I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 213

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Chapter 213
“I was so worried. I’m relieved you’re safe. Truly relieved.”
My fervent reaction seemed to catch Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid off guard at first. But soon, his firm forearm wrapped around my waist, and his low voice brushed against my ear.
“Such an enthusiastic welcome is delightful, but I worry your family might be so startled they collapse.”
At his words, I belatedly came to my senses and pulled away from Enoch. When I turned around, sure enough, my family members who had rushed after me were staring at us both with faces drained of all color.
“My apologies, Your Highness. I’m afraid we didn’t have time to prepare properly, so we must present quite an inadequate appearance.”
“It’s my fault for visiting so abruptly, so please don’t concern yourself.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid responded to Mother’s apology with characteristic composure.
I looked between the two of them and laughed with embarrassment. For some reason, I felt like I’d become a thoughtless noble lady. Was that not accurate?
“Um… would it be alright if the two of us spoke privately for a moment?”
At my question, Mother, Innis, and Rosemary nodded readily. Fortunately, Father had already left for the Imperial Palace, so there was no one to significantly interfere with my time with Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid.
“Huh?”
“Oh, well then.”
“Will you go to the Reception Room?”
“No, we’ll head to the Garden. I could use a walk as well.”
I answered the three women’s questions while taking Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s hand. I heard him let out a soft chuckle. A belated wave of embarrassment washed over me.
“Yes, you’ve been lying in bed, so a walk would do you good.”
“Go ahead, dear.”
After hearing Mother and Innis’s responses, I left the house with Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid and headed to the Garden.
It was that season transitioning from the warmth of spring into the freshness of summer. As I strolled through the lush, vibrant Garden with Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid, I felt a peace so profound it brought tears to my eyes.
That such a moment could come to us.
I paused briefly in my reverie, then stopped in my tracks and turned to Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid with a question.
“Are you truly feeling alright?”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid, who had stopped beside me, nodded leisurely. He reached out and gently brushed my hair back.
“When I heard you had awakened, I rushed here at once. Since I can no longer use Warp Gates, I had to travel by carriage instead.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s fingers traced across my forehead and then gently caressed my cheek. I closed my eyes for a moment and felt the warmth of his touch. His thumb moved softly across my cheek.
As I slowly opened my eyes, I saw Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid gazing at me intently with deepened eyes.
“I’m fine.”
A smile, as if painted with a brush, bloomed across Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s lips.
“In truth, I thought it wouldn’t be so terrible to face death alongside you. Wasn’t it the very moment I confirmed your feelings for me? I even thought it would have been rather romantic to die while holding onto that moment.”
“Romantic? What’s romantic about dying?”
At my reproachful words, Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid burst into laughter. His face was filled with playful mischief.
It was truly rare to see him laugh so heartily with such a mischievous expression, so I found myself staring blankly at his smiling face.
Then suddenly, a wave of remorse toward him crashed over me and consumed my thoughts. My expression quickly grew somber, and I fell silent.
“Have I upset you? That was a careless thing to say.”
Seeing my dejected face, Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid seemed flustered and apologized to me anxiously.
“That’s not it… I’m sorry. For realizing so late. For the feelings I have for you.”
As I said this, I stole a glance at Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s face. But he gazed at me with eyes that seemed to say he was madly in love with this version of me.
His eyes, which looked at my face with such tenderness, curved beautifully.
“I’m losing my mind.”
He exhaled with an expression of utter delight, then took a deep breath and slowly washed his face with dry hands.
“If you’re this adorable…”
He leaned in closer to me, then cupped my cheek and jawline in his large hand and slowly lowered his head.
Seeing his face approaching as if to kiss me, I stopped breathing in surprise.
“I can’t help myself.”
“What?”
But as if he had no intention of answering my counter-question, Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid left a brief kiss upon my lips.
My face flushed crimson as I hurriedly glanced around. Fortunately, no one was in the Garden, and when I looked back at Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid, he stood with his arms crossed, regarding me with leisurely ease.
He smiled languidly and spoke to me.
“Instead of an apology, I prefer to say that I love you.”
“W-Enoch!”
Was this man truly this shameless? At my flustered cry, he burst into delighted laughter.
After his laughter subsided, Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid spoke.
“Ah, Enoch. But did you hear? About Kaiden…”
“Lord will be fine.”
