I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 258

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Part 2
(Side Story)
Episode 16
‘Just in case. Should I look for something that could serve as a weapon?’
Who knows? If this world had snipers, I could have been shot dead with just a minute remaining.
In any case, as I shook the keychain, it shattered into pieces, scattered through the air, and reassembled like a puzzle.
The Black Warehouse revealed itself between the ruins of the alley. It was about the size of a Camping Trailer.
I opened the warehouse door and stepped inside.
“I must be insane.”
The warehouse was packed with weapons.
This was an armory.
An ominous feeling washed over me.
What kind of world was this that an armory would appear in a place like this?
I spent considerable time selecting a weapon. But in the end, I chose a Pistol.
I grabbed one Pistol and headed back outside. I didn’t know much about firing guns, but it would do for self-defense.
When I closed the door, the warehouse transformed back into keychain form.
[Dimensional Stabilization in progress….]
[Estimated Recovery Time 00:03:31]
Well. It’s almost over.
Just as I was breathing a sigh of relief—
Click.
I heard the sound of ammunition being loaded somewhere, and it was directly above my head.
I looked up and saw a helicopter.
“Survivor detected.”
But if it was a helicopter, there should have been tremendous wind and the loud sound of propellers.
Yet the helicopter in the sky had no propellers.
How was that thing even staying airborne?
The helicopter’s door was open, and a man inside stood armed, aiming a gun directly at me.
Cold sweat broke out across my skin.
I couldn’t make out the man’s face. Cloth was wrapped up to his nose, and sunglasses covered his eyes.
All I could tell was that his hair was black. But that alone was enough for me to recognize who he was.
“State your affiliation.”
It was the voice. Because of that voice.
That was unmistakably Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s voice.
Then another man with blonde hair standing beside Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid called out to me.
He held something like a radio as he spoke.
“We can only rescue you if you state your affiliation. Please state your affiliation.”
Affiliation? I had no idea what he was talking about.
I swallowed hard at the Blonde Man’s urging and opened my mouth.
“I, I belong to the Langrid Empire.”
“Langrid?”
It seemed I hadn’t given an entirely unreasonable answer. The Blonde Man was staring at me with a look of shock.
But the black-haired man loaded his pistol again.
“Affiliated with Langrid? That’s impossible. If you’re here, you must be contaminated. I’ll execute you.”
“Wait, hold on!”
I shouted desperately, but the gunshot followed immediately after.
“System! System! Help! Help!”
[※※※WARNING※※※]
[Survival rate is plummeting rapidly.]
[The ‘Transmigrator Survival Support System’ activates emergency response mode.]
As the system window appeared, a signboard that had been creaking from the adjacent building fell and became my shield.
But I couldn’t relax. The helicopter had repositioned itself to intercept the target hiding behind the obstacle.
I had desperately sought Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid, but there was absolutely nothing I could do in this situation.
I couldn’t be executed before even kissing him!
[Recovery process complete]
[Coordinates reset successful]
Fortunately, the recovery procedure had been completed in the meantime.
[Automatic return initiated]
[Current location: Parallel Dimension #05 → Return location: Parallel Dimension #01]
[Dimensional gate opening]
[Spatial boundaries aligning.]
[Automatic return will complete shortly.]
[You will return to the Original Dimension momentarily.]
Click, click—
The sound of loading echoed from somewhere, and simultaneously the background began fragmenting and scattering like a puzzle.
Through the fractured puzzle pieces, I could see Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s face.
Our eyes met. He let out a hollow laugh while looking at me.
‘Something feels different.’
The aura emanating from this dimension’s Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid was ominous. Such a delinquent expression on the face of the Enoch I knew—it was unthinkable.
Sure enough, Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid flipped me off. That was something Kaiden or Yuanna Lucy would do.
I wouldn’t lose.
I flipped him off right back without hesitation.
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid was fidgeting and about to jump from the helicopter when the Blonde Man grabbed him.
As my vision scattered, I mocked Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid to my heart’s content.
Whirrrr—
You don’t have a system window, do you?
Soon after, my vision began to flicker.
