The slightly hot tea was still steaming faintly.

Kakashi's words left Natsume a little confused.

Holding the teacup, the residual temperature was a little hot.

When the tea enters the throat, it is only a little warm, and I don't feel anything unusual.

"Kakashi-sensei, I don't understand."

"There are some things that are only a matter of time before they are understood, and some things may never be understood. None of that matters. It is impossible for one to understand everything in this world. Natsume, sometimes, you have to learn four words. ”

"Four words? What four words? ”

"It's hard to be confused."

……

As the night gets late, Natsume leaves the Hagi Mansion with the cat teacher in his arms.

The rare confusion in his mind still echoed in his mind.

It seems to be intentional, it seems to be unintentional.

in the courtyard.

Tanuki looked at Kakashi's back, thinking for a moment.

"Tanuki, what are you thinking? I was a little scared when I looked at me like that. ”

Kakashi didn't look back, but the tone of his voice could already make Tanuki feel that funny face.

"It just feels like you've been saying your last word lately."

Kakashi was slightly stunned, and turned to look at Tanuki on the side of the edge.

The pitch-black body has a funny appearance, but the eyes are full of thought.

"Maybe you're not wrong to understand it that way."

Kakashi smiled and said something that made Tanuki shudder.

"What do you mean!"

Tanuki's eyes widened, and full of emotion seemed to fly out of his eyes.

Kakashi crouched down and rubbed his right hand lightly against Tanuki's head.

"Tanuki, I said, I'll leave this world sooner or later."

"How is that possible! Although the lifespan of human beings is short, it is not so short. ”

Tanuki said excitedly, that excited look, Kakashi was the first time he had seen it.

"Maybe what I mean by leaving is a little different from your understanding. The world doesn't belong to me, I'm just going back to where I'm supposed to be. ”

The raccoon dog was stunned for a long time and was speechless for a long time.

I don't know what's going on in my mind.

Kakashi got up and looked at the rising moonlight, his eyes a little misty.

"Kakashi, no matter which world you go to, remember to take me with you."

A faint gentle word rang in Kakashi's ears, and under the white light, a handsome man with white wings stood silently.

At that moment, an aura of holiness enveloped the entire courtyard.

The corners of Kakashi's mouth curled slightly, and he responded lightly.

"In this way, I seem to have a big burden."

"yes, I can't hide from it."

"You're such a disobedient pet cat."

"Each other, each other."

Youth with cats.

Kakashi chases with Tanuki chase.

Ninjas and Yokai.

The world seemed to be getting more and more interesting in Kakashi's mind.

The cherry blossom trees are getting stronger and stronger, but the spiritual power they absorb is gradually decreasing.

Kakashi's body also seems to be gradually recovering.

This situation made everyone around Kakashi breathe a sigh of relief.

When he has nothing to do, Kakashi also takes a walk in the forest.

Now, what he can do is to pass these boring and trivial times.

As I walked further away in the forest, I saw a house.

"This place...... It seems to be Tanuma's home. ”

Kakashi quickly recognized the building in front of him, and Tanuma stepped out of the house at that moment.

"Qimu-sensei?"

Tanuma looked at Kakashi who appeared in front of his house in surprise, puzzled.

Kakashi smiled faintly.

"It turns out that this is the home of Mr. Tanuma, but it has a different scenery."

Kakashi didn't feel embarrassed, but instead boasted.

Tian Nua was a little flattered, but still responded: "Thank you, Mr. Hagi, for the compliment, it's just a small temple." How did Mr. Hagi end up here? ”

"I'm walking around with nothing to do, just passing by."

Tanuma suddenly.

He wasn't familiar with Kakashi, but he had met Kakashi when he was with Natsume.

As for Kakashi's impression, Tanuma just felt mysterious.

He doesn't seem to be an ordinary teacher.

On Kakashi's body, Tanuma felt an aura similar to Natsume's.

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that both of them can see youkai.

"Teacher Qimu, since you're here, why don't you come in and sit down."

Tanuma sent out his invitation, and Kakashi looked at the temple behind Tanuma, a little curious in his heart.

"Then it's troublesome."

"Don't bother, Mr. Qimu, please come in."

