I Put all my Stats into Charm - Chapter 77

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I Put All My Stats Into Charm Episode 077

As Calliton said, focusing only on him seemed to gradually calm my dizziness.

“Are you feeling a bit better now?”

“…Yes.”

I slowly nodded my head.

In his eyes that looked straight at me, I couldn’t see Calliton’s usual leisure or arrogance.

I felt a strange darkness in his face that had hardened somewhere.

‘Is it because of Lowell?’

If suspicious circumstances were discovered from a usually trusted retainer, it would be disturbing.

‘…Is Lowell really the culprit?’

Honestly speaking, considering his past record, the circumstances were suspicious.

But the Lowell I actually experienced didn’t seem like someone who would harm innocent people.

‘He was more enthusiastic about the investigation than anyone else…’

On the other hand, I also recalled what Lowell had said in the carriage.

‘How far can you abandon yourself for your beliefs, Lady?’

‘I could do anything for my beliefs. It’s just that those beliefs didn’t align with the Temple.’

What could those ‘beliefs’ that Lowell mentioned be?

That word settled uncomfortably in my heart.

Then, my gaze touched Calliton’s cheek.

Even in the dark cave, there was a thin crack on his cheek visible enough to be seen clearly.

“There’s a wound on your cheek…”

“Hm?”

Calliton touched his own cheek. Seeing the blood that came off on his fingers, he muttered lowly.

“It’s a wound from earlier.”

To think there was a scratch on that flawless face.

It felt like a crack had appeared in an expensive work of art made by a porcelain craftsman, making my stomach churn.

“What if it leaves a scar?”

Then, Calliton stared at me intently and opened his mouth.

“Are you worried about me right now?”

Isn’t it natural to worry when someone gets hurt?

The moment I looked at him with eyes that couldn’t understand.

Calliton’s rigidly hardened face relaxed.

He let out a chuckle.

“It was worth getting hurt.”

“If you feel it was worth it twice, you’ll kill someone.”

It doesn’t make sense to deliberately scratch that precious face.

I earnestly pleaded with him.

“Be careful. Your Highness’s face is no different from the Empire’s face, so you can’t let it get scarred.”

“My face is the Empire’s face?”

“Yes. You’re handsome.”

I answered without a moment’s hesitation.

If Calliton had been born in South Korea, I thought he would have become famous as the handsome president’s son, the pride of South Korea, something like that.

Calliton giggled at my honest impression.

“I’ll try to be careful as you wish.”

Judging by his playful expression, he had clearly let my words go in one ear and out the other.

I’m speaking seriously here.

Still, the rigid atmosphere seemed to have relaxed.

His dark face also seemed much brighter.

Before we knew it, Calliton and I had arrived on the other side of the bridge.

He carefully set me down from his arms.

If I had crossed alone, I probably would have fainted halfway through.

Thanks to talking with Calliton on the way, I was able to completely forget about my acrophobia.

Soon after, Jerome crossed over, and the knights holding the monsters and imperial citizens arrived one by one.

Finally, Lowell crossed the bridge.

For some reason, Lowell’s expression as he crossed the bridge looked pale.

Sure enough. The moment he landed on the ground, Lowell staggered.

“Master!”

“Lowell!”

Just before his body collapsed to the floor. Calliton and I immediately ran to Lowell and supported him.

“Haah…”

Cold sweat flowed over Lowell’s pale skin.

Seeing him breathing roughly and looking like he didn’t even have the strength to open his eyes, Calliton clicked his tongue.

“His magic power is depleted.”

Well. Lowell left for the investigation without any time to rest as soon as he arrived in the North.

On top of that, he kept using large-scale magic, so it’s understandable that he’d be exhausted.

When Calliton gestured, one of the knights came and carried Lowell on his back.

Seeing Lowell hanging limply on the knight’s back made me feel uneasy.

Then, Calliton shifted his gaze toward Jerome.

“Duke, how’s your arm?”

“The neurotoxin hasn’t spread. I think I’ll be fine if I get treatment when we return.”

