The Confinement Ending I Loved - Chapter 5

The Confinement Ending I Loved - Chapter 5

Enoshi Roy Erhardt. 

He was a member of the royal family of the Erhardt Empire, whose glory had faded with the passage of time, and was going through the most incomprehensible thing he had ever experienced in recent times. 

He had expected that he would not be treated well from the moment he hid his royal status, which would have had gotten him executed immediately if discovered, and became a slave, but he had never imagined that he would be treated like this. 

He was currently sitting in a bathroom of Count Freesia’s house, in a large bathtub filled with hot water, being thoroughly washed by three servants. 

One of them was constantly pouring hot water into the bathtub to keep the water from cooling down, and the other two were washing his hair and body. 

It seemed that his master had told them in advance, but they did not treat him carelessly, and they washed him with extremely polite hands, even though he was a slave. 

Roy was bewildered by the situation that was going in a completely unexpected direction, and the more he thought about it, the more absurd it became. 

In the eyes of the nobles, all slaves are slaves, and why would they buy one or two mansions at a cost that could be built?

Of course, it’s not that there was no purpose to having an esper with such great abilities as a bodyguard, but it was more to treat him as a stallion. 

In other words, he was just a toy for the ladies’ night out. 

So when she suddenly asked him to wash, he was tense, wondering if she was going to do it in broad daylight… But the master who was holding his leash seemed to have no interest in such sexual things, and pushed him into the bathroom, saying, “Wash up,” and didn’t even stick her nose in. 

Roy’s eyebrows furrowed slightly at the complicated and subtle feeling that he wasn’t being treated as a slave, but wasn’t being treated as anything other than a slave. 

It was a woman whose inner thoughts were hard to read. 

“I’ll rinse your hair.”

With a calm and kind notification, the hand that had been gently massaging his scalp with a lot of soap was withdrawn, and water poured down on him once. 

Whoosh. 

The sound of the water pouring down filled his ears as if he had been hit by a continuous downpour. The dust and oil that had been stuck to his hair from not washing properly for a long time was washed away refreshingly, gradually regaining its original color. 

“Wow.” 

How long had he been hit by the water? Suddenly, the servants’ exclamations of admiration could be heard behind him. 

His hair, washed in clean water and regaining its original color, had a clear sea color. Moreover, because it was so wet, whenever it touched the sunlight, it shone mysteriously and brilliantly like a mermaid’s scales. 

The servant gazed at his hair for a while, then quickly recalled their duty and quickly fixed their expressions. Then, in a businesslike voice, they announced that they would dry his hair. 

The servant holding a softly dry towel gently dried his wet hair. 

His body, which had been dirty from dirt, sweat, and mud that he had gotten from walking here, was washed cleanly like his hair and regained its original white shine. 

He could see the marks of wounds from being beaten for no reason, but they wouldn’t go away even if he rubbed them, so he focused on washing the dirt off. 

As if it was because he had soaked his body in hot water for the first time in a long time, the uncomfortable and irritating emotions that had been bothering him all day had calmed down. 

His stiff face and eyes that had been glowing with hostility and hatred softened as he felt his fatigue disappear for the first time in a while. 

When the unexpected bath was almost over and he was left alone to wipe his body with the dry towel the servants had prepared in advance, his master appeared. 

Of course, she didn’t show herself directly, but only a faint shadow and voice could be seen beyond the curtain. 

She asked in a no nonsense voice

“How was the bath?” 

“…….”

Roy kept his mouth shut, not knowing what kind of answer his master wanted to hear. He didn’t know if she wanted him to tell him his honest feelings or if she wanted to hear his thanks. 

As if reading Roy’s thoughts, the woman continued speaking soon after. 

“They didn’t treat you rudely while I was away?” 

“… No. they were all nice to me.” 

“Like when they washed your hair, they pretended not to notice and washed you with their fingernails.” 

“……?” 

“They didn’t intentionally pour more water on your wounds or anything?” 

“Not at all.” 

His master, who seemed indifferent to everything in the world, asked questions, citing specific, detailed, and childish examples of bullying. Roy almost burst into laughter at the strange sense of discomfort he felt, but he managed to suppress it and answered calmly. 

Fortunately, the woman didn’t seem to sense the humor in Roy’s answer, so she spoke in a relieved tone. 

