Ghost Legacy Treasure Chest

When Victor came to himself, he could not understand for a long time where he was and what was happening to him. Suddenly, Victor felt warm breath and stroking on him. Gradually he understood everything. Having accidentally made a throw into the past, he was no longer a man, his spirit moved into a pearl necklace. Two people were talking, a man and a woman. From the conversation it became clear that the man was ready to give a pearl necklace to a woman, but only at the moment when she became his wife. The woman held the necklace in her hands, stroked it, breathed on it to warm it. The pearls from which the necklace was made were real, natural and incredibly expensive, but it felt unrealistically cold, and therefore the woman tried to warm the necklace in her palms.
“Ninon,” the man pulled the woman towards him, “there are a lot of such trinkets in the chest that I found. This chest is not easy, there is a lot of blood on it, which is probably why it is so heavy, although it looks quite small. All the trinkets in the chest will be yours, Ninon, once we're married. I brought this pearl so that you would believe in the seriousness of my words.
“Ah, dear, I love you without any confirmation. - the woman unfastened the clasp and wanted to put the necklace around her neck, but the man tried to take the pearls from her hands.
“No, Ninon, I will put this necklace around your neck on our wedding day. No one should know about the contents of the chest.
- But, dear, - the woman hesitated and pulled the pearls towards her, she did not want to give the necklace, - you know, I'm not talkative, and I won't tell anyone.
“No, the necklace will only be around your neck on your wedding day!”
“But, darling, why don’t you still want to give me the pearls now?”
“Ninon, I,” the man looked around, “did you hear? I felt like we weren't alone!
- No, Stepushka, everything is all right! My friend Louise is working late tonight. Don't worry, you can tell me everything, we're alone in the house.
- I got a job as a sailor on a schooner, but late I realized what the team was doing. Smuggling was the main business, and fishing was a front. Returning home, we got into a storm, barely reaching the nearest land, we ended up on an island. It was at night, the shooting started in the morning. The island turned out to be the base of the Honghuz Chinese. Here the end would have come to us, but a military schooner with our sailors came to the rescue. The island has been watched for a long time. The real fight has begun. I didn’t want to die for nothing and quietly went deep into the island while shooting was going on on the shore. I won't tell you for a long time, but on the western tip of the island, I found a thatched hut. The dying man tried to drive me away from the hut, but I was persistent. Soon, the man gave his soul to God. Of course, I am guilty, but my excuse can be that I wanted to live. I didn't attack this man first, but I had to defend myself. I understood that a person is protecting something very important and valuable to him. When it was all over, I entered the hut. There was an incredible stench in the hut, poorly dried animal skin, carcasses that the owner butchered - all this stank and stank. The dirty reed cup was half full of some sort of cloudy liquid. There was a pitcher next to it. As I understand it, there was Chinese vodka in the jug and cup - Suli. In general, the impression of the hut was terrible, and all the more surprising was the find that I found on the table. There was a jewelry box on a makeshift table. The box was open, and hanging from the lid was this pink necklace. The necklace and the side of the chest were covered in blood. Putting my hand into the chest, I understood why the owner of the hut was trying so desperately not to let me in. There were jewels in the chest. But…” the story was interrupted for a moment, “Ninon, I’ll ask you again, are you sure we’re alone in the house?” I heard something!
“Ah, this,” a soft female laugh was heard, “this is the cat Maruska, I forgot to put food in a bowl for her.” When she's hungry, she gets angry and overturns everything in her path. Don't worry, Stepan, tell me more, I'm so curious!
Suddenly, the sailor was reflected in the polished surface of the pearl, and Victor suddenly remembered this man. He also remembered the voice of the woman who was next to him. The man's name was Stepan, and his woman's name was Nina, or as the man called her, Ninon. The legend of the murdered sailor has already come to an end, you can read about it in the book “Restaurant for Ghosts”, but for some reason now Victor is at the beginning of that legend. Then, nine years ago, the story ended with the fact that the king of Millionka, a Chinese, ordered his henchmen to kill the sailor and scatter parts of his body around. Yes, it was a creepy story! Luckily, the kitchen slave V managed to put an end to this horror. And now he did not understand why he was here again.
- Stepushka, but where are you? - the woman reluctantly released the necklace from her hands, - You haven't told me everything yet. I want to know how the story with the Chinese hunghus ended. Our brave sailors won? Yes, and tell me more about how you managed to get the treasure chest onto the schooner.
- Nina, I will definitely tell you everything, - husbandThe rank again listened, - However, I don't like it all! My gut, which saved me more than once in any mess, tells me ... This is the sound! Ninon, wait, are you saying that your cat Maruska also makes these sounds?
- Stepushka, well, I said ...
“Okay, Ninon, I believe you!”
The wedding will be the day after tomorrow, after which I will tell you everything. Let's meet tomorrow in that gateway called Millionka. Do you remember where we saw each other for the first time?
Oh, I dropped the necklace, if it were all wrong! Ninon, this is a bad omen! Remember if you...
Victor did not listen to the end of what the sailor wanted to say, because he came to his senses again in the attic of the department store. As soon as he returned, he immediately threw the pearls away from him in disgust. The story he fell into again was dark, heavy and bloody, and it hurt to realize that this treasure chest was the driving force behind this story.
Slightly catching his breath, Victor began to think what to do with the contents of the chest. After hesitating, he took out a huge diamond ring. Fortunately, the ring did not have such power over him as pearls. Leaving the box open, Victor returned to the restaurant. I want to upset you, Tsukomogami - the slave of the ring, prepared a disgusting dish. If a living person had eaten this dish, he would have died in agony, but the restaurant workers for ghosts had to eat the dish. Luckily, Ohaguro-Battari, who always tasted the dishes first, did not give up this habit this time. After she tasted the dish, there was screaming and screeching in the restaurant kitchen for a long time. Victor felt guilty and therefore he had to urgently return to the attic of the department store again. Fortunately, he quickly found a new thing. A small wooden doll played by some child from the last century did not hide anything bad in itself, and Tsukomogami, the owner of the doll, prepared an excellent dish. What about the box, you ask? And what will happen to her, probably she is lying around in the place where Victor left her. The lid of the box is open, the cobwebs and dust are gradually covering the treasures, because of which so much blood was shed in the past.