I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

1. Life’s Shitty Timing

Enoch belatedly realized that what he had grabbed was my ankle and hastily let go. I grumbled as I brushed the sand off my ankle.

“Lady Flone.”

His voice was filled with suppressed anger. He rose with a fierce expression on his face.

“What the hell is going on here.”

He was clearly under the impression that I had kidnapped him.

I finally sat up, following his lead.

A man with jet-black hair and golden eyes was glaring at me fiercely. Even the mole under his left eye was perfectly handsome.

“Well…”

What should I do? I don’t know how to explain this.

Enoch had such murderous eyes that it seemed like he would tear my body to shreds if I didn’t answer. Oh. My God.

I should have run away the moment I opened my eyes, forget about assessing the situation.

“I don’t really know what’s going on either…, huh? What’s that?”

I stopped mid-sentence and pointed at the sky with a surprised expression. Enoch looked up at the sky following my finger.

Of course, there was nothing in the sky.

I took that opportunity to jump up from my spot. But as soon as I took a step, I was caught again by Enoch’s hand.

As a result, we rolled roughly across the Sandy Beach.

Damn it!

Enoch instantly dominated my body and trapped me in his arms.

A shadow fell over my face. I looked up at him straddling me with a bewildered expression.

“Where do you think you’re going.”

I didn’t have time to think about this strange position. He was pressing me for an answer again in a murderous tone.

“I asked you to tell me what’s going on right now.”

When I showed signs of moving, he firmly grabbed my wrist this time.

“Ah, how would I know? I’m just as confused and dying here.”

I grumbled without hiding my sense of injustice. Of course, Enoch didn’t even blink.

“Weren’t you just trying to run away? And you want me to believe that?”

“You threatened me out of nowhere. What kind of conversation can I have with such a scary person?”

When I asked with an incredulous expression, Enoch finally shut his mouth, perhaps because I had hit the mark.

However, his eyebrows soon rose sharply again.

Even in the midst of all this, his appearance was captivating enough to draw admiration.

His flawlessly handsome face was pleasant to look at, but that face wasn’t going to save my life, was it?

“Lady Flone. Does this seem like a joke to you?”

I could feel the intimidation in his firm tone, and his eyes looking at me blazed like burning lava.

But I didn’t back down and retorted.

“To say this face looks like it’s joking, you must have poor eyesight.”

“Think about what you’ve done so far. I think my suspicion is justified.”

At Enoch’s words, I finally recalled Margaret’s past actions. And I thought, “Oh no.”

Damn it.

Actually, he had good reason to overreact.

Margaret in the past was famous for relentlessly chasing after Enoch.

If she heard that any woman other than herself had even had a conversation with him, she would chase after them and cause a scene by grabbing their hair without any refinement.

There was even a time when he almost died because of the allergy medicine that Margaret had bought, thinking it was a love potion.

The incident was well covered up by the power of the Flone Duchy, but from then on, Enoch began to truly despise Margaret.

Besides that, she had committed countless rude acts that could have warranted punishment at any time, but she remained unharmed.

It was thanks to the great power of the Flone Duchy. Of course, the fact that Crown Prince Enoch had no backing also played a part.

‘I have nothing to say. Nothing to say.’

But I answered in as calm and composed a tone as possible.

“Although the Flone Duchy’s influence is high, it’s not enough to recklessly kidnap the Empire’s crown prince.”

“That’s… true.”

Enoch calmed his anger faster than expected and began to make proper situational judgments.

The threatening aura he had been directing at me also disappeared in an instant.

‘Thank goodness.’

I sighed and swept my hair back. My hair was already matted, perhaps because of the humid weather.

So much for trying to act refined.

“Could it be the work of the Rodban Faction.”

He muttered with a deeply thoughtful expression.

Rodban must be referring to the good-for-nothing deposed prince who had his crown prince position taken by Enoch and was exiled to the Northern Region.

Yes, as Enoch said, there might be political reasons involved.

But for now, that problem could wait until after I survived.

“Well, you’re done with your business now, right? I’ll be going then.”

I casually greeted him and turned around. Just as I was about to enter the Forest, he urgently grabbed my forearm.

“Where are you going?”

Ah. Damn. I was trying to escape naturally.

“Don’t think about running away.”

