I Put all my Stats into Charm - Chapter 57

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I Put All My Stats Into Charm Episode 057

 

I didn’t have a proper chance to look at the hot spring.

 

Jerome’s upper body seen up close was a wondrous work of art itself.

 

As I gazed entranced at Jerome’s perfectly sculpted body, for the first time I felt like bowing to the game developers.

 

‘Thank you, thank you. May you be blessed.’

 

With his precisely crafted muscular body bathed in moonlight.

 

If Jerome were placed in a museum, anyone would think of him as a work of art.

 

As Jerome slowly turned around, I saw not the back muscles rippling like a living sculpture, but a pattern located below his neck.

 

I looked closely at that pattern.

 

‘This is…’

 

A pattern combining a swirl shape and an eye shape.

 

It matched mine perfectly.

 

‘This can’t be a simple coincidence.’

 

There must be some hidden meaning to this pattern.

 

Perhaps it could be an important clue to breaking through the game.

 

‘I need to learn more about this pattern.’

 

The moment I reached out my hand to examine the pattern.

 

Jerome flinched, so I hastily pulled my hand away.

 

“S-sorry! You said you didn’t like being touched.”

 

Jerome took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

 

I could see his back muscles contract slightly with each breath.

 

“…It’s fine.”

 

Jerome slowly turned around.

 

Then, as if breathing out, he continued speaking.

 

“Miss Emmerbier is fine.”

 

My feelings became strange.

 

Though I’d heard these words from Jerome before, they still tickled a corner of my heart.

 

‘What does it mean that only I’m fine?’

 

Could I interpret it as more than just feeling close?

 

That meaning felt quite different from before.

 

Just as that incomprehensible phrase kept circling in my head.

 

I met Jerome’s eyes.

 

The bluish moonlight illuminated Jerome’s pupils.

 

Looking at his pupils gently suffused with moonlight was like seeing an ocean filled with starlight.

 

Feeling as if I was falling into a vast ocean, I unconsciously reached out my hand again.

 

I brushed along his sharp jawline with my fingertips, then caressed his cheek. At first I felt a cold sensation, but gradually I felt warmth.

 

Following the graceful curves, my hand slowly slid down.

 

My fingertips lingered at the tip of his chin, then flowed along his protruding Adam’s apple.

 

The sensation of trembling skin, hot and soft flesh.

 

When my slowly descending touch reached his firm chest.

 

Jerome’s breath burst out.

 

“Hah…”

 

The air that had been flowing quietly in the study scattered.

 

When I raised my gaze that had been lingering on his chest, I saw Jerome’s face.

 

His face, frozen with widened eyes, was flushed red enough that even the blue moonlight couldn’t hide it.

 

“Uh…”

 

Like being struck by lightning, my mind snapped to attention.

 

At the same time, heat rose to my face as if it would burst.

 

‘What did I just do.’

 

I shot up from my seat.

 

“W-well, uh, it’s gotten late. I’ll go to bed now!”

 

Without looking back even once, I fled from the study.

 

I didn’t know what state of mind carried me running to the guest room. Even while running, the heat in my face showed no signs of fading, and my heart pounded like crazy.

 

Only after arriving at the guest room did I gasp for the breath I’d been holding.

 

“Hah, hah…”

 

What was that?

 

What was that just now?

 

What did I do?

 

I think I groped and touched Jerome’s body.

 

Right. I’ve finally lost my mind!

 

I’ve gone crazy from exhaustion with this long game strategy. Unless I’d gone insane, there’s no way I would have done such a thing.

 

Even so, why does Jerome’s chest muscle keep flickering before my eyes?

 

With such perfect and luscious muscle right before my eyes. Who could resist touching it?

 

Having such dangerous thoughts, I slapped my cheeks with both hands and pushed away thoughts of Jerome’s chest muscles.

 

“Whew, get it together!”

 

I downed a glass of water. Then I sat on the bed and sighed.

 

“Running away wasn’t part of the plan…”

 

In a situation where seducing Jerome wouldn’t be enough, I just ran away. After satisfying only my personal desires.

 

This wasn’t the time to criticize Theodor for gaining 10 affection points from seeing a dress that showed everything up to my soul.

 

At least Theodor didn’t touch my body.

 

‘Turns out I’m the slave to lust?’

 

I had been living like a monk, unintentionally avoiding men. I didn’t know I was such a person faithful to instinct.

 

‘You only know meat after you’ve tasted it. You have to experience romance to know what kind of person you are.’

