I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 136

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Chapter 136
The three men nodded at my question and gathered their belongings.
Unlike when we had entered the narrow path leading to the Bunker, I felt far less fear this time.
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid was by my side, as were Kaiden and Archbishop Luzef, with Eun-ji as well. With them, I could feel secure anywhere in the world.
“Can’t you open a path with Magic?”
I asked Kaiden, and he shrugged his shoulders regretfully.
“Magic isn’t omnipotent. As you saw when you used the Magical Tool earlier, the entire Cave could collapse if we’re not careful.”
So there really was no way forward.
Moreover, when the Cave had crumbled moments ago, it had affected the Campfire, and the Fire Ember had nearly extinguished.
‘I really need that Flashlight now.’
I examined the Telescope and Flashlight I had set aside earlier. The word “Alea” was engraved on the side of the Flashlight, indicating it was a modified item.
But no matter how many times I pressed the on button, it wouldn’t work. I reluctantly set the Flashlight back down on the Floor, but took it with me just in case.
It was while I was gathering my Luggage to venture deeper into the Cave that a green light suddenly glimmered from within.
I lifted my head in surprise. The three men looked in that direction as well. The light coming from afar grew steadily closer.
It wasn’t just one light—there were dozens of them. Small, firefly-like creatures emitted light as they drifted through the Cave.
“Wow… they’re so beautiful.”
I found myself mesmerized, gazing at them.
“I wonder where they came from.”
“They seem to help with Visibility. Should we catch them all and use them as a Lantern substitute?”
Unlike my genuine admiration, Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid and Kaiden conversed with a pragmatic sensibility.
But then, the firefly-like Bugs suddenly gathered together and rushed straight toward me.
“Ahhh! Stay away!”
Fireflies are pretty, but I hate Bugs! I immediately began running to escape them.
“Margaret Rose Flone!”
I heard the three men calling my name, but I couldn’t stop running. Unfortunately, I quickly reached the Cave Entrance.
I ducked low to avoid the charging Bugs and rolled across the Floor. In the process, the Flashlight I was holding fell with a thud to the ground.
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid, who had rushed after me, immediately grabbed my arm and pulled me into an embrace, stepping backward. Kaiden and Archbishop Luzef then stood protectively in front, keeping watch over the Bugs.
Fortunately, the firefly Bugs didn’t charge at me again and instead hovered around the Cave Entrance. More precisely, they were circling above the Flashlight I had dropped.
“What are they doing?”
Kaiden muttered with a puzzled expression.
The creatures, emitting green light and circling in a loop for some time, seemed as though they were contemplating something.
Sssss-
I heard Eun-ji’s voice calling to me from beneath my feet. When I looked down, she tilted her head.
She looked at me once, then at the Bugs, and licked her lips as if eager to devour all of those flying Insects.
It suddenly occurred to me that Eun-ji could consume Magical Beasts. Confidence surged within me. That’s right—with Eun-ji, there’s nothing to fear!
With a more relaxed expression, I spoke to Eun-ji.
“Let’s wait for now, okay? I want to see what they’re doing.”
At my words, Eun-ji nodded in understanding and turned her gaze toward the flying Insects.
Buzz buzz-
They made buzzing sounds as they flew above the Flashlight, as if engaged in discussion.
‘Why of all places, the Flashlight…?’
The moment I wondered about it, they suddenly rushed toward the Flashlight as if they had finished their discussion.
“What the…?”
Along with Kaiden’s bewildered murmur, I watched as they were sucked into the Flashlight.
What in the world.
I was so startled I lost my words. Soon, as they were completely drawn into the Flashlight, the surroundings fell silent.
Flicker.
Then light emanated from the Flashlight. Inside the convex lens, I could see tiny condensed blade bugs flying about. It seemed to be the light they were emitting.
“Wait here.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid patted my shoulder once and moved. He picked up the Flashlight that had fallen to the floor and examined it, then returned to me.
“The characters engraved beside this Flashlight appear to be the ‘Alea’ you mentioned.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid pointed to the characters carved beside the Flashlight as he spoke.
“Ah…. Yes. It seems this has been modified as well.”
Eun-ji, who had crawled up my leg, hung from my forearm and peered in front of the Flashlight with a curious expression.
