Escape From a Deserted Island With Enemy Female Soldiers - Chapter 74



73 – A Tiny Bit of Love (4)

Rachel was lacking in s*xual knowledge. She knew nothing beyond the education she’d received in the military.

Even so, she wasn’t so oblivious that she couldn’t understand such an obvious slang term.

To “jump him,” it had to mean that, right?

s*x.

Not only had she never done it, she’d never even witnessed it. She’d only overheard stories from time to time. Back then, she hadn’t paid much attention.

It was different now.

Daisy had come right out and said it, and her heart started pounding.

“Make it a done deal before another woman snatches him up! Lick your lips and knock him right over, and after that it’ll be smooth sailing, I tell you! Do you know how simple men are?”

“Are you crazy? You’re telling me to love that wizard?”

“Daisy’s being a bit extreme in her expression, but she’s not wrong.”

“Olivia, not you too!”

The two of them were acting strange. Their attitude had completely changed after just one chat about the past.

In truth, it was happening because Daisy and Olivia knew Rachel’s personality well. Rachel couldn’t lie. It always showed on her face.

The face of a girl who had already fallen in love.

She unconsciously smiled whenever she talked about the wizard. Seeing that, the two souls had received quite a shock.

They figured that if things continued this way, they would become obstacles, and they chose to prioritize friendship over resentment.

Of course, Rachel had no idea about this, so she couldn’t help but be flustered by her friends’ sudden change.

“Chief, you’ve always gone around singing that song, haven’t you?”

“What?”

“About wanting to meet a good man and get married.”

“I… guess I did. So, you’re saying I should marry him?”

“Yeah.”

“Absolutely not. I can’t.”

“Because of us?”

Rachel nodded.

“Me and wizards are sworn enemies. A wizard killed you two, and I killed the wizard’s friends. We’re working together to escape this island, but it’s temporary. When we get back to the airbase, I have to follow orders again.”

Following orders.

In other words, targeted assassinations of level 1 and 2 mages.

Rachel Brokenheart has to sortie again when she gets back. Charge deep into enemy territory and kill more wizards. Valkyrie was created for that purpose in the first place.

That must be why that wizard is watching his step around me.

“I’m not fooled. That wizard isn’t genuinely worried about me. He’s just helping me because he needs me, because he can’t survive without me.”

“Isn’t that what being worried about someone is?”

“……”

“Chief, let’s say everything you said earlier is the unvarnished truth. Usually, in that kind of situation, the mask comes off. Their true nature is revealed.”

“No, I…”

“The truth is, you’re scared, Chief. Scared you’ll get attached to the wizard. Scared of the day you have to kill him with your own hands.”

Rachel’s mouth gaped. She had a lot to say, but couldn’t say anything. The desolate night air was instead filled with Daisy’s voice.

“Captain Rachel, we’re okay! It’s unfair we died, but what’s the point of complaining when it’s already happened? I think it’s a miracle we can talk to you like this again.”

Actually, she knew.

The mage never intended to kill Daisy and Olivia from the start. He wouldn’t have wanted to die either, so he used magic on someone he had no grudge against.

“Hoo.”

Rachel sighed.

“My head’s a mess. Let me think about it a little more.”

She looked up at the sky; it was night. They’d been sharing stories until dawn. Rachel climbed down from the rock and yawned deeply.

The lifeboat held the mage and two women. One was Colonel Tyria Casten, the other was Sergeant Riyo. The Colonel and Sergeant were fast asleep, huddled close to the mage.

“The competition’s already fierce.”

“We can’t delay.”

The two golems whispered.

“What if we end up not being able to do anything and lose out on a husband candidate?”

“Think positively. High competition is a plus. A man who’s popular with women is practically a guarantee.”

“Olivia, is that even something to say? Do you know how jealous it makes you when a guy you like is getting close to other girls?”

“I like it.”

“What part of it?”

“The being able to steal him away, of course. I think it’ll give me a sense of superiority. Winning the competition and then sharing a deep kiss with him in front of the losers. Look at this, the man you were all crushing on ultimately chose me. This is the difference in our standards, ya know? Hehehe.”

“This little b*tch, did she go crazy after dying once?”

Daisy looked at Olivia like she was a dinosaur.

Meanwhile, Rachel was lost in thought, trying to decide where to lie down.

Lying down just anywhere in some corner would be fine, but because of what the two friends had stirred up, she was strangely starting to be bothered by the mage.

After a long moment of thought, Rachel slowly pushed Riyo away from the mage.

“Uwaaah.”

Riyo flipped over like a rolling rock. The unique, savory scent and heat of a beastkin radiated.

Rachel dove into the space and claimed it for herself.

