Chapter 83

Chapter 83

Translator: Yonnee

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Now back in my room, I lay down flat on the bed. I’m so tired. I can’t wait to go to sleep.

With the help of a lady-in-waiting, I changed into a thin nightgown and once again thought about how Albert looked a while ago.

…Had he seriously been carved by God himself?

Regardless of Albert, for a moment, questions upon questions came to mind about the original owner of this body, Rosé.

It’s no use trying to recall the original novel now, since she didn’t have much of a presence as a character there. In the first place, she was just a side character who was killed by Albert.

I now know how she got into the tower… But there were still many questions that were yet to be answered.

How in the world did Rosé become a dark mage? Dark mages were condemned with the death sentence the moment they were spotted, that’s why they’d all gone extinct. How was she able to hide her identity?

For someone like her, who was just a maid, how did she come to know about black magic?

Did someone teach her? If so, then when and how did she meet that person?

Not much was known about Rosé. Come to think of it, I couldn’t even remember much of her memories. It was all just a blur, as if I’m looking through a thick fog.

I tried my best to think it over, but I couldn’t come to any conclusions. In the end, I had to give up. My eyelids were just getting heavier and heavier.

Let’s sleep first. Sleep tight and put it off until tomorrow.

It would be best to wake up at around seven in the morning, right? I have to make some porridge for Albert, who will be bedridden from tomorrow onwards. After checking the time, I lay back down. Strangely, even if I didn’t look at a clock, I consistently woke up at around the same time.

Could there be abalone in the pantry? If they have it here, then I’ll be able to make some abalone porridge… was what I thought, but ah. I realized that they might not even have any rice here.

I’ve been in the tower for so long that I was taking things for granted.

Besides that, this was a duke’s residence. There must be a chef around here who could easily match Albert’s taste better than I could. I tended to trust the experts rather than trusting myself.

It’d be better to leave the food prep to them and go to Albert early tomorrow morning so that I could nurse him properly. After covering Blanc with a blanket, I closed my eyes.

This cozy bed was much better than what I had in the tower, but I wonder why. I couldn’t fall asleep easily. This soft texture, which was different from my futon on the attic floor, felt much too unfamiliar to me.

I did come out of the tower before this, but I’ve never stayed out like this.

All this time, I’ve been wanting to get out of the tower, but I might just come to miss it later.

I would always carry with me the memories of those ordinary days where we thought about only food, talked to each other, and then fell back asleep.

I just might miss it because I know I won’t be able to go back to that time before we’ve left it forever.

Gradually, my eyes closed. I thought about it for a while, but as though my body couldn’t bear the exhaustion anymore, I quickly fell into slumber.

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“Mmm…”

Without having to be woken up by someone else, I opened my eyes on my own. I glanced at the clock now, already expecting the time.

Just as I thought, it’s seven in the morning, the time I always woke up at.

As I went down the bed, I approached the window and looked outside. The moisture over the window’s surface told me what kind of weather we’re having outside.

Perhaps because it’s winter, but it’s not bright out just yet. Though it was dim, I could see snow falling all over the world. This place was truly like a castle in a fairy tale.

Can we have a snowball fight before we go back? As I changed my clothes, I had this silly thought. The lady-in-waiting helped me again, and she let me know that I could have breakfast whenever I wanted.

But rather than breakfast, I had a more important agenda. I told the lady-in-waiting that I’ll be back later.

“Blanc, let’s go!”

The ever-so-sleepy Blanc also formed a habit of waking up at around this time.

“Okaaaaay…”

Blanc jumped into my embrace right then, and so I walked down the hall with him in my arms.

There were fewer people around the corridors than I thought. Liam seemed to have rearranged his staff just in time for Albert’s arrival. So that his presence wouldn’t be revealed.

Along the hall where my room was, at the end of it was Albert’s room. It was the biggest room there.

It’s lucky that it’s an easy enough route for me that I didn’t need someone else to guide me. The castle’s hallways were like a maze, so I’d still probably get lost around most parts.

Um… Should I get him some food? And I think it’s better to prepare some wet towels. As I recalled what I did while he was sick in the tower before, I quickened my pace.

Walking down the hall, I saw someone in front of Albert’s door. Was he standing there to protect Albert? Upon closer inspection, I realized that it was Schubert.

It seemed like he just came out from his morning training, seeing as how he was wiping the sweat from his face with a handkerchief. With his refreshing youthfulness on display, he really seemed like the main character of a high school movie.

I’m kind of glad to have met him a day before. Maybe he felt less skittish around me after eating sujebi together and playing with Blanc yesterday? I cheerfully called out to Schubert.

“Baron!”

“Ah, His Highness’s maid.”

Schubert turned to face me, and when our gazes met, he nodded seriously and muttered this.

“…I have a name, too, you know.”

“I don’t think I’ll need to call your name though. Ah, but is this little one’s name Blanc? The cat.”

Schubert was practically recoiling from me, but the moment he saw Blanc in my arms, his eyes sparkled. It’s amazing how transparent he was.

With this robot called Schubert, the only keywords related to me that were entered into his system were ‘His Highness’s Maid’ and ‘Blanc’s Guardian’, and this fact was felt by not only me.