I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 81

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Chapter 81

 

“You shouldn’t touch such suspicious flowers carelessly, so please put it down.”

 

Diego looked back and forth between the flower and Kaiden for a moment, then obediently set the flower down on the floor.

 

“As expected of a mage, Lord knows so much.”

 

“This much is common knowledge.”

 

Yuanna looked at the flower discarded on the floor with a disappointed expression and muttered. Kaiden sighed with an extremely annoyed face and replied to her.

 

And then, a sudden gust of wind scattered a considerable amount of yellow pollen from the flowers blooming around the cabin.

 

“Achoo!”

 

Yuanna, who was directly covered in pollen, sneezed. Diego also seemed to have inhaled the remaining particles as he dropped the flower and covered his nose.

 

Kaiden sensed that their reactions were not normal.

 

Because the napes of Yuanna and Diego’s necks were gradually turning red.

 

Yuanna clutched her throat with a bewildered expression and sat down heavily. She kept coughing dryly.

 

Diego grabbed the front of his shirt with a pained expression, pulling so hard that three or four top buttons were torn off.

 

‘Damn, what is this. Is there poison in the pollen?’

 

Only Kaiden, who had resistance to all poisons, was perfectly fine.

 

The two seemed to be in considerable pain as they didn’t move from their spots, which instead put Kaiden in a difficult position.

 

Moreover, Yuanna and Diego’s complexions were withering like dying flowers.

 

In contrast, their unfocused, clouded eyes and rough breathing, their hands groping the floor as if desperate to quench some thirst, felt extremely lustful.

 

It was a bewildering situation.

 

Having just encountered a magical beast, he couldn’t leave them outside either.

 

In the end, Kaiden decided to move the two into the cabin. Just moving these two who were writhing in agony was quite troublesome.

 

“This is why I hate group activities, it obviously looked dangerous but why did they have to touch it…! Damn it!”

 

Kaiden finally let out a curse.

 

It seemed he’d have to give up his plan to return without problems and receive praise from Margaret.

 

* * *

 

Eun-ji, who had disappeared last night, was devouring all the Tentationem.

 

As soon as Enoch and I came out of the cabin, we discovered Eun-ji tearing and eating those flowers at a terrifying speed.

 

I was sure there hadn’t been many blooming, but overnight, red flowers had densely filled the area around the cabin.

 

“Eun-ji!”

 

I called out in surprise, and only then did Eun-ji look back at me, wagging her tail happily.

 

The little one’s eyes sparkled as she wanted to come to me, hesitating, but she finally ate up all the remaining Tentationem before crawling with difficulty to the cabin deck where we were.

 

Even so, Tentationem was a highly toxic flower. And to eat such a large quantity all at once…

 

Eun-ji crawled to me and collapsed weakly on the floor. Startled by the unconscious Eun-ji, I quickly lifted her body. The little one went limp in my palm.

 

Fortunately, seeing her breathe regularly, it was clear she was simply asleep.

 

I let out a sigh of relief.

 

“Did you say that magical beast synchronized with you?”

 

Enoch asked, looking at Eun-ji who was sleeping as if unconscious.

 

“Yes, it seems that way. I can roughly predict the emotions this little one feels. This little one seems to understand what I’m saying too. According to Kaiden, it’s because this little one imprinted on me.”

 

“It certainly doesn’t seem like a typical case.”

 

Enoch muttered after hearing my words.

 

I recalled the conversation I had with everyone before about Eun-ji imprinting on me.

 

Magical beasts don’t recognize humans as apex predators, and anacondas are already apex predators themselves, making it difficult to find other entities to imprint on.

 

Under such circumstances, if it met me with my vast amount of mana, there was a possibility it would imprint, they had said.

 

‘Even I think it’s a mystery.’

 

I had such thoughts while looking at Eun-ji, then went back into the cabin with Enoch.

 

Luzef was sleeping as if unconscious, probably tired, and Asdal was sitting at the kitchen dining table drinking water.

 

“It’s quite smart for a magical beast.”

 

Asdal said, looking at Eun-ji cradled in my arms. He seemed to know that Eun-ji had devoured the Tentationem throughout the night.

 

Did he just leave it alone knowing full well that Tentationem would be bad for Eun-ji’s body? I was dumbfounded and glared at him.

 

“I had no choice but to leave it alone. It was doing something helpful for us.”

 

Asdal answered nonchalantly, understanding the meaning of my gaze.

 

I placed Eun-ji on the soft makeshift bed and took care of it. I was worried just in case, but the little one was purring with a comfortable expression and even snoring.

 

Fortunately, there seemed to be no problem. Only then did I feel relieved and went into the kitchen to prepare a meal.

 

Then Enoch approached and gently pushed me away.

 

“Margaret, you should rest a bit. I’ll prepare the meal.”

 

As expected, only Enoch takes care of me.

 

Asdal, who was sitting with his chin propped up watching Enoch work, made an incredulous face.

 

“No matter how I look at it, it’s amazing. To think Crown Prince Enoch would change this much.”

 

“People naturally change.”

 

“Well. I suppose I have to acknowledge it now. Even ‘that’ Margaret Rose Flone has changed, so there’s no law saying the Half-Emperor can’t change either.”