Tanuma made a gesture of invitation and welcomed Kakashi inside.

Kakashi was not polite when he saw this, and walked straight over.

Not long after entering, I saw a monk uncle.

"Xiaoyao, this is ......"

Uncle Monk was a little surprised when he saw Kakashi.

"Father, this is the Qimu teacher of our school, and he happened to be passing by here, so I invited him to come in and sit down."

"I see."

The monk nodded, a kind smile on his face.

"I'm sorry Mr. Tanuma."

"Hehe, no trouble. But I happen to have something to go out now, so I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany me. ”

The monk said embarrassedly.

"Mr. Tanuma is just going to get busy, it's me who came suddenly."

Kakashi's words made Monk Tanuma feel good.

"Mr. Qimu is polite. Next time I have a chance, I'll talk to Mr. Qimu in detail. ”

The monk left in a hurry after speaking, as if there was really something urgent.

"I'm sorry, but my father often has some urgent matters."

Tanuma said apologetically.

"It's okay, it's uninvited."

"Mr. Hagi, please."

Tanuma took Kakashi to the living room and poured him a glass of water.

Kakashi was not polite and raised his glass to his throat.

The sweetness surprised Kakashi.

This doesn't seem to be your average clear water.

In other words, it is far sweeter and more delicious than ordinary water.

"There's something special about this water."

"This clear water was accidentally taken by my father from a spring in the mountains, and it is very sweet, so I go to get some of it every day."

"It's a kind of fate."

There is an ancient legend that there is a spring in the forest, which is clear and sweet.

Presumably, it refers to the clear water of the Tanuma family.

The living room is connected to the courtyard, which has a bit of tranquility.

"The pond in this courtyard is quite vibrant, and the goldfish swimming in the pond are very rare, what kind of species?"

Tian Numa's expression was a little bitter when he heard this.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Tanuma's strange face, Kakashi was a little surprised.

"Mr. Qimu, I can't see the pond in the courtyard."

"Can't see?"

Kakashi was even more surprised when he heard this, and when he looked closely, it turned out that there was a faint demonic power in the pond.

It's still a monster.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect this pond to be a thing of spiritual power. It's just that looking at your appearance, you seem to know that this pond exists. ”

Tanuma nodded and pointed to the ceiling.

Kakashi saw this, and saw a little bit of water on the ceiling.

The water reflects the shape of the pond.

"I can only vaguely see the shadow reflected in the pond, which is far from the panoramic view of the pond that Mr. Hagi and Natsume can see."

When Tian Nua said this, he was a little lonely.

"You seem to be interested in youkai."

Kakashi looked at Tanuma, and from the look on his face, it was clear that he had some kind of desire for something about youkai.

In fact, compared to Natsume, in fact, Tanuma seems to be a little more pitiful.

With demonic powers, he is not the same as ordinary people.

But his demonic power is not strong, and he can only see a little phantom of the monster, and sometimes he can't even see the phantom.

It's like he's stuck at the door of the monster world, he can't get in or get out.

This is also a kind of torture for him.

If he wants to say that he is not curious about the world of youkai, it is impossible.

After all, since he was a child, he has seen many, many strange things.

He longed to know about youkai.

In this regard, he is not the same as Natsume in the past.

It was precisely because of this that when he heard that Natsume could see youkai, he took the initiative to approach Natsume.

Even if he is the same as Natsume, he is a person who is not good at communication.

When two similar people get close, they resonate.

In Tanuma's heart, Natsume is not another self.

"Hagi-sensei, the other day, a youkai was attached to my body to coerce Natsume into looking for a mirror. In the process, the yokai lent me her eyes so that I could briefly see the world as Natsume saw. Those monsters, than I imagined, are not far behind. ”

"Looks like you're enjoying that." Kakashi laughed.

"Enjoy? It does feel that way. Seeing the world of youkai, I seem to know a little bit more about Natsume. Natsume is really hard, and she has to deal with youkai every day. And as his friend, I couldn't help anything. Natsume was even more afraid of injuring me, so he didn't tell me about the youkai. In fact, in this way, I feel even more incompetent. ”

Tanuma regards Natsume as his best friend.

