Chapter 15 I Don't Want to Die Here

I was hoping to see if John would be able to catch some crabs using the device he made. After tucking our food away, we went to the beach in high spirits. John cut up his clothes to tie it to the cage before putting a sausage in it, while Rosalie observed with a smirk on her face. “You will eat this sausage if you don’t catch any crabs by the end of the day!” “I will catch them!” John seemed confident in the device he made. The cage was cast into the seawater before John tied the end of the rope to a rock beside him to fix the cage in place. He said after having done all that, “Now we just have to wait. We can retrieve them later.” “How long do we have to wait?” “A safe estimation will be two hours. You should go do anything else that you need to do while I wait here.” I gave him a nod before entering the forest alongside the few girls, as we had a lot of other things to do, such as getting more water. While walking beside me, Naomi said, “I’m planning to find some clay to make some ceramic pots. I learned how to make them during pottery class. Although it might look bad, they will come in handy as water storage.” With a smile, I agreed, “We do need to store more water, and it will be a hassle if we only have mineral water bottles to use whenever we need to. Come on, let’s do this together.” “It’s nauseating to have mud all over my hands,” said Rosalie. “You can do whatever you want, but I’m not going to join you.” I resigned myself to accepting that she wouldn’t join us, as that was just how Rosalie was. Due to her good looks, she always did things her way, so I was already used to it. After fetching some water, I kept Naomi company while we got some clay to make some pots. When it was about time, I told the girls that I would be checking on John, so they should keep working on the pots. However, Rosalie didn’t want to make pots as it would require her to dirty her hands, so she chose to go check on John with me. John was retrieving the cage when we arrived at the beach. As soon as he lifted it out of the water, we could see that the cage was filled with crabs. I ran over to him in excitement before speaking up animatedly, “This is incredible!” With a chuckle, John calculated, saying, “If we are to reel it in four times a day, we will have enough to feed all of us! This trap is but a prototype, and I will make one that is bigger and better later!” Rosalie chirped, “I never knew a fatty like you can be this capable!” “Hey!” A cry came from behind when we were celebrating. Turning around, I saw a group of people marching out from the forest to make their way to us. Meanwhile, John’s face blanched as soon as he saw the guy in the lead, who had a sturdy build, as well as a tattoo of a tiger’s head on his shoulder. “H-Harry...” John was trembling as he exclaimed, “It’s Harry from Class 3!” Why is Harry Lockwood here? I was surprised to have encountered them so soon. From what I could see, he obviously had a lot of resources, as he had a cigarette in his mouth while walking toward me. Before he even said anything, his cronies began hurling insults at me. “You stinking b*stard! Are you Jonathan Yates?” “How dare you take our spoils? Do you have a f*cking deathwish?” Frightened by the imposing crowd, Rosalie asked in panic, “What should we do? I didn’t expect them to find us this soon!” With a frown, I questioned, “Harry, how’d you find us so quickly?” “I wasn’t even looking for you! You aren’t even worth my attention, you f*cking tw*t!” Harry cursed in a loud voice. “We come to the beach every day to search for supplies that floated to the shore, and someone saw you bloody g*t by coincidence.” This is... We sure have some sh*tty luck! I thought to myself while putting up a calm facade. “We can trade.” With a mocking tone, Harry retorted, “What makes you think you are a fitting candidate? Instead, you should tell Rosalie to give me a blowjob while on her knees! Luck sure is on my side for me to have met the second most beautiful girl in school!” What he said brought a frown to Rosalie’s face, which I recognized as her being irked by being referred to as second to Jovie, who was the most beautiful girl. Due to the stark contrast in their personalities, people regarded Jovie as being in first place. Meanwhile, I tried to negotiate with Harry politely, “Harry, we all need supplies to survive on the island, so I have no choice but to take them. We studied in the same school, so you’re being overbearing toward the girls.” “Overbearing?” As if having heard a joke, Harry began laughing. “The only purpose women serve on this island is to be our slave!” He turned to call out to someone behind him, “Come over here!” A girl ran toward him instantly, who I quickly recognized to be Margaret Linton, the student cleanliness representative from my class. She used to be a cheerful girl who mingled well with my other classmates, so I wondered why she would be with Harry. Meanwhile, Harry gave her a pinch on her face as he sniggered. “I’m in a bad mood, so what do you think you should do?” As soon as she heard what he said, she knelt down before him. F*ck! The sight of Harry humiliating a girl before me didn’t sit well with me. Rosalie backed away in disdain upon seeing what he did. “How dare you do that? This is a violation of the law!” “On this island, I am the law!” All of a sudden, Harry kicked Margaret over despite the fact that she was giving him a blowjob. Margaret dared not even show her discontent as she knelt down before him once again. “It’s my fault for not doing a decent job, so please don’t be angry at me, my lord.” Did she just call him my lord? He sure thinks he is the king of the world! Meanwhile, Harry eyed at Rosalie with a lustful gaze. “Rosalie, the two men will have to die, but you can live. I do need a queen by my side, so would you like to be my queen?” John quickly stood in front of Rosalie, but she was disgusted by him, so she opted to hide behind me after giving him a shove. Upon seeing that, I threatened Harry with a knife in hand, “This is a deserted island with neither medicine nor doctors. While you possess the means to hurt me, so do I!” “Are you kidding me? Is that all you got? A knife? Who doesn’t f*cking have a knife!” There was a snigger on his face when he unsheathed a machete. The fact that he had such a huge weapon stunned me, more so when the others behind him unsheathed their machetes one by one. Christ! They couldn’t possibly have gotten these from the supplies at the beach! Where did they get them from? Harry wore a snigger on his face as he explained, “Do you remember those guys who you scared away? Those cowards are dead! They have become our food supply! I will gather some sea salt to make them into preserved meat!” Rosalie was utterly frightened by what he said. “Have you lost your mind?” “Cruelty is the only way to ensure our survival on this island! I don’t need cowards, but warriors! Kill them all aside from Rosalie! I will impregnate her and make her the first girl to give birth to a child on this island here!” As soon as Harry said so, the people behind him rushed toward us. “Run, John!” I pushed John into the sea in a flurry of panic as I recalled that he was a good swimmer due to him growing up in a fishing village. Since they had so many weapons, I figured we should run away from as many of them as possible. After pushing him away, I held Rosalie’s hand while fleeing from the scene. However, she was a slow runner, so I could only lift her in my arms as I ran. As I started slow, I was nearly sliced through by one of them. They are for real! I don’t want to die here!