I Put all my Stats into Charm - Chapter 14

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I Put All My Stats Into Charm Episode 014

Theodor immediately moved his body toward the next target.

The holy knights who appeared like heroes began dealing with the basilisks with Theodor in the lead.

Theodor swung a greatsword as large as his own body. Each time he wielded the sword imbued with divine power, the basilisks’ necks fell off like soft ham being sliced.

He swept through the basilisks like a whirlwind. The sight of him slaughtering monsters while his red hair fluttered looked like flames burning on a battlefield.

When Lowell and the remaining Imperial Knights joined the battle, the basilisks were completely annihilated in an instant.

Theodor, who had finished off the last remaining basilisk, sheathed his cleanly wiped sword.

Then, he approached Lowell with a bright smile.

“Seeing you struggle with just this level of combat, I guess the Empire’s greatest mage isn’t much either?”

Lowell slowly turned his body toward Theodor.

Though his face wore a benevolent smile, somehow there was a strange sense of discord.

It was like his mouth was smiling, but his eyes weren’t.

“Knight Captain of the Holy Knights, Sir Theodor Blair.”

“It’s an honor that the Empire’s greatest mage knows my name.”

Right, it’s about time he showed up.

The red-haired man was Theodor Blair, another capture target.

Lowell gave Theodor a smile that felt devoid of warmth.

“How could I not know? Sir Blair’s skills are quite famous after all.”

Lowell added a remark.

“Though I didn’t know you were better with your tongue than your sword.”

Theodor responded with a relaxed smile.

“You’re more bashful than I thought. In times like this, you should just say ‘Thank you for saving us.'”

“You expect gratitude for work sworn under God’s name. I suppose that oath came with conditions.”

“I’m a bad believer, you see. I need to receive thanks to feel satisfied.”

Why do Lowell and Theodor always act like this whenever they meet? I always feel like these two don’t get along at all, like sworn enemies.

Lowell sighed and said.

“What’s your business? You didn’t come here out of boredom.”

“It looked like you needed our help.”

Theodor gestured with his chin over Lowell’s shoulder.

There were Imperial knights who had been petrified by the basilisk’s poison.

“There’s only one mage over there. It would be overwhelming to handle detoxification and treat the wounded too. Wouldn’t it be better to receive treatment with divine power?”

“I alone am sufficient. We don’t need the Temple’s help.”

Lowell answered with a firm voice. This was the first time I’d seen Lowell put up such a wall.

At Lowell’s resolute refusal, Theodor shrugged his shoulders.

Theodor turned away from Lowell. Just as he was about to head toward the holy knights, our eyes met.

At the same time, a system window chimed.

[Theodor Blair’s favorability has increased by 5.]

[Theodor Blair’s favorability: 5]

Huh?

We didn’t even talk, so what did I do to make his favorability go up?

I looked at the system window with an incredulous expression.

Is this some setting where he also fell for me at first sight? But if that were the case, his favorability didn’t rise dramatically either.

Even in the game, favorability didn’t increase on the first meeting.

Well, if his favorability had risen from seeing an unconscious injured woman, Theodor would have become the second most creepy character after Lowell.

Anyway, the favorability that should be rising isn’t rising, so why do only the wrong guys’ favorability keep going up?

While I grumbled internally, Theodor moved away toward the holy knights.

“Lady. Could you help me make the antidote?”

“Ah, yes!”

I hurried over to Lowell.

Following Lowell’s instructions, I ground herbs in a portable mortar. As I rolled the ground herbs into round, bite-sized pills, the Imperial Knight Captain approached and spoke.

“Lord Ciprian. Are you really alright? How about accepting the holy knights’ help even now? If Lord Ciprian were to become exhausted…”

“If I were someone who couldn’t endure that much, His Highness the Crown Prince wouldn’t have made the decision to dispatch a single mage alone.”

Lowell continued firmly while making small pills.

“His Highness the Crown Prince is already keeping a close eye on the Temple’s movements. In this situation, it wouldn’t be advisable to leave room for divine authority to intervene.”

