Mr. Natsume's special mantra

It is very difficult to change one's personality, so many times, I am always afraid to take the most critical step. ——Takashi Natsume

The lingering crying in the classroom gradually stopped.

"Natsume..." Chu Ying raised her head and looked at the young man who looked almost the same as Reiko: "My name should be with you, can you return it to me?"

"Yes." Natsume Takashi nodded, "However, Hatsaku, you need to make a promise."

Chu Ying smiled, revealing half of her face that was beautiful and fragile: "Guarantee, is it a guarantee that you won't be able to hurt people?"

"Ah."

"If that's the case, why don't you just give me an order? You can ask me for anything by holding my name," Chu Ying said seductively.

Natsume Takashi shook his head, put Teacher Cat aside, took out the old book from his pocket and put it on his lap: "I don't think Reiko wants me to do this."

In my memory, it was the rare time that Reiko didn't take away the name of the monster by defeating the monster. She probably likes this monster named Hatsune Sakura very much.

Hearing this, Chu Ying was stunned for a moment, covering her face with her hands, "You are really... just as arrogant as that fellow Reiko..."

Are you arrogant?

Maybe.

Natsume Takashi lowered his eyes, and slowly scanned the title page of the friend account with his fingertips: "Are you ready? It's about to start."

"Natsume-sama, I'm sorry for your inconvenience." Hatsakura bowed to Natsume Takashi.

It has become a respectful title, Gojo Satoru's inquiring eyes flicked across the boy and the booklet on his body.

Just like seeing him for the first time, Six Eyes couldn't gather any information from the young man.

Takashi Natsume carefully looked at the appearance of Sakura, and closed his eyes.

"The person who protects me shows his name." Note ①

Accompanied by the sound of pages turning in the account of friends, the gentle voice of the young man resounded in the room.

According to the previous procedure, the young man skillfully tore off the page with Hatsune Sakura's name on it, folded it in half and put it between his lips, clasped his hands together, and exhaled lightly.

First Sakura, I return your name to you.

The name of the monster is freed from the paper.

The boy who closed his eyes didn't see that the spiritual power vortex formed at the center of him began to gradually spread and cleanse around.

Gojo Satoru's eyes under the eyepatch slightly widened.

With six eyes, he can feel the changes around the boy more deeply. This kind of power is a bit like the positive energy used when reversing the spell. More precisely, it should be purification.

The negative energy vaguely wrapped in the air was swept away by the strength of the young man. Staying in this environment, I feel that the air I breathe is much fresher.

And this situation, even the other three first-year students who don't have six eyes can feel it.

Chu Ying's body also gradually began to change.

The place eroded by the curse gradually began to crack, like pieces of porcelain, gradually climbing up the whole body.

The figure weakly wants to dissipate.

Seeing all this, Nagasaki Ye Qiangwei just wanted to make a sound when she saw Hatsakura tearing off her cracked coat and breaking free like a butterfly turning into a cocoon.

The breath on Chu Ying's body also gradually began to change, it was no longer the foul-smelling curse spirit breath, but an ethereal floral scent that wanted people to indulge in it.

"It's cherry blossoms." Knotaba Yuhito, whose five senses are much sharper than others, said blankly.

Gojo Satoru touched his chin with his hand: "It seems that the curse on his body has also been removed."

Nagasaki Wild Rose: "Is the impact of the elimination of the curse so great?"

I saw that Hatsuzakura, who was no longer infested by the curse, lost the mad hatred and killing intent that surrounded her before, just like a beautiful Yamato Nadeko, sitting there, smiling gently at them.

Looking at Chu Ying, Fu Heihui's hands hanging on both sides were slightly clenched.

Since the curse on the monster can be lifted, can the curse on Tsumiki also be lifted...

At some point, Wujo Wu, who came to Fu Heihui's side, put his hand on Fu Heihui's shoulder, and shook his head slightly at him.

Natsume Takashi has the power to lift the curse, which is certainly a surprise, but Tsumiki may not be able to get rid of the curse that countless magicians have nowhere to do.

Fu Heihui, who was reminded not to get into the horns, naturally understood what Wujo Wu meant, but he couldn't open his clenched hands from beginning to end.

The fluctuations brought by the aura gradually stopped.

Natsume Takashi, who had changed his name, opened his eyes a little tiredly, when he was hit by the appearance of Hatsu Sakura after the curse was removed.

