I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 129

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Chapter 129
Kaiden’s expression twisted into something harsh and menacing.
“What the hell? That damned brat’s face is all over this thing?”
“I apologize for failing to meet your expectations. This is simply my true form.”
“What are you talking about, Jenas? How did you even manage your body?”
Jenas regarded them with an expression of profound fascination.
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid and Kaiden immediately noticed that Margaret Rose Flone’s condition—cradled in Jenas’s arms—was far from normal.
They moved to suppress Jenas, but somehow he wielded his Magic Power, effortlessly evading them before vanishing in an instant.
Kaiden discovered that where Jenas had disappeared, the ground was densely carpeted with Tentationem flowers.
At that same moment, an enormous Magic Circle materialized before the Tentationem Flower, standing like an impenetrable wall that shielded the blooms.
“Damn it, what is this now…?”
From the patterns inscribed in the Magic Circle, it appeared to be layered with protective enchantments.
Kaiden belatedly remembered Enoch and Margaret—neither of whom possessed immunity to poison.
“Hell. Your Highness. Your Highness! There’s Poisonous Plant here…! We need to get out!”
But it was already too late.
“Damn.”
As the poison spread, Enoch muttered a quiet curse and collapsed to the ground with a dry cough.
Kaiden, moving toward him, froze. Light suddenly erupted from the Magic Circle that barred the way to the Tentationem Flower.
The Magic Circle began rotating slowly, and with it came a gentle breeze. Eun-ji unleashed flames toward the flower, but the spinning Magic Circle consumed every last bit of fire.
Kaiden rushed desperately toward Enoch and Margaret.
“We should evacuate this area immediately.”
Then, as the Magic Circle orbited and generated wind, the Tentationem flowers covering the walls began to sway and tremble violently.
Soon, yellow Flower Stamens scattered from the blooms were drawn into the Magic Circle.
Pop—
The yellow pollen that passed through the Magic Circle erupted in a massive gust, spreading and dispersing throughout the entire Basement.
“Cough, cough—damn it.”
Kaiden inhaled the pollen in full and collapsed to the ground.
Until moments before, even breathing in the flower’s fragrance had caused no reaction, but what passed through the Magic Circle felt entirely different.
‘Damn it. Right. If this Magic Circle’s purpose is to protect something, then a trap like this could certainly exist.’
This wasn’t poison—it was closer to pure Magic.
‘Fool that I am, I didn’t even calculate for this.’
Heat bloomed across his cheeks. Kaiden exhaled scorching breath as the fever rose. This maddening thirst for contact with another—it mirrored the Poisoning symptoms of Tentationem.
Then Enoch, cradling the collapsed Margaret, cried out to him.
“Lord! Snap out of it!”
It was a remarkable display of restraint. Barely clinging to consciousness at Enoch’s shout, Kaiden mustered every ounce of endurance he possessed and helped him move Margaret.
As they fled the pollen, they discovered a Bedroom within the Bunker.
Being outside in their poisoned state, with Magical Beasts liable to emerge at any moment, made a sealed room the far better choice.
They entered the Bedroom, shut the Door, and the flower’s scent no longer drifted through. They laid her down upon the Bed.
Neither Enoch nor Kaiden remembered anything beyond that point.
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When I blearily opened my eyes, I found myself lying on a plush Bed. A headache crashed over me as if my skull might split. My body still burned with fever, and my mind swam in a haze.
Fine, thread-like insects seemed to crawl across my entire body, and the itching was unbearable.
Ugh.
As I let out a pained groan, a tender hand suddenly touched my forehead. Where that hand made contact, the burning sensation cooled and a soothing Calming sensation washed over me.
Gasping from a thirst that felt maddening, I experienced a joy as if I’d discovered an oasis.
I desperately grasped the arm of whoever had placed their hand on my forehead. When our skin touched, my mind and body found stability, but it wasn’t nearly enough.
I opened my eyes halfway and looked at the person before me—it was Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid with flushed cheeks. He was clenching his teeth, his brow furrowed as if enduring something.
I struggled to sit up.
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s eyebrows sharpen as he helps me up by holding my hand.
Then someone from behind embraced me and pulled me back down. It seemed to be Kaiden.
It appeared I wasn’t the only one poisoned by Tentationem. Both men seemed intoxicated by the Poison as well.
In truth, my mind was so foggy that I couldn’t properly comprehend what I was doing in this moment.
How had things come to this? Everything was confusion.
After discovering the Magic Circle in the Bunker and learning shocking truths, I became poisoned by Tentationem, and I thought I saw Jenas….
When did Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid and Kaiden arrive?
Is this a dream?
Kaiden, who embraced me from behind, buried his face in my shoulder. Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid was in front of me. The same position as before.
Sharing body heat with another eased my breathing slightly.
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s eyes gleamed with desire, yet he didn’t hastily approach me. It was remarkable restraint. Yes, Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid had always been that way—he always observed my reactions first and showed consideration before his own needs.
‘But I can’t endure this….’
I pulled Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s arm, which tickled my face as if to touch it but didn’t quite.
He was drawn along as I pulled and carefully embraced me.
Stretching both arms, I pulled him into a mutual embrace, and I exhaled a satisfied breath at the surging elation. I rubbed my cheek against his sculpted Chest and swept my hands down his back as if searching for the water of life.
Yet something still felt insufficient. The thirst continued. Physical contact alone felt inadequate and left me with a hollow emptiness.
In that moment, heat suddenly flooded my face.
Gasp.
Breathing Difficulty suddenly struck, and I clutched at my throat. As I twisted my body in distress and whimpered, Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid held my hand as if to Calm me.
“…Margaret. Steady yourself.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s forehead came to rest against mine.
His sharp Bridge of Nose gently grazed my nose tip, and his sweet Golden Eyes swept across my face thoroughly. His body was even hotter than mine.