“Oh my.”

“Ooh?”

It was enough to catch the attention of Daisy and Olivia, who had been arguing about whether one-on-one pure love was better, or if stealing someone else’s man was.

When she lightly grasped the mage’s body, an addictive sense of relief washed over her.

Her head said no, but her body already remembered.

That only in this man’s arms could she find peace of mind.

“Oh my, oh my.”

“Shhh.”

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Rachel’s eyelids fluttered closed. It was the moment her insomnia, which had persisted for days, was being cured.

Just a little.

The girl’s unconscious was beginning to awaken emotions.

*

Tiria always wakes up before dawn.

No matter what time the watch is, she always gets up around 5 o’clock, and if there’s nothing to do, she goes back to sleep. It was a habit she picked up in the monastery rather than the army.

Today, too, she woke up on her own before the sun even peeked out.

And I saw an unexpected scene.

“…Major?”

Major Rachel Brokenheart was asleep, hugging the mage like a cushion. Her soft snores were flat and even.

Where was Sergeant Liyo?

She was pushed aside by Rachel, sleeping in a corner. Curled up in a shrimp sleep, clutching her own tail, she looked kind of pathetic.

“Are you awake?”

It was the two golems who spoke to Tiria.

“What happened while I was asleep?”

“Nothing special happened.”

“No, I’m not asking if the enemy attacked during the watch. I’m asking why the Major is embracing the mage so tightly…”

“We don’t know either.”

“Sorry. I’m asking the wrong people.”

Tiria’s gaze turned to the mage. The first emotion she felt upon seeing Rachel clinging to the mage was.

“Huu.”

Jealousy.

She’d been feeling this emotion occasionally for a while now. When Sergeant Liyo flirted with the mage, or when Major Rachel hugged the mage, and so on.

She was envious.

And also, she was jealous.

Tiria calmly took a breath and thought.

Why had she come to harbor these feelings?

“……Ah.”

After long contemplation, she finally found it. She decided to admit it.

Tiria Castien had feelings for Erich Ronstein.

She realized he was extraordinary from the first time they met. Soon she respected him, admired him. Perhaps the liking began then.

After facing death together several times, affection budded.

Affection between a man and a woman, easily leads to love.

Erich was fundamentally well-mannered, wasn’t he? He rarely lost his temper even in extreme situations, and he was equally kind to everyone. He never used magic for evil purposes.

That’s why.

Whenever she saw Erich close to another woman, she unconsciously felt uncomfortable. He was kind to everyone, after all. He was someone everyone liked.

She wished he would only be warm to her, but he kept being nice to others too.

“I shouldn’t be like this…….”

A hideous emotion.

Now is the time when everyone needs to cooperate. She shouldn’t engage in useless power struggles. Even if she were to engage in a love triangle, she vowed to strictly separate the personal from the professional.

“Everyone will be hungry when they wake up, right?”

Food comes first for now.

Tiria brought fire with resin-covered branches and made a campfire. She skewered the leftover fish and bugs from yesterday and waited for them to cook. It didn’t look particularly delicious, but there was nothing she could do. She had to eat to survive.

With nothing else to do while it was cooking, Tiria went to Erich’s side.

Erich was still asleep, his face relaxed.

Suddenly, Tiria took Erich’s hand and brought her lips to the back of his hand.

“……This much is okay, isn’t it?”

“I’m not okay with that.”

“……?”

Tiria raised her head.

Over Erich and Rachel’s shoulders, Liyo was propped up on his side, chin in hand.

His half-closed eyes seemed only sleepy at first glance, but the reality was different. A sticky, thick desire was melting like sugar in chocolate, clinging to the edges.

‘Liyo’ would never have that look in his eyes.

“Colonel.”

A subdued voice.

Yep, it’s the older sister.

Miyo sat up, saying,

“I’m about to go into heat.”

Stringing together these absurd words.

“My sister and I have a personal interest in the magician. I’m sorry, but could you refrain from touching him, even if it’s just for show, until at least March?”

Tiria was momentarily taken aback by those words, but quickly regained her composure and retorted,

“Sorry, Captain.”

*Smack.*

Tiria’s lips touched Erich’s hand and then pulled away.

“I’m interested in this man too.”

Tiria had just resolved. Even if she ended up in a love triangle, she would clearly separate work and personal matters. And since she wasn’t currently fighting monsters, this could be considered personal time.

“Lumina is fertile from January to December… Captain, no, *friend,* would you mind giving way?”

Miyo’s half-closed eyes snapped wide open. Tiria chuckled and touched her lips, then returned to the bonfire. Despite her relaxed smile, her pupils were pink.

It was the day the real preparations for escape began.