Chapter 2056: Encountered a Ghost
“What? What did you just encounter? Tell me everything, leave nothing out!” Older Brother Jayad’s tone instantly became urgent and serious, and my expression wasn’t much better.
Suddenly interrogated by the boss like this, Fuldamantha was at a loss. He could only tell the truth, “I, I was on my way here just now and encountered two very cute twin little girls. But there were no adults around. I thought they were lost, and it was an urgent situation, so I took them to shelter and comforted them.”
“What were the characteristics of those two little girls?” Older Brother Jayad asked eagerly. Although we suspected it was them, what if it wasn’t? Perhaps there were ordinary twin sisters on the ship.
“Uh, they were wearing white dresses, had very fair skin, and red ribbons tied around their heads. They looked very cute. Boss, is something wrong?” Fuldamantha also realized something was wrong.
“What’s wrong? Quite the contrary, Fuldamantha, think back to when you were looking after the twin sisters just now. Was there anything unusual?” Jayad retorted.
“Anything unusual? It seemed, it seemed like there were very few people at the time. No, it seemed like there was no one around at all! And when I held them, I was so cold, there was no warmth at all. At the time, I thought they had a cold or were trembling from fear, and I even wanted to light a fire for them.” As Fuldamantha recalled carefully, the more he thought about it, the more something felt wrong.
Logically, at that time, the alarm was blaring, and countless passengers on the ship were running around in a panic. How could there be no passengers on a main thoroughfare? In retrospect, he seemed to have suddenly run from a crowded corridor into a completely deserted corridor and then encountered two twin girls.
At that time, he completely thought they were just ordinary lost girls and wanted to help them. He also found it strange when he asked them, as the two little girls neither said who their parents were nor their names.
Of course, Fuldamantha didn’t ask further. He only thought that the two little girls were frightened by the alarm and couldn’t answer. He said he would take them to shelter first, but when he held them, they felt cold, not like living people.
He thought that the twin sisters were scared or caught a cold from the sea breeze. He even took them to a room, lit a fire to warm them, and then said he would help them find their guardians.
“Thinking back now, even if they had a cold, they wouldn’t be completely without temperature. Moreover, they were very calm the whole time, even expressionless, not at all scared. Boss, did I run into something unclean already?” Fuldamantha became more and more frightened as he pondered, his voice trembling.
“Heh heh, you might be the first person to actively hug them and not die.” I chuckled. The notoriety of Despair Double Sound was terrifying, almost equaling the Death God. Even the people from the Infinite Obelisk Research Society advised me to run as soon as I saw them, which shows how dangerous they are.
“Don’t be afraid, let me see if you’ve been contaminated by anything unclean.” Jayad reached out and touched Fuldamantha, only to find that Fuldamantha’s body was also chillingly cold.
A warm power of Dawn was delivered into Fuldamantha’s body. He only felt a warm current rising from within his body, warming him all over, as if he were taking a hot spring bath. It was truly comfortable.
It was then that Fuldamantha realized that his body temperature was actually terrifyingly low, but he hadn’t noticed it because he was too nervous. He even shivered after the warm current was delivered.
“Luckily, you’re okay. You were just drained of a bit of vital energy, and there was some cold aura within you. I’ve already cleared it for you,” Jayad said with a smile. Fuldamantha was truly lucky to have encountered those two twins and even touched them and survived.
“Boss, what is this? And did I just encounter a ghost?” Fuldamantha had too many questions, his mind was in a mess. First, he wanted to know how Jayad helped him exorcise the evil, and then he wanted to know if he had just encountered a ghost.
“I rely on this, a Silver Cross I bought from a Priest. It’s quite good for exorcising evil and healing. As for seeing ghosts, you could say so.” Jayad rolled up his sleeve, revealing a silver cross underneath.
This was something I bought from a Priest at the underground trading fair as a gift for Older Brother Jayad, to enhance the power of his Divine Spells. He’s been wearing it ever since. Now it can serve as a reason.
“Oh, oh, thank you, Boss. I should probably consider acquiring one for exorcising evil as well,” Fuldamantha said, still shaken.
He didn’t doubt Jayad’s explanation. Many rich merchants had purchased practical Magic Apparatuses, like Calo, who had them all over.
However, both Jayad and I fell silent when he mentioned wanting to acquire a Cross for exorcism. Although we don’t know how Fuldamantha survived contact with Despair Double Sound, one thing was crucial: he didn’t pose a threat to them.
If he had gone to hug Despair Double Sound with an exorcising Cross, it would have certainly provoked them, and he would have surely died then. I don’t believe a Cross, even one used by a Priest or a Bishop, could contend with a Cursed Object that had absorbed so many souls.
Furthermore, I had a curious thought: since Despair Double Sound was on the cruise ship, if the Red Abyss Giant Demon’s tentacles had struck the ship earlier, what would they have done? Would they have intervened?
Perhaps they would have done nothing and let it pass, but I don’t think the Red Abyss Giant Demon could have been an opponent for Despair Double Sound either.
“Oh right, Boss, I’ve locked those two female ghosts in a Guest Room. I was afraid they would run away and I wouldn’t find them, or someone would abduct them, so I intentionally locked the door. If you go there now, you might still catch them,” Fuldamantha said.
“Don’t even think about it. Could your wooden door block female ghosts? They’ve already run off,” I chuckled. In fact, when Fuldamantha mentioned the direction he came from, I had already surveyed all the rooms in that area.
Among them, one Guest Room had a lit Fireplace. The door was locked from the inside, yet it was empty. It seemed to be the room Fuldamantha mentioned.
“Ah, indeed. In that case, Boss, should we inform Calo and ask the Sea God’s Priest to purify the entire ship and get rid of the female ghosts?” Fuldamantha suggested.
“There’s no need to do that. Look, they didn’t harm you. Those two female ghosts just wanted to hitch a ride. If you deliberately try to purify evil spirits, it will only provoke their resistance. If you fail to purify them, they might secretly harm people later. Keep this matter confidential,” Jayad said.
Fuldamantha was stunned. He thought about it and felt that it made sense. He nodded and no longer mentioned encountering ghosts. However, from then on, he requested that at least one employee accompany him, and he moved into the employee cabins.
