I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 58

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Chapter 58

 

All of these words and actions of mine would be impossible if this were the kingdom, or if it were the Langrid Empire.

 

But the place we’re in now was a dangerous deserted island where we could die instantly if magical beasts appeared.

 

I picked up the spare spear that had fallen on the ground and forcibly handed it to him. Then I properly adjusted his grip on the spear and said.

 

“Right now, Your Highness is of no help to our party. Please stop playing the role of such useless baggage and at least learn how to catch fish.”

 

Actually, my desire to torment him was greater, but I wasn’t entirely without intention to teach him how to catch fish.

 

What I said about wanting to test his survival skills wasn’t a lie either.

 

Asdal wasn’t someone who could contribute to our fighting strength, so it seemed I needed to help him develop at least one useful ability.

 

He rested his chin on his hand and stared at me motionlessly for a long time. His face was completely unreadable.

 

“That would be rather troublesome.”

 

It was a merciless refusal. Asdal lifted his chin arrogantly and looked down at me as he spoke. Then he suddenly smiled as if finding it interesting.

 

“If I become useful, Young Lady wouldn’t think to call me aside for private conversations like this.”

 

What is he talking about? Why did the conversation suddenly jump there?

 

“Didn’t you say Young Lady is good at catching fish? With Young Lady here, I don’t see why I need to learn how to catch fish.”

 

“What?”

 

This wasn’t his first time turning a subordinate’s stomach inside out.

 

“Why are you so shameless? What would you do without our party?”

 

I confronted him in disbelief, but Asdal wasn’t even shaken. Instead, he looked puzzled and asked back as if wondering why I would say such a thing.

 

“What’s there to worry about? From now on, Young Lady can just stay by my side.”

 

‘…?’

 

What the hell is he saying? Is he planning to use me as a fish-catching slave?

 

“Why should I? Are you crazy? I don’t want to be by Your Highness’s side.”

 

I was cursing him in my mind when profanity almost slipped out. Whether he knew my feelings or not, Asdal was utterly shameless.

 

I’m an idiot for thinking I’d teach someone like that how to hunt fish.

 

“Young Lady, a true royal should know how to use people according to their abilities. Not step forward directly.”

 

Asdal, who spoke these annoying words in a firm tone, really didn’t seem to have any intention of learning how to catch fish. Damn it.

 

“Yes, yes, and on this island, that’s how you die. You’ll be the first among us to bid farewell to this world.”

 

“From what I’ve observed so far, Young Lady would never stand by and watch someone die in front of her.”

 

“…Anyone with normal thinking would be like that.”

 

“So it’s fine.”

 

What’s supposed to be fine? These male leads in this novel all have strange ways of speaking.

 

“So. You’re going to continue being a useless person?”

 

“Using people according to their abilities is also useful…”

 

“Ha. Only your mouth is alive. Let’s stop talking.”

 

“Young Lady. I’m currently saying…”

 

“If you’re not going to help catch fish, shut your mouth.”

 

“….”

 

Only then did Asdal close his mouth.

 

Even after that, Asdal kept trying to talk to me, but I didn’t respond and silently caught fish.

 

I quickly gave up on my grand ambition to teach him how to catch fish.

 

What’s the point of teaching someone with that kind of mentality? That would be a complete waste of time.

 

I had to ignore the annoying Asdal and catch fish first. We need to eat to survive.

 

I readjusted my grip on the spear and continued fish hunting. I quietly hunted fish while Asdal sat on a rock and nagged with just his mouth.

 

“There’s a fish passing by over there. Young Lady, over there. Yes, there. Right now! Catch it!”

 

Damn, am I a Pokémon?

 

I threw the spear and caught the fish Asdal mentioned, but I had a reality check.

 

I vowed never to go hunting with Asdal again. I shot myself in the foot.

 

“Oh, Young Lady! There’s one here too!”

 

“I told you not to say anything if you’re not going to help. Unless you’re testing my patience, shut up.”

 

When I threw my spear while catching fish and got angry, Asdal shrugged his shoulders cheekily.

 

Ugh, seriously. Let me just endure a little. We won’t be together forever anyway.

 

‘Just find the bunker. I’ll abandon him right away.’

 

Do you avoid poop because you’re scared of it? No, you avoid it because it’s dirty.

 

I seriously pondered and then sighed. I organized the wooden basket full of fish and stood up.

 

Looking up at the sky, quite some time had passed and the sunset was already beginning to show.

 

Trapped on this island, trying to survive against magical beasts and going around gathering food – I must be half crazy too.

