I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 164

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Chapter 164
The Knights hesitated before retreating backward, disappearing beyond the Tent. I fell into thought as I watched Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid drive them away.
It seemed Kaiden hadn’t mentioned Jenas to Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid either. I couldn’t bring up a topic he hadn’t raised himself.
‘Why didn’t he tell him? Still, we should share this with everyone before too much time passes.’
I would need to have a conversation with Kaiden about this matter.
Kaiden had said there was nothing to worry about—Jenas would suffer in eternal servitude to him. But it was Kaiden I found myself concerned about.
Was he truly alright?
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid returned after dismissing all the Knights and apologized to me.
“I apologize for the Knights’ conduct. If it caused you displeasure, I’m sorry.”
Despite being the Crown Prince, Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid seemed quite skilled at apologizing. Perhaps he only did so with me. After examining my complexion, he finally revealed the reason he’d sought me out.
“If you haven’t dined yet, would you join me for a meal? Lord and the Crown Prince will be attending as well. Ah, the Bishop will be there too.”
Everyone had gathered except Diego, who had gone to the Western Military Camp to meet his brother.
“It seems Prince of Asdal has found the peony pattern.”
He’d already found the peony pattern? My eyes widened as I stared at Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid.
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid was quietly glaring at Yuanna Lucy, who lay on my Bed as though it were her own. He seemed to be giving her a pointed look. Yuanna Lucy, unbothered, lay calmly on the Bed and greeted Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid. She appeared indifferent to the fact that this wasn’t the Remote Island.
I set aside the war of nerves between the two and asked Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid.
“Should I go right now?”
Either way, it would be better to hear about the peony properly when we were all gathered together. And after the meal, I needed to have a separate conversation with Kaiden.
At my question, Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid nodded and personally retrieved my outer Cloth for me. As he dressed me in the flight Jacket and fastened the zipper, I watched somewhat awkwardly.
“I can do it myself.”
“I want to do it for you.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid looked down at me with eyes that seemed as though they’d be wounded if I refused, so I ultimately accepted his service in dressing me quietly.
Yuanna Lucy, witnessing this, gasped and whispered to me in a low voice.
“Only we would know the Crown Prince is such a seductive man, wouldn’t we?”
“I heard that. How much longer do you think I’ll tolerate the Saint’s rudeness?”
“Yes, yes. I’ll be careful in front of others.”
“Not in front of others—in front of me. Be grateful I’m letting this slide because Margaret Rose Flone is here.”
I’d thought Yuanna Lucy was a natural enemy to Kaiden, but now it seemed she was one to Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid as well. Come to think of it, she’d bickered with Prince of Asdal too. Perhaps she simply didn’t get along with any man.
“Ah. And Margaret Rose Flone, a Letter arrived at your Family from this.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid withdrew an envelope from his breast. The envelope already bore traces of having been opened and read by someone.
“It came addressed to me, so I read it first.”
He added quickly. True to his word, the sender was my sister Innis, and the recipient was Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid.
The Letter’s contents roughly stated that Rodban was the supreme commander of the Langrid Empire and that he would likely use military force against us.
It also mentioned that there was an implication he intended to dispose of Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid before his return.
I looked up at Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid in shock.
“Rodban, or rather, the Prince is the commander now?”
Rodban was Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s half-brother and was originally the legitimate Crown Prince. He was famous as an incompetent fool—a man with nothing but the Empress as his backing and his legitimate bloodline.
In the past, he’d attempted to assassinate Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid but was caught at the scene and exiled. When Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid disappeared, his position was restored.
“So I heard. He’s currently stationed at the Western Military Camp. We met this morning to discuss ceasefire negotiations, but…”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid stroked his chin and fell silent, his expression deep in thought.
Yuanna Lucy kept glancing at us, clearly curious about the letter’s contents. However, this was too sensitive a matter to mention carelessly, so I had no choice but to remain silent.
“Let’s head to the dining hall where the others are waiting.”
At my words, Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid finally emerged from his deep thoughts and looked at me. Both Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid and Yuanna Lucy nodded simultaneously.
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Though we were in a ceasefire, this was still a Battlefield. Moreover, the military tents were so poorly maintained that they were hardly suitable for nobility.
Yet for us, who had lived on a Remote Island teeming with Magical Beasts, even these military tents felt like a sanctuary beyond compare.
As I pushed aside the Cloth covering the tent where the meal was prepared and stepped inside, Archbishop Luzef and Kaiden were already seated.
“Hey, Lackey. I heard the Holy Knights Order is in full retreat, so why aren’t you disappearing too?”
“And why are you still here in the Mage camp, abandoned by God?”
Watching them grab each other’s collars brought back old memories, and I felt a sudden surge of emotion. It truly sank in that we had all survived and escaped safely. I rushed toward Archbishop Luzef.
“Archbishop! Are you alright?”
Archbishop Luzef, who had only just noticed me, started in shock and stumbled backward. Seeing him react as though he’d seen a ghost, I stared at him in bewilderment.
“What’s wrong?”
