So much for an easy job. Also, the almost-eruption of Vesuvius? Not my fault! All I was trying to do was get to the bottom of a mystery, track down this spirit's lover, and then free said missing spirit from a hunter. The volcano thing was not supposed to happen. I mean, how was I supposed to know the bracelet had magical powers which kind of triggered the eruption of 79 B.C. in the first place? This was supposed to be normal work experience with normal people, not bloody Spirit Hunters and questionable archaeologists.

[Arthur is telling me you're probably quite confused at this point and that I should go back to the beginning. Thanks for the input, cuz!]

Hello! I'm Aurora Diaz. This frustrating boy with me is my cousin, Arthur Diaz. With us, who you won't be able to hear over this recording, is our spirit friend, Lydia. Short version? We're Spirit Hunters. But not the bad kind. We search for spirits and help them return to or get to the afterlife where they belong.

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Honestly, this was not the point of going to Italy in the first place. It was supposed to be normal work experience for my normal archaeology degree. Unfortunately, things are rarely normal when it comes to the three of us. It comes with the ghost territory (long story). That report of strange phenomenon a few years back in a clearing in a forest? That was the Spirit Veil opening (longer story). We managed to close it, but some spirits escaped and are on the run. The time my high school was attacked by this cyborg person? Got dragged into another multiverse (please don't ask). Now this. Saving two spirits from Spirit Hunters and helping them cross over while I should be working on my degree.

[Arthur is saying that's enough backstory. I have to agree]

On with the story.

It all started when I fell through the floor.