My Contract Husband is Going Crazy Because of My Iron Wall - Chapter 46.2
Chapter 46.2
This time, he started with his lips parted.
“Ugh…”
A hot breath escaped my lips as I felt a dizzying sensation. Now, it was hard to tell if I was exhaling or just panting. Then, as soon as I thought I wanted to move my lips unconsciously, I came to my senses.
‘Get a grip. I’m just exhaling so Reinhardt can cross the barrier. I can’t do this to Reinhardt, who has no ulterior motives!’
I hurriedly pulled away and walked ahead, grabbing the collar of Reinhardt’s clothes.
“Hold your breath.”
Leaving only those words behind, I walked straight ahead.
If I turned around and looked at his face now, I was sure I would fall in love.
* * *
The squishies stared at each other, whimpering, within the barrier where Irovel and Reinhardt had vanished.
“Waaah. What if Irobe doesn’t come back…?”
“Waaah. What…?”
“We can cross the barrier, so should we go look for her?”
“Really?”
The excited squishies began bouncing their bodies up and down. But then, suddenly, Larboris’s body flashed and transformed into the appearance of a young boy in his early teens.
The boyish Larboris snorted.
“Weaklings like you would just die at the hands of humans as soon as you crossed the barrier. Aren’t you fools?”
“Ah. That’s right! What should we do?”
“What should we do? Waaah. We can’t see Irobe?”
The squishies began to whimper. Larboris looked at them with pity.
“Do you like that half-breed that much?”
“Of. Of course. Brother also likes Irobe, right?”
“I. I like Irobe too!”
“Who said I like her? I just liked the food and game she brought and her massage skills.”
“That’s what it means to like her!”
“Don! Don’t say that! Brother likes Irobe!”
Cornered, Larboris transformed back into a cat instead of arguing with the squishies.
“Meow!”
“Eek! Scary! Don’t hit me. I don’t know!”
With that, the situation calmed down for the time being. Larboris, who had returned to his boyish form, grumbled.
“Why are you lowly things bothering me?”
“Woo… We may be weak, but we speak well!”
“O-Other friends don’t speak as well as we do!”
“You’re just imitating the human voices you hear from beyond the barrier.”
“That’s amazing!”
“No! Amazing!”
“It’s only truly amazing if you have good pronunciation.”
Larboris’s cold words finally caused tears to well up in the squishies’ eyes.
“Waaah. Brother is mean!”
“W-Waaah. Brother is bad.”
“Be quiet. Don’t cry! Why do you keep calling me brother when you’re three hundred years older than me?”
“Waaah! You’re brother because you’re older than us. Waaah!.”
“Waaah! No. Brother is really old. Waaah!”
“You speak well even when you cry.”
Larboris scoffed and took a step to get away from the noisy squishies. Then, the squishies wrapped Larboris’s feet in slime.
Unable to move, Larboris roared in anger.
“What? Let go!”
“Waaah. Brother. Go see Irovel.”
“No. I want to see Irovel.”
“What do you want me to do about it?! You go see her!”
“We’ll die if we cross the barrier. Brother, bring her here.”
“No. Brother, bring her here.”
“I was going to do that anyway. You lowly things.”
The squishies bounced their bodies up and down, cheering, “Really?!” Larboris sighed irritably.
“I have to be by that half-breed’s side anyway. That’s why I was left in this world….”
“Then, let’s go get her right away!”
“No! Let’s go out right now!”
“It’s impossible now. Because…”
As if his pride was hurt, Larboris grumbled.
“I’m still a child. I have to become an adult to cross the barrier.”
* * *
I dashed back to the Grand Duke’s residence, avoiding the prying eyes of others. I rushed straight to my bedroom and called Catherine, suggesting we go shopping at the market. It was a ruse to avoid Reinhardt.
“I’m buying this. Oh, and that too.”
I frantically swept up everything that caught my eye as if to keep his thoughts at bay. There was no need to be frugal, as the money I had was from the sale of my magic stone.
Catherine, unaware of my circumstances, seemed surprised by my extravagant spending.
“I don’t understand what’s going on… Your Highness, Grand Duchess, shopping for so many things.”
“Sometimes, you just want to do things you’ve never done before.”
“Have you never given a gift to His Highness the Grand Duke before?”
Why is his name suddenly coming up when I’m trying to forget him?
“A gift?”
I asked, trying to hide my emotional turmoil and maintain a calm expression. Catherine spread out some of the shopping bags she was holding.
“You only bought things in black or blue. Weren’t you buying gifts for His Highness the Grand Duke?”
“What?!”
I couldn’t believe it. I had bought only items in Reinhardt’s hair and eye colors to avoid thinking about him!
Am I crazy?
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