Goodbye, Friends Book [comprehensive]

Madara once said to Natsume that sooner or later, you will have to choose between humans and monsters.

At that time, Natsume laughed it off. He thought, no matter how much he likes monsters, and gets along with monsters better than humans, he can't integrate into the life of monsters.

And now...

[If you want, I can send you back to the original world, including Madara, from now on, where you are, I am here, and we will never meet again. 】

What does Mr. Dechang's words mean?

Send yourself back to the original world, and never see each other again after that?

"Teacher Cat..." Natsume whispered.

"What's the matter? Suddenly his complexion is so bad." It was pale before, but now it will be pale. What does that boy Atobe mean?The original world refers to...

"If I have to choose between humans and monsters in the future, so what if I choose monsters, and what if I choose humans?"

"For human beings, then you have to carefully hide your specialness, hide your strangeness, there are many things you can't say, many things you can't explain, and you will live very rigidly and unhappy."

Natsume thought about it and it was true.

He wants to be understood by others, but he is afraid of hurting them. He wants to integrate into the human world and be an ordinary person, but he stops because of his own specialness.

As long as he can see monsters, he will never be able to live "whatever he wants" like ordinary people

"What about the monster?"

"Half and half."

"What do you mean?"

"Monsters also have unsatisfactory things, just like encountering a demon master. If you are lucky, you can escape disaster. If you are unlucky, you have to admit that you are unlucky."

"What kind of life does Teacher Cat think is suitable for me?"

"None of them are suitable."

"why?"

"Human beings can't tolerate your pure kindness and talent, you monsters can't live long with your character."

"And what if you have to make a choice?"

Madara glanced at Natsume curiously, and asked him, "Are you planning for your future?"

"Well, make a choice early to avoid being sad later."

"It's a good thing to think like this, but don't you think it's too early?"

"It's getting late, Mr. Cat..." Natsume hugged her calf and rested her chin on her knee, and said with a bitter smile, "I'm older than you think, I've lived two lives."

"Oh?" Madara became interested, "Let's hear it."

"Oh, it's really nothing." Natsume buried his face in the crook of his arms, and began to slowly narrate his life.

The story is very long, and it can be summed up in a few words. He said it in a very light tone, but Madara could hear how helpless and painful the emotions hidden in his heart were.

"So, that's the meaning of the words left by that kid Atobe?"

"Ah."

"Do you want to go back?"

"think."

"Would you like to be here?"

"Reluctant."

"You can't have your cake and eat it too."

"I know, but I want to go back."

"Since that's the case, you can figure it out. I have a lot of time. If I'm bored enough, I can take a walk with you."

"Thank you, Mr. Cat."

Natsume looked at Madara gratefully.

"After all, I have to be worthy of you as a teacher. As a student, before you leave the teacher, I have to watch you carefully to prevent me from being a bad student."

Madara raised her chin proudly, feeling that she must be very imposing.

Natsume finally chose to leave without saying goodbye, leaving a note telling Shinzuzu that he was safe and not to worry, and went to a sparsely populated place with Madara.

He has to prepare for his future choices, at least no matter who it is, he has the ability to protect himself and the people he cares about.

After receiving the news, Ninzu Kazumi just sighed that the child thought about the adults at all and left just like that. His worried hair turned gray. He asked someone to look for it for a long time but there was no news. forgotten.

Yushi Shinozu didn't know what happened to Natsume and Atobe, one left without saying goodbye, and the other announced to go abroad for training, no matter how you think about it, it is not a good thing.

In this way, spring goes and autumn comes, flowers bloom and leaves fall, and ten four seasons have passed in a blink of an eye.

Natsume faded from her greenness and became mature, her temperament became more gentle and jade-like, and her eyes were the same as before, but there were more things that she couldn't see through.

Ten years have passed, and things have changed. Many people who were familiar with each other only think that the other party is a familiar person after they meet again.

Natsume clinging to the habit of watching the former tennis club players slapstick past him, chuckled lightly and cut off the idea of ​​going up to say hello.

Since they have already broken off contact, it is better not to disturb them.

Not long after, Natsume saw Atobe walking towards a young woman with a big belly. At first, she was surprised, and then bitter.

Ten years have passed, and people will change. In addition to his broken promise to Atobe and his wife, it is also expected that Atobe will marry his fiancée.

After all, he was the one who let go first.

Natsume turned his face away, holding back the sour smell in his nose and the moisture in his eyes.

