Thank You For The Confinement, Grand Duke! - Chapter 70.1

A strange ceiling.

It was neither my room from my original world nor my room in this world. Then, I stared blankly at the ceiling and raised my hand. It was a pale, slender hand—a hand that clearly had never done household chores. Now, it was a hand I had grown accustomed to.

It was Chaperil’s hand.

So, what was this ceiling…?

“Are you awake?”

When I turned my head to the familiar voice, beside me was Enfrise, who was softly smiling while resting on a pure white pillow.

…A pillow?

‘Does that mean I’m lying down? Where am I lying down?’

With him? With Enfrise… in a bed?!

“Chaperil?”

Enfrise was on my left, and on my right, his fingers gently caressed my hair. As I turned my head, I could see Enfrise tidying my hair while I was using his arm as a pillow.

….

“Wait, wait a moment.”

“Yes?”

“Just a second… wait.”

A bed.

Being in a bed meant we slept together… right? Was this really the morning-after scenario? Why was it like this when it certainly didn’t seem that way last night?

No, calm down, Chaperil.

Enfrise wouldn’t do that. Let’s retrace my memories.

I barged into his room, nagging him to dress properly, then we hugged… and then I couldn’t remember what happened next.

Why?

I wasn’t drunk, so why? I’ve never had my memory blackout due to drinking! I’ve never drunk enough for that! I didn’t drink at all!

“…Ppft.”

As I struggled to recall yesterday’s events, Enfrise burst into laughter. When I opened my eyes wide, his face was right in front of me.

“You look incredibly… cute right now.”

Wait, wasn’t that a bit strange?

Was Enfrise the type to say such things so casually? Could something have happened last night?! Still, I couldn’t remember anything!

Did he do something to me while I was unconscious?!

That couldn’t be true! No, but…!

‘He is a man, after all!’

“Don’t worry, Chaperil. I didn’t do anything to you that I shouldn’t have.”

That was right, wasn’t it?

Enfrise wouldn’t do such a thing. If he was going to do something, it should be when I was fully aware…

No, it wasn’t that I wanted him to!

“Why, am I here…?”

“It seems I held onto you for too long. At some point, I noticed your breathing was different than usual and saw that you had fallen asleep…”

“Fallen asleep?”

“….”

Why was his face turning red over there?! Even if he didn’t do anything he shouldn’t, didn’t that mean he did something he thought was okay? He usually hugged me…

Oh no, last time he even kissed my neck!

Then, could it be that… kissing here and there?!

As the thought crossed my mind, I tentatively lifted the collar of my shirt and looked down. Inside, I saw a light sky-blue underwear and my pale skin. It seemed that the usual marks, like bug bites, weren’t visible.

“I didn’t touch your clothes…”

So, he did it on top of the clothes?!

I instinctively pulled the blanket up. Ah, so this was what happened when you were flustered. I used to think that no one would behave like this.

“Would you like me to tell you what I did…?”

“No, no, you don’t have to go that far…”

“I was looking at Chaperil’s face, who was asleep in my arms in the hallway…”

…Looking at me?

I gulped without realizing it.

As I raised my head to see Enfrise’s face, he continued to speak with a gentle smile.

“I was going to take you back to your room.”

“Just that?!”

Why was there a ‘just’ in there?

What was this guy thinking? Did he think this was some drama or novel? Why did he keep pausing and breaking off his sentences?

‘Ah, this is a web novel.’

But so far, nothing has happened that felt like a dramatic plot twist. Why was he suddenly acting like a character from a story at a time like this?!

“You didn’t let go of me while I was holding you, and I was worried that moving you to your room would disturb your sleep, so I brought you to my room.”

…That was it? That was the end?

Enfrise wouldn’t be the type to touch someone while they were asleep. Even though he was the lead of an R-19 depraved story, he was still a gentleman.

…Oh, wait.

“And… then?”

“I laid you down on the bed, but you still didn’t let go of me, so I just lay down next to you.”

A man and a woman, both adults, who liked each other.

Lying in the same bed.

“You, you can’t do that!”

“I’m sorry.”

“What if I pounce on Enfrise while still half-asleep?!”

“Po…unce?”

This guy…!

Despite the fact that he kept saying I was his woman and telling me to be careful of dangerous things, did he not realize how risky this situation was? If I had woken up while he was still sleeping, I might have thought it was a dream…

‘I, I don’t even know what I might have done!’

I jumped up and began lecturing Enfrise, who was lying next to me and looking bewildered.

“Think about it. I’m an adult woman, too, you know? I like you, and there are times when Enfirse looks really sexy… um, masculine? You might have strong willpower, so maybe you can resist, but what if I can’t?!”

Why did he think it was okay as long as I didn’t pounce at him?! I might just pounce on him!