I Lost My Memory and Had Too Many S-Class Girlfriends - Chapter 208



208 – Towards the Top (3)

Cube.

It refers to a three-dimensional polyhedron made up of six square faces.

To put it more simply, a cube is a hexahedron that we commonly see in our daily lives.

And this cube is the foundation of the top floor of the tower.

Because the top floor of the tower is made up of numerous cubic rooms, and all of the rooms are connected to each other.

Each room moves and moves according to certain rules, and there are numerous traps installed.

Therefore, if you cross the room without thinking, you can easily get lost or fall into a trap and lose your life.

Taking a step without any information is tantamount to suicide.

It’s like wandering around a cliff on a dark night.

We need to proceed slowly, consuming a lot of materials and people.

Of course, if you do that, it will take months or years.

… … If I don’t have a strategy.

‘Thinking about how hard I had to work here last time… … Sigh.’

I let out a short sigh as old memories came to mind.

I can’t help but let out a deep sigh.

Because I went through all kinds of hardships to find the strategy.

Thanks to that, I was able to figure out most of the rules by which the cube moves and what traps there are, but it was disappointing that so many sacrifices were made.

How many people were sacrificed just to find the strategy?

The more I think about it, the more my head hurts.

‘… … Now that I think about it, there seem to have been a lot of strange rooms.’

Or a room you can’t escape from unless you do OO.

A room where a potion is sprayed if you don’t solve the puzzle.

Those who fail the mission are sent to a different room, etc.

Hmm… … .

Looking back, there were really a lot of strange rooms.

But why was there a room you couldn’t escape from unless you did OO?

This is a room that looks like it came out of a 19+ novel.

I was in a difficult situation in many ways when I was locked in that room.

Edelin’s gaze was also a bit strange.

Uh, um.

Ahem. Anyway, let’s get back to thinking.

There were a lot of strange rooms, but there were also a lot of really dangerous rooms, right?

Whether you’re an S-rank hunter or a top ranker, you can die in an instant.

That is why even I cannot let my guard down.

Because completely unexpected situations can occur, and casualties are a given whether mistakes are made or not.

I have to get my mind right since I brought them here and am the current leader of the team.

I’ve explained the circumstances to some extent, except for Sephiroth, but even so, their lives shouldn’t be treated lightly.

Our current strength is about fifteen S-rank hunters and several dozen A-rank hunters.

At first glance, it seems like a truly amazing feat.

Could we say that it is almost the greatest power in South Korea?

More than 10 S-rank hunters.

There are more people here than there are active S-rank hunters and retired S-rank hunters.

And there are countless A-rank hunters assisting them.

Cha So-yeon, Lee Sol, Park Gyu-seong, Seong Da-hyun, Ha Eun-byeol, Han Jo-hyeon, In Ha-yeon, etc.

He is a talented person who is said to have the potential to become an S-rank in the future.

But… … To be honest, I can only say that it is lacking in power.

With this power, it is virtually impossible to compete with Edelin and clear the cube in a short amount of time.

If we evade Edelin’s forces and attack the tower step by step, we might be able to conquer it. We need to conquer the tower faster than Edelin.

Edelin could probably reach the top in a few hours.

If you don’t know the strategy, it would take years, but Edelin knows the strategy.

Considering Edelin’s forces, it should only take about 4-5 hours.

However, even with my considerable force, it would take more than 8 hours.

‘You’ll never win with the classics.’

Yeah, there’s no way I can win.

They have more troops, more experience, and more knowledge than me.

If you think about it logically, there is no factor that would surpass Edelin.

‘Well, then why don’t you go later than Edelin?’

So I gave up on the idea of ​​attacking Adelin first.

It’s obvious that there will be casualties if you attack too hard, and it will consume a lot of strength.

Even though it is already less powerful than Edelin, expending electricity on it is no different from committing suicide.

So, I plan to let Edelin’s forces be consumed, but preserve my own power as much as possible.

Huh? Is there such a way?

Well, it’s simple.

I’m thinking of using what’s called drafting.

Blood sucking is one of the terms used in bicycle racing.

The official name for blood sucking is drafting.

That is, it means towing.

When watching a bicycle race, sometimes you will see someone following right behind the person in front of them.

Why do we follow behind the person in front, keeping a distance of 30 to 100 cm?

