I Put all my Stats into Charm - Chapter 78

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I Put All My Stats Into Charm Episode 078

Calliton’s body was magnificent.

His broad shoulders, solid chest muscles, and defined abs – there wasn’t a single flaw to be found anywhere.

‘I don’t know why he suddenly took off his shirt, but thank you for the eye candy.’

As I silently expressed my gratitude, Calliton placed his removed shirt on a nearby rock.

Then he sat down beside it and lightly patted the shirt with his palm.

“Sit. Let’s eat together.”

Should someone as lowly as me be allowed to witness something so precious?

The scene before my eyes was too stimulating. I didn’t know where to look.

As I just stood there dumbfounded, Calliton spoke again.

“What are you doing? Aren’t you going to sit?”

I quietly sat down next to Calliton while maintaining a certain distance.

Then Calliton pulled the shirt spread on the rock toward himself.

At the same time, my body was pulled toward where he was.

Once the distance between us had narrowed in an instant, only then did Calliton begin eating.

‘I can’t tell if the food is going into my mouth or my nose.’

Calliton’s muscular upper body kept flickering before my eyes.

If there had been a perverted demon skill, it would have reached max level and then some.

‘By the way, isn’t he cold in this weather?’

The northern region was so cold that you could see your breath.

Even I, bundled up tightly, was this cold.

The moment I glanced over under the pretense of worrying about him, hoping to get another look at his muscular body.

Our eyes met directly.

‘How long has he been watching?’

His staring gaze felt like it could see right through me.

Flustered at being caught with such lewd thoughts, I blurted out anything.

“Why, what, why? Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Just because.”

Calliton let out a light chuckle.

That laugh made me even more anxious.

Then, he continued in a leisurely tone.

“I think I know what you’re thinking.”

At Calliton’s meaningful words, I stammered.

“Wh-what was I thinking?!”

In that brief moment, realizing my mistake, I retracted my words.

“No, never mind. Just keep it to yourself, Your Highness.”

Thinking about it again, this seemed like a situation that would be disadvantageous to me.

There was no need to confirm the perverted demon inside me through Calliton’s mouth.

I hastily averted my gaze from him.

Then I buried my head in the remaining lunch box and began eating, pretending to be as nonchalant as possible.

Calliton continued eating in silence after that.

Finding it strange that Calliton remained silent until we finished eating, I glanced at him sideways.

His face, bathed in the full moon’s light, was colder and more sunken than usual, and the air around him was heavy.

‘Well, I’d be troubled too if I were him.’

Monsters were increasing in the Empire, and it had been revealed that someone was experimenting with black magic on Imperial citizens to turn them into monsters.

On top of that, traces of rebellion had been discovered from Lowell, his most trusted retainer.

If he, the Empire’s greatest mage with a past history of using black magic, were to rebel, it would be a threat to the Empire.

Not only that, but discovering evidence of rebellion from a trusted retainer would trouble Calliton’s heart in many ways.

Though Lowell didn’t seem like he would commit rebellion, the Crown Prince’s position with much to consider would be different.

‘Wait, what happens to me if Lowell becomes a traitor?’

I was Lowell’s direct disciple.

If Lowell became a traitor and was executed?

Not only would I be executed along with him, but the Calliton route would become impossible. Thinking this far, a chill ran up my spine.

‘No! I have to protect Lowell!’

I couldn’t let Lowell be framed for treason.

Whether it’s really a false accusation remains to be seen, but I have to survive first.

“Your Highness, about my master…”

“Let’s walk for a bit.”

Before I could finish speaking, Calliton stood up first.

He silently walked a few steps toward the forest path, then turned toward me.

Under the full moon, his silhouette cast a long shadow with the moonlight behind him.

Though he said nothing, his eyes held a heavy gaze that said to follow.

I took a breath and stood up to follow him.

The cold night air of the North brushed past my cheeks.

Whenever the harsh wind blew, I could hear the rustling sound of leaves.

Occasionally, the howls of mountain beasts like wolves or foxes could be heard, but being with Calliton, I wasn’t scared.

Even during all this, Calliton didn’t say a word.

The air around him was so heavy that even uttering a single word became cautious.

So I too remained silent, quietly walking behind Calliton.

Moonlight scattered through the tree leaves settled dimly on the path.

As we walked stepping on that light, Calliton opened his mouth and broke the silence.

“I also don’t think Lowell Chiffrion is the type to do such things. Having spent a long time with him as my friend, I know that much.”

At the welcome news, my expression brightened.

“Right? Master has been so loyal to the Imperial Palace. He’s not someone who would betray the Empire…”

“But I am Crown Prince Calliton Grailhart of the Belkadia Empire before I am his friend.”

Calliton’s voice dropped low.

“No one can escape the Empire’s laws. Chiffrion’s punishment will be decided at this state council meeting.”

Shadows fell over his eyes as he gazed into the dark forest.

“The answer is already decided. The only one conflicted is Calliton, Lowell Chiffrion’s friend.”

Before we knew it, we had arrived at the training grounds.

Under the sky where the full moon hung round, the northern terrain could be seen at a glance.

The cold and magnificent scenery of the North was shining silver under the moonlight.

Calliton quietly stopped walking.

He gazed at the vast northern scenery spread under the moonlight with a heavy gaze, then shifted his eyes to me.

“But Chiffrion is Chiffrion, and you are you.”

He continued speaking while fixing his red eyes on me.

“You won’t become one of my concerns because of this matter.”

Like flames swallowing ice, his moonlit gaze held not a trace of wavering.

That gaze was deep and solid, as if cutting away my anxiety in one stroke.

Calliton stepped closer to me.

When the scent of charred wood emanating from him grew stronger.

He looked at me with eyes devoid of his usual leisure or playfulness, and once again moved his red lips.

“So heal me too.”

I stared at him blankly.

Heal? What was he talking about? Just as I wondered.

I remembered treating Northern Duke Jerome’s injured palm in the cave.

On one of Calliton’s cheeks, the nail marks left by Hakin remained clearly visible.

“Ah…!”

I took out the ointment container from my pocket.

If the promise not to suspect me as a traitor could be settled by applying some ointment, it wasn’t a bad deal.

I carefully rubbed the ointment onto Calliton’s wound.

‘Come to think of it, it’s been a while since I’ve seen his face this close up.’

His sharply defined jawline, his blade-straight nose bridge. And his coldly composed features all harmonized together.

Adding his straight golden eyelashes to that, it was like looking at a noble work of art.

Just then, I felt a gaze scanning my face and looked up.

My reflection was captured completely in those ruby-like glowing red eyes.

His eyes, touched by moonlight, seemed to shine coldly yet held a quiet warmth.

“…The treatment is finished.”

When I hastily closed the ointment container and pushed him away, Calliton let out a soft laugh.

“I should get injured more often from now on.”

“Get injured? Don’t even say such things! If you deliberately hurt yourself, I won’t treat you!”

“I thought I wouldn’t like nagging women. But when you do it, it’s not so bad.”

“Your Highness!”

“Haha. Alright, alright.”

Calliton burst into low laughter.

“Shall we head back now?”

Here I am speaking seriously and he’s just playing around!

I shot Calliton a sharp look and moved toward the base camp with him.

The forest path was still dark, but Calliton’s steps seemed much lighter than before.

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