At Lowell’s firm refusal, the Knight Captain turned away as if he had no choice.

Is it just my imagination?

Just like at Northern Duke Jerome’s palace. Lowell seemed to dislike the Temple.

Did he have a fight with the Temple or something? Is that why he quit being a priest?

Well, it’s not really important, so I’ll let it pass.

I put the completed antidote pills into the mouths of the petrified knights.

When Lowell subsequently chanted recovery spells, the knights’ bodies quickly returned to normal.

Seeing Lowell remain fine even after casting magic on dozens of knights, it seemed his words about being sufficient alone weren’t just boasting.

After finishing the treatment, Lowell said to the Knight Captain.

“By the way, this is strange. There’s never been a precedent of so many basilisks appearing in one area like this.”

“There’s definitely something going on. Let’s investigate the surroundings.”

Lowell nodded and then chanted a detection spell.

“Detectio Malifica.”

A translucent barrier spread deep into the forest with Lowell at the center.

“There are no dangerous monsters nearby. You can begin the search.”

With Lowell’s permission, the knights began searching the surroundings.

I was about to follow Lowell when he suddenly swayed. I quickly grabbed Lowell’s arm to support him.

“Master?”

“Haah…”

Lowell leaned against me, breathing heavily.

A handsome man leaning against me with a flushed face and disheveled breathing. It was quite a sight to behold.

No, get it together. What am I thinking about when someone is sick?

After a brief moment of self-reflection, I looked at Lowell as he caught his breath.

“Are you okay? You don’t look well.”

“I’m fine. I guess I strained my body by drawing out my remaining divine power.”

Lowell, who had taken a deep breath, spoke with a much calmer demeanor.

“It’s nothing serious, so don’t worry. I’ll feel better soon if I sit for a moment.”

And he said he could handle the treatment sufficiently on his own.

What a complete bluffer.

Still, seeing Lowell’s weakened state was unexpected, and I felt a bit sorry for him.

I took Lowell to a place where he could rest.

“Master, please rest here. Should I bring you something to drink?”

Lowell shook his head and answered.

“It’s fine. How about you take this opportunity to rest too, Lady?”

Well, resting wouldn’t be bad either. But now wasn’t the time to leisurely rest.

I had an important mission, after all.

“I was going to gather some herbs we’re short on nearby. That’s okay, right?”

“Sure. There are no dangerous monsters here either… Just don’t go too far.”

I nodded and left Lowell behind as I entered the forest.

According to the game, the investigation team wouldn’t find any trace of monsters here for several days.

Then, they would accidentally discover wyvern corpses and, following those traces, eventually find a cave.

Inside the cave was a portal that was the cause of the monster appearances, and blocking that portal was the investigation team’s first achievement.

But there’s no need to wait until then.

I also knew the approximate location of the cave, so I planned to quickly seal the portal and return to the city center.

Most importantly, I had no time to spare. There was the reason that I needed to conquer Jerome as soon as possible to return home, but there was an even bigger reason.

Why should I have to sleep outdoors when I could be in comfortable indoor quarters?

I hated the hard floor with its cold air rising up, and I was scared of the unidentifiable creature sounds coming from outside the encampment every night.

The most terrible thing was the bugs.

Maybe because we were deep in the forest, the bugs were too big and numerous. Compared to the size of bugs here, Korean bugs were at a cute level.

Mosquitoes were the size of palms, and moths were as big as the Maltese that the women’s association president used to raise.

The really worst thing was the centipedes. They were already disgusting with all those legs, but what’s with that thickness being like a person’s forearm.

―Sssslick.

Just then, I saw a red centipede as thick as a baguette passing by in front of me.

Right, there’s no need for them to be that big…

Wait.

What is that thing.

The centipede’s size looked to be well over 1 meter.

What was even worse was that the centipede stopped in its tracks and made eye contact with me.

That’s when it happened.

“Kyurk!”

The centipede began charging toward me.

You said there were no monsters!

You said there was nothing dangerous!

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