Well, it’s a common story.

It is to use the person right in front as a windbreaker.

The person running in front expends relatively more power due to strong air resistance and gradually loses stamina, while the person running behind uses relatively less power and can maintain stamina.

Along similar lines, I plan to use Edelin.

Edelin will carefully follow the cubes that have been conquered.

Once a cube has been conquered, it will reset after a certain amount of time.

So it means that it is a safe room for a certain period of time.

It is safe as long as you carefully follow her footsteps.

Edelin will expend a lot of strength and stamina to conquer the cube, but we can chase her without much effort.

Of course, if you use this method, you won’t be able to get to the top before her, but wouldn’t it be okay to turn things around in the end?

Well, things won’t work out that easily.

Anyway, this method is the best in the current situation.

From Edelin’s perspective, she has to clear the cube quickly, so the rooms she can cross are somewhat limited.

So, we can roughly guess which room she will conquer.

‘Edelin must have expected it too. She might have even set a trap.’

But for now, there’s nothing we can do.

We must do our best to follow in Edelin’s footsteps.

“Then shall we go?”

“huh.”

Jihyun, who was next to me, nodded slowly and the people followed me.

Which room will Edelin head to first?

I hope my prediction is not wrong.

Just pray.

***

“Haa, haa, haa… … phew.”

I wiped the sweat from my forehead and sighed slowly.

I chased Edeline through many rooms for two hours.

In the middle, there were times when I suffered a setback by choosing the wrong room, but since I was able to use many of the rooms that Edelin had already conquered, there was no major loss of power.

In fact, there have been zero deaths so far.

There are quite a few injured people, but we can say that we are quite lucky.

It’s all thanks to Edelin.

Since most of the rooms were already cleared by Edelin, it was possible to avoid many dangers.

Of course, there were a few traps waiting for us, as if Edelin had set them up.

Well, it was fortunate that it was destroyed without much difficulty.

“Teacher. This front is… … .”

“Oh, okay.”

Yerin spoke while looking at the pure white door.

“This is the passing point right ahead.”

“……okay.”

This cube, which is connected to numerous rooms, has a place called a ‘transit point’.

A place you literally must pass through.

What that means is that there is a very high chance that Edelin is trapped.

Edelin must have known that I was chasing her, so it’s obvious that she must have played a trick on the passage point.

But there’s no need to be too nervous.

Edelin probably won’t be able to invest much time either.

If you don’t let your guard down like you’ve always done, you should be able to get through it.

… … That’s what I thought.

“Ah, you’re here.”

As we opened the door and entered the passageway, a pure white space greeted us, and dozens of people were standing in the center of it.

“Are you a little surprised that I came earlier than expected?”

And among them, a woman with a familiar face appeared. Her name was Laurent de David.

He is Edelin’s confidant.

“I think it’s been about 15 minutes since our Lady of the Holy Spirit passed by?”

“okay?”

It’s nice to hear that.

Well, I can’t just take her word for it.

‘One, two, three… … about fifteen people.’

There are about fifteen troops near Laurent.

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It’s quite a large number, but it’s not enough to deal with all of us.

‘With that number of troops, we can definitely win.’

No matter how strong Laurent was, there was a difference in military force.

There were a few strong players other than Laurent that were worth noting, but most of them were S-rank abilities with the Yang Sang-type.

If that’s the case, then those numbers won’t be enough to stop us.

“Thank you for your hospitality, but could you please step aside?”

“Ahem~? Well? I have work to do too.”

Laurent answered with a big smile.

“I also tend to listen to what our Lady of Heaven says very well.”

He kicks and laughs, nodding at the door.

“Do you want to chase after Edeline?”

She looks me straight in the eye.

“Then, you’ll have to deal with me and our kids?”

“I see.”

Laurent’s abilities were somewhat expected.

And I know all about their abilities.

It’s the same for us to know each other’s information, but on this side, it’s me and Jihyun.

If you give it your all, you will be able to subdue it in no time.

“Ah… … Of course, it’s a bit much for all of you to fight. Hmm. To be honest, I don’t think we’ll win. Isn’t Edelin going too far? She’s just giving us this many troops and now she’s buying time.”

Laurent pretended to cry and looked around at the congregation.

They just looked at us without showing any particular emotion.

