Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

Chapter 72 Josh Runs Into A Ghost Again

Lilly forcefully dragged Josh to a sprint.

The blazing sun still hung overhead. The trees in the school grove weren’t particularly short but provided just enough shade.The moment he set foot in the grove, he noticed Cheryl there with her head hanging low. She looked downcast.

She sluggishly looked up to stare at him when he approached.

He could feel every hair on his body stand on end.

Lilly turned around. “Are you scared, Drake? You can head back if you are!”

Josh was ready to leave but stayed out of stubbornness. “…Real funny. You think I’m scared?”

Calm… I have to calm down.

Nothing in the world scares me.

A resounding scream tore through the air just as he was thinking. “Ah!”

Josh jumped. “Eek!”

That startled Lilly who chased after the boy who began to run wildly. “That’s Polly, Josh!”

Polly was sitting in the school bag singing. “….Take the red string of fate… You and I… Ah…”

The bird couldn’t reach a higher octave leading to a hideous scream.

Josh was rendered speechless.

He wanted to weep so badly.

That was when Cheryl began to take light, mincing steps toward them.

“You’re here, Josh.” She giggled.

The subject of affections had been shocked stupid. “…”

His tears stopped and a chill ran down his spine.

Cheryl had a pale complexion with eyes bruised and sunken in.

Her features were stiff, leading to her efforts in smiling leaving everyone unnerved.

Josh felt numb. “Uh…”

Lilly got in Cheryl’s way and started with a frown, “Stop scaring him!”

She wore a serious expression on her chubby, child-like face.

Master?” Lilly looked

Where is he?

close. “I’m

in white robes had deep-set eyes, a tall nose bridge, and rouge red lips. His appearance made him look

Pablo indifferently patted the

him suspicious

with

bored while I was forced into a timeout and left the school

I was in class then left

nowhere to

of their problems. Lilly asked, “What’s

She was puzzled.

spirit shouldn’t have been able to

narrowed his eyes. “This is a phenomenon

similar but they’re completely different. Possession implies the ghost attaching itself to a host and influencing them.

So

“W-What do you

thrived on logic was reacting just like a normal kid

began to explain what she learned from Pablo to him.

on her tiptoes. “A spirit substitute is a ghost trying to manipulate its host. There’s a ghost behind her right now. Its feet are padding Cheryl’s own. That’s

“Huh?!”

was afraid but found himself unable to

of her foot was straight. That wasn’t how an

ready to make

run when facing a ghost! A human can’t outrun a ghost.

Josh was speechless.

he supposed to leave

tiny part of his subconscious

great earnest. “The soles of our feet cannot leave the ground. We cannot move

a way out of this. There was only one way to deal

of this is to defeat

cling

aback. She gave him a reassuring pat. “You’ll be okay, Josh. I’m good at what

not enough to

dispelled his fears by patting herself in the chest. Her hair ties tied to the top of

help but snicker at the

Her alone?

I’m afraid

control of Cheryl’s body and asked, “And what are you planning to

the tree and said leisurely, “Nothing. This is my student’s practice

can also settle the matter of the eighteen lives who

barred her fangs and viciously lunged

in

by her feet and

you’re both ghosts but Master is not some