Thank You For The Confinement, Grand Duke! - Chapter 76.2
I knew that.
I knew that Enfrise would protect me, but it wasn’t about that. It was just that I was stressed.
And didn’t Enfrise get stressed?
“Besides, the lifestyle here is different. We’re the only ones here, so it’s easy to live comfortably, but at the Grand Duke’s residence, it’s not the same, is it? Most of the servants are sent by the imperial family, too.”
“…Yes.”
“Then, if I accidentally burp, the whole palace will hear about it, right? ‘The delicate flower of society burps like that?'”
“Burp…?”
Jaha’s face twists in embarrassment.
No, but this was a serious matter. I didn’t even want to imagine the female lead doing something like that. But the female lead does it!
She farted, she sneezed, and she did everything!
Please, don’t laugh at me if I got constipated and couldn’t go. What if I accidentally let out a fart…?!
Ugh!
“Just thinking about it makes you tired, huh?”
“Yes.”
“You look like you’re saying that.”
Jaha chuckled and raised his teacup. Unlike Enfrise, his white, slender fingers were free of calluses.
“Speaking of which…”
Enfrise was very self-conscious about his rough hands. I wondered if there was something for that.
“Yes?”
“Is there a cream or something that can be used for rough hands?”
You know, like hand cream.
Since this was a fantasy world, they probably had all the convenient things. The names might be different, though.
“Hands?”
“Yes.”
I looked at Jaha with hopeful eyes, and he twisted his lips in a perplexed manner. After thinking for a moment, he spoke.
“I’ll look into it.”
“Thanks.”
Lately, I haven’t had time to draw because I’ve been too busy reading with Enfrise. So, today’s visit to Jaha was all for that.
“Ah, Jaha. Do you want to have a snack before you go?”
“A snack?”
“Today, it’s peach tart.”
Surprisingly, Jaha liked tart. He didn’t really eat sweets, but he loved this one.
“…Then, I suppose I’ll have some.”
See?
I smiled, and Jaha…
“…Ahem.”
Covered up his embarrassment with a cough.
* * *
“Frii—!”
“Ppi!“
I stretched out my arms as Frii came out of the carrier, Frii!
An emotional reunion!
But instead…
“Frii?!”
“Ppi!“
Frii, looking as if it didn’t see me, ran under the bed.
….
Ugh, my arms were cold. It hurt.
I looked at Enfrise with eyes that seemed to say that, and he chuckled, then came over and hugged me tightly.
“Enfrise.”
“Yes?”
“Frii abandoned me.”
“It’s probably because it’s stressed. It was jumping around in the carrier the whole time.”
What a temper! Who did it take after? Our Enfrise was so gentle.
“I should have named him Gaeddong instead of Frii.”
A bad creature that didn’t even recognize its owner.
“Huh? Why?”
“Ahem. Never mind.”
Lately, I’ve been feeling more relaxed, and it was causing me to make these slip-ups. I needed to be more careful.
“But it seems like nothing has really changed. Did you add something new to it?”
Of course, I didn’t get a good look at it since it zipped by so fast, though the size and flying speed didn’t seem much different from before. As I turned to look at Frii while still holding Enfrise tightly, he pulled me closer and moved us over to the couch.
“Yes.”
“What kind of function is it…?”
“…For now, it can definitely protect your body.”
“Really?”
Well, if that were the case, I wouldn’t mind, but why was he so vague?
It was getting annoying.
“Enfrise.”
“Yes?”
“What are you hiding?”
His body stiffened briefly in my arms. After a moment’s hesitation, he pulled me even tighter and muttered.
“I’m not hiding anything.”
“You’re not telling me properly.”
“If you hear it, you’ll probably ask why I added that function.”
“That’s exactly hiding it!”
Even though he said it could protect me, it sounded almost laughable. What did he mean by that?
Did it shoot lasers from its eyes? Or breathe fire from its mouth? Maybe it made its eyes glow like a white ferret…
No way!
“Claw Frenzy! Something like that?”
“Frenzy…?”
“Like this—clawing with my nails—shka-shka-shka.”
I tried to mimic it in the air, but since Enfrise didn’t let go of me, I ended up scratching across his chest unintentionally. Of course, I didn’t use any force…
His chest was so firm.
“….”
Hmm.
Now that I’ve started paying attention, all I see is his chest. The muscles under his white shirt, flexing slightly…
However, Enfrise wasn’t that bulky, so his muscles couldn’t be that intense. I remembered what it looked like when I saw him before. Even though I thought I shouldn’t be looking, it was still so clear in my mind…
“Chaperil…”
Just as I was focusing on remembering his firm chest, his voice came out softly. When I looked up, his face was suddenly right in front of mine.
“Huh…?”
“Please could you stop with those… adorable gestures?”
As his face slowly drew closer, I squeezed my eyes shut for a moment.
No, I wasn’t preparing to kiss him. I didn’t stick my lips out. I didn’t. It was just that Chaperil’s lips were naturally plump, that was all!
And then, a moment later…
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