Life as a Tower Maid: Locked up with the Prince Chapter 200

Published at 4th of August 2023 09:58:16 AM

Chapter 200

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Translator: Yonnee

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Perhaps feeling my worried gaze, Emmett raised his head and gave me a smile.

“Pretty things are valuable, too, just from existing alone. It suits me, doesn’t it?”

“…It does.”

As I had nothing to refute, I just agreed. Well, it’s true that it looked good on him.

Turning away from me, Emmett bowed towards Albert.

“Thank you, Young Count.”

“Are you done talking?”

“Yes, thank you. You need to return to the mansion now, so I’ll take you there. It’s late.”

Noir was walking along next to Albert until now, but he soon settled in Emmett’s arms again.

Now that he mentioned it, the people around us had thinned out already. Darkness gradually seeped in as more shops had put out their lights.

Albert paused for a moment after Emmett said that, and he turned to me.

“Do you want to look around more?”

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He’s asking for my opinion first. I liked seeing how he’s truly a gentleman by nature.

Albert’s cheeks were bright red, perhaps because of the winter’s biting temperature. The tip of his nose, the parts of his ears that could be seen underneath his beanie—everything.

Today wouldn’t be the only day that I’d get to go on an outing with Albert. It’s best to go back for now.

“I’m good.”

Despite how naturally I had answered, Albert continued to gauge my reaction. Did I say it wrong?

Albert replied.

“If you’re saying that just for my sake, we can stay longer.”

“No, I want to go back.”

“By your expression and your words— I know everything,” Albert said triumphantly.

At this, I smiled and touched his cheek. The sudden contact made Albert’s eyes go wide.

“W-What!”

Albert made a fuss.

“Right, also by your expression and your words. What can we do when your face is so red like this…”

Albert reacted indignantly.

“I can still go around.”

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“We can just go out together again next time. It’ll be easy to avoid Greten’s notice.

“…Next time?”

Albert perked up at the words ‘next time’. It seemed like he enjoyed our trip together today, too.

“Of course. We can do it again next time.”

Albert nodded right away, and in a hurry, he spoke.

“Then let’s go out again tomorrow.”

“Tomorrow?”

“Uh-huh. Tomorrow. I’ll wear all the clothes we bought today, so I’ll be warm and I’ll be in tip-top condition. Let’s definitely go out together tomorrow.”

It was the first time that Albert was expressing himself like this, so I was a little taken aback.

It looked like he was worried that the ‘next time’ wouldn’t happen again. It was clear from his face right now just how troubled he was by it.

So, I wanted to put his worries to rest. I nodded back vigorously, and Albert’s expression practically glowed.

“Promise?”

His pure excitement was one that only children could exude.

“Of course. I never lie.”

I proudly promised. Albert held out his pinky finger to me.

“Then, promise me.”

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“Do you really not trust me?”

As my tone sounded disappointed, Albert hesitated before he answered.

“…Yeah. I’m talking too much about what I want to do, so I’m nervous.”

“If that’s the case, then I can do it a hundred or even a thousand times.”

I had an inkling where Albert’s distrust was originating from, so I willingly hooked my pinky around his.

“It seems like the conversation is over.”

As Emmett had been waiting for our conversation to end, he reached out to Albert, who then took the man’s hand.

“I’ll take you back.”

Noir jumped up on Emmett’s shoulder.

After a while, we teleported to Albert’s room in the mansion in a split second. A draft was blowing gently through the slightly open window.

It happened in just a blink of an eye. Emmett didn’t even cast a spell just now.

The fact that Emmett had reached a level where he could do such a thing silently was phenomenal. A transcendental being really was different.

Briefly looking around the room, Emmett turned to Albert to say goodbye.

No, I thought he was about to do that, but—

“Then, I’ll be staying here for a while as well.”

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This was what Emmett said as he raised his head.

…Huh?

I wasn’t the only one who was shocked. Albert’s eyes were as round as saucers, just like when he had run into Emmett earlier.

“You said you’re about to go on a long trip though.”

“Since it’s come to this, you may think of my stopover as part of my long trip as well. There are many rooms in this mansion, so please allow me to use one.”

Emmett smiled broadly as he demanded a room brazenly. Albert could only sigh.

By his reaction alone, it seemed like this kind of thing didn’t just happen once or twice before. Albert looked like he was already used to Emmett’s whims.

“As you know, I have no money.”

Emmett’s unabashed face must have layers upon layers of iron plates. Albert nodded.

“Which room would you like to stay in?”

“One where Greten won’t notice me, please. As for the price…”

He looked at Albert for a moment before he continued.

“I can just get it from the Tower Lord as he’ll be coming down here this time.”

Albert was slow to reply.

I reflected on what I knew of this time period’s lord of the magic tower. I was sure about one thing.

The current lord was Mercy’s predecessor.

Chapter end