I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 63

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Chapter 63

 

First of all, doesn’t it make no sense for an egg to move on its own?

 

However, the fact that the egg I had left in the forest had moved to the cliff was equally inexplicable.

 

‘Let’s just pretend I didn’t see it.’

 

I deliberately averted my gaze and turned my back.

 

I gathered some bamboo and tree branches suitable for making fire and returned to where Kaiden was lying. After settling down and lighting a fire, I frequently checked on Kaiden’s condition.

 

Fortunately, it didn’t seem to be serious, as his fever broke quickly. Seeing Kaiden’s face become peaceful, I frequently tended to the fire embers to keep the campfire from going out.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

Rustle.

 

At the sound of something moving through the bushes, I reflexively gripped my dagger and tensed up. I hurriedly looked back at Kaiden, but he showed no signs of waking up.

 

Even if he did wake up, I couldn’t ask a sick person to fight. I bit my lower lip and steeled myself.

 

‘I’m not confident in my strength, this is bad.’

 

I roughly wiped away the cold sweat beading on my forehead with the back of my hand and moved my body carefully.

 

After positioning myself to strike down with my dagger at any moment, I slowly walked toward the bushes where the sound had come from.

 

Then I very slowly took one step forward and leaned my upper body forward. It was to check what was beyond the bushes.

 

Glint.

 

“Damn, that scared me!”

 

Something reflected the moonlight so brightly that I nearly lost my sight.

 

Well, nearly losing my sight was a bit of an exaggeration, but anyway, it was dazzling.

 

I rubbed my eyes with the back of my hand and checked the object again, and it was the silver egg I had encountered in the forest earlier.

 

Is this where I picked up the tree branches earlier? I looked around with somewhat exaggerated movements, trying to shake off my fear.

 

But no matter how I looked at it, this wasn’t where I had picked up the tree branches earlier.

 

Back then, I had definitely gone deeper into the forest, but this place is right in front of where Kaiden is sleeping.

 

“…Why are you being so creepy.”

 

I picked up the egg and went deep into the forest, placed it on the ground, and covered it with tree leaves. It would be troublesome for this thing too if it got eaten by encountering a beast.

 

“But what if it really is a magical beast egg?”

 

However, just as Kaiden had said, I had a faint premonition that this thing wouldn’t be aggressive toward me. It was that kind of inexplicable intuition.

 

The biggest example was that while this thing had refused contact with Kaiden, it had accepted my touch.

 

As I was thinking such thoughts, somehow the egg seemed to really wriggle. It must be my imagination, right?

 

“You, don’t follow me.”

 

With my index finger raised, I spoke to the egg in a deliberately stern tone, then just laughed at the feeling of absurdity that washed over me.

 

“I must have finally gone crazy.”

 

I tilted my head, checked that the egg was well hidden under the tree leaves, and returned to my spot again.

 

Fortunately, there were signs of dawn breaking. Morning was finally coming.

 

“Sigh… What a shitty night that was.”

 

I had stayed up all night and sat slumped against a large wooden post with a tired face.

 

And not long after, the sun rose. Only then did I feel relieved and put out the campfire. It would surely get hot soon.

 

‘I’m so tired I could die.’

 

I dozed off, blinking drowsily while watching Kaiden who still hadn’t woken up.

 

My gradually flickering vision finally went completely dark.

 

* * *

 

My body was swaying and moving. I slowly opened my eyes. I was being carried on a broad back.

 

When I slightly lifted my head, dazzling silver hair came into view. It was Kaiden.

 

“Are you awake?”

 

Perhaps because I moved my body, Kaiden immediately noticed that I had woken up.

 

I looked around while still being carried on his back. We seemed to have come deep into the forest, far from the river.

 

“Put me down.”

 

Though I had earnestly nursed him for fear he might die, that didn’t mean I didn’t resent him.

 

Kaiden quietly objected to my firm response.

 

“Just stay on my back. You’re not well enough to walk right now.”

 

“Are you giving me the disease and the cure? You’re the one who made me like this.”

 

Kaiden didn’t answer, perhaps having nothing to say.

