Chapter 21: On the right track
"Phew, here you go. I'm sorry, Natsume, it was originally very neat, but I accidentally crumpled it just now. There are no male clothes in the Earth Spirit Temple, so you can use this to deal with it first. ”
Flame Cat Rin was embarrassed to hand over an unadorned pure white long undergarment, this kind of middle coat can be used as home clothing, and it can be worn by both men and women, which can be regarded as helping Natsume solve his urgent need, although Natsume himself did not feel that there was anything wrong with his dress.
He took the plain undergarment and unfolded it, shook his wrist vigorously to smooth out the folds, and then neatly folded it back and set it aside. This familiar attitude made Flame Cat Rin begin to wonder if his guess was correct, if Natsume was really a rich kid who didn't touch the sun and spring water in the past, then why would he be so proficient in this kind of housework?
Well...... Let's think of it as a rich kid with a very strict family education.
"Thank you, Rin. ”
Natsume whispered thanks to the Flame Cat, who now knew more and more how to say what to say.
"Hey, that's a little bit of politeness. In the future, you will also be a member of the Earth Spirit Temple, and we will be colleagues, and it is not natural for colleagues to help each other. ”
The flame cat was quite generous, and Natsume nodded as if he didn't understand.
"By the way, then again, Natsume, don't waste your time so much. You don't have to stand still even if you don't have anything you want to do, and you only need to stand up when someone comes when you get the order to wait, and you just sit in a chair or bed the rest of the time, you know?"
"Understood. ”
Flame Cat Rin looked at Natsume, who nodded honestly, and smiled with satisfaction.
"That's good. ”
"By the way, let me tell you. There are toilets in every room of the Earth Spirit Temple, which was originally prepared to prevent pets from making a mess here, but those things called flush toilets thrown by the monster sage are actually not comfortable for animals to use, but they are very suitable for human body shape, Natsume, do you know how to use them?"
Flame Cat Rin led Natsume to push open another door in this room, and behind the door was a bathroom with bathtub sprinklers, toilet and sink, which was not much smaller than a bedroom. Natsume calmly walked sideways, staring at each appliance for a moment, and finally moved her gaze to the sink.
There weren't any switches there, Natsume seemed to hesitate for a moment, then put his hand under the faucet.
An unexpected stream of scorching water instantly washed over the young man's right hand, causing him to withdraw it with lightning speed. Flame Cat Rin rushed to Natsume's side in some panic, grabbed his wrist and carefully examined his red right hand, both worried and self-reproachful.
"Natsume, are you alright? It's all my fault, if only I didn't want to be lazy and explain to you how to use it one by one. I didn't expect the hot springs of the Old Hell to be so hot for humans, and humans have come to soak in them before, but neither the Hakurei witch nor the black and white magician seemed to react, so I was negligent. Now that I think about it, those two guys are human......"
"It's fine. ”
Natsume gently withdrew his hand, and the skin on his right hand quickly returned to its normal color, which was the effect of body conditioning.
"Just keep the body adapting. ”
Adapt Body is a fifth-level psionic energy that allows the manifestor's body to automatically adapt to harsh environments, and combined with Incarnate, which is also a fifth-level psionic ability, Natsume can do it without having to beware of the rather unfriendly environment of the old hell every time, but can move normally.
may not be as good as the invincible Hakurei shrine maiden in Gensokyo, but in fact, Natsume's strength is not lower than that of Marisa Kiriyu, and even much higher than her. It's just that Natsume's power comes from his mind and soul, and he doesn't circulate magic all the time like Marisa Kiriyu, and his body is not much stronger than ordinary humans, so he will be burned by the hot springs of the old hell.
"Are you really okay?"
The flame cat Rin looked at Natsume suspiciously. She knew that Natsume might be a strong person who could fight against love, but the ignorance of humans like a newborn fawn would always make her forget this, and she subconsciously saw Natsume as a child in need of care.
Although this is indeed the case.
"Don't worry, no problem. ”
Natsume nodded, his calm attitude made him quite convincing, and it also reassured the flame cat.
"That's good, if there is something to do, don't hold it back and talk to us. Even if I can't solve it, I should be able to help you. The most reliable thing in the Earth Spirit Hall is Lord Jue.,Since you and Lian Lian have something in common, then Lord Jue will definitely not leave you alone.,Don't look at her with a straight face all day long, it seems to be difficult to speak.,In fact, it's a knife mouth tofu heart.,The injuries you have all over your body are healed by her.。 ”
Flame Cat Rin was babbling like an old mother, but Natsume noticed one of the messages.
"I ...... Covered in ...... Hurt?"
"Eh, don't you have that memory?"
Flame Cat Rin and Natsume stared wide-eyed, and in the end, Flame Cat Rin withdrew his gaze first, and looked at Natsume's clear and bottomless eyes, no matter who could win.
"That's right, you were dying and only regained consciousness after being cured, so it's normal to have no memories. ”
Flame Cat pulled Natsume out of the bathroom, pressed him to a chair next to his desk, and forced him to sit down, standing in front of him.
"To put it simply, you were found by Lianlian, but when you found it, you were already covered in bruises. Lian Lian insisted on raising you, so I asked me to bring you to the Earth Spirit Temple, and I felt that Lord Lian couldn't bear Lian Lian's request and cured you. You should have all the memories since then, but then again, who were you hurt like that? Were you beaten by some passing monster when you came to the Old Hell?"
"I ......"
Hearing this, Natsume began to search carefully for his memories. He thought his life had only started when he opened his eyes and saw the petite girl with short pink hair, but it turned out ...... It doesn't seem to be just that.
"Goo-"
The human suddenly clutched his head in agony, and he felt a splitting headache, as if some force was preventing him from continuing to explore the past. Seeing this, Flame Cat Rin also hurriedly comforted him, so that he no longer remembered his former self.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay if you don't know, you'll live with us in the Earth Spirit Hall in the future, Natsume, don't think about it anymore, change your clothes and go to sleep." Sleep is to lie on the bed and cover the quilt to empty your consciousness, and it won't be long before your body will automatically enter a state of rest. ”