I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 3

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Chapter 3

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Once the sunset begins, the sun sets quickly.

Having encountered even a magical beast, we could no longer wander through the forest.

My startled heart still wouldn’t calm down, but dwelling on that sensation here wouldn’t help anything.

We eventually returned to the Beach and looked for a place to sleep. And we happened to discover a huge Log lying under a Palm Tree.

The Log had fallen toward the Sandy Beach, and beside it we could see a space that would be good for hiding our bodies.

Though it was on the Beach, it was closer to the Forest boundary line, so it seemed safe from sand winds.

We decided to make our shelter for the night here.

I first dug out the sandy ground wide enough for two people to lie down beside the Log.

Then I gathered Gravel and spread it over the dug-out ground. This was to prevent the sand from collapsing while we slept.

“I need small Tree Branches. I’m going to spread them on top of this.”

Enoch looked at me with a face that said he had many things to ask but didn’t know what to start with.

“Your Highness, Tree Branches.”

When I said it again, Enoch went to gather Tree Branches while glancing at me with an uncomfortable expression.

I densely placed the Tree Branches Enoch had gathered on top of the Gravel. Next, I was able to find thick Moss in the shallow Forest near the coast.

Moss clumps are moist and soft, making them suitable for use as toilet paper substitute when relieving oneself in the wild like this, and they were also good for laying under sleeping places like this.

“I also need broad Leaves to spread on top of this…”

I was about to say that I needed Leaves to place on top of the soft Moss.

However, before I could even speak, Enoch had already gathered broad Leaves and spread them over the sleeping place I had made.

Then he used the fallen Log as a support and set up a Wooden Post with one flat side at an angle.

A diagonal roof was created over the Makeshift Bed.

It seemed like a decent sleeping place had been prepared. Unexpectedly, Enoch and I worked well together.

“Don’t stick close to my side, stay apart. I have absolutely no desire to sleep together with the Young Lady.”

At Enoch’s words, I glared at him.

“That goes for me too, you know? Who knows what you might do?”

Then he shot me a look as if he found it absurd.

“You?”

“I mean, Your Highness.”

I shamelessly corrected the form of address.

Enoch made a displeased face but didn’t press further and closed his mouth.

He seemed unable to adapt to the changed me.

But there were too many things we needed to solve ahead of us to nitpick about such changes.

Anyway, Enoch gave me the spot next to the Log and positioned himself on the outer side.

To show such courtesy even to someone he dislikes. His manners really are perfect.

Sitting on the makeshift bed and watching the sunset sky, I turned to Enoch with a serious expression.

“Your Highness.”

Enoch looked at me with a puzzled expression.

“Aren’t you thirsty?”

Enoch, who had been tense and now looked deflated, glared at me.

I shrugged my shoulders and got up from my seat.

“Wait here. I’ll go get some Coconuts.”

There’s a Coconut tree I noticed while busily moving around earlier.

‘I’m also good at climbing trees.’

I had even tried Banana Picking by climbing trees, which only true experts could do.

Of course, it would be better if there were unrotten Coconuts that had fallen to the ground.

However, Enoch blocked me with a face full of distrust.

“Where are you trying to go? Stay put.”

“It’s not far, it’s right behind us. I’m really thirsty.”

“I can’t trust you. Aren’t you always thinking about escaping whenever you get the chance?”

Since it was true, I had nothing to say.

“I told you. The Young Lady hasn’t been completely excluded from suspicion. So until we return to the Empire, preserve your life well and stay by my side.”

…That somehow sounds like he’s saying he’ll protect me, but that must be my imagination, right?

Anyway, he’s telling me not to think about escaping.

Since I could understand his reaction, I just let out a tired sigh.

“Just describe what kind of fruit it is. I’ll go get it.”

Enoch, who had been looking at me with a contemplative face, said. He seemed to have decided it would be easier to catch me if I ran away by keeping me on the Beach rather than sending me into the Forest.

That’s also true. I had no choice but to explain to him what Coconuts looked like.

After listening obediently to my explanation and disappearing, he returned after a while carrying two Coconuts.

“Did you climb a tree to pick these?”

“No, as the Young Lady said, there were many that had fallen to the ground.”

His tone was only prickly, but he diligently did everything I asked him to do.

“But what does being thirsty have to do with this fruit?”

“This is fruit that grows on Coconut Palms, you know? The Coconut Water inside these Coconuts is good for hydration.”

I continued speaking while tapping the Coconut.

