I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 80

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Chapter 80

 

“Hm?”

 

Kaiden stopped walking and turned around. Yuanna, who had been following behind him, looked at him with a puzzled expression.

 

Even Diego, who had been walking at the rear behind Yuanna, stopped in his tracks.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

Despite her question, Kaiden was busy scratching the back of his head and looking around.

 

“It feels like someone’s watching us…”

 

Kaiden stopped mid-sentence. The two of them were blinking at him with expressions that showed they had no idea what he was talking about.

 

Eventually, Kaiden turned around nonchalantly.

 

“It’s nothing.”

 

He thought it was probably just his nerves and started walking again.

 

A full half day had passed since they left the cabin. Yuanna looked tired already, but she was trying not to show it.

 

‘I need to find a place to hide for the night soon.’

 

Kaiden was having such thoughts when it happened.

 

“By the way, Lord, you’re quite unexpected.”

 

Yuanna’s voice came from behind him.

 

Kaiden deliberately didn’t turn around and continued forward, cutting through tree branches blocking the path with his dagger.

 

“Watching you talk with Lady Flone, I thought you were someone with a friendly side, unlike the rumors. And you talk quite a lot too, contrary to appearances.”

 

Kaiden was a person who carried around as many prejudiced rumors as Margaret did.

 

If Margaret was the crazy Young Lady of the Langrid Empire, then Kaiden was naturally the crazy bastard.

 

However, if there was a difference between Margaret and Kaiden, it was that Margaret was active in social circles while he rarely showed his face in public.

 

The places where he occasionally appeared were laboratories led by mages or priests. Moreover, whenever he showed up, he would smash the place to smithereens, so it was understandable that people feared him.

 

Yuanna continued trying to make conversation with the unresponsive Kaiden.

 

“But you’re particularly quiet today.”

 

“Well, is that important? If we’re talking about unexpected, isn’t Diego the most surprising one?”

 

Rather than being quiet, Kaiden simply didn’t like socializing with people by nature.

 

Right now, being with these completely uninteresting people was all because Margaret had asked him to.

 

He replied while picking his ear as if the question was bothersome. Then he heard Yuanna’s laughter from behind.

 

“Ah, that’s true too. Despite how Diego looks, he absolutely loves cute things.”

 

At her playful remark, Diego protested in a small voice.

 

“Please respect my preferences.”

 

Kaiden somehow felt like teasing him, and sure enough, Yuanna didn’t miss the opportunity to poke fun.

 

“Oh, it’s not just your preferences… Diego is surprisingly cowardly too, isn’t he?”

 

“That’s not true. It’s a misunderstanding.”

 

When Diego answered with a grumble, Yuanna burst into giggles.

 

“What misunderstanding? Who was it that shed tears like chicken droppings saying the rabbit was too cute to eat?”

 

At Yuanna’s teasing question, Diego finally shut his mouth. It seemed he thought it would be better to keep quiet.

 

Even Kaiden thought that was a wise decision. As far as he remembered, despite how Diego appeared now, he faithfully fulfilled his role when it came to his actual job. It was completely different from his current appearance.

 

They pushed through the rough thicket and emerged into an open space. Kaiden skillfully twirled his dagger between his fingers before sliding it into the dagger holder tied at his waist.

 

“Looks like the sun will set soon.”

 

Kaiden rested his chin on his hand and looked up at the sky. Red shadows began to fall across the blue sky.

 

“This place is too open, so we could easily be surrounded by monsters…”

 

“You’re right, Lord.”

 

Diego nodded as if he had been waiting for Kaiden’s muttering and replied. He calmly surveyed the surroundings as he spoke.

 

“It would be better to walk a little more. It’s dangerous, but since the sun is still up, now is the optimal time to survey our surroundings.”

 

“Oh, if we walk just a little more from here, there’s a really big river. For a place to spend the night, wouldn’t it be better to be near the river?”

 

At Yuanna’s words, Kaiden took out the compass and map that Margaret had given him.

 

Using the compass to determine direction and checking their position on the map, they weren’t too far from where Yuanna had found the key.

 

It seemed they could arrive quickly if they just camped for one night.

 

Kaiden folded the map and said.

 

“The area around the river is dangerous since anaconda monsters could appear at any time, but it would be easy to get water, so that vicinity would be good.”

 

As soon as Kaiden finished speaking, the river began to appear faintly through the trees.

 

“It’s the river.”

 

Yuanna shouted with a brightening face.

 

Then Kaiden and Yuanna, who were about to walk toward the river, stopped in their tracks. Diego had blocked their path.

 

“Please wait a moment. There’s something like a cabin over there.”

