I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 215

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Chapter 215
I had harbored a faint hope, but Hibernation? It was unbelievable. I could only blink as I stared at him.
“Hibernation? Do you really have to?”
“I’ve transcended the realm of humanity, but even so, overexerting such power all at once will take its toll. My soul is in tatters right now. If I don’t recover, I might die.”
Kaiden answered with an unbothered expression, his composure unshaken, and offered a gentle smile.
“How long will you be in Hibernation?”
“I can’t say for certain. But I’ll do my best to recover quickly.”
Kaiden continued to stroke my head tenderly.
But I couldn’t smile alongside him. It meant I wouldn’t see Kaiden for a while, and worse, I didn’t even know when that would end.
One year? Or ten years? What if I died before he awakened?
“I came to say a final farewell.”
“Kaiden.”
Startled, I grasped his hand as it stroked my head.
“Don’t worry. I’m not going to die. I’ve touched the realm of God, and this price is relatively merciful. But there’s something I’m more curious about, Margaret Rose Flone.”
Kaiden tilted his head slightly and fixed his gaze intently upon my face. I couldn’t fathom what he was thinking. Why was he looking at me like that? Just as I was about to ask in bewilderment, he spoke.
“Are you going to marry Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid?”
“…What?”
“I know. That you both care for each other. I’ve always known. Just don’t get too comfortable without me.”
That final remark was so very Kaiden.
Moreover, his expression was far more composed than I expected. I couldn’t know his true feelings, but even setting aside romantic love, we both understood that we were precious to each other.
I fell silent for a moment before speaking to him.
“I’ll wait. No matter how long.”
Whenever it came, I would wait for him.
“And thank you. For saving me.”
Kaiden looked at me and let out a soft chuckle, his smile gentle. He ruffled my hair roughly before vanishing abruptly.
Leaving only the words that he would enter Hibernation tomorrow.
* * *
The Mage Association had crumbled, but Kaiden’s Magic Tower alone survived on the Continent.
Of course, in a world without Mana, most Mages departed, save for a handful of researchers.
Kaiden’s Magic Tower remained steadfast for him, who had become Mana itself. It was Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid and Archbishop Luzef’s arrangement.
Kaiden was preparing to enter Hibernation in the topmost chamber of the tower.
Unexpectedly, he had also bid farewell to others. I don’t know what words he left for each, but we all agreed to wait together for Kaiden’s Hibernation.
I came to the Magic Tower hoping to see his face one more time before he entered Hibernation, and likewise, Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid, Prince of Asdal, Yuanna Lucy, Archbishop Luzef, and Diego Bastian Vilterheim all visited the tower.
Kaiden swept his gaze over us with a bewildered expression.
“What is this? Why did you all come to bother me?”
“Didn’t you tell us to come? I thought the Lord unexpectedly enjoyed attention.”
As Prince of Asdal laughed and retorted, Yuanna Lucy jabbed his side sharply.
“Of course we must see the Lord’s final moments. You made the greatest sacrifice.”
“Don’t call it a sacrifice—the Saint made the sacrifice. I achieved my dream.”
At Kaiden’s disgruntled response, I turned to look at Yuanna Lucy.
“That’s right, Yuanna. What was the sacrifice you mentioned when using the power of purification?”
At my question, Yuanna offered a subtle smile.
“You’ll understand when Lord awakens from Hibernation. My sacrifice is simply a matter of time.”
What did that mean? Everyone except Kaiden stared at her with bewildered expressions, but she seemed unwilling to elaborate.
“Lord, I’ll be waiting, so don’t worry too much.”
And then, a familiar voice reached me from behind. I didn’t need to turn around to know it was Enoch.
Kaiden glanced at Enoch, then at me, and broke into a soft smile.
“Then of course you have to wait. Were you two planning to be happy alone?”
“Two? That’s disappointing. Lord, aren’t we being excluded from this conversation?”
It wasn’t Enoch or I who answered Kaiden’s words—it was Prince of Asdal. He draped an arm across Kaiden’s shoulder. Archbishop Luzef, Yuanna, and Diego approached us as well.
“I suppose we can’t call you a filthy Mage anymore. Make your Hibernation brief.”