“This one looks fine. If you eat fruit that’s too ripe, you might get diarrhea. You’d end up losing moisture instead of replenishing it.”

I looked for a sharp stone that could split the Coconut.

And while I was diligently hitting the Coconut shell with the stone, I heard Enoch’s sigh from beside me.

He took the Coconut from me and split it in half with his hands in one go.

His physical strength really is tremendous. No, is this just Monstrous Strength?

This is the first time I’ve seen someone split that hard Coconut shell, which even knives don’t cut well, with bare hands.

“Wait! Don’t just drink it!”

I barely managed to stop Enoch from drinking the Coconut as it was.

He looked at me with a face that didn’t understand why.

“Since it fell to the ground, it might be rotten. Insects might have gnawed at it too.”

I examined the inside of the Coconut and smelled it. Then I dipped my finger in the Coconut Water and lightly tasted it with my tongue.

It was a taste I had tried before.

“I’ve checked it, so you can drink it now.”

At my words, Enoch also lifted the Coconut he was holding and drank the Coconut Water.

Since I was also thirsty, I swallowed the Coconut Water pouring through the split gap.

“I feel like I’ll live.”

I put down the Coconut and let out a big breath.

“You know more than I expected.”

Enoch said with a face that had become much more comfortable after hydrating.

I silently shrugged my shoulders instead of answering.

Come to think of it, I remember that in the original work, Margaret and Enoch had quite a hard time with hydration before meeting the female lead, catching rainwater or collecting dew for several days.

But unlike the original, now Enoch was adapting easily thanks to me, and I had preserved my life from magical beasts thanks to Enoch.

‘Is this what they call mutual assistance?’

With such thoughts, I raised my head. The sky had already been dyed a pale purple.

I sat down and blankly looked up at the sky.

I still don’t understand what happened or how.

Am I really alive? Is this really inside a novel?

“The Young Lady really seems to have become a different person.”

Enoch, who had been observing me with a quiet face, finally spoke after a long while.

“I’m a different person.”

I was just stating the truth, but Enoch didn’t believe me.

No, why? He was the one who said I seemed like a different person first.

“Certainly, looking at the Young Lady’s current situation assessment and response methods, I’m starting to doubt whether you’re really the Lady Flone I knew.”

Enoch had a face that demanded an explanation, but I didn’t really have anything I could explain to him.

“Your reactions are different from a typical noble Young Lady too. Usually, they wouldn’t be as calm as you are when faced with this kind of situation.”

I nodded in agreement with Enoch’s words. But this was also something I couldn’t clarify.

The original Margaret Rose Flone was a Duke’s House Young Lady obsessed with noble supremacy. Naturally, she wouldn’t be able to act skillfully in this kind of situation.

She probably had never even been to a deserted beach like this.

But before my possession, I was someone who lived a completely different life from Margaret.

That’s because I was a Girl Scouts troop leader instructor whose hobby was hardcore camping.

After I quit being an instructor, I even got a job at a company that sold camping equipment.

I enjoyed outdoor sports of all kinds, and I once went on a trip to the tropical rainforest of the African continent and ended up having a wilderness experience.

Back then, I lamented about living such a spectacular life, but now I see it’s not bad specs for being stranded on a deserted island.

Of course, there’s no such thing as good specs for being stranded on a deserted island, but still, wouldn’t my chances of survival be higher than an ordinary person who knows nothing?

Who would have known that such experiences would be helpful like this.

Of course, as I mentioned before, my combat power is zero, so if monsters or wild beasts appear, I’d die instantly.

“When people are driven to extreme environments, they’re bound to change.”

I made an excuse focusing on the fact that I had changed.

Acting like I wasn’t Margaret was definitely not a good choice. It would be like voluntarily making myself look suspicious.

I might accidentally create a misunderstanding that I really was the one who kidnapped Enoch or caused this situation.

I had hoped otherwise, but as expected, Enoch made a face that said he couldn’t accept my words.

“Well, such cases are rare.”

Eventually, he answered in a calm voice.

Only then did I realize that wasn’t something I should have said in front of someone who had been through all kinds of battlefields.

It wasn’t like showing off wrinkles in front of a chrysalis.

In the end, I had nothing to say in rebuttal and closed my mouth. Then I lay down on the cramped makeshift bedding and looked up at the sky.

While I was blankly staring at the sky like that, Enoch spoke first.

“That thing earlier wasn’t an animal. It gave off an aura very similar to a monster.”

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