Atobe Keigo took his wife to the appointment after careful consideration.

He swore so swearingly with his parents back then, but he didn't blame anyone for this result, except himself for not being able to hold that hand.

She was actually the one who opposed the marriage with Jasmine the most.

Akimoto Jasmine has someone she likes, a childhood sweetheart, but the other party's family fortune is not as good as Atobe's, so her parents gave her to Atobe Keigo early.

She has resisted, struggled, and even abandoned everything to elope with her lover, but she has lost to the carefree life she has had since she was a child.

The bank card was frozen, and the little cash left was quickly spent by her who was used to being extravagant. She thought about using her major to work part-time, but no one wanted her, a college student who had not yet graduated.

She was too conceited, and looked down on Xiaodian Xiaonian, and her lover was also a person who didn't stick to the spring water. Various factors weighed on the two of them, and they compromised.

There was a violent quarrel, and both parties blamed the other party for not thinking that they were at fault, and blamed the other party for their own misery.

She finally fled back home in embarrassment and accepted the appointed fate.

After all, this is not a fairy tale world, and they are not princes and princesses. Love alone cannot support the future life of the two together.

This world is cruel, and the imaginary fairytale love has lost to reality.

Akimoto Jasmine and Atobe Keigo have no love, and their marriage is just a business marriage that their parents expect. The two cooperate to better develop the future of the business, which is very common in many families.

A marriage without love is definitely not happy. Akimoto Jasmine has thought about the possibility countless times, and has made various preparations. If the other party wants to touch her, he will definitely grab the desk lamp and slap her hard.But his husband, the future heir of the Atobe family, was completely untouched from head to toe.

Akimoto Jasmine suddenly remembered that the other party had a lover, but she left without saying goodbye.

Fortunately, she suddenly felt a sense of sympathy.

She doesn't interfere with his private affairs, and he doesn't interfere with her life. The two get along harmoniously, and they have spent nine years peacefully. After that, the parents of the two families were not happy and wanted to have grandchildren. So a few months later, she pregnant.

Atobe Keigo didn't touch her, but went to the hospital for artificial insemination without telling her parents.

Naturally, Akimoto Jasmine was also unwilling. Hearing that this method was feasible, she agreed.

She and Atobe have no love, but they have friendship. The boring life has been too long, and she really wants a child to pass the time.

Teacher Cat lowered her head and ate the pastry. Natsume looked at the two people sitting across from her, suppressed the discomfort in her heart, forced the corners of her mouth to smile and said, "Long time no see, Atobe-kun."

"Long time no see...Natsume-kun."

It's really been a long time, and even the title is so unique.

Keigo Atobe couldn't help but clenched Jasmine Akimoto's hand, and was slapped back in pain by the other party.

"Mrs. Atobe, hello."

"Hello, are you Natsume Takashi?"

Akimoto Jasmine was curious about what kind of person Keigo Atobu would like. Now that she met him, she was indeed different from ordinary people, but she couldn't tell what was different.

"Natsume...you asked me to meet today because you want to 'go home'?"

"Well, I've thought about it, it's time to go back."

"yes……"

Atobe Keigo pinched a black pearl on his bracelet, blinked and took a deep breath and said, "I see, I will go to the back mountain to find you tomorrow."

"I'm sorry, Atobe-san."

"No trouble, I owe you this."

Akimoto Jasmine seemed to understand the conversation between the two, she didn't intend to interrupt, since they were once lovers, it was a bit inappropriate to come here today.

Before he could say a few words, Atobe's mother called and asked him to remember to take Jasmine to the birth checkup, so he said goodbye.

Natsume watched them get into the car, left in a cloud of smoke, buried his face on the table, took a few deep breaths to hold back his tears.

"Do you regret it?" Madara asked him. In the past ten years of practicing with him, no matter how hard it was, I never saw Natsume shed a single tear. I shed tears twice, no wonder human beings have a good saying, love is poison, medicine, it will make people feel ecstatic, and it will also make people feel miserable.

"I will definitely regret it, Mr. Cat..."

Natsume came with a muffled voice.

How could it be possible not to regret that we will never be able to see him again from now on? It is not a parting of life or death, nor is it separated on both sides of the strait, but we live in different worlds, standing in the same place, but we cannot feel the existence of each other.

"I will definitely regret it, but there is no way..."

As long as he can't let go of Mr. Cat's death, he won't be able to be with you in peace.

So Natsume chose to escape.

