I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 113

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Chapter 113

I was surprised to discover Archbishop Luzef gradually approaching in our direction.

“They can’t see us from outside, right?”

Kaiden nodded at my question.

“Right. They can’t see us.”

But Archbishop Luzef was running directly toward where we were. He had a large bag slung over his shoulder and looked quite exhausted.

He barely managed to stop right in front of the barrier, took a deep breath, then turned around to face the magical beasts following him. It seemed we really were invisible to them.

Looking at it, I thought Archbishop Luzef might be the luckiest among us. Of all places to run to, he came running toward the barrier where we were.

And he was showing his back right in front of Kaiden’s nose.

Kaiden stared blankly at Archbishop Luzef’s back with wide eyes.

“Kaiden.”

I called him, wondering what he was doing instead of bringing Archbishop Luzef in. Only then did he grab Archbishop Luzef by the back of the neck and pull him into the barrier.

“Wha! What, what, what…!”

Archbishop Luzef, who had fallen on his bottom, discovered Kaiden and gaped with a surprised face. He looked like he’d seen a ghost.

I brought my index finger to my lips to quiet him, then looked toward Diego.

Diego was looking around searching for Archbishop Luzef who had suddenly disappeared. Behind him, about three magical beasts with bizarre appearances were following.

I opened the flare’s cylinder to check the ammunition, then loaded it.

“I’ll go out.”

“Absolutely not.”

“I can handle this much.”

After firmly answering Kaiden who was trying to stop me, I came out of the barrier. Enoch followed behind me without a moment’s hesitation, standing beside me to provide cover.

Kaiden, who couldn’t follow because he had to protect the barrier, frowned deeply.

I turned my back to Kaiden and called out to Diego who was standing there confused.

“Diego!”

He discovered us and made a surprised face.

“Come this way!”

At my call, he hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and ran toward us.

I grabbed his hand and threw him into the barrier. Then I pulled down the flare’s hammer, aimed the flare between the approaching magical beasts, and pulled the trigger.

Bang! Boom!

Along with flames, the fragmented corpses of the magical beasts burst out in all directions. Enoch embraced me and jumped into the barrier.

We barely made it to safety before other magical beasts could be attracted by the flare’s brilliant light.

After breathing a sigh of relief and thanking Enoch, I looked at the two men sitting on the floor with pale faces.

Diego and Archbishop Luzef looked truly haggard, as if they hadn’t been able to drink even a sip of water.

Archbishop Luzef, who had been sitting with a gaunt complexion, made a bright expression like a flower when our eyes met.

His movements as he fluttered up from his spot and approached me looked pure and fragile, just like a butterfly flapping its wings.

“Young Lady! You’re safe!”

He immediately embraced me.

The strength of his embrace was no different from any other strong man.

Luzef’s body, holding me tightly enough to crush me, was trembling faintly with anxiety. I gasped, drawing in a breath, and feeling his trembling, I asked in surprise.

“…Are you crying?”

“I’m not crying.”

Kaiden, who had been standing behind me, must have seen Luzef’s face because he burst into loud laughter. His cheerful laughter instantly reversed the heavy atmosphere.

“Hey, lackey. You crying is really funny.”

“Shut up, you uncultured mage.”

Luzef spoke harshly toward Kaiden and slowly let me go.

I took that opportunity to examine Luzef’s face. His eyes really were reddened. Somehow it felt like bringing home a lost cat, making my heart ache with pity.

“Are you okay?”

At my question, Luzef bit his lower lip tightly and nodded. He wore an extremely forlorn expression, as if all his sorrows had accumulated and burst like a dam.

“I missed you. I’m glad you’re safe.”

The priest of God who had spoken of distrust in humans looked at me with eyes filled with deep trust.

I was a little surprised by the straightforward meaning contained in that gaze.

Though he had expressed faith in me on occasion, it seemed he had never directly revealed his emotions and confessed like this before.

‘Enoch or Kaiden would be one thing, but wasn’t Luzef just fond of me because I took good care of his meals?’

Kaiden, who had been quietly watching me, suddenly scowled and glared at Luzef.

“Who are you to miss our Margaret?”

“Please just shut that mouth of yours.”

Of course, Kaiden wasn’t the type of man to stop there. He was busy mocking Luzef like a fish in water.

