I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 10

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Chapter 10

“Oh. You’re quite strong.”

Oops, I had unconsciously said something foolish again. That cheeky exclamation definitely wouldn’t have been like Margaret.

“The Young Lady should keep that mouth shut.”

As expected, Enoch scolded me.

Only after I closed my mouth did he kneel down on one knee in front of me.

He was very carefully removing the flat shoes from my feet. I watched this scene with some unfamiliarity.

Think about it. The Empire’s crown prince, who despised me endlessly, was kneeling in front of me and taking off my shoes – wasn’t that quite strange?

No, this was somehow… extremely suggestive.

Enoch’s hand touched my bare ankle. My slender ankle was loosely held in his large hand.

‘It tickles.’

I curled my toes. Then I soon furrowed my brow at the stinging pain transmitted from my sole.

“Ah.”

“Bear with it.”

Unlike his cold voice, Enoch examined my foot as carefully as if handling a glass doll.

As expected, there were blisters on my sole and heel.

“This is serious. It’ll be troublesome if the blisters burst.”

At my muttering, Enoch looked up at me with an expression asking for explanation. I shrugged and said,

“If the blisters burst and the wounds fester, there’s a risk of infection.”

Enoch’s expression looking at me was exactly that. How do you know such things?

“This kind of thing is common sense.”

“The Young Lady is different from ordinary people, isn’t she?”

“What, this makes me feel a bit strange. You just insulted my past self for being ignorant, right?”

“It seems you have a guilty conscience.”

“Did you think I wouldn’t understand if you spoke so elegantly? You’re really quite rude despite appearances.”

“It’s no worse than all the rudeness the Young Lady has committed against me.”

At Enoch’s words, I closed my mouth. There was no room for rebuttal. If I kept pressing this point, it would only be disadvantageous for me.

I had no choice but to change the subject.

“Anyway, in situations like this, you shouldn’t touch the blisters as much as possible so the skin can form its own protective barrier. Then you should clean it thoroughly and apply an ice compress…”

I trailed off and let out a troubled sigh.

“There’s nothing we can do right now.”

Going back to the cave would be best, but to do that, I’d have to put my shoes back on and move.

Enoch stared quietly at my feet with a contemplative expression. Why are you staring so intently at someone else’s bare feet? It’s embarrassing.

Only after a long while did he place the flat shoes he had removed into my hands. Why this?

I looked at Enoch questioningly, but he suddenly lifted me up without warning. In a princess carry.

So surprised, I wrapped my arms around his neck while still holding the flat shoes.

“What are you doing?”

“Didn’t the Young Lady say so herself? That touching the blisters isn’t good. Hold on tighter if you don’t want to fall.”

At Enoch’s words, I hesitated for a moment, then had no choice but to place the flat shoes on my lower abdomen and embrace him more deeply.

Our bodies pressed together without any gap. Close enough that I could feel his heartbeat resonating from deep within his body.

It felt strange and a bit embarrassing, so I deliberately turned my gaze away.

The exploration around the cave ended like that, leaving only blisters on my feet.

‘We’ll explore again tomorrow anyway.’

Wasn’t time all we had?

I quietly looked up at the sky while being held in Enoch’s arms. The sun was setting.

Meanwhile, Enoch silently carried me as we moved. He was really dependable. So I suddenly thought it would be nice if he didn’t change even after meeting the female lead.

If only that were the case, staying together wouldn’t be so bad.

“I really have become a different person. Just think of me as being reborn.”

So I said such pointless words for no reason.

Enoch was silent for a moment. Was he just ignoring it since I kept saying this like a habit?

While I was pondering, Enoch spoke.

“Yes. At least it’s certain that talking with you isn’t as unpleasant as before.”

Hearing Enoch’s answer, I recalled Margaret’s past memories. Certainly, the past Enoch and Margaret weren’t compatible conversationalists.

“But I will never develop any fondness for the Young Lady.”

At Enoch’s words that fell like lightning, I looked up again. And our eyes met, quiet like the calm before a storm.

“I’m only being considerate of the Young Lady out of gentlemanly duty. So I hope you won’t harbor any false expectations. It would be troublesome for both of us.”

Enoch suddenly drew a clear line.

I understood why he said such things.

Setting aside the poor communication, the things Margaret had said to him were quite harsh.

“Honestly, I don’t understand why Your Highness stubbornly refuses to marry or even get engaged to me. I have what Your Highness lacks, don’t I? Pure noble bloodline.”

Margaret was someone who could say such things casually while claiming to like Enoch.

Right. Considering the sins the original Margaret had committed, even if Enoch might develop favorable feelings toward me, he would never come to like me.

‘As expected, escaping alone to the bunker is the answer.’

While thinking such thoughts and turning my head, I discovered something strange.

“Wait, Your Highness. Doesn’t that rock seem to have… moved?”

Enoch turned his head in the direction I pointed.

There was a low hill there, and at the end of the hill’s steep cliff, a round, massive rock sat obediently.

I couldn’t understand why such a solid, large rock was placed on a cliff that looked like it would crumble at any moment.

“Well, a rock moving… Didn’t you see things?”

Could this be what they call a mirage phenomenon? At Enoch’s answer, I scrunched up my face.

“No, if I’m going to see things, I should at least see warm rice with kimchi stew, so why would I see something like a rock moving?”

It was strange. I was sure it seemed to move…

But as Enoch said, perhaps I had seen wrong – even staring intently, the rock showed no movement at all.

In the end, I casually turned my head away following Enoch.

“Anyway, it’s quite fortunate that talking with a troublesome woman is no longer unpleasant.”

“There’s much to be fortunate about.”

Don’t you know irony? Or was that intentionally sarcastic?

Bewildered, I looked at Enoch’s profile, but he showed no change in expression. I wish I could tell what he was thinking.

We were in the middle of exchanging such trivial talk a few more times.

Thoom-.

Suddenly a heavy sound echoed from somewhere and the ground vibrated lightly.

An ominous premonition swept through my entire body.

Thud. Thud.

Tap tap tap.

Something heavy landed consecutively on the dirt ground. Then the sound of beast footsteps followed.

I instinctively looked back at the rock that had been on the cliff.

But devastatingly, the rock I had been puzzled about just moments ago was no longer on the cliff.

Looking at the sky, the sunset was glowing and the dense forest had become somewhat dim.

But it wasn’t completely dark like last time…?

“Wh-what is it.”

Chills ran through me as I gripped Enoch’s collar tightly.

Holding me, Enoch slowly stepped back one step at a time. It felt like my blood was drying up. My hands trembled.

Thud-. Tap tap tap tap.

This time the sound came from the opposite direction. I hurriedly turned my head, but there was nothing in sight.

Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud!

Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud!

The sound I heard just now came from behind us. And it was rapidly closing the distance.

The footsteps weren’t coming from just one or two places. That meant several beasts had gathered together.

“Your Highness! Run…!”

The moment I called out to Enoch, several wolves leaped through the air from between the bushes. The scene flowed by slowly like slow motion.

At this rate, we’d both be in danger. The moment I made my decision, I pushed Enoch away with all my strength. And from the recoil, I tumbled roughly across the ground.

“Young Lady!”

Three wolves landed where we had been standing. Beyond the wolves, I could see Enoch, who had been pushed away, looking at me with a bewildered expression.

At that moment, a wolf opened its massive jaws toward me as I lay fallen on the ground.

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