 

Asdal came down from the rock with a proud face and said.

 

“It was a rewarding hunt. Young Lady possesses even greater hunting skills than I thought. My evaluation of Young Lady has been too harsh. Young Lady is a true savage.”

 

Talking about a rewarding hunt, my ass.

 

“As I told you, I have no desire to become a useful person to Your Highness.”

 

He took the fish basket I was holding and walked ahead.

 

“At first I thought you were insolent.”

 

Then he suddenly stopped walking and turned to look at me.

 

“Did I mention this before? Young Lady is the first person to speak to me that way. I like it.”

 

“…What?”

 

Asdal smiled at me as if he liked me, then turned his back and walked ahead.

 

I stood there bewildered, then hurriedly followed behind him.

 

“Am I supposed to be happy when you say that? Is this like ‘you’re the first girl to hit me’ or something? I don’t need that kind of attention.”

 

Asdal, who was walking ahead, turned to look at me.

 

“I’ve never hit anyone. What do you take me for? I’m a decent person who doesn’t engage in such rude behavior. And I wasn’t telling Young Lady to like me, so don’t worry. I’m just saying that I like Young Lady.”

 

“Ah, yes. Sure.”

 

Asdal talked too much. And he’s annoying. I nodded and kept my mouth shut.

 

Asdal is a ‘landmine’ for me from now on. I should call him ‘Landmine-dal’ now. I must avoid him at all costs.

 

“It’s bothersome that the fish are all the same species, but you worked hard.”

 

When the cabin began to come into view, Asdal gave me what could hardly be called praise.

 

No need to get angry. I’m Margaret after all. I’m a young lady from a duke’s house, aren’t I? Let me gracefully let it slide.

 

I’m a noble duke’s young lady after all…

 

A noble duke’s young lady who catches fish…

 

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“Lady Flone, could you come here for a moment?”

 

“Young Lady is good at this. Please help.”

 

“Lady Flone.”

 

“Young Lady?”

 

Throughout that entire evening after we returned from hunting together, I was endlessly tormented by Landmine-dal.

 

‘That bastard is just like Manager Kim.’

 

The problem was that he kept calling for me to help him at all hours, to the point where I was getting sick of hearing ‘Lady Flone.’

 

“Why is the difficult Prince Asdal only looking for Young Lady like that?”

 

Yuanna asked me with a curious face.

 

“I have no idea either, Saint. Could you please tell him to stop looking for me? At this rate, my name will wear out. Really. My name is wearing out.”

 

I can’t hit him because he’s a prince. Really. I can’t beat him until dust flies on a rainy day. Though Asdal would probably keep running his mouth even while getting beaten.

 

I swallowed my remaining words and grabbed Yuanna’s hands, seriously requesting help.

 

Unfortunately, Kaiden had also gone out to gather firewood, so I had no excuse to avoid Asdal.

 

“Lady Flone! What on earth are you doing?”

 

Landmine-dal, who had been calling for me for a while, finally came down the stairs from the second floor looking for me.

 

“What’s going on? Why is the Prince looking for Margaret?”

 

And then, miraculously, Enoch appeared. It seemed he had gone on reconnaissance to a distant place, as he was returning to the cabin late.

 

Like a daughter who had been getting scolded by her mother welcoming her father’s return home, I ran out in my stocking feet to greet Enoch.

 

“Why are you so late?”

 

Enoch looked at me with a puzzled face, then very naturally patted my head.

 

‘…Huh? What’s this?’

 

I hadn’t exactly asked for head pats.

 

I felt awkward and was touching the hair he had patted when I turned around at Asdal’s call.

 

“Young Lady.”

 

Asdal, who had somehow approached right in front of me, tilted his head while looking back and forth between me and Enoch.

 

As he came close, I suddenly noticed his face properly.

 

Asdal was the second most influential male lead after the main male lead Enoch, so it goes without saying that he was handsome.

 

If I had to give an example, his appearance itself was like DiCaprio’s refined looks that dominated an era. I’d say he was like a fairy tale prince personified.

 

But still, being handsome is completely useless for survival.

 

I asked Asdal without fully hiding my annoyance.

 

“Why did you call me?”

 

“A suspicious bug appeared in my room. I thought the Young Lady would be good at catching bugs too. Ah, please save this delicate prince just once.”

 

Asdal called himself a delicate prince without batting an eye. At Asdal’s words, I was so dumbfounded that I was left speechless.

 

‘And what’s this suspicious bug? How exactly does a bug become suspicious?’

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