Life as a Tower Maid: Locked up with the Prince - Chapter 291
Chapter 291
Translator: Yonnee
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The three days passed in a flash.
We returned to the cave after watching up to the moment I was about to board the bus, right before I transmigrated.
The reason we specifically watched that last moment was that Albert had to come meet me right then.
If everything went back to normal, I would return to right before my death.
My situation was different from Albert’s. My timeline wouldn’t drastically twist just because Rosé Artius completely disappeared.
It would just prevent me from transmigrating to another world at the moment of my death.
I know it’s not easy to come to the time right before my death from another dimension.
It’s a fleeting moment for me, but a life-risking one.
It was a gamble possible only because I trusted Blanc and Albert completely.
I just looked at Albert quietly.
His red eyes peeking through his gray hair were as beautiful as the sunset before the evening came.
They were as beautiful as the rush of feelings I had towards him.
I hugged him tightly. His warmth now felt as natural as breathing.
It was hard to think of parting from his comforting embrace, but I could bear it.
Because I knew I would meet him again.
I looked up at him while in his arms.
“If the future can be changed, make sure you come back the happiest you can be.”
“……”
“Because I wish for your life to always be happy.”
I hope there are no more unhappy moments for you.
I whispered to him.
“I was the one who came to meet you, so this time, please come find me.”
At this, Albert chuckled.
“I’ll come find you. Right away.”
With his words short and succinct, he kissed me.
Though it was a short kiss, mindful of Blanc and Alexander, it was enough to take my breath away.
No, that might be the wrong way to put it. He already possessed all of me.
The unexpected kiss made my face heat up.
Remembering the countless nights we had spent together made me want more. I couldn’t help but clench my fingers.
Albert gazed at me intently and then whispered in my ear.
“When we meet again, we’ll have to stay in the tower for at least a month.”
…Staying in the tower wasn’t just about living together, I knew that all too well.
A chill ran down my spine out of place with the moment. I pushed him lightly on the shoulder.
“Seriously…”
They’re watching!
Despite Alexander’s sharp glare, Albert appeared utterly unconcerned.
Instead, he turned to Blanc and Alexander and said,
“Seems like you’re jealous.”
His tone was exactly like, ‘if you’re jealous, find someone else’. Realizing his implication, Alexander flew into a rage.
“That, that ungrateful emperor…!”
“I’m not even surprised anymore…”
And next to him, Blanc, with a sage-like expression, muttered quietly.
I grasped the back of my neck and sighed.
Even until the last moment, their bickering was fierce. Perhaps the lack of nervousness right now was actually a good thing.
Blanc and Alexander had also experienced and learned from my past in another dimension.
Alexander talked about how glad he was to have tried the internet and seen cell phones in another dimension.
He said he had no regrets about his decision. It was typical of Alexander, who had always wanted to travel.
Blanc was in a similar position to Albert.
He enjoyed watching the young me and often added that I was cute, but then he would soon trail off and look sullen.
But he told me this time was genuinely precious.
We cast magic on each other. A spell of memory that would allow us to never forget each other.
“Remember.”
Our presence began to be deeply etched in each other’s minds. Though in truth, we hadn’t felt much different.
For us, each other’s existence had always been clear from the start.
Tick.
The clock in my mind chimed.
The time I had stopped began to flow again.
My body started to fade. My existence in this dimension began to disappear.
“Let’s meet again after time has passed.”
Alexander was the first to wave his hand.
Even if he regretted his decision now, there was nothing to be said. Alexander’s determination remained strong. No regret was visible in his eyes.
“It might be a bit painful, though…”
Alexander, lowering his hand, grinned.
“But it’s fine if I can meet you all again.”
To him, who always had to live cautiously and distrust others, we might have been the first real connections he made.
“Jung-in…”
Blanc, who had come closer to me, glanced at Albert and then hugged me tightly.
Albert’s eyebrows raised slightly as he watched us, but he didn’t separate us.
Blanc’s embrace smelled good, like flowers, which matched his innocent nature.
“When we meet again, we’ll really go to the beach, okay?”
Blanc, after letting go of me, spoke as if making a promise.
His tone wasn’t his usual languid speech but was filled with firm resolution. I nodded as if it were only natural.
“Promises should be kept.”
“Of course.”
Blanc smiled brightly.
By the time Albert approached me last, half of my body had already disappeared.
Although I was mentally prepared, seeing my body vanish in real time was unavoidably frightening.
And my quick-witted prince noticed and caressed my cheek.
His touch was delicate, as if handling a piece of glasswork, reminding me that he was still here and how much he loved me.
He began to speak in a low voice.
“What does it matter if we don’t exist during the same time period?”
His voice was as beautiful as a sprout announcing the end of winter.
“I will remember and love you again.”
His voice washed away all my anxieties.
Like the spring rain.
That was enough for me.
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