I Put all my Stats into Charm - Chapter 30

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I Put All My Stats Into Charm Episode 030

 

My head felt dazed. My heart pounded unsteadily. I wanted to see Jerome’s face, but the surroundings were too dark to read his expression.

 

I carefully parted my lips.

 

“…What kind of connection was it that you can’t forget for a lifetime?”

 

“If it weren’t for that person, I wouldn’t be here right now.”

 

Due to the quiet surroundings, Jerome’s already low voice sounded even heavier.

 

In that atmosphere, I felt a wall I couldn’t break through.

 

I wanted to ask if that person was a woman, but I couldn’t bring myself to say those words. Even someone like me who had never dated knew that asking that would make me seem really pathetic.

 

But even after hearing the answer I was curious about, why did I feel so bad? Various thoughts settled complexly in my head.

 

What if the person Jerome was looking for was a woman? What if that woman was someone Jerome couldn’t forget? What if that’s why his favorability wasn’t rising?

 

Vivian was a real person, so I could somehow compete with her.

 

But what could I do against an opponent whose whereabouts I didn’t even know?

 

Did I have a chance of winning?

 

Could I return home?

 

…Well, what if I don’t have a chance? Am I not going home?

 

If I don’t have a chance, I’ll have to make one!

 

I still had Theodor as my secret weapon. I didn’t know what the last resort Theodor mentioned was, but it was better than nothing, right?

 

I could rely on Theodor once, and if that didn’t work, I could change direction to the Crown Prince.

 

Since I had a backup plan, there was no need to be intimidated.

 

With a much lighter heart, I opened my mouth.

 

“They must have been a really good person. I hope you find them.”

 

“I will.”

 

Actually, whether he finds them or not is none of my business.

 

Just because there’s a goalkeeper doesn’t mean no goals go in, right?

 

I’m not scared of an absent goalkeeper. Hmph.

 

Then, Jerome, who had been quiet, asked.

 

“You seem to be close with Lord Blair.”

 

“Huh?”

 

Why bring up Theodor all of a sudden?

 

“Exploring caves together and treating his injuries – you seem intimate.”

 

“Oh, we just happened to discover the cave, and I treated him because it seemed necessary…”

 

Right. I had treated Theodor with Jerome’s handkerchief.

 

He said I didn’t need to return it, but I had used the handkerchief without asking the owner’s permission, so I felt awkward around Jerome.

 

Feeling guilty, I brought it up once more out of courtesy.

 

“…Still, I’ll wash the handkerchief and return it to you.”

 

“Understood.”

 

Huh? This isn’t right.

 

Last time he said I didn’t need to return it!

 

Blood stains are hard to remove too. I regretted asking unnecessarily.

 

Perhaps because I was gradually getting used to the darkness, I began to see the outline of Jerome’s face across from me.

 

A sharp yet masculine jawline. Full yet smoothly curved lips. A nose bridge that stood tall like a sculpture.

 

His looks really were a work of art.

 

As I admired him inwardly, I unconsciously raised my gaze. Then I saw blue eyes that had been hidden in the darkness.

 

Jerome’s eyes held a mysterious and beautiful atmosphere, like stars that had sunk to the bottom of a deep lake.

 

Though the surroundings were still shrouded in thick darkness, only those blue eyes clearly gazed at me.

 

It felt as if his gaze was pushing away the darkness and illuminating me.

 

‘Is he challenging me?’

 

I began staring intently at Jerome without backing down.

 

Staring contests are all about momentum.

 

The moment you get intimidated, you lose.

 

When I stared quietly at Jerome, he flinched. Then he averted his gaze.

 

I won!

 

I’m someone who has never lost a staring contest.

 

If there was a Staring Contest University, I would have written a thesis on how not to lose staring contests and even studied abroad!

 

As I was inwardly smiling in victory, I felt a rapidly beating heart through our touching chests.

 

Whose heart is beating this fast?

 

It’s definitely not mine.

 

I looked at Jerome once more. But because Jerome had turned his head away, I couldn’t properly see his expression.

 

Then, I heard a rattling sound along with slight vibrations.

 

Could it be a wyvern?

 

Is there a living one left?

 

Jerome seemed tense too, as I felt his body tighten.

