I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 79

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Chapter 79

 

I flailed my arms and legs in the air while making eye contact with Asdal.

 

“Huh?”

 

Before I could even feel confused, a crushing pain struck my head.

 

It felt like someone had cracked my skull with a hammer and then tickled my brain with a feather, making me scream internally. This was tremendous pain, damn it.

 

My fever seemed to be rising more and more. I even thought my body might burn up hot and explode at this rate.

 

I felt a burning thirst. I wanted to touch someone. I wanted contact. It felt like this thirst could only be quenched through contact with another person.

 

“It would be best to sleep quietly.”

 

I heard Enoch’s voice.

 

When I came to my senses, I was on the bed.

 

It seemed to be Yuanna’s bedroom on the second floor. Unlike Asdal’s bedroom that was destroyed by the demon, Yuanna’s bedroom was intact.

 

I looked at Enoch standing by the bedside. He was shirtless with bandages wrapped all over his body.

 

He didn’t look very good either. But right now, that wasn’t important to me.

 

“How can I sleep like this?! How about just knocking me out? Please just knock me out, I don’t want to die in agony like this.”

 

I writhed and sobbed loudly.

 

‘My body is so itchy.’

 

I pleaded with him once more.

 

“Enoch, I’m so embarrassed, so please just knock me out.”

 

Tears streamed down regardless of my will. Enoch looked troubled.

 

The longer his contemplation lasted, the more my patience hit rock bottom. I reached out with trembling hands and grabbed his arm.

 

Enoch’s face suddenly came close. My vision filled with his surprised face. Our noses brushed. I stared desperately at his crimson lips that were almost touching mine.

 

Our excited breaths tickled each other’s faces and I was on the verge of losing the thread of reason.

 

‘Please get it together, get it together.’

 

I was muttering that to myself, but my body wouldn’t quite cooperate.

 

Eventually Enoch frowned, swept his hair back, and glared at me.

 

With a pained expression, he bit his lower lip tightly and pushed me away with a face that seemed to be enduring something firmly.

 

“Damn it, this is really driving me crazy.”

 

He gritted his teeth and muttered.

 

After being rejected by him, along with the relief that washed over me, tears somehow came even more sorrowfully.

 

“Just knock me out quickly, I feel like I’m going to die of shame!”

 

Enoch slowly leaned toward me. I was writhing on the bed when I saw his approaching face and held my breath for a moment. He pushed my shoulder to turn me to the side.

 

Thud.

 

Then I felt sharp pain at the back of my neck and my vision went black.

 

Thank goodness. And on the other hand, though I had asked to be knocked out with my own mouth, I never thought I’d actually get hit by the male lead.

 

I guess I’m really not female lead material after all.

 

Right. What suits me is survival thriller.

 

* * *

 

When I regained consciousness, it seemed to be dawn. A bluish light was seeping through the bedroom window.

 

My vision was still dim.

 

As I slowly tried to sit up, I realized that both my arms were tied to the bed posts.

 

Damn it. I sighed and lay back down on the bed.

 

Then I was startled by the presence I felt beside the bed and turned my head. I could see Enoch sitting on the floor, asleep with his head leaning against the bed post.

 

As soon as I saw his face, I vividly remembered what had happened last night and screamed internally.

 

‘Damn, how embarrassing!’

 

While I was alone ruminating over the shameful history of last night, Enoch opened his eyes.

 

“…Margaret?”

 

I made eye contact with Enoch in the rather awkward position of having both hands tied to the bed posts.

 

“Somehow, it feels like it’s been a really long time since we’ve seen each other.”

 

Enoch stared intently at my face without saying a word. I lowered my eyes under that burdensome gaze.

 

“Could you untie my hands?”

 

I asked without being able to meet Enoch’s eyes.

 

After a moment of silence, I heard a rather heavy sigh. Soon a shadow fell over my face. It was because Enoch had leaned toward me.

 

Only after he untied the string that was binding me could I sit up.

 

As I sat on the bed rubbing my wrists, Enoch reached out and grabbed my wrist.

 

Enoch furrowed his brow and examined my swollen wrist, saying.

 

“I should apply some medicine.”

 

I couldn’t bring myself to answer and kept my mouth shut.

 

Enoch, who had been holding my wrist, raised his head and looked at me.

 

“Are you okay.”

 

“…What?”

 

I just blinked with a bewildered expression. Enoch quietly examined my complexion and asked again.

 

“I asked if your body is okay now.”

 

“I’m fine. What about you, Enoch?”

 

He placed his hand on my forehead. It wasn’t just empty words – my body really did feel refreshed.

 

“Am I okay?”

 

At his strange question, I nodded with a puzzled expression. Then he burst into a short laugh.

 

“I’m not okay at all.”

 

He tilted his head slightly and looked me over with a languid gaze. He slowly stroked his chin and smiled as if he found it absurd.

 

“You really make it impossible to take my eyes off you for even a moment, Margaret. You do.”

 

I just blinked at his words and looked back at him.