 

Having ruined this plan too, I flopped down on the bed.

 

Then I calmly began re-establishing my plan.

 

‘I should apologize to Jerome first tomorrow…’

 

I wonder if I’ll be kicked out of the Duke’s Palace for being a pervert.

 

Even if I got kicked out I’d have nothing to say, but worrying about it now wouldn’t change anything.

 

‘Whatever. I’ll think about that tomorrow.’

 

I barely managed to fall asleep while pushing away thoughts of Jerome’s chest muscles that kept blooming in my mind.

 

The next morning.

 

After the breakfast meeting ended, Calliton and the Imperial Knights, Jerome and the Duke’s Knight Order gathered to begin a conference.

 

A map of the North was spread wide on the conference table with flag models placed here and there.

 

Calliton looked down at the map and spoke.

 

“This is where the missing persons occurred?”

 

Jerome answered Calliton’s question.

 

“Yes. It’s also an area where many monsters have been discovered.”

 

“Ciprian and the Imperial Knights have departed. They’ll arrive at the Duke’s Palace in a few days, so let’s begin the full investigation then.”

 

“We’ll do that.”

 

I just listened silently to their conversation with my nose buried in the map.

 

Making yesterday’s resolution to apologize to Jerome seem meaningless, I hadn’t even made eye contact with Jerome from breakfast until now.

 

Because every time I looked at Jerome, yesterday’s incident—specifically Jerome’s chest—kept coming to mind.

 

After taking a deep breath, I glanced at Jerome.

 

He was attending the meeting with his usual calm demeanor.

 

‘…Is he completely unaffected?’

 

Though it was something I did, I even lost sleep over yesterday’s incident. Seeing only Jerome acting like nothing happened makes me feel unfairly wronged.

 

As I was glaring sideways at Jerome, our eyes met.

 

“…!”

 

At that burning heat, I immediately turned my head away to avoid his gaze.

 

I felt something warm flowing down from under my nose.

 

Soon after, red liquid dripped onto the map.

 

‘…A nosebleed?’

 

“Miss Emmerbier, are you alright?”

 

Just as I was about to wipe the nosebleed with my hand, Jerome quickly offered his handkerchief.

 

The moment I raised my head to take the handkerchief, my eyes met Jerome’s right in front of me.

 

‘So close…!’

 

Jerome, who always maintained a certain distance, had suddenly come close.

 

As soon as I realized this fact, a nosebleed started flowing from the other nostril.

 

“Miss Emmerbier?”

 

“Hey, are you okay?”

 

Both Calliton and Jerome’s eyes widened.

 

I hurriedly blocked my nose with the handkerchief Jerome gave me.

 

“Ah, I’m fine…”

 

Before I could finish speaking, Jerome spoke to the servant.

 

“Take Miss Emmerbier to the infirmary.”

 

“Yes, Duke.”

 

I frantically waved my hands.

 

“I’m really fine…!”

 

“Take her to the infirmary.”

 

However, Jerome’s attitude was more firm than I expected. I was forcibly led to the infirmary by the servant’s hand.

 

After receiving first aid, the nosebleed stopped quickly.

 

After receiving treatment, I headed to the garden.

 

“Sigh, this is a big problem…”

 

Now that I actually faced Jerome, forget about apologizing.

 

I kept seeing yesterday’s half-naked Jerome overlapping. Because of that, my head felt like it would explode from the heat.

 

I can’t believe I was such a lewd person.

 

“I must be crazy, really…”

 

“What’s crazy?”

 

“…!”

 

Startled by the sudden voice, I turned around.

 

Then I saw Calliton who had approached at some point.

 

“What is it, you scared me! If you’re going to come, at least make some noise!”

 

“Who are you blaming when you’re too dull to notice?”

 

Calliton stretched his long legs and strode up to me.

 

Then he looked down at me with an indifferent expression.

 

“What were you thinking about to make your face turn so red?”

 

“…!”

 

When I touched my cheek, I felt a body temperature hotter than a hand warmer.

 

I fanned my face with my hands to cool the heat and said.

 

“I didn’t know you were so interested in my face.”

 

“I am very interested.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“To be precise, I’m not interested in your face but in you.”

 

This wasn’t the answer I expected.

 

As I looked at Calliton with a bewildered expression.

 

Calliton gently curled up one corner of his lips.

 

Then he let out a leisurely laugh.

 

“Quite considerably.”

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