Life as a Tower Maid: Locked up with the Prince - Chapter 286
Chapter 286
Translator: Yonnee
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I spoke up with a somewhat smug feeling.
“Shall we go to the Dragon’s Nest first?”
At my words, Albert responded as if he had been waiting.
“I’ve been waiting for when we would go.”
“……”
His comment, tinged with boredom, left me speechless.
…Right. Since he entered a contract with Alexander, memories of magic circles and methods capable of transcending dimensions and time must have formed in his mind.
He would have shared the powers and abilities of the full-fledged dragon Alexander, naturally gaining new knowledge about magic like me. Ah, I had forgotten.
Somewhat embarrassed, I quickly closed my eyes.
We focused our minds, and shortly after, we arrived at the Dragon’s Nest, which acted like a save point.
“…So this is the Dragon’s Nest.”
Albert, visiting this place for the first time, was momentarily captivated and examined the murals filling the cave.
Each mural held its own story. He observed them quietly as if reading text.
“This place, containing history unknown even to us, could well be a gateway connecting various times and dimensions.”
Albert, touching a mural that seemed to depict Blanc and me, smiled faintly.
Approaching Albert, I noticed the figures of Albert and Alexander drawn beside Blanc and me.
They seemed to be getting along very well. The miniature dragon forms of Alexander and Blanc looked endearing as they smiled.
“Let’s try drawing the magic circle then.”
Albert, tearing his gaze from the murals, suggested to me.
As soon as he spoke, I began to draw the magic circle that would take us to the dimension I had existed in.
Normally, crossing dimensions would happen at random because dragon contractors lack knowledge of other dimensions.
Having lived in one dimension all their lives, they couldn’t draw magic circles to go to a specific dimension unless they had memories of visiting that place.
However, I had memories of living in my original dimension.
This meant I knew how to draw a specific magic circle that could take us back to the dimension I originated from.
Albert, having never lived in my dimension, couldn’t draw a magic circle that could take us there.
However, it was possible for him to copy what I was drawing.
Drawing a magic circle required delicate work, with each shape and symbol inside the circle completely altering the outcome.
A slight error in shape could transport us to a completely different place, but this was no issue for Albert.
He quickly copied my magic circle as if he were printing it from a printer.
His eyes widened in surprise.
“…To think that such a magic circle existed is astonishing.”
Behind him, Alexander coughed and boasted.
“Ahem, all this is thanks to me.”
Although I was the one drawing the magic circle, it’s true that without the contract with Alexander, I wouldn’t have understood the dimensional travel magic circle in the first place.
Watching Alexander thump his chest proudly in front of him, Albert chuckled and spoke in a benevolent voice as if indulging a child’s wish.
“That’s right.”
“Alexander is cool! The best!”
I enthusiastically joined in praising Alexander. At my words, Alexander shrugged his shoulders.
“Right? I’m the best, aren’t I?”
“Of course.”
“So cool…”
Praises for Alexander echoed once again, from both me and Blanc.
Albert also added softly from the side, saying that he really was impressive.
We hoped that Alexander’s spirits would improve even a little.
Though he tried not to show it, the fear and complex emotions like regret in his eyes were not something he could hide.
The reason Alexander had entered a contract with Albert now was for Albert’s dimensional travel.
The contract with Albert was meant to be temporary. Alexander’s resolve to live a life without a contractor was still firm.
Originally planning to stay in another dimension to avoid this time flow, Alexander decided to stay in this dimension for us.
After our journey, the Alexander who would return to this dimension would start a new life as a young dragon, like others in the past.
To help us while also fulfilling his wish to live without a contractor, this was the only way.
Of course, he wasn’t going back without any safety measures.
Alexander planned to use all his remaining power to preserve his memories.
Of course, the pain of the ordeal still remained, as did the need to wait 500 years.
But after much deliberation, Alexander decided to join us on our path.
…It must not have been an easy decision. Realizing I was looking at him with sympathy, Alexander stated firmly,
“It’s time to depart.”
As if saying not to say anything more.
Recognizing the underlying meaning behind the words, I did not speak my mind.
With a sigh, I finished drawing the magic circle, and Albert, who had quickly followed my gestures, did the same.
All preparations were complete.
Albert and Blanc stepped into the magic circle, expressing their feelings as if it was all too new.
“I never thought I’d get to see the dimension you were from.”
“Me too… it’s totally different from here, so I’m curious…”
“It’s my first trip to a different dimension.”
Alexander was the last to chime in.
“It’s a completely different place, so everyone, please brace yourselves.”
I spoke confidently. While I had become familiar with many other worlds through reading books, it was different for them.
A world run by science instead of magic. Where cars, buses, subways, and airplanes replaced carriages, and the internet existed everywhere…
Compared to what we had now, it somehow feels like a world too far away.
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