I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 52

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Chapter 52

 

“Saint, why are you so obsessed with taking the initiative among us?”

 

She’d been talking about taking the initiative since we first met. That’s why I was curious.

 

Whenever there was an agenda that required a decision, we held meetings, and Yuanna’s speaking rights couldn’t exactly be called small.

 

The reason Yuanna got so much speaking time wasn’t because she held the initiative, but rather because of the special information she possessed—the ‘key.’

 

And she seemed to know herself that temporarily holding the initiative among these members, when we didn’t know what would happen tomorrow, didn’t really mean much, so I couldn’t understand why she was so obsessed with it.

 

“It’s fun. Sitting above the heads of nobles.”

 

Such a direct answer. She didn’t need to be that honest about it.

 

Yuanna had her usual smiling face. That’s exactly why it was harder to read her—that kind of face.

 

She said it was fun to sit above the heads of nobles. Margaret was a noble, but as Lee Jin-ju, a modern person, I felt like I could understand that sentiment to some degree.

 

‘But that’s definitely not the whole story.’

 

There seemed to be a reason. She just wasn’t saying it.

 

“That’s right. I’m from a commoner background, so I hate nobles.”

 

Yuanna nodded and admitted it. Everyone fell silent, at a loss for words.

 

Kaiden, who had been yawning beside me for a while, pulled me into his arms.

 

“Margaret, let’s stop this and go wash up together since we found soap.”

 

“Don’t casually say bullshit like that and get lost.”

 

When I pushed Kaiden’s shoulder away, Archbishop Luzef and Enoch simultaneously grabbed both of Kaiden’s arms and pulled him away from me.

 

Yuanna, who had been quietly watching this scene, made a suggestion to me.

 

“Young Lady, then would you like to go bathe with me?”

 

I pondered her words for a moment, resting my chin on my hand, and glanced sideways at Diego.

 

“Ah, but I’m a bit worried. I wonder if some pervert might steal our dresses again while we’re bathing…”

 

“Ah, I won’t steal them!”

 

When Woodcutter Diego shouted in panic, Yuanna and I burst into laughter at the same time.

 

I gestured toward outside the cabin while giving Yuanna a meaningful look.

 

“Shall we go?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Yuanna nodded vigorously.

 

* * *

 

Washing my body with soap after so long felt incredibly refreshing and pleasant.

 

It wasn’t just my impression—everyone seemed much better, humming tunes and such.

 

Diego left to gather firewood, and Archbishop Luzef decided to collect fruit and mushrooms.

 

Yuanna took charge of organizing the cabin and preparing meals, while Kaiden stayed at the cabin to guard our belongings. Since we couldn’t trust Yuanna and Prince of Asdal.

 

So naturally, hunting and exploring the surroundings fell to Enoch and me. Prince of Asdal looked at me as if he couldn’t believe it.

 

“Lady Flone hunts too?”

 

Prince of Asdal pointed at me as I fastened a spear to my waist.

 

“That doesn’t seem like a good idea. How about you just stay put? If you get injured, it’ll be troublesome for everyone.”

 

At Prince of Asdal’s words, the gazes of Enoch, Kaiden, and Archbishop Luzef all focused on him.

 

“…What is the Prince doing while Margaret hunts?”

 

“Well.”

 

When Kaiden asked in speech that was neither formal nor informal, Archbishop Luzef answered with a troubled expression.

 

“He’s probably planning to waste the food Margaret brings back. Just leave him be.”

 

Enoch’s final sarcasm hit its peak.

 

Prince of Asdal shrugged, saying everyone was being too sensitive, then acted pitiful. Then he got caught by Yuanna.

 

“Your Highness. Are you going to keep fooling around like that? You said you’d help me.”

 

At Yuanna’s irritated grumbling, Prince of Asdal hesitated. He looked at Yuanna with an expression full of things to say, then soon let out a sigh.

 

“What did you want me to help with, Saint?”

 

He asked in a gentle voice as he approached Yuanna.

 

“Ah, why those two men are so desperate toward me? They did something wrong. In their own way, they seem to be accommodating me because they feel sorry.”

