I Put all my Stats into Charm - Chapter 32

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I Put All My Stats Into Charm Episode 032

 

Eyes glowing redder than flames, the imperial seal engraved on the harness.

 

Calliton Grailhart.

 

He was the Crown Prince of the Belkadia Empire.

 

Calliton drew his sword and pointed it at my throat.

 

“…!”

 

I gasped as the blade pressed against my neck.

 

Calliton tilted his head arrogantly while keeping his sword aimed at my throat.

 

“I don’t recognize your face. Who gave you permission to enter the Imperial Forest?”

 

The air around us instantly became heavy. In the suffocating tension, my body froze solid.

 

“Not answering. Are you mute?”

 

Calliton’s red eyes glinted coldly like a well-sharpened blade.

 

“Or are you asking to be killed?”

 

The grip on his sword seemed to tighten, making the skin on my neck sting. But crushed under his overwhelming pressure, I couldn’t even feel the pain.

 

My lips trembled as I barely managed to open my mouth.

 

“I, I’m Lowell Chiffrion’s disciple!”

 

“You?”

 

Calliton’s eyebrow arched crookedly.

 

“I did hear that Chiffrion took on a disciple.”

 

He kept his fierce gaze fixed on me while tilting his chin.

 

“Prove it.”

 

“What?”

 

I looked up at Calliton with a dumbfounded expression.

 

He was still staring at me with those cold eyes. If I couldn’t prove I was Lowell’s disciple, it felt like my head would roll at any moment.

 

But how do I prove I’m Lowell’s disciple?

 

I don’t even know how to use magic!

 

Then, Calliton opened his mouth again.

 

“Five.”

 

Five?

 

What’s with the sudden exclamation?

 

“Four.”

 

Calliton continued slowly like a predator stretching before its prey.

 

“Three.”

 

Chills ran down my spine.

 

This is a countdown!

 

If I can’t answer by the time he reaches one, he’ll cut off my head, won’t he?!

 

What do I do?

 

Think of something!

 

I can’t die here!

 

“Two.”

 

A critical moment.

 

Unfortunately, no decent solution came to mind.

 

Just as the blade pricked my throat sharply, I squeezed my eyes shut and activated my skill.

 

I didn’t want to use my skill this way, but I had no choice if I wanted to survive.

 

[‘Charm’ skill activated.]

 

As the system window chimed, large tears rolled down my cheeks. Soon, a thin, trembling voice flowed from my lips.

 

“P-please don’t pressure me like that. I’m so scared….”

 

What’s with this voice?

 

It’s completely different from the tone I used with Jerome!

 

No lisp either. Not referring to myself in third person. It’s exactly like a delicate romance manga heroine’s tone!

 

As I wondered about the voice that came from my mouth.

 

[Calliton Grailhart’s favorability increased by 5.]

 

[Calliton Grailhart’s favorability: 5]

 

Along with the successfully increased favorability, Calliton withdrew his sword.

 

He sheathed his sword and rode his horse closer to me. Then he extended the end of his scabbard toward me.

 

“Get up.”

 

I stared stupidly at the scabbard, not understanding Calliton’s words.

 

Then he continued in an exasperated voice.

 

“Are you planning to defy my orders?”

 

Ah, he wanted me to grab the scabbard and stand up?

 

I immediately grabbed Calliton’s scabbard and pulled myself up.

 

“When we return to the Imperial Palace, you’ll need to properly prove who you are.”

 

I nodded.

 

Despite the unpleasant incident of having a sword pointed at my throat, I was fortunate to meet Calliton.

 

If it weren’t for him, I might have become wolf food or had to walk for ages through this vast forest to return to the Imperial Palace.

 

I brushed the dirt off my bottom and waited for Calliton to help me onto his horse, but he grabbed the reins and turned his horse around.

 

I stood there dumbfounded, blankly watching Calliton move away from my sight.

 

What? Where is he going without me?

 

Didn’t he say we were going to the Imperial Palace?

 

Then, Calliton stopped abruptly. He arched one eyebrow crookedly and looked at me.

 

“What are you doing? Aren’t you coming?”

 

“…?”

 

Don’t tell me he expects me to walk this entire distance on foot?

 

While he sits comfortably on his horse?

 

What’s wrong with giving me a ride! Will the horse wear out or something?

 

As I looked at Calliton with an incredulous expression, he opened his mouth again.

