I Put all my Stats into Charm - Chapter 49

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I Put All My Stats Into Charm Episode 049

 

The moment I saw the pattern carved on the back of the troll’s neck, I felt a chill run down my spine.

 

‘Why does the troll have the exact same tattoo as me?’

 

Calliton also examined the pattern on the back of the troll’s neck closely.

 

“It’s a pattern I’ve never seen before.”

 

My instincts warned me.

 

The tattoo on my back must never be shown to anyone.

 

Especially not to Calliton.

 

The moment he discovered this tattoo on me, it would only be a matter of time before my head flew off.

 

With my spine turning cold, I unconsciously stroked my neck.

 

‘…What is this? If a troll that died and came back to life has a tattoo on its neck, does that mean I also died and came back to life?’

 

But that couldn’t be right – my eyes hadn’t turned white like the troll’s, and my skin hadn’t turned zombie-blue.

 

Besides, I wasn’t the only one with this tattoo.

 

‘Jerome had this tattoo too.’

 

Whatever the reason, it was definitely not a good thing.

 

Just then, Calliton spoke to me.

 

“Are you alright? Your face looks pale.”

 

“Ah…”

 

When I touched my cheek, I felt skin damp with cold sweat.

 

Calliton stared intently at my face and said,

 

“Let’s find a decent place to rest until the Knight Order arrives.”

 

As Calliton began walking ahead, I followed after him.

 

Calliton used his broken sword to cut through the thicket, making a path.

 

Then, something he had cut with his blade fell at my feet.

 

The body of a decapitated snake was writhing at my feet.

 

“Kyaaak! What, what is this!”

 

As I stammered in panic, Calliton looked back. He spoke as if it was nothing serious.

 

“Be careful. There are many venomous snakes.”

 

Venomous snakes?

 

At the mention of venomous snakes, I gasped in shock.

 

I want to leave this place right now.

 

Isn’t there some kind of teleportation magic?

 

While I was having all sorts of random thoughts, a moth the size of my palm stuck to my face.

 

From head to toe, goosebumps rose all over my body.

 

“Kyaaaak!”

 

This is why I hate forests!

 

As I jumped up from that spot as if fainting, my body touched a nearby tree.

 

At that moment—

 

Swish!

 

Along with the metallic sound of something cutting through the air, I felt a sharp pain in the back of my neck.

 

A snake’s tail slithered down along the back of my neck.

 

The back of my neck began to burn, and I started to feel pain as if dozens of sharp needles were piercing my skin.

 

“Ah…”

 

My vision became dizzy. I couldn’t stand up at all.

 

As my legs gave out and I collapsed on the spot, I saw Calliton turning around in a blur.

 

“Aisha Emmerbier!”

 

He swung his sword to cut off the snake’s body. Then he quickly removed the snake’s head that was clinging to the back of my neck.

 

But the pain didn’t subside. Instead, it got worse and worse.

 

“Ugh…”

 

I felt the agony of my flesh burning, and my heart pounded irregularly. My breathing became labored, making my throat feel constricted, and my stomach churned unbearably.

 

“Haa, haa…”

 

Calliton reached his hand toward the back of my neck.

 

Rip. Rip rip.

 

Calliton’s hand, with bulging tendons, roughly tore off my robe.

 

The moment the cold air touched the back of my neck, Calliton unhesitatingly took the back of my neck into his mouth.

 

“!”

 

Hot breath seeped in, and my skin was strongly sucked inward. The sensation of blood and poison being drawn out spread from my spine throughout my entire body.

 

“Mmh…”

 

Irregular breathing escaped due to the pressure penetrating the back of my neck and the burning pain.

 

“Haa, haa…”

 

I bit down hard on my lower lip while gripping Calliton’s hair tightly.

 

“It hurts… It hurts so much…”

 

Tears flowed naturally. Even when I had pneumonia, the pain wasn’t this severe.

 

I felt like I might die from this pain I was experiencing for the first time in my life.

 

Calliton spat blood onto the dirt ground. Then he repeated the process of taking the back of my neck into his mouth, sucking, and spitting out.

 

Each time he took my skin into his mouth, hot energy spread across the back of my neck.

 

Along with the pain, an indescribable thrill flowed into my bones.

 

‘Surely I’m not going to die like this…’

 

It wasn’t the pain of flesh being torn, but strangely, I felt my joints trembling.

 

When Calliton spat out blood for the last time, I collapsed limply into his arms, drained of strength.

 

“Are you conscious?”

 

“Haa… haa…”

 

I barely managed to nod my head.

 

The burning pain had stopped, but it felt like all the energy had drained from my body, and breathing was still difficult.

