I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 71

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Chapter 71

 

Soon the magical beast that had been blocking our path collapsed to the ground, and Enoch and I stood facing each other.

 

“Enoch.”

 

And when I called his name once more, another giant tarantula revealed itself behind him.

 

Enoch immediately turned around and moved away from me. Damn it.

 

Hiss.

 

Eun-ji, who had been on my shoulder, came down and wrapped around my forearm. As I watched the creature looking at me while flicking its tongue, I suddenly remembered something from the novel.

 

-All the magical beasts on the island are natural enemies of each other.

 

Where wolf magical beasts exist, tarantula magical beasts do not inhabit, and where tarantula magical beasts live, anaconda magical beasts do not stay.

 

Among them, anaconda magical beasts are the apex predators of this island’s food chain. Therefore, both wolf magical beasts and tarantula magical beasts feared and avoided even the young of anaconda magical beasts.-

 

There was definitely content like that. It was such a passing description that I only remembered it now.

 

If I could just divert the attention of the swarming magical beasts, I might be able to forcibly extract Enoch.

 

I quietly looked down at Eun-ji, who was looking at me with a bright face while sticking out her tongue.

 

Is Eun-ji really a baby anaconda? But even so, there’s no way such a small creature could take down that giant tarantula.

 

‘Eun-ji is still a baby.’

 

After pondering for a while, I eventually decided to abandon the idea of sending Eun-ji to distract the tarantula magical beasts.

 

Then Eun-ji looked up at me, tilted her head, and snorted with a slightly angry expression, as if telling me not to underestimate her.

 

So I looked at her and asked.

 

“Can you do it?”

 

Somehow, it felt like I could have a conversation with Eun-ji, given our time together.

 

At my question, Eun-ji nodded her head vigorously. Then she climbed down my body and crawled to the ground.

 

Meanwhile, spiders continued to gather endlessly, and Kaiden, Prince of Asdal, and Diego, who were standing guard around me, became much busier.

 

I grabbed a flare and ran frantically, following Eun-ji as she crawled quickly.

 

Just then, five magical beasts had gathered toward Enoch, and Eun-ji smoothly crawled between them, standing in front of Enoch and surveying the surroundings.

 

The magical beasts that had been aggressively extending their legs hesitated.

 

I pushed through the gap and grabbed Enoch’s arm as he was about to charge at the magical beasts.

 

While he looked at me with a puzzled expression, I aimed the flare at the magical beasts and pulled the trigger.

 

Bang! Boom!

 

With the sound of flames exploding, the magical beast’s corpse disintegrated in mid-air. I picked up Eun-ji, who was sitting obediently on the ground.

 

“Well done. Thank you.”

 

I sighed and stroked her scales a couple of times.

 

“I won’t make you do such dangerous things next time.”

 

It seems I’ve grown attached to her. When I petted her, she seemed pleased and wagged her tail while climbing up my arm and hanging on my shoulder.

 

I left Eun-ji alone and pulled Enoch’s arm. However, he didn’t budge at all.

 

“Margaret!”

 

Right beside me, I heard Kaiden’s strained shout. It seems more magical beasts had gathered.

 

“We need to get the Crown Prince out of here quickly!”

 

Asdal shouted at me.

 

I watched the three men struggling to deal with the swarming monsters and looked up at Enoch again. With his eyes half-unfocused, he was staring down at me blankly.

 

I gripped his cheeks with both hands and looked straight into his eyes.

 

I slowly pulled Enoch’s face toward me. My nose came close enough to almost touch his.

 

“Enoch. Snap out of it.”

 

I spoke to him with force in each word. Enoch’s golden eyes swayed slowly.

 

It was a good sign. At least he wasn’t pushing me away. But he still didn’t look like he had come to his senses.

 

I spoke again, clearly and forcefully.

 

“Stop it now.”

 

Around us, the three men were practically flying as they dealt with the monsters in chaos, but I calmly tried to calm Enoch’s episode.

 

“You can stop now, so stop. Don’t do it.”

 

I controlled him very firmly and strictly while looking straight into Enoch’s golden eyes.

 

Enoch’s golden eyes shook as if trembling. His pupils slowly began to focus. So I added one more word like driving in a nail.

 

“Stop. Enoch.”

 

Enoch’s rampage carries great risk, but in a situation with this many monsters, it’s actually helpful. But not for him. He goes on a rampage without caring for himself at all.

 

I’m the only one who can control him, and the control process is troublesome and difficult, but I didn’t dislike it. Having someone who needed me was a new experience.

 

‘Still, I hope his trauma gets healed.’

 

The feeling of having one’s existence acknowledged is just a fleeting emotion anyway. And I wasn’t cruel enough to enjoy another’s pain for my own satisfaction.

 

“…Margaret.”

 

I heard Enoch’s voice calling my name by my ear. I looked at his face. Focus had returned to Enoch’s golden eyes.

