I Put all my Stats into Charm - Chapter 93

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I Put All My Stats Into Charm Episode 093

Theodor’s eyes held a mixture of emotions.

A faint hope that Karin might be alive, and anxious fear that this hope might crumble.

Under that gaze, I pondered.

“Hmm….”

To talk about Karin’s story, I would have to discuss the experiments that took place in the cave.

But the cave incident was a state secret known only to the high-ranking nobles of the Imperial Palace.

Of course, Theodor was a good person, but in a situation where the Temple was already under suspicion, I couldn’t bring up this story to Theodor, who was from the Temple.

Above all, Karin was as good as dead.

She wasn’t on the survivor list, and even if she were alive, there was no telling what experiments she might have undergone—she could have become a monster. Even that was uncertain whether she was alive or dead….

Telling Theodor about Karin’s death might be like killing her twice in his heart.

Just like how Jerome had become half-broken, Theodor could also be shocked.

After much thought, I concluded that not knowing about Karin’s story would be better medicine.

“…Now that I think about it, I think I mistook her for someone else.”

“Ah….”

A sigh escaped from Theodor’s lips.

The various emotions in his eyes receded. In their empty place, a sense of void settled.

Seeing him like that made me feel sorry and pitiful.

“I’m sorry. I brought up an unnecessary topic….”

“….”

After a brief moment of silence, Theodor opened his mouth.

“…No, it’s okay.”

Theodor was the one who should be comforted. Yet he spoke in a soothing, gentle voice.

“You could get confused. There’s no need to apologize.”

Theodor gave a bitter smile.

“Since then, I’ve had this thought. If I had power back then, could I have saved Karin?”

“…You were only about ten years old at most. How much power could a little kid have?”

“Right. But I can avoid repeating the same thing next time.”

He looked down at his palm and slowly clenched and unclenched his hand.

“So I decided to become strong. So that when someone I want to protect appears, I can definitely protect them.”

Suddenly, I recalled the conversation we had when I first met Theodor.

Back then, we had a similar conversation to now.

“That’s why I became a Knight. Because of Karin. Karin was the only person who didn’t avoid me and looked at me straight.”

He continued speaking with a voice tinged with longing.

“She was the person who taught me it was okay to be myself.”

I was puzzled.

The position of youngest Knight Captain, his easygoing and friendly personality, his attractive appearance.

Theodor was someone anyone would find likeable.

But there were people who avoided him?

“Who would avoid you?”

“My parents.”

Theodor’s voice was calm.

He continued speaking while fidgeting with the ends of his hair.

“My parents hated me. Especially my hair. They found it unpleasant, calling me a cursed child.”

Remembering the scars I had seen on Theodor’s body earlier, an ominous feeling arose.

“Don’t tell me those scars on your body earlier….”

I couldn’t bring myself to finish the sentence.

As if guessing what I was thinking, Theodor answered.

“Yes. My parents made them.”

“Ha….”

A sigh escaped from my lips.

Instead of cherishing their child, they abused him?

Curses rose to my throat, but I held them back.

“Your hair is beautiful. It’s like flames dancing in the wind, like a sparkling sunset when it catches the light. How could something so pretty be called impure….”

Before I could continue.

The system window chimed.

[Theodor Blair’s favorability has increased by 10.]

[Theodor Blair’s favorability: 50]

Huh?

Why did his favorability go up?

Feeling a gaze, I turned my head.

I met Theodor’s green eyes. His eyes were trembling finely.

Theodor opened his mouth with a trembling voice.

“You… how do you know those words….”

“What? What do you mean….”

Theodor grabbed my shoulders.

“Aisha. You said you have no childhood memories. From when to when are your memories missing?”

“Well, I’ve been missing memories from quite a long time ago….”

Then, the system window chimed again.

[Theodor Blair’s favorability has increased by 5.]

[Theodor Blair’s favorability: 55]

His favorability went up again?

While I was looking at the system window in bewilderment, Theodor continued his questions.

“When did Lindelbrook start existing? When did you meet your master Brion?”

“Uh, well… I don’t exactly remember that either….”

Along with the barrage of questions, the system window chimed again.

[Theodor Blair’s favorability has increased by 5.]

[Theodor Blair’s favorability: 60]

Could the system be malfunctioning?

Even though we hadn’t had any particular conversation, Theodor’s favorability began rising without pause.

At this rate, if we continued talking, his favorability would rise dangerously high.

Even in the midst of this, Theodor’s questions continued.

“When did you become Ciprian’s disciple….”

“I think I should get going now.”

I jumped up from my seat.

“Thank you for helping me find the materials.”

“Aisha?”

“Stay healthy.”

After bowing to him, I fled from the records room as if escaping.

“Wait, Aisha!”

I heard Theodor’s voice from behind.

I ran without looking back, as if I couldn’t hear his voice.

As soon as I left the orphanage, I hid in a narrow alley. Even then, Theodor was calling my name and searching for me.

“Aisha!”

I held my breath and suppressed my presence as much as possible.

Only after Theodor’s voice faded into the distance did I let out the breath I had been holding.

“Haah…”

I steadied my mind, which had been dizzy from the barrage of questions and the constantly rising affection levels.

Then I opened the affection window.

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Affection Levels

Hakin: 95

Theodor: 60

Calliton: 60

Jerome: 32

Lowell: 30

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Theodor’s affection level had jumped up by 20 points.

If I had stayed there any longer, there was no telling how high Theodor’s affection would have risen, so leaving was the best choice.

But just now, Theodor’s behavior was different from usual.

From asking detailed questions about personal matters to chasing after me.

Instead of his usual relaxed atmosphere, there was desperation.

He looked like someone trying to confirm something.

‘Wait…’

A chill ran down my spine.

There were unusually many overlapping aspects between this person called Karin and me.

The background of being an orphan, the age in early twenties, the mark on the nape of the neck.

And even the hair color and eye color.

At this point, it would be stranger not to be suspicious.

‘No way…’

My heart began to beat irregularly.

I clearly had the name Aisha.

I had been living under a mage named Brion in a village called Lindelbrook.

The problem was what came before that.

The fact that I knew almost nothing about Aisha’s life before then.

All this time, I had been obsessed with the thought of returning home and was only focused on conquering Jerome.

So I had no interest in what kind of life the character Aisha had lived.

Since three conquest characters were looking for a woman named Karin, and since there were so many overlapping aspects between her and me, this matter was not unrelated to me.

I immediately headed to the Tower of the Moon.

‘Come to think of it, didn’t Lowell also say I resembled someone?’

Wasn’t the name of the person Lowell mentioned also Karin?

With complicated feelings, I arrived at the Tower of the Moon and immediately looked for Lowell.

“Master, are you here?”

The moment I entered Lowell’s research lab.

“Karin!”

Hakin, who met my eyes, jumped up from his seat.

Hakin tried to run toward me, but couldn’t because of the translucent chains binding his hands and feet.

With the chains pulled taut, Hakin’s eyes sparkled.

“Karin, I’ve been waiting. You came to see me?”

“Where is Master?”

Looking around, Lowell was nowhere to be seen. He seemed to have stepped out.

Hakin sniffed in my direction, smelling the air.

Just as I was about to leave the research lab to find Lowell, leaving him behind.

“…Karin.”

In an instant, the surrounding air turned chillingly cold.

When I turned around, I met golden eyes glowing ominously.

“Karin smells disgusting.”

He continued in a low, cold voice.

“Who is it? The bastard who got their scent on Karin.”

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