Natsume Takashi's Youth Love Song

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Natsume rolled his eyes at Reiko. "Is this the time to worry about what to eat? Shouldn't we make sure who came in?"

"What else is there to speculate about? Who else could have come in quietly without breaking the door lock except a monster? It can't be a thief, right?"

Lingzi said unhappily, "Even the dumbest thief would not do anything after seeing a bamboo house like this. You can tell there's no money at all from this look."

"A monster?"

Natsume's expression changed slightly, "If it's a monster, then it's a bit difficult to deal with."

"What's so difficult? Natsume, have you forgotten my existence?"

At this moment, Lingzi showed a confident expression, "It's just a monster. It can be beaten with a few sticks at most. If it dares to appear in front of me, I will deal with it."

As she spoke, Reiko waved the baseball bat in her hand.

Tigers are strong.

Looking at Reiko who looked like a violent girl, Natsume's mouth twitched slightly, and he forced himself to ignore her behavior.

"So, how should we solve our lunch problem now?"

Reiko looked at Natsume and couldn't help but become curious. This is a big problem, right?

"Lunch? We can only go out to eat."

Natsume showed a helpless expression, "At home, there is only some rice, and no vegetables to eat."

Chapter 20 Reiko's Worries

"There's only a little rice left at home. We can't just eat white rice, right?"

Natsume looked at what was left here. Apart from raw rice, there were only seasonings, so this was very embarrassing.

"Only white rice? That's really bad."

Reiko nodded.

"So let's go out and eat."

Natsume shook his head.

"That's all it can do now."

Reiko nodded.

The two walked towards the city together.

At the same time, while on the road, the two people also talked about this monster.

"By the way, nowadays, if a monster eats my food, will it help me clean up?"

When Natsume said this, his expression became strange. This was the first time he encountered such a monster.

"It is indeed rare to see a monster that would do this."

Even Lingzi, who thought she was knowledgeable about monsters, couldn't help but nod at this moment, because such monsters were indeed quite rare.

"How about...we try to catch each other later?"

This idea suddenly came to Lingzi's mind, and then she became interested.

Of course, for Reiko, catching monsters is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that she wants to help Natsume drive away the monster.

Although it seems now that the monster is not a cruel monster.

After all, if it was a vicious monster, it would not just take away the food from Natsume's house, but also help clean Natsume's house.

But... who can guarantee that the other party will always be so gentle?

If one day, the other party cannot get the food he needs from Natsume's house, what will he do?

Will the other party target Natsume and attack him because of this?

Although this was just Lingzi's guess, based on Lingzi's understanding of monsters, it was not impossible, and... she didn't dare to gamble.

I don’t want to gamble either.

Natsume is the first friend she has ever known since she was a child, and very likely her only friend, so Reiko doesn't dare to gamble whether the monster will hurt Natsume.

She didn't want to lose such a friend.

"Catch the other party? How to catch a monster?"

Natsume was confused. Why did he feel that his painting styles and Reiko's were completely different?

You see, when he encounters monsters, he hides if he can, and runs away if he can't.

But what about Reiko?

After the other party mentioned the monster, he directly raised the baseball bat in his hand. Judging from his appearance, he even wanted to beat the monster up?

These two people are both Natsume, why is there such a big difference?

To be honest, at this time, Natsume was a little envious of Reiko, because Reiko was too domineering when facing monsters.

"Natsume, you have to know that monsters are very easy to catch."

Lingzi said with a smile, "Take this talisman I drew, stick it on the baseball bat, then use the power in your body to hit it directly, it's that simple."

"Is this... simple?"

Natsume stared blankly at Reiko in front of him. Maybe this guy had some misunderstanding about simplicity?

"Is this difficult?"

In response to Natsume's question, Reiko turned her head and looked at Natsume blankly. Isn't this a very simple thing?

"Isn't this something that can be done with hands?"

Reiko tilted her head and looked at Natsume with a strange expression.

"Things that can be done with hands?"

Natsume froze, and bent forward in frustration.

If he could do it with his hands, then what was he? An ape? Otherwise, why couldn't he do it at all?

"Natsume you..."

Looking at Natsume's actions, Reiko couldn't help but think of something, and then looked at Natsume with a strange expression, "Is it impossible to do it?"

"Yes...yes, I simply can't do it."

Although Natsume felt embarrassed, he still nodded and admitted it.

"So...when you encounter monsters, especially dangerous ones, how do you deal with them?"

Reiko became more and more curious.

"How did you deal with it?"

Natsume's eyes also became vague.

I don't know what to say. How can I say it so that he won't be so embarrassed?

"Um?!!!"

Looking at Natsume's appearance, Reiko instantly became interested. She looked at Natsume in front of her with burning eyes and began to feel a little curious.

"Hurry up and tell me, don't try to run away."

Reiko became more and more interested.

"Either pretend not to see it, or... just run away."

Facing the strong Reiko, what else could Natsume say? He could only tell her the truth.

Besides, there is no point in hiding something like this, right?

"Escape?"

Reiko couldn't help wanting to laugh, but she felt that it would be inappropriate to laugh in front of Natsume.

So I quickly held back.

But... after a few dozen seconds, Lingzi found that she really couldn't help it.

"Pfft!"

"Hahahahaha!!!"

Unable to hold back any longer, Lingzi burst out laughing. After all, in her opinion, this was really too funny.

"Well……"

Looking at Reiko who was laughing heartily, Natsume beside her couldn't help but feel more helpless. He knew that this would be the situation after he said it.

"Reiko, if you keep laughing like that, even I will get angry."

Natsume said with a hint of helplessness.

"Sorry, sorry, I just can't help it."

If it weren't for Natsume's words, Reiko would have rolled on the ground. After all, just thinking about that scene was too funny.

"Sorry."

After resting for a while, Reiko returned to normal and apologized to Natsume, but the corners of her mouth were still slightly raised.

"never mind."

Looking at Reiko's expression, what else could Natsume say? He could only let it go.

"Natsume, let me lead you and show you what I look like when I face a monster."

Reiko patted Natsume's shoulder and said proudly.

"Yes, yes, then I'll wait and see."

After saying this, Natsume rolled his eyes. He really didn't know what to say to Reiko who was so proud.

Forget it, let the other party be proud for a while.

After all, this kind of opportunity is rare.

"Hey, Natsume, you're so perfunctory."

Reiko looked at Natsume and couldn't help but look down on him.

"Hahahahaha."

Natsume couldn't help laughing when he saw Reiko's frustrated look.

Chapter 21 Are You Really Not Doraemon Natsume?

After lunch, Natsume and Reiko separated.

Although we need to deal with the monster that invaded Natsume's house, the time is not now. I think the monster has already come today, so it probably won't come again in the future.

So, Natsume and Reiko made an agreement that at nine o'clock tomorrow, Reiko would come over and wait for Natsume to catch the monster together.

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At night, in the dark forest, a monster that was two people tall, completely black, with the word "Monster" on its body, hid in its own small cave and ate the food it obtained from the human world.

"Delicious... so delicious... I've never eaten food so delicious before..."

A slightly excited voice floated out from the cave and went deep into the forest.

…………Dividing line…………

Early the next morning.

After Natsume stayed in the cabin for another night, he became more and more satisfied with the cabin that he built with his own hands.

"Although it's not as good as those wooden houses, it's better than sleeping on the streets, and... as I slowly renovate it, it should get better and better."

A hint of a smile appeared at the corner of Natsume's mouth.