I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 37

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Chapter 37

He had a slightly decadent look, perhaps because he was running a mild fever.

Whether it was because of his intense gaze or his overwhelming presence, I couldn’t even think of pushing him away.

“There’s no way you’re really Margaret.”

That’s what he says as soon as he wakes up.

I avoided his gaze with a bewildered expression at his firm conviction that I wasn’t Margaret.

“What are you talking about? If I’m not Margaret, then who am I?”

“I don’t know either. But whoever you are, please stay as you are now.”

‘Stay as I am now…’

It didn’t seem like Kaiden knew what he was talking about. But somehow, those words were certainly a great comfort to me.

“When you jumped in saying you’d kill those magical beasts, I felt my heart sink. For the first time in my life, I understood what it means for your mind to go blank.”

Kaiden grimaced and shuddered as if recalling that moment.

“No matter how I think about it, this doesn’t seem to be because I can’t control my emotions.”

He tilted his head slightly.

Thanks to that, I was thinking about how sharp his jawline was, then stared blankly at his lips approaching as if to kiss me.

“What will you do, Margaret? If I’ve really become interested in you?”

I blocked Kaiden’s lips with my hand as he approached as if to kiss me.

He widened his eyes in surprise for a moment, then smiled sweetly and left a gentle kiss on my palm.

“Hmm? Margaret, answer me.”

I felt his breath tickling inside my hand. The feeling was strange, so I pulled my hand away from his grasp. Fortunately, Kaiden didn’t forcibly hold onto me.

“What do you mean what will I do? What kind of answer do you expect me to give to such vague words?”

Kaiden has a talent for bewitching people. So I had to stay alert and not be swayed by him.

“You still suspect me just the same.”

At my cold response, Kaiden closed his mouth as if caught off guard.

“For now, let’s just think about surviving on this island.”

Whether his interest toward the female lead has turned to me or not, would it really be the same after we escape this remote island?

Kaiden Blake Rohade.

Right now he can’t exert much power on this remote island, but he’s a great mage and Magic Tower master who’s among the best on the continent.

Would such a great figure really say he likes Margaret, whom he so despised, even after leaving this island?

There’s something called the suspension bridge effect.

It’s not that your heart races because you’re in love, but you mistake it for love because your heart is racing.

People often experience this phenomenon while traveling, but you experience a similar phenomenon when enduring hardships together in extreme environments like ours.

Moreover, Kaiden hasn’t met the female lead Yuanna yet.

“But…”

“What are you doing right now?”

Just as Kaiden opened his mouth to refute my words, Luzef appeared at the perfect timing and separated Kaiden from me.

He blocked my front and wrapped his arms around me, looking at Kaiden as if he were looking at a despicable pervert.

“This shameless mage…!”

Luzef raised one arm protectively to block in front of me. This time, Luzef’s appearance was very welcome.

“Don’t mages have any manners?”

“That’s not something I want to hear from a shameless priest.”

“What wealth and glory was I trying to gain by treating that mage…”

“I would have lived even without your treatment.”

Kaiden shrugged and answered in a tone that showed no gratitude at all.

“I don’t die easily. I have no choice but to have that kind of body.”

A body that has no choice?

“Kaiden, what do you mean by that…”

“Margaret!”

I didn’t even have a chance to ask what Kaiden’s meaningful words meant. Because Enoch came running out as soon as he woke up and hugged me.

Enoch cupped both my cheeks with his hands and examined me thoroughly.

His black hair was disheveled over his forehead. His golden eyes looking intently at me scanned me anxiously.

Whether it was because of the mole under his left eye, or because he too had a slight flush from a mild fever, his gaze seemed particularly enchanting today.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

“No.”

“Anywhere that hurts?”

“No.”

“Anywhere uncomfortable?”

“I’m fine. Really.”

Only then did he hug me again with a relieved expression. He buried his face in my shoulder and breathed in deeply as if taking in my scent.

“Do you know what my feelings were when you ran toward those magical beasts?”

Enoch lifted his head again, looked at my face, and said firmly.

“Never do such reckless things again.”

And as soon as his words ended, Kaiden, who was sitting beside us, responded irritably.

“I hope you haven’t forgotten that I and my lackey are here too.”

Only then did Enoch’s gaze reach Kaiden.

Then the two men’s deadly gazes met.

“I’m fine, but you two don’t seem to be. Let me check your condition.”

Ignoring their war of nerves, I brought the first aid kit and examined their wounds one by one.

Luzef didn’t even come close to us with a sulky face, perhaps because Enoch and Kaiden didn’t say a word of thanks to me.

Then only when it was time for dinner did he approach with a relaxed face and eat some fruit.

Poor Luzef. I quietly patted his back and brought the tree branches I had cut to complete the shoes I had been making during the day.

