I Put all my Stats into Charm - Chapter 74

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I Put All My Stats Into Charm Episode 074

Looking at the hundreds of Brocksh crawling down the walls, I recalled Theodor’s words.

‘Brocksh saliva contains neurotoxin.’

‘The moment you’re paralyzed, it’s over. These things hunt in groups and eat their prey alive.’

So I have to deal with hundreds of monsters that have neurotoxin and eat their prey alive, without magic? And without killing them?

‘This is basically telling me to go die peacefully, isn’t it?’

Just then, Calliton and Lowell exchanged glances.

Lowell nodded and shouted to the group.

“Everyone close your eyes!”

Then he stretched out his hand and chanted a spell.

“Iubar Frangite, Hostum Sternite!”

A small glowing orb bloomed from Lowell’s fingertips. The small orb flickered with light before fading away.

A few seconds later.

A blinding flash erupted from Lowell’s fingertips.

Along with a silent shock, a storm-like wind instantly spread out from Lowell as the center.

At the sudden impact, I squeezed my eyes shut tight.

When I slowly opened my eyes to the now quiet surroundings, I saw Brocksh piled up like mountains on the floor, unconscious.

But you said we couldn’t use magic!

When I looked at Lowell with surprised eyes, he answered.

“In this situation, this method was the best option.”

Then he continued with a troubled expression.

“Be careful, the cave might collapse.”

As soon as those words ended, the cave began to shake.

Thud!

“…!”

As I staggered and lost my balance due to the shaking ground, Calliton grabbed my hand.

Then he rushed forward and shouted.

“Retreat!”

Dirt and gravel began falling from the ceiling, and cracks started forming on the floor.

Rumble—.

The cracks that started where we were standing spread throughout the entire cave floor.

“Run!”

Just as I started running while being held by Calliton’s hand.

Crack!

Like a giant pit opening its mouth, the floor collapsed in an instant.

As the floor supporting our feet disappeared, we began falling as if being sucked downward.

Calliton pulled me into his arms.

“Hold on tight!”

I was going to do that even without you telling me.

Like a drowning person grasping at straws, I grabbed onto Calliton’s clothes with the instinct to survive.

While falling embraced in his arms.

“Ventus Subsidium!”

A refreshing wind blew and wrapped around our bodies.

As if our bodies were floating in mid-air, our rapidly falling bodies began descending slowly.

Looking around, I could see all our companions slowly descending downward, wrapped in wind.

I let out a sigh of relief.

‘Ah, thanks to Lowell we avoided falling to our deaths.’

But is there actually a bottom here?

I cautiously looked down below.

It was too dark to tell if there was actually a bottom or not.

Feeling dizzy as if being swallowed by a giant monster’s maw, I gripped Calliton’s clothes tightly.

“Aisha Emmerbier.”

I raised my head at the low resonating voice.

Then I met ruby-like sparkling red eyes.

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

[Calliton Grailhart’s favorability: 55]

His favorability is rising even in this situation.

His composure is truly remarkable.

Calliton continued speaking while keeping his gaze fixed on me.

“Don’t worry. As long as you’re in my arms, you’ll be safe.”

You’re the most dangerous one right now.

Do you want to get poisoned to death at your wedding again?

As I looked at Calliton with worried eyes, having gotten one step closer to the poisoning ending, I belatedly remembered Jerome.

‘Wasn’t he bitten by a Brocksh earlier?’

With the Brocksh swarming in groups and the cave collapsing, I was too distracted to check on Jerome’s condition.

I turned my head around looking for him.

Fortunately, I could see Jerome not too far away.

“Duke…?”

His condition looked strange.

Jerome was clutching one of his arms.

His arm was hanging limply as if dislocated, and red bloodstains were seeping through his sleeve.

“Duke, are you alright?!”

Calliton also saw Jerome’s condition and frowned.

“It looks like he was affected by Brocksh neurotoxin.”

He ended up like that trying to save me?

