Chapter 57 – Old People and Newbies

“Heh heh, hee hee.”

I was lying on the top-of-the-line sofa made of unknown leather and rolling around, holding back laughter.

“Really, the shadyness is leaking out of your laughter. It’s unpleasant, so please be quiet.”

Unicor was looking at me like I was offended, but I didn’t care at all.

I can’t forget Violet’s blushing face as she nodded in my arms yesterday. The time when I was worried about not knowing how to treat Violet, but now it feels like a happy wait.

Haha!Haha!”

Puck puck puck puck!

“It’s going to be rough, so stay still! I’m on the verge of losing my temper too!”

I couldn’t control my emotions, and instead hit the sofa with my fist, and Unicor, who was sitting next to me, bruised and slapped my back.

“Hurt! Hurt! Stop it!Haha!”
“…Ha, why is this guy like this…”
“Yes? What did you say?”
“Get up from your seat! Isn’t it time for your comrades to come soon! If you are a contractor of this organization, keep your integrity like a contractor!”

I rubbed my red-hot back and sat up awkwardly in my seat. Normally, I don’t keep my body at all.

“No, why have you been so annoyed since last night, Unicor? Am I going to leave you?”
“Okay, don’t pretend you care when you’re not really curious anyway!”
“Sorry, would you like chocolate carrots instead?”
“Not required! Who do you know as a pet!”

Wow, Unicor refuses all the carrot chocolate? It was clear that something was screwed up tightly.

“Okay, then shall we go eat carrot cake later?”
“… Carrot cake?”
“Not a piece, but a whole piece.”
“..All one?”

But I know all about what he likes. Resolving Unicor’s anger is as easy as miyeonsi reading a strategy guide.

“…Don’t think that the principal will feel better by eating. You need to respect me more.”

Even as I said that, I could see the body of Unicor, who was sitting in the opposite direction from where I was sitting, slowly wriggling toward me. ‘Cause you’re not in the palm of my hand

“So, why are you angry? Did you leave you yesterday? Or go confess to Violet?”
“Didn’t you tell me you weren’t angry! I am just annoyed at your indifference!”

When I asked what he was angry about, Unicor puffed his cheeks out again and began to bruise me.

Just as I was thinking that I must have been upset because of what happened yesterday, the door to the club room burst open.

“Hello brother! Good morning today! Goodbye to Unicor too!”

Xiaomei opens the door, sees me and Unicor, greets me, jumps up to where I’m sitting, and sits next to me.

“Hmm, seeing that you look good, it seems to have worked out?”
“..So Tina? Haha.”

Xiao-Mei smiles at me playfully, then slowly and gently caresses my thighs, smiling shyly.

“Looking at that diligent Violet-sister hasn’t come yet… I guess she did something slutty?”
“… Ah, no! Haven’t done it yet! You broke up early yesterday, Unicor knows!”

I waved my hand in surprise at the guy’s giggling and mischievous question.

I’m not lying, I really didn’t. It was because Violet was having a hard time saying that she couldn’t do something so embarrassing right away.

Instead, when he closed his eyes and kissed me lightly on the lips, he was so cute that I ended up hugging him.

“Ah, a bad laugh. It’s still dark, so it’s like a pervert.”
“I also said this! Even the unicorn is going crazy because he’s been laughing like that since last night!”

Ay, exaggerating too much, I just laughed until I went to bed and laughed after I woke up.

“Hmm, I’m trying to get jealous, but next time I’m going on a date..?”
“Everything, of course, there’s no way I’m neglecting Xiao-Mei, right?”

There was no way I could win against Xiao-Mei’s physical attack her as he pounded his chest her while saying that. I hurriedly nodded her head, and Xiao Mei sat her head on my shoulder as if satisfied.

The unfortunate thing is that I’m still shorter than Xiao Mei, so I can’t lean romantically like in movies or cartoons. Since Xiaomei is around 166cm, I guess I should be around 164cm now.

‘Even if it’s sad, I have to grow my body quickly. All my girls are taller than me.’

Agnes, the tallest, is between 171 and 2cm tall, and Violet is 165cm, so I’m really the shortest. Even Unicord is 170, so there are things that I notice implicitly.

Fortunately, I am a master of alchemy, and although I don’t know how to cure hair loss, I know how to make taller pills.

