Thank You For The Confinement, Grand Duke! - Chapter 63.2
I thought I understood why the female leads in novels become so obsessed. I was about to become an obsessive female lead myself. Anyway. I had a nagging feeling that I might end up with a nosebleed if I stayed lying down any longer, so I quickly got up.
Enfrise smiled and extended a hand to me.
— Are you okay now?
— No. Please be careful when approaching within one meter of me.
— Pardon?
‘Because I might end up jumping on you.’
It wasn’t like I’d ever wanted to do that with anyone, and physical contact still felt unfamiliar. I’d hardly ever held hands with anyone, so just being close to him or having our fingertips touch made my heart race and my whole body felt ticklish. Why did I sometimes think about touching that white skin or kissing those well-shaped fingers though?!
Did I read too many 19+ novels? Or do the videos I watch replay automatically in my mind…
I desperately tried to hide these thoughts as I went to wash my face. I only remembered that I had forgotten the towel after I had splashed water on myself. With a face dripping wet, I came out, and Enfrise immediately covered my face with a towel.
— You’ll catch a cold.
Catching a cold in midsummer… might be possible. My body did seem delicate.
That was why I started exercising.
— Ugh.
I almost opened my mouth, thinking it was all over, but the towel was pressed back against my lips. While I was still dazed, Enfrise let out a low sigh and spoke.
— Chaperil, you need to learn to be a bit more careful.
…Wait, who was saying that to whom?
Was it dangerous to spill a bit of water? Or was it more dangerous to ooze sensuality like you? I’d say it was definitely the latter.
As I stared at him blankly, he continued,
— I’d really prefer…if you didn’t show this side of yourself to others.
As he said that, he gently wiped away a droplet of water that had trickled down my cheek with his fingertips. Whether intentionally or not, he brought that droplet to his lips, flinched, and then quickly turned his head away.
Ha.
— Please change your clothes and come out. I’ll be waiting outside the door.
— It’s right in front of me. I’ll change and come out.
— Still…
Lately, Enfrise has been a bit overprotective. He was always like that, but it had become even more pronounced. Had he decided to focus on being overprotective instead of doing something crazy? It wasn’t necessarily a bad thing, though.
— Alright.
I nodded obediently and changed into my training outfit, which had become familiar recently. With black pants, ankle-length boots, and a white shirt, it almost felt like we were matching outfits.
Of course, he wouldn’t even know what matching outfits were.
After lightly jogging inside the training area with Enfrise, I collapsed into a corner so as not to be a hindrance while he began his practice with a wooden sword.
Even though I watched him drooling slightly with my mouth slightly open today, I had become quite used to it. When I first saw him, I was almost afraid my jaw would dislocate from how wide it was gaping.
— …Hoo.
At first, he checks his sword-wielding stance. He swung the sword so many times it was hard to count, changing his stance repeatedly.
But watching him never got old because his form was simply too beautiful.
In novels or comics, it was often said that a swordsman’s skill reached its peak and became beautiful. Perhaps it was the same with Enfrise. He repeated the same movements with mechanical precision, without a hint of deviation.
Even to an untrained eye like mine, his movements were clean and full of grace.
After wielding his sword, he began imagery training. It seemed like he was fighting against imaginary foes. While I hadn’t asked him, judging by the changes in his movements and paths, it seemed likely. His technique was so varied that it made me gape in awe—sometimes forceful, other times as smooth as flowing water. It was so beautiful that I’d like to learn it myself. However, after trying to imitate his effortless movements, I just watched quietly now.
The sword was heavy. It was unbelievably heavy. With my slender arms, it was just too much. Maybe once I build some muscle…
But would the female lead even develop muscles?
It was tough when the female lead didn’t get any special perks. After watching for a while and catching my breath, I circled the training area again. Enfrise kept an eye on me while swinging his sword. This has been our recent early morning routine.
“Miss, His Highness was quite surprised when you said you wanted to train together.”
“Haha.”
It was no wonder. I used to resist going out, and now, out of the blue, I said I wanted to exercise. It must have been quite a shock.
But it was necessary.
“There’s nothing wrong with having good physical fitness. And there will surely be times when it will come in handy.”
Like now…
“Enfrise, I have a request.”
Just like now.
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