[Go Soul Natsume's Book of Friends] Guang Xia

5th

Destiny is a stage intertwined with countless encounters.Light has always thought so.

If he hadn't met Zuo Wei, he would still be an ordinary boy who was worried about going to school; if he hadn't met Ta Ya Ryo, he would have no motivation to move forward.

So, what does it mean to meet Natsume Takashi?

<<

Hikaru didn't close his hands today, and when he arrived at the hospital, the nurse said that Natsume had woken up.Knocking on the door of the ward, I heard a hoarse voice of "please come in".The handsome young man in white was sitting on the hospital bed and was receiving an IV drip. He had short light blond hair and brown eyes that were restrained and quiet.

However, the super fat beckoning cat was gone.

"Good morning, I'm Hikari Shinto." Hikari put the bento made by his mother on the bedside table, "This is a bento for you."

"Ahem, thank you, Shinto-kun. I spent your time and money...Ahem, I'm sorry..." Natsume put her hands in front of her thighs and bowed.Light was taken aback.Isn't this a gesture of apology? Natsume is too serious!

"I don't care." Guang said hurriedly.He's the worst at making friends with serious people.Taya Ryo is one, and now there is Natsume Takashi.

"I caused you too much trouble, ahem, I'm really sorry..." Natsume was still talking there.

"Hey, it really doesn't matter." Natsume, it seems that he doesn't want to cause trouble to others?

"Cough, sorry."

"It's ok."

"sorry."

"It's ok."

"sorry."

"No……"

"sorry."

"!" Guang had the urge to grab his collar and shake it vigorously, yelling in his ear, it doesn't matter if you're deaf! !

Suddenly, a "meow" stopped Natsume's endless apology.A huge beckoning cat crawled out of the travel bag under Natsume's bed, jumped onto the bedside table, opened the lunch box with its paws, grabbed the snacks and ate them in a big way.

"Hey, teacher, cough cough, this should be my food, okay?" Natsume said dumbfounded.The beckoning cat turned around and stared at Natsume aggressively, his eyes clearly said, "If you don't feed me, you will die!"

"Haha! Natsume, your cat is so funny."

"Cough, that's it, forget it." Natsume cast a cool glance at Mr. Cat. "Every time I travel with it, I die again."

Teacher Cat pounced on him and smacked Natsume's finger.

"Teacher, cough, you finished eating, let this patient drink northwest wind."

"Haha! Teacher, the name is also very interesting!" Guang really likes this cat!

"Actually, its name isn't... Forget it."

Teacher Cat gritted his teeth and stared at the light, swallowed the snack but choked on his throat.It looked at Natsume pitifully, with a pair of cat eyes shining like two big light bulbs.The innocent look, which was completely different from the previous one, immediately made Guang flinch back and forth.

"Does the hospital allow animals?"

"Of course not. Cough, the travel bag is its sleeping bag. Cough, Mr. Cat just got up now. Wait a minute, cough, it will slip out."

"By the way, Natsume, when I was looking for documents in your backpack yesterday, I saw a thick book called "Book of Friends". What is that? Is it a friend contact book?"

That "Book of Friends" was very strange. Guang originally thought that there were phone numbers of his relatives and friends written on it, but every page was full of ghostly symbols, and he couldn't understand them all.

Natsume's face changed drastically: "Shinto-kun, cough cough, who else saw "Book of Friends" besides you?"

Just thought about it: "It seems that there is no more."

"Shinto-kun, please be sure, ahem, keep the existence of this "Book of Friends" a secret, and don't mention it to anyone, ahem! Please!"

"Of course it's okay, don't talk anymore."

"Shinto-kun, heck, I still have to say I'm sorry..."

"Oh, Natsume, can you spare me..."

<<

The path of the Japanese-style house is quiet, and several layers of green bamboo leaves have been accumulated.The sound of bamboo scorpions filled the air with a lonely aroma.

Just as Guang was about to knock on the door, it swung open.Liang stood in front of him expressionlessly, arms crossed.

"Ten o'clock sharp, one hour late. Hikari Shinto, congratulations on breaking the record again."

"Sorry... I got lost..." As soon as he said it, Guang regretted it.

"Oh, is this your eighth time here?"