 

Asdal said, pointing at me with his finger. Then, as if some thought suddenly occurred to him, he slapped his knee and grabbed my wrist.

 

“I’ve been thinking. Rather than going back and forth to the beach looking for passing ships, wouldn’t it be more efficient to build a raft?”

 

At Asdal’s words, I forgot about helping Enoch and turned to look at him.

 

Only then did I remember that he had said we should think about rescue methods while staying in the cabin.

 

“Think about it. The Young Lady has shot flares into the sky with magical tools several times, but no one has approached the island so far. Rather than waiting for rescue, it would be faster for us to attempt escape ourselves.”

 

Asdal spoke to me in a gentle, persuasive voice. This was definitely him telling me to convince Enoch to build a raft together.

 

But I know this island exists in a different dimension. Building a raft and going out would be completely useless.

 

We’d probably just go in circles around the island and end up back where we started.

 

“…Wouldn’t it be better to think about it after the Saint’s group returns first?”

 

I persuaded him with just as gentle and coaxing a tone as he was using to convince me.

 

“We’re already short-handed, so what if we waste energy on that and magical beasts attack?”

 

At my counter-question, Enoch, who had been quietly preparing the meal, glanced at us and spoke up.

 

“Margaret is right. Let’s wait for the Saint’s group to return first.”

 

At Enoch’s words, Asdal, who had been sitting with his chin propped up, nodded with a resigned expression.

 

“Fine, very well. If our Half-Emperor says so.”

 

“Stop with the Half-Emperor talk now. Before I challenge you to a duel.”

 

Enoch finally threw the stone knife he had been holding. The sharp-edged stone knife barely grazed Asdal’s cheek and embedded itself precisely into the central pillar of the living room.

 

“Oh my, Half-Emperor… Ahem. If I accept the Crown Prince’s duel challenge, I’d have a hard time surviving, so I’d better be careful.”

 

Asdal raised both hands and made a comical gesture of surrender. When Enoch shot him a contemptuous look, Asdal clutched his chest with a hurt expression.

 

What was truly ironic was that Asdal, who always disparaged Enoch by calling him Half-Emperor, trusted Enoch the most among all of us.

 

Even though they weren’t on particularly good terms, perhaps there was some kind of bond from their school days?

 

“Anyway, if only mana worked, I could have checked the magical beast’s movements and patterns.”

 

Asdal muttered.

 

I was moving the sleeping Eun-ji from a cushion made of gathered tree leaves when I heard those words and looked at him.

 

“What do you mean by that?”

 

At my question, Asdal tapped his eyes and grinned.

 

“Well, I mentioned this once before. I have Magic Sight. This is an ability passed down through generations of Hestia Royal Family bloodline, a royal secret not known to outsiders. Since the situation is what it is, I’m telling you specially.”

 

“What…? What is this Magic Sight?”

 

“It’s the ability to read Magic Flow. I can also discern the shapes of various powers like mana or Divine Power.”

 

As he said, it was secret information of Hestia Kingdom not known to outsiders, so even searching through all of Margaret’s memories yielded nothing.

 

“Young Lady does have an enormous amount of mana.”

 

“But how does Your Highness know my mana capacity?”

 

“Because I have the eyes to see such things.”

 

It seemed his previous words weren’t nonsense after all. I nodded and genuinely admired it.

 

“That’s an amazing power.”

 

“Indeed. And it’s also exactly the power the royal family needs. We’ve been recruiting talent using this power.”

 

If he could instantly recognize hidden powers, it would certainly be very useful for recruiting talent.

 

Asdal wiggled his fingers placed on the dining table and sighed.

 

“Anyway, this is also a power based on mana, so I haven’t been able to use Magic Sight since coming to this Island.”

 

“That’s quite unfortunate. It would have been tremendous military strength.”

 

“We’re all in the same boat regarding not being able to use our powers. You too, Young Lady.”

 

“…I’m curious, did Your Highness really see how much mana I have? I only saw Your Highness very briefly in Hestia Kingdom.”

 

Asdal nodded.

 

“Even briefly, if we made eye contact, I can grasp most of it. It was surprising though. To think you had so much mana yet it wasn’t known… Well, I had suspected since I heard you shattered the Test Orb at the Academy but didn’t retake the exam because of the Half-Emperor.”

 

I wasn’t sure whether to be pleased or offended by Asdal’s words. I sighed and answered.

 

“That’s right. The reason my power isn’t known is probably because I don’t demonstrate my ability. I absolutely hate things like practice. As you know, back then the only thing I was interested in was Enoch.”

 

At that moment, Enoch, who had been quietly preparing the meal, looked at me with a secretly proud expression. Then Asdal let out a displeased laugh.

 

“How very like you, Young Lady.”

 

“Yes. So I’m not particularly sorry about not being able to use mana on this Island. I don’t even know how to use mana.”

 

Asdal, who had been resting his chin on his hand, stared at me intently. He made a thoughtful expression, then gestured to me.

 

I approached him with a puzzled look.

 

“I’d like to give you a useful gift, Young Lady. Could you extend your hand?”

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