But the world and the crisis that good friends are facing, there is no way to help themselves.

This is a very uncomfortable thing for Tanuma.

But he couldn't help it, because he was just an ordinary person with weak demonic power.

Looking at the sad-looking Tanuma, Kakashi drank the water from his cup and made a decision.

"Tanuma, if you really want to get involved in the world of youkai to help Natsume, maybe I can help you."

Tanuma looked up sharply.

"Really? Mr. Hagi? ”

"Come here."

Hearing this, Tanuma walked in front of Kakashi.

Kakashi stretched out his right hand and placed it on top of Tanuma's head.

"Take it easy, don't resist."

Tanuma only felt a wonderful power pouring into his body, and he actually felt a refreshing feeling that he had never felt before.

After a moment, Kakashi withdrew his right hand, revealing a pensive look.

Tanuma looked at Kakashi nervously, as if expecting something.

It didn't take long for Kakashi to come up with an idea.

"Tanuma, the demonic power in your body is not strong, and it is scattered all over your body, and it is not concentrated. That's why you'll only see a little bit of a monster all the time. I can help you gather these powers in one place, and then you can control them yourself and transfer them to your eyes, so that you can have the ability to see youkai. ”

"Really?" Tanuma said happily.

"Yes. However, because the demonic power is not strong, it can only last for ten minutes at a time, and then it will enter the day-long storage stage. After that, you can use it again. ”

"Ten minutes? Enough is enough. This way I can help Natsume and stop being an outsider. ”

"Tanuma, before that, I hope you can think about it. The world of youkai is not safe. You humans with demonic powers are a delicacy that many demons love. Once I help you condense your demonic power, this taste of your demonic power will attract the attention of youkai. Although it doesn't attract the attention of demons like Natsume, it's also quite troublesome. It can even be life-threatening. ”

Kakashi's face was serious.

He's giving Tanuma a choice.

Not seeing youkai is the safest thing for Tanuma.

Youkai won't be of any interest to him, and naturally there's no danger.

And when he saw the monster, he was involved in the world of monsters.

Naturally, the danger has also increased.

Once upon a time, Tanuma had no choice, but now Kakashi gave him that choice.

Tian Nua didn't think about it, and said directly: "Mr. Qimu, I have thought about it a long time ago. I don't want to leave my friend alone in danger. Even if it's hell, I want to walk through it with my friends. ”

Tanuma's determined appearance moved Kakashi slightly.

That look reminded him of a person who was also obsessed with his friends.

There are not many such people in the world.

But seeing such people, Kakashi still thinks they are cute.

It is very gratifying to have such friends.

"Well, since you've said so, I'll help you. But in this way, I will inevitably be complained about by Natsume. ”

Kakashi smiled helplessly.

With Natsume's temperament, if he knew that Kakashi had also involved Tanuma in the world of youkai, I'm afraid he would inevitably have to complain.

It's just that Natsume is not Tanuma, and he doesn't have the power to make decisions for Tanuma.

"I'm sorry to trouble Mr. Qimu."

Kakashi held out his right index finger and tapped it at Tanuma's forehead.

A huge demonic power rushed into Tanuma's body.

The huge demonic power was like a whirlpool, attracting all the demonic power in Tanuma's body, and then condensed at Tanuma's neck.

Silvery-white magatama condenses on it.

Kakashi withdrew his finger when he saw this.

"That's it. You try to use your mind to mobilize the demonic power in your neck and transfer it to your eyes. ”

Tanuma closed her eyes when she heard this, and opened them again after a moment.

The pupils, which had been pitch black, turned blue.

"It doesn't seem to be any different."

Tanuma muttered.

"Look at the pool in the courtyard."

When Tanuma heard this, the clear pool of water finally showed its appearance in front of his eyes.

A smile slowly spread across Tanuma's face.

"I really saw it!"

Tanuma was excited, like a child who had been given a new toy.

"Tian Numa, this magata mark will help you absorb some demonic power, and your demonic power will gradually increase. After that, I'll teach you some self-defense techniques so that you don't get targeted by youkai. ”

Tanuma looked at Kakashi gratefully and bowed deeply.

"Thank you, Mr. Hagi."