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.

water, and he had no choice but to

had pretty long hands, for

picture after picture of Layton before saying, “Say,

TV

Anthony smirked.

twitched in amusement. “Don’t shout too

sat sipping their coffees as Layton toiled away by the window. The

beautiful sight he

Layton

He frowned. Water weeds?

very thin and slippery, and

second, he felt as if his wrist was being

Layton was elated.

The bait had worked?

were pretty good with underwater

their breath for so long,

and was just about to yank

voice rang behind him,

he had this in the

sticking out of the water

the water

he fell, and a piercing cry

sharp eye, and was able to open his eyes

hands

him was a pale face drained of all color with

to it was a young girl, staring daggers at

thought, What the f*ck, these were some big water

mouthful of water, and before he could blink twice the two ‘people’ had

necklace he was wearing emitted a faint

her, Layton! Don’t let

his feet

once, yanking hard. With a loud

out of the water, landing

darkened at the corners

clutched the amulet, crying out

nailing the two corpses who were trying to escape

scared the living lights out of Edward

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

these two were clearly not spirits, but

remembered what her Master had said. She was not strong enough yet, and shouldn’t

it was very thin and slippery, and felt more

water spirits to rest, her amulet wasn’t going to last long enough to nail them

her Master’s words. Her red

would be enough, Lilly thought to