My current body shape is not suitable for a long sword, and if I make and use it from now on, I will be able to exceed 180cm by the third year.

“Xiaomei, Xiaomei likes me being tall, do you like now?”
“Yes? Is it a sword that can fix that? I thought I couldn’t choose because each time was different..”
“Even if I can’t make hair loss pills, I can do that.”

At my words, Xiao Mei narrows her eyes as if lost in thought for a moment, then stars at me for a moment.

“To put it bluntly… The little brother is cute and the big brother is cool. Either way is fine as long as she doesn’t get her hair off.”

The last words were so cold that they pierced my heart like a dagger. Real life…

*

Soon, the club room started to fill up with people.

Agnes, Xiaomei, Zorba, Cayenne, Unicor, and me included 6 people. Including Violet, who said she couldn’t come out today because she was embarrassed, there are already 7 members.

“I wonder if there are so many people who know about memory regression.”
“…Did we really have to add Zorba to this meeting? Zorba doesn’t even remember, partner.”

For some reason, Cayenne, who was crooked like Unicor, asked me in a sharp voice.

“Please don’t reject me too much, Cayenne. Because Artin and I have a close relationship like real brothers.”
“..Well, even if it’s not that. Zorba is someone we need quite a bit. Her brain her is quick and she is good at politics, and it will help us find the villain.”
“Did you hear? They said they came in confidently with their abilities, not with a parachute.”

Zorba with a smirk, and Cayenne sitting in her chair in her corner with her arms crossed as if everything just disapproved of it, including such Zorba. We were so close in the original work, but strangely, Cayenne grumbles today.

‘He’s not even a woman, so why is that bastard giving Zorba menstrual cramps?’

I was fucking dissatisfied with that, but in the end, I needed Cayenne whether I was killing the demon king or dealing with the corps commander, so I decided to calmly move on with a broad mind.

“Now, since it’s assembly time, let’s stop chatting. First of all, the purpose of our club is a problem.”
“That’s the demon lord subjugation. All of this is to subdue the demon lord, right?”

..What annoys me more is that the Cayenne speaks to me in a friendly way. It even makes me wonder if he’s trying to keep Zorba in check, the same man, because he’s gay.

“That is the end goal. It means you have to set your activity goals for this month right now.”
“Ah, finding villains or finding clues to memory regression, like that?”

I stroked Xiaomei’s head for her clever answer to her. Cayenne’s eyes sharpened when he saw Xiao-Mei hugging me with a cute smile, but I deliberately ignored him.

“Yeah right. If we fail this round, we’ll have to try until the next round, and even if it’s not the case, it’ll be more convenient if Zorba or another important person can recover their memories.”
“…I hate to assume failure, but it’s true. As Artin said, if we can control the succession of memories, the range in which we can move will widen.”

Agnes nodded, and everyone tacitly agreed. The reason things are progressing like this right now is because most of them are benefiting from memory regression.

“But, when there are no clues, where do you find the evidence?”
“First of all, whether it’s looking through books or meeting people, you have to work hard. If more people recover their memories, it will be much easier to find a common denominator.”

Saying that, I took out a piece of paper from my pocket and spread it wide for everyone to see.

“I heard that the king of the plain remembers me because I am a transcendent. Just in case, it would be a good idea to visit the transcendentalists such as Dragon Lord and Thunder Bird. And…”

I glanced at Xiao-Mei and Agnes. As expected, I didn’t look very good, but I said keuheum and went on.

“Saint Olga Virtus, Lucy Valentine of the Undercity. I think Princess Marianne de L’Ektour is also a strong candidate.”
“..The princess is obviously showing a strangely favorable attitude towards Artin. It might be safe to say that she is recovering some of her memories of her.”

Agnes partly agreed with me, but when her eyes met her Olga and Lucy, she let out a deep sigh.

“I heard from Xiaomei about Lucy and the saintess. I heard that it was a pretty good atmosphere with Artin.”
“No, well… We didn’t get along well. Yes.”
“Don’t lie, when the saintess was on good terms with her sister her Violet, she saw the saintess flirting with Artin-hyung while acting very foxy. Did she not actually go out with a prostitute!”

No, she was dating. That’s a bit embarrassing Of course, the atmosphere was really good, but in the end, we couldn’t say a word about dating and we didn’t even kiss properly.