Seeing Jerome injured made my heart heavy.

As I became troubled with mixed feelings of guilt and remorse, Calliton continued.

“If left alone, the poison will spread throughout his body.”

“Th-then we need to treat him quickly!”

I tried to escape from Calliton’s embrace to get closer to Jerome.

Then Calliton held me back and confined me in his arms.

“It’s dangerous. I told you to hold on tight.”

“But if we don’t treat him now, the Duke will…!”

“Ordinary herbs can’t cure this. We need an antidote, but there isn’t one here.”

“That’s…!”

I looked at Jerome in a restless state.

Jerome opened his mouth, breathing roughly with cold sweat beading on his forehead.

“…I’m fine, Vivian.”

You don’t look fine at all, what do you mean you’re fine.

Your face is pale. Aren’t you really going to die at this rate?

As I anxiously looked around, Lowell moved his arms as if swimming and approached Jerome.

Then he placed his hand on Jerome’s arm and murmured.

“Lumen Mitigato.”

Light that bloomed from Lowell’s palm seeped into Jerome’s arm.

Then color returned to Jerome’s pale face.

“I stopped the poison from spreading.”

Right. Lowell was formerly a priest.

I remembered him saying he could handle simple sacred magic.

But to say Jerome was completely healed would be wrong—one of his arms still hung limply at his side.

Seeing this, Lowell spoke.

“I only gave first aid, so the paralyzed nerves need to be treated with high-level sacred power.”

“If he receives treatment with sacred power, will it return to normal?”

“Of course.”

“Haa, thank goodness…”

I let out a sigh of relief.

If Jerome became unable to use one arm because of me, I felt like I wouldn’t be able to sleep from guilt.

Just then, my eyes met Jerome’s.

“…”

“…”

For a brief moment, our gazes exchanged in awkward silence.

Jerome’s gaze slowly moved downward and landed on Calliton’s arm wrapped around my waist.

Jerome blinked slowly, then looked into my eyes again.

“…I’ve caused you worry again, Miss.”

“No! Ah, that doesn’t mean I wasn’t worried. I was worried, but not worried enough for the Duke to worry about my worrying…”

Foolish words beyond my control began pouring out of my mouth.

“I was moderately worried, but that doesn’t mean it was just out of politeness.”

Please, someone shut my mouth.

Why does my intelligence seem to drop whenever I’m in front of Jerome?

The more I spoke, the more tangled my thoughts became, and my mind grew increasingly blank.

“So what I’m saying is…”

Just as I was stammering, unable to recover from my words, Calliton interjected.

“You were worried but didn’t want to show it, right?”

“Yes, that’s it!”

Suddenly, a quiet silence descended.

I realized something was wrong, but it was too late.

No, how could you summarize that in front of the person involved!

I hurriedly tried to explain to salvage the situation.

“Don’t misunderstand! I just didn’t want the Duke to feel burdened…!”

“It’s not burdensome.”

Jerome continued in a voice that was neither affectionate nor cold.

“As Lord Cyprian said, I can return after the investigation and receive treatment. So please don’t worry too much.”

“…Yes.”

I’m breaking out in a cold sweat.

The situation seems to have ended cleanly.

But what’s this stuffy feeling?

Just then, Lowell spoke up.

“I can see light.”

Following Lowell’s gaze downward, I could see faint lights dotted like points below our feet.

As the ground gradually became visible and the distance to the lights narrowed, I could make out that the lights were wall lamps attached to the walls.

Lowell landed on the ground with light steps and looked over the wall lamps hanging on the cave walls.

“This is strange. To think there are traces of people in such a deep place.”

The other party members also landed safely on the ground.

Throughout all this, Calliton was still holding me in his arms.

I spoke to Calliton.

“Um, could you put me down now?”

I met Calliton’s gaze.

But without putting me down, he narrowed his eyes and continued speaking.

“How about breaking the habit of thinking about other men every time you’re in my arms?”

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