 

“Five, four, three….”

 

“I, I’m coming now!”

 

I grabbed my skirt and hurriedly ran toward Calliton.

 

I’m humoring him now to survive, but just wait. Someday I’ll thoroughly crush that arrogant pride of his.

 

Dreaming of future revenge against Calliton, I ran until my feet were sweating.

 

How long did I run? When we arrived at the Tower of the Moon, I was gasping for breath and my body was drenched in sweat.

 

“Huff… huff….”

 

I had never run this much, not even during school sports festivals or rushing to work after oversleeping.

 

What made it even more infuriating was Calliton’s appearance, maintaining his pristine state without shedding a single drop of sweat.

 

Unlike me, still panting heavily, he sat in the reception room sofa with his long legs crossed, elegantly sipping tea.

 

How annoying.

 

Does being Crown Prince give him the right?

 

If only I could punch him once.

 

As I glared sideways at Calliton, our eyes met.

 

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

 

I quickly averted my gaze from Calliton as if nothing had happened.

 

“I, I heard that doing eye exercises like this strengthens your vision.”

 

I started moving my eyeballs around. Calliton looked at me like he was seeing a complete lunatic, then looked away.

 

Phew, thank goodness.

 

Having avoided his suspicion, I let out a sigh of relief inwardly and examined the updated status window.

 

[Stamina increased by 5.]

 

[Stamina LV.7]

 

Thanks to running around all day, my stamina increased tremendously.

 

Right, let’s say I was training my stamina.

 

If I hadn’t done this, I might have thrown a punch at the back of Kaliton’s head. Then I would have been executed for attempting to assassinate royalty.

 

As I was feeling proud of myself for keeping my reason even in a crisis situation, Lowell opened the reception room door and entered.

 

“Your Highness the Crown Prince, if you visit suddenly without notice…”

 

Lowell’s eyes widened when he discovered me drenched in sweat.

 

“Lady? What is this state you’re in?”

 

“Well…”

 

“How did you end up being with His Highness the Crown Prince?”

 

Kaliton, who had been looking at me and Lowell, opened his mouth.

 

“So it wasn’t a lie that she’s your disciple.”

 

Then he put down the teacup he had been drinking from.

 

“You’d better keep a good watch on your disciple. She seemed eager to die quickly.”

 

Lowell asked in a calm voice.

 

“What do you mean by that?”

 

“Your disciple. She was preparing to become wolf food in the forest.”

 

“Wolf food?”

 

Lowell turned his head sharply to look at me.

 

“Lady, would you explain what happened?”

 

“Well…”

 

I turned my head away to avoid Lowell’s gaze. To think I’d feel scolded just by his gaze. I didn’t have the courage to meet his eyes.

 

Then, Kaliton asked Lowell.

 

“Let’s leave disciplining your disciple for later. How was the dispatch investigation?”

 

“I was actually in the middle of writing a report to submit to Your Highness.”

 

Phew, thank goodness.

 

Thanks to Kaliton, Lowell’s attention was drawn elsewhere.

 

Kaliton crossed his arms.

 

“How long do you expect me to wait for it to be completed? Just tell me here.”

 

“Everything has its proper order and procedure. Didn’t I teach you that?”

 

“You know about proper order and procedure, but you don’t seem to know that my word is law?”

 

Oh, this battle of wills is quite intense.

 

As I was watching the two with interested eyes, Lowell let out a sigh.

 

“Ah… how troublesome.”

 

Even if he’s a mage favored by the Emperor, still. Is it okay to say such things to the Crown Prince?

 

Lowell sat down across from Kaliton with an expression full of annoyance.

 

“You came at a good time. I have someone to introduce as well. Let’s handle everything at once.”

 

Lowell explained about discovering the Basilisk during the dispatch investigation, finding the hidden cave, and the portal from which Wyverns emerged.

 

Kaliton listened to Lowell’s explanation with a serious expression.

 

“We can’t rule out the possibility of more portals.”

 

Kaliton shifted his gaze to me. I flinched involuntarily under his sharp gaze.

 

“You discovered the cave?”

 

“…Yes.”

 

“You also blocked the portal?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Kaliton stared at me intently.

 

“Your name?”

 

“Aisha Emmerbier…”

 

“What?”

 

Suddenly, Kaliton frowned.

 

Like someone who had heard something they shouldn’t have.

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