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 her chubby,

Master?” Lilly

Where is he?

drifted close. “I’m

in white robes had deep-set eyes, a tall nose bridge, and rouge red lips. His

it this time?” Pablo indifferently patted

threw him

with

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

I was

nowhere to

of their problems. Lilly

She was puzzled.

to Pablo’s teachings, the vanity spirit shouldn’t have been able to overtake Cheryl’s body yet but Lilly no longer

is a phenomenon known as the

Possession implies the ghost attaching itself to a host and influencing them. Spirit substitute is when a ghost is trying to

“Oh! So

ashen. “W-What do you mean

thrived on logic was reacting just like

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

pointed at Cheryl standing on her tiptoes. “A spirit substitute is a ghost trying to manipulate its host. There’s a ghost behind her right now. Its feet are padding Cheryl’s own. That’s how she’s moving

“Huh?!”

found himself unable to

back of her foot was straight. That wasn’t how

than ready to make a

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

Josh was speechless.

he supposed to leave

part

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

pondered a way out of this. There

course, our best way out of

chose to cling to Lilly’s

reassuring pat. “You’ll be okay, Josh. I’m

that is not enough to scare me

his fears by patting herself in the chest. Her hair ties tied to the

couldn’t help but snicker at the

Her alone?

I’m afraid of is

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

leisurely, “Nothing.

the matter of the eighteen lives who were

twisted. She barred her fangs and viciously lunged

in your lane!