 

As my hot body gradually cooled down, a chilly energy penetrated inside my body. Like being immersed in cold ice water, my teeth chattered as they knocked against each other.

 

Tears flowed down my eyes from the rushing cold and sorrow.

 

“I’m c-cold…”

 

Calliton clicked his tongue and said,

 

“You really require a lot of attention.”

 

He took off his robe. Then he wrapped the removed robe around my shoulders.

 

Along with the heavy robe fabric enveloping my body, I felt hands firmly grasping my shoulders.

 

The warm body heat remaining in the robe and the deep scent like something charred by fire seeped into my body.

 

How much time had passed?

 

The cold and tension in my body gradually faded away, and drowsy fatigue began to wash over me.

 

‘It’s warm…’

 

Along with the faintly appearing affection window, my consciousness also became hazy.

 

[Calliton Grailhart’s affection has increased by 5.]

 

[Calliton Grailhart’s affection: 20]

 

How long had I been asleep?

 

When I opened my eyes, I was in Calliton’s arms.

 

“Are you awake?”

 

“…!”

 

Embarrassed by the awkward scene, I hurriedly tried to escape from Calliton’s embrace.

 

But my body swayed unsteadily.

 

Calliton quickly caught my falling body and held me.

 

“You haven’t fully recovered yet, so it would be better to stay still.”

 

“…”

 

Come to think of it, I just lacked energy. The pain and chills had all disappeared.

 

Instead, the events from earlier began to come back to me belatedly.

 

‘Wait, didn’t Calliton earlier on my nape…’

 

Didn’t he bite and suck and make a complete mess of it?

 

Heat rushed to my face as embarrassing memories flooded back.

 

When I looked up at Calliton in bewilderment, he gazed down at me with his characteristic cynical expression.

 

There wasn’t a trace of embarrassment on Calliton’s face.

 

‘After doing something like that. How can he be so nonchalant?’

 

As I remained in Calliton’s arms with suspicion, I heard a familiar voice nearby.

 

“Your Highness Calliton.”

 

Knights in pure white armor with crosses emblazoned on red cloaks.

 

I could see the Order of the Holy Knights and Knight Captain Theodor.

 

Theodor, who stood at the front, approached me.

 

“I greet the Sun of the Empire…”

 

Theodor hesitated.

 

His eyes slowly widened then narrowed upon discovering me. He shifted his gaze toward Calliton and bowed his head.

 

“…I greet the Sun of the Empire. May God’s grace be with you.”

 

Calliton spoke while still holding me in his arms.

 

“You came faster than expected.”

 

“I happened to be nearby. What did you call for?”

 

“I need a purification ritual. Before that, it would be good to treat this one first.”

 

Just as Calliton’s gaze shifted to me, another voice was heard from not far away.

 

“Your Highness!”

 

The Imperial Knights and the Knight Captain were approaching us.

 

The Knight Captain, who had approached with quick steps, spoke to Calliton in an urgent voice.

 

“How can you leave the palace without a word?!”

 

“You came quickly too.”

 

Calliton clicked his tongue.

 

“Well, get the treatment done. I’ll go kick some lazy asses and come back.”

 

Calliton set me down on a suitable rock. Then he walked toward the Imperial Knights.

 

Once Calliton left, Theodor immediately approached.

 

Theodor sat facing me with a worried expression. Then he brought both hands to my cheeks.

 

Warm warmth enveloped my cheeks.

 

“Aisha, are you okay? You look pale. What happened?”

 

“I was bitten by a venomous snake.”

 

“What? A venomous snake?”

 

Theodor’s face turned pale.

 

I hurriedly explained.

 

“I’m fine now! His Highness gave me emergency treatment. I’m all better except for lacking energy.”

 

Whether my explanation worked, Theodor let out a sigh of relief with a much more relaxed expression.

 

“Right, if there was a problem, you wouldn’t be able to talk with me like this now. I’m glad the emergency treatment went well. Where were you bitten?”

 

“The bite location is…”

 

Maybe because of where it is, I felt awkward about showing it.

 

When I embarrassedly lowered my robe, my bare nape was revealed.

 

Theodor’s expression hardened upon seeing my nape.

 

His lips, which always held a smile, gradually turned downward, and his green eyes grew coldly subdued.

 

Theodor slowly parted his lips.

 

“…So your nape was.”

 

His gaze slowly swept over the nape where red bite marks remained vividly.

 

Theodor’s low voice continued.

 

“You’re saying His Highness treated it directly?”

 

Suddenly, an indescribable sharp tension swept over my nape.

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