There are patients everywhere.

Still, it was fortunate that no one was seriously injured in all that chaos.

I also spoke to Jerome.

“That’s a relief. Go find a paladin immediately when we return.”

“…”

At my words, Jerome only stared at me silently without responding.

‘Why is there no reaction?’

As I wondered, Jerome opened his mouth.

“I’ll guide you to the exit.”

Then he immediately turned around.

What? What’s with this ambiguous response?

Don’t tell me he’s feeling awkward now after being the one who acted cold?

Looking at Jerome’s back in disbelief, I decided to just follow him.

Fresh wind blew from the end of the long corridor.

And finally, we emerged from outside the cave.

Seeing the sunset with the sun setting low, my body became drowsy as if the tension had been released.

‘Haah… It was quite eventful.’

How many times did I overcome life-threatening situations?

It seemed I wasn’t the only one who was tired.

Jerome was injured, and Lowell had fainted, so there was nothing to say about them.

Everyone was considerably fatigued, not just physically but mentally as well.

When we learned that there was a group conducting black magic experiments on imperial citizens.

The faces of all the investigation team members present had been colored with shock.

Calliton judged that returning in this state would be too much and ordered the investigation team members.

“We’ll set up a base camp nearby. Put the survivors in a separate tent.”

We set up camp at a place a little away from the cave.

The survivors still stared into space with blank expressions. It seemed their minds hadn’t returned yet.

“Isolate the one who was rampaging separately. Keep him under constant surveillance since he might cause trouble again when he wakes up.”

Hakin was also sleeping deeply and didn’t seem like he would wake up anytime soon.

Those who needed treatment received it, and the unconscious Lowell was also laid down separately.

We decided to discuss the details of this investigation once Lowell woke up.

By the time we set up tents and prepared dinner, the day had already come to an end.

“Haah….”

I haven’t done much, but I already feel drained.

I took two portions of the distributed lunch boxes for dinner and went out to find Jerome.

‘Where did he go?’

Throughout the cave investigation, Jerome’s condition didn’t look good at all.

On top of that, his arm got paralyzed after being bitten by a Brocksh while saving me.

I felt like I could only rest easy after checking on Jerome’s condition.

But even after time passed, Jerome was nowhere to be seen.

‘Where on earth did he go?’

Eventually, I was about to give up looking for Jerome and head back when I saw a familiar silhouette in the distance.

“Calliton?”

Calliton, who had thrown off his neat uniform, was practicing swordsmanship under the moonlight wearing a loose linen shirt.

He moved his feet with restrained movements like someone who couldn’t afford to waste even a single drop of sweat.

Each time he swung his sword, the light reflected by the moonlight flowed sharply above me.

His face carried an even sharper atmosphere than usual.

His eyes focused on swordsmanship burned red, but the atmosphere he gave off was cold as ice, creating a contradictory sense of discord.

‘Is he doing this after eating?’

Since I hadn’t seen him since meal distribution, it seemed like he hadn’t eaten either.

Anyway, I couldn’t find Jerome either. I can’t eat two portions by myself, so I should give it to Calliton.

“…!”

I was approaching Calliton without much thought when he, who had been catching his breath, flashed red eyes and quickly turned around.

The moment the sharp blade rushed toward my neck, a startled breath burst out along with the chill running up my spine.

“Hiek!”

“Aisha Emmerbier?”

Calliton seemed just as surprised. He stared at me with eyes wider than usual.

“What are you doing here?”

Only after he lowered his sword did I regain my composure and held out the lunch box I had brought to Calliton.

“I was trying to give you this….”

Calliton looked at the lunch box I handed him once, then at the lunch box in my other hand once more, alternating between them.

Then he completely took off his shirt.

“Wh-what are you doing right now?!”

I covered my eyes with one hand.

Then I spread my fingers apart and scanned his solid upper body muscles.

I had noticed it from how amazingly his uniform fit, but Calliton was also the owner of a physique that rivaled Jerome’s.

At this inexplicable service scene, I swallowed my saliva.

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