Clow is perfect

Natsume Takashi is a strange child.

Everyone said so, whether it was his classmates, or the family that had to take him in, everyone thought so.

why?

Occasionally, someone who is curious about this evaluation will ask.

So among those who said this sentence, many elders would turn their heads and frown, looking disgusted and not knowing where to start:

"Because that child is always doing attention-grabbing and weird things, and he is full of lies, saying that there are strange creatures, and then pushing away my child... Even if you lose your parents, you can't win through such things. Pay attention."

Others would say: "Natsume-kun, how should I put it, she's a little too withdrawn and gloomy, her clothes are always dirty every now and then, and she never comes back when the stipulated time to go home, and she doesn't know where to go Ask him what happened, and he will always prevaricate with inexplicable lies, saying that strange monsters have captured him."

"But that kind of thing is impossible, right? There will be monsters or something." In the end, they would conclude so naturally and firmly.

"So Natsume-kun is a strange child." There was a nice voice imitating those words in such a low voice. I don't know if it was because of the good tone, or because it didn't contain ridicule or contempt. These harsh words were not what Natsume imagined. ugly.

But those contents still brought back bad memories for him, which made it rare for him to stop rudely at this moment: "Enough! What do you want to say, you want to say that you know my past, so you want to threaten me with this?"

It's not that there are no monsters who understand people's hearts like this. After getting news of him, they say some cruel words, trying to make him lose his fighting spirit and be eaten obediently.

The handsome brown-haired boy stared at the thing in front of him with golden eyes that were as beautiful as jewels, and clenched his fists.

But who would want to be eaten like this!If this monster dares to...

"I didn't mean that." It was a delicate mirror, and the smooth mirror reflected Natsume Takashi's slightly nervous appearance at the moment, and the previous voice came out, "It's just that all the monsters I know say, maybe you can help me .”

"I have nothing to say with youkai, and I don't want to help you." Takashi Natsume refused coldly.He has been tortured enough by those monsters, and now he has finally been adopted by a new family. He doesn't want to get involved with them at all, and just wants to spend his high school life well.

"If you help me, how about I help you realize a wish?" The monster in the mirror didn't seem to give up, and put forward a tempting condition, with a firm tone, "As long as I can do it, I will help you. "

"No need, no one will believe what the monster says."

He is no longer a child who can trust monsters. He will be easily deceived, and then end up in a tragic end, interfering with his normal life.

Natsume Takashi was not tempted by such a method, but raised his vigilance, took two steps back, took advantage of the monster's straightforward rejection, said "Farewell" and walked away quickly, away from this accidentally met monster.

As he ran away in a hurry, he decided not to take this shortcut home again, so as not to run into this guy again.

And in the mirror that he left behind, a light green figure slowly appeared, looking at his leaving back, sighed: "...Today, there is no harvest."

Natsume Takashi, who was speaking righteously at this moment, did not expect that a week later, when he received a relic from his grandmother and broke into a certain shrine to seek asylum, he broke the past rhetoric and met a man named "Madara". The big monster formed an indissoluble bond.Since then, he has been in constant contact with all kinds of monsters, and he no longer passively refuses them, but actively helps them.

This is a wonderful life that Natsume Takashi never imagined, as if the previous sufferings were all for the accumulation of happiness at this time.He met a lot of friendly, funny monsters, had like-minded friends, and he was able to share his secrets with someone without being regarded as nonsense or lying.

And the Fujiwara couple who adopted him were such good people, they never viewed him with prejudice, nor did they question his words too much, they just loved him sincerely and treated him tenderly as if they were their own.While these facts made him feel healed, he occasionally treated himself with caution, fearful of returning to a situation of ostracism.

The past life and the present life, which one is false?

Occasionally, Natsume Takashi would also become confused in a trance.Then he was recalled by a sentence from the intermediate monsters.

"I heard that in the forest to the east, there is a legendary monster. If you help him find something, you can realize any wish, even if you become a top monster, and you can get countless delicious food!" The bull-headed monster danced and described Said, the tone is exaggerated.

Madara, exaggerating to the point of being a fat three-colored cat, snorted coldly with disdain: "How could such a good thing happen? If this is the case, how could it be so peaceful? It would have been overturned by the swarming monsters long ago. Only you This kind of guy will believe such an obvious lie, maybe he just wants to trick you weak guys to eat him, your flesh is still very attractive."