From then on, it's my business that I like you, and it's your business that you like me. We are clearly standing opposite each other within reach, but there is a world apart.

In a world without you, I have been in love with you forever.

36|Initially

The next day it rained heavily.

Natsume came to Houshan as promised, he thought he came early, but found that Atobe came earlier than him, with dew on his hair, it looked like he arrived before dawn.

Layers of white paper were laid out in an orderly manner on the ground, drawing a formation that Natsume had never seen before, and strange characters were written around it, even though he was well-informed, he didn't even know what it was. .

Atobe squeezed the black bead on his wrist, which was the condensed carrier of all his strength.

"Are you ready, Natsume-kun?"

Atobe stood on the periphery, and the light rain fell on the paper. Fortunately, he used waterproof paper and oil-based pens, so that he would not be washed away by the rain and lose his mana.

"……Um."

Natsume nodded, hugged Madara, and stood lightly in the center of the formation.

The process of sending Natsume back to the original world was very simple. Atobe just crushed the beads in his hand, chanted spells they could not understand, and then danced wildly in the wind. Natsume could only look at Atobe outside the formation as if saying to him What, the next moment, the screen suddenly changed, and it went to another place.

he's returned home.

Natsume looked at his shrunken palm with an inexplicable mood, neither happy nor sad.

"Natsume, is that you?"

Madara jumped down from his arms, looked at the boy lying at his feet, and asked.

Natsume looked down, and before he could be surprised, the boy turned into a cloud of dust and disappeared with the wind.

When a person's past encounters come, one of them will disappear, Natsume has heard it before.

This is……

"Back to before?"

Natsume was slightly stunned, and after turning his eyes, he found that there was still a person lying at his feet.

The man was wearing a dark red kimono, his long bristling hair was messily scattered on the side, his eyes were closed tightly, and there were bloodstains under the corners of his eyes. The scene was so miserable, but there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, as if death was not important to him. Don't be afraid.

He went very peacefully, without any regrets.

"The field... sir?"

Natsume's mind suddenly went blank, and his heart throbbed violently.

"You're back?"

The monster who had made a deal with the ancestor of the Chang family didn't leave after sending Jingji away. He felt that something would happen if he stayed for a while, but as expected, he waited until Natsume.

Natsume was startled, and took a few steps back. Facing the big monster in front of him that even Mr. Chang had to rely on and avoid, he was extremely vigilant, and he could make such a big monster like Mr. Chang The strength of the family in doing business must be unfathomable.

"Natsume Takashi, whether you are a monster or a human, you are a special existence."

"What do you mean?"

"For human beings, your innocence is inconceivable. Growing up in that environment, you still maintain this kind of innocence. It's really amazing."

"Is it weird?" Many people have said this about him, saying that he didn't have anti-human thoughts, but he still thinks about human beings, he is so simple and stupid.

"It's the same for monsters." The black shadow circled around Natsume, "It's like a tiger with wings added to a monster's account of friends. It's more than enough to become the overlord of a party, but you not only didn't keep them for yourself, but let those monsters return to freedom. I really don’t understand, is this still the greedy human beings I’ve seen who do anything for their ends and even sacrifice their loved ones?”

"I'm sorry I let you down?"

"No, you make me very satisfied."

"..."

"Are you going to make a deal with me?"

Natsume was silent, he turned his eyes to Chang Jingsi, lowered his eyes to think for a while, and asked with difficulty: "Can people come back from the dead?"

"No."

"That……"

"I can make him reincarnate into this world again."

"……what would you like?"

"Your right eye."

Natsume was stunned for a moment, he was not surprised by this answer, after all, Chang Jingsi's ancestor was an example, and he was thinking about it.

"Natsume, you have to think clearly." Madara knew that she couldn't stop the opponent's decision, so she could only persuade him to think clearly, after all, it wasn't just one eye.

"I know, Teacher Cat."

Natsume knelt down and sat next to Chang, hugged the other party's already cold body, stroked the other party's blood-stained eyes with his fingers, held back the red eye sockets and the soreness of the nose, and said lightly: "Compared to the Mr. Chang did it for me, so what does my right eye count for?"

Although I don't know what happened, but I can guess the result by watching the scene. He will go to that world and rely on the clothes of Mr. Chang, otherwise, he doesn't know where he is now.

Otherwise, he still doesn't know where he is now.

"Forget it, it's up to you, as long as you feel comfortable."

"Thank you, Mr. Cat."

