I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 84

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Chapter 84

 

Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid surprisingly behaved obediently, assisting Prince of Asdal in helping me.

 

“So this is what it means to have great potential but no talent.”

 

After pointing at me for a long while, Prince of Asdal sighed and evaluated my abilities in a very sharp and cold manner.

 

It was very embarrassing to hear such words from someone who had spent the entire day explaining Magic Power Operation Method to me. However, I had no intention of suddenly showing that I could handle mana well, so I remained still.

 

“It’s because I’ve never done it before. I’ll probably get better with practice.”

 

Even at my response, Prince of Asdal shook his head with a skeptical expression.

 

“Well, what can we do? Young Lady is the only one who can use mana. Since there’s no other way, continue practicing.”

 

I obediently nodded at Prince of Asdal’s words.

 

And so we continued practicing Magic Power Operation Method until the sulking Archbishop Luzef came down from the Second Floor to prepare dinner.

 

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Several squirrels had been caught in the traps I had set, so we were able to have a decent dinner.

 

We sat huddled together in front of the Fireplace, tearing at the meat. Archbishop Luzef, who had been picking at his food without much appetite, opened his mouth like a sigh.

 

“If someone intentionally trapped us on This Island, there must be a purpose, right? But no matter how much I think about it, I can’t figure out the reason.”

 

At Archbishop Luzef’s muttering, Prince of Asdal, who had been elegantly tearing at his meat, nodded. He put down his meat and wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief made from torn pieces of his clothes before speaking.

 

“I agree. I’m starting to think all of this might be God’s prank.”

 

A prank, God’s prank…

 

Upon hearing those words, a memory hidden in the depths of my consciousness suddenly surfaced.

 

“Dice game…”

 

“What?”

 

I had muttered in a very small voice, but Prince of Asdal must have heard it as he questioned back, and Enoch Aster Klaus Langrid and Archbishop Luzef looked at me.

 

However, I didn’t have the mental capacity to care about such gazes. This was because the meaning of the word Alea that I had studied in physical education class suddenly came to mind.

 

“Perhaps…”

 

I was lost in deep thought before raising my head.

 

“Alea might not be a person’s name but the name of This Island.”

 

“Alea is the name of This Island, you say?”

 

Prince of Asdal questioned my words. I blankly raised my head and looked over the men who were staring at me.

 

“The word Alea means ‘dice game’ in the language of a minority ethnic group from the Eastern Continent. A dice game is something that’s governed purely by fate, regardless of my efforts… What could it mean that a word containing such meaning is carved all over This Island?”

 

It felt like a storm was raging in my head. I clutched at my hair. Archbishop Luzef, who had been quietly watching me, spoke softly.

 

“So, what Young Lady is saying is…”

 

“It seems like we’re being subjected to experiments. If Alea isn’t the name of This Island, it could be the name of some experiment.”

 

This time Prince of Asdal asked.

 

“Who would dare experiment on us?”

 

“I don’t know. I think we need to find out from now on. The other party uses not only the Western Continent’s common language but also Eastern Continent languages fluently.”

 

More precisely, it would be the Western Continent’s common language, Korean, and English. If there’s a designer who designed This Island, perhaps they know both the languages of this world and that world.

 

“If it’s an experiment, there might be someone watching us somewhere on This Island.”

 

I nodded at Enoch’s words.

 

“That’s the most likely possibility.”

 

After my response, silence flowed for quite a long time. Everyone was lost in their own thoughts with thoughtful expressions.

 

They were certainly retracing their past memories to see if there was anyone who might want to use them as experimental subjects.

 

I also tried to recall the original story content, but since I hadn’t read the novel to the end, nothing more came to mind.

 

Then I shifted my thoughts to Margaret’s mana.

 

“Come to think of it, don’t we all have another common trait?”

 

At my words, everyone’s gaze turned to me again. The three men looked at each other with completely clueless expressions. I looked at them and said.

 

“We all possess ‘tremendous’ power that’s several times what ordinary people have. That’s our common trait.”

 

Not everyone is born with mana or divine power.

 

Only a very small number of people are born with mana, and those gathered on this island were people with particularly powerful mana and divine power even among them.

 

Kaiden goes without saying, and Enoch and Diego are among the few swordsmen who can use sword aura based on mana.

 

Luzef was the youngest archbishop with tremendous divine power, and Yuanna was also a holy power holder who appeared once in a hundred years.

