I Put all my Stats into Charm - Chapter 50
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I Put All My Stats Into Charm Episode 050
Theodor’s eyes darkened.
An unfamiliar atmosphere, different from usual, emanated from him.
“Lord Blair…?”
“Huh?”
Theodor flinched and met my eyes.
Worried by Theodor’s unusual appearance, I spoke to him with concern.
“Are you alright?”
“Ah, yeah. No. It’s nothing.”
His expression was too grim for him to say it was nothing.
Theodor immediately put on his usual cheerful smile.
“It’s definitely a venomous snake bite. It would have been serious if you hadn’t received first aid in time.”
Then he placed his hand on the back of my neck and quietly chanted.
“Purifica et sana, vitae flamma resurge.”
A white orb of light gathered in his palm and seeped into my neck.
As warm energy spread throughout my body, my heavy body became light as if it could fly. I also felt my heart beating vigorously as vitality surged through me.
After finishing the treatment, Theodor stood up and asked.
“How is it?”
“My body definitely feels lighter! I think I have more energy too.”
I got up from my spot.
“Thank you. I survived thanks to you.”
“Getting hurt pathetically every single day. What would you do without me?”
Theodor giggled and continued.
“Where’s Cyprian? He should be able to treat something like this too.”
“Master is busy so he couldn’t come. He’ll come with the rear guard.”
“You should have healing potions at least. Don’t tell me you didn’t bring any?”
Feeling embarrassed at Theodor’s question, I scratched my cheek awkwardly.
“Well, we were attacked by trolls on the way and lost all our supplies.”
“What? Trolls?”
Surprised, Theodor’s mouth fell open.
“Wait a moment.”
He ran to the Holy Knights’ carriage. Not long after, he appeared carrying a large travel bag in his arms.
“Here, take this.”
He placed the heavy travel bag in my arms.
I tilted my head and asked.
“What is this?”
“Clothes, food, repair tools, jerky, water, and other things needed for travel. It’s my share, but I brought quite a lot.”
I quietly looked down at the travel bag Theodor had given me.
Having decided to distance myself from Theodor, I couldn’t carelessly accept his kindness.
If I was going to distance myself but only receive help before leaving, it would be like I was just using Theodor.
I handed the travel bag back to Theodor.
“I appreciate the thought, but it’s fine. The Imperial Knights must have brought the necessary supplies.”
“You can take both theirs and this. The more supplies the better, right?”
Theodor pushed the travel bag back toward me.
If I accepted supplies from Theodor, our connection would continue. I’d also develop a sense of responsibility and intimacy toward our relationship.
‘That can’t happen.’
I offered the luggage back to Theodor again.
“No. I can’t keep being indebted to you all the time.”
“Come on, we’re not just strangers. You never know what might happen, so wouldn’t it be better to have it?”
Theodor smiled gently with his eyes.
“I’m just glad you’re safe though.”
His gaze toward me contained warmth like spring sunlight. That warmth quietly settled on me.
“It’s nice seeing you like this.”
“…”
Warning bells went off in my head.
‘Dangerous.’
Although I was a lifelong single person with no dating experience, I could still sense that Theodor’s gaze toward me had changed from before.
I opened the affection window.
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Affection
Theodor : 40
Jerome : 32
Lowell : 30
Calliton : 20
??? : 0
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Theodor’s affection was still overwhelmingly high.
Looking at the affection window, I felt like I knew exactly what I needed to do.
‘I need to draw a line.’
I didn’t know when, where, or how Theodor’s affection might rise. So blocking the possibility in advance was the safest approach.
I took a deep breath and opened my mouth.
“As you know, the relationship between the Temple and the Imperial Palace isn’t very good.”
“Huh?”
Theodor looked puzzled as if the sudden mention of the Imperial Palace was unexpected.
“Well… when I’m with you, I keep getting misunderstood.”
Well, it wasn’t a lie. Whenever the Temple was involved, Lowell and Calliton would react sensitively.
“So I think it would be better if we kept an appropriate distance.”
He should understand what I mean by now.
I hesitated while handing the travel bag to Theodor.
Theodor was looking down quietly at the travel bag in his hands with his head slightly lowered.
The smile that had spread across his lips faded, and his usually relaxed expression hardened.
“…”
“…”
After a brief silence.
Theodor slowly raised his head.
Then he smiled faintly.
“…Sorry. I didn’t think about that.”
He took out a tunic from the travel bag and held it out to me.
“But take this at least. You still have a long journey ahead, and you can’t travel to your destination dressed like that.”
“Lord Blair…”
“It’s not even Holy Knights’ clothing, it’s new clothes. You don’t have to return it.”
Theodor placed the tunic in my hands.
Taking a step back, he stared at me for a moment with his lips pressed together, then smiled bitterly once more.
“Well then, take care. Stay healthy.”
Leaving that farewell, Theodor headed toward where Calliton was.
His retreating figure looked somehow deflated and drooping.
I squeezed my eyes shut.
‘I did the right thing. I did what I had to do.’
Don’t let your heart weaken.
This is all for Theodor’s sake.
If he keeps meeting with me, Theodor will be burned at the stake!
I comforted myself, but my heart didn’t feel at ease.
Theodor’s weak smile and his lonely figure turning away kept flickering before my eyes.
‘Enough. Don’t worry about it. What I need to focus on now is how I can get back home.’
I tried to push thoughts about Theodor out of my mind as much as possible.
Looking toward the troll, I saw Theodor and the Holy Knights performing a purification ritual in front of the corpse.
Theodor was approaching the ritual with a solemn expression.
‘He looks quite serious when he’s working.’
As I watched Theodor at his duties, I felt someone’s gaze from somewhere.
When I turned my head toward where I felt the gaze, I saw Calliton.
He was watching me with a persistent stare that was blatantly obvious.
A chill ran down my spine at his gaze whose intent was hard to guess, so I turned my head away.
‘What? How long has he been watching?’
Every time I see Calliton, I feel like I’m being monitored.
Wait, when my nape was torn, did he see the tattoo?
‘No. That can’t be it.’
If Calliton had discovered the tattoo on my back, it wouldn’t have ended with just watching me like this.
He would have already grabbed me and interrogated me, tortured me, or cut off my head.
‘Let’s not worry unnecessarily.’
As I waited in place, the purification ritual ended and the Imperial Knights finished their investigation of the surroundings.
After all the official business was completed, we received horses, carriages, and the supplies and personnel needed for the journey from the Imperial Knights.
Now it was really time to depart for the North.
Just before getting into the carriage, I looked toward where the Holy Knights were. Theodor seemed busy leading the Holy Knights.
‘It would be strange to say goodbye when we’ve decided to distance ourselves.’
I decided against greeting him and got into the carriage, where I came face to face with Calliton who was sitting inside.
He was staring at me intently with the same blatant gaze as before.
‘…Why is he staring at me so intensely?’
I desperately tried to avoid his gaze by looking out the window when Calliton spoke up.
“Forbidden love. Nothing is more thrilling than that.”
I looked at Calliton with an incredulous expression.
‘What is he talking about?’
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