Chương 260: Chapter 243. Ghosts In Gaia

John Ericsson's Point Of View What the fuck!!!!.... It's a ghost... It's a ghost kid! I know how these stories end dammit! I need to get everyone out of here!" Uhm... Hello?" I NEED AN OLD PRIEST AND A YOUNG PRIEST!!!

"... Mr. Drake!" WAIT! THIS WORLD DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME RELIGONS!" Hey, are you okay? You're breathing heavy."" Huh?" I turned to look at the ghost... He looks... Worried?" Can you hear me?" He looks scared for some reason? Wait, now that I think about it... I'm in my boxers... And nothing else... Sarah and Anna are only in their panties, but they're covered by the blankets thankfully." What?" The kid calls to me. I guess the look on my face says I figured out something."

Look, kid, I can hear you, but I'm in my underwear. You mind letting me at least put on my pants? Where even are they?"" Okay, they're right there, Mr. Drake." The kid pointed to my pants on the floor.

"... Thanks?..." I got up and went to put on my pants." Sorry about scaring you, I thought you couldn't see me."" Well, even if I couldn't see you, pinching and pulling someone's cheek is bound to wake them up, kid. Also, can you wait till I get both my legs into the pants before talking. It's a bit weird to talk like this to someone I don't know."" Oh, right... Sure." The ghost gave me a moment to put on my pants... What a sentence... Once I was all zipped up, I began to speak."

Okay, since you haven't cursed me or anything yet, I'll assume you're not here to hurt me. So, what do you want, kid?"" Well, I don't know why I'm here actually... I was on the 3rd floor and then I blinked, and I was here... Oh God! Lady Cindra!"" Lady Cindra? You mean Baron Fracks's dead wife?" The kid seemed concerned about something." Yes! She's been with me since I woke up after I died! Where is she!?"" Wait, kid, slow down." I put up my hand to try and tell the kid to stop. Seems he listened.

Still though, I could see the concern in his face." Look, I get that you're worried, but being panicked helps no one. First thing's first. What's your name?"" I... I'm Victor Harvey."" Okay, Victor. Why are you here in this mansion. I understand that you don't know why you're in this room, that's fine. But why are you here in this mansion even when you're a ghost?"" I... I was an Apprentice for my Dad. He was in charge of washing the sheets, towels and curtains of the mansion."" Okay. Now the next step.

How did you die?" Victor dropped his shoulders and seemed to get sad as I asked that question. If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation." Sorry, I don't want you to feel bad, but you never know what can help us figure out how you blinked and wound up in my room."" I.. I was going to fetch some sheets 2 months ago. Then I ran into Lord Fracks..

He grabbed me with some kind of living rope or something and then I got dragged into the room he was looking out of... Once I was in the room, I got slammed into a wall... Then I woke up as a ghost."

".... Baron Fracks killed you?" I asked again to confirm what I heard. Victor nodded his head." Okay. That changes a few things." press... press... I walk over to Sarah and Anna, I place my hands on their shoulders and wake them up." Hm?... My Love? I'm too tired to continue, but we've never tried you attacking me during the night, have we? Just talking about it is making me want to try it..."" Darling? 5 more minutes... You're so insatiable..."" Sarah, Anna... Not in front of the children please."" Children!?"

While they didn't open their eyes, they knew it was me and offered some words. While their ideas about why I'm waking them up in the middle of the night is strangely similar, they finally opened their eyes when they realized I mentioned "kids". Maybe they think I mean Wendy and Ellie? Once their eyes were open they began to look around the room." Darling, what kids? There's no one but us?"" Yeah, what are you talking about? Did you have a bad dream again, My Love?" Seems they can't see Victor... Great."

You wake up in the middle of the night because of nightmares? That's not very "adult" of you." Victor snickered at Sarah's concern for me." No, I had a vision because of my Job Class and I died in it. I don't go crawling to my Wives in the middle of the night cause of a bad dream though."" So, you were scared of a nightmare anyways? But because it's got something to do with being a Paladin, you have an excuse, Mr. Drake?"" I wish I could smack your head right now."" Maybe if I focus?

But the threat of a Marquess hitting me is breaking my concentration." While I was trading jabs with Victor, my Wives came to a completely different conclusion than me talking to a ghost." Maybe he's sleepwalking, Anna?"" No, he's awake right now, Sarah."" But I hear some sleepwalkers can pass for being awake? Should we have a Doctor check on him, Anna?"" I'm not sleepwalking. Or insane! Which is what would be a better guess than sleepwalking."" Well, Darling, you are talking to the air right now.""

That's because there's a ghost in the room."" Hahahaha!" Sarah started to laugh." Oh, come now, My Love. You don't need to prank us, just say what you really woke us up for." I turn to Victor." Can you do that thing again, but do it to the shirt right there?"" I can try.... Is this what marriage is like?"" Sometimes, kid."" I'm not a kid! I'm Victor!" Even though he was correcting me, Victor walked over to the shirt and began to concentrate." So, I woke up to someone pinching my cheek while I was asleep.

At first, I thought it was Sarah-"" I assure you, My Love, that wouldn't be the thing I do to tease you. Fufufu." Sarah seemed to be in a good mood, it must be from what we did before we went to sleep tonight. Thank the Gods it's cold tonight and they want to stay in the blanket, otherwise I'd need to find a way to blind a ghost." My Love!"" Darling!" Sarah and Anna were clutching their sheets with one hand and pointing at something next to me. I looked at what they were pointing at to see Victor lifting a shirt."

Yeah, meet Victor, he's a kid that died here a few weeks ago. More importantly, Barron Fracks killed him."" Anna... The shirt's moving by itself!"" Sarah!" My Wives were currently hugging each other. I'm just glad they're still under the blankets. Now that they can believe in the ghost thing, I also tried to tell them about the more disturbing thing." It's still moving!"" Why is this place cursed!? Darling! Get away from it!" This is going to take a bit to calm them down.

I sighed then turned to Victor who was enjoying the reactions of my Wives." Victor, can you calm down and drop the shirt before you make my Wives feint from fright?"" Fine... The pain was beginning to be too much anyways."" It hurts for you to do that? Why use your hands then? Why not try using your mana?" I asked a simple question, I mean, I could see the mana coming out of him, just like with everyone else. That small bit of mana was just seeping out of him." What do you mean? I can't use mana."" What?

But you have mana coming out of you?"" What? No, I don't. My Job when I was alive was Demonic Mace User. I had no mana."" Then why is that mana coming out of you?"" I don't think it's mana, Mr. Drake."" Well, if it's not mana..." I began to think for a second, I mean, the answer came to me... But it's still a bit strange... What do I even call it?" What is it then?" Victor finished my sentence. I looked to my Wives one last time, they were still a bit frightened by the "ghost" in the room."

Well, the only thing a ghost has left if it's not mana... Is Soul Energy? Soul Power?"" Oh... Soul Power sounds better!"" Soul Power it is then." That was the first time Victor smiled since figuring out I could see and hear him. I guess the world has been quite dull if all he could do was yell helplessly at people and just have them ignore him. Now the kid seems a lot more animated and well... Acting like a kid instead of being sad." Sarah, he's talking to the ghost!"" How can he be so calm, Anna!?"

Meanwhile, my Wives were still terrified about a levitating shirt. This is going to take some time to explain after they finally calm down. I sighed again. The 3 of us are still way too tired to be dealing with something this big and crazy. I walked over to my Wives and began to soothe them with some head pats as I spoke softly to them.