[Comprehensive] Demon Fox Hiding Horse

"You in the end..."

—Who is it? !

Eyes widened in surprise, Natsume stared tensely at the red-haired boy in front of him whose face was obscured by the moonlight.

Thanks to the "Book of Friends", a relic left by his grandmother, Natsume's night life has become more and more colorful since he came to this small town.

Sometimes I was disturbed by monsters climbing through the window in the middle of the night, and got up sleepily, grabbed the account of friends and returned their names.

Sometimes it's because of my personality that Mr. Cat despises as "abusive", "overzealous", and "nosy", I worry about all kinds of monsters, and take advantage of the night Cover up and sneak out of the house to help them.

Of course, most of the time, they are actually being hunted down and entangled by unkind monsters...

——In short, due to various reasons, Natsume's youth spent a small half of his nights not in a comfortable room, but in the lush and lush jungle near his home.

And tonight, of course.

With the help of Mr. Cat, Natsume, who was exhausted physically and mentally, yawned and rubbed his sleepy eyes while thinking of going home and getting under the covers to get comfortable. I had a good night's sleep, but unconsciously, I was attracted by the soft light emanating from the corner of the jungle.

When he came back to his senses, he had already taken Mr. Cat to the outside of the bush, and from the sparse tree shadows, he had a faint glimpse of the situation——

In a small open space hidden by a bush behind the bushes, he has been paying attention to him for some reason since we met yesterday, and he still can't help but think about the name with an indescribable mysterious aura. The red-haired boy was standing there with a thoughtful face.

And in front of him, a cute little creature as white and fat as Xuejian Dafu was slowly retracting the two white lights radiating from its eyes, and finally flew back into his arms with a smile!

——Natsume's boy froze in shock for a moment.

Is it...

Suddenly, a very absurd, but at the same time, a bold guess with "conclusive" evidence arose in his heart. Natsume stood there and hesitated for a long time, but in the end he couldn't make up his mind to speak out.

Just when he was hesitating and hesitantly standing there, not knowing what to do, the other party suddenly turned around!

Natsume was taken aback by this sudden change, so much of the shock that had actually dissipated, unexpectedly repeated itself, and finally flooded his cheeks...

——So, this is the so-called "truth" ==

Sitting in the clearing in the forest that is not too wet and cold to make people feel uncomfortable in the summer night, watching the series of "secrets" of the young man next to him with a smile until the other party broke the "secret" before he finished speaking, hiding the horse's face It wasn't obvious, but he was faintly relieved——

fortunately……

Being seen, is no big secret.

It doesn't even matter that Natsume actually saw the picture of communicating with Yuko, as long as... nothing is heard that cannot be heard, then there is no need to worry.

——For example, God of Creation or something.

He raised a harmless smile to the Natsume boy who was obviously feeling very nervous in front of him, and watched the expression on the other person's face gradually become more stable because of his smile, Kurama stretched out his hands, and handed the white ball in his arms to him. Natsume: "Well... how should I put it? This is Mokona, my important companion, friend and family member. But strictly speaking, Mokona cannot be regarded as a monster, but should be..."

——What should it be?

False god?God-like?Secondary god?Strange creature God? ……etc!Seems like something weird got mixed in?

Tilting his head, Kurama tried his best to think for a while, and finally, under Natsume's "==" gaze, he showed a helpless and weak expression: "Well, actually, I don't know how to describe it. Anyway, You just need to treat him as the kind of wonderful creature that only exists in legends."

"..."

- hello!Is this irresponsible statement really okay?

Natsume continued to look at the person next to him with a stiff face, speechless.

However, although it feels a little unreliable, it is undeniable that it is the other party's relaxed, frank, and undisguised attitude that completely relaxes my originally tense emotions, and finally I can even be like Now like this, there is no need to have any scruples and pretend to be calm, to hide your true mood.

Thinking of this, Natsume couldn't help but bend his eyes, and under the inexplicable gaze of the cat teacher on his shoulder, he showed an unprecedented relaxed and happy smile...

"That's right."

Whispering softly, amidst the encouraging smile on the face of the boy opposite, Natsume hesitated for a while, and finally stretched out a hand, and gently pressed it on Mokona's head...