 

Looking in the direction Diego pointed, there was something like a small cabin built near the river. It was a very small temporary cabin that looked like it could barely fit three people.

 

They looked at each other’s faces, showing puzzled expressions, then slowly approached that place.

 

Kaiden carefully examined the area around the cabin first.

 

Around the cabin, giant trees stood like a fortress, and red flowers bloomed here and there, creating a cheerful atmosphere.

 

“It’s a bit different, but it feels similar to what Margaret made.”

 

At Kaiden’s muttering, Diego, who had been examining the interior of the cabin, turned to look at him with a surprised face.

 

“Does Lady Flone really know how to build cabins?”

 

“Lady Flone seems really amazing.”

 

Yuanna looked at Kaiden with admiration. Kaiden nodded proudly as if he had received the praise himself.

 

“Margaret is pretty amazing.”

 

Then he drew his dagger from his waist, spun it in his hand, and whistled.

 

“There doesn’t seem to be anything dangerous around. The cabin looks fine too, so how about we stay here tonight?”

 

Kaiden, who had checked even the interior of the cabin, asked Yuanna and Diego.

 

Yuanna and Diego, who had been walking around the cabin and examining its condition, also nodded in agreement with his words.

 

“That sounds good.”

 

As soon as Yuanna’s words ended, they unpacked their luggage inside the cabin. When the unpacking was roughly finished, Kaiden came out of the cabin again.

 

“I’ll go do some reconnaissance around the area. I’ll also get something simple to eat.”

 

“I’ll go with you.”

 

At Diego’s words, Kaiden firmly shook his head.

 

“Please guard the cabin, Sir. The most important thing in our journey right now is the Saint.”

 

Diego, convinced, nodded his head. Yuanna, who had been quietly listening to their conversation, smiled and waved at Kaiden.

 

“Come back safely. I’ll guard the cabin well.”

 

As Yuanna blew a hand kiss in farewell, Kaiden frowned and let out a sigh. She had a tendency to be hard to read, which made her uncomfortable to deal with.

 

Kaiden gave a rough nod in greeting and set out to scout the surrounding area with his dagger in hand.

 

The sky was turning purple. Kaiden moved minimally, preparing for the danger of Magical Beasts appearing.

 

After a while, he had just captured a small rabbit-like animal and was about to return to the cabin.

 

‘Why do I keep feeling someone’s gaze?’

 

Just then, Kaiden detected strange waves vibrating subtly through the air.

 

While looking around to identify where the sound waves were coming from, he discovered a pair of eyes staring intently at him from afar.

 

“Damn it.”

 

The yellow eyes gleaming in the darkness didn’t seem to have any intention of attacking him. As if watching was their purpose.

 

Kaiden quietly gripped his dagger and took a stance. It appeared to be a Wolf-type Magical Beast.

 

After a prolonged staring contest, the Magical Beast soon seemed to lose interest, turned around, and disappeared into the bushes.

 

Kaiden straightened his posture with a somewhat deflated expression.

 

“What the hell, how unsettling.”

 

It was as if he had been under surveillance by the Magical Beast.

 

Could it be that the island’s Magical Beasts were systematically monitoring them, just as he and Margaret had speculated?

 

Moreover, this was an area where tarantula-type Magical Beasts inhabited in large numbers. This was the first time he had seen Wolf-type Magical Beasts roaming around in this region.

 

It felt unpleasant, but he should go back later and inform Margaret about this fact. He hoped to be praised for bringing useful information.

 

With that thought making him feel a bit better, Kaiden hummed a tune as he returned to the temporary cabin.

 

And there he witnessed a rather bizarre sight.

 

“What the hell is this….”

 

Red flowers had bloomed so densely around the cabin that it seemed almost surreal.

 

Before he left, the flowers hadn’t bloomed to this extent where there was no room to step. The moon had risen high in the sky at some point, and these flowers seemed to ominously absorb the moonlight, blooming their petals even more fully.

 

“You’re back, Lord?”

 

Just then, Yuanna came out of the cabin yawning. Diego followed her out with a somewhat weary expression.

 

“Huh? When did the flowers bloom like this?”

 

Yuanna looked around at the flowers filling the area around the cabin with a puzzled expression.

 

Kaiden rested his chin on his hand and observed the flowers carefully.

 

The sudden increase in their numbers, their surprisingly fast growth rate—these flowers had more than one or two suspicious aspects.

 

“I kept seeing these flowers while walking earlier too. They’re beautiful…. I’ve never seen such pretty flowers before.”

 

At Yuanna’s murmur, Diego glanced at her.

 

“If you like them, I’ll pick one for you.”

 

As he bent down to pick a flower that had bloomed in front of the cabin, Kaiden was startled and stopped him.

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