Life as a Tower Maid: Locked up with the Prince - Chapter 260
Chapter 260
Translator: Yonnee
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“For me?”
“It shouldn’t be too difficult for you…”
“Anything, just say the word!”
Schubert’s booming voice filled the room.
Mercy winced slightly, covering her ears at this guy’s always too-loud voice.
He’s always had a strong voice, that one.
“Can you keep an eye on Jung-in’s movements within the palace?”
“Monitor Jung-in?”
“Yes, just where she goes and what she does when I’m not around.”
For an assassin, surveilling a person was as natural as breathing.
Monitoring Jung-in in the palace would be like a vacation in itself.
“Yes, sir.”
Schubert nodded readily.
“I’m truly grateful. It’s a task only you can do, so I had to ask.”
“I still haven’t repaid you for saving my life.”
Flushing slightly at Albert’s light tone, Schubert rose from his seat. It was time to carry out his order.
The thrill he felt each time he fulfilled Albert’s commands was exhilarating. He was proud to have Albert as his sovereign.
Mercy exhaled deeply as she watched Schubert’s retreating figure.
She usually teased Schubert, but moments like these revealed his youthful innocence.
His face was an open book of his emotions.
“Mercy.”
“Yes.”
With Liam given a break and Schubert assigned light duties, she anticipated similar news for herself.
Mercy secretly hoped for a vacation. She really wanted to go shopping with Jung-in again.
Maybe they could even visit Crowell! Though not as much as Albert, Mercy was also happy to be reunited with Jung-in.
“Jung-in wants to see Rosé Artius.”
“Pardon? Why would she… Oh, I guess she’d want to see that woman and personally get revenge too.”
Initially intending to question why Jung-in would want to meet that woman, Mercy changed her approach, recalling her own past.
Perhaps Jung-in felt similarly to how Mercy felt witnessing her father’s last moments.
“What is the current state of Rosé Artius?”
“…Honestly, it’s a wonder she hasn’t gone mad. Well, she probably wasn’t sane to begin with.”
Rosé was still imprisoned in a magic-restricting cell.
When Jung-in’s whereabouts were uncertain, Rosé’s body was thought necessary, so no direct physical torture was done on her.
However, Mercy regularly visited Rosé, showing her what she feared most.
The scenes were always similar.
Rosé was placed in the same room as the Marquis of Evnen, being abused by him. The marquis often appeared to strangle her.
Mercy realized one important fact amidst the ongoing torture.
Originally, Rosé Artius was meant to be a sacrifice for Marquis Evnen to gain magical power.
Yet, she had managed to escape midway.
Why she chose to enter the royal palace, so far away from her original dwelling, and get involved with Albert was beyond Mercy’s understanding.
But, as they say, love drives people mad.
In Mercy’s view, Rosé’s feelings for Albert weren’t love. People wouldn’t normally want to wish unhappiness upon someone they love.
Rosé’s behavior seemed more driven by severe deficiency and self-hatred.
Even long-term abuse and complete brainwashing made it impossible to persuade or educate her.
Nevertheless, Rosé would always have seizures after seeing the illusions, terrified of Marquis Evnen.
But once she realized she was in a prison, that the marquis no longer existed, and that Jung-in was still missing, Rosé would regain her senses.
Mercy once asked why she persistently clung to her sanity.
And Rosé answered as if it was obvious.
“One day, I might be loved. That hope alone is enough.”
A rotten, foul-smelling, rubbish-like vain hope.
No matter how many times Mercy corrected her, Rosé remained stubborn.
Even after attempting to kill Jung-in, knowing it would make Albert miserable, Rosé hoped that he might love her after Jung-in disappeared.
Her reasoning was all over the place, incomprehensible to a normal mind.
But that belief seemed to be what kept Rosé going.
Now that Jung-in had safely returned, her mere existence would be the greatest revenge on Rosé.
“Strengthen the prison’s barriers, and put magic-suppressing shackles on her arms and legs. Keep monitoring her condition until she meets Jung-in.”
“When are they meeting?”
“Sometime next week.”
“…I trust you’ll allow me a vacation later.”
With no one else capable of handling it, Mercy reluctantly followed Albert’s order.
After Mercy left the office with heavy steps, Albert gathered the documents that needed his signature, ready to return to Jung-in’s side.
He intended to work beside her.
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