Kakashi looked at the three clothes, wondering why he had a strange feeling.

It's like ...... Let's find fault?

The one in the middle seems a little strange.

But then Multitrack said, "Let's get started." I've got all the brooms. ”

And so the people began to work.

Suddenly, Kakashi heard what seemed to be a whisper nearby.

"Ahh Could it be that Shinichiro guy is back? ”

"Stupid, Shinichiro has died a long time ago, and human death is not so easy to resurrect."

"That's right. But what's going on with this demonic power? If it's not Shinichiro, who is it? ”

"I don't know."

Hearing this, Kakashi walked over with a full face.

I saw that they were two small monsters, only twenty centimeters in size.

"Hey, how do I feel like that human is looking at us?"

"yes, you see, he's still coming, he can't really see us, right?"

Kakashi crouched down, looked at the two little demons and said, "You know the original owner of this house?" Multi-track Shinichiro? ”

The two little monsters were startled, took a step back, and said, "You can really see us." ”

"Of course, how can I talk to you." Kakashi laughed.

"It's true, it's not like Shinichiro. This human demon is very powerful. ”

"Are you familiar with Shinichiro?" Kakashi asked.

"Of course, that guy is our toy. He can't see us, but he always believes in our existence, and he's a very fun guy. It's a pity that the guy died in the end, and humans are really fragile creatures. The black-faced demon said, looking a little sad.

Kakashi already understood in his heart when he saw this.

Although these little monsters have never had direct communication with Shinichiro, there is an unusual emotion between the two.

At this time, another puppet demon ran out from the side and shouted, "No, Kamakura, who was originally sealed by Shinichiro, has broken the seal, and now he is looking for his body everywhere." ”

Looking at the little demon scurrying around, Kakashi suddenly felt a little cute.

Although these monsters are not strong, they have a different kind of gentleness in them.

"You guys care about Shinichiro very much. As soon as he saw that something was wrong in this family, he immediately rushed over. Kakashi laughed.

When the black-faced little demon heard this, he immediately denied it: "How is it possible, we are just too boring." ”

"It's just, that guy from Shinichiro is just a toy for us, so we don't care."

Although the words are decisive, they always give people a feeling of arrogant denial.

Do all monsters have their own tsundere attributes?

Kakashi couldn't help but think so.

"You human can see youkai?" The puppet demon said in surprise.

"As you can see."

"Looks like you're funny too." The puppet demon said.

"Thanks for the compliment, but I'm probably not used to being treated like a toy." Kakashi laughed.

"Stupid, that's not the time to talk about that. If you don't get rid of the hunting warehouse quickly, the owner of this house will be out of luck. The black-faced demon said.

The other masked demon heard this and said, "I remember that the current owner of this house is the granddaughter of Shinichiro, right?" At Shinichiro's funeral, I cried very badly. ”

"It seems to be her. She's not as interesting as Shinichiro, though. The black-faced demon complained.

Although there was a lot of dislike for Shinichiro between the words of these little demons, Kakashi still felt the kindness in them.

These honest monsters.

"Ahh

A scream was heard, and Kakashi hurriedly ran over.

"Natsume!"

Kakashi shouted, only to find that Natsume was gone.

"What's going on?" Kakashi asked.

"Natsume was still here just now, and I don't know why, but suddenly disappeared." Multi-track tense road.

Tian Nua was also anxious.

"Have you been captured by a youkai again?" Kakashi said with a helpless sigh.

Kakashi now discovers that Natsume seems to still have the physique of a Tang monk.

A passive skill that can be captured by youkai at every turn.

"What? Monster? How so? Multitrack exclaimed.

"Natsume and I just discovered that there was a youkai sealed in this room. Now it looks like the youkai is going to start looking for trouble. Kakashi said.

"What then? Will something happen to Natsume? Tanuma asked.

"All I can do now is to find Natsume quickly." Kakashi said.

"But Tanuma-san and I can't see the monster, how can we find it?" Multi-track said.

Kakashi looked at the little demon who passed by and said, "Do you want to help?" ”

"Don't, it's troublesome." The black-faced demon directly refused.

Multitrack and Tanuma looked at Kakashi-sensei suspiciously, and Multitrack asked, "Hagi-sensei, are there any youkai there?" ”

"Well, it's the youkai who used to accompany your grandfather. They love your grandpa. Kakashi laughed.

"Stupid! Who would love that guy! Shinichiro is just our toy! The puppet monster shouted.

Multitrack looked in that direction.

"Thank you, after all this time, you are still willing to come back to see grandpa. If Grandpa knew, he would be very happy. ”

The three little demons were stunned when they heard this.

Seeing that the three little youkai rejected him, Kakashi didn't force it.

It's not hard to find someone.

Kakashi closed his eyes, his perception welling up, and he quickly found Natsume's location.

"There it is!"

Kakashi whispered and ran over.

Multi-track and Tanuma followed.

The puppet monster looked at the black-faced demon and the masked demon and said, "Shinichiro's granddaughter is actually thanking us." ”

"It seems that she is as eccentric as Shinichiro."

"Well, that's it."

"Shall we go and help?"

"Help them, Shinichiro isn't here, and we can't come for nothing."

"Eun, that's what I said."

In a small corner of the courtyard, Natsume was unconscious.

Kimono youkai Kakura holds a large axe and wants to chop off Natsume's arm.

He had been sealed for a long time, and his strength was running out.

Natsume's powerful demonic power was an excellent tonic in his opinion.

As long as Natsume is devoured, his demonic power may not only be restored to its previous level, but may even be even better.

The axe slashed at Natsume without any mercy.

At this time, Kakashi appeared in front of Natsume in an instant, and caught the axe with one hand.

