Life as a Tower Maid: Locked up with the Prince - Side Story 34

Side Story 34

Translator: Yonnee

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As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot. Albert and I moved in unison, as if playing a piano duet. The separated beds, bedclothes, and blankets began to move on their own. The beds slid into the small passage leading to the attic, filling the space perfectly.

“You mentioned a window,” Albert said.

“Yes.”

Albert murmured an incantation, and a window that provided a perfect view of the sky appeared above the beds.

“Looks like we finished just in time,” Albert remarked, gazing contentedly at the newly remodeled attic.

“Huh?”

“Adela and Joos have arrived.”

Sure enough, as we descended to the first floor, we saw Adela holding Joos tightly, with Blanc and Alexander standing beside her.

“…We weren’t going to come, but… we missed Momma and Dadda more than we thought. Blanc said it would be okay. And Joos has already eaten.”

Adela looked down as she explained, her face flushed red with embarrassment.

I hugged her tightly.

“I’m glad you came, Adela. Momma missed you too.”

“Really? It’s okay we came?”

Albert reassured her.

“Yes.”

Then he skillfully took Joos from her arms and gestured for Blanc and Alexander to come in.

“…Is it really okay?”

Blanc asked hesitantly, clearly feeling guilty for coming early.

“Of course,” Albert said with a playful glare as he led the way inside.

“M-Me too?”

Alexander asked, pointing to himself shyly.

“I felt apologetic, so I brought a gift…”

“We might need to get more ingredients, though…”

I thought of the ingredients stored inside and nodded.

“We can just say we’re here for a fun get together.”

“Together, right.”

Nodding at my suggestion, Alexander stepped inside and exclaimed as he looked around the kitchen.

“It’s beautiful.”

“Haven’t you seen much more beautiful places?” I asked, amazed at Alexander’s reaction, given his interdimensional travels.

“A place filled with affection is beautiful, regardless of its size,” he said firmly, shaking his head as he emptied the contents of his bag onto the table.

“Here, I brought dessert.”

It was the remaining snacks we hadn’t finished.

“For the main course… shall we grill some meat? It’s easy and delicious.”

“Something spicy would be good too.”

Blanc chimed in from the side. By now, Blanc liked spicy food as much as I did.

“Then let’s marinate the meat as well.”

Maybe some spicy pork and pork belly. We already had good-quality meat stored in the pantry.

“Great! I’ll help.”

“I’ll help too.”

Blanc and Alexander both raised their hands enthusiastically.

I looked at my excellent helpers… no, dragons, with satisfaction.

“It’s not time to eat yet, so shall we go upstairs and rest?”

“That sounds good… I need a nap,” Blanc said, delighted.

“I’ll take a nap too! The attic is so pretty!” Adela exclaimed.

Her face was glowing as she came downstairs, having explored the attic.

“It feels like a hidden space in the palace… I bet the stars look amazing at night.”

“Indeed,” Albert responded quietly from beside her. Joos was sleeping in his arms.

From the magic bubble surrounding Joos, it seemed Adela had cast a spell to keep the noise from disturbing him.

Adela climbed up to the attic and lay down in the middle of the bed.

“I’ll sleep here.”

Blanc lay down on a carpet that had been moved next to the bed.

“You’re sleeping on the floor?” Alexander asked, shocked.

“I do it sometimes.”

“You know what you’re doing. Try sleeping on a warm floor sometime. It has a different charm than a bed,” Alexander said, praising Blanc before lying down beside him.

“I worried so much about coming here that I’m exhausted. I need to rest.”

Seeing the mighty dragons sprawled out on the small attic floor made me laugh.

“Really…”

The happiness I felt with just the two of us was now overflowing.

“Jung-in, why don’t we lie down too?”

Albert suggested, pointing to the spot next to Adela.

“Together?”

Adela’s eyes sparkled with anticipation.

In the end, Albert and I lay down with Adela and Joos between us. The sunlight streaming in made my eyes droop.

As I rubbed my sleepy eyes, I heard Adela’s soft breathing, indicating she had already fallen asleep.

“Abba…”

I also heard Joos’s occasional sleep talk.

I turned towards Joos and Adela. Albert, who had also closed his eyes, lay beside me.

Spending time with all my loved ones together.

I smiled and closed my eyes.

It was the most perfect day.

—The End—

t/n: it’s over noooooo

ngl tower maid is at the top of my list of favorite korean novels, and I still can’t believe we’ve reached the end ㅠㅠ i still remember having to fight for this novel because the owner of the site where this was previously posted told me it wasn’t doing well (stats-wise) so i’d have to drop it… but no! of course not! i couldn’t get enough of jung-in and albert’s interactions and i just completely relied on watching their love blossom as my weekly serotonin hahaha

it’s over… but not really! these characters will continue living in my heart, and i’ll look fondly back on them from time to time.

thank you for sticking with tower maid until the end, dear readers! i hope this story sparked some joy in you too~ if yeonhan-nim ever posts more side stories, i’ll be sure to translate those as well! so, this is goodbye for now~