Damn Taya Ryo!If Mr. Morishita hadn't asked him to bring a copy of the annotated chess record to Liang, he wouldn't have come here!

"Here's the chess record you asked for! I'm running errands for you! Bastard Taya!"

"Oh, you're justified in being late."

"You... at least say 'thank you'!"

"Thanks then."

"You sound like a thank you, bastard!"

"You said it three times."

"How can there be three times, this is the third time! Taya, you are a big bastard!"

... I just agree with Ms. Shihe's words: Although they are 17 years old, they are all children to some extent.

"Hehe, Xiao Liang, I have changed my opinion of you a little bit." A deep voice came from the back room.A slender young man walked behind Liang, with thick-rimmed sunglasses covering two-thirds of his face.

Strange, why does this person look familiar?He seems to be the one—

"You you... Natori Monday!!" Guangda shouted.

"The first time we met, you are Xiaoliang's opponent, Jinto chess player, right?" He took off his sunglasses, revealing the familiar handsome face in the magazine.

Optomechanically nodded, his brain went numb.The popular star in the entertainment industry crawled out from the cover of the TV and magazines, and stood before his eyes alive, and that person was his friend and rival's cousin!

"You and Taya are indeed relatives, and they scare people to death when they appear."

"Hehe, you didn't die." The star smiled lightly.

"Have you seen it?" Liang asked blankly.

Natori hasn't met me yet, but I've seen him in magazines, movies, and TV.Light slandered inwardly.Liang asked this way, it seemed that he didn't know what kind of big shot his cousin was.Guang sighed to Tianchang, "... Ta Yaliang, you chess idiot!"

"Hey, you—"

"Hey, stop arguing." Natori reluctantly made a click between the two of them. "Shinto, won't you come in?"

Just then, Hikari saw a black lizard on Natori's hand.The "lizard" is not clear, just like a wisp of smoke, faintly forming the shape of a lizard.He couldn't help reaching out his hand to brush: "Is this a lizard?"

Natori's expression changed instantly.Liang looked at him inexplicably: "What?"

At this moment, the "lizard" on Natori's palm quickly crawled away.Its movements were as fast as lightning, and the lizard disappeared in just a blink of an eye, as if it was just an illusion.

"You read it wrong, Shinto." Natori said lightly.

"Probably." Hikari responded casually, and followed Ryo into Taya's house, leaving the strange feeling behind.

<<

Climbing up the steps along the porch, the impetuousness of summer gradually stops in the serene seclusion.The curling tea smoke is in a spiral shape, filling the room with a dark fragrance.

Ryo was playing against Natori just now, and he was playing guide chess.Judging from the board, Natori's chess strength is not bad.

"Let's go to the next game." Natori said and sat cross-legged next to him.The extremely handsome man was born radiant, and the ordinary beige casual clothes on him looked handsome yet elegant.When Guang and Liang sat down separately, the earnest light in his eyes was even more serious than that of a professional chess player.

"Mr. Natori, do you have time to play Go?" Hikari asked curiously.

"When I became an artist, it was relatively rare, but I also learned Go for a few years when I was young. I am ashamed to say that when Xiaoliang was only a little tall," Natori compared the height of about 1.2 meters with his hands, "he can easily beat me .”

Liang blushed in embarrassment, and Guang smiled at him, unwilling and admirable.When he was so tall, his parents were still going crazy over his colorful test scores.

"Mr. Natori, why did you come to Tokyo?" According to the newspaper, Natori should be filming in Kyoto.

"I'm here to visit, and to visit a patient."

Guang picked up the green tea and wanted to drink it, and asked in surprise, "Visiting a doctor? Who is it?"

"A friend, his surname is Natsume."

"Pfft!" Guang Gang spewed out all the green tea in his mouth.

<<

After breaking into a big smile ("I will come again!"), Hikari closed the door of the ward.A few hours passed, and the golden light seemed to be still shining in front of my eyes, and Natsume couldn't recover for a long time.

He really wanted to apologize and thank you...but the words didn't seem to convey the meaning.Rather than using polite honorifics, this Shindo-kun seems to be more used to making complaints about it.

——But I don't find it annoying at all... On the contrary, I'm a little envious.