“And whore Rani, Lucy is one of the bosses of the Undercity, she protects prostitutes, she didn’t prostitute herself… She said in the 2nd round that she was Unicorn and she was a virgin. I acknowledged it.”
“Is that what it is! I’m sure the 2nd Unicor may have been tricked into saying she was a virgin with some evil tool!”
“What! Are you saying that I don’t recognize her virginity! No woman can hide that she is a virgin in front of the main throne!”

When Unicor, who was sitting opposite Xiao-Mei, clicked next to me, my head began to ache. For some reason, Xiao-Mei was expressing a very negative attitude towards Lucy and Olga. She’s been calling her a whore ever since.

“I wrote down potential people. Except for Cayenne, all of the people who have recalled their memories are all women.”
“Looking at it now, Artin must have been a better looking man than me! Artin, I will admit that you are the best playboy in the academy from now on.”
“What nonsense! Anyway, I’m better than Zorba! Is not it!?”
“…..”

When I shouted as if I was unfair, the club room became quiet like a ghost.

“Hey guys? Why don’t you talk Unicor?”
“Don’t look at me, Artin, the slut. I think it is true that bald people have good energy.”
“… Agnes? Shao Mei?”
“… I’m sorry, Artin.”
“…Well, I think it’s boiling.”
“Cayenne? Will you deny it?”
“…Sexy man, what suits you. Partner.”

Holy shit, everyone but me thinks I’m like Zorba? How long ago was I a virgin?

“No kids, it’s because you don’t remember. How much Zorba made an accident with a woman.”
“Well then, let’s do a serious investigation into memory regression. Then, shall we discuss what to do about the villain?”

Let’s cut off my unfair cry and let Agnes run the meeting on her own. Everyone nodded and agreed.

“Isn’t my story over yet?”
“Didn’t Artin tell you to refrain from small talk? There are about 10 minutes left, so I think it would be better to proceed quickly.”

Looking at Agnes, who spoke in a clear and logical tone, I couldn’t bear to say anything, so I poured my lips and leaned back on the sofa. It seemed that there was no one on my side in this place.

If Violet had been there, she would definitely have taken my side of her.

‘…No, that might not be the case.’

Thinking back, even if Violet was here, she would have been distracted or turned away like Agnes or Xiao-Mei.

In the end, where is my true side?

“Don’t think about anything else because you’re upset, focus on the meeting, Artin!”

Fuck!

“Ah! What are you doing!”
“You are the one who knows the most about villains, what are you doing without paying attention!”

Unicor, who was aiming for my gap, slammed a chestnut into my forehead as if it were revenge for the chestnut. I was so sad that I felt like crying. But it was right, so I had nothing to say.

“You said last time that most villains have signs, right? If you tell us about it, we will investigate it separately, Artin.”
“Okay… I’ll tell you in advance, but there are villains who appear even if they are not in the omen, so each person should put in effort on that part?”

Hmmm, clearing my throat, I started reciting the omens of the villains I remembered.

“Did the dormitory director change without any mention? Found a strange bug in the meat dish in the student cafeteria? Have rumors of an unknown shadow started to spread around the Bronze Dormitory? Have fishy smells or mutations started to appear in the fish caught in the Port District? Did rumors start spreading that you could see ghosts if you looked in the mirror at 3:00 AM? Did students suddenly start complaining about cadet uniforms? Suddenly, an unpopular bronze boy started to become popular with the girls? Has a male student in history class suddenly disappeared? And…”

“Wait, wait! Please call me slowly! What is so much?”

Eh, what are you talking about? This is a lot

“If you include the people related to you, there must be over 100 candidates?”
“…100 people? Why wasn’t it just 5 or 6 people?”

I snorted at Zorba’s words. You look at this fucking world view so funny.

“There was also a guy who made a contract with the demon lord’s army to perform human sacrifice because he lost to Cayenne in Dalian. If you miss even one person, something big will happen, so write it down properly.”

At my words, the guys in the seat looked as if they didn’t understand why, and started taking out the writing instruments I had told them to prepare in advance. Only Unicor was unconscious, as if asking what this meant.

Well, leaving the Unicor I was going to take with me and when they were ready, I cleared my throat and continued talking.

“Now, let me tell you more, the underwear of more than 10 female students, including Xiaomei and Claire, disappears…”