I’m Stuck on a Remote Island With the Male Leads - Chapter 93

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Chapter 93

 

“Will everyone be able to cross?”

 

No one could answer my question and fell silent.

 

Kaiden, who had approached the suspension bridge ahead of us, carefully examined the bridge.

 

“Doesn’t it seem like the condition has worsened compared to when we came to see it a few days ago?”

 

He asked Diego and Yuanna. They also nodded with serious faces.

 

“That’s right. There definitely weren’t any signs of it being broken or anything, but it’s as if someone crossed the bridge after we left…”

 

Yuanna said something meaningful with a strange expression.

 

Prince of Asdal approached Kaiden and examined the bridge together as he spoke.

 

“There really might be kidnappers. If they trapped us for experiments as Lady Flone said, and they’re observing us on this island, wouldn’t that explain it?”

 

“But it’s still just speculation. To solve our questions, I think we need to go to the place with this star mark.”

 

As I was responding to Prince of Asdal’s words, Kaiden opened his mouth with a troubled expression.

 

“Wait, surveillance…?”

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

At my question, Kaiden, who had been lost in thought while running his hands through his hair, glanced at me. He had a very complicated expression on his face.

 

“When I came out for reconnaissance a few days ago, I saw a magical beast watching me.”

 

“What do you mean by that?”

 

Enoch turned around with his arms crossed, his face turning serious. Yuanna and Diego also looked at Kaiden as if they didn’t understand.

 

“I didn’t see anything?”

 

“On the first night we discovered the temporary cabin, I went out separately to get food, remember?”

 

When Kaiden answered Yuanna’s puzzled question, she finally let out a small exclamation and nodded.

 

“No, I kept feeling someone’s gaze from somewhere. So I looked around, and there were eyes gleaming in the darkness!”

 

Kaiden made a sparkling gesture by bringing his hands together in front of his eyes and then spreading them apart.

 

“It looked like a wolf-type magical beast. Usually those guys attack us immediately when they see us, right? But it just stared at me for a long time and then left. It was exactly like it was watching what I was doing.”

 

“A scout? Maybe it was checking our movements before attacking us?”

 

I burst into a hollow laugh and spoke as if joking. But unexpectedly, everyone was listening to my words very seriously.

 

“They don’t seem to have that level of intelligence, but if someone is controlling them, it’s definitely a possibility.”

 

Enoch answered quietly. And Prince of Asdal, who had been silent, continued like a sigh.

 

“Whether it’s experiments or whatever, it seems almost certain that someone is on this island watching us.”

 

“The place with the star mark on the map is quite suspicious.”

 

“Well, the kidnappers might really be there.”

 

When I responded to Prince of Asdal’s words, Yuanna agreed.

 

And we fell silent for a moment. It was because we were each lost in thought.

 

After the heavy silence, Yuanna lightened the mood.

 

“Well, we have to cross the bridge anyway. Who should go first?”

 

At Yuanna’s question, Enoch drew his sword from its sheath.

 

“Prince of Asdal and I will provide cover from here first. You go ahead and cross.”

 

“What? No way. I want to cross first though?”

 

Asdal looked at Enoch with a bewildered expression. Of course, Enoch didn’t even respond.

 

Then Asdal sighed and drew an arrow from the quiver on his shoulder.

 

“Fine, the Half-Emperor handles close range, and I handle long range. The balance is perfect.”

 

Though Asdal grumbled, he obediently did as Enoch suggested. Looking at it closely, Asdal really seems to like Enoch.

 

Then Kaiden asked me.

 

“Margaret, can’t you use mana yet? It would be good if I could warp everyone.”

 

But unfortunately, the mana I had exhausted earlier hadn’t fully recovered yet.

 

“I need more time to recover.”

 

Everyone looked disappointed, as if they had secretly been hoping for a positive answer from me.

 

Kaiden positioned himself and stepped onto the suspension bridge.

 

“Well, can’t be helped. Then, shall I go first? Margaret, you follow right behind me. Give me that Eun-ji, I’ll take her across first.”

 

He turned to me and extended his hand. I handed Eun-ji to him. Eun-ji glanced at me sideways, then obediently coiled around Kaiden’s arm.

 

Kaiden immediately set off and safely crossed the bridge.

 

Though it looked somewhat unstable, it seemed to be in a state where one person at a time could cross.

 

“Margaret.”

 

Just as I was about to follow Kaiden across the bridge, Enoch called me. I turned around with a puzzled expression.

 

Enoch had somehow approached right in front of me and was looking down at me intently.

 

“…Be careful. I’ll follow soon.”

 

At his words of concern, I couldn’t help but smile broadly.

 

“You’re talking as if we’re parting forever, how unsettling. I’ll go ahead and wait, so hurry and follow.”

