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.

had no choice but to lean out of the window to

hands, for

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

on TV said

Anthony smirked.

twitched in amusement. “Don’t shout too

Layton toiled away by the window. The wind had messed up his silky hair, and his hand patted

a beautiful sight he

then, Layton felt

He frowned. Water weeds?

was very thin and slippery, and felt

felt as if his wrist was

Layton was elated.

The bait had worked?

They were pretty good with

their breath for so long, and they

about to yank the force

him, “It’s here! Layton,

had this

hand sticking out of

into the

fell, and a piercing cry rang through the air, “Help…

had quite a sharp eye, and was able to open

person’s hands instead, yanking harshly to see who it

that greeted him was a pale face drained of

to it was a young girl,

thought, What 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

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

Layton! Don’t let her

his feet

wrists at once, yanking hard. With a loud

were dragged out of the water, landing onto the

his vision darkened at the corners

the amulet,

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

lights out of

they were dealing with ‘spirits’ here. Which meant that they wouldn’t be able to

these two were clearly not spirits, but

was not strong enough yet, and shouldn’t take care

was very thin and

last long enough to nail them to the

red bracelet was

be enough, Lilly thought