 

“That’s what I should be saying.”

 

After responding like that, I quickly corrected myself.

 

“Ah, of course I have nothing to say about last night’s commotion either…”

 

Of course, he seemed not to care much about whatever I said.

 

“Um… Enoch? Huh?”

 

I called his name because it was strange that he hadn’t spoken for a while, but then he suddenly pulled me into his arms.

 

Enoch’s embrace was warm and firm. He lowered his head and rested his face against my shoulder. His hot breath tickled my shoulder.

 

“I’m glad you’re safe.”

 

With his face buried in my shoulder, he let out a weary voice. The weight of those words was so heavy that I couldn’t respond and kept my mouth shut.

 

“You should explain what happened, shouldn’t you, Margaret?”

 

Enoch pulled back slightly from me and looked at my face. His golden eyes thoroughly examined my complexion.

 

“Where did you go with Lord?”

 

“As I said, we were attacked by magical beasts. Do you remember that small silver egg we saw in front of the cabin before?”

 

At my question, Enoch thought for a moment and then nodded.

 

“Margaret, didn’t you dispose of it deep in the forest?”

 

“Kaiden found that egg in a different location. As if someone had moved it. But when Kaiden touched it, it emitted something like poison, but when I touched it, I was fine. Strange, right? Anyway, while we were dealing with that, we encountered a tarantula magical beast. Right in front of a cliff too.”

 

I then told him about falling off the cliff, how the egg kept following me, and how Eun-ji hatched and helped us.

 

“Thank you.”

 

“What? What are you thanking me for?”

 

“For being safe.”

 

I was flustered. I thought it was an odd thing to say, but strangely, I felt heat rising to my face. Was there still some Tentationem poison left in my system?

 

“…Then, what about you, Enoch? Why did you go on such a rampage?”

 

“I had to exterminate the magical beasts.”

 

I gaped at his matter-of-fact answer.

 

“My goodness, so you really did intentionally go on a rampage? You know that’s suicidal, right?”

 

“I believed you would return.”

 

Enoch looked at me with eyes full of trust, truly believing in me firmly.

 

“What if I hadn’t returned in time?”

 

“I asked the Bishop to stab me with his sword.”

 

Stab with a sword… Good heavens.

 

I quietly rubbed my face with my hands. What am I going to do with this man?

 

“I’m grateful too.”

 

“What?”

 

“For being safe.”

 

At my words, he suddenly pressed his lips together tightly and stared at me. I silently watched as the tendons in his clenched fist stood out.

 

His eyes reddened as he seemed to gather his intense emotions, then he pulled me into his arms again and let out a deep breath.

 

I quietly patted his back and waited for his heart to calm down.

 

Enoch was someone who lacked in many emotional aspects. Perhaps my words had been a comfort to him.

 

Then suddenly,

 

“I like you, Margaret. You should know that.”

 

The words he had said just before collapsing as if fainting came back to me.

 

‘Were those words real?’

 

After thinking for a moment, I finally couldn’t hold back and asked him.

 

“Enoch, were those words sincere?”

 

Only then did Enoch pull away from me. His face came into view.

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“Well…”

 

It’s a bit embarrassing to say with my own mouth.

 

“Do you remember coming to the cabin? And what you said to me after that.”

 

At my question, Enoch wrinkled his nose bridge and fell silent with a thoughtful expression.

 

“…I can’t remember.”

 

Of course. It must have been just delirious rambling from being feverish, like me last night. I sighed in disappointment for some reason, then was startled.

 

I shook my head and got up from my seat.

 

“How is the Bishop?”

 

“Well, he’s probably still tied up at the front door.”

 

“Since I’m fine now, the Bishop has probably regained his senses too. Shall we go down?”

 

At my words, Enoch, who had been sitting on the bed, looked regretful but got up. He gently stroked my head.

 

“How about resting a bit more before going down?”

 

I shook my head at his question.

 

“Luzef must be having a hard time too, so we should untie him. If I get really tired, I’ll just sleep again in our original spot.”

 

“Right. I’ll be next to you anyway, so it should be fine.”

 

Enoch gazed at me with unreadable eyes before nodding.

 

Was he saying that if Luzef’s condition hadn’t improved, he would stay by my side to protect me? I was about to ask him another question but swallowed my words.

 

In the past, I would have bombarded him with questions without hesitation, but now I strangely felt a bit shy.

 

I had interpreted his words about staying by my side in my own way, and somehow I didn’t want to shatter that interpretation.

 

In the end, I gave up on questioning him.

 

I went down to the first floor with Enoch. As expected, Luzef was sitting tied up at the cabin’s front door, sniffling with tears.

 

Then, seeing us coming down from the second floor, he wiggled his bottom with a happy expression.

 

Asdal was asleep in front of the fireplace, and he must be a heavy sleeper because he didn’t wake up.

 

I thought as I untied the string binding Luzef’s wrists.

 

Come to think of it, where is Eun-ji?

 

And if Tentationem has started to bloom… Is Kaiden’s side okay?

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