 

As I swallowed nervously, light seeped through the gaps in the pile of stones.

 

Soon after, rattling sounds continued, and through the widened gap, bright light entered along with a familiar face.

 

“Lady!”

 

“Master… Ugh!”

 

I squeezed my eyes shut as the sudden light was blinding.

 

When I barely managed to open my eyes, Lowell came into view.

 

He was looking at me with an expression half worry and half relief, then his expression hardened.

 

Huh? Why is he making that face…?

 

While I wondered, the gap in the stones widened more. Through the widened hole, I could see Theodor and the knights’ faces too.

 

Meeting Theodor’s eyes, I greeted him happily.

 

“Lord Blair!”

 

“Aisha, thank goodness! You’re safe…”

 

Suddenly, Theodor paused. After looking over me and Jerome, he whistled.

 

“I don’t know where to look.”

 

Only then did I belatedly realize my situation.

 

I had entered the narrow gap in the wall to avoid the collapsing cave ceiling. I ended up pressed closely against Jerome’s body.

 

I hadn’t thought about it when it was dark. But seeing it in the bright light, it looked quite compromising, didn’t it?

 

I quickly escaped from the wall crevice. Jerome also coughed awkwardly before belatedly emerging from the gap.

 

As I brushed dust off my clothes, Lowell approached me.

 

He was definitely smiling, but why did I feel chilled? His eyes weren’t smiling at all.

 

“Lady. Is it really right to carelessly touch magic circles?”

 

That makes it even scarier. Just get angry instead!

 

I stepped back from him and answered.

 

“Wh-when I first touched it, it wasn’t like this…”

 

Lowell closed the distance, coming closer than I had stepped away.

 

“I’m sure I told you to stay by my side. Perhaps you couldn’t hear me?”

 

“…No, I heard your voice clearly, Master.”

 

“Then why does Lady keep acting on her own when you know better?”

 

I unconsciously avoided Lowell’s gaze.

 

It was the moment my undefeated staring contest record crumbled.

 

But my instincts told me. I had to avoid those eyes.

 

“…I’m sorry. I won’t act on my own anymore.”

 

When I bowed my head deeply to avoid his gaze, I heard Lowell sigh.

 

“I wasn’t trying to get an apology. Still, I’m relieved to see that Lady is safe.”

 

At Lowell’s voice, which had softened compared to before, I raised my head again.

 

Seeing him return to his usual generous self, I spoke while reading the mood.

 

“…You said it would take half a day to undo the magic circle, but you came early.”

 

“When the Lady was in a crisis, there was no time to be leisurely.”

 

At that moment, Lowell glared at Jerome and continued speaking.

 

“Still, I thought it was fortunate that she was with Duke Winston, but….”

 

Jerome was checking with the knights to see if there were any remaining wyverns.

 

Lowell, who had been watching him, muttered quietly.

 

“…I never thought he would.”

 

“What did you say?”

 

At my question, Lowell turned his gaze to me. Then he smiled with his usual gentle expression.

 

“It’s nothing. By the way, what happened? I heard the sound of the cave collapsing.”

 

I explained everything to Lowell – how the wyvern came out of the portal, how we used Jerome’s signal flare to collapse the ceiling, and how we ended up trapped by the cave wall.

 

Lowell looked surprised. He examined the portal blocked by the pile of stones and the wyvern crushed under the rocks as he asked.

 

“Did the Lady accomplish all this?”

 

“Yes. I did it together with the Duke.”

 

“The Lady has made a great contribution to this expedition.”

 

Lowell went to the portal and investigated the surroundings. After chanting spells for a while, he closed the portal.

 

“So the portal was the source of the rapidly increasing monsters. It would be difficult to say with certainty that no other such portals exist.”

 

Lowell continued with a serious expression.

 

“This matter will be reported to the Imperial Palace. His Highness Caliton will personally commend the Lady’s achievements.”

 

Caliton Grail Hart.

 

How long has it been since I heard this name? Hearing the name after so long brought new emotions.

 

Is it finally time to meet Caliton?

 

“Has the Lady ever met His Highness the Crown Prince?”

 

Of course I have. I’ve seen him countless times through the screen.

 

The Crown Prince of the Belkadia Empire.

 

My former fiancé who died by drinking poison.

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