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

long hands, for how

thumbed away on her phone, taking picture after picture

TV said

Anthony smirked.

“Don’t shout too loudly,

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

a beautiful

Layton

He frowned. Water weeds?

and

if his wrist was being grabbed

Layton was elated.

The bait had worked?

hell was this? They were pretty good

that they could hold their breath for

just about to yank the force dragging him down

him, “It’s

about to say that he had this in the

sticking out of the water to

into the water with a

and a piercing

and was able to

grab the person’s hands instead, yanking harshly

sight that greeted him was a pale face drained

it was a young girl, staring daggers at him

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

a mouthful of water, and before he could blink

necklace he was wearing emitted a faint glow as Blake’s voice

Don’t let her

feet were

both wrists at once, yanking hard.

were dragged out of the water, landing onto the

react, his vision darkened at

clutched the amulet, crying out

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

the living lights out of Edward

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

two were clearly not spirits, but

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

was very thin and slippery, and felt more like

going to last long enough to nail them to the both. Her Master wouldn’t make it back

Master’s words. Her red bracelet was strong

that would be enough, Lilly thought