I Put all my Stats into Charm - Chapter 36
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I Put All My Stats Into Charm Episode 036
A quiet silence settled around us.
I couldn’t give any response to the weight of Theodor’s words.
‘What have I done.’
Heavy guilt seemed to press down on my chest. After opening and closing my mouth, I barely managed to part my lips.
A crawling voice naturally leaked out.
“S-sorry. I didn’t know that…”
“Of course you didn’t know. If you had known, even a demon would stick out their tongue saying there’s someone worse than them.”
There’s no room for excuses.
I’m definitely trash when it comes to character.
But I feel a little wronged!
I only thought about Theodor getting rejected by his first love, I never imagined his crush wouldn’t exist in this world!
Theodor usually seemed so cheerful that I didn’t know he had such a story.
But even I think I was too oblivious.
I didn’t mean to touch on his wounds.
When I hung my head in guilt, Theodor lightly tapped my arm with his elbow.
“It’s fine. It’s something that already happened anyway.”
“Still…”
“I took time off for the first time in a while to come out and play. Are you going to keep dampening the mood?”
I shook my head.
When I forced a smile to change the atmosphere, the corners of my mouth trembled.
Seeing that, Theodor flinched and stepped back.
“Either cry or smile, just pick one.”
Theodor walked toward the stall. Then he picked up the sky-blue ribbon I had been looking at earlier and paid for it.
What’s he going to do with that?
Don’t tell me…!
“What. It doesn’t suit your hair.”
Theodor made an incredulous expression.
“I may be open-minded, but I didn’t buy it for myself.”
He held out the sky-blue ribbon he had just paid for.
“I bought it for you.”
“For me?”
At the unexpected gift, I looked back and forth between Theodor and the ribbon.
“Yeah. It’s a rare date, so you need to make a good impression on the duke.”
I received the ribbon in bewilderment.
This is unfamiliar since I’ve never done anything like this in real life either.
As I awkwardly held the ribbon, Theodor continued speaking.
“How about getting new clothes while we’re at it? You can’t go on a date in work clothes.”
“Hmm…”
Going on a pseudo-date wearing apprentice mage clothes does feel a bit awkward.
My original clothes were worn out, but they’d probably be better than work clothes.
“Should I go change into my old clothes then?”
“Why go through the trouble of going all the way back to the Imperial Palace. Let’s buy clothes while we’re out. I’ll help you pick.”
“I don’t have money though.”
“Aside from the money issue, it’s fine?”
“Well, I guess?”
At my answer, Theodor pulled up the corners of his mouth in a grin.
“Just trust me.”
Is there even anything to trust about him?
He grabbed my arm and led me toward where the dresses were hanging. Then he picked out a beige dress.
“How about this one?”
“Hmm…”
It’s not bad. But it had too many frills and rhinestones attached. In short, it was flashy.
Having never worn a single dress in real life, I picked the red dress next to it. It had few decorations, so it was less burdensome.
“I like this one.”
“Are you serious?”
Theodor frowned. I also scowled and responded in kind.
“Why? Am I not allowed to wear something like this?”
“Well, it’s not that you can’t.”
Theodor shrugged his shoulders.
Putting my uncomfortable feelings aside, I took both dresses and entered the dressing room.
‘Should I try on the red dress first?’
Only after the clerk helped tighten the corset strings did I realize why Theodor had made that strange expression.
I looked over my reflection in the full-length mirror.
“Wow…”
An exclamation naturally came out. The chest area was cut much lower than I thought.
Even if my heart is generous, this is too generous, isn’t it?
Didn’t this gather up even my soul?
I don’t know where to look.
It’s embarrassing. But since this is a virtual world, this level of exposure should be okay, right?
I came out of the dressing room and approached Theodor.
“How is it?”
The moment Theodor turned his head toward me.
He sprayed the water he had in his mouth directly onto my face.
“Pfft!”
“Ack! Gross! What are you doing?!”