At Archbishop Luzef’s words, Kaiden’s brows furrowed.
“Hey, lackey. Do you think that’s something I can control?”
“Please stop calling me that lackey.”
“That’s right. Now that you’ve become Pope, calling you lackey is too much.”
Yuanna took Archbishop Luzef’s side, but Kaiden simply scratched his ear and pretended not to hear.
“I’ll call you a grand lackey then. Whether you’re Pope or whatever, you’re still a damned Servant of God.”
Archbishop Luzef eventually wore the expression of someone who had given up trying to reform Kaiden, and he nodded in resignation.
“Do as you please.”
“Anyway, all of you without me….”
Kaiden trailed off and slowly scanned all of us. He pointed at each of us in turn without any pretense of courtesy.
“I’m saying this one more time. Don’t you dare do well without me. It irritates me.”
True to form, Kaiden offered a final farewell characteristic of himself and entered Hibernation.
Time passed and flowed on. Enoch completed his ascension as Emperor, and I married him to become Empress.
Prince of Asdal ascended as King of Hestia, and Diego set off on a world journey with Yuanna. Diego seemed to know what sacrifice Yuanna had made.
Archbishop Luzef was too busy with his duties as Pope to be seen often. Still, we all found happiness in our respective places.
Though we had circled endlessly and finally achieved happiness, we all occasionally felt a profound emptiness in Kaiden’s absence.
Perhaps only when Kaiden returned to our side would the puzzle of our story be completed. Only then would our happiness truly be whole.
Not knowing when it would end, we waited and waited for him to awaken.
* * *
I learned what sacrifice Yuanna had made around the time Kaiden was awakening. Her aging was progressing rapidly during that period.
Yet she laughed brightly, saying she could still live another twenty years or so, that she had so much life remaining ahead of her.
Upon hearing this news, I suffered nearly a year of anguish and guilt, shedding tears. Only then did I understand why Diego had taken her on a world journey.
But there was little time left to spend with Yuanna while drowning in tears. From now on, I had to create more memories with her.
With that resolve, I continued to meet with her as often as possible and spend time together.
Then suddenly, I felt Kaiden’s aura.
“It seems it’s time for Kaiden to awaken.”
So I spoke while looking at Enoch’s reflection in the mirror as I prepared to go out. Enoch, who was fastening his cravat to his shirt, looked at me.
Our eyes met in the mirror’s reflection. I smiled and rose from my seat.
“That’s why I told you to call an attendant.”
I personally tied the cravat around his neck. Enoch chuckled softly and pulled my hand toward him, pressing his lips to my fingertips.
“You could simply tie it for me like this, yet you insist on making such a fuss.”
At the soft touch of his lips, I curled my fingers. I withdrew my hand from his grasp and shot him a sidelong glance.
“Are you suggesting you’ll work me like a servant? I already have more than enough to do.”
“That’s not what I meant at all. I simply cannot bear to be apart from you, even for a moment.”
He reached out and wrapped his arms around my waist. His lips brushed against my nape. Warm breath pooled at my collarbone. I squeezed my eyes shut. His lips traced softly across my nape before finally settling at the back of my neck.
A kiss.
After leaving a kiss at the back of my neck, Enoch fastened the buttons I had left undone.
“Will you be visiting the Magic Tower again today?”
I massaged my nape, trying to cool the fever rising within me.
“Today we’ll go together. I’ve already sent word to everyone.”
For the past ten years, I had consistently reported to the Magic Tower, waiting for Kaiden to awaken.
That’s why I could faintly sense something like Kaiden’s aura. Perhaps it was because I was the only person in this world besides Kaiden who possessed Mana.
Enoch cupped my cheek and left a brief kiss upon my lips.
“How can you be so certain that the Lord will truly awaken?”
“It’s just a feeling. And even if I’m wrong, it’s been so long since I’ve seen everyone’s faces—it’ll be nice regardless.”
“Only you would summon the Pope, the Saint, and the King of Hestia so casually.”
“There’s one more person here. The Emperor of the Langrid Empire.”
“I am the exception. I am your husband, after all.”
Enoch tilted his head toward me. A shadow fell across his face. I slowly closed my eyes.
Just as our lips were about to meet in a kiss, Eun-ji came tumbling across the carpet toward us.