 

When I asked why they acted that way while bathing with Yuanna, she didn’t give me any further explanation than this.

 

Well, just as I had my dark circumstances while living with Enoch and Kaiden through life-and-death situations, they probably had their own dark circumstances too.

 

I put a flare filled with ammunition into my dress pocket and held a wooden knife in my hand. It was to butcher fish on the spot.

 

I considered taking bombs too, but decided to leave them since I had the flare. We didn’t have many bombs left after using them to kill the anaconda. So I should save them when possible.

 

After leaving the cabin, we decided to start with exploring the surroundings. We needed to explore to find suitable hunting spots.

 

Enoch took the lead. He was advancing while cutting through bushes with his sword.

 

Watching his back, I carefully spoke up.

 

“About staying with those people. It’s necessary because of the key, but… it’ll be okay, right?”

 

So far, Yuanna didn’t seem to be plotting anything sinister.

 

Also, I might only be able to make a judgment after going to the place where she said she found the key and accurately understanding the circumstances of how Yuanna came to pick up the key.

 

Enoch glanced back at me.

 

“Who knows. You do what you need to do. Don’t think too deeply about it. I have no intention of letting anything dangerous happen to you.”

 

“I should think about it too. It’s a matter of survival.”

 

“…I always think this, but you really seem to have an incredibly strong attachment to life.”

 

At Enoch’s question, I flinched and avoided his gaze. Even I thought I’d been saying that damn ‘survival’ thing too much.

 

Enoch took the lead again.

 

“Rather than attachment to life, I just don’t want to die in a place like this. Don’t you feel the same, Enoch?”

 

Even at my counter-question, Enoch had no answer. Maybe he was pondering an appropriate response.

 

After a long silence, he suddenly stopped walking and turned to look at me. I stopped in place following him.

 

His beautiful black hair, like captured night sky, caught my eye. Then I saw his deeply profound golden eyes looking at me.

 

His captivating lips, positioned below his sharp nose bridge, curved beautifully like a painting.

 

“Then if you just don’t die, would it be okay to stay in a place like this?”

 

As if. That’s not what I meant, but I couldn’t answer.

 

With slow movements, he reached out close enough to touch my cheek and brushed my hair aside. Caught by his gaze burning from deep within, I held my breath, unable to move.

 

“I am curious though. For instance, if I were left alone with you on this remote island, how the situation would unfold.”

 

His languid voice pierced my ear.

 

Still not taking his eyes off me, Enoch asked.

 

“As I said before, I can’t do without you, Margaret.”

 

Enoch slowly lowered his head toward me. He rested his forehead against mine. Then he let out a weary breath.

 

“I thought you felt the same way?”

 

His perfectly sculpted, beautiful face was right in front of me. Past his firm, broad shoulders, his beautiful collarbone visible between his shirt collar rose and fell briefly due to his tense breathing.

 

‘I thought you felt the same way?’ So that’s why he’s been so intimate. Now I understand.

 

Enoch still seems to think I’m ‘Margaret who’s madly in love with him.’

 

“Did your feelings change perhaps?”

 

His golden eyes swept over me with a turbid gaze.

 

“Am I lacking for you?”

 

“It’s not like that.”

 

“If it’s not like that.”

 

He stared at me intently, instantly taking on a coldly sunken temperature.

 

At his gaze devoid of any warmth, I felt a chill run through my entire body.

 

“I don’t know why your attitude confuses me so much. Desperately so.”

 

Momentarily overwhelmed by his face that had become eerily expressionless, I could only gape.

 

I didn’t expect Enoch to say something like this.

 

‘What should I say….’

 

I pondered for a long time, then answered in a calm voice.

 

“I never thought Enoch was lacking. If I could accompany just one person on this Island, it would only be Enoch.”

 

These words were the absolute truth without a single lie. I trusted Enoch that much.

 

Upon hearing my words, Enoch made a proposal to me as if he had been waiting for this moment.

 

“Then how about we just leave together, just the two of us, like this. Just like when we first woke up on this Island.”

 

Like someone coaxing a child with candy, he tried to persuade me.

 

Enoch tilted his head and gazed intently at my face. Our eye levels became similar.

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