Thank You For The Confinement, Grand Duke! - Chapter 61.1
“Enfrise.”
“Yes?”
“Enfrise?”
“Yes?”
“Enfrise~”
“Yes?”
Ha, what was happening?
I never imagined I’d be the one indulging in this kind of teasing. Normally, I’d use expletives like, ‘What the hell are you doing?’ and in novels, I’d throw out a sarcastic blessing like, ‘Fine, you all live happily ever after!’ Yet here I am!
“Isn’t it strange to keep calling your name?”
“… It’s not strange. Just a bit embarrassing, and my heart races a little. But still.”
“Still?”
With his sweet expression and the timing, this seemed like the perfect moment for some cheesy lines!
“If it makes Chaperil happy, I don’t mind enduring it as much as needed.”
…Wow.
How did he manage to say such beautiful things? I thought a little about it when we first met, and even then, his sarcasm seemed a bit mild. It turned out he was just a naturally sweet talker.
So cute.
“But Chaperil.”
“Yes?”
“Sometimes… I feel like you look at me as if I’m a very young child. Am I mistaken?”
Was this man trying to make someone into a pervert?
“I’m not the kind of woman who kisses children or anything like that.”
“….”
“I was almost hurt just now.”
“Not in that way… It’s just that sometimes you look at me as if I’m incredibly cute, and I was wondering if I was mistaken.”
Wasn’t it unavoidable? Telling someone not to be cute when they were being cute was a bit much.
“Then, from now on, Enfrise shouldn’t call me adorable or cute.”
“No, that’s…”
“You shouldn’t say you like me or think I’m pretty either.”
“That’s impossible, isn’t it?”
‘Oh, we’re on the same page. Reverse psychology always works.’
“Telling me not to find Enfrise cute is the same as what I just said.”
“… I’m sorry.”
Enfrise, who had bowed his head in apology, tightened his arms around my waist. He was now openly holding me without even looking at the book.
Well…
It wasn’t bad.
In fact, it felt pretty nice. Was this why couples cuddled even when it was hot?
“Is this how you write it?”
As I wrote both his name and mine, Enfrise glanced at it briefly before he smiled lightly and nodded.
“You’re learning quickly.”
“Hahaha.”
I’m definitely not a genius for this.
Once I matched the characters to Hangul and memorized them, everything fell into place. The sentence structure is pretty much the same as in Hangul. It was just that I was still not familiar with the characters, so it took a bit of time.
“It would be nice if we could read books or write together in the future.”
Oh, that sounded like it.
The kind of thing the young ladies in the boudoir used to do—writing poetry and painting. I thought it would be fun to try writing poetry and painting on a canvas as well. Although, unlike writing, I haven’t made any progress with drawing. I was still at the level where I couldn’t even draw an apple properly.
“… I’d like to go out together sometime. I want to show you more.”
There were more things. Well, wasn’t the world where people live all the same? Was there anything special?
I’d rather enjoy just snuggling up with Enfrise like this.
“Is being alone with me boring?”
“It’s not that I mean it that way, you know.”
Oh, I see. Even teasing has been blocked off now.
Maybe I was getting quicker at picking up on things, or maybe it’s just that I’m too predictable, but he figured it out right away.
“I just… want to try doing more things with you.”
“Hmmm.”
Things I’d like to do with Enfrise…
I’d like to make the sandwiches we didn’t get to make last time and enjoy them while leisurely gazing at the lake. I wanted to see his happy face while he was eating the food I’d prepared. I wanted to draw his face. I want to read books to him.
It was strange.
I thought I was tired of doing things for others. I did so much that I got sick of it. A life where I was always the only one enduring was terrible.
But why do I want to do things for Enfrise?
It must be because I wanted to see Enfrise’s smiling face. Once again, or rather always, I wanted to see that beautiful smile.
“I’d also like to take a cruise with you.”
“A cruise?”
“Yes. A leisurely cruise that goes to neighboring countries over a month.”
“Won’t it get boring being on a boat for a whole month?”
Hmm, that was true. Whether we’re on a boat or in a room, it wouldn’t make much difference. Maybe a room would be better…?
“I want to show you a broader world. I’m sure… you’d enjoy it.”
Well, that was a common trait for homebodies. They ended up enjoying themselves once they got out.
A cruise, huh.
I’ve seen cruises mentioned in the novels I’ve read, but most of them were R19, so maybe it was just that there were a lot of those kinds of novels set on cruises.
Hmm, it was really like an animal kingdom…
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