"Okay, so cute!"

Looking at Bai Tuanzi in front of him, instead of being afraid or disgusted, he showed a face of comfort and enjoyment and let himself stroke it, and then he raised his head and rubbed it against his palm, Natsume couldn't help but widen his eyes instantly, and then , the expression on his face softened and relaxed again...

The cat hanging on his shoulder was very upset when he saw this!

"Natsume you bastard! What do you mean 'so cute!'?! This level, this level I..."

I can do it too!

Resentful, it stretched out its claws and scratched the boy's head lightly, the "crazy" cat protested loudly.

The teenager who was scratched had no choice but to withdraw his hand from stroking Mokona, and turned his head to pinch the flesh on the cat's belly: "Stop it, Mr. Cat! It's very itchy! And what do you mean by 'this level', Mr. A cat with such a wicked taste will not be able to appreciate the cuteness of Mokona."

"What is bad taste? Bad taste! I was just sealed in the body of a beckoning cat! It's not my own will! Besides, how many times have I said it, I am not a cat!"

"Stupid cat!"

"no!"

"Stupid cat!"

"I said no!!"

"..."

--puff.

Kurama sat on the side, holding back a smile and enduring it quite hard.

"You... have such a good relationship."

Seeing a cat (?) and a person rolling into a ball on the grass, the demon fox commented with a smile.

As a result, two unanimous rebuttals were immediately exchanged:

"Where is it?!"

With a light cough, he patted the clothes and pants that were unknowingly covered with grass clippings during the fight with Mr. Kitty. Natsume boy turned away his eyes a little uncomfortable. Yi's emerald eyes meet...

……Huh?how do you feel...

It seems that it subtly coincides with the mood on the day of the first meeting?

Recalling the mood of the first time we met, soon followed by the entanglement and annoyance after that, Natsume bit his lip, finally raised his eyelids, and looked back in the direction of Kurama little by little. past--

"Well, I, I am Natsume, Natsume Takashi. If possible, I can ask you..."

...Damn it.

Obviously not such a shy personality.

But why this time, even asking the other party's name, you have to blush and hesitate for so long? !

While silently complaining about his embarrassing reaction at this moment, Natsume lowered his eyes, not wanting to see emotions like ridicule or disgust in those gentle blue eyes.

However, unexpectedly, what responded to him was a slender white palm that suddenly stretched out in front of him...

"Hello, Natsume-kun, my name is Kurama. The demon fox... Kurama."

"……Eh?!!!"

***

Although it was almost noon when he woke up, Natsume still felt a little groggy.

Sure enough, it was because I went to bed too late last night and stayed up too late?Now Aunt Tazi has to worry about herself again?

Yawning slowly and walking down the stairs, Natsume was troubled like this, and at the same time... felt a small warmth in his heart, which continued to spread silently.

"Sorry for getting up late, Aunt Tazi... Aunt..."

The sleepy voice stopped abruptly the moment he opened the sliding door of the living room to see the situation inside. Natsume suddenly put down the palm of his hand that was still rubbing his eyes, and blinked and blinked his amber eyes with mist until he was convinced It wasn't that he was dazzled or still in a dream, so he opened his mouth wide and stared blankly at the boy in front of him, speechless.

His reaction made Tazi, who was sitting opposite the boy, tilt his head strangely.

"Ah? Kishi-kun, what's the matter with you? Don't tell me...you've met Shuichi-kun? Ah yes, this is Minano Shuichi-kun who just moved next door. He said he has graduated from university and is an illustrator by profession. , I came to settle in a small town like ours because I think the scenery here is beautiful, and I hope to draw more beautiful paintings...It sounds really good, right?"

Not noticing Natsume's abnormality, Toko introduced him with a smile.

"But I really can't tell that I have graduated from university or something. Shuichi-kun really looks about the same age as Kishi-kun..."

"Aunt Tazi, you praise me so much. Although this face that looks too young often brings me trouble, but if I think of it, it will also bring praise like you. I think everything is caused by it. It's worth the trouble!"

Saying this with a modest and soft smile, the fox who instantly coaxed Tazi to blush with a smile winked secretly in the direction of Natsume: "Is this the Kishi-kun that Auntie mentioned earlier? Look He looks like a very gentle person! I think we will get along very well, don't you think so, Kishi-kun?"

