I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 139

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Chapter 139
“Yeah, that’s right. I am interested. But that’s all.”
Jenas answered as though it were of little consequence.
A lie.
Anata had harbored hope that Lady Flone might become the key to handling Jenas.
“I have to be different from you, don’t I? Right, Anata?”
Anata scrutinized Jenas’s expression carefully. Yet she still could not discern his true intentions.
His slow, measured speech made it sound as though he were playing with words.
“…You seem to be under a misunderstanding. I built Alea Island. You know that, don’t you? I’m the one who created the Alea System.”
Anata spoke through gritted teeth.
Her Magic Power fell far short of Jenas’s, but in exchange, she had conceived Magic that excelled in the ‘technical’ aspects.
While Jenas had overseen the general operations regarding their original world and the Experiments, researching other dimensions had been Anata’s domain.
Thus, Jenas did not fully comprehend the meaning behind ‘Alea’.
“Yeah, I know. That’s why I didn’t kill you.”
“What…?”
“You don’t think I spared you out of some familial sentiment, do you?”
At Jenas’s arrogant question, Anata anxiously gnawed her lower lip and swallowed a curse.
Damned bastard.
“Well, Alea Island was built on luck and coincidence, after all…”
“…”
“Your survival until now is also a matter of luck.”
“You…!”
“Congratulations. You lived thanks to the system you created.”
“Now look here…!”
“Anata, did you know?”
Anata, who had been struggling against her bonds in the chair, ceased her movements. Jenas remained kneeling before her, his gaze fixed upon her.
“There’s someone in that party who can use Magic Power.”
A human capable of wielding Magic Power—this was a fact Anata herself had not known.
But if only one person in that party could use Magic Power, the most likely candidate was Lady Flone. After all, she had traveled to another dimension.
“So I sent them to where the Magical Beast Mother Body is.”
Anata, who had been lost in thought, looked up at Jenas in shock.
“What?!”
“We can’t dispose of it with our own hands anyway.”
“You sent Test Subjects there? If they die, if all the Test Subjects die, the Experiment fails and we’re finished too.”
“Many things have already gone wrong. You know that better than anyone.”
At Jenas’s words, Anata bit her lower lip firmly.
The Regression Gate was a door that could not be opened without Jenas’s manipulation, yet she had forcibly opened it by sacrificing Yuanna Lucy’s soul.
He was clearly referring to that incident.
“Let’s ignore the rules of the Experiment now. This is the final Experiment—we can’t fail here. This is Alea Island, Anata. Leave it to luck.”
Whenever circumstances turned against him, he always invoked the word Alea. Anata glared at Jenas with an expression of utter disgust.
“Haven’t you found another way out of here yet?”
“What are you talking about? We’ll leave soon. The Experiment is nearly complete.”
Jenas’s unwavering response seemed almost like self-hypnosis.
They had been trapped on This Island for a thousand years by rules they had created themselves. Since the design allowed them to leave once all Experiments were finished, Jenas wasn’t wrong in saying they could leave if the Experiment succeeded.
They simply hadn’t anticipated it would take this long.
“Don’t trust those people over there too much. Sure, they revere you as Jenas now, but after the Experiment succeeds and they’ve secured their own interests, do you really think that will continue? You know how it is.”
“Hahahaha—. Hahahaha!”
Jenas burst into innocent laughter at Anata’s words. Even Anata, watching him, felt oddly relieved by how refreshingly genuine his laugh was.
“You think I’m a fool. You may have constructed the Island, but I planned this Experiment.”
Jenas gently stroked Anata’s head with his small hand as he spoke.
“Those people can’t be above me. They’re merely my chess pieces. So, are you curious what I’ll do?”
Jenas spoke in an unhurried, measured tone, each word deliberate, his eyes crinkling with a beautiful smile.
“I’ll show you something entertaining.”
Anata feared Jenas’s Madness.
“…Jenas. We’ll be punished. We’ve committed too many sins.”
Jenas answered with laughter, utterly unmoved.
“I know. I’m going to Hell.”
* * *
The Flower Field was remarkably vast. The Ceiling stretched impossibly high, and the space before and behind us extended beyond sight.
There was no sign of Diego Bastian Vilterheim, whom Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid said he had seen.
“It’s so expansive.”
Archbishop Luzef murmured helplessly as he surveyed the surroundings. After wandering through the Flower Field together for some time, Kaiden finally lost patience and grew irritated.
“I think we should split up. Since the space is so wide, as long as we don’t stray too far from each other’s Visibility, it should be fine. What does everyone think?”
“I agree. As long as we don’t go too far, it should work.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid looked at us with an expression suggesting Kaiden’s words made sense. I was inclined to agree as well, so reluctantly, we decided to split up and search for Diego Bastian Vilterheim.
I wondered if Diego Bastian Vilterheim was really here, given how utterly empty this Clearing was.