“Running away? I don’t know what you’re talking about…”

I played dumb and racked my brain.

‘I think I’d feel more at ease if I could quickly escape to a safe place.’

Finding the Cabin where the protagonists stayed might help with survival.

Besides the Cabin, there was also something called an Underground Bunker that was suitable for hiding.

The female protagonist Yuanna discovered the bunker at the end of volume 1, so it was almost right before the escape…

I was planning to find that Cabin and bunker.

Even without combat ability, I was more confident than anyone in survival, so I just needed to find a place to hide.

Of course, Enoch wasn’t part of that plan.

“Shall we discuss this after you let go?”

I warned him, pointing to the wrist he was holding, but the warning didn’t work.

His eyes glaring at me became rough again. It felt like lighting a fire on dying embers.

While gripping my wrist tightly, he slowly lowered his head and whispered in my ear.

“If I let go, you’ll try to flee again, won’t you? That won’t do. What reason do I have to trust you?”

His terribly low voice echoed in my ear.

If this method doesn’t work—

“It hurts.”

Let me try pretending it hurts.

Of course, Enoch snorted.

However, contrary to his annoying reaction, the strength in his tightly gripping hand loosened.

Of course, that didn’t mean he completely let go of my wrist.

The Enoch I knew from the novel was a sensible and gentlemanly man, but that adjective ‘gentlemanly’ didn’t seem to apply to Margaret.

‘Why did you live like that, past Margaret?’

Of course, lamenting was useless. I was Margaret now.

“First, we need to figure out where this place is.”

Enoch said, looking around the Beach.

Meanwhile, I frantically racked my brain to find a way to break through this situation.

How should I shake off Enoch.

Even if I ran away now, I’d definitely be caught again soon.

So I had to wait for when he let his guard down.

Anyway, Enoch would meet the female lead soon, so should I aim for that moment?

Enoch was still thinking normally so far. So I had faith that he, who rigidly followed social conventions, might dislike Margaret but wouldn’t kill her.

“Are you going into the forest?”

At my question, Enoch looked toward the dark-looking forest.

“If necessary.”

This island was dangerous once the sun set. Because it was an island under magic, crawling with monsters that only moved at night.

Whatever we did, we had to move quickly before sunset.

‘Come to think of it, there were modern items on the island too…’

I recalled the contents of the original work again.

The worldview of the novel 【Something More Important Than Survival】 was quite unique.

Not simply because it was a deserted island survival story, but it felt like a Western period romance fantasy mixed with about a spoonful of modern elements.

That’s why this remote island had useful modern items hidden away, like first aid kits and lighters.

They were all equipment that would help with survival.

‘That was kind of strange. The worldview had no connection to modern times, so why were there modern items?’

I had no idea what intention the novel’s author had for creating such a pointless device.

Even in the original, the protagonists would mercilessly throw away items they didn’t know how to use, despite them being necessary for survival.

‘Finding and collecting modern items would be important too. Even if the protagonists don’t know, I could use those items effectively.’

I mentally made plans to hide and survive on my own like that.

“You’d better not think about running away again.”

And as if sensing such intentions, Enoch turned to look at me and emphasized once more.

‘He’s quick to notice things.’

I looked at my wrist caught by him and sighed.

“Yes, yes.”

For now, I had no choice but to move together with Enoch.

Though I failed to ditch Enoch from the start, the idea of avoiding encounters with other male leads was still valid.

‘By the way, what are the other male leads doing right now?’

My favorite was the fifth sub male lead who appeared last in the story, the great mage Kaiden.

The reason Kaiden appeared last was because he had strong individualistic and independent tendencies.

Since he didn’t like group life, I remember he only lingered around the female lead until just before escape, never joining the group. What was he, a wild animal or something.

Anyway, I liked him because he was fictional, but I didn’t want to actually meet such a crazy guy.

While I was lost in thought, Enoch moved without warning. I almost fell over, so I protested to him.

“If you’re going to grab me anyway, couldn’t you just hold my hand instead of my wrist? This is uncomfortable.”

Then Enoch’s sharp gaze fell upon my face.

That look was so murderous that I quickly turned my head away.

Rather than dealing with multiple men who dislike me, dealing with one man who despises me the most would be better…

…

It really would be better… right…?

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