I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 85

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Chapter 85

 

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Yuanna and Diego barely managed to regain their senses.

 

But the problem was the red flowers’ chilling reproductive ability.

 

Behind them as they tried to reorganize and set off again, the red flowers were following, increasing their numbers like footprints stamped in snow.

 

“This is kind of scary.”

 

Yuanna looked back at the red flowers with a creeped-out expression.

 

“Don’t talk and cover your nose tightly.”

 

At Kaiden’s words, she nodded and immediately covered her nose firmly.

 

But a strange phenomenon occurred at that moment.

 

The group was moving in the order of Kaiden, Yuanna, and Diego, when suddenly flowers that bloomed at a terrifying speed passed Diego and followed all the way to Yuanna’s ankle.

 

Then roots wrapped around Yuanna’s ankle, and soon stems grew as well, blooming into red flowers.

 

“Kyaah! What is this! Agh!”

 

“W-wait, please stay still!”

 

Diego tried to remove the flower wrapped around her ankle but ended up getting intoxicated again after smelling the flower’s scent.

 

Kaiden grabbed Yuanna’s ankle and barely managed to remove the flower, but Yuanna had already been intoxicated by then.

 

“Damn, what the hell is this!”

 

Surprisingly, the red flowers stopped increasing their numbers the moment they became intoxicated.

 

As if someone was watching them and manipulating the situation.

 

Moreover, this time their condition was somewhat different from last night.

 

Diego had unfocused eyes and was in a daze, while Yuanna had fallen into a panic state.

 

Kaiden first carried Diego and Yuanna on each arm and escaped the flower field. As expected, the red flowers didn’t follow as if they had finished their job.

 

“Aah. Aaaaah.”

 

Yuanna, who was hanging upside down on his right shoulder, clutched her head and let out strange moans.

 

“What’s wrong, why are you like this. Endure it.”

 

Kaiden ran urgently. Diego’s lack of any response was very unsettling. And finally, a huge river revealed itself.

 

He thought that no matter how persistent the red flowers were, they probably wouldn’t follow all the way to this pebble field.

 

Kaiden first set the two people down on the pebble field.

 

Perhaps because he had inhaled relatively less of the scent, Diego was better than expected. He still had his reason intact. As soon as he was set down on the pebble field, he grabbed Kaiden’s wrist.

 

“I think I can only breathe comfortably when I’m in contact with someone.”

 

Though Kaiden understood Diego’s words, he didn’t want to share body warmth with him, so he shook off his touch.

 

But Diego, who grabbed his wrist again, looked at him with pitiful eyes and shook his head.

 

“Please… Lord. Save me.”

 

“This is maddening.”

 

Kaiden looked at Diego with a displeased expression, then checked on Yuanna’s condition. Yuanna’s situation seemed somewhat serious.

 

“Hey, Saint. Are you okay?”

 

Kaiden finally gave one arm to Diego and crouched down in front of Yuanna, who was sitting slumped on the floor.

 

Then, as if she had been waiting, she urgently reached out and placed her hands on both of Kaiden’s cheeks.

 

Soon she gently caressed his cheeks. Pitifully, as if treating a lost lover.

 

“…Don’t. …Don’t…”

 

She was quickly muttering something like a person possessed.

 

Kaiden removed her hands with an annoyed expression, furrowed his brow, and listened carefully.

 

“What?”

 

“…Don’t do it. Don’t do it. Don’t do it!”

 

“Ah damn, you scared me!”

 

“Saint.”

 

Diego, who had been listening, was startled and let go of Kaiden’s hand, approaching Yuanna and grabbing her shoulders.

 

“Saint! Please come to your senses!”

 

“Aaaahhh!”

 

Yuanna hunched her shoulders, covered both ears, and screamed. Diego stepped back with a flustered expression.

 

“Don’t do it. Don’t die. I don’t want to live alone…”

 

She burst into tears and screamed. Even Kaiden was flustered and stared at her blankly.

 

Yuanna seemed to be seeing hallucinations. Perhaps something had triggered her deep trauma.

 

“Ah, could it be that flower from earlier. Tentationem?”

 

At Kaiden’s muttering, Diego looked back at him with an urgent expression.

 

“What is Tentationem? Do you know that flower? Please do something for the Saint!”

 

“It’s a flower developed by the Rohade Family. Since all flowers look similar, it’s hard to distinguish, but looking at the symptoms, it seems to match. But that’s a flower that can’t bloom naturally…”

 

“Is there a treatment method?!”

 

Kaiden shook his head at Diego’s question.

 

“To make an antidote, we need equipment. We can’t make it here. But if we maintain physical contact, the symptoms will disappear after a certain amount of time.”