“What? How do you know? Did you meet him?”
“I haven’t seen him since he returned. I saw him in the Dimensional Rift when he came to retrieve us. You were still unconscious then.”
He fell silent for a moment, his expression troubled. It seemed almost as though he were searching for words.
“He will need time to recover his strength. I think it’s best to give Lord time as well.”
At Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s words, I recalled what Yuanna Lucy had said. Something about Hibernation.
Why must he undergo Hibernation? Has he truly transcended humanity? If so, has he stepped into the realm of God?
There are so many questions.
As I stood there thinking of Kaiden for a moment, Yuanna Lucy entered the Garden.
“They said you two were here, so I came. Everyone came looking for you after hearing that Meg had awakened—Prince of Asdal, Archbishop Luzef, and Diego Bastian Vilterheim as well.”
Eun-ji was cradled in Yuanna Lucy’s arms. She had said she was happy to have a pretty friend, and she follows Yuanna Lucy very well.
“I heard Your Highness was so busy he couldn’t even move—how did you manage to slip away from the Imperial Palace?”
“I couldn’t stay confined to the Imperial Palace when Margaret Rose Flone has awakened. But I do need to return soon.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid answered Yuanna Lucy lightly and took my hand. He spoke to me as if making a vow.
“Wait for me just a little longer until things are settled.”
Wait? For what?
“After that, I will propose to you formally.”
This time, I stood there slack-jawed like a crucian carp, my mouth opening and closing soundlessly. A p-proposal?!
He stroked my hair and kissed my forehead, while Yuanna Lucy, standing beside us, looked at us with an expression like she’d bitten into a rotten apple.
“I must return now, so I won’t be able to see the others. Please give them my regards instead.”
“Of course. It must be difficult, but what can we do? The times are as they are. Take care of yourself.”
Yuanna Lucy left Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid with a parting that was neither teasing nor comforting, and he shook his head at her.
After bidding us farewell, Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid departed for the Imperial Palace once more. And Yuanna Lucy, Eun-ji, and I made our way to the Reception Room where Prince of Asdal’s party was waiting.
“Young Lady?”
The moment I opened the Reception Room door, a floral fragrance wafted through. It seemed three men had been seated around the table drinking tea.
Archbishop Luzef, who spotted me entering the Reception Room, suddenly rose to his feet and rushed toward me, pulling me into a strong embrace.
“I’m relieved you’re safe.”
The arms holding me trembled slightly. Then Asdal and Diego rose and approached me.
“Your condition is well, I trust.”
“Truly, Young Lady… you have quite the talent for making people’s hearts leap into their throats.”
Diego and Asdal spoke to me in turn. I smiled at them both.
“Thank you for your concern.”
Asdal offered Yuanna Lucy and me seats, but his expression shifted to surprise when he spotted Eun-ji.
“Come now, sit down. You must be exhausted. Oh, this one came too?”
“Not ‘this one’—it’s Eun-ji!”
Eun-ji cried out from Yuanna Lucy’s embrace. At that, Archbishop Luzef and Diego both turned to stare at him with expressions of wonder.
I hadn’t had time to explain to them that Eun-ji had undergone humanization.
“So, Eun-ji, you managed to swallow that mad Mage without issue?”
Asdal observed Eun-ji with fascination and posed the question. Eun-ji nodded vigorously.
“It was delicious!”
Likely Eun-ji meant not that Jenas himself was delicious, but rather the Magic Stone he possessed. Yet Archbishop Luzef, Diego, and Asdal, unaware of the hidden meaning, all went deathly pale.
“Ah, quite the… satisfying meal, it seems.”
Asdal averted his gaze from Eun-ji, his expression flustered.
“I’m grateful everyone is safe.”
As the situation settled and I took my seat, I spoke these words. Asdal nodded with a weary expression.
“Managing the chaos has been rather hectic.”
“Your Highness isn’t returning to your kingdom and simply settling here in Langrid?”
“What do you take my abilities for? For now, it’s manageable. But given the current state of affairs, I’ll need to return soon enough.”
Asdal answered casually, then turned to me with a puzzled expression.
“But tell me, why is your Mana still intact?”
“How did you know?”
“Strangely enough, my Magic Sight still seems to be functioning properly.”