Like emotionally drained dolls. Yes, they are Edelin filtered dolls. They are fanatics for Edelin.

“Honestly, I don’t want to die either.”

“So? I don’t think you’ll just step aside.”

“Yes, that’s right. I have to do what I have to do, right?”

“Stop wasting time and get to the point.”

“Ah, I guess so.”

Laurent gestures to the door and us with an elegant gesture and smiles slightly.

“score.”

“what?”

“Please leave at least twenty people behind. Then I won’t care whether the rest of you pass through the door or not.”

Twenty people.

There are a lot of people.

When I think about the future, I can’t give it up so easily.

The more we divide our forces, the more disadvantaged it becomes for me, not Edelin.

“Oh, if you’re anxious, you can leave more.”

“What if you don’t like it? Wouldn’t it be easier to just beat you up and leave?”

“I don’t really recommend it, but if you really want to… … .”

Laurent spreads his arms with a hearty laugh.

“… … So I can’t help but resist to some extent?”

If someone like Laurent were to risk his life to resist, it would be quite troublesome.

“I don’t know if you know about my abilities or not, but I’m more specialized in survival than anyone else. If all of you were to attack me, I’d be a drag on the timing.”

Laurent’s ability… … would be quite troublesome.

With that ability, you could probably buy quite a bit of time.

If that’s the case, it’ll take a lot of time to chase after Edelin.

Also, I can’t waste a lot of energy dealing with Laurent.

It’s not like I’ve been saving my strength for nothing up until now.

There are still people like Charlotte and Camelot left.

We must refrain from wasting energy unnecessarily.

Also, a lot of time has passed.

There’s already a difference of more than 15 minutes.

We can’t delay any longer.

‘I expected it, but I guess this is the method they use after all.’

From Edelin’s perspective, dividing her forces to catch me off guard could be considered an effective strategy.

Since there are so many of them, there won’t be any major problems if we divide our forces.

But we have fewer troops than Edelin.

If the troops are divided like this, it will be quite difficult.

Not only does the chance of being defeated individually increase, but even if you do catch up to Edelin at the end, there may not be enough troops left to stop her.

‘There are two passing points ahead… … If we deploy troops there like this… … .’

Hmm.

This is a headache.

Is this really how it has to be done?

“Hwaryeon-ah.”

“Tsk. So annoying.”

Is it because the words have already been set?

Hwaryeon let out a loud noise, but then walked forward obediently.

“If I were going to do it, I would have wanted to face that Lesbian b*tch.”

Although Hwa-ryeon had been sharpening her sword of revenge against Charlotte all along, she was not the type of person to let her personal feelings get in the way of things.

“Please.”

“Okay, I got it. You don’t have to say it, I know. I promised I would step in in this situation.”

Considering Laurent’s abilities, it would be better for Hwaryeon to face him.

Of course, it would be more effective if Jihyun stepped forward, but Jihyun has someone else to deal with.

“Hey, Lee Ji-hyun.”

“why.”

“Ha. I’m a little annoyed that I have to leave it to you… … .”

“Don’t worry. I’ll show that Lesbian woman an example.”

“Tsk, I don’t like it anyway. I have to do this with my own hands.”

Hwaryeon naturally took out a candy from her pocket and bit into it, while grumbling.

“Phew. Well then, Unnie, Uncles… … Are you ready?”

“Of course, Hwaryeon. Just say it.”

Isul approached with a smiling face and tapped Hwaryeon on the shoulder.

“And your highness. We are doing this for you… … Do you know what the compensation will be?”

“Oh, yes, uh… … .”

“I hope you keep your promise, okay?”

“Yes, of course.”

Promise, promise… was it for nothing?

Well, I had no choice but to persuade someone like Isul.

Because if you have Isul, you can get through the people in that faction.

“What kind of promise is that?”

“It’s nothing.”

“If it’s nothing, just tell me. What is it?”

Jihyun glared at me with eyes full of suspicion, and I had no choice but to wave my hand with a bitter smile.

“I’ll tell you later. Later. There’s no time to delay now… … .”

“Wait, wait a minute.”

“huh?”

“Yeah, what do you mean? Mr. Han Seo-jun, what is the situation right now?”

As expected, it was as expected.

“I don’t quite understand this situation right now.”

Jeong Se-yeon, who did not understand this situation, began to express her doubts.