I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 104

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Chapter 104

 

Diego knelt on one knee on the floor and took out heavy-looking luggage from his bag, transferring it to his own leaf bag.

 

Most of it consisted of daily necessities needed for living, such as bowls and wooden knives.

 

“Is this alright?”

 

Diego handed the somewhat lightened bag to Luzef. Luzef nodded with a slightly embarrassed expression.

 

“Thank you.”

 

Diego didn’t respond and silently walked ahead.

 

“The Saint and His Highness the Crown Prince will follow us, won’t they?”

 

When Luzef muttered, Diego silently nodded.

 

“Still, since Prince of Asdal has weapons, it should be fine.”

 

They had fallen into complete chaos when Margaret, Enoch, and Kaiden disappeared one after another after the suspension bridge broke.

 

Since the distance to the South Island was considerable, not only could their voices not be heard, but communication through other methods was also difficult.

 

However, soon Prince of Asdal on the South Island cut a giant leaf to make a star mark and showed it, and only then did Diego and Luzef understand what Prince of Asdal was trying to say. It meant to meet at the location marked with the star mark as originally planned.

 

But for Diego and Luzef, who had neither compass nor map, setting out on the road posed many problems.

 

Eventually, after much debate, they decided to mark the path they had taken and return to their original position if they got lost. Only after making that decision did they begin walking aimlessly toward the western direction of the North Island.

 

“Honestly, it was unexpected. I thought you would go looking for the Saint right away.”

 

At Luzef’s words, Diego walked silently along the path and answered calmly.

 

“The Saint is not as fragile as she appears. And right now, isn’t it more important to find out whether Lady Flone is alive or dead?”

 

Diego said while glancing back at Luzef. Since it somehow sounded like ‘mind your own business,’ Luzef twisted his lips in displeasure.

 

“Lady Flone is not such a fragile person either. She must surely be alive.”

 

His trust in her was solid, but in truth, Luzef was also anxious. He tried to suppress the anxiety boiling inside him and constantly reminded himself that she would be safe.

 

“Honestly, isn’t it true that Lady Flone’s absence is felt more than anyone else’s?”

 

And then Diego said something unexpected.

 

“This is a dangerous island where it wouldn’t be strange for anyone to disappear at any time, yet somehow I thought only the Young Lady would be safe. To think she would disappear so suddenly like this…”

 

“Lady Flone is indeed someone who inspires such faith.”

 

Luzef smiled bitterly. But what good did that do? When they didn’t even know if she was alive or dead.

 

Diego nodded with a troubled expression.

 

“I hope she’s safe. I truly mean it.”

 

* * *

 

Eun-ji could find where I was as if she had a location tracker attached, but she didn’t know the locations of other people.

 

I rummaged through my cross bag.

 

“Isn’t there something of Kaiden’s? If Eun-ji could smell it, couldn’t she find him?”

 

“…Do you really think that guy is a dog?”

 

At Enoch’s retort, I had nothing to say and put down my bag. Eun-ji tilted her head with her tongue out, looking confused.

 

After patting Eun-ji’s head, I ended up running around on foot with Enoch to search for Kaiden.

 

However, ominous premonitions were never wrong. We wandered through the forest until sunset, but we couldn’t find Kaiden.

 

Moreover, the fog had completely cleared, but it was still difficult to figure out where we were in the forest.

 

“It seems like we’re near Jenas’s cabin. But where the hell did the cabin go?”

 

Awoooooo!

 

At the sound of wolf howls coming from somewhere, Enoch drew his sword and surveyed the surroundings.

 

“We should find a place to hide for the night first.”

 

I took out the flare I had received from Jenas, loaded it, and nodded.

 

“If magical beasts are now roaming around even during the day, waiting for morning isn’t the answer either.”

 

“That’s right. The forest and riverside areas also have the risk of being surrounded by magical beasts.”

 

Listening to Enoch’s words, I carefully looked around the forest.

 

Fortunately, the forest we were in was like a dense jungle with trees that had solid roots and were quite thick.

 

I looked back at Enoch again.

 

“Let’s climb up into the trees.”

 

Enoch followed my gaze and looked up at the trees. Climbing trees wouldn’t be easy, but this was our only option.

 

“There seems to be a risk of falling.”

 

At Enoch’s murmur, I quickly scanned the surroundings. Jungles usually have plenty of tough, thick tree branches that could substitute for rope.

 

“I think we could tie ourselves up. Even if our bodies tilt while sleeping, we won’t fall immediately, so we can prepare for a fall.”

 

I selected suitable tree branches and held them out to Enoch.

 

“Could you cut these with your sword?”

 

I quietly watched as Enoch cut the tree branches into long pieces with his long sword.

