❝𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐄❞

𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩

chapter thirty-eight: “she who is divine.”

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     “AHHH!”

THE LATE ARCHON yelled when the caretaker of (Name) appeared in front of her, hanging upside-down.Lilia only chuckled when Guizhong hid behind Hu Tao, terrified by his sudden appearance. It's not only that, "he" can see her and is aware she's a ghost from the looks of it. The two children, Silver and Sebek, were whispering behind them as if they were thinking their caretaker was going crazy...

     "Father, who are you talking to...?" Silver questioned.

     The short male merely smiled and returned to the ground, "Oh, no need to know, Silver. You and Sebek should return to the Land of Thorns now and leave an uninvited guest to me, okay?" He grinned, lightly pushing the children.

     "But, Master Lilia! Let us help you!" Sebek exclaimed.

     "Ah, Sebek, this is a serious matter. Besides, I can take care of myself, okay?" He assured, patting their head. "(Name) wouldn't be glad to hear you're disobeying me and she won't reward you. Thank you for worrying about me though!" He said.

Once the name of the woman fall from Lilia's lips, Guizhong and Hu Tao were ready to ask the question. However, instead of meeting the same carefree smile and welcoming tone from the caretaker—he was now serious once the children were out of earshot...

     "Who sent you here?" He questioned, his arms crossed and an intimidating aura surrounding him. "If you're a threat to our land, it's better to turn your head around and accept defeat. (Then he smiled) But you little ones seem to be here to ask something~!" He chortled.

     "Hi, sir~! I'm Hu Tao, Director from Wangsheng Funeral Parlor!" The brown-headed female introduced herself, shaking Lilia's arms. "If you're interested, I'm giving vouchers to people directly if they want to have a discount for coffins. Just come to us and your family won't bother paying for stupidly expensive coffins from other parlors," she said.

     "I—Um... That's so nice of you, dear, but I'm afraid I'll decline..." Lilia laughed nervously, pushing Hu Tao's hand away from him. Before the Director could speak again, "I want to talk to her. The ghost hiding behind you, Hu Tao."

Guizhong stared at Lilia for a second, wanting to seek (Name) to tell her everything was just a misunderstanding and even though she was not alive anymore, she wants her dear friend to fix his ties with his wife. To reveal her grandmother was the culprit of everything between them, but then again, she isn't sure if he's trustworthy to release her woes...

     "Hm? Why do you seem hesitating?" He asked. "Oh, is it because of me? Well, I'm sure you're aware of Maleficia."

     "Maleficia...?" Hu Tao repeated, oblivious to the said woman.