I was horrified and brushed off the water on my face. When I wiped off the water Theodor had sprayed with the towel the clerk handed me.
[Theodor Blair’s favorability has increased by 10.]
[Theodor Blair’s favorability: 25]
Theodor’s favorability went up.
By 10 points at that!
Wait, it went up by 10?
That’s the highest increase so far!
It must be largely due to this dress that gathered up even my soul.
Is it okay for a holy knight to be like this?
Isn’t this guy actually a slave to lust?
What a lewd bastard.
I narrowed my eyes and glared at Theodor.
Theodor, the humanitarian whose face and even neck had turned red, straightened his posture. Then he turned his head away, avoiding my eyes.
After coughing a few times, he finally managed to part his lips. His gaze still couldn’t meet mine.
“It’s not bad, but it’s a bit…”
I know. The problem is that I’m excessively sexy, right?
I have that much sense too.
“Got it. I’ll try on something else.”
As I was about to return to the dressing room, the clerk nearby carefully spoke up.
“Excuse me, but the clothes you just wore got stained, so you’ll need to purchase them.”
Because Theodor had spat out a whole mouthful of water, not only my face but also the front of the dress was soaked.
It’s not like I’m the one paying anyway, so I should ask the person opening their wallet.
“Lord Blair, what should we do?”
Theodor still couldn’t meet my eyes and waved his hand dismissively.
“No problem. Try on some other things too.”
Oh, look at that confidence.
Seeing him casually buy expensive-looking dresses, I guess the Knight Captain’s income is pretty good?
With a slightly envious thought, I changed into a new dress.
By the way, it seemed like Theodor’s affection level had risen quite a bit more than I expected.
I opened the affection window for the first time in a while.
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Affection Levels
Jerome : 32
Lowell : 30
Theodor : 25
Caliton : 5
??? : 0
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Fortunately, Jerome’s affection level was the highest. But Lowell and Theodor’s affection levels were catching up at a frightening speed.
I didn’t even use any skills, so why are these affection levels rising so much?
Why am I so charming? This is really troublesome.
Meanwhile, having changed into a beige dress, I came out of the dressing room and stood before Theodor.
“How about this one?”
“Hmm.”
Having returned to his usual self, he looked over my dress with a much calmer attitude than before.
Feeling awkward, I fidgeted with the hem of my skirt.
“These fancy clothes feel a bit strange…”
When Theodor stood in front of me, a refreshing herbal scent wafted over.
He began touching my hair and tying it with a ribbon. Theodor’s touch was unexpectedly gentle and skillful.
My nape felt cool as my hair was twisted up. After Theodor stepped back, he smiled with satisfaction.
“It suits you well. You can wear it as is.”
Feeling unnecessarily awkward, I scratched my cheek.
“Are you really sure it’s okay? Two dresses would cost quite a bit…”
“Where would I get that kind of money?”
I was flustered by Theodor’s overly nonchalant response.
What does that mean?
“You clearly said earlier to trust you…”
Then, Theodor flashed a bright smile at the clerk.
“Please put the dress charges on Lowell Chiffrion’s account.”
“What?!”
Shocked, I jumped up from my spot.
“How can you put that on my master’s account?!”
“Do you know how much money your master makes? It’s fine to mooch this much off him.”
“Even so…!”
“You’re just an apprentice anyway, so you don’t get much of a salary.”
Huh.
Come to think of it, I’d never received a salary once while working under Lowell.
‘Isn’t this grounds for reporting to the labor department?’
I don’t know if there are unions in this world, but I suddenly felt wronged.
“…How much does my master actually make?”
“Well. I don’t know the exact amount, but he’s probably among the top earners in the Empire? His monthly salary is probably higher than my annual salary.”
“…”
No wonder. Even the necklace I received as a gift looked incredibly expensive.
I strode boldly toward the clerk and ran my fingertip along the mannequins with dresses.
“I’ll take everything from here to there.”
Then I continued with a determined expression.
“Today, Lowell Chiffrion is treating!”
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