Mary Miller
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After getting out of the building that was home to the Evelyn’s Heart Phantom Slayer Squadron, Iris could barely contain all the questions she had anymore. Eve was sad to see them go, but didn’t try to hold them back. They were, after all, freelance Hunters. Their defining trait was the fact that they were constantly on the move. “W-Wait, Finn,” Iris whispered sharply by Finn’s ear as she rode on his back. Finn, after some hesitation, headed for an isolated corner of the street. The storm had…-
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‘Oh crap…’ Iris thought, wondering what to do here. Given how sharp Evelyn’s gaze was, there’s no way she could help Finn by whispering in his ear. How was he going to- “Three.” Finn answered without any hesitation, any delay. Iris blinked in surprise, and evidently, Evelyn was shocked as well. She gulped, then changed the number of fingers she held up. “Ahem… what about now?” “Five.” “…!” Evelyn clearly was still in disbelief, and hurriedly changed it once more. “How…
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After about five minutes, Eve returned to where Finn and Iris were. The two were quite surprised to see her come back this quickly, naturally. They had expected her mother—the leader of this squadron—to take longer at whatever meeting she was at. Still, they weren’t complaining. “Back already?” Iris asked, blinking a few times in confusion. “Mhm! I just had to drop off my equipment, that’s all,” the girl replied with a bright smile that rivaled the sun itself. “Oh, but if you’re…
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“… Hmph.” Finn snorted and turned to the novice Phantom Slayers, who were both shocked and… slightly frightened. “W-Who are you?!” Finn had a disguise up, and he couldn’t really say ‘Finn’ anyway. So, he just settled with… “… Call me Spade.” He hadn’t forgotten where his alias, ‘Ace’, came from. Ace of Spades. Since he took the first half of that as his real alias… might as well use the latter half as his fake one. “And this…” He turned to Iris. “… Is…
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“Whew… we sure got a lot of money from that, huh?” Iris giggled. “We’re like millionaires now.” Finn nodded. Money was definitely not a problem for them anymore, now that he had secured enough to last a lifetime, basically. As long as he didn’t try to start up a business or just throw all the money out into the trash, he should be ok. “Just remember,” he warned. “Do your best to mimic a boy’s voice.” “A-Ah, right… ahem…” Iris cleared her throat, dropping it as low as she…
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After that incident, Finn and Iris were now more painfully aware than ever that the guilds—not just the Phantom Slayer Corps but most likely the four others as well—were willing to do whatever it took to capture him. Was it simply because he was a Ghost? No. It was because he was A powerful Ghost, packed with human intelligence. To the Ghost Hunters, an entity like this was called a Sentient. Sentients were highly dangerous Ghosts who usually worked alone and were capable of intelligent thought…
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Immediately, the six Holy Paladins closed in on Finn and Iris, weapons drawn. They were clad in righteous white armor lined with yellow decorations and wore casques that covered their entire heads for maximum protection. In their hands were all the same weapon—a specially enchanted long sword, blessed by the Holy Light they worshipped and made of pure silver. It is said that these weapons were made to be replicas of Excalibur, the legendary greatsword. Undoubtedly, these paladins had to go…
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Soon, right after Finn and Iris finished eating, the subway they booked a ticket for arrived. They boarded it without any issues and found their seats, right next to one another near the very front of the metro. “Hm… these seats are quite comfortable,” Iris remarked, shifting her body a little in them. “Are they?” “Yes. Do you not feel it?” “Not particularly.” “Hm… well, I guess you’ve never been one to care about such things anyway,” Iris said with a smile. “How long will…
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Finn, of course, never actually Zelestria sighed deeply, clearly disappointed. Finn actually didn’t even see a point in going on a date with her now that he knew what the ‘important thing’ she had been meaning to show him was, but he refrained from saying that out lou- … Right. She could. After a short silence, Finn decided to change the topic and discuss something else. The Lunatic was an Emperor-level Ghost. His power was bound to be amazing… or so he hoped, anyway. Luckily, Zelestria’s…
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“Ngh…” Finn slowly rose from the ground, retracting his tentacles. His legs felt weak and it took everything he had just to stand, but there wasn’t much time. He had to get out of here before the dust settled. “Raiju…” Finn glanced down at the wounded Heavenly Beast, who nodded slowly in response and returned to residing within Finn. This way, it would be a lot easier to hide. A purple aura surrounded him, indicating the Nightstalker Angelica he had copied from Elder Hua, and used an…
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