Natsume Takashi's Youth Love Song

In Reiko's opinion, once Natsume sees what the monster does, he will be able to understand her behavior.

"Ok."

Natsume nodded and walked towards the cabin with Reiko.

Without making any sound, Natsume and Reiko walked to the door together and suddenly opened it.

"!!!"

The monster who was washing dishes in the hut was instantly stunned after seeing this scene, and stared blankly in the direction of Natsume and Reiko.

Then, while Natsume and Reiko were speechless, the other party actually breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, it's a human and can't see me."

He silently washed the bowl, then prepared to leave with the leftovers left by Natsume.

After seeing this scene, Natsume and Reiko finally couldn't help it and spoke out quickly.

"Wait a minute, everyone. Isn't it a bad idea for you to just leave like this? After eating so much food here?"

Reiko said in a slightly dangerous tone, looking at the monster in front of her.

"It's not a lot, just some leftovers."

Natsume, who was standing next to her, listened to Reiko's words and explained.

"Natsume, shut up."

Reiko heard Natsume's words which were equivalent to sabotage and immediately told Natsume to shut up.

"..."

Natsume closed his mouth silently.

"Ok?"

The monsters who were about to leave showed a hint of doubt after hearing Lingzi's voice.

"Um... can you see me?"

The monster couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Nonsense, if I couldn't see you, why would I call you?"

Reiko rolled her eyes.

"You...are really strange humans."

Hearing that the other party could see it, the monster made a sound of surprise, which was something it had not expected.

Because in its long history, it had never encountered a human who could see monsters, so it was a little surprised.

"Hey, don't change the subject. You haven't explained why you invaded this house and took away the food here."

Lingzi was furious when she saw that the other party dared to ignore her. She swung the baseball bat in her hand to show her strength.

"Hurry up and tell me the truth, otherwise I will teach you a lesson, understand?"

When saying this, Lingzi's tone was exactly like that of a gangster boss.

"I didn't steal anything. I am a monster that feeds on leftovers and does chores in exchange. I help you with chores in exchange for food."

In response to Reiko's question, the monster explained honestly.

Although it was a unilateral explanation from the other party, inexplicably, Natsume still chose to believe the other party, even though the other party looked very ferocious.

But Natsume feels that appearance cannot completely identify the other party. Maybe the other party is the kind of monster that looks ferocious but is actually kind-hearted?

"Really?"

After hearing what the other party said, why did Lingzi still have some doubts? Because she instinctively thought, how could there be such a good monster?

"of course it's true."

The monster nodded, that was the fact.

"Reiko, let the other party leave? After all, we don't have anything to lose, right?"

After seeing this, Natsume smiled and said to Reiko beside him.

"No, there's no loss now, but who knows if this is true or not?"

Reiko shook her head. She knew that she couldn't always be with Natsume. What if the other party attacked Natsume when she was not around? What should she do then?

If this is really the case, then wouldn't she cry to death?

"Then... Reiko, what do you think we should do?"

Natsume looked at Reiko in confusion, not knowing what Reiko was going to do.

"Hey, big guy, shall we play a game?"

Reiko looked at the other person and a bright smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"game?"

The monster showed a trace of confusion, wondering what Lingzi was going to do?

"Let's have a competition, shall we? If I win, you give me your name, and if you win, you can eat me as food. How about that? Makes sense, right?"

Reiko looked at the other person and her smile became even brighter.

"what?!"

Natsume, who was beside Reiko, was also stunned after hearing Reiko's words, and looked at Reiko in disbelief.

Natsume never thought that Reiko would actually say such a thing. Isn't this a bit too exaggerated?

"Reiko, don't joke like that."

Natsume's tone towards Reiko also became serious.

Chapter 25 Let's compete

"Well...I don't eat humans."

The monster looked at Natsume's nervous expression and Reiko's nonchalant look, and couldn't help but speak cautiously.

It really doesn't eat people.

"Oh, forget about that. Let's talk about it now. Do you want to compete?"

Reiko looked at the monster in front of her with burning eyes and a confident expression on her face.

"Competition? What is the competition?"

The monster looked at Lingzi strangely, not really understanding what she meant.

"It's simple. Don't you like eating? Then let's use the remaining ingredients to cook a dish each, and then let the other person eat it. Whoever cooks the best dish wins. How do you think?"

Lingzi told her plan with a smile.

"This... seems very interesting."

But in an instant, the monster became excited.

After all, what it is most interested in is food, so it simply cannot refuse delicious food.

"Then do you want to accept my suggestion? Start a competition?"

A fox-like smile appeared at the corner of Lingzi's mouth.

"of course yes."

The monster nodded vigorously and agreed.

"..."

Natsume, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but twitch his mouth after seeing this, because in his opinion, wasn't Reiko's behavior obviously deceiving the other party?

"It feels like I'm deceiving the idiot next door, doesn't it?"

Such a thought flashed through Natsume's mind.

You know what, it's exactly the same.

"Then let's get started."

Reiko showed a look of confidence.

Then, he took out the leftovers that the monster had just taken away from Natsume's cabin, and prepared to cook them.

Even though it was leftovers, the ingredients were still fresh because it had only been one night.

"Okay, let's get started."

Lingzi looked at the monster and said, then the man and the monster started to act together.

Reiko is very confident. Even though her cooking skills are not that great, she is still a human being after all and has eaten so many home-cooked meals, so she must be much better than a monster, right?

If her cooking skills were not even as good as a monster, then she really had nothing to say.

Looking at the ingredients in front of her, Lingzi directly chose some rice and two eggs. She didn't choose anything for the rest.

Yes, what Lingzi chose was fried rice with egg. After all, it is the simplest dish, and it is also a dish that Lingzi is confident that she can make well.

When Lingzi made a fire and used the pot to make fried rice, Mr. Monster felt helpless, because at this moment, he suddenly realized that he seemed to not know how to cook.

This is very embarrassing, and even if you regret it, it's too late.

In desperation, all Mr. Yokai could do was to stew a pot... By the way, the food he had eaten from Natsume that day seemed to be almost the same as this?

So, it should taste good, right?

Time passed quickly, and after only ten minutes, Reiko and the monster's dishes were all ready.

However, when Lingzi looked at the dish in the other person's hand, she couldn't help but feel a little regretful. After all, can this kind of black food really be eaten?

Is she afraid that she will be sent away in one go?

“It was really sloppy.”

Lingzi felt a little regretful. How could she have said such a thing carelessly? Now, even if she regretted it, it was too late.

"Hehehe, Lingzi is in trouble now, right?"

Natsume, who was standing next to him, also showed a smile after seeing this. For some reason, he felt a little more excited about the next scene.

"How dare this guy Natsume laugh at me?"

Reiko, who was already feeling a little uneasy, instantly became unhappy after seeing Natsume's smile. She thought, he was definitely making fun of her, right?

Absolutely, right?

Thinking of this, a vicious smile appeared at the corner of Lingzi's mouth.

"I have an idea."

Reiko raised her hand in front of the monster.

"what happened?"

Both Natsume and the monster looked at Reiko at this moment, wondering what Reiko was going to say.

"I think that, for the sake of fairness, the food should not only be tasted by one person, but all three of us should taste it. Only in this way can it be considered fair, right?"

Reiko said seriously.

"can."

The monster had no objection to Lingzi's request and nodded in agreement.

"I...I can do that, too."

Natsume smiled bitterly. He knew very well that Reiko wanted him to try the dark cuisine made by Mr. Yokai.

"Very well, come on then."

Reiko showed a satisfied expression.