Though Gardenia had not seen the gruesome sight, she had heard it.
She had heard Pluto's agonized screams, and his struggles as he rolled across the ground.
Naturally, this frightened her even more, but it also confirmed her suspicions: Xia You and the ghost really did know each other!
No wonder his photograph was in the Mansion's library!
But what exactly had happened between them and this man named Pluto?
From the sound of it... had everything started because of Pluto?
She could not claim to know Xia You well, but after spending time with him, she had a general sense that he was a good person.
And if a good person could allow, or even actively direct, a ghost to hurt someone, that said a great deal about the situation.
This man named Pluto must have done something truly heinous, or Xia You would never have acted this way!
Gardenia was willing to trust Xia You, and knew he would not hurt her.
But leaving his chest to face the Ghost Girl was still out of the question.
Her only hope now was that the ghost would not notice her.
Beside them, the Ghost Girl turned toward Xia You, seemingly waiting for his next instructions.
Looking down at Gardenia in his arms, Xia You hesitated, unsure whether he should proceed with what came next in front of her.
But since he had already brought her here, let her know that a ghost really did inhabit the Mansion, and revealed that he knew the Ghost Girl, exposing a little more hardly seemed to matter at this point.
He would have to fool... no, explain things to Gardenia afterward anyway, and explaining two things was essentially no different from explaining three.
With that thought, he stopped worrying about Gardenia and took