 

As soon as Kaiden finished speaking, Diego grabbed Yuanna’s hand. But he soon looked up at Kaiden with a tearful expression.

 

“What, why.”

 

When Kaiden asked back with his arms crossed, Diego sighed and stood up from his spot.

 

“Since I’m also poisoned, it doesn’t seem to be effective. When I held Lord’s hand, I felt like my head was clearing, but I don’t feel that at all now.”

 

As Diego said, Yuanna was still crying and suffering.

 

Kaiden bit his lower lip for a moment. He knew it was a problem that could be solved by offering his body, but his heart wasn’t moved.

 

“Lord.”

 

Diego sighed, knelt on one knee in front of him, and bowed his head.

 

“Please. Please hold our hands.”

 

If he closed his eyes and offered his body to them, things would be easier going forward. That way he’d have something to say to Margaret too.

 

After a moment of contemplation, Kaiden finally decided to lend them both his hands.

 

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I soaked the whetstone in a large wooden basket and looked outside the cabin through the open door crack.

 

“It’s been well past the scheduled return date, hasn’t it? I wonder if something happened? Shouldn’t we go check?”

 

I asked Enoch, who was sitting quietly beside me, watching.

 

Yuanna’s group, who had said they could return within five days at the latest, had been out of contact for a full week.

 

“They are quite late.”

 

Enoch answered in a halfhearted tone, then patted my head.

 

“Don’t worry. Diego’s skills go without saying, and Lord also possesses considerable Monstrous Strength.”

 

True, Yuanna isn’t ordinary either. Agreeing with Enoch’s words, I took out the whetstone that had been soaking in water and set it down on the floor.

 

I spread cloth on the floor and secured the whetstone so it wouldn’t move, then held out my hand toward Enoch.

 

“Give me your sword.”

 

I said while looking at the sword tucked at Enoch’s waist. He tilted his head with a puzzled expression but obediently handed me the sword.

 

I sprinkled water on the whetstone once more, then pressed the sword blade with my left hand and sharpened it while maintaining a consistent angle with my right hand.

 

Just then, Archbishop Luzef and Prince of Asdal, who had returned after scouting outside the cabin, gathered around me with curious expressions.

 

“My goodness, Lady Flone could work at a blacksmith shop once we escape this island.”

 

Here we go again.

 

Prince of Asdal propped his chin with an amused expression and watched what I was doing.

 

“Telling a noble Young Lady to work at a blacksmith shop, what kind of rude words are those.”

 

Archbishop Luzef scolded him after hearing Prince of Asdal’s words. Then Prince of Asdal pointed at me with an incredulous expression.

 

“What, can’t I even joke? Blacksmith work is also noble work that contributes to the country.”

 

It was sophistry, but perhaps having no words to counter, Archbishop Luzef stared at me intently then closed his mouth. Prince of Asdal shook his head.

 

“Anyway, this guy and that guy are all bewitched by Lady Flone.”

 

“Watch your mouth.”

 

Enoch’s voice was terribly low. It meant he was quite angry.

 

“Exactly. I’m holding a knife right now, you know? You’re not supposed to provoke someone holding a blade. Watch your mouth, Your Highness the Crown Prince.”

 

I was sharpening the sword blade when I raised the sword toward Prince of Asdal to show him.

 

Prince of Asdal stepped back with his hands behind his back and said with a laugh.

 

“Lady Flone, don’t misunderstand. It was definitely a compliment.”

 

“I know it wasn’t a compliment.”

 

“As expected, no one’s on my side.”

 

When I spoke coldly, Prince of Asdal pretended to wipe away tears that weren’t even flowing. Isn’t he tired of always picking fights first then backing down?

 

Anyway, after sharpening Enoch’s dull sword blade, I also sharpened the wooden knife and stone knife before tidying up.

 

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Yuanna and Diego regained consciousness around the time the sun rose overhead.

 

In the hot midday heat, Diego, who came to his senses first, threw off Kaiden’s arm as if tossing it aside and bolted upright.

 

“When did you kneel and beg, and now you don’t know gratitude?”

 

Kaiden sneered with an incredulous expression, and Diego calmly replied while straightening his clothes.

 

“Thank you for holding my hand.”

 

It was a dry expression of gratitude delivered with a face that looked completely ungrateful.

 

And then, Yuanna also came to her senses and pushed Kaiden’s arm away as if startled.

 

“Hah, these guys…”

 

Kaiden suppressed his boiling anger and this time glared at Yuanna.

 

She was looking around with a face that showed she had no idea what was going on.

 

“What’s the situation right now?”

 

“Don’t you remember?”

 

Diego approached her and examined her complexion. Kaiden, regardless, rubbed his brow with a tired expression.

 

Yuanna’s face turned pale white after hearing the situation explained by Diego.

 

“Did I say something strange?”

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