Kaiden, who embraced me from behind as if gripping a lifeline, also had a considerably high body temperature.
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid, facing me, placed his hand on my cheek. In my state of Breathing Difficulty, I followed suit and placed my hand on his cheek.
I felt the soft touch of lips on my shoulder. Kaiden continued to search for me urgently.
“Ah.”
As I released a satisfied breath, Kaiden’s low laughter reached my ears.
If I’m this severely poisoned by Tentationem, I know that simply the passage of time won’t resolve it.
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid, sitting across from me, seemed to be enduring this through the same mental fortitude he used to suppress his Berserker State. But there would be limits to enduring in such a way.
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid, who had supposedly overcome his Trauma because of me.
Since when had he begun to look at me, to care for me?
“…Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid.”
Enoch’s Golden Eyes met mine.
‘I did consider the possibility that you might truly be someone else. Quite frequently, in fact.’
‘But I’m not confused. What I fell in love with is who you are now. I hope you understand that.’
Did the feelings contained in those words remain unchanged even now?
The shock I had received moments ago still left me in complete turmoil.
Am I Lee Jin-ju, or am I Margaret Rose Flone?
Now I didn’t even know what I was anymore, so how could these perfect strangers claim to love ‘me’?
Lost in such thoughts with my muddled mind, Kaiden—who had been pressing his lips against my nape—called out to me in a hoarse voice.
“Margaret.”
As his low voice tickled my ear, my neck instinctively shrank back. Kaiden grasped my chin and turned me toward him.
Soon his soft lips met mine.
It was a gentle kiss.
The moment our lips touched, the breathing difficulty that had threatened to drive me mad gradually began to subside.
“Ha… Margaret. I love you so much….”
His soft yet fervent movements made all my previous hesitation and deliberation seem meaningless.
Without realizing it, my eyes grew hot with tears.
I wished those words were sincere.
Would he love me more if I were truly Margaret Rose Flone? Or would he love me more if I were someone else?
Or rather, if I told him the truth, wouldn’t he hate me for deceiving him?
I hated myself for thinking such things. Kaiden was desiring me as if all the thoughts I was having were nothing but useless deep thoughts.
Kaiden, unable to restrain himself, furrowed his brow and exhaled a pained breath. He tilted his head toward me again. The moment his face drew close before mine,
“Margaret.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid pulled me toward him. As if asking me to look at him too.
His gaze slowly swept from my forehead down across the bridge of my nose, finally settling on my lips.
Kaiden looked at my lips with longing. Had it been any other time, he would have erupted in anger, but instead he simply turned his head away without concern.
“Ah.”
Then he gently pressed his lips against my nape. Warm and careful, as if cherishing someone precious. At the ticklish sensation, I unconsciously squeezed my eyes shut.
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid, who had drawn close, gently swept his hand across my cheek. I slowly opened my eyes and looked at him.
“Margaret….”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s lips moved as if desperately yearning for something, but in the end he clenched his teeth and said nothing. His sharp brows twisted in pain.
“Are you… alright?”
I asked him carefully.
In truth, it wasn’t a question I should have been asking. My own mind wasn’t sound either.
“Do I look alright to you?”
His words stung, and I averted my gaze. He seized my chin and fixed it toward him. As if telling me not to look away.
“I’m not alright. Not at all. Even without this damned flower… I was on the verge of losing my mind.”
I could see him swallowing a sigh as he suppressed the emotions welling up inside him.
“Imagining how terrified you must have been alone—just the thought of it suffocates me, makes it impossible to breathe.”
He closed his eyes tightly, his expression heavy.
“I’ll hold your hand as many times as it takes. So do whatever you want. I’ll wait.”
Enoch had always been so cautious with me.
Kaiden was the type to act before speaking, but he was the opposite.
Perhaps that was why I thought it would be nice to approach him first. I reached out with both hands and cupped his cheeks. Enoch’s eyes widened in surprise.
I slowly tilted my head toward him and closed my eyes. Soon our lips met, and hot, humid breath intertwined between us.
“Hah.”
A heavily suppressed sigh escaped through Enoch’s parted lips. Following him, I too let out a soft groan.
This reaction had nothing to do with Tentationem, and a faint shame washed over me. The fog that had clouded my mind seemed to be clearing.
Kaiden pulled me close with his thick arms, drawing me firmly against his chest.
“Margaret. I also… I can’t be without you.”
Kaiden pulled me toward him once more. Enoch’s face slowly receded from view.
“It’s not that I like you because you’re Margaret. I like you simply because you’re you.”
Kaiden, positioned behind me, leaned his upper body forward and whispered into my ear, as if he had glimpsed into the depths of my heart.
He pulled my chin, and I turned my head slightly. The moment his face came into view, my wet lips were consumed by his.
Kaiden did not close his eyes when our lips met. His burning red eyes gazed at me clearly, as though he refused to miss even the slightest shift in my expression.
He looked like a ravenous beast.
Enoch, holding me from the front, pressed his lips firmly against the inside of my wrist. The soft sensation traced along the tender skin.
My mind grew clearer and my heart gradually stabilized. Both Enoch and Kaiden must be suffering terribly, yet they were exercising maximum restraint.
That warm consideration felt so deeply moving that tears threatened to spill. I was so grateful to them.
Then, noticing that my thoughts had wandered elsewhere, Kaiden grasped the nape of my neck with his large hand.
As my head tilted back slightly, Kaiden leaned his face toward me and consumed my lips more deeply. So intensely that breathing became difficult.
Enoch, Kaiden, and I—we all seemed to be losing our minds.
Tentationem did this to us.
It’s because of the Poison Flower.
Because of the Poison Flower…
Really…
Is it truly because of the Poison Flower…?

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