I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 281

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Part 2
(Side Story)
Episode 39
What had my crime been?
I searched through Margaret Rose Flone’s memories in this world, but even she couldn’t recall the specific charges against me.
No, to be precise, there were so many crimes that I couldn’t properly remember which one it was.
“Fine. I understand that I’ve committed grave wrongs against both you and Your Highness the Crown Prince.”
I looked back and forth between Kaiden and Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid as I asked.
“What exactly were my charges?”
At my question, both Kaiden and Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid turned to look at me simultaneously.
Kaiden’s expression darkened immediately, and he spoke with clear displeasure.
“Are you joking?”
“I committed so many crimes that I genuinely don’t remember which specific charges they were.”
“That’s… understandable.”
Kaiden accepted this readily. It was somewhat sad that he accepted it so easily, but there was nothing to be done about it.
“Well. There are far too many to list, but if I mention the most representative charges, there would be ‘attempted poisoning of Your Highness the Crown Prince,’ ‘forbidden magical research and use,’ and ‘murder of nobility.'”
How many charges had there actually been?
“Wait, poisoning Your Highness the Crown Prince? You didn’t actually believe that, did you… Your Highness?”
I had naturally called him “you,” but then I corrected myself to “Your Highness.”
I’d been calling him “you” so naturally all this time—why hadn’t Enoch pointed it out?
Cold sweat trickled down my back.
“There was no reason not to believe it.”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid replied.
“No, that doesn’t make sense. I went through so much trouble to elevate you to the Crown Prince position, and you think I’d poison you?”
“The reason you elevated me to Crown Prince was not because of the Former Empress, was it?”
At Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s response, I found myself unable to speak. Because he was right.
Ah. How can I prove my innocence? If I could just clear this false accusation, I feel like I could transform his obsession into affection.
“Aren’t you going to ask about the ‘forbidden magical research and use’ charge? That one involves me.”
“What? Why is that?”
“Because you used dark magic to make me your experimental subject. You tried to use this earring as a medium.”
“Wait, that earring…?”
I examined the Magical Power Control Auxiliary Tool hanging from Kaiden’s left ear.
I had a rough idea of who had framed me. It was likely the Rohade Family.
They were trying to pin all their own wrongdoings on me in one fell swoop…!
Though I felt deeply wronged, I had no way to prove it at the moment, so I remained silent. Kaiden, too, said nothing more.
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid had always been taciturn, so a quiet silence fell over us.
We had gathered in a space beneath the cliff where tree roots had grown large and sprawling.
In the meantime, I distanced myself from them slightly and whispered toward the system window.
“System, you heard all three charges I mentioned earlier, right? Are they all false accusations? If so, please find me a way to clear my name.”
Last time, I had simply asked what a “false accusation” meant.
Back then, I revealed nothing, but when I made such specific requests, the system would occasionally provide different answers.
Sure enough, a blue holographic window materialized before me.
[Analyzing request…]
[Analysis complete]
[False accusation can be cleared upon securing the following 3 pieces of evidence]
[Crown Prince Poisoning Incident: A ‘poison formula record’ of the poison actually used during the incident is documented. The poison formula is currently stored in the Palace Pharmacy Underground Records Room]
So there was poison formula documentation brazenly kept in the palace pharmacy basement.
Considering that the Emperor himself was part of the Peony Faction, it wasn’t entirely surprising.
[Suspicion of Forbidden Magical Power Research and Use: During the magical power experiment, the signature of an ‘anonymous recorder’ who was present instead of Margaret Rose Flone remains. Though anonymous, the original report contains handwriting, and the report is stored in the Rohade Family Third Records Vault]
This was indeed the Rohade Family’s doing.
[Suspicion of Noble Murder: The final statement left by the victim noble just before death was recorded in the audio archive. He mentioned an incomplete sentence: “It wasn’t… Margaret Rose Flone who stabbed me… it was Vil…heim.” The record is sealed in the Court Audio Preservation Chamber]
This was also the Vilterheim Family’s doing—Diego’s family, in other words.
All of them belonged to the Peony Faction.
It seemed the roster of Peony Faction members in this world remained unchanged.
However, I had no intention of purging the Peony Faction in this world.
Once I found Enoch’s soul fragment, this world would disappear anyway, so I only needed to clear my false accusation regarding the Crown Prince Poisoning Incident.
To clear my name, I first had to leave this place.
Even if it were Enoch himself finding the evidence rather than me, we couldn’t locate it without leaving the Island.
“For now, let’s sleep here tonight and search for an escape method tomorrow.”