Her black hair was lazily tied behind her head with a branch of cherry blossoms, and her cherry-colored pupils reflected Natsume Takashi's figure. She was wearing a solemn and gorgeous cherry blossom kimono, sitting dignifiedly.

"Hatsusakura?" Natsume Takashi, feeling the familiar atmosphere, asked uncertainly.

Hatsue Sakura nodded with a smile, the sadness and loneliness that could not be erased in her eyes.

"I'm sorry about Reiko." Takashi Natsume picked up the cat teacher next to him and said in a low voice.

Sakura shook her head and leaned forward.

The slender and slender hands in memory rubbed Natsume Takashi's head.

Through Natsume Takashi's sakura-colored pupils, he stared at the girl with brown hair as if across time and space.

After a long time, Chu Ying replied: "You don't need to say sorry, I am the one who should apologize."

Natsume Takashi opened his eyes wide.

The smile on Chu Ying's face stopped abruptly, showing a sad look: "I didn't notice it."

"She said she wanted to take care of that child, but in fact Reiko was taking care of me."

"It's obvious. When that child came to me, the people behind him were full of discussions."

"Reiko must be in pain. She is obviously a human being, but because she gets along with a monster like me, she is rejected by the same kind..." Hatsune Sakura's tears slowly flowed from both sides: "Obviously I am the one who went too far..."

"So even if I gave her my name, it's normal not to be called..."

"That's not the case!" Takashi Natsume stood up and retorted, "Reiko definitely doesn't think so!"

He didn't know what Grandma Reiko thought, who was always alone, but it was definitely not what Hatsune Sakura thought.

after all……

"The thing that Reiko left me is called the friend's account." Takashi Natsume looked at Hatsu Sakura and said, "When your name was left on it, Reiko already recognized you as her friend."

"I don't know why she didn't call you, but until now—"

"I've never seen her call any genie."

So, it's not your fault, stop blaming yourself.

Reiko, she is just afraid of forming a bond.

Never have, never desire.

Chu Ying looked up at him in a daze, as if she had figured out something, she burst into tears and smiled: "You really look like Reiko..."

"Don't you care?" Chu Ying looked at Natsume Takashi who explained to her anxiously, and said, "I was going to kill Reiko before."

Natsume Takashi looked down at the brightly smiling Sakura Demon in front of him: "Even if Reiko is still alive, you can't kill her."

"Reiko is very powerful."

Natsume Reiko, who created the Book of Friends, is rumored to be the strongest among monsters!

Chu Ying tilted her head, she would think of Natsume Reiko who had an unruly face when she was looking for a gift for the Peach Blossom Demon, and said in harmony: "That's right."

After finishing speaking, the youkai's eyes turned to Kagizaki Wild Rose next to her.

She waved to Nagasaki Wild Rose, "Can you come over here? Lovely child."

Kagezaki Yarose looked at Hatsaku Sakura's cherry-colored pupils, pushed away the hands of Katsuo Yuuhito and Fukuro Megumi, walked up to Hatsaku Sakura and squatted down.

She looked at Chu Ying who had the same temperament as Saori in front of her, and unconsciously softened the sharp thorns on her body: "Is there something wrong?"

The monster took her right hand with a cold hand.

Nagasaki Wild Rose couldn't help being on guard, but felt a colder object being placed in the palm of her hand.

Looking back, it was a pair of cherry blossom hairpins carved with pink butterfly shells.

Even judging by the high aesthetics she developed from Saori, this pair of hair clips can be called a work of art.

Nagizaki Ye Qiangwei looked at Hatsu Sakura, but Hatsu Sakura smiled at her and explained: "It was originally intended to be given to Reiko, but since she is no longer here, I will leave it to you."

"I don't have Reiko's skillful hands, please forgive me a little."

"Then..." Chu Ying's figure faintly began to dissipate, the monster looked at the raised hands, then at the shocked people around, and smiled in relief: "Don't worry, you should have arrived long ago." It's time, goodbye, I'm going to find Reiko."

"I don't know if monsters and people are in the same world after death..."

"If it's not in the same world, I don't know if Reiko has made friends, so there shouldn't be any troubles from youkai anymore."

Chu Ying murmured, her body collapsed into cherry blossom petals, scattered all over the high school.

"This is really..." Gojo Satoru said in surprise.

Natsume Takashi looked at the place where the first cherry blossoms disappeared, and there was a piece of paper.Written in golden ink on it—

First Sakura.