I told the news to Rica and surprisingly, she did not react strongly about this.
She was actually happy that she could see her brother even at the cost of her own soul.
She must truly love her brother a lot.
"Are you sure? These people would watch you until you've become a demon and is ready to be harvested. Are you really fine with that?" I asked dumbfoundedly.
How could someone be so calm and be happy about it when they knew that their whole existence might be gone? And the people who would be responsible for that were the people in front of her?
It wasn't fine that I am the one who brought her here and have her trapped in this situation. I felt responsible.
But Rica's eyes were shining.
"I am not sure if I should meet my brother. Because I am afraid I would hunt him and refuse to leave his side. I was afraid I would totally become a demon and bring cursed into his household. I can't bear to see him with that in mind. But now.
Dawn breaks and the sun started to reveal its presence.Rica and Jun were holding hands.They were on the roof of Jun's house. They watched as people come and go from his house. It was chaotic. After all, a man had just died.The sun had risen.His second son came. He was crying as he hugged his mom.In the afternoon, the eldest came. He was even wearing his own military uniform. He cried too as he hugged his mom and his brother.The two at the top of the rooftop were silent. Their eyes were on the people on the ground.Jun came down and hugged his family as well. Tears started to swell up in his eyes.Rica was left on the roof. She just watched him.Sir Cal was quiet all the time. I glanced at him. At least he has some conscience to give the siblings some time to reunite.Then Sir Carl stepped forward, "It's time to go."Rica turned to us.Since we were only watching their
I was standing in front of Sir Reynold's room. Carl directly went to Sir Reynold's office to report an important matter. I bet it was about Rica's disappearance and the demon's warehouse. It had been half an hour already when the door finally opened. Carl looked at me. "The investigation for the demon's warehouse will start tomorrow. " "Oh.." So I have still days left to enjoy my life as a ghost until I become a demon's food? Carl then passed me a pouch, "Sir Reynold wanted to give this to you." A gift? I reached out for it and was about to take it but Carl did not let it go. "Do you really want to give it to me or not?" Carl finally reluctantly let go of the pouch. "In all honestly, I don't see why Sir Reynold has to give you some rewards when all you do is cause trouble for us. You even tricked us." "When did I tricked you? It was you who tricked me." Carl turned to the side. His half handsome face was
Lucas looked away, "I promised that I won't let anything happen to you under my watch. So it's expected that I will help." My lips twitched. 'Won't anything happen' my ass...I have almost become a nutritional meal for a demon twice. Anyway, I should consider that paid since Lucas really helped this time despite his attitude of not wanting anyone to know about his past. Based on Lucas's arrogant and loft attitude, he would never want anyone to know his pitiful past. "Yes, yes I understand." Knowing Lucas, I should not tackle on this matter anymore. So I changed the subject. "You came to find me about the next mission?" "Yes and also some other things." "What things?" "I have heard that you encounter a strange situation. Have you truly seen the 'door to the afterlife'?" "What??? Where did you hear that? I have not seen the 'door' Rica mentioned!" I asked flabbergasted. Not a day had passed yet people already knew t
One of the disadvantages of being a ghost was the lack of resources for their kind. Unlike the living, they aren't able to feel anything like hunger, tiredness, and pain. As well as pleasure, fullness, relaxation, and comfort.The Dead doesn't need anything so to find water was such an impossible thing to do.Lucas shook his head, "There's no market that sells water. I have been in the five markets before and visited the three widest ghost market, but there was no such thing as selling water. There's no demand, so of course, there's no supply. We could only ask help from drenched ghost and give us drip by drip."I scratched my head. Rica should have told us in advance this information so that before she left we should have gotten some water from her. Well, it was too late to regr
There was heavy pressure in the air as I walked along the corridor. Unlike before, when Lucas met every people and greeted him, no ghost was in sight. Lucas broke the silence. "Carl, what are you aiming for using the whole people at the mansion and spreading this rumor about the door to the afterlife? I can't believe you told them to search something fruitless." "Is it not entirely useless. Besides, this will give more hope to the dead who are roaming aimlessly without care. Who knows, maybe we will get something out of it. " Carl then turned to us. He spoke to Lucas, "You'll know the rest later. Sir Reynold will explain it to you. And also, the reports you asked for are here already." "You got the result?" Lucas asked with a hint of anticipation on his voice. "Yes, we did. It took quite a time. I bet you owe us again this time." "Don't worry. I always make sure to pay them." ??? What are they talking ab
The both of us turned to Lucas. "You may ask." Sir Reynold amiably replied. "Why I haven't seen Mr. Finch around here? I thought he moved here in City Z. When the ghost market in City C was toppled down by the grim reapers, he told me to meet him here. But I haven't seen him since then. Where is he?" Sir Reynold tilted his head. Another batch of ashes fell down. Seriously, Sir Reynold, please don't move much! "We don't plan to hide it from you. But Mr. Finch is being hunted by a certain grim reaper. We don't want him here because we are afraid he might get tracked here and the haunted mansion would get attacked. " "So...you guys kicked him out?" "We don't kick him out. We just told him he can't stay here until he resolved the matter himself." I was stunned. Ghost can be individually hunted down? "...Why? What did Mr. Finch do that made the grim reaper hunt him down..?" Sir Reynold and Lucas looked at me. "Because Mr. Finch is a broker." It was Lucas who answered. "Huh..?"
If the outside of the gate was crowded with many vendors. Inside, was a different world. There were many children running around. Some nuns were taking care of them or playing with them. It looked like a peaceful front yard where children would have picnics and have fun. Except that each child has a gun wound in their body. For a moment, I wondered what happened in this monastery for these children to have gun wounds on their chests. Were they massacred by madmen with guns? Just thinking of it was terrifying. Perhaps, it was better to have an accidental death, not a staged one. "Sister Nancy." Lucas greeted a certain nun who was leading a group of children around. Sister Nancy was a small nun in her middle ages. She was stunned to see Lucas. "Lucas!" She hugged Lucas and looked at him with longing eyes. "It has been so long, how are doing?" "I have been well. How about you, sister?" "Same as always. How long has it been since you last visited here? Three years? What have you b
Sister Nancy sighed heavily. "The hunted mansion is too much. They are using two young souls to risk their only essence left just for themselves."I looked at Sister Nancy. I suddenly remembered why Carl and Sir Reynold were having difficulties in buying water from the monastery. Was it because they don't approve of the hunted mansion's ways?Although I only met Sister Nancy so far, I have an inkling that might be the case.Lucas held Sister Nancy's hand. "Sister Nancy, you don't have to worry. We know what we are doing. Besides, you know the haunted mansion. They have ways to heal us in case something happened to us.""But your soul will get tainted. How could you go to the afterlife then?"I was stunned.Once the soul got tainted, they could not cross the bridge? Would the 'door to the afterlife' would not appear for them?"It's not entirely true, Sister. That idea only exists in theory." Lucas disagreed."And your confidence is not entirely a good thing as well. Besides, consuming