I gave him a thumbs down and sent him a taunt before closing my eyes in satisfaction.
Only then did my vision fade completely to black.
.
.
.
Chirrrrrr—
The sound of insects filled my ears.
The scent of wet earth, fresh grass, and all the natural aromas stimulated my senses.
Carefully opening my eyes, I saw the familiar Forest.
My legs went weak.
I had returned.
The Forest Cabin came into view. The Cabin remained exactly as it had been when I disappeared.
It was Alea Island.
Sigh.
I never thought I’d be glad to see this damned Experiment Island.
I thought I’d finished with these extreme experiences of walking between life and death long ago.
‘They said Parallel Dimension #05. I’m absolutely not going there.’
If I absolutely must go to that dimension, I’m planning to receive special training with the System’s help.
“System! Is there any way for me to handle Enoch Clinton from Parallel Dimension #05? If you activate the Transmigrator Survival Support System, it’s possible, right?”
Otherwise, let me use Magic!
[Analyzing user request…]
[Current access dimension: #01]
[Target dimension: #05 (temporary entry)]
[Target identified: Enoch Clinton]
Enoch Clinton. An unfamiliar name.
I felt certain that he would be a completely different person from the Enoch I knew.
[Activating the Transmigrator Survival Support System will switch to 【Combat Assistance Mode】.]
[However, conditions are required.]
“What is Combat Assistance Mode? What are the conditions?”
[This request cannot be answered.]
As always. You never reveal what really matters.
Still, I’m grateful there’s a way to respond.
I’m counting on you, System.
After going through such a difficult experience, I missed my friends. So I opened the transmission data from the Original Dimension again.
[Rosemary: Get Margaret here right now! Right now!]
[Innis: Rose. Calm down. If we bring Margaret here, what about the Langrid Empire? What about this world? We’ll all die together.]
[Rosemary: At this rate, Margaret’s going to die alone!]
[Kaiden: The System will never create such a situation, so trust and watch. Believe in my ability a little, little Flone.]
[※
Connection status
is unstable, so only partial text data is being
received
※]
The subsequent transmission data wasn’t visible, but I could roughly understand what sort of debate was unfolding in the Original Dimension.
I felt sorry for Kaiden, but what could I do when Rosemary loved me so much? Just hang in there a little longer.
As I rose from my seat, wiping away tears, I noticed someone emerging from the Cabin.
‘…What?’
A small boy who appeared to be around twelve years old.
Silver hair and red eyes.
A dazzling appearance that reminded me of Kaiden.
I knew who this boy was.
Zenas Igran Rohade.
The mastermind behind the Alea Project. The man who had kidnapped us to this island and used us as test subjects.
‘I already killed him once, but he’s still alive in this parallel world?’
A sense of despair washed over me.
“Oh? There was someone here?”
Separately, the boy—Zenas—spoke to me with an innocent, guileless expression as if he knew nothing.
I couldn’t let on that I knew him. I didn’t want to upset Zenas’s temper and create another variable.
‘I just need to achieve my objective. Just the objective.’
Until then, I would simply play along with Zenas’s rhythm.
Until I achieved my goal, I just had to pretend to be his plaything. It wasn’t difficult.
I matched his act with an equally surprised performance.
“My goodness, there was another person here.”
At my murmur, Zenas immediately rushed over and embraced me tightly.
“A person! A person!”
Then he pulled away from me in apparent shock.
“Oh. I’m sorry. I was just so happy to find another person.”
He spoke those words while whimpering like a child.
It was utterly repulsive.
This thousand-year-old fox.
But since I couldn’t say that, I smiled awkwardly, quickly grasped his hand, and sniffled.
I actually had tears trickling down my face—I had literally just come back from the dead moments before.
“Where did you come from? Are you alone? Even grown-ups like me were so scared, weren’t you scared? Did anything dangerous happen?”
At my barrage of questions, Zenas’s face went blank.
He lowered his head for a moment.
I saw the corners of his mouth twitch slightly.
But when he lifted his head, he was shedding tears right alongside me as if nothing had happened.
“I was… so very scared, sister.”

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