Chapter 4: Facing the Main Hall Accusation

"No wonder even small pikin for spiritual training fit challenge you for main hall."

Ikenna just weak.

Na real talk be that. If you too dey soft, dem go ride you anyhow. For Naija, people fit say, 'Na mumu dey chop last.'

"Which main hall?" Ifunanya confuse.

Ifunanya eyes round, e no even sabi where e dey again. Na that time you go know say spirit journey no be beans.

Na that time—

One man voice come from outside.

The voice loud, get that Yoruba baritone wey dey shake wall. For Naija compound, person wey carry news dey always rush, like say fire dey catch.

"Senior Sister Ifunanya, junior sister talk say she lose Sacred Golden Seed. Senior brother say make you come main hall come explain."

As the voice land, everywhere just cold. You go think say person pour water for fire. For this kind matter, person wey dey call you come explain, na im dey ready to finish you with mouth.

Ikenna shock.

E come dey reason am; e heart do kpim. You know when your mind dey try remember wetin you no suppose forget? Na so e be for am.

Na there e come realize:

E no just transmigrate enter the novel—na the main woman, Ifunanya, e don become.

The realization hit am like slap. For Naija, if your spirit waka enter another body, na serious something. E mean say your own story never finish.

The time wey e land na exactly when the junior sister dey accuse Ifunanya say na she thief the fellowship ancestral Sacred Golden Seed, dey call senior brothers make dem judge.

For Nigeria, this kain time, na elders go gather for family house, begin ask questions. But for here, na main hall—everybody dey look, everybody wan judge.