Natsume Takashi's Youth Love Song

Natsume was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Reiko to be ready to leave now.

"No, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Reiko smiled and shook her head.

Then, without waiting for Natsume to say anything, he left here first and quickly disappeared among the crowd.

"Lingzi..."

Natsume looked at Reiko who was leaving, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

On the other side, Lingzi left a little quickly, and even seemed a little flustered.

After a while, when the crowd had dwindled, Lingzi's pace slowed down.

"Natsume...what does this mean? He keeps inviting me to dinner? Is he interested in me?"

Thinking of this possibility, even someone as carefree as Lingzi blushed a little.

Don't look at her usual appearance, but she is still a girl after all? And this is in District 11, so she knows what she should know.

And now, Natsume's series of actions made Reiko subconsciously think in this direction. After all, apart from this, what other reasons could explain why Natsume was so good to her?

All in all, Reiko's girlish heart finally showed up.

"Speaking of which...if Natsume confesses to me, should I agree?"

"No, no, no, don't agree so easily. After all, the time we have known each other is too short."

"But if I refuse, will my relationship with Natsume become distant? This is something I don't want to see... I still want to continue to be friends with Natsume."

"Oh my god, what should I do?!!!"

Thinking of this, Lingzi grabbed her hair on the street, feeling very helpless.

"Why didn't anyone teach me what to do in this situation?"

Chapter 23: Was there any misunderstanding?

Early the next morning.

Natsume got up early as usual, and then looked at the leftovers he had placed in a ventilated place. He even placed the unwashed dishes there just in case.

"We have made all the necessary preparations. If the unknown monster is the same as what Lingzi and I have guessed, then it should come here and take away the food and help me wash the dishes."

Such a thought flashed through my mind.

At the same time, Natsume is also looking forward to what the unknown monster looks like and whether it is the same as the Snakey Girl in the fairy tale.

That’s right, even Natsume still has a childlike heart.

Although most monsters are completely different from those in fairy tales.

But we still have to have expectations.

Especially the monsters encountered this time are completely different from the monsters Natsume had encountered before.

They were no longer as savage, violent, or even dangerous as the previous monsters. Instead, they helped him tidy up the room, which made Natsume feel a little different.

"Natsume, here I come!!!"

Just as Natsume was thinking about all sorts of things, Reiko's voice rang out outside the bamboo house.

Putting aside the messy thoughts in his mind, Natsume walked out of the house. Seeing Reiko already at the fence, he walked up to her.

"Good morning, Reiko."

When Natsume saw Reiko, his tone softened and he greeted her.

"Good morning, Natsume."

Reiko also greeted Natsume, then thought of something, "By the way, how was your night last night? I don't think you encountered any monsters, did you?"

"No, I didn't even see the shadow of a monster."

Natsume shook his head, indicating that he was not in any danger.

"That's good."

Lingzi finally felt relieved now.

After returning home yesterday, she was actually worried about Natsume, fearing that the monster would suddenly attack when she was away.

And if she encountered such a situation, seeing that Natsume could only run away when facing the monster, she was really worried that something might happen to Natsume.

Fortunately, Natsume is fine now, so she can rest assured.

"Okay, it's almost time, shall we go hide in the same place as yesterday?"

Reiko looked at Natsume and said with a smile.

"Alright."

Natsume looked at the time, nodded and agreed.

Then, the two of them hid in the bushes where they had hidden yesterday, waiting for the unknown monster to arrive.

Lingzi was very smart today. She chose to sit on the ground instead of squatting there. After all, her legs would not be able to bear it if she squatted there.

Hiding behind the bushes, Lingzi couldn't help but feel relieved.

To be honest, she was actually quite nervous in her heart. When she went back yesterday, she realized what Natsume might think of her, which made her a little nervous.

She was afraid that Natsume was interested in her and would confess his feelings to her, which made her not know what to do.

She didn't want to hurt Natsume.

Fortunately, Natsume did not do that, which made Reiko feel a lot more relaxed.

In the distant forest, a tall black figure was moving through the forest, heading towards Natsume's cabin.

