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.

no choice but

pretty long hands,

on her phone, taking picture after picture of Layton before

TV said

Anthony smirked.

in amusement. “Don’t shout

of them sat sipping their coffees as Layton toiled away by the window. The wind had messed up his silky hair, and

beautiful sight

then, Layton

He frowned. Water weeds?

was very thin and slippery, and

felt as if his

Layton was elated.

The bait had worked?

hell was this? They were

impressive enough that they could hold their breath for so

just about to yank the force dragging him

voice rang behind him,

he had this in the bag, he

sticking out of the water to grab his other

fell into the water with

he fell, and a piercing cry

eye, and was able to

flipped around to grab the person’s hands instead,

sight that greeted him was a pale face drained of all color

it was a young girl,

What the f*ck, these were some big water

shock made him swallow a mouthful of water, and

second, the necklace he was wearing emitted a faint glow

her, Layton! Don’t let her

his feet were

both wrists at once, yanking hard. With

the water,

could react, his vision darkened at the corners

amulet, crying out loudly,

out, nailing the two corpses who were trying to escape

living lights out of Edward and the

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

were clearly

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

and slippery, and felt more

didn’t put these water spirits to rest, her amulet wasn’t going to last long enough to nail them to the both. Her Master wouldn’t make it

Master’s words. Her red

enough, Lilly thought