Life as a Tower Maid: Locked up with the Prince - Chapter 282

Chapter 282

Translator: Yonnee

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[ Is it over now? ]

Blanc, who had been watching me and Seo Ina from a distance, whispered telepathically. I nodded.

Soon after that, Blanc landed from the sky, and after polymorphing, he helped himself with the kimbap that Seo Ina had made.

“Tasty.”

“I’ll make some for you too. Everything you want, the day we meet again after this event is safely over.”

At my words, Blanc’s eyes sparkled.

“I’m looking forward to it…”

The white dragon, always pure and supportive for me.

Meeting Blanc here was a once-in-a-lifetime fortune for me.

I felt sorry for putting him through so many trials, even though just treating him well wasn’t enough.

“I think we’ll have to wait a bit longer to go see the ocean. I’m sorry.”

Blanc, looking intently at me, shook his head.

“Don’t be sorry to me, Jung-in.”

He firmly held my hand.

“Just letting me into the tower that day, and giving my life a purpose is enough for me.”

Blanc’s voice carried a melody that tickled my ears pleasantly. I could feel Blanc’s feelings and emotions inside me.

There was not a trace of resentment, only pure emotions.

Emotions that brightened my somewhat dark heart, like a light.

“Then let’s go meet the people now…”

Blanc led me on. I gazed at the beauty in front of me and spoke.

“Blanc.”

“Yes?”

As he turned, Blanc’s hair fluttered.

His face, shining through the silver hair like shattered light, looked almost angelic.

“Thank you for coming into this world to meet me.”

Some might say that dedicating a life for Blanc and feeling such empathy is absurd.

But I believe that’s what life is. It’s filled with emotions and connections that can’t be explained in words.

The future cannot be seen, not even an inch ahead.

“Those words are really nice to hear.”

With a beaming smile, Blanc’s sense of happiness was conveyed to me.

My happiness was the same.

* * *

Alexander gazed intently at the man standing before him.

A mage with the strongest power in this world, aside from dragon contractors.

A man who had endured continual training and near-death experiences to possess power comparable to a dragon.

“…Are you ready?”

And for a brief moment, the man who would become his contractor.

At Alexander’s question, Albert nodded. No signs of nervousness were visible.

Just as Alexander was about to seal the contract, Albert raised his hand.

“There’s something I want to ask before we finalize this contract.”

“What is it?”

“I’m curious if becoming a contractor will change my hair color too. Jung-in’s hair turned white, after all.”

Hmm, a question that might be very concerning based on personal preference.

It could easily have been dismissed, but Alexander was serious. After all, what’s important varies from person to person.

“It probably won’t change. The reason the Wight’s contractor’s hair color changed is because she received White’s power while she had no physical body, which led to her gaining a new body.”

Hearing Alexander’s explanation, Albert’s eyes glinted with mirth.

“…That’s a relief.”

I like the way I am now, the way Jung-in loves me.

Alexander shuddered at the murmured words that followed. Love was indeed powerful.

“Then let’s finish this contract.”

Alexander, polymorphed into a human, gently grasped Albert’s wrist.

Seeing how Alexander was shorter than himself, Albert chuckled. Alexander bristled momentarily.

“Should I return to my full form to make the contract?”

“No, I prefer this. And… I truly appreciate you, Blue Dragon.”

Albert deeply bowed his head and knelt before Alexander.

Suddenly, Alexander found himself looking down at Albert.

“I know it’s not an easy choice.”

“…It’s only possible until we change time.”

“We all know it wasn’t an easy choice, not me, Wight, or Jung-in.”

Alexander was about to dismiss Albert’s words lightly but eventually shrugged.

“There’s no helping it. It wouldn’t be right for a dragon to just overlook it after learning all the details of the incident.”

Alexander’s memories that returned after becoming a full-fledged dragon, and the conversations he had with Blanc made him realize how desperate Jung-in had been in that critical moment.

In a moment where both Blanc and Jung-in’s lives could have been lost, she chose to save Alexander.

She dared to speak up about the danger in front of him.

Even if he didn’t have a chance at living, their lives would have continued regardless, yet Jung-in willingly extended such kindness.

Though it was something done out of her own volition, it felt like a debt. So, he wanted to repay that debt.

To give what he could and live freely.

This was a wish and a pride that Alexander wanted to fulfill once he became a full-fledged dragon.