 

Asdal’s mana capacity wasn’t widely known, but it was enough that all his fellow students at Hestia Kingdom Academy knew about it, which the original Enoch had mentioned.

 

At first, I thought we were kidnapped because of our social status and position, but in fact, there would be no benefit from gathering some high-ranking people on a deserted island.

 

Unless the purpose was war.

 

This was because the kidnapped individuals were key figures from different institutions and different countries.

 

“If this island is for experiments and the kidnappers brought us here as test subjects, then it being because of mana would make more sense.”

 

Enoch nodded in agreement with my words.

 

Of course, even if it was a kidnapping for experiments, each country would very likely not know the reason for our disappearance anyway.

 

In that case, the latter would also provide a cause for continental war to break out.

 

“But there’s another problem that remains unsolved. What kind of experiment do they want to conduct with our mana that they’re prepared to risk continental war breaking out?”

 

Luzef hit the core issue.

 

Listening to his words, I suddenly thought.

 

Couldn’t the presence of modern items on this island and the kidnapper’s ability to speak Korean and English be some kind of clue? Could it be that the person who kidnapped us is from Earth?

 

If so, they wouldn’t need to worry about something like continental war. Then they would probably kidnap people with the strongest mana unconditionally, without bothering about status.

 

But this kind of reasoning was also something I couldn’t share with them, so I kept my mouth shut with a frustrated heart.

 

For me to tell them this fact, I needed solid evidence that I could convince myself of.

 

If I mentioned it with half-baked information, even the trust I had barely built might crumble.

 

“If our common trait is ‘powerful’ mana, then more questions arise. Why do the kidnappers gather those with powerful mana but prevent them from using that mana on the island, and why is only Lady Flone able to use mana?”

 

Once again, Luzef pointed out the most important part.

 

“From what I see, leaving Margaret’s mana might have been a mistake by the experimenter. And sealing our mana feels like they’re testing our limits without mana.”

 

Enoch said with an irritated sigh. His words also sounded quite plausible.

 

“Testing the limits of a state without mana, that sounds reasonable. In fact, it’s extremely difficult for test subjects to accurately understand the experimenter’s purpose.”

 

Asdal, who had been sitting crookedly with his arms crossed, agreed with Enoch’s words and added his own.

 

I watched them theorize and then spoke up.

 

“Then it might be good to look for common traits in things with the letters ‘Alea’ carved on them.”

 

Seeing question marks appear on the faces of the three men looking at me, I brought out the flare. Then I pointed to the letters ‘Alea’ carved on the side of the flare.

 

“It seems like things touched by the experimenter have the letters ‘Alea’ carved on them.”

 

At my words, everyone looked at the letters ‘Alea’ carved on the flare and fell into thought.

 

“Come to think of it, according to Lord’s words, the letters ‘Alea’ were also carved on the demon’s body.”

 

At Enoch’s words, Asdal frowned deeply.

 

“Then does that mean the experimenter is also controlling demons?”

 

“Ah, these letters were also at the Second Floor Corridor Window.”

 

Archbishop Luzef, who had been quietly listening to the conversation, added his words.

 

Only then did I remember that Archbishop Luzef had stormed off to the second floor earlier when he was upset. He must have discovered those letters then.

 

If that’s the case, then this Cabin has also been touched by the experimenter’s hand.

 

“If letters are carved on things that have been touched by the experimenter’s hand, then not only past objects but such objects might continue to appear in the future as well.”

 

“For now, watching and waiting seems to be our only answer.”

 

Enoch replied to my words. I nodded my head. Then sighs burst out from everyone’s mouths simultaneously.

 

“When the Reconnaissance Team returns, we should hear information about the Key and establish countermeasures.”

 

To properly establish countermeasures, Yuanna’s group needs to return quickly.

 

When the long meeting came to an end, everyone looked at me. They all stared at me with such meaningful eyes simultaneously that I was even bewildered.

 

“Why?”

 

“I think I understand why the Half-Emperor wanted to include Young Lady in the Reconnaissance Team members.”

 

At Asdal’s murmur, Enoch and Archbishop Luzef kept nodding their heads with proud faces.

 

Ah, that’s what it meant? How bland.

 

I smiled while brushing my hair that had fallen to my chest back over my shoulder.

 

“I’m quite good at Situational Awareness and have Decisiveness too.”

 

When I readily acknowledged it and showed it off, Asdal shook his head as if he was fed up, while Enoch and Archbishop Luzef briefly averted their gazes.

 

What, these days progressive people are more popular than those who act modest.

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