I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 183

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Chapter 183
Kaiden snapped his fingers, and the gag fell away from the Archbishop’s mouth.
“What in blazes are you doing?! Do you truly believe you’ll escape unscathed?! The Papal Court will search for me. Your involvement will be exposed in no time!”
“It doesn’t matter.”
Kaiden replied sharply.
“They would have realized we were searching for Magic Stones anyway. Besides, they probably anticipated something like this.”
With the Archbishop vanishing from the Banquet Hall, the Papal Court would naturally search for him. They would suspect us.
However, as long as we kept the Archbishop confined here until everything was resolved, there would be no problem.
Just as Jenas had sealed Anata in the Cabin, the Archbishop was now sealed within the Magic Tower—he wouldn’t be easy to find.
“How does it feel to be sealed alive?”
“Is that what you call talking?! I don’t understand why you’re doing this! If it’s because of what happened at the party…!”
“Ugh. You’re too loud. Just gag him again.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid furrowed his brow, cutting off the Archbishop’s words. It was uncharacteristic rudeness from him. Though, this wasn’t someone deserving of courtesy.
I turned to look at the Archbishop and asked.
“Alea Island. You know about it, don’t you? I know you’re connected to that island in every way.”
He flinched.
The man who had been struggling finally stopped moving.
“Who has the remaining Magic Stones? How many other accomplices do you have besides yourself?”
“Do you think I’ll answer?”
“What’s your plan? The Experiments failed. What are you scheming if you won’t give up?”
The Archbishop clamped his mouth shut.
“Then what are you planning to do at my birthday party?”
“How could you possibly…!”
At my final question, the Archbishop answered in panic before sealing his lips again.
“Should I pull out your fingernails?”
Kaiden asked. The Archbishop’s face drained of all color. I spoke to Kaiden firmly.
“No physical torture. When we find the Blood Scripture, this wretch will face judgment. If his body is damaged by then, it will complicate matters for us.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid, who had been standing with his arms crossed listening to our conversation, added his own comment.
“I also oppose physical torture. But other methods are fair game.”
The Archbishop, who had been exhaling in relief, suddenly stiffened and began trembling violently.
“What, are you scared? You didn’t think about what you did to us?”
Kaiden, as if exasperated, stepped into the Magic Circle and roughly kicked the Archbishop’s chair out from under him. It seemed that those not sealed within could move freely in and out of the Magic Circle.
The Archbishop, still bound to the chair, toppled over. After crashing to the floor, he barely managed to lift his head, his face drenched in terror as he begged Kaiden for mercy.
Witnessing this, Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid, Kaiden, and I all fell silent for a long moment.
“I, I’ll tell you everything.”
The Archbishop opened his mouth easily, before torture could even begin.
Unfortunately, he didn’t know how many members the Peony Faction had, nor who possessed the remaining Magic Stones.
However, he knew precisely what their objective was and what they planned to do at my birthday party.
“Everyone with a Magic Stone will attend the Young Lady’s birthday party. And they plan to use those Magic Stones to summon Magical Beasts.”
“What do they gain from that?”
“They’re planning to create chaos and use that opportunity to eliminate all the survivors on the Island, destroying the evidence in the process.”
“Are you aware that among those survivors you’re talking about eliminating are the Empire’s Crown Prince and the Kingdom’s Crown Prince?”
I asked in disbelief, but the Archbishop nodded vigorously as if it were of no consequence.
“If I hadn’t known, I wouldn’t have orchestrated the kidnapping to the Island in the first place. It will be disguised as an accident—caused by Magical Beasts.”
“And.”
“Yes?”
“And what the hell is your next target, you bastard?”
Kaiden kicked the Archbishop’s tilted chair aside and asked with a scoundrel’s tone.
“Ah, we plan to recover any remaining traces of Mana from Alea Island and resume the Experiments. We were so close to success, you see. We cannot allow a thousand-year plan to fail like this. Of course, they said they would never select test subjects like you again.”
We fell silent upon hearing those words.
What? Resume the Experiments? These people are truly insane.
Without Jenas Igran Rohade, who designed the Experiments, how do they expect to complete them?
“A-are you releasing us now?”
Now speaking with formal courtesy, the Archbishop asked us. Kaiden looked at him with contempt and disdain, then stepped outside the Magic Circle without bothering to help him up from the floor.
“Should we talk outside?”
Kaiden asked us, and upon hearing this, the Archbishop thrashed about on the floor again, begging to be released. Of course, the moment Kaiden snapped his fingers, the gag that had come loose slipped back into his mouth.
These people are all small fry anyway. The real heads of the Peony Faction we need to capture are the Pope, Marquis Rohade, and the Empress.
But something felt oddly unsettling.
The Peony Faction is a group that has maintained this insane Experiment for a thousand years while keeping security airtight. Could problems really be resolved this easily?
It felt as though I was missing something crucial.
* * *
We entered the Tower Master’s Office.
Kaiden quickly claimed the seat beside me, leaving Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid no choice but to sit in front. A long silence followed.
“It’s strange that this is your office.”
I said, looking around Kaiden’s office. My eyes took in the interior packed densely with all manner of books and experimental apparatus.
I had looked around before, but somehow it felt fresh again. It struck me anew that Kaiden, whom I had only thought of as a scoundrel madman, was actually the Magic Tower Master.
