Chapter 102: The Shadow
This novel is translated and hosted on bcatranslation
After the piece of human skin absorbed the old woman, logic dictated that the ghost should not have been able to escape. However, the headless shadow appeared once more and began attempting to take over Miles’s body. If it could have easily escaped, it wouldn’t have been captured by the human skin parchment in the first place. Therefore, the only possible explanation was that the piece of human skin willingly released this headless shadow.
Consistent with their previous agreement, the skin was supposed to aid Miles in controlling this second ghost.
The method to do so was depicted right on the surface of the skin. Clear and unmistakable writings were present, seemingly for Miles’s benefit. They showed no signs of fading, clearly intended for him to read.
Miles was well aware that without proper guidance and assistance, he would be incapable of controlling the headless shadow. If there was a struggle between them for control over his body, he would surely be the one to perish.
This was precisely why he didn’t act recklessly when he learned that the method to prolong the revival of a vengeful spirit was to control this second ghost. It’s akin to courting death in the young man’s view.
Perhaps, out of a thousand ghost tamers, there might be one exception who could succeed. However, such success was not a given; it would be sheer luck. Miles didn’t believe he had such fortune. If he were lucky, he wouldn’t have encountered a ghost in school in the first place.
“Regardless of why this human skin parchment decided to release the headless shadow and display the method of controlling it, I have no choice but to follow its instructions now. There’s no turning back,” Miles pondered.
He felt as though he was being ensnared by this human skin parchment and its schemes ever since he first brought it out of the school. It had sown a seed of influence over him, constantly forcing him to concede to its demands like a demon’s whisper. Eventually, he would be plunged so deep into the darkness that he could no longer return.