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 get

long hands,

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

on TV

Anthony smirked.

twitched in amusement. “Don’t shout too

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

beautiful sight

Layton

He frowned. Water weeds?

very thin and

his wrist was being grabbed harshly

Layton was elated.

The bait had worked?

hell was this? They were pretty

hold their breath for so long,

to yank the force dragging him down

Blake’s voice rang behind him, “It’s here! Layton,

say that he had this in the bag, he was experienced

the next second, he saw a pale white hand sticking out of the water to grab his other

fell into the water

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

had quite a sharp eye, and was able to open his eyes

flipped around to grab the person’s hands instead, yanking harshly to

sight that greeted him was a pale face drained of all

was a young girl, staring daggers at him

the f*ck, these were some big water

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

very last second, the necklace he was wearing emitted a

her, Layton! Don’t let

his feet

once, yanking hard. With a

bodies were dragged out of the water, landing

vision darkened at the corners and he

amulet, crying out loudly,

the two corpses who

the living lights out of Edward

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

these two were clearly

said. She was not strong enough yet, and shouldn’t take care of spirits on her

thin and slippery, and

to rest, her amulet wasn’t going to last long

Master’s words. Her red bracelet was strong

be enough, Lilly thought to