Spoiled by Eight Uncles

Chapter 72 Josh Runs Into A Ghost Again

Lilly forcefully dragged Josh to a sprint.

The blazing sun still hung overhead. The trees in the school grove weren’t particularly short but provided just enough shade.The moment he set foot in the grove, he noticed Cheryl there with her head hanging low. She looked downcast.

She sluggishly looked up to stare at him when he approached.

He could feel every hair on his body stand on end.

Lilly turned around. “Are you scared, Drake? You can head back if you are!”

Josh was ready to leave but stayed out of stubbornness. “…Real funny. You think I’m scared?”

Calm… I have to calm down.

Nothing in the world scares me.

A resounding scream tore through the air just as he was thinking. “Ah!”

Josh jumped. “Eek!”

That startled Lilly who chased after the boy who began to run wildly. “That’s Polly, Josh!”

Polly was sitting in the school bag singing. “….Take the red string of fate… You and I… Ah…”

The bird couldn’t reach a higher octave leading to a hideous scream.

Josh was rendered speechless.

He wanted to weep so badly.

That was when Cheryl began to take light, mincing steps toward them.

“You’re here, Josh.” She giggled.

The subject of affections had been shocked stupid. “…”

His tears stopped and a chill ran down his spine.

Cheryl had a pale complexion with eyes bruised and sunken in.

Her features were stiff, leading to her efforts in smiling leaving everyone unnerved.

Josh felt numb. “Uh…”

Lilly got in Cheryl’s way and started with a frown, “Stop scaring him!”

expression on

Lilly

Where is he?

close.

tall nose bridge, and rouge red lips. His appearance made

it this time?” Pablo indifferently patted the

him suspicious

with

bored while I was forced into a timeout and left the school to go take a

back while I was in class then

was nowhere to be

problems. Lilly asked, “What’s wrong with

She was puzzled.

vanity spirit shouldn’t have been able to overtake Cheryl’s body

is a

Possession implies the ghost attaching itself to a host and influencing them. Spirit substitute is when a ghost is trying to manipulate the host physically without fully occupying

So that’s a

had turned ashen. “W-What

who thrived on logic was

learned from Pablo to him. “Spirit substitute, huh? Look over

a ghost trying to manipulate its host. There’s a ghost behind her right

“Huh?!”

found himself unable to look

toes but the back of her foot was straight. That wasn’t how an ordinary

more than ready to make a run for

talked him down. “Never run when facing a ghost! A human can’t outrun a ghost. Running will also reveal one’s sole

Josh was speechless.

was he supposed to

part of his

was speaking with great earnest. “The soles of our feet cannot

out of this. There was only

our best way out of

chose to cling to Lilly’s

taken aback. She gave him a reassuring pat.

is not

chest. Her hair ties

couldn’t help but snicker at the child’s

Her alone?

only thing I’m

control of Cheryl’s body and asked, “And what are you planning to

tree and said leisurely, “Nothing. This is

of the eighteen

spirit’s expression twisted. She barred her fangs and viciously lunged

and stay in your lane! We’re all ghosts