 

He slowly nodded and gently stroked my head. Somehow it feels like it’s been a long time since we had a conversation just between the two of us like this.

 

But to think we have to have such a conversation at a time when everyone is watching like this.

 

“Lady Flone, if you’re not going to depart, I’ll go first.”

 

Archbishop Luzef, unable to watch any longer, grumbled and passed by me to start crossing the bridge. I became embarrassed and stepped back.

 

Enoch carefully took my hand and pulled it toward him. He soon kissed the back of my hand and gently pressed his lips to my wrist.

 

“Do you remember when I said I would protect you? My feelings haven’t changed. I’ll cross over soon, so go ahead and wait for me.”

 

Speaking with a calm expression, he slowly lowered his hand to caress my cheek. It was nothing special, but I felt inexplicably nervous.

 

“I understand. Your Highness, please cross over safely as well. Don’t get hurt.”

 

My cheeks seemed to have flushed somehow, but not wanting to show it, I spoke to him with as calm an expression as possible.

 

He quietly looked at my face and nodded.

 

“Stop that and depart now.”

 

Asdal appeared, separating us. Enoch obediently stepped away from me.

 

I looked at Kaiden, Archbishop Luzef, and Diego who had crossed first, then stepped onto the suspension bridge.

 

The bridge seemed to sway more unstably than before. It felt extremely precarious, as if it might break at any moment.

 

Even though I moved very slowly, I could hear the sound of the bridge’s ropes snapping with thuds.

 

“This is really unstable…”

 

With about one-third of the distance remaining to the other side, I stopped for a moment. The bridge was swaying too violently from side to side.

 

“Lady Flone!”

 

Then I heard Yuanna’s cry. I slowly turned around to look at her.

 

And I saw Asdal and Enoch, who had remained on the southern island, facing an enormous number of orangutan magical beasts.

 

Among them were orangutans trying to cross the bridge.

 

“Run, Young Lady!”

 

Yuanna shouted at me in alarm.

 

Two orangutan magical beasts among them finally climbed onto the bridge. I could see one orangutan that was crossing the bridge fall into the river.

 

‘Sh-shit?’

 

I only belatedly grasped the situation when the bridge was already half-tilted and ran forward. The bridge was completely breaking because of those damn orangutans.

 

The northern island where Kaiden and the other companions were standing was right in front of me.

 

‘Just a little more and I’ll make it…!’

 

As always, ominous premonitions are never wrong and misfortune always starts with me. In the end, I couldn’t reach the northern island and fell straight into the river.

 

I don’t remember exactly what happened after that.

 

I was swept away by the rough current for a long time and swallowed a lot of water. I only vaguely remember that someone pulled me out of the water after that.

 

My vision went completely black.

 

19. There was another survivor.

 

I gradually regained consciousness.

 

When I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was the bright blue midday sky. I blinked and looked up at the sky for a long time.

 

‘Is this a dream?’

 

As I slowly sat up, humid air hit my face hard. It was a familiar pattern.

 

I had now become able to distinguish even the air of the remote island.

 

“I’m still on the island.”

 

Sitting up and looking around, only my appearance was miserable. My dress was completely soaked. My hair was also damp. Up to my calves were submerged in shallow river water.

 

‘Eun-ji should be with Kaiden, so I don’t need to worry.’

 

When I tried to move my body, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach.

 

“Ugh.”

 

I grabbed my stomach in surprise and blood stained my hand.

 

“Damn, it hurts so much.”

 

I should have been careful with my waist… I untied the cross bag barely hanging on my shoulder, took off my dress, then lifted the hem of my chemise to check the wound on my abdomen.

 

I must have hit something, as there was a gash on my stomach. The chemise cloth was stuck to the wound, and it stung terribly when I peeled it off.

 

“Huu, huu. Aah, damn it.”

 

I ended up crying tears. It hurt so much. Sniffling and wiping my tears, I took deep breaths and sat down. Even moving was difficult.

 

Still, just in case, I picked up and put my dress back on. Very laboriously.

 

‘But I can’t stay here until sunset.’

 

Seeing that even my cross bag was soaked with water, I opened the bag and examined its contents.

 

“Oh no, this can’t be…”

 

I turned the bag upside down and shook it out thoroughly, but the notebook, emergency medicine, everything was completely soaked. Seeing that even the most important flare had gotten wet, despair washed over me.

 

“I’m separated alone, injured, and have no weapon.”

 

Given this situation, I absolutely must not move from sunset onwards and should hide somewhere.

 

Moving while looking for a place to hide would definitely take up a lot of time, and if that happened, I might have to spend quite a lot of time meeting up with the companions who could be anywhere.

 

‘Damn it.’

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