“That’s fortunate. I told them in advance, but there are some people who try to tease you with things like that.” 

Then, she made a small gesture as if she was calling the servant outside the bathroom, and soon after, she exchanged some words with the man who came in. 

The man bowed his head toward his master and approached Roy holding something in his hand. 

“These are the clothes the young lady asked for. If it’s okay with you, she would like you to take them.” 

Roy had no reason not to take them, but he wanted to provoke her at least once. It was because the message that seemed to be considerate of him was a little annoying. 

She always treated him as if he had a choice, but behind it, she had a dark ulterior motive that a slave like him wouldn’t be able to refuse her offer. 

He could have been beaten or kicked out for acting out of line as a slave, but seeing her showing kindness by giving him a bath and giving him clothes, he thought it would be okay to rebel once in a while. 

Roy wanted to know the feelings of the woman who had become his master. 

“Can I ask you something?” 

“Yes.”

Roy asked without taking his eyes off the man in front of him, but the answer came from her. 

As soon as she gave him permission, Roy asked. 

“What happens if I refuse this?” 

The woman was the one who was asked, but the man was the one who was surprised. 

He glared at Roy as if he was wondering how someone of such lowly status could refuse the clothes the lady had prepared. The typical accusatory words that started with “How dare you,” did not come out of his mouth, but his ears tickled as if he had already heard them. 

The stinging gaze that was piercing his face made him feel bad, but the man’s reaction was not important to Roy. What he wanted to see was the reaction of the woman who held his life in her hands. 

He wanted to see his master’s true feelings, her bare face. 

He wanted to not have any foolish expectations from the beginning. He wanted to completely abandon even the one remaining hope that he unconsciously wanted to hold onto. 

However, the woman answered in a calm voice that was no different from when she asked if he had finished bathing, as if it was nothing special. 

“If you refuse, then you are refusing.” 

“…….” 

“You don’t seem to like the clothes. I’m sorry, but that’s the only one I have at home that you can wear. Since there’s no one who’s your height, I just picked out the biggest one I have. The tailor will probably be here in three days at the earliest, so just bear with it until then. If you tell me what your tastes are before then, I’ll tell the tailor in advance.” 

“… Thank you.” 

Only then did Roy accept the clothes from the man. Even then, his gaze was following the woman’s silhouette, which was only visible through the curtain. 

He tried to thank her as calmly as possible, but he could feel his voice getting wet without realizing it. 

The man quickly retreated out of the bathroom. 

The clothes she had prepared in advance were a loose-fitting white shirt, black pants, and black leather shoes that seemed to be the kind of uniforms worn by servants. When he put them on, the length and the fit were both miraculously perfect, as if she had already known his measurements.

As soon as he finished changing, a woman’s voice was heard. 

“Show me how you look in your clothes. I want to see you.” 

“Yes.” 

Roy followed her order and stepped beyond the curtain. 

Why? He had already observed her while she had talked to Elia earlier, but he began to feel nervous for no reason. He swallowed the saliva that had gathered in his mouth silently. 

And finally, Roy’s footsteps reached his master. 

While he had bathed, the woman had also changed clothes, and instead of the comfortable-looking chemise dress, she was wearing a simple but luxurious blue evening dress. 

The long dress reached down to her ankles and had almost no decorations, but the neck was deeply slit. Perhaps because her long, slender neck was clearly visible, it was not flashy, but overall, it felt elegant. 

The silver hair ornament that held her hair in place went very well with her, and she looked so elegant that it was hard to believe that she had just finished her debutante yesterday. 

His master lightly looked him up and down as he stood before her. From head to toe, calmly and meticulously. 

Rather than checking the slave’s appearance, it felt more like checking if there were any sore spots, if there were any noticeable wounds, and if the clothes he was wearing fit him properly. 

She could have touched his body without permission, but she only examined him appearance with her eyes. 

After confirming that there was nothing wrong, the woman’s serious expression softened and a gentle smile appeared on her face. 

“It fits you better than I expected.” 

Roy felt a little unfamiliar with himself, feeling relieved at those words. 

He had been dragged here out of the blue, swore an oath of obedience, and had just been washed, but in that short time, he really felt like he had become the woman’s property. 

Just because she treated him like a human being, his heart was helplessly sucked into her. 

Suddenly, the woman reached out to him and caressed the restraints on both of his wrists.

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