I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 114

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Chapter 114

Enoch, who had been quietly poking at the firewood, raised his eyebrows in displeasure and quietly reached out to cover my eyes.

“Margaret’s face will wear out. Don’t stare like that.”

Staring like what, exactly? Even the mature and gentlemanly Enoch sometimes became childish like a kid.

“It’s a misunderstanding. After going without fire for several days, I was just happy to see it…”

At Diego’s response, I quietly pushed away Enoch’s hand that was covering my eyes.

Then I could see Diego’s face as he gazed at the campfire with an moved expression. It seemed he hadn’t been able to light fires while traveling with Archbishop Luzef.

“Wait, you can’t light fires?”

“I’ve never actually lit a fire myself.”

Come to think of it, Yuanna’s group said they had no one who knew how to light fires, so they survived using fire embers they happened to find.

“Don’t you do it during monster subjugation or wars?”

At my question, he scratched his cheek with a troubled expression and glanced at Enoch.

“I was only recently promoted to Captain of Guards, so I’ve never been dispatched to war. And during monster subjugation battles, lighting fires was the adjutants’ responsibility. I did try it during my apprentice knight days, but it was only a handful of times, so I don’t remember now.”

After saying that, Diego seemed embarrassed even to himself and closed his mouth, reading the room.

“I’m sorry. I’ll learn diligently by watching Young Lady from now on.”

“I never said I’d teach you.”

“You don’t need to teach me. I’ll learn by watching over your shoulder.”

“I don’t like being bothered.”

“If it bothers you, I’ll watch from a distance where I won’t be noticed.”

“Secretly watching is kind of scary though.”

“…Did you want me to disappear? I’m sorry. I’m not good at reading the mood.”

Then Diego suddenly buried his face in his palms with a pained expression.

He had been someone who showed no expression and rarely revealed his inner thoughts, so seeing him like this was very bewildering. It seemed he had a really hard time being left behind alone with Archbishop Luzef.

“That’s not what I meant…”

“Then, please just let me watch quietly.”

At Diego’s words, I eventually waved my hand telling him to do as he pleased.

Meanwhile, Enoch handed me a flat stone as I crouched in front of the campfire. Then he carefully helped me sit down as if he were caring for a pregnant wife.

I looked at Enoch’s face, then put aside my thoughts and turned to Diego.

“By the way, you said only the Saint and Your Highness the Crown Prince remained on South Island. Will they be okay?”

“That’s very unfortunate, but it doesn’t seem like something you need to worry about, Margaret.”

At Enoch’s words, I was at a loss for words and looked back at him. Enoch sat there with an expression showing he had absolutely no interest in Asdal or Yuanna.

No, Teacher. What are you going to do acting like you’re not interested? Yuanna has the key. The reason we stayed with her on South Island was precisely because of that problematic key.

Moreover, we were currently in a situation where we had decided to look for Yuanna as Jenas had said. So she absolutely had to be safe.

Diego, who had been reading the mood, quietly spoke up.

“I’m not sure about Your Highness the Crown Prince. But the Saint will survive.”

“How can you be so sure?”

“She said she was confident in surviving. She’s actually excellent at running away and hiding.”

Was it because she came from the back alleys that she had strong survival skills? I somewhat accepted Diego’s words.

Hiss-

Just then, I heard the sound of Eun-ji flicking her tongue. The little one who had been hovering around Kaiden and Luzef had returned to me.

The creature that had been circling around my feet looked up at me and cutely tilted her head.

Cough. Suddenly Diego let out a dry cough. With his face completely flushed, he covered his mouth and looked at Eun-ji.

‘…Right, Diego said he likes cute things.’

Eun-ji wasn’t just ordinarily cute but universally adorable, so it seemed like Diego wouldn’t be able to resist.

But when he saw Eun-ji on South Island, his reaction wasn’t quite like this. Had he been holding back his desire to find her cute all this time?

Certainly, unlike before, Diego had a much more relaxed expression on his face. On South Island, he had been so tense the entire time that it was hard to see any expression at all.

“I didn’t expect to meet you here again.”

Diego murmured while looking at Eun-ji. His tone was exactly like someone who had reunited with the love of the century.

“She’s imprinted on me, so of course she’d be with me. How surprising.”

“I see…”

When I glanced at Diego, Eun-ji seemed puzzled and followed my gaze to look at Diego too.

Diego’s face became even redder than before as he looked at Eun-ji. With an embarrassed expression, he fidgeted while looking at Eun-ji, then carefully extended his hand toward her. Though Eun-ji wouldn’t have hands to extend back.

