I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 7

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Chapter 7

I immediately threw the two fish I caught onto the wet sandy beach.

Then I picked up small fish again, crushed them with stones, and scattered them into the sea.

This time I planned to throw the spear to catch slightly larger fish.

I did some arm exercises for a moment and held my breath while gripping the spear.

Then when a forearm-sized fish shimmered and appeared above the water, I quickly thrust the spear down in that direction.

This time it seemed to work…!

I ran over with great anticipation to check.

And when I discovered a fish wiggling its tail while impaled on the spear tip, I let out a scream.

“This is crazy! I’m so amazing!”

I turned around excitedly, only to meet eyes with Enoch who was looking at me with a bewildered face. It seemed he had been watching me catch fish the entire time.

He had eyes that said he couldn’t believe what he had seen.

I froze in panic while holding the spear.

I thought he’d be busy making fire. Just how much did he see from the beginning?

I looked down at the spear in my hands for a moment. There were even two forearm-sized fish impaled on the spear tip.

“Uh…”

Even I thought it wasn’t exactly common for a young lady from a duke’s house to throw spears and catch fish.

“Hmm…”

For now, I decided to act shameless.

Enoch also didn’t immediately question me this time and continued diligently making fire. We had to finish eating before the sun set.

Giving off the smell of cooking something in the middle of the night wasn’t good since it could make us targets for wild animals.

I first made incisions in the gills and tail sections of the caught fish to drain the blood, then washed them in seawater.

After catching fish, you had to drain the blood as quickly as possible. Otherwise they would spoil quickly and start to smell.

After securing the fish and finding a flat stone, I sat down next to Enoch.

Enoch had also succeeded in lighting the fire. He built up the fire with the branches he had gathered while looking at me sitting beside him.

“What are you trying to do?”

I happened to be placing the fish on the stone slab.

“Fish processing.”

I answered while using a sharp tree branch as a knife substitute to scrape the scales off the fish.

Watching this, Enoch looked at me with a face that said he had so many questions he wanted to ask but didn’t know which one to start with.

I ignored Enoch’s gaze and cut open the belly of the descaled fish to clean out the innards.

…This much is something anyone who likes fishing can do.

“There might be poison in that fish…”

At Enoch’s words, I smiled and shook my head while processing the fish.

“There’s no poison, so don’t worry. If we cook it properly, any parasites will be eliminated too, so it’s fine.”

Of course, it was also safe because I knew how to distinguish fish with poison to some extent.

Since it’s an island where magical beasts appear, I understand Enoch’s concerns.

But as I recalled, except for wolf-type magical beasts, snakes, and reptilian magical beasts, all the creatures that appeared in the novel were ordinary animals.

I think Enoch also caught fish for the female lead…

‘No, wait… What’s this situation right now?’

Suddenly doubt washed over me and I stopped processing the fish.

The female lead just sat quietly and received the fish Enoch brought her, but am I like some Bear Grylls hunting fish and even processing them to offer to Enoch?

Of course, I was the one who said I’d do the fish hunting first, but I just feel a bit weird about it!

I’m not the type to just sit still by nature! But still!

I glared at Enoch for no reason.

He was threading the fish I had processed onto thin branches when he looked at me with a puzzled face.

“I don’t understand why you’re looking at me like that.”

“It’s nothing.”

“Is it really nothing?”

Enoch’s face came very close. He examined my expression with suspicious eyes.

His black hair blown by the wind scattered softly across his forehead. Somehow the mole under his eyes felt more alluring today.

Soon a smile slowly spread across his lips like paint as he looked at me.

I felt my heart flutter for a moment. This is cheating.

It was the first time I’d seen him smile. There was no memory of Enoch’s smiling face in Margaret’s memories either.

Even after waking up on this deserted island, he had only been frowning the whole time, or glaring at me with a very murderous face…

“How surprising. I was just watching because it was interesting. I’ll do it next time.”

He spoke as if he knew exactly what I had been thinking.

When I looked at his lips again, the smile from moments before had completely disappeared. He had returned to his usual calm expression.

I floundered in confusion for a moment, then doubt washed over me again as I continued processing the fish.