"That yellow-haired boy is really noisy." Teacher Cat licked his mouth.Natsume sighed helplessly, picked up the bento box, and ate the pitiful snacks left.

This is the first time someone of his age gave him a bento box, and it was in a strange Tokyo... Such a precious thing was almost eaten by Mr. Cat.

Natsume thought it was delicious.Teacher Cat read something ramblingly, but he didn't listen to a single word.Either drink or eat anyway.

Teacher Cat once said that there are no monsters in Tokyo.For no reason, a sentence that Guang said came to mind: "Is it a friend's contact book?"

——A friend's contact book...?

At this moment, there is something like a bud covered with dew, quietly breaking through the ground.

——What is the real "Natsume's Book of Friends"... like?Whose name is in it?

The young man felt a slight tightening in his heart.

<<

When Natori entered the ward on Monday, what he saw was a scene.

The golden sunlight passing through the gaps between the buildings gently shone on the young man.He sat by the bed, his brown eyes were indifferent and quiet, as if looking at a distant place.

Even when he came to Tokyo, the child still maintained his usual calmness.Natori Monday raised the corners of his lips.

He knocked on the door beside him.Natsume turned around as if waking up from a dream.

"Cough, Mr. Natori!"

"Master Natsume, are you alright?" a gentle female voice sounded.A female sword-wielding monster wearing a mask, Hiiragi, appears beside Natsume.

"It's okay, cough, thank you for your concern."

The young man in front of him - Natori Zhou Yi, is not only a popular entertainer, but also a famous professional exorcist.There is a lizard-shaped monster living in Natori's skin, and it will crawl around on him, and it is said that only the left foot will not go.

And he has three shikigami: the long-haired Guaji, the curly-haired Sasaou, and the masked Hiiragi in front of him.

"Mr. Natori, cough, why are you here?" Natsume couldn't help asking.

"I'm going to Kyoto to film during this time." Natori sat gracefully on the sofa next to Natsume's bed, "I saw your kitten on the way through Tokyo, and that's how I got the news about you."

Mr. Natori is a nice person, but Natsume has never been able to accept the cruel behavior of eliminating demons, even if it is Mr. Natori's profession.

but……

Natori Monday is like himself, a rare person who can fully see youkai.But just thinking about it made Natsume feel like he had some sort of redemption.It is more of a consolation than a redemption.Natori Monday gave himself hope: even if he has the ability to see monsters, he can still live a normal life.

But Natsume didn't want the monster to pay his life for it.

——Youkai didn’t do anything to harm humans, why did you drive them all out?

Since meeting Natsume, Natori always thinks of the boy's eyes when he slays demons.Those brown eyes have been watching him, with a quiet sharpness and compassion.

Natori remembers telling Natsume that youkai are just tools to him.Including Hiiragi who is willing to die for him.

It's not just that.There are too many stakes involved in this, which is beyond the comprehension of a teenager.In short, you don't naively think that if humans stop killing monsters, monsters will not offend humans, right?

He did not eliminate demons indiscriminately.To some extent, the duty of the demon master is actually to maintain a balance, a balance between humans and monsters.

People in the family used to say that his position was always vacillating, so he was specially sent to his uncle to learn Go for a period of time.It is an important criterion for chess players to have no regrets.

He is the killer, but also the guardian.Being a human made one side of the balance a little bit heavier. He thought he would have no regrets in his life, but the young man's words forced the balance back.

Enemy and friend.

It turns out...is it the result of the different positions of the monsters in their hearts?

Natori appreciates someone who takes a stand Monday.Although he couldn't stand by the boy's side, he was willing to watch on the other side.Natsume's strength, kindness and gentleness are all things that Natori Monday wants to protect.

The handsome young man suddenly raised his hand, rubbed the boy's fluffy light blonde short hair, and smiled softly.Natsume was a little unaccustomed to such a nickname, so he couldn't help shrinking his head.

"Get better soon." The young man's voice gave Natsume the feeling that years have passed, like leaves falling from the branches reluctantly, "Then... go home."

"I wish you a speedy recovery, Natsume." Hiiragi said.

"Hey, thank you for coming to visit me."

"No thanks. If you don't get well soon, you will be eaten by the little kitten next to your pillow!"

"..."