I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 169

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Chapter 169
The golden eyes fixed on me gleamed with a seductive light, as though we were whispering intimate secrets between lovers.
“No… well, that’s true, you’re right, but… Your Highness, why must you speak in such a manner? People will misunderstand!”
I stumbled backward in flustered embarrassment, but Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid closed the distance I’d created with an unhurried stride.
“There’s nothing to misunderstand. I merely spoke the truth.”
He then extended his hand and tucked a strand of my hair that had slipped loose behind my ear.
“All done.”
He withdrew with casual composure and gestured toward my dress.
His nonchalance irritated me. Feeling wronged by my own agitation, I answered in a curt tone.
“Don’t jest with me.”
“I’m disappointed you’d think it a jest. I’m always sincere with you.”
Enoch tilted his head slightly and gazed at me quietly, his inscrutable golden eyes holding only me within them.
‘So Enoch, if you left this island, what would you most want to do?’
‘…I’m not sure.’
‘What do you mean? Think carefully. I answered you sincerely, and you respond with such indifference?’
‘But Margaret, if I answered truthfully, you’d be in a difficult position.’
Now that I thought about it, Enoch had never actually told me what he wanted to do after escaping the island. So I asked him.
“But you never answered me then. What would you want to do if you escaped the island?”
At my question, Enoch’s eyebrows lifted slightly. He seemed to be turning the question over in his mind, and only then did his expression shift to one of understanding.
So I asked him again.
“If you answered, would I still be in a difficult position?”
“So you’re still curious about that.”
Enoch answered while stroking his chin, then gazed at my face in contemplation. I waited for whatever he might say.
“If I left the island, what I’d want to do… Can I do it now?”
“Now?”
I looked at him in bewilderment before nodding. I was somewhat nervous, uncertain what he intended, but unexpectedly he extended his hand toward me.
“Will you hold it?”
Not understanding his intent, I hesitated before carefully placing my hand over his.
“This is what I wanted to do.”
He slowly lowered his head and pressed his lips to the back of my hand. A kiss on the back of my hand? Confused, I watched him, but as he remained bent, looking up at me, he let out a soft chuckle.
“And this as well.”
He turned my hand over and this time pressed his lips to my palm. The soft sensation of his lips against the delicate skin of my palm was intoxicating, and my fingers curled involuntarily.
Seeing this, Enoch slowly withdrew his lips from my palm and straightened his posture leisurely. Was that all?
So what he wanted to do upon escaping the island wasn’t to bathe in warm water or eat delicious food—it was simply to kiss my hand.
“There’s more.”
He carefully took hold of my chin and gazed at me intently. I stood frozen like prey caught in a spider’s web, meeting his eyes.
Gradually, his head descended toward my face. As he drew closer, my eyes closed without my consent.
But as I waited with my eyes shut, time stretched on without anything happening. Slowly opening my eyes in confusion, I found Enoch smiling down at me.
His eyes were like those filled with sweet candy, and he gazed at me with affection.
“What is this…!”
“Were you waiting for this?”
He asked in a voice tinged with amusement. My face burned. I hastily retreated from him. My heart raced wildly.
‘What is this? What’s happening?’
I quietly placed my hand over my chest. My heart refused to settle, pounding relentlessly. The Calming skill wouldn’t take hold. We’d had far more physical contact than this back on the Island, so why suddenly….
Bewildered by the strange reaction overtaking my body,
“There’s more I want to do.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s gaze descended to my lips. At that blatant stare, every hair on my body stood on end.
Tense and rigid, I moistened my parched lips with my tongue and extended my hand to keep him from drawing closer.
“Ah, I understand. You don’t need to demonstrate with actions—I’ve grasped your meaning.”
“Understand? It’s too early to understand, Margaret Rose Flone.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid answered in an amused voice and gently stroked my hair.
“Resist your curiosity. We’ll take this slowly.”
The moment I heard those words, my heart sank. I felt a twinge of disappointment, which only deepened my confusion. As I tensed, hunching my shoulders, Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s hand touched my shoulder.
“You should straighten your shoulders. Chin down. That’s right.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid naturally corrected my posture to befit a noblewoman. I averted my gaze, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
Despite awakening to my identity as Margaret Rose Flone, my body remained accustomed to the habits of Lee Jin-ju. How could I ever adapt to the world of nobility?
Yet Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid extended his hand without the slightest concern.
“Let’s go now. Home.”
I gazed quietly at his outstretched hand before gently grasping it.
Home. We were returning home.
The word threatened to bring tears to my eyes.
My heart swelling, I took Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s hand and emerged from the tent. I could see Knights prepared for departure, lined up with carriages. But when I needed to board, Kaiden was nowhere to be found.
“Where did Kaiden go?”
Just then, he came rushing over from somewhere, stopping before me to catch his breath.
“Were you waiting?”
“Where were you?”
“Had a little dispute with the old man.”
