Natsume’s Youth Story

In the afternoon Mandarin class.

“Today, what we’re going to talk about is: loneliness.”

Kokutsuka teacher Shizuki Hiratsuka, when he said these two words, I don’t know if it was an illusion, giving people a look of empathy?

“Shouldn’t it be an illusion?”

Such thoughts flashed in Natsume’s heart, and he was still very sensitive to people’s emotions because of his experience over the years.

“Hiratsuka-sensei also… Lonely? ”

Natsume became curious, after all, this teacher didn’t look like a lonely person?

What Natsume didn’t know was that Hiratsuka was always lonely, especially in the dead of night, it was lonely to the extreme, and there was always a lack of someone who could post it.

After all, he is a man in his thirties, so if he will be lonely, of course.

Of course, Natsume didn’t know about these reasons.

“Lonely?”

Natsume looked out the window, and a lot of past experiences flashed in his heart, from childhood tossing and turning between relatives, all the way to Fujiwara’s house… Then I thought of Uncle Zi, Aunt Tazi, Kaede, and Teacher Cat… And those intermediate youkai, and even Bijigu, Futaba and others.

For the first time, Natsume realized that he didn’t feel lonely anymore.

Unconsciously, around him, there are already many friends around, and he will no longer be lonely.

At the corner of his mouth, a smile subconsciously appeared.

“……”

Hiratsuka Shizuma, who was watching Natsume in a daze, was about to call the other party to get up and answer the question, and then he saw Natsume’s smile.

The whole person, subconsciously froze there.

“This smile… So gentle. ”

Hiratsuka Jing’s heart couldn’t help but flash such thoughts.

For the first time, she seemed to understand why everyone in the school said that Natsume Takashi’s smile was the warmest smile.

“This smile… Is it really a foul? ”

Hiratsuka couldn’t bear to interrupt such a smile, did not call out to Natsume, and continued to lecture.

It’s just that…… Even Shizune Hiratsuka, still a little unrestrained, picked up his mobile phone and secretly took a picture of Natsume smiling.

Of course, when secretly filming, the phone does not make the slightest sound at all, because… She bought the phone abroad (and rightly so).

“But speaking of loneliness…”

In Natsume’s heart, he subconsciously thought of his experience when he was a child.

I thought of the person I met when I was a child, in the park, no, it should be said that it was a monster… Although at the beginning, he did not know that the other party was a youkai.

…… The dividing line of memories….

“Don’t you feel lonely?”

Young Natsume looked at the big sister curiously.

“No, it won’t.”

The big sister shook her head gently, and her eyes looked at Natsume very gently, “Because… I can see Natsume and wait here until Natsume, so I don’t feel lonely. ”

“……”

Even the young Natsume couldn’t help but feel a hint of warmth in his heart when he heard this, and no one had ever said such a thing to him except his father in his memory.

Even at that moment, Natsume thought to himself, how good would it be if this big sister was his own relative and could raise himself?

However, precisely because the more trust, the greater the blow when the truth is known.

When the young Natsume knew that this big sister, who was trusted by him, was also a youkai, the whole person’s young heart instantly realized that he had been deceived again.

Deceived by a youkai.

“Natsume…”

This originally gentle big sister looked at Natsume very nervously at this moment, wanting to say something, but as a result, there was no chance at all.

“Go away, you guys… What do you want from me? ”

Young Natsume, after crying out, left all the way here.

“Natsume…”

The big sister looked at Natsume’s departing back, felt the sadness in the other party’s words, and the whole person felt a trace of pain.

Unfortunately, she is just a youkai, and the other party, although she can see the monster, is still a human.

Therefore, she has no way to interfere in the other party’s life, no way to interfere with the other party’s growth.

…… The dividing line at the end of the memory….

“That said… Don’t know if she’s still there? ”

After Natsume thought of this, such a thought subconsciously flashed in his heart.

Then, I don’t know why, Natsume’s heart suddenly had a very strong thought… He, wanting to go to her, wanting to meet her, some words… I want to talk to the other person.

“Tomorrow after school, let’s check it out?”

Natsume’s heart made such a decision.

After school in the afternoon, Natsume left the school first, and as a member of the homecoming department, Natsume did not participate in any club activities, so after school, he was ready to go home.

“Natsume ~~~”

At this moment, Natsume’s shoulders sank, and then there was one more cat, it was the cat teacher.

“It’s a cat teacher.”

After Natsume saw the cat teacher, he subconsciously felt a lot relieved.

“I said Natsume, are you still going to the forest of Hachihara?”

Looking at the direction Natsume was entering, the cat teacher instantly knew Natsume’s thoughts.

“Hmm.”

Natsume nodded, “I want to go and help the intermediate level to see if there is anything I can help them with.” ”

“You guy… If you really don’t know how to refuse others, you are a rotten good person. ”

The cat teacher looked at Natsume like this and couldn’t help but complain.

“I just… I think the intermediate is my friend. ”

Natsume shook his head.

After making noise along the way, the two of them came to the forest of Hachihara.

“Boom!”

Just as Natsume and the cat-sensei had just arrived in the forest, they heard a roar, and then… The smoking mid-level youkai was just like that, and he was thrown in front of Natsume.

“Intermediate?”

Natsume was shocked.

“Natsume-sama?”

After the intermediate youkai saw Natsume, tears instantly dripped down.

“Natsume-sama, help!!!”

“We were just hit by the light waves released by each other!!!

The intermediate youkai cried out at this moment.

“Are you all right? You two? ”

Looking at the smoking two, Natsume became a little worried.