The Mystery Red Umbrella
You Should Be More Clever

Anna could not move, she was helpless as the white figure approached her. He thought it was a forest spirit or an evil spirit who wanted to deceive him but in fact it was not because the figure showed a beautiful form. The figure also showed his smile to Anna.

The figure of the beautiful woman floated, both feet did not touch the ground but despite the rain, the, the figure did not look wet even the white dress she used did not look dirty even though many puddles and also muddles of dirt.

"Who are you?" ask Anna. Suddenly he could speak when he felt his tongue was a little mute for a while.

"Look at your situation, Anna. Why are you being like this?" the white man asked.

"I was deceived, for the umpteenth time," Anna was sure that the figure was her guardian spirit.

"You're too weak, Anna. You're so weak that you can be tricked so easily!"

"I'm just an agent, I'm not a ghost repellent! You alone, aren't you my guardian spirit? Why can't you warn me if there's danger?!" asked Anna sarcastically. That spirit only appears in times of danger, why not appear before the danger occurs? Did he have to wait for her to die and the spirit appeared?

The spirit smiled, though Anna threw a scathing question. If anyone was in Anna's position, it would definitely ask her guardian spirit that way but it was not the fault of the protective spirit itself.

"You're wrong, Anna. I exist so that I can protect you but until now you can't be grateful for the ability you have. You also never ask for my help when you're in trouble so I'll be there when you're really threatened."

"What?" Anna looked at the spirit with a clueless look.

"I've always been with you. Where you are, there I am, Anna. I feel what you feel, I know the anxiety and fear you feel. I was waiting for you to come, to talk to me but you seemed to be able to solve everything without my help therefore I was only present when you were desperate."

"I don't know about it, I don't know!" Anna looked down, trying to hold back the tears.

"No need to cry, from now on don't do anything alone. I will help you face the spirit of Mariana. You must be strong, you must be able to tell which deception Mariana made and which one was not. You're still so weak, Anna. You can't even tell a trick from the devil, you can't even figure out which pure descendant Mariana is!" said the protective spirit.

"I don't know, really! The state of Barrow confused me!!" Anna looked desperate, she really could not think clearly because she could not accept Barrow's suddenly changed state.

"Look, just being scorned by your partner's circumstances, you've become weak like this!"

"I'm weak, I'm just a human being!" shouted Anna.

"No!!" between the spirits, "That's because you can't use your powers well, you can't even feel the red umbrella's spirit anymore even if it was near you a moment ago!" speak the Spirit again.

"Red umbrella girl, can you bring me together with her?" ask Anna.

"No!! Now Mariana's been shackling him so you can't meet him because Mariana knows, the spirit of the red umbrella wants to communicate with you so that he can ask for your help to free himself from the snare of the Mariana chain that always bound him."

"What I have to do, he's the key to uncovering this case and so I can know who Mariana's pure descendant is" Anna said, looking desperate again.

"Let's solve this together, Anna. I can't go out like this for long but there's one story I'm going to tell you."

"The red umbrella, he was the victim sacrificed by someone. The girl was named Natalie but she was tricked but when she realized it was too late because she had to become the victim for eternal life that the pure descendant of Mariana had to do once every ten years. He becomes a special victim, he becomes a spirit who must find a sacrifice for Mariana. He's being used, his soul being held captive in a cursed umbrella."

"So he always carries an umbrella?"

"True, if you can find that cursed umbrella then you can save his soul so that he's not shackled by the Mariana chains that bind him."

"Wait!" pinta Anna because her protective spirit has been seen thinning.

"Is Barrow really Mariana's pure descendant??" tanyakanya.

"You know how, Anna. He was used by Mariana and made a scapegoat by Mariana. A spirit resembling his sister in the castle, he has followed you without you noticing therefore he beguiled Barrow when he was alone. He was Mariana's man who was promised to rise with him. What Barrow said, the words were actually spoken by the spirit. Mariana wanted you to assume that Barrow was truly a purebred to have you kill Barrow. When he dies, then you'll assume if you've killed his purebred so that the ritual doesn't happen but in fact, the ritual will still run without you interfering at all."

Anna was silent, very reasonable. He knew that Barrow could not have been a pure descendant of Mariana. As expected, Barrow was used to deceive him.

"How can I save Barrow and how can I stop Mariana's resurrection?" ask Anna again.

"If you want to save Barrow, destroy the box!"

"How is it?" shouted Anna.

"A knife with a skull handle, the knife's name is Artsbond. It was a knife made by a priest to destroy the cursed box but unfortunately it has not been achieved yet, the Pastor is dead and the knife is gone." (Digest name ye 😁)

"If I can destroy the box, will Mariana's soul be destroyed with her pure offspring?"

"Yes, so find the knife!"

"Where should I look?"

"Use your instincts and abilities, and be careful. Don't be fooled again, you have to be smarter than them. What looks good is not necessarily good and what is evil is not necessarily evil. I hope you're smart after this because you'll also be the victim for Mariana's resurrection. I will always be with you, you can look for me but my strength is limited if I am outside your body!" after saying so, the protective spirit disappeared.

The atmosphere became quiet, the rain began to drizzle. The fire that burned the trees had started to go out due to the rain. Anna shivered violently, her mind wandering at the thought of what her guardian spirit had said. Can they talk back?

"Are you still here?" Anna tried asking. He forgot to ask the name of his guardian spirit. No one answered, Anna hugged her knees tightly. The coldness made his body tremble even more.

It turns out that Barrow is not a pure descendant of Mariana. Anna was so relieved, really relieved. Now that his suspicions were on someone, he was sure that the clues given by his guardian spirit were not wrong. It turned out that what the spirit of the red umbrella said was very true, the enemy was nearby but he was not aware of it.

Now, he already knew then what should he do? Search for the cursed umbrella to free Natalie's soul and figure out a way to find the blade her guardian spirit is referring to. Anna looked up at the sky, could she find the two before the full night came?