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.

and he had no choice but

long hands, for

her phone, taking picture after picture of Layton before saying, “Say,

on TV

Anthony smirked.

“Don’t shout too loudly,

coffees as Layton toiled away by the

beautiful sight

Layton

He frowned. Water weeds?

very thin and slippery, and felt more like

as if his wrist was being grabbed

Layton was elated.

The bait had worked?

were pretty good with underwater

could hold their breath for so

smirked coldly, and was just about to yank

behind him, “It’s here!

about to say that he had this in the bag, he was

a pale white hand sticking out of the water to grab his other hand

into the water

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

quite a sharp eye, and was

flipped around to grab the person’s hands

face

young girl, staring

the f*ck, these were some big

not as calm of a person as Blake was. The shock made him swallow a mouthful of water, and before he could blink twice the two ‘people’ had dragged him

wearing emitted a faint

Don’t let her

feet were

both wrists at once, yanking hard. With a loud

dragged out of the water, landing onto the boat

darkened at the

clutched the amulet, crying out loudly,

the amulet flew out, nailing the two corpses who were trying to escape to the

gesture scared the living lights out of Edward

Which meant that they wouldn’t be able to see said spirits, merely watching

these two were clearly

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

it was very thin and slippery, and felt more like

last long

her Master’s words. Her red bracelet was strong enough to

would be enough, Lilly thought to