 

Eun-ji, who had been wrapped around my arm, seemed to sense what was happening and obediently climbed up to my shoulder, poking her face out from behind my neck.

 

Having developed good instincts over time, she seemed to have taken refuge on my shoulder since I would soon be using my arms.

 

‘How cute.’

 

Enoch easily lifted a considerable amount of tree branches with one arm, tucked them under his side, and looked at me.

 

I was eyeballing trees to choose which one to climb when he called me in a low voice.

 

“Margaret.”

 

I looked back at him with a puzzled expression. Then our eyes met as he gazed at me with a quiet face.

 

“I have thought that you might really be a different person. Quite often, actually.”

 

“What? What do you mean all of a sudden…?”

 

I was so surprised that I couldn’t finish my sentence and stared at him with a frozen expression. He looked at me intently with an unperturbed face, then slowly lowered his head and whispered in my ear.

 

“But I’m not confused. What I like is who you are now. I wanted you to know that.”

 

His low voice tickled my ear. Not knowing what intention he had in saying such things to me, I just opened and closed my mouth. I wondered if my heart might stop beating at this rate.

 

Then, interpreting my expression somehow, Enoch smiled bitterly and stepped back a little from me.

 

“I wasn’t hoping for an answer, so I’d prefer if you didn’t say anything.”

 

In the end, I couldn’t give any response at all.

 

‘What I like is who you are now.’ Those words echoed in my ears like a refrain. This was an unmistakably perfect confession.

 

Perhaps because I had heard an unexpected confession, I suddenly remembered when I first met him.

 

At first, I only thought about running away from him. I was afraid of him. Because I didn’t know when he might kill me.

 

At some point, I thought he might turn on me at any time and abandon me. So I avoided him to avoid getting hurt.

 

But now…

 

I was thinking that I wanted to survive together, not alone.

 

Though his feelings might not be the same, my heart was also different from before.

 

“Margaret.”

 

Enoch, who had been walking away, turned around and called me. His face asked what I was doing, not following him.

 

I put aside my thoughts. I was grateful that he didn’t force anything on me and didn’t ask me anything.

 

I walked quickly to follow behind him. And together we chose a tree to spend the night in.

 

I climbed the tree first, stepping on Enoch’s shoulder, and then Enoch climbed up after me. Wearing pants made climbing the tree not too difficult.

 

We settled on a tree branch at a considerably high position. The wound on my stomach stung and hurt terribly as I climbed up, but I tried my best not to show it.

 

Then, Enoch first leaned his back against the wooden post and patted his hands between his legs.

 

“Come here.”

 

“Uh… Do we really have to do this?”

 

I sat facing him and asked with a troubled expression. At my question, Enoch asked back as if it were strange.

 

“There’s nowhere for you to lean your back over there, isn’t there? And it wouldn’t work for someone big like me to sit in front of you.”

 

He said this while pointing to my back, which was completely exposed. I glanced back briefly and then fell silent, having nothing to say. Then I hesitated a bit before slowly approaching him.

 

I watched his expression for a moment before quietly sitting in front of him. Being in physical contact with him felt awkward, so I unconsciously straightened my back stiffly. I heard a sigh from behind me.

 

“Since we have to tie our bodies anyway, lean back comfortably. We’re not going to sleep like this, are we?”

 

“Well, that’s true, but…”

 

This wasn’t the first time I’d had physical contact with him, but isn’t there a difference between just hugging and a back hug?

 

‘This is awkward.’

 

I hesitantly leaned back gently. Eun-ji came down from my shoulder and sat on my lap. I was so tense that my body stiffened.

 

‘Damn, my shoulders feel a bit stiff. But I’ve already positioned myself, so moving again now would be embarrassing.’

 

I was suffering in this uncomfortable position, wondering how to get out of this situation.

 

“Excuse me.”

 

A terribly low voice pierced my ear. Before I could ask what he meant, a thick arm wrapped around my waist.

 

“Huh?”

 

He lifted me slightly and pulled me close in front of him, making me lean my back against his chest.

 

The position became much more comfortable. However, being pressed so close to him was extremely embarrassing, and the brief movement made my wound sting.

 

Come to think of it, I don’t think I treated the wound earlier when the gauze was soaked with blood.

 

“Is the emergency medicine in your bag?”

 

Enoch, who had noticed my condition like a ghost, asked me. Since I had closed the lid tightly, the emergency medicine should be usable even after falling in water. Probably?

 

“Ah… yes.”

 

I had been repeating stupid answers like a broken robot since earlier. Meanwhile, he rested his chin on my shoulder.

 

His breath brushed against my ear. I felt like my hair was standing on end from tension.

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