“Y-Young Lady, it’s been so long.”
“What?”
It hardly seemed like long at all—only about a week had passed. It wasn’t long ago that we opened the Gate and fell onto the Battlefield.
It had been so recent that we hadn’t even finished the Ceasefire negotiations with the enemy.
“Since we saw each other every day, a week without seeing you does count as a long time.”
I had slept almost continuously for three days after arriving, so it felt like even less time had passed.
Moreover, unlike Yuanna Lucy, with whom I’d exchanged greetings in passing, Archbishop Luzef seemed to be avoiding me—it was difficult to encounter him at all.
Though I’d heard from others, I wanted to ask him directly what I needed to know.
“Did the restless spirits truly disappear?”
“They found peace. It seems they achieved what they desired and departed.”
Archbishop Luzef answered while avoiding my gaze. This was strange. Why was he acting this way? I stood before the table and stared at him directly so he couldn’t evade me. “Archbishop, why do you keep avoiding me?”
“W-what? I, I, I, I would never—!”
“Tch.”
Kaiden clicked his tongue at Archbishop Luzef. Then, in his stead, he explained the Archbishop’s condition to me.
“He’s been feeling guilty toward you.”
“Guilty? Toward me?”
“You trusted him and entrusted him with sealing the restless spirits, but because of him, we nearly couldn’t escape the Island. And you were kidnapped by that damned Mage…”
As Archbishop Luzef spoke, sorrow welled up inside him. He bit his lower lip hard and lowered his head. Oh dear.
“No, what kind of self-blame is that… You have nothing to apologize for to me. If we’re going to be like that, we’d all have a hundred things to apologize to each other for.”
At my words, Yuanna Lucy, who had been eating a Cookie from the table, flinched and stopped mid-motion. She glanced at me, then quietly set the Cookie back down on the table.
“Everyone’s gathered here, I see. As expected, the protagonist always makes a grand entrance!”
Just then, Prince of Asdal announced his arrival loudly. Looking at him, Prince of Asdal seemed more like a frivolous talker than a noble prince.
As Prince of Asdal walked in energetically and spotted the thoroughly dejected Archbishop Luzef, his expression turned puzzled.
“Why is the Bishop standing there like a Loser? Why are the Lord and Young Lady standing? Everyone, sit down. Sit. I didn’t prepare these seats myself, but do make yourselves comfortable.”
He draped an arm around Archbishop Luzef’s shoulder in a friendly embrace, laughed heartily, and invited us to sit with remarkable ease. Then he took a seat across from Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid.
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid and Prince of Asdal sat at opposite ends of the long table, while the rest of us found our own seats in between.
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid and the Prince of Asdal sat at opposite ends of a long table, and the rest of us found our own seats in between.
“Ah, Young Lady, please sit here.”
Prince of Asdal suddenly gestured to the seat beside him.
“…Pardon? Why me?”
Despite my bewildered response, Prince of Asdal paid no mind. With an unbothered expression, he looked at me and pulled out the chair. What was wrong with this man? Had he eaten something that disagreed with him?
“I simply wish to grow closer to you, Young Lady.”
“To me? Why?”
“Because the position of Crown Princess of Hestia Kingdom is currently vacant.”
“Cough.”
“Damn it, what kind of nonsense is this?”
Archbishop Luzef coughed in surprise. Kaiden immediately kicked his chair back and rushed toward me, seizing my hand and pulling me away. Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid stepped in front of us and shoved Prince of Asdal backward.
“Back off.”
At Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s threatening demeanor, Prince of Asdal raised both hands in surrender and retreated.
“This is a jungle, a jungle.”
Yuanna Lucy clicked her tongue as she watched the three men.
“Well now. It was a jest, a jest. Everyone, calm yourselves. I merely wished to become better acquainted with the Young Lady.”
Prince of Asdal looked at me and winked playfully. Then he clapped his hands to lighten the atmosphere.
“Now, please be seated. We must eat.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid and Prince of Asdal sat at opposite ends of the long table, while Kaiden and I took the center, with Archbishop Luzef and Yuanna Lucy seated across from us.
I had not expected anything like a banquet on a Battlefield. Yet the meal that commenced was surprisingly well-prepared.
According to Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid and Prince of Asdal, when the Imperial Family participates in war, regardless of the nation, preparations are made to maintain basic Dignity by considering negotiations with enemy leadership as a fundamental principle.
When Prince of Asdal rang the bell, the meal service began. The first course was carpaccio. While the meal was being set, everyone remained silent.
Once the servants had all departed, Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid finally spoke.
“The commanding general of the Langrid Empire is Prince Rodban. He was once stripped of his Crown Prince title and exiled, but it appears His Majesty the Emperor has restored his position.”
I recalled the letter Innis had sent. She had written that Rodban planned to eliminate Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid before his return using military forces. Repeating the same mistakes of the past—this man truly seemed incapable of learning.
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid continued his explanation with a composed expression.
“He will likely storm into this Tent soon. His objective appears to be my elimination, so I ask for your understanding.”

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