Luzef rebutted each of Kaiden’s words with a face full of anger, but only for a moment before finally surrendering as if utterly disgusted and turning to look at me.

Then he belatedly noticed my outfit and opened his eyes wide in surprise.

“Young Lady, why are your clothes like that! No, where did you get these half-made clothes…?!”

Half-made? These are supposed to be like this. That’s too harsh.

I’ll have to see reactions like this for as many people as are left, won’t I? Somehow I’m already getting tired of it.

“I found them. I absolutely couldn’t wear the dress.”

“What…?! That doesn’t make any sense…”

“Don’t bother our Margaret.”

Fortunately, Kaiden cut off Luzef’s words at just the right timing. But with the childish argument’s second round starting again, I shook my head and turned to Diego.

Diego had risen from his seat and was silently arranging his clothes, quietly blending into the background like a shadow.

As if he were a misplaced puzzle piece in our group, he stood there as if present yet absent.

“Are you okay?”

At my question, Diego, who had been standing calmly, looked at me.

After briefly glancing at my clothes, he hurriedly turned his head away. I could see his earlobes turning bright red.

“S-sorry. I wasn’t trying to look… please forgive…”

Diego rambled incoherently, then as if disgusted with himself, frowned and bit his lower lip firmly.

‘Why are all the men here acting like such fools?’

Well… The t-shirt is a bit thin. And it’s short so my stomach is clearly visible.

Just then, Enoch returned after finishing his check to see if any more demons had appeared around the barrier.

As if feeling stifled, he boldly unbuttoned the top button of his shirt with one hand. Then, with his chin raised, he glared at Diego with a somewhat intimidating gaze.

“So you’re alive.”

Enoch spoke with a voice heavily mixed with displeasure. As if Diego being alive was unexpected.

That cold, stern voice proved that he hadn’t been turning a blind eye to Diego’s rude behavior all this time.

Diego only calmed his flushed face after Enoch appeared. Then, as if he had expected Enoch’s reaction, he nodded calmly and knelt on one knee before us, bowing his head.

“I deeply regret my foolish actions during this time. I’m just relieved that you are both safe.”

It was as clean an explanation and apology as his disciplined movements.

Of course, I had no intention of forgiving him. I had never considered him one of my people to begin with.

As I looked at Diego with a somewhat observant attitude, Enoch sighed.

“We’ll have to see if you truly think that way.”

After Enoch answered mercilessly, he looked at me. He seemed to be passing the initiative of the conversation to me. So I now calmly asked Diego about what I was curious about.

“What’s the situation here? How did you get here? How did you end up being chased by magical beasts?”

Then Diego, who slowly rose from his position, sighed while rubbing his face wearily with an exhausted expression.

“Well…”

He began to explain calmly.

After the three of us fell into the river, they exchanged signals with the Prince of Asdal who was across the river. To meet at the place with star drawings on the west of North Island.

So while heading west with Archbishop Luzef, they encountered magical beasts, and the magical beasts seemed to have intelligence as they chased Archbishop Luzef and Diego day and night.

Thanks to that, they spent several days without proper sleep and without eating anything.

Hearing that story made me feel a little sorry for them.

‘They had it even rougher than me, didn’t they?’

It seemed like my side, being taken in by Jenas, was relatively better.

“But is this a barrier?”

Archbishop Luzef opened his mouth with a curious expression, apparently finished with his argument with Kaiden.

The barrier was transparent and invisible to the eye, but when you brought your hand close, you could see it emit a bluish light as the barrier activated.

Kaiden, who was sitting on the floor with his chin propped up watching Archbishop Luzef, spat out a comment.

“Be careful, if you touch that, you’ll get cursed.”

“Eek! Is that really true?”

Archbishop Luzef, who had been reaching his hand toward the barrier, was startled and fell backward on his bottom.

Watching Archbishop Luzef like that, we had a moment of brief silence. I knew it already, but Archbishop Luzef really seemed simple. No wonder Kaiden enjoyed teasing him.

I prepared to light a campfire with Enoch. Though we were inside a cave, Kaiden said not to worry about smoke since there was a barrier, so I felt reassured and had Eun-ji light the fire.

When the fire blazed up, Diego, who had been quietly watching what we were doing, looked at me with an emotional expression.

It was a sorrowful face like a child reminiscing about the past.

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