‘Could this guy possibly think Eun-ji is a dog right now?’

Sure enough, Eun-ji glanced at Diego’s outstretched palm, then looked back at Diego and tilted her head in confusion.

Diego, who had been at a loss with his flushed face, froze in shock when our eyes met. Then he rubbed his face with a self-deprecating expression.

“I’m sorry. I know this appearance doesn’t look trustworthy as a knight. That’s why I tried my best not to show it when I was with the Saint. But… it’s still difficult. Holding back when seeing something cute. I apologize for showing such an unseemly side.”

I listened to Diego’s words and moved my lips slightly before closing them again.

There were so many things to point out that I didn’t know where to start the conversation.

Just then, Luzef, who had separated from Kaiden, sat down next to me.

Then Kaiden, not to be outdone, squeezed in between Luzef and me to claim his spot.

When I sighed with a tired expression, this time Enoch suddenly lifted me up and sat me on one of his knees. I was startled and wrapped my arms around his neck, looking at his face that had come close.

“Damn it, fuck. This is cheating. I want to sit here too.”

Kaiden, who had been watching, plopped down on Enoch’s other knee. Then he shamelessly leaned against me.

Luzef looked at Kaiden’s antics with disgust and sat down far away from us.

“Move your body if you don’t want to get hurt, Lord.”

Enoch glared at Kaiden’s back and muttered in a menacing voice, but Kaiden only snorted. Caught between them like a sandwich, I spoke with a tired expression.

“Both of you, move.”

Kaiden obediently got up from his spot, and Enoch quietly let me go.

I calmly brushed off my clothes and stood up. Luzef, who had been quietly watching us, spoke to me.

“Young Lady. I think I’m the most normal one among these people. If you need my help, please let me know. I will dedicate myself to serving you so that you won’t be uncomfortable.”

Luzef looked up at me with the eyes of a devout believer.

‘Serving’? You seem the strangest of all.

Still, it seemed safer to be next to Luzef than near Enoch and Kaiden, so I obediently sat down beside him.

Luzef puffed out his chest triumphantly toward Enoch and Kaiden and moved closer to me.

After watching Diego having a staring contest with Eun-ji, I quietly shifted my gaze to the campfire. Luzef asked me a question.

“What will you do from now on? Will you go to where the Saint is, or will you look for the place with the star mark?”

Kaiden, who was sitting obediently next to Enoch, answered Luzef’s question.

“We’ve already been there.”

“What? You’ve already been there and back?”

At Luzef’s exclamation, Diego also seemed surprised and turned his gaze this way.

Kaiden explained in order what had happened to us during that time.

Luzef and Diego, surprised by the story, asked various questions, but Enoch answered them all.

Thanks to that, I was spared the trouble of having to speak tediously and quietly petted Eun-ji who was sitting on my lap.

“We’re going to meet the Saint and gather supplies on the way.”

“We’ll need to prepare thoroughly.”

Hearing my words, Luzef nodded with a determined expression.

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Diego and Luzef said they hadn’t eaten properly, but it seemed their desire for sleep was stronger than their appetite.

The two men briefly settled down and sat in front of the cave, then at some point were sleeping while leaning back against each other.

“They must have really had a hard time.”

I was crouching in front of the two and muttering when Enoch came to stand beside me, looking down at Diego and Luzef.

Kaiden, who had been rummaging through the bag Luzef brought, pulled out a first aid kit.

“I thought he’d throw it away because the bag was heavy, but he stubbornly carried it around. Fortunately, all the medicine is still there.”

Kaiden opened the first aid kit to examine its contents and spoke to me. Somehow it seemed like he found Luzef admirable. Did they grow fond of each other while fighting?

“Let’s sleep too.”

At Kaiden’s words, Enoch surveyed the surroundings with a composed face and picked up his long sword.

“One person needs to keep night watch, so two people should lie down first.”

Then, Diego, who I thought had fallen asleep, opened his eyes drowsily with a haggard face. Then he hurriedly got up from his spot.

Because of that, even Luzef, who had been leaning back against him, was startled and opened his eyes with difficulty.

“I’ll do it, the night watch.”

Diego’s appearance, standing awkwardly without even being able to open his eyes properly, looked rather pitiful.

However, none of us told him not to do it. Diego glanced around and opened his mouth in a quiet voice.

“It’s shameless, but I want to repay you for taking me in.”

Those words puzzled me, so I tilted my head and said.

“When did we ever say we were taking you in?”

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