Life as a Tower Maid: Locked up with the Prince - Side Story 16
Side Story 16
Translator: Yonnee
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“Are you forgiving me?”
With her sobbing subsiding now, Adela rubbed her reddened nose and asked. Blanc looked at her, chuckled, and nodded.
“Yes. And…”
“Huh?”
“Jung-in is sad because she no longer has anyone to share those memories with.”
“…Why?”
“Because, just as you heard, the world has changed.”
Adela still couldn’t fully understand.
Why did memories have to be shared? Even memories one holds alone are still memories.
A memory of a picnic with Mom and Dad, or a tea party with Blanc, was still a memory.
Was there a memory only Mom remembered? That would indeed be a little sad.
If Mom and Mercy shared a memory, but only Mom remembered it, that wouldn’t be fair.
Then there was a very good solution.
“Then just make them remember.”
“…Albert and Jung-in don’t want that.”
“Why?”
Blanc knew that if Adela didn’t get an answer, she would persistently ask.
If not from him, she would go to Jung-in or Albert and ask repeatedly.
He needed to give her a reason she could accept.
“In the changed world, they are happier.”
Adela tilted her head at Blanc’s words. A moment later, she asked again.
“How do Mom and Dad know that?”
It was an unexpected question. Adela mumbled as she thought about Jung-in and Albert.
“…If it’s me, I wanna remember my memories with Mom and Dad.”
…That’s true.
Blanc found himself inwardly agreeing with Adela.
As he turned back time, Albert had smoothed out all the rough patches in their lives.
However, in doing so, all the shared moments between Albert, Jung-in, Liam, Schubert, and Mercy had vanished.
Would they have wanted that?
For Albert and Jung-in, who knew the tragic pasts of their friends, it would have been an irresistible temptation.
Why repeat all those tragedies when they could be avoided?
But all those moments and tragedies shaped Liam, Mercy, and Schubert into who they were.
‘I might get convinced at this rate.’
Blanc shook his head and spoke again.
“I misspoke… They weren’t just memories… They were tragedies. There were more bad times than good ones.”
“Still though, I don’t wanna forget.”
Adela answered firmly.
“The times Mom and Dad met, got to know each other, and overcame things together.”
“……”
“All those moments make me who I am. Both the tragedies and the joys are precious things.”
“……”
Adela’s only concept of tragedy was perhaps not having her favorite cookies or eating foods she didn’t like, but she meant every word.
Her parents were the most perfect and amazing people she knew.
No one would like forgetting them.
‘So Dad was involved too?’
Things were getting bigger than she thought, but she had no intention of backing down.
‘Dad always said to use my power for the right reasons.’
Adela’s little heart burned with passion.
She wanted to restore the memories of those who had forgotten the times they had spent with her parents.
“…Adela, you’re not…”
Seeing the magic gathering in Adela’s hand again, Blanc’s eyes widened.
As Blanc moved to stop her, Adela quickly spoke up.
“I’m not trying to force it.”
She had indeed intended to just go ahead for Albert and Jung-in’s sake.
But she couldn’t let Blanc stop her. Adela used the quick thinking she inherited from Jung-in.
“I wanna give them a choice. A chance to remember or not.”
“……”
“They might wanna remember.”
Adela pleaded.
“They might cherish every moment like I do.”
Blanc couldn’t help but agree with Adela’s words.
Even though he knew this might be a selfish choice on Adela’s part, he couldn’t stop her.
‘I am at fault too.’
Realizing he had already been convinced, Blanc sighed deeply. He had been in the human world long enough…
Why was he always so soft with his people?
Blanc didn’t stop Adela.
A light shone from Adela’s hand.
“I hope Mom and Dad like my gift too.”
Adela smiled.
Her hand sparkled.
“Remember.”
Born a transcendent being with power comparable to Albert’s from an early age, Adela cast a memory restoration spell on Jung-in and Albert’s friends.
But it wasn’t just for Albert and Jung-in.
Her memory spell was designed to permanently restore memories only if the individual truly wished to remember.
It was a spell imbued with Adela’s heartfelt wish for those who wanted to regain their memories.
It was a complex spell, but for Adela, nothing was impossible.
Eventually, Adela’s wish transcended the altered world’s rules and restored the memories of Liam, Mercy, and Schubert.
On her birthday, Adela gave the only gift she could to Jung-in and Albert, who had brought her into the world.
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