These words made the two middle-level monsters tremble, hugged each other and begged: "Don't say such terrible things, Madara-sama!"

"But I heard that after a monster questioned it, a small part of his wish was granted." The one-eyed monster was still a little unconvinced, trembling, while telling the information he knew.

"It's just a small favor to attract people to take the bait." The strange-looking cat didn't take it seriously, chewing a dried squid with its mouth moving, and didn't bother to talk about this topic.

Natsume Takashi listened curiously from the side, and didn't express too much opinion, more from the perspective of a bystander, feeling those legends and stories as if he stayed out of the matter.

At this time, he did not expect that a few days later, he would have to set off in person and embark on the journey to find the legend.

And the reason for doing so subtly coincides with what Madara said at the time. I heard from the little monster who knew a little bit of inside information that the two middle-level monsters drank too much and started talking big when they were drunk, so they talked about this ability. A monster that grants all wishes.

The two of you said that you would drink all the fine wine in the world and eat the most delicious food, so they hit it off and happily went to find the big monster.

This trip lasted for several days.

The originally noisy forest was much quieter because of this. Some monsters made friends with them and worried about their safety, so they found Natsume.

"These two guys..." The brown-haired boy sighed, helped his forehead helplessly, and agreed to the request to find them. After receiving the grateful eyes of the little monster, he turned his head and asked who had been playing with cats beside him. spots of grass,

"Mr. Cat, what you said last time should not be true, right? They will be fine at the intermediate level, right?" His tone was serious and serious.

Anyway, Natsume Takashi also acquiesced in the importance of mid-level monsters to him, but he didn't want to admit it directly.

"Who knows." Madara's tone was careless, and he focused more on the cat teasing grass in front of him, "There will indeed be such monsters who do this. In order to catch enough food, throw a little bait, and there will be such stupid monsters constantly If they're unlucky, they'll probably be compost by now."

Hearing this sentence, Natsume Takashi stood up abruptly, grabbed the heavy monster bodyguard, then ran towards the door without hesitation, said "I'm going out" and rushed in.

"Hey, hey, what happened all of a sudden, don't you know that if you do this, you may not be able to save them at all?" The fat cat hanging on the owner's shoulder tried to maintain balance, shouting loudly, trying to get himself to cooperate stupidly The reader understands that he is doing a thankless act, "If you want me to say, such an intermediate monster..."

"But if you don't have them, teacher, where else can you find drinking buddies around here, and where can you get high-quality wine for free?" The brown-haired boy told Madara without hesitation as he ran. After learning the facts, he successfully shut up the bodyguard who thought he was troublesome.

"...Then what are you waiting for! Hurry up and go!" Seeing that the ability to turn the rudder in the wind is amazing, Mr. Cat immediately jumped off his shoulder, and in the white mist of "Boom", he turned into a majestic fox-like dog. The big white monster, carrying its owner, headed east very quickly.

Natsume squinted his eyes when he was blown by the violent wind on the huge monster, but he prayed in his heart that the middle-level monsters would be intact, completely disregarding his current state and whether he could succeed, just thinking about saving them.

With the help of powerful monsters, things became much easier.After crossing the dense forest, avoiding the sharp branches, and lifting the grass, the scenery in front of you suddenly becomes clear.

The blue water flowed quietly like a star.The green fluorescent light drifts gently, dotted in the verdant green.A rather huge green tree grows here, and its intertwined roots extend into the river, absorbing energy silently.

But this scene, which seemed to be an adventure in a dream, was not the place that attracted Natsume Takashi's attention the most, he stared blankly at the other place.

It is a huge azure crystal that cannot be ignored, standing above the river, blocked by the shadow of towering trees, but still emitting a beautiful brilliance.

And inside, there was a guy with long light green hair and a delicate appearance that did not resemble a human being. He was wearing a delicate white shirt. The moment they arrived, he slowly opened his confused and warm eyes, watching the accident. The visitor opened his mouth.

Obviously that person was inside the crystal, but Natsume Takashi clearly heard that somewhat familiar voice:

"Are you here to help me find my name?"