‘Why am I getting flustered like this.’

I need to stay sharp. If I get enchanted by Enoch, there’s really no hope.

“It looks ready to eat now.”

Enoch handed me a fish he had diligently grilled by the fire, turning it over repeatedly. It was the largest fish among the forearm-sized ones I had caught with the spear.

“Your Highness should eat this. I’ll be full even with a small one.”

I reached out to take the small fish skewer from Enoch’s hand.

But he lightly avoided my hand, took the small fish, and started eating it.

Even when I offered to switch for the bigger one, why is he acting like that.

“This isn’t the Langrid Empire. It’s unclear whether we can even return alive. So don’t do things like being considerate, and Young Lady should prioritize taking care of your own portion first.”

I paused while trying to tear into the fish at his following words.

I didn’t expect Enoch of all people to say something so kind to me. It really seemed like advice he was giving out of concern for me.

Doesn’t he realize that he’s the one not taking care of his own portion because he’s being considerate of me?

‘It’s unclear whether we can even return alive.’

My mood plummeted rapidly.

It felt like being thrown into a survival game without any weapons. The future was pitch black and just thinking about it made me feel suffocated.

Could I really survive?

“Is there anywhere you feel uncomfortable?”

Enoch carefully examined my complexion.

My face was fully reflected in his beautiful golden eyes that looked like melted gold.

“Do you think we can escape from here?”

Enoch looked at me with an unreadable expression.

“We can get out.”

His firm answer had a kind of solidity that conveyed belief and trust.

I looked at the half-eaten fish and asked him.

“Do you have a method?”

“I’ll make sure Young Lady escapes, so don’t worry.”

At those words, I ended up smiling.

“What’s that supposed to mean. How can I escape alone, abandoning the Empire’s Crown Prince.”

Just then a hot wind blew. My hair stuck to my cheeks from sweat, being bothersome.

Enoch, who had been quietly looking at my face, carefully reached out his hand. Soon his long, pretty fingers touched my cheek.

What was that supposed to be – I looked at him, forgetting even how to breathe.

Enoch’s leisurely gaze settled on my face. He slowly removed the hair stuck to my cheek.

While arranging my hair, he answered calmly.

“I’ll send you first, so request rescue.”

Of course. The tension suddenly released.

“Did you think I’d just let you go quietly?”

Enoch asked me with a tone that suggested what kind of foolish expectations I had been harboring.

Of course I thought it wouldn’t be, but I let my guard down for a moment, damn it.

Being in such extreme circumstances, my judgment was becoming clouded as well.

I was incredibly hungry, but somehow I felt like I was losing my appetite. That was an even bigger shock than Enoch’s smile from earlier.

Me, losing my appetite.

I had nothing particular to say, so I remained silent while having such pointless thoughts.

He warned me once again.

“I told you, Young Lady must stay by my side. The only time you can leave my side is when I let you go. Remember that.”

Anyone listening would think it’s a line from an obsessive male lead who loves the female protagonist. In reality, it’s a threatening statement made to a kidnapping suspect.

Though he still pretends to suspect me, I could tell he had somewhat cleared me from his list of suspects.

‘That’s fortunate. His hostile gaze toward me seems to have softened a bit compared to the beginning.’

After that, we silently ate the grilled fish and satisfied our hunger.

After finishing our meal, the sun had completely set. I arranged my sleeping area and then sat by the fire again.

Even until then, we hadn’t said a single word to each other. The uncomfortable silence continued.

“Aren’t you cold?”

Then Enoch asked me. I was shivering and reaching my hands toward the fire when I looked up.

Enoch suddenly stood up from his spot and took off his jacket.

He casually offered me the jacket.

“Why is this…?”

I took the jacket in my hands without understanding why.

“Cover yourself with it. I run hot, so I’m warm.”

“Thank y—”

“No need to thank me. I only gave it to you because I was hot.”

For someone who claims that, he wore his jacket all day without breaking a single sweat.

But I had no intention of returning the jacket. I gratefully draped the jacket he gave me over my shoulders.

Enoch glanced at me briefly, then quietly returned to his sleeping area and lay down. We spent our respective nights like that, once again without saying anything to each other.

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