Dazai's girlfriend Natsume

The fields in Yayuan are golden, and the air is full of the smell of harvest.The distant forest is also gradually dyed deep red and light yellow. Looking around, it is as gorgeous as a large expanse of fire clouds spreading across the sky.

"Ding Ding Ding!"

The hurried bicycle bell rang behind, accompanied by the loud shout of the little boy: "Hurry up, hurry up! Let it go! We're about to hit it!"

Natsume Qianling suddenly came back to her senses, she turned sideways to get out of the way, only to see the bicycle roll over and fall to the ground.The rider on the bicycle was a little boy about seven or eight years old. He fell to his knee and was grinning in pain.She walked over to help the little boy bandage the wound.

"Thank you sister." The little boy hissed and thanked.

The little boy's mother ran over in a hurry: "I'm sorry, Miss, my child has caused you trouble." She patted the little boy's head, and said angrily, "Do you dare to ride so fast in the future?"

The little boy stuck out his tongue. After being glared at by his mother, he said honestly, "Don't dare."

After Natsume Chiya hesitated, she asked, "Excuse me,? I would like to ask, do you know the Fujiwara family who lived there? Did they move away?"

"The Fujiwara family?" The little boy's mother looked in the direction Natsume Chiaya pointed: "Where is it? I've never heard of this family living there. It seems that no one has lived in that house for decades. Miss, ? Did you remember wrongly?"

"...It's okay,? Thank you." Natsume Chiya tightened her hand holding the shoulder bag, and said with a forced smile at the little boy's mother.

The little boy's mother said with concern: "Miss,? Are you here to find someone? Or,? Maybe I misremembered. May I ask someone else for you?"

"No, it's probably my problem. Thank you, ma'am."

Natsume Chiaya bowed, turned and left.

The little boy's mother watched the girl's back disappear into the twilight, and glanced at the empty courtyard again.

"Mom, this sister seems familiar." The little boy tugged at the corner of his mother's clothes and said, "Have I seen her before?"

"how is this possible……"

Mom's words stopped abruptly.Her expression froze.A memory suddenly filled up in my mind, hey, is there a family living there?what do you say that is?By the way, that couple also adopted a pair of twin siblings? ——That girl does seem familiar?Where have you seen it?

"..."

Natsume Chiaya was walking aimlessly on the road, the scenery that Yahara was familiar with, but it was so unfamiliar that it made her feel lonely.In addition to the location of her home, she has also entered the forest, but she can't even see the shadows of the monsters.No matter how loud the call was, there was no answer.I'm afraid the only thing to be thankful for is that she didn't see the curse spirit in Yayuan.This is still a pure land, just like Yokohama before.

Looking back now, the empty number reminder when I got on the bus seemed like an ominous prophecy.

The evening wind blew gently, carrying the chill of late autumn.Natsume Chiaya was a little cold, she crossed her arms and thought in a daze, what should I do next?Where is she going?Yahara... Is it still the Yahara she is familiar with?

Did she accidentally lose her home?

Natsume Qianling subconsciously walked to a familiar place and climbed up the bluestone steps.The long bluestone steps meander along the mountain road, hidden in the different shades of colors of the luxuriant trees, silent and gentle.

At the end of the stone steps is a small shrine.

The sky is getting dark, and the last afterglow has been unable to penetrate the shade of the dense forest, making this small shrine feel a bit bleak and lonely.

This is the "secret base" of Natsume Chiaya and her brother.Most monsters would not easily enter the shrine. Here, she and her brother can get a lot of peace.

Every time she is in a bad mood, she will come here to be in a daze.Listening to the "rustling" sound of the wind blowing the leaves, it seems that the mood has calmed down.When my brother couldn't find her, he didn't need to think too much, he would take Mr. Kitty, sit beside her, and asked with a smile, "Qianling, do you want some steamed buns from Nanatsujiya? I treat you."

Of course, most of the steamed buns will end up in Mr. Cat's stomach.Afterwards, the elder brother would hold her hand and take her home together.After returning home, you will face Aunt Tazi's gentle words and Uncle Zi's jokes.