"Humph!"

The whole transaction process is very simple, Natsume pays his right eye, the monster promises him, he gives his name to Natsume and makes an oath, if the result is not what the transaction is, Natsume can use his "name" to punish him.

Natsume put away the name, tore off the cloth from the hem of his clothes, wiped off the blood on Ma Jingji's face, tidied up the other party's hair, and then put his bungalow on the ground, took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, turned around, and let Madara carry him. leave.

As if nothing had happened, Natsume returned to Fujiwara's house. He hadn't seen each other for a long time, but he still behaved the same as before.

Life is as ordinary as water, there are small troubles and disturbances during the period, and the two worlds have lived together. Natsume, who is almost 40 years old, has already matured and is very experienced in handling certain things.

Time passed slowly, and Natsume moved out when he became an adult. He went to school while working part-time. He deliberately distanced himself from the Fujiwara couple, and he wanted to make plans for the future.

After that, he asked Teacher Cat a question, how can human beings live for a long time?Long enough for him to wait for the reincarnation of Mr. Chang.

Madara looked at Natsume seriously for a while, then sighed and replied, "With your current body, it's a bit difficult."

"It's very difficult for human beings to practice longevity in the right way. I guess when that guy is reincarnated, you'll have a beard."

"Isn't that difficult?"

"It's also difficult."

"So there is a way?"

"Yes, that is, you become a half-demon."

"...It's really a bit difficult."

Natsume smiled wryly.

"However, it is the only way."

"Are you sure you want to take this path? Natsume, choosing this path will be even more difficult than your current situation."

"I know, but I owe him. I want to wait until he lives and pay him back."

"...well, you want you to be happy."

"I'm sorry, Teacher Cat."

"Hmph, who asked me to be your bodyguard~"

In this way, time flows again.

After a long, long time, the season of cherry blossoms is gorgeous.

A little boy about seven or eight years old lost his way under a thick cherry blossom tree in the middle of the woods. He looked up at the light-haired boy who seemed to be asleep in the flower branches, and was stunned.

He looked left and right, then used both feet together, humming and climbing up the tree.

The boy seemed to be sleeping soundly, and he didn't even hear the painful cries of him accidentally falling off the tree several times.

When he finally got close to the boy, his body was covered in bruises, but he didn't seem to feel any pain, and he stretched out his dirty little hand to touch the boy's face, but stopped.

His hands were dirty and bruised.

While hesitating, the boy's eyelashes twitched and he woke up. Like a thief who had been smashed, he fell down the tree without paying attention. Fortunately, the other party caught his hand in time, otherwise he would definitely fall hard.

"Be careful."

The boy pulled him up, and the two of them sat side by side on the branch. The other's light coffee-colored eyes looked at his hand with tenderness and distress, and asked, "Does it hurt?"

He pursed his lips and smiled and shook his head.

"What about your family?"

He smiled innocently and shook his head.

"You... have no family?"

He thought for a while and nodded.

The boy... Natsume realized that something was wrong with the other party. He tapped the other party's lips with his index finger, then touched his throat, and frowned, "You...can't talk?"

He nodded.

He nodded.

"You have no family? No friends?"

He continued to nod.

"If I take you away, would you like to?"

He nodded vigorously.

"Come with me, you may live a more unsatisfactory life than now, are you willing?"

He still nodded.

"No regrets?"

nod.

"Won't you leave?"

nod.

"Are you afraid it will hurt?"

nod.

"Then follow me." Natsume stretched out his hand to look at him.

He looked at his dirty hands, wiped them vigorously on his clothes, and put them in the opponent's palm after he felt clean.

Natsume carried him off the tree, held his hand, and slowly approached the depths of the woods as if taking a walk.

He looked up at Natsume's pretty side face, then at the hand holding him, and smiled, his little hand strengthened.

Natsume Takashi, this time, I will never let go.

There was a breeze in the forest, birds were singing and flowers were fragrant, cherry blossom petals floated behind them, some swirled and landed, and some flew far away.

The author has something to say: It’s over, I’ve been stuck at the ending for almost a month (I won’t say I’m going to Zhaji [-]→_→)

This is the end of this article. To be honest, it is not as smooth as the previous one. The characters are all OOC, and now there are many restrictions on the same characters, so I feel that I can’t write.

Maybe I will continue to open Natsume Wen next time, but it will be Madara.

So I would like to say sorry to everyone here, I have waited for so long, and I will be beaten.