Natsume's response to this was to rush forward and grab Kurama's arm——

"I'm sorry, Aunt Tako, I and Zang... no, I mean Xiuyi-kun still has something to discuss, so let's take him to my room first!"

Saying that, ignoring that Kurama was still waving to Toko and saying "excuse me", Natsume dragged the fox and disappeared around the corner of the stairs.

Tazi, who was left behind, looked confused in the direction the two were heading away.

"Ah la la... Already called 'Xiuichi-kun'? It seems that the thing we said before that the two met is true. Great~ Kishi-kun can find a good friend! Let's have a big dinner tonight to celebrate~ That's right! By the way, please invite Shuichi-kun to your house for dinner~ A boy who lives alone..."

Happy to plan this way, Tazi changed his clothes and went out to do some shopping.

And in Natsume's room on the second floor, Kurama, who was hurriedly dragged into the door, looked at Natsume's relieved expression funnyly, and collapsed by the door after entering the room, and couldn't help but squat down and reach out to poke him "You don't need to be so nervous, Natsume-kun. I'm really a new neighbor who moved next door. According to the custom, I just come to visit with gifts, and I won't do anything unnecessary..."

"Who's worried about that..." Natsume, who was still panting, said helplessly, and raised his head to look at Kurama: "So, what's going on with Minano Shuichi? Didn't you say that your name is Kurama, and you came from the demon fox? what..."

What's the matter with such a human identity and name, and the key is that the gentle and cute appearance that middle-aged aunts like Aunt Tazi like!It's scary early in the morning, isn't it?

Hearing this, Zangma smiled and raised his hands, "I'm sorry, sorry, I didn't expect to scare you."

"Although I said that I am a demon fox, didn't I also say that because of some special reasons, I generally have to maintain a human appearance now?"

"Since you want to use the appearance of a human, of course you must have a corresponding identity? So it's not strange to have a name that suits human aesthetics, right?"

"And don't look at me as if I'm harmless, but I'm actually very powerful, right? Even Natsume and you, who are born with powerful monster power, wouldn't have discovered my true identity if I hadn't taken the initiative to confess it frankly? So as long as I live honestly as a human being, I won’t attract any exorcists or trouble you.”

Reaching out and rubbing Natsume's soft hair, Yaohu smiled gently: "I just think this place is very good, and Natsume and you are also very good, so I want to live here and be friends with Natsume. This...is ok Bar?"

"..."

—— Facing the handsome face with a gentle smile, Natsume opened his mouth, and found that he still couldn't say anything to refuse.

So he could only sigh, and stretched out his hand to caress the other party's warm palm on his hair: "I won't help you if you are discovered."

He turned his head and said this in a heartless manner, but those red ears had completely betrayed the master's true emotions.

Seeing this, the demon fox couldn't help but bend its eyes greatly.

"Yes Yes!"

He said with a smile, turned around and looked around Natsume's room with great interest.

In this way, Zangma settled down in this picturesque town.

It's as if he is really just an ordinary illustrator, going out to every corner of the town to sketch every day.

Occasionally, I go out for picnics or parties with Natsume and his friends. After more than half of the semester, it seems that I have really fully integrated into this town.

Of course, in private, the demon fox is not without other actions, occasionally giving some help to Natsume who is in trouble, and when the other party finally started to hesitantly come to him for help recently, he agreed without hesitation——

In short, while enjoying a leisurely life, while deepening the friendship with Natsume, the fox is also trying to find information related to the creation god Mokna with the help of Yuko from another time and space, and is preparing to study Until a result is obtained, the next trip will not be made.

And just when Kurama thought that this kind of life would last until he left this world, one evening, because Natsume who had made an appointment to meet did not show up, the demon fox followed the other party's breath to look for the past, but there was a lot of trouble. A familiar yet unfamiliar figure was seen in the crowd...

——Blue suit, black-rimmed glasses, red bow tie...

...wait for me.

This little ghost who looks like the legendary Edo X Ke X who has his own ghost and animal aura, where passers-by die wherever he goes, is called "a mobile bento transmitter" by people in the world, what is going on? !