 

I had been fine when he was asleep, but seeing him awake made anger boil up from within. Perhaps all the things I had been suppressing and hiding had finally burst out.

 

I felt wronged. That the people here misunderstood and distrusted me for things I hadn’t done.

 

Though I had tried to act calm, reasoning that it was understandable, the truth was that I too found it overwhelming and difficult to handle all these situations happening to me.

 

‘Understandable… Then what about me? Am I okay like this?’

 

My eyes grew hot with tears.

 

“I’m sorry.”

 

And then Kaiden offered me an apology.

 

“For everything. So don’t cry.”

 

I was fine.

 

I definitely thought I was fine.

 

But at Kaiden’s following words, tears finally burst out.

 

I quietly buried my face in Kaiden’s shoulder. All the grief I had been holding back came rushing at once. His clothes were getting wet, but what did I care.

 

It was the first time in my life. Crying in front of someone else.

 

Kaiden stopped walking and paced around, not knowing what to do. Regardless of what he was doing, I shed silent tears like that for a long while.

 

Sniffle.

 

“Are you done crying?”

 

When I sniffled, Kaiden finally asked me. I didn’t answer and quietly got down from his back.

 

Kaiden turned to look at me.

 

“I’m sorry.”

 

He apologized to me once more. I didn’t answer. He bent his waist to match my eye level.

 

His face came closer.

 

“I’m sorry, Margaret. Okay?”

 

Tears must have still been flowing. He reached out his hand and wiped away the tears flowing down my cheek with his thumb.

 

Sniffle.

 

I still didn’t answer his question and just sniffled.

 

‘Damn, I’m like some tragic female protagonist.’

 

“You’re crying so pitifully.”

 

Kaiden said while continuing to keep his head lowered and caressing my cheek.

 

I looked down and then slowly raised my gaze to meet his eyes. I probably looked terrible with my eyes swollen and red from crying so much, but what did that matter.

 

“I’m sorry for suspecting you.”

 

Kaiden reached out with both hands and gently cupped my cheeks. I looked at him with eyes that had become hazy from crying so much.

 

“That wasn’t what was important in the first place.”

 

Kaiden’s blood-red eyes, which were quietly gazing at me, deepened in color.

 

“Margaret.”

 

He tilted his head slightly. His sharp jawline came into view, and my gaze lingered on his lips that were as red as his eyes.

 

“I want you to live. Even if I have to die while saving you.”

 

I stared at him as if entranced, then suddenly came to my senses. Then I furrowed my brow and questioned him back.

 

“Why are you talking like that? Is that a confession?”

 

“A confession?”

 

Kaiden opened his eyes wide and asked back as if he didn’t understand.

 

I sighed. Of course.

 

“No, never mind. Don’t do things like dying while saving me. You want me to live with guilt for the rest of my life? Have you decided to change the way you torment me now?”

 

“That’s not it…”

 

Kaiden, with a flustered expression, trailed off. I shook my head while looking at him, unable to finish his words.

 

“You suspecting me, yeah. I understand that. But almost dying because of it… I don’t know.”

 

Having nearly died and come back to life, I wasn’t in a normal state of mind either. Rational judgment was difficult and emotional words kept coming first.

 

‘Well, if I were sane enough to maintain rationality on this island… wouldn’t that be stranger?’

 

Kaiden, who had been looking at me, answered with a complicated expression.

 

“I know. I’ll seek forgiveness through actions rather than words, so don’t say anything right now.”

 

Kaiden’s voice became even lower.

 

It was a voice completely different from usual, surprisingly calm. His words and expression were more serious than any moment since I’d met him.

 

He, who had always hidden his true intentions behind exaggerated attitudes, spoke his genuine feelings without pretense for the first time.

 

His heart flowed over warmly and slowly pooled toward me. The negative emotions that had been boiling deep in my chest gradually settled down.

 

“I’m sorry for suspecting you.”

 

“That wasn’t what was important in the first place.”

 

“I want you to live. Even if I have to die while saving you.”

 

I touched my eyelids that were swollen from crying until just a moment ago. Actually, I think I had already decided not to resent him anymore.

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