They’re not straw sandals, but I should make something similar. The flat shoes were torn and didn’t look wearable anymore.

While peeling the bark off the tree branches once and smoothing the sharp parts, I asked Enoch.

“I heard the general situation from the Bishop. What exactly happened with those magical beasts?”

Only then did Enoch put aside his thoughts and face me properly.

“It seems the carcass of that magical beast was the problem. They seemed to have come following the scent. When they first appeared, they kept wandering around the carcass.”

It was the same as what Luzef had said.

Was the dead anaconda magical beast really carrying eggs, and did other magical beasts swarm to protect the female and young when that magical beast died?

This was a quite plausible hypothesis.

If there really were eggs in its belly, did the young inside those eggs die too?

Since we wouldn’t return to that place, there was no way to know.

Kaiden sat with his chin propped up, eating grapes with an indifferent expression, then frowned.

“I thought only wolf-type magical beasts existed, but a snake…”

“It seems other types of magical beasts exist as well. We should be especially careful from sunset onwards.”

Luzef and I nodded at Enoch’s words.

“Enoch, come to think of it, you seemed to maintain your sanity even after seeing blood. Do you remember?”

At my question, Enoch, who was eating fruit, furrowed his brow. He pondered with a thoughtful expression, then shook his head.

“I don’t remember. I don’t know how I did it.”

“Hmm. Still, being able to endure with willpower is a good sign. Your trauma might be healing. Think carefully about how you felt then.”

I hoped his trauma would be cured soon. Hoping that he wouldn’t have a rampage situation was too much to ask, since there were too many situations where we might see blood on this island.

I began making a flat shoe sole by weaving tree branches and tying knots.

Enoch, Kaiden, and Luzef watched me as if mesmerized. How embarrassing, why are they staring so much?

Since it’s absolutely impossible to make them into sturdy shoes like straw sandals anyway, I should at least make them into slipper form so I can wear them. Couldn’t I manage with these until I find modern clothes and shoes?

Still, just in case, I kept the torn flat shoes without throwing them away.

“For now, we need to find another safe place and move again.”

Everyone fell silent at my words. That riverside cabin was also built with great difficulty.

Moving around constantly like this without being able to settle down was definitely more exhausting. It meant we had no time to recover our stamina.

“Just how are we supposed to escape from here?”

Kaiden said irritably, running his hands through his hair. Hearing Kaiden’s words, I made a suggestion.

“It would be nice if we had some clues about an escape gate, but that’s difficult. For now, since that person named Alea seems to leave markings as we discussed before, how about we look for those markings?”

At my words, the three men looked at me.

“Alea?”

Archbishop Luzef asked me with a puzzled expression.

I took out the flare from my dress pocket and showed it to him.

“It seems like the person named Alea is the owner of this magical tool. Besides this, the name Alea was carved in places like cliffs too.”

Luzef looked surprised when he saw the letters spelling Alea carved on the flare.

“Like the first aid kit, is this also in the Eastern Continent language?”

I nodded at his question.

Once we escape the island, it would be revealed that it’s not the Eastern Continent language, but at least while we’re on this island, there’s no way it would be discovered. I can’t think of any suitable excuse either.

“Margaret is right. Finding clues should be our priority right now. So far, the only thing we’ve found on this island is one word: Alea.”

I nodded in agreement with Enoch’s words.

“The escape gate Kaiden mentioned might really exist. There are magical tools and monsters here, so we can’t guarantee there isn’t something else on this island.”

At my words, Enoch, Kaiden, and Luzef all nodded as if they agreed.

“I think it would be better to explore the entire island rather than settling in one place for too long.”

“The entire island? I climbed the mountain and looked around, but this place is bigger than you think, Margaret.”

Then, when Kaiden objected to my words, Enoch defended me again.

“I know that too. The island can’t be called small, but if it’s necessary, we have to do it, don’t we.”

Enoch’s words had a certain power that seemed like they must be followed. The words of someone who was a military commander and would lead a country were indeed different.

Anyway, this time even Kaiden couldn’t object and kept his mouth shut.

For now, by scouting the island and searching here and there, we could acquire even one more hidden item, which would increase our chances of survival.

And the existence of an escape gate isn’t just empty talk either.

It’s cowardly to say, but I still kept quiet about the bunker map. That’s really my last card.

“Then I’ll take it that everyone agrees with Margaret’s opinion, so let’s start moving now.”

At Enoch’s response, everyone maintained an affirmative silence.

So we eventually decided to explore the island the next day while looking for shelter.

I finally completed my slippers and put them on, and even I thought they looked somewhat decent.

Let’s pretend I don’t know that the three men blushed when they saw my bare feet.

They’re like sandals you wear on rainy days and they’re nice, so why.

And you guys are men, so you were wearing shoes that are convenient for activities.

I had flat shoes, torn flat shoes at that.

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