Kaiden, sitting diagonally on the sofa, looked at me.
“Having you in my space is quite wonderful.”
“It seems you’ve forgotten that I’m here too.”
When Kaiden treated Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid as if he didn’t exist, Enoch expressed his displeasure.
And once again, an awkward silence fell.
“Oh, I read this earlier.”
I held up the book titled “The Great Mage, Jenas Igran Rohade” that lay on the table.
“Ah….”
Kaiden, sitting with his arms crossed, frowned at the book I indicated. He scrunched his face in silence for a long while, then ran his hand through his hair. It seemed as though he were having some sort of conversation with Jenas Igran Rohade.
“There are many related texts remaining because it’s a Magic Tower that bastard created.”
“Huh? Oh, I see? It must be a place with deep history.”
Kaiden sat with his brow furrowed before opening his mouth reluctantly.
“Before he suddenly disappeared, that bastard left behind many achievements worthy of marking Magic history. The fact that his disappearance was because of that damn Experiment is truly absurd.”
Having answered thus, Kaiden looked at me and spoke.
“If you want to know anything else, just tell me. I’ll have it brought from the Manor. Those kinds of things are easy to obtain.”
As Kaiden spoke, he suddenly flashed a sly smile.
“Ah, it looks like this bastard has written quite a lot in his diary. He’s throwing a fit about how no one should ever touch his books. I’ll make sure to find that diary and send it to the Flone Estate.”
I didn’t particularly want to see someone else’s diary, but Kaiden seemed utterly absorbed in teasing Jenas right now.
And once again, silence fell between us. I stared blankly down at Jenas’s books. My heart felt hollow.
“To be honest, I feel so deflated right now.”
Breaking the long silence, I spoke first. Everyone seemed to be avoiding the subject, but they probably felt the same way I did.
The Archbishop who had stepped forward before the Emperor himself to slander me turned out to be such an insignificant human being.
That’s when Kaiden opened his mouth.
“Except for Jenas, they’re all so stupid that it seems we could dispose of them quickly, so I’m not worried about that. The problem is the Blood Scripture that disappeared along with that old bastard Rohade.”
When he said that old bastard Rohade, he must be referring to Marquis Rohade. I finally pulled out the note my mother had given me from my pocket.
“That’s right—I received this note from Duke Vilterheim, and it seems Marquis Rohade has set out to find Alea Island.”
“Ha. That damned old bastard.”
Even as Kaiden muttered curses, Enoch said nothing. He stared quietly at the note I held out, then let out a sigh.
“The Diego brothers will find Alea Island first, so you probably don’t need to worry too much about it.”
Enoch answered with a face that showed he truly wasn’t worried.
“To catch them in the act of using Magic Stones at the party, shouldn’t we have the Imperial Army standing by? What do you think, Enoch?”
“We can’t trust everything the Archbishop said, but it would be better to have the Imperial Army on standby.”
Whether the Archbishop’s words were true or false, it was at least certain that they were planning to do something at my birthday party.
I wish we could have caught them all then and at least felt some satisfaction. I sighed wearily, pressing my temples with my hands.
“First, we should set up a Barrier at the Flone Estate so those Peony Faction bastards can’t use Magic at the party. Is it okay if I visit before the birthday party?”
When Kaiden asked me with bright, eager eyes, Enoch quickly responded.
“Then I’ll go with you.”
As Kaiden immediately glared at Enoch, I quickly interjected.
“Please come, both of you. I’ll let Father and Mother know.”
Once we had made our plans for what lay ahead, exhaustion suddenly washed over me. I genuinely thought I could fall asleep right here on this sofa.
“I wish the Hardtack Prince and the Saint were here too. It would have been good to discuss this together.”
“What? Margaret. That hurts a little. Are you saying we’re not enough?”
“Huh? Oh… that’s not what I meant.”
“You, have you forgotten everything we’ve done together?”
Kaiden, sitting beside me, pulled his hips closer and moved nearer to me.
“Everything we’ve done together? If someone hears that, they’ll misunderstand…”
At that moment, a servant opened the Office door and entered. Our eyes met. He must have come in with the tea Kaiden had ordered earlier.
The servant’s face went pale. It seemed he had heard our conversation from just before.
Shame washed over me, and I buried my face in my hands. Because of Kaiden, I can’t survive this…!
As soon as the servant finished setting up the tea and left, I glared at Kaiden.
“There’s nothing to misunderstand. It’s the truth anyway.”
Unexpectedly, Enoch sided with Kaiden. I looked at him with a face full of betrayal.
“Why, Margaret. Does it seem like that’s not enough?”
Kaiden, who had been quietly watching me, asked.
“What?”
I asked in bewilderment, and Kaiden leaned his head close to mine. He cupped my chin in his hand. His red eyes gleamed inches from my face.
“Don’t pretend you don’t remember. I’m talking about that kiss we shared back then.”
His scorching gaze settled upon my lips. In that instant, a large palm wedged itself between Kaiden and me.
“It seems our business here is concluded. I believe we should take our leave.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid said as much while hoisting me up in a Princess Carry. Kaiden bristled at him for doing so.
I was relieved to see that everyone seemed to have regained some of their spirits compared to moments before. I descended from Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s embrace with a sigh of relief.
“Ah, before we go, I have a Gift for you.”
Kaiden retrieved something from the Desk Drawer. It was a pouch containing something substantial.

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