I Put all my Stats into Charm - Chapter 46
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I Put All My Stats Into Charm Episode 046
Feeling uncomfortable at the unwelcome guest’s appearance, I frowned.
‘Why is Calliton here?’
Meeting my gaze, he narrowed his eyes.
“What’s with that look like you’d rather die?”
‘Would you be happy if it were you?’
I’m about to ride an express bus with someone who held a sword to my throat.
Just the two of us, no less!
On top of that, I was wrongfully imprisoned and had my belongings stolen. Of course I’d hate it to death!
‘But if I speak honestly, my head will fly off.’
I pressed my lips together, suppressing the anger rising from my core.
As silence that was tantamount to affirmation continued, one of Calliton’s eyebrows rose crookedly.
“Do you think opportunities to use the Crown Prince as an escort are common?”
“They’re not common. But still…”
“But still?”
Your intentions are suspicious, is what I mean.
‘There’s no way that bastard would willingly offer to be an escort.’
Someone who’s the Crown Prince wouldn’t come here to play knight because he has time to spare.
I think I knew why Calliton came all the way here.
‘He definitely came to find fault with something ridiculous.’
Just thinking about it is stressful.
I rolled my eyes to the side, avoiding Calliton’s gaze.
“…It’s such an honor that I don’t know what to do with myself.”
“Why don’t you unfurrow your brow before saying that?”
“I have a habit of frowning when I’m too happy.”
“Should I make you happier?”
“I’ll pass.”
A mere apprentice mage had no choice in the matter.
After relaxing the tension in my brow as he ordered, I stuck out my lips slightly in a small act of rebellion.
Oh, come to think of it.
“…That book you took last time. Please return it. It’s borrowed.”
“Ah, you said you borrowed it from the Knight Captain.”
Calliton lightly tapped his chin. Then he said something infuriating.
“I refuse.”
“What?”
“Those temple bastards wouldn’t recognize the true value of 【Sword Demon Chronicles】. They must have cast some trick on the book.”
Trick my ass! It’s just an ordinary romance novel, so why can’t you trust what people say?
I glared at Calliton.
“Have you perhaps been scammed a lot?”
“Why do you ask that?”
“You seem unable to trust people.”
He stared at me intently before answering.
“Haven’t you heard a lot that you look like easy prey?”
“…I’ve never heard that.”
“You should have.”
…Are you making fun of me right now?
Giving up on conversation with Calliton, I pressed my lips shut and turned my head toward the window.
Calliton remained silent throughout the journey.
‘How unexpected.’
Fine by me. I didn’t want to exchange a single word with such a rotten person anyway.
‘But is it okay for the Crown Prince to wander around alone without escorts?’
Someone of the Crown Prince’s status should have an enormous number of guards following him whenever he moves. I wondered if it was really okay for him to travel alone like this.
‘They did say Calliton was skilled with the sword.’
In the game, Calliton’s swordsmanship was described as superior to most Imperial Knight Captains.
‘What do I care. He must have something to rely on if he’s wandering around alone like that.’
Who am I to worry about anyone right now?
Deciding to stop giving that personality-defective bastard space in my head,
I quietly gazed at the scenery outside the window.
How long had we been traveling?
The roads changed to dirt paths, and the stone buildings gave way to forest.
Sitting still in the quietly swaying carriage made drowsiness wash over me.
As I was dozing off with my head nodding, Calliton broke the silence.
“You said you discovered the cave.”
I rubbed my eyes and chased away the remaining sleepiness.
“That’s right.”
“You also reacted to the magic circle.”
“Yes.”
“And you found the portal too.”
“That’s correct.”
I was answering Calliton’s questions without much thought when he threw an unexpected question.
“Don’t you think that’s too much for coincidence?”
“…”
My blood ran cold.
As Calliton said, finding the cave and portal wasn’t coincidence. I had used shortcuts for faster progress.
‘I didn’t expect to be suspected over something like this.’
But I was someone who had escaped suspicion from the sharp Lowell several times.
I could handle this level of crisis now.
‘In times like this, it’s best to play dumb.’
I opened my mouth, trying to appear as nonchalant as possible.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“You looked desperate to drag the Imperial Knights to that cave.”
“…”
Calliton sat loosely with one arm draped over the backrest.
His attitude was beyond arrogant to downright cocky, but his red eyes remained fixed on me.
As if trying to expose his opponent’s inner thoughts, his gaze persistently bored into me like flames.
“I’ll ask once more.”
Calliton asked again in a low voice.
“Who are you?”
The spacious carriage interior suddenly felt cramped. I felt crushed by the pressure he emanated.
I gripped the hem of my robe.
“…I’m Aisha Emmerbier.”
“You know I’m not asking about something so trivial.”
Cold sweat gathered in my clenched fists.
If I didn’t answer properly in this situation, I’d clearly face consequences.
‘What should I say?’
That he’s overinterpreting things?
Or that I did it because I wanted to return to the real world?
‘How can I avoid suspicion?’
As I racked my brain, Calliton opened his mouth.
“Don’t even think about scheming.”
As if he could see right through me, Calliton watched me with an even more suspicious gaze.
“Why can’t you answer?”
“Well…”
Just as I was hesitating.
Clatter!
The carriage shook violently and my body tilted to one side.
“Oh!”
My body, having lost its balance, lurched forward.
And I ended up falling right into Calliton’s arms.
“…!”
Along with warmth came a deep, heavy scent.
That scent had a sharp yet warm essence mixed in, like the smell of leather brushing against heated metal.
“S-sorry…!”
Just as I hurriedly lifted my head.
Calliton grabbed the back of my neck.
“Ugh…!”
Then he roughly kicked open the carriage door and threw me outside the carriage.
My body, thrown outside, rolled around on the dirt ground.
“Ah!”
Did I roll about two times?
Not only was I covered in dirt, but from rolling on the stone ground, there wasn’t a part of my body that didn’t ache.
“Ugh…”
Isn’t this too much?!
Am I some kind of object? Where does anyone throw a person around like this?!
Does he think I wanted to fall into his arms?
Am I supposed to walk all the way to the North or what?
Just as I lifted my head, fuming with anger.
Crash!
A giant club the size of a human body struck down on the carriage. The sturdy imperial carriage was instantly reduced to pulp.
‘What kind of situation is this?’
Before I could even comprehend what was happening before my eyes.
An ominous thought crossed my mind.
‘Calliton probably hasn’t gotten out of the carriage yet, right?’
A chill ran up my spine as I immediately ran toward the carriage.
“Calliton!”
The carriage was so mangled that its original form was unrecognizable.
“Calliton! Please answer me!”
‘This can’t be happening.’
Sure, he’s an annoying man, but I never wished for something like this to happen to him.
Suddenly, an ominous thought crossed my mind.
‘If Calliton dies, what happens to the game?’
I muttered while digging through the carriage debris.
“No, he must be alive. There’s no way he’d die like this…”
“Grrrrr…”
Then, along with a phlegmy sound, a large shadow fell over my head.
With an eerie feeling, I slowly lifted my head.
A monster about 3 meters tall was looking down at me with bloodshot eyes.
I slowly looked up at the monster that appeared before my eyes.
‘I’ve seen this monster in the game.’
A body that far exceeded human height. Bumpy grayish skin. A massive muscular body with a protruding belly and disproportionately long limbs.
A few strands of hair were stuck to the monster’s bald head, and thick saliva dripped between its crooked teeth.
A nose-piercing stench emanated from its body. In the monster’s hand was a thick club the size of a human body.
‘It’s a troll.’
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