I didn’t know how the conversation had progressed, but Yuanna Lucy’s final words struck my ears with perfect clarity.
Everyone began preparing bedding. Still, after spending several days on the Island, I noticed everyone naturally spreading fallen leaves directly on the ground.
Ah. Sleeping on bare ground with only fallen leaves in such wilderness couldn’t be comfortable.
It would be better to lay tree branches down first and then spread fallen leaves on top.
But I had an even better method at my disposal.
“Don’t do that. Let me prepare sleeping quarters for you instead. In exchange, what will you do for me?”
Everyone exchanged bewildered glances with one another.
“How could Margaret Rose Flone prepare sleeping quarters…!”
Archbishop Luzef, unaware that my Camping Trailer contained sleeping equipment, opened his mouth but was cut off by the Prince of Asdal.
“It exists. Such things. Archbishop, I believe silence would better serve your survival in this situation.”
As expected of the Prince of Asdal. His perceptiveness and political acumen were sharp.
“Once we escape this Island, clear my false accusation and prove my innocence. Don’t put me on the gallows.”
“There she goes again.”
“Margaret, I understand your feelings, but that’s difficult.”
Kaiden and Yuanna Lucy spoke to me.
Really? Then there’s nothing I can do about it.
I pulled out my keyring and began retrieving only mine and Enoch’s sleeping equipment from inside the Camping Trailer to set up.
Enoch was always separate.
Well, naturally. He had to look good.
I pitched two tents and pulled out sleeping bags to place inside them.
Kaiden and Yuanna Lucy, having seen it before, gazed at it with undisguised longing in their eyes.
Archbishop Luzef and Diego Bastian Vilterheim were curious about what this was, but their pride prevented them from asking—they could only steal glances at it.
“But why two again? Is Your Highness Crown Prince the only exception this time too?”
Kaiden asked me.
“Of course. Your Highness Crown Prince is always the exception.”
“You know he’s the one who most actively tried to put you on the gallows, right?”
“What does that matter?”
“Wow. You really do apply different standards for us.”
“Of course I do. This is because….”
“He’s your husband in the Parallel Dimension #01?”
At Kaiden’s answer, the Prince of Asdal cried out in shock.
“What? I’m Margaret Rose Flone’s ex-husband!”
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid didn’t respond and quietly helped me set up the Tent.
I couldn’t tell what he was thinking, but his reaction was definitely different from before.
‘Perhaps his affection rating toward me has increased?’
Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s affection for me is high. The problem is that it’s mostly composed of obsession.
In any case, after setting up even Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid’s Tent, I bid farewell to the others.
“Well then, have a good night, everyone.”
I made sure not to forget a gentle smile.
I entered the Tent and wriggled into the sleeping bag spread out on the mat. The soft, cramped space felt incredibly cozy.
“System. Is Kaiden from the Original Dimension safe?”
[Analyzing request…]
[Analysis complete]
[This is a request that cannot be answered.]
No. If that’s the case, why did you analyze so diligently?
I pondered for a moment, then activated the cheat key.
“Activate Transmigrator Survival Mode and analyze. Is Kaiden from the Original Dimension safe?”
[Analyzing request…]
[Analysis complete]
[This is a request that cannot be answered.]
I didn’t understand why this information alone wouldn’t be revealed. But I felt neither anxious nor worried.
Because it was Kaiden.
He was a transcendent being who had surpassed even Jenas’s level.
[Return Protocol to restore original individual to original dimension in progress…]
[Estimated time remaining until activation: 25:59:59]
There was still plenty of time left.
If I moved for just half a day tomorrow, I would reach Jenas’s Cabin.
So for now, it would be best to get some rest, recover my physical strength, and head toward Jenas’s Cabin.
“System. If there’s anything nearby that poses a danger, warn me.”
[Request reflected and applied]
[Transmigrator Survival Mode activated.]
I fell asleep with a hologram window displayed before me.
How long had I been sleeping?
Beep— beep— beep— beep— beep— beep—
An alarm sounded from the hologram, and my eyes snapped open.
Cool air brushed against my cheek. It was cold.
Rising from my half-asleep state, I rubbed my eyes and stared at the system window.
[⚠Emergency Alert Triggered]
[Information Update]
Upon reading the content that followed, my eyes widened instantly.
[Target: Kaiden Blake Rohade (Original Dimension Individual)]
[Currently detected within Parallel Dimension #01, at a distance accessible to the user]
[※※※Warning※※※]
[Movement of the original individual directly impacts the structural stability of the parallel dimension.]
Kaiden had arrived.

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