The firefly bugs inside the lens panicked upon seeing Eun-ji. They seemed genuinely frightened.
“Eun-ji, step back a bit.”
At my words, Eun-ji turned to look at me with a displeased face.
“They’re scared.”
Eun-ji glanced once at the lens, then at me, reading the situation.
It resembled scolding a thoughtless child, but I grew concerned as the firefly bugs truly panicked inside.
After warning Eun-ji once more, she reluctantly climbed down to the floor.
“You resemble a mother and daughter.”
Archbishop Luzef, who had been quietly observing, seemed to share a similar thought and spoke.
Watching Eun-ji, who was sulking and wouldn’t even look my way, I laughed and shook my head.
“We won’t need a separate Lantern.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid, stroking his chin with a contemplative expression as he observed the Flashlight, opened his mouth.
At his words, I pressed the on/off button on the Flashlight. But it didn’t seem to be something operated by buttons.
Since the firefly bugs emit the light, it would become a constant Lantern unrelated to batteries and such? That’s convenient.
“Let’s move forward for now.”
At Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s words, everyone gathered their Luggage again. We held the Flashlight, shining its light as we continued deeper into the Cave.
However, the Cave was larger and deeper than expected. Moreover, a Fork in the Road suddenly appeared, and we found ourselves in a predicament.
“A Fork in the Road?”
“Doesn’t Eun-ji know about things like this well?”
Kaiden seemed to recall when we first met Eun-ji and she had shown us the way.
I looked back at Eun-ji who was following. Then Eun-ji, whose eyes met mine, turned her head away with a pout. What, is she already going through puberty?
Flustered, I looked at Kaiden. He also wore an exasperated expression.
“She’s sulking.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid murmured as if amused.
Then the light from the Flashlight went out. In an instant, my Visibility darkened.
“Huh? Why is this happening?”
I tapped the Flashlight gently. But I didn’t expect its light to turn on.
“Did the insects die inside?”
“I’m not sure.”
How would I know? I answered Archbishop Luzef’s question while shaking the Flashlight, when suddenly its light flickered back on.
“Oh? It works.”
But the light extinguished again moments later. Still puzzled, I continued wrestling with the Flashlight when a sudden thought struck me.
I lifted the Flashlight and shone it toward one of the paths at the Fork in the Road. When I aimed it at the right path, the light turned on; when I aimed it at the left, it went dark.
“This Flashlight… it seems to be showing us the way?”
Kaiden, who had been watching, spoke. I looked at the Flashlight as he did. Inside the lens, I could see firefly-like insects fluttering about leisurely.
“You’re right. Is it telling us to go right?”
Was this Flashlight truly a Gift from Jenas meant to help us?
“It could be a Trap, though.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid stared at the Flashlight with a contemplative expression. I turned to look at Eun-ji again.
She peered at the Flashlight with curious eyes, but when our gazes met, she quickly turned her head away.
I crouched down in front of Eun-ji.
“Eun-ji. I’m sorry, sweetheart.”
At my apology, Eun-ji flinched. She glanced at me sideways, and when our eyes met, she startled and turned her head away again.
“I was wrong. I was just worried about you.”
At my words, Eun-ji slowly looked at me. Then she tilted her head as if asking, “Really?”
The gesture was so adorable that I covered my mouth and nodded vigorously.
“How much your sister loves you, Eun-ji.”
Then Eun-ji’s face lit up with pure joy as she bounced excitedly in place. She spun around me in circles before crawling quickly toward the Fork in the Road.
She stood before the right path that the firefly insects had indicated, and with a dignified posture, she looked at me and flicked her tongue.
So cute.
I smiled and stood up, picking up the Flashlight. That’s when I met the gazes of the three men, who were looking at me with somewhat subtle expressions.
“I never thought I’d be jealous of a snake in my lifetime.”
Kaiden muttered while running his hand through his hair, and Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid and Archbishop Luzef remained silent.
Recalling the conversation I’d just had with Eun-ji, I felt a bit embarrassed and didn’t respond to Kaiden’s remark.
And so we ventured deeper into the Cave.
None of us knew then that this path led directly to where the Magical Beast Mother Body resided.

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