Unfortunately, it was late autumn, and even the insects had disappeared, and the surroundings were so quiet that there was only the slightly chilly wind.

——Not to mention the sound of footsteps stepping over the bluestone steps.

Natsume Chiya sat in front of the shrine, thinking vaguely, it's so late, will the detective agency be worried?There is also Jinghuajiang, who clearly said that she would take care of Jinghuajiang.I'm afraid I can only trouble Dr. Xie Ye today.

Thinking of this, Natsume Chiaya took out her phone and sent messages to Kunikida Doppo and Yosano Akiko.Seeing the replies from Kunikida Doppo and Yosano Akiko on the screen, Natsume Chiaya let out a sigh of relief.She wanted to put the phone back into her shoulder bag, but the phone rang suddenly.

The remark changed by her jumped on the screen: Mr. Dazai.

Natsume Chiaya pursed her lips, feeling a little tired for no reason.She didn't want to say anything at the moment, hung up the phone, and sent a message to Osamu Dazai: "Sorry, Mr. Dazai, I have something to do here, and it's not convenient to answer the phone."What's the matter, can you send a message? '

It was quickly changed to a message: 'Where is Qianya sauce now? '

Natsume Chiaya didn't answer, but replied: 'I'll go back tomorrow. '

As if he got the answer, Osamu Dazai didn't continue to ask.Natsume Chiya put the phone back into her shoulder bag, leaned against the porch pillar, and followed the bluestone steps in a trance, looking into the depths of the distant forest.

I don't know how many times, she and her brother and the monsters gathered and played in this forest.

Perhaps out of empathy for Reiko's grandmother, Bing is the most attached to her among all the monsters.Obviously looks like an elegant Yamato Nadeko, but actually has a poisonous tongue and a bad temper.However, B is very kind to her and her brother.C helped me in many aspects.

The same is true for Sanxiao, the seemingly stable swamp lord, but actually has a lot of bad humor.Whether it was the test given to them, or the first time he appeared in front of him and his brother in human form, he refused to tell her and his brother his identity at all, it was too bad.

However, Sanshio was the first youkai to refuse when they wanted to return the name.For her and her brother who just got the account of friends, it is undoubtedly a kind of trust and recognition.Later, Sanxiao would even make fun of them, "Who told my master not to call my name? [Note 1]"

So, except for the monster left in the friend's account, Sanxiao's name was the last one they returned.

The thinking of Intermediate A and Intermediate B is always a bit off-line, which makes her and her brother dumbfounded, but they are very cute and simple.

Mustache seems to join them at first because he likes to drink together at parties, but in fact he often lends a helping hand when they are in danger or difficulty.

So many monsters, as well as Aunt Tazi and Uncle Zi, why... have they disappeared?

Natsume Chiaya bit the back of her hand, habitually suppressing the fragmented syllables overflowing from between her lips and teeth.The tip of the tongue slowly oozes the rusty taste of blood, which is salty and bitter.

After a moment, she buried her head in her knees and curled up into a ball.

The breeze blew through the treetops, probably accidentally stabbed by the treetops, and he let out a suppressed whimper in pain.

The setting sun finally sinks, and a crescent moon hangs in the sky, and the cold and bright moonlight falls, but it cannot penetrate the dense forest.Occasionally, the moonlight comes down from the gap, shadowy.

Only the bluestone steps are not covered by trees, and the moonlight silently flows a long river on it, bright and soft.

"clatter.?"

"clatter."

"clatter."

The sound of footsteps stepping over the bluestone steps came from far to near, Natsume Chiaya heard this sound in the closed space between her knees.She raised her head and subconsciously called out in a weak voice: "Brother..."

Is it... brother?

A figure gradually approached from the night.The face of the black-haired young man gradually became clear, and the moonlight melted into his delicate eyebrows and eyes, as if he did not belong to the scenery of this world.With his hands in the pockets of his windbreaker, he walked slowly up the stone steps to her in the moonlight.

He squatted down, raised his head slightly, and stared at her with iris eyes.The moonlight poured into his eyes, sparkling.

"Oh," said the clear voice softly, "Is this Snow White crying in the forest?"