Chapter 66
Sylas had said he was going back to the ship.
Katrina returned to the ship they had come on to look for him, but Sylas was nowhere to be seen.
What the heck. Where did he go?
On the off chance Sylas might return, Katrina decided to wait on the ship for now.
She looked at the ship.
The blood that had been splattered the previous night had been cleaned up thoroughly.
He really intends to stay on this island…
He had cleaned everything up so neatly.
But where did he put the bodies?
Did he throw them into the sea?
If he handled the bodies poorly, someone might notice…
Ah.
Katrina felt uneasy realizing the kind of thoughts she was having.
Clang!
Just then, a strange sound came from inside the cabin.
“…Sylas?”
Could he be in there?
Katrina cautiously approached the cabin.
She opened the cabin door, but no one was inside.
Clang!
The sound had come from a large crate.
What could possibly be in there?
Katrina was about to open the crate.
“Katrina, what are you doing there?”
Sylas called out to her.
“…Where have you been?”
“Take your hands off that, Katrina.”
Instead of answering her question, he looked at the crate she had her hands on.
“There was a sound coming from here.”
“Still, don’t open it.”
“Why?”
Katrina stared at the crate.
“What’s in here?”
“Something.”
“What is it?”
Sylas hesitated for a moment.
“What’s in there? If you don’t tell me, I’ll open it.”
As Katrina pressed him persistently, Sylas finally spoke after a pause.
“The guys I killed yesterday.”
“…”
“So don’t open it.”
…Psycho.
A complete psycho!
Katrina screamed silently in her mind.
She no longer wanted to open it. Katrina immediately removed her hand from the crate.
Sylas locked the crate with a padlock as soon as she stepped back.
“Let’s go.”
Sylas was undoubtedly the most popular person on the island.
“Come on, everyone! Get your delicious food! Brought to you by Lord Sylot from the Empire!”
There were guys like Rousseau and his gang, but…
“These grapes from the Empire are amazing!”
“Try these cookies too! It’s been forever since we had something this sweet!”
An outsider showering them with gifts was the center of attention and admiration.
Tomorrow is the party.
Sylas was absolutely determined not to leave the island.
He intended to hold out until tomorrow no matter what.
Katrina was conflicted. The islanders didn’t know what Sylas had done.
No one knows.
Not yet.
So should Katrina also endure for just one more day?
Either way, if Sylas stayed, she couldn’t leave the island.
Because she didn’t know how to sail the ship.
“What do you think that outsider will make us do tomorrow?”
Then she overheard some islanders murmuring while receiving food.
“At tomorrow’s party, that outsider can make us do anything he wants.”
“He’s got a fiery temper, but he seems like a gentleman. Do you think he’ll ask for something weird?”
“I think I have a guess about what Sylot wants.”
Someone in the group spoke up.
They had a guess?
Katrina pricked up her ears.
“That outsider seems to be looking for something on this island.”
“Looking for what?”
“Yeah. He asked my friend some questions.”
“What did he ask?”
“About… constellations? Something like that.”
“Constellations? What a random thing to ask.”
Katrina thought that was strange too.
Sylas asked about something like that?
“He asked where on this island you can get a good view of the Leo constellation.”
“That outsider is a little weird.”
“Seriously. Never seen anyone come here and ask that before.”
Katrina also found it bizarre.
Asking about constellations—there had to be a reason.
“These grapes Lord Sylot brought are truly delicious.”
Just then, Samuel approached Katrina.
“Please enjoy them.”
Katrina responded politely.
“Thanks to you, I am. It’s been so long since I’ve had grapes.”
Samuel was happily eating grapes when he discreetly spoke to her.
“Outsider, may I have a moment of your time? There’s something I wish to say.”
“What is it?”
“…It’s hard to talk here. Could we go somewhere private?”
Katrina felt uneasy at that.
Maybe because of the incident with Rousseau, she didn’t like being alone with anyone.
“Please… I beg you.”
But as she hesitated, Samuel’s expression turned desperate.
“Please…”
Samuel grabbed her pleadingly.
Katrina glanced around.
“Just for a moment then.”
Katrina and Samuel moved to another location.
All the way there, Samuel kept looking around nervously to make sure no one was following them.
Once they were far enough away, his expression finally brightened.
“Outsider, I have a very earnest request to make.”
When he confirmed they were alone, Samuel began to speak.
“Please take me away from this island.”
“…What?”
“I can’t live here another moment. I don’t want to be with those horrible criminals!”
Samuel spoke with a shudder.
“I’m not like those criminals. I just… I just…”
His voice trembled.
“…came here to find a secret notebook rumored to be on Madrino Island.”
Samuel spoke with difficulty.
“A secret notebook?”
“Yes. I… Outsider, do you know the concept of ‘dimensions’?”
Katrina looked at him.
…Dimensions?
“There are worlds completely different from ours. That’s what a dimension is.”
Katrina knew that.
She herself was someone who had come from another dimension—Korea.
But in this world, very few people had any interest in or studied other dimensions.
Katrina couldn’t believe the man in front of her.
“There’s a legend on Madrino Island. That a great ancient mage left behind records about dimensions.”
“…”
“I just wanted to see that secret notebook. That’s why I came here… I never imagined I’d end up trapped like this.”
“…Why couldn’t you leave?”
“I thought I’d be able to leave quickly. But I was wrong.”
Samuel’s expression grew somber.
“Unlike other outsiders, I didn’t have much money. So Angelet just kept using me for labor and never let me go!”
His face looked agonized.
“Watching you, I realized—you’re different from the other outsiders who’ve come here.”
“…”
“Please. I’m begging you. Get me out of here!”
Katrina stared at him for a moment.
“All right. I’ll help you.”
“R-Really?”
“Of course.”
Katrina nodded without hesitation.
“But… there are two conditions.”
