Spoiled by Eight Uncles

Layton did not know what to say. “What’s our mission today, Mr. Macneil?”

Blake said, “We’re going to lure someone out. They’ve seen Lilly and I before, so we can’t show ourselves. You’re going to lure it out.”

“I remember you’re pretty good at swimming, aren’t you? You’ve done an underwater battle before.”

Layton nodded his head. This was all not a problem.

But…

“Has that person seen me before? He asked solemnly.

Which enemy was this? Was it a prisoner on the loose?

Mr. Macneil was clearly so concerned!

Yet Blake stopped short, before saying. “No, they haven’t seen you.”

Layton was speechless.

So what was the point of him dressing up like this!

As if he could guess what Layton was thinking, Blake rattled off some nonsense off the top of his head at once. “This outfit’s to protect you. It’ll ward off evil spirits.”

Layton thought to himself, Thanks, so so much.

The ferry puttered off onto the river, spinning around slowly on the water.

“What are we going to do now?” Layton covered his face.

Blake was comfortably reclined on the couch, his arms spread out and his legs crossed.

“See that window?” he said. “Open it, and stick your head out.”

The ferry had been designed for the river tour. The second floor was the dock, with comfortable sofas. In the cabin was a minibar, with a window made of glass that could be opened.

Layton opened the window, and stuck his head out.

Lilly took off her shoes and climbed onto the sofa, copying the way Blake was sitting with her limbs stretched out. “Then you need to stick your arms out, and play with the water.”

Layton was baffled by it.

Crossdressing, sticking his head out of a window, and now playing with the water.

Why did something feel strangely off?

Whatever. A mission was a mission, and Layton was on one.

distance from the water, and he had no choice but to lean out of the window to

pretty long hands, for how tall he

after picture of Layton before saying, “Say, ‘Come

on TV said

Anthony smirked.

twitched in amusement. “Don’t shout too

so the lot of them sat sipping their coffees as Layton toiled away by the window. The wind had messed

a beautiful

Layton

He frowned. Water weeds?

thin and

next second, he felt as if his wrist was being grabbed harshly and yanked

Layton was elated.

The bait had worked?

They were pretty good with underwater

breath for so long, and

was just about to yank the force dragging him down

voice rang behind him,

to say that he had this in the bag,

sticking out of the water to grab his other

into the water

he fell, and a piercing cry rang through the air, “Help… someone’s fallen into the

quite a sharp eye, and was able to open

the person’s hands instead, yanking

pale face drained

a young girl,

these were some big

a mouthful of water, and before he could blink twice the two

very last second, the necklace he was wearing emitted a faint glow as Blake’s

Don’t let her

feet were

both wrists at once, yanking hard.

bodies were dragged out of the water, landing onto the

could react, his vision darkened at the

amulet, crying out

attached to the amulet flew out, nailing the two corpses who

lights out of Edward

were dealing with ‘spirits’ here. Which meant that they wouldn’t be able to see said spirits, merely watching

these two were clearly

was not strong enough yet, and shouldn’t take care of spirits on her own. He frowned.

was very thin and

water spirits to rest, her amulet wasn’t going to last

Master’s words. Her red

enough, Lilly thought to