Life as a Tower Maid: Locked up with the Prince - Chapter 261
Chapter 261
Translator: Yonnee
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I slowly rose, groaning. I seriously started considering if I should start exercising.
I had eaten well, yet I felt hungry again. The fatigue seemed to have dissipated, only to accumulate once more. Maybe I could just sleep it off.
No, if I sleep now, I’ll be wide awake by evening. That’s no good.
To be tormented by Albert again in the evening? No, I plan to fall asleep early tonight and avoid having to fall for his puppy dog eyes again.
After all, once I see Albert’s face and hear his voice in the evening, I can’t refuse him.
Closing my eyes, I realized that there was a barrier around the room, preventing others from entering.
…Albert’s anxiety seems deeper than I thought. But after almost losing me twice, I could understand him.
I shouldn’t worry Albert further. I’ll stay in the room.
Thinking of reading a book, I was about to get up when I heard Blanc’s voice in my mind.
[ Jung-in, can I come to meet you now? ]
The voice, not heard in a long time, felt both welcoming and slightly disappointing.
When will Blanc stop roaming around and stick by my side? He’s irking me a bit, too.
…He was supposed to be here with me and Albert, yet he’s being so considerate in respecting our time together.
Blanc, if you had been there, I wouldn’t have been tormented this much!
Still, it’s heartwarming to see progress between Blanc and Albert.
Their previous growling encounters are still fresh in my mind, but now, they talked and even reached an agreement.
Someday, will Albert call Blanc as Blanc? Why couldn’t he simply call him by his name?
Distractedly thinking about Hong Gil-dong—the Robin Hood of Korea—I quickly responded to Blanc.
[ Yeah, of course. ]
I wonder how she’s been this past week. Since it’s difficult for me to go outside, I should ask him to come here.
But how do I convey my address? As I pondered, Hayang’s voice rang out again.
[ I’m here already. ]
Already? Surprised, I blinked as I heard a tapping sound on the window.
Was he waiting outside all this time? How did he even know where I was?
Opening the window, Blanc, in human form, slipped in gracefully.
Albert made it so that humans couldn’t enter, but it seems he hadn’t considered dragons—or perhaps Blanc’s sheer magical power had surpassed his.
The breeze outside playfully tousled his hair. Blanc smiled radiantly at me.
“Jung-in, have you been well? I’ve brought news that will make you happy.”
“Something happier than your return?”
I asked, smiling. Blanc nodded and pointed towards the window.
“There’s a guest here to see Jung-in.”
…A guest? Confused, I saw a strange shadow.
A man then elegantly leaped through the window, landing perfectly on the floor.
Standing up, he was shorter than I expected, perhaps around 170cm.
Staring at the stranger with a bewildered expression, the man waved at me first.
“Hi? Long time no see.”
His blue-black hair and ocean-like blue eyes suited him well, and his sharp eyes reminded me of a cat.
I tried to recall, but he was a stranger to me.
Narrowing my eyes, I carefully observed him and then gave up trying to remember, asking instead.
“Excuse me, but who are you…?”
“Tsk! There’s no need for formalities. After all, you saved my life. You should be more arrogant.”
His slightly confrontational tone reminded me of a certain someone.
“Can’t you recognize me? Should I show you my transformed appearance, huh? I’m quite precious, you know.”
His continued words made me certain.
“No way.”
“That ‘no way’ might just be the case.”
Only one person around me talks like that!
“Alexander?”
“Finally, you say my name.”
Alexander’s smiling face overflowed with confidence. The agony and despair visible before his death were nowhere to be seen.
The man before me was actually Alexander.
This was the first time I realized the impact of my actions from the past had stretched to the present, leaving me bewildered.
“…You’re really alive.”
At my words, Alexander nodded seriously.
“Thanks to the advice someone gave me, I managed to stay away from Marquis Evnen.”
“You trusted my words.”
It was somewhat miraculous.
Back then, I was no different from a ghost, and the time I had to talk to Alexander was just a fleeting moment.
“You knew my lifelong wish and I’d be deaf if I couldn’t hear the desperation in your voice. How could I just ignore your words?”
He remembered the wish he had boasted about to me and Blanc, never thinking it would be so helpful.
Wait, if Alexander had transformed into a human, did that mean he overcame his ordeal? Had he evolved into a full-fledged dragon?
But I don’t see his contractor around here.
Noticing me looking around, Alexander spoke proudly.
“I overcame the ordeal by myself. Not every dragon needs a contractor, you know?”
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