After approaching Natsume's cabin...the black figure suddenly paused.

"What a sweet scent..."

The tall black shadow sniffed the fragrance with its almost nonexistent nose, then quickened its pace and rushed out of the forest.

"I'm here~~~~I'm here to eat~~~~"

In the grass...

Natsume and Reiko were still hiding here, and then, Natsume seemed to hear some sound?

"Reiko, did you hear anything?"

Natsume asked quietly to Reiko beside him.

"sound?"

Lingzi was stunned for a moment, then began to listen carefully.

"I'm here~~~~I'm here to eat~~~~"

In the distant forest, this sound became clearer and clearer at this moment.

"Is this the sound made by a monster?"

Natsume couldn't help but ask Reiko beside him.

"It should be."

Reiko nodded and checked her equipment.

Baseball bat, OK! Spell, OK!

So what's there to be nervous about?

Reiko is confident that no matter what kind of monster appears in front of her, she can use her strength to knock it out.

"I'm here~~~~I'm here to eat~~~~"

The voice became clearer and clearer, and it even seemed as if it was ringing in the ears of Natsume and Reiko.

"coming!"

Lingzi's face changed and suddenly became serious, looking towards the forest in the distance.

"come yet?"

Seeing this, Natsume also looked in the direction Reiko was looking, and then he saw a tall figure moving towards them while shouting "I'm coming".

"Is this the monster? It looks kind of ferocious?"

Natsume couldn't help but frown when he saw the other person's appearance.

Apart from anything else, the appearance alone gives people a lot of pressure. At least for Natsume, if he encountered it alone, he would probably run away immediately.

"No matter how vicious the monster is, it can't stop my baseball bat."

Reiko swung the baseball bat in her hand confidently.

"I'm here~~~I'm here to eat~~~Can you give me something to eat? I'll clean in exchange."

Just as Lingzi was about to rush forward and hit the opponent hard with a stick, the monster shouted these words.

"Wait a minute, Reiko."

After hearing this, Natsume quickly grabbed Reiko and stopped her from rushing forward.

"What's wrong? Natsume? Why are you holding me?"

After being pulled by Natsume, Reiko couldn't help but look at Natsume in confusion.

"Reiko, I think... we may have misunderstood each other."

Natsume looked at the tall monster and couldn't help but speak out.

Perhaps, this monster is not as dangerous as the other party shows... After all, the words shouted by the other party are really different from those of the vicious monsters.

"Misunderstand?"

Lingzi was stunned for a moment, and then she couldn't help looking at Natsume, "I say, Natsume, you didn't believe what the other party said, did you?"

"Hey~~~"

Looking at Natsume's appearance, Reiko shook her head helplessly. She was not in a hurry to teach the monster a lesson. Instead, she looked at Natsume in front of her, and her expression became serious.

Chapter 24 I Will Never Cheat You

"Natsume, let me remind you."

Reiko looked at Natsume with a hint of seriousness, "Don't easily believe what monsters say. Monsters are different from humans. No, I should say that even humans should not be easily believed. Otherwise, you will be the one who gets hurt sooner or later."

"Lingzi..."

Natsume looked at Reiko in a daze. He never expected that Reiko would say such words.

Then, Natsume reacted and realized why Reiko said that.

Wasn't he like this before he met Lingzi?

Because they have been hurt, they dare not trust others, and they don’t even dare to trust humans, let alone monsters.

"Reiko."

As he looked at Lingzi, his eyes became softer. "Among humans, there are good and bad ones, and the same is true for monsters, so... I think if you meet someone you can trust, you can try to trust the other person."

For example, him.

Natsume can be sure that he will never choose to deceive Reiko in his life.

This is his promise and his guarantee.

"Natsume..."

Are you talking about yourself?

Reiko didn't say much, just looked in the direction of the monster.

Under the gaze of Natsume and Reiko, the monster appeared in front of Natsume's hut, and then under the gaze of the two, it penetrated the bamboo barrier and entered the hut.

"Okay, let's go see what the other party is doing."

Reiko, who saw this, immediately said to Natsume.