“Wait! Eun-ji is here too!”
The creature stretched both arms toward us, seeking attention and affection.
Enoch and I exchanged glances for a moment before bursting into laughter. Enoch scooped Eun-ji into his arms, and I left a kiss upon Eun-ji’s forehead.
Eun-ji beamed with happiness, its smile radiant.
Seeing that face, I too felt happiness bloom within me.
* * *
How much time had passed?
Kaiden drifted through darkness.
The soul, torn and tattered from wielding such tremendous power, was only now gradually taking shape again.
Throughout that long span of time, I relived the past again and again.
The days spent with Margaret Rose Flone, and the days of overcoming trials alongside Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid and the Prince of Asdal’s party.
Only after enduring all that suffering could I achieve the perfection I now possess. And I know well that those experiences were the driving force that allowed me to persevere until now.
Having become the very force of Mana itself, I can truly no longer be called human.
I opened my eyes quietly within the seal formation of the Magic Tower.
A breeze brushed against my nose. A cool, gentle wind neither cold nor warm. A delicate floral fragrance drifted through, and warm sunlight streamed in through the window.
Kaiden slowly sat up.
How long had I been asleep?
One year?
No, that’s far too short.
Five years?
That’s just wishful thinking.
Ten years? Twenty years?
Perhaps a hundred years or more have passed.
Then what of Margaret? What if I awakened in a time when Margaret, Enoch, and even the lackey no longer existed in this world?
Kaiden rose quietly from his place.
And he descended the Magic Tower slowly. There was no one. Before I entered Hibernation, there had been at least a few Mages remaining in the Magic Tower.
‘Well, with Mana gone, there’s no way any Mages would remain in the Magic Tower.’
They could hardly be called Mages anymore.
Kaiden descended the Stairs with measured steps. The Magic Tower, devoid of any human presence, felt terribly lonely.
Yet such thoughts lasted only a moment. He felt Warmth emanating from somewhere.
Warmth permeated the Magic Tower. As if someone had periodically breathed Warmth into it and maintained it.
Drawn by that gentle heat, he descended the Magic Tower slowly. Could someone actually be here? Perhaps time hadn’t passed as long as he feared.
With such thoughts, he came down, but the Magic Tower remained empty as expected.
He stood alone in that hollow space. Then he saw someone open the Door to the Magic Tower and enter.
“Kaiden?”
A woman opened the Door, discovered him, and stopped in surprise. A man following behind her also froze in astonishment.
Platinum Blonde Hair woven like golden threads shimmered in his vision. In the sea-blue eyes meeting his gaze, a spark of emotion flickered.
The face and voice he had yearned for even in dreams. The longing he had repeatedly witnessed throughout the passing time became tangible, standing before his eyes.
“Kaiden! You’ve awakened!”
Margaret rushed toward him and embraced him. A familiar scent wafted from her. The warm Warmth of a human enveloped Kaiden.
Kaiden, who had been dazed in her embrace, held her in return with a bewildered expression. Enoch came into his view.
“I’ve been waiting. It took about ten years. Thank you for returning early.”
At Enoch’s calm greeting, Kaiden fell silent. Though he had been told to wait, he had thought that as ten years passed, then twenty, then countless years, perhaps everyone had forgotten him.
So he hadn’t held great expectations, yet it seemed he had been hoping after all. That everyone would wait for him.
Tears streamed down Kaiden’s cheeks. He felt he could not hold back the sobs that escaped through his lips.
In the end, Kaiden burst into tears. Never in his life had he wept like this.
The beginning of his life had been miserable, agonizing, and difficult. The journey was not easy either, but ultimately his life was perfect. He was happy with a love so complete and fulfilling.
Even though he was no longer human, he could feel the love of those who loved him so purely and completely.
How precious and blissful this feeling was—he thought he could live an eternity on the happiness of this moment alone.
Margaret lifted the weeping Kaiden from her embrace and spoke to him.
“Let’s go. You have no idea how much everyone has been waiting for you.”
She extended her hand to him.
As if all our happiness awaited beyond that Door.
Kaiden grasped her hand without hesitation.
【Trapped on a Remote Island with the Male Leads】 Complete

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