I walked slowly through the Flower Field, holding my Flashlight. The overwhelmingly vast space had a power that dominated those within it.
Moreover, aside from the Flashlight I held, there was no other light, yet I could see ahead without difficulty.
It felt as though Magic Power flowed subtly throughout this entire Cave.
Fluttering.
Suddenly, loud fluttering sounds erupted from inside the Flashlight. I looked at the Flashlight containing the firefly Insects.
“What’s wrong?”
As I shook the Flashlight, I realized these creatures were shining their light in one direction. It was toward my back.
“…Huh.”
I hesitated at the ominous feeling. In the distance, the three men were busy examining their surroundings. It should be fine to check, right? I needed to find Diego Bastian Vilterheim anyway.
I slowly turned around. Tension made my palms sweat.
As I fully turned and looked back, I saw someone kneeling in the middle of the Flower Field.
Though his head hung low, it was unmistakably Diego Bastian Vilterheim at first glance.
“Sir Diego!”
I rushed toward him at once. Calling his name, I grasped his shoulder. Diego Bastian Vilterheim slowly lifted his head to look at me, his face gaunt and exhausted.
“Everyone, come here!”
I called out urgently to my party, but neither Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid nor Kaiden, nor Archbishop Luzef seemed to hear my voice. That was strange. In a Cave like this, sound should have echoed clearly.
“Young Lady.”
Diego Bastian Vilterheim called out to me at that moment.
I turned back to face him. His condition didn’t look right. His face was deathly pale, and his eyes had lost all focus.
“What’s happening?”
“I was… bound over there, but there’s something strange. Please, follow me.”
He struggled to his feet, speaking to me. Wait… so suddenly?
Diego Bastian Vilterheim looked exactly like someone possessed by something.
“Wait a moment. I’ll call the others as well.”
I turned back and called out to the three men again. But they didn’t seem to hear my voice at all and didn’t even glance in my direction.
“Right now…! Time is of the essence. Please hurry. They’re all visible from here, so wouldn’t it be better to confirm first and then call the others?”
Diego Bastian Vilterheim grabbed my arm and spoke urgently. His eyes still lacked focus, and his cracked, parched lips trembled as if he were holding something back.
No, this was genuinely strange. The situation was far too peculiar to blindly follow Diego Bastian Vilterheim without question.
Sssss—
At that moment, Eun-ji, who had been at my feet, climbed up my leg and bared her Fangs warily at Diego Bastian Vilterheim.
Right, with Eun-ji here…
I pulled a Flare from my Cross Bag, loaded it with extra Ammunition, and began following Diego Bastian Vilterheim while keeping a careful eye on the three men’s movements behind me.
Firing a Flare in here wouldn’t be the wisest choice, but what else could I do when this was my only Weapon?
Fortunately, Diego Bastian Vilterheim didn’t go far before he stopped. But the “something strange” he had mentioned was nowhere to be seen.
I had a bad feeling about this. Could this actually be a Trap…?
Diego Bastian Vilterheim turned around to look at me, then dropped to his knees and collapsed. His hands were trembling violently.
“Stop… stop it…!”
“What? Stop what? Sir Diego. Are you really alright?”
Diego Bastian Vilterheim clenched his teeth and squeezed his eyes shut. His expression showed he was holding something back again. As if he were fighting against himself…
“Sir Diego?”
Diego Bastian Vilterheim shook his head. Tears dripped down onto his knees, one after another.
I was flustered and lost for words, simply staring at the sight before me.
The pale-faced Diego Bastian Vilterheim was gripped with terror. He reached out and grasped my jacket as if it were his lifeline.
“Sir?”
His left hand seized his trembling right hand, as if he couldn’t Control it himself.
“…Cough!”
He coughed up blood.
“Sir! Are you alright?”
“I apologize. My body… I cannot Control it. I’ve been threatened with my life. They are targeting the Young Lady.”
They? What in the world are they?
“They intended to use me as Bait to drain the Young Lady’s Magic Power…! Ugh!”
“Sir!”
A pure white Tree Branch pierced through Diego Bastian Vilterheim’s abdomen. It looked as though it had sprouted from between the Flowers in the Flower Field.
I was struck speechless by shock, my mouth hanging open as I could only stare at the sight before me.
“Cough…! I should take your place instead….”
What?
“Young Lady, you must survive. I… I think this is where I stop.”
Blood streamed vividly from between Diego Bastian Vilterheim’s lips.
Frozen in shock, I couldn’t move, but Diego staggered and picked up the Flashlight that had fallen to the Floor. Then he barely managed to press it into my hand.
“It’s best if you keep holding the Lantern. Those creatures are weak to light. Ah, hurry and get away. Cough….”
With those words, the Tree Branch that had pierced through Diego Bastian Vilterheim’s abdomen dragged him away without hesitation.
“Sir Diego!”

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