 

“Are you conscious?”

 

His golden eyes looking at me widened in surprise. He finally seemed to have come to his senses.

 

Relief washed over me like a wave, and I almost lost strength in my legs.

 

If Enoch hadn’t firmly grasped my arm, I would have shamefully collapsed to the floor.

 

“Margaret.”

 

He called my name in a low voice and carefully examined my face.

 

His hand touched my cheek. I noticed that his hand was trembling.

 

“Didn’t I tell you I can’t do without you? Where did you go, hmm? Leaving me behind.”

 

His low-toned voice trembled faintly. He slowly rested his forehead on my shoulder.

 

His voice, hoarse and cracked as if choked up, was deeply tinged with anguish.

 

“It wasn’t intentional. And I almost died too, you know. So please don’t scold me too much.”

 

I answered with dissatisfaction. Then Enoch raised his head and looked at me for a moment. Soon, deep guilt appeared on his face.

 

“I only thought of myself. I’m sorry for not protecting you.”

 

“I managed to survive and come back on my own. It’s okay. And please, before worrying about my body, could you cherish your own body a little?”

 

At my words, Enoch bit his lips with a self-loathing expression and averted his gaze. He probably remembered going on a rampage earlier and coming to his senses thanks to me.

 

“Margaret!”

 

I heard Kaiden’s urgent voice and turned my head.

 

Kaiden, Asdal, and Diego were still surrounding us like guards, dealing with the monsters.

 

“Enoch, we should get out of here first. It would be nice to do monster extermination while we’re at it, but today seems too much.”

 

At my words, he finally looked around and showed a bewildered expression.

 

“Where is the Bishop?”

 

At my question, Enoch furrowed his brow and looked toward where the small spider swarms were gathered.

 

“…Damn it. They kept getting in my way, so I hid him inside the rocks.”

 

At his words, I was shocked and looked toward where his gaze was directed.

 

“Don’t tell me… it’s where those spiders are gathered…?”

 

He nodded once and picked up the sword he had dropped on the ground. Then he lightly shook the sword. The thick green blood stuck to the sword blade dripped to the floor.

 

“It’s my fault. I’ll bring him back.”

 

“I’ll go with you. Please allow me, Your Highness.”

 

Diego, who had been far away, quickly approached and bowed his head toward Enoch.

 

“Margaret is…”

 

As Enoch hesitated while holding my hand, Kaiden grabbed both my shoulders from behind and smiled at Enoch.

 

“I’ll protect Margaret, so don’t worry.”

 

“I’m here too.”

 

Asdal raised his hand and approached with a leisurely gait that didn’t suit the situation, looking at Enoch.

 

“Margaret, wait here. I’ll come back.”

 

At Enoch’s worried request, I nodded.

 

“You know rescuing the Bishop comes first, right? I’ll stay here, so don’t worry.”

 

Enoch left words asking Kaiden and Asdal to take care of me, then entered the spider swarm with Diego.

 

“What’s there to ask for. He acts like Margaret is his person.”

 

Kaiden grumbled as if displeased and stepped on a small spider crawling up from the ground.

 

“That’s exactly what I mean.”

 

Asdal, who cut down a spider coming from the opposite side with his sword, agreed and chimed in.

 

Then a series of tremendous roars could be heard. Startled, I turned my head and saw Diego and Enoch moving so fast they were barely visible to the naked eye.

 

Wherever their swords touched, the magical beasts were being torn apart and disintegrating in mid-air.

 

Since Enoch was such a monster, it wasn’t relatively noticeable, but Diego was also the youngest Knight Commander. And the Royal Guard Knight Commander at that.

 

He too was skilled enough to easily handle several magical beasts on his own.

 

After the slaughter continued for a while, the forest became quiet. The clearing, devastated as if swept by a typhoon, was full of magical beast corpses.

 

Despite saying it would be impossible to complete the monster extermination today, the tarantula magical beasts that had gathered in the clearing were completely annihilated.

 

Through the green rain scattering in the wind, the rock where Luzef was said to be hiding was revealed. Water-colored hair could be seen wriggling under the rocks.

 

Soon after the battle ended and everything became quiet, Archbishop Luzef crawled out from under the rocks with a pale white face. He was holding something in his arms.

 

“Bishop!”

 

I immediately ran toward him. Archbishop Luzef, who had been rescued from under the rocks by Enoch, saw me and showed an expression of shock.

 

“Lady Flone!”

 

Soon he embraced me with a face that looked like he was about to burst into tears.

 

Archbishop Luzef hugged me so tightly that I couldn’t escape. After a moment, when the strength in Archbishop Luzef’s arms loosened a bit, I escaped from his embrace and examined his complexion.

 

“I’m glad you’re safe.”

 

Tears dripped from Archbishop Luzef’s clear eyes as he looked at me.

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