"It's a bit too much to do it without saying a word."

Needless to say, the youkai was quickly cleaned up by Kakashi.

Natsume also woke up.

"Really, every time I'm so careless, it seems that I'm going to teach you a little self-defense skills, otherwise, one day the kitten and I are not there, you will be in danger." Kakashi said.

Natsume touched his head a little embarrassed when he heard this.

Kakashi turned to look at the little youkai and said, "Are you leaving?" ”

"Of course, it doesn't make any sense to come to this place."

"That's it, and I almost got involved in big trouble, it's too dangerous."

"Never again. We came back this time only because it was lively, not because it was Shinichiro's home. ”

Kakashi smiled, "Thank you for your help. ”

"We don't."

At this time, Multitrack said, "Thank you for coming to see Grandpa." Grandpa would be glad if he found out. I know, on the day of Grandpa's funeral, you also came, right? I remember this scent, you brought it. ”

The three little demons were stunned and didn't speak for a while.

Shinichiro, a name they are both familiar and unfamiliar with.

……

My name is Shinichiro.

I could feel that my life had come to an end.

If I want to say that the most regrettable thing in my life is that I didn't see youkai.

When I was a child, I heard my parents tell me stories about yokai.

It's different from everyone else.

People would be scared to hear those stories, but I didn't.

On the contrary, I think the monsters in those stories seem to be very interesting.

And before I knew it, I fell in love with studying anything related to youkai.

Whether it's a hearsay record or an Onmyoji's record, I will collect and study it.

I sometimes feel like youkai are all around me.

I asked my dad if there really were monsters in this world.

Dad just smiled and touched my head, and said, "Fool, that's just made up to coax children, in this world, how can there be monsters?" ”

Although my father is the most respected person, I can't agree with what he said.

No, the yokai must be something real.

Because I could feel them whispering and playing in my ear.

Sometimes I suspect it's a delusion, but when I think about it, it doesn't seem to be.

There always seems to be a little bit of a gap between me and the youkai.

I wonder if they're really right next to me.

So I tried even harder to find records about youkai.

I want to know if there's any way to meet youkai.

But nothing has been found

This obsession has not become weaker because of age, but has become more and more hot.

Time passed year by year.

I also went from being a child to an adult, and from an adult to an old man.

I also became a man with sons and granddaughters.

Later, I retired.

I had a lot of leisure time in retirement, so I focused all my energy on studying yokai.

Fortunately, I saw a formation in an ancient account.

It is said that this is a formation that can make yokai manifest.

I was so excited that I immediately drew the formation.

After that, he kept staring at that formation.

But a day passed, a month passed, a year passed, and there were still no monsters in that formation.

I was a little disappointed.

I don't know if it's because youkai won't go in, or if there's really no youkai in this world.

Maybe it's because I'm so disappointed, my body is getting worse day by day.

I know that the life that God has given me is almost coming to an end.

This life is actually quite good.

But I have one regret.

yes, I haven't seen a yokai yet.

That's been a dream I've had since I was a kid.

Is there never a way to achieve it?

I...... I'm a little unwilling.

Consciousness is slowly blurring, and it seems that the loss of life is only a matter of moments.

Why is this happening?

I don't know.

But life is fragile.

I closed my eyes, but suddenly I felt a whisper in my ear.

"Shinichiro, get better soon."

"Shinichiro, don't you want to see us? Get well quickly. Maybe you'll be able to see me. ”

These voices are so unfamiliar, but why are they so familiar?

By the way, it seems that from childhood to adulthood, it was these voices that whispered in my ears.

And the meaning of those words.

Is it a youkai?

I tried hard to open my eyes, but I found that I couldn't do anything about it.

Can't it work?

I don't even have the strength to open my eyes.

"It's a pity, I didn't expect it to be a little bit worse in the end. But...... Enough is enough. ”

The corners of my mouth rose slightly, and I felt that regret was nothing.

At least I know that they really exist.

Those cute youkai have really been by my side all along.

When I read yokai books, they were there for me.

It's just that I can't see them.

But that feeling can't be wrong.

"It's wonderful, it's like being accompanied all the time."

The body lost its last strength and fell into a deep sleep.

……

I'm a puppet goblin.

Shinichiro is really the weirdest human I've ever seen.

Obviously, the demon power is so weak, so weak that even the existence of the monster can only be vaguely sensed.

But I want to see youkai so much.

Why is that?

Are youkai that important to him?

What a strange human being.

It's just that the way he reads a book makes me feel a little cute.

Anyway, there is a lot of time, so let's think it's a boring pastime.

I looked at Shinichiro silently.

For a moment, I even thought he had seen me.

In this way, there are more and more little monsters with the same mentality as me.

This home is also becoming more and more lively.

Shinichiro has also changed.

What started as a child gradually became an elderly person.

Is this what humans are?

A creature that ages.

But why, watching him age, I actually have a sad feeling.

Am I connected to this human being?

How can it be?

He's just a toy.

That's what I thought, but one day, Shinichiro was lying on the bed and couldn't move.

The so-called doctor in the human race gestured around his body with strange instruments, as if to treat him.

But Shinichiro's condition still did not improve in the slightest.

We little monsters discussed it and made a device to learn the doctor's method, hoping to cure him.

Unfortunately, we failed.

Shinichiro is still dead.

That lovely human being is gone forever.

At the funeral, Shinichiro's little granddaughter cried very sadly.

Why do I feel a little sad when I hear it?

Is this what humans call grief?

It turns out that it is such a painful thing to be associated with human beings?

It's even more lonely than before.

No wonder other monsters have said that you can't get married, and it will only increase your loneliness.