Yuanna Lucy cautioned Asdal with an air of difficulty.
“Everyone understands the situation, but it would be best if Margaret’s possession of Mana remained a secret known only to us.”
“Of course. After all, we have someone among us with far greater Mana, don’t we?”
Asdal answered with a hearty laugh. He was clearly referring to Kaiden.
I quietly read the room before subtly shifting the conversation, turning my attention to Archbishop Luzef.
“What of the Papal Court’s situation? Holy Power has vanished, hasn’t it? The Pope included.”
In place of Archbishop Luzef, who continued to sniffle while looking at me, Yuanna Lucy answered instead.
“The Bishop will be elevated to Pope. He’ll be the first Pope in a world without Holy Power.”
Hearing this, Asdal nodded in agreement.
“I suspect religion won’t easily disappear from the human world. In times like these, people all the more wish to believe in something. In that sense, isn’t it fortunate that Bishop Luzef becomes Pope?”
Oh, Pope indeed. I’d vaguely suspected as much, but it was still remarkable. Our Luzef becoming Pope.
Moreover, I’d heard that Asdal would soon be crowned king of Hestia.
I watched the taciturn Diego sip his black tea while listening to our conversation, then posed a question to him.
“Are you well, Sir? And Sir Marcel?”
Diego nodded at my question.
“Thanks to you, we’re safe.”
“Don’t say that—you’re making me blush. You’ve worked so hard in Southern Langrid all this time. I heard you helped my father.”
“On the contrary, I received help. I had no idea Duke Flone possessed such exceptional Swordsmanship.”
Diego answered with a face that seemed to recall a bewildering past.
“I didn’t know either. I had no idea Father possessed such skill.”
“In any case, I think it would be good for us to attend the execution ceremony the day after tomorrow together. I plan to leave for Hestia after witnessing that. And I heard your Archbishop’s inauguration is scheduled for that day as well?”
Everyone nodded at Prince of Asdal’s question.
“I offer my congratulations in advance. That day will be busy for you, so I don’t think I’ll be able to greet you separately.”
Archbishop Luzef nodded with an embarrassed expression at my words. Following my congratulations, Prince of Asdal, Yuanna Lucy, and Diego offered theirs.
“You all have to attend my inauguration too. I’ll send invitations. Anyone who can’t make it—I’ll write their names in my diary and remember them for a long time.”
“You keep a diary?”
“I’m quite a meticulous man, in my own way.”
“That’s true. You’re the only one among us who carries a handkerchief around.”
Now that I thought about it, neither I—a noble lady—nor Yuanna Lucy, a Saint, carried handkerchiefs with us. Of course, neither of us cared about that in the slightest, nor did we have any intention of starting. If we really needed one, we’d just ask Vanessa.
“Ah, no—a handkerchief is a basic courtesy… Never mind. I shouldn’t have brought it up.”
We all laughed together at Prince of Asdal’s resigned response.
“To think a day would come when we could laugh so freely like this… it’s truly moving.”
Archbishop Luzef answered with a face that seemed newly impressed. Then Prince of Asdal laughed heartily and patted his back.
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Since our meeting at Duke Flone’s Castle, Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid had been difficult to see. He was far too occupied with organizing the chaotic state of affairs.
Instead, I received letters from him without fail. I wondered if this was what long-distance love felt like.
The fortunate thing was that I was also recovering and adapting to this new world, so occupied with these matters that the time spent waiting for Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid didn’t feel particularly difficult.
“This is so inconvenient. If Magic existed, we could attend meetings via video conference.”
Innis, who had been preparing to commute to the Imperial Palace daily, finally showed signs of strain. Even unimportant matters had to be discussed in person at the Imperial Palace for security reasons.
The inconveniences didn’t end there. Newspapers were frequently delayed in publication, letters went undelivered, and trains powered by Magic Stones even ceased operations.
Shops that had been maintained by Magic and Holy Power closed en masse, unemployment rose, and ultimately the economy faced a crisis.
Well, it meant there were many problems ahead that Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid and the rest of us would have to solve.
In any case, as I adapted to this world, the day of the Peony Faction’s execution ceremony finally dawned.
What was surprising was that among those awaiting execution was the Emperor of the Langrid Empire himself.

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