability users.

“At best, it’ll probably only end up at S-~A- level.”

“It may be a bit optimistic, but I don’t think they are comparable to us.”

Jihyun and Hwaryeon talked to each other.

“Yeah. I think it’s probably only around the level of a high ranker.”

“About the level of a high ranker, huh… …Usually, even just that level is considered considerable power.”

Hwaryeon picked it up and laughed.

“It would be a bit dangerous if several high rankers attacked, but if it was you, Lee Ji-hyun, there wouldn’t be any problem, right?”

“maybe?”

Jihyun puffed out her chest and then acted coquettish with a confident face.

“It’s not that scary unless you’re in the top 20.”

“Oh, really?”

Hwaryeon frowned, took out a candy, and bit into it.

He chews the candy with a slightly dissatisfied look.

Jihyun’s show-off looks disgusting.

But you know very well that it is not an empty boast.

That would be the case, because as Jihyun said, mass-produced S-rank abilities wouldn’t pose much of a threat to Jihyun.

Hwa-ryeon would know for sure, having sparred with Ji-hyun several times since Charlotte’s attack.

Jihyun is so strong that she can’t even be compared to a normal S-rank hunter.

From the beginning, when Seo-yoon, Hwa-ryeon, and Ye-rin were struggling because of Charlotte alone, only Ji-hyeon stood up to them.

There’s no way a mass-produced S-rank ability user could be Ji-Hyeon’s match.

Of course, there were many risk factors such as differences in compatibility, the ups and downs of ability, and variables in actual combat, but telekinesis is the most versatile ability that can be used in almost all situations, so it is suitable for attack, defense, and evasion.

It is also very good at wide-range attacks, so if you use your ability with the sincere intention of killing, it will be difficult to survive regardless of whether you are an S-rank ability user or not.

‘It’s a good thing Jihyun isn’t my enemy.’

If Jihyun was the enemy, I really hate to even imagine it, I hate it.

“It reminds me of the old days. There were a lot of people with abilities who would come at me and say I was a bubble or something. Those weird guys would cause trouble.”

“How is everyone?”

“Seojun. Can’t you tell that I’m alive and well right now?”

“Oh, um. Right?”

Because Jihyun was from an ordinary family, many people doubted her qualifications. She must have been the subject of much envy and jealousy.

“Big. Anyway, Edelin probably doesn’t only have mass-produced S-rank ability users. There are probably quite a few useful S-rank ability users as well.”

“Like raspberries?”

“Oh. Charlotte Lesbian. She’s the real problem.”

I scratched my cheek.

Charlotte’s image of herself breaking into Jihyun’s clan house and easily taking down Seoyoon, Hwalyeon, and Yerin was still vivid in my mind.

Of course, it was possible because it was a surprise attack, but even so, it doesn’t change the fact that Charlotte is in danger.

Sungchun Church Choir conductor, member of the top 10, world number 3, former UK strongest hunter… … .

Jihyun was the only one on our side who could fight Charlotte one-on-one.

“The troublesome thing is that there are other powerful people besides Charlotte.”

“Commander of the Knights Templar, Camelot Britannia, and Executor Laurent de David?”

“You even remember my full name?”

If I had to name the people who are Adelin’s closest confidants and greatest powers, I would choose these three: Charlotte Raspberry, Camelot Britannia, and Laurent de David.

If Charlotte is the spear, Camelot is the shield, and Laurent is the mad dog.

I don’t know their exact skills, but I think they’re probably around Charlotte’s level.

And we don’t have the power to confront them head on.

“Even if Edelin seizes power within the Seongcheon Church, there will still be disgruntled factions, and since she has only been in power for a short time, unity will be weak.”

“No matter what, a head-on confrontation is not the answer. The levels are different to begin with.”

Yerin muttered with a displeased expression on her face.

“Ugh. This is a headache.”

“But there’s no need to fight Charlotte.”

At Jihyun’s words, Yerin raised her head for a moment.

“Isn’t our number one goal to conquer the tower before the Seongcheon Church?”

“That’s right, that’s right. There’s a high chance that there will be an armed conflict during the process, but still, whoever gets to the top first will be the game’s over.”

I nodded and followed Jihyun’s words.

“Because if you conquer the tower first, you can make a wish.”