Chapter 62
“These people are outsiders.”
Angele quickly added an explanation.
“Oh, so they’re not like us?”
Only then did they nod as if they understood.
But Katrina couldn’t quite make sense of their conversation.
What on earth are they talking about?
However, Katrina could understand everything when she heard Angele’s next words.
“Welcome to Madrino Island.”
What? Madrino Island?
That island was…
A place where the worst criminals were sent.
So when they said we’re like you…
Katrina saw the islanders repeating Angele’s words in unison, as if hypnotized.
“Welcome to Madrino Island!”
“Welcome!”
The criminals shouted at Silas and Katrina.
Their eyes seemed genuinely welcoming toward the outsiders, Silas and Katrina.
“But, did you ever commit murder?”
“Well, a long time ago.”
“Have you ever been to prison?”
“I have, right?”
“Where were you imprisoned?”
“Ahok.”
“Ah! So you’re from Ahok! Isn’t that the worst prison? There are a few of us from Ahok here too…”
They began introducing themselves, mentioning which prison they came from as if talking about alma maters.
“No wonder you seemed like one of us.”
Angele laughed warmly, showing friendliness.
Crazy.
This is really insane.
Silas had dragged Katrina to the worst place possible.
They were led into a tent by Silas and the criminals.
“You can rest inside here.”
The tent was shabby. But that didn’t matter right now.
“What were you thinking, bringing me here?”
It had already felt strange when he suddenly said they were going to the island.
But this… this crossed the line.
“Madrino Island!”
Wasn’t this a den of vicious criminals?
Katrina couldn’t understand Silas, who had thrown her into this place.
Was he planning to abandon her here?
Worries flooded her mind.
She wanted, at that moment, to grab Silas by the collar and shake him.
But Silas just laughed at her.
“Can’t help feeling a bit sorry.”
He showed no hint of true remorse.
“If you feel sorry, then go back right now.”
Katrina wanted to leave the island as soon as possible.
If she had known it was full of vicious criminals, she would have stayed on the ship.
“We’ll go back soon.”
“Go back now.”
“You’ve come all this way, might as well enjoy the party first, right?”
Party?
Come to think of it, Silas had…
[You’re coming to the party too, right?]
He had sent Katrina a letter like that.
At that time, she thought it would just be a party on the ship…
But it was a party on Madrino Island? Where does he even find out about these things?
As expected, Katrina’s kidnapping had been planned from the start.
“You just need to attend the party. After that, nothing will happen, I promise.”
“……”
“So just stick around until then.”
What kind of party was this?
“When is the party?”
“In three days.”
Katrina let her anger subside a bit.
She didn’t know what he was thinking, but the situation might not be entirely bad.
It might even be her chance to find out how he knew she was from another world.
“Just three days. After that, we go back immediately.”
Three days. That’s nothing.
She had survived ten years in this world.
She could figure out whatever secrets he was hiding in that time.
“Of course. We’ll go back together, Katrina.”
But there was one problem.
She had been so focused on the island that she hadn’t thought about the other details.
“There are two of us, but why is there only one tent?”
Each of them had been assigned one tent and one bed.
“Oh, I told them we were a couple.”
So that was the reason.
But she didn’t even want to argue. She didn’t dare use another tent.
This place was full of dangerous criminals. She had to stick with Silas out of fear alone.
“Besides, it’s not like this is the first time we’ve slept together, right?”
“Don’t say weird things.”
“I’m just stating a fact.”
She remembered the past days when she tried to seduce Silas to find Raymond’s weaknesses.
Silas, lying on the bed, casually said:
“Come here.”
Katrina looked elsewhere.
There was nowhere to lie down except the bed…
At that moment, Silas grabbed her arm and pulled her onto the bed.
“Ah…!”
Katrina was pulled onto the bed against her will.
“You get cold easily. If we stay like this, you won’t feel cold, right?”
“I don’t care if I’m cold, stay away.”
“How can you be cold? You were fine wandering the sea at night in just a thin shirt.”
But Silas didn’t let go of her.
“Come on, come on.”
“You really…”
“What, do you want me to even kiss you?”
No, seriously…
Katrina didn’t wake until the sun was high in the sky.
She hadn’t been able to sleep properly due to the tossing of the boat at night.
Rustle, rustle.
She saw Silas next to her, getting dressed.
The previous night, he had taken off his shirt in front of her and slept.
“Come on, you’ve seen this plenty of times already, right?”
Back then, she thought he was completely crazy.
Now, exhausted, she didn’t have the energy to care about Silas.
Katrina closed her heavy eyelids.
“Katrina, just in case…”
Silas spoke to her while she was still half-asleep.
She couldn’t properly hear him in her drowsy state.
“Don’t go outside the tent today.”
“……”
“Absolutely not.”
The moment he said that, Katrina opened her eyes wide.
Why shouldn’t she go out?
She was about to ask, but Silas had already left the tent.
Should I go out or not?
After Silas left, Katrina hesitated.
His warning seemed suspicious.
Was he genuinely concerned for her, or was he trying to prevent her from interfering with his plan?
If it was the former, she shouldn’t go out. If it was the latter, she should…
‘If he were really worried about me, he wouldn’t have kidnapped me to this island in the first place.’
She judged the latter was more likely.
It was then, as she decided to go outside the tent, that she heard it.
Kyaruru.
Laughter of excited women outside.
Who could it be?
“Hey, outsider lady, are you in there?”
“……”
“Can we come in?”
The women asked Katrina.
She hesitated for a moment.
“No, we’ll come in.”
What?
The women, ignoring her, pushed the tent open and came in.
“Did you sleep well?”
And asked casually.
They didn’t seem to care at all about manners or etiquette.
‘Of course. What can you expect from criminals.’
“What brings you here?”
Katrina asked.
“Oh, just something we need to discuss, and maybe have a little chat with you too.”
“If it’s something you need to discuss…”
“We’re going treasure hunting soon. Want to join us, outsider lady?”