The “old man” was Kaiden’s way of referring to Jenas. Having lived a thousand years, he certainly qualified as old—though his appearance suggested otherwise.
Kaiden smiled as if it were nothing, but to me, he looked terribly pitiful. Knowing what the name Rohade Family meant to him, I was deeply concerned about Kaiden’s mental well-being, harboring Jenas as he did.
“Don’t look at me with those eyes. I’m fine.”
Kaiden stroked my head affectionately, speaking with genuine warmth. His large hand was comforting. The red eyes I’d once found eerie now seemed to gleam like rubies.
Yes. Kaiden was stronger than I gave him credit for.
“Get in the carriage quickly. We need to go home.”
At Kaiden’s words, I boarded the carriage first. Kaiden, pushing aside Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid who was about to follow, sat beside me.
“The seat next to Margaret Rose Flone is mine. Phew, almost missed it.”
Saying this, Kaiden looked at Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid with an audacious expression and asked,
“Won’t you board?”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid regarded Kaiden with displeasure before reluctantly sitting across from me. There seemed little point in quarreling in such a cramped carriage.
Were we truly heading home now? I felt as though I hadn’t properly said farewell to my other Companions. Still, I’d see them again soon enough, I thought, gazing out the carriage window.
But just as we were about to depart, the carriage suddenly halted. Puzzled, I leaned out the window to look, and in the distance, an unfamiliar group appeared.
None other than the Knights of Hestia Kingdom and the Prince of Asdal.
With the Prince of Asdal’s arrival, Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid, Kaiden, and I were dragged out of the carriage once more.
“I couldn’t bear to part ways like this, so I came running.”
The Prince of Asdal smiled and shook hands with Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid and Kaiden.
“Young Lady, I shall visit the Langrid Empire soon, so do wait for me.”
He winked at me. Why was he singling me out with such words?
“Margaret!”
This time, a voice called my name from the opposite direction. When I turned my head, another group was walking toward us.
Men dressed in clerical robes stood out, and among them was a short-haired woman. It was Yuanna Lucy and Archbishop Luzef.
Yuanna Lucy rushed over in a single stride and embraced me. Eun-ji, who had been on my shoulder, scrambled down and hid in my dress pocket.
She held me so deeply that I could barely breathe, then exhaled a long sigh. She grasped my cheek and examined my complexion from every angle.
“Once the arrangements are finished, I’ll head straight to the Langrid Empire. Please wait just a little longer.”
Why was everyone so eager to come to the Langrid Empire? Even Archbishop Luzef rushed to me, grasping my hand firmly with both of his, his voice trembling.
“Young Lady, it pains me so to part. On the island, we could not live without you, but how can we live without you now?”
“What are you saying? This isn’t an island.”
But Archbishop Luzef continued to shed tears, barely seeming to hear my words. Yuanna Lucy, as if words alone couldn’t express what she felt, looked at me with a serious expression.
“My life belongs to Margaret. Without Margaret, I wouldn’t be alive like this.”
Her lips sealed shut as her eyes reddened. Archbishop Luzef, who had been quietly listening to our conversation, nodded vigorously and added his words.
“My life also belongs to the Young Lady. Without you, I would have met a tragic death on that island long ago.”
No, the problem wasn’t that. The Langrid Empire Military, the Hestia Kingdom Military, and even people from the Papal Court—the gazes pouring down upon us were overwhelming.
“Everyone, I’m busy enough just preserving my own life. Your lives are too heavy a burden for me to carry, so please don’t entrust them to me.”
Archbishop Luzef and Yuanna Lucy simultaneously looked deeply moved by my words.
Even after that, I had to endure the lengthy farewells from Yuanna Lucy, Archbishop Luzef, and the Prince of Asdal who had joined us, and only when the subordinates finally urged us forward did the goodbyes come to an end.
We decided to gather again within two or three months after collecting all the evidence. The Prince of Asdal mentioned my birthday, which was drawing near.
“How about we reunite on Lady Flone’s birthday? Your birthday is coming up soon, isn’t it?”
“I don’t like that.”
I answered firmly. How did he know about my birthday?
“There will be a party that day anyway, won’t there? You’re not planning to invite only us? That would be disappointing.”
“It would be quite enjoyable to celebrate with a party after so long.”
Yuanna Lucy and Archbishop Luzef chimed in with excited voices.
No one was listening to me. Seeing that Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid and Kaiden were nodding in agreement, it seemed the decision had already been made. How troublesome.
In any case, everyone had much to do now. Kaiden had to search for the blood oath in the Rohade Family, and Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid had to find Alea Island and conduct a search.
The Prince of Asdal had to investigate the Peony Faction in Hestia Kingdom, while Yuanna Lucy and Archbishop Luzef had to find the Peony Faction in the Papal Court and gather evidence of their movements.
It seemed that most of the high-ranking clergy in the Papal Court were already